As the first Golden Immortal from the immortal realm passed the employment physical examination, the remaining top-tier talents in the Chaos Thunder Pool quickly hatched and surged forth like dumplings boiling in a pot!
Unlike the carefree and grinning factions, the members of the six ancient immortal clans of the immortal realm wore expressions ashen with despair.
They knew all too well that they were prisoners. Once shackled by that suspected Dao Ancestor, they were no longer the lofty immortals they once were. The carefree immortality and eternal life of the immortal realm were now beyond their reach, and they were about to endure a life no better than that of slaves in the immortal realm’s black mines...
With such a bleak future ahead, who could possibly laugh?
"Hahaha, I’ve completely erased all traces of the immortal realm now. Can I see Lingxiu?!"
Of course, the Great Luo Ancestor of the Taichu Heart-Soul Clan, Feng Jinhuang, was the exception.
Not only could she still laugh, but she was even eager to start her forced labor!
"Aunt, have you lost your mind? Chen Lingxiu is already dead—snap out of it!" Hun Lan cried out in horror.
They were already prisoners, and now his aunt had been driven to insanity. With her beauty and cultivation, wouldn’t she be bullied to death?!
That kind of thing... No, please!!!
"You brat, what the hell are you thinking?!" Feng Jinhuang scolded with a dark expression.
If he weren’t her brother’s only son, she’d have slapped him dead on the spot!
Even back in the immortal realm, he’d never behaved properly, always disguising himself as a wandering cultivator to seduce other people’s Dao companions—claiming it was for the sake of "spreading the family legacy." Such a morally bankrupt disgrace had truly shamed the Taichu Heart-Soul Clan!
"Aunt, you’re okay? You scared me half to death..." Hun Lan let out a long sigh of relief. He could endure any torment, but his ethereally beautiful aunt absolutely could not!
"Fellow Daoist Jinhuang, from what you’ve said, is that so-called Zi Wei Immortal Court truly the place where Chen Lingxiu originated?"
At that moment, the Great Luo Ancestor of the Primordial Source Clan, Zi Yuan, caught wind of something unusual and approached with a friendly smile.
"What’s it to you?" Feng Jinhuang shot him a sidelong glance, her tone hostile.
The grudge of the five clans ganging up to ostracize the Taichu Heart-Soul Clan was still fresh in her memory—she wouldn’t forget so easily!
Just wait until we reach the Zi Wei Immortal Court. Once I find Lingxiu and secure her backing, you’ll all get what’s coming to you!
"So you’ve truly defected. Aren’t you afraid of Emperor Wuji’s retribution?!" The Great Luo Ancestor of the Void Star God Clan, Cang Jue, barked, still clinging to his delusional hopes for the immortal realm.
Before Feng Jinhuang could respond, Hun Lan, sensing something, immediately snapped, "Why the hell are you yelling so loud? Don’t you dare speak to my aunt like that!"
"Brat, when your elders are talking, don’t interrupt!" Cang Jue’s gaze sharpened.
"Fellow Daoist Jinhuang, no matter how much we fight among ourselves, now that we’re outside, it’s best not to ruin the harmony," the Great Luo Ancestor of the Abyssal Nether Clan, Mo Yan, joined in, adding pressure.
Feng Jinhuang sneered. "Hahaha, threatening me? Do you really think we’re still in the immortal realm? Even if you gang up on me, so what? Can you break these shackles?"
"Prisoners should know their place. If you can’t let go of your pride, someone will help you let go!"
Her words left the three ancient clan ancestors speechless.
Just then—
Chen Yi finished his thorough inspection of the little golden dragon and turned around, calmly observing the three ancient clan ancestors still clinging to their delusions. "Making a ruckus—planning a rebellion?"
"You all must have too much energy with nowhere to spend. Come on, move out! Get to work!"
The moment he spoke—
All 1,138 Golden Immortals, 81 Taiyi Immortals, and four Great Luo Ancestors from the six ancient clans were bundled up and shipped off to the Zi Wei Immortal Court’s Fate Reincarnation Department!
To be fair, this department had originally been the most leisurely unit in the early days of the Zi Wei Immortal Court’s establishment. In fact, the entire department was carried by a single chief deity, Liu Xiaofeng, who spent his days idly watching the drama unfold.
But as the Zi Wei Immortal Court began importing large numbers of talents from outside, this department skyrocketed to become one of the busiest units!
Expand, expand, and expand again!
Unfortunately, the official quotas on the Heavenly Dao Divine Registry were limited. Not only did the Fate Reincarnation Department need them, but other units were also scrambling for more.
Thus, the Fate Reincarnation Department remained chronically understaffed!
Though there were many temporary interns hired as Fate Recorders, those who weren’t officially registered as Divine Registry Immortals lacked the authority to log fate and fortune data.
Chen Huaigeng was one such newly hired intern Fate Recorder.
This job was hard-won, and he treasured it. Even though he was only assigned the tedious task of auditing the fate and fortune data of newborns in Zi Wei, he carried it out meticulously, never daring to slack off.
But today—
He felt like the turning point of his destiny had arrived!
A spatial rift silently appeared before him, and then, like dumplings dropping into a pot, one after another, ethereal "mortals" tumbled out!
Though this situation was unprecedented in the Fate Reincarnation Department, he knew without a doubt—this had to be the work of the Calamity Sovereign!
Why? Because these transcendent "mortals" clearly weren’t natives of Zi Wei—they were outsiders!
And the only one capable of tearing open a spatial rift in the heart of the Heavenly Dao-saturated Immortal Court without triggering any alarms was none other than the Calamity Sovereign!
But why was the Calamity Sovereign sneaking around like this?
And these transcendent "mortals"... They were clearly more top-tier talents recruited by the Sovereign from outside!
But logically, someone of his lowly rank shouldn’t be handling these talents.
Shouldn’t they be processed through official channels, with registered Divine Registry Immortals handling their fate data?
So why had they silently appeared before him, unnoticed by any other intern recorders?
"Something’s off—this is twelve parts weird out of ten!"
"The Sovereign must have a reason for doing this!"
"Think, you blockhead! What’s the right move here?"
"First, my job is to audit the fate and fortune data of newborns in Zi Wei for errors. But with the Heavenly Dao’s current strength, mistakes are rare. So my main task is less about auditing and more about identifying newborns with exceptional destinies for special observation..."
"Wait—!"
"Is the Sovereign telling me to quietly assign these top-tier talents special fate templates?"
"No—maybe replace them with flawed destinies meant for early deaths? These would be the prototypes of virtual fates. Yes! The higher-ups often use virtual fates to disguise recruited talents. And the key is—I actually know how to do this!"
"But I’m just an intern. Wouldn’t this be overstepping? What if I’m wrong? Could I even shoulder the responsibility?"
"Should I report to my superiors?"
"But what if this really is what the Sovereign intended?"
"..."
"Whatever! The path to advancement is right in front of me. Even if I’m wrong, at worst, I start over!"
After just three seconds of hesitation, Chen Huaigeng made the most crucial decision of his life.
Damn it, I’m going all in!

rowess are unmatched, commanding a million-strong army! Yet, the Emperor wants to depose him for the sake of a false prince? Hold on, are you throwing me into some female-oriented romance plot? How can I tolerate this? With a grand wave of his hand—the Nine Clan Extraction Technique! Slander the Emperor? Very well, all of you shall die! ... The False Prince: "Although I am not the biological son, Father and Mother love me more. The throne should be mine!" The Female Lead: "Qin Xiao, you are the Emperor, and I am a commoner. If you wish to marry me, you must abdicate. Otherwise, you will never have me!" The Empress: "After we divorce, you must give me half the empire!" The Transmigrator Consort: "You worthless Emperor, why should I kneel to you? All men are equal—I advise you to be kind!" The Great General: "The enemy general is my childhood sweetheart. For her sake, I willingly abandon the frontier defenses!" The Retired Emperor: "Although Yu'er was adopted, I prefer him. Qin Xiao, you should abdicate and let him become Emperor!" ... Very well! So this is how you want to play? Facing this twisted world of female-oriented tropes, Qin Xiao grins and raises his hand to unleash—the Nine Clan Extraction Technique! I am the Emperor. Why would I bother reasoning with you? Seal the gates! Leave none alive!

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."

transmigrates into the world as the sect master of the Heavenly Yan Sect, which is on the verge of being wiped out. He binds a system that grants him cultivation power based on the number of disciples he has: for each disciple, he automatically gains a year's worth of cultivation every single day! Take one disciple: every day he gains 1 year of cultivation power. While others struggle through a year of bitter training, he gets the same just by sleeping through a single night. Take ten disciples: every day he gains 10 years of cultivation power. Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, Nascent Soul—he breezes through all bottlenecks without lifting a finger. Take one hundred disciples: every day he gains 100 years of cultivation power. Even a Soul Transformation Venerable before him can’t survive a single blow. Take ten thousand disciples: every day he gains 10,000 years of cultivation power! With a wave of his hand, he topples empires. With a single step, he crushes the sacred grounds of the universe. ... While others fight tooth and nail for secret techniques, Lin Yan casually hands out Nascent Soul-level cultivation manuals as beginner textbooks. While others strain to find talented recruits, Lin Yan opens his doors to anyone—so long as they’re human. In just three short years, the Heavenly Yan Sect went from a backwater sect made up of three crumbling huts to a sacred land that every cultivator under heaven would kill to enter. ... One day, otherworldly demon gods invade, with a million demon soldiers pressing down upon the realm. Lin Yan, yawning, rises from his lounge chair and glances at the system panel: [Current Disciples: 1.28 million] [Daily Cultivation Increase: 1.28 million years] He waves his hand casually, and the countless demon soldiers are reduced to ashes in an instant. “So noisy… interrupting my fishing.”

ose... to cooperate with the protagonist! Shen Yuan: I have a system! Protagonist: What? System: Holy crap, you're just spilling it out like that? Shen Yuan: Let's team up, we'll split the system rewards! Protagonist: Fifty-fifty split? Shen Yuan: No way! Protagonist: What!? I'm the one getting beaten up, and I don't get half? Shen Yuan: Forty-sixty split, I get forty, you get sixty! Protagonist: Deal! Big brother, come on, hit me! As long as it doesn't kill me, beat me like you mean it! Shen Yuan: Don't worry... I will definitely protect all of you! No one but me can lay a finger on you! Guard our Heaven's Chosen Ones! I'm the only one allowed to bully them!