Qin Ran kept silent. After landing, he still covered his forehead pretending to be dizzy. He sneakily followed along with Su Changqing and Bai Ruoxi, blending in with the Lingnan Immortal Sect's group, wanting to enter the Dao Questioning Grand Hall to listen for some inside information about the Extreme Demon Weeping Willow.
Who knew that when he walked to the entrance of the Dao Questioning Grand Hall, Su Changqing and Bai Ruoxi next to him easily walked right in, yet when he stepped forward, he couldn't get in no matter what.
"What's the reason for this?" Su Changqing noticed the situation and asked aloud.
Qin Ran looked up at Elder Ning. Elder Ning was watching him expressionlessly. Su Changqing and Bai Ruoxi also followed his gaze to look at Elder Ning, immediately realizing this was Elder Ning's intention.
Although their status and position were quite high, they were still not higher than Elder Ning. They could only smile apologetically at Qin Ran.
Elder Ning didn't care whether Qin Ran had taken over someone's body or came from outside the realm. But before getting clear on Qin Ran's specific background, he would not allow Qin Ran to participate in the Lingnan Region's internal affairs.
Qin Ran didn't know Elder Ning was already suspicious of his identity as a dimension-crosser. He looked at Elder Ning and frowned...
Why was he targeting him? He just wanted to find out some inside information to help him survive. It wasn't like he would do anything shady.
Just then, Gu Yueming, the sect master, also noticed Qin Ran couldn't get in. He glanced at Elder Ning, understanding this was his intention. But he only thought Elder Ning felt Qin Ran's identity was not high enough to participate in these matters.
"You just formed your core, your cultivation is unstable. Go back and stabilize your realm first," he quickly said, giving Qin Ran a way out.
"Yes!" Qin Ran nodded.
What else could he do? He could only follow the arrangements of his superiors.
Watching the group enter the Dao Questioning Grand Hall, Qin Ran hugged Chase Wind as he turned around, with his back facing the Dao Questioning Grand Hall as he looked at the Questioning Dao Square up ahead.
The square today was the same as usual. It had not changed because of the Lingnan Immortal Sect's arrival. Those who were cultivating techniques continued cultivating techniques. Those looking for dual cultivation partners continued looking for partners. Those going to the market continued going to the market. It was flourishing with a bustling scene.
"Since I'm already here..." he sighed, preparing to go to the market and stroll around, to buy some things to bring back.
Qin Ran's clothes had been burnt to ashes by the Heavenly Tribulation's lightning. He was currently wearing coarse hemp temporary clothing. His hair had also been burned to ashes by the tribulation fire. He currently had a 24K bald head. But he was hugging a little white tiger in his arms that looked to be quite valuable...
With this appearance, walking amongst the crowds, he looked just like some lower-ranked menial worker taking care of a spirit beast pet for one of the upper-ranked inner sect members. He looked extremely shabby.
Walking amongst the crowds, not to mention going unnoticed, being drowned out by the crowds, just the people passing by, upon seeing him, would all look down on him.
After walking for a while, Qin Ran felt somewhat annoyed by the looks and wanted to utilize a technique to disguise himself, to no longer attract people's attention. But at this time, he noticed the disciples' conversation in the crowd:
"Who has come to challenge today?"
"I heard it's Lu Jin, an inner sect disciple from Qi Peak."
"Lu Jin? Oh, I've heard of him. It's that Lu Jin who cultivates the Heaven-Reaching Lance Technique right? I've heard he's already been a member of the sect for over a hundred years and performed exceptionally well in the last Door Knocking ceremony. It's said he's about to form his core soon. As long as he finds the Barrier-Breaking Core Formation Pill... His cultivation is quite profound!"
"Yes yes yes, that's him. His strength is great!"
"I wonder if he can suppress that Dan Peak tyrant's rampant arrogance."
"That's hard to say. I heard that tyrant is still in the middle Foundation Establishment stage, but her terrifying battle prowess..."
"You said she looks so beautiful, why does she have to be so combative? What a pity, what a pity..."
The two speaking gradually went towards the Debate Platform at the square, leaving Qin Ran alone, petrified in the wind.
Dan Peak? Tyrant?!
Who else could this be but that girl Li Shiyin!
So in the few days he was out crossing tribulation, what other mishaps happened at Dan Peak? What else did those two little girls at home do!!
The Debate Platform, while it was said to be a place for debating techniques and dao, straight out, it was... a fighting platform.
Disciples could find people at the Debate Platform to exchange pointers on whatever techniques and arts they learned. They could resolve any grudges there. If their hands felt itchy, they could also go fight there. In short, it was that kind of place.
Today, the Debate Platform at the Dao Sword Sect Main Peak was very lively, with many more spectators than usual who came just to witness the peerless elegance of the white-clothed sword fairy.
In fact, this Debate Platform had been this fiery and explosive every day for the past four to five days.
The reason being, that white-clothed sword fairy had an extraordinary heroic spirit and unparalleled beauty. Her battle prowess was unmatched.
After all, an even more wonderful experience compared to watching a peerless beauty was watching a peerless beauty fight.
There were nine Debate Platforms arranged in nine palaces. Their outer appearance wasn't much different from ordinary fighting rings, but there were profound mysteries within them.
The most obvious being the space within the platform versus the space below were vastly different. Looking from outside the platform, the platform radius was only about ten meters. But once stepping onto the platform, one would discover the platform was spacious, much more than ten meters. Another thing was the quality of the platforms. They could endure blades, fire, poison, and other attacks from cultivators and not be destroyed. Their skin was thick and flesh coarse.
At this time, on the number nine Debate Platform of the nine palaces, stood a middle-aged looking man. He had his arms crossed, long whiskers fluttering, and eyes closed as he waited for his opponent to arrive.
He didn't have to wait long before someone in the crowd loudly shouted:
"The Dan Peak tyrant comes!"
Then someone asked: "Where is the sword fairy?"
Everyone looked over together. They only saw a sword light flying over from Dan Peak's direction. Looking closely, they saw two people on the sword.
One was a peerless beauty in white. She had an arrogant expression and an oppressive aura, as if no heroes in the world were worth looking at. The other was a cute lolita in pink. She was charming and amiable, with a gentle aura that made anyone want to hug her affectionately.
"That little girl is here too!" some creep shouted.
The crowd below was excited, but on the sword the crowd couldn't hear, the pink-clad lolita Long Qiqi whispered to the arrogant sword fairy Li Shiyin: "There are even more people today than yesterday. Can you handle it?"
"Don't worry, no problem. I'm super strong!" Li Shiyin arrogantly said, also whispering.
"Are you hungry?" Long Qiqi asked again.
"You?"
"I'm not hungry." Long Qiqi said. "I ate Chase Wind's beast pills."
"When?" Li Shiyin raised her voice. "Didn't you say you'd save some for me?"
"Don't speak so loudly. Maintain your image!" Long Qiqi whispered admonishingly. "Having the right look gives you a combat power boost. Maintain your disguise... I just couldn't resist the temptation of those beast pills. They attract spirit beasts."
"You ate them yourself!"
The two whispered as they descended from the sword light, parting the crowd and landing on the Debate Platform.
"Fight well today. I'll let you eat all the meat buns I buy later," Long Qiqi whispered as she jumped down from the sword.
"You said it!"
Li Shiyin looked straight ahead at the man, saying to Long Qiqi.
"I did!" Long Qiqi said, then jumped down from the platform.
"Dan Peak, Li Shiyin," Li Shiyin cupped her fists at the man across from her and said clearly in her cold voice.
"Lu Jin!" The man replied. "I heard you've been quite arrogant recently, defeating dozens of my Qi Peak disciples in a row! Thinking as if Qi Peak has no one worthy!"
"Senior brother..." Li Shiyin said. "I just want to find someone to fight with!"
What an arrogant remark!
As soon as she said this, it immediately drew cheers and applause from the entire hall:
"Well said!!!"
Both in the skies and on the ground were sounds of approval.
end. Thus one must continue to cultivate, and become a saint or great emperor, in order to prolong one's life. Chen Xia, however, completely reversed this. Since his transmigration, he has gained immortality, and also a system that awards him with attribute points for every year he lives. Thus between the myriad worlds, the legend of an unparalleled senior appeared. "A gentleman takes revenge; it is never too late even after ten thousand years." "When you were at your peak I yielded, now in your old age I shall trample on you." - Chen Xia
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.”
] [Lone Wolf, No Male Gaze] [Protagonist is pursued early on; extreme protagonist-stans, stay away!] The "Carnival Paradise" descends and slowly devours the real world in the form of a game. By chance, Zhu Yan awakens the talent [Roleplay], becoming one of the first beta players. He thought he could develop safely, but after clearing the first instance, he is branded by humanity as the chief culprit behind the game's spread—a traitorous villain. A villain? Who would ever... become one! He'll be the villain! From then on, Zhu Yan is not only a player but also a lackey for the Carnival Paradise. Between the straight path and the crooked path, he chooses the con. With his left hand, he dons the villain's mantle, staging scenes within instances, infuriating players who decry him as a despicable traitor, all while the game happily promotes him. With his right hand, he joins the non-human organization "Fangcun Mountain," which opposes the Carnival Paradise, transforming into a mysterious player who slaughters game bosses, earning cheers of "Long live the expert!" from fellow players. Gradually, Zhu Yan rises to become an S-rank human player in Fangcun Mountain's archives, while also being the Carnival Paradise's certified top game Boss. But when the final war erupts and both major factions place their hopes in him— Players tag his various aliases: "Experts, this offensive depends on you." The Carnival Paradise's supreme Boss throws an arm around his neck: "Bro, you're the iron, I'm the steel; you can't let me down again!"
【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.)
