Pain!
The dizzy feeling in his head lingered for a long time.
An Yi groggily opened his eyes, looking at the pink bed curtains, and frowned slightly.
Rubbing his head, he slowly sat up, and froze as he looked at the surrounding decor.
This style... it should be a woman's boudoir, and from a wealthy family at that.
Had he returned to the Ancient Continent?
No, perhaps he had always been on the Ancient Continent, and everything he experienced on that so-called Blue Planet was just a dream... Ahem, just kidding, otherwise he would be beaten to death by the readers!
An Yi recalled everything that had happened before, and couldn't help but feel lingering fear.
The spiritual source of the profound domain's spiritual vein had been completely extracted, and for some unknown reason, it had already collapsed!
Thousands of people from the Asura Sect broke into the profound domain, only to be swept into a spatial turbulence.
Relying on his Undying Martial Body and the one-second invincibility of his Qi Shield, An Yi tanked most of the damage at the front, protecting the Asura Sect members.
Then, a flash of silver light...
After that, he knew nothing.
"Did those guys survive?"
An Yi sighed slightly, his expression despondent.
Dying before his ambition was realized.
Who would have thought that a thousand people from the Asura Sect would come to the Ancient Continent, and before they even had time to cause trouble, they were forcibly scattered.
He still didn't know where those people were now.
He would have to take his time to find them later.
Once he made a name for himself on the Ancient Continent, it would naturally be easier to gather them.
What An Yi was more worried about was the language barrier for the Asura Sect members.
Three months ago, Tu Yiyi took the initiative to teach the Asura Sect the language of the Ancient Continent. She confidently patted her tablet and said her teaching was top-notch, guaranteeing they would all learn it quickly.
Thus, An Yi confidently handed the teaching task to her.
Of course, what he didn't know was that this unintentional decision added thousands of deaf-mutes to the Ancient Continent overnight...
An Yi looked to the side of the bed. The black uniform symbolizing the Master of the Asura Sect was now tattered and torn.
At this moment, he was only wearing a pair of boxer briefs.
Looking at the embroidered decorations on the quilt, and then at the long dress on the hanger...
An Yi was shocked.
Why was he lying in a woman's bed? He hadn't been slept with, had he?!
Damn!
An Yi threw off the quilt, took out a set of clothes from his storage space, and put them on.
"Hey, Long Niu!"
An Yi called out when he saw the silver dragon in his storage space.
But the silver dragon didn't respond at all.
He threw an iced tea bottle and some tissues at her, but she remained motionless.
Forget it!
An Yi simply gave up.
This dragon could sleep for over a decade and be mistaken for a corpse; her ability to sleep wasn't a new thing.
However, this time, something felt a bit off...
An Yi had just taken a step and opened the door.
A girl wearing a red dress, revealing a section of snow-white waist, walked towards him.
"Ah, you're awake?"
Seeing An Yi, Luo Zhihan's beautiful eyes instantly revealed a hint of pleasant surprise.
"You are..."
An Yi glanced briefly and instantly felt relieved.
A slender and graceful beauty. She wasn't quite a 9 out of 10, but she had bright eyes and white teeth, and her appearance was quite pretty. It wasn't a loss.
"My name is Luo Zhihan. I brought you out of the Ghost Mist Forest."
Luo Zhihan said with a slight smile.
Ghost Mist Forest?
An Yi frowned and asked, "Where is this place?"
"It's... it's Luo Family Town."
"No, I mean, where are we?"
"Central State, Eastern Ling Empire, Lingchuan Region, Luo Family Town!"
Hearing the girl's explanation, An Yi roughly understood his situation.
The Eastern Ling Empire, he had heard of it. Its territory was slightly larger than Great Xia on the Blue Planet, but not by much.
Among the thousands of empires in the Central State, the Eastern Ling Empire was only considered a mediocre country.
"What... what's your name?"
Luo Zhihan asked softly, her voice a bit shy.
After all, An Yi's appearance was rated 9.0 by the system!
When he wasn't acting shameless, he was quite handsome and extremely lethal to women.
"Lin..."
An Yi almost blurted out the name Lin Chen.
But after hesitating for a moment, he said, "An Yi!"
It wasn't like he was doing anything bad, so he didn't need to use Lin Chen's name for now.
After all, being called Lin Chen all the time in the future would still feel very awkward to him.
"An Yi..."
Luo Zhihan savored it carefully and pondered, "What a strange name."
An Yi smiled slightly.
Of course it was strange!
When he said the name An Yi, he used the language of Great Xia from the Blue Planet.
Not using the common language of the Ancient Continent and mentioning his original name An Yi was naturally to avoid unnecessary trouble.
After all, he was a top-tier wanted criminal of the Clearance Tower.
Choosing to use the Great Xia language and state his own name instead of an alias was also to make it more convenient when the Asura Sect gathered later.
In this world, communication wasn't as convenient as on the Blue Planet.
When the name An Yi spread, the people of the Asura Sect would naturally know it was their Boss!
"Why did you appear in the Ghost Mist Forest?"
Luo Zhihan asked expectantly.
The Ghost Mist Forest was infested with Level 2 and 3 demonic beasts.
Ordinary people without strength couldn't possibly make it out.
Could it be that this guy was an expert?
Thinking of this possibility, Luo Zhihan's gaze towards An Yi became even more expectant.
On the Ancient Continent, the strong were respected!
Worshipping the strong was human nature.
"This, well... My head hurts so much, I can't remember clearly!"
An Yi held his head, looking in pain.
"Amnesia?"
Luo Zhihan asked, somewhat curious.
An Yi praised the girl's intelligence in his heart and nodded repeatedly, "My head is completely empty. I can't remember anything."
"But you just said your name is An Yi."
An Yi: "..."
"Ah! I can't remember anything except that my name is An Yi."
Luo Zhihan: "..."
Seeing the look of pain on An Yi's handsome face, Luo Zhihan felt a bit distressed and said, "Alright, alright, if you can't remember, then don't force it."
"Sigh..."
An Yi pretended to be sad and sighed, "Now I don't even have a place to stay. I really don't know what to do next!"
Hearing An Yi's words, Luo Zhihan bit her lower lip slightly, "Then why don't you stay at my house..."
"Thank you, miss. I really feel a bit bad about freeloading at your house from now on," An Yi said, looking slightly shy.
Luo Zhihan blushed and said, "I, I mean, you, you can be my personal bodyguard."
An Yi's smile froze.
Be a bodyguard?
She wanted him to stay and work for the Luo family?!
You must be joking!
He was the top boss of the Night Sect!
Although he was the only one left now, he couldn't sink so low as to be someone else's bodyguard!
"What's the salary?" An Yi asked.
"One gold coin!"
Luo Zhihan thought for a moment and held up a slender finger.
Hearing this, An Yi pondered slightly.
In this world, the currency conversion was:
10 copper pieces = 1 copper coin
100 copper coins = 1 silver coin
10 silver coins = 1 gold coin
Simply put, one copper piece was roughly equivalent to one dollar, though of course, the purchasing power was a bit higher.
One gold coin was equivalent to ten thousand!
In this world, ordinary people could generally earn two or three silver coins.
One gold coin was already considered a high salary.
An Yi hesitated for a moment, then nodded and smiled, "Thank you, Eldest Miss."
Luo Zhihan's face showed joy, "Then, then you are my bodyguard!"
"As you command!"
An Yi said with a light chuckle.
Serving as a guard and laying low for now wasn't a bad idea.
Now was not the time to act rashly. It had been a long time since he came back, so it wouldn't hurt to take some time to adapt first.
There were three urgent matters at hand.
The first was to gather all the members of the Asura Sect.
The Ancient Continent was so massive that finding a thousand people was no different from searching for a needle in a haystack.
An Yi wasn't too worried about Lin Chen and the others. They were all grown men; barring any unforeseen accidents, they probably wouldn't die.
What he was truly worried about were Shangguan Qianqian and Shen Muxuan.
Two girls, and exceptionally beautiful ones at that!
However, neither of them was weak. As long as they didn't wander into any dangerous places, they should be fine.
After all, cultivators at the Heavenly Dipper Realm already possessed the strength to dominate a region! They were not people that ordinary folks could afford to provoke.
The second matter was to improve his strength as quickly as possible.
Actually, there wasn't much need to actively cultivate for this.
He had several spirit veins within his body. Ever since he arrived on the Ancient Continent, the spiritual energy inside him had been surging rapidly on its own.
As long as he laid low, he would continue to grow stronger.
As for the third matter...
Finding the last Child of Destiny!
"Ding! Suppressed a Child of Destiny, Destiny Value -5! Rewarded with Evil Value +10!"
The long-lost voice of the system suddenly rang out in An Yi's mind.
An Yi was shocked!
Did he even do anything? Whose Destiny Value just dropped?!
Cheng's father told him he was getting remarried—to a wealthy woman. Cao Cheng realized his time had finally come: he was about to become a second-generation rich kid. Sure, it might be a watered-down version, but hey, at least he'd have status now, right? The wealthy woman also had four daughters!! Which meant, starting today, Cao Cheng gained four stunning older sisters?? But that wasn't even the whole story... "My name is Cao Cheng—'Cheng' as in 'honest, smooth-talking gentleman'!"
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.
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.
