The Forest of Life and Death, a land of terror, a forbidden domain.
Due to the presence of the unique Crimson Trees, the forest has become what it is today.
No one knows how the Crimson Trees came to be, but it is widely known that they possess a peculiar trait—they absorb and accumulate bloodthirsty and baleful energy.
The vast Forest of Life and Death, covered in Crimson Trees, has absorbed so much of this energy over the years that the entire area is now shrouded in it.
From a distance, the bright red Crimson Trees have condensed into a mist-like aura of bloodthirsty energy, making the forest appear like a sea of blood.
Though he had yet to enter the forest, Chen Chang'an could already sense its strangeness.
The outskirts of the forest stretched for dozens of kilometers, barren and lifeless, with even the soil dyed a deep crimson.
There was no sign of life whatsoever, as if this place were a forbidden zone for the living.
"No wonder no one comes here."
"Unless they have business here, who would be foolish enough to seek death in such a place?"
Chen Chang'an couldn't help but sigh. For an ordinary person, even entering this place would be difficult, let alone leaving alive.
The nearly tangible bloodthirsty energy had a severe effect on people. Only someone with a special constitution like Chen Chang'an could remain unaffected.
As he flew closer to the forest, Chen Chang'an found no trace of living beings nearby.
Without hesitation, he accelerated and plunged straight into the Forest of Life and Death.
The moment he entered, his brow furrowed.
The oppressive sensation was overwhelming, and his vision was severely impaired, as if he had stepped into a world painted entirely in red.
Silence.
An eerie, absolute silence.
Not a single sound could be heard within the forest. The ground resembled a bloody swamp, forcing Chen Chang'an to remain airborne, refusing to land.
"According to the innkeeper, the Purifying Baleful Grass is pure white—an anomaly in this forest."
"It shouldn't be too hard to find."
Chen Chang'an scanned his surroundings, but all he saw was an endless expanse of crimson, with no other colors in sight.
"Break!"
With a wave of his hand, he unleashed several sword beams that sliced through the thick mist of baleful energy. Yet, despite tearing through it momentarily, the beams quickly dissipated into the fog.
"It seems this won't be as easy as I thought."
With no other choice, Chen Chang'an pressed forward cautiously, hoping to find the Purifying Baleful Grass soon.
Hmm?
Suddenly, as he advanced, several crimson figures appeared, encircling him.
"They've completely merged with the aura here?"
Chen Chang'an noticed that these figures flickered in and out of existence, their color and presence blending seamlessly with the environment.
Even he couldn't immediately pinpoint their exact locations.
"Are these creatures unique to the Forest of Life and Death?"
Though he possessed an undying body, Chen Chang'an remained vigilant, moving slowly while keeping a close watch on his surroundings.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Moments later, more figures emerged—this time in greater numbers—and they lunged at him without hesitation.
Chen Chang'an countered by using his fingers as swords, sending sharp beams of energy flying toward them.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
In an instant, the attacking figures were obliterated. It was clear these creatures weren't particularly strong.
Chen Chang'an focused on one of the fallen monsters and examined it closely. It was humanoid in shape.
However, its entire body had turned a deep crimson. Aside from its form, there was nothing remotely human about it.
Chen Chang'an guessed that these were Blood Corpses—humans who had entered the forest in the past, died, and were gradually corrupted by the environment until they became like this.
This was likely still the outer region of the forest, which explained why the Blood Corpses weren't too powerful.
As Chen Chang'an ventured deeper, their strength increased. Now, the Blood Corpses he faced were all at the Divine Transformation level.
"How strange. Why are there so many of them?"
"Did that many people really come here to die?"
Chen Chang'an noticed that the further he went, the more Blood Corpses appeared. Initially, he encountered three or five at a time, but now they came in groups of over a dozen.
A rough estimate suggested he had already slain hundreds of them on his journey.
Apart from the Blood Corpses, however, he hadn't encountered any other dangers in the forest so far.
But did the Purifying Baleful Grass truly exist? Why hadn't he seen any trace of it yet?
Just as he was pondering this, something unusual caught his attention ahead.
In this sea of crimson, any other color would stand out starkly.
What was this? Could it be... that he had already passed through the Forest of Life and Death?
Chen Chang'an furrowed his brows slightly, his figure flashing as he dashed forward.
Passing through a crimson sea of trees, he discovered an entirely normal area—devoid of bloodthirsty energy, scarlet trees, or the blood-soaked red marshes that stained the ground elsewhere.
This place was like a pure land within the Forest of Life and Death, so ordinary it was almost surreal.
"Chen Chang'an? Why are you here too?"
A sudden voice made Chen Chang'an pause in surprise. When he focused his gaze, he was stunned to see his master, Mu Yunyao.
"Master?"
"Why are you here?" Chen Chang'an asked, astonished.
Mu Yunyao's presence here was something Chen Chang'an had never anticipated. Though he had occasionally suspected she might be following him, there was no way she should have arrived in the Forest of Life and Death before him.
"You have the nerve to ask?"
"It's all because of this kid from your Chen family."
"Only at the ninth level of the Divine Ability Realm, yet he dares to barge into the Forest of Life and Death."
A member of the Chen family? At the ninth level of the Divine Ability Realm?
Chen Chang'an looked over and saw Chen Yunxuan lying on the ground not far away, his body saturated with bloodthirsty energy, seemingly severely injured.
Hmm?
When did Yunxuan come to the Central Heaven Domain? And how did he end up in this chaotic region?
"If I recall correctly, based on the timeline, Chen Yunxuan should have just finished participating in the Four Domains Martial Assembly, right?"
"Given his strength and speed, there's no way he could have reached this place in such a short time."
"Which one of you is real?" Chen Chang'an asked warily, his gaze sharpening as he studied Mu Yunyao.
At his words, Mu Yunyao's expression darkened. She sneered, "Chen Chang'an, you’ve grown bold, haven’t you? Now you even dare to suspect your own master?"
"Should I explain myself to you?"
Chen Chang'an shrugged nonchalantly, replying with a faint smile, "If you can explain, that would be ideal."
"Otherwise, I truly can’t bring myself to trust you."
Mu Yunyao stared at him for a moment before taking a deep breath and cursing, "You wretched disciple."
"Fine, I’ll tell you what happened."
"Thanks to your Spirit Immortal Fruit, this kid’s cultivation broke through to the ninth level of the Divine Ability Realm. He couldn’t care less about the Four Domains Martial Assembly anymore."
"All he wanted was to come to the Central Heaven Domain, but he was tricked into this chaotic region instead."
"I was originally following you near the City of No Return when I sensed his aura, so I came after him."
"Thankfully I did, or else this so-called genius of your Chen family would have turned into a blood corpse here."
After hearing Mu Yunyao’s explanation, Chen Chang'an nodded with a smile. It did make sense.
"So, Master, you’ve really been following me all along?"
"Obviously. I never left."
ive and Ruthless] Before his transmigration, Ye Xuan was playing a game called "Severing Emotions to Attain the Dao." The game's core wasn't about leveling up by fighting monsters, but about conquering various "bad women" with wicked personalities and cold, fickle natures. There was only one method to conquer them: stay unwaveringly by their side, then die at a critical moment, driving them to madness after losing the protagonist. The higher their level of regret, the higher the player's score. To dominate the server, Ye Xuan conquered all the bad women. In the early stages, he showered them with boundless tenderness, only to choose to sacrifice himself for them later, making them weep bitterly and drown in regret. Among them were: Xia Lengyue, the unfaithful immortal wife who chased after powerful men and discarded her husband like trash. Ye Qingcheng, the Demonic Venerable of the Joyous Union Sect, who appeared pure and innocent but was, in reality, promiscuous. Wu Lingxiao, the Empress of the Great Xia Dynasty, who lusted after men and loved maintaining a harem. Bai Qiangu of the Endless Demonic Sect: a bloodthirsty mass murderer. However, when the protagonist transmigrated into the game world, he made a horrifying discovery. Eight hundred years had already passed. The bad women he had conquered had now each become deities and revered ancestors. Faced with the endless stream of toxic women coming for him, Ye Xuan could only rely on his god-tier acting skills to carve a path of survival through this world of treacherous women.
g Yu was preparing for retirement when her organization decided to eliminate her. She transmigrated to a zombie apocalypse world. However, a tiny unexpected situation occurred: She somehow transformed into an adorable little girl?!
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?!
