Where is the righteous fairy we were promised?

She immediately thought of the shameful words she had once uttered to Jiang Ning, words that sounded like declarations of love.

Then, almost instinctively, Yang Wanyin retorted fiercely:

"You're dreaming!"

As soon as she finished speaking, Yang Wanyin couldn't help but pause in surprise.

Then she saw a half-smile on Jiang Ning's face.

That intensely aggressive gaze made Yang Wanyin's heart tremble slightly.

At that moment, she suddenly recalled the various consequences of her "provoking" Jiang Ning.

So, before Yang Wanyin could find a way to fix it, or perhaps she simply didn't know how...

As expected, she was once again subjected to a humiliating "lesson" by Jiang Ning.

This time, Jiang Ning's "teaching a lesson" clearly didn't just involve her shapely buttocks.

Much later.

Yang Wanyin snapped out of her reverie once again from that addictive experience.

She let out a soft breath, her pretty face displaying a rather complex expression.

Yang Wanyin looked around at the environment that had changed once again.

The streets were gloomy and dimly lit.

An eerie and terrifying ancient tree.

The moonlight was cold and pale.

as well as……

That man who left such a deep impression on her that it seemed to seep into her soul.

"So that's it..."

Yang Wanyin looked at the person opposite her with mixed feelings.

At this moment, Yang Wanyin finally belatedly realized some... subtle truths.

It's normal for her to be dreaming right now.

It's normal for her to retain her own consciousness in her dreams.

After all, cultivators are not like ignorant mortals who have not yet opened their spiritual platforms.

Few people, like ordinary people, allow their subconscious to dictate the course of their dreams.

But for Yang Wanyin, what's abnormal is...

The current direction of her dream is actually guided by her own will.

In other words, it was precisely because she enjoyed the feeling of being "bullied" by Jiang Ning that she unconsciously had such a shameful dream.

She, Yang Wanyin, fell in love with a man who always bullied her.

"That's really going too far..."

Yang Wanyin bit her lower lip lightly and looked up at Jiang Ning, who was walking towards her step by step.

"You're the one who made me this way."

"It's all your fault..."

"So, you're the bad man who always likes to bully me..."

Yang Wanyin gritted her teeth, clenched her fists, and spoke in a low voice.

A slightly viscous emotion welled up in those beautiful eyes, where light and shadow mingled.

You must take responsibility for me!

……

into the night.

The night was as dark as ink, and the moonlight as silver as silver.

In the deep night, only one or two stars twinkled.

Like a dazzling pearl against the dark backdrop, it adds a touch of poetry to the quiet night.

The bright moonlight shone down, draping the earth in a thin layer of silver gauze.

On an open space outside a certain cave dwelling.

Bathed in the bright moonlight, Jiang Ning sat cross-legged on a futon, looking as serene as a celestial being under the moon.

In his hand, he held a dark jade tablet engraved with the words "Primordial Qi Gong".

On the low table in front of Jiang Ning was an open book titled "Thirty-Six Methods of Qi Refining".

Jiang Ning's gaze occasionally shifted between his hands and the low table.

A glimmer of light would occasionally flash in those deep eyes.

At this moment, Jiang Ning is studying the "Innate Qi Technique" he is currently cultivating, as always, hoping that it can help him take another step forward on the path of improving Qi Refining stage spells.

This is the only strength he can currently display in public.

In fact, Jiang Ning did not only remember these Qi Refining stage spells.

If a reborn person with a thousand years of experience doesn't even know some powerful spells or supernatural abilities, then what kind of "Limitless Immortal Venerable" is he?

In addition, Jiang Ning himself possessed insights that transcended the times.

Therefore, when Jiang Ning resumed studying the profound magic of his previous life, he found it extremely easy to get started.

The reason Jiang Ning never uses the Foundation Establishment stage spells he learned in his previous life is that...

It's simply because there's always been an unwritten rule in the cultivation world of the Southern Wilderness.

—The law is not to be passed on to six ears, and the Way is not to be passed on to non-humans.

Even the Wansheng Mountain, which is the most open-minded among traditional sects, is no exception.

Jiang Ning is not incapable of using Foundation Establishment stage spells.

In fact, as soon as he advanced to the Foundation Establishment stage, he immediately began to secretly relearn the Foundation Establishment spells from his memory.

But while one may practice, it is merely a trump card that cannot be revealed to others.

After all, Jiang Ning is still just a rogue cultivator without any sect or faction.

If, in the upcoming public competition, Jiang Ning were to casually use a spell that the Xundao Sect and Wansheng Mountain had explicitly forbidden from being passed on to outsiders...

Just thinking about that scene is fucking amazing!

If this matter were to leak out, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Therefore, unless absolutely necessary, Jiang Ning would never use Foundation Establishment stage spells.

Even in front of Lin Wanqing and Yang Wanyin, Jiang Ning would not reveal the slightest clue.

Moreover, the various Qi Refining stage spells that Jiang Ning personally modified were not necessarily inferior to Foundation Establishment stage spells.

Jiang Ning proved through repeated battles that it had undergone meticulous improvements by this Wuji Immortal Venerable.

Those Qi Refining stage spells that originally seemed ordinary in power became in no way inferior to any Foundation Establishment stage spell in his hands!

It is even much more powerful than normal Foundation Establishment stage spells.

Jiang Ning had already made up his mind.

In the upcoming public competition, his main means of dealing with opponents will be the improved Qi Refining stage spells and the advanced Hundred Transformations Divine Weapon.

If it weren't for the interference of Heaven's will, it would only have taken another ten days or half a month...

Jiang Ning could then get that Miss Yang, whose talent for weapon crafting was beyond mortal reach, to craft an advanced version of the Ever-Changing Divine Weapon for him for free.

Unfortunately, he was the villain of the "preordained path," so fate was not on his side.

As for the Five Elements, which are the source of all spiritual energy in the world...

Jiang Ning would never leak this!

It should be noted that after the open competition began, the immortal masters of the ten major sects in the Southern Wilderness gathered in Central China.

During this process, if Jiang Ning showed even the slightest sign of something amiss, it would immediately be noticed by those big shots.

His ultimate fate will likely be no better than that of a "guinea pig."

More importantly, once Jiang Ning is noticed by those old guys, he may be forced to face another "villain's downfall" outcome.

—Although the processes are different, the outcomes are the same.

Heaven would probably be happy to take this opportunity to eliminate this "heretic" who refused to accept his fate.

Therefore, a competition held in full public view actually weakens Jiangning significantly.

But for Xiao Fan, the protagonist of destiny, it was only natural for him to suddenly unleash his full power on the spot.

"There's nothing I can do, what can I do when I'm just a 'side character villain'?"

Jiang Ning looked up at the sky and muttered to himself in a tone that was both sarcastic and wistful.

However, just as Jiang Ning was about to get up to "take care" of Lin Wanqing...

The system notification sounds suddenly rang out in succession.

【ding dong——】

The mutual affection charm has taken effect.

[Bound to the Chosen One: Yang Wanyin.]

[Current favorability: 20 (10 + 2 x 5)]

Jiang Ning's face darkened, and his hands, hidden in his sleeves, clenched tightly, his fists feeling hard.

"So it's all guaranteed at two points, right?"

……

【ding dong——】