The male supporting character was actually myself.

"Senior brother is working so hard. He has so many things to discuss and handle, yet he still finds time to refine all sorts of pills. It looks incredibly tiring." Leng Ruoyan sat by the window, resting her chin on her hand, watching her beloved man manipulate the pill furnace to refine pills. She muttered softly, "How strange, why is he refining so many hemostatic pills?"

The fluffy ball of fur was slowly licking its fur with its legs crossed. Hearing her mutter to itself, it sighed in bewilderment, "Isn't it all because of that bastard Lin Xucheng?"

Pshaw, the main system is trash!

They treat this trash like a treasure, pampering and protecting it. After the plot update removed your part, the script team tried every means to increase the difficulty of the strange invasion so that the disciples of Jade Maiden Peak would defect to Lin Xucheng.

As a result, lacking any other skills, he artificially created difficulties for a group of girls.

It's all nonsense about being in deep danger without any backup. Anyway, they're all seriously injured and about to die, and then the male protagonist uses the pills refined by my host to show off and save them.

Jade Maiden Peak, in gratitude and to repay the kindness of its inhabitants, pledged allegiance, delivering performance targets by day and offering their bodies by night.

Tsk tsk tsk... Lin Xucheng is such a menace! He rose to power entirely because of the women in his fishpond! He's a freeloader who takes advantage of women and then turns his back on them without a second thought. He's a real scoundrel!

The main system, to its dismay, is protecting him, issuing tasks for my host to refine all sorts of pills. Three tasks in just two days! Isn't that outrageous?

Leng Ruoyan couldn't hear its incessant mutterings, but Jiang Chen heard every single word.

While his fiancée got up to brew spirit tea, he stood up and patted the fluffy little dumpling to comfort her, saying, "The main system is definitely on the protagonist's side, that's normal. But my cute and capable little white rabbit is on my side. Right now, she's just taking on missions and refining all sorts of pills. Anyway, it won't fall into Lin Xucheng's hands. Spending some energy on it will come in handy when the strange invasion happens!"

"Meow? That's true..." The little white cat rolled over and enjoyed being petted. It finally stopped grumbling and started counting the time with its little paws.

[Task: Place all the pills refined from the four recently completed tasks into a storage bag of at least 20 square meters, then add 3,000 high-grade spirit stones and place it under the willow tree on the summit of Wild Horse Slope in the northwest at midnight tonight. Reward: 2 one-time-use A-grade items; one second-prize lucky draw!]

"Oh? The main system finally knows to give some compensation this time. But what is this second-prize lucky draw?"

Why don't you give us first-class status?

"I've spent so much time and effort refining pills lately, almost using up all the ones I brought back from the secret realm. And they want three thousand high-grade spirit stones? Tsk tsk, no wonder they're the script team's favorite, blatantly giving them away for free!"

My little dumpling has been really grumpy lately, standing there with its fur standing on end as if it were on fire.

Seeing this, Jiang Chen's lips curled up slightly as he asked, "Xiao Bai, aren't you afraid of being discovered and destroyed by the main system? I seem to remember you used to be quite timid, how come you're so tough now?"

The fluffy ball with one paw on its hip was slightly taken aback upon hearing this, then a blush crept up its little face and it said angrily, "I used to be cowardly because I thought the main system was omnipotent, but now I realize that it's just a showpiece!"

And also, we're not in the wrong this time.

I'd love for the main system to send the relevant departments to investigate so we can report that disgusting scriptwriting team! Look at the garbage they've written, they're corrupting children!

The scriptwriting team members who wrote this garbage should be destroyed…

"Don't rush, don't rush. We'll arrest the wanted criminal tonight. Once his spotlight wears off, he won't be the main character anymore."

"Oh, right! Wasn't there a backup female lead who suddenly gained a special aura? How's she doing?"

"Zhuang Wanhua? The secret realm they entered is quite far from this continent. I heard from the sect leader a couple of days ago that they seemed to have just finished exploring and came out of the secret realm. Elder Mo, who led the team, is also coming to fight against the strange invasion. I wonder if Zhuang Wanhua is with her."

"Even if she comes along, it's just for show. Her halo is only good enough for successfully establishing her foundation in the secret realm. The new chosen one is too weak and useless..."

The fluffy little ball shook its big, furry ears, feeling that the CPU was powerless again, and slumped onto its host's shoulder, deciding to watch the show.

Kittens are only responsible for being cute and cuddly; the host will take care of the rest!

Meanwhile, Lin Xucheng was floating in the void, making his final effort.

A faint, terrifyingly huge phantom of a creature floated behind them, opening its massive maw to absorb visible wisps of whitish spiritual energy, which it then purified and refined before pouring it into the tiny human bodies below.

With each breath it took, swathes of the long-dried jungle within the space collapsed and turned to ashes.

The devastating looting quickly engulfed the entire enclosed space, and everything began to collapse as if the gray sand was being stirred up by Lin Xucheng's cultivation aura, swirling and churning like smoke and mist.

"Crack!"

The tragic and beautiful scene did not last long. After he was unable to support the immortal who had ascended to heaven and left behind this enclosed space that he had created alone, he heard a faint cracking sound in his ears.

The crackling sounds grew louder and louder, eventually forming a spatial rift that slowly appeared not far from him, accompanied by a powerful airflow, like the roar of a dragon and the howl of a tiger.

"Hmm? Is it still dark outside?" Lin Xucheng cautiously released his powerful divine sense to explore the area. He discovered that it was no longer the cliff that had been swept away by the spatial turbulence. The place was also somewhat desolate, but he could vaguely sense the salty smell of the sea breeze, so it should not be far from the sea.

He recalled the map of the cultivation world; if there was a sea nearby, then it was extremely far from the Free and Unfettered Sect!

"Good, good, good! I can finally regain my freedom, the world is vast and I can roam freely. In the future..." Lin Xucheng thought of the blood feud he carried, his sharp eyes reflecting a cold light as he snorted, "I will definitely crush the Xiaoyao Sect and wipe away this shame! I will also grind that fiend from the Hehuan Sect to dust before I can quell the hatred in my heart!"

With lofty goals and a dazzling aura, he stepped out of the spatial rift and landed on a not-so-high barren mountain.

It was midnight, the moon was bright and the stars were few. The dark forest on the mountain was swaying in the humid wind, its shadows flickering as if some terrifying beast was lurking there.

For no apparent reason, Lin Xucheng's right eye twitched a few times.

"Gu~gu~"

A bird called out a few times in the distant woods, giving him a sense of foreboding. He raised his hand, a flash of cold light appeared, and the bird fell from the tree, returning to silence.

"What bad luck! How could I encounter such an ominous thing as soon as I came out of seclusion?" Lin Xucheng once again extended his divine sense to try to find out if there was any danger nearby.

He was genuinely worried that the androgynous monster might have left some mark on him, and if it traced back to him, it would be a huge problem!

Fortunately, there was no threatening aura within a radius of several dozen miles. Just as Lin Xucheng was about to relax his vigilance, he raised an eyebrow and looked southeast. In his perception, there was a faint, hidden aura emanating from that mountain ridge.

It shouldn't be a cultivator, but rather something rich in spiritual energy!

Lin Xucheng frowned as he looked at his blood-stained and somewhat disheveled clothes. He had nothing of value, had not even been able to condense his golden core, and could not even summon his natal sword. The palace artifact was completely unresponsive and could not be relied upon.

I don't know where I am. What if I encounter some unreasonable local cultivators? Wouldn't I be like going from one wolf's den to another tiger's mouth?

After weighing the pros and cons, he decided to go to the top of that mountain first. If he was lucky enough to find some treasure, he could at least exchange it for spirit stones and change his clothes!

Having learned from past mistakes, Lin Xucheng was extremely cautious and on high alert as he made his way to the nearby mountaintop.

"It's a storage bag!" He was thrilled when he saw the palm-sized, exquisite bag lying among the pebbles under the big tree.

As expected, there's always a way out!

To find a cultivator's storage bag in this desolate wilderness where there aren't even any spiritual plants is incredibly lucky.

Lin Xucheng stepped forward, picked up the storage bag, and examined it carefully. His expression immediately turned serious, and his brows furrowed. "It actually belongs to someone? It must have been accidentally left behind by a cultivator..."

Clutching the exquisite bag, he cautiously found a secluded corner, sat cross-legged, and attempted to forcibly devour the divine consciousness left behind by the original owner of the storage bag. Only by overcoming this obstacle could he discover what rare treasures were inside the storage bag.

In the spiritual realm, there are many magical artifacts that can be used for storage, the most common being simple and portable items such as rings, bags, and bracelets.

Aside from wealthy, high-level cultivators who possess near-divine storage artifacts, most people use ordinary, readily available storage items to hold their belongings. Even so, storage spaces vary in quality and value. Storage bags typically offer more usable space, and considering limitations such as the materials used in crafting, their exquisite craftsmanship clearly reveals their worth.

The fact that the storage bag I found was exquisitely crafted and luxurious indicates that its original owner was definitely not short of money.

Compared to the value of the treasures stored in the storage bag, the backlash from forcibly devouring and locking the divine sense is insignificant; moreover, if the divine sense is not erased in time, the original owner will definitely come looking for it as soon as they discover the loss!

"Hehe, luckily I have the Gluttonous Devouring Technique! It's a piece of cake to break through the divine sense that locks the bag." Lin Xucheng held the exquisite little bag with great joy. "There must be something good inside!"

The fluffy ball of fluff perched on a treetop, covering its mouth and giggling, "Hurry up and start your performance, Meow can't wait to see the surprise effects prepared by the host!"

Chapter Twenty-Eight: My Fate is in My Own Hands, Not in the Heavenly Hands!

The midnight wind rustled through the trees, producing a low, whistling sound.

Lin Xucheng sat cross-legged with his eyes closed and his hands moving rapidly, forming hand seals. The exquisite and luxurious storage bag floated in the air and was enveloped by a scarlet aura.

With a hand seal formed, crimson energy condensed into the shape of a demon, which opened its massive maw and swallowed him whole!

"Buzz!"

The expected backlash pain did not come. Instead, the Gluttonous Great Technique was directly countered and crashed back by a powerful divine sense. The violent shock caused a sharp pain in his sea of ​​consciousness and cold sweat broke out.

Seeing his discomfiture, the fluffy little dumpling jumped up and down laughing, "The cultivation world setting is so interesting! It's amazing that storage bags can be encrypted like this!"

The Gluttonous Devouring Technique is driven by powerful divine sense to forcibly devour people or objects containing spiritual energy, refining their essence to enhance itself. Logically speaking, using such a top-tier technique to deal with a wisp of divine sense imprint locked on a storage bag would be a waste of its potential.

Unexpectedly, not only did he fail to remove the mark, but he was also so shocked that he almost vomited blood. Lin Xucheng looked at the storage bag in his hand with complicated eyes, and tried to suppress the churning air in his chest and punched the ground.

“My cultivation level has now fallen to the Foundation Establishment stage. With the extraordinary nature of the Gluttonous Devouring Technique, I could easily devour it across two levels. But this is just a divine sense imprint. In theory, even if the original owner was at the Dao Integration stage, it could be resolved. So…” He stroked the undamaged luxury bag with his right hand, his heart beating faster.

It was able to withstand the Gluttonous Beast Technique and even launch a shockwave counterattack that nearly caused serious injury. This was actually a storage bag left behind by a Tribulation Transcending Realm expert!

This test was a mix of surprise, delight, and anger.

What's astonishing is that one could obtain such a treasure so easily by simply picking it up; such incredible luck is beyond powerful.

What's delightful is that such a powerful divine imprint could be left by a Tribulation Transcending Realm expert who has stepped into the Immortal Transcending Realm; there must be a great treasure within it.

What's infuriating is having treasure in hand but being unable to open it, leaving you frustrated and seething inside.

Upon trying again and finding that he could not break through, Lin Xucheng immediately used a secret technique to conceal his aura in the storage bag and placed it on his body to prevent the original owner from noticing and coming after him.

Compared to the treasures in the storage bag, the price to pay for using the secret technique is negligible, amounting to only a few months of lifespan. As long as one successfully advances to the Golden Core Realm, one can gain several hundred more years of life, so a few months won't make a difference.

"Huh?!" Just as Lin Xucheng was making his first attempt to break through the seal of divine sense, Leng Moran, who was sitting on a tree, holding a pot of wine and taking a couple of sips in a carefree manner, looked down at Yan Xuzi and Liu Jiangchen playing chess and was about to give Jiang Shan some pointers when he suddenly frowned and asked, "Little friend, where is the storage bag that you asked me to leave a mark on?"

Yan Xuzi was completely confused. "Why did your storage bag have a divine imprint left by a senior? How can you use it then?"

Jiang Chen was troubled by the chess game. The masters of the cultivation world were all incredibly skilled at chess, and he was being completely outmatched. Hearing this, he peeked at the sky and saw that it was past midnight. He casually replied, "I want to conduct an experiment, so I'd like to ask you to leave a mark for me..."

He casually touched his waist, his face darkening slightly. "Damn it!"

He waved his fan indifferently, revealing a faint smile, "Lost it, didn't you? You've already advanced to the Nascent Soul Realm, how could you still..."

He was just about to proudly show off his skill and let Liu Jiangchen witness the ability of a Transcending Tribulation Realm cultivator to retrieve objects from afar, but before he could even cast the spell, he frowned slightly and asked in confusion, "That's strange, why can't I sense that consciousness imprint anymore?"

"Senior can't sense it?" Yan Xuzi immediately realized the seriousness of the problem and turned to ask, "Jiang Chen, where did you go today? Think carefully about where you might have lost your storage bag."

Pretending to be unaware and looking completely bewildered, Jiang Chen answered without thinking, "I didn't go anywhere today. I just stayed in the alchemy room all day refining pills to replenish the sect's medicine storehouse in preparation for the invasion from another world. After leaving the alchemy room, I came here to chat and play chess with the sect leader. I didn't even step out of the main camp. I've been carrying that storage bag with me the whole time, but I don't know how it disappeared."

Upon hearing this, even Leng Moran's beautiful face showed a hint of seriousness.

The two experts exchanged a glance, and Leng Moran's figure suddenly disappeared.

"In order to stop this invasion from another world, the Xiaoyao Sect initiated and formed the Three Realms Guardian Team, which was fully supported by the cultivation world; however, some forces of the demon race and the demon clan were unwilling to join for certain reasons." Yan Xuzi slowly put away the chessboard and explained, "Our headquarters is personally deployed by a powerful array master. Anyone who does not have the mark of the Three Realms Guardian Team will be detected if they approach."

The great formation remained completely still today, but your storage bag mysteriously disappeared, and your senior suddenly vanished from your divine sense. This is not a good sign.

Either someone sneaked in unnoticed;

Either someone used some secret method that wouldn't disturb the grand formation to steal it, or, in either case, with the interdimensional invasion imminent, if we don't figure it out and deal with it quickly, it could very well leave behind a security threat.

He stood up, his gaze fixed on the empty space directly in front of him. A gust of air ruffled his long hair, causing Yan Xuzi to lower his voice slightly, "Perhaps, the strange things have already begun to appear! Hopefully, the theft of your storage bag has nothing to do with those things, otherwise..."

Hundreds of miles away from the Three Realms Guardian Team's headquarters, in the endless sea, the waves roared and black whirlpools lingered on the surface, with towering auras rising into the sky.

Almost simultaneously, the powerful figures from all sides who had been united and stationed there sensed the disruption of the world's energy caused by the opening of the new world, and appeared outside the formation of their main camp, walking through the air together.

"The visitor is not friendly."

"No wonder it's called 'weird,' this aura is indeed very unusual."

"Everyone, please do not be careless. The strange creature has the ability to corrupt. It is best to have the people of Jade Maiden Peak use their supernatural powers to create a Bright and Immaculate Array so that we can take action and avoid being entangled by the corruption."