Miao Qing continued to follow behind Xu Mu as they walked downstream along the river.
Throughout the entire journey, not a single person jumped out to stop them.
Thinking back carefully, she and her mother had started fighting ever since they discovered that they had to follow the river to leave.
They had fought hundreds or thousands of times against every wave of people in the river. They analyzed these people's weaknesses, then constantly tested and optimized their strategies.
But with Xu Mu leading the team, the people in the river didn't come out at all.
The group easily arrived at the foot of the mountain. Here, the river split into two streams.
One went left and the other right, stretching into the distance.
Xu Mu turned back to look at Miao Qing. What should we do next?
If I told you I didn't know, would you believe me?
Miao Qing smiled bitterly. She looked back at the winding river coming down from the mountain. Just to travel down this single mountain path, my mother and I spent nearly twenty years.
What? You spent twenty years just to get here?
Tong Guoguo also found it incredible.
Calculating the time, it hadn't even been twenty minutes since they came down from the high ground.
Miao Qing sighed helplessly. Every word you say now sounds like mockery to me, but there's nothing I can do about it. Who told us to be so weak? At this bifurcation, there is a Realm-Breaking level guardian. We have been trapped here for five years.
Realm-Breaking?
Xu Mu nodded to himself. If that was the case, they would never be able to pass without the help of outsiders.
One was at the Divine Power realm and the other a Grandmaster. They were too far away from the Realm-Breaking realm. Even if the opponent was just a formation construct, it was an insurmountable existence for them.
That's right. Over the years, we had already given up. My mother also said that we must find a top expert to help, but she never knew who to look for.
Miao Qing looked at Xu Mu and said.
Regardless, you have helped save us a lot of time.
Xu Mu motioned for the others to step back while he carved a concealment formation into the ground.
After the carving was complete, he said to Miao Qing, You stay here. We will go meet this Realm-Breaking expert and see if we can get any information from him.
Looking at Xu Mu in front of her, Miao Qing suddenly felt that this man was different from the descendants of Yanhuang she thought she knew.
Xu Mu was the first to step out of the formation, followed by Tong Guoguo, Chen Xuan, and Jin Mo.
Without the protection of the formation, a tall man wearing the Demon's Protection armor suddenly jumped out at the bifurcation of the river.
He wore a battle helmet, and his long silver hair cascaded down his back.
Senior, should we go left or right?
Xu Mu looked at the middle-aged man and asked.
If you want to get the answer from me, defeat me first!
A massive golden broadsword appeared in the middle-aged man's hand, and he suddenly charged toward Tong Guoguo.
Tong Guoguo immediately unleashed a Heaven-tier defensive cultivation technique.
Boom!
With a loud bang, the surrounding ground shook violently.
The broadsword in the middle-aged man's hand had already struck the top of Tong Guoguo's head.
The crystal-like defense was split open with a crack.
However, it was not completely broken.
Seeing this, Tong Guoguo clenched her fists and continuously bombarded the middle-aged man's head.
Bang, bang, bang...
The surrounding air vibrated incessantly.
Watch out! This person is using a Heaven-tier cultivation technique, Demon's Protection. It will reflect damage!
Miao Qing, hiding in the formation, quickly shouted.
Bang, bang, bang...
At the same time, all the reflected attacks landed on Tong Guoguo's body.
But she remained unmoved and continued to attack.
It should be known that the Demon's Protection did not reflect all the damage, but only a portion of it.
Tong Guoguo's powerful physique could completely withstand it.
Boom!
With a loud bang, Tong Guoguo shattered the battle helmet on the formation man's head with a single punch, revealing the middle-aged man's face inside.
Boom!
Another punch landed squarely on the man's nose, sending him flying on the spot.
However, the continuous reflected damage also caused blood to slowly flow from Tong Guoguo's nose.
Holy crap! Sister Guo is this fierce?
Seeing this, Chen Xuan was shocked in his heart.
Jin Mo was also analyzing the battle. He could see that rather than her attacks, this woman's defense was far beyond that of ordinary people.
Miao Qing was also stunned. The opponent was in the Realm-Breaking realm, yet he was actually sent flying by this Transcendent Realm cultivator.
Leave the rest to me. I just happen to be able to counter the Demon's Protection.
Chen Xuan took out his woodchopping knife. The golden energy on his body flashed violently, and golden electric currents occasionally appeared in the surrounding air.
Woodchopping Stance Four, Woodcutter's Domain.
Chen Xuan looked at the middle-aged man who was climbing up from the ground and slashed down forcefully. Mountain Cleaver!
Rumble!
A massive golden axe phantom descended from the sky, smashing into the middle-aged man's head once again.
The middle-aged man, who had just stood up, collapsed to the ground once more.
At the same time, the reflected damage from the Demon's Protection arrived.
Sizzle!
Chen Xuan's body suddenly transformed into a golden electric current, and then he restored his human form.
It was through this method that he dodged the counterattack of the Demon's Protection.
By now, Chen Xuan had already arrived in front of the middle-aged man. Wood Whittling!
Swish, swish, swish...
His woodchopping knife repeatedly attacked the middle-aged man's vital spots.
With every attack, his body would turn into an electric current, flashing to another location to take the opportunity to dodge the reflected damage.
Slash!
With the final strike, Chen Xuan's woodchopping knife struck the middle-aged man's neck.
The middle-aged man's body immediately fell to the ground, eventually turning into a river of blood that stretched far into the distance.
It seems that the two paths from earlier were both fake, and this path of blood is the real one.
Xu Mu looked at Chen Xuan. Old Chen, you're really fierce.
What's fierce about me? Mostly it's Sister Guo who is fierce. A flurry of blows just beat him silly.
Chen Xuan smiled and looked at Tong Guoguo.
You guys are all fierce.
Xu Mu took out a healing pill and handed it to Tong Guoguo. Guoguo, eat it.
It's just a minor injury.
Tong Guoguo waved her hand dismissively.
Eat it, I have plenty of these here.
Xu Mu stuffed it directly into Tong Guoguo's mouth.
Brother Xu, I didn't expect you to have so many experts here. I feel like I've become redundant.
Jin Mo walked over from a distance, scratching his head somewhat helplessly.
It's only temporary. There might be more battles later.
As Xu Mu spoke, he looked back at Miao Qing. Are you choosing to stay here or come with us?
Together!
Miao Qing left the formation and walked toward Xu Mu.
She actually wanted to stay here more, but what if they found treasures and didn't give her any?
So she had no choice but to follow.
The group walked forward along the river of blood, and the world before their eyes changed once again.
Xu Mu found himself appearing on a beautiful island. He immediately looked back, but the people beside him were already gone.
He squatted on the ground, pressing one hand against the surface.
Then he chuckled. It was actually a level-nine formation, the Phantom Dream Soul-Weaving Formation.
He happened to be proficient in this formation. Those who didn't know better would think that this ruin was his own fortuitous encounter.
Just as he was preparing to resolve it, Ye Tong walked out of a distant building with a smile. Hubby, you're back.
Xu Mu stroked his chin and looked into the distance. He also wanted to know the deepest secrets of his own heart.
Because people are often blind to their own situations.
Hubby, come look at the child!
Just then, Xu Ningbing walked out of the building as well, her arms crossed over her chest.
"Holy crap! See no evil," Xu Mu cursed inwardly. Deep down, he realized he still thought of Xu Ningbing as his own woman.
"Hubby, come here!"
Right then, another voice echoed from inside the building.
"What the hell! There's another one?"
Xu Mu headed straight over in that direction.
transmigrates into the world as the sect master of the Heavenly Yan Sect, which is on the verge of being wiped out. He binds a system that grants him cultivation power based on the number of disciples he has: for each disciple, he automatically gains a year's worth of cultivation every single day! Take one disciple: every day he gains 1 year of cultivation power. While others struggle through a year of bitter training, he gets the same just by sleeping through a single night. Take ten disciples: every day he gains 10 years of cultivation power. Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, Nascent Soul—he breezes through all bottlenecks without lifting a finger. Take one hundred disciples: every day he gains 100 years of cultivation power. Even a Soul Transformation Venerable before him can’t survive a single blow. Take ten thousand disciples: every day he gains 10,000 years of cultivation power! With a wave of his hand, he topples empires. With a single step, he crushes the sacred grounds of the universe. ... While others fight tooth and nail for secret techniques, Lin Yan casually hands out Nascent Soul-level cultivation manuals as beginner textbooks. While others strain to find talented recruits, Lin Yan opens his doors to anyone—so long as they’re human. In just three short years, the Heavenly Yan Sect went from a backwater sect made up of three crumbling huts to a sacred land that every cultivator under heaven would kill to enter. ... One day, otherworldly demon gods invade, with a million demon soldiers pressing down upon the realm. Lin Yan, yawning, rises from his lounge chair and glances at the system panel: [Current Disciples: 1.28 million] [Daily Cultivation Increase: 1.28 million years] He waves his hand casually, and the countless demon soldiers are reduced to ashes in an instant. “So noisy… interrupting my fishing.”
pression Bureau] Transported to a fantasy world overrun by demons and monsters, Gu Qingfeng becomes a jailer in the Demon Suppression Prison of the Great Yan Dynasty's Demon Suppression Bureau. From this point on, bizarre cases frequently occur in the Demon Suppression Prison, once known as hell on earth and infamous for its gloomy, terrifying atmosphere! Why do the demons and monsters in the prison wail miserably every night? Why has the corpse demon, capable of transforming into various beauties, donned black stockings and switched careers to become a foot massage therapist? Why has the eye demon, expert in soul-snatching and illusions, turned into a VR headset? Why is the fox spirit performing otaku dances? Are all these occurrences a twisted expression of demonic nature, or a descent into moral depravity? After peeling away layer upon layer of mystery, all clues ultimately point to a jailer named Gu Qingfeng. Gu Qingfeng: "Hehehe... My dear demons and monsters, whose card shall we flip today?"
end. Thus one must continue to cultivate, and become a saint or great emperor, in order to prolong one's life. Chen Xia, however, completely reversed this. Since his transmigration, he has gained immortality, and also a system that awards him with attribute points for every year he lives. Thus between the myriad worlds, the legend of an unparalleled senior appeared. "A gentleman takes revenge; it is never too late even after ten thousand years." "When you were at your peak I yielded, now in your old age I shall trample on you." - Chen Xia
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.
