“Changfeng!”
Ning Er stared at Gu Changfeng, who had fallen to the ground, his eyes bulging with rage.
The Golden-armored Soldier’s sword had directly severed Gu Changfeng’s throat, and blood gushed from the wound.
Gu Changfeng’s body trembled. His hand still gripped his sword as he struggled to rise.
At that moment, the Golden-armored Soldier suddenly lunged forward!
But a great saber swept toward him from the side!
The Golden-armored Soldier halted his attack and spread out one hand. Earth spiritual power gathered in his palm.
A shield of earth formed, blocking Ning Er’s surprise attack.
Just then, the great saber in Ning Er’s hands spun around and changed direction. It slipped past the earthen shield and slashed toward the Golden-armored Soldier once more.
The blade glowed brilliantly. The force surrounding it rubbed against the air, producing a deafening sonic boom!
The saber’s momentum was overwhelming!
“Go to hell!”
Ning Er roared furiously.
The great saber struck the Golden-armored Soldier’s neck with tremendous force.
The blade collided with his armor, sending dazzling sparks flying.
The vicious edge of the saber was blocked by the armor and could not advance another inch.
“Run!” Xu Qianqian screamed.
The Golden-armored Soldier was at the mid-Heavenly Dipper Realm. The two of them were no match for him!
The Golden-armored Soldier’s massive hand had already seized Ning Er’s blade.
Crack!
The great saber shattered!
Before Ning Er could react, a sword condensed from spiritual power shot toward his heart!
Ning Er’s eyes widened as he stared at the sword piercing through his chest.
Ssss!
The sword was pulled free, bringing a spray of blood with it.
Ning Er collapsed to the ground as well, his bright-red blood spreading into a pool beneath him.
“You… you…”
Xu Qianqian watched the scene unfold, tears surging uncontrollably from her eyes. Her chest was filled with remorse and fury.
“Bastard!”
Flames spiraled around her!
Xu Qianqian clenched her fist and charged forward.
The Golden-armored Soldier glanced at her coldly and stomped his foot.
Earth spiritual power began surging beneath the ground, transforming it into quicksand.
Before Xu Qianqian could make a move, the churning sand engulfed her body.
“Let me go!” Xu Qianqian screamed.
In an instant, the Golden-armored Soldier appeared behind her and struck the back of her neck with a knife-hand blow.
Xu Qianqian’s vision went black, and she fainted.
“Her spiritual-vein aura is remarkably strong. Excellent, excellent.”
The Golden-armored Soldier spoke in a deep, booming voice, delight appearing in his sinister eyes.
“Capturing two promising seedlings in a row. The Bishop should be very pleased.”
…
“What a strong smell of blood.”
Old Tao sniffed the air and frowned slightly.
An Yi stopped walking and stared at the scene before him, his pupils contracting.
Two blood-covered figures lay on the ground.
Their blood had soaked into the earth, forming pools of crimson. The sight was horrific.
Wang Qian caught up, panting heavily. When he saw the uniforms they were wearing, his expression changed drastically.
“Th-those are Hall Master Gu and Hall Master Ning! What happened?”
“Changfeng! Ning Er!”
An Yi hurriedly crouched beside them.
He reached out to check their pulses, his expression turning cold.
Old Tao glanced at them a few times and sighed regretfully. “My condolences. Their bodies have been cut up so badly that I’m afraid they’re already…”
Seeing An Yi’s movements, Old Tao fell silent.
He suddenly remembered An Yi’s miraculous medical skills.
Perhaps there was still hope!
Soul-Locking Technique!
An Yi took out silver needles and rapidly inserted them into the acupuncture points throughout their bodies. Spiritual power flowed through the needles and into them, stopping the bleeding.
The two men’s dying life forces were forcibly held in place.
An Yi’s gaze was icy cold.
Their injuries were extremely severe. Their breaths were faint, and they were both on the verge of death.
Gu Changfeng’s throat had been slashed open, causing blood to gush out.
Ning Er’s heart had been pierced through!
Even for powerful spirit cultivators and martial artists, these were fatal wounds.
If An Yi had not arrived in time and used a life-saving technique as heaven-defying as the Soul-Locking Technique, the two of them would already have died.
After a series of emergency treatments, Gu Changfeng and Ning Er’s lives were finally saved.
An Yi crushed the pills he had previously obtained from Zhang Fan and placed them in both men’s mouths.
Not long after, Ning Er was the first to awaken. He weakly opened his eyes and looked at An Yi, forcing a faint smile onto his face.
“Boss, I’ve embarrassed you…”
“Shut up! Don’t talk!”
An Yi’s expression darkened as he quickly sealed several of Ning Er’s acupoints.
The two men had only just been dragged back from the gates of death. At present, their lives were hanging by a thread.
An Yi stood up, killing intent radiating from his entire body.
“Qian, the two of them are out of danger. You’re responsible for looking after them. Don’t let them move around.”
Wang Qian hurriedly answered, “Yes!”
“Old Tao, find out who did this!”
An Yi slowly put on his evil-ghost mask and spoke coldly.
A terrifying killing intent surged from him like a tidal wave, making even Old Tao, a late-Heavenly Dipper Realm spirit cultivator, shiver with cold.
This was the first time he had ever seen this normally carefree young man reveal such a terrifying side.
…
In a large tree on the outskirts of the City Lord’s Estate.
Ye Tian held a massive halberd as he concealed himself within the canopy, his sharp eyes fixed on the Divine Spirit Church cavalry stationed outside the estate.
He slowly calculated the possibility of infiltrating the compound.
“There are one, two, three, four…”
Ye Tian relaxed his brow and slowly exhaled, forcing himself to remain calm.
There were sixteen guards inside the City Lord’s Estate.
Their cultivation ranged from the late Spirit Gathering Realm to the peak of the Spirit Gathering Realm.
The guard captains were even at the early and mid-Heavenly Dipper Realm.
The Purple-robed Bishop’s strength, meanwhile, was at the Half-Nirvana Realm.
For Ye Tian, killing Wu Huan was nothing more than a fool’s dream.
At most, he could handle one guard. As for the rest…
“Little Tian, how’s your assessment going?”
At that moment, Zhang Qi’s voice came from behind him.
Ye Tian’s expression froze. He turned and stared at Zhang Qi behind him in disbelief.
Below the tree stood a group of students from the Special Admissions Class.
All of them wore masks and tight-fitting combat clothes, weapons in hand. Clearly, they were prepared to fight at any moment.
“You… all of you…”
Ye Tian looked at the students of the Special Admissions Class one by one. He opened his mouth, but the words stuck in his throat, and he could not say a thing.
He had clearly shaken off Zhang Qi and Houzi, refusing to let them get involved. Yet he had never expected all the students from the Special Admissions Class to come anyway.
Even with two lifetimes of experience, Ye Tian’s heart could not help but be moved.
It felt as though a warm current were slowly flowing through his chest.
This was a feeling he had never experienced before, as someone who had always been solitary.
It was truly warm…
“Damn it!”
Yan Kui gripped his massive hammer, his face filled with killing intent.
“These bastards from the Divine Spirit Church actually kidnapped Qiansui! If they so much as touch a single hair on Qiansui’s head, I’ll make sure every last one of them dies here!”
Liu Yu held a short blade, anger appearing on her fair face.
“And Qianqian!”
“The Divine Spirit Church is nothing but a pack of beasts wearing human skin!”
“Exactly! Make those bastards hand them over!”
“…”
As Ye Tian watched the furious students of the Special Admissions Class shouting, the warmth flowing through his heart suddenly evaporated.
“Don’t act rashly. Follow my instructions and adapt to the situation.”
Ye Tian’s expression was cold and solemn.
Tonight, they would storm the City Lord’s Estate and kill that old bastard, Wu Huan!
uld barely embark on the path to immortality. Just as he was on the verge of death, his golden finger awakened. No matter whether it was poison, drained blood and vital energy, diminished lifespan, or any other physical debuff caused by paying a price—once midnight passed, everything would be refreshed. From then on, whenever someone asked what kind of person Chu Ran was, the answer was simple: Forbidden arts that other cultivators dared not learn? Chu Ran would learn them. Prices that even demonic cultivators dared not pay? Chu Ran would pay them. Lifespan that even righteous cultivators dared not burn? Chu Ran would burn it. All the blood essence in his body? Take it. Want both his hands and feet? He would cut them off and send them to you. You say he’s finished? He wasn’t built to sit idle. You think he’s gone mad? No—he was simply waiting for midnight. From that day onward, Chu Ran would respect neither Heaven nor Earth, bow to neither gods nor ghosts. He had only one wish: For midnight to arrive a little sooner.
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.
