"What's going on!? What kind of massive incident is this!?"
Zhang Yuxian's pupils violently contracted.
At this very moment, although the suddenly skyrocketing pillar of light behind Lu Ze was terrifying, it paled in comparison to the spiritual energy fluctuations erupting into the sky from all directions.
Such intense spiritual energy meant that more than one mighty figure was unleashing their full power at the exact same time!
"Has an ancient great demon awakened? Or perhaps an otherworldly heavenly fiend has descended upon this world... No! How could they happen simultaneously..."
Zhang Yuxian muttered to himself in disbelief.
Lu Ze, however, smiled faintly. "Elder Zhang, please stop cursing this great era of peace we live in... It is simply that the seniors have become far too mesmerized by this junior's illusion."
"Hah, ignorant child. How could a mere illusion possibly possess the merit to make mighty figures mobilize their spiritual energy?"
Zhang Yuxian retorted with a cold snort.
Lu Ze shook his head unhurriedly, narrowing his eyes as he looked at Zhang Yuxian. "Does Elder Zhang have any regrets in life?"
Zhang Yuxian countered, "Who doesn't have regrets?"
"Then if Elder Zhang were given an opportunity—where simply offering your spiritual energy to the heavens could resolve this regret—dare I ask, would Elder Zhang be willing?"
Zhang Yuxian was no fool; he instantly grasped the implication behind Lu Ze's words.
"Are you saying... they are doing this for what is inside the illusion? No! Impossible! That is absolutely impossible!"
Zhang Yuxian shook his head frantically, rejecting such a mad thought.
One must understand, why would a mighty expert at the Soul Formation or even Void Refinement realm so casually sacrifice such a terrifying amount of spiritual energy if not for some monumental benefit?
However, this denial was swiftly shattered by brutal reality—
A voice transmission from his sect made him realize that Lu Ze was speaking the absolute truth!
As he raised his head once more, he was shocked to discover...
The pillar of light behind Lu Ze had actually pierced through the very heavens!
It was more than ten times taller than that of the Green Mountain Sect, which had just been ranked first!
Most terrifying of all,
this pillar of light was still surging upward at a speed visible to the naked eye!
Zhang Yuxian knew the rules of the voting spell inside and out.
The higher one's cultivation base, the greater the weight of their vote!
Such a rapid rate of growth...
It meant there had to be at least a hundred experts at the Soul Formation—no, the Void Refinement realm!
A bizarre-looking spirit crane flew across the sky, screeching in a sharp, ear-piercing voice: "High noon has arrived!"
This signaled that the final illusion voting phase had come to an end.
"The victor is..."
"Lu Ze of the Lingxiao Sect!"
Hearing this result, Zhang Yuxian's face instantly turned a mix of green and pale white, looking exceedingly grim.
Lu Ze gave a slight nod and smiled faintly. "Elder Zhang... I humbly accept this victory."
"The reward for first place is a dharma treasure..."
Zhang Yuxian kept a straight face, about to go through the routine procedure, but was interrupted by Lu Ze.
"This junior has heard that if one chooses not to claim the dharma treasure, it is permissible to make a request of equivalent value instead?"
"What? What request do you have?"
Zhang Yuxian stroked his chin, mentally calculating the value of the dharma treasure.
"It is quite simple..."
Lu Ze stood up and said with a solemn expression:
"The demonic cultivator that Senior Brother Zhong brought back—spare his life."
Upon hearing these words, everyone present exchanged bewildered glances, their eyes filled with absolute disbelief.
This was a grand gathering of righteous cultivators, and its very theme was "Demon Slaughter."
Yet now, Lu Ze was actually demanding they spare a demonic cultivator's life?
It was nothing short of a blatant provocation against the righteous path!
Zhang Yuxian's expression darkened at first, but then a subtle sneer, imperceptible to the others, crept onto the corners of his lips.
He had just been fretting over finding a flaw to use against Lu Ze, yet he never expected the boy to willingly deliver himself right to his doorstep!
"Lu Ze, you dare speak on behalf of a mere demonic cultivator... Could it be that you wish to join the demonic path!?"
Behind Zhang Yuxian, the dharma avatar of a fierce Buddha materialized. Its eyes burned like hellfire, locking fiercely onto Lu Ze.
"Today, this demonic cultivator..."
"Must die!"
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.
ive and Ruthless] Before his transmigration, Ye Xuan was playing a game called "Severing Emotions to Attain the Dao." The game's core wasn't about leveling up by fighting monsters, but about conquering various "bad women" with wicked personalities and cold, fickle natures. There was only one method to conquer them: stay unwaveringly by their side, then die at a critical moment, driving them to madness after losing the protagonist. The higher their level of regret, the higher the player's score. To dominate the server, Ye Xuan conquered all the bad women. In the early stages, he showered them with boundless tenderness, only to choose to sacrifice himself for them later, making them weep bitterly and drown in regret. Among them were: Xia Lengyue, the unfaithful immortal wife who chased after powerful men and discarded her husband like trash. Ye Qingcheng, the Demonic Venerable of the Joyous Union Sect, who appeared pure and innocent but was, in reality, promiscuous. Wu Lingxiao, the Empress of the Great Xia Dynasty, who lusted after men and loved maintaining a harem. Bai Qiangu of the Endless Demonic Sect: a bloodthirsty mass murderer. However, when the protagonist transmigrated into the game world, he made a horrifying discovery. Eight hundred years had already passed. The bad women he had conquered had now each become deities and revered ancestors. Faced with the endless stream of toxic women coming for him, Ye Xuan could only rely on his god-tier acting skills to carve a path of survival through this world of treacherous women.
s the Eldest Princess, renowned for her cold and aloof detachment, became the most docile of lambs, obeying his every command without question. But when the final move was played on the chessboard, as Gu Chenghan seized everything and ascended on the verge of apotheosis, that very Princess suddenly embraced him from behind, her tone carrying a dependence never heard before: "Wait... you haven't yet... commanded me to love you forever." Gu Chenghan froze abruptly. She... hadn't been hypnotized?! ... [The Eldest Princess's Diary] [When my soul was extracted, becoming the sole spectator outside my own shell] [At first, there was overwhelming fury, until I saw] [How he used my sword to effortlessly shatter my inescapable doom] [How he wielded my authority to eradicate fatal conspiracies I had never even detected] [Like a deity, he rescued me from the deep mire I was trapped in] [If not for those annoying vixens, he and I would be a match made in heaven] [I think I am ill, gravely ill] [My deity should belong to me alone] ... "Hypnosis? Oh, it succeeded, my dear Master." "Only this time, it's my turn to hypnotize you."
ions, keeping it grounded and realistic】 After quitting his job, office worker Su Yang accidentally binds with the "Enjoy Life System." As the name suggests, simply by indulging in life's pleasures, he can earn random rewards from the system—no need to spend money on beautiful women or grovel before anyone. Just enjoy, and the money follows, making it all about effortless fun. The system comes with a scanning feature, allowing him to establish a favorability bond with women rated 85 points or above. Every 20-point increase in favorability unlocks additional rewards. After suffering through over twenty years of hardship, Su Yang trembles with excitement, his dull eyes suddenly gleaming with newfound hope. "Enjoy life? How hard could that be?"
