Gu Yang lowered his eyes, quietly watching this venomous snake from the Southern Frontier trying to wag her tail and beg for pity.
"I don't need a dog."
These few short words plunged the sliver of hope Lan Caidie had just gathered back into the icy abyss.
But Gu Yang's next sentence pulled her back from hell.
"Your Primal Yin, plus that mature Myriad Poison Origin Gu. These two things will serve as the payment to buy your life."
Lan Caidie's pupils suddenly dilated. Not out of humiliation, but out of an indescribable shock.
In this man's eyes, her stunningly beautiful body, which drove countless Southern Frontier cultivators crazy, was actually just a... medicinal ingredient used to extract Primal Yin and Gu poison?
"What? You don't want to?"
"No..." Lan Caidie almost impatiently grabbed Gu Yang's wrist, her ice-cold skin pressing tightly against his boiling pulse.
Like a drowning person desperately clinging to the only piece of driftwood, she cried out, "I am willing! As long as Young Master needs it, this body... is entirely at Young Master's disposal for harvesting!"
Outside the ruined temple, a startling crack of thunder tore through the night sky.
Gu Yang didn't waste any more words.
He backhanded her slender wrist, and an extremely domineering golden spiritual energy surged into her meridians with a boom.
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The campfire flickered, casting their silhouettes onto the mottled walls, light and shadow intertwining...
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[Ding! Successfully extracted the essence of the Myriad Poison Origin Gu.]
[The Great Sun True Fire and the Nine Nether Soul-Locking Flame are converging and smelting...]
[Host's poison resistance has significantly increased. Ordinary rare poisons can be directly incinerated and converted into spiritual energy.]
The system's notification sound flashed through his mind.
Gu Yang slowly and methodically straightened his somewhat messy gray robes. His movements were unhurried, and even the rhythm of his breathing was not disturbed in the slightest.
"You paid with your Primal Yin and Origin Gu, and I gave you a life."
Gu Yang tilted his head slightly. The shadow of his bamboo hat covered most of his face, revealing only his jawline, which was as cold as a blade.
"The deal is over. We are even."
The moment his voice fell.
Without the slightest hesitation, he took a step out of the temple door, his gray figure instantly blending into the boundless thick night and residual rain outside.
Leaving only Lan Caidie alone, staring blankly at the empty temple door.
The cold wind rolled up the residual heat of the dying fire, blowing against her burning skin.
"Even..."
She muttered these two words. After a brief moment of confusion, her eyes suddenly surged with an unprecedented, extremely morbid paranoia.
"You saved me twice."
Lan Caidie suddenly began to laugh in a low voice, laughing so hard her shoulders trembled. The tear mole at the corner of her eye looked seductively dripping under the flickering firelight.
"How could we possibly be even?"
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[Daily Intelligence Refresh.]
[White Intelligence: After the illusion array fell, Shen Qingyue stubbornly believed that it was the Desolate Ancient Extreme Yang Blood Essence that messed with her mind, rather than her having inappropriate thoughts of transgressing the master-disciple boundary. Her desire to summon you is growing stronger. She is trying to prove that without any interference, she can face you normally without crossing the line.]
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Gu Yang read it and shook his head.
Master, oh Master, you look very anxious.
Once I finish the matters here, I will make a trip back to the sect.
And conveniently give Master the Ten-Thousand-Year Mysterious Yin Jade Pillow I obtained in the secret realm earlier.
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[White Intelligence: Within the twelve hours after Tantai Jin woke up, she has simulated 137 ways to extract your soul and refine your spirit in her mind.
However, whenever her killing intent boils to the critical point, the Reversed Slave Contract will instantly drain all the spiritual energy in her body and trigger an abyssal sense of soul emptiness.
Tantai Jin absolutely refuses to admit that she is controlled by a mere slave mark. Currently, she attributes this sudden weakness to the true spirit backlash from failing to break through to the Soul Formation stage.
She has decided to endure for now, recover some strength, and wait for the backlash period to pass before taking action to kill a bug like you.]
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137 ways to extract my soul and refine my spirit?
Gu Yang felt the faint trembling coming from the slave mark deep within his sea of consciousness.
This lofty Soul Formation stage mighty figure probably hasn't realized yet that every time she generates killing intent, she is personally tightening the collar around her neck.
It is precisely because I know you can't kill me that I dared to intercept your opportunity.
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[White Intelligence: Ji Shuanghua returned to the Supreme Sword Sect, settled Lin Qingwan, and is preparing to set off to find you again.
She sees you as a whetstone and plans to ask you to fight her the next time she sees you, to prove her worth.]
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[Golden Intelligence: The Joyous Union Sect's Holy Maiden Battle for Succession, the Bloody Magical Combat, will begin in three days in the Yin-Yang Tomb secret realm.
Ye Chen (Foundation Establishment Peak), the Dao Child of the Eastern Region's number one righteous sect, the Dao One Sect, has disguised himself as a rogue cultivator and infiltrated as the powerful external aid for the candidate Holy Maiden, Lin Yaoyao.
His true purpose: to use Lin Yaoyao's hands to capture Su Wanyin alive in the secret realm. He wants to use Su Wanyin's special bloodline to feed the half-step Golden Core great demon at the core of the secret realm, the Two-Headed Yin-Yang Snake, in order to ripen the companion supreme treasure—the Yin-Yang Fortune Fruit. [Click to view coordinates]
Hint: Intercepting this Fortune Fruit can perfectly forge the host's fifth-layer Dao Foundation. Note: To enter the core area of the Yin-Yang Tomb, one must possess the exclusive authority mark of the current Holy Maiden of the Joyous Union Sect.]
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[White Intelligence: Because the current Holy Maiden, Su Wanyin, is isolated by the sect's powerful elders, coupled with Lin Yaoyao's secret suppression, she has not been able to find an external aid willing to participate in the Bloody Magical Combat for her. At this moment, she is near the Joyous Union Sect, at the end of her rope, and feeling despair. [Click to view coordinates]]
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Dao One Sect, Ye Chen.
That righteous path cultivator whose mouth was full of noble righteousness and who was respectfully called the Noble Sword Immortal by the world, was secretly plotting to skin a demonic sect Holy Maiden alive and feed her to a beast with two heads.
This cultivation world truly became more like a living hell the more one cultivated.
However, this Yin-Yang Fruit opportunity was not to be missed.
Right, there was also that previous Golden Intelligence.
Intercepting these two Golden Intelligences would yield 200 Destiny Points.
Plus the previous 400 points, that would be 600, which could upgrade the intelligence system another level.
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Gu Yang dug out that previous Golden Intelligence.
[Golden Intelligence: The previous generation Holy Maiden of the Joyous Union Sect and Su Wanyin's master, Fairy Lingshuang Zhao Yuelian (Late Core Formation stage), suffers from a strange disease called the Thousand Threads Soul-Entangling Syndrome. Her divine soul is heavily wrapped by invisible fine threads of baleful aura, causing her to suffer daily, and her cultivation realm has stagnated for years.
No one knows that this poison can only be cured by the Concentric Gu, which has long been extinct in the Miao Frontier. This Gu insect is currently sealed in the southeast corner of the inner hall of the Immortal Burial Forbidden Ground near Holy Heaven City... [Click to view coordinates]
Half a month later, Li Qingzhe, a disciple of the Eastern Gu Sect, will stray into this place by mistake. After retrieving the Gu insect, he will accidentally cure Zhao Yuelian. Not only will he obtain her true inheritance, but he will also win her heart, and they will eventually become Dao companions.]
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Hmm...
Li Qingzhe was slaughtered. As long as Zhao Yuelian can be cured, it should be considered a successful interception.
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young master of the Shen family—a figure of immense power and wealth beyond measure—and awakened the "Destined Ultimate Villain System"! His starting scenario? Running into his icy fiancée who shows up with a mountain-descending divine doctor to break off their engagement. The divine doctor arrogantly taunts: "What does your Shen family have besides a bit of stinking money? You're not even worthy of tying Qingxue's shoelaces!" Shen Fei just smiled. He completely defied the usual script: "Fine, I agree to break off the engagement. Also, notify the finance department to withdraw all investments from the Su family." Minutes later, with its capital chain severed, the Su Group teetered on the brink of bankruptcy! The once aloof and proud ice queen CEO was thrown into utter panic. That very night, she went to Shen Fei's villa, casting aside all dignity to beg and plead desperately... From then on, in this world teeming with Sons of Destiny, Shen Fei embarked on a path of extreme dimensional suppression! A mountain-descending divine doctor? Peerless medical skills? Shen Fei: "Reporting you for practicing medicine without a license! I'll gladly take your ancient medicinal cauldron and twin sister assassins." The Crooked-Smiling Dragon King? Commanding a hundred thousand soldiers with a single order? Shen Fei: "Illegal assembly and suspected treason! Let a fleet of attack helicopters sanitize the area and teach you what the state apparatus really means!" A reborn tycoon? Knows all the golden opportunities of the next decade? Shen Fei: "A trillion in capital to reverse and pump the stock market, making you blow your margin and jump on the very first day of your rebirth!" What Chosen Ones? What bearers of Heavenly Fortune? In Shen Fei's eyes, they're all just chives (i.e., suckers/marks) waiting to be harvested! Shen Fei: "Sorry, but as the Destined Ultimate Villain, I don't play by the rules of honor. I only play the game of dimensional suppression."
for mindless slaughter, this isn't for you.] My name is Ye Shu, and I'm a transmigrator. It seems I'm supposed to be the protagonist, but that feels pretty unlikely. This world has been invaded by a system. The antagonists on the other side have suddenly become pure, flawless saints. The female leads have been force-fed the so-called "original plot," making them think they've been reborn. Now, everyone thinks I'm scum. Including the old lady in my ring. And here I am, in the Monster Beast Mountain Range, braising pork. To put my situation in perspective— It's as if, the moment Xiao Yan stepped into the Monster Beast Mountain Range, the Soul Emperor already knew he would become the Flame Emperor, and Yao Lao had been turned to the enemy's side. I have nothing right now. Oh wait, that's not true. I do have a white-haired loli child-bride who's the Heavenly Dao, and her only skill is acting cute. So, tell me guys... what are my chances of making it to the end?
ions, keeping it grounded and realistic】 After quitting his job, office worker Su Yang accidentally binds with the "Enjoy Life System." As the name suggests, simply by indulging in life's pleasures, he can earn random rewards from the system—no need to spend money on beautiful women or grovel before anyone. Just enjoy, and the money follows, making it all about effortless fun. The system comes with a scanning feature, allowing him to establish a favorability bond with women rated 85 points or above. Every 20-point increase in favorability unlocks additional rewards. After suffering through over twenty years of hardship, Su Yang trembles with excitement, his dull eyes suddenly gleaming with newfound hope. "Enjoy life? How hard could that be?"
he colors of other people’s emotions. Light red meant anxiety. Gray meant exhaustion. Orange meant excitement. Yellow... meant repression. At the same time, he could gain unlimited control over one of those colors. Pale cyan: relaxation. Using this ability, he started offering “two-yuan hugs,” spending an afternoon exchanging emotional-color experiences with others. Then came his final female customer of the day— a girl whose emotional color was pure black... —— A week later, Xu Chuan had become skilled at using pale cyan—Relaxation—treating it like a bottle of menthol balm whenever he needed it. That was when he discovered he had unlocked another unlimited emotional color: Purple, the color of fear. So these emotional colors refresh every week? Fine, I take it back—I’ll never call you useless again... —— Much later, after Xu Chuan had accumulated countless emotional abilities, one night, he suddenly found himself inside someone else’s dream. There, he could use the emotional colors he possessed to paint. And in her dream, he painted her a shower of pink shooting stars, spreading across the depths of the night sky...
