When they saw this scene, the countless spectators were shocked.
A kitchen knife?
Then, bursts of mocking laughter erupted from Xuanwu Zong's direction.
"A kitchen knife, this is too funny."
"Hahaha, yes, the weapon of the esteemed Qingshan Elder is actually just a kitchen knife."
"Could the Qingshan Sect really be so destitute that this Qingshan Elder brought a kitchen knife from their kitchen?"
Hearing these grating voices, the Qingshan disciples also looked extremely ugly.
Although they had seen this knife before, they did not have much confidence in its combat power when put to use.
"Qingshan, you really are at your wit's end, actually bringing a kitchen knife to fight me. Who are you looking down on?" Xuanwu Elder condescendingly pushed his palm imprint, his face full of disdain as he spoke.
"Try it and you'll see."
Qingshan Elder expressionlessly said a sentence. As his voice fell, his pupils suddenly contracted, and his palm swung out.
Then, an ordinary kitchen knife slashed towards Xuanwu.
Everyone shook their heads.
This was undoubtedly an egg hitting a rock!
But in the next moment, that ordinary-looking kitchen knife suddenly blossomed with dazzling radiance. Then it pulled out a blade light that spanned thousands of feet.
Under this blade light, everyone couldn't help but close their eyes.
At the same time, an invincible aura enveloped the entire Rain Pavilion. Those with weaker cultivations even felt an urge to prostrate themselves.
Of course, Xuanwu Elder was directly affected.
As powerful as he was, under this radiance he also felt exceptionally tiny. The cold smile on his face also froze.
With one slash, it directly shattered Xuanwu's palm imprint, decaying it away. Even Xuanwu Elder's arm was hacked off.
The immense pain and power backlash rushed into Xuanwu Elder's body. Accompanying miserable screams, Xuanwu Elder chaotically fled around the Rain Pavilion like a housefly.
"Huff!"
"What?"
Seeing this scene, everyone present was incredulous. They couldn't help but gasp, while Qingshan disciples erupted with unprecedented cheers.
At the same time, the kitchen knife in Qingshan Elder's hand attracted numerous fiery gazes.
This knife's might exceeded everyone's expectations. It was actually so terrifying!
In the crowd, Peng Ying was also shocked, her red lips parted. Although she had seen this kitchen knife in Wu Jie's jade slip, witnessing its power in person was still extremely impactful.
What was even more inconceivable was that she felt more and more familiar with this kitchen knife.
She even felt like she had seen it more than once, but the intense shock prevented her from remembering where exactly she had seen it.
Of course, she also felt this sense of familiarity was too fantastical.
How could she, someone who sneaked into the Qingshan Sect, have seen such a top-tier divine weapon before?
"Hahaha!"
Qingshan Elder was also shaken by his own slash. He let out confident loud laughter in midair.
"Qingshan, you despicable bastard, why do you have such a terrifying divine weapon?" Xuanwu Elder was exasperated as he yelled, "Have some integrity and put down that kitchen knife to fight me fairly. What kind of hero or good man are you otherwise?"
"Put down the kitchen knife and fight fairly?"
"You wish beautifully. I'm going to bully you as I please, so what?"
"Hmph!"
Qingshan Elder angrily snorted and drew an arc in the air with his kitchen knife, attacking Xuanwu Elder again.
Xuanwu Elder's face was full of fear. He didn't dare confront Qingshan Elder head-on at all. He turned into an arc and fled.
In the blink of an eye, the two Elders flew from the Rain Pavilion, one in front and one behind. Soon they were above Pingjiang City.
"Bang..."
"Swish..."
"Huff..."
As he chased Xuanwu Elder, each of Qingshan Elder's slashes with the kitchen knife resounded through the sky. Its formidable might made the heavens rumble.
Xuanwu Elder was in grave danger. Facing that terrifying kitchen knife, all he could do was flee.
The two Elders then flew past Pingjiang City again, fighting to some unknown destination.
"Damn it."
The noisy disturbance made Yi Feng very annoyed. He put down his brush and paper and went outside, looking up at the lingering energy ripples in the sky. He immediately realized there were cultivators battling again.
"Which bastard is it, go fight farther away!" Yi Feng spat and walked back to the Martial Hall. He waited for the sounds to die down before calmly resuming his writing.
In the next half month, Yi Feng finally completed his novel "The Purple Mist Fairy and the Supreme Treasure". He then headed towards the Pingjiang Commerce Guild.
The person receiving Yi Feng was the guild leader, Mao Lin.
As a commerce guild leader, his status was much higher than ordinary people's. Originally someone of his standing wouldn't personally receive guests, but Mao Lin had once followed the guild into the mountains and got bitten by a venomous snake. Many doctors couldn't cure him until Yi Feng's herbs did, so Yi Feng was considered Mao Lin's benefactor.
"Hehe, Master Yi please have some tea."
Mao Lin sat at the head seat. As a guild leader, he naturally wore lavish clothes and had a ruddy complexion. He surreptitiously glanced at Yi Feng once before asking, "I wonder for what matter has Master Yi come to our guild?"
"It wouldn't be to ask me to print more of those useless fairy tales, right?"
Hearing this, Yi Feng's eyebrows furrowed slightly and his expression became somewhat awkward.
"Master Yi, to be honest, you coming to sit a while is fine and I can cordially receive you since after all, you are my benefactor." Mao Lin raised his teacup and lightly sipped before continuing, "But if it's to print more useless stuff, I can't help you. Although it's no big deal, it really doesn't profit our guild. After all..."
"Our guild has so many mouths to feed, profit comes first, wouldn't you agree?"
"Alright!"
Yi Feng pursed his lips and sighed inwardly. Since it was so, he was too lazy to stay longer and got up to leave.
Just then, the room door opened and in walked an alluring figure.
She was tall and had exquisite features. Dressed in red silk that outlined her alluring curves.
"Yun'er, didn't you see I'm receiving a guest? How can you just rudely barge in like this?" Mao Lin reprimanded, but his eyes were full of doting.
"Father, I came to ask if you've found the author of 'Dream of the Red Chamber' yet?" The woman called Yun'er complained charmingly. From the address, she was clearly the pearl of the commerce guild, Mao Lin's daughter Mao Yun'er.

uld barely embark on the path to immortality. Just as he was on the verge of death, his golden finger awakened. No matter whether it was poison, drained blood and vital energy, diminished lifespan, or any other physical debuff caused by paying a price—once midnight passed, everything would be refreshed. From then on, whenever someone asked what kind of person Chu Ran was, the answer was simple: Forbidden arts that other cultivators dared not learn? Chu Ran would learn them. Prices that even demonic cultivators dared not pay? Chu Ran would pay them. Lifespan that even righteous cultivators dared not burn? Chu Ran would burn it. All the blood essence in his body? Take it. Want both his hands and feet? He would cut them off and send them to you. You say he’s finished? He wasn’t built to sit idle. You think he’s gone mad? No—he was simply waiting for midnight. From that day onward, Chu Ran would respect neither Heaven nor Earth, bow to neither gods nor ghosts. He had only one wish: For midnight to arrive a little sooner.

orn and Humiliation】【Forced Love】 In his past life, Lin Ran was betrayed and murdered by his girlfriend and family, while the yandere female aristocrat, who had treated him as a mere plaything, avenged him by doing in his enemies. Upon seeing the yandere female aristocrat lying in the same coffin, ready to die with him, Lin Ran realized how profoundly mistaken he had been. Reborn, he abandoned the fickle campus beauty and wholeheartedly embraced the yandere female aristocrat's arms. "Ran! If I dig out your eyes and turn them into a specimen, you'll only be able to look at me!" Lin Ran: "Darling, kiss me!" "Ran! If I break your legs, you won't run away anymore, right?" Lin Ran: "Love, hold me tight!" "Ran! If..." Lin Ran: "Hush now! Love me more!" Luo Yao: ... Seeing his scumbag dad: "Take him out!" Seeing his stepmother: "Get rid of her!" Seeing his brother: "Eliminate him!" Seeing his white moonlight: "Send that to Southeast Asia!"

his freshman year, Su Bai accidentally bound the "Indulgence Tycoon System." 【Sleeping in? Reward: +$1,000】 【Spent $288 at a street barbecue stall? Cashback: +$2,880】 【Dropped $14,396 on in-game skins? Special reward unlocked: A brand-new Porsche Panamera!】 Luxury cars, penthouses, corporate shares, financial empires… College life was all about living freely and doing whatever he pleased! … When the adorably naive academic genius faced family medical bills and financial struggles, Su Bai waved his hand dismissively: "Your future is on me." "Wuwu~ Big Brother is so good to me! I’ll become a scientist to repay you!" When the genius girl got bullied by a shady professor? Su Bai casually dropped a billion-dollar investment, forcing the university to grovel and beg for her return. A company’s funding chain collapsing? Su Bai smirked—cash was the one thing he’d never run out of. Years later, when people traced the rise of the AI prodigy beauty, who was the man behind her success? Not just that—Su Bai also became the tsundere campus belle’s unattainable dream, the contrast senior’s daily necessity, and the beautiful counselor’s emotional anchor…

to panic—he has a system. As long as an investment target dies, he can claim a reward. And since he is immortal, the one thing he has plenty of is time. ... Countless years later. “Immortal Emperor of Longevity? I invested in him.” “Supreme Celestial Venerable? I invested in him.” “Undying Empress? I invested in her.” “...” “Heh. Once they’ve all died, even the Heavenly Dao will have to kneel and call me Dad.”