"Patriarch, what should we do? Both the Xun Family and the Sun Family are eyeing this spirit vein covetously."
"It won't be long before they make a move against our Chen Family."
"Patriarch, how should we respond?"
A year ago, Chen Zhengyuan had led the Chen Family back to the Central Heaven Domain.
However, Chen Zhengyuan did not act rashly. Instead, he chose to settle temporarily on the outskirts of the Central Heaven Domain.
After Chen Chang'an and Chen Yunxuan left, Chen Zhengyuan had used the resources left behind by Chen Chang'an to strengthen the Chen Family's power.
For some reason, the Chen Family seemed to have undergone a reversal of fortune. The cultivation progress of every member accelerated rapidly, as if they were bathed in divine providence.
Their luck was also exceptional—they kept stumbling upon extraordinary treasures.
Now, although the Chen Family lacked truly top-tier experts, they already had five cultivators at the Void Comprehension Realm.
This was something Chen Zhengyuan had never dared to imagine in the past.
After arriving here, the Chen Family's luck remained strong. Not long ago, during an expedition, the family's disciples discovered a spirit vein—a mid-grade one at that.
This was an enormous fortune.
Despite the Chen Family's strict secrecy, news of the discovery still leaked.
"Both the Xun Family and the Sun Family have Void Comprehension Realm experts backing them. We’re no match for them."
"Enough!"
"To avoid trouble, our Chen Family can share the spirit vein with those two families."
Though Chen Zhengyuan was reluctant, the reality was that the Chen Family was too weak to confront them head-on.
Laying low and enduring was the only wise choice.
"This is infuriating!"
"That spirit vein was discovered by our Chen Family!"
"Alas, it’s the same everywhere—strength reigns supreme. Without power, we can only be bullied."
"If our Ancestor were here, none of them would dare act so boldly!"
Ancestor?
At the mention of Chen Chang'an, reverence and admiration filled the eyes of the Chen Family members. The family’s rise to this point was entirely due to Chen Chang'an’s past support.
Otherwise, the Chen Family… would likely have ceased to exist long ago in the Great Zhou Kingdom.
Though he was their ancestor, ten thousand years had passed, and the blood ties between Chen Chang'an and them had grown faint.
Even if Chen Chang'an turned a blind eye and treated them as strangers, Chen Zhengyuan wouldn’t have been surprised.
That Chen Chang'an still remembered their kinship after so long was nothing short of a miracle.
"We don’t even need the Ancestor—just having Yunxuan here would make them think twice."
"Exactly! That boy Yunxuan has truly made a name for himself. No wonder he was personally trained by the Ancestor."
"Hahaha! Thinking about the Ancestor and Yunxuan, enduring this doesn’t seem so bad."
"Once Yunxuan and the Ancestor return, we can reclaim everything we’ve lost."
"Hahahaha!"
"How amusing!"
"Truly hilarious!"
"A tiny Chen Family like yours actually has an ancestor?"
"That ‘Yunxuan’ you’re talking about—could it be the Chen Yunxuan ranked first on the Human Rankings?"
Suddenly, a mocking laugh echoed through the hall, and the words made the Chen Family members frown.
"Who goes there?" Chen Zhengyuan demanded sternly.
"Who I am is none of your concern!"
"Listen well—that spirit vein now belongs to our Xianyun Sect."
"From today onward, your Chen Family has no claim to it."
Xianyun Sect?
At the mention of the name, the Chen Family members paled.
The Xianyun Sect was far more powerful than the Xun and Sun Families. If the Chen Family couldn’t even contend with those two, how could they oppose the Xianyun Sect?
More importantly—how did the Xianyun Sect learn about the spirit vein?
"Your Xianyun Sect is too overbearing!"
"That spirit vein was discovered by our Chen Family—it belongs to us!"
"Your sect may be strong, but have you considered this? Our young master is Chen Yunxuan!"
"Do you dare provoke him?"
"That’s right! Our young master is Chen Yunxuan, ranked first on the Human Rankings!"
"And our Ancestor’s strength is unfathomable!"
The Xianyun Sect disciple sneered, looking at them with disdain.
"You really think just because you share the same surname, you’re related?"
"Chen Yunxuan is a figure of legend—how could he possibly be connected to the likes of you?"
"Calling him your young master is laughable."
"Even if he were, so what?"
"His talent is indeed impressive—reaching the Void Comprehension Realm at such a young age."
"But our Xianyun Sect has Supreme Realm experts! Even if Chen Yunxuan were here, what could he do?"
The Xianyun Sect’s power was unrivaled in this region—no one dared provoke them.
Since arriving, the Chen Family had heard of the sect’s might and knew better than to cross them.
They never expected the sect to come knocking on their door.
"Does your Xianyun Sect truly intend to monopolize the spirit vein?" Chen Zhengyuan asked grimly.
"With your Chen Family’s strength, even if we gave it to you, could you hold onto it?"
"Who else but our Xianyun Sect is worthy of possessing it?"
"Let me make this clear—I’m here to inform you, not negotiate. If you refuse to accept this, the consequences will be dire."
Chen Zhengyuan knew the disciple’s words were no bluff. The Chen Family had no means to resist the Xianyun Sect.
Chen Chang'an was formidable, and Chen Yunxuan was powerful—but they were far away. Right now, the family had no choice but to endure.
"Fine, I—"
"What consequences? I’d really like to know."
Before Chen Zhengyuan could finish, a new voice cut in, startling everyone.
The Xianyun Sect disciple frowned—the voice sounded young.
Turning, he saw a handsome young man with an extraordinary aura stride into the hall.
At the sight of him, the Chen Family members erupted in shock and excitement.
"Who are you?" the disciple demanded.
"Oh?"
"Me?"
"I am the son of the Chen Family’s patriarch—Chen Yunxuan."
Chen Yunxuan?
The disciple’s face twisted in disbelief.
Chen Yunxuan was really part of this family?
No—just because he claimed to be Chen Yunxuan didn’t mean it was true.
"Kid, you’re not trying to say you’re the Chen Yunxuan ranked first on the Human Rankings, are you?"
"There are plenty of people with the same name."
"Don’t think just because you’re called Chen Yunxuan, you can—"
BANG!
Without another word, Chen Yunxuan struck—a single punch sent the disciple flying.
"Does this prove my identity?" Chen Yunxuan’s gaze was icy.
"You… you’re really the Chen Yunxuan from the Human Rankings?"
"Impossible!"
"How could someone like Chen Yunxuan come from such a minor family?"
The disciple couldn’t fathom it—how could such a weak family produce a monster like Chen Yunxuan?
There are countless rumors about Chen Yunxuan, ranging from the wildest to the most outlandish—yet not a single one suggests he hails from a weak or insignificant family.
"Go back and deliver this message to the Sect Master of Xianyun Sect: if he dares to target the Chen Family again,"
"I will personally march into the Xianyun Sect and wipe out every last one of them!"
【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.)
ut it can buy an entire year of absolutely perfect training results! Su Yu stared at his empty wallet and decisively opened up various online loan platforms. “Borrow a thousand bucks! Recharge my vitality!” Boom! His vitality broke a hundred points, shattering the limits of the human body! “Borrow ten thousand bucks! Recharge my combat skills!” Boom! A basic punching technique so common it was everywhere instantly maxed out, revealing the ultimate assassination technique of Five Elements Unity—Inner Force! When a rich kid hired assassins for a midnight ambush, aiming to break both of his legs, they instead ran headfirst into a monster—a human-shaped tyrannosaur, brimming with dragon-like vitality. With just two fingers, Su Yu snapped a steel staff reinforced with alloy. Staring at the killer’s stash of stolen cash—a staggering quarter-million dollars—he showed a corporate-sincere smile: “Thanks for the pre-exam gift pack, Mr. Zhao! I’m gonna go re-invest this!” Three days later, at the National Martial Arts College Entrance Exam, while everyone else struggled just to reach the passing line, Su Yu threw a single punch—and more than a thousand vitality points literally detonated the entire arena!
ing gift was a patch of barren land, and disciples were all picked up along the way. He spent fifty years diligently building three "ramshackle little sects," thinking he could finally live a carefree life relying on his disciples. But right at the fifty-year mark, he was suddenly swept away by a spatial rift and exiled to the Chaos Desolation, the Disorderly Ruins. There was no spiritual energy there, only slaughter. Relying on the cultivation feedback from his disciples, Gu Changyuan hacked his way through a sea of blood for eleven hundred years. When the system finally fished him back out, he discovered the ramshackle little sects he'd built back then had developed a rather... unusual style. Hold on... I vanished for a thousand years, so how did my ramshackle little sects become holy lands?!
e bizarre and supernatural had descended. The previous emperor was a thoroughgoing tyrant; no longer satisfied with human women, he had set his sights on a stunningly beautiful supernatural entity. He met his end in his bedchamber, drained of all his vital essence. As the legitimate eldest son and crown prince, Wang Hao was thus hastily enthroned, becoming the young emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty. No sooner had he awakened the "Imperial Sign-In Intelligence System" than he was assassinated by a Son of Destiny—a classic villain's opening. The Great Zhou, ravaged by the former emperor's excesses, was in national decline. The great families within its borders harbored their own treacherous schemes, martial sects began to defy the imperial court's decrees, and border armies, their pay and provisions in arrears, grumbled incessantly against the central government. Fortunately, the central capital was still held secure by the half-million Imperial Guards and fifty thousand Imperial Forest Army who obeyed the court's orders, along with the royal family's hidden reserves of power, barely managing to suppress the realm. As the Great Zhou's finances worsened and supernatural activities grew ever more frequent, the court sat atop a volcano. Ambitious plotters everywhere dreamed of overthrowing the dynasty, and even some reclusive ancient powers emerged, attempting to sway the tides of the world. At the first grand court assembly, the civil and military officials nearly came to blows, fighting tooth and nail over the allocation of fifty million taels of silver from the summer tax revenues. The spectacle opened Wang Hao's eyes—the Great Zhou's bureaucracy was not only corrupt but also martially proficient, a cabinet of all-rounders. Some officials even had the audacity to suggest the emperor release funds from the imperial privy purse to address the emergency. Wang Hao suddenly felt weary. Let it all burn.
