When Night Raven saw the bundle of golden rope, he was momentarily stunned.
Not everyone knew about the Immortal-Binding Rope.
After all, it was incredibly rare.
Ye Wangchuan grabbed one end of the Immortal-Binding Rope and flung it toward Night Raven.
It was as if he were a plantation overseer.
Night Raven sneered disdainfully, "What kind of garbage rope is this? Watch me cut it in one strike!"
With that, Night Raven raised his sickle and slashed at the rope!
*Snap!*
The sickle couldn’t cut through the Immortal-Binding Rope. Instead, Night Raven’s right shoulder was struck hard by the rope.
A searing pain shot through him! Night Raven felt the spiritual energy in his right arm dissipate instantly.
"What the hell is this rope?!"
Startled, Night Raven took several steps back.
Seeing this, Ye Wangchuan felt a sense of confirmation.
Indeed, the Immortal-Binding Rope could be used as a weapon!
It was essentially an indestructible, energy-draining super whip.
And for some reason, it seemed particularly effective against someone like Night Raven, who was dressed in dark, shadowy attire.
It was as if black was meant to be whipped!
After that, Night Raven attempted to attack Ye Wangchuan multiple times.
But every time he got close, he was struck by the Immortal-Binding Rope.
A few lashes later, most of his spiritual energy was drained.
If he kept his distance, he was bombarded by Ye Wangchuan’s relentless spear attacks.
Ye Wangchuan’s spears seemed endless, as if they cost nothing.
Who knew how many he had stored in his spatial ring?
Night Raven’s techniques and hidden weapons were more suited for assassinations.
In a direct confrontation, their effectiveness was greatly diminished.
Realizing he couldn’t handle Ye Wangchuan for the time being, Night Raven gritted his teeth and pointed at Su Fugui.
"Hmph, you’re only arrogant for now!"
"Don’t forget, I’m an assassin! Su Fugui, you’d better not close your eyes when you sleep tonight!"
With that, Night Raven took advantage of the fading light from the exploding talismans in the sky and vanished into the shadows.
Ye Wangchuan hurled a few spears in his direction, but Night Raven was already far away.
After all, Ye Wangchuan was fighting someone a whole realm above him.
Although his combat power was superior, if the opponent was determined to escape, there wasn’t much he could do.
"Once I learn the Sparrow Technique, I won’t have to worry about enemies running away," Ye Wangchuan thought casually, not overly concerned.
Night Raven’s main target was Su Fugui, not him.
In the cave realm, Night Raven couldn’t defeat him.
And once the cave realm ended, Night Raven wouldn’t survive ten minutes in Chang’an.
What he needed to do next was…
Stay as far away from that troublemaker Su Fugui as possible!
Damn it!
A protagonist with a system-like luck, yet he attracts so much hatred!
I’d be better off following Li Luo to chop trees!
With that thought, Ye Wangchuan turned to Su Fugui and said,
"I’m going after that assassin!"
Without waiting for Su Fugui to react, Ye Wangchuan grabbed Li Luo and sprinted in the direction Night Raven had fled.
If it weren’t for the fact that Su Fugui was needed to draw Night Raven’s hatred, Ye Wangchuan would have considered cutting him down right then and there.
Back at the scene, Su Fugui watched Ye Wangchuan and Li Luo disappear into the distance, a big question mark forming above his head.
"Why the rush?"
As he pondered, Su Fugui noticed that Ye Wangchuan and Li Luo made quite the pair—a tall man and a little girl.
It reminded him of the day he was assassinated.
The ones who had tried to kill him were also a man with a spear and a little girl.
"Could it be…?"
Su Fugui thought for a moment, then shook his head.
"No. The mysterious assassin who attacked me was only at the late stage of the first realm, while Ye Wangchuan is already at the mid-stage of the second realm."
"How could he advance from the late first realm to the mid-second realm in just a few days?"
"Even my system can’t level up that fast!"
"Besides, if he wanted to kill me, he wouldn’t have ordered someone to revive me! If he really wanted to recruit me, wouldn’t it be easier to offer treasures through the Ye family?"
"So Ye Wangchuan definitely isn’t the mysterious assassin from that day."
After using his brilliant mind to figure this out, Su Fugui turned his attention to the back.
His bodyguard was still pinned to the stone wall by Ye Wangchuan’s spear.
"Are you okay?"
Su Fugui walked over and tried to pull out the spear.
He tugged.
And tugged again.
"Huh?"
Su Fugui looked at the spear in confusion.
What kind of spear is this?
After several unsuccessful attempts, Su Fugui decided to try a different approach.
He widened the hole in the bodyguard’s shoulder and pulled the bodyguard out!
The bodyguard screamed in pain the entire time.
Once the bodyguard was free, Su Fugui gave her some medicine.
Now that the bodyguard was injured and he was only at the early stage of the first realm, there was no way they could continue competing for other Primordial Revival Flowers.
Su Fugui sighed.
He’d have to wait and see if there were any auctions in Chang’an later.
With his wealth, buying a Primordial Revival Flower at an auction shouldn’t be a problem.
When the bodyguard regained consciousness, Su Fugui asked her,
"What’s the deal with that spear? Why couldn’t I pull it out?"
"Let me see…"
The bodyguard stood up and examined the spear embedded in the stone wall. She exclaimed in surprise,
"Sir, this is a Heavy Steel Ink Spear! It’s said that only the Ye family’s artifact-crafting elders can forge these!"
"The spear weighs two hundred tons! It’s incredibly sturdy and has excellent spiritual energy conductivity!"
"Plus, the craftsmanship is exquisite. I’d estimate each one is worth at least two hundred gold coins!"
"Sir, let’s pull it out and sell it!"
Su Fugui: "…"
"Uh, there are dozens more of these spears lying on the ground over there."
……
……
Meanwhile, Ye Wangchuan wasn’t actually chasing Night Raven with Li Luo.
He turned to Li Luo and asked,
"Li Luo, does your offer still stand? One cultivation pill for every five gold coins’ worth of materials I gather?"
"Mm-hmm, it does," Li Luo replied, puzzled.
"Alright, let’s head to the center then."
Ye Wangchuan nodded and led Li Luo toward the heart of the cave realm.
The closer they got to the center, the more valuable the natural treasures became.
By now, Ye Wangchuan had encountered all three protagonists in the cave realm.
He had already taken Liu Han’s opportunity.
Su Fugui was nothing but a magnet for trouble.
So, the best course of action was to gather as many natural treasures as possible and squeeze Li Luo for her resources.
Li Luo naturally agreed.
For every five gold coins’ worth of materials gathered, her system would reward her with 50 villain points.
Even after giving Ye Wangchuan one cultivation pill, she’d still profit 20 villain points!
Haha, Ye Wangchuan, you didn’t expect to be the one getting fleeced, did you?
The two of them happily made their way to the center of the cave realm.
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.”
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!
lan, the Luo family, tracked him down - along with the babies in their arms. Mo Xuan stared pensively at the paternity test results from over a dozen top institutions, both domestic and international, showing a 99.99% match between himself and the two baby girls. At 23, Mo Xuan, a doctoral student, had become the father of two three-year-old children. The kicker? The mothers weren't even the same person! He gradually realized he was being lured step by step into an elaborate trap designed by these two yandere sisters. "Be good, little Xuan. Sister's life belongs to you entirely." "Brother, if you try to run away, I'll have no choice but to tie you up." Mo Xuan: "Do whatever you want, ladies. I give up."
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?
