This… this…
The scene before their eyes was too shocking!
Everyone left had no will to resist!
Even if they were afraid that Li Huaixian might kill them—
They no longer had the courage to run!
Moments later, a squad from the Thousand Mechanism Manor rushed in through the gates.
Leading them was one of Li Huaixian’s most trusted men.
Li Huaixian looked down at the traitors lying on the ground as if he were staring at a group of ants.
“Take them all into custody and await further orders! Anyone who dares resist—kill them!”
Li Huaixian didn’t concern himself with the aftermath.
The greatest cancer within the Thousand Mechanism Manor had been removed!
The rest of the cleanup didn’t require his attention or energy.
Besides, the moment he killed the three elders of the clan, he’d already heard the system’s notification.
Once he returned to his residence, he shut the door and opened the system again.
[Congratulations, Host. Mission complete. You are now the Master of the Thousand Mechanism Manor. You have fully taken control. Mission rating: Perfect!!!!]
[Special Reward: Entry-Level Dao Martial Art – Myriad God Tribulation, First Form!]
[Special Note: Myriad God Tribulation is an Entry-Level Dao Technique. Even in the Ancient Era, it was extremely rare. Its power is tyrannical and fierce! Once mastered, a single sword strike can shatter the void! We hope the Host will study it diligently!]
“‘Myriad God Tribulation’? A sword strike that can shatter the void?”
Upon hearing the system’s explanation, Li Huaixian couldn’t help but mutter.
If the fact that it came from the Ancient Era wasn’t enough to make him take it seriously—
Then the phrase “a sword that can shatter the void” made him even more curious and eager to master it.
After all, the void in this era was boundless!
As the mechanical voice of the system faded, a ball of light shot straight into his mind!
Inside was the cultivation method for the first form of Myriad God Tribulation!
He quickly sat cross-legged, closed his eyes, and focused his spirit.
In that instant, his consciousness entered a world made entirely of swords!
The fierce and dominating sword intent shook his heart—
And filled him with overwhelming longing for such power!
Time twisted and turned.
He remained immersed in this sword world for ten full days!
***
It was the middle of the night.
A lonely silver moon cast its light on the rooftop.
Suddenly, a surge of sword intent burst from within the room!!
The boy’s figure slowly rose into the air!
Countless flying swords circled around him.
Sword intent radiated outward!
The Thousand Mechanism Manor experienced an upheaval in a single night.
All the years of planning by Emperor Jun Aocheng were wiped out in an instant!
***
Meanwhile, in the Second Princess’s residence within the imperial capital—
Inside a lakeside pavilion—
A young girl sat quietly, holding a black Go stone, her head tilted slightly as she pondered.
There was no one seated across from her.
She was playing against herself, trying to discover her own weaknesses.
At last, the black stone landed.
The white stones on the opposite side had nowhere left to go.
Yet, suddenly, she felt a wave of boredom.
She casually waved her hand, scattering both black and white stones.
‘Had she really won?’
‘Could she truly defeat him now?’
Her eyes drifted to the empty stone bench across from her, and the image of that boy’s face surfaced once again in Jun Wushuang’s mind—
Along with memories of how he used to always bully her.
“Li Huaixian… You really didn’t disappoint me. Still just as… annoying.”
Her voice was soft and sweet, but it carried a maturity that didn’t match her age.
Her aura was restrained, and she wore a light blue dress.
Her face was delicate and beautiful—
Not the kind that took your breath away at first glance, but the kind that grew more and more captivating the longer you looked.
Especially her calm eyes, like a still lake hiding countless undercurrents—
The kind of gaze that drew people in, making them want to dive deeper.
Her entire presence radiated cunning intelligence.
“Why did you suddenly become so aggressive? Could there be some hidden reason behind this?”
Jun Wushuang thought for a moment, then shook her head to herself.
She really couldn’t figure out why someone as cunning as a fox—Li Huaixian—would make such a move.
“But as for the Emperor, it’s best not to visit him anytime soon. We don’t want to get caught in the crossfire.”
After saying that, the young woman separated the black and white stones and resumed the quiet game of Go.
She was rather looking forward to the good show that was about to unfold.
***
At the same time, Li Huaixian had completed the essence of the first technique of the Myriad Gods Tribulation!
His comprehension of the sword path had advanced by leaps and bounds!
He slowly opened his eyes, and a sharp sword aura burst forth!
Under the moonlight, countless flying swords formed from condensed sword intent gathered behind him, forming enormous wings that blocked out the sky.
As he felt the sword aura coursing through him, he moved his mind, then suddenly pointed a finger at a distant mountain peak.
Boom!
Countless sword wings instantly converged, merging into an incomparably massive sword!
It sliced the mountain peak clean in half!
And yet—
The giant sword didn’t stop!
It continued downward, slashing three thousand feet into the mountain base!
Even Li Huaixian himself couldn’t help but be shocked by the power of this sword!
He waved his hand again and landed steadily on the ground.
“Truly a fine thing.”
***
The next day.
All the remaining traitors in Qianji Manor had been eliminated.
Qianji Manor now belonged entirely to him—without question.
“Jun Aocheng, how will you respond to this move of mine?”
As he listened to his subordinates’ reports, he could almost picture Jun Aocheng’s old face turning purple with rage.
But Li Huaixian’s ambitions did not stop there.
Someone like Jun Aocheng was hardly worth worrying about.
Now that Qianji Manor was settled, he turned his attention to the second transformation of Nirvana.
After all, the benefits of the first transformation were already more than clear.
He could feel that his current physique was more than a hundred times stronger than before.
“But the system says that to cultivate Nirvana’s second transformation, I need a pure Dao Heart of innate quality. What exactly is a pure Dao Heart?”
Li Huaixian looked at the prompt from the system, frowning in confusion.
After pondering for a while, he decided to visit Consort Tan for insight.
Although he had been preoccupied with Qianji Pavilion affairs recently and hadn’t checked in on Langya Terrace much, he still had great faith in Consort Tan’s abilities.
‘Even so, it didn’t feel right to keep playing the role of an absentee ruler.’
With that thought, Li Huaixian temporarily set aside the matter of Nirvana’s second transformation.
Another thing had caught his attention—the Couple Compatibility Score provided by the system template.
As the name implied, it was extremely straightforward.
However—
“Fifty points?!”
He stared in disbelief at the number shown by the system!
Bu Ruoshui had already accepted his confession, yet their couple score was only fifty?!
Not even a passing grade!
“It seems I haven’t been a very good boyfriend. I’ve been so busy with Qianji Pavilion and cultivation that I’ve clearly neglected Ruoshui.”
“Once I’ve made progress on Nirvana’s second transformation, I should spend more time with her and work on our relationship.”
He furrowed his brows and muttered seriously to himself, his eyes fixed on that pitiful fifty-point score.
Clearly, it had hit him hard.
‘After all these years growing up together as childhood friends… and we only score fifty?’
‘Girls really are impossible to understand!’
***
“Achoo!”
Elsewhere.
Bu Qingge was sitting cross-legged on the bed in her room when she suddenly sneezed.
The cultivation boost she had received from Li Huaixian last time had already worn off.
She could barely feel the thin, trickling stream of true qi in her body.
It annoyed her.
She had always thought that regaining her strength step by step, the hard way, was natural—maybe even necessary.
After all, reaching the peak again would require solid progress built from the ground up.
But after experiencing that explosive speed—like bamboo shoots after the rain—she now truly felt it:
‘This is way too slow!’
“Sigh! I really want to drag Li Huaixian over here and use him to speed up my cultivation again!”
She closed her eyes and flung out a hand in frustration—sending the door flying off its hinges with a bang.
She was the one and only Empress of the Lone Summit, a woman who could slaughter thousands with a single thought and dye rivers red with blood!
‘When had she ever let such trivial matters trouble her?’
Premium Chapter
Login to buy access to this Chapter.