"This little phoenix..."
Jiang Che stretched lazily, glanced at the sleeping Huang Feiyan beside him, and twitched his mouth.
The little phoenix was indeed Yu Wan'er's closed-door disciple, with a personality exactly like hers. However, her figure was far beyond what Yu Wan'er could compare to—absolutely stunning.
"Ahhh..." Jiang Che sighed, then purchased a piece of supreme phoenix bloodstone from the system, costing a full 50 billion points. It contained a trace of ancient phoenix bloodline.
After purchasing it, he raised his hand and placed it on Huang Feiyan's forehead. In almost an instant... the phoenix bloodline within the little phoenix began automatically absorbing the power of the bloodstone.
Huang Feiyan's bloodline was already extremely high, reaching pure-blood ancient phoenix level. In the future, as long as she didn't die... ascending to the rank of Immortal Emperor was merely a matter of time. She could even use her powerful bloodline to replace the Dao source and walk the path of transcendence.
But she still fell far short of the primordial divine phoenix.
"Mmm..." In her sleep, Huang Feiyan's delicate brows furrowed slightly. Her whole body felt warm, and she twisted over, nuzzling her head against Jiang Che's chest.
But her bloodline was undergoing wild improvement!
[Woo-hoo, takeoff! Yu Wan'er was right! Once you become Jiang Che's woman... whatever you ask for, you get!!!]
[This little mouse has finally made it out of the grind! A primordial celestial phoenix bloodline! Sure, it's a bit humiliating... but for a phoenix bloodstone like this, it's a total steal—totally worth it!]
The little phoenix's excited inner voice echoed. It was obvious she hadn't been asleep at all.
"Heh—" Jiang Che chuckled lightly. This little phoenix was also a little green tea in her own way. But then again, Jiang Che himself was a master of the art of tasting tea.
So-called "green tea girls" were just labels that the world pinned on them. All they wanted was to move forward in life. What wrong was there in that?
...
"Oh? Di Zhao actually bought the Time Ruins Dao Body?"
Jiang Che took a look at Di Zhao's purchase history and twitched his mouth. A hundred billion points, just like that?
Of course, Jiang Che wasn't stingy enough to grudge a mere hundred billion points.
"Time Ruins Dao Body... Di Zhao cultivates the way of destiny, while her child cultivates the dao of time? That makes sense..."
Jiang Che nodded. "But just the Time Ruins Dao Body alone won't cut it. I'll have to get him a Time Dao Origin as well!"
After all, wasn't Di Zhao's dowry so generous?
No man could resist a woman like Di Zhao.
The Time Dao Origin was also available in Jiang Che's system, but the price was exorbitant.
[Time Dao Origin: The source of dao that governs the dao of time, granting the favor of the dao of time and allowing entry into the supreme realm...]
[Price: 180 billion points]
Indeed, the price of the Time Dao Origin was a terrifying 180 billion points—18 times that of the Time Ruins Dao Body. Jiang Che's current system points were only a bit over 600 billion, meaning this would drain a full third of his reserves.
Buying it outright was definitely not an option. But Jiang Che had another way.
He started digging through his inventory.
"Hmm... if I remember correctly, didn't that Mo Shangxie once gift me a Time-Space Key?"
Jiang Che clearly remembered that back when he married Gu Wantang, the Supreme Demon Emperor Mo Shangxie had come to visit personally, bringing a large horde of resources as a congratulatory gift. Among those was a so-called Time-Space Key, which was said to unlock some time-space secret realm.
But Jiang Che had been so busy being a happy groom night after night that he had completely forgotten about the matter.
"Dammit... where the hell did I throw it away?"
Jiang Che was a bit annoyed. He had stored hundreds of millions of various spatial rings in his possession, nearly all of them stuffed with all sorts of cultivation resources—all acquired by scraping across the Nine Heavens and Ten Thousand Realms using his lifespan-extending pills.
Even though he had already given the Demon Lord several million of those storage artifacts last time, he still had many, many more.
If he were to take out all these resources, they could supply all the cultivators in the Nine Heavens and Ten Thousand Realms for tens of thousands of years.
"Oh! Found it!"
The spatial artifact Mo Shangxie had given was special—it was a spirit bead at the level of a Six-Rank Tribulation Immortal Artifact, making it easy to identify.
Sure enough, Jiang Che found the Time-Space Key inside the storage spirit bead.
"Tsk, tsk... a Time-Space Key, huh? I wonder where on earth that demon empress got this thing?"
Jiang Che held the Time-Space Key in his hand, examining it carefully.
[Ding! Time-Space Key detected.]
[One of the keys to unlock the Time Ruins Gate. Extremely high probability of obtaining the Time Dao Origin...]
Jiang Che narrowed his eyes slightly. He wasn't a fool. Why would Mo Shangxie give him a key to a secret realm? If there were no ulterior motives... He wouldn't believe it. But no matter what, there were only two possible reasons:
First: she wanted to use him as a treasure-hunting mouse, having him open the Time Ruins secret realm and work hard only for her to reap the rewards.
But Jiang Che found this unlikely, because his own status was already above hers. In the face of an overwhelming gap in standing and power, any small tricks were nothing but futility.
All schemes and conspiracies become utterly laughable when faced with an insurmountable difference in power.
Mo Shangxie wasn't stupid enough to go that far.
As for the second reason... there was probably something within the Time Ruins Gate that she wanted him to investigate.
Perhaps... to witness something?
Jiang Che thought for a moment, then let out a light laugh. He understood.
"In that case... I'll go take a look and get that Time Dao Origin while I'm at it."
Jiang Che showed no fear. He had already grasped that while his status wasn't completely invincible, it was more than enough to ensure his own survival.
...
"Beyond the Heavens... the Time Ruins Divine Palace?"
Following the coordinates provided by the Time-Space Key, Jiang Che directly crushed a Dimension-Breaking Talisman. In the next instant, he appeared above the heavens.
Jiang Che's Dimension-Breaking Divine Talisman was a supreme-level item card from the system. Crushing it allowed him to access any place in the Nine Heavens and Ten Thousand Realms—he didn't even need coordinates. He just thought of a destination and teleported.
He had heard that beyond the supreme-level item cards, there was another tier—mythical-level system items. But his system currently only lacked that last step to fully upgrade. Only after completing that final upgrade would mythical-level items be unlocked.
Before him stood a colossal sundial, towering in the sky beyond reach. The direction the sundial faced was a blazing sun.
"Tsk... so many secrets hide within the Nine Heavens and Ten Thousand Realms."
Jiang Che marveled at the sight.
As far as he knew, the Nine Heavens and Ten Thousand Realms had existed for at least tens of millions of years!
From the age of the Primordial Gods and Demons, to the Ancient Wilderness Era, then the period of the Ancient Heavenly Court, and then, a million years after the downfall of the Heavenly Court, came the present era.
The whole span of time stretched across at least tens of millions of years.
The supreme phoenix bloodstone he had just given the little phoenix was ancient-level phoenix blood. With that, she could use her bloodline to replace the Dao source and walk the demonic path of transcendence, let alone with a primordial bloodline.
So, logically speaking, there must already be countless immensely powerful beings existing across the Nine Heavens and Ten Thousand Realms. The fact that they cannot die means they should be eternal and indestructible. Yet, at present, the number of such mighty experts across the Nine Heavens and Ten Thousand Realms is surprisingly small. This clearly defies common sense. Unless... a catastrophe erupted, wiping out all those powerful beings entirely.
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?"
e, Immortal Body, Transmigration, System, Progression Fantasy, Academy Setting, Third-Person Perspective. Alternate Title: Transmigrating into a High Martial World and Reading Live Comments. Bad news: I transmigrated. This is a terrifying high-martial world, and my original, pathetically weak body fell into a coma and never woke up. Good news: I got a Popularity Points system upon arrival. I can see live comments and even create an unkillable alternate identity. Starting out, the alternate identity has all stats at 1. The system tells me that to grow stronger, I must participate in the plot, gain popularity points to allocate stats and grow stronger, and ultimately awaken my original body. And so, carrying my original body on my back, I officially entered Huaqing Academy, where the story's protagonist resides. From that moment on, Chen Guan kicked the original plot to pieces. Live Comments: [Doesn't anyone find this mysterious coffin guy creepy? He can summon indescribable grey misty hands.] [Is this guy a hero or a villain? What kind of onion became a spirit?] [By the way, does anyone know who's in the coffin? Shouldn't the debt for saving his life be repaid by now?] [According to unofficial histories, the person in the coffin was Chen Guan's first love. Their love was once passionate and earth-shattering, but they were separated by life and death due to worldly circumstances. What a star-crossed pair.] ... Years later, the world knew of a demon god born from a coffin, shrouded in grey mist, impossible to gaze upon directly. His foremost divine emissary often wielded a scythe, reaping lives like the god of death. As war approached, facing former friends and a boundless sea of enemies, Chen Guan merely raised his scythe. "Would you like to dance as well?"
't think I'm that capable, I'm just trying my best to stay alive. I've been kind all my life, never did anything bad, yet worldly suffering spared me not one bit. The human world is a nice place, but I won't come back in my next life. A kind young man, who wanted to just get by singing, but through repeated deceits and betrayals, has gone down an irredeemable path.
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.
