Rebellious Old Servant: From Gatekeeper to Immortal Emperor

And so, a month passed, and Qin Xiao remained peacefully at his residence, with no crisis occurring in the Sims.

That day, Qin Xiao, who was reading in his study, suddenly had a bright idea in his eyes:

"The first turning point in our destiny has finally changed!"

Qin Xiao breathed a sigh of relief.

According to information from The Sims, his reincarnation involves two major turning points in his destiny.

The first turning point in his life was becoming disabled at the age of eight.

He survived for a month and finally weathered the crisis safely, successfully changing his fate and gaining 500 rebirth points.

The second turning point in his life came when he was nineteen years old, when the leader of the Yellow Heaven Sect went to the capital to spread a plague, and he contracted the disease and died.

In other words, if he can successfully navigate the crisis at the age of nineteen, his fate will be completely changed.

If he can overcome the second crisis, he can at least pass this reincarnation trial and become a formal reincarnated person.

For a moment, Qin Xiao was in a great mood.

"Now, it's time to think of a way to practice martial arts."

Although Qin Xiao had deduced the Bull Demon Body Tempering Technique a month ago, he hadn't practiced it at all in order to successfully change the first turning point in his destiny, for fear of being discovered practicing martial arts.

Now that the first turning point in his destiny has changed, Qin Xiao can be a little bolder.

Therefore, Qin Xiao changed his strategy.

During the day, he would go to the royal library to read books, including classics from all walks of life, astronomy, geography, medicine, agriculture, and any other kind of books, but he would never touch martial arts.

At night, he would quietly hide away to practice martial arts, trying not to attract attention.

Over the course of a year or two, gradually, all sides came to believe that Qin Xiao was just a bookworm who was addicted to books and hated martial arts, and their vigilance towards Qin Xiao became increasingly relaxed.

Inside the Kunning Palace.

"Qin Xiao has already missed the age for laying the foundation of martial arts. Even if he understands the importance of martial arts now, he has already fallen behind the other princes and there is no possibility of him catching up. This guy is already useless."

Empress Xiao said to the eldest prince with schadenfreude.

Then, his tone shifted, and his gaze turned icy: "From now on, you only need to keep an eye on the other princes, especially the second and third princes. These two are exceptionally talented and are the biggest threat to your future competition for the throne."

"Mother, I understand," the eldest prince said expressionlessly, but a hint of murderous intent flickered deep in his eyes.

Yonghe Palace.

"My son, Qin Xiao is a bookworm who is only interested in literature and poses no threat to your competition for the throne. You can befriend him appropriately so that the world knows that you have a brotherly bond with him. This way, you will have a greater advantage in the competition for the throne."

Consort Bai disdained Qin Xiao's naiveté, but advised the Second Prince to befriend Qin Xiao in order to gain a reputation for virtue.

The second prince nodded: "Your subject understands."

Yanxi Palace, Jingren Palace... One by one, the princes received guidance from their mothers, knowing that the sixth prince was no longer a threat, and their focus from now on was to keep an eye on the other princes.

As a result, Qin Xiao's situation unexpectedly began to improve.

He "abandoned martial arts for literature," becoming a naive prince in the eyes of many forces. He had completely lost the chance to compete for the throne, so the princes naturally would no longer bother to deal with Qin Xiao, lest they incur the infamy of harming their brothers.

The Great Xia Dynasty ruled the world with filial piety, and the infamy of harming one's brothers was something even the emperor dared not bear, let alone a prince.

However, Qin Xiao did not change his attitude towards things despite the improvement in his situation.

He continued his daily routine of reading during the day and secretly practicing martial arts at night.

Unbeknownst to anyone, although Qin Xiao did not come into contact with martial arts in the library, he had reached the pinnacle of skill in other fields.

Confucianism, Buddhism, Taoism, medicine, astronomy, geography... Qin Xiao can be said to have reached the pinnacle of this world in every field.

As the saying goes, "one method leads to all methods." With such a wealth of knowledge from multiple fields, Qin Xiao was able to deduce profound martial arts techniques even without having come into contact with other martial arts classics.

Moreover, he had already mastered a martial art called the Bull Demon Body Tempering Technique.

Thus, without anyone knowing, Qin Xiao, relying on his vast knowledge and based on his own physical condition, created numerous martial arts techniques that were most suitable for him and could be cultivated to a high level.

In the blink of an eye, several years have passed.

Qin Xiao had long been recognized by the world as a bookish prince.

Because he did not compete or fight for the throne, none of the princes saw him as a threat. Instead, the competition among the other princes for the throne became increasingly fierce.

In their quest for the throne, the princes vie for the support of martial arts experts. Among them, the eldest, second, and third princes wield the most power, each backed by a grandmaster-level expert.

In this world of martial arts, third-rate practitioners refine the skin, second-rate practitioners forge the bones, first-rate practitioners refine the genitals, and grandmasters refine the marrow.

Grandmasters are unparalleled martial arts masters, capable of rivaling an army of 100,000 men and wielding the power to overthrow entire nations. The Great Xia Dynasty has fewer than ten Grandmasters in total.

The three princes, each with a background as a Grandmaster-level expert, were considered by all factions to be the rightful heir to the throne, with the other princes deemed unqualified to compete with them.

However, no one knew that among the many princes, someone had already quietly entered this realm.

In the garden.

Qin Xiao stretched his limbs, and every move he made exuded a terrifying aura.

"I've finally reached the Grandmaster level. Now, I finally have the strength to protect myself!"

Qin Xiao's eyes gleamed, and a hint of joy appeared on his face.

He has only just reached the age of sixteen. Yet his cultivation level has reached the pinnacle of martial arts in this world.

A sixteen-year-old grandmaster—if word got out, it would probably scare the world to death; it's a martial arts achievement that will shake the world to its core.

Only now did Qin Xiao finally feel relieved.

With such power, there are few in this world who can threaten him.

He was confident that he could easily avoid the fate that would have led to his death at the age of nineteen: the arrival of the leader of the Yellow Heaven Sect in the capital, who spread a plague.

Qin Xiao even felt that he could take the initiative and go directly to find the leader of the Yellow Heaven Sect and kill him, so that his fate could be changed in advance.

That way, the evaluation will be higher and the reward will be greater.

However, after thinking about it, Qin Xiao gave up the idea of ​​changing his fate in advance.

"There's no need for that. I'm already a Grandmaster level expert, and my strength will only increase in three years. There's no need to take any risks."

In order to pass this reincarnation trial smoothly, Qin Xiao had no intention of taking any risks.

He possesses extraordinary talent and comprehension. Once he passes the reincarnation trial and becomes a formal reincarnated person, his future is limitless, thanks to his talent.

But if he fails the trial, no matter how talented he is, it will be useless. If he returns to the main world, he will only be a slave. Therefore, Qin Xiao does not want to take any risks that would reduce his chances of passing the trial.