“Damn it, didn't our families already take care of everything? Besides, both of us possess high-grade Spiritual Roots, and our combat strength far exceeds all the other new disciples in the Outer Academy. Our actual scores should definitely be the highest.”
“So why did those two take our spots first?”
Seeing the subtle, mocking looks in everyone's eyes and watching Ye Lin and Lin Luoxian step forward to receive their jade plaques, Wang Wan and Jiang Feng's faces instantly turned as black as the bottom of a pot.
However, they were currently in the dark about Ye Lin and Lin Luoxian's backgrounds. Moreover, both of them were dressed quite extraordinarily. If they had pulled strings to get in, then their backgrounds were clearly stronger than theirs.
If they rashly provoked them, not only would they suffer, but the families behind them would likely be dragged down as well.
Therefore, they could neither stand up to protest nor back down gracefully. They could only watch with dark faces as Ye Lin and Lin Luoxian became the Eldest Senior Brother and Eldest Senior Sister of the Outer Academy under the watchful eyes of the crowd.
“You two have done very well. If you have any questions about your cultivation in the future, you can come and ask me. Or, if you encounter any injustice in the academy, you can also come to me.”
After handing the two tokens to Ye Lin and Lin Luoxian, Deacon Wang Qian spoke in a serious tone.
[Ding! Congratulations, your status has been promoted from ‘Ordinary Outer Academy New Disciple’ to ‘Outer Academy Eldest Senior Brother’. Your cultivation buff has been increased from 20% to 35%.]
Just then, the game's notification sound suddenly rang in Ye Lin's ears.
“A fifteen percent increase is quite good. If stacked with all my other buffs, this is equivalent to boosting my cultivation speed by fifteen thousand times.”
Muttering to himself in satisfaction, Ye Lin politely cupped his fists toward Wang Qian and said, “This disciple will keep that in mind. Thank you for your favor, Deacon.”
Lin Luoxian made a similar gesture beside him.
Time flew by, and the official admission ceremony for the new disciples finally came to an end.
All the disciples were allocated their respective cave dwellings. Even the worst ones were a hundred times better than the rooms in the temporary dormitory area, which lacked Spirit Gathering Formations.
Ye Lin's cave dwelling was a detached, grand courtyard called Cave Dwelling No. 1.
The courtyard was protected by a powerful formation. It featured elegantly decorated rooms, a flowing stream, and a pavilion. Not far from the pavilion, dozens of bamboo stalks were planted.
Aside from that, the density of the spiritual energy here was almost comparable to cultivating directly with low-grade spirit stones.
After entering the courtyard, Ye Lin immediately activated the protective and isolation formations.
He then pushed open the door to his room and silently muttered in his heart, “Log off game.”
[Ding! It has been detected that the player is out of combat. You may log off. Log-off countdown beginning...]
[10...
9...
8...
7...]
While Ye Lin was waiting to log off, in Cave Dwelling No. 2 right next to him.
Lin Luoxian, dressed in a black robe, was staring at the sky in a bit of a daze.
“To think that my divine sense wasn't crushed by that ancient god's ruins, but was instead reincarnated into such a lower realm?”
“Not only that, but the mysterious bead offered before the ancient god's statue has completely fused with my soul.”
“Walking the path of cultivation once more, if I can analyze the secrets of this mysterious bead, perhaps I will become even stronger and go further than in my past life.”
Sensing the bead in her soul that radiated a sacred glow at all times, Lin Luoxian muttered with immense anticipation.
On the other side, as the log-off countdown ended, Ye Lin vanished directly from where he stood.
Buzz!
When he opened his eyes again, what appeared before him was an elegantly decorated, modern room.
Looking at everything around him and sensing his cultivation at the Great Perfection of the Qi Condensation Stage, Ye Lin suddenly felt as if a lifetime had passed.
Ding-dong! Ding-dong!
On the phone beside his bed, the school beauty, Chu Qinghuang, was still obediently sending him messages.
[Ye Lin, have you gotten home yet? Don't worry, I listened to you and absolutely didn't go looking for trouble with that Ye Tian.]
[Ye Lin, the way that Ye Tian looks at me is so terrifying, as if I killed his entire family.]
[That Ye Tian's strength has been rising very quickly after awakening his SSS-grade lightning ability. Just now in combat class, he defeated the Martial Master-rank instructor in three punches. The principal and many teachers showered him with praise.]
[Ye Tian seems to be looking for you constantly. He asked me where you were three times in just ten minutes.]
Looking at the messages continuously popping up on his phone, Ye Lin finally became completely convinced of the time ratio: one day on the Blue Planet was one year in the game.
He had spent nearly ten days in the Heavenly Desolation Continent, yet on the Blue Planet, only a brief moment had passed since he entered the game.
“Ye Tian is busy looking for me? He's probably anxious because he can't find me to continue draining my luck, fearing some unexpected change before my complete death that would ruin all his efforts, right?”
Seeing that Ye Tian was relentlessly searching for him, Ye Lin shook his head expressionlessly.
After all, according to the original plot of the book, his role as a villain was supposed to end in these few days. Ye Tian would seize everything of his and truly soar, while he would suffer a tragic death, brushed over in a single sentence.
“But all of this is about to come to an end.” After whispering to himself, Ye Lin casually sent Chu Qinghuang a location, inviting Ye Tian to meet him there.
He had no time to play along with Ye Tian for the rest of the story's ending. Ye Tian wanted to kill him and steal his life.
But he refused to accept his fate and did not want to die. Today, one of them would definitely fall.
After casually activating an Illusion Formation on himself, Ye Lin pushed open his door and walked out.
After all, he now had long hair and wore long robes, looking exactly like an ancient cultivator. It would be far too strange if he did not use an Illusion Formation.
“Greetings, Young Master.”
Just as he walked out of his room, two beautiful maids standing guard outside respectfully bowed to him.
With the Illusion Formation active, Ye Lin still appeared to them as his short-haired self dressed in his school uniform.
“Inform the family that I'm heading out for a bit and will be back later.”
After calmly instructing the two maids, Ye Lin drove his luxury car to an extremely remote, desolate mountain.
Roar! Roar! Roar!
In this book, the Blue Planet was a high-martial world undergoing a spiritual energy revival accompanied by an invasion of exotic beasts. Thus, as soon as he arrived at the desolate mountain, several fierce beasts rushed toward him.
Unfortunately, these demon beasts were too trashy, far inferior even to the lowest-level evil spirits of the Heavenly Desolation Continent. Naturally, without any suspense, they were all slapped to death by Ye Lin.
“I wonder if killing exotic beasts here will reward me with Luck Value just like in the game.”
Looking at the carcasses of the exotic beasts being swept into the Desolate Ancient Dao Pagoda, Ye Lin murmured to himself.
Mortal Fate, Immortal Path was a real game, and all cultivation bases and items materialized in real-time. Therefore, his trait 【The Strictest Father of Other Races】 would definitely work here as well, making it inevitable for him to harvest the lifespans of these exotic beasts.
Heaven's Punishment Moment would also certainly allow him to gather the Power of Heaven's Punishment, though he was unsure if the Heavenly Dao of this world would reward him with Luck Value.
After all, he was currently logged off and could not view the player panel. Furthermore, he was merely a pseudo-villain in this world, so the local Heavenly Dao likely would not be so generous.
Meanwhile, on a concrete road outside the suburbs of Yun City, a clean-looking youth in a school uniform was furiously pedaling a bicycle.
Yet, the speed of this bicycle was comparable to a motorcycle at full throttle, practically flying.
This youth was none other than the protagonist, Ye Tian, who had received Ye Lin's invitation from Chu Qinghuang.
The bicycle he was riding had been enhanced by his hundredfold strengthening cheat, which was why it could travel so fast.
“Hehehe, it was not in vain for my avatar to lay out this scheme for so long. Now that the Heavenly Dao of this world has been blinded, everything is proceeding according to the plotline I set.”
“Once this final ending plot is finished, I can use the talent 【Passing Off the Sham as Genuine】 to have this avatar completely replace the original Chosen One.”
“By then, even if the Heavenly Dao awakens, it will be powerless.”
“It is just that the Chosen One, Ye Lin, somehow deviated from the plot and even invited me to meet here?
But it does not matter. It will not affect things much if I simply capture him and force him through the plot.
With the grand situation in my grasp, no one can stop me from absorbing this world's luck, nor can anyone hinder me from devouring this world's source origin.”
Looking at the tall, desolate mountain ahead, Ye Tian confidently soliloquized in his mind while pedaling the bicycle so hard that smoke rose from the wheels, seemingly eager to appear before Ye Lin this very instant.
Ten minutes later, he finally arrived before the designated desolate mountain, his heart filled with joy.
Staring at the familiar, long-awaited figure ahead, a cruel and twisted smile instantly spread across his face.
“My dear brother...”
Ye Tian was about to speak, but the moment he opened his mouth, dozens of Foundation Establishment Stage talismans radiating terrifying power slammed violently into him.
“Die!” Ye Lin did not want to waste a single word. Starting with zero frames of startup lag, he frantically threw talismans at his opponent.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Deafening explosions rang out one after another. The ground where Ye Tian had just stood was blasted into a massive crater dozens of meters in diameter.
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