The terrified Nannan, who had been covering her head, slowly opened her eyes. Seeing Shangguan Qianqian's arm bleeding, the little girl was stunned.
Sister Qianqian...
The sharp water arrow had wounded Shangguan Qianqian's arm.
Bright red blood dripped from her jade-like arm onto the floor, like a red rose blooming.
Shangguan Qianqian's expression remained cool and detached.
Her beautiful eyes calmly fixed on Murong Qinghong, her graceful figure already shielding Nannan.
The power of the water arrow was something even she couldn't withstand, let alone a four or five-year-old child.
She couldn't stand by and watch an innocent, lively child die before her eyes.
Murong Qinghong stared coldly at Shangguan Qianqian, gritting her teeth: "You were never under control from the start, hiding your true self quite deeply!"
Shangguan Qianqian didn't speak, her eyes glinting coldly.
She knew this madwoman wouldn't kill her.
The reason she had been controlled and forced to cultivate in the first place was because Murong Qinghong coveted her body, intending to seize it for herself.
"Guards!"
Murong Qinghong's voice was icy.
Whoosh!
A group of female soldiers in golden armor rushed into the hall, surrounding Shangguan Qianqian.
"What, what are you doing!"
Nannan, terrified, clung to Shangguan Qianqian, tears welling in her eyes: "Don't you dare bully Sister Qianqian!"
"You worthless brat!"
Murong Qinghong, enraged, grabbed Nannan's arm and raised her hand to slap the child's face.
But seeing the child's tender yet stubborn gaze, her hand hesitated and didn't fall.
Taking a long breath, Murong Qinghong said coldly: "Take Shangguan Qianqian away!"
"Yes!"
The female guards chorused in response.
"Master, you can't treat Sister Qianqian like this!"
Nannan was also forcibly led away by a female guard.
The room fell silent again, with only Murong Qinghong sitting slumped in an armchair, her slender fingers gently pressing against her forehead.
Now, what's done is done.
Whether she was willing or not, that bull-headed man was going to become her husband.
Although the very thought of that ugly bull-head made Murong Qinghong want to vomit, she had to admit, he was indeed an excellent candidate!
Powerful, physically outstanding, and his spiritual power level was quite remarkable.
"Greetings, Palace Master!"
Xu Kang's voice came from outside.
Murong Qinghong opened her eyes, her gaze regaining its usual noble coldness: "Enter."
Xu Kang slowly entered and said solemnly: "Palace Master, based on the current situation, it's highly likely that Shangguan Qianqian is connected to Night Emperor An Yi."
"Night Emperor An Yi?"
Murong Qinghong's eyes turned cold.
She remembered that person clearly!
The one who single-handedly annihilated the five sects of the Heavenly Demon Sect. Probably few in the entire immortal realm didn't know of him.
"What's the basis for this?" Murong Qinghong questioned gravely.
Xu Kang said in a low voice: "The divination of the Witch Immortal! It indicates a connection between Shangguan Qianqian and An Yi."
"Hah, why should I fear a mere An Yi from the Asura Sect."
Murong Qinghong said coldly.
"Does the Palace Master know why An Yi, who is not inherently bloodthirsty, slaughtered the five sects including the Heavenly Demon Sect?" Xu Kang asked seriously.
Murong Qinghong's gaze swept over to him.
She certainly didn't think An Yi was any kind of good person, capable of such a horrific act as massacring entire sects.
Xu Kang didn't beat around the bush, stating directly: "Because they were trying to harm a girl named Shen Muxuan."
Hearing this, Murong Qinghong's gaze sharpened.
Huang City.
In the tavern.
An Yi carefully opened the box. Inside, a glowing spiritual energy sphere shimmered with a faint jade-green light—exactly the color Wang Yuan liked!
This was the reward from the marriage contest.
Spiritual Energy Origin. This item was priceless and hard to come by, a rare treasure even for the Heavenly Palace.
"Wood Spirit Origin, a good thing."
Playing with the glowing sphere in his hand, An Yi didn't hesitate and prepared to absorb it right away.
Just then, the system's voice rang out.
Ding! In recognition of the host's outstanding recent performance, reward: 【Wood Spirit Origin】×1!
An Yi was furious: "Fck your mother!"
This damn system was getting more and more shameless!
Trying to show off, huh?
An Yi held the Wood Spirit Origin light sphere and began to absorb it. An indescribable feeling slowly flowed into every part of his body.
Ding! Congratulations to the host for obtaining 【Wood Element Spiritual Vein】!
Following the system's prompt.
An Yi finally mastered the Wood Element Spiritual Vein.
After acquiring the Wood Element Spiritual Vein, the change was quite significant. He felt that his speed of absorbing spiritual energy from the outside world seemed to have increased a notch!
The change was obvious!
Noticing this change, An Yi was slightly taken aback.
When he obtained the Water Spirit Vein, he had a feeling that the conversion of external spiritual energy had sped up. He thought it was an illusion back then, but now it seemed it was related to the spiritual veins!
Currently, he originally possessed the Dark Spirit Vein. Adding to that, the ones he obtained later: Fire Spirit Vein, Thunder Spirit Vein, Wind Spirit Vein, Water Spirit Vein, and now Wood Spirit Vein!
Now, he possessed six major spiritual veins!
Between heaven and earth, nine elemental spiritual energies are scattered: Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth, Wind, Thunder, Light, and Dark.
If one possesses a Dark Spirit Vein, they can only refine the Dark spiritual energy from the world; a Fire Spirit Vein only allows refining Fire spiritual energy.
But An Yi, simultaneously possessing six types of spiritual veins, meant he could refine all six spiritual energies from the world: Dark, Fire, Thunder, Wind, Water, and Wood!
Therefore, his cultivation speed was six times that of an ordinary spiritual practitioner!
In the Ancient Continent.
For an ordinary spiritual practitioner, going from Body Tempering to Qi Refining stage takes at least five years, up to ten years.
Progressing from Qi Refining stage to Spirit Gathering stage requires even more time and effort, with many spiritual practitioners stuck at this threshold their entire lives, never able to break through.
Thinking of this, An Yi couldn't help but ponder.
He was at six times the speed!
Yet that poker-faced Lin Chen was still ahead of him, already at late Qi Refining stage!
Now, An Yi increasingly suspected, what kind of cheat was that guy using!
Tap tap!
A light knocking sound came at the door.
"Boss, there's an old man looking for you!"
Han Liang called out: "It's that old man named Xu from the marriage contest."
"So late at night, looking for your grandpa?!"
Upon hearing this, An Yi put on the demon mask, transforming back into the bull-headed man's appearance, and pushed open the door: "Coming!"
Xu Kang was already waiting outside, saying respectfully: "Lord Bull-head Chen, the Palace Master is waiting at the Heavenly Palace. Please follow this old man."
Hearing this, An Yi was slightly puzzled.
In the middle of the night, looking for him for what! Couldn't she pick a more reasonable time?
No, perhaps she's lonely!
Understanding the possible reason, An Yi laughed heartily: "Hurry up, old man, take me to see that woman! I have a family secret skill, specially for relieving itch and quenching thirst!"
Xu Kang had black lines on his forehead, forcing a smile: "Please, follow me!"
Downstairs from the tavern, a luxurious carriage was already waiting.
It was pulled by a tall and majestic horned horse.
Watching An Yi get into the carriage, Xu Kang's mouth curled into a cold smile.
This guy, doesn't even know death is upon him!
After An Yi left.
At that moment, a muscular man carrying a large knife arrived in front of the tavern, grinning widely.
"That's right, the Boss is here! Brother Bai, we've arrived!"
Saying this, he dragged the young man sleeping behind him with one hand and strode boldly into the tavern.
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?"
s + Rent Collection Wealth】 At the start, he inherited a rundown house in the urban village from his grandfather. The house had no tenants, but the moment he was diagnosed with a terminal illness, a self-proclaimed empress from the Tianxuan Continent arrived as his first tenant. Ye Chuan soon discovered that with every new tenant moving in, not only did he receive massive daily payments, but he also obtained unique items related to their backgrounds. 【Acquired Bai Qianshuang’s related item: Tiger Strength Pill—dramatically enhances physical power!】 【Acquired Bai Qianshuang’s related item: Deer Blood Pill—significantly boosts vitality!】 …… From that day on, all sorts of bizarre tenants began appearing in the house: the empress from Tianxuan Continent, an apocalyptic sorceress from the Magic Realm, a mysterious scientific girl who fell through a spacetime rift… Every single day, he received strange, powerful items and endless money. Then one day, he suddenly realized—he had become invincible. Enough, enough! Stop giving me more!
nd fell into a coma while saving his younger sister from an out-of-control car. He became a vegetable. No one knew that his consciousness had crossed into a world of cultivation. Over the course of sixty years, he began as the lowest kind of mine slave, struggling to survive amid mountains of corpses and seas of blood. By sheer chance, he eventually obtained the complete memories of a fallen Immortal King. Alchemy, medicine, formations, feng shui, physiognomy, artifact forging… Every great inheritance of the cultivation world was now his. But when he opened his eyes again, he discovered that ten full years had passed in the modern world. To pay for his treatment, his father had sold the family’s shop and house, leaving himself covered in lasting injuries and illness. His mother had cared for him day and night, and more than half of her hair had already turned white. His younger sister, who had been only fifteen back then, was now twenty-five. To help repay the family’s debts, she had been forced to lower her head and put on a smiling face in places of glittering lights and endless revelry. Only then did Chen Xuan understand that what he had lost was not merely ten years. He had lost the life his entire family was meant to have. The good news was that he had brought back the memories of an Immortal King’s entire lifetime. The bad news was that his soul had returned alone—his cultivation had not come with him. Spiritual energy was scarce, resources were depleted, and the modern world still had firearms, surveillance, capital, and laws. If he wanted to protect his family, break free from everyone’s control, and become truly invincible beneath the heavens, he would have to start all over 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.)
