"Can't you make an exception just this once?" Zhong Nan asked with a grimace, his expression sour.
"What are you thinking, asking for an exception?" The Sixth Elder replied sternly. "A great opportunity like this—refusing it once and expecting another chance? Dream on!"
"Uh, alright then." Zhong Nan nodded awkwardly.
After all, opportunities were meant to be seized.
At least, even if his precious disciple had missed her chance, his South Gate still had a shot.
However, neither of them noticed the graceful figure standing outside the door, listening to every word.
It was Zhong Nan’s female disciple, Guo Ruozhi.
When she heard that she had lost her chance, her mind reeled as if struck by lightning. Her steps faltered, and her face drained of color.
She recalled Su Yu'er mentioning this matter in the tavern that day, replaying the conversation over and over in her head…
The Supreme Golden Bone!
She had actually missed out on such a monumental opportunity.
The regret twisted her insides, and she could already envision the consequences—if another female disciple seized this chance, her own talent would pale in comparison. She would no longer be the sect’s top senior sister, no longer the center of admiration.
The resources the sect had once lavished upon her would shift elsewhere, relegating her to the second tier.
She couldn’t bear the thought.
But… who could have known it was truly such an extraordinary opportunity?
"Alright, select a few female disciples with good bone structure—obedient and pliable—and send them to the Yunjie Sect," the Sixth Elder instructed, glancing briefly at the door but paying it no mind. "Of course, there’s no guarantee of success. It all depends on fate. This is just an opportunity for your South Gate."
"Thank you, thank you for remembering us," Zhong Nan replied, grinning from ear to ear. Though he felt a pang of regret for his disciple, compared to the rise of his South Gate, it was nothing.
"Good. I’ll go rest now."
The Sixth Elder took a satisfied sip of tea before adding with a serious tone, "Remember—I am upright, impartial, and righteous to the core!"
Zhong Nan twitched his lips but nodded. "Understood. You are upright, impartial, and righteous."
"Mhm!"
The Sixth Elder stood, hands clasped behind his back, and left with a pleased smile.
Meanwhile, as the Sixth Elder and Zhong Nan conversed, Night Wind and the Spirit King leisurely made their way back to Dark Shadow Island.
Before long, the two stepped into the black mist.
"Huh, they actually entered the mist. Interesting," remarked one of the black-clad men watching from a distance, sounding surprised.
"They’ve reached the Dao Realm after all. They must have some means to traverse the mist alone," the other replied impassively. "Besides, merely entering isn’t that impressive. Just keep following them."
"Right."
The first man nodded and followed them into the mist.
"Be careful. Don’t get careless and expose ourselves."
Tracking them inside the mist was far more challenging.
Even for them, perception was severely limited here.
Maintaining a safe distance while remaining undetected required skill, especially since they had to divert most of their cultivation to resist the mist’s corrosive effects.
Thus, they proceeded with caution.
Night Wind and the Spirit King, however, seemed completely unaware. Strolling leisurely, they chatted as if without a care.
"Night Wind, what do you think those two idiots are doing? Sneaking around in the sky, fighting shadows like we don’t know they’re there," the Spirit King muttered in annoyance.
"Just fools. Why bother with them?"
Night Wind didn’t even glance their way, maintaining his relaxed demeanor.
"True."
The Spirit King shrugged and let it go.
Soon, they arrived at the teleportation point.
Unlike before, no one stood guard now.
Yi Feng had deemed the desolate surroundings unworthy of manpower, so he reassigned everyone back to Dark Shadow Island for other tasks.
Thus, the teleportation area stood empty.
Yet, though unmanned, the mysterious energy of the portal remained.
Even within the black mist, this space remained untouched—pristine and vibrant, covered in lush flowers and grass.
From within the mist, it looked like a bright lamp in an endless sea of darkness.
Night Wind and the Spirit King stepped through without hesitation.
"Where’d they go?"
The two black-clad men trailing them paled, no longer caring about stealth as they hurried forward.
But Night Wind and the Spirit King were gone. Instead, they found the untouched clearing where the teleportation point stood.
Their eyes widened in shock.
"My heavens, what is this?"
"Amidst this endless black mist, there’s actually a place like this!"
Forgetting their targets entirely, they rushed toward the radiant sanctuary.
"Look, there's grass!"
"Indeed there is."
"And here, a flower has bloomed."
"Hah... This place remains completely untouched by the dark mist. How is this possible?"
The two of them gazed around, searching for any clues, but found nothing—only this small patch standing defiantly in the darkness.
"No, this discovery is far too significant. We must report it to the sect at once."
One of the black-clad figures spoke, his voice low with awe: "For something to remain entirely unaffected by the dark mist... I’ve never heard of such a thing, let alone seen it. I suspect something extraordinary must be buried beneath this land—a treasure beyond measure, or something even greater."
"And its value... is beyond anything we could imagine..."
lanned to earn money steadily and take life at a slower pace. But he never expected... his father's remarriage, and the stepmother bringing along a dependent, would completely disrupt his life's plans...
ng to die together with you." Lin Xuan is dead, his body thrown into the river by his scumbag lover and her accomplice. She, the president of the Su Group, is decisive, ruthless, and ice-cold. For three days and three nights, she had his body fished out of the river, and without hesitation, she kissed the bloated corpse of Lin Xuan. She laid down beside him in a cold coffin, their fingers intertwined, a smile lingering on her lips as she closed her eyes. The noble and cold-hearted woman, only bending for one man—Lin Xuan. Lin Xuan, with his golden finger, is reborn and returns to the day of his wedding to the treacherous woman. Su Qiang comes to steal the bride. Lin Xuan's eyes light up, eager to pledge his loyalty on the spot, but instead, her kiss transfers a glass of drugged wine into his mouth, causing him to pass out... 【Male Protagonist with Single Female Lead】【Yandere Tycoon】【Action-Packed】【True vs. Fake Heir】
ut it can buy an entire year of absolutely perfect training results! Su Yu stared at his empty wallet and decisively opened up various online loan platforms. “Borrow a thousand bucks! Recharge my vitality!” Boom! His vitality broke a hundred points, shattering the limits of the human body! “Borrow ten thousand bucks! Recharge my combat skills!” Boom! A basic punching technique so common it was everywhere instantly maxed out, revealing the ultimate assassination technique of Five Elements Unity—Inner Force! When a rich kid hired assassins for a midnight ambush, aiming to break both of his legs, they instead ran headfirst into a monster—a human-shaped tyrannosaur, brimming with dragon-like vitality. With just two fingers, Su Yu snapped a steel staff reinforced with alloy. Staring at the killer’s stash of stolen cash—a staggering quarter-million dollars—he showed a corporate-sincere smile: “Thanks for the pre-exam gift pack, Mr. Zhao! I’m gonna go re-invest this!” Three days later, at the National Martial Arts College Entrance Exam, while everyone else struggled just to reach the passing line, Su Yu threw a single punch—and more than a thousand vitality points literally detonated the entire arena!
e, Immortal Body, Transmigration, System, Progression Fantasy, Academy Setting, Third-Person Perspective. Alternate Title: Transmigrating into a High Martial World and Reading Live Comments. Bad news: I transmigrated. This is a terrifying high-martial world, and my original, pathetically weak body fell into a coma and never woke up. Good news: I got a Popularity Points system upon arrival. I can see live comments and even create an unkillable alternate identity. Starting out, the alternate identity has all stats at 1. The system tells me that to grow stronger, I must participate in the plot, gain popularity points to allocate stats and grow stronger, and ultimately awaken my original body. And so, carrying my original body on my back, I officially entered Huaqing Academy, where the story's protagonist resides. From that moment on, Chen Guan kicked the original plot to pieces. Live Comments: [Doesn't anyone find this mysterious coffin guy creepy? He can summon indescribable grey misty hands.] [Is this guy a hero or a villain? What kind of onion became a spirit?] [By the way, does anyone know who's in the coffin? Shouldn't the debt for saving his life be repaid by now?] [According to unofficial histories, the person in the coffin was Chen Guan's first love. Their love was once passionate and earth-shattering, but they were separated by life and death due to worldly circumstances. What a star-crossed pair.] ... Years later, the world knew of a demon god born from a coffin, shrouded in grey mist, impossible to gaze upon directly. His foremost divine emissary often wielded a scythe, reaping lives like the god of death. As war approached, facing former friends and a boundless sea of enemies, Chen Guan merely raised his scythe. "Would you like to dance as well?"
