Beneath the afterglow of the setting sun, a silver shadow pierced through the clouds. It descended slowly, carrying an elegance and serenity that transcended this world's understanding.
“Whoa! Whoa! Whoa!” Xia Yi cried out repeatedly, pointing at the sky with her tiny finger. Her mouth was wide enough to swallow a dragon egg.
“Holy crap! Holy crap! Holy crap!” Liyana shouted in disbelief, hopping around like a rabbit whose feet had landed on scorching ground.
“Wow...” Mo Lini tilted her head back and let out a long sigh of amazement, too stunned to say anything else.
Even the usually dignified Luo Lun couldn't help opening her mouth wide in astonishment. Gazing upward, she drew an elegant curve with her slender neck.
A silver spacecraft slowly descended before them.
It was neither a magic-powered airship nor any known alchemical creation.
The vessel was roughly one hundred meters long, its entire body a silvery white reminiscent of Aina's hair. Its lines were elegant yet brimming with power, reflecting a cold and captivating sheen beneath the setting sun.
There were no visible masts, sails, or exhaust ports on the hull. Only several deep-blue bands of light, pulsing gently like breathing, flowed slowly along specific paths across the ship. Its descent was utterly silent. The enormous vessel bent the blades of grass beneath it without stirring up even a speck of dust, as though its weight were completely controlled by some unseen force.
“Aina... what is this...?”
Staring at the interstellar spacecraft before him—a vessel utterly out of place in this world and filled with a futuristic, science-fictional aura—Xia Lun couldn't help widening his eyes as well.
“The Star Traveler VII-7, the most advanced spacefaring vessel available. I bought it from the Mechanical Prophet and the others for thirty thousand magic stones.” Aina casually smoothed a strand of hair over her chest. Still, the faint upward curve of her lips revealed that she was quite pleased with Xia Lun and the others' reactions.
“Are we going to use this thing to go adventuring from now on?” Even Liyana, with her more than thousand years of experience, was jumping up and down excitedly. “This is so cool!”
“We can't exactly have Big Black pull us through the sky. Big Black can't fly,” Mo Lini said, glancing at the earth dragon nearby.
Aina nodded slightly. “In theory, it can carry us on interstellar journeys. It has a complete ecosystem-support system, simulated gravity, entertainment modules, and basic scientific research units.”
Everyone around her looked impressed, though none of them truly understood what she was talking about.
In truth, Aina herself didn't fully understand it either. She was merely repeating the Mechanical Prophet's introduction.
Nearby, Big Black drooped its head, seemingly rather dejected. It had more or less realized that it might be out of a job.
“There’s an animal-raising compartment inside the ship, so we can bring Big Black along too.” Aina cast a casual glance at the earth dragon that had accompanied them for so many years. “Besides, once we reach other planets, we'll still need a mount when we go exploring.”
Big Black immediately lifted its head, its spirits returning as it let out a high-pitched bellow.
“Aina, Aina! How do we get inside? Where's the door? Does it even have a door?”
Liyana was already unbearably eager. Like a bee circling a jar of honey, she paced back and forth before the ship's smooth outer shell. She wanted to reach out and touch it, but she was also afraid of triggering some unknown mechanism.
“Just call its name. It can understand you... Serry, open the door.”
Aina looked up and gave the spacecraft an order.
A tiny crack suddenly appeared across the mirror-bright surface of the ship, sliding silently open in both directions.
“Hummmmm—”
A staircase shimmering with a metallic sheen slowly extended from the opening, landing precisely on the grass before them. Guiding lights flowed along its edges.
“Wow!”
“Holy crap!”
Xia Yi and Liyana, the two children—one big and one small—were the first to rush into the spacecraft, shouting excitedly.
Mo Lini and Luo Lun were much more composed, but even they could no longer restrain their curiosity and hurried in after them.
“Serry is...?” Xia Lun looked toward Aina.
“Yes. It’s the little one I left at my residence in the Academy of Truth.” Aina stuck out her tongue. “It’s one of the most advanced artificial intelligences in existence, so it’s perfectly capable of serving as this ship’s AI... Its main body is also inside the ship. From now on, it’ll be the ship’s steward.”
“Is that so?” A gentle light appeared in Xia Lun's eyes as he looked at his wife.
The Aina of today had truly changed greatly compared with the past. She had become far more human.
Aside from Xia Lun, she could now treat others with gentleness as well.
Xia Lun wiped at his eyes, feeling as though his child had finally grown up...
Aina looked at him with an odd expression.
“Musen, are you really not coming with us?”
Xia Lun suddenly looked down at the book in his hands. The pages turned by themselves, radiating a gentle, milky-white glow.
Musen's figure slowly emerged from within.
“Mm-hmm. After all, other worlds don't have a Goddess Church, so I wouldn't be able to replenish my faith. I might as well stay here in peace.” Musen grinned cheerfully. “Besides, rebuilding the Goddess Church still requires manpower.”
The damage caused to the Goddess Church by the Dusk Apostle had been far too severe. Even after all these years, it had yet to recover its former strength.
“Then take good care of yourself, Musen.” Xia Lun gave Musen a big hug. He respected his companion's decision and did not try to persuade him any further.
“If anything happens, I'll contact you. You don't need to worry about this world.”
Aina looked at Musen's current spiritual form and suddenly spoke up. “We'll keep an eye out for you and find you a new body.”
“Oh?” Musen raised his thick eyebrows, showing a great deal of interest.
“The Mechanical Prophet's planet has advanced cloning technology. Perhaps they can prepare a suitable body for Musen.” Aina gently squeezed Xia Lun's hand.
“Then I'll look forward to it,” Musen said with a brilliant smile. “This state is rather inconvenient, after all.”
“Xia Lun! Father! Come up quickly! This place is so—amazing! The walls can turn transparent! And the chairs come out by themselves!” Xia Yi's excited voice rang out from inside the spacecraft.
The place that had originally been a silver metal wall had now become completely transparent, as though it no longer existed. Xia Yi had pressed her entire little face against the “glass,” squashing it flat as she waved vigorously at them from inside.
Liyana was waving at Xia Lun and shouting as well. Mo Lini and Luo Lun stood behind them, curiously examining the other facilities inside the cabin, their faces glowing with delighted wonder.
Xia Lun and Aina exchanged a smile before boarding the spacecraft together.
The hatch closed silently behind them, cutting them off from the outside world.
The interior of the spacecraft was far more spacious and bright than its exterior suggested. The color scheme was primarily silver-white and pale blue. Soft light seemed to seep from nowhere, illuminating every corner without being the least bit harsh.
Passing through the metal corridor, they emerged into a spacious, circular antechamber. At its center stood a faintly glowing holographic console displaying intricate star charts and streams of data. The walls and parts of the floor seemed capable of changing their transparency or displaying information at the command of the user.
Streamlined seats rose smoothly from the floor, inviting them to sit. In the distance, passageways leading to different areas could be seen, marked by glowing words: “Bridge,” “Lounge,” “Research Module,” “Eco-Garden,” and “Hangar/Livestock Module.”
“This is really something…”
The ship’s strikingly high-tech interior left Xia Lun stunned all over again.
“Father, where are we going next?” Xia Yi came trotting over and grabbed Xia Lun by the corner of his clothes. Judging by his excitement, he probably wouldn’t be able to sleep tonight. “When are we taking off?”
Aina reached out and gently ruffled her son’s soft hair. The affectionate gesture made Xia Yi narrow his eyes in contentment.
“First, we need to fly to Olifendo.” Aina’s tone was calm, but she deliberately paused, watching Xia Yi’s little face stiffen instantly. A hint of mischief flashed in her eyes. “We’ll leave you at the magic academy there, where you’ll board. Then your father and I can enjoy a romantic interstellar journey for two.”
“Our first stop should be the Frost Queen’s planet. She said she wanted to thank us properly and warmly invited us to stay as her guests.” Aina linked her arm through Xia Lun’s.
Xia Yi looked as though he had been struck by lightning. He turned to stone on the spot, mouth hanging slightly open and eyes wide with shock, as if the end of the world had arrived.
“Just kidding.” Aina suddenly gave her child a faint smile. “You’re still too young—you haven’t reached the age to enroll at Olifendo yet. Come adventuring with us for a few years first. But later, you’ll have to come back and attend school properly…”
“Okay!” Xia Yi nodded vigorously. The sudden turn from hell to heaven brought him back to his senses, and his face immediately lit up with joy.
The spacecraft slowly rose into the air, giving off a pleasant hum.
Trailing an icy-blue tail like a shooting star, the silver spacecraft quickly vanished into the vast sky.
s + Rent Collection Wealth】 At the start, he inherited a rundown house in the urban village from his grandfather. The house had no tenants, but the moment he was diagnosed with a terminal illness, a self-proclaimed empress from the Tianxuan Continent arrived as his first tenant. Ye Chuan soon discovered that with every new tenant moving in, not only did he receive massive daily payments, but he also obtained unique items related to their backgrounds. 【Acquired Bai Qianshuang’s related item: Tiger Strength Pill—dramatically enhances physical power!】 【Acquired Bai Qianshuang’s related item: Deer Blood Pill—significantly boosts vitality!】 …… From that day on, all sorts of bizarre tenants began appearing in the house: the empress from Tianxuan Continent, an apocalyptic sorceress from the Magic Realm, a mysterious scientific girl who fell through a spacetime rift… Every single day, he received strange, powerful items and endless money. Then one day, he suddenly realized—he had become invincible. Enough, enough! Stop giving me more!
nd fell into a coma while saving his younger sister from an out-of-control car. He became a vegetable. No one knew that his consciousness had crossed into a world of cultivation. Over the course of sixty years, he began as the lowest kind of mine slave, struggling to survive amid mountains of corpses and seas of blood. By sheer chance, he eventually obtained the complete memories of a fallen Immortal King. Alchemy, medicine, formations, feng shui, physiognomy, artifact forging… Every great inheritance of the cultivation world was now his. But when he opened his eyes again, he discovered that ten full years had passed in the modern world. To pay for his treatment, his father had sold the family’s shop and house, leaving himself covered in lasting injuries and illness. His mother had cared for him day and night, and more than half of her hair had already turned white. His younger sister, who had been only fifteen back then, was now twenty-five. To help repay the family’s debts, she had been forced to lower her head and put on a smiling face in places of glittering lights and endless revelry. Only then did Chen Xuan understand that what he had lost was not merely ten years. He had lost the life his entire family was meant to have. The good news was that he had brought back the memories of an Immortal King’s entire lifetime. The bad news was that his soul had returned alone—his cultivation had not come with him. Spiritual energy was scarce, resources were depleted, and the modern world still had firearms, surveillance, capital, and laws. If he wanted to protect his family, break free from everyone’s control, and become truly invincible beneath the heavens, he would have to start all over again.
transmigrates into the world as the sect master of the Heavenly Yan Sect, which is on the verge of being wiped out. He binds a system that grants him cultivation power based on the number of disciples he has: for each disciple, he automatically gains a year's worth of cultivation every single day! Take one disciple: every day he gains 1 year of cultivation power. While others struggle through a year of bitter training, he gets the same just by sleeping through a single night. Take ten disciples: every day he gains 10 years of cultivation power. Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, Nascent Soul—he breezes through all bottlenecks without lifting a finger. Take one hundred disciples: every day he gains 100 years of cultivation power. Even a Soul Transformation Venerable before him can’t survive a single blow. Take ten thousand disciples: every day he gains 10,000 years of cultivation power! With a wave of his hand, he topples empires. With a single step, he crushes the sacred grounds of the universe. ... While others fight tooth and nail for secret techniques, Lin Yan casually hands out Nascent Soul-level cultivation manuals as beginner textbooks. While others strain to find talented recruits, Lin Yan opens his doors to anyone—so long as they’re human. In just three short years, the Heavenly Yan Sect went from a backwater sect made up of three crumbling huts to a sacred land that every cultivator under heaven would kill to enter. ... One day, otherworldly demon gods invade, with a million demon soldiers pressing down upon the realm. Lin Yan, yawning, rises from his lounge chair and glances at the system panel: [Current Disciples: 1.28 million] [Daily Cultivation Increase: 1.28 million years] He waves his hand casually, and the countless demon soldiers are reduced to ashes in an instant. “So noisy… interrupting my fishing.”
pression Bureau] Transported to a fantasy world overrun by demons and monsters, Gu Qingfeng becomes a jailer in the Demon Suppression Prison of the Great Yan Dynasty's Demon Suppression Bureau. From this point on, bizarre cases frequently occur in the Demon Suppression Prison, once known as hell on earth and infamous for its gloomy, terrifying atmosphere! Why do the demons and monsters in the prison wail miserably every night? Why has the corpse demon, capable of transforming into various beauties, donned black stockings and switched careers to become a foot massage therapist? Why has the eye demon, expert in soul-snatching and illusions, turned into a VR headset? Why is the fox spirit performing otaku dances? Are all these occurrences a twisted expression of demonic nature, or a descent into moral depravity? After peeling away layer upon layer of mystery, all clues ultimately point to a jailer named Gu Qingfeng. Gu Qingfeng: "Hehehe... My dear demons and monsters, whose card shall we flip today?"
