The male supporting character was actually myself.

Once I've won over the protagonist, I'll give this unclaimed artifact to my host as a wedding gift.

With the assassin cat keeping an eye on things, the scriptwriting team probably won't be able to come up with a way to get the protagonist promoted anytime soon. You should probably think about your own marriage prospects while you're at it!

Jiang Chen, upon receiving the message: ...

Why are they suddenly pressuring me to get married?

The protagonist's halo is unknown when it will run out. And with this cultivation background, unless Lin Xucheng's soul is scattered and he can't be reincarnated, the cultivation world can't possibly be smooth sailing.

With such a disaster looming, who has the mind to think about dating?

"The Free and Unfettered Sect has even issued an arrest warrant?" Lian Yunzhi, the sect leader of the Blissful Sect, who was thousands of miles away, frowned slightly upon hearing her subordinate's report. She had originally sent people to inquire about Liu Jiangchen.

As a result, I didn't find out anything about blind dates, but I did bring back a lot of random and miscellaneous information.

The elegant and beautiful female sect leader held a phoenix hairpin and pondered inwardly. Since Liu Jiangchen returned, he had not left the Xiaoyao Sect, so there was no news of any female cultivators who were close to him. This meant that she still had a chance.

On the contrary, Lin Xucheng, who heard the gossip at the time, seemed to have made quite a fuss.

Not only did he use forbidden secret techniques in front of the sect leader, but he was also imprisoned and forced to reflect on his actions.

The Free and Unfettered Sect has now issued a warrant for the arrest of the thief named Lin Xucheng, offering a large reward for his whereabouts. If the Blissful Sect could take this opportunity to lend a hand...

"That kid must be pretty good at escaping from the Free and Unfettered Sect." Lian Yunzhi secretly wondered if this was a worthwhile job.

The fact that such an ancient and prestigious sect had to issue an arrest warrant instead of directly tracking and arresting Lin Xucheng shows that he must have extraordinary abilities.

Can I lead the Blissful Sect into this mess?

If we can successfully provide some assistance, we can take the opportunity to latch onto the powerful Xiaoyao Sect.

After a moment's thought, Lian Yunzhi decided to take a two-pronged approach. On the one hand, she would offer Liu Jiangchen another large sum of money to refine pills and create opportunities for frequent cooperation. On the other hand, she would send someone to keep an eye on things. If she were lucky enough to find out Lin Xucheng's whereabouts, wouldn't that be a great bargain?

She cautiously warned the sect disciples that they should only gather information and not act rashly even if they encountered each other directly.

The wanted poster issued by the Xiaoyao Sect did not list much about the other party's crimes. If he stole some treasures and fled, wouldn't it be easy to lose people by rashly arresting him?

If we want to make our sect great, we can't be rash; we must be steady!

At the same time, various sects also received the news one after another—the Xiaoyao Sect issued an arrest warrant for Lin Xucheng.

This was quite a novel event, and it quickly attracted attention among cultivators after it was released.

Even the Third Dream, far away in the Hehuan Sect, was no exception.

"Lin Xucheng was clearly imprisoned at Lingya Peak, how could he escape?" She recalled the fear of being controlled by forbidden secret techniques, and her face darkened slightly.

With a flicker of her eyes and a slight shift in her mind, she decided to seek out her more powerful junior uncle to discuss the profound meaning of happiness in life. She needed to hurry up and advance to the Golden Core stage, otherwise, if that kid were beaten to death while on the run, wouldn't that be too easy for him?

I must use sweet words to coax him into submission, and then day after day let him suffer in the torment of ice and fire, pain and pleasure, until I squeeze him dry!

The eyebrow pencil in Third Dream's hand snapped in two with a "snap," and she thought viciously, "Only by turning you into a furnace, draining your last drop of life essence and torturing you to death, can I quell the hatred in my heart!"

During the protagonist's seclusion, the entire cultivation world became much calmer.

Jiang Chen's life became even busier. In addition to dealing with the protagonist's halo, he also had to comprehend the Great Dao and take on orders to refine pills for various forces in order to ensure that he could maintain more connections so that they could be put to use in the future.

In addition, the gossipy and dog-like Wind Chaser Eagle on the back mountain would occasionally come over to chat about gossip.

He also had to occasionally go to the Monster Valley to build good relationships with the monsters and collect some materials for alchemy...

"The new plot has finally been updated. The script team must be scratching their heads off, right?" Half a month later, Jiang Chen opened the script and leisurely reclined on the tatami to see how the story would be resolved.

Although Lin Xucheng was fortunate enough to encounter spatial turbulence and failed to obtain many treasures, he at least gained freedom and was able to cultivate in seclusion in a safe, quiet, and spiritually rich enclosed space to stabilize his realm.

This enclosed space is not fixed in one place; it can move around.

So, six months later, Lin Xucheng, who had already cultivated to the peak of the Foundation Establishment Realm, emerged from seclusion. The spiritual energy in the closed space was insufficient to sustain him, so he came out through the opened spatial rift and found himself in the other side of the world, extremely far from the Xiaoyao Sect—the Shattered Star Sea.

The wanted posters for Lin Xucheng have been issued across the three realms of humans, demons, and monsters, and they are searching for him everywhere. How did the script team handle this?

Of course, we want to throw the whole world into chaos!

A new continent suddenly appeared deep within the Shattered Star Sea, and a continuous stream of strange phenomena poured into the cultivation world.

When all three realms are simultaneously invaded and the world is in chaos and life and death are at stake, who has time to care about a small city like Linxu?

Thus, relying on the protagonist's halo, he thrived amidst the increasing chaos as various hidden sects emerged to protect world peace.

The lively junior sister from the original storyline is gone; the graceful female sect leader is gone; and the alluring and seductive little demoness is gone too.

However, when the icy beauty saintess in the big fish led her guards to fight to the death, she happened to encounter Lin Xucheng leading a large army to help her. Under the protagonist's halo of reduced intelligence, the saintess was personally sent to the door by the sect leader of the hidden sect.

The remaining fish were the many distinctive female cultivators from the Shattered Star Sea.

With the help of the fishpond, Lin Xucheng's strength and wealth have increased rapidly, including characters such as mermaid demons, sexy and hot alien priestesses, and mischievous and cute tribal princesses.

Later on, he naturally attracted a variety of beauties from the demon and monster races who threw themselves into his arms, one after another, heading towards his "fish pond".

Next, Lin Xucheng, who had fought many strange and won great success, roared "Don't underestimate a young man's potential" and returned by slapping faces and showing off. This time, he not only found an excuse to slander the Xiaoyao Sect for colluding with the strange and crushing them, but also used the pretext of suppressing a rebellion to destroy the Hehuan Sect, which was applauded.

He almost pacified both the demon and monster realms, leveling up step by step as he fought monsters until he killed the former leader of the demons, coldly wiping away his shame and severing his hatred. He destroyed the past, cut off all emotional ties, and drew upon the fortune of the cultivation world to ascend to immortality...

"The difference between people is just too great." Jiang Chen was furious after reading the new plot. "Even weapon refiners who ascend to immortality think about leaving behind opportunities to repay the kindness of this world. Why do you, as the protagonist, always extract the fortune of heaven and earth when you ascend? We owe you something!"

Chapter Twenty-Three: Returning from the Wilderness

Despite the complaints, we still need to find ways to prevent this tragedy.

The tactic of creating chaos at the drop of a hat works everywhere. When faced with a righteous cause, as long as the protagonist uses his halo to gather supporters, he can easily gain countless followers by shouting slogans and doing some work, thus negating or covering up his previous evil deeds.

Unfortunately, the protagonist's halo in this mission world has an extremely wide influence, and when it shines, it may even bewitch everyone.

There are still six months before the strange events arranged in the plot occur, and Jiang Chen must ensure that all hidden dangers are eliminated before then.

"Little Willow!" The Wind Chaser Eagle flapped its large wings and silently landed on a big tree in his yard, its loud cackling voice filled with excitement. "Brother has brought you good news! What have you been up to?"

He couldn't help but facepalm as soon as he heard the bird's voice.

She tries to introduce him to potential partners every few days; she's practically addicted to matchmaking!

The problem is that the fairies it introduces are beautiful, but they're all from different generations.

The original owner was truly a young man in his early twenties, not some old monster who simply used a youth-preserving pill to maintain his youthful appearance. Yet, everyone the Wind Chaser got to know through raising demonic beasts as pets were powerful figures guarding various regions, some of whom had lived for thousands of years. Any one of them could be on par with the elders of the Free and Unfettered Sect who were in seclusion.

Jiang Chen certainly didn't want a woman three thousand years older to become an immortal...

When dating, it's best to date someone your own age, so there's no generation gap in communication!

However, the strange invasion six months later is the top priority. If it cannot be stopped, we must unite with all forces in advance to form a united front to resist it. We really cannot neglect the connections introduced by the Wind Chaser.

"Brother Diao, you seem to be in high spirits today. Is there some good news this time?" He put away the script, straightened his clothes, and walked out of the room.

Upon seeing him, the Wind Chaser Eagle's face immediately lit up with a human-like beaming smile. It flapped its wings and glided low over, grinning mischievously, "Little Willow, I've found you another good match!"

Jiang Chen: (-ω-；)

As expected, it's introducing potential partners again. How can an eagle have such a peculiar habit?

With a vast network of key connections, how terrifying is the power of the Social Bull?

"Listen to your brother, this time it's definitely reliable!" The Wind Chaser Eagle looked at him sideways, its small eyes revealing a not-so-bright wisdom. "The day before yesterday, I went to the once-in-fifty-years monster gathering and met a beautiful Snow Egret Eagle girl. She can even transform into human form and she's so pretty!"

Ahem, I'm not introducing you to a female sculptor.

She's the cousin of the girl's master's senior brother; she's an exceptionally beautiful woman, one in a million, and has already cultivated to the Void Returning Realm. Little Liu, didn't you already manage to refine Void Returning Realm pills across levels? That Fairy Siling has long heard of your great name and would love to get to know you!

Silk Fairy?

Jiang Chen was taken aback upon hearing this. Oh? Isn't that a big fish with a name in Lin Xucheng's fishpond in the later stages?

Anyone who makes it into the storyline is someone who provides tremendous support to the protagonist and leaves a lasting impression.

Zhou Zhixue provided all the elixirs for the male protagonist single-handedly and was the strongest support in the early stages, yet she only received a few words of description. Later, as the fishpond expanded, many female cultivators didn't even deserve to have their names mentioned.

If Fairy Siling remembers correctly, she should be an elder of the Jade Maiden Peak sect. Their sect mainly cultivates the Immaculate Dao and is most skilled at purifying and eliminating inner demons.

In the background setting, the Immaculate Scripture is the absolute nemesis of the bizarre.

However, Jade Maiden Peak is a low-profile sect that rarely ventures out of the martial arts world, and there are only a few legends about it. In addition, its members are few and unknown to the public. After Lin Xucheng caught the big fish, Fairy Siling, he directly recruited the cultivators under Jade Maiden Peak to his own cause. This is why he was invincible and frequently made meritorious contributions in the great battle, becoming a great hero who was respected by everyone and whose word was law.

Not only must we go to this "blind date," we must also nip any possibility of Lin Xucheng taking advantage of the situation in the bud!

Hearing that he was very willing to meet the cousin of the Snowflake Eagle's master's senior brother, the Wind Chaser was overjoyed.

Taking the opportunity, Jiang Chen asked, "Brother Diao, you have traveled all over the country and seen a lot. Do you know what the situation is like in the Shattered Star Sea?"

"Huh? Shattered Star Sea?" The Wind Chaser Eagle curled its lips, flapped its wings, and shook its head, saying, "It can't compare to our place! Shattered Star Sea, there are plenty of monsters there, it's a remote and desolate place with few people."

It's not that there are no humans living there.

It's just that there aren't any large sects with deep foundations. After all, the sea there is vast and full of scattered small islands floating on the endless ocean. With fewer people, there are naturally fewer cultivators, and with fewer cultivators, the strength is not very good.

As the saying goes, people strive for higher positions and water flows downhill. Talented cultivators all aspire to join major sects, preferring to be a small fry rather than a big fish in a small pond. So, those places are mostly small-scale operations. On the other hand, the sea is teeming with demonic beasts, and its customs are different from those here, full of exotic charm, making it a great place for fun.

Why did you suddenly decide to inquire about the Shattered Star Sea?

"Since advancing to the Nascent Soul Realm and being able to refine many precious pills across levels, I have been collecting some medicinal herbs. Many of them are produced in the Shattered Star Sea, so I want to find out more about them and take some time to go there."

"Huh? The Free and Unfettered Sect isn't even supplying you with medicinal herbs anymore? How can they be so stingy..."

Before the Wind Chaser could finish its loud rant, Jiang Chen quickly covered its mouth, saying, "What nonsense are you talking about? There's definitely plenty of medicinal herbs. How am I supposed to go out and chat with someone if I don't find an excuse?"

Wind Chaser Eagle: (?????)

Sure enough, the child was tempted!

"Got it, got it." It shoved the other's hand away and winked, "Our Cat Sister knows the Shattered Star Sea area well. If you want her to accompany you, I guarantee you'll have a blast!"

The demon cat in the back mountain?

Jiang Chen quickly pressed on, "Did Senior Cat come from the Shattered Star Sea?"

The Wind Chaser nodded its head like a chick pecking at rice, "Mmm, before it was subdued and brought back by the Grand Elder of the Free and Unfettered Sect, it was quite a leader in the Shattered Star Sea. It's been so many years, I wonder what happened to its old subordinates..."

It rambled on for ages before Jiang Chen finally dismissed it with a few pills. Before leaving, they agreed to go see the Fairy Siling together in a couple of days.

After seeing Brother Eagle off, Jiang Chen turned around and went to the main peak to find the sect leader.

"Has the cultivation world ever experienced an invasion from another world in its history?" Yan Xuzi's expression darkened slightly upon hearing his question. "Liu Jiangchen, you can't always be practicing alchemy behind closed doors. You should at least know some common sense, shouldn't you?"

With a flick of his finger, a loud thud landed on Jiang Chen's head as he scolded, "If you had studied properly, would you have asked such an idiotic question? The demon realm and the monster realm, which one wasn't invaded?"

"Come, come, sit down and I'll give you a proper lesson."

The sect leader poured him two cups of spiritual tea and began to explain the basic history from ancient times.