Outside the Holy Capital.
Due to a major traffic jam on the road, most people were traveling on foot.
The Martial Arts Association had issued an order: all those below the Grandmaster level were to leave the Holy Capital immediately.
Those at the Grandmaster level and above were all required to participate in the war for the Holy Capital.
Jin Youxi and her two companions, following a faulty navigation app, had just broken away from the main crowd and detoured onto a small path.
Suddenly, three other figures blocked their way.
"Well, well! Talk about a small world," Duan Yan'er said with a coy laugh.
Jin Youxi and Liu Weiwei could tell at a glance that these newcomers meant trouble.
Zhao Bing, however, acted as if he had noticed nothing, continuing to walk forward while lost in thought.
"Both senior sisters have comprehended new techniques from the martial arts methods taught by our master."
"There's no reason I can't do the same."
"The Thirteen Deadly Swords should also allow for the comprehension of a fourteenth sword."
Jin Youxi hurriedly shouted:
"Junior Brother Zhao Bing!"
"Watch out, there are enemies ahead!"
Enemies?
Zhao Bing looked up in surprise.
He saw the three people ahead.
He didn't recognize Duan Changtian and Duan Yan'er at all.
He only knew that Xiao Ruohan was once also a disciple of Chen Feng.
She later betrayed the sect and repaid kindness with enmity.
Without a second thought, he directly drew the Chixiao Sword from his waist.
This treasured sword was a gift Chen Feng had given him upon leaving.
Chen Feng's swordsmanship had reached the level of unity between man and nature, attaining the realm of "no sword."
Thus, he had no need for a treasured sword.
Zhao Bing cherished this sword deeply.
Having learned his master's techniques and received such a fine sword, he had long been troubled, not knowing how to repay his master's kindness.
Now, seeing a traitor to the sect, an idea immediately sprang to his mind.
Perhaps he could help his master cleanse the sect.
Nearby, Duan Changtian looked coldly at the three.
Seeing Zhao Bing draw his sword, he sneered:
"A mere peak-level Martial Warrior, daring to draw a sword before me? How overconfident."
Jin Youxi recalled seeing Duan Yan'er and this man during Liu Weiwei's match before.
She had specifically looked up information on them afterwards, especially since this man had claimed to be Xiao Ruohan's boyfriend.
She quickly warned:
"Junior brother, be careful!"
"He is Duan Changtian of the Duan Clan, now possessing peak-level Martial Master strength."
Duan Changtian curled the corner of his mouth.
He looked disdainfully at Zhao Bing, who had drawn his sword, wanting to see the look of fear on his face upon learning of his cultivation level.
Clearly, the result disappointed him.
Zhao Bing's fighting spirit only grew stronger.
Hearing that Duan Changtian's cultivation was higher than his, he naturally recalled the scene of his master, on the arena, fighting above his level and severely injuring the judges.
"Ever since gaining some insights on the arena, I haven't encountered a worthy opponent. I wonder if I now possess the strength to fight above my level."
Xiao Ruohan stared coldly at Jin Youxi.
Just the sight of Jin Youxi made her teeth ache faintly.
Impatiently, she ordered Duan Changtian:
"Take advantage that this path is deserted now, cripple them!"
"Kill the man outright!"
"Leave those two for me. I want to torment them to death slowly."
Duan Yan'er also looked at Jin Youxi and laughed:
"Kneel and beg for mercy now!"
"Maybe later I can leave your corpse intact!"
"Hahaha..."
Jin Youxi and Liu Weiwei grew somewhat tense.
After all, Duan Changtian's strength was that of a genuine peak Martial Master.
Zhao Bing, however, stared fixedly at Duan Changtian and said:
"If you're an enemy, then make your move quickly!"
Duan Changtian snorted coldly:
"If you're in such a hurry to die, I'll oblige you!"
He then pointed with a finger.
Shangyang Sword!
Zhao Bing also immediately slashed out a sword qi.
However, upon meeting the sword qi of the Six Meridian Divine Sword, his own shattered instantly upon contact!
He slashed out five more consecutive strokes, barely managing to block this single finger thrust.
Now, both understood the gap between them.
Just as Zhao Bing resolved the power of that finger thrust,
Duan Changtian shot out another finger thrust, the Guanchong Sword.
He then followed with a Sun Finger thrust.
Zhao Bing stopped trying to meet them head-on, fighting while dodging.
He waited for an opportunity to counterattack.
But to the others, it seemed Duan Changtian remained completely stationary.
Zhao Bing, however, was exerting all his effort, twisting, turning, and leaping to resist Duan Changtian's Six Meridian Divine Sword and Sun Finger.
Though he was being suppressed, Zhao Bing's expression was one of excitement.
"Come at me harder!"
"I want to comprehend my own technique, just like my two senior sisters!"
Seeing Zhao Bing's excited expression,
Jin Youxi inwardly complained:
"Is this junior brother some kind of masochist?"
On the other side, Duan Yan'er, watching Zhao Bing's demeanor, couldn't help but say:
"That scar-faced guy is truly insane!"
"Cousin, kill him quickly. He gives me the creeps!"
Hearing Duan Yan'er's words, Jin Youxi immediately fumed:
"Trying to harm my junior brother!"
"Do you think I, his senior sister, don't exist?"
"Weiwei! Let's join forces, first kill Duan Yan'er and Xiao Ruohan."
"Then help junior brother deal with Xiao Ruohan's boyfriend."
Hearing Jin Youxi's words, Duan Yan'er and Xiao Ruohan instantly panicked.
They were no match for Jin Youxi and Liu Weiwei.
Jin Youxi alone could slap both of them to death.
The two hurriedly hid behind Duan Changtian.
Duan Yan'er immediately started taunting again:
"Come over here if you dare!"
"My cousin alone can crush all three of you!"
Xiao Ruohan looked venomously at Jin Youxi.
Jin Youxi's earlier threat had infuriated her.
Now, she was already a cripple.
All of this was thanks to Liu Weiwei.
But the person Xiao Ruohan wanted to kill most was Jin Youxi.
Every time she saw Jin Youxi's proud demeanor and then thought of her own miserable situation, it filled her with a murderous impulse.
"Duan Changtian! Deal with these two bitches first!" Xiao Ruohan pointed at Jin Youxi and Liu Weiwei.
Duan Changtian felt somewhat conflicted but couldn't show it.
Although he could suppress Zhao Bing and would soon win, once distracted, his advantage would greatly diminish.
However, for the sake of his beloved Xiao Ruohan,
he still divided his attention and shot a finger thrust towards Jin Youxi.
Jin Youxi immediately activated her martial arts domain of unity between man and nature.
She met that finger sword qi with several successive palm strikes.
Liu Weiwei also circulated her Heaven Crippling Kick technique, launching attacks to help Jin Youxi block the finger sword qi.
She delivered several kicks in succession.
But her techniques, before Duan Changtian's Six Meridian Divine Sword, seemed as flimsy as paper.
They were easily pierced through by that finger sword qi.
The effect she could provide was minimal.
The gap between a peak Martial Master and a Martial Warrior was difficult to bridge.
Fortunately, Jin Youxi had broken through to the peak Martial Warrior level after the tournament.
Now, after several palm strikes, she barely managed to block the opponent's attack.
Zhao Bing, who had been struggling greatly against Duan Changtian,
suddenly found the rhythm of Duan Changtian's attacks reduced by one finger thrust.
He immediately seized the chance to close the distance and slash out with his sword.
Duan Changtian was startled inwardly but still managed to dodge in time.
He hadn't expected that a moment of distraction would give his opponent a chance to counterattack.
He was shocked by Zhao Bing's strength.
But what troubled him most was that his earlier finger thrust had had no effect whatsoever.
Jin Youxi had actually blocked one of his attacks too.

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.”

lanned to earn money steadily and take life at a slower pace. But he never expected... his father's remarriage, and the stepmother bringing along a dependent, would completely disrupt his life's plans...

ose... to cooperate with the protagonist! Shen Yuan: I have a system! Protagonist: What? System: Holy crap, you're just spilling it out like that? Shen Yuan: Let's team up, we'll split the system rewards! Protagonist: Fifty-fifty split? Shen Yuan: No way! Protagonist: What!? I'm the one getting beaten up, and I don't get half? Shen Yuan: Forty-sixty split, I get forty, you get sixty! Protagonist: Deal! Big brother, come on, hit me! As long as it doesn't kill me, beat me like you mean it! Shen Yuan: Don't worry... I will definitely protect all of you! No one but me can lay a finger on you! Guard our Heaven's Chosen Ones! I'm the only one allowed to bully them!

and couldn't return to the real world. Finally, I gave up and decided to go with the flow, only to discover that writing a diary could make me stronger. Since no one could read it, Su Luo wrote freely, daring to pen anything and everything. Female Lead #1: "Not bad. This diary helped me steal all the protagonist's opportunities. I just want to get stronger." Female Lead #2: "I don’t care about reaching the peak of the cultivation world. Right now, I just want to enjoy the chaos." Female Lead #3: "What? Everyone around me is a spy? I’m the Joker Demon Lord?" ... It’s so strange. Why is the plot completely off track, yet the ending remains the same? Are you all just messing with me?!