Pain.

So painful.

Alex lowered his head, only to see a sword tip piercing through his chest from behind, impaling him completely.

This stab was very vicious, targeting the most vulnerable spot.

The Sword made of energy extended along the blade, instantly destroying Alex's spiritual platform.

The spiritual platform is the foundation of a cultivator's existence. With its destruction, it signifies a celestial's fall into the mortal world.

From then on, the path to immortality is forever lost.

Even though Alex was one of the most powerful Great cultivators in the world, with cultivation that reached the heavens, without his spiritual platform, everything was in vain.

The sword tip was pure white and bright, and even with a few traces of crimson blood, it could not conceal its sharpness.

Anyone who saw it would have to praise it as an excellent sword.

"Master, who would have thought… you, who once looked down upon the world, unmatched by anyone, would also face the day of your downfall?"

From behind, a trembling female voice spoke.

She seemed to be trying her best to suppress the joy in her words, to stop herself from laughing out loud.

After ten years of patience, the great vengeance was finally achieved.

How could Selene Su not be excited?

How could she not be thrilled?

"Thirty years ago, you killed my parents, slaughtered my entire village. Did you ever think this day would come?"

Seeing the man in front of her remaining silent, Selene couldn't help but speak again.

With each sentence, the knotted emotions in her heart dissipated a little, and even her long stagnant cultivation seemed to loosen slightly.

She vaguely felt like she was about to break through to the Nascent Soul stage and embark on the Tribulation Crossing!

'Is this the sense of liberation that comes from overcoming one's inner demons?'

Selene felt an amazing rush of excitement.

Her eyes filled with tears, and her face turned unusually red.

She even wanted to let out a long howl to the sky, directly expressing her feelings, to console the spirits of her parents and the 361 households of Su Family Village in heaven!

Father, Mother...

The faces of her parents had already become somewhat blurry, but those happy and blissful childhood memories remained vivid.

Over and over again, they replayed in her mind.

Selene released her grip on the long sword and knelt down on the ground.

As the long sword fell to the ground, it let out a clear and resonant dragon's cry.

Spiritual weapons have souls, and it was evidently cheering for its master's great revenge.

The woman's whole body trembled, her shoulders twitching from time to time, and she let out soft whimpers, as if crying and pleading.

Her hair fell over her shoulders, and beneath the two lines of clear tears was a stunningly beautiful face.

She suddenly crawled to Alex's front and embraced him.

"Say something, SAY SOMETHING!"

"WHY AREN'S YOU TALKING... *sob sob*..."

Selene's face suddenly changed, looking extremely horrified.

"NO, NO, Master..."

"Sele is here, Sele is here to save you, save… you..."

She spoke anxiously, frantically starting to treat that horrifying wound.

The wound had penetrated the heart, and the internal organs were shattered by the sword energy.

Even if the legendary divine doctor were to be reborn and see this scene, he could probably only sigh and leave.

"Ha... ha, haha..."

The woman's cries and laughter echoed throughout the cave abode.

No one could understand her state of mind at this moment, having personally killed the master who raised her for 25 years.

It was an emotion too complex to express in words.

After a long time, Selene finally dared to raise her head and face the man in front of her.

Her master.

The master who had taken care of her daily life since childhood, imparted teachings to her, and would smile and indulge her even with the most willful requests and unreasonable behavior.

But today, she had drawn her sword against this man whom she once regarded as a divine being.

Moreover, it was a sword that severed his spiritual platform, completely cutting off all his chances of survival.

Even with heaven defying means, there was nothing that could be done.

Selene stared at Alex.

She had expected to see pain, anger from betrayal, or maybe helpless acceptance.

But there was nothing.

On the man's face was the usual calmness.

Even as his vitality rapidly faded away, there was not the slightest fluctuation in his deep eyes.

"It's … over."

In the last moment before his breathing stopped, Alex opened his mouth and whispered softly.

Selene held his body, somewhat dazed.

The flowing blood covered her bare feet.

It's over...

Yes, it's all over...

The cave abode that held countless memories of hers collapsed with a resounding crash.

Selene sat on the ground, drained.

The next second, the originally cloudless sky suddenly became overcast with tribulation clouds, and thunder rumbled.

She picked up the man, raised her head to look at the sky without any trace of emotion left in her eyes.

Severing her inner demons, breaking through the Nascent Soul stage.

Selene had reached the Tribulation Crossing.

...

...

A noisy sound of wind blew in his ears.

When he opened his eyes again, Alex was stunned.

Before him was not the familiar stone walls of the cave abode, but a vast blue sky.

He had returned to the starting point of his fate… the school rooftop.

'After living through nine lifetimes, looking back it felt like just a drop in the ocean like a dream'

--[Congratulations host]--

--[The perfect cultivation of the ninth lifetime villain female lead is complete. With this, the nine worlds' Heavenly Dao is fulfilled, and you can now enjoy your own leisurely life]--

--[The reward (IMMORTALITY) has taken effect]--

Cultivating a villain, as the name suggests.

After obtaining the system, Alex traversed different worlds, going through nine lifetimes, and finally achieved perfection.

Selene Su was the villain he needed to create in his ninth lifetime.

According to the predetermined trajectory, after killing her master, she would completely fall into the demonic path.

As the saying goes, whitewashing weakens by thirty percent, while blackening strengthens tenfold.

Selene's combat strength and cultivation level would also skyrocket like a rocket, eventually turning the entire righteous alliance upside down and becoming the pillar of the demonic path.

In the following ten years, Selene would also begin her brutal reign.

Of course, none of this had anything to do with the current Alex.

Perhaps in the first or second lifetime, he would always feel nostalgic and touched.

But now, his mentality had long since changed.

'I'm just a tool, so why bother with so much?'

Eat when it's time to eat, drink when it's time to drink. And if you really count it, he was the one being hurt.

Who understands the experience of going through nine different ways of dying?

Take Selene for example. What she believed to be the truth was merely her own assumption.

Hatred had long blinded her eyes, unable to distinguish between reality and illusion.

The so called Su Family, the so called Father and Mother, were actually pure demonic cultivators.

It was only because they had their eyes on Selene's innate Dao body that they deliberately staged this play.

And their purpose was to maximize and preserve Selene's pure heart, so that they could take turns harvesting it later.

As for why not explaining this to her, there was no need for that.

This was the effect Alex wanted.

So it was better to just lie flat and be a good tool.

Without paying attention to the system notifications, Alex walked to the edge of the rooftop and spread his arms.

"Finally… My... leisurely life"

Thinking about the various experiences in the nine worlds, Alex fell silent.

After a while, he spoke, "System, block the memories related to the female lead in the ninth lifetime"

The mechanical voice quickly responded.

--[Host, you have already blocked the memories of the previous eight lifetimes. Are you sure you want to continue blocking the last lifetime?]--

Alex didn't hesitate. "Confirm"

In an instant, all the images of Selene in his mind were covered with a thick layer of blurry filter.

It was like a very long dream.

Even if he intentionally tried to recall after waking up, he could only remember a few scattered fragments.

Alex let out a long sigh and turned to walk towards the iron door of the rooftop.

Just at this moment, the iron door made a clanging sound as it was pushed open from the other side.

A girl wearing a school uniform walked up.

Seeing Alex, she paused her steps and her eyes widened slightly, not expecting to encounter someone else here.

Alex very politely stepped aside to make way for her.

The girl hesitated slightly but still took a step, walking straight past him.

Her steps didn't stop as she walked all the way to the edge of the rooftop where Alex had just been standing.

She poked her head out and looked down, instantly feeling a bit dizzy.

Pinching her palm, it was all wet with sweat.

She turned around, not daring to look anymore.

Her slender body tried to lean back a little, but quickly stood up straight again.

Her legs, hidden beneath the long pants of her school uniform, began to tremble slightly.

She raised her head and happened to see that the boy already had one foot through the iron door, looking like he was about to leave.

The girl finally couldn't hold back and spoke with a trembling voice, "Hey!"

Alex heard the sound and turned his head. "What's the matter?"

The girl looked at him, pursing her lips. "Can't you at least try to persuade me?"

Alex was stunned for a moment, then said, "Respect others' fate, let go of the savior complex."

He waved his hand.

"If you want to jump, then jump. Not my problem."