"But..." The fox demon seemed to want to say more, but was immediately cut off by Li Qianren.
"There are no buts. Since the Jade Dragon Secret Realm has emerged ahead of time, I will accelerate my plans." A look of determination flashed across Li Qianren's face.
"No, your body won't be able to handle it!" The fox demon grew increasingly worried.
"I know my own body better than anyone," Li Qianren replied coldly, his tone leaving no room for doubt.
"Leave me."
The fox demon hesitated, but ultimately said nothing more. She knew Li Qianren well—once he set his mind on something, not even death could deter him. No amount of persuasion would change his mind.
Sigh.
The fox demon let out a soft sigh and vanished into the shadows.
"Someone, come here," Li Qianren called out toward the door.
Not long after, a demon slayer entered and bowed respectfully. "Lord Li, what are your orders?"
"Fetch Gu Qingfeng for me."
"Yes." The demon slayer disappeared in a flash.
About half an incense stick's worth of time later, the demon slayer returned.
"Lord Li, Gu Qingfeng is not at the Demon Suppression Bureau."
Li Qianren glanced at the dark sky and suddenly realized the time. "Is it already this late? He must be at the Heavenly Fragrance Tower then."
The Demon Suppression Bureau was filled with his informants, so Li Qianren had long been aware of Gu Qingfeng's frequent visits to the Heavenly Fragrance Tower. This time of day was when Gu Qingfeng usually frequented the establishment.
"Go to the Heavenly Fragrance Tower and bring him here," Li Qianren ordered.
"Yes."
Another incense stick's worth of time passed, and the demon slayer returned empty-handed once more.
"Lord Li, Gu Qingfeng is not at the Heavenly Fragrance Tower either."
Li Qianren was taken aback. "Impossible. At this hour, Gu Qingfeng is always at the Heavenly Fragrance Tower, rain or shine. How could he not be there today?"
After a moment of thought, Li Qianren asked, "Did he take someone with him?"
The demon slayer shook his head. "I questioned the women Gu Qingfeng usually requests. They said they hadn't seen him all day.
I also asked around other women, fearing he might have grown tired of his usual choices, but no one had seen him. The staff at the Heavenly Fragrance Tower are likely telling the truth, as Gu Qingfeng's visits are always grand affairs. Sometimes he even reserves all the top courtesans, so if he were there, everyone in the establishment would know."
Li Qianren fell silent, though it was unclear whether he was stunned by Gu Qingfeng's extravagance or troubled by his absence.
After a moment of silence, he said, "Send more people to search. Check every brothel in Wutong Prefecture."
"Yes, Lord Li."
After the demon slayer left, Li Qianren felt a growing sense of unease. Gu Qingfeng was devoted to the Heavenly Fragrance Tower and rarely went elsewhere. If he couldn't be found now, had something happened to him?
With the Jade Dragon Secret Realm on the verge of opening, Gu Qingfeng's disappearance was a critical issue. He was a key part of the plan, and without him, all of Li Qianren's preparations would be for naught.
Gu Qingfeng must not be lost!
...
Meanwhile, at the residence of the weasel spirit.
Having finished his barbecue, Gu Qingfeng let out a satisfied burp and casually wiped his greasy hands on a paper servant. He had to admit, paper was surprisingly effective for cleaning.
After eating and drinking to his heart's content, Gu Qingfeng grew bored and decided to inspect the three treasures given to him by Demon Pu.
The first was the Kalan Pearl, a Mid-grade Heavenly Tier Spirit Weapon that constantly emitted a faint Buddhist glow.
After binding it with a drop of his blood, Gu Qingfeng understood its abilities. The Kalan Pearl was a versatile treasure, capable of both offense and defense. It could unleash Buddhist light to attack, effective against both humans and demons, though it was particularly potent against evil spirits.
Defensively, it offered protection against both physical and spiritual attacks, with a stronger focus on the latter.
In short, the Kalan Pearl was a well-rounded treasure.
The second item was a dark wooden carving.
Gu Qingfeng held the carving in his hand and examined it closely. It depicted a monstrous figure with three eyes and eight arms, its face bearing an eerie yet solemn smile, reminiscent of a deity worshipped by some sinister cult.
He channeled his spiritual energy to scan the carving's internal structure and soon realized what it was.
Thunderstruck wood!
Thunderstruck wood was wood struck by lightning during a storm, imbued with a trace of heavenly thunder's power.
However, this was no ordinary Thunderstruck wood—it was the heartwood of an Emperor Willow, struck by lightning and transformed.
The Emperor Willow's heartwood was the primary material used to forge the Wood King Sword!
Withdrawing his spiritual energy, Gu Qingfeng's eyes gleamed with delight.
The Wood King Sword had once been an Earth-grade Superior Spirit Weapon forged from Emperor Willow heartwood, but after being damaged, it had fallen to the Dark rank Inferior level. Despite Gu Qingfeng's efforts to restore it using rare materials and even slaying a locust tree demon, it had remained stagnant at the Dark rank.
The Emperor Willow heartwood was simply too rare, and no ordinary wood-type treasure could compare.
Gu Qingfeng had thought the Wood King Sword would never rise above its current state, but Demon Pu had come through!
With this Thunderstruck Emperor Willow heartwood, restoring the Wood King Sword to its former Earth-grade Superior glory was within reach—perhaps even elevating it to the Heavenly Tier.
This Thunderstruck wood was even more valuable than regular Emperor Willow heartwood, as it carried a trace of heavenly thunder's essence.
Since reaching a cultivation level comparable to the Dragon Transformation Realm, Gu Qingfeng had found the Wood King Sword increasingly useless—its power was too low, making it more of a burden than a tool. However, Gu Qingfeng was sentimental. This was his first spirit weapon, and it contained the power of the old locust tree demon. He had promised to keep the old locust tree by his side, so he couldn't bring himself to sell the sword.
Now, with this Thunderstruck Emperor Willow heartwood, the Wood King Sword was set for an epic upgrade, and Gu Qingfeng could keep it after all.
Eagerly, he took out the Wood King Sword and had it devour the dark wooden carving.
The sword obliged, extending countless branches and vines to envelop and consume the carving. Afterward, it became completely unresponsive, as if it had fallen into a deep slumber, no matter how Gu Qingfeng tried to command it.
"It must be full and needs time to digest," Gu Qingfeng muttered, tossing the sword into his dimensional storage.
Next, he retrieved the third item: a small jade vial.
Removing the stopper, he tipped the vial, and a crystal-clear, jade-like pill rolled into his palm.
He sniffed it, and a peculiar medicinal aroma filled his nostrils, instantly invigorating him. It felt as though every cell in his body was cheering with newfound vitality.
"The Nine Revolutions Soul Revival Pill!" Gu Qingfeng exclaimed in amazement. "This is the legendary pill said to revive the dead and restore flesh to bones!"
rowess are unmatched, commanding a million-strong army! Yet, the Emperor wants to depose him for the sake of a false prince? Hold on, are you throwing me into some female-oriented romance plot? How can I tolerate this? With a grand wave of his hand—the Nine Clan Extraction Technique! Slander the Emperor? Very well, all of you shall die! ... The False Prince: "Although I am not the biological son, Father and Mother love me more. The throne should be mine!" The Female Lead: "Qin Xiao, you are the Emperor, and I am a commoner. If you wish to marry me, you must abdicate. Otherwise, you will never have me!" The Empress: "After we divorce, you must give me half the empire!" The Transmigrator Consort: "You worthless Emperor, why should I kneel to you? All men are equal—I advise you to be kind!" The Great General: "The enemy general is my childhood sweetheart. For her sake, I willingly abandon the frontier defenses!" The Retired Emperor: "Although Yu'er was adopted, I prefer him. Qin Xiao, you should abdicate and let him become Emperor!" ... Very well! So this is how you want to play? Facing this twisted world of female-oriented tropes, Qin Xiao grins and raises his hand to unleash—the Nine Clan Extraction Technique! I am the Emperor. Why would I bother reasoning with you? Seal the gates! Leave none alive!
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?"
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】
