The broad streets of the Seven Stars Ancient Kingdom were packed with people.
Even those immortals who spent years in secluded cultivation emerged on this day to witness the birth of a new Immortal King and observe this historic moment.
From the depths of the starry sky, countless streaks of light flew ceaselessly towards the Seven Stars Ancient Kingdom.
It was as if the entire kingdom was hosting a grand celebration.
And this celebration instantly reached its peak with the appearance of Gu Ruochen and Gu Qingfeng.
When Gu Ruochen appeared, the citizens of the Seven Stars Ancient Kingdom erupted into unimaginable cheers!
"It's His Majesty the Monarch!!"
"Wonderful! Our Seven Stars Ancient Kingdom has finally produced an Immortal King!"
"Long live the Monarch! Long live the Seven Stars Ancient Kingdom!!"
Some of the ancient native inhabitants were moved to tears, weeping openly as they knelt and prostrated on the ground.
"Heaven has eyes! Our Seven Stars Ancient Kingdom has finally produced an Immortal King again! Our kingdom is destined to rise!"
"Led by the Immortal King, we will surely reclaim the glory of our ancestors."
While most were ecstatic, a small number of cultivators, including some from outside the kingdom, were casting uncertain, scrutinizing glances back and forth between Gu Ruochen and Gu Qingfeng, who stood beside him.
Everyone knew that in recent days, the most famous figure in the Seven Stars Ancient Kingdom had been Gu Qingfeng, who shattered heavenly tribulations with one hand and helped dozens of immortals overcome their trials. For over half a month, the skies above the kingdom had been shrouded in tribulation clouds, creating a spectacular sight.
It was precisely this feat that caused Gu Qingfeng's name to resound throughout the entire Seven Stars Ancient Kingdom in just a few short days, even spreading to the outside world.
Later, because he often referred to himself as "This Emperor," some busybodies privately began calling him the Heavenly Tribulation Emperor, the sovereign monarch who ruled over heavenly tribulations!
And now, Gu Ruochen had successfully overcome the Immortal King Tribulation and ascended to Immortal King. Upon his appearance, he was accompanied by Gu Qingfeng, which inevitably led to wild speculation.
The immortals were no fools; they naturally understood the implications.
Especially since Gu Qingfeng had disappeared for a few days, causing quite a stir as countless immortals seeking to overcome their tribulations had searched the entire city for him in vain.
Now, his reappearance coincided with that of the newly ascended Immortal King. The more one thought about it, the more unsettling it seemed.
Thus, everyone's gaze, to varying degrees, was fixed on Gu Qingfeng, their eyes flickering with uncertainty.
If Gu Qingfeng truly possessed the ability to help others overcome the Immortal King Tribulation, then the number of Immortal Kings in the world would no longer be so scarce; their ranks could swell dramatically.
Gu Ruochen hovered high in the Ninth Heaven, his majestic pressure overwhelming, like an eternal blazing sun in the cold cosmos, looking down upon the mortal world.
Watching his fervent, prostrating subjects and recalling the hardships of his journey, he took a deep breath. Suddenly, a surge of heroic spirit welled up in his heart, and he prepared to address the crowd.
"My people! Your..."
"Hold on a moment, Old Gu." Gu Qingfeng, standing beside him, interrupted directly.
The heroic spirit Gu Ruochen had just mustered instantly stalled. Under normal circumstances, anyone daring to interrupt him would have been torn to shreds long ago.
But facing his benefactor, who had aided his ascension and was profoundly mysterious with unfathomable depths, Gu Ruochen dared not show anger. Instead, he forced a welcoming smile.
"What is it, Fellow Daoist Gu?"
Gu Qingfeng nodded with an air of seriousness. "As per convention, before the main feature plays, there's always a commercial break. This Emperor is, after all, your sponsor."
Commercial break? Sponsor??
Gu Ruochen was momentarily confused.
However, Gu Qingfeng had already taken the initiative. He took a step forward, placing himself ahead of Gu Ruochen, and declared loudly, "Everyone! I believe some among you have already guessed why This Emperor stands beside Old Gu. Perhaps you find it hard to believe, but today, This Emperor intends to tell all of you.
Your speculations are correct!"
As these words fell, the crowd's expressions changed instantly. Everyone understood the meaning behind Gu Qingfeng's statement.
Gu Qingfeng continued, "That's right! It was This Emperor who helped Old Gu overcome his Immortal King Tribulation!"
Whoosh!
The crowd was instantly ignited. A wave of astonishment swept through the people. Even these immortals who had cultivated for endless ages completely lost control of their expressions at this moment.
Helping someone overcome the Immortal King Tribulation!?
Could such a terrifying person truly exist in this world?
This was something not even an Immortal King could achieve!
Although people had harbored suspicions, hearing Gu Qingfeng admit it personally still felt unbelievable, utterly bizarre, like a fantasy tale.
"This Emperor knows you don't believe it, but that's fine. Let Old Gu, the firsthand experiencer, give his testimony."
Gu Ruochen: "..."
"Say something, Old Gu."
The corner of Gu Ruochen's mouth twitched repeatedly. After taking a deep breath, he finally spoke slowly, "This Sovereign's successful overcoming of the Immortal King Tribulation was indeed greatly aided by Fellow Daoist Gu."
With this acknowledgment from Gu Ruochen, a living, breathing Immortal King, the crowd was completely set ablaze!
No matter how much they disbelieved, no matter how impossible it seemed, an Immortal King's personal admission, delivered before everyone, left them no choice but to believe.
Some immortals began to rejoice wildly. They were those on the verge of facing their own tribulations but lacking confidence. To them, Gu Qingfeng was nothing short of a savior.
Others immediately took out communication talismans, frantically sending messages to their quasi-Immortal King elders back home, urging them to come to the Seven Stars Ancient Kingdom to find the Heavenly Tribulation Emperor at once.
Seeing the crowd's emotions were sufficiently stirred and the timing was right, Gu Qingfeng spoke again, "Everyone, This Emperor is in the long-term business of tribulation assistance. From Immortal Kings and Great Luo Golden Immortals at the top, to True Immortals and Loose Immortals at the bottom, suitable for all ages, fair to young and old alike. First come, first served, limited to ten clients per day. We welcome enthusiastic sign-ups."
The crowd completely erupted. At this moment, they didn't care about Gu Qingfeng's true origins or how he managed to assist with tribulations. All they knew was that with the Heavenly Tribulation Emperor, they need never fear failing a tribulation again.
Some clever individuals, hearing the daily limit of ten people, grew excited immediately.
Someone shouted right away, "Emperor Gu! I wish to sign up!"
As the saying goes, one stone stirs a thousand waves.
Immediately, countless others followed suit, shouting, "Emperor Gu, count me in too!"
"This lowly one is willing to offer my entire fortune, begging only for Your Excellency's assistance!!"
In an instant, applicants swarmed like clouds, and the entire Seven Stars Ancient Kingdom seemed submerged under a roaring tidal wave of sound.
At this moment, the title "Heavenly Tribulation Emperor" truly resounded throughout the world.
Gu Qingfeng looked at the surging crowd, listened to their voices, and smiled with satisfaction, as if he saw a multitude of people waving their spatial rings, rushing to hand him their money.
"Heavenly Tribulation Emperor? Not bad."
Gu Qingfeng murmured to himself. Then he suddenly remembered something—he seemed to have stolen a bit of Gu Ruochen's thunder.
He was just the commercial break; the ad shouldn't be more exciting than the main feature.
So, he turned to Gu Ruochen and said, "Old Gu, This Emperor is finished. You should say a few words too. After all, today is the great day of your ascension to Immortal King."
Gu Ruochen: "..."
He looked at the surging crowd, each person shouting "Emperor Gu! Emperor Gu!" like fervent believers. It felt as if a stone were stuck in his throat, rendering him speechless.
He only wanted to curse inwardly: You finally remember today is my ascension to Immortal King? Anyone would think it was yours!
Say a few more words? Like hell I will! Who the hell wants to listen anyway!
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?"
【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.)
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.”
. As long as he maintains the villain image and follows the plot to the grand finale, he can obtain generous rewards and return to the real world. So Gu Chen'an entered the role and began to act as a scumbag villain, but who would have expected that the female leads could hear his inner thoughts. Miss Su from the Su family was shocked: "I originally thought Gu Chen'an was a scumbag, but I didn't expect he turned out to be a gentleman! What? You said I have to call off the engagement? I definitely won't, I'll piss you off!" Bai Yuan Tian was dumbfounded: "Young Master Gu is usually unreasonable and a complete brat, but he actually calls me little sweetie in his heart? What, Young Master Gu even said he likes me?" As the female leads' images collapsed more and more, the plot also collapsed with it. Gu Chen'an looked at all this chaos. "Ladies, don't aggro me, if you keep this up the male lead really will stab me, I still need to survive to the grand finale!"
