"This is strange. Why are there so few people in the Blazing Heaven Immortal Sect?"
"Could something major have happened? Did everyone leave?"
The members of the Meng Family frowned slightly. Within the Blazing Heaven Immortal Sect, they could only sense a few faint auras, which was highly unusual.
"Madam, something seems off about the Blazing Heaven Immortal Sect. Please be careful."
"Off? What do you mean?" the Family Head's Wife asked with a furrowed brow.
"It’s hard to say for now. We’ll know once we get there."
When the Meng Family arrived at the Blazing Heaven Immortal Sect, they were utterly stunned. The remnants of a festive wedding atmosphere lingered, yet the entire sect was eerily silent.
"What happened to the Blazing Heaven Immortal Sect?"
"What kind of incident would make them leave this place in such disarray?"
"Even more… why are there almost no living auras in the entire sect?"
"There’s someone over there. Let’s go ask them."
"Right."
In a flash, the Meng Family members appeared before Qingluan and the others.
"Where are the people of the Blazing Heaven Immortal Sect?" one of the Meng Family members demanded sternly.
"People?"
"They all went out to have fun. The sect’s patriarch led them on a group excursion," Da Huang replied smoothly, his talent for spinning lies second to none.
Went out to have fun?
What kind of joke was this?
"You’d better tell me the truth, or don’t blame me for being harsh."
"Do you know who I am?"
"Let me tell you—I’m from the Meng Family."
From the Meng Family?
Da Huang had already guessed as much when they appeared. Though their strength was nothing to scoff at, he remained utterly unfazed.
"I’m telling the truth."
"The patriarch got married and was so happy he took everyone out to celebrate."
"Just left a few of us behind to watch the place," Da Huang said with a grin.
"Watch the place?"
"Two women and a dog?"
"Wait, there’s another aura here."
"Why are you wasting words on a dog?"
"It’s definitely lying."
"Teach it a lesson," the Family Head's Wife snapped impatiently.
"Yes, Madam!"
"Wait a minute!"
"You’re resorting to violence so quickly?"
"Fine, I’ll talk. Geez." Da Huang shot them an annoyed look.
"Good. Then tell me—where did everyone go?"
"Dead. All killed. Died horribly."
"Not a single survivor left in the Blazing Heaven Immortal Sect."
"Every last one was slaughtered."
All killed?
"Impossible!"
"No one in the Profound Heaven Domain would dare attack the Blazing Heaven Immortal Sect, let alone wipe them out!"
"You’re lying!" the Family Head's Wife hissed.
"See? You made me talk, and now you don’t believe me."
"Hard to please, aren’t you?"
"The bodies are right over there. Go see for yourselves if you don’t believe me," Da Huang retorted impatiently.
The bodies are over there?
The Family Head's Wife paled before turning to one of her subordinates. "Go check."
"Yes, Madam."
Though Da Huang appeared calm on the surface, inside he was panicking, silently praying for Chen Chang'an to hurry up and finish his closed-door cultivation.
Qingluan and Xiao Yao stood nearby, ready to strike if things took a turn for the worse.
"Dead!"
"Madam, they’re all dead!"
"So many corpses!"
The Meng Family member returned with a look of dread, knowing that among the dead were the Family Head's Wife’s own kin.
"All of them?"
"Even the patriarch?" The Family Head's Wife’s voice was icy, her body trembling uncontrollably.
"Y-yes… all of them."
With confirmation, rage surged through her, her eyes brimming with murderous intent.
"Tell me—who did this?"
"Why are you still here?"
"Was it you?" she demanded furiously.
"Don’t joke. I don’t have that kind of power."
"We just came to scavenge after everyone was killed."
"It really wasn’t us. I swear to the heavens."
"If even a single person in the Blazing Heaven Immortal Sect died by my hand, may I be struck by lightning."
Da Huang didn’t hesitate to swear an oath—after all, he truly hadn’t killed anyone here.
"Madam, it dares to swear on the heavens. It probably isn’t lying."
"What about those two?"
"Madam, their cultivation is only at the True Immortal Realm. There’s no way they could’ve done this."
Whoever annihilated the Blazing Heaven Immortal Sect must have been far stronger.
"So you don’t know who the killer is?" the Family Head's Wife asked coldly.
"Nope."
"Then you’re of no use to me."
"Kill them."
Huh?
Damn, this woman’s insane!
Da Huang hadn’t expected the Meng Family’s matriarch to be so unhinged. Even though he was lying, in the Meng Family’s eyes, he and the others were just innocent bystanders.
Were they really going to be killed just for being at the wrong place at the wrong time?
"Yes, Madam."
Without hesitation, the Meng Family members moved to carry out her orders, asking no further questions.
Damn! Are we really done for?
Da Huang was sweating bullets now and shouted at the top of his lungs, "Big bro! Stop training! Your little brother’s about to die!"
"Big bro?"
"No one’s saving you now!"
The Meng Family member sneered, but just as he was about to strike, his body froze in place.
At the same time, every single person the Family Head's Wife had brought along was immobilized.
"What’s all the yelling for?"
"I’m here now."
In the next moment, Chen Chang'an appeared before Da Huang and the others.
"Big bro, were you doing this on purpose?"
"Waiting for the perfect dramatic moment to show up?" Da Huang grumbled.
"Pure coincidence, I swear."
"Hmm?"
"Your strength?"
Chen Chang'an glanced at Qingluan, surprised to see her cultivation had soared to the peak of the True Immortal Realm.
"You two broke through as well?"
Da Huang and Xiao Yao had also advanced, both reaching the third level of the True Immortal Realm.
"The Blazing Heaven Immortal Sect had plenty of good stuff. Xiao Yao and I ate everything we could," Da Huang said with a grin.
"Aren’t you afraid of bursting?"
"Big bro, you don’t get it. We’re demon beasts. One of our strengths is our insane physical endurance," Da Huang boasted.
Thud!
While Chen Chang'an and Da Huang were talking, Qingluan suddenly knelt before him, her expression solemn.
"Thank you for saving my life, benefactor. If not for you, I would’ve—"
"Stand up. Everything happens for a reason."
"Here, I’ll pass you a cultivation technique."
With that, Chen Chang'an pressed a finger to her forehead, instantly transmitting the technique into her mind.
"Big bro, you even have a cultivation method for the Extreme Yin Sacred Body?"
"Didn’t before. Came up with it while training."
"Wait—you had time to create a technique while cultivating?!"
grated, and just when he finally managed to get into an elite academy, he discovered that he actually had a system, and the way to earn rewards was extremely ridiculous. So for the sake of rewards, he had no choice but to start acting ridiculous as well. Su Cheng: "It's nothing but system quests after all." But later, what confused Su Cheng was that while he was already quite ridiculous, he never expected those serious characters to gradually become ridiculous too. And the way they looked at him became increasingly strange... (This synopsis doesn't do it justice, please read the full story)
ose... to cooperate with the protagonist! Shen Yuan: I have a system! Protagonist: What? System: Holy crap, you're just spilling it out like that? Shen Yuan: Let's team up, we'll split the system rewards! Protagonist: Fifty-fifty split? Shen Yuan: No way! Protagonist: What!? I'm the one getting beaten up, and I don't get half? Shen Yuan: Forty-sixty split, I get forty, you get sixty! Protagonist: Deal! Big brother, come on, hit me! As long as it doesn't kill me, beat me like you mean it! Shen Yuan: Don't worry... I will definitely protect all of you! No one but me can lay a finger on you! Guard our Heaven's Chosen Ones! I'm the only one allowed to bully them!
with countless casualties. As a top-tier gamer, Liu Xuan volunteered to join the fight, intending to dominate with his skills, but instead he obtained the hidden class: [Pacifist]. Unable to attack. Unable to use active skills. Fortunately, with each level gained, he acquired a new passive skill. And so, armed with a body full of passives, Liu Xuan slaughtered his way through the battlefield of ten thousand races! [You attacked Liu Xuan] [You gained the debuffs: 'Poison', 'Fear', 'Burning', 'Bleeding', 'Freeze', 'Silence', etc.] [Your attack speed has been reduced by 99%] [Your armor and magic resistance have been reduced by 99%] Warriors of the Ten Thousand Races: How the hell am I supposed to fight this?!
ine. During your journey, you save an abandoned baby girl and become her elder brother】 【You rely on each other, becoming each other's support】 【At the end of the simulation, you shield the now-grown girl with your life, sacrificing yourself to block numerous demonic cultivators. You die, and the light in the girl's eyes fades】 …… 【Second Simulation: You are transported to a world where steam and magic coexist】 【You immerse yourself in the study of magic, obsessed with its research. One day, while out, you encounter a half-blooded demon girl wandering the streets. You take her in as your student】 【You teach the demoness what it means to be human, show her the beauty of the world, and nurture her into a miracle that surpasses even the gods】 【At the end of the simulation, you die of old age in front of the nearly immortal demoness due to your mortal lifespan】 …… One simulation after another, one encounter after another. Xu Xi suddenly felt something was off: "Wait, you said you're coming to the real world to find me?"
