The Ye Family.
After having his fun, Ye Wangchuan swaggered back home.
Upon entering, he saw a middle-aged man sitting in the main hall, practicing calligraphy.
The man wore a dusty straw hat on his head, tattered clothes on his body, and worn-out straw sandals on his feet. Beside him lay a well-aged fishing rod.
He looked rather unkempt and shabby.
However, his physique was well-maintained. Despite his middle-aged appearance, his muscles were as finely sculpted as if carved by knife and chisel.
Yet this shabby-looking man was none other than the patriarch of the entire Ye family, named Ye Zhentian.
He was also Ye Wangchuan's father in this world.
"Well, well, old man, not going fishing today? What's with the calligraphy instead?"
Ye Wangchuan walked in and pulled up a chair next to Ye Zhentian.
"You're back early, little rascal. I thought you'd be out until nightfall."
Ye Zhentian replied casually.
Ye Wangchuan shrugged helplessly and peered at what Ye Zhentian was writing.
[Congratulations to my son Ye Wangchuan for achieving 99th rank talent! Congratulations! Congratulations! Congratulations!]
"Uh..."
Ye Wangchuan's mouth twitched as he spoke incredulously.
"Isn't the Heaven Rank Talent Awakening supposed to start tomorrow? How can you be so sure I'll get 99th rank?"
"Hmph, if you don't achieve 99th rank, don't bother staying in the Ye family."
After speaking, Ye Zhentian pulled out a ring from his pocket and tossed it to Ye Wangchuan.
Ye Wangchuan caught the ring and examined it.
It was a spatial storage ring, capable of storing items in another dimension.
A perfect equipment for villains to drop gold coins.
After checking the contents inside the spatial ring, Ye Wangchuan said cheerfully.
"Wow, old man, you really went all out this time."
"I just don't want you to embarrass me. Now go prepare yourself. If you don't perform well at tomorrow's Heaven Rank Talent Awakening, you'll see how I deal with you!"
Ye Zhentian put away his calligraphy with a stern face and walked back to his bedroom.
Once inside his bedroom, he finally broke into a smug smile.
"Haha! Old Liu, you think your son can outdo mine? Let's see how you compare this time! Hahaha!"
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The next day.
Chang'an City, city center.
At this moment, Chang'an City was extraordinarily lively, with streams of carriages and seas of people.
The reason was simple.
The annual Heaven Rank Talent Awakening was about to begin.
Like in other fantasy worlds, the Heaven Rank Talent Awakening was, naturally, a test of one's innate talent.
In this world, humans weren't born with the ability to cultivate.
Everyone had to wait until they were 18 years old to participate in the Heaven Rank Talent Awakening and awaken their talent before they could begin cultivation.
Forcing cultivation without awakening one's talent would only result in self-destruction of one's meridians.
Ye Wangchuan sat on the highest floor of a wooden building, looking down at the crowd.
"Young Master, here's the list of participants with surnames Su, Lin, Qin, and Xiao."
A guard approached and handed over a list.
Ye Wangchuan took the list and examined it carefully.
"Keep a close eye on these two called Lin Fan and Xiao Fan."
"Also watch Qin Tian and Su Chen."
"Pay attention to anyone with these four surnames who uses a sword as their weapon."
"Oh, and if anyone's named Dragon Proud Heaven, let me know immediately."
After pointing out some names and making arrangements, Ye Wangchuan continued watching the crowd below.
There was only one requirement to participate in the Heaven Rank Talent Awakening.
Being eighteen years old.
As long as you were over eighteen, regardless of gender, wealth, status, or background, you could participate in the Heaven Rank Talent Awakening.
This was done firstly to include some lower-class people to highlight how superior the upper class's talents were.
Although talent wasn't something easily altered.
Upper-class people generally had better talent, and their children naturally inherited good talent.
Secondly, it was to prevent potential geniuses from being overlooked.
But now, Ye Wangchuan didn't think this was such a good thing anymore.
Too many protagonists had risen to prominence through talent testing.
Genius-type protagonists would be recruited by powerful sects.
Even trash-type protagonists would catch the eye of some powerful expert.
"Maybe I should get the old man to change the Heaven Rank Talent Awakening's entry requirements next year, make the registration fee 500 silver coins?"
500 silver coins equaled 50,000 copper coins.
Ye Wangchuan had calculated that 10 copper coins in this world had roughly the same purchasing power as one yuan on Blue Star.
In other words, 500 silver coins were equivalent to 50,000 yuan on Blue Star.
This registration fee would be enough to filter out protagonists from fallen and poor families.
As Ye Wangchuan was thinking, his eyes suddenly focused on something unusual below.
He spotted a small figure darting through the crowd.
"Hey, you, go buy me twenty bundles of the best ox tendon rope."
Ye Wangchuan ordered a guard.
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...
At the registration area.
Li Luo squeezed through the crowd, clearly displeased.
Not getting the best reward last time had left her in a funk for quite a while.
But regardless, she still had to come for the Heaven Rank Talent Awakening test.
After all, without awakening one's talent, cultivation was impossible.
Missing this year's Heaven Rank Talent Awakening meant waiting another year to awaken her talent.
That would be wasting a whole year of cultivation time.
As she was thinking, it was Li Luo's turn to register.
"What's your name?"
"Li Luo."
"From the Li family?"
"No. I was abandoned under a plum tree, that's why I'm called Li Luo."
The guard nodded and was about to let her through.
But seeing Li Luo's 139cm height and petite frame, he inquired further.
"Are you sure you're eighteen? Don't say I didn't warn you, those under eighteen can't withstand the Heaven Rank's pressure."
"I am eighteen!!!"
Li Luo impatiently replied as she walked into the Heaven Rank Talent Awakening venue.
Though called a venue, it was actually just an extremely vast open space.
The number of participants in the Heaven Rank Talent Awakening was in the millions - no venue could possibly contain them all.
Well, it was a fantasy world after all - you need plenty of people for villains to kill...
As she thought about this, Li Luo remembered that villain Ye Wangchuan who had backed away.
Her mood instantly soured.
How infuriating!
How could there be such a villain?!
Just then.
"Well, well, little kid. What are you doing here?"
Ye Wangchuan reached out and patted Li Luo's head.
Today was the Heaven Rank Talent Awakening, and naturally, Ye Wangchuan's father was present, watching from somewhere.
The fact that this little loli had entered the Heaven Rank Talent Awakening venue meant she hadn't started cultivation yet.
Therefore, even knowing this little loli might be a protagonist, Ye Wangchuan dared to approach and talk to her directly.
Ye Wangchuan had absolute confidence in his father's strength.
If an uncultivated protagonist could harm him under his father's watch, then this world wasn't worth staying in anyway.
"Who are you?! Don't pat my head... uh, Young Master Ye."
Li Luo turned her head, and upon seeing Ye Wangchuan, she was dumbfounded.
Damn!
Among millions of people here, how did this villain manage to find her so precisely?
Just then, a voice rang out in Li Luo's mind.
[System issuing task.]
[Option One]: Climb the Heaven Rank honestly.
Reward: High-quality mountain climbing gear set, convenient for climbing mountains.
[Option Two]: Reach above rank 66 in the Heaven Rank Talent Awakening.
Reward: 5 Low-grade Cultivation Pills + 2 Low-grade Foundation Building Pills.
[Option Three]: Climb to a higher rank than Ye Wangchuan in the Heaven Rank Talent Awakening, giving him a harsh reality check!
Reward: 7 Low-grade Cultivation Pills + 3 Low-grade Foundation Building Pills, Villain Emotion Value +150.
"Three three three three three three."
Must choose three!
Villain Emotion Value - this time she had to get at least some no matter what!
g Yu was preparing for retirement when her organization decided to eliminate her. She transmigrated to a zombie apocalypse world. However, a tiny unexpected situation occurred: She somehow transformed into an adorable little girl?!
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.”
young master of the Shen family—a figure of immense power and wealth beyond measure—and awakened the "Destined Ultimate Villain System"! His starting scenario? Running into his icy fiancée who shows up with a mountain-descending divine doctor to break off their engagement. The divine doctor arrogantly taunts: "What does your Shen family have besides a bit of stinking money? You're not even worthy of tying Qingxue's shoelaces!" Shen Fei just smiled. He completely defied the usual script: "Fine, I agree to break off the engagement. Also, notify the finance department to withdraw all investments from the Su family." Minutes later, with its capital chain severed, the Su Group teetered on the brink of bankruptcy! The once aloof and proud ice queen CEO was thrown into utter panic. That very night, she went to Shen Fei's villa, casting aside all dignity to beg and plead desperately... From then on, in this world teeming with Sons of Destiny, Shen Fei embarked on a path of extreme dimensional suppression! A mountain-descending divine doctor? Peerless medical skills? Shen Fei: "Reporting you for practicing medicine without a license! I'll gladly take your ancient medicinal cauldron and twin sister assassins." The Crooked-Smiling Dragon King? Commanding a hundred thousand soldiers with a single order? Shen Fei: "Illegal assembly and suspected treason! Let a fleet of attack helicopters sanitize the area and teach you what the state apparatus really means!" A reborn tycoon? Knows all the golden opportunities of the next decade? Shen Fei: "A trillion in capital to reverse and pump the stock market, making you blow your margin and jump on the very first day of your rebirth!" What Chosen Ones? What bearers of Heavenly Fortune? In Shen Fei's eyes, they're all just chives (i.e., suckers/marks) waiting to be harvested! Shen Fei: "Sorry, but as the Destined Ultimate Villain, I don't play by the rules of honor. I only play the game of dimensional suppression."
for mindless slaughter, this isn't for you.] My name is Ye Shu, and I'm a transmigrator. It seems I'm supposed to be the protagonist, but that feels pretty unlikely. This world has been invaded by a system. The antagonists on the other side have suddenly become pure, flawless saints. The female leads have been force-fed the so-called "original plot," making them think they've been reborn. Now, everyone thinks I'm scum. Including the old lady in my ring. And here I am, in the Monster Beast Mountain Range, braising pork. To put my situation in perspective— It's as if, the moment Xiao Yan stepped into the Monster Beast Mountain Range, the Soul Emperor already knew he would become the Flame Emperor, and Yao Lao had been turned to the enemy's side. I have nothing right now. Oh wait, that's not true. I do have a white-haired loli child-bride who's the Heavenly Dao, and her only skill is acting cute. So, tell me guys... what are my chances of making it to the end?
