Xuantian Sect, Ascension Platform
Cranes soared through the sky, divine beasts roared in the distance, and towering sacred peaks floated among the clouds, radiating a dazzling divine glow that illuminated the grand sect grounds.
Atop the Ascension Platform stood Ye Xuan. His white robes fluttered in the wind, and his long black hair danced freely. His presence alone was enough to make him seem like an immortal descended to the mortal realm.
The countless disciples gathered below watched him with admiration, their eyes filled with awe.
"So handsome!"
"Senior Brother Ye Xuan is truly the most outstanding genius of our Xuantian Sect in the past hundred years!"
"Just standing there, his aura is as sharp as a divine sword—it's almost suffocating!"
"I heard that the sect master and the elders personally decided to start the 'Life and Death Trial' for Senior Brother Ye Xuan!"
"The Life and Death Trial? The most terrifying inheritance trial of our sect? Whoever passes it is destined to become the next sect master!"
Xuantian Sect was one of the most powerful forces in the Southern Wilderness, a branch of the prestigious Xuantian Divine Dao, holding vast influence in the Central Wilderness Spirit Realm.
The Life and Death Trial was a legendary ordeal that contained the inheritance of the sect's ancestors. Those who succeeded would gain immense power, be named the next successor, and even have the chance to be summoned by Xuantian Divine Dao to enter the Zhonghuang Spirit Realm—the sacred land of the strongest sects and divine clans.
The Zhonghuang Spirit Realm was the heart of martial civilization, home to ancient divine treasures and the legacies of true gods. A dream destination for countless warriors.
As Xuantian Sect's most promising disciple, Ye Xuan was on the verge of seizing all these opportunities.
Yet, instead of feeling excited…
He felt like crying.
"Eighteen years. I worked my ass off for eighteen years. And now you're telling me I'm the villain?!"
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The Truth of Ye Xuan
Ye Xuan had a secret.
He was not of this world.
He was a transmigrator, someone who had crossed into a fantasy world filled with martial arts, divine powers, and hidden dangers.
The power system here? Terrifying.
Anyone who had read cultivation novels knew how unpredictable and ruthless these worlds could be. A single mistake, and entire clans would be wiped out.
And worst of all—Ye Xuan had no cheat, no golden finger, no system!
For eighteen years, he waited for a miracle, but nothing came. So, he had no choice but to rely on himself.
Born into the prestigious Ye Clan, one of the three great families of Jiang State, Ye Xuan had a powerful lineage. But even that wasn't enough to make him feel safe.
So, he trained like a madman.
At three, he opened his Qi Sea.
At five, he awakened his Divine Bones.
At thirteen, he reached the Qi Control Realm, becoming the youngest martial artist in Jiang State's history.
At sixteen, he broke through to the Suspended Realm and became the third direct disciple of Xuantian Sect in the last century.
Now, at eighteen, he stood at the peak of the Nine-Star Great Martial Artist Realm, just one step away from the Sky Shattering Realm.
His achievements made him the shining star of Xuantian Sect. Even the sect leader personally arranged for his Life and Death Trial, a testament to his boundless potential.
He was supposed to be on the path to becoming the young sect master, inheriting the will of the ancestors, and stepping into the Zhonghuang Spirit Realm.
Everything was perfect.
Until that damn letter arrived.
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The Engagement Letter That Ruined Everything
The letter came from the Ye Clan Elders.
Apparently, in a distant town called Muyun City, Ye Xuan had a fiancée he had never even met.
Originally a genius of a small family, she had mysteriously lost all her cultivation one day and was now a cripple. She was ridiculed and looked down upon, with nothing but an ordinary-looking mysterious ring left on her hand.
The elders of the Ye Clan deemed her unworthy of Ye Xuan and ordered him to immediately go to Muyun City to break off the engagement.
Ye Xuan: "???"
A crippled fiancée? A mysterious ring? A forced engagement breakup?
Wasn't this the classic villain's setup?!
Suddenly, Ye Xuan felt a chill down his spine.
He realized—after eighteen years of hard work, he was actually the villain?!
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Avoiding the Fate of a Villain
"I've trained like a dog for eighteen years, stacking every possible advantage… only to become some stepping stone for a main character?!"
Ye Xuan could already picture it:
He goes to Muyun City to break off the engagement. His "crippled" fiancée turns out to be a hidden protagonist with a mysterious master, an unparalleled destiny, and a golden finger that awakens after being humiliated.
Then, with the infamous "Thirty Years in the East, Thirty Years in the West" line, he would start his revenge arc—and Ye Xuan would become the first tragic stepping stone.
No.
Absolutely not.
If he had learned anything from cultivation novels, it was this:
NEVER MESS WITH THE PROTAGONIST.
Since he couldn't kill the protagonist, he had to survive.
So, Ye Xuan made a bold decision.
Instead of breaking off the engagement…
He sent a heartfelt letter to his fiancée, Tan Tai Ming Yue, reassuring her that he would never abandon her!
Along with the letter, he included a storage ring filled with rare herbs, elixirs, advanced Ye Clan techniques, and even top-tier martial arts from Xuantian Sect.
His message was clear:
"My dear fiancée, don't give up. Keep training. I believe in you!"
He even made sure to reaffirm his loyalty multiple times, emphasizing that he had no plans to cancel the engagement.
Ye Xuan's logic was simple:
If he treated her well from the start, maybe she wouldn't see him as an enemy!
As he finalized his desperate survival plan, a strange sensation suddenly surged within his mind.
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[Ding!]
[You have gained the favor of Tan Tai Ming Yue…]
[Great Luck +1]
[Great Luck +1]
[Great Luck +1]
[Great Luck +1]
Ye Xuan: "???"
Wait…
What the hell was that just now?!