Aotian crossed the desert terrain and calmly approached the guardian puppet.
When he was a hundred steps away, a yellowish cubic barrier rose, blocking all access routes ahead and preventing him from getting closer to his opponent.
A blue screen appeared before him.
[Congratulations on finding the floor guardian!]
[Do you wish to challenge it?]
"Yes," Aotian replied calmly.
[Set the difficulty.]
"I think a cat isn't the worst option."
Harold, who had only been half-listening, suddenly went pale as his mind processed what he had just heard.
'Does he know I'm a frog?!' Harold panicked, staring fearfully at the cat who wanted to steal his daughter.
Puss felt a burning stare, and when he turned, he saw Fiona glaring at him with her beautiful, irritated blue eyes.
'You're so petty!' she transmitted with her eyes at him.
'What?! He's been provoking me for so l...
2025-11-04 17:05:42 +0000 UTC View PostRihai and Aotian, who had entered hand in hand, suddenly vanished as they crossed the tower's entrance.
When they came to their senses, they realized they were in completely different biomes—and the companion who had been beside them was gone.
Finding himself alone in a barren, sandy desert, Aotian remained calm. After all, he was the one who had designed the tower.
As for the reason they suddenly appeared elsewhere, it was merely a short-range teleportation.
Though ...
2025-11-04 10:03:33 +0000 UTC View Post"I can't wait to enter the tower! There are so many contribution points to earn!"
A disciple, dressed in the robes of an inner disciple, spoke excitedly to another.
"Heeh… the sect is very fair in its operations. Do you think they'd just hand out contribution points like that? The greater the reward, the greater the difficulty to obtain it. If you don't take it seriously, you'll end up spending points instead of earning them."
His friend, wearing the same robes, mocked him...
2025-11-04 09:40:15 +0000 UTC View PostWhile the main body continued its usual cultivation routine inside his cave, Aotian's other bodies also followed their daily schedules — training techniques, spells, and abilities, as well as, of course, guiding disciples and managing the sect.
It had already been fifteen days since the mass epiphany, and thirteen since Aotian began taking control of the five allied sects of the Beiyan (Northern Flame) Continent.
In truth, "began" would be putting it modestly, since it took only...
2025-11-03 04:43:34 +0000 UTC View Post"I heard that you people like to place slave seals on the talents you capture, promising them freedom once they reach the Nascent Soul Realm. And when they finally do, before you agree to remove the seal, you demand they make a Soul Oath of eternal loyalty, correct?"
Faced with Mo Yexuan's question, Ancestor Kong didn't hesitate for even a second before replying in a flattering tone.
"Senior, you are wise — your knowledge is as vast as the earth and as deep as the sea. We, who r...
2025-10-31 10:12:27 +0000 UTC View PostAt a bustling sect, a middle-aged man with a cold expression and hands clasped behind his back arrived at the entrance, followed by eight timid youths.
The gate guards, upon seeing who was approaching and feeling the powerful aura pressing down on them, quickly adopted respectful yet fearful expressions and granted passage without hesitation.
"Greetings, Ancestor Gong!" the disciples shouted quickly, not daring to lift their heads.
Ancestor Gong simply walked past them,...
2025-10-31 09:57:42 +0000 UTC View Post"...he is a cat."
The wolf spoke, growling a little when he said the species' name.
Cats were one of the animals he hated most. He thought the very concept of something having 9 lives was absurd.
But unlike the wolf's seriousness, when Davy Jones heard that, anger appeared in his blue eyes, and the tentacles that basically formed a beard on his face writhed, showing that he was very unhappy.
"You mock me?!" His crab claw closed with a loud snap. "A cat? You're trying t...
2025-10-30 17:59:18 +0000 UTC View PostLooking at the crane twisting in pain and letting out pitiful whimpers, Aotian didn't worry much.
To gain power, even if it meant enduring ten times more suffering, if someone asked that crane whether it would accept it—even after experiencing the pain—there was no doubt it would say yes. In the cultivation world, trading pain for strength was a basic rule, and no one hesitated before the chance to grow stronger.
Aotian was no exception. Even remembering the terrible pain of c...
2025-10-30 09:06:59 +0000 UTC View PostIn the Beasts Pavilion, all disciples, beasts, and elders were staring strangely at an expressionless woman who had suddenly appeared there.
The woman was stunningly beautiful, with gray eyes and silver hair, a slender figure, and an aura of pride that seemed to emanate from her very bones.
[Illustrative Image]
Her emotionless eyes, like an eagle surveying its t...
2025-10-29 04:33:33 +0000 UTC View PostFor the rest of that day, Aotian continued exploring the ancestors' abilities.
Huo Meilin, the ancestor of the Alchemy Pavilion, possessed the abilities Pill Tribulation, Herb Realm, and Accelerated Growth.
Aotian had already discovered that Herb Realm was an ability that basically granted a private super spiritual field for herbs, while Accelerated Growth was one he couldn't be more familiar with, considering it was one of the Outer Elders' abilities he used the most — allowing...
2025-10-28 02:37:02 +0000 UTC View PostDavy Jones stared at the being that had suddenly appeared behind him, his brows furrowed.
"Beast… who are you?" he demanded coldly, observing him.
The being, without a trace of fear or hesitation, lifted the black hood from his head, revealing the face of a white wolf with red eyes that looked at him in amusement.
Jones couldn't help but feel astonished. It was the first time someone had ever looked at him that way — man or beast — especially after what he had become.<...
2025-10-27 13:57:07 +0000 UTC View PostClosing his eyes and pondering, Aotian slowly confirmed his thoughts and nodded to himself.
He already had the plan — now it was time to put it into action.
'System, I currently have four ancestors without any pavilion affiliation. For the male ancestor, assign him to the Heritage Pavilion. As for the three women, assign them to the Alchemy Pavilion, Body Refinement Pavilion, and lastly… the Beast Pavilion.'
He commanded, hesitating slightly at the last one before giving...
2025-10-27 09:45:43 +0000 UTC View Post[Beixu Continent (Desolate North) - Headquarters of the Five Envoy Sects.]
On a great mountain with a High-Grade Third-Level spiritual vein, located nearly at the center of the continent, stood a vast and bustling city.
At the mountain's peak, an imposing palace dominated the landscape. Everyone passing through the streets would gaze at it with awe and reverence, for they knew that was the meeting place of the five envoy sects with the powerful and legendary force...
2025-10-26 05:35:48 +0000 UTC View PostWith the awakening of the last person, Elder Wen Tai, who had been sitting on the stage, also opened his eyes.
Standing up, his gaze swept across the entire crowd, which immediately turned its attention toward him.
Smiling softly, he calmly placed his hands behind his back.
"First of all, I would like to congratulate everyone. Today's sermon managed to attract the blessings of the world's will, which is of great value to all of you," he explained, making the disciples hold t...
2025-10-24 08:43:09 +0000 UTC View Post"Well, it's really impressive... but it won't work."
A voice echoed in the room.
Sitting on a large double bed, forming a triangle around a sheet of paper filled with scribbles, were Puss, Fiona, and Aurora.
But the one who spoke wasn't any of them — it was the tiny fairy standing on the brim of Puss's hat, hands on her hips, seriously analyzing the paper below.
Fiona and Aurora didn't understand anything about what was written there, so they stayed silent, simply li...
2025-10-24 01:40:29 +0000 UTC View PostLooking at the panel, Aotian pressed his lips together but didn't rush to curse the system.
[Epiphany Points: 4639]
The sect had a total of 13,919 disciples, and aside from his main body, all of them had entered epiphany at that moment.
Even after seeing so many points, the feeling of being robbed was horrible, and he truly felt an urge to confront the system in anger.
Closing his eyes and taking a deep breath, Aotian quickly suppressed such a self-des...
2025-10-23 06:47:26 +0000 UTC View PostIn a vast area of the mountain, thousands of disciples sat on small meditation mats, listening in awe for hours to the calm, gentle, and firm voice that echoed throughout the mountain.
It wasn't only the disciples who listened. Even the sect's spiritual beasts stayed afar in silence, attentively absorbing every word.
What impressed everyone the most was how simple things — things that once seemed obvious or self-evident — when spoken aloud by the elder, suddenly revealed great...
2025-10-22 09:13:37 +0000 UTC View PostLooking at the dense crowd of disciples ahead, Aotian and Rihai exchanged glances.
Shrugging, the two flew up and moved toward the front of the crowd, soaring above everyone's heads while being pointed at by disciples and receiving admiring looks.
What the couple did wasn't arrogance. With their identities as core disciples, it was natural and even expected for them to be at the front. Even the discreet Cang Song couldn't avoid that, and he was already there when they arrived.
... 2025-10-21 09:30:31 +0000 UTC View PostAuthor's Note:
There's a part that might seem like it's going to have adult content in this chapter, but don't worry, it won't.
The reason is that I wasn't in the mood to write that right now, as I want to advance the plot a bit. Let's leave it for another opportunity.
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Looking at the beautiful Formation-Tier Transcendent Sky-Lotus, which seemed like a small piece of the sky in his hand, Aotian felt even more excited. 2025-10-20 07:46:49 +0000 UTC View Post
"YES, SECT LEADER!!!"
The crowd's voices echoed loudly across the meadow.
Aotian stood beside Rihai at that moment, while Tian Zhu finished his speech, and even joined in the shouts with the crowd — despite not having competed. That, of course, drew some strange looks from the surrounding disciples.
Even Rihai looked at him, helpless yet amused.
"What?" He looked at her, feigning confusion, then shrugged, slipped his arm around her shoulders, and pulled her close. Sh...
2025-10-20 03:42:28 +0000 UTC View PostThe competitive atmosphere in the Infinite Dao Sect remained heated and lively.
On the sixth day, the competition was the responsibility of the Heritage Pavilion, and it was a day when both the competitors and the audience benefited.
Since, aside from the previous champions, no one else could cultivate and everyone was bored, plus it was an interesting sect event, practically all disciples were present.
Thus, everyone had the opportunity to acquire new techniques for free. 2025-10-19 08:59:12 +0000 UTC View Post
"Were you serious when you said the children wouldn't be a problem?"
Hearing Vivianne's question, Puss's playful smile and mischievous gaze vanished. He fell silent, staring at her.
She looked back at him firmly, waiting for his answer. But the longer he stayed silent, the greater the disappointment that grew in her heart.
At last, he finally spoke.
"Vivianne, I'm not even sixteen yet. I've seen so little of the world, and there's still so much I want to discover and e...
2025-10-18 02:04:41 +0000 UTC View PostIt was a new day in the Infinite Dao Sect, and a new competition was about to begin.
The great majority of disciples had already gathered in the stadium, waiting for the start, and on the field, more than a thousand of them were already prepared to compete.
Since the first competitions focused on auxiliary arts, the intermediate ones on administrative pavilions, and finally, the finals would be combat-based, the number of participants would only increase as the stages progressed.<...
2025-10-17 08:27:12 +0000 UTC View PostTo decide which pavilions the two ancestors would be affiliated with, he quickly assigned an outer elder to each new pavilion, seeking an estimate of the abilities the ancestral avatars could gain once affiliated.
[Position: Outer Elder (Body Refinement Pavilion)
Cultivation: 2nd Level of Golden Core (Host's Realm)
Position Skill: Berserker's Heart
Affiliation Skill: Combat Aff...
'Body Refinement Pavilion, Shadow Pavilion, Music Pavilion, Spear Pavilion, and Puppet Pavilion… interesting.'
Aotian pondered, a smile growing on his face, and immediately separated the elders, letting them test their abilities.
With four elders in each pavilion this time, it was much easier to discover the purpose of each ability.
At the same time, Bao Hui arrived with an outer elder and began distributing the elder items that had already been prepared beforehand.
...
2025-10-15 07:10:49 +0000 UTC View PostDing!
[Congratulations, Host! The Nascent Soul level mission has been completed!]
[Wúji Dào Zōng (Meaning: Infinite Dao Sect)
Sect Class (Mortal Ranking): 6 - Nascent Soul]
[Conditions to become a Soul Formation Sect:
1 - Sect Leader in the Late Nascent Soul Stage
2 - One Ancestor in the Early Soul Formation Stage
3 - Two Ancestors in the Perf...
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Perhaps the gossip level was simply too high, or maybe the blessing of being amidst a crowd gave them courage, but those cultivators were literally whispering instead of using sound transmission.
It might also have had to do with the human urge to share one's own opinion — after all, it wouldn't be satisfying enough if only one companion heard it; it was better when those nearby al...
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