The male supporting character was actually myself.

"It can even summon things out of thin air?" Jiang Chen entered the cell and picked up Qin Xiuer. "Luckily, you two were alert, otherwise the evil cultivators would have succeeded!"

Zi Ling, pale with fear, clutched her chest and said, "Fortunately, our master gave us guidance. The princess and I knew the evil cultivator's name, and we immediately came to our senses upon hearing it."

Otherwise, he probably would have taken control of them long ago!

But the God of Night...

"My Lord, please calm down," Jiang Chen said respectfully, bowing. "Zi Ling has already told me about the situation."

He asked you to give him all your cultivation, didn't he?

There's no set time, why are you in such a hurry?

The God of Night, who was getting a little angry from being constantly thwarted, paused slightly upon hearing this, "What you said seems to make sense."

"Bai Yu greets the High God!" Bai Yu, who had hurriedly followed, immediately reacted upon hearing this and stepped forward to bow, saying, "I have heard that the High God has been exploring the wonders of the world. I am quite curious and have many questions to ask."

Can we go for tea and discuss this further?

Gifting cultivation points is a major event and should not be rushed.

You must still have many things left undone while you travel the world. Once your cultivation is completely gone, you won't be able to pursue the answers anymore.

If the deity insists on this, it would be better to entrust the unfinished matter to a junior.

After you've finished explaining, if you still wish to give him cultivation points, we will absolutely not stop you.

Chapter Thirty-Nine: The Final Chapter

"Bai Yu is absolutely right!" God Ye Qing was successfully drawn into the trap and grabbed her hand to explore the various secrets of the four seas and eight wastelands.

Before leaving, Bai Yu gave his junior brother a look, signaling him to hurry up and deal with Qin Xiuer.

Jiang Chen couldn't bring himself to kill him;

The little white cat then secretly informed the system that had devoured the protagonist, and directly brought Qin Xiuer, who was bound hand and foot, and the Ice Feather Clan princess and others to the sect's Grand Elder.

After Zi Ling and the other female generals recounted in detail how they had been strangely teleported here, a water ghost floated over from Bai Yu's room. She wiped the water from her face, her expression full of sorrow, and asked in a low voice, "Is it really just mind reading?"

“The young lady has been deceived.” The elder, who had already learned about the situation from Jiang Chen and Bai Yu, calculated with his fingers, shook his head and sighed, “In your previous life, you were a boatwoman who made a living by fishing.”

If a cultivator dies, it is because of a great opportunity; otherwise, the cultivator's life and cultivation will inevitably perish.

Those who encounter great opportunities will surely be able to embark on the path of spiritual practice again.

Qin Xiuer merely used mind-reading abilities to know your inner secrets and deceive you.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Xiaoyu covered her face and began to sob, "I was so stupid! How could I have trusted him so completely? My parents have suffered, I'm so unfilial..."

“Don’t be sad, girl. Perhaps there are other ways.” Zi Ling looked at Jiang Chen. “Senior Brother Chen, could you ask the ancestor of the Samsara Temple again? If he agrees to let me pass on the cultivation technique to Xiao Yu, she can also become a ghost cultivator.”

"Leave this to me," Jiang Chen nodded in agreement.

The system that the protagonist was bound to is now useless. Zhang Xiaoyu, who was successfully seduced before, has broken free from control, and it seems that Yang Qianqian in White Elephant City has also come to her senses.

Although he didn't understand how the protagonist operated, he made the God of Night Clear obey him without question.

But as long as they are isolated and the system's effects eventually dissipate, she should be able to regain consciousness.

Before that, Bai Yu should be able to stall for time without any problems.

"Those who practice evil arts will ultimately be harmed by the backlash of those evil arts." The elder stroked his white beard, looked at Qin Xiuer, and shook his head, saying, "This person's fate is about to end, and he should repay the karmic retribution he has borne."

If, while repaying his karmic debts, he could also have the opportunity to figure out how he advanced from a mortal to a Golden Core cultivator in such a short time without needing to undergo a tribulation, then it would be considered doing some good for the cultivation world.

Jiang Chen bowed his head and agreed, but in his heart he sighed that it was destined to be a mystery.

After all, he hadn't been able to dismantle the system to study its principles, and he didn't know what the probability would be if another transmigrator came with the system to do evil.

An hour passed quickly.

The God of Night, who was enjoying tea with Bai Yu, suddenly paused slightly, his face turning pale instantly. He stood up and bowed to her, saying, "Thank you for your efforts in stopping me, Miss Bai Yu!"

I seem to have been bewitched just now. How exactly did Qin Xiuer manage to do that?

"Your Excellency, have you thought this through?" Bai Yu finally breathed a sigh of relief and quickly explained in detail what he had learned from his junior brother.

After hearing this, she hurriedly took out her notebook and wrote it down. "I must summarize and record this matter in detail in the Chronicles of the Four Seas and Eight Desolations, so that everyone in the cultivation world will know that there is such a terrible evil art in the world."

After confirming several times that Goddess Ye Qing had broken free from Qin Xiuer's control, Bai Yu led her to the temporary council hall.

The Grand Elder was frowning as he studied the matter, clearly unable to understand how he had achieved such a leap in level without needing to undergo a tribulation.

As dawn broke, the city lord of White Elephant City arrived with his daughter, Yang Qianqian, in a menacing manner.

"Qin Xiuer! You shameless scoundrel who deceived my daughter, prepare to die!" The city lord, riding on the flying elephant, was in high spirits and could finally vent the frustration he had been holding back for the past few days.

For some unknown reason, the daughter, who had been bewitched, suddenly realized that she had been deceived. She hurriedly activated her love line to find the location of the evil cultivator, and the father and daughter rode on a demonic beast to quickly catch up with him.

"Fellow Daoist, please calm down." Ning Sang, who had also received the news and rushed over, hurriedly comforted him, "Our Qingfeng Sect's Grand Elder has arrived and is thoroughly investigating the evil cultivator's misdeeds. He will surely bring justice to you, Fellow Daoist!"

Upon hearing that the Qingfeng Sect elders had personally intervened, the White Elephant City Lord and Yang Qianqian suppressed their anger, retrieved their demonic beast mounts, and followed Ning Sang into the council hall.

It relates to heretical practices, evil arts, and various unsolved mysteries.

The trial lasted for nearly a day, during which Zhang Xiaoyu, Yang Qianqian, Jiang Mianmian, along with the Goddess Ye Qing, the Ice Feather Clan's little princess, and Zi Ling, recounted their experiences and feelings.

This is further corroborated by detailed information provided by intelligence brokers commissioned by Jiang Mianmian.

Ultimately, they were still unable to find any trace of Qin Xiuer practicing evil arts, but with all the witnesses and the facts undeniable, the Grand Elder asked the two victims who suffered the greatest losses how they wanted compensation.

"I...I didn't mean to!" Qin Xiuer seized the last chance to argue, "I never thought Zhang Xiaoyu would commit suicide!"

It's just that I just learned mind-reading and think it's fun.

I was wrong; I shouldn't have played with people's feelings.

But she was an adult. She jumped into the river to commit suicide because of a joke or two. Wasn't she at fault?

Why should I bear such a heavy burden of guilt?

After I learned that she had committed suicide, I thought about making it up to her!

I'm not the kind of person who would deny everything after I've done my part, but I have absolutely no connection with Zhang Xiaoyu. I've also decided to give Zhang Xiaoyu's family a large sum of money.

Yang Qianqian did marry me, and I didn't abandon her!

Before I left, I made it clear to her that I was only going to pursue the Great Dao temporarily, and that I would return to help her conquer the world when I had the strength. If she wanted to come with me, I would take her with me!

What heinous crime have I committed that you would go so far as to frame me as an evil cultivator to harm me!

Jiang Chen gave a cold laugh, "Why should it always be your idea?"

What right do you have to make plans for the victims?

Qin Xiuer, you know very well what methods you used to manipulate their feelings.

Use them as stepping stones when needed;

When they no longer need it, give them compensation that you deem satisfactory, as an equivalent exchange?

What are their thoughts and wishes?

Have you been eaten by a dog?

There is no good or bad in ability; it depends on how you use it.

You have created the cause by manipulating emotions with evil means. Now you need to listen to what compensation the victims want. This is the consequence that must be repaid.

We grow our own food, so there's no reason to complain.

Looking up at his eyes, which seemed to pierce straight into one's heart, Qin Xiuer couldn't help but shiver.

For some reason, he always felt that the other person seemed to know his secret!

Zhang Xiaoyu's spirit stood with Yang Qianqian. He pleaded desperately for a long time to no avail, and was instead kicked to the ground by the city lord, unable to get up for a long time.

"I...I don't know what kind of compensation I want." Zhang Xiaoyu looked timidly at the powerful cultivators around her and said in confusion, "I haven't been able to fulfill my filial duties to my parents yet. Now that they're dead, what's the use of compensation?"

He's right, I bear the main responsibility for my death.

But he was the culprit!

So I don't want any compensation. I just want Qin Xiuer to suffer a fate worse than death, to feel the despair I once felt every moment!

Yang Qianqian had a clear goal: first, to confirm that the hatched Nightmare Beast was in good condition; then, to investigate the rare and precious materials she had plundered from her family's treasury; and finally, to retrieve the Xuan-level cultivation technique that had been given as a betrothal gift.

“I’m not a greedy person.” She stared intently at Qin Xiuer with her beautiful eyes, revealing a sinister smile. “Back then, when he offered me a betrothal gift, he gave me a Xuan-level cultivation technique and a Nightmare Beast egg.”

Now that the Nightmare Beast has successfully hatched, I will pay the remaining reward. Please take good care of it and raise it well, Miss Mianmian. I will come to take it away when it is a little older.

Reclaim the rare and precious materials and storage ring that he swindled away;

In the end, all I asked was that my husband come back with me.

Qin Xiuer was overjoyed upon hearing this, thinking that his wife, with whom he had gone through a wedding ceremony, still loved him!

However, her next words instantly plunged him into an ice cave: "I will help Miss Xiaoyu fulfill her wish."

He used evil magic to control me and turn me into a living puppet. I must avenge this!

I also want to turn him into a living puppet with a soul but no autonomy, so I can enjoy what it feels like to be played with.

Don't worry, Xiulang, I've found you an excellent place.

Deep in the desert sea lies a mine belonging to my family, where flame stones are abundant.

Ordinary people cannot withstand such high temperatures; only cultivators can bear this heavy responsibility.

Xiulang is already a Golden Core stage expert, so he's definitely the best candidate to go down into the mine!

Let the earth fire burn your body every day, and let the flame stones corrode your hands, but with the self-healing ability of the Golden Core stage, plus the best armor I will tailor-make for you, you can endure for many years in the scorching mine.

"After Xiulang sells the ore, I will donate half of the profits to Xiaoyu's family as compensation."

Qin Xiuer trembled all over and couldn't even speak.

The Grand Elder of the Qingfeng Sect did not stop them; in fact, he suggested that if the living puppet he had created could no longer perform the mining work, they could consider selling its remains to the Qingfeng Sect.

They want to study it carefully.

Yang Qianqian readily agreed.

Jiang Chen inventoried Qin Xiuer's remaining assets and compensated Yang Qianqian with a high-level cultivation technique.

Send Jiang Mianmian some rare and precious herbs;