I only want to win over the fairy.

[Successor to the Emperor: Enhance your leadership qualities slightly, making it easier for others to believe what you say.]

Great!

Bai Yi took a deep breath. He had finally completed the mission for the Human Emperor's Palace. Next, he should return to the Eternal Night Sect, increase the Grand Elder's favorability, and then start working as the jockey Miezu!

However, before that, he needs to max out Qiu Yuelian's favorability first, and then click on the [Oath] button to try it out.

He had clearly maxed out Jiang Yuehan's favorability, but he couldn't make a vow with her, which made her feel very strange. Was it a problem with him, or was there something else needed to complete the vow?

He didn't know, so he needed to try it on Qiu Yuelian first.

Let me show you some quick ways to increase favorability: chatting, sparring, discussing philosophy, going on outings, dual cultivation...

Chapter 25 I will always love Qiu Yuelian.jpg

First of all, Bai Yi was not corrupted by the beauty and power of the Imperial Palace. Marrying the Holy Maiden and inheriting the position of the next Palace Master held no appeal for him whatsoever.

Secondly, there is Bai Yi, who committed the sin of lust.

Although Qiu Yuelian was not as attractive to him as the white-haired, red-eyed elder and Jiang Yuehan, she was just too cute.

"Are you...are you sure you want to cultivate with me?"

"Ah no, it's not that I'm saying it's impossible, it's just... um... it's just... I feel like this might not be right. Our engagement was forced upon you by your master, you have no obligation to abide by it, and you should have someone you like, right..."

"If your master forces you to do anything, you can tell me. I'll try my best to help you, but it might not be of any use...hehe."

To be honest, Bai Yi was really touched by Qiu Yuelian's understanding and kindness. This kind of understanding even made him feel that it was a bit too sci-fi.

—This is so damn sci-fi! Even Liu Cixin would ask you if this is a new work that won the Nobel Prize in science fiction.

Compared to Jiang Yuehan, who was very favorable to him but still rejected him and even gave him attitude at the drop of a hat, Bai Yi truly felt that Qiu Yuelian was ten times, or even nine times, better than her!

Three times! Three times!

He tried to win over Jiang Yuehan three times, but received no reward whatsoever. Especially the third time, after finally raising her affection level to the maximum, his vow was rejected, which made him so angry that he ended the game on the spot.

Even Liu Bei didn't have this much trouble inviting Zhuge Liang!

I solemnly declare that I, Bai Yi, am not a superficial person. I value a person's inner qualities more than their outward appearance, so I am really not familiar with Jiang Yuehan or anyone else.

Let's not contact each other anymore, I'm afraid Qiu Yuelian will misunderstand.

Without hesitation, he clicked to confirm the "Dual Cultivation" option. Just for Qiu Yuelian's understanding words, he had to grind her down to the bone!

Whether it's affection, realm, or other attributes, you have to grind for them all!

The night passed in silence. The morning breeze, carrying her scent, roused you from your slumber. You embraced tightly, using each other as pillows. She knew you had accepted her presence and that you would spend several blissful days together.

[After several days of dual cultivation, your affinity, happiness, and strength with Qiu Yuelian have increased.]

This is the real fun of simulation games!

Interact with the female characters and gradually build up your affection. Once the affection level reaches a certain point, you can enter the bond story. This is the essence of raising a character. On the other hand, if you raise the affection level and there is no progress at all, or even if it is full, there is no special story, it is a disgrace to raising a character!

[In the year 1160 of the Ten Thousand Immortals Calendar, after being away from the Eternal Night Sect for several years, you finally met the Grand Elder. Although you had maintained contact through letters and messages during this time, this was the first time in several years that you had met in person.]

Upon seeing that you had broken through to the Qian Yuan Realm, the Grand Elder's usually tense face broke into a broad smile. He threw a grand banquet at the Eternal Night Sect to welcome you, stating that if you wished, you could become the sect leader at any time. He jokingly added, "If you don't want to be the sect leader, then when you become the Palace Master of the Human Emperor Palace in the future, I will lead the Eternal Night Sect to join you and become your subordinate."

Look at what a good master is like! This is a good master!

After seeing the Grand Elder's attitude towards him, Bai Yi was speechless for a long time. He was just short of hanging the man on the pillar of shame called Master and severely humiliating and torturing him.

Upon closer reflection, it seems that the people of the Xuantian Sect are not very reliable. Whether it is the sect leader Xiao Jinxuan or the holy maiden Jiang Yuehan, they are all of the same lineage.

After several months of cultivating a relationship with the Grand Elder within the Eternal Night Cult, time began to accelerate.

In the year 1163 of the Myriad Immortals Calendar, unusual activity occurred in the Desolate Realm. An ancient race that had slumbered there was revived, and it awakened other slumbering, murderous races. These ancient demonic beasts gathered together, and their strength was enough to threaten the peace of the cultivation world.

Ancient monsters have resurrected?

Bai Yi noticed this and was a little puzzled. Why did these things wake up? This is the era of the human race, and there are still thousands of years before the path to becoming an emperor restarts. Are they not planning to become emperors and compete for the rule of the mortal world in the future?

The world of cultivation is incredibly complex, and its power extends far beyond what is visible on the surface. The Nine Great Immortal Sects are, in essence, only the Nine Great Immortal Sects of the Central Continent, not the Nine Great Immortal Sects of the entire world. Beyond the Central Continent lies a vast and expansive world, inhabited not only by humans but also by other races possessing immense strength.

These ancient races, who have all sealed themselves off and are waiting for the path to becoming emperor to open in the future, and who are trying to have the strongest members of their clans prove their path to the emperor realm, are undoubtedly the most troublesome.

These guys are definitely the biggest threat to the survival of humanity, aside from the Dark Turmoil.

Even some of the supreme beings who participated in the dark turmoil may have come from these races!

Besides, if I wipe out all of these things, I might get a rating like "Fenglang Juxu" and the rewards will be even more generous.

Both morally and logically, we should wipe out these bastards first!

Don't blame me, ancient demons. Blame it on yourselves for dropping gold coins while I'm just a ruthless monster-slaying machine!

I didn't know what the mission was, what I was supposed to do, or who the enemy was. All I knew was that I had to go on a killing spree!

[You submitted a petition to the Palace Master of the Human Emperor's Palace, requesting that he issue an order in the name of the Human Emperor to unite all humankind under heaven to annihilate and destroy this group of ancient demons before they fully awaken. The reply you received stated that this was not permitted.]

"Bai, I know what you're worried about, but the human race is no longer what it used to be. We no longer need to fear these ancient demon races; rather, it is they who should be fearing us." The Palace Master of the Human Emperor Palace said to you earnestly, "Moreover, these races have already sent envoys to our Human Emperor Palace, signed a non-aggression pact, and are willing to act according to human rules. Our human race is a benevolent and righteous race, and naturally we cannot arbitrarily break the pact and start a war with these races."

"Meaningless mercy!" you declared righteously, "The ancient demon race is not your pet cat or dog. They were once the rulers of this world. How could they possibly be obedient? If you don't annihilate them before they fully recover, you will definitely regret it in the future!"

I'm speechless. What a terrible teammate!

A non-aggression pact is just a piece of waste paper; its credibility is even less than that of a blond guy in a doujinshi who tells the female lead that he will definitely use a condom before entering her secret boudoir!

Sure enough, after the non-aggression pact was signed, Bai Yi could predict what would happen next.

In the year 1175 of the Wanxian Calendar, the ancient demon race gathered a group of elites and launched a blitzkrieg against Juku Continent, one of the nine human continents, seizing large swathes of land and eyeing Zhongzhou with covetous intent.

Chapter 26 The Cycle of Life and Death Never Ends

As is well known, non-aggression pacts are often as "unbreakable" as the so-called Maginot Line.

Bai Yi had considered that these ancient demons might make a move, but he didn't expect that these guys, who were even older than the veterans of the Qing Dynasty, could hold back for more than ten years. Should we say that they were patient or not?

From Bai Yi's perspective in reality, more than ten years is a long time, equivalent to one-seventh of an ordinary person's life. But for cultivators, ten years is too short, so short that some people can pass it by in a short period of seclusion.

However, if it's about preparing for war, more than ten years is definitely more than enough time.

What exactly are these ancient demons up to?

Given the current state of the world, even if we defeat the entire human race, it won't make much difference. Since none of us can become emperors anyway, you can win as you please. When the path to becoming an emperor restarts, if a member of the human race becomes an emperor, then this entire demon race will have to say goodbye to this world.

It's no exaggeration to say that this is like popping champagne halfway through a game—completely useless.

The real battle that requires going all in is in the future, not now. If you go all in now and exhaust your strength and trump cards, what will you be able to do when you really need to go all in?

However, those things can wait until later. Right now, the most important thing is to exterminate all of these ancient demons, leaving none alive!

Realizing the seriousness of the situation, the Human Emperor's Palace immediately dispatched reinforcements, ordering the Wanfa Immortal Sect, the Buddhist Sect, and Penglai Immortal Mountain, which were closest to Jukuzhou, to provide assistance.

Ten days later, Jukuzhou fell completely. Members of the Human Emperor Palace who went to provide support were ambushed and suffered heavy casualties.

Oh dear, one bad thing after another is happening.

The fact that Juku Continent, one of the Nine Provinces, was so easily conquered is clearly not right. Although the other continents are not as strong as the Central Continent, they should not be so easily defeated. The ancient demon race, which has just been revived, is basically committing slow suicide by fighting the human race in a war of attrition.

However, the truth is that the Blitzkrieg team won by attrition.

This is just like how Germany's blitzkrieg against the Soviet Union not only failed to defeat it, but actually dragged the Soviet Union down!

Thinking of this, Bai Yi's eyes sharpened: "There's a mole within the organization."

The land of Kyushu is not united. If some sects had sided with the ancient demon race from the beginning, they could have conquered Jukuzhou in a short time. The problem is that Zhongzhou sent reinforcements, so why was it still completely conquered? There must be a traitor among them, and a big one at that!

So, who betrayed whom?

Of the nine great immortal sects of Zhongzhou, the three closest to Jukuzhou are the Myriad Laws Immortal Sect, the Buddhist Sect, and Penglai Immortal Mountain. The traitor could only have appeared among these three, therefore...

It must have been the work of the Myriad Laws Immortal Sect.jpg

Believing that Jukuzhou shouldn't have fallen so quickly, you immediately launched an investigation, only to unexpectedly discover that the three immortals who were supposed to be assisting the Duxian Sect had all taken no action, which infuriated you.

After careful investigation, you've come to a disheartening conclusion: many immortal sects in Juku Continent don't actually care whether humans or demons are in control. They represent the pinnacle of power and influence in this world, and regardless of who holds the dominant position, they can maintain their own status. Therefore, there's absolutely no need for them to waste their strength and resources on such matters.

[You understand, these guys only follow those who can win, so if you want them to help, you have to demonstrate enough strength to make them believe that only by following you can they win.]

The ancient demon race, which had occupied Juku Continent, one of the Nine Provinces, did not continue its invasion. Instead, they began to recuperate and brought their people who remained in the desolate region there, clearly intending to settle there permanently.

Three days later, the Xuantian Sect was suddenly attacked. The ancient demon race's previous act of recuperation was just a smokescreen. At the critical moment, the Xuantian Sect Master, Xiao Jinxuan, took action, killing more than half of those who had invaded the Xuantian Sect's territory. The remaining demon beasts fled in panic. At the same time, she sent a message to you through the members of the Human Emperor Palace who came to provide support, asking when you would be done playing and return.

Bai Yi: "..."

So, in your eyes, my staying out all the time means I'm out having fun!

He suddenly felt his blood pressure rise. His master was far too unreliable. Didn't she know that he had been kidnapped and almost died?

If you had intervened sooner, I'd probably still be living a good life in the Xuan Tian Sect, and there wouldn't be any of these Eternal Night Sect and Human Emperor Palace...

Well, thinking of the Grand Elder and Qiu Yuelian, Bai Yi suddenly felt that Xiao Jinxuan not rescuing him might not have been a bad choice.

But isn't my master a bit too fierce?

Both the Duxian Sect and Kunlun Ruins were easily captured by the ancient demon race, but when it came to the Xuantian Sect, more than half of the invaders were killed.

It seems that my master is of very high caliber.

[With the idea of ​​uniting with the Xuan Tian Sect to fight the enemy together, you sat down with your master, Xiao Jinxuan, after a long separation. However, after hearing your words, Xiao Jinxuan simply shook her head, indicating that she could not intervene. She wanted to preserve her strength as much as possible and wait for the path to becoming an emperor thousands of years later. However, she could still send some people to help you.]

[Afterwards, you visited the remaining sects of the Nine Great Immortal Sects of Central Continent, including the Purple Cloud Sword Sect, Hundred Flowers Valley, Thousand Crane Sect, Kunlun Ruins, and the Immortal Crossing Sect, among others. The answers you received were equally vague. After you left, these sects activated their Imperial Weapons, completely sealing off their sects and prohibiting anyone from entering or leaving.]

I'm so angry I'm fainting from the traitor inside!

Bai Yi was truly impressed by these immortal sects. They had previously shown the Human Emperor Palace immense respect, acting as if they were completely devoted to it. It turned out that it was all an act!

That's true. It's like when things are peaceful, everyone is happy to give the imperial palace face, but if you really ask everyone to follow you and risk their lives to fight against the ancient demon race, that's impossible, since there's no benefit in it.

This kind of mentality is just like the jungler teammates in your MOBA game. They will never come to help you if there are no minions or kills. Even if you get killed, they will still go out and farm jungle camps.

No wonder these ancient demons were able to conquer two immortal sects in the Central Continent so quickly. If they can't even unite among themselves, what's the point of fighting?

How can we drive away demons and restore the glory of humanity while staying with these insects?!

It doesn't matter, I'll take action.

Now that things have come to this, I'll stop pretending. After accumulating so much power of reincarnation for so long, it's time to come out of seclusion and let these people see what a real father is!