The time shifts back a few hours.
After [Huangyi] left, Dawn stayed in the village for a while.
She was in no rush to return to the city.
Having just broken through, she still needed a little time to adapt to her new abilities and her new appearance.
From the outside, her biggest changes were in two areas.
One was her eyes. Now she had the eyes of a goat, with horizontal pupils. While this gave her excellent dynamic vision, it was also quite terrifying.
Now, with just a slight glare, she looked like a man-eating demon.
The other was her long hair.
Originally, her waist-length cyan hair was long and straight, occasionally fluttering with the wind.
Now her hair curled naturally, curling tighter towards the tips. It formed clusters that looked like flowing air currents, as if a cloud of gas was floating behind her.
If these two mutated physical traits were not hidden, it would be easy for people to guess that she had successfully broken through.
No matter what their [Mystery] level was, the tendency of Mystics to hide their true strength would never change.
I can wear sunglasses for my eyes. Anyway, many people already knew I was blind. As for my hair, I will go back and have Cassan tie it up with hairpins; she is the best at messing with that.
Thinking of Cassan anxiously waiting at home, Dawn suddenly felt an overwhelming urge to return.
Just before she was about to fly away, as she ascended and looked down, she saw a mountain-like pile of corpses in a nearby courtyard.
Even with the formidable power of [Mystery] 6, she could not help but break into a cold sweat.
So this is the office of [Everlasting Moon]? She heard from [Huangyi] that this seemed to be the home of a certain member.
She did not let her curiosity get the better of her to explore it, and simply flew away.
It was just past six o'clock when Dawn arrived home.
She did not have her keys, so she knocked on the door.
In less than a second, the door opened.
It was obvious that Cassan had been sitting in the living room waiting.
Dawn!
Cassan picked Dawn up and spun her around.
Dawn patted Cassan's head: Alright, I am back.
After a moment of excitement, the two went to the dining table, preparing to eat something and chat at the same time.
Dawn, did you?
Yes, I am at [Mystery] 6 now.
Can you not tell me about that opportunity of yours yet? You did not even prepare any anomalous materials, and you still managed to succeed.
Cassan, we live together, so sooner or later you will notice some anomalies. But it is useless for you to know right now; it might actually get you into trouble. How about this: when your [Mystery] reaches 5.99 and you need to break through, I will tell you.
I knew it, you would not forget me when there is something good.
Sigh, actually, a couple of days ago I was not hesitating over a choice. I was just adjusting my mindset and faith, because the moment I found out, there was already no choice left. It will be the same for you in the future.
I do not care, I want to walk the same path as you.
Okay, okay, we will walk it together. By the way, you have seen my hair. Fix it up for me after we eat, try to make it less conspicuous.
Do not worry, I promise to design the prettiest new look for you.
Cassan was undoubtedly the one who understood Dawn's abilities the best.
You could fly before, but that was the wind carrying you, with wind swirling all around you. Why does it feel like there is no wind around you when you fly now? Is your control stronger?
No, although I can still manipulate a little wind, that is only at the strength of [Mystery] 5. From now on, my power is no longer wind but air.
You mean, you are flying using air now?
Yes, the power of air far exceeds my imagination. I have only just stepped onto this path and seen a tiny glimpse of the tip of the iceberg, yet it leaves me in awe. This is a power I could not have imagined before.
Cassan did not look happy about this: Alright, Dawn, I will not pry into your other secrets, but between the materials, the [Blessing], and this powerful new strength, I have to ask, what price did you pay?
Dawn remained silent for almost a minute.
Faith. Cassan, from now on, my faith belongs solely to the Eternal Moon.
Cassan fell silent as well.
Faith is invisible and intangible. To some, it is mere lip service, but to others, it is something they are willing to give everything for.
In front of the Sun and Moon Church, on the lawn.
Looking at the dagger plunged deeply into the chest of this clergyman, Fengling and the others knew he could not be saved.
Xiao Jia rushed over; he recognized this clergyman.
The clergyman's name was Wu Bin, the de facto second-in-command of the Moon Church. He was born and raised in Sixiang City, and he still had family here.
Xiao Jia grabbed Wu Bin by the collar and roared: Why did you do this? Your parents live here too!
Most of Wu Bin's life force had already drained away. He spoke in a weak voice: For faith.
Fengling stepped forward: Let him go.
Xiao Jia released him resentfully. Because Wu Bin could no longer stand steady, Xiao Jia actually had to hold him up.
Fengling stared into Wu Bin's eyes. Inside them, there was calmness and determination, without any fear or regret.
Where is Bishop Jing.
Blood was already seeping from Wu Bin's mouth: I did this alone. The bishop knows nothing about it.
You cannot shoulder this alone. Where is he? Fengling repeated the question.
Haha, the bishop said he needed to do his part at this critical moment, so he went out to take care of some business early this morning. As for where he went, I do not know, nor do I want to say.
Fengling wasted no more words.
She turned and ordered the personnel behind her: Search!
The entire church was turned upside down in the search.
No large faction is ever one hundred percent clean. The investigation team uncovered quite a lot of incriminating materials.
They were all records of the good deeds done by the church and the city's elites.
In front of a desk where the materials were piled into a small mountain.
Fengling concealed the eyes covering her face and waved her hand.
Xiao Jia immediately understood and quickly chimed in:
These are all smokescreens deliberately left for us by the church. Someone come and seal them up for now. This is not the time to fuss over old scores.
Fengling walked into Bishop Jing's office, trying to put herself in his perspective.
She sat in the chair behind the desk, observing every inch of the surroundings.
Looking up by chance, she froze.
Looking up from this specific angle, right above her head on the ceiling, inside the moon motif used for lighting, there was actually an irregular, flat yellow object. It looked a bit like a flat stone.
If not viewed from this angle, one would think it was just a part of the church's mural.
Someone come get that thing down from up there and send it in for appraisal.
Half an hour later.
An appraiser came to report.
Team Leader Fengling, the appraisal results are out.
Speak.
According to the research and discussions of multiple experts, they believe it is a meteorite. It should... it should be from the Eternal Moon.
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.
end. Thus one must continue to cultivate, and become a saint or great emperor, in order to prolong one's life. Chen Xia, however, completely reversed this. Since his transmigration, he has gained immortality, and also a system that awards him with attribute points for every year he lives. Thus between the myriad worlds, the legend of an unparalleled senior appeared. "A gentleman takes revenge; it is never too late even after ten thousand years." "When you were at your peak I yielded, now in your old age I shall trample on you." - Chen Xia
to panic—he has a system. As long as an investment target dies, he can claim a reward. And since he is immortal, the one thing he has plenty of is time. ... Countless years later. “Immortal Emperor of Longevity? I invested in him.” “Supreme Celestial Venerable? I invested in him.” “Undying Empress? I invested in her.” “...” “Heh. Once they’ve all died, even the Heavenly Dao will have to kneel and call me Dad.”
s the Eldest Princess, renowned for her cold and aloof detachment, became the most docile of lambs, obeying his every command without question. But when the final move was played on the chessboard, as Gu Chenghan seized everything and ascended on the verge of apotheosis, that very Princess suddenly embraced him from behind, her tone carrying a dependence never heard before: "Wait... you haven't yet... commanded me to love you forever." Gu Chenghan froze abruptly. She... hadn't been hypnotized?! ... [The Eldest Princess's Diary] [When my soul was extracted, becoming the sole spectator outside my own shell] [At first, there was overwhelming fury, until I saw] [How he used my sword to effortlessly shatter my inescapable doom] [How he wielded my authority to eradicate fatal conspiracies I had never even detected] [Like a deity, he rescued me from the deep mire I was trapped in] [If not for those annoying vixens, he and I would be a match made in heaven] [I think I am ill, gravely ill] [My deity should belong to me alone] ... "Hypnosis? Oh, it succeeded, my dear Master." "Only this time, it's my turn to hypnotize you."
