Reasons swirled in his mind,
ultimately transforming into the courage to act.
But just then—
Su Ji's face, twisted in pain, slowly opened its eyes.
Man and fox locked gazes.
Within the molten cavern, the air seemed to freeze.
Only the distant "glug" of bursting lava bubbles pierced the silence with unnatural clarity.
Su Jiu stiffened completely, frozen mid-lean, her mind blank.
Her clear fox eyes flickered first with confusion, then drowned in a tidal wave of shame.
Wait—
Su Ji?
Even deceiving his own fox?
What about the promised inner demon?
How are you awake already?
Su Ji was equally baffled.
What kind of scenario was this?
Su Jiu was the noble one, upright and unflinching.
Su Ji was the rogue, always scheming behind veils.
In the end, Su Ji shattered the suffocating silence first.
Blinking, he adopted an utterly guileless tone:
"Junior Sister, don’t you think... it’s kinda hot in here? I mean—"
Boom!
Something detonated in Su Jiu’s mind.
She wanted to vanish into the ground—or better yet, dive straight into the nearby magma and end it all.
So humiliating.
What had she even been thinking earlier?!
Su Ji took in her "I-want-to-die" expression and connected it to the bizarre "inner demon tribulation" from his [Fate’s Glimpse]. Everything clicked.
He’d been fooled—by himself!
What inner demon tribulation?!
[Fate’s Glimpse] had shown no struggle against a demon.
Just him, eyes shut and frowning—because he was overheating and paranoid about sneak attacks!
Cause and effect, inverted!
Internally groaning, Su Ji kept his face neutral: "Junior Sister, you okay? Your face is red. Getting roasted alive too?"
Su Jiu’s pearly teeth clenched her lower lip hard enough to draw blood.
Right now, murdering Su Ji seemed very justified.
Su Ji read the overflowing bloodlust.
But what could he do?
He was the desperate one here!
Brain, brain—think of something!
No solution means death!
One breath later—
Su Ji’s panic vanished.
A smirk flickered, swiftly suppressed.
Then his expression shifted dramatically: "Wait—wrong."
"Who are you?"
"My kind, adorable Junior Sister Su Jiu would never do such things!"
Backflipping away, he put distance between them: "Tch."
"Inner demon?"
"You’ve finally come?"
——
Meanwhile, Su Jiu had mentally disconnected.
Not even bothering with reflexive denials.
She was done.
Brain, save me!
No solution means never showing my face again!
No!
Focus, Su Jiu!
Then she noticed Su Ji’s act.
"Inner demon?"
"You’ve finally come?"
Inspiration struck.
A brilliant plan to erase all embarrassment took shape.
Yes!
I’m Su Ji’s inner demon.
Exactly!
After all… he was the one who insisted a demon would come!
So everything he saw, heard, experienced—just illusions woven by the demon!
Whatever happened next? The demon’s doing. What did it have to do with her, Su Jiu?
With this epiphany, her heart—ready to leap from her throat—miraculously calmed.
She lifted her gaze. The clarity in her fox eyes dissolved, replaced by a smoldering allure Su Ji had never witnessed.
Her lips parted, voice dripping like honeyed poison:
"Senior Brother~"
Su Ji: ???
This feels off.
Actual demon invasion?
Can’t tell.
He genuinely couldn’t discern—demon or Su Jiu?
Then Su Jiu stepped forward, bare feet gliding over stone, each movement a seductive dance.
Her aura transformed with the first step.
No longer the aloof, tsundere junior sister—now a true soul-stealing fox spirit.
"You foresaw my arrival in destiny’s weave."
"Why… feign surprise?"
She stopped before him, a jade-like finger tracing his chest.
Her touch was ice against the cavern’s inferno.
"Tell me—should I devour your soul first… or drain that refined spiritual energy of yours?"
Just as Su Ji wavered—
No matter.
Intervention arrives.
[Dialogue with Su Jiu activated. Target aligns with aesthetic preferences. Romance options triggered. (Current affection: 71)]
[Option 1: "Junior Sister, you’re a terrible local demon." (Reward: Identity exposed. Su Jiu flees in shame. Temporary affection -40. Vanishes for 2.5 months before recovery.)]
[Option 2: "Hmph! A mere demon dares shake my Dao Heart? My will is steel! My resolve, a blade!" (Reward: Scenic views galore.)]
[Option 3: "A cultivator must confront their inner voice! This is clarity of mind! Seize the moment!" (Reward: Proceed with interrupted special plot. Completion grants +1 destiny draw chance.)]
[Permanent Option: "Women slow your sword. But Junior Sister? She’ll find you a better one." (Current kills: 3)]
Watching his junior sister play "inner demon," Su Ji inwardly rejoiced.
Acting?
He feared no rival in theatrics.
Su Ji adopted a wary expression, retreating a step:
"You—you’re not my Junior Sister!"
"Mmm~" Su Jiu’s laugh slithered out, laced with enchantment that prickled his Dao Heart.
"I am your Su Jiu, Senior Brother~"
(Art note: Give Junior Sister a visual. Hope next chapter conquers the demon.)
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.”
【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.)
or! A blessing for those who struggle with love, a guidebook for dating novices. Quickly match with your dream goddess! Complete walkthroughs earn rewards, and perfect walkthroughs unlock limited achievements!】 Shen Yi, an ordinary office worker, accidentally downloads a mini-game called Dating Simulator. The mini-game is simple: randomly search for dating targets, simulate dates, and receive rewards upon successful confession. Rewards include but are not limited to money, attributes, and skills. The higher the evaluation, the better the rewards, with perfect ratings unlocking mysterious achievements. Shen Yi plans to use this mysterious mini-game to continuously pursue targets and improve himself, making his life better and better. ...... However, after several successful walkthroughs, Shen Yi suddenly notices something strange - the targets he previously simulated dating seem to be searching for him in real life?
e bizarre and supernatural had descended. The previous emperor was a thoroughgoing tyrant; no longer satisfied with human women, he had set his sights on a stunningly beautiful supernatural entity. He met his end in his bedchamber, drained of all his vital essence. As the legitimate eldest son and crown prince, Wang Hao was thus hastily enthroned, becoming the young emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty. No sooner had he awakened the "Imperial Sign-In Intelligence System" than he was assassinated by a Son of Destiny—a classic villain's opening. The Great Zhou, ravaged by the former emperor's excesses, was in national decline. The great families within its borders harbored their own treacherous schemes, martial sects began to defy the imperial court's decrees, and border armies, their pay and provisions in arrears, grumbled incessantly against the central government. Fortunately, the central capital was still held secure by the half-million Imperial Guards and fifty thousand Imperial Forest Army who obeyed the court's orders, along with the royal family's hidden reserves of power, barely managing to suppress the realm. As the Great Zhou's finances worsened and supernatural activities grew ever more frequent, the court sat atop a volcano. Ambitious plotters everywhere dreamed of overthrowing the dynasty, and even some reclusive ancient powers emerged, attempting to sway the tides of the world. At the first grand court assembly, the civil and military officials nearly came to blows, fighting tooth and nail over the allocation of fifty million taels of silver from the summer tax revenues. The spectacle opened Wang Hao's eyes—the Great Zhou's bureaucracy was not only corrupt but also martially proficient, a cabinet of all-rounders. Some officials even had the audacity to suggest the emperor release funds from the imperial privy purse to address the emergency. Wang Hao suddenly felt weary. Let it all burn.
