All Villains

[You applied the Ascension Talisman, and your body became incredibly light.]

[Shen Lincong and Shen Linfeng grabbed you from the left and right. With a powerful leap, they took you flying into the sky, soaring shoulder to shoulder with the sun.]

[The scene of the three of you ascending from Baiyun County drew the gazes of the city's residents, quickly becoming a local legend.]

[The Ascension Talisman only made a person lighter, like a hydrogen balloon; it didn't actually grant the ability to fly.]

[Floating slowly like this could eventually get you to the Star Domain, but it was far too slow.]

[You saw Shen Lincong and Shen Linfeng begin to strike downward with their palm martial arts as the initial force of their leap began to fade.]

[Relying on this reactionary force to accelerate, you continuously approached the sky at an extremely fast speed.]

[As you passed through the clouds and drew closer to the blazing light, an invisible barrier blocked your path.]

["Between the Star Domain and the earth, there is a sky-earth barrier. Usually, only those in the Martial King realm have enough power to break through it, but our Shen family has a secret technique to open it at will, allowing those of lower cultivation realms to pass through."]

[They called it a secret technique.]

[But you saw them simply take out some talismans and throw them at it.]

[Then, a gap surrounded by white clouds opened in the sky-earth barrier, and the three of you passed through.]

[Crossing the sky-earth barrier meant officially entering the Star Domain.]

[Shen Linfeng suddenly tore the Ascension Talisman off your body, giving you a fright.]

["Senior, this..."]

[As soon as you spoke, you noticed something unusual.]

[Not only did you not fall, but your body began to float.]

[Gravity was gone!]

["In the Star Domain, there is no power of the earth. Only by standing on those stars will you once again feel the sensation of having your feet firmly on the ground."]

["Here, you can also experience what it feels like to be in the Martial King realm. If you want to fly, just unleash some martial arts and release your three energies in the opposite direction of where you want to go."]

[The Shen family called gravity the 'power of the earth' and knew how to use the law of conservation of momentum to fly in the Star Domain.]

[In the Star Domain, you saw the Sun Star and Moon Star moving in regular orbits.]

[The Sun Star was bright and dazzling, surrounded by scorching flames, releasing light and heat into the world.]

[The Moon Star also emitted its own light rather than reflecting the Sun Star's light, though its glow was very faint.]

[The Sun and Moon were massive in volume, while the other stars appeared extremely tiny.]

[A multitude of stars were scattered haphazardly throughout the area.]

[Some were desolate and uninhabited.]

[Others were entirely green, clearly harboring life.]

[While flying past one of the stars, you saw people playing the winding stream party game, drinking, making merry, and chatting cheerfully. They looked incredibly happy.]

[On another star, you saw beautiful women dancing while a crowd watched and tipped them.]

[On yet another star, an intense cuju match was being held, with clouds of spectators cheering loud enough to shake the heavens.]

["Are these all Shen family members?"]

[Shen Linfeng replied.]

["Our Shen family has been passed down since ancient times. With our thriving population, we can no longer be described simply as a 'family.' Most of the habitable stars in the Star Domain have members of our Shen clan living on them."]

[You were shocked by the scale of the Shen family. How was this a family? This was practically a country!]

["The Star Domain is far from conflict, and the stars have abundant resources. Combined with the existence of the Star Power Mystic Realm, the essence of heaven and earth here is inexhaustible, making it like a utopia.

This is a wonderful thing in itself, but as a result, it has also bred laziness.

Many descendants in the clan with decent innate talent are unwilling to cultivate. They don't want to endure the hardships of training and only want to eat, drink, play, and enjoy their lives.

They even argue plausibly that one must cultivate to the Martial King realm to prolong their lifespan, but how many people can actually achieve that?

Rather than exhausting their entire lives cultivating, it is better to enjoy the present."]

[Speaking of this, both Shen family elders couldn't help but sigh.]

[The two of them brought you to a less populated star.]

[They had you reside here temporarily.]

[Every month, someone would bring you resources like pills and crystals, and a dedicated martial arts mentor would be arranged to answer your questions and clear your doubts.]

[All you had to do was wait here quietly.]

["Wait for what?"]

["Naturally, for the great opportunity we mentioned to you before."]

[The residence the Shen family arranged for you was luxurious and grand. It was a three-courtyard mansion with pavilions and towers. Dozens of servants, maids, and a butler were there just to serve you.]

[You couldn't help but ask these servants.]

["Are you also from the Shen family?"]

["Reporting to the Young Master, we live in the Star Domain, so of course we belong to the Shen family."]

["Why are Shen family members serving me?"]

["What awaits the Young Master is both an opportunity and a responsibility that the Shen family ought to bear.

The Young Master might be the one to shoulder that responsibility for our Shen family, so it is only right that we ensure your satisfaction."]

[Obviously, you weren't the only person the Shen family had brought up from the ground; it sounded like there were quite a few.]

[What kind of opportunity had the Shen family actually arranged?]

[Why didn't they give it to those with closer bloodlines in the Star Domain, instead of going through the trouble to bring up those with thin bloodlines from the ground?]

[Year 20, 38 years old.]

[Drawing traits...]

[Draw successful!]

['Man and Sword as One' (Purple Epic): Your sword dao comprehension is increased by ten times, and your sword technique power is increased by ten times.]

[Adjust traits?]

[Yes/No.]

In the new year, Chen Yi could adjust his traits.

This newly acquired trait was very useful. Paired with the sword dao manuscript given by the Sword Master, his simulated self would soon become a sword dao expert.

Sword dao didn't seem to belong to cultivation methods, but it should fall under skills, which was also a category the simulator could inherit.

In addition, Chen Yi also wanted to equip another trait—The Only True Prophet in the Game!

"I just feel like the Shen family is a bit weird. Although my spider-sense hasn't triggered an alarm, that only means there is no immediate danger, not that there are no bad guys..."

[You replaced 'Alchemy Sage' with 'The Only True Prophet in the Game'.]

[You replaced 'Hard Work Pays Off' with 'Man and Sword as One'.]

[With 'Man and Sword as One', the notes in the Sword Master's sword dao manuscript, which previously looked like incomprehensible gibberish, could now be read by you without any obstacles.]

[The Sword Master's records were both detailed and progressive.]

[Because this was the process of his own enlightenment, a precious set of notes recording everything from when he was weak to when he became strong.]

[Now that you were copying his homework, coupled with the blessing of the trait, it was naturally much easier.]

[With 'The Only True Prophet in the Game', you casually tested a maid who had been serving you closely over the past year.]

[Bad person.]

["?"]

[This maid had previously stolen money from your mansion. You discovered it, but since she didn't steal much, you didn't bother with it.]

[It was probably because of this that she was judged as a bad person, right?]

['The Only True Prophet in the Game' could only verify one person's identity per day.]

[The next day, you tested the butler.]

[Bad person.]

["Ah, this..."]

[This butler gets things done quite reliably, he doesn't seem like a bad guy, does he?]

[Day three, the chef.]

[Bad guy.]

[Day four, the gardener.]

[Bad guy.]

[Day five...]

[Day six...]

[Every single one of them is a bad guy!]