Zhao Tianyang's figure disappeared at the end of the mine shaft.
Zhang Kui stood rooted to the spot. His rugged face flushed red with excitement as he muttered incessantly.
It worked! It worked! It really worked this time!
Once he finishes verifying it, he will definitely bring back a witness.
Brother Su! No! Steward Su!
That will be your chance to escape!
Just then, the forgotten Qin Feng on the ground slowly woke up.
Clutching his splitting headache, he looked blankly at this scene of brotherly love unfolding before him, his mind a complete mess.
What happened?
Wasn't I about to die again?
How am I alive?
And, steward?
Who is the steward?
When his gaze finally landed on Su Ji, Qin Feng's pupils violently shrank.
He... he actually became a steward?!
An indescribable sense of absurdity and defeat instantly overwhelmed him.
He considered himself a heaven-chosen genius, taking every step carefully, putting on an act for so long, only to end up as a stepping stone under someone else's feet, a test subject to be discarded at will.
Yet this seemingly reckless Su Hao, who had shown off his sharp edges on the very first day, had ascended to the heavens in a mere three days?
On what grounds?!
Brother Zhang, about this matter... I think it's better to wait until Old Zhao returns and discuss it at length.
Zhang Kui glanced at Qin Feng. It was true; with an outsider present, it really wasn't a good time to discuss things.
Alright then!
After saying that, he grabbed Su Ji without a word of explanation and dragged him toward the overseers' residential area.
Let's go, let's go, Steward Su, let me first take you to see your new living quarters!
That place is far better than the shacks us rough men live in!
Half-dragged and half-pulled, Su Ji had no choice but to follow along. Before leaving, he glanced back at Qin Feng, who was still standing there dumbfounded.
...
Zhao Tianyang left again.
This time, he left soundlessly. Besides Zhang Kui, no one even knew when he had departed.
Su Ji sat in a residence that was noticeably several times larger than the other shacks, even featuring a small courtyard.
The expression on his face was so gloomy it looked like it could drip water.
He was anxious.
Seriously?
He still needs to verify it?
I've put on such a great act for you, and you still need to go invite outside help?
Isn't being able to neutralize the baleful aura enough?
Does it have to be the Flawless Body?
This old geezer... he won't release the eagle until he sees the hare.
Senior Brother, what are you thinking about? Su Jiu's slightly worried voice echoed in Su Ji's mind.
Has my acting gotten worse? How could I fail to bluff a wretched old man?
It's not a problem with your acting, Su Jiu's voice was soft. To Zhao Tianyang, someone who can neutralize the baleful aura and someone who possesses the Flawless Body to neutralize the baleful aura are two entirely different concepts.
The former might let him see a glimmer of hope to leave this place, but the risks are immense.
But the latter... Su Jiu paused. The latter represents a key, a unique key that can unlock the deepest secrets of this forbidden zone.
He doesn't dare to gamble, nor can he afford to. Therefore, he must be one hundred percent certain that you are that key.
Listening to Su Jiu's analysis, the irritation in Su Ji's heart grew even thicker.
He let out a long sigh and slumped into the stone chair, looking completely devoid of the will to live.
Junior Sister, look...
His voice carried a sense of self-abandonment and powerlessness.
As things stand, you might... really have to help me fake that Flawless Body thing.
In his mind, Su Jiu remained silent for a long time.
Su Ji could even imagine her current expression, both ashamed and annoyed, yet utterly helpless.
Finally, a voice as quiet as a mosquito's buzz sounded again.
...Alright.
Receiving a positive answer, Su Ji's spirits lifted, and he immediately sat up straight in his chair.
In his mind, he involuntarily recalled the words Su Jiu had said before.
When things reach their extreme, they reverse; isolated Yin does not grow, and isolated Yang does not arise.
It means that when a man and the possessor of the Flawless Body... harmonize their Yin and Yang... he might temporarily retain a faint aura of the Flawless Body...
So theoretically, if the number of times Yin and Yang are harmonized within a short period reaches a certain amount... one can possess most of the characteristics of the Flawless Body for a few days.
Theoretically feasible!
Su Ji's eyes lit up.
He rubbed his hands together, his face showing an eager excitement.
Um... Junior Sister.
Su Ji cleared his throat and spoke cautiously, using a negotiating tone.
That short period you mentioned, exactly how many days is that?
And that certain amount of times, exactly how many times is it?
In his mind, Su Jiu fell silent again.
This time, the silence lasted even longer.
Just when Su Ji thought she was going to back out, that somewhat reluctant voice sounded once more.
Probably... within seven days.
As for the number of times... at least, it has to be ten times.
Ten times?
Ten times in seven days?
Su Ji counted on his fingers.
That's an average of less than twice a day.
It seems... that's not something too hard to accept.
He was even looking forward to it a little bit?
The clouds on Su Ji's face instantly cleared up, and his previous gloominess was swept away completely.
He chuckled, in a great mood.
I thought it was some big deal, but it's just this?
His relaxed demeanor seemed to have provoked Su Jiu.
Her faint voice suddenly rose a few pitches, carrying a sense of gritted-teeth shame and indignation.
But!
That is referring to a situation where the Flawless Body has already reached great completion!
I... my physique is nowhere near that strong right now!
The smile on Su Ji's face froze.
So...
He had a bad premonition.
Su Jiu's voice, at this moment, became unexpectedly calm, a sort of reckless calmness as if smashing a cracked pot to pieces.
So...
At least... it will have to be at least a hundred times!
Boom!
Su Ji felt as if a thunderclap had exploded in his brain.
His face, which had just bloomed into a smile, instantly petrified. His mouth slowly opened wide, and his eyes bulged out roundly.
H-how many?!
His voice was slightly distorted due to extreme shock.
Say that again?!
How many?
A hundred...
Su Ji looked up at the sky in a daze: A hundred times, a hundred times?
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!
lities. One day, Qi Yuan was buying groceries when he unfortunately came face-to-face with a monster. Just when he thought he was going to die on the spot, he suddenly heard the monster's thoughts... "This aura, he's definitely not an ordinary master!" "So terrifying, so terrifying." "A fight with my back against the wall, I can't take it anymore." Qi Yuan: Ah, no one told me that my awakened ability isn't telepathy, but rather the stronger my enemies imagine me to be, the stronger I truly become. PS: Zhou Hai in the first chapter is not the protagonist.
【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.)
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.”
