Morning sunlight bathed Dustwind Valley in soft gold.
The air smelled faintly of polished stone and fresh grass.
Birds chirped gently—VERY gently—because even they feared disturbing the Ancestor.
Miyu stepped out into the courtyard, fully awake this time, rubbing her eyes.
She looked adorable.
She looked harmless.
She looked like a sleepy nine-year-old.
Which made the entire sect panic.
"THE ANCESTOR IS WALKING!"
"EVERYONE STRAIGHTEN UP!"
"DON'T MOVE! DON'T BREATHE!"
Jin Haru froze mid-bow.
Lin Ruyin hid her face behind her sleeves.
Liang Yuefeng knelt automatically.
Gu Wenhai held his heartbeat as if it might explode and detonate the valley.
Solene walked closely behind Miyu, cloak fluttering, expression calm but deeply alert—ready to restrain any accidental continent-shattering sweep.
Miyu blinked at all the kneeling.
"…Why you kneel?"
Gu Wenhai swallowed.
"Ancestor, y-you walked through a reinforced wall yesterday…"
Lin Ruyin added softly, "And cleaned the sky…"
Miyu shrugged.
"Oh."
The entire sect nearly fainted at that simple "oh."
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✨ Miyu's Strange Adult Behavior (Hint #1)
As she walked, Miyu frowned at the messy courtyard.
(It wasn't messy. Solene had cleaned it twenty minutes ago.)
But Miyu muttered softly:
"…Same as apartment hallway…"
The disciples tilted their heads.
"…Apa… what?"
"Is that a new realm?"
"Apartment Hallway Realm… sounds profound…"
Lady Yuehua, observing from afar, stiffened.
"She is speaking in a language of her previous life… this must be reincarnation memory."
Liang Yuefeng whispered, awed,
"The Ancestor speaks mysterious phrases without realizing…!"
Miyu did not realize she'd said anything strange at all.
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✨ System Daily Quest: Teach Again
The System chimed.
> [Daily Quest: Teach One Disciple — Active]
Reward: Technique Slot Expansion
Bonus Reward: +10 Sect Prestige
Lazy-chan floated beside Miyu's shoulder.
"Host, time to teach again!"
Miyu narrowed her eyes at the floating chibi.
"…Annoying."
Lazy-chan pretended to cry.
"You hurt me…"
Miyu sighed deeply—
the sigh of an exhausted adult.
Solene heard it.
Her eyes widened just a fraction.
"That… was the sigh of someone who has lived through many winters…"
Lin Ruyin whispered to Jin Haru:
"The Ancestor… must carry endless burdens…"
Jin Haru nodded.
"Such a small body… yet such heavy ancient sorrow…"
Miyu was just hungry.
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✨ Disciples Gather for Lesson
Miyu sat on a clean stone platform—then frowned.
"…Hard."
Solene immediately placed a cushion under her.
Miyu nodded, satisfied.
Disciples lined up in rows.
Gu Wenhai stood rigid like a statue.
"Today… the Ancestor will teach us again."
Yin Huani hid in the back, eyes glowing with curiosity.
Lady Yuehua stood proudly, wanting to witness another divine revelation.
Miyu raised one tiny hand.
"Today… another technique."
Everyone bowed so fast some hit their heads.
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✨ Miyu Creates a New Technique — Earth-Inspired (Hint #2)
Miyu looked at the disciples.
She thought about Earth.
About her old body.
About adult routines.
Then she muttered:
"…Morning stretches…"
The sect stiffened.
"Stretches…?"
"Does she mean spiritual stretching?"
"Is this an immortal exercise?!"
Miyu stood up.
"Technique… Morning Stretch Qi Release."
She lifted her arms overhead.
Stretched her back.
Twisted side to side.
A VERY normal morning stretch from Earth.
But—
The air vibrated.
Qi spiraled around her like a cyclone.
Clouds shook.
Mountains quivered.
CRACK—!!!
A shockwave split the training field cleanly in half.
The disciples were blown backward in neat rows like swept leaves.
Liang Yuefeng's jaw dropped.
"Ancestor's simple stretch contains the power of a grandmaster!"
Lin Ruyin's eyes sparkled.
"So elegant…"
Even Solene blinked in awe.
Lady Yuehua fell to her knees.
"Divine Senior… this is a secret body-refinement technique lost for ages!"
Yin Huani muttered, trembling:
"That's… not martial arts. That's something from another life…"
Miyu simply said:
"…Stretching helps your back."
The sect heard:
"Your spine unlocks heavenly pathways!!"
Everyone bowed even lower.
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✨ Disciples Try the Technique (Chaos Ensues)
Jin Haru tried the stretch.
BOOM!!
He launched himself forty feet into the air.
"AHHHHHHHH—!!!"
Lin Ruyin copied the movement carefully.
FWOOOM—!!!
A tornado formed around her, spinning her into a tree.
Liang Yuefeng executed it perfectly.
A soft breeze radiated outward.
Flowers bloomed around him.
Lady Yuehua gasped.
"My son… awakened a new root?!"
Gu Wenhai, trying to remain dignified, attempted a gentle stretch—
CRACK!!!
The ground shattered beneath him.
He screamed.
"My back—!
I—I reached a new realm by accident!!"
Miyu watched them, confused.
"…Too much."
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✨ Hint #3 — Miyu's Adult Words Slip Out
While observing the disciples, Miyu muttered under her breath:
"…At this rate, I'll need coffee."
The entire world froze.
"Coff… what?"
"What is coffee?"
"A heavenly pill?"
"A forbidden elixir?"
Lady Yuehua's eyes widened.
"That must be a substance from her past life…"
Solene bowed her head.
"Master holds knowledge of unknown realms."
Yin Huani whispered, breathless.
"She speaks of things only a reincarnated soul would know…"
Miyu blinked.
She didn't even realize she said it out loud.
Lazy-chan giggled.
"Host, you're making them think you're an ancient immortal."
Miyu shrugged.
"…Not my fault."
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✨ System Upgrades the Sect
The System chimed again.
> [Technique Taught!]
Reward: Technique Slot Expansion
New Feature Unlocked: Beginner's Technique Library
+10 Sect Prestige
A glowing stone tablet materialized beside the training grounds.
Lin Ruyin gasped.
"This… this is a library stone!"
Liang Yuefeng bowed.
"Ancestor's teachings can now be recorded…"
Gu Wenhai touched the stone tablet reverently.
"This is a blessing… Dustwind is rising…"
Miyu stared at it.
"…Looks heavy."
Solene immediately stepped forward.
"I shall carry it for you, Master."
She lifted the stone tablet with one hand.
Everyone swallowed.
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✨ Hidden Families Panic (Again)
Word of the new technique spread instantly.
A Golden Sun-Star envoy reported:
"Her casual movements tear open meridians and reforge them… this is divine level!"
A Black Tortoise elder muttered:
"We must strengthen her sect… or the world will fall behind."
Crimson Phoenix Clan members whispered:
"That stretch alone is enough to topple a minor sect…"
Yin Huani closed her eyes, shivering with excitement.
"Her movements… her words… she must be a reincarnated immortal trapped in a child's body."
She smirked.
"And I want more."
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✨ Miyu Sits Down Like an Adult
After the lesson, Miyu sat on her cushion with the posture of a tired 20-something woman on Earth.
Legs crossed.
Shoulders slouched.
Hand supporting her chin.
Solene gasped quietly.
"This posture… it carries the energy of someone who has worked through countless mortal burdens…"
Lin Ruyin whispered:
"The Ancestor… she sits like a weary empress…"
Yin Huani murmured:
"She sits like she's lived two lifetimes."
Miyu was simply… tired.
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✨ Ending Scene — A Subtle Reveal Begins
As Miyu prepared to leave, the System flickered a soft message only she could see.
> [Past Life Memory Fragment Unlocked]
A quick flash:
Her old apartment.
Her adult hands writing reports.
Her messy desk.
A sink overflowing with mugs.
Her last morning alive.
Miyu froze.
Just a moment.
Then the image vanished.
Solene noticed immediately.
"Master?"
Miyu shook her head.
"…Nothing."
But Solene felt it.
Something ancient.
Something older than this world.
Something that made even her, a heavenly attendant, hesitate.