Jiang Che is injured!
He's bleeding!!!
As a terrifying being endowed with numerous cheats, not even an Emperor could harm a hair on his head. Well, except for that madwoman Jialan Empress who had killed Jiang Che thousands of times, but of course, that was also done intentionally by Jiang Che.
But now, this Taiyin Mystic Maiden, from across countless realms, without even a trace of her magic power leaking through, has already inflicted serious damage on Jiang Che!
Jiang Che has a nosebleed!
Truly worthy of being the number two super powerhouse on the Celestial Ranking, she is indeed terrifyingly powerful!
To be honest, Jiang Che has seen quite a few beauties, but this Taiyin Mystic Maiden still makes his heart skip a beat.
She is so beautiful that it's impossible to describe her appearance with normal words. It reminds Jiang Che of a poem, "Ode to the Goddess of the Luo River."
"Her shoulders are sculpted, her waist is like a slender ribbon. Her neck is long and elegant, her fair skin revealed."
"Dimly, she is like a light cloud obscuring the moon; floating, she is like swirling snow in the flowing wind."
In short, she is just so beautiful that she made Jiang Che have a nosebleed... something even the Jialan Empress failed to do!!!
[So? Do you still want to see more?]
[Yes!]
Jiang Che is all about honesty!
Indeed, honest children get the good treats.
The Taiyin Mystic Maiden sent quite a few more selfies, all looking rather... refreshing. Every smile and glance is utterly captivating!
The scale isn't that big, just bare jade-like feet and exposed jade-like shoulders, but for an existence like the Taiyin Mystic Maiden, this is already something fundamentally impossible to imagine her doing.
Jiang Che has no doubt that if these pictures in his hands were auctioned at the Nine Heavens Auction House, they could probably fetch a few pieces of Immortal-grade Spirit Stones.
But... Jiang Che obviously wouldn't do such a thing.
Moreover, he is also very curious... what kind of game is this Gu Wantang playing?
Could it be that this Taiyin Mystic Maiden is actually a super tsundere girl???
No! No, no!
She possesses the Taiyin Immortal Physique. This constitution is known as the number one Cauldron Physique in the Nine Heavens, also called the Succubus Physique.
The "cauldron" of the number one Cauldron Physique... isn't for the person with the physique herself, you know. It's for males!
All males are her cauldrons, a constitution comparable to that of a vampire.
"Could it be that she has her eyes on my Haotian Immortal Physique, and that's why...."
Suddenly, Jiang Che's kidneys began to ache faintly again.
But looking at Gu Wantang's pure and chaste appearance, she doesn't seem like that kind of battle-hardened 'war goddess'.
[Miss Gu, please restrain yourself. These pictures... are improper to look at.]
Jiang Che downloaded each of these pictures one by one, then pretended to be a saint.
On the other side, Gu Wantang pursed her lips and laughed, her crimson eyes becoming even more bewitching. "With so many women already, and still playing the serious card?"
[Uh... Miss Gu, I wonder if you agreed to the marriage arrangement because of your Taiyin Physique?]
[What if I said no... would you believe me?] Gu Wantang's smile was bright, a pity no one could see it. In front of everyone, Gu Wantang always appears cold and aloof.
And this other side, comparable to a saintess of the Joy Union Sect... except for Jiang Che, no one has ever seen it!
[I don't believe it!]
[Smart! Although I am a Quasi-Emperor, I am still tormented by the negative effects of the Taiyin Immortal Physique. I can only practice ice-attribute immortal techniques to suppress the evil thoughts. But as my cultivation gets higher and higher, practicing ice-attribute techniques coupled with the Profound Yin Physique has caused a severe imbalance of Yin and Yang energies within my body...]
[And you possess the Haotian Immortal Physique. It should be able to harmonize the Yin-Yang principles within my body. Saint Physiques won't work, only an Immortal Physique will!]
Hearing this, Jiang Che's heart sank halfway. How do you know Saint Physiques won't work? Could it be... you've tried them before?
Young master here might be lustful, but I absolutely won't accept second-hand goods, okay?
[Saint Physiques?]
[Oh, I forgot to tell you. My parents, to balance my Yin energy, found many cultivators with physiques like Great Sun Saint Physique, Pure Yang Saint Physique, etc. They extracted the Pure Yang blood from these Saint Physiques and threw it into an alchemy furnace to refine into pills. Don't worry... my chastity mark is still there!]
As she spoke, she sent another picture. On the girl's fair, lotus-root-like arm, a bright red cinnabar mark was clearly visible, striking and exuding an alluring charm.
The chastity mark, a special imprint many young maidens from great families have inscribed, can signify that she still retains her primordial Yin.
But this made Jiang Che feel even more creeped out.
Draining the blood of Pure Yang-type Saint Physiques to refine into pills? That sounds way too brutal, damn it!
Could it be she wants to use her beauty to trick young master me into marrying her, then lock me up in a little dark room every day, harvesting my kidneys and extracting my essence blood?
Just thinking about it is scary.
This is the true world of immortal cultivation. Without background and strength, even the strongest talent is worth nothing. Thinking you can soar to great heights just by having a Saint Physique?
In reality, you can only end up as material in someone else's alchemy furnace!
You might think your luck is heaven-defying, but there are plenty of lucky ones with fate even greater than yours!
[Miss Gu, you wouldn't... harvest my kidneys and refine me into an immortal pill, would you?]
[If you had no background but possessed the Haotian Immortal Physique, your end would certainly be very miserable. But you have the Jiang family standing behind you, so... you get the benefits!]
After saying this, Gu Wantang sent another photo of her jade-like feet and beautiful legs, with a little red belly band hanging from her toes, highlighting a heart-tempting theme.
[......]
Damn, who can withstand this???
Nosebleed again, unstoppable this time. This woman... is too good at this!
[Since Miss Gu has put it that way, then I also have no need to hide anything. Just give the order, and I will surely offer my full assistance!]
Hearing this, Gu Wantang covered her mouth and laughed, the smile in her eyes full of playful meaning, as if she had found a very interesting toy.
[Then you better hurry~ I am currently at the Tenth Heaven of Quasi-Emperor realm, soon to prove my Dao and become an Emperor. But with the Yin-Yang imbalance in my body now, attempting the Emperor Tribulation directly would surely mean my fall... so, my little fiancé, I'll be waiting for you to come marry me!]
Jiang Che declares, this Gu Wantang is the genuine, bona fide Succubus Queen of the Nine Heavens!
The kind that can play men like dogs. The key is... she's also incredibly beautiful. Those who are confident they won't succumb to beauty... simply haven't seen a true beauty.
For a woman with the looks of the Taiyin Mystic Maiden, even knowing it's a honey trap, knowing she's setting a pit for you, countless people would still throw themselves into it without hesitation.
"Country-toppling, people-ruining" is said precisely about this kind of woman.
"Ahem..." Suddenly, Gu Wantang, who was sitting atop an ice coffin, frowned tightly. A few flashes of struggle crossed her peerlessly beautiful face. "Heh... left you a mess this time, didn't I?"
The red plum blossom between the woman's brows then dissipated, and the crimson in her eyes completely faded, replaced by boundless coldness and aloofness.
Her brows were tightly knit as she gazed indifferently at the chat record between her and Jiang Che in the Nine Heavens network.
Then she went through the entire chat log again from start to finish.
Including all those refreshing selfies.
Silence!
A terrifying silence!
"What exactly are you trying to do? You are nothing but a demon of my heart, filthy garbage born of wicked thoughts. On the day I prove my Dao... when the Emperor Tribulation descends, it will be the time of your demise."
It was clear that the woman who had been flirting with Jiang Che all along was not the Taiyin Mystic Maiden herself, but rather a manifestation of her inner demon!

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.”

rowess are unmatched, commanding a million-strong army! Yet, the Emperor wants to depose him for the sake of a false prince? Hold on, are you throwing me into some female-oriented romance plot? How can I tolerate this? With a grand wave of his hand—the Nine Clan Extraction Technique! Slander the Emperor? Very well, all of you shall die! ... The False Prince: "Although I am not the biological son, Father and Mother love me more. The throne should be mine!" The Female Lead: "Qin Xiao, you are the Emperor, and I am a commoner. If you wish to marry me, you must abdicate. Otherwise, you will never have me!" The Empress: "After we divorce, you must give me half the empire!" The Transmigrator Consort: "You worthless Emperor, why should I kneel to you? All men are equal—I advise you to be kind!" The Great General: "The enemy general is my childhood sweetheart. For her sake, I willingly abandon the frontier defenses!" The Retired Emperor: "Although Yu'er was adopted, I prefer him. Qin Xiao, you should abdicate and let him become Emperor!" ... Very well! So this is how you want to play? Facing this twisted world of female-oriented tropes, Qin Xiao grins and raises his hand to unleash—the Nine Clan Extraction Technique! I am the Emperor. Why would I bother reasoning with you? Seal the gates! Leave none alive!

d intelligence to keep the plot moving, and sometimes even the protagonists are forced into absurdly dumb decisions. Why does the A-list celebrity heroine in urban romance novels ditch the top-tier movie star and become a lovestruck fool for a pockmarked male lead? Why do the leads in historical tragedy novels keep dancing between love and death, only for the blind healer to end up suffering the most? And Gu Wei never expected that after finally landing a villain role to stir up trouble, she’d pick the wrong gender! No choice now—she’ll just have to crush the protagonists as a girl!

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.