The First Lackey, Chu Yuan

There's a reason they say vixen spirits suck the marrow out of a man, and Jiang Che was truly experiencing it firsthand.

An ordinary person without a few tricks up their sleeve couldn't possibly subdue an enchantress like Bai Susu. Even someone like Jiang Che, who had many tricks up his sleeve, couldn't subdue her either.

He returned in utter defeat!

Left with no choice, Jiang Che could only seek out little imps like Yu Wan'er to find some balance. But coincidentally... Immortal Lord Yunya just happened to return from the Demon Realm at this time, looking to earn some lifespan-extending pills.

Then... there was no need to say more.

She tearfully made a massive profit of one hundred supreme-grade lifespan-extending pills.

"Here, try this bowl of phoenix wing soup first. Don't go saying that I'm mistreating you."

Jiang Che brought Yunya a bowl of porridge. Although nominally the two of them were just making a transaction, Young Master Jiang simply wanted to try some different tricks. He couldn't possibly push the girl into truly turning dark.

"Thank you, Young Master Jiang, but I don't need it," Yunya lowered her eyes and accepted the supreme-grade lifespan-extending pills, her voice completely hoarse.

Not only did she earn 100 supreme-grade lifespan-extending pills, but she also earned 3,000 high-grade ones.

Her professional skills were simply unparalleled.

"This immortal porridge was personally cooked by the Culinary Immortal Hua Jiudao. The ingredients used are all immortal materials..."

Hua Jiudao...

Yunya had spent quite some time on Jiang Che's immortal boat, so she naturally knew that the Culinary Immortal Hua, whose name shook the Nine Heavens, had already become Jiang Che's exclusive private chef.

This made her feel very melancholic. Back in the day, how arrogant was Culinary Immortal Hua? Even Immortal Monarchs had to line up if they wanted to taste his cooking, and he wouldn't even give face to an Immortal Venerable!

Yet, such a legendary Culinary Immortal had also submitted to Jiang Che because of lifespan issues.

Jiang Che... relying solely on lifespan-extending immortal pills, was enough to control the fate of all the immortals in the Nine Heavens!

In the past, she wouldn't have even dared to imagine that she would bow and scrape to a man and completely give up all her dignity for the sake of lifespan.

Despite her verbal refusal, Yunya's body was honest as she took small sips of the immortal porridge. The Culinary Immortal's craftsmanship... every taste was a different kind of wonderful flavor.

"How about it? You should have seen your Senior Sister Chan's true colors by now, right?" Jiang Che said, licking the corner of his lips.

He had long since told Yunya that he knew about Tian Chan's identity.

"Young Master Jiang, please do not slander Senior Sister Chan. She was forced to do so for the sake of the world's common people. She had never lied before."

"So she can sacrifice your happiness for the sake of the common people?" Sneaky Jiang started sowing discord again. "Of course, fairy, staying by my side isn't exactly sacrificing your happiness."

Yunya's thin lips quivered, but she eventually lowered her eyes. She would always unconditionally stand on Tian Chan's side.

"Heh—"

Jiang Che chuckled lightly. When he finally took down Tian Chan, he would let these two sisters keep each other company.

What lilies? It was better for Young Master Jiang to ruthlessly ravage the flowers!

......

While taking a break from his busy schedule, Jiang Che suddenly thought of something.

"Right, the Ancient Heavenly Court's lost treasure!"

According to Tian Chan, she had obtained a small portion of the Ancient Heavenly Court's treasure, while the other half of the lost treasure was in his own hands.

Of course, the true Heavenly Court token was actually in the hands of the Lord of Destiny, Chu Yuan. It was just that Jiang Che had always adopted a free-range policy towards this Lord of Destiny.

"Let me see what this kid is up to!"

Jiang Che was in a good mood and prepared to check up on an old acquaintance.

Chu Yuan had already been installed with the Stubborn Kid system by him, and he also had the Demon Slaying System, giving him dual systems. As a host parasitized by Jiang Che's sub-system, Jiang Che could monitor him at will.

"Hiss... This kid has grown up!"

Jiang Che furrowed his brows tightly, giving off the vibe of an old man squinting at a phone on the subway.

"Forget it, I won't disturb him for now." Jiang Che directly turned off the peeping.

Before leaving, he casually glanced at the female lead's face. "Looks like this kid is really desperate."

Of course, it wasn't that Chu Yuan's Dao companion had poor looks. The key was that Jiang Che ate too well; the absolute lowest standard that could catch his eye were beauties in the top ten of the Nine Heavens' Peerless Beauties list.

Meanwhile.

In a certain forbidden ground, "Senior Brother Chu, what's wrong?"

"No... nothing. I just keep feeling like someone is spying on me."

"How is that possible? Senior Brother Chu, you have a Quasi-Emperor cultivation base. Who could evade your divine sense?"

After entering the Nine Heavens and changing maps, Chu Yuan wasn't continuously invincible like Jiang Che. Instead, like the vast majority of protagonists, he changed maps, rejoined a sect, and started cultivating anew. Now, this kid had managed to become the Eldest Senior Brother of an immortal sect.

"It's nothing. Maybe I've just been suffering from cultivation deviation lately!"

...

"Young Master Jiang, what did you need me for just now?"

After hastily finishing his business, Chu Yuan took the initiative to contact Jiang Che.

He naturally knew that he would be constantly monitored by Jiang Che, and that he would only ever live in Jiang Che's shadow from beginning to end.

Back when he first entered the Nine Heavens, how spirited and full of ambition he was! He wanted to show off his skills in the Nine Heavens, relying on his Primal Chaos Immortal Body to endure silently for ten thousand years, secretly growing stronger, and then completely breaking free from the chessboard, turning from a chess piece into a chess player!

But later, reality dealt him a heavy blow!

He encountered quite a few chosen geniuses, and those geniuses would occasionally share the uses of their own systems.

Chu Yuan was shocked to discover that the effects of his Stubborn Kid system were even more awesome than many Heavenly Dao-level systems!

Moreover, Young Master Jiang's reputation in the Nine Heavens was growing greater and greater, to the point where he now controlled lifespans to command all the immortals in the world.

What the hell was the point of trying to break free from the chessboard?

He might as well just be a little chess piece working for Young Master Jiang. It was honestly way too comfortable.

Even when finding a Dao companion... he didn't bother looking for those incredibly gorgeous fairies. Making do with someone decent was fine.

"What did you need me for?" Chu Yuan asked proactively, but soon... his quick wit led him to a certain possibility.

"Young Master Jiang! I am now at the Sixth Heaven of the Quasi-Emperor realm. I have undergone two more assessments in the trials of the Heavenly Court Secret Realm, namely the Creation Realm assessment and the Quasi-Emperor Realm assessment."

"Of course, rest assured, I haven't touched a single pill from the assessment rewards. I've saved them all for you..."

A fawning expression appeared on Chu Yuan's face as he pulled out the Heavenly Court token.

Inside was an alternate dimensional world, shrouded in clouds and mist, with immortal lotuses floating on an immortal pond. It seemed to be the Jade Pool?

There were countless immortal fruits exuding immortal energy, immortal-grade spirit stones scattered all over the ground, and one could even see the figures of several Six-Tribulation Immortal Weapons in the armory.

They were all good things!!!

"Young Master Jiang, I haven't touched a single one of these treasures. I only obtained a top-tier cultivation technique, the Heavenly Emperor Sutra. This Heavenly Emperor Sutra is said to be the cultivation technique once practiced by the Heavenly Emperor. I originally didn't want to cultivate it, but the secret realm forcibly infused it into my mind..."

Look at that, what is loyalty?

Jiang Che was rather speechless. This Chu Yuan was quite the character!

With so many treasures in this secret realm, he could actually control his greed?

Actually, if he really stole a few things, Jiang Che wouldn't have noticed. After all, it wasn't possible to monitor him constantly, right?

These immortal-grade spirit stones scattered everywhere numbered at least a few thousand!

"Not bad, you've done very well. I'll accept these things for now. From now on, you are my number one lackey. If anyone in the Nine Heavens dares to touch you... just report my name."