Elder Li confessed without hesitation.
He wept bitterly, begging only for death as he confessed.
He revealed everything he knew—the initiators, the organization's members, the secret codes, and even the details of the mining site, all laid out clearly.
The self-proclaimed iron-willed Elder Li pleaded:
"Please! Give me the antidote... I can't take it anymore!"
"It's not poison, so there's no antidote," Chu Xingchen said with a sincere expression. "Though there’s no antidote, I can offer you some water to rinse your mouth."
Elder Li’s eyes widened in fury, and he howled:
"Then kill me! I beg you, kill me!"
Based on Elder Li’s confession, he certainly deserved death, but not now.
Since he refused the offer to rinse his mouth, so be it.
Chu Xingchen casually flicked a wisp of spiritual energy, resealing Elder Li’s mouth, then turned to Yaoqin.
Yaoqin’s expression was grave, her eyes flickering with a murderous intent that didn’t seem directed at Elder Li but rather... lost in memories?
Chu Xingchen waved his hand in front of her, asking with concern:
"Are you alright?"
"I’m fine..." Yaoqin took a deep breath, then gently closed her eyes.
After a slight hesitation, Chu Xingchen spoke:
"The situation is clear now. The Evil Spirit Sect’s goal is to create a Holy Mother using ancient methods.
"Blood Spirit Stones are their primary tool, and such a massive blood sacrifice can’t be hidden. If we follow this lead, we’ll surely uncover more.
"We can report back to Yuzhou City and clarify the situation with the Central Continent..."
Yaoqin suddenly opened her eyes, cutting him off with a cold, trembling voice:
"We can’t just leave it at this!"
"It’s always been like this! Before cultivation, it was like this! After cultivation, it’s still like this!"
Chu Xingchen was speechless as he looked at Yaoqin. This was the first time he had seen her lose composure.
"My apologies..." Yaoqin, realizing her outburst, turned away. "You’re right... we should head back..."
Chu Xingchen spoke earnestly: "What’s really going on with you?"
"I was just reminded of the past, that’s all..." Yaoqin turned back, her expression calm. "Let’s take him back to Yuzhou City first, then deal with the Qingfeng Sect’s matters later."
Chu Xingchen stared at her intently: "I think we should address your issue first."
"What issue could I possibly have?"
"Then tell me the truth—what were you thinking just now!"
Yaoqin gripped her sword tightly, remaining silent for a long moment before gritting her teeth and answering:
"I wanted to kill! I wanted to slaughter every last one of those damned Evil Spirit Sect cultivators!"
"Can’t they follow the righteous path and instead resort to such crooked methods?! Are ordinary people nothing but ants to them?"
"My master always said that immortals and mortals are worlds apart, that only by becoming an immortal is there a true path. He told me to abandon my mortal heart, to forget the past, that everything in the world follows its destined fate. But was my master born a cultivator?!"
Having said this, Yaoqin seemed unable to contain her fury any longer. Her sword flashed, and with a swift motion, she beheaded Elder Li.
As if she had come to a realization, she declared resolutely: "This is on me alone. You can go back now!"
With that, she turned to leave.
Chu Xingchen called out: "What do you mean, ‘on you alone’? You still owe me spirit stones!"
Yaoqin paused, tilting her head slightly to gaze at the moonlight:
"I’ll repay you. I’m a true disciple of the Tianyan Sect. It’s them who should be afraid."
Sighing, Chu Xingchen walked up to her:
"You know what I’m trying to say."
Yaoqin glanced at him sideways.
"The world is vast, and there will always be someone willing to stand by Yaoqin’s side, supporting what she intends to do," Chu Xingchen said with a light chuckle, stretching lazily.
"Coincidentally, I happen to be one of them. After all, you’ve helped me so many times."
Yaoqin pursed her lips, then whispered almost inaudibly:
"Thank you..."
"Huh? Speak up!"
"Chu Xingchen!"
"No time to waste! Let’s go exterminate those Evil Spirit Sect cultivators!"
Two streaks of light shot into the Qingfeng Sect’s mining site from different directions.
One landed in the center of the site’s open square.
The miners looked up to see a stunning woman glowing with radiant spiritual light, her hand slightly raised as she controlled an even faster flying sword.
The Qingfeng Sect disciples guarding the site merely glanced toward the source of the commotion.
A flash of light, a chill at their necks, and then darkness.
The flying sword darted through the mining site, swiftly cutting down the lives of the Qingfeng Sect disciples.
Meanwhile, Chu Xingchen crashed directly into the warehouse.
As expected, the warehouse had been reinforced with new formations, and a Golden Core cultivator sat at the center of the array.
Without hesitation, Chu Xingchen summoned his spiritual sword. Though Li Yingling often seemed lazy, she had never slacked in her cultivation.
Her divine abilities had long since reached a new level.
Li Xingtian, on the other hand, focused more on spiritual energy, so his mastery of divine abilities was still at a rudimentary stage.
Thus, the first disciple’s divine ability—Three Thousand Weak Waters Sword.
Chu Xingchen showed no mercy. The spirit sword in his hand transformed into a water dragon constructed from spiritual energy, its head rising abruptly before charging toward the Golden Core cultivator with a flash-like speed.
The Golden Core cultivator, only at the mid-stage of his cultivation, had risen to counterattack the moment Chu Xingchen landed. However, as soon as the spiritual water dragon leaped from the spirit sword, he felt his aura being rapidly locked onto...
In an instant, the Golden Core cultivator realized—this was a divine ability!
Chu Xingchen moved with lightning speed, unleashing his ultimate move without a word, and it even came with a homing effect.
No matter how much the Golden Core cultivator struggled in the end, it was futile.
With a single strike, Chu Xingchen cleaved through everything in front of him. The spiritual energy was overwhelmingly domineering, effortlessly crushing the ground and obliterating all obstacles in its path.
Including the helpless Golden Core cultivator.
A beam of spiritual light shot out from the warehouse, seemingly endless as it soared into the distance. It shattered everything in its way, reducing the surroundings to dust.
Even Yaoqin couldn't help but glance over, sensing the terrifying fluctuations of spiritual energy.
Despite her vast experience, Yaoqin was certain—this was undoubtedly a top-tier divine ability.
The warehouse couldn't withstand such spiritual energy either. It was quickly reduced to ruins, scattering in all directions.
Yaoqin saw Chu Xingchen holding his spirit sword. Noticing her gaze, he smiled lightly and extended two fingers toward her—his index and middle fingers.
What did that mean?
If Chu Xingchen was making a gesture, Yaoqin certainly wouldn't interpret it positively.
Was he implying that she was weak?
Yaoqin's spirit sword moved even faster, finishing off the last Qingfeng Sect disciple before automatically sheathing itself.
Then, with her slender hand, Yaoqin extended two fingers back at Chu Xingchen.
You're weak too!
【Prologue: The Beginning of It All – Use holy water to heal the saintess tainted by demonic energy, then converse with her.】 Shen Nian stared at his older sister sipping yogurt, lost in thought. So you’re telling me my sister is the saintess, and yogurt is the holy water? 【Main Quest 1: Brave Youth, Become an Adventurer! Reward: Rookie Adventurer Title.】 【Side Quest 1: Find the Adorable Kitty! Reward: 1000 Gold Coins.】 Shen Nian: "Wait, I’m a high school senior here—did some guy who got isekai’d accidentally bind his system to me?" Hold on, completing quests gives gold rewards? Titles even boost stats? Is this for real? (A lighthearted, absurd campus comedy—not a revenge power fantasy.)
close your eyes and open them again, only to find yourself transmigrated into the role of a villainous male supporting character. Readers familiar with urban wish-fulfillment novels know that it is only through the relentless antics of the villainous male supporting character that the plot between the male and female leads can progress. As the villainous male supporting character, Long Aotian not only has to bully the female lead, harass the second female lead, and flirt with the third female lead, but he also has to go all out to antagonize the male lead. In the end, when his body is discovered, he is still clutching half a moldy fried dough stick in his hand. Fully aware of the plot, Long Aotian is determined to change his fate, starting with the female lead! In the beginning, the female lead lacks confidence: "Big brother, I hope I didn't scare you?" In the middle, the female lead treads carefully: "Brother Long, please don't hit me, okay?" Later on, the female lead becomes coquettishly clingy: "Aotian, it's time to pay the 'public grain' tonight." Long Aotian's legs go weak, and he feels like crying: "I taught you to be thick-skinned, not shameless!"
u serious?" Chen Feng watched helplessly as his painstakingly trained disciple, fresh off a championship victory, publicly abandoned him. "You had your chance, but you didn’t appreciate it. Now, face the consequences of your choice!" Chen Feng possessed the "Master System," a treasure trove of supreme martial arts techniques, capable of molding ordinary individuals into peerless prodigies. "Legs like yours? A shame not to train in the Crippling Kick." "Ever heard of a palm strike that descends from the heavens?" "Auntie! I see extraordinary bone structure in you—a martial arts prodigy, one in ten thousand." The once-defiant senior disciple, now watching her juniors rise to fame one after another, dominating the internet, was consumed by endless regret.
] 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.
