After Lan Caidie submitted, she completely obeyed Gu Qingfeng, because she believed they were now grasshoppers tied to the same rope; if their affair was exposed, both of them would die.
Humans are like this: once they accept their fate, they begin to adapt, and then even enjoy it.
After all, since the Immortal Venerable fell into slumber, Lan Caidie had been lonely for a long time. The two of them were simply taking what they needed from each other.
After a few days of interaction, Gu Qingfeng successfully learned the truth behind the Immortal Venerable's injury from Lan Caidie.
Many years ago, the Immortal Venerable fought a great battle with another expert of the Immortal Venerable level. He was afflicted with a highly potent poison and had been slumbering to heal his wounds ever since.
And the one who injured the Immortal Venerable was none other than the Poison Demon!
Upon hearing the news of the Poison Demon, Gu Qingfeng immediately thought of the Sixth Star Ruin and the legends surrounding the Flying Immortal Sect.
After all, the Flying Immortal Sect was annihilated because of a single drop of poisonous blood.
Now everything connected. During the great battle between the Poison Demon and the Immortal Venerable back then, both sides suffered injuries, and a spilled drop of poisonous blood destroyed the Flying Immortal Sect.
This was good news for Gu Qingfeng. Possessing the Great Dao Poison Body along with the help of his system, the poison afflicting the Immortal Venerable would be a fatal disaster to anyone else, but to him, it was a supreme nutrient.
Besides the good news, there was also bad news: the Immortal Venerable was a human.
This disappointed Gu Qingfeng a bit, severing his fantasy of reaching the heavens in a single bound to become an Immortal Venerable. He had no choice but to settle for the next best thing and set his sights on the poison inside the Immortal Venerable's body.
He was going to help the Immortal Venerable cure the poison!
That was an exotic poison capable of threatening an existence at the Immortal Venerable level. Once he possessed it, he would have a deterrent measure even when facing an Immortal Venerable.
"When will you let me return to Heaven Beyond Heaven? If I stay in the lower realm for too long, they will get suspicious. You should know that Heaven Beyond Heaven is no different from a mortal emperor's harem; the scheming and infighting are even worse," Lan Caidie said as she snuggled in Gu Qingfeng's embrace.
Gu Qingfeng, grasping her assets, said indifferently, "Let's make it today."
Hearing Gu Qingfeng agree to let her go so readily, Lan Caidie did not feel the joy she had expected. Instead, she felt a trace of irritation and disappointment.
After all, she was the number one beauty of the Qianxuan Epoch and possessed a legendary physique. Even someone as powerful as the Immortal Venerable bowed before her skirts. Yet, after spending only a few days together, Gu Qingfeng was willing to let her go back without the slightest reluctance. This was a heavy blow to her pride.
What Lan Caidie didn't know was that all of her strong points had been learned by the Little Corpse Charm.
"Mhm," Lan Caidie murmured softly. She then got up, put on her clothes, and prepared to leave.
Who would have thought that at this moment, Gu Qingfeng would stand beside her and say, "Let's go. This Emperor is also going to Heaven Beyond Heaven."
As soon as these words came out, Lan Caidie immediately paled in fright, but soon after, a touch of secret delight rose in her heart.
Could it be that Gu Qingfeng couldn't bear to part with me, so he was willing to risk his life to go to Heaven Beyond Heaven?
Although she was secretly pleased, Lan Caidie definitely would not allow Gu Qingfeng to follow her to Heaven Beyond Heaven.
After all, there were too many prying eyes in Heaven Beyond Heaven, and it was entirely populated by women. There were no men. Bringing a man inside would be as glaringly obvious as a bright lantern in the dark of night.
"No, you can't go. Heaven Beyond Heaven is full of women with no men. If you go, you will definitely be discovered. Why don't you return the world authority to me? Then I can secretly descend to the lower realm in the future.
I know that with my looks, status, and position, it's impossible for any man in this world to quit me, but following me to Heaven Beyond Heaven is absolutely..." Lan Caidie kept talking to herself, completely oblivious to Gu Qingfeng's speechless expression.
"You really are quite narcissistic," Gu Qingfeng stated bluntly without any politeness.
"Little Corpse Charm."
"I'm here, Master!" A soft and beautiful female voice, resembling a lark, rang out. Immediately after, the Little Corpse Charm appeared out of thin air.
"This woman is too narcissistic. She thinks she's irreplaceable. Make her wake up to reality," Gu Qingfeng ordered.
"Yes, Master." The Little Corpse Charm gave a charming smile and subsequently transformed into Lan Caidie's appearance.
Lan Caidie froze for a moment, then sneered, "It's just an illusion. A fake is a fake after all."
Riiip!
Before Gu Qingfeng could even speak, the Little Corpse Charm made her move. She stripped bare to face Lan Caidie honestly and said bluntly, "What you have, I have too, and mine are even better than yours!"
Lan Caidie: "......"
In all her life, she had never been this speechless.
Now she finally understood her position in Gu Qingfeng's heart; she was nothing more than transformation material.
"Since you have her, why do you still want to go to Heaven Beyond Heaven with me!" Lan Caidie's tone was icy cold.
"Naturally, it's to meet Immortal Venerable Luo," Gu Qingfeng smiled wickedly.
The Immortal Venerable of the Falling Star Abyss was surnamed Luo, named Luo Wuji. He had learned this from Lan Caidie.
Lan Caidie's expression changed drastically in an instant. "Are you crazy! Why are you going to see the Immortal Venerable!?"
"This Emperor has admired Immortal Venerable Luo for a long time. Now that there is an opportunity, naturally I must go pay my respects."
Lan Caidie's face grew even uglier. "Gu Qingfeng, what exactly do you want to do? You've done such filthy things to me, and you still want to see the Immortal Venerable?"
"Filthy?" Gu Qingfeng cast a sidelong glance at Lan Caidie and said indifferently, "It seems like you were the one taking the initiative all along, right?"
Lan Caidie's pretty face flushed red. "Wasn't it because you said you wanted to experience the joy of an Immortal Venerable!"
"Enough. This Emperor has decided to go to Heaven Beyond Heaven. To tell you the truth, this Emperor is going to cure the Immortal Venerable's poison. You were poisoned by this Emperor before, so you should have a deep understanding of it."
"Cure the poison?" Lan Caidie looked at Gu Qingfeng in disbelief. "After doing this to me, you still dare to go cure the Immortal Venerable's poison? Moreover, you are being too whimsical. What Immortal Venerable Luo was afflicted with was from the Poison Demon, an expert who is also at the Immortal Venerable realm..."
Slap!
Gu Qingfeng delivered a heavy slap across the face, knocking Lan Caidie to the ground.
"Shut up! You slut, remember your place. Who are you to dare question this Emperor?"
Fury immediately surged in Lan Caidie's heart. Always high and mighty, when had she ever suffered such an insult? She was just about to lash out, but when she met Gu Qingfeng's eyes, which were flashing with a scarlet demonic light, the anger in her heart instantly turned ice-cold.
With three parts fear and three parts grievance, she said, "Alright, I admit I was a little loud just now, but you really can't go, otherwise both you and I will die... Ugh..."
Before Lan Caidie could finish her sentence, her voice came to an abrupt halt. Her fair, slender neck was already tightly gripped by Gu Qingfeng, and she was lifted entirely off the ground.
"If I don't go, you will die right now. So, do you want to die now, or die later?" Gu Qingfeng's cold and ruthless voice rang in her ears.
Enveloped by boundless killing intent and demonic might, Lan Caidie felt her entire body turn freezing cold. She was terrified to the extreme. Only then did she realize that the man in front of her was truly ruthless and unfeeling once he got what he wanted; defying him would genuinely result in death.
Thus, Lan Caidie hurriedly struggled with all her might to nod her head.
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.”
s the Eldest Princess, renowned for her cold and aloof detachment, became the most docile of lambs, obeying his every command without question. But when the final move was played on the chessboard, as Gu Chenghan seized everything and ascended on the verge of apotheosis, that very Princess suddenly embraced him from behind, her tone carrying a dependence never heard before: "Wait... you haven't yet... commanded me to love you forever." Gu Chenghan froze abruptly. She... hadn't been hypnotized?! ... [The Eldest Princess's Diary] [When my soul was extracted, becoming the sole spectator outside my own shell] [At first, there was overwhelming fury, until I saw] [How he used my sword to effortlessly shatter my inescapable doom] [How he wielded my authority to eradicate fatal conspiracies I had never even detected] [Like a deity, he rescued me from the deep mire I was trapped in] [If not for those annoying vixens, he and I would be a match made in heaven] [I think I am ill, gravely ill] [My deity should belong to me alone] ... "Hypnosis? Oh, it succeeded, my dear Master." "Only this time, it's my turn to hypnotize you."
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.”
shall grant"] ["Inscribing the glory of our race upon tombstones"] ["All that is threatened, I shall protect"] How his younger sister sees her brother: A brother who only makes eye contact once a day, mostly fading into the background as he tinkers with who-knows-what in his room all day. Their life paths should have remained largely separate. Until one day. Su Qi created an equipment card for his never-met "online girlfriend." His sister fell into silent contemplation upon receiving the "white stockings." [Card can be upgraded] [Upgrade by fulfilling any of the following conditions] [Condition ①: Consume one hundred higher-tier cards] [Condition ②: Complete one 'Heart-Pounding Adventure'] What constitutes a Heart-Pounding Adventure? [Heart-Pounding Adventure (Beginner Level): Equip the card and invite 'Su Qi' to admire it.] [Heart-Pounding Adventure (Easy Level): Equip the card, invite 'Su Qi' to touch it, and analyze the equipment's texture.] [Heart-Pounding Adventure (Entry Level): Equip the card and invite 'Su Qi' to...] [Heart-Pounding Adventure (Challenge Level): Freely combine the words 'Brother' 'Out' 'Brother' 'Me' 'Please' into a complete sentence...] "Please help me analyze both teams' mistakes in this match, brother..." His sister exhaled in relief—surely... surely there couldn't be anything more difficult? [Heart-Pounding Adventure (Suicide Mission Level): Sneak a peek at the names of the galgames in 'Su Qi's' hidden E-drive folder]
