Chen Yi found it hard to fathom just how much Wuji valued cleanliness.
Could even a Chaos Treasure fail to excite him?
Watching those transcendent and immaculate immortals, Chen Yi felt he might have misjudged Wuji somewhat.
It wasn’t just about cleanliness—it seemed Wuji was also actively avoiding some unspoken taboo of the lower realm.
The feeling was like... the lower realm was a foul, murky swamp, so turbid you couldn’t see what lurked beneath. Afraid of dirtying his hands or worse, being bitten by hidden fish or cut by sharp rocks, Wuji refused to reach down. That made sense.
But here’s the thing—what if there was a dazzling golden gem in that filthy swamp? No matter how repulsive, how disgusting, or how risky, as long as it wasn’t life-threatening, wouldn’t anyone reach for it?
After all, Chaos Treasures were incredibly rare. And history had already proven that the Immortal Emperor was invincible—even in the upper realm, few could shatter his golden invincibility, let alone the lower realm!
Could it really just be disgust holding him back?
Would someone abandon a supreme prize over mere fastidiousness?
Was that possible?
Ordinary people might give up due to their limitations, but the Immortal Emperor, with his overwhelming power and means to suppress all opposition, absolutely wouldn’t!
So, after eliminating all impossibilities, no matter how absurd the remaining answer, it had to be the truth.
The lower realm must harbor something capable of threatening the Immortal Emperor’s life—that’s why Wuji feared to intervene.
But what could it be?
Chen Yi fell deep into thought.
Meanwhile...
Inside the Primordial Heavenly Mirror, the artifact spirit—a little boy—and the Little Golden Dragon were happily spectating.
"Fight! Fight! All this talking and no action—are they playing house?" The Little Golden Dragon watched as the Abyssal Matriarch and the Great Luo Immortals of the Celestial Realm stood at a stalemate, itching to stir the pot himself.
"Ah, those were once mighty figures of the Divine Realm... Now, bereft of their true destinies, new spirits have emerged from their remnants, yet they still instinctively reject the Celestial Realm’s people. Admirable!" The little boy sighed wistfully, his eyes filled with regret.
No sooner had he spoken than—
A Half-Cosmic Abyssal Fiend suddenly snapped, shattering the deadlock. The Dao of Cosmos activated instantly as it charged toward a Golden Immortal on the opposing side!
"RAAAH! Brothers, kill him!"
"Damn ! I’ve had enough of these bastards!"
"Filthy wretches, seeking death!"
"Great Mandate of Heaven, Great Luo Divine Curse!"
"......"
All-out war erupted in an instant!
Bizarre interweavings of the Dao of Space and Cosmos clashed, while condensed immortal energy formed intricate Dao patterns.
In a flash, terrifying energy fluctuations rippled outward, instantly calming the chaotic void energy across billions of miles.
Though the Abyssal Matriarch’s side had numbers, the Celestial Realm’s immortals held the qualitative advantage.
The moment the two forces collided, the Abyssal forces were suppressed, forced into retreat.
Amid the chaos, no one noticed the Half-Cosmic Abyssal Fiend that had started the fight had already slipped to the rear. Like a ghost, it ignored the searing energy of the Radiant Barrier—meant to repel Abyssals—and plunged straight through.
Chen Yi: ???
It just... waltzed right in?
How?!
What the hell is that thing?!
This Abyssal... something was off. No, twelve times off!
That power... while it resembled the Abyssal’s innate Dao of Cosmos, closer inspection revealed subtle differences.
It was like a refined subdivision of the Dao of Cosmos—or perhaps an evolution beyond it.
Abyssal Fiends, due to their corruption, had fused their Divine Realm cultivation into the crude, instinctual Dao of Cosmos. They couldn’t refine it further, let alone evolve it.
So... that Half-Cosmic Abyssal Fiend had a puppeteer behind it!
But here’s the question: Abyssals were remnants of Divine Realm experts, and the Dao of Cosmos was the melted-down essence of Divine Realm techniques. Who else could flawlessly mimic and wield it?
Too hard to guess!
Chen Yi spun around, grabbing the little boy artifact spirit, his gaze piercing. "I can’t enter the Radiant Barrier—is this your doing?!"
"What madness is this?! I’ve even volunteered to extend your time, and you doubt me?! Where’s the trust between people?!" The little boy shouted angrily, kicking at Chen Yi’s fingers while trapped in his grip.
The Little Golden Dragon, triggered by a keyword, immediately declared with righteous indignation: "Trust between people? There’s no such thing!"
"Enough nonsense! My brother Yi is asking you a question—spit it out!"
He’d once preached about trust too... until reality beat it out of him. He’d learned he was a dragon, not a human—trust was a luxury he couldn’t afford.
Hearing the old Primordial Mirror spout his old mantra now made him crack.
"Is that Half-Cosmic Abyssal Fiend being controlled by the mysterious reawakened Divine Realm expert?" Chen Yi cut straight to the point, tearing off the unspoken pretense.
But the little boy refused to admit it, even deflecting: "How should I know? I’m just here for the show! I’m giving you free overtime—how could you treat me like this?!"
SMACK!
Chen Yi slapped him without hesitation: "Talk. Now."
The Little Golden Dragon wriggled excitedly. "Brother Yi, let me handle this! I know a hundred ways to make him talk. A hundred!!"
"Enough, that’s already too twisted. Creation, sit down—I’ll talk!" The little boy covered his face, leaning back defensively before explaining cautiously:
"Since he’s already seized the initiative, there’s no point hiding it. Yes, it’s me."
"If you carry me—a complete Chaos Treasure—it marks you as ‘claimed.’ That newly awakened one won’t let you near."
"Honestly, it’s not that I wanted to hide it. You never asked Creation! He knew this taboo too—he kept it from you. How’s that my fault?"
Little Golden Dragon: ......
Wait, there’s such a taboo?
Since when did I know this?
After a pause, he belatedly realized—this bastard was framing him, shifting the blame!
"Old Primordial, you—! I warn you, watch your words! I’ll sue you for slander! Slander!!"
"Brother Yi, he’s slandering me! I swear I didn’t know about this taboo!"
Chen Yi: ......
If any other Chaos Treasure spirit had said this, he wouldn’t believe a single punctuation mark.
But coming from the Little Golden Dragon... it was 98% credible.
There's still 0.2% left to blame Ling Xiao for, after all, the Little Golden Dragon might have just been naive at first, but after being killed once by Ling Xiao, it became a bit brain-damaged...
Sigh, what are we gonna do with this kid?
Cheng's father told him he was getting remarried—to a wealthy woman. Cao Cheng realized his time had finally come: he was about to become a second-generation rich kid. Sure, it might be a watered-down version, but hey, at least he'd have status now, right? The wealthy woman also had four daughters!! Which meant, starting today, Cao Cheng gained four stunning older sisters?? But that wasn't even the whole story... "My name is Cao Cheng—'Cheng' as in 'honest, smooth-talking gentleman'!"
reezy rom-com) Good news: Jiang Liu is quite the ladies' man. Bad news: He’s lost his memory. Lying in a hospital bed, Jiang Liu listens to a parade of goddesses spouting "absurd claims," feeling like the world is one giant game of Werewolf. "Jiang Liu, I’m your first love." "Jiang Liu, you’re my boyfriend—she’s your ex." "Jiang Liu, we’re close friends who’ve shared a bed, remember?" "Jiang Liu, I want to have your baby." The now-lucid Jiang Liu is convinced this must be some elaborate scam... until someone drops the bombshell: "The day before you lost your memory, you confessed your feelings—and got into a relationship." Jiang Liu is utterly baffled. So... who the hell is his actual girlfriend?! ... Before recovering his memories, Jiang Liu must navigate this minefield of lies and sincerity, fighting to protect himself from these women’s schemes. But things spiral even further out of control as more people show up at his doorstep—each with increasingly unhinged antics. On the bright side, the memories he lost due to overwhelming trauma seem to be resurfacing. Great news, right? So why are they all panicking now?
. As long as he maintains the villain image and follows the plot to the grand finale, he can obtain generous rewards and return to the real world. So Gu Chen'an entered the role and began to act as a scumbag villain, but who would have expected that the female leads could hear his inner thoughts. Miss Su from the Su family was shocked: "I originally thought Gu Chen'an was a scumbag, but I didn't expect he turned out to be a gentleman! What? You said I have to call off the engagement? I definitely won't, I'll piss you off!" Bai Yuan Tian was dumbfounded: "Young Master Gu is usually unreasonable and a complete brat, but he actually calls me little sweetie in his heart? What, Young Master Gu even said he likes me?" As the female leads' images collapsed more and more, the plot also collapsed with it. Gu Chen'an looked at all this chaos. "Ladies, don't aggro me, if you keep this up the male lead really will stab me, I still need to survive to the grand finale!"
+【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!
