"Ha... ah-choo!"
Jiang Che yawned. He had already been pampered to the point of uselessness by the system and didn't want to think too much anymore.
He arrived beneath a massive sundial, pulled out the Time Key from his pocket, and placed it under the sundial.
In the next second, as if some mechanism had been triggered, the sundial burst into dazzling light, and countless temporal energies surged forth.
But soon, the light dimmed.
Jiang Che: "..."
He was at a loss. He had already taken the key, and still wasn’t allowed in?
"Don’t push me, or I’ll get angry... and smash your gate to pieces, get it?"
Jiang Che held a prop card in his hand, glaring at the giant sundial. If he lost his temper, he would directly crush the prop card and blow the sundial to bits!
No strategy, just raw stats!
But the sundial seemed to have no consciousness and didn’t know fear. It gave Jiang Che no reaction whatsoever.
Jiang Che: "..."
Of course, he wasn’t about to pick a fight with a piece of stone. Smashing the sundial with the prop card would just make him look like an idiot.
"Fine, fine. You don’t think much of me, do you? What about my child? Surely you’ll be interested in that—a Time Ruins Dao Body... I don’t believe you won’t be tempted!"
With a single thought, Jiang Che vanished from where he stood.
The next instant, he appeared right beside Di Zhao.
[Beep! Host has died. Now reviving.]
[Beep! Host has died...]
As soon as Jiang Che appeared, he lost several lives.
But death was something Jiang Che had long grown used to.
Di Zhao was sitting cross-legged in the River of Fate, surrounded by phantom images of countless heroes and legends from endless ages... Their fates were all revealed in the river. So many causes and effects were entangled here that Jiang Che accidentally stepped in and died in a single second, without even reacting.
"Hm?" Di Zhao seemed to sense something. She turned her gaze toward Jiang Che, her eyes filled with disbelief.
"Hus... husband?" But the next moment, the woman’s expression changed drastically!
She struck out without hesitation, attacking Jiang Che with lethal force!
[Beep! Host has died. Now reviving...]
Jiang Che was dumbfounded. Why would you attack me as soon as you see me?
Di Zhao frowned. The River of Fate was truly terrifying. It could even mimic the aura of her husband, and the power of fate itself could not kill it?
"Hey, hey, hey, it’s me, Zhao Zhao!" Jiang Che grabbed Di Zhao’s wrist and pulled her out of the River of Fate, bringing her back to the sundial.
Di Zhao: "???"
Her mind went blank. What was going on?
Could... could it really be Jiang Che?
"What is this? Time Power?!"
Di Zhao frowned and looked at the massive sundial before her. A feeling of familiarity surged in her heart. "This is... the Time Ruins Divine Palace?"
"Oh? You recognize it too?"
Di Zhao took a serious look at Jiang Che and confirmed that it was indeed him. "I recognize it. However, back in the Heavenly Court era, the Time Ruins Divine Palace had already collapsed. I’ve heard that inside the palace lies the most mysterious Time Dao Method, but over millions of years, no one has ever gained its recognition."
"Hehe... How about the Time Ruins Dao Body? You just bought one for the baby, right? Zhao Zhao, put your hand on it and see if you can earn the sundial’s recognition?"
Jiang Che certainly had the ability to enter the Time Ruins Divine Palace himself, but he had brought Di Zhao along. After all, he wanted to show her how hard he was working for their child’s future.
"I’m planning to go inside, retrieve the Time Dao Origin, and hand it over to our child in the future..."
Di Zhao looked up, then nodded. But inside, her heart was trembling uncontrollably, and a faint smile curled at the corners of her mouth.
Not only did her husband allow her to buy the Time Ruins Dao Body for their child, but he was even going to personally capture the Time Dao Origin. From this, she could see that he truly cherished the child in her womb.
"Thank you, husband!"
Di Zhao placed her delicate hand on the sundial. In the next second, the entire Time Ruins Divine Palace began to change. The giant sundial started to rotate!
"Rumble—"
The shadow of the sundial quickly pointed to the direction of 0 o’clock. Then, a flash of light emerged... A rainbow-colored tunnel appeared before Di Zhao.
"Heh—" Jiang Che let out a light laugh, then wrapped his arm around Di Zhao’s slender waist and gave her a kiss.
"Husband... do you need me to cast a fortune for you?" Di Zhao asked.
"No need. Just a mere Time Dao Origin. I’ll be back in no time."
Di Zhao nodded. She now trusted Jiang Che’s abilities unconditionally. After all, he had easily suppressed the Evil Emperor Ji Qingyi, so the Time Ruins Divine Palace was no challenge for him.
Meanwhile, taking advantage of Di Zhao’s presence, Jiang Che shot himself like an arrow into the rainbow tunnel before the sundial gate could even react.
Di Zhao turned and left, stepping back into the River of Fate.
The Sundial: "..."
If the sundial had consciousness instead of being a mere mechanism, it would probably be furious.
It was as if the groom was holding the wedding, but the neighbor old Jiang was the one entering the bridal chamber.
Yet, it could do nothing against Jiang Che.
...
"Heh... is that all?"
Jiang Che had effortlessly slipped into the Time Ruins Divine Palace.
This was an entirely different world!
The entire world was in a state of absolute time stasis. That is to say, right here, time flowed at zero speed!
Even if one stayed in the Time Ruins Divine Palace for a hundred million years, not a single moment would pass in the outside world.
A vast, boundless cosmic world stretched before him. Jiang Che stepped onto the void and walked forward. There were no stars or galaxies here—only countless diagrams shaped like sundials and clocks. Every object that could represent the concept of time could be found here.
Jiang Che did not wander around. He calmly surveyed this world.
"You brought me here... it must have something to do with the Demon Ancestor!"
Jiang Che muttered to himself. "The Time Dao Origin must be here. Since Mo Shangxie lured me here, is it to awaken the memories of my past life as the Demon Ancestor?"
"Or perhaps... to show me what the Demon Ancestor went through?"
Jiang Che was speculating, but these ideas were too ordinary. The logic didn't add up. Even if he inherited the Demon Ancestor's memories, he would still be himself. Jiang Che didn't think inheriting millions of years of memories would actually turn him into the Demon Ancestor.
To him, inheriting even a million years of Demon Ancestor's memories was just like reading a slightly longer novel.
"So... is this meant to stir the River of Time and make me swim against the current?"
Jiang Che made a bold guess.
The River of Time was mysterious beyond measure—even more mysterious than the River of Fate. Even a supreme Immortal Emperor wouldn’t dare to step into it lightly.
Di Zhao was an exception because she held the Fate Dao Origin, allowing her to walk the River of Fate without backlash.
As expected, the very next moment!
The entire Time Ruins Divine Palace began to shake violently. From the endless sky above, a majestic river descended like a Milky Way. Every ripple carried fragments of time, and even the slightest rising tide could crush immortals.
"Heh—"
At the moment he glimpsed the river of time, Jiang Che smiled.
e bizarre and supernatural had descended. The previous emperor was a thoroughgoing tyrant; no longer satisfied with human women, he had set his sights on a stunningly beautiful supernatural entity. He met his end in his bedchamber, drained of all his vital essence. As the legitimate eldest son and crown prince, Wang Hao was thus hastily enthroned, becoming the young emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty. No sooner had he awakened the "Imperial Sign-In Intelligence System" than he was assassinated by a Son of Destiny—a classic villain's opening. The Great Zhou, ravaged by the former emperor's excesses, was in national decline. The great families within its borders harbored their own treacherous schemes, martial sects began to defy the imperial court's decrees, and border armies, their pay and provisions in arrears, grumbled incessantly against the central government. Fortunately, the central capital was still held secure by the half-million Imperial Guards and fifty thousand Imperial Forest Army who obeyed the court's orders, along with the royal family's hidden reserves of power, barely managing to suppress the realm. As the Great Zhou's finances worsened and supernatural activities grew ever more frequent, the court sat atop a volcano. Ambitious plotters everywhere dreamed of overthrowing the dynasty, and even some reclusive ancient powers emerged, attempting to sway the tides of the world. At the first grand court assembly, the civil and military officials nearly came to blows, fighting tooth and nail over the allocation of fifty million taels of silver from the summer tax revenues. The spectacle opened Wang Hao's eyes—the Great Zhou's bureaucracy was not only corrupt but also martially proficient, a cabinet of all-rounders. Some officials even had the audacity to suggest the emperor release funds from the imperial privy purse to address the emergency. Wang Hao suddenly felt weary. Let it all burn.
saw a female celebrity tied up and stuffed in the trunk! Little did he know, countless cameras were aimed at him at this moment - this was a new type of reality show. The first randomly selected passerby was caught in less than an hour. But when Xu Moru was selected, things started to take an unexpected turn. "Damn, this isn't how the script goes. This Xu Moru is too bold, he's not following the rules at all." "Crap, is this guy taking it seriously?" "The female celebrity has been scared to tears!"
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?"
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.
