【Righteous Path Cultivator Yang Zhengxin leads the challenge against the host's strength! To defend the dignity of the demonic path, you must make these doubters pay in blood!】
【Mission: Within one day, kill 1,000 or more cultivators】
【Reward: A demonic path treasure, with grade dependent on mission completion】
Reading the system's mission prompt, Lu Ze's eyes instantly lit up.
However, before he could speak, Zhao Wendao beside him spoke first.
"Elder Yang, this is the Lingxiao Sect."
Zhao Wendao, usually amiable, now spoke in a tone so chilling it was terrifying.
Crackling blue arcs of electricity flickered around him as he glared at Yang Zhengxin with clear hostility.
"You’ve repeatedly doubted my sect’s disciple. What? Do you think these old bones of mine can’t see clearly anymore?"
Faced with Zhao Wendao’s questioning, Yang Zhengxin’s expression darkened, remaining silent for a long time.
Though domineering, he didn’t dare act too recklessly in another sect’s territory.
"Haha, of course not, of course not."
Yang Zhengxin forced a laugh, waving his hand with feigned magnanimity.
"It’s normal for a young man to have some talent, but matters of secret realms require experience. I’m not the only one worried he might not be up to the task."
Hearing this, several elders from other sects nodded in agreement.
"Elder Yang speaks the truth! Even if he has the ability, his experience and insight are far from sufficient."
"I agree with Elder Yang’s view."
"Since when does an inner disciple test a true disciple? And this one is only at the Foundation Establishment realm..."
...
Seeing the others voice their support, Yang Zhengxin relaxed.
"You’re called Lu Ze, right? Let me ask you—have you ever explored a secret realm before?"
"No."
"Since you haven’t, why do you think you’re capable of creating something comparable to a secret realm?"
"First, it’s not me who thinks so—it’s Elder Zhao."
Lu Ze smiled faintly.
"Second..."
"I do have the ability, and I can make it."
Yang Zhengxin was momentarily stunned before quickly retorting, "Good! Truly the arrogance of youth! If you can’t prove your capability here today, I won’t accept it!"
Originally, with Zhao Wendao shielding him, no matter how forceful Yang Zhengxin was, he couldn’t touch Lu Ze.
Yet, this brat had the audacity to provoke him instead?
Wasn’t this handing him an opportunity on a silver platter?
"How does Elder Yang wish me to prove it?"
Lu Ze immediately took the bait, afraid Zhao Wendao might refuse on his behalf.
If refused, completing the system mission would become difficult.
Besides, this was a once-in-a-lifetime chance to promote his new game—and a legitimate way to scam people and earn demonic path points.
On the other side, Yang Zhengxin was equally eager, fearing Zhao Wendao might cut him off.
"It’s simple."
"Secret realms are filled with intricate and deadly mechanisms."
"The rarer the realm, the more complex and lethal its traps."
"If you can create a mechanism comparable to an ordinary secret realm, I’ll believe you!"
Zhao Wendao could only watch helplessly, unable to get a word in.
How had these two ended up clashing so quickly?
It was as if they’d planned it!
"May I ask, Elder Yang, how will the mechanism be judged? What counts as passing?"
Lu Ze pressed further.
"Hmph, no need to worry. The five great sects have clear grading standards for secret realms and mechanisms. As long as you reach the most basic Tier C, I won’t give you trouble."
Seeing Lu Ze take the bait, Yang Zhengxin relaxed, answering leisurely.
Though Tier C mechanisms were common, their design and complexity were far beyond what an average person could achieve.
He truly didn’t believe a mere Foundation Establishment disciple could pull it off.
Noticing Lu Ze’s slight frown, Yang Zhengxin’s mood improved.
‘So full of yourself, aren’t you? Don’t hesitate now!’
He sneered inwardly.
Yet, to his surprise,
After a brief pause, the young man below uttered something shocking:
"Then..."
"What if none of the esteemed guests here can pass the mechanism?"
"What tier would that be?"
The moment these words were spoken,
The entire hall fell into dead silence.
"Hahaha, HAHAHA...!!"
Yang Zhengxin burst into laughter as if he’d heard the funniest joke.
"If you have that ability, it would be beyond Tier A... an Immortal-tier mechanism!"
The others joined in the laughter.
An Immortal-tier mechanism?
Only recorded in ancient texts!
Even if such a mechanism existed in reality, no information about the secret realm would survive.
Because no one who entered would ever return alive!
A Foundation Establishment disciple who’d never explored a secret realm, boasting he could design an Immortal-tier mechanism—wasn’t that laughable?
Lu Ze paid no mind to their reactions, simply nodding to himself. "Good, so that counts as passing."
"You’re saying the mechanism you design can reach Immortal-tier?"
"Whether it reaches Immortal-tier or not, I’m not sure, but you all won’t solve it anytime soon."
Lu Ze answered with utter calm.
The faces of the sect elders on the platform, however, darkened considerably.
"Fine!"
Yang Zhengxin, furious to the point of laughter, slammed the table and stood.
"Let’s see what kind of mechanism you can design that even I can’t solve! I’ll give you three days—is that enough!?"
"Three days?"
Lu Ze scoffed, leisurely raising three fingers.
"Three hours will suffice."
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 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."
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.
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.
