A surprise too great can turn into a shock.
Most ordinary people wouldn’t be able to handle it, but Chen Yi was no ordinary man—no matter how big the surprise, he could take it!
Yet when Ye Wuchen strode in, one hand dragging the unconscious Ye Ancai and the other holding an unremarkable blood-stained cloth pouch, even Chen Yi couldn’t help but stiffen slightly in astonishment.
Of course, it wasn’t the person that surprised him—it was the object!
What Ye Wuchen couldn’t discern was laid bare before Chen Yi’s eyes, as clear as day!
The heart’s blood staining that pouch seemed to belong to a demonic scourge descendant, yet not entirely—it lacked that eerie, corrupt aura. It was as if it had been shed before the demonic scourge descendant had fully mutated!
Whoosh—
Merely looking wasn’t enough to confirm, so Chen Yi acted decisively. With a flick of his palm, he summoned the blood-stained pouch from Ye Wuchen’s hand to hover before him. After a brief hesitation, he chose to construct a void array to analyze it rather than touching it directly.
Though his divine sense could crush down and reveal its secrets in an instant, he had learned his lesson after his encounter with Wuji. Now, he treated unknown objects with caution, and this was no exception!
Seeing this, Ye Wuchen felt a chill crawl down his spine.
Just what was this thing, to make even Brother Yi handle it so carefully?
Back when he’d been ignorant, he’d even played with it for a while—had he picked up something foul?
With unease gnawing at him, he began a thorough self-inspection.
Fang Zheng, standing nearby, did the same. After all, compared to Ye Wuchen, who had merely handled the pouch, he had actually entered its inner space—a place reeking of a heady, metallic stench. If there was any contamination, he’d best seek the boss’s help immediately!
As the two sank into deep introspection, the Illusory Star Grotto fell into silence.
Moments later—
Having fully unraveled the pouch’s secrets, Chen Yi arched an eyebrow, his gaze suddenly burning with intensity.
Truly, Ye Wuchen was a man of fortune!
As everyone knew, Chen Yi had long wanted to visit the birthplace of the Scourge Progenitor, but he’d never found a way. Now, the blood-stained pouch Ye Wuchen had brought... contained a clue!
The pouch was merely a disguise. Unfolded, it revealed a star chart mapping the orbits of the myriad realms!
Unfortunately, the chart was outdated—the coordinates of the myriad realms were ever-shifting, and following its markings would lead to nothing.
But!
The heart’s blood staining the pouch made up for this flaw!
Though the coordinates were obsolete, traces of aura would linger along the recorded orbital paths. A single whiff would be enough to track them down!
And this heart’s blood possessed an extraordinarily keen sensitivity to the essence of worlds!
Upon deeper analysis, Chen Yi realized this was no ordinary heart’s blood—it belonged to a Profound Immortal!
And not just any Profound Immortal. Unlike Xu Jinghong, who had succumbed to corruption, the residual memories in this blood revealed that its owner had resisted a peculiar mutation until the very end, spitting it out in utter despair!
In its final moments, it had been lucid—unlike Xu Jinghong’s mindless state!
And because of this, the heart’s blood hadn’t fully corrupted, retaining fragments of memory!
Among them... was information about the "Calamity Realm"!
What more needed to be said?
Though he couldn’t confirm outright that the Calamity Realm was the Scourge Progenitor’s birthplace, all signs pointed to it!
What was the truth behind the Scourge Progenitor’s theft and harvest of countless realms?
Was it truly just for evolution?
To force a Profound Immortal into mutation, pushing it onto the Cosmic Path—when even the highest-tier Cosmic Scourge Progenitor was only equivalent to a Profound Immortal!
Even if a Cosmic-tier Scourge Progenitor surpassed a Profound Immortal in power and methods, the resources and time required to reach that level were astronomical!
This was like taking off pants to fart—sure, the range was wider, but the end result was the same!
Behind such unnecessary steps... there had to be a greater scheme!
He would take this hidden path and uncover the truth!
With this in mind, Chen Yi declared, "Well done, Old Ye. You’ve rendered a great service. This pouch is invaluable. Now, tell me in detail how you found it."
Ye Wuchen straightened, wasting no time.
"Watch the replay!"
As soon as the words left his mouth, he cast a divine sense projection, perfectly recreating the scene.
In the vision, Ye Wuchen—dressed in resplendent golden-red robes befitting a God of Wealth—drifted aimlessly through the chaotic void currents. Even when he occasionally brushed against the barriers of other worlds, he didn’t recklessly breach them, strictly adhering to Chen Yi’s directives. Instead, he meticulously marked their locations for future exploration, demonstrating his disciplined work ethic.
Watching this, Chen Yi’s lips twitched.
No wonder Ye Wuchen was a man of fortune—even wandering blindly through the void, he managed to stumble upon world barriers! Over ten years, he’d marked a staggering one hundred and ninety-eight worlds—roughly one every half-month, regardless of their tier. Once Wuji’s depths were tested and safety confirmed, each would become a territorial expansion of the Purple Star Continent!
And without comparison, there was no sense of injustice.
Ye Wuchen, working alone, had discovered one hundred and ninety-eight worlds in a decade—and still claimed he wasn’t skilled at amassing wealth and resources?!
Then what did that make Chen Yi?
He’d sent countless clones drifting through the void, yet in ten years, not a single one had encountered a world. His luck was abysmal!
Fortunately, Ye Wuchen showed no hint of gloating. The blood-stained pouch had genuinely appeared by chance—right after he’d marked a world barrier, it had drifted into view.
Though it looked unremarkable, anything that could remain intact in the chaotic void was no ordinary item!
Ye Wuchen had picked it up, toyed with it briefly, and finding nothing unusual, tossed it into his personal treasury.
Then the projection shifted—
To the scene of the God of Wealth Temple’s test.
Fang Zheng subtly adjusted his stance, revealing the still-unconscious Fang Fan behind him.
As the scene played out, showing Fang Fan selecting the blood-stained pouch—which wasn’t the correct answer but held greater value—and casually activating it with a few scratches...
Chen Yi’s eyebrow arched again!
This kid!
His father was no pushover, and the son was even sharper!
A pair of prodigies from the same family—truly fitting!
Chen Yi glanced at Fang Fan, still unconscious from the backlash of divine sense disruption, and with a mere thought, smoothed the ripples in the boy’s sea of consciousness.
Truthfully...
Fang Zheng could have easily done the same. But if he had, how else would he secure a moment in the spotlight for his son before the boss?
After all, the boss was swamped with affairs. No matter how capable one was, without opportunities to shine, they’d be doomed to toil in obscurity like an overworked ox!
Of course, with Fang Zheng—the Divine Lord of the Celestial Pivot Academy—as his father, Fang Fan would never be reduced to such a fate. But his progress would undoubtedly slow considerably.
Sometimes, falling behind by just one step means you can never catch up to others again. The Purple Star Immortal Court is developing at an astonishing pace, and everyone is riding the crest of the wave. Reaching great heights isn’t solely about effort—it also takes a bit of luck and the favor of those at the very top!
Soon, Fang Fan’s sea of consciousness settled, his true spirit returned to its place, and he slowly regained awareness.
“Ah—what happened?”
“Father, Uncle Ye, and… Young Fang Fan pays his respects to Your Excellency!”
After a brief moment of confusion, Fang Fan quickly gathered his wits, flipped up smoothly like a carp leaping from water, and dropped into a flawless bow.
“You’ve got potential. Keep it up!” Chen Yi waved his hand dismissively and tossed him a jade token identical to Mu Chen’s.
Fang Fan didn’t fully grasp the significance of the token, but Fang Zheng’s lips twitched, barely suppressing a grin.
Wearing a jade token around one’s neck was the mark of a special envoy of the Purple Star Immortal Court!
Aside from the high-ranking celestial officials, even deputy ministers had to cooperate with them!
Take Mu Chen, the last one to wear such a token—he defied heavenly law, yet no one dared lay a finger on him. In the end, it was only because he couldn’t face Chen Yi in good conscience that he willingly sacrificed himself to quell the chaos—though in truth, he just ran off with his beloved to the ends of the earth…
Of course, my son Fang Fan will never repeat such mistakes. As his father, I will raise his ambitions to the clouds and see him tread the snow-capped peaks to reach the summit!
he colors of other people’s emotions. Light red meant anxiety. Gray meant exhaustion. Orange meant excitement. Yellow... meant repression. At the same time, he could gain unlimited control over one of those colors. Pale cyan: relaxation. Using this ability, he started offering “two-yuan hugs,” spending an afternoon exchanging emotional-color experiences with others. Then came his final female customer of the day— a girl whose emotional color was pure black... —— A week later, Xu Chuan had become skilled at using pale cyan—Relaxation—treating it like a bottle of menthol balm whenever he needed it. That was when he discovered he had unlocked another unlimited emotional color: Purple, the color of fear. So these emotional colors refresh every week? Fine, I take it back—I’ll never call you useless again... —— Much later, after Xu Chuan had accumulated countless emotional abilities, one night, he suddenly found himself inside someone else’s dream. There, he could use the emotional colors he possessed to paint. And in her dream, he painted her a shower of pink shooting stars, spreading across the depths of the night sky...
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.
ions, keeping it grounded and realistic】 After quitting his job, office worker Su Yang accidentally binds with the "Enjoy Life System." As the name suggests, simply by indulging in life's pleasures, he can earn random rewards from the system—no need to spend money on beautiful women or grovel before anyone. Just enjoy, and the money follows, making it all about effortless fun. The system comes with a scanning feature, allowing him to establish a favorability bond with women rated 85 points or above. Every 20-point increase in favorability unlocks additional rewards. After suffering through over twenty years of hardship, Su Yang trembles with excitement, his dull eyes suddenly gleaming with newfound hope. "Enjoy life? How hard could that be?"
ng to die together with you." Lin Xuan is dead, his body thrown into the river by his scumbag lover and her accomplice. She, the president of the Su Group, is decisive, ruthless, and ice-cold. For three days and three nights, she had his body fished out of the river, and without hesitation, she kissed the bloated corpse of Lin Xuan. She laid down beside him in a cold coffin, their fingers intertwined, a smile lingering on her lips as she closed her eyes. The noble and cold-hearted woman, only bending for one man—Lin Xuan. Lin Xuan, with his golden finger, is reborn and returns to the day of his wedding to the treacherous woman. Su Qiang comes to steal the bride. Lin Xuan's eyes light up, eager to pledge his loyalty on the spot, but instead, her kiss transfers a glass of drugged wine into his mouth, causing him to pass out... 【Male Protagonist with Single Female Lead】【Yandere Tycoon】【Action-Packed】【True vs. Fake Heir】
