OSTAQT Chapter 1

Lian Yu never imagined that his life would end so early and so quickly.

On his eighteenth birthday, on the day the snow first fell that winter — he was hit on the head by a child falling from above, and his blood flowed on the ground.

In his final moments, he watched in a daze as warm blood flowed to everything he could see, painting everything red, and the sour, bitter, yet sweet memories of his life flashed before his eyes. He seemed to hear the warm, kind voice of Grandma Wen again —

“Xiao Yu, what gift would you like to give yourself when you save enough money in the future…?”

He… didn’t know.

Since he was eight years old… he has never given himself another gift…

Lian Yu was born in a hospital in the center of one of the northeastern top districts. A month after he was born, he was abandoned in a welfare home in a remote town.

No one tried to investigate because the situation was already terrible.

The children left to this dilapidated welfare home were either physically or mentally disabled, and, in general, lacked the ability to care for themselves.

Among the children was a beta who suffered from congenital disorders, an alpha who couldn’t join the army due to physical disabilities, and Lian Yu, the only omega.

An omega who was infertile due to a physical defect.

Already abandoned because of his infertility, there were also red stretch marks on his face, dissuading people from looking at him for long periods of time, even if Grandma Wen always praised him for having such bright eyes.

These imperfections were Lian Yu’s original sin, causing him to be abandoned and continuously discriminated against.

To change his fate, he was determined to enter a public vocational high school to learn makeup; this way, he could use cosmetics to cover the marks on his face without spending money. It would mean he wouldn’t have to wear masks all the time to appear in front of others without suffering from their judgment.

So Lian Yu took care of the children left in the welfare home during the day and stayed up late to learn makeup in the evenings, finally receiving his long-awaited admission letter.

However, all his hopes were dashed on the winter of his fourteenth birthday.

The roof of the home collapsed, and Grandma Wen, the dean of the home, who had taken care of Lian Yu for fourteen years, died.

Lian Yu stood by the cold tombstone, his entire body trembling as he bid his final farewells to the woman. Then, he returned to their ‘home’, leading a bunch of children in tattered clothes, to wait for the arrival of their new caretaker.

But no one came.

No one was willing to take over the spot of looking after this dilapidated welfare home, along with its physically and intellectually challenged wards.

So, in that bone-chilling winter, Lian Yu lost not only his support system at such a young age, but he also had to stand up to shelter the younger children himself.

He hid in the corner and cried his heart out, before wiping his tears, giving up his dreams, and working to take care of these helpless children.

This was his life for the next four years.

Approaching his eighteenth birthday, people appeared in the welfare home saying that they were being sent somewhere else, as this old one will be repurposed.

At a loss, Lian Yu followed these people to the new welfare home, bringing with him anxious children.

Then, amidst the tears of these children he had been caring for, Lian Yu was kicked out because he had already reached adulthood.

Omegas raised by their families would have been given inhibitors by their families upon reaching adulthood. They would have gotten extensive education about their bodies and especially the period of heat. But Lian Yu, because he was infertile, did not have heats and therefore was no cause for concern.

Today, he finally became an adult, but he wore a mask and used his long hair to cover the marks on his face, and he trembled as he walked down the street.

He was just thinking that everything was going to be alright; he had experience in taking care of children, and he didn’t have to worry about his heats. He could try to enter as a civil servant to see if he could find a job as a nanny for a family or child who didn’t mind his appearance.

What he wasn’t expecting was that when he walked into the community he had found after painstaking efforts, a child would fall from a tall building. In the ensuing chaos, his instinct took over; he moved to catch the child, and then he was hit with excruciating pain as he fell to the ground —

Before he died, he recalled his memories and thought that today wouldn’t just be his birthday anymore; it would also be his death anniversary…

His dark pupils gradually lost their light, and the pendant around his neck was soaked in his blood. This was a ‘treasure’ he had found in a meteorite crater when he was eight years old; the only gift he has ever given himself…

Just like the “jade¹His name is 漣玉 (Lián Yù), 玉 (yù) means jade.” in his name… this peanut-sized, transparent ‘stone’ became his most prized possession…

【Beep —————!】

【Physical death detected, spirit body disintegration imminent, system automatically activated —】

【System activated successfully. Spirit body scan complete, cultivation level reached. Do you want to bind with the Spirit Body Cultivation System?】

Lian Yu opened his eyes again and found himself in a bright, clean, white space.

The electronic voice still echoed in his ear, and he he looked around to look for the source when his attention was caught by the faint figure on the glass that made up one wall —

That was his reflection.

The figure became clearer and clearer as he moved towards the wall, and soon Lian Yu has to pause, feeling like his heart was about to jump out of his chest. He reached out to touch the wall, however, he was once more startled by the hand that came into his sight. Was this really his hands that worked every day for years?

After turning his hands several times, Lian Yu touched the soft, breathy clothes he was put into at some unknown point in time. He saw, from under his skin, a faint, hazy light. Lian Yu lifted his gaze, confused, looking at his reflection on the wall.

He touched his cheek with his fingers, and the figure on the wall did so as well. The vague, familiar face — which had no stretch marks — was what he looked like at this exact moment.

Was this his spiritual body?

As if his thoughts had activated some sort of key, the electronic voice from earlier rang out once more in the space, breaking him out of his daze —

【Ding! User has been bound to the Spiritual Body Cultivation System. User may check the relevant content and enter the spiritual cultivation state.】

After the sound, the figure on the wall in front of him disappeared, then rows of golden characters replaced it —

System: Spiritual Body Cultivation System (active)

Nature: Support

Function (expand)

1. Mental and physical statistics (bound)

Name: Lian Yu

Gender: Male omega

Level: Beginner

Abilities: None (core); None (other)

Skills: Cooking (beginner)

2. Spiritual cultivation guide (inquire)
3. Elements of spiritual body cultivation (expand)

Honing: Sharpening one’s will

Meditation: Entering a state of mental emptiness

Combat: Upgrade during combat

Training: Cultivating spiritual abilities

4. Cross-border cultivation of spiritual body (inactive): The current spiritual body is in a special state and must be activated manually.

Lian Yu cautiously began with the ‘spiritual cultivation guide’, finally understanding what was happening.

The spiritual body was the consciousness formed by the spiritual power of intelligent beings, and the fact that his face currently did not show the red birthmark was precisely because the spiritual experience presented the best state of the physical body.

Thus he, who came from a world with differing genders, had his pheromones repaired and his previously defective reproductive organs fixed. Only because he was currently in the spiritual state was he unable to have offspring.

Lian Yu also soon found out how he would be able to open the ‘cross-border cultivation’ later.

In the boundless, multidimensional universe existed countless space-time independent worlds. These worlds, like the spiritual and physical bodies, had a hierarchy.

When the physical body in the lower dimensional word dies, the spiritual power would accordingly collapse. The spiritual body that is formed before complete collapse is the so-called ‘special spiritual body’, which, once it is bound to a system, could initiate cross-border cultivation by attaching to those in other worlds whose spiritual powers have collapsed but their physical bodies are still alive, thus experiencing rebirth in a ‘limited time’.

Why was it limited? Because it would be difficult for a spiritual body to merge with the physical body for long periods of time. The higher one’s cultivation level, the longer the fusion could be maintained. During this time, only by constant honing and meditation would one be able to enhance their spiritual strength and cultivate their abilities.

The more outstanding one’s talent, the faster their cultivation, and the stronger their abilities.

The fusion causes the spirit’s experience to remain in its spiritual sea, so all memories of the original body would be visible to those who enter the body. If one depletes their mental energy, it would also shorten the time of fusion.

Doing his best to digest and understand everything he was learning, Lian Yu was also wondering if there were other ways he could lengthen the amount of time he could stay in a body. Before he could ask, sharp sounds came from the other side of the wall —

?!

The next moment, golden threads of light broke through the wall, disappearing into his body before he could even scream.

In an instant, the light melted and Lian Yu felt warmth gurgling in his heart. His body seemed to be wrapped by sunlight, spreading out to his limbs in an instant.

His mind and body were cozy, like he was sunbathing. Lian Yu finally calmed down, asking the system what this ‘sudden visit’ was all about —

【It is spiritual power condensed from the spirit of gratitude from others. Would you like to see the source?】

“Yes!”

After the golden lights disappeared, a glassy surface emerged on the wall, the image within clearing gradually —

Lian Yu’s eyes turned red. Reflected on the screen was the scene of the children from the welfare home worshiping him.

These children had been provided for properly instead of simply living off of rice and noodle subsidies, and their tired faces were filled with sorrow, completely uncaring of the indifference to them by the rest of the world.

An adult omega placed a flower on his grave, thanking him for saving his child.

The spiritual power came from the people who worshiped on his grave.

The scene gradually disappeared, and Lian Yu lowered his eyes, hiding his pain behind his long eyelashes. He stood silently for a while before rubbing his eyes and asking the system,  “Is this spiritual power good for the spirit?”

【Yes, yuanli²願力, yuàn lì, can be transliterated into ‘willingness’, but it does not capture the meaning in this context which refers to the power of wishes to create karma. In this case, it is the power of the well-wishes from those that Lian Yu left behind that created good karma for him in this spiritual form. is only available to oneself and can only be obtained upon leaving a world. This can help increase the time of fusion.】

Meaning, only when he dies and the world thanks him will he receive this spiritual power, which he could then use to stabilize his spiritual body and improve the time of fusion for the next world.

Lian Yu looked at the glass in silence, gazing at the reflection of himself that replaced the image of those worshiping him, staring at his own eyes.

After a long period of silence, he lifted his head and said, firm:

“Activate cross-border cultivation —”

【Ding ———!】

【Cross-border cultivation initiated. Searching for the nearest compatible world based on  your mental and physical strength —】

【Search completed, world located successfully. Would you like to enter this world?】

“Yes.”

【Ding ———! Due to insufficient energy, the system will be dormant upon entering the world and will turn on when fusion has been completed —】

【Wishing you a wonderful journey of cultivation and waiting for your safe return.】

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  His name is 漣玉 (Lián Yù), 玉 (yù) means jade.
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  願力, yuàn lì, can be transliterated into ‘willingness’, but it does not capture the meaning in this context which refers to the power of wishes to create karma. In this case, it is the power of the well-wishes from those that Lian Yu left behind that created good karma for him in this spiritual form.