Several days passed in the blink of an eye. Life at the academy was like being soaked in warm water—calm and uneventful.
Wang Hanyue was back.
He was a little tanner, but he seemed more spirited than ever.
The moment he returned, he spread out all the spoils he had dug out of the snowline wolf den and began loudly bragging about how he had outsmarted the cunning alpha wolf.
“Hey, guys, check this out. Fresh off the press—and officially certified.”
Wang Hanyue lowered his voice and leaned over mysteriously, shoving his phone screen in front of Long Ao and Chen Guan.
The screen showed a website with a distinctly retro design. Across the top, in large characters, were the words:
Chinese Esper Personality Tendency Test (Beta)
“What is this supposed to be? It looks like one of those scams that trick you into filling out a survey.”
Wang Hanyue was the first to mock it, but his excitement was practically spilling over. “But I’m telling you, this thing is freakishly accurate.”
As he spoke, he displayed his test results, which took up the entire screen.
【The Unyielding Bastion (ISTJ)】
Below it was a brief explanation: You are the firmest shield in your team and a reliable companion. Your will is as hard as steel, and you are the guardian of order and rules.
“Heh heh, what do you think? Doesn’t it fit me perfectly?”
Wang Hanyue thumped his chest, his smugness written all over his face.
Long Ao glanced at it and let out a noncommittal snort through his nose, clearly uninterested in that sort of thing.
“Hey, Brother Ao, don’t tell me you don’t believe it. Come on, take the test too.”
Without giving him a chance to refuse, Wang Hanyue sent the link to the group chat.
Long Ao had originally intended to ignore him, but after Wang Hanyue kept nagging him from the side, he simply picked up his phone and swiped across the screen several times, leaving behind a blur of fingers.
Less than a minute later, Long Ao put down his phone. His face still wore its usual cool expression, though there seemed to be something extra in his eyes.
“Well? What did you get?”
Wang Hanyue was even more eager than Long Ao himself, practically sticking his head over the phone.
Long Ao said nothing. He simply lit up his screen and showed it to him.
【The Machine Born for Battle (ENTP)】
Explanation: You are a born warrior. Battle is your instinct and your destiny. You enjoy walking along the edge of the extreme, and chaos and conflict will only make you stronger.
“That’s incredible.”
Wang Hanyue slapped his thigh. “This thing really is accurate!”
【Hahahaha, Long Ao the War Machine—officially certified, apparently.】
【This test might actually have something to it. Could some big shot have made it for fun?】
【I’m dying. Even another world has MBTI tests. Pretty trendy.】
Chen Guan looked at the comments, then at Long Ao’s face, which suggested that the result was exactly what he had expected. He began to suspect that the test might really have some merit.
“What about Changqing? Let him take it too.”
Wang Hanyue’s interest only grew. He tagged An Changqing in the group chat, even though he wasn’t in the classroom.
An Changqing replied almost immediately with a screenshot.
【The Born Leader (ENFJ)】
Explanation: You possess a natural charisma as a leader and can easily unite those around you. You see the stars and the sea in your eyes, as well as humanity’s future. You are destined to lead everyone toward the light.
The group fell silent for three seconds.
Wang Hanyue: “All right, Chairman An is still Chairman An. That result is completely unsurprising.”
Long Ao: “.”
One after another, the others in the small group sent in their results as well. Even Su Yuehe, who wasn’t at school, sent over a screenshot.
“Chen Guan, you’re the only one left. Hurry up and take it.”
Wang Hanyue’s gaze shone like two searchlights, boring straight into him.
Even Long Ao, who had been silent all this time, turned an inquisitive look in his direction.
“I’ll pass. It’s just a silly test.”
Chen Guan took off his earphones and answered perfunctorily.
“How can you pass? You’re the only one left. Hurry up.”
Wang Hanyue refused to let it go.
Unable to shake him off, Chen Guan had no choice but to click the link.
There was a whole pile of bizarre questions.
“When you see an injured pigeon on the road, what do you do?”
“If the world could have only one color left, what would you want it to be?”
“What do you believe is the essence of power?”
Chen Guan’s expression remained blank as his finger slid across the screen. He selected his answers based on his first instinct and continued all the way through.
After answering the final question, he tapped Submit.
A loading circle spun for two seconds before the results page popped up.
Chen Guan stared at the words displayed in large letters on the screen, and his eyelid twitched.
【The One Who Gazes into the Abyss (INTJ)】
Explanation: You are an observer who walks along the edge of understanding, possessing unique insight into all things in the world. You belong neither to the light nor to the darkness. You are the abyss itself. When you gaze into the abyss, the abyss gazes back at you.
【The abyss itself—hahahaha, I can’t hold it together anymore. I really can’t. Anyone who can keep a straight face after this deserves a cup of Trump’s bitter tea.】
【When Brother Coffin gazes into the abyss, the abyss is like: Bro, we’re on the same side. Stop staring, you’re making me shy.】
【Officially certified—nothing could be more devastating. Brother Coffin will never be able to clear his name now.】
The comments before Chen Guan’s eyes had already become a sea of laughter.
He stared expressionlessly at his phone screen, his finger twitching slightly.
“What did you get? What did you get?”
Wang Hanyue’s face was practically pressed against his.
Chen Guan looked up and met the curious gazes of Wang Hanyue and the others. Then, with a perfectly calm expression, he pressed the lock button.
The phone screen went dark at once.
“Just some ridiculous test.”
Chen Guan slipped the phone back into his pocket, his voice betraying not the slightest ripple.
“That only makes me more curious!”
Wang Hanyue shouted.
Chen Guan ignored him. If anyone else saw those results, he would never live it down.
……
Another two weeks passed in the blink of an eye.
As the end of the month drew near, the atmosphere at the academy quietly tightened. Even the training grounds had become noticeably deserted.
The monthly exams hung over every student’s head like a sword.
Chen Guan was lying on his bed watching an instructional video. An old professor’s lecture on mental traps played in the background, its hypnotic effect nothing short of extraordinary. His upper and lower eyelids were already beginning to fight.
…Really, I’m not going to fail, am I?
Just then, a notification popped up on his phone. An Changqing sent over a screenshot and tagged him and Long Ao.
It was a mission brief, with its title marked in eye-catching red lettering:
【A-Rank Commission: Overland Escort of Valuables】
“How about the three of us take this one?” An Changqing’s message followed right after. “The pay is high, and we can skip the monthly exam while we’re at it.”
Skip the monthly exam?
Those words seemed to possess some kind of magic. They instantly dispelled all of Chen Guan’s drowsiness and piqued his interest. He opened the image.
【Client: Qian Yongnian, antique dealer from North City】
【Mission: Escort a shipment of antiques unsuitable for transport via teleportation array from North City to Hailin City by land】
【Mission Rank: A】
【Recommended Party Size: 3–5 people, including at least one sixth-tier esper】
【Payment: 300,000 yuan in cash and 3,000 academy points per person】
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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.
nd fell into a coma while saving his younger sister from an out-of-control car. He became a vegetable. No one knew that his consciousness had crossed into a world of cultivation. Over the course of sixty years, he began as the lowest kind of mine slave, struggling to survive amid mountains of corpses and seas of blood. By sheer chance, he eventually obtained the complete memories of a fallen Immortal King. Alchemy, medicine, formations, feng shui, physiognomy, artifact forging… Every great inheritance of the cultivation world was now his. But when he opened his eyes again, he discovered that ten full years had passed in the modern world. To pay for his treatment, his father had sold the family’s shop and house, leaving himself covered in lasting injuries and illness. His mother had cared for him day and night, and more than half of her hair had already turned white. His younger sister, who had been only fifteen back then, was now twenty-five. To help repay the family’s debts, she had been forced to lower her head and put on a smiling face in places of glittering lights and endless revelry. Only then did Chen Xuan understand that what he had lost was not merely ten years. He had lost the life his entire family was meant to have. The good news was that he had brought back the memories of an Immortal King’s entire lifetime. The bad news was that his soul had returned alone—his cultivation had not come with him. Spiritual energy was scarce, resources were depleted, and the modern world still had firearms, surveillance, capital, and laws. If he wanted to protect his family, break free from everyone’s control, and become truly invincible beneath the heavens, he would have to start all over again.
