After using the Ten-Aperture Exquisite Heart, Shen Yu's cultivation level naturally soared alongside it, skyrocketing from the Soul-Molding Stage all the way to the Heaven-Breaking Stage!
Of course, Shen Yu wasn’t particularly interested in cultivation strength—it was just a necessity for her research into formations.
Formations were intricate and ever-changing. Even the most basic formation required hundreds of formation patterns to construct, and the types of patterns were incredibly diverse, with complexities that bordered on the absurd.
Like alchemy, formations were categorized into 12 fundamental tiers, with Saint, Emperor, and Immortal-tier formations lying beyond.
The formation manuals Jiang Che had given Shen Yu covered everything from beginner-level formations all the way up to Immortal-tier grand arrays.
"Shen Yu, your belly is so big now. You should take it easy and focus on resting during your pregnancy," Jiang Che said, eyeing her with concern. He strongly suspected... this girl would spend the next few months obsessively studying formations, forgetting to eat or sleep.
"Mm," Shen Yu nodded.
Though she was well aware of her own physical condition—a Heaven-Breaking Stage cultivator was practically beyond the need for food or sleep, and months of neglect wouldn’t affect the fetus—she still chose to heed Jiang Che’s advice.
"Jiang Che, do you prefer a boy or a girl?" Shen Yu suddenly asked, lifting her gaze.
"Oh? And what do you think you’re carrying—a boy or a girl?"
"A girl," Shen Yu answered with absolute seriousness.
"How can you be so sure?" Jiang Che raised an eyebrow.
He could easily discern the gender of the fetus in her womb with a glance, but he hadn’t bothered to check. Whether it was a boy or a girl didn’t matter much to him.
"There’s literature that says ‘sour for a boy, spicy for a girl.’ Since I crave spicy food, I think it must be a girl."
Shen Yu remained completely earnest.
"Hah... Since when did you start believing in superstitions?" Jiang Che couldn’t help but laugh.
Shen Yu might seem a bit dense at times, but she had her own brand of charm.
"I... I don’t know," Shen Yu fell silent.
In the past, she had been a staunch materialist, treating science as the ultimate truth.
But after the spiritual revival, everything had changed. Countless phenomena could no longer be explained by science.
She had begun uncovering some scientific patterns behind spiritual energy—it seemed to be related to a unique kind of field. But fully understanding it would take much more time.
And how could things like laws and formations be explained scientifically?
It was impossible. Even if there was a way, it would require countless researchers working together to slowly unravel the principles... The sheer scale of the task was overwhelming, far beyond what she could accomplish alone.
So she settled for the next best thing—studying formations. If she couldn’t understand them, she’d join them!
...
On Blue Star, within the Destiny Enforcers' Association.
"Esteemed sirs, I am Xu Mo, the branch leader of the mortal realm. This is Deputy Leader Xu Rong, and this is Deputy Leader Chen Hao!"
Xu Mo spoke with fawning deference.
The figures standing before them were true powerhouses from the Nine Heavens—elites dispatched by the Destiny Enforcers' Association headquarters, all at the Divine Passage Stage.
Xu Mo had struggled through countless hardships just to reach the Divine Passage Stage, barely achieving Second Revolution. Yet these envoys from the higher realms were all at least Third Revolution.
He had once believed that reaching the Divine Passage Stage and ascending to the Nine Heavens would grant him entry into the Earth Pavilion—a sign of having finally made it.
But now it seemed... even Third Revolution Divine Passage experts were only ranked in the Human Pavilion. To enter the Earth Pavilion, one likely needed Martial God-level strength.
Lin Chong stood in the Destiny Enforcers' Association, scanning his surroundings with a frown.
"This is... your Human Pavilion’s headquarters? It’s... embarrassingly shabby."
Lin Chong was speechless. Even though the mortal realm’s Destiny Enforcers' Association didn’t have the same resources as those in the Nine Heavens, it still gathered the most powerful and wealthy individuals on Blue Star. Shouldn’t it stand at the pinnacle of authority?
But reality?
The association’s headquarters was built underground.
And it looked downright pitiful.
"Ahem, esteemed sirs... We’re just lying low. This was the decree passed down by a former branch leader centuries ago!"
Xu Mo was truly helpless.
What else could they do?
Even after hiding to this extent, they had still been discovered by Jiang Che, the Rebel of Fate. If they hadn’t kept a low profile... and clashed with Jiang Che directly...
Wouldn’t they have been wiped out entirely?
Fortunately, they had already switched sides!
"By the way, do you know anything about Jiang Che?"
"J-Jiang Che?" Xu Mo’s voice trembled. Had their defection been discovered?
Were these envoys here to purge them?
"You know of Jiang Che? Tell us everything about his past. A superior from the Earth Pavilion suspects... that Jiang Che might be the disciple or reincarnation of one of our association’s supreme elders!"
Lin Chong’s words stunned Xu Mo and the others.
"A supreme elder’s disciple???"
Lin Chong narrowed his eyes. "Well? Do you know something? Care to share?"
"He... he..." Xu Mo stumbled over his words.
Because they did know something!
Jiang Che had an overwhelmingly powerful master—this was common knowledge among the upper echelons of the mortal realm’s cultivation world.
Even Xu Mo had caught a fleeting glimpse of him. That master of Jiang Che’s... even as a mere projection, had seemed to eclipse the mortal world with his presence.
His aura was undeniably transcendent. They had long speculated about Jiang Che’s origins—whether he was the reincarnation of a Heaven Pavilion elder.
But now, it seemed he simply had an unfathomably powerful master.
After some thought, Xu Mo decided to speak.
Even though he had surrendered to Jiang Che, revealing this information... probably wouldn’t harm Jiang Che’s interests.
"That’s right! Jiang Che does have a master."
Lin Chong’s eyes gleamed with excitement.
"Can you provide a portrait of his master? I can cross-reference it in the Nine Heavens. If he truly is one of the Heaven Pavilion’s supreme elders..."
Xu Mo frowned, trying to recall the face of Jiang Che’s master.
But soon, his eyes widened in shock.
He had forgotten!
He couldn’t remember what Jiang Che’s master looked like!
This was terrifying. As a Divine Passage cultivator, forgetting was impossible—his mind was beyond such flaws.
Yet now... he genuinely couldn’t recall the master’s appearance. The harder he tried, the more his memory blurred, as if some unfathomable existence had severed his recollection.
"Sir, are you certain a Heaven Pavilion elder would ever reveal themselves? Even if we had a portrait... what use would it be to those of our standing?"
Xu Mo didn’t mince words.
It was like a commoner in ancient times obtaining a portrait of the emperor—so what?
They’d never meet him, and holding such a thing might even invite disaster.
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.
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?"
young master of the Shen family—a figure of immense power and wealth beyond measure—and awakened the "Destined Ultimate Villain System"! His starting scenario? Running into his icy fiancée who shows up with a mountain-descending divine doctor to break off their engagement. The divine doctor arrogantly taunts: "What does your Shen family have besides a bit of stinking money? You're not even worthy of tying Qingxue's shoelaces!" Shen Fei just smiled. He completely defied the usual script: "Fine, I agree to break off the engagement. Also, notify the finance department to withdraw all investments from the Su family." Minutes later, with its capital chain severed, the Su Group teetered on the brink of bankruptcy! The once aloof and proud ice queen CEO was thrown into utter panic. That very night, she went to Shen Fei's villa, casting aside all dignity to beg and plead desperately... From then on, in this world teeming with Sons of Destiny, Shen Fei embarked on a path of extreme dimensional suppression! A mountain-descending divine doctor? Peerless medical skills? Shen Fei: "Reporting you for practicing medicine without a license! I'll gladly take your ancient medicinal cauldron and twin sister assassins." The Crooked-Smiling Dragon King? Commanding a hundred thousand soldiers with a single order? Shen Fei: "Illegal assembly and suspected treason! Let a fleet of attack helicopters sanitize the area and teach you what the state apparatus really means!" A reborn tycoon? Knows all the golden opportunities of the next decade? Shen Fei: "A trillion in capital to reverse and pump the stock market, making you blow your margin and jump on the very first day of your rebirth!" What Chosen Ones? What bearers of Heavenly Fortune? In Shen Fei's eyes, they're all just chives (i.e., suckers/marks) waiting to be harvested! Shen Fei: "Sorry, but as the Destined Ultimate Villain, I don't play by the rules of honor. I only play the game of dimensional suppression."
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?"
