"Just like that... it's over?"
"Wait, I just got back. What happened?"
"You two, explain it to me!"
When Little Earthworm returned, he found that the Hunyuan Immortal Sect had been wiped out, and the battle seemed to have already ended.
Had he been gone that long?
Why did it feel like he had missed something major?
However, in response to Little Earthworm's questions, Da Huang and Yi Tuo were staring at Chen Chang'an with shock and admiration.
"So strong!"
"That was way too strong!"
"Just one sword strike!"
"Everyone died!"
"Not a single survivor left."
"Little Earthworm, you missed it. That sword strike just now was unbelievably cool."
"I’d describe it as earth-shattering and awe-inspiring."
"When big brother gets serious, he’s the most dashing. No one can compare."
Hearing Da Huang speak so unusually, Little Earthworm was stunned and deeply regretted missing such a crucial moment.
"Big brother!"
"Just... how strong are you now?"
"Immortal Venerable?" Da Huang asked in astonishment.
"Immortal Venerable?"
"Not sure. Never fought one. But against these people, one sword strike was enough."
The Hunyuan Immortal Sect wasn’t particularly powerful—probably on par with the Nine Clouds Immortal Sect, if not weaker.
If not for discovering someone impersonating him, Chen Chang'an wouldn’t have bothered coming here to flaunt his power.
There was no sense of achievement in it.
"By the way, Little Earthworm, where did you go earlier?" Chen Chang'an asked.
"Hehehe."
"Da Huang said, 'A thief never leaves empty-handed.'"
"Since we were here, it wouldn’t be right not to take something," Little Earthworm replied with a grin.
While Yi Tuo had been eavesdropping, Little Earthworm had gone to loot the Hunyuan Immortal Sect’s treasures.
Among the three of them, Little Earthworm had the sharpest nose for valuables and was the best at locating hidden stashes.
"Good job."
"Did you get a lot?" Chen Chang'an asked with a smile.
"Tons!"
"Way too much!"
"Seems like the Hunyuan Immortal Sect has been raking in benefits lately."
"Even mid-grade immortal spirit stones—over a hundred million!"
"And they’d also collected a bunch of congratulatory gifts."
"I swiped them all while their disciples were storing them away."
"Otherwise, I would’ve been back sooner."
Over a hundred million mid-grade immortal spirit stones? That was quite the haul.
"Wait!"
"Did you see any Law Fragments?" Chen Chang'an suddenly frowned and asked.
"Nope."
"If I had, I would’ve mentioned it already," Little Earthworm shook his head.
None?
Chen Chang'an sighed in disappointment. The one thing he truly wanted wasn’t here. Still, the other spoils weren’t bad.
"Big brother, I’ve realized that pillaging is a great way to get rich."
"Should we hit a few more places?"
Little Earthworm was already addicted. The thrill of looting treasures was intoxicating.
"Then I’d really be a bandit."
"I have standards."
"I can’t do something so morally bankrupt."
"Let’s go. We still have a long way to travel."
Standards?
Where exactly were these so-called standards?
The three of them had their doubts but didn’t dare voice them.
Meanwhile, the Hunyuan Immortal Sect, which everyone had expected to rise to prominence, had vanished without a trace from the Ancient Immortal Domain.
"Did you hear?"
"That Chen Chang'an from the Hunyuan Immortal Sect was a fraud."
"No way! Someone actually dared impersonate Chen Chang'an?"
"It’s true. The entire sect was wiped out, and multiple factions confirmed it."
"They saw the real Chen Chang'an in action—his sheer dominance."
"He single-handedly annihilated the Hunyuan Immortal Sect."
"What? The real Chen Chang'an appeared?"
"Exactly. Otherwise, how would anyone have known the other one was fake?"
"Tsk tsk, what a twist. Everyone used to envy the Hunyuan Immortal Sect, but look how they ended up."
"So... that man really was Chen Chang'an."
"Huh? What man?"
"Nothing, just remembering something."
The debate over the real and fake Chen Chang'an raged on, but by then, Chen Chang'an had long since moved on.
"Big brother, you know what they say—where there’s one, there’s two."
"Do you think others might be impersonating you elsewhere?" Da Huang asked curiously.
"You said it yourself—where there’s one, there’s two."
"There’s no shortage of people willing to take risks."
"But not everyone is as shortsighted as the Hunyuan Immortal Sect, blinded by petty gains."
"Those who profit at my expense will have to face the consequences. I’m sure many will think twice."
"Still... some might follow in the Hunyuan Immortal Sect’s footsteps."
"There’s no stopping it."
The Ancient Immortal Domain was vast, and Chen Chang'an couldn’t possibly hunt down every impostor.
"Uh..."
"Are we sure we didn’t take a wrong turn?"
"Why is there nothing but water ahead?"
"Is this... a sea?"
Half a year later, Chen Chang'an found himself standing before an endless expanse of ocean.
"Nope, this is the right path."
"If I remember correctly, this is the Pristine Sea."
The Pristine Sea?
Did that mean these waters could purify the soul and cleanse one’s heart?
"Big brother, the Ancient Immortal Domain has plenty of seas."
"It’s not all land, you know."
"But this Pristine Sea is interesting."
"Rumor has it no living creatures dwell within, and the water possesses a mystical power—it purifies the heart."
"If an evil person stays in the Pristine Sea long enough, they’ll become pure of heart, turning into a good person."
"Of course, that’s just hearsay. Whether it’s true or not, who knows?"
"Still, this place isn’t dangerous."
"Once we cross the Pristine Sea, we’ll be about halfway there."
Over a year had passed since leaving the Flowing Clouds Domain, and they were only halfway?
This journey was far longer than expected!
"Yi Tuo, it’s up to you now."
"But... are you sure you’ll be fine swimming here?" Chen Chang'an asked.
"Big brother, I don’t know if I’ll be fine."
"But... I can’t swim."
"I’m not an actual turtle!" Yi Tuo grumbled.
"You... can’t swim?"
"Can you at least fly?"
"Skimming over the water’s surface—surely you can manage that?"
. As long as he maintains the villain image and follows the plot to the grand finale, he can obtain generous rewards and return to the real world. So Gu Chen'an entered the role and began to act as a scumbag villain, but who would have expected that the female leads could hear his inner thoughts. Miss Su from the Su family was shocked: "I originally thought Gu Chen'an was a scumbag, but I didn't expect he turned out to be a gentleman! What? You said I have to call off the engagement? I definitely won't, I'll piss you off!" Bai Yuan Tian was dumbfounded: "Young Master Gu is usually unreasonable and a complete brat, but he actually calls me little sweetie in his heart? What, Young Master Gu even said he likes me?" As the female leads' images collapsed more and more, the plot also collapsed with it. Gu Chen'an looked at all this chaos. "Ladies, don't aggro me, if you keep this up the male lead really will stab me, I still need to survive to the grand finale!"
he colors of other people’s emotions. Light red meant anxiety. Gray meant exhaustion. Orange meant excitement. Yellow... meant repression. At the same time, he could gain unlimited control over one of those colors. Pale cyan: relaxation. Using this ability, he started offering “two-yuan hugs,” spending an afternoon exchanging emotional-color experiences with others. Then came his final female customer of the day— a girl whose emotional color was pure black... —— A week later, Xu Chuan had become skilled at using pale cyan—Relaxation—treating it like a bottle of menthol balm whenever he needed it. That was when he discovered he had unlocked another unlimited emotional color: Purple, the color of fear. So these emotional colors refresh every week? Fine, I take it back—I’ll never call you useless again... —— Much later, after Xu Chuan had accumulated countless emotional abilities, one night, he suddenly found himself inside someone else’s dream. There, he could use the emotional colors he possessed to paint. And in her dream, he painted her a shower of pink shooting stars, spreading across the depths of the night sky...
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.”
ions, keeping it grounded and realistic】 After quitting his job, office worker Su Yang accidentally binds with the "Enjoy Life System." As the name suggests, simply by indulging in life's pleasures, he can earn random rewards from the system—no need to spend money on beautiful women or grovel before anyone. Just enjoy, and the money follows, making it all about effortless fun. The system comes with a scanning feature, allowing him to establish a favorability bond with women rated 85 points or above. Every 20-point increase in favorability unlocks additional rewards. After suffering through over twenty years of hardship, Su Yang trembles with excitement, his dull eyes suddenly gleaming with newfound hope. "Enjoy life? How hard could that be?"
