"Oh, I was just asking casually." An Yi put on a nonchalant look and said, "I heard that the Night Emperor, An Yi, once beat up the gods of the Nine Heavens. Sounds pretty impressive."
"Where did you hear that from?" Ye Tian's expression changed slightly, and he asked in a deep voice.
An Yi's mouth twitched, and he asked in confusion, "Isn't this something everyone knows?"
"Good thing it's just the two of us here. Don't bring up that demon so carelessly," Ye Tian said helplessly.
Demon?
A hint of doubt appeared in An Yi's eyes.
He knew his reputation on the Ancient Continent was bad before, but he didn't expect it to have reached the point where people paled at the mere mention of it.
"I didn't expect you to know quite a lot."
Ye Tian said helplessly, "The world only knows that the Night Emperor, An Yi, offended the gods and was imprisoned in the Heaven-Reaching Tower to be executed.
But no one knows that the Night Emperor, An Yi, is the only existence in the human race capable of rivaling the gods. Even many gods were once defeated by him!"
"Oh, An Yi is very strong, everyone knows that. Get to the point," An Yi waved his hand calmly and said modestly.
However, Ye Tian was wrong about one thing.
In the human race, he wasn't the only one who could rival the gods in the past; there were a few other powerful experts who also had the ability to match the gods.
"The Night Gate intended to liberate the demon race from the underground abyss and let them reappear on the Ancient Continent. To protect the human race and stop the Night Gate's crazy actions, the gods launched an extermination campaign against the Night Gate..."
Hearing Ye Tian's explanation, the veins on An Yi's forehead bulged, and his fists trembled.
These bastards really dared to spout nonsense!
An Yi naturally knew the real reason.
It was because the Night Gate threatened the status of those gods!
The descendants of the Night Gate possessed extremely powerful bloodline talents, and their potential for growth was not inferior to the god race of the Nine Heavens.
This made those guys who called themselves gods restless, deeply afraid that the Night Gate would threaten their positions.
"I don't know much about him. The gods tried every means to destroy any trace of his existence, but he is the Night Emperor of the Night Gate after all, how could he be forgotten so easily," Ye Tian said slowly.
He had seen the ugly faces of those gods, so he naturally knew that things were definitely not as simple as they seemed on the surface.
An Yi's expression turned cold and stern.
If he didn't bring down those beasts, the entire continent would probably never have peace.
"It's been seven years since that happened. Seven years ago, it truly shook the entire continent," Ye Tian said leisurely.
"Seven years?"
An Yi was stunned, his face full of shock.
Wasn't it four years?!
He had only been on Blue Star for a total of four years. How did it become seven years when he returned to the Ancient Continent?
Three years just vanished into thin air?
"It's best not to ask around about the Night Emperor. If the people of the Divine Cult find out, they'll risk their lives to fight you," Ye Tian said. Then, using a probing tone, he added, "Young Master, then have you heard of Ye Nantian, the War Venerable?"
"Never heard of him. Ye Nantian... is that your nickname?" An Yi asked in confusion.
Ye Tian quickly shook his head, "No, no, he's a very powerful human spiritual cultivator. It's said that he was once a half-step Deity Transformation expert and fought a great battle with the Divine Son, Di Feng..."
An Yi raised an eyebrow, "Tch, what's there to brag about being at the half-step Deity Transformation stage?"
Ye Tian: "..."
Half-step Deity Transformation, isn't that impressive enough?! Why can't it be bragged about!
...
Early the next morning.
An Yi got two silver coins and forty copper coins from the waitress and continued on his way.
After a long trek, the two arrived at the foot of a mountain.
The rolling green mountains in the distance and the endless sea of trees made for beautiful scenery.
But it had a terrifying name—Ghost Grotto!
"Bypassing the Ghost Grotto, we'll reach Qi City," Ye Tian answered based on the route in his memory.
Half a year ago, Luo Xian took him through here, so he remembered it deeply.
The Ghost Grotto was extremely dangerous and had high-level demonic beasts. Back then, it took them three days to detour around this place.
An Yi took a look around, "Let's go, straight in."
Ye Tian: "..."
"I heard there are many ferocious demonic beasts inside. Should we detour first?" Ye Tian couldn't help but remind him.
An Yi raised his eyebrows slightly, "That's great."
Ye Tian fell silent for a moment.
He had suspected it more than once.
This guy clearly wanted to get him killed!
"Ahem, I mean, if we cut straight through the Ghost Grotto like this, we'll save a lot of time," An Yi said seriously.
Ye Tian couldn't help but roll his eyes and said, "Then why don't you just fly me over!"
He had seen with his own eyes that this guy could spread two black wings from his back. Flying for a long time was not a problem at all.
"You contradict me no matter what I say, you contrarian!"
An Yi glared at him. Suddenly, his gaze turned sharp, and he said lightly, "There are a few trashes here, I'll leave them to you."
Ye Tian's eyes turned cold, clearly having noticed the problem too.
Swishing sounds rang out from the forest ahead.
Then, streaks of fire shot into the sky! They darted over!
An Yi raised his hand, and an invisible wall of air formed.
Clang! Clang! Clang!
Countless arrows hit the air wall, leaving no trace at all, and fell to the ground.
"Damn it!"
Brother Chai, holding a longbow, turned pale with fright. Only then did he realize that this seemingly non-threatening guy was not simple.
"Attack!"
Brother Chai roared and rushed out first.
Behind him, five or six mercenaries followed closely, wielding large swords and slashing over.
"One at the mid-stage of Qi Refining, one at the early stage of Qi Refining, and five at the Body Forging stage. I'll leave them all to you," An Yi said calmly.
Over this period of time, Ye Tian's strength had already risen to the peak of the Qi Refining stage.
Although the other side had more people, it didn't seem to be a problem for Ye Tian.
Ye Tian nodded, gripped his long halberd, and a hint of blue fire appeared in his eyes.
"Hah!"
Suddenly, Ye Tian rushed over, wielding the long halberd covered in blue flames in his hands.
Blood flew!
Two mercenaries were cut in half, dying on the spot!
The remaining five were all frightened, feeling a chill rise from the soles of their feet.
An Yi watched and pondered slightly.
This Mystic Dark Divine Fire really had some tricks to it.
It didn't burn like an ordinary flame, but attached directly to the weapon, like a layer of blue blade aura!
A wisp of flame fluttered in Ye Tian's hand.
Then, two more mercenaries directly had a blue thread of fire appear on their necks, and their heads fell to the ground.
"I, I'll fight you to the death!"
The skinny mercenary actually had the strength of the early stage of Qi Refining.
He charged over with a large sword.
Ye Tian's eyes chilled, and he slashed back with his halberd, cutting the skinny mercenary in half at the waist.
In the blink of an eye, Brother Chai was the only mercenary left.
Brother Chai was dumbfounded, and his beard trembled from panic.
He suddenly thought of something. The demonic beasts in the two mountain ranges couldn't have been killed by this guy, right?
"My Lord! Spare my life!"
Brother Chai directly knelt on the ground, kowtowing heavily, trembling all over in fear.
Ye Tian's halberd was already raised.
"I know there's a secret treasure appearing in the Ghost Grotto!" Brother Chai screamed in fear.
Ye Tian paused slightly, "Where is it?"
Brother Chai trembled like a leaf in fear, "To the northwest, as long as you can spare me, I will..."
Swish!
The head was chopped off by the blue flame!
Ye Tian retracted his halberd and wiped the blood off the shaft, "He said there's a secret treasure, do you want to go take a look?"
An Yi said calmly, "It's a waste of time... Uh, let's go take a look."
Looking at the quest prompt, An Yi was left somewhat speechless.
The system was getting stingier and stingier.
"Ding! Side Quest: [Tomb Raiding]! Reward: Evil Points +20!"
with countless casualties. As a top-tier gamer, Liu Xuan volunteered to join the fight, intending to dominate with his skills, but instead he obtained the hidden class: [Pacifist]. Unable to attack. Unable to use active skills. Fortunately, with each level gained, he acquired a new passive skill. And so, armed with a body full of passives, Liu Xuan slaughtered his way through the battlefield of ten thousand races! [You attacked Liu Xuan] [You gained the debuffs: 'Poison', 'Fear', 'Burning', 'Bleeding', 'Freeze', 'Silence', etc.] [Your attack speed has been reduced by 99%] [Your armor and magic resistance have been reduced by 99%] Warriors of the Ten Thousand Races: How the hell am I supposed to fight this?!
shall grant"] ["Inscribing the glory of our race upon tombstones"] ["All that is threatened, I shall protect"] How his younger sister sees her brother: A brother who only makes eye contact once a day, mostly fading into the background as he tinkers with who-knows-what in his room all day. Their life paths should have remained largely separate. Until one day. Su Qi created an equipment card for his never-met "online girlfriend." His sister fell into silent contemplation upon receiving the "white stockings." [Card can be upgraded] [Upgrade by fulfilling any of the following conditions] [Condition ①: Consume one hundred higher-tier cards] [Condition ②: Complete one 'Heart-Pounding Adventure'] What constitutes a Heart-Pounding Adventure? [Heart-Pounding Adventure (Beginner Level): Equip the card and invite 'Su Qi' to admire it.] [Heart-Pounding Adventure (Easy Level): Equip the card, invite 'Su Qi' to touch it, and analyze the equipment's texture.] [Heart-Pounding Adventure (Entry Level): Equip the card and invite 'Su Qi' to...] [Heart-Pounding Adventure (Challenge Level): Freely combine the words 'Brother' 'Out' 'Brother' 'Me' 'Please' into a complete sentence...] "Please help me analyze both teams' mistakes in this match, brother..." His sister exhaled in relief—surely... surely there couldn't be anything more difficult? [Heart-Pounding Adventure (Suicide Mission Level): Sneak a peek at the names of the galgames in 'Su Qi's' hidden E-drive folder]
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.
