"A curse imprinted in the bloodline?"
Jiang Che feigned panic as he spoke.
His hands gripped Jia Ling'er's shoulders, his expression brimming with exaggerated concern.
"Mhm! The petrification is spreading faster now... I might really..."
The young girl trailed off, lowering her head. The usual big bully who loved to tease her was suddenly so flustered—it stirred something inexplicable in Jia Ling'er's heart.
"No. That will never happen!"
Jiang Che exhaled softly, his gaze hardening with resolve.
"Ling'er, where is your mother? I need to see her!"
His words left Jia Ling'er stunned.
She blinked blankly a few times.
"My... mother?"
"Exactly. Didn’t you just say your mother can interfere with reality through dreams? I don’t know how powerful her methods are, but she should at least be able to talk to me, right?"
Jia Ling'er nodded. "Yes, my mother can influence the waking world through dreams. But she holds a grudge against you. If she sees you, she’ll definitely attack you!"
Her voice trembled with worry, yet guilt also gnawed at her. She was her mother’s own daughter... yet here she was, siding with an outsider.
"Oh? Is Ling'er starting to worry about her husband’s safety?"
Jiang Che’s smile was tender, so much so that Jia Ling'er was left speechless.
"N-no! I’m not worried about you at all! Don’t flatter yourself!"
Even petrification couldn’t mask Jia Ling'er’s tsundere nature.
"Tch. You... Your mouth is harder than stone!" Jiang Che chuckled, flicking her delicate nose playfully.
"Ling'er, I must meet your mother. She might be the only one who can undo your petrification—but she hasn’t told you how."
Of course, he had to meet his future mother-in-law. How else could he leave a lasting impression?
Jia Ling'er fell silent, then nodded after a moment. "Fine... But you have to stay behind me. My mother is incredibly powerful, a master of dream manipulation. In her own dreams, she’s invincible—even a half-immortal couldn’t break free."
"Jiang Che, I’ve also dabbled in the Dao of Dreams. Follow me into the dreamscape. I’ll pull you into my own dreamworld. My mother resides there... You’ll see her."
For once, Jia Ling'er seemed docile, a far cry from the mischievous, haughty girl she’d been when they first met.
As for Jiang Che? He trailed behind her obediently, playing the clueless fool.
In truth... he’d already peeked into Jia Ling'er’s dreams long ago.
Using system item cards, he’d sneaked into her dreamscape repeatedly. With the system’s protection, even the Jialan Empress—revered as the foremost Dream Emperor across three thousand realms—couldn’t detect him.
Soon, Jiang Che followed Jia Ling'er into the dream.
Naturally, before entering, he stacked every buff imaginable on himself!
[Phoenix’s Blessing (Heavenly Tier): One-time use. If you die, instant revival.]
[Scapegoat Doll: Absorbs one fatal blow, nullifying all negative effects.]
[Impervious: Automatically activates when life is threatened. Grants complete invincibility for ten seconds...]
Jiang Che was a veteran survivalist, always armed with an arsenal of item cards.
To be frank, he had hundreds of "Impervious" cards stockpiled. Even if a grand emperor or immortal descended, they’d have to wait out his invincibility timer!
......
Jia Ling'er’s dream was far more beautiful than Jiang Che had imagined.
Pink jellyfish drifted lazily through a pastel-hued wonderland, the backdrop soft and dreamy—like a maiden’s private sanctuary.
"Where’s your mother?"
Jiang Che lingered behind Jia Ling'er, glancing around as if sneaking into a lover’s boudoir.
"Oh, Mother can’t stay in dreams for long. It drains her energy... Let me try summoning her."
With that, Jia Ling'er wove intricate hand seals, strands of Daoist essence shimmering around her.
In moments, the dreamscape twisted violently, an overwhelming pressure descending like a tidal wave.
The pink fantasy tore apart, and from the rift emerged a radiant golden figure.
Her golden gown shimmered with regal elegance, a wisp of cloud-like sash cinching her slender waist. Phoenix eyes brimmed with icy majesty, her hair coiled into an ornate updo, each strand glinting like starlight. Wreathed in immortal mist, she exuded both grandeur and an untouchable, ethereal grace.
Jiang Che gulped. This mother-in-law... truly lived up to her title as an empress. Few could match her aura.
The moment the Jialan Empress appeared, she locked onto Jiang Che’s presence.
Her gaze slid past Jia Ling'er, piercing straight through him.
And Jiang Che? He didn’t back down, meeting her stare head-on.
They say staring into a tiger’s eyes purges lustful thoughts. Jiang Che could attest—under the Jialan Empress’s tiger-like glare, he didn’t dare entertain a single improper thought.
The tension grew so thick even Jia Ling'er fidgeted, regretting her decision to bring Jiang Che into the dream.
After a long silence, the Jialan Empress finally spoke.
"Scion of the Jiang Clan?"
Jiang Che nodded. "Indeed. I am Jiang Che of the Nine Heavens’ Jiang Clan—Ling'er’s husband."
"Hah... Hah! A fickle, philandering scoundrel dares call himself Ling'er’s husband??"
The Jialan Empress laughed as if hearing a joke, then struck without warning.
The dreamscape convulsed, warping under her fury. The once-enchanted realm darkened, thunderclouds boiling as the sky collapsed into gloom—only her golden silhouette remained luminous.
"I planned to invade your dreams and kill you myself, but you delivered yourself to me? Then leave your life here!"
Her voice was a blade of frost.
For the first time, Jiang Che truly understood the terror of an emperor-level powerhouse.
The Jiang Clan’s emperors had never truly unleashed their might before, so he’d never felt their pressure.
Now, he did.
Even in a dream—where she couldn’t wield even a fraction of her full power—her presence was suffocating.
But... it was just pressure.
"Mother!!! Mother, calm down!!!"
Before Jiang Che could react, a petite figure leaped in front of him.
Jia Ling'er... stood firm in his defense.
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?"
transmigrates into the world as the sect master of the Heavenly Yan Sect, which is on the verge of being wiped out. He binds a system that grants him cultivation power based on the number of disciples he has: for each disciple, he automatically gains a year's worth of cultivation every single day! Take one disciple: every day he gains 1 year of cultivation power. While others struggle through a year of bitter training, he gets the same just by sleeping through a single night. Take ten disciples: every day he gains 10 years of cultivation power. Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, Nascent Soul—he breezes through all bottlenecks without lifting a finger. Take one hundred disciples: every day he gains 100 years of cultivation power. Even a Soul Transformation Venerable before him can’t survive a single blow. Take ten thousand disciples: every day he gains 10,000 years of cultivation power! With a wave of his hand, he topples empires. With a single step, he crushes the sacred grounds of the universe. ... While others fight tooth and nail for secret techniques, Lin Yan casually hands out Nascent Soul-level cultivation manuals as beginner textbooks. While others strain to find talented recruits, Lin Yan opens his doors to anyone—so long as they’re human. In just three short years, the Heavenly Yan Sect went from a backwater sect made up of three crumbling huts to a sacred land that every cultivator under heaven would kill to enter. ... One day, otherworldly demon gods invade, with a million demon soldiers pressing down upon the realm. Lin Yan, yawning, rises from his lounge chair and glances at the system panel: [Current Disciples: 1.28 million] [Daily Cultivation Increase: 1.28 million years] He waves his hand casually, and the countless demon soldiers are reduced to ashes in an instant. “So noisy… interrupting my fishing.”
or! A blessing for those who struggle with love, a guidebook for dating novices. Quickly match with your dream goddess! Complete walkthroughs earn rewards, and perfect walkthroughs unlock limited achievements!】 Shen Yi, an ordinary office worker, accidentally downloads a mini-game called Dating Simulator. The mini-game is simple: randomly search for dating targets, simulate dates, and receive rewards upon successful confession. Rewards include but are not limited to money, attributes, and skills. The higher the evaluation, the better the rewards, with perfect ratings unlocking mysterious achievements. Shen Yi plans to use this mysterious mini-game to continuously pursue targets and improve himself, making his life better and better. ...... However, after several successful walkthroughs, Shen Yi suddenly notices something strange - the targets he previously simulated dating seem to be searching for him in real life?
lanned to earn money steadily and take life at a slower pace. But he never expected... his father's remarriage, and the stepmother bringing along a dependent, would completely disrupt his life's plans...
