Lingxiao Sect, Clearwater Pavilion.
A crowd of Lingxiao Sect elders had gathered around Zhong Yi, led by his master, Zhao Wendao.
Suspended in midair at the center of the group was a lifelike, moving image. With a wave of Zhong Yi’s finger, the figures onscreen moved, and the little warrior battled an enemy who looked like a samurai general.
“In short, Master, you need to do this first, and then this… That way, you’ll be able to defeat the Samurai General.”
Zhong Yi explained as he demonstrated the moves on the screen.
Behind him, several elders raised their eyebrows again and again, marveling in amazement.
The day before, after being thoroughly talked into it by Lu Ze, Zhao Wendao had taken several Lingxiao Sect elders into Sekiro to launch a fierce assault.
At the start, every one of them had shouted things like, “Don’t look down on an old man just because he’s poor!” and “It’s time to show these youngsters what a prodigy of the past can do!” They had spoken with great bravado, only to be beaten into silence by the Samurai General after less than an hour in the game.
Elder Liu of Sword Inquiry Peak had been so enraged that he sought out a steward of his peak to spar with him, making the man put on the Samurai General’s clothes so he could vent his frustration…
Unable to sleep from sheer aggravation, the elders initially went to Zhou Yue, who had achieved the most first kills in the Lingxiao Sect.
Unfortunately, they couldn’t understand Zhou Yue’s explanations or make heads or tails of his demonstrations.
As a last resort, they came to Zhong Yi. It had to be said: a strategy master truly lived up to his reputation. Everything became clear the moment he explained it, and his method was remarkably simple—if a little unorthodox.
“Hahaha! As expected of my good disciple! Your comprehension is truly exceptional. Who would have thought this illusionary realm had such tricks hidden within it?”
Zhao Wendao slapped Zhong Yi on the shoulder and laughed, utterly delighted with himself.
“Master, you flatter me. It is all thanks to the guidance you and the other elders have given me over the years.”
With a modest smile, Zhong Yi bowed and cupped his fists.
“Good! I’ll go give it a try right now… Oh, right! Lu Zhenchuan said that my opportunity to comprehend the Dao may very well lie with Genichiro Ashina. When the time comes, you’ll have to pave the way for me and explain the tricks as well!”
Zhao Wendao said with a laugh.
“Er… Genichiro Ashina? I haven’t reached him yet, though I’m getting close. I hear he’s quite difficult—even Brother Zhou is stuck there…”
Zhong Yi was momentarily speechless. He didn’t dare make promises about something he hadn’t experienced himself.
“Nonsense! If it weren’t difficult, would your master need to come ask you for advice?”
Zhao Wendao rolled his eyes, then patted Zhong Yi on the shoulder encouragingly.
“My good disciple, your comprehension is second to none. I believe in you. You will surely find the opportunities that await us!”
Zhong Yi hurriedly cupped his fists. “Understood. This disciple will do his utmost!”
Seeing that Zhong Yi had agreed, Zhao Wendao burst into laughter.
“Hahaha! Since that’s settled, you’re not to leave from this moment onward. I’ll have someone else handle all the miscellaneous affairs of the peak. Your only task is to defeat Genichiro Ashina! You may leave seclusion only after you’ve won!”
Zhong Yi: “???”
Elder Lin of D alqing Peak: “Count me in! Lu Zhenchuan said my opportunity may be that Lady Emma… I’m counting on you, Legacy Disciple Zhong!”
Elder Yun of Myriad Beasts Peak: “I hear my opportunity may lie in the various beasts within the illusionary realm. Lu Zhenchuan said a monster called the Guardian Ape might be of help to me… I’m entrusting that to you as well!”
Elder Liu of Sword Inquiry Peak: “As for this old man, it will probably be Sword Saint Isshin Ashina… Legacy Disciple Zhong, I believe in you too!”
Zhong Yi: “???”
The elders all spoke over one another, their eyes already filled with visions of the glorious future in which they would comprehend the Dao within the illusionary realm. Zhong Yi alone was left standing there in utter disarray.
“Oh, right. Why haven’t we seen Elder Yue and Elder Nangong?”
Someone suddenly asked.
“I hear Elder Yue’s fighting style pairs quite well with his disciple’s, so he’s currently sitting with Legacy Disciple Mu. As for Elder Nangong…”
Zhao Wendao stroked his beard and clicked his tongue in admiration.
“I hear there are no experts in the art of forging in Sekiro, so Lu Zhenchuan specially created an additional illusionary realm just for him…”
At those words, the other elders immediately revealed their undisguised envy.
“A custom-made illusionary realm? Such treatment actually exists!?”
“I’m so jealous of Elder Nangong. He really does have an excellent disciple…”
“With this true inheritance, Elder Nangong is probably not far from attaining the Dao…”
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."
ut it can buy an entire year of absolutely perfect training results! Su Yu stared at his empty wallet and decisively opened up various online loan platforms. “Borrow a thousand bucks! Recharge my vitality!” Boom! His vitality broke a hundred points, shattering the limits of the human body! “Borrow ten thousand bucks! Recharge my combat skills!” Boom! A basic punching technique so common it was everywhere instantly maxed out, revealing the ultimate assassination technique of Five Elements Unity—Inner Force! When a rich kid hired assassins for a midnight ambush, aiming to break both of his legs, they instead ran headfirst into a monster—a human-shaped tyrannosaur, brimming with dragon-like vitality. With just two fingers, Su Yu snapped a steel staff reinforced with alloy. Staring at the killer’s stash of stolen cash—a staggering quarter-million dollars—he showed a corporate-sincere smile: “Thanks for the pre-exam gift pack, Mr. Zhao! I’m gonna go re-invest this!” Three days later, at the National Martial Arts College Entrance Exam, while everyone else struggled just to reach the passing line, Su Yu threw a single punch—and more than a thousand vitality points literally detonated the entire arena!
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.
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