My father is the main character, but the female leads want to kill me.

But the one in the original story, he remembers, his real name is Mu Shishuang!

"I don't want to think about it anymore, let's see where we are first."

Lin Ran, pulling the coffin, searched for her next destination alone in this desolate place…

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Unlike the neighboring Liezhou, Jiezhou has few dynasties, and many places are no-man's-land, making it extremely chaotic.

Apart from the five major academies occupying extremely excellent cultivation sites and establishing orderly and regular large cities, other places can be described as poor and desolate, naturally producing many unruly people. Murder is just a common occurrence here, and different versions of cannibalism are staged every day.

This no-man's-land is also known by the locals of Jiezhou as the "danger triangle zone" because, after excluding the forbidden land of death and the spheres of influence of the five major academies, this remaining triangular-shaped area is a "man-eating" place.

If you leave the major cities where the five academies are located, and you don't have strong power, you have to be careful. Once you enter the "danger triangle," there are no rules to bind you. As long as you have big fists, you can take advantage of any woman you like on the street, and no one will stop you.

Those people might even cheer for you, asking, "Can I have a shot too? Sharing is caring, let's fire together, with lots of drums and gongs..."

The Danger Triangle is also the most well-informed place in Meiju. Here you can know all kinds of things happening in Meiju. As long as you have money, you can buy any information you want.

Of course, the danger triangle, though filled with death, also offers challenges and temptations. Here you can find many rare and advanced cultivation techniques, martial arts skills, elixirs, spiritual herbs, and other treasures. However, you have to pay a price, which could be money or even your life. After all, you may have opportunities, but you may not be alive to enjoy them.

Such a chaotic place is naturally filled with many desperados and heretical sects like the Liezhou Demon Artifact Sect. These people often challenge the status of the five great academies in Jiezhou, killing students who go out on missions. If they are female students, they are captured and subjected to all kinds of abuse. After being rescued, some of them commit suicide because they cannot bear the humiliation.

Therefore, the five academies will periodically conduct a joint operation to clear out the "dangerous triangle area," which also serves as a training opportunity for some senior students. After all, there aren't many places where you can get your hands dirty and kill people without feeling guilty.

Over time, a tacit understanding was formed: the powerful figures in the danger triangle would accept being taken advantage of as long as their business and interests were not disturbed. The five academies thought the same way: if you don't hurt my students too badly, I'll turn a blind eye.

There are still minor frictions now, with periodic skirmishes and both sides putting on a show, which doesn't cause any major problems. But this will eventually lead to bigger conflicts, like a time bomb, it's just a matter of when it will actually explode.

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In a lush, green forest, the occasional thunderous roars of demonic beasts would echo, stirring up a flock of birds and demonic beasts. The whooshing sound of their flapping wings made the air seem thick and tense.

In the lush, green forest, amidst the steep slopes, a group of people were darting about like little rabbits, running wildly through the woods. Behind them followed a group of men in gray robes with their faces covered, wielding curved knives and reaping the lives of the group.

If there was a beautiful woman, her dantian was destroyed, her face was pale and blood was flowing from the corner of her mouth. She was stuffed into the cloth bag, with only her head sticking out, like a trophy, and handed over to a man to drag behind her.

The women were utterly devastated. They had already heard about the humiliation they would suffer after falling into the hands of these gray-clad men. The thought of the humiliation they were about to endure made their bodies tremble and tears stream down their faces. But the more they did this, the more arrogant the gray-clad men became.

Some men in gray deliberately lagged behind, wantonly playing with the young women. Seeing the tears in their eyes made them even happier, and they kneaded the water droplets into various shapes with great pleasure.

One of the gray-clad men, who seemed to be the squad leader, saw his men acting so arrogantly and said, "You bunch of kids, what are you doing here? Hurry up and bring the rest of them back. If you offend that fierce man in the forest, you'll be in big trouble!"

The team members seemed rather unenthusiastic, but they knew the gravity of the situation. After grabbing the woman in their hands, they picked up their scimitars and joined the chase.

The women, having temporarily escaped the clutches of the evildoers, wept bitterly. Although they hadn't lost their bodies yet, the humiliation they were suffering was no less than that of losing their virginity.

One of the girls glared fiercely at the gray-clad man guarding them, angrily shouting, "You bunch of bastards, Linghua Academy won't let you get away with this!"

The man in gray wasn't afraid when he was scolded. Instead, he smiled pretentiously and said, "Oh dear, I'm so scared. I hope you'll be just as arrogant when I teach you a lesson with my big stick!"

"Hahaha!" The gray-clad men around couldn't help but burst into laughter.

The girl glared at the man in gray, her pretty face turning red with anger, unable to utter a word.

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Chapter Ninety: Shadow Sect Murders and Robberies

In order to end this cat-and-mouse game as soon as possible, the gray-clad men no longer held back. They channeled gray spiritual energy into the scimitars in their hands, which gleamed with a sharp and cold light as they chased after the students.

The students who escaped into the forest appeared to be in two groups. One group, wearing light white training uniforms with cherry blossom symbols on their chests, belonged to Ayaka Academy, while the other group, wearing dark blue training uniforms with mountain symbols on their chests, belonged to Matsure Academy.

On the other side of the forest, beside a mountain stream, two groups of people stood together. One group, all pale-faced and with a hint of panic on their faces, gripped their weapons tightly and nervously watched the group of gray-clad men on the other side of the stream.

This group was half men and half women, seemingly around seventeen, eighteen, or nineteen years old—a time of great ambition and drive. The girls among them, dressed in the training uniforms of Linghua Academy, exuded a youthful vitality that was particularly striking. However, at this moment, these girls all had tense expressions, their foreheads covered in cold sweat, and they were panting as they stared at the group of gray-clad men opposite them.

At the head of this group of academy students, several men and women looked solemnly at the group of gray-clad men opposite them, gripping their weapons tightly, as if afraid that the other side might attack at any moment.

Neither side dared to make a move, and just then, the only person in the gray-clad group whose face was visible was a man with handsome features, but the hideous black scar at the corner of his eye marred his good looks, adding a touch of eeriness.

He looked at the leaders of the teams from Linghua and Songling academies, clapped his hands, and said expressionlessly, "Please, elders of the academies, return our Shadow Sect's treasures."

"Otherwise, your students would all be slaughtered by our men. Ah, I forgot..." The leading man suddenly slapped his forehead, looking like he had a bad memory, and added, "The students of your Linghua Academy are of good quality. Our incompetent subordinates under the Shadow Sect always praise them after they've had their fill. This is largely thanks to the effective teaching of you elders!"

As soon as the leader finished speaking, his group of subordinates also began to make lewd gestures and describe their postures and ways of enjoying food.

Hearing this, the girls from the academy were so angry that their pretty faces turned red, especially the girls from Linghua Academy, who had never been treated like this before.

She wanted to yell back immediately, but her words only brought her more blatant verbal humiliation. These ivory tower seedlings were no match for these desperados who had long been lurking in the "danger triangle."

After being stopped by the elders, they stopped cursing back and instead glared fiercely at the despicable gray-clad men, trying to kill them with their eyes.

"Damn Shadow Sect beasts! This was clearly something our academy won at auction. When did it become a treasure of your Shadow Sect?" A fiery-tempered female elder from Linghua Academy, in her thirties, stood up with her hands on her hips and berated the people from the Shadow Sect opposite her.

"Elder, you're wrong about that!" the gray-robed man in the lead said. "These aren't things you bought at auction. These are things you self-proclaimed righteous people from the academy took from us because you thought our Shadow Sect was weak and easy to bully. We were powerless to resist then and could only let you take them. Now that we're strong enough, we've naturally come to settle accounts with you!"

"You son of a bitch..."

The hot-tempered female elder cursed back, but was stopped by the woman next to her, who was dressed in a light blue dress. The woman had a beautiful face, shoulder-length hair with some strands of black hair falling beside her cheeks. What was most attractive about the woman was her gentle and graceful temperament. Her voice was as soft as a spring breeze, making people feel happy and relaxed.

"Stop arguing with these people. They just want to kill and rob!" said the woman in the long blue dress.

"Papa~"

A crisp round of applause rang out. It was the gray-clad leader on the other side clapping, his eyes filled with naked desire. He laughed loudly, "Hahaha, as expected of the woman I like, Elder Wen. Come directly to our Shadow Sect. With your alchemy skills, staying at Linghua Academy is a waste of your talent."

The woman, referred to as Elder Wen, was quite polite, saying, "Thank you for the praise from the Vice Sect Master of the Shadow Sect, but I still prefer the life of teaching and educating people at Linghua Academy."

However, the Shadow Sect's large-scale mobilization this time suggests they intend to end the battle quickly. I wonder what the Shadow Sect is afraid of? Is there someone in these mountains? Are they afraid that person will make a move?

The deputy sect leader of the Shadow Sect was suddenly stunned, and his expression turned a few shades darker. He remembered that not long ago, their Shadow Sect had lost many people in these mountains and forests, and knew that there was a terrifying guy here.

They hadn't intended to provoke them, but when they attacked the academy this time, they didn't expect the academy members to rush in. However, since they had already started, and the items the academy possessed were exactly what their Shadow Sect desperately needed, they had no choice but to bite the bullet and proceed.

"Do it!"

The vice sect leader of the Shadow Sect unleashed a surge of gray spiritual power from his body, his gaze fixed coldly on the group of academy elders opposite him.

Unexpectedly, the vice sect leader of the Shadow Sect chose to make a direct move, and his strength of nearly peak eighth-level Spirit Core Realm was even more frightening. You should know that in the Linghua and Songling Academy's team, there are only three elders at the Spirit Core Realm level, and none of them are as high as the vice sect leader on the other side.

"I'll deal with him. You all act according to the situation. If you can attract the mysterious powerhouse in this forest, lure him with benefits. If not, try to get those children to escape as quickly as possible!" After Elder Wen finished giving his instructions, he took a deep breath, and a scorching blue flame surged in his hand. He unleashed the strength of a fourth-level Spirit Core Realm cultivator and confronted the deputy sect master of the Shadow Sect head-on.

"That's a full four-star difference in strength!"

The female students behind them bit their red lips and clenched their slender hands. They knew very well that the elders were risking their lives to stop them, otherwise it would have been difficult to hold back the Shadow Sect's all-out attack.

The other elders at the Spirit Pill Realm also stepped forward to stop them, while the remaining students faced the elite subordinates of the Shadow Sect, all of whom possessed strength no less than that of the Spirit Transformation Realm. Coupled with their tacit understanding and skillful teamwork, the group of students was completely routed.

The once quiet valley was suddenly filled with shouts of battle, the sounds of metal clashing, and screams echoing everywhere. Both sides were instantly bloodthirsty. Although the students on the academy's side did not have as much experience in combat, they still had solid strength.

Under the guidance of their teachers, they managed to withstand the Shadow Sect's offensive and retreat while fighting, heading in one direction that would be the fastest direction from which their academy could provide support.

The battle in the middle of the mountain stream was the most intense, with wisps of mist constantly rising. The stream was actually evaporated by the high temperature of the blue flames. Elder Wen skillfully controlled the blue flames, turning them into nimble fire snakes that tore at the deputy sect master of the Shadow Sect.

When the cyan fire serpent encountered the gray spiritual energy, it made a sizzling sound, and the gray battle aura was instantly melted away like snow meeting flames.

The vice sect leader of the Shadow Sect frowned, his words filled with surprise: "I had long heard that Elder Wen's Azure Flame was taken from the famous Heavenly Flame Ranking. Now that I see it, it is indeed well-deserved. It actually counters my technique so well!"

"After all, you're just a rat in the gutter. Cultivating such a cold and yin technique, you'll naturally be restrained by the Heavenly Fire. As the most yang and powerful Heavenly Fire in the world, how could a rat like you possibly reach its light?" Elder Wen, though mild-mannered, was not without temper and retorted directly.

"call out!"

As a sharp gust of wind came, Elder Wen's waist was ripped open by the strange curved blade infused with gray spiritual power, leaving a faint trace of blood. This caused Elder Wen's brows to furrow slightly, and the azure flame in her hand suddenly transformed into a burning azure sky, rushing towards the vice sect leader in front of her.

"Damn woman!"

The deputy sect leader cursed under his breath. He was well aware of the damage and destructive power of the fiery canopy, and dared not hold back. He drove the gray spiritual power in his body, drawing on the energy of heaven and earth to form a gray, almost tangible barrier, which directly withstood the attack of the fiery canopy.

"boom!"

A thunderous explosion suddenly rang in everyone's ears, and everyone present could clearly feel the temperature in the sky suddenly soar.

This azure fiery canopy was not only aimed at the vice sect leader of the Shadow Sect, but also at other members of the Shadow Sect. Coupled with the extremely lethal heavenly fire, the Shadow Sect was left in a very sorry state by this attack.

After using this move, Elder Wen's face was somewhat pale. She hurriedly went to support her students and casually used two cyan flames to make the Shadow Sect lackeys who were entangled with her students roll on the ground and roar.

"Hurry up and leave! Use all your strength until you reach Linghua City before you can relax. Run!" Elder Wen shouted hoarsely, stopping the Shadow Sect lackeys who were trying to hunt down her students.

"If you want to kill my students, I'll take your lives first!"

Elder Wen once again manipulated the cyan flames, which condensed into exquisite cyan lotus flowers. These lotus flowers moved extremely fast, transforming into streaks of cyan light, like small bombs, flying to the side of the Shadow Sect members and exploding violently. The terrifyingly hot flames spread rapidly to the surrounding area and were impossible to extinguish.

After unleashing this move, Elder Wen quickly took out a bottle of pills to restore his spiritual power, poured them into his mouth, and rapidly refined the medicinal power to continue driving the azure heavenly fire to fight the enemy.

In a place somewhere in the sky obscured by white clouds, as the clouds were slightly dispersed by a gentle breeze, a figure was faintly revealed among them…

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Chapter Ninety-One: A Different World Version of "Don't Bully a Poor Young Man"

"Heh heh, how can you possibly fight me with your mere Spirit Core Realm Level 2 strength!" A gray-clad man with Spirit Core Realm strength chuckled strangely. He was also an elder of the Shadow Sect with Spirit Core Realm Level 5.

At this moment, he was facing off against a fiery-tempered, thirty-something-year-old beauty from Linghua Academy. It was a two-star versus a five-star battle; without any other trump cards, he was destined to be humiliated. The beauty was being beaten so badly by the elder from the Shadow Sect that she was sent flying backward, crashing into several large trees before spitting out a mouthful of bright red blood and lying on the ground, barely breathing.

"Elder Li!"

Elder Wen saw the direction the beautiful woman was heading and exclaimed in surprise. Just as he was about to rush to her aid, a gray streak of light came towards them, making a piercing sound as it cut through the air.

She noticed the attack very quickly, sidestepping and narrowly avoiding it. However, her clothes were torn in several places, making her look somewhat like a beggar compared to the elegant and gentle woman she had been before.

After dodging the attack, Elder Wen looked at the Shadow Sect's vice sect leader with murderous intent in her beautiful eyes and said coldly, "Does your Shadow Sect really want to forge a blood feud with the two great academies?"

Upon hearing this, the vice sect leader couldn't help but burst into laughter, saying, "Aren't we sworn enemies? Every now and then, you five academies come here like you're scavenging for resources, causing our Shadow Sect to suffer heavy losses each time. This time, we're definitely going to take advantage of your weakness and finish you off. Besides, what you've brought this time is quite tempting!"

Upon hearing this, Elder Wen knew that the Shadow Sect was determined to take them down this time, having even dispatched a vice sect leader.

She had very little spiritual energy left, and she was the only remaining Spirit Pill Realm expert on their side. Another elder from Songling Academy was on the verge of death, and it was uncertain whether he would survive. As for the students, especially those from Linghua Academy, even if she was defeated, she wouldn't be harmed because she was an alchemist, but the students would be subjected to inhuman treatment.

The only solution now is to find that mysterious expert in these mountains. She noticed that the Shadow Sect seems to be very afraid of him, and they may have suffered losses at his hands before. Even if that person is more greedy than the Shadow Sect, with her status as an alchemist, she should be able to satisfy him to some extent.

Elder Wen suddenly added spiritual power to his voice, making it as loud as a bell: "Senior, I am Wen Qianyi, a sixth-level alchemist. If you can help me this time, I am willing to refine three sixth-level pills for you free of charge. I will also prepare the medicinal materials myself. Please do me a favor."

The sound echoed through the mountains and forests, and the once noisy forest became somewhat quiet.

The vice sect leader standing opposite Wen Qianyi's face suddenly turned gloomy, and he said in a low voice, "Give up, Elder Wen. That person's methods are only more ruthless than our Shadow Sect's. Let our Shadow Sect digest your sixth-grade pills!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a glint of lightning flashed in the Vice Sect Master's eyes. Taking advantage of the moment when Wen Qianyi lowered her guard, the curved blade in his hand burst forth with surging gray spiritual power, faintly revealing the lonely and cold aura of death.