"Elder Zhong, what are you doing?"
At this moment, a late Nascent Soul stage cultivator stationed in the sky flew up. His gaze immediately fell upon the several Divine Transformation stage powerhouses floating in the air, but one among them was someone he recognized all too well.
Zhong Ming, one of the alliance's five great elders, from the Zhong Family.
"Die."
However, Zhong Ming showed no interest in him. Instead, he raised his hand and swatted down at him like swatting a fly. There was no need for concealment anymore, so his strike was ruthless.
Crack!
The next moment, a collision sound rang out. The late Nascent Soul stage cultivator remained unharmed—primarily because the fortress's grand formation had activated, absorbing most of the attack. However, as a cost, cracks rapidly spread across the formation before it began repairing itself.
These fortresses were designed by a grand formation master from the alliance. Even Divine Transformation stage cultivators couldn't easily shatter them.
"The three of us will attack together and break that turtle shell."
Zhong Ming wasted no words when he saw the fortress below. He had already relocated his core clansmen, but he needed to act swiftly. If reinforcements arrived, complications would arise. After all, no one knew how many hidden cards that woman still had up her sleeve.
Almost instantly, the massive sword expanded violently. A blade capable of splitting the heavens and earth materialized, radiating waves of destruction and death.
The entire fortress was engulfed in an aura of death. Inside, Lin Yao immediately grabbed Su Min's sleeve. This was far beyond her level of involvement. In fact, even the late Nascent Soul stage cultivator was drenched in cold sweat.
"Reinforcements—how long until they arrive?!"
Bzzzt—
At this moment, all he could do was desperately call for help through his communicator. Unfortunately, the enemy had already taken measures to block all transmissions. No messages could get through.
Though Zhong Ming had prepared for his family's exposure, he still preferred to avoid it if possible. This strike was meant to annihilate the fortress below. Even if that woman survived, everyone else would die.
Wuuu—
The entire base was now filled with wails of despair as the aura of death loomed over them. The blood-red great sword had appeared, and none present could resist it.
Many instinctively hugged themselves, trembling. When the immense pressure seeped through the formation, everyone knew death was inevitable.
Even Golden Core and Nascent Soul stage cultivators were helpless against this strike.
"Communications are cut off. If we can hold out for a few minutes, reinforcements will arrive."
Lin Yao grabbed Su Min anxiously, but this time, Su Min ignored her. She had already vanished from the room, reappearing on the battlefield outside.
At that moment, the great sword finished its preparations. Death and terror surged forth. A Heaven-rank high-grade treasure carried its own terrifying laws—something no Divine Transformation stage cultivator could resist. If Su Min hadn't reached the Dao Comprehension stage, her only option would have been to grab Lin Yao and flee.
"Scarlet Holy Sword—Annihilation of Heaven and Earth."
As the attack reached completion, a bloody aura erupted from the great sword, spreading across the entire planet in an instant. Whether it was day or night, everything was dyed crimson.
This wasn't a good sign—it meant the three couldn't fully control the energy, causing it to spill out. Every cultivator on the planet sensed it, and all Divine Transformation stage experts rushed toward the source.
The three had no retreat now. The colossal sword descended upon the earth with devastating force. If this strike landed, the destruction would rival any recorded earthquake in history.
A Heaven-rank high-grade treasure—a Mahayana stage powerhouse's core weapon—was not to be underestimated. In the hands of a peak Mahayana expert, it could even cleave a planet in half.
These three couldn't reach that level, but the power was still immense.
But at that moment, Su Min's hands moved swiftly, forming seals. The Northern Water's Profound Origin within her surged wildly.
"Black Tortoise Shield—Shield Wall!"
In the next instant, countless Black Tortoise shields materialized before her, forming an impenetrable barrier—the shell of the Black Tortoise.
"What is that?!"
The three in the sky were stunned. In the blink of an eye, the fortress had turned into a tortoise shell—something completely outside their intelligence reports. No matter how much the fortress activated its defenses, this shouldn't have happened.
But it was too late to reconsider. The arrow was already loosed. The great sword collided with the black shell, and in the next moment—
The world lost color. A tempest raged.
All the shockwaves were blocked by the massive shell and reflected back into the sky. The cultivators rushing over from across the planet were sent flying by the violent energy.
Fortunately, this occurred tens of thousands of meters in the air, sparing the ground. Even so, global communications were completely disrupted. The shockwaves persisted for a full minute before finally dissipating.
Inside the fortress, everyone stared in disbelief at the slender figure hovering in the sky.
Mouths hung open in shock—even Lin Yao's. Previously, Su Min's victories had been so overwhelming that Lin Yao hadn't fully grasped her strength. But now, it was clear—she was terrifying.
"We survived... Which elder is that senior?"
"Don't know. Never seen her before."
"Maybe a reclusive expert?"
"Are you stupid? Look at her—she's clearly young!"
The base was filled with the relief of a narrow escape, everyone gazing at the figure in the sky with reverence.
Ahem— "Senior, you—wait, it's you?!"
The late Nascent Soul stage cultivator flew up to express gratitude but froze when he recognized Su Min's face. She was the mysterious expert who had emerged from the land of the Filth Beasts. They had assumed she had left long ago. Who would have guessed she was still here?
Hmph.
Su Min ignored him and flew higher, arriving before the three stunned figures.
"You?!"
"So you're the one behind that woman?!"
The three were dumbfounded. No matter how they had calculated, they never expected Lin Yao's backer to be Su Min.
"What's wrong? Did you think you could keep scheming against my little disciple without me noticing?"
Su Min smirked. The Heaven-rank high-grade treasure had been wasted in their hands. She had been holding a seventh-grade pill just in case, but her Black Tortoise Shield Wall had effortlessly blocked the attack.
These three were nothing special.
"Wait—so it was you?!"
Zhong Ming suddenly realized something, pointing at Su Min with a trembling finger.
"Indeed."
Su Min admitted cheerfully, further shocking the three.
"Senior... you're at the Dao Comprehension stage?!"
Even these shameless individuals were stunned. A Dao Comprehension stage powerhouse had been hiding in the shadows? They would never have guessed. With that kind of strength, she could have crushed them outright. Why be so cautious? Did she ever consider her opponents' feelings? This was outright overkill!
"Disciple... Wuwu, this is great!"
Unlike the three in shock, Lin Yao below was jumping for joy like a child. Su Min had finally acknowledged her.
"Miss Lin, that's your master? Wait—your rise coincided with her arrival here."
Not just the three, even the late Nascent Soul stage cultivator was stunned. He looked at Lin Yao with newfound awe. Even if her strength was negligible in his eyes, her master was a different story. A Dao Comprehension stage expert—to him, that was akin to a deity.
"Mhm."
Lin Yao nodded excitedly. This was the acknowledgment she had dreamed of.
Sigh— "You should've said so earlier. Who would dare harass you then? And thank you for your mercy, Miss Lin."
The Nascent Soul stage cultivator smiled bitterly. Had they known Lin Yao had such a backer, anyone who offended her would have been crushed. Before she reached the Golden Core stage, many had tried to pressure her. After all, a young, beautiful, and powerful female cultivator was a coveted resource for any family. The children of two cultivators had a higher chance of becoming strong themselves.
"Ah..."
Lin Yao could only smile wryly. Su Min hadn't acknowledged her as a disciple before, and after guiding her, she had gone into seclusion to break through. What could Lin Yao have done?
But the conversation below didn't interest the four in the sky.
Especially since the three, after their initial shock, exchanged glances and reactivated the great sword. In a way, this was good news. If she wasn't a Mahayana stage expert's contingency but a Dao Comprehension stage cultivator, the difficulty had actually decreased.
"Hmph."
Seeing them reactivate the sword, Su Min sneered internally. Though she didn't know what they were thinking, they clearly hadn't expected her. But regardless, their strength was limited. They couldn't even unleash 10% of the Heaven-rank treasure's power.
They couldn't truly harm her, even if they used Nascent Soul stage cultivators as fuel. Su Min's goal was simple—pressure them to the brink without killing them. She needed the location of their final base. According to her intel, its coordinates were sealed in a soul oath—something she couldn't extract.
All she knew was that it housed a unique Kirin egg and a method to awaken the powerhouse behind them. Her plan was to force them there, retrieve the Black Kirin egg, and leave before that being awoke. So as the three braced themselves, Su Min simply clasped her hands behind her back.
"!!!"
The three were puzzled—until their expressions twisted in horror.
Because behind Su Min, radiant light erupted. A colossal, illusory Buddha slowly materialized.
This wasn't the Wooden Buddha from before, but a new fusion—forged after obtaining the Western Metal's Sharp Gold and advancing to the Dao Comprehension stage.
An enhanced version of the original. Yet the moment it appeared, the three paled.
They sensed a terrifying aura from it—an illusion, yet one that seemed fused with the cosmos itself. After mastering all four divine beasts' legacies, Su Min could synchronize with heaven and earth.
"Thousand-Handed Annihilation."
Without sparing them a glance, Su Min spoke softly. In the next instant, countless palms blotted out the sky, crashing toward them.
The three's faces contorted in terror. Each strike carried enough power to erase them. They knew the gap between Divine Transformation and Dao Comprehension was vast, but this was absurd!
"Heaven-Earth Obliteration Slash!!!"
In desperation, the three fed Nascent Soul stage cultivators into the sword as fuel. The world trembled under the violent shockwaves, each capable of crippling a Divine Transformation stage expert. Every Divine Transformation stage cultivator in the alliance had arrived, staring in disbelief. They realized—this battle was beyond their participation.
"The heretics... how are they this strong?!"
The alliance's strongest expert shuddered. That eerie blood-red sword could block a Dao Comprehension stage expert's apocalyptic strike, and the three's cultivation—one late Divine Transformation stage and two mid-stage—was beyond his ability to face.
Wait, why did one of the mid-stage cultivators look familiar...?
"Dammit, we've been betrayed!!!"
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Yun Jin was supposed to die—a forgettable cannon fodder chewed up by the plot to make the real heroine shine. But after centuries of grinding through infinite worlds as a system's lackey, she's back, armed with a golden finger that's anything but conventional.
Meet the "Super Simplified System." Its goal? Make cultivation stupidly easy.
Problem? To keep it running, Yun Jin needs emotional fuel—and the more chaos she causes, the more points she gets.
—Trying to meditate? Simplified. Now she absorbs qi by… snacking on melon seeds.
—Sect elders preaching discipline? Oops. She just yawned mid-lecture—+500 Emotion Points.
—Destined to be a nobody? Not today. Every outraged gasp, every baffled stare—power-ups in disguise.
Between accidentally trolling the entire cultivation world and rewriting her "doormat" destiny, Yun Jin's counterattack is a masterclass in productive pandemonium. Who needs hard work when you can harvest rage, confusion, and sheer disbelief—and call it cultivation?
Chaos. Comedy. Comeuppance.
(And maybe, just maybe, world domination.)
Stay tune for the new novel~ "Troublemaker's Guide to Immortality"
I was too happy and couldn't help myself to add more novel to my already stacked project. Anyway thanks for the support!!!