Before Ling Xiao suddenly fell gravely ill, the chat group had autonomously launched the beta test for the Celestial Realm Trial section as planned.
The beta team consisted of three members: "The Han Family's Young Miss from Gaodao" Han Qianxue as the captain, "Escaped Salted Fish Rice" Chen Fusheng as the deputy captain, and "Tribulation Transcendent" Ye Chen as the team member.
"The Han Family's Young Miss from Gaodao" was already dead—killed by Chen Yi. He was determined to steal her account, and no one could stop him!
But the other two team members were different. The clone-colored pearls had merely lain dormant in places they couldn't see, not yet striking out!
The original plan was to deal with them slowly after entering the Celestial Realm.
But plans never survive contact with reality!
Because Ling Xiao suddenly fell gravely ill!
While the Celestial Realm Trial section was still incomplete, it inexplicably pushed the trial to all chat groups, causing over a thousand innocent members to die in vain while also alerting the Celestial Realm. The current Immortal Emperor Wuji personally came knocking on Ling Xiao's door!
The situation became eerily turbulent. The beta team lingered at the edges of the Celestial Realm, hesitating, but ultimately had to retreat due to the overwhelming risks.
It's worth noting that due to Han Qianxue's absence, the substitute member "Cycle of Heavenly Dao" Yu Zian was also gifted two clone-colored pearls.
No need to thank him—Chen Yi was just doing what he had to.
So now, among the thirty group members, there was "The Han Family's Young Miss from Gaodao," an openly controlled account, as well as three dormant sleeper agents: "Escaped Salted Fish Rice," "Cycle of Heavenly Dao," and "Tribulation Transcendent" Ye Chen!
None of this information had been archived in the Primordial Chaos Creation Disk, so even if the little golden dragon was the artifact spirit, it couldn't find out!
"Stupid dragon, I gave you a chance, but you blew it!" Chen Yi shook his head slightly, then with a thought, activated the clone-colored pearl hidden near "Tribulation Transcendent" Ye Chen!
This brother, who had taken the fall for him multiple times and had even challenged the Immortal Ascension Tribulation, was about to get a lesson he wouldn't forget!
......
Nine Heavens Spirit Domain.
The name sounded impressive, but in reality, this was just a pseudo-Celestial Realm, and its Heavenly Dao was somewhat unstable, as if it had only recently ascended.
Precisely because of this, Chen Yi had no interest in this world's Heavenly Dao. He only robbed the rich to help the poor—never bullying those already struggling.
Whether this was fortunate or unfortunate was hard to say. Being overlooked because you're too weak to be worth the effort was a bit humiliating.
Of course, the Nine Heavens Heavenly Dao had no idea it had escaped disaster due to its weakness, just as Ye Chen had no idea he was about to suffer.
At this moment, within the Cloud Palace of the Spirit Domain's center...
Ye Chen, seated cross-legged on a misty meditation cushion with his eyes closed—though in reality, he was just idly chatting in the group—suddenly shuddered!
"Ugh... Why do I suddenly have a bad feeling about this?"
Ye Chen sucked in a sharp breath, his immortal body trembling uncontrollably as goosebumps rose across his flawless skin.
For a true immortal, this was highly unusual!
Especially for one who had once faced annihilation in the Immortal Ascension Tribulation, experienced the terror of life and death, and honed his instincts to the extreme!
"Not good!"
Without hesitation, Ye Chen obeyed his instincts and flashed into the chaotic void currents, immediately sending a distress call in the group chat.
Unfortunately, that message would never be sent.
Because Chen Yi's clone had been lurking beside him all along—every move he made was part of Chen Yi's plan!
Unlike the other two sleeper agents, Ye Chen was... somewhat of a sensitive soul. That made him the perfect candidate for activation.
After all, if Chen Yi acted directly in the real world, no matter how fast he was, the account would still show abnormal connection delays. But in the dimensional gaps of the chaotic void? Connection delays were normal!
So, to activate a sleeper agent right under the nose of the artifact spirit, the Big Dumb Dragon, without raising suspicion, the agent had to willingly enter the chaotic void.
"Escaped Salted Fish Rice" was a reckless brute, and "Cycle of Heavenly Dao" was a Confucian cultivator who nurtured righteous energy—both were stubborn enough to face danger head-on even if their instincts warned them.
Only Ye Chen, this "sensitive soul" traumatized by the Immortal Ascension Tribulation, would flee at the first sign of trouble!
And for a true immortal, the first choice for escape was the boundless, directionless chaotic void, where spatial coordinates shifted endlessly. Unless two people entered at the exact same time and place, they'd instantly lose track of each other—finding someone again would be like searching for a needle in a haystack!
The moment Ye Chen entered the chaotic void, he felt secure.
And the moment Chen Yi scared him into the void, he also felt secure.
This was what you called a win-win!
By the time Ye Chen realized what was happening, it was already too late.
He never expected a fist to emerge from his own luscious hair!
A single punch sent his brain ringing like a gong!
While his consciousness was still muddled, a brutal surge of soul force forcibly invaded his sea of consciousness, roughly tampering with the chat group's anchor point!
Yes, Ye Chen was only a true immortal—he hadn't yet reached the stage where the anchor point solidified into a will imprint.
Everything happened in an instant. By the time Ye Chen's intelligence reclaimed the high ground and his thoughts cleared, the first thing he noticed was that his account was gone!
Well... not gone gone. The account still existed—his divine sense could still access the chat group anchor point. But now, his presence was flagged as irrelevant noise and kicked out, with the system displaying: "Account currently in use by owner."
What the—?!
"Account in use by owner"?
Since when?!
What kind of nightmare is this?! Begone, foul spirits, begone—!
"Wake up!" Chen Yi's calm voice snapped him out of his existential crisis. With mild amusement, he asked, "So, 'Tribulation Transcendent,' huh? Played with the Immortal Ascension Tribulation? Who gave you the guts?"
Gulp.
Ye Chen swallowed hard, then sniffled. No matter how much he wanted to deny reality, the bastard who'd ambushed him had spoken. Deluding himself further would just be rude.
He cautiously studied the handsome young man standing calmly before him and carefully replied:
"Senior, I didn't mean to challenge the tribulation! I was just too absorbed in my cultivation and couldn't hold back—I accidentally broke through to the tribulation stage and triggered it. I barely survived, but I swear I'll never do it again!"
"Are you... here from the Upper Realm to eliminate tribulation fugitives?"
"I want to report others! I want to redeem myself! I know a place hiding many who became immortals without enduring the tribulation!"
Chen Yi: "......"
Wow. You're really sensitive, aren't you?
I just asked one question, and you spilled your entire life story?!

【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.)

d intelligence to keep the plot moving, and sometimes even the protagonists are forced into absurdly dumb decisions. Why does the A-list celebrity heroine in urban romance novels ditch the top-tier movie star and become a lovestruck fool for a pockmarked male lead? Why do the leads in historical tragedy novels keep dancing between love and death, only for the blind healer to end up suffering the most? And Gu Wei never expected that after finally landing a villain role to stir up trouble, she’d pick the wrong gender! No choice now—she’ll just have to crush the protagonists as a girl!

ither go to a cultivation world where a single sword strike can defeat ten thousand enemies. Or they travel back to historical dynasties to alter history and wield imperial power. At the very least, they'd go back a few decades to get rich using their future knowledge and build a harem. Who the hell would transmigrate here!

't think I'm that capable, I'm just trying my best to stay alive. I've been kind all my life, never did anything bad, yet worldly suffering spared me not one bit. The human world is a nice place, but I won't come back in my next life. A kind young man, who wanted to just get by singing, but through repeated deceits and betrayals, has gone down an irredeemable path.