Beast Taming Sect, Beast God Hall.
"This way, please."
He Muye opened a secret door, warmly inviting Lu Ze and Nangong Yuan.
The three arrived at a hidden cave.
A hornless dragon, transparent as glazed crystal, was curled up, its eyes tightly shut.
Dark, murky impurities roamed within its translucent body.
"This is the Sect Guardian Beast of our Beast Taming Sect from ancient times..."
He Muye stepped forward with immense sorrow, caressing the beast's whiskers and horns.
"Taixu Mengchi."
...
Taixu Mengchi was the only immortal beast in the world.
During the ancient war between righteousness and demonic forces, it was this very Taixu Mengchi of the Beast Taming Sect that controlled worldly spirit beasts to fend off demonic cultivators, buying time for the development of the five great sects.
To break the beast tide's offensive, the demonic path employed countless sinister schemes, plunging Taixu Mengchi into danger and forcing it into a deep slumber.
"Had Taixu Mengchi not been severely weakened, my Beast Taming Sect would have been the sixth great sect..."
He Muye sighed, reminiscing about the past.
"After a thousand years of recuperation, Taixu Mengchi has only worsened. Yet even so, the Beast Taming Sect should not have fallen to such obscurity."
His fists clenched unconsciously, his gaze filled with resentment.
"Damn demon cultivators! They didn't just put Taixu Mengchi to sleep—they implanted a 'heart demon' within it!"
He Muye continued his account.
The methods of the demon cultivators were utterly merciless.
They captured spirit beasts, suppressed and tortured them with malevolent techniques, then condensed that consciousness using spells, creating a beast soul brimming with intense resentment.
In that battle, Taixu Mengchi wasn't forced into slumber solely by injuries—two souls were locked in a struggle for control of its body.
Taixu Mengchi had formed a contract with the Beast Taming Sect, becoming the lord of all its beasts.
Now that Taixu Mengchi was damaged, all beasts had declined.
Most critically, that resentful soul was growing stronger, and each time it appeared, it would erode the essence of the sect's generations of spirit beasts.
Thus, the spirit beasts weakened and even went extinct.
The Beast Taming Sect's fortune also waned with each passing day.
"Each time Mengchi's soul weakens, its body shrinks a little..."
He Muye's eyes were filled with sorrow, looking at Taixu Mengchi, now about the size of a farm cat or dog.
Clearly, its fate was nearing its end.
"You want me to extend its life? But illusions can't heal sickness or save lives."
Lu Ze frowned, pointing at Taixu Mengchi, whose body was still contracting.
"Not exactly."
He Muye shook his head.
"Taixu Mengchi undergoes a cycle once every three thousand years, never truly perishing through eternity... It has now lived for four thousand three hundred years, sustained solely by heavenly treasures and formations."
"As long as that evil soul exists, Taixu Mengchi cannot die... Once its soul is exhausted, its body will be taken over by that beast soul. Then, every spirit beast of our sect will be utterly wiped out!"
"But Taixu Mengchi's soul is on the verge of burning out..."
Seeing He Muye's anguish, Lu Ze nodded thoughtfully.
"So, Sect Leader He, you want me to create an illusion to seal away that evil soul?"
He Muye nodded eagerly: "Exactly! That's the idea!"
"Then why create new spirit beasts and a new world?"
Lu Ze asked again, puzzled.
He had overheard most of the conversation between White Crane and He Muye and was quite curious.
"Because the resentment must be transferred..."
He Muye said seriously.
"For it to remain within the illusion, two conditions must be met—"
"First, the illusion must center on spirit beasts."
"Second, it must be entirely different from the real Tianxuan continent—essentially a brand new realm."
"Only then can the curse embedded in that evil soul, which erodes the world's spirit beasts, be completely shifted."
After hearing He Muye's explanation, Lu Ze and Nangong Yuan exchanged glances.
This requirement...
Why did it sound so familiar?
It was almost identical to the demands made by the remnant spirit of the Heavenly Dao, only easier in difficulty.
"I see. I understand the requirements. I’ll give it a try."
A few options had already flashed through Lu Ze's mind, and he spoke with confidence.
"Really? Then I will devote my old life to buy Taixu Mengchi another month of life!"
He Muye's face was filled with determination.
"There's no need to go that far... Just live normally."
Lu Ze waved his hand hastily, smiling.
"I don't think it will take half a month to complete the illusion."
For others, creating a new world dominated by spirit beasts, along with countless new beings, would be an arduous task.
But for Lu Ze, it was a piece of cake.
After all, others had never seen what he had seen in his past life!
New spirit beasts?
Just throw in a Pikachu, and you'd blow their minds, buddy!
Besides Pokémon, there were Palworld, Digimon...
With the wisdom of countless masters from his past life at his fingertips, this kind of illusion posed no challenge for Lu Ze!
"By the way, does your sect have any Taixu Soul Crystals? If possible, I’d be willing to trade other valuables for one."
Lu Ze abruptly asked.
His divine sense hadn’t fully strengthened yet.
He could still absorb two more Taixu Soul Crystals.
Since he knew the Beast Taming Sect had them, he had to find a way to get another one.
"About that... Lu Zhenchuan, please don't be upset. Currently, the sect has none. But if you can help our sect get through this crisis, we will have one."
He Muye looked troubled.
"Each time Taixu Mengchi enters a cycle of reincarnation, its body transforms into a Taixu Soul Crystal... So if Lu Zhenchuan is willing to help Taixu Mengchi re-enter the cycle, that crystal is yours."
"I see. I understand."
Lu Ze was not annoyed.
Taixu Soul Crystals were hard to find, and now that he had a lead, it was better than searching blindly in the vast unknown.
"By the way, you said after Taixu Mengchi is reborn, is there any chance it could die young or perish prematurely?"
At this, Nangong Yuan’s eyes widened, his mouth hanging open as wide as an egg.
He doubted for the umpteenth time whether he had taken in a demonic cultivator as his true disciple...
"...Lu Zhenchuan, you jest. A Taixu Soul Crystal must nourish for at least a thousand years before it can take form."
He Muye gasped sharply, quickly explaining.
"Ah? Haha... Don't overthink it! I was just asking. How could I possibly think about something like that? Haha..."
Lu Ze laughed it off.
"Rest assured, leave the illusion to me!"
Just then, the system's voice, long absent, chimed in his mind:
[Detected that the Beast Taming Sect's guardian beast is about to fall, plunging all spirit beasts in the world into turmoil...]
young master of the Shen family—a figure of immense power and wealth beyond measure—and awakened the "Destined Ultimate Villain System"! His starting scenario? Running into his icy fiancée who shows up with a mountain-descending divine doctor to break off their engagement. The divine doctor arrogantly taunts: "What does your Shen family have besides a bit of stinking money? You're not even worthy of tying Qingxue's shoelaces!" Shen Fei just smiled. He completely defied the usual script: "Fine, I agree to break off the engagement. Also, notify the finance department to withdraw all investments from the Su family." Minutes later, with its capital chain severed, the Su Group teetered on the brink of bankruptcy! The once aloof and proud ice queen CEO was thrown into utter panic. That very night, she went to Shen Fei's villa, casting aside all dignity to beg and plead desperately... From then on, in this world teeming with Sons of Destiny, Shen Fei embarked on a path of extreme dimensional suppression! A mountain-descending divine doctor? Peerless medical skills? Shen Fei: "Reporting you for practicing medicine without a license! I'll gladly take your ancient medicinal cauldron and twin sister assassins." The Crooked-Smiling Dragon King? Commanding a hundred thousand soldiers with a single order? Shen Fei: "Illegal assembly and suspected treason! Let a fleet of attack helicopters sanitize the area and teach you what the state apparatus really means!" A reborn tycoon? Knows all the golden opportunities of the next decade? Shen Fei: "A trillion in capital to reverse and pump the stock market, making you blow your margin and jump on the very first day of your rebirth!" What Chosen Ones? What bearers of Heavenly Fortune? In Shen Fei's eyes, they're all just chives (i.e., suckers/marks) waiting to be harvested! Shen Fei: "Sorry, but as the Destined Ultimate Villain, I don't play by the rules of honor. I only play the game of dimensional suppression."
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.
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.
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."
