"Right, right, this is the place. I remember the way now."
As they approached Qingxuan Heaven, the little girl finally recalled the path home.
"You ran this far all by yourself?"
"And no one came looking for you?"
Chen Chang'an found it quite puzzling. The distance from where he had found her had taken him over half a month to traverse.
That was at Chen Chang'an's speed, not hers. Judging by the little girl's pace, she must have sneaked away at least a year or two ago, if not longer.
Are the Nine-Tailed Divine Fox Clan really this careless? They don’t even search for a missing child?
"I... I ran away secretly. Maybe they haven’t noticed yet," the little girl said sheepishly.
"Big bro, this kind of thing is actually pretty normal," Little Earthworm chimed in.
"Some demonic beasts sleep for years, decades, or even centuries."
"If this little one slipped out without her family knowing, it’s not strange they haven’t noticed yet."
"Her parents might still be in deep slumber."
"So, when you were stolen back then, was it because the dragon clan was asleep too?"
"No one was watching over you?" Chen Chang'an asked curiously.
"Well..."
"I wouldn’t know. I was just an egg at the time," Little Earthworm replied awkwardly.
Three more days passed before Chen Chang'an and his group finally arrived at the entrance to Qingxuan Heaven.
This was Chen Chang'an’s first time visiting a blessed paradise. In the Primordial Immortal Realm, these paradises existed as separate, independent spaces.
Inside, the immortal spiritual energy was abundant, and the environment was breathtakingly beautiful—perfect for both cultivation and living.
The space within was vast, practically a small world of its own.
"So beautiful!"
"Is this what a blessed paradise looks like?"
"I’ve never seen anything so stunning before."
"Absolutely mesmerizing," Da Huang exclaimed in awe.
"What’s there to be so surprised about? The blessed paradises of the dragon, phoenix, and qilin clans are even more impressive."
"And the nine great immortal clans of humanity? Their paradises surpass Qingxuan Heaven too."
Though it was Chen Chang'an’s first time seeing one, he didn’t gawk like Da Huang. While inwardly amazed, he remained outwardly composed.
One thing did pique his curiosity, though—the entrance to this paradise seemed oddly unsecured.
"Can anyone just waltz into a blessed paradise as long as they find the entrance?"
"Aren’t there any protective measures?"
"Like, say, needing a special method to open it?"
"Why was it so easy for us to get in?" Chen Chang'an asked.
"Big brother, it’s because I already opened the entrance, so we could come in."
"Look, this is the key to Qingxuan Heaven’s entrance."
The little girl waved a jade-like token—the key the Nine-Tailed Divine Fox Clan used to access Qingxuan Heaven.
Seeing this, Chen Chang'an realized a potential problem.
"Da Huang, do you have one of these?"
"I’m not from the Nine-Tailed Divine Fox Clan. Why would I?"
"I mean, do you have one for the qilin clan?"
"Ah..."
Da Huang immediately grasped Chen Chang'an’s concern. Damn it, without the qilin clan’s key, how were they supposed to get in?
"Oh crap!"
"Big bro, did we come all this way for nothing?"
"Big brother, didn’t you hear what I said earlier?"
"I told you, it’s very close from here to the qilin clan."
"And since we can go, we can definitely help you get there too," the little girl said with a smile.
Right!
Her words snapped Chen Chang'an back to reality. Being a good guy really does pay off.
As they spoke, Chen Chang'an sensed two auras rapidly approaching.
Soon, a man and a woman appeared within sight.
"As expected of the Nine-Tailed Divine Fox Clan."
"In terms of looks, I can only say I’m slightly better," Chen Chang'an mused.
Hearing about them was one thing, but seeing them was another.
There was no denying it—the Nine-Tailed Divine Fox Clan’s members were absolute top-tier in the looks department.
Whether in their true forms or human disguises, they perfectly aligned with human aesthetics—the highest standard, at that.
"Big bro, seems like the Tai Xuan Realm wasn’t completely off the mark."
Huh?
Tai Xuan Realm?
What does that have to do with anything?
"I read a lot of storybooks in the Tai Xuan Realm, and some were about fox spirits."
"The Tai Xuan Realm claimed fox spirits were breathtakingly beautiful, that no man or woman could resist their charm."
"Though I wonder if the Nine-Tailed Divine Fox Clan also digs out hearts and lungs."
"Supposedly, fox spirits consider those a great tonic!"
Da Huang’s remark earned him a collective eye-roll. These were divine foxes—they thrived on absorbing spiritual energy from heaven and earth.
Even if they did eat, they had access to all kinds of heavenly treasures. Why would they resort to something so gruesome?
Besides, looking at the little girl’s innocent, clueless expression—could anyone imagine her tearing out hearts and lungs?
"What’s a storybook?" the little girl asked curiously.
"Well, a storybook is—"
Before Da Huang could explain, the little girl suddenly vanished from his sight.
The next moment, she was standing behind the two Nine-Tailed Divine Fox clansmen.
The two eyed Chen Chang'an’s group warily, shielding the little girl protectively.
"Who are you?"
"How did you enter our Qingxuan Heaven?"
"You’re not a demonic beast—you’re human?"
"What are you doing here?"
Chen Chang'an carried no trace of demonic energy, making it easy for experienced beasts to recognize him as human.
This was the Nine-Tailed Divine Fox Clan’s territory. A mysterious human appearing out of nowhere was naturally cause for alarm.
"I brought her home."
"She was lost," Chen Chang'an said, gesturing to the little girl behind them.
"Uncle, auntie."
"Big brother is the one who brought me back."
"He’s a good person," the little girl quickly added.
"Young mistress, haven’t you heard that human hearts are inscrutable?"
"You can’t trust their words so easily."
"What does ‘inscrutable’ mean?"
"But he really is nice! He helped me come home."
"Otherwise, I wouldn’t have found my way back."
Seeing her naive demeanor, the two clansmen sighed helplessly.
Then their expressions suddenly shifted.
She couldn’t find her way back?
Young mistress… left Qingxuan Heaven?
"Young mistress!"
"You… you sneaked out?"
"Does the clan leader know?"
"Hehe, I ran away secretly. Pretty impressive, right?"
Hehe?
You’re laughing about this? Since when is this something to boast about?
"Damn, big bro, you’re something else. Randomly bumping into the Nine-Tailed Divine Fox Clan’s young mistress."
"You truly are blessed with boundless fortune!"
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?"
lities. One day, Qi Yuan was buying groceries when he unfortunately came face-to-face with a monster. Just when he thought he was going to die on the spot, he suddenly heard the monster's thoughts... "This aura, he's definitely not an ordinary master!" "So terrifying, so terrifying." "A fight with my back against the wall, I can't take it anymore." Qi Yuan: Ah, no one told me that my awakened ability isn't telepathy, but rather the stronger my enemies imagine me to be, the stronger I truly become. PS: Zhou Hai in the first chapter is not the protagonist.
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...
uld barely embark on the path to immortality. Just as he was on the verge of death, his golden finger awakened. No matter whether it was poison, drained blood and vital energy, diminished lifespan, or any other physical debuff caused by paying a price—once midnight passed, everything would be refreshed. From then on, whenever someone asked what kind of person Chu Ran was, the answer was simple: Forbidden arts that other cultivators dared not learn? Chu Ran would learn them. Prices that even demonic cultivators dared not pay? Chu Ran would pay them. Lifespan that even righteous cultivators dared not burn? Chu Ran would burn it. All the blood essence in his body? Take it. Want both his hands and feet? He would cut them off and send them to you. You say he’s finished? He wasn’t built to sit idle. You think he’s gone mad? No—he was simply waiting for midnight. From that day onward, Chu Ran would respect neither Heaven nor Earth, bow to neither gods nor ghosts. He had only one wish: For midnight to arrive a little sooner.
