Bai Qianshuang trudged through ankle-deep weeds, the thin veil of her bamboo hat pressed against her cheeks by the wind, the icy touch keeping her alert.
The twisted branches of trees along the path stretched toward the sky like withered ghostly claws, while the occasional howls of nocturnal demonic beasts echoed through the desolate valley, adding to the eerie atmosphere.
"We’re here, this must be the place," Bai Qianshuang murmured as she spotted the abandoned mine shaft deep in the valley.
The entrance, about ten meters wide, was half-hidden by thorny bushes as tall as a person.
She paused, releasing her spiritual sense to probe the interior before stepping inside.
"Nothing… no traces of the Jade Void Sect’s techniques," Bai Qianshuang mused.
If remnants of the Jade Void Sect had truly been here, they would have inevitably used their signature cultivation methods and combat techniques.
Unless—
Her footsteps halted abruptly. Just as she was about to retreat, a sharp whoosh cut through the air behind her!
Instinctively, she tapped her toes against the ground, her body drifting three feet to the left like a willow catkin, while her free hand slashed out a streak of sword energy!
Clang!
The sword energy collided with something metallic, shattering into a shower of icy fragments.
The ambusher leaped out from behind a boulder, clad in a faded black robe reminiscent of the Jade Void Sect’s old uniform.
His face was masked, revealing only a pair of sharp, sinister eyes. "Quick reflexes," he sneered, "but today, you’ve crossed paths with the Jade Void Sect. Your life ends here!"
Bai Qianshuang tightened her grip on her spiritual sword, its blade gleaming coldly. Her voice was frosty. "You… are not from the Jade Void Sect."
"What nonsense! I am a disciple of the Jade Void Sect!"
Bai Qianshuang’s tone remained indifferent. "The Jade Void Sect had few male disciples, and I’ve met every one of them. Your spiritual energy, your techniques, even your attire—none of it matches theirs."
A flicker of sorrow passed through her eyes, too faint to be noticed.
To think… someone would dare exploit the Jade Void Sect’s name for their own deeds.
The man’s eyes darted nervously before he yanked off his mask, revealing a brutish face.
"Fine, since you’ve seen through us, no point pretending!" he spat. "We just borrowed the Jade Void Sect’s name to take what we wanted. Who are you to interfere?"
"Borrowed their name?" Bai Qianshuang’s spiritual energy erupted violently, pulverizing the gravel beneath her feet.
"The disciples and elders of the Jade Void Sect died defending their sect! How dare you tarnish their honor with your crimes!" Rare fury laced her voice as she clenched her sword.
At that moment, over a dozen more black-robed cultivators surged from the depths of the mine.
But when they sensed Bai Qianshuang’s aura, their expressions twisted in shock.
Wait…
What realm is this woman in?!
"Boss, stop wasting time!" A bearded cultivator roared, swinging his blade. "We outnumber her—just cut her down!"
Bai Qianshuang’s sword flashed. A terrifying force obliterated the two frontmost attackers.
Her movements were fluid, two more slashes following—each one instantly killing its target.
"What?!"
The remaining cultivators gaped in horror.
"P-please, spare us, Great One!"
"Immortal Lady, we were wrong!" Even their sole Nascent Soul realm cultivator had been annihilated without a chance to fight back.
Bai Qianshuang’s voice was glacial.
"You… are unforgivable. None of you will leave alive."
Just as she was about to finish off the last of the imposters, rapid footsteps and shouts echoed from afar:
"Qingyun Sect, hunting down demonic sect remnants! Combat ahead—surround them!"
Bai Qianshuang froze. The Qingyun Sect had caught up to her?
With a cold glance at the trembling man before her, she ended him with a single stroke.
No witnesses.
But as she turned to flee, Qingyun Sect cultivators had already blocked the mine entrance.
Leading them was a Spirit Transformation realm expert, a Qingyun Sect token hanging at his waist, his aura locking onto Bai Qianshuang.
Then—two, three, four!
Four Spirit Transformation realm cultivators!
All Qingyun Sect elders!
"Qingyun Seal! Who are you, daring to kill our Young Master Zi? The Qingyun Sect demands answers!"
The leader flicked his wrist, and over a dozen disciples behind him drew their swords. A storm of cyan sword energy rained toward Bai Qianshuang, shredding the valley walls in its wake!
"Qingyun Sword Formation!"
Bai Qianshuang remained silent, parrying with her sword.
The clash of energies sent shockwaves through the air.
Yet two stray slashes grazed her arm, tearing her white sleeve and drawing blood.
The searing pain disrupted her spiritual energy flow.
"The Jade Void Sect’s techniques?" The Qingyun elder narrowed his eyes. "You… you’re from the Jade Void Sect?!"
At that moment, Bai Qianshuang’s hat slipped, revealing her ethereal beauty under the moonlight.
"The Demon Sect’s Holy Maiden, Bai Qianshuang?!" One elder gasped in recognition.
"It’s really you! Hah! Fate smiles upon us—we’ve searched far and wide, only to find you here!"
Though puzzled by her Spirit Transformation realm strength, they cared little—with four elders present, capturing her was a foregone conclusion.
"…" Bai Qianshuang coolly met their gazes, retrieving a pill from her storage ring and swallowing it.
Instantly, her wounds knitted together at visible speed.
This was a gift from Ye Chuan—swift, side-effect-free recovery.
The Qingyun Sect disciples redoubled their efforts.
"Maintain the formation!"
The Qingyun Sword Formation whirred back to life, its vast momentum poised to obliterate Bai Qianshuang.
Expressionless, she took a deep breath and formed a hand seal.
As her spiritual energy surged, radiant light enveloped her, expanding into a towering golden lotus a hundred meters high!
Its brilliance lit up the night, each pulse of energy distorting the surrounding space.
"Azure Lotus Incarnation!"
Lotus and sword formation clashed, their auras equally terrifying as the full might of Spirit Transformation realm power was unleashed.
This time, Bai Qianshuang held nothing back. Even outnumbered, she would slaughter these hypocrites to the last.
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."
orn and Humiliation】【Forced Love】 In his past life, Lin Ran was betrayed and murdered by his girlfriend and family, while the yandere female aristocrat, who had treated him as a mere plaything, avenged him by doing in his enemies. Upon seeing the yandere female aristocrat lying in the same coffin, ready to die with him, Lin Ran realized how profoundly mistaken he had been. Reborn, he abandoned the fickle campus beauty and wholeheartedly embraced the yandere female aristocrat's arms. "Ran! If I dig out your eyes and turn them into a specimen, you'll only be able to look at me!" Lin Ran: "Darling, kiss me!" "Ran! If I break your legs, you won't run away anymore, right?" Lin Ran: "Love, hold me tight!" "Ran! If..." Lin Ran: "Hush now! Love me more!" Luo Yao: ... Seeing his scumbag dad: "Take him out!" Seeing his stepmother: "Get rid of her!" Seeing his brother: "Eliminate him!" Seeing his white moonlight: "Send that to Southeast Asia!"
+【Epic Battles!】 "Your Highness, they say Linxi Temple is miraculous. Won’t you make a wish?" "A wish? It should be making wishes to me." "That may be so, but since you’re already here..." "..." "Fine. Then grant this princess a consort to play with." "He must be obedient, devoted, and utterly infatuated with my body—so much so that he’d kneel and kiss my feet." "Your Highness, that’s not a consort. That’s a dog." "Then add clever, witty, heroic, ambitious yet pragmatic..." "Hmm, that’s enough for now. I’ll add more later." After tossing out these words half in jest, Princess Anle departed the temple—only to catch a fleeting glimpse of the Bodhisattva statue smiling at her. Meanwhile, Yang An, fresh out of university, was having a very bad day. Good news: He’d transmigrated into another world with a cheat granting tenfold combat power. Bad news: He’d immediately fallen into the clutches of a certain villainess. Good news: Said villainess possessed peerless beauty and royal status. Bad news: She was absolutely monstrous!!! In the frozen wilderness, Yang An knelt beneath Qin Guo’er’s feet, drenched in sweat despite the cold. Desperately clutching her porcelain-perfect foot—the very one poised to crush his throat—he could only think: How do I survive this?! Need answers NOW!
and couldn't return to the real world. Finally, I gave up and decided to go with the flow, only to discover that writing a diary could make me stronger. Since no one could read it, Su Luo wrote freely, daring to pen anything and everything. Female Lead #1: "Not bad. This diary helped me steal all the protagonist's opportunities. I just want to get stronger." Female Lead #2: "I don’t care about reaching the peak of the cultivation world. Right now, I just want to enjoy the chaos." Female Lead #3: "What? Everyone around me is a spy? I’m the Joker Demon Lord?" ... It’s so strange. Why is the plot completely off track, yet the ending remains the same? Are you all just messing with me?!
