In the mystical continent of Xuanzhou, where spiritual power reigns supreme, all manner of tales unfold. Though it is a world of cultivators, it is no different from the martial world of rivers and lakes.
Li Wenyan secretly fled his home, tired of its tedious rules and brimming with curiosity about the outside world. The tales of the martial world from storytellers constantly captivated him, and those legendary stories ceaselessly stirred his heart.
He didn't carry much money, only a heart full of fervor. Perhaps by heaven's grace, although Li Wenyan encountered some setbacks, he passed through them safely. Along the way, he befriended two companions: Lin Wanqing and Zhao Jinglei. Lin Wanqing was always exquisitely dressed, yet no one knew her true skill lay in using poison. According to her, her talent came from her mother, though mentioning her mother always brought a shadow over Lin Wanqing's face.
Zhao Jinglei was skilled in the Thunderbolt Fist, his punches roaring like thunder. With a simple, honest laugh, he had known Lin Wanqing for a long time and often acted as her enforcer.
A particular case brought the three of them together. Being of similar age and sharing a deep curiosity about the martial world, they decided to travel together, their bond growing closer by the day.
Later, they met Chu Yao, who wielded a longbow. Lin Wanqing remarked that her bow was clearly no ordinary item, but Chu Yao was not one for conversation, and they couldn't pry any information from her.
Liu Yueya was skilled in mechanical traps and devices; even her personal accessories could be intricate mechanisms designed to take lives. A chatterbox, she latched onto them because Zhao Jinglei had damaged one of her meticulously laid traps. Insisting on compensation from Zhao Jinglei, she thus boarded their "ship."
Ye Qingzhou and Xiao Changfeng were met in another secret realm. The two were constantly at odds—one excelled in lightness skills and agile movement, the other in a domineering sword technique. Li Wenyan mediated and invited them to join their journey.
Shi Jian was Li Wenyan's childhood friend, a steadfast and honest fellow who practiced the Unmoving Rock Art, making his body as hard as steel. After being kidnapped, he was fortuitously rescued by Li Wenyan and the others. Overjoyed to see Li Wenyan, he ultimately chose to join their little group.
The last member was Hua Nongying, skilled in medicine and capable of creating shadow clones, yet always wore a worried expression. Faced with Ye Qingzhou's invitation, she finally nodded in agreement.
Thus, nine youths gathered. On Qingyun Mountain, they built their own "Qingyun Lodge" with their own hands, giving them a base of operations. They also gave themselves a name: "The Nine of Qingyun."
Of course, retirement was not the wish of these youths. Soon, they resumed their chivalrous deeds: capturing wanted criminals for the authorities, avenging wronged commoners, eliminating bandits on the roads, and punishing unscrupulous merchants who hoarded and inflated grain prices.
Yet, amidst these ordinary affairs, an extraordinary undercurrent began to surface. Gradually, they discovered some strange traces. Gathering together, the nine pieced together their individual clues and immediately uncovered a secret.
Every opponent they clashed with had a common name behind them: the Wanbao Pavilion!
The Wanbao Pavilion had branches all over Xuanzhou. On the surface, they dealt in grain, cloth, and restaurant businesses, but in the shadows, they controlled the largest assassin organization on the continent.
And they, by a twist of fate, had disrupted the Wanbao Pavilion's plans. Holding onto their desire to rid the world of evil, the youths did not retreat.
Each played to their strengths: some devised strategies and plans, others gathered intelligence, some provided cover for their spy companions, and others drew the Wanbao Pavilion's attention openly.
As they learned more, their conflict with the Wanbao Pavilion grew more pronounced. But heaven always stood on the side of justice. They slew the "Death Harbinger" hiding in Luoxia Town, then Xiao Changfeng, cooperating with Ye Qingzhou, destroyed the Wanbao Pavilion's stronghold in Heishi City.
After exposing the Wanbao Pavilion cloth shop's use of mind-altering dyes, they killed its leader, the Poisonous Seamstress. It was here they discovered a shocking conspiracy: the Wanbao Pavilion had been plotting a rebellion! They had even planned how to deal with the cultivators tasked with protecting the imperial family and how to seize military power.
Thus, the Nine of Qingyun sprang into action. One group went to deliver a warning, while another continued to investigate the identity of the mastermind behind the Wanbao Pavilion. The investigators encountered the Wanbao Pavilion's Sword Immortal of Wine. Out of respect for a senior, Xiao Changfeng requested a one-on-one duel. The Sword Immortal of Wine agreed and, naturally, fell to the sword of this exceptionally talented junior.
From then on, the fame of the Nine of Qingyun spread far and wide. Emperor Tianyan also received their secret report and immediately dispatched imperial experts to cooperate with the Nine. Multiple Wanbao Pavilion strongholds were destroyed, and the shadowy mastermind gradually revealed himself.
The final battle naturally involved the Nine of Qingyun surrounding that mastermind. By this point, almost everyone was wounded, but it did not stop them from condemning the mastermind's sinister and vile deeds. Knowing the situation was hopeless, the mastermind ultimately chose to perish together with them.
In that fierce battle, only two escaped. Xiao Changfeng and Chu Yao returned to Qingyun Lodge, sighing over life being but a dream.
Fang Zhiyi watched, utterly confused. "How stirring. Quite stirring indeed."
Little Hei held its head high. Fang Zhiyi noticed a stream of pure energy seemed to flow within its small body.
"Stirring? Let me show you the original protagonist's perspective then."
The Xuanzhou continent was abundant with spiritual energy. One would think cultivators would be everywhere, but that was not the case. Under Emperor Tianyan's rule, the path of advancement for commoners had long been blocked. The capital, Tiancheng, was filled with powerful families and sects, and the imperial court was rife with factional strife. This Xuanzhou belonged to the upper echelons; commoners here were merely fuel.
Fang Zhiyi's father also came from a prominent family, but he was an anomaly among the scions. Unlike forming cliques and befriending officials, Fang's father preferred to travel widely. The more he traveled, the more appalled he became. Behind this seemingly peaceful Xuanzhou lay the blood and tears of the common people.
Cultivators could kill without breaking the law. Scions of powerful families could crush one or two commoners like ants. Local officials added new taxes; failure to pay enough spirit herbs would bring punishment upon the local populace. Ordinary people bumping into a cultivator on the road could result in disability or even death.
Finally, he could bear it no longer. He stood up to seek justice for a family that had been completely wiped out. His intentions were good, but he overestimated his own strength. This ordinary case even implicated powerful families in Tiancheng. Consequently, due to Fang's father's actions, the Fang family was inexplicably charged with treason. Over a hundred members of the Fang family were slaughtered overnight.
All except Fang Zhiyi, who survived by playing dead.
He erased his name and vanished into the martial world, starting as a waiter in a tavern. Step by step, he founded the Wanbao Pavilion. Then he met Prince Xuan, Emperor Tianyan's younger brother, who had never accepted the Emperor's rule. With Prince Xuan's covert support, the Wanbao Pavilion's influence gradually solidified, and Fang Zhiyi steadily advanced toward his own goal.
grated, and just when he finally managed to get into an elite academy, he discovered that he actually had a system, and the way to earn rewards was extremely ridiculous. So for the sake of rewards, he had no choice but to start acting ridiculous as well. Su Cheng: "It's nothing but system quests after all." But later, what confused Su Cheng was that while he was already quite ridiculous, he never expected those serious characters to gradually become ridiculous too. And the way they looked at him became increasingly strange... (This synopsis doesn't do it justice, please read the full story)
[Dao Companion Rental System]. By renting himself out as a temporary dao companion to daughters of destiny, Qin Hao could obtain generous rewards. His service philosophy was simple: play the role of the devoted lover, resolve their troubles, depart without a trace once the matter was settled, and absolutely avoid entangling karma. However, those daughters of destiny didn't see it that way. That night, all the major powers across the Three Realms and Nine Heavens jointly besieged the Qin Clan, plunging it into an unprecedented crisis. "It's Su Qingyue! The peerless sword immortal who attained the Dao and became an Immortal Emperor in a thousand years, the one who severed the River of Time with a single sword strike! When... when did our Qin Clan make an enemy of her?" Qin Hao stepped forward, clearing his throat lightly: "Ahem, Ancestors, don't panic. She's here for me. To be honest... she's my ex-girlfriend." From another direction, the newly ascended Empress of the Demon Realm arrived with ten thousand demons pressing on the border: "Qin Hao! Today, the entire Qin Clan shall be buried with you!" Hearing this, the Qin Clan ancestors all turned their eyes sharply towards Qin Hao. Qin Hao scratched his head somewhat sheepishly: "The Demon Empress... she's also my ex-girlfriend." Before the Qin ancestors could process this, an aloof figure traversed the River of Time: "The Qin Clan deserves annihilation!" Recognizing the newcomer, the Qin ancestors paled in terror: "It's her! Liu Ruyan, the Extinction Empress who ventured alone into the alien realm and suppressed it for an entire epoch! Didn't she vanish into the River of Time long ago? Why would she cross it just to target our clan?" Qin Hao scratched his head again, looking even more embarrassed: "My fault, my fault. She's an ex-girlfriend too." Watching countless celestial maidens descend, the Qin Clan ancestors were utterly astounded: "You scoundrel! Just... just how many women have you gotten involved with over the years?"
e school belle recognized by the whole school, a genius girl from the kendo club. She also has a hidden identity, the youngest legendary demon hunter. Chen Shuo just transmigrated and found himself turned into a weak, helpless little vampire. He was caught by Su Xiyen and taken home at the very beginning. Since then, Chen Shuo's life creed only had two items. "First, classmate Su Xiyen is always right." "Second, if classmate Su Xiyen is wrong, please refer back to item one." Many years later, Chen Shuo, who had turned back into a human, led a pair of twins to appear in front of all the vampires to share the secret of how he turned back into a human. "It's simple, I tricked a female demon hunter into becoming my wife!"
host is extracting the Celestial Bone of the Destiny's Female Lead! The Destiny's Great Villain System has successfully bound!] Mo Tianxiao: "Destiny's Great Villain? Me?" Looking at the radiant Celestial Bone in his hand and the beautiful woman lying on the bed, Mo Tianxiao felt somewhat confused. How could he, a law-abiding citizen, become a villain? Mo Tianxiao: "Fine, villain it is then. With the system here, even a Chosen One isn't unbeatable." [Ding! Detected 18,653 Chosen Ones in this world. Please seize the destiny of all protagonists to become the true Destiny's Great Villain!] Mo Tianxiao: "Seize how many?! What kind of lousy great villain is this? I'm a perfectly good citizen!"
