In the Star Region, there was talk going around.
People said there were issues with the Li family, that some cultivators among them had been secretly practicing ancient demonic arts, continuously killing other cultivators and absorbing their blood and spiritual power to cultivate.
While such talks were happening, no one in the Star Region actually cared.
So what if you're a demonic cultivator? There's no shortage of those in the Star Region.
And it's not like ordinary cultivators kill any less frequently.
So even though people knew messages were spreading about demonic cultivators appearing in the Li family, no major sect was going to come investigate and settle scores. Everyone just passed messages around and watched the commotion unfold.
But there was one sect that did intend to confront them.
Half a month after the messages had spread, Jia Bai, leader of the Hundred Souls Sect, brought many disciples to surround the Li family residence.
His reasoning was simple.
"Acting in the place of Heaven," Jia Bai laughed.
His blue-robed disciples stood to the side, faint smiles at the corners of their mouths, not saying a word as they watched the Li family cultivators being besieged.
The Li family cultivators had vigilant expressions as they looked up at Jia Bai standing high above them. The atmosphere was exceedingly grim.
Jia Bai tilted his head to the side a little and glanced back, lightly waving a folded emerald green fan in his hand. He chuckled,
"Come on out and speak."
Behind him walked out the leaders of seven major orthodox sects, their expressions solemn. They berated the Li family cultivators below,
"The methods you Li family cultivators employ are far too cruel, launching sneak attacks to kill disciples of our seven major sects. And then you falsely accuse our seven major sects in return. Today, our seven major sects have joined forces with Mount Baihun to act in the place of Heaven."
"Well said!" Jia Bai called out loudly. He tapped his fan and smiled,
"What you said is entirely right. The Hundred Souls Sect has always been on good terms with the seven major sects. And I personally interacted with them during the Heavenly Sword Sea incident, so our relationship is quite deep and even closer now."
"Since the seven major sects have suffered this indignity, my Hundred Souls Sect naturally cannot sit idly by. Li family, you act in this way yet you do not intend to provide me an explanation?"
His eyes narrowed slightly and he smiled again as he asked,
"I'm right, aren't I? Li Yang?"
His sharp words were directed straight at the gold-robed woman below. The other Li family cultivators around her wore indignant expressions as they glared fixedly up at Jia Bai in the sky.
There were also spectator cultivators to the side, mostly invited by the Hundred Souls Sect. They served no other purpose than to create a bigger spectacle for Jia Bai.
These spectators were here just to watch the show. They wouldn't intervene in the fight between the two sides; in fact, they hoped the battle would become more intense and end with one side annihilating the other. That way, the rankings of powerhouses in the Star Region would have an opening freed up.
Li Yang's expression remained tranquil, showing no emotional fluctuations. She retorted,
"And you think such despicable methods can prove your own worth?"
"What despicable methods?" Jia Bai shook his head in puzzlement then laughed again. "If you bow your head and admit your wrongs to me now, your Li family can avoid extermination later on. Think it over carefully."
"Daydreams," Li Yang flatly responded.
A palm stretched out from her sleeve, glowing with golden light that gathered to form a circular shape, truly resembling a blazing sun.
"Oh my," Jia Bai lightly exclaimed. An excited smile emerged on his face and he continued, "I just love that proud disposition of yours, entirely unwilling to show weakness and forcing yourself to be strong."
His smiling expression grew even more delighted.
"If I could see you groveling at my feet and begging for mercy, it would be such a wonderfully beautiful sight. I truly look forward to that."
It had to be said, Jia Bai was somewhat warped.
Li Yang gave no verbal reply. Her eyes became sharp and fierce. With a wave of her sleeve, her entire body flickered up into the air to face Jia Bai directly. She stated coldly,
"No need to mock too much. Just bring out all your hidden cards. You should know two cultivators at the Supplementing the Heavens Realm isn't enough."
The surrounding cultivators were immediately shocked by her statement.
Since Li Yang dared to speak so boldly, it meant she was well prepared, at least enough to be superior over Jia Bai and the other two Supplementing the Heavens Realm cultivators present.
This wasn't an impulsive decision to besiege them. Instead, it was a bitter struggle that had long since been planned out by both sides!
Jia Bai lightly laughed and tapped his fan. His mouth still had that faint smiling expression, showing no anger at all. He shook his head.
"With just your Inverting the Ocean Realm divine abilities, that's merely parlor tricks in the face of my Supplementing the Heavens Realm. A little too lacking to see."
What he said was true. At Jia Bai's level, Li Yang's Inverting the Ocean Realm abilities truly seemed a little lacking.
Li Yang gave no reply. With a wave of her sleeve, her entire body's silhouette flickered up into the empty air to face Jia Bai. She stated heavily,
"No need to mock so much. Just bring out all your hidden cards. You should know two Supplementing the Heavens Realm cultivators isn't enough."
Upon hearing this statement, the surrounding cultivators were shocked once more.
Li Yang dared to speak so boldly meant she was well prepared, at least enough to be superior over Jia Bai and the other two Supplementing the Heavens Realm cultivators present. This wasn't an impulsive decision to besiege them, but instead a bitter struggle that had long been planned out!
Jia Bai lightly chuckled and tapped his fan, the faint smile never leaving the corners of his mouth. He shook his head. "Here I have two cultivators at the Supplementing the Heavens Realm while you only have one at the Inverting the Ocean Realm. If we're revealing hidden cards, shouldn't you go first?"
"The first," Li Yang stated.
Ripples disturbed the void beside her and an ancient and unadorned sword emerged, lacking a sheath with jade green lines meandering along its body.
The one grasping the sword was a white-haired elder. His face was covered in fine scales and he smiled as he spoke,
"The White Sun Galaxy Sect has long heard that Jia Bai of the Fourteen Sons of the Vast Sky is quite arrogant. But meeting you today, I don't see much arrogance at all. Rather, it seems you fail to recognize blessings and misfortunes."
Jia Bai let out a quiet laugh but showed no anger. He retorted,
"No matter how ignorant I may be of blessings and misfortunes, it is still better than a mere dragon spawn like you wielding the Dragon Slaying Sword. Isn't that right, Elder Charcoal Spirit Dragon Sword Cultivator?"
The elder's eyes narrowed slightly and he disdainfully stated, "The Dragon Slaying Sword doesn't just slay dragons. When used to cut down other things, its might is even greater."
"I hope so," Jia Bai lightly laughed once more. His gaze turned back to Li Yang as he chuckled, "With just one cultivator at the Supplementing the Heavens Realm who happens to be a sword cultivator, the meaning still feels lacking. Why not add more? Otherwise I'll have trouble getting excited to play around."
"I'll take your arrogant head to play with later," an icy cold voice rang out. Behind Li Yang had already appeared a gold-armored cultivator, his body surging with a dazzling, mighty aura.
When he appeared, even Jia Bai's expression froze for a moment. Then Jia Bai couldn't help but applaud and laugh loudly, "Wonderful, truly wonderful! To think that even Huang Can would make an appearance. Could it be most of the Fourteen Sons of the Vast Sky intend to gather today?!"
grated, and just when he finally managed to get into an elite academy, he discovered that he actually had a system, and the way to earn rewards was extremely ridiculous. So for the sake of rewards, he had no choice but to start acting ridiculous as well. Su Cheng: "It's nothing but system quests after all." But later, what confused Su Cheng was that while he was already quite ridiculous, he never expected those serious characters to gradually become ridiculous too. And the way they looked at him became increasingly strange... (This synopsis doesn't do it justice, please read the full story)
lan, the Luo family, tracked him down - along with the babies in their arms. Mo Xuan stared pensively at the paternity test results from over a dozen top institutions, both domestic and international, showing a 99.99% match between himself and the two baby girls. At 23, Mo Xuan, a doctoral student, had become the father of two three-year-old children. The kicker? The mothers weren't even the same person! He gradually realized he was being lured step by step into an elaborate trap designed by these two yandere sisters. "Be good, little Xuan. Sister's life belongs to you entirely." "Brother, if you try to run away, I'll have no choice but to tie you up." Mo Xuan: "Do whatever you want, ladies. I give up."
invincible power, Gu Changge transmigrates into a fantasy world, bound to a sign-in system that grants him cultivation rewards and various peerless treasures daily. While others struggle desperately to break through their cultivation realms, he has long since reached the pinnacle of the Great Dao, becoming a reclusive Emperor whose true strength even he himself cannot fathom. Originally planning to lie low and retire peacefully on Purple Bamboo Peak, the system suddenly issues a new task — take on disciples. With no other choice, Gu Changge casually picks up a few disciples: The eldest disciple, born with a War God Constitution, is thrown a copy of "War God Stratagems" by him, and ends up conquering the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, becoming a peerless War God who sweeps across the cosmos. The second disciple, possessing a Chaos Sword Body, can break all techniques with a single sword, his swordsmanship unmatched throughout history. He points his sword at the heavens: "My master said, the sword and the man stand together. If the sword perishes... my master will give me another one." The third disciple, a reborn Empress who returns to her throne, her elegance and grace overshadowing all beings. And without anyone noticing, his own sect, the Qingxuan Sect, has become the number one sect on the continent. Looking at these unbelievably formidable disciples, Gu Changge, holding the "Primordial Purple Qi" he just signed in for, falls into deep thought: — Wasn't this supposed to be a peaceful retirement? How did I become the ultimate master?!
o a martial world and obtained a system that allowed him to draw one entry per year. Unfortunately, all he drew were useless white-tier entries. The probability for high-quality entries was extremely low, with the highest-tier mythic entry having a mere 0.001% chance! To increase the probability, he had to improve his martial realm, but he lacked the innate talent for cultivation. At the age of eighteen, Chen Yi fell into the hands of a gang and was forced into hard labor. Just as his life seemed destined for a bleak end, on his 18th entry draw, he actually pulled a mythic entry—Simulator! In the simulation, he could also draw one entry every year that passed, and upon ending the simulation, he would inherit all entries and his martial realm! In his first simulation, Chen Yi struggled desperately just to survive, knowing that living one more year meant one more entry draw! Finally, with hair turned white, he drew the entry he had longed for—Low-Grade Innate Talent! "Hahaha! Don't bully the old and poor! Time to cultivate and inherit my cultivation base!" ... From then on, Chen Yi continuously simulated and drew entries, his martial realm soaring higher and higher! Epic, legendary, and even mythic entries were gathered into his collection one after another! "What demon race or devil race? What dark turmoil? I don't know anything about that. They just charged at me screaming 'How can you possibly ascend to immortality?!' and got stuck to my fists, unable to be shaken off. Blind spots, speed bumps... go talk to my simulator. We're all struggling to survive out here. I'm trying so hard, so how are they still alive?"
