Lao Lian, the master of Divine Sword Island, smiled and said.
"No matter, teaching students according to their aptitude is the true intention of our Xiaoyao Holy Land. It's not your fault you made the wrong choice."
With that, Lao Lian's divine sense enveloped Nine Palaces Island, pinpointing your location before arriving by your side.
"Chen Dong, now that Long Yang is coming to cultivate with me on Divine Sword Island, you should come along too."
You were in an open clearing by the sea, studying a new array formation method. The sudden appearance of two Martial Kings caught you slightly off guard.
"Me too?"
Lao Lian smiled.
"I heard you only possess a high-grade bone structure, yet your cultivation realm advances faster than anyone else in your batch. Isn't it a waste of time for you to stay on Nine Palaces Island studying arrays? Come to my Divine Sword Island; we can help you raise your realm even faster and make your combat prowess even stronger!"
Before he could even finish his sentence, the furious voice of your direct master, Zhao Hanzhou, echoed from the island's palace.
"Long Yang is a useless piece of trash! If your Divine Sword Island wants him, take him! But if anyone dares to touch the Young Island Master of my Nine Palaces Island, don't blame this old man for putting his life on the line!!"
Zhao Hanzhou's voice arrived before he did.
It wasn't just him; the Island Master of Nine Palaces Island, Xie Guihong, along with over a dozen resident masters, all rushed over. Each of them wore expressions of deep displeasure, and the atmosphere instantly became tense and explosive.
Zhao Hanzhou shielded you behind him.
"Master, since when did I become the Young Island Master?"
"Just now."
Your mouth twitched.
These old men on Nine Palaces Island, who didn't have much lifespan left and had dedicated their entire lives to array formations, truly treated you like an absolute treasure.
For Divine Sword Island to try and poach you was akin to trying to rip out their hearts.
Lao Lian and his companion were sword cultivators, so they weren't afraid of a bunch of array masters.
Moreover, although Zhao Hanzhou and the others had the numbers advantage, only Island Master Xie Guihong was at the Martial King realm.
This couldn't be helped.
To study arrays, one inevitably had to sacrifice their own cultivation time. Naturally, the proportion of Martial Kings among array masters was the lowest.
The two sides engaged in a fierce war of words over you.
Since it was an internal conflict, they couldn't actually come to blows.
After arguing to no end, the Divine Sword Island side finally stated:
"No matter how much we argue, it's useless. It all depends on what Chen Dong himself decides! Chen Dong, we have already explained the pros and cons of both islands to you. We trust you will make the right choice."
You couldn't help but sigh inwardly.
You never expected your damn charm to not only be lethal to the opposite sex.
Even these men, and old men at that, were fighting tooth and nail over you.
You had your own plans.
In this life, the Seven Luminaries Immortal Array was your top priority. By exchanging knowledge and learning from the old masters of Nine Palaces Island, you could progress faster and save more time for researching arrays.
Seeing that you were about to speak, and noticing that your expression seemed to lean toward Nine Palaces Island, Lao Lian hurriedly interjected.
"Chen Dong! If you are willing to join Divine Sword Island, the Island Master is willing to gift you the battle sword he used in his youth—a Heaven-tier spirit sword with a fully matured artifact spirit, Wind Piercer!"
Hearing this, Long Yang, who was standing to the side, was filled with envy.
"Wind Piercer? That sword once had an illustrious reputation across the three great Holy Lands. It's not inferior to an ordinary Immortal Artifact!"
Zhao Hanzhou, Xie Guihong, and the others burst into roaring laughter.
"Not inferior to an Immortal Artifact? Well, what if I just take out an actual Immortal Artifact? How will you deal with that?! Arrows, come!!"
Lao Lian sneered.
"As if your Nine Palaces Island has any good swords. You're just bluffing!"
"I said arrows, not swords!"
A chorus of crow caws echoed in the sky above the island.
"Caw— Caw— Caw—"
Nine black crows flew out of the sky. They were massive, completely unlike ordinary birds.
The nine crows circled in the air, connected head to tail. A profound black light radiated brilliantly from them, and waves of chilling killing intent seeped out, forming a vast, intimidating pressure that inspired awe and fear.
Following that, the nine black crows underwent a massive transformation, turning into nine black arrows, each over three meters long. They flew to your back and attached themselves firmly to you.
At the same time, you heard the voices of the artifact spirits within.
"Crow No. 1 in position!"
"Crow No. 2 in position!"
"Crow No. 3 in position!"
...
You were a bit dazed.
"Master, Island Master, this is..."
Xie Guihong chuckled lightly and brushed his right hand over his storage ring. A massive bow, colored in black and gold, appeared in his grasp.
"Catch!"
He tossed the bow to you, and you raised your hand to catch it.
The moment you touched it, it felt bone-piercingly cold—not a physical chill, but the coldness of pure killing intent seeping into it.
The bow itself was incredibly sturdy and heavy. You felt that even if you just used it to smash things, it could easily shatter metal and crack stone.
"The Nine Crows Divine Bow! The guardian Immortal Artifact of my Nine Palaces Island! Today, I pass it on to the Young Island Master, Chen Dong!"
Long Yang, standing nearby, was absolutely green with envy.
His family background was indeed affluent.
But wanting to own an Immortal Artifact?
That was nothing more than an idiot's daydream.
One must know that during the fourth simulation, when the Ten Thousand Souls Banner incited the spirit artifact rebellion, the total number of Immortal Artifacts gathered in Xiliang from the entire human realm was less than twenty.
Of course, that wasn't all the Immortal Artifacts in the human realm; some surely chose to stay by their original masters' sides.
But this alone showed how exceedingly rare Immortal Artifacts were. They were absolutely not something just anyone could easily possess.
Lao Lian pointed a trembling finger at the old men of Nine Palaces Island.
"Island Master Xie, you really spared no expense! Giving away an Immortal Artifact for a mere Golden Body Realm disciple?"
Xie Guihong stood with his hands behind his back, stroking his beard with a disdainful gaze.
"What Golden Body Realm disciple? Please address him as the Young Island Master!"
Lao Lian and his companion completely lost their temper.
"Fine, fine! With Nine Palaces Island paying such a heavy price, I doubt any lineage could poach this precious disciple of yours. Let's go!"
After they left, you knelt on one knee and offered the bow and arrows with both hands.
"I ask Master and the Island Master to take back this treasure."
Seeing how sensible you were, the old men grew even fonder of you.
"Silly boy, I am the master of a Holy Land lineage. How could I possibly take back something I've already given away?"
"This disciple understands that earlier, it was merely to anger the people from Divine Sword Island into leaving. This disciple has just arrived on the island, has made no contributions, and lacks seniority. Let alone receiving this Immortal Artifact, even taking the position of Young Island Master would absolutely fail to convince the masses."
"This Island Master would like to see who on Nine Palaces Island dares to be unconvinced!"
Well then, it seemed the Immortal Artifact and the position of Young Island Master were now permanently welded to you.
After the Nine Crows Divine Bow recognized you as its new master, it realized that you already had a whole big family inside your body.
The artifact spirit of the Nine Crows Divine Bow was very unique. It wasn't just one spirit, but nine, like nonuplets.
Ten Thousand Souls Banner: "New guys, call me Eldest Senior Brother!"
Demon Refining Pot: "Hey! Just taking a quick look, it seems we've got a bunch of esteemed guests! Our little world just got a bit livelier!"
Universe Mirror: "There's no more room in the Star Source to soak! You new guys, if you have nothing to do, go weed the Cauldron Realm, got it?"
Nine Provinces Cauldron: "Do you guys eat peaches?"
Having the artifact spirit split into nine had its pros and cons. Never mind the pros for now; here came the cons.
Replying to the Ten Thousand Souls Banner: "Eldest Shit Brother! Eldest Shit Brother!"
Replying to the Demon Refining Pot: "Hey! Eunuch!!"
[Replying to the Heaven and Earth Mirror: "Come out! Go weed the garden! Weed the grass!", it knocked the Heaven and Earth Mirror right out of the Star Source.]
[Replying to the Nine Provinces Cauldron: "All the peaches are mine!!"]
[Watching the nine crow artifact spirits babble nonsense and run completely amok, the Myriad Soul Banner and the other veteran artifacts exchanged dismayed glances.]
["Demon spawns have descended upon the world!"]
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.”
e, Immortal Body, Transmigration, System, Progression Fantasy, Academy Setting, Third-Person Perspective. Alternate Title: Transmigrating into a High Martial World and Reading Live Comments. Bad news: I transmigrated. This is a terrifying high-martial world, and my original, pathetically weak body fell into a coma and never woke up. Good news: I got a Popularity Points system upon arrival. I can see live comments and even create an unkillable alternate identity. Starting out, the alternate identity has all stats at 1. The system tells me that to grow stronger, I must participate in the plot, gain popularity points to allocate stats and grow stronger, and ultimately awaken my original body. And so, carrying my original body on my back, I officially entered Huaqing Academy, where the story's protagonist resides. From that moment on, Chen Guan kicked the original plot to pieces. Live Comments: [Doesn't anyone find this mysterious coffin guy creepy? He can summon indescribable grey misty hands.] [Is this guy a hero or a villain? What kind of onion became a spirit?] [By the way, does anyone know who's in the coffin? Shouldn't the debt for saving his life be repaid by now?] [According to unofficial histories, the person in the coffin was Chen Guan's first love. Their love was once passionate and earth-shattering, but they were separated by life and death due to worldly circumstances. What a star-crossed pair.] ... Years later, the world knew of a demon god born from a coffin, shrouded in grey mist, impossible to gaze upon directly. His foremost divine emissary often wielded a scythe, reaping lives like the god of death. As war approached, facing former friends and a boundless sea of enemies, Chen Guan merely raised his scythe. "Would you like to dance as well?"
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!
] This is a dark fantasy-themed dating simulation game. The main gameplay involves containing various monster girls and investigating the truth of a world shrouded in mist alongside your companions. However, due to his love for the dark and bizarre atmosphere, Luo Wei ended up turning a dating game into a detective mystery game. Women? Women only slow down his quickdraw! To Luo Wei, the female leads in the game are more like tools to perfectly clear levels and squeeze out rewards. For Luo Wei, flirting with every girl he meets and then discarding them is standard procedure. Worried about characters losing affection points? No need. With his maxed-out charm stat, Luo Wei is practically a "human incubus." A little psychological manipulation and those points come right back. It's a bit scummy, but the paper cutout heroines in the game won't actually come at him with real cleavers. However... Luo Wei has transmigrated. He's accidentally entered the second playthrough of this game. His past actions have caused all the girls to transform into terrifying yanderes. Due to the game's setting, most of the heroines he once contained are "troubled girls." Obsessive, twisted, mentally unstable, all aggressive yanderes... The type who will kill you if they can't have you... Luo Wei wants to cry but has no tears left. "I really just want to survive..." In short, this is a story of battling wits and engaging in a love-hate relationship with yanderes.
