"Of course it's true. Otherwise, how could I be standing here perfectly fine now?"
Piaomiao Hong replied.
"Good, good, wonderful!"
Upon hearing her answer, Piao Zheng wiped away his tears, his face filled with excitement.
"However, what still puzzles me is that the curse vanished without any apparent reason," Piaomiao Hong said, furrowing her delicate brows.
"Could it be because of the dragonfish?" someone asked.
Piaomiao Hong shook her head.
The dragonfish Yi Feng had gifted her earlier—she hadn’t used it at all, knowing she was at her last moments.
"Then, Hong’er, think carefully. Have you consumed any rare spiritual treasures recently?" Piao Zheng pressed.
Again, Piaomiao Hong shook her head.
Even if she had taken some rare herbs, they were common in Sword Valley, and their effects were well-known. None could possibly explain the disappearance of the curse within her.
"Eh?"
"The curse in my body is gone too!"
Just as everyone was baffled, a disciple in the crowd suddenly exclaimed in delight.
His shout instantly drew everyone’s attention.
"Is this true?"
Piao Zheng and Piaomiao Hong spoke in unison.
The others also fixed their gazes on him, eyes brimming with hope.
If the curse had truly vanished from this disciple as well, it meant this wasn’t a coincidence—and perhaps even...
"Absolutely true, Valley Master, Young Miss," the disciple hastily confirmed under their expectant stares. "Just now, when I heard Young Miss say her curse had inexplicably disappeared, I checked myself on instinct. And sure enough, the curse is gone."
His words struck them like a revelation.
"Quick, quick! Everyone, check your bodies for the curse immediately!"
Piao Zheng’s voice boomed with immense power.
At once, the disciples closed their eyes, focused their qi, and peered inward.
Moments later, voices began to rise.
"Valley Master, Young Miss, my curse is gone too!"
"Mine’s vanished as well!"
"It’s gone, truly gone! Hahaha!"
In no time, the training grounds echoed with cries of joy, sobs, and exclamations.
"Uncle Zheng, what about you?" Piaomiao Hong asked hopefully.
"I... mine is gone too."
Piao Zheng trembled, his voice choked with emotion, unable to believe the curse within him had truly dissipated.
Never had he imagined that the Piao family would one day break free from this seal.
Tears streamed uncontrollably down his face as he fell heavily to his knees.
"Heavens above, you’ve finally shown us mercy!"
"The descendants of the Piao family no longer need to endure the scourge of this curse!"
"The dark clouds shrouding our family have finally lifted..."
For a time, Sword Valley was immersed in jubilation, countless people weeping with joy.
Ordinary folk could scarcely fathom the weight of this curse—a mountain pressing down on them for a hundred thousand years, suffocating the Piao family.
Now that it had vanished, the overwhelming relief, the newfound hope for the future, and the lingering shadows of past fears intertwined, bringing tears to many.
High above, several figures cloaked in black observed silently.
"All these years... they’ve truly suffered," one of the cloaked figures spoke gravely, revealing the head of a dog.
"Indeed," agreed the centipede beside him, nodding.
Though usually lighthearted, their hearts were heavy now.
At the forefront, Lu Benwei remained silent, watching the scene unfold.
After a long while, his skeletal white hand gestured faintly beneath the cloak.
A surge of immense power descended upon Sword Valley!
Those on the island might not sense it immediately, but the valley had now been utterly transformed.
If it was once barren land, it was now sacred soil.
Those living here would find their talents and cultivation enhanced beyond measure, blessed with immense fortune.
The dog and the others regarded Lu Benwei with deep reverence.
"But, Boss... what exactly happened back then?" the dog couldn’t help but ask.
Lu Benwei lifted his head slightly.
He remained silent for a long time before finally responding, "When the time comes, you’ll know."
With that, his skeletal finger tapped lightly on the air, causing space to ripple like water. A rift tore open before them.
In the next instant, he led the group through the spatial rift—vanishing without a trace.
] [Lone Wolf, No Male Gaze] [Protagonist is pursued early on; extreme protagonist-stans, stay away!] The "Carnival Paradise" descends and slowly devours the real world in the form of a game. By chance, Zhu Yan awakens the talent [Roleplay], becoming one of the first beta players. He thought he could develop safely, but after clearing the first instance, he is branded by humanity as the chief culprit behind the game's spread—a traitorous villain. A villain? Who would ever... become one! He'll be the villain! From then on, Zhu Yan is not only a player but also a lackey for the Carnival Paradise. Between the straight path and the crooked path, he chooses the con. With his left hand, he dons the villain's mantle, staging scenes within instances, infuriating players who decry him as a despicable traitor, all while the game happily promotes him. With his right hand, he joins the non-human organization "Fangcun Mountain," which opposes the Carnival Paradise, transforming into a mysterious player who slaughters game bosses, earning cheers of "Long live the expert!" from fellow players. Gradually, Zhu Yan rises to become an S-rank human player in Fangcun Mountain's archives, while also being the Carnival Paradise's certified top game Boss. But when the final war erupts and both major factions place their hopes in him— Players tag his various aliases: "Experts, this offensive depends on you." The Carnival Paradise's supreme Boss throws an arm around his neck: "Bro, you're the iron, I'm the steel; you can't let me down 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.”
d intelligence to keep the plot moving, and sometimes even the protagonists are forced into absurdly dumb decisions. Why does the A-list celebrity heroine in urban romance novels ditch the top-tier movie star and become a lovestruck fool for a pockmarked male lead? Why do the leads in historical tragedy novels keep dancing between love and death, only for the blind healer to end up suffering the most? And Gu Wei never expected that after finally landing a villain role to stir up trouble, she’d pick the wrong gender! No choice now—she’ll just have to crush the protagonists as a girl!
【Prologue: The Beginning of It All – Use holy water to heal the saintess tainted by demonic energy, then converse with her.】 Shen Nian stared at his older sister sipping yogurt, lost in thought. So you’re telling me my sister is the saintess, and yogurt is the holy water? 【Main Quest 1: Brave Youth, Become an Adventurer! Reward: Rookie Adventurer Title.】 【Side Quest 1: Find the Adorable Kitty! Reward: 1000 Gold Coins.】 Shen Nian: "Wait, I’m a high school senior here—did some guy who got isekai’d accidentally bind his system to me?" Hold on, completing quests gives gold rewards? Titles even boost stats? Is this for real? (A lighthearted, absurd campus comedy—not a revenge power fantasy.)
