Tian Haoran furrowed her brows tightly.
The power of these evil spirits was not right!
Logically speaking, even if the realm barrier was shattered... the worst-case scenario would just be overdrawing the power of the Great Dao to patch it up.
However, there was currently an extremely familiar power hindering the restoration of the realm barrier.
"This is... the power of the Heavenly Dao!!!"
Tian Haoran's eyes widened, her face full of shock and disbelief.
As the Young Master of the Heavenly Dao Palace, wielding the Heavenly Dao authority of the entire Central Imperial Heaven, from a certain perspective... she had already become the spokesperson of the Heavenly Dao for the Central Imperial Heaven, making her extremely sensitive to its power.
Yet, the magical power unleashed by that Evil Emperor actually contained the purest power of the Heavenly Dao!
Could it be that this Evil Emperor's true identity was a corrupted Heavenly Dao???
Had the Evil Spirit Demon Emperor become this terrifying? Able to corrupt even the Heavenly Dao!
But she could no longer afford to think about anything else, because the realm barrier was already shattered into pieces, and countless evil spirit creatures were surging in.
"Roar!!!"
The terrifying black mist of evil spirits gushed in like a bursting dam, with countless evil spirits mixed within the vile fog entering the Nine Heavens Demon Realm.
"Kill!!!"
Formation flags waved as thousands of cultivators from the Nine Heavens charged out, all of them uniformly Great Emperor-level powerhouses.
Great Emperors, peerless experts who might not appear even once in ten thousand years within a single state domain, were now reduced to mere foot soldiers on the front lines.
Plunging into the black mist to slaughter countless evil spirits, various Dao laws and rules flashed like light and shadows, fracturing heaven and earth. On this battlefield, Great Emperors with lower cultivation levels were hardly even qualified to fight.
What kind of existences were Great Emperors? They were said to hold the sun and moon and pluck the stars, capable of splitting mountains and parting seas with a single palm strike! One must know... the mountains and seas within the Nine Heavens were an entirely different concept from those in the mortal realm.
Meanwhile, the Immortals remained in the rear, their burning gazes fixed on the battlefield.
Since the Evil Spirit Immortals had not yet taken the field, the Immortals on their side naturally did not need to step in either.
"I will go meet that Evil Emperor. You all keep an eye on the rest of the Evil Spirit Immortals... We don't need to attack proactively; we just need to defend passively," Tian Haoran said slowly.
She could feel that her own aura had also been locked onto by that Evil Emperor. Once she made a move... the other party would inevitably strike with the force of a thunderbolt.
The key was that on the side of the Nine Heavens, only she possessed the power of the Righteous Dao, which could completely annihilate the evil spirits and render them unable to resurrect.
Therefore, she prepared to strike first and gain the upper hand!
"Palace Master Tian, you..."
Just as the crowd was about to speak, Tian Haoran's figure disappeared from her spot, turning into a streak of light that rushed outside the realm barrier.
At the same time, a massive Immortal Cauldron appeared beneath her feet. Boundless righteous energy gushed out from it, evaporating all the evil spirits that drew near.
From her sleeve flew a nine-story pagoda, its body small enough to rest in the palm of her hand.
The Heavenly Dao Immortal Cauldron was a half-step Dao artifact left over from the era of the Ancient Heavenly Court. It was a fragmented piece of the once-complete Dao artifact, the Heavenly Emperor Cauldron, but even so, it was still a half-step Dao artifact.
And the origin of that small pagoda of hers was even more mysterious.
Then, Tian Haoran's figure was seen carrying the two half-step Dao artifacts as she plunged into the black mist of the evil spirits, while that Evil Emperor also vanished instantly.
A battle at the Immortal Emperor level was something ordinary people simply could not see clearly.
The battle at the desolate borders continued.
......
By the lakeside, a figure dressed in a dark robe was sitting on a stool, holding a slender fishing rod in his hand.
The man had a handsome face, and the Universe Alms Bowl beside him was already stuffed full of various kinds of immortal fish.
"Like Jiang Taigong fishing, only those willing take the bait."
The man muttered to himself, appearing exceptionally leisurely.
That's right, this fisherman was none other than Young Master Jiang Che!
His complexion had been quite good lately. Ever since the girls went out traveling, Jiang Che's Ultimate Yang Origin had recovered quite a bit. Even if there was occasionally a girl beside him who needed taking care of, to Jiang Che, it was just a piece of cake.
Recently, he had become obsessed with fishing.
"Hehe... another one took the bait. I really don't understand why there are so many guys who catch nothing!" Jiang Che said disdainfully.
He reeled in another immortal fish. "Hehe, Young Master Jiang, you've caught a cute little mermaid like me!"
The golden Sun Fairy Scale Fish flew off the rod and transformed in mid-air into a petite and adorable little loli, diving straight into Jiang Che's embrace.
Jiang Che: "......"
This was already the nineteenth one. This fishing truly was about the willing taking the bait.
Who knew which sneaky bastard around Jiang Che had leaked the news that he was going fishing. Countless fish-clan experts in the Southern Dark Heavenly Domain had spent heavy sums to sign up, transforming into fish fry just to catch a glimpse of Young Master Jiang.
The girls around Jiang Che had all gone out to enjoy the mountains and rivers. He was currently lacking women by his side, which gave them the perfect opportunity to exploit!
"Young Master Jiang~ You wouldn't eat me, would you?" The little goldfish put on a pitiful appearance, blinking her big, innocent eyes.
"I might. I'm planning to braise you in soy sauce," Jiang Che said indifferently.
"Ah?" The little goldfish was utterly shocked.
"It's a good thing you know this young master likes lolis, but next time you transform, please bother to transform your eyes as well. This pair of goldfish eyes scared the crap out of me."
Indeed, this young girl of the Sun Fairy Scale Fish clan was transforming for the first time. In her excitement, she had actually forgotten to shrink her eyes. Good heavens... a cute loli sporting two fist-sized eyeballs. Jiang Che almost thought he was in a horror movie.
"Oh... Young Master Jiang, please listen to my explanation!!!" The little goldfish hurriedly tried to adjust her transformation, but she had already been stuffed into the Universe Alms Bowl by Jiang Che, to be thrown into the immortal pond in his inner world later to be raised as an ornamental fish.
Although this little girl was quite cute after restoring her human form, first impressions were very important. Even if she was as beautiful as a heavenly fairy, she was a hard pass for Jiang Che now.
"Young Master, war has already broken out in the Demon Realm. According to front-line reports... Demon Emperor Ji Qingyi has engaged in battle with an Evil Emperor from the evil spirit plane, fighting so fiercely that the boundless star domain has completely collapsed..."
Bai Susu walked over to Jiang Che with a cat-like gait, gently licking her thin lips. Her pale hands lightly caressed Jiang Che's shoulder, causing him to shiver.
Jiang Che could be considered to have seen countless beauties; he had seen women no matter how beautiful, even the flawless beauty that the Heavenly Dao of the mortal realm had once transformed into. Lolis, young girls, mature ladies, young wives... what hadn't he seen?
But now... he had truly developed a fear of a woman!
That's right, Jiang Che was terrified of this woman, the White Fox Immortal Venerable. Mainly because he really couldn't beat her in a fight; he belonged to the category of being weak but loving to play, ending up getting completely crushed in all sorts of creative ways.
"What does that have to do with me? I'm not joining the war. I only care about sweeping the snow from my own doorstep!" Jiang Che wiggled the fishing rod in his hand.
Bai Susu giggled. "Husband, I have a top-secret piece of news here. Absolutely no more than five people in the entire Nine Heavens know about it. Do you want to hear it?"
"Hmm?" Jiang Che raised an eyebrow. This woman was playing mysterious with him?
"Once I tell you this secret, I guarantee you won't be able to hold yourself back!" Bai Susu smiled radiantly, looking just like a little demoness!

] [Lone Wolf, No Male Gaze] [Protagonist is pursued early on; extreme protagonist-stans, stay away!] The "Carnival Paradise" descends and slowly devours the real world in the form of a game. By chance, Zhu Yan awakens the talent [Roleplay], becoming one of the first beta players. He thought he could develop safely, but after clearing the first instance, he is branded by humanity as the chief culprit behind the game's spread—a traitorous villain. A villain? Who would ever... become one! He'll be the villain! From then on, Zhu Yan is not only a player but also a lackey for the Carnival Paradise. Between the straight path and the crooked path, he chooses the con. With his left hand, he dons the villain's mantle, staging scenes within instances, infuriating players who decry him as a despicable traitor, all while the game happily promotes him. With his right hand, he joins the non-human organization "Fangcun Mountain," which opposes the Carnival Paradise, transforming into a mysterious player who slaughters game bosses, earning cheers of "Long live the expert!" from fellow players. Gradually, Zhu Yan rises to become an S-rank human player in Fangcun Mountain's archives, while also being the Carnival Paradise's certified top game Boss. But when the final war erupts and both major factions place their hopes in him— Players tag his various aliases: "Experts, this offensive depends on you." The Carnival Paradise's supreme Boss throws an arm around his neck: "Bro, you're the iron, I'm the steel; you can't let me down again!"

【Prologue: The Beginning of It All – Use holy water to heal the saintess tainted by demonic energy, then converse with her.】 Shen Nian stared at his older sister sipping yogurt, lost in thought. So you’re telling me my sister is the saintess, and yogurt is the holy water? 【Main Quest 1: Brave Youth, Become an Adventurer! Reward: Rookie Adventurer Title.】 【Side Quest 1: Find the Adorable Kitty! Reward: 1000 Gold Coins.】 Shen Nian: "Wait, I’m a high school senior here—did some guy who got isekai’d accidentally bind his system to me?" Hold on, completing quests gives gold rewards? Titles even boost stats? Is this for real? (A lighthearted, absurd campus comedy—not a revenge power fantasy.)

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.”

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...