Doomed by Fate, My Sect Urges My Comeback - Chapter 197

When Ning Shaoyang opened his eyes again, he found himself tightly bound and thrown onto his bed.

This was his own room. The sky outside was dark, indicating he hadn’t been asleep for long.

He tried to struggle, channeling his spiritual energy to cut the ropes binding him.

Quickly, he was shocked to discover that his dantian was sealed, rendering him powerless.

At that moment, he heard the sound of a zither.

Someone else was in his room!

What was their purpose?

His Dragon Scale Jade Zither?

Ning Shaoyang forced himself to calm down, lying stiffly and staying still.

He listened carefully. After a chaotic zither melody, a more coherent tune emerged, a practiced yet mediocre “Phoenix Seeking the Phoenix.”

The person playing had some skill. The melody was beautiful but lacked spirit.

He couldn’t discern their motive.

If it was just to steal the heavenly spiritual instrument, they could have taken it and left. Why bind him and play a song?

Ning Shaoyang lay on the bed, sorting through his thoughts.

He recalled that while he was comprehending the manuscript, he suddenly smelled a strange fragrance, which caused him to lose focus and disrupt his energy flow.

Could it be this person’s doing?

After the song ended, he heard footsteps.

The familiar scent grew closer.

Then, a woman’s voice sounded above him.

“Awake?”

Ning Shaoyang abruptly opened his eyes.

Before him was a stunningly beautiful face, her long, narrow eyes slightly squinted with a hint of a smile.

Ning Shaoyang warily said, “I’ve seen you before.”

Bai Roujing smiled brightly, “Of course, I tried to give gifts to Village Chief Jin before, but Mo Yu interrupted.”

She helped Ning Shaoyang sit up, “Sorry, I just wanted to talk to you alone, so I had to use this method. It’s just a silent herb that seeps into the skin, harmless to your body.”

Ning Shaoyang suppressed his revulsion, speaking in a low voice, “Miss, if you wanted to see me, you could have sent a formal request. There’s no need for such means.”

Bai Roujing untied his ropes.

With his dantian sealed, she didn’t worry about him resisting.

“I didn’t want Mo Yu to know I was here, so I had to trouble you. I don’t want anyone from the sects knowing about our conversation today.”

Ning Shaoyang frowned, “What do you mean?”

His ropes untied, but still weak, he had to lean against the bed frame with Bai Roujing’s help.

Bai Roujing placed one hand on the bed frame, smiling as she touched his face.

“I heard your village never collaborates with the major sects, right? I’m Bai Roujing. I’m looking for families and forces like yours to cooperate with. Let’s plan together.”

Ning Shaoyang detested her frivolous behavior, feeling humiliated but helpless with his sealed dantian.

Seeing the handsome man in her arms looking down in shy embarrassment, Bai Roujing smiled even more happily.

“The sects monopolize all the cultivation resources in the Opportunity Tower. Families outside can’t cultivate properly. It’s time to break their monopoly. Think about it—your ancestors’ legacies, taken freely by sect disciples. Is that fair?”

Ning Shaoyang remained silent, eyes downcast.

It was indeed unfair.

When he learned that Mo Yu had taken his ancestral uncle’s legacy, he felt the same way.

But…

“So, what do you plan to do?” he asked softly.

Bai Roujing laughed, “Naturally, we’ll find a way to deal with the entire sect. We’ll take over the Opportunity Tower, and then we can go to any floor we want without reporting to anyone.”

Ning Shaoyang finally looked up, his dark eyes reflecting her image.

He asked, “I’ve always wondered—why must one join a sect to enter the Opportunity Tower? Why can’t people sneak in secretly?”

Bai Roujing’s smile slowly froze.

Ning Shaoyang continued, “Do you know where the entrance is? Even if we overthrow the sects, can we enter the Opportunity Tower?”

Bai Roujing mentally asked her system, “System, why must one join a sect to enter the Opportunity Tower?”

The system replied, “Host, the rule set by the Opportunity Tower is that only sect members can enter. Joining a sect is the only way to gain entry. This is why the system chose this body for you—because it belongs to a sect member.”

Bai Roujing, “Oh, so it’s a permission thing. But why didn’t you choose a first-tier sect body for me? Then I could go straight to the tenth floor, avoiding all this trouble!”

“Host, choosing a body has conditions. This body has a special constitution.”

“Then how should I answer Ning Shaoyang’s question?”

“Host, you’ll find a way.”

Then the system vanished.

Bai Roujing, “…”

She pretended to think, then smiled lightly, “The entrances are all guarded by sect members. If we want to enter, we can ask the sect members when the time comes.”

To persuade Ning Shaoyang to follow her, she couldn’t reveal the Opportunity Tower’s secrets.

She had to blame everything on the sects.

It worked effectively.

Ning Shaoyang nodded thoughtfully.

Bai Roujing reached out, gently lifting his chin and sitting on his lap, wrapping her arms around his neck.

“No wonder you’re the renowned Zither Saint. You’re so handsome.”

She looked at his blushing face with satisfaction.

“So, what do you say? Will you follow me to pursue the path of immortality?”

Ning Shaoyang didn’t look at her, only saying, “You’re from a sect. Why do you want to overthrow the sects?”

Bai Roujing giggled, “I can’t stand this world. Why should all resources be monopolized by the big families?”

“You don’t know how many cultivation resources are on the ninth and tenth floors of the Opportunity Tower. A seventh-floor sect can only train people to the Golden Core Phase before hitting a bottleneck.”

“But on the ninth and tenth floors, fifth-tier elixirs are everywhere, and earth-tier magical weapons are abundant. You saw how casually Mo Yu took out an expensive magical weapon, right? That thing is at least earth-tier. Before becoming a second-tier sect, the Tuo Yue Sect was dirt poor.”

Her eyes flashed with greed and discontent.

It was so unfair!

Everything in the Opportunity Tower was supposed to be hers, but these families reaped the benefits!

Ning Shaoyang suddenly wrapped his arms around Bai Roujing’s slender waist.

Bai Roujing let out a soft moan and leaned weakly into his embrace.