Jiang Yunhuang, standing at an imposing height of 1.9 meters, sat on the sofa, which seemed ready to collapse under his weight.
He already knew that Jiang Che wasn’t seriously injured—one glance was enough to confirm that.
He didn’t bother holding Jiang Yunli accountable for exaggerating the situation.
After all... how important was a severe injury?
As long as Jiang Che wasn’t dead, he had the means to save him!
The real issue was that someone dared to lay a hand on his grandson?
They must have a death wish!
However, Jiang Yunhuang soon noticed something unusual.
“Che’er... have you reached the Transform Force stage?”
Jiang Yunhuang was utterly shocked. In his memory, Jiang Che had no cultivation talent whatsoever!
After all, Jiang Che was his grandson, and he had tested Jiang Che’s innate potential at birth. His meridians were severely blocked, making it nearly impossible for his internal energy to circulate. He was destined to never step into the world of cultivation!
Even after decades of cultivation, it would be difficult for him to become a Transform Force expert. Last year, during Jiang Che’s coming-of-age ceremony... he was still an ordinary person!
How could this be—
Jiang Che nodded calmly. “Yes, I’ve reached the Transform Force stage. I’m currently at the mid-level Transform Force.”
Jiang Yunhuang narrowed his eyes, scrutinizing Jiang Che from head to toe. He grabbed Jiang Che’s arm with his large hand.
Then his expression grew even more puzzled.
“What the hell? This is bizarre! His meridians are still blocked—he’s clearly a cultivation failure. How could he reach mid-level Transform Force in just one year?”
The old man was beginning to question his understanding of life.
Jiang Che didn’t say anything, because his grandfather was absolutely right.
He truly was a cultivation failure, completely unsuited for ancient martial arts. It was only after extracting nearly a century’s worth of internal energy from his system that he barely managed to break through to mid-level Transform Force.
That’s why he never bothered cultivating. He figured it was more worthwhile to spend his time chasing girls than grinding away at cultivation.
He coasted through life, relying entirely on his system to spoon-feed him progress.
Meanwhile, Jiang Yunli was also dumbfounded. Her son was a Transform Force expert? How come she, his mother, had no idea about this?
“Grandpa, last year I happened to meet an old man with white hair on the street. He grabbed me and insisted that I was a once-in-a-millennium ancient martial arts prodigy... and wanted to take me as his disciple.”
Jiang Yunhuang was stunned, his lips twitching uncontrollably as he glanced at his grandson.
Who in their right mind would say Jiang Che had good cultivation talent? To put it bluntly... even a dog would shake its head in disbelief.
He wanted to say, “Are you sure you weren’t scammed? Was it one of those ten-dollar martial arts manuals?”
But the evidence was right in front of him, and he had no choice but to believe it.
Jiang Che was undeniably a genuine Transform Force expert. It was utterly baffling!
“Grandpa, as a Heaven Force Grandmaster, you should know who my master is, right? Ever since meeting him... I’ve been dreaming about him teaching me secret martial arts techniques!”
Upon hearing Jiang Che’s words, Jiang Yunhuang’s eyes widened in shock.
Imparting knowledge through dreams? Enlightenment through direct transmission? What the hell? This sounded like something out of a fantasy novel!
As a Heaven Force Grandmaster, he felt a pang of unease. His mind raced, trying to figure out who this mysterious figure could be.
But in the end, he could only cough awkwardly and say, “Ahem... Everyone has their own opportunities. Che’er, you’ve encountered a true master. You’ll undoubtedly reach the pinnacle of martial arts in the future...”
I can’t very well tell you that I have no idea who this person is, can I?
After some more small talk, Jiang Yunhuang asked patiently, “Che’er, how do you plan to deal with the Chen Family and that Chen Ningshuang?”
“The Chen Family? I think we can drop the ‘ancient martial arts’ part of their title,” Jiang Che replied nonchalantly.
Jiang Yunhuang understood immediately.
“As the director of the Ancient Martial Arts Administration Bureau, I naturally have the authority to revoke the special status of all Chen Family members as ancient martial artists. From now on, the Chen Family will be prohibited from practicing ancient martial arts...”
Without the protection of their ancient martial arts status, the Chen Family would only continue to decline.
If this were decades ago, when he was the arrogant young man who had reached the Grandmaster level in his thirties, he would have stormed the Chen Family village with a sword and left a trail of blood.
But this was a society governed by law. While Grandmasters were indeed terrifying—comparable to human tanks, with their impenetrable energy shields that could even withstand sniper bullets—could they withstand a barrage of Katyusha rockets?
“As for Chen Ningshuang... let her be my maid,” Jiang Che said casually, sealing the fate of the talented young woman.
Jiang Yunhuang frowned slightly. That girl was at the mid-level Transform Force stage. Could his grandson really keep her in check?
Having been young once himself, he knew exactly what Jiang Che was thinking. Back in his day, he had been a notorious playboy, known as the “Romantic Grandmaster.” But karma had caught up with him—despite having over a dozen concubines, he only ended up with one son and one daughter.
That’s why he doted on Jiang Che so much.
“Alright, I’ll bring the girl to you,” Jiang Yunhuang said.
......
Chen Ningshuang was under immense pressure.
She felt as if her heart was being squeezed tightly, overwhelmed by a sense of tension and dread, though she couldn’t pinpoint the exact reason.
Just then, she heard voices outside the police station.
Was there some kind of director here?
But soon, she understood.
When she saw Jiang Yunhuang and the others, her head spun.
The sheer oppressive aura radiating from him made her tremble, even as a mid-level Transform Force expert.
“Are you Chen Ningshuang?”
Jiang Yunhuang stood before her like a mountain, not bothering to conceal his Heaven Force Grandmaster cultivation. His overwhelming presence bore down on the 19-year-old girl.
“Yes, I am Chen Ningshuang,” she replied, her voice trembling but her back straight as she stood under the immense pressure.
This level of intimidation far surpassed even her father, who was at the peak of the Transform Force stage.
A Grandmaster? No, no... she had met Grandmasters before, and they didn’t exert this kind of pressure.
Then... he must be a Heaven Force Grandmaster?
Although she had been praised within the Chen Family as having the potential to reach the Heaven Force stage, facing an actual Heaven Force Grandmaster filled her with terror.
“Hmph... you’ve got some guts. No wonder you dared to attack my grandson,” Jiang Yunhuang said, his words leaving Chen Ningshuang momentarily stunned.
His grandson... could it be that Jiang Che, the young master she had knocked away, was his grandson?
In an instant, fear consumed her.
No matter how hard she tried, she couldn’t suppress the dread rising in her heart. She was aloof and proud, yes... but she was still capable of fear!
Especially since she had injured the grandson of a Heaven Force Grandmaster. The Chen Family would undoubtedly suffer the consequences. Her father, her brother—they would all be implicated because of her actions.
Never in her life had she felt such terror.
s + Rent Collection Wealth】 At the start, he inherited a rundown house in the urban village from his grandfather. The house had no tenants, but the moment he was diagnosed with a terminal illness, a self-proclaimed empress from the Tianxuan Continent arrived as his first tenant. Ye Chuan soon discovered that with every new tenant moving in, not only did he receive massive daily payments, but he also obtained unique items related to their backgrounds. 【Acquired Bai Qianshuang’s related item: Tiger Strength Pill—dramatically enhances physical power!】 【Acquired Bai Qianshuang’s related item: Deer Blood Pill—significantly boosts vitality!】 …… From that day on, all sorts of bizarre tenants began appearing in the house: the empress from Tianxuan Continent, an apocalyptic sorceress from the Magic Realm, a mysterious scientific girl who fell through a spacetime rift… Every single day, he received strange, powerful items and endless money. Then one day, he suddenly realized—he had become invincible. Enough, enough! Stop giving me more!
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.
. As long as he maintains the villain image and follows the plot to the grand finale, he can obtain generous rewards and return to the real world. So Gu Chen'an entered the role and began to act as a scumbag villain, but who would have expected that the female leads could hear his inner thoughts. Miss Su from the Su family was shocked: "I originally thought Gu Chen'an was a scumbag, but I didn't expect he turned out to be a gentleman! What? You said I have to call off the engagement? I definitely won't, I'll piss you off!" Bai Yuan Tian was dumbfounded: "Young Master Gu is usually unreasonable and a complete brat, but he actually calls me little sweetie in his heart? What, Young Master Gu even said he likes me?" As the female leads' images collapsed more and more, the plot also collapsed with it. Gu Chen'an looked at all this chaos. "Ladies, don't aggro me, if you keep this up the male lead really will stab me, I still need to survive to the grand finale!"
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.
