Morning returned to Dustwind Hidden Valley.
Birds chirped.
Leaves rustled.
The sky glowed softly—
And then Aurelius purified all of it.
The birds fell unconscious.
The leaves aligned themselves.
The sky gleamed like polished glass.
Dustwind Sect was officially beginning its reconstruction.
Miyu stood at the cliffside, pillow tucked under her arm, clipboard in hand.
Her aura was calm, elegant, ancient—
which meant every disciple was terrified.
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⭐ 1. Construction Day Begins (Everyone Already Panics)
Auntie Bao blew a giant whistle.
"WAKE UP YOU LITTLE GERMY BABOONS!!"
Disciples screamed and rushed into formation.
Elder Orchid adjusted their posture with deadly precision.
Aurelius sterilized their fear.
Miyu looked over the crowd.
"…We will begin work."
Half the disciples fainted just from her tone.
Lazy-chan cheered:
"Host, let's build! Let's build! LET'S—"
Miyu glared.
Lazy-chan sat down and stopped existing for 0.3 seconds.
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⭐ 2. Trial Tower Groundbreaking (Aurelius Causes a Natural Disaster)
Miyu pointed at the empty land beside the waterfall.
"Tower foundation here."
Aurelius saluted sharply.
"I shall begin sterilizing the soil."
He raised his sword.
"Sterile Sword Art —
CONTAMINATION ANNIHILATION PULSE!"
BOOOOOOM—!!
The entire valley floor exploded into a perfect 50-meter-wide crater.
The waterfall paused mid-drop. The wind reversed. A passing spirit deer fainted.
Lin Ruyin screamed:
"AURELIUS DESTROYED A MOUNTAIN—!!!"
Aurelius bowed deeply.
"Master, the land is now 99.9998% pure."
Miyu frowned.
"…Only .8?"
Aurelius's soul nearly left his body.
"I… I will purify further!!"
"Stop."
Aurelius froze, trembling like a malfunctioning robot.
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⭐ 3. Solene Creates Heaven-Level Blueprints
Solene floated forward, golden aura shimmering.
"I will draw the Trial Tower blueprint."
A giant scroll unfurled in the air, glowing with divine clarity.
Disciples gasped.
"A divine architect…!!" "She's making a tower that looks like a literal immortal palace!!" "Those lines are straighter than reality—!!!"
The blueprint depicted:
✔ Floors of increasing cleanliness challenges
✔ Dirt illusions
✔ Germ phantoms
✔ Crooked posture demons
✔ Final guardian: A giant dust bunny
Dustwind disciples cried.
"This is psychological torture…
I LOVE IT—!!"
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⭐ 4. Elder Orchid Begins the Pillar Work
Elder Orchid summoned his iron gloves.
"Construction Pillar Alignment Art—
Spine-Rectifying Hammer Technique!!"
He slammed a hammer into the ground.
CRAAAAACK—!!
The earth straightened.
The valley tilted 0.5° and corrected itself.
A nearby mountain realigned.
Several disciples felt their backbone crack into perfect position and screamed in bliss.
Miyu nodded.
"…Good."
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⭐ 5. Auntie Bao Declares a "Clean Break"
She waved her holy mop dramatically.
"EVERYONE!
Drink water!
Stretch!
And DO NOT DROP DIRT ANYWHERE!"
A disciple dropped a grain of sand.
Auntie Bao appeared instantly behind him.
"Grandma is disappointed."
The disciple ascended from shame alone.
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⭐ 6. Something Strange Happens…
Lazy-chan materialized suddenly with a horrified expression.
"HOST!!! SOMETHING'S WRONG!!
Someone… something…
heard your construction!!"
A glowing panel appeared.
> [Heavenly Registry Alert]
Unauthorized Construction Detected
Inspecting Realm: Mortal Plane
Responsible Party: "Dustwind Sect"
Warning Level: HIGH
A Divine Architecture Inspector is being dispatched.
The entire sect froze.
Lin Ruyin:
"D-D-D-DIVINE WHAT?!"
Jin Haru:
"A HEAVENLY INSPECTOR?!"
"WHAT DID WE BUILD WRONG?!"
"WHAT IF WE FAIL?! We'll get executed—!!"
Auntie Bao calmly twirled her mop.
"…If he complains, I'll clean his mouth."
Aurelius:
"Master, should we prepare a defensive formation?"
Miyu:
"…No."
Her aura sharpened slightly.
"Let them come."
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⭐ 7. The Inspector ARRIVES
The sky cracked open.
A blinding beam of light descended.
A tall figure stepped out—
white robes, long brush, divine ink tablet, an aura of bureaucratic wrath.
He looked like a celestial tax auditor mixed with a building demolition god.
His eyes narrowed at Dustwind Sect.
"I am
TALUS, HEAVENLY ARCHITECTURE INSPECTOR.
Who is responsible for this… construction?"
Auntie Bao pointed at Miyu proudly.
"She is."
Talus turned toward Miyu…
…saw her aura…
…and froze.
"…You."
Miyu blinked slowly.
"…Your shoes are uneven."
Talus nearly died on the spot.
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⭐ 8. The Divine Inspector FAILS to Intimidate a 10-Year-Old
Talus cleared his throat and raised his celestial brush.
"Y-Young Mortal—
Do you have a permit for immortal-tier architectural activity?"
Miyu shook her head.
"No."
Dustwind disciples screamed.
"A-A-A-A-ANCESTOR MIYU ANSWERED SO DIRECTLY—!!"
Talus raised his brush to scold her—
But Solene's golden spark flickered behind Miyu.
Talus dropped the brush.
"…T-The Heavenly Attendant…?"
"No. No. No. She shouldn't be here—!!"
"This realm is unsafe!! This is illegal!!"
Miyu blinked.
"…Is my tower crooked?"
Talus's lips trembled.
"C-Crooked?!
NO!! The blueprint…
It's…
PERFECT!!
EVEN HEAVEN CANNOT MAKE LINES THIS STRAIGHT!!!"
He collapsed to his knees.
"You…
Are a threat to my career."
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⭐ 9. Ending — Dustwind Gets an Unexpected Approval
Talus shakily stamped his divine approval seal.
> ✔ AUTHORIZED
✔ APPROVED
✔ INSPECTOR REQUESTS TRANSFER TO SAFER REALM
Auntie Bao patted his shoulder.
"Good child."
Talus nearly fainted again.
He fled back into the sky without looking back.
Lazy-chan wiped sweat.
"HOST… YOU SCARED A HEAVENLY BUREAUCRAT!!
D-DO YOU KNOW HOW HARD THAT IS?!"
Miyu simply lifted her pillow.
"…Continue construction."
The sect roared:
"YES, ANCESTOR MIYU!!!"
And so, under the watch of a terrifyingly perfectionist ancestor—
Dustwind Sect's golden age officially began.
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