Villain: Fairy, please offer your loyalty

Cangyun Continent, Tianduan Mountain Range.

This is a notoriously ominous place.

It is also a testing ground for countless cultivators seeking opportunities.

Dressed in a black robe and looking somewhat disheveled, Ye Chen was hiding in a secluded cave, panting heavily.

His once handsome face was now weathered and worn, and his eyes burned with the flames of revenge.

"Gu Fan... Nalan Yanran... you two adulterers! Just you wait!"

Ye Chen gritted his teeth, looking at the "Bloodfire Demon Core" he had just dug out of the body of a sixth-order demon beast, and finally a sinister smile appeared on his lips.

For the past three months, under the guidance of the ring master, he has been training like a madman in this dangerous place.

Countless life-or-death battles, countless escapes from desperate situations.

Finally, yesterday he not only repaired his regressed cultivation level, but also broke through three levels and stepped into the perfect Foundation Establishment stage!

"The teacher is right; only between life and death do we encounter true terror and great opportunity!"

Ye Chen clenched his fist, feeling the surging power within his body.

"Now that I've awakened the rudimentary form of the 'Heaven-Burning Battle Body,' as long as I refine this demon core, I can attempt to break through to the Golden Core stage!"

"I refuse to believe I can't beat that good-for-nothing who only relies on his family!"

He had also heard about the Yunlan Sect.

That Gu Fan has turned Yunlan Sect into a complete mess. Not only has that bitch Nalan Yanran become his plaything, but even... even Ling'er has been bewitched by that devil!

Thinking of this, Ye Chen's heart was bleeding.

"Ling'er must have been forced! As long as I defeat that demon and rescue Ling'er, she will definitely change her mind!"

Just as Ye Chen was preparing to consume the demon core and go into seclusion to break through—

hum!

The communication talisman in his arms suddenly vibrated.

That was a message from his only close friend in the Yunlan Sect:

[Brother Chen! Something terrible has happened! Gu Fan is going to hold the 'Grand Pride Competition' in three days!]

[He claimed it was to select bodyguards for that bitch Nalan Yanran, but in reality, he was inviting heroes from all over the world to flaunt his wealth! And... and he even said that Junior Sister Ling'er had been behaving well lately and he wanted to take her as his concubine!]

"A...a maidservant?!"

Ye Chen's spiritual energy surged wildly, directly causing half of the cave to collapse.

"Gu Fan!! How dare you humiliate Ling'er like this!!"

Ye Chen's eyes were bloodshot as he crushed the communication talisman.

"Three days later... the Grand Competition of Prodigies, right? Good! Very good!"

"Since you want to play, then I'll go and cause a huge ruckus!"

"I will trample you under my feet in front of the whole world, expose your true colors as a piece of trash! And I will take Ling'er back!"

……

Yunlan Sect, Saintess Peak.

Gu Fan was sitting leisurely on the viewing platform, holding a recording stone in his hand, which was playing the scene of Ye Chen's impotent rage in the cave.

"Tsk tsk tsk, that expression, those lines, a textbook example of a shonen manga protagonist."

Gu Fan laughed so hard he almost fell over, and said to the shadows behind him, "This kid actually believed that rumor about the 'chamber maid'? Looks like his IQ hasn't improved at all."

In the shadows, a Golden Immortal responsible for surveillance respectfully said, "Holy Son, Ye Chen has indeed gone into seclusion to break through, it seems he wants to make a name for himself in the Grand Competition."

"Breakthrough? Foundation Establishment Perfection?" Gu Fan curled his lip, looking disgusted.

"This is what you call a stunning debut? This is downright pathetic."

"I didn't even have the nerve to tell him that although my current cultivation level is only at the third level of Qi Refining, a single strand of my hair could crush a Golden Core cultivator."

This is the domineering nature of the Primordial Chaos Body.

Although he cannot store spiritual energy due to his useless spiritual root, his physical strength, nourished by the Primordial Body, is comparable to that of a cub of a divine beast from the upper realm.

"Alright, let him practice. The harder he practices, the better." Gu Fan stretched.

"If he doesn't come, how can I continue this show? He doesn't think he's capable anymore, so how can I break his legs again?"

"By the way, how's Ling'er doing?" Gu Fan asked.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, Miss Xiao Ling'er has been in seclusion for the past three months cultivating the 'Taiyin True Scripture' you gave her, and her progress has been rapid; she has already broken through to the late Foundation Establishment stage. However..."

The Golden Immortal Guard hesitated for a moment.

"She seems to still be struggling with it, and she stares blankly at that Immortal-Slaying Sword every day."

"Daydreaming is good; daydreaming means you're wavering."

Gu Fan smiled.

"On the day of the competition, I want her to see with her own eyes how the Ye Chen brother she's been longing for is brutally beaten by reality."

"When the last glimmer of hope is shattered, that will be the most delicious fruit."

"Pass down the order: make the competition venue as luxurious as possible. We must let our chosen one of destiny experience what... the gap between rich and poor really means."

"Yes, sir!"

Three days passed in the blink of an eye.

On this day, the Yunlan Sect was filled with the sounds of gongs and drums, and was packed with people.

The geniuses of all the major sects on the Cangyun Continent gathered together, not for any other reason than to see the legendary "godly rich" holy son from the upper realm.

of course.

Many people came for the incredible rewards Gu Fan offered—even just making it into the top ten would get them a top-grade magic weapon!

Just as the competition was about to begin.

An extremely arrogant howl rolled in from outside the mountain gate:

"Gu Fan! Come out and face your death!!"

"Today, I, Ye Chen, will slay you, you heretic, before the entire world!!"

boom!

A streak of red flame shot into the sky as Ye Chen arrived on his sword!

Sitting high on his throne, Gu Fan looked at the figure who thought he was very handsome and couldn't help but yawn.

"It's finally here. Are all food delivery drivers this eager?"