After leaving the Feixian Drunken Spring Pavilion, Ye Chuan hadn't managed to gather any useful information, but he did learn something new from the brothel madam.
"I heard that the Phoenix Feather Sect is recruiting new disciples today."
"..." Beside him, Bai Qianshuang's beautiful eyes flickered with a hint of confusion.
"And?"
"At a recruitment event like that, the so-called Grand Elder is bound to be present, right?" Ye Chuan said. "We can just go and ask him directly."
"You mean... you plan to attend the recruitment?" Bai Qianshuang asked.
"What do you think?" Ye Chuan flashed a bright grin. "We’ve got nothing better to do. Might as well go have some fun?"
Bai Qianshuang blinked slowly, the stray hair on her head swaying slightly.
Recruitment—
Ye Chuan → Late-stage Transformation Spirit realm
Bai Qianshuang → Peak Transformation Spirit realm
Their strength surpassed even most sect leaders. If they attended the recruitment, what kind of farce would that be?
"If this is your plan, I have no objections," Bai Qianshuang said softly. There wasn’t a better option at the moment, and if attending the recruitment could help them achieve their goal, she didn’t mind.
At least it was better than visiting those pleasure houses.
The thought of Ye Chuan casually chatting and laughing with those courtesans earlier made Bai Qianshuang feel an inexplicable frustration.
Still, she knew he was handling serious business, so she hadn’t stopped him—only watched helplessly.
Useless Qianshuang.
"If we’re attending the recruitment, what about our identities?" Bai Qianshuang asked.
"Just say we’re a married couple," Ye Chuan said offhandedly.
"Married?!" Bai Qianshuang stiffened, her voice rising slightly.
"Hm?" Ye Chuan found her reaction odd. "What’s wrong? Is there a problem with that? You used to joke about it all the time."
"No problem," Bai Qianshuang replied flatly, shaking her head.
"Hm?"
"Husband." She paused, averting her gaze, her voice slightly strained. "Or... would 'darling' be better?"
The sudden address caught Ye Chuan off guard, and he was momentarily stunned by how adorable she sounded. But he quickly recovered with a smile. "Wife?"
"!"
Bai Qianshuang buried her face in her chest, her ears and neck flushing crimson. "For now... just call me Qianshuang."
Seeing her so flustered, Ye Chuan couldn’t help but chuckle. "Let’s go."
As a city under the protection of the Phoenix Feather Sect, gathering information about them was easy.
"Recruitment event? It’s happening these two days. See that mountain over there? Climb to where the clouds gather—that’s where the sect is," a street vendor explained.
The climb itself was part of the sect’s selection process.
Those with poor physical condition or older age wouldn’t have the strength to scale the several-thousand-meter peak.
As for flying up—
Most recruits were barely at the Foundation Establishment stage, if that. Many hadn’t even begun Qi Refinement, making flight impossible.
"That mountain?" Ye Chuan extended his spiritual sense toward the area. Many were climbing, but as he probed deeper, an invisible force blocked his detection.
"A barrier?" he murmured.
Bai Qianshuang understood what he was doing and cautioned, "H-Husband, spiritual sense detection can easily alert them."
"Right." Ye Chuan withdrew his senses.
The two summoned their flying swords—since Foundation Establishment cultivators could already ride swords, and with countless cultivators flying daily in Phoenix Feather City, their actions drew no attention.
They soared upward, soon spotting the famed Phoenix Feather Sect—
Atop the mist-wreathed emerald peaks, the sect’s gate resembled a phoenix poised for flight. Vermilion pillars were carved with flowing golden feather patterns, glowing warmly in the morning sun.
Dozens of apricot-yellow banners fluttered on either side of the gate, each bearing a lifelike phoenix engulfed in flames, their rustling carrying faint avian cries.
The white jade plaza before the gate was packed with hopeful youths, lining up along the wide stone path.
At the far end of the plaza, several elders in gold-trimmed feather robes sat on a raised platform, behind them a massive banner reading "Phoenix Feather Sect Recruitment" in gilded characters.
"Hmm... these elders are all around Nascent Soul realm," Ye Chuan noted.
But with his spiritual sense blocked, he couldn’t gauge the sect’s strongest cultivator.
Bai Qianshuang spoke up, "H-Husband, let’s land first."
"Alright."
As they descended, they immediately drew stares.
Not just because of their striking looks—the fact that they could ride swords meant they had been cultivating for some time.
And since they weren’t wearing Phoenix Feather Sect robes, it could only mean one thing:
They were here for the recruitment!
"Husband, everyone’s staring at us," Bai Qianshuang said.
"Most of them are mortals—it’s natural," Ye Chuan replied casually, unfazed. Having participated in the Qingyun Sect’s recruitment before, he was familiar with the process.
"Husband, where should we wait?"
"Let’s queue over there." But then he paused, giving Bai Qianshuang a puzzled look.
"Qianshuang, why do you keep saying 'husband' in every sentence?"
Normal people didn’t address each other by name in every line of conversation.
Bai Qianshuang stiffened slightly before murmuring, "I didn’t pay much attention. Just a habit."
A habit?
"If you don’t like it, I’ll stop," she said.
"It’s not that I dislike it." Though he found it odd, Ye Chuan smiled. "It’s fine. Keep calling me that... wife."
Bai Qianshuang turned her head away, pretending to admire the scenery. "Husband, let’s go queue."
"Sure, sure." Ye Chuan chuckled.
At the end of the line, the two continued to attract attention.
"Those two actually flew here on swords... and they look so young."
"Seriously? And they seem to be married—both with such high talent?"
"This year’s recruitment is full of hidden dragons and crouching tigers."
"Come on, maybe we all have the potential to be emperors—just not awakened yet."
Whispers surrounded them, but since Ye Chuan and Bai Qianshuang weren’t the first to arrive by sword, the chatter soon died down.
Compared to them, everyone was more concerned about their own cultivation potential.
Even becoming a mere outer disciple would elevate them above ordinary mortals.
young master of the Shen family—a figure of immense power and wealth beyond measure—and awakened the "Destined Ultimate Villain System"! His starting scenario? Running into his icy fiancée who shows up with a mountain-descending divine doctor to break off their engagement. The divine doctor arrogantly taunts: "What does your Shen family have besides a bit of stinking money? You're not even worthy of tying Qingxue's shoelaces!" Shen Fei just smiled. He completely defied the usual script: "Fine, I agree to break off the engagement. Also, notify the finance department to withdraw all investments from the Su family." Minutes later, with its capital chain severed, the Su Group teetered on the brink of bankruptcy! The once aloof and proud ice queen CEO was thrown into utter panic. That very night, she went to Shen Fei's villa, casting aside all dignity to beg and plead desperately... From then on, in this world teeming with Sons of Destiny, Shen Fei embarked on a path of extreme dimensional suppression! A mountain-descending divine doctor? Peerless medical skills? Shen Fei: "Reporting you for practicing medicine without a license! I'll gladly take your ancient medicinal cauldron and twin sister assassins." The Crooked-Smiling Dragon King? Commanding a hundred thousand soldiers with a single order? Shen Fei: "Illegal assembly and suspected treason! Let a fleet of attack helicopters sanitize the area and teach you what the state apparatus really means!" A reborn tycoon? Knows all the golden opportunities of the next decade? Shen Fei: "A trillion in capital to reverse and pump the stock market, making you blow your margin and jump on the very first day of your rebirth!" What Chosen Ones? What bearers of Heavenly Fortune? In Shen Fei's eyes, they're all just chives (i.e., suckers/marks) waiting to be harvested! Shen Fei: "Sorry, but as the Destined Ultimate Villain, I don't play by the rules of honor. I only play the game of dimensional suppression."
ive and Ruthless] Before his transmigration, Ye Xuan was playing a game called "Severing Emotions to Attain the Dao." The game's core wasn't about leveling up by fighting monsters, but about conquering various "bad women" with wicked personalities and cold, fickle natures. There was only one method to conquer them: stay unwaveringly by their side, then die at a critical moment, driving them to madness after losing the protagonist. The higher their level of regret, the higher the player's score. To dominate the server, Ye Xuan conquered all the bad women. In the early stages, he showered them with boundless tenderness, only to choose to sacrifice himself for them later, making them weep bitterly and drown in regret. Among them were: Xia Lengyue, the unfaithful immortal wife who chased after powerful men and discarded her husband like trash. Ye Qingcheng, the Demonic Venerable of the Joyous Union Sect, who appeared pure and innocent but was, in reality, promiscuous. Wu Lingxiao, the Empress of the Great Xia Dynasty, who lusted after men and loved maintaining a harem. Bai Qiangu of the Endless Demonic Sect: a bloodthirsty mass murderer. However, when the protagonist transmigrated into the game world, he made a horrifying discovery. Eight hundred years had already passed. The bad women he had conquered had now each become deities and revered ancestors. Faced with the endless stream of toxic women coming for him, Ye Xuan could only rely on his god-tier acting skills to carve a path of survival through this world of treacherous women.
grated, and just when he finally managed to get into an elite academy, he discovered that he actually had a system, and the way to earn rewards was extremely ridiculous. So for the sake of rewards, he had no choice but to start acting ridiculous as well. Su Cheng: "It's nothing but system quests after all." But later, what confused Su Cheng was that while he was already quite ridiculous, he never expected those serious characters to gradually become ridiculous too. And the way they looked at him became increasingly strange... (This synopsis doesn't do it justice, please read the full story)
agon king storylines. At the start, I obtained the "Ultimate Lackey System" - the more I act as a lackey, the stronger I become. What else could I do? I chose to become the personal henchman of the ultimate villain, Su Muwan. I provoke all sorts of chosen ones, snatch away their opportunities, and commit every evil deed imaginable. You ask who's behind me? Hmph! You're not worthy of knowing my lady's name! ...... ....... I am Su Muwan, the eldest daughter of the Su family. Since childhood, I've possessed extraordinary talent in martial arts, which led to my arrogant and domineering personality in my past life. I was even foolish enough to repeatedly challenge those favored by heaven, ultimately resulting in a tragic death. In this life, I must behave and absolutely cannot walk the same path again!! However... SLAP!! "So you're the Dragon King, huh?!" When I saw my little lackey swagger over and viciously slap the Dragon King who was hiding his identity, I felt my heart sink. Su Muwan's suspended heart finally died as she watched Qin Luo, her utterly loyal lackey, standing before her. She fainted on the spot from shock. Heaven is determined to destroy me!! (Pure love 1v1, light-hearted, no angst, single female lead, villain, reincarnation, lackey)
