The male supporting character was actually myself.

He gave Zhang Xiaoyu the first-grade spiritual treasure, the Burning Heaven Sword, and the remaining items at a discounted price, along with some things that she could use for her future cultivation; the money was given to her family to live on.

After everything was settled, Jiang Chen consulted with the seniors of the Samsara Temple and obtained permission for Zi Ling to teach Zhang Xiaoyu the ghost cultivation technique.

Then he personally led her to choose a body of water with strong malevolent energy as her training ground.

With the help of Jiang Chen, Bai Yu, and others, her family settled down in a new city after purchasing property.

They stopped running the inn and opened a teahouse by the river, where they could meet their daughter, who was practicing meditation in the water, every day.

Three months after dealing with the heretical cultivator Qin Xiuer.

Bai Yu received news that Yang Qianqian's living puppet had been successfully refined. In the long years to come, he would be constantly and helplessly busy in the scorching mine until his body was corroded and lost its value.

At that time, Qin Xiuer's mutilated body will be sent to the Qingfeng Sect for research.

Jiang Mianmian has already raised the little Nightmare Beast to be intelligent and outstanding, and it will surely become a great help to White Elephant City in the near future.

On this day, Jiang Chen and his senior sister were boating on the lake picking lotus pods when suddenly the world shook violently. The little cat girl on the shore immediately sensed the main system and realized that she could also control herself to become completely invisible. She hurriedly shouted, "Host, the mission world has reconnected with the main system!"

Sure enough, the script quickly started updating after it was connected.

Not long after, presumably the scans revealed that the protagonist had lost his system and been turned into a living puppet, making it impossible to continue the story. The script simply stated: "The chosen one has fallen, and the mission world enters a state of free development..."

"Yay!" The little white cat reverted to her catgirl mode, happily munching on dried fish while basking in the sun. "I'm going to enjoy this wonderful life to the fullest!"

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postscript.

After the main system returned to normal, two important events occurred in the cultivation world.

First, the Temple of Reincarnation mysteriously disappeared.

No one knows when it disappeared, nor when or where it will reappear. Along with it, the Palace Master—the ancestor of the Ice Feather Clan—also disappeared.

There has been no news of them since.

Secondly, the Qingfeng faction held a mass wedding.

Jiang Chen and Bai Yu;

The seventh prince of the Ice Feather Clan and the Illusionary Butterfly, as well as Ning Sang and the little princess of the Ice Feather Clan.

For the children's joyous occasion, the Ice Feather Clan, who rarely ventured into the outside world, arrived at the Qingfeng Sect in a grand procession with a generous dowry and betrothal gifts, truly attracting the attention of the entire cultivation world.

A grand wedding, celebrated by all.

All sects gathered to offer their congratulations; the God of Night Clear personally arrived to offer his blessings to the newlyweds.

Two ghost cultivators, Zi Ling and Zhang Xiaoyu, used magic overnight to decorate the square where the wedding was being held with many water spheres. Combined with the ice and snow decorations of the Ice Feather Clan, the square was filled with joy and was a beautiful sight.

The gifts from White Elephant City were specially delivered by a pink-eared flying elephant.

In addition to the wedding gift, Jiang Mianmian also gave the newlyweds a pair of adorable little monsters—a specialty of Yunyan City, small pets that look like cotton candy.

Chi Ling and the little cat girl ate a Xuanling Pill on one side and a Moon Orchid Honey on the other, occasionally mixed with various pastries, and ate with great relish.

The Qingfeng Sect is blessed with three great fortunes, which are bestowed upon the world.

"Congratulations to Jiang Chen and Bai Yu, disciples of the Qingfeng Sect; Ning Sang, an inner disciple, and the little princess of the Bingyu Clan; and the seventh prince of the Bingyu Clan and Huanlingdie on their wedding! Everyone, line up for wedding candy!"

The deafening sound of gongs and drums drew crowds of ordinary people who rushed to queue up to receive their rewards.

This is a divine opportunity; eating a specially crafted wedding candy can strengthen the body and cure all kinds of diseases, so naturally everyone is vying for it.

As night began to fall, a light drizzle started to fall.

The grand wedding of the Qingfeng Sect is being broadcast live on the sky using projection stones.

"Ouch! You stepped on me!" An elderly woman, holding a broken bowl in her left hand and a wooden stick as a cane in her right, was knocked to the ground and it took her a while to get up.

She looked at the wedding candies that had already been snatched up, then with her dim old eyes looked up at the beautiful Bai Yu and the handsome Jiang Chen in the sky, and a tear rolled down her cheek.

"The bride and groom are truly worthy of being called masters; each one is handsome and beautiful!"

"Those are the great gods in the Tribulation Transcending stage, just one step away from becoming Supreme Gods!"

"They're a match made in heaven! Look how well they complement each other!"

……

Hearing the murmurs of the crowd, the elderly woman knelt in the rain and wailed hoarsely, "Senior Brother! Senior Brother Ning Sang! Someone please save me! I'm your junior sister!"

"What's that crazy woman wailing about? It's so unlucky!"

"It's filthy and smelly, it's disgusting!"

"Let's go, let's go see somewhere else. It's said that many gods from the upper realms have sent their avatars to attend the wedding. We're sure to see them soon!"

"Um, um, it looks like Frost Lord!"

"The butterfly fairy is so beautiful!"

"Is that the Peony Fairy next to her? It's said that they once received help from Jiang Chen, and now they've specially sent an avatar down from the upper realm to attend the wedding!"

"The fairies are all so beautiful, I'm so envious..."

As the crowd dispersed, the surroundings gradually quieted down.

"Alas, cultivation begins with cultivating the mind. Yet another reckless and willful person." A similarly aged sigh came from the dark corner. Lu'er slowly moved over and, by the firelight, saw that the other person was wearing a tattered burlap sack, and the wrinkled face still faintly showed traces of youthful beauty.

The other person stared intently at the sky.

The stern-faced Frost Lord stood beside Crimson Spirit, his eyes fixed on the wedding taking place in the square.

"How could you bear to descend to the mortal realm?" Chi Ling took the pill he secretly handed her, swallowed it in one gulp, and said with a delighted expression, "Do you have dealings with the Qingfeng Sect or do you know some little fellow?"

Han Shuangjun lowered his gaze slightly and said in a low voice, "It's very difficult for people from the Upper Realm to come down."

A clone can descend every ten thousand years.

I always come down to break the seal and, incidentally, supply you with all the remaining energy.

Chi Ling was startled and looked at his unchanging, icy face, exclaiming in surprise, "Every time I'm about to give up, that aura full of spiritual energy..."

"Her calculations were very precise; she knew that the laws of heaven and earth were about to change." Han Shuangjun's tone remained unchanged as he calmly said, "Sure enough, after we devised the plan to seal you away, we were forced to ascend to the upper realm."

She hurt you badly, and she calculated that you would not survive without abundant spiritual energy.

I am not afraid of bearing any karmic consequences, but I was unable to break the seal at the time. Later, I would come every ten thousand years to try to break it and provide you with spiritual energy.

"Being able to do so much is limited; there's only so much I can do."

"No wonder! I knew that no matter how powerful that girl was, she couldn't have broken the ten-mile seal so easily!"

“No, it was indeed she who cracked it.” Han Shuangjun said softly, “Her cracking it was the last straw.”

Chi Ling blushed slightly, a rare occurrence for her. "Well, thank you."

"I don't need your thanks." Han Shuangjun turned to look at her solemnly and said, "I want you to regain your strength so we can ascend to the Upper Realm together."

When we were students, you secretly put Drunken Immortal Wine in my pastries, causing me to get drunk and be punished by my master. So I put a silencing spell in your book, which you couldn't break, and for three days you couldn't open your mouth and could only gesture.

On graduation day, you snatched my sword from the ring, saying you'd return it when I could beat you.

Actually, my Frost is a first-grade spiritual treasure.

You can't pull it out without my permission.

But I still couldn't speak, missing out on over 100,000 years.

Chi Ling glanced at his sword, secretly tested it, and sure enough, he drew it out directly as before!

Her face flushed, her heart pounded, and she lowered her head slightly, saying, "I...it will take me a long time to recover my strength..."

"This time, my clone doesn't need to disperse; it can wait for you."

"Okay, sure!" She nodded solemnly in agreement.

The projection stone captured the moment when the two were looking at each other, and flames flickered in Frost Lord's cold eyes.

“He hasn’t changed at all.” An aged voice came from under the tattered sack. Lu’er looked at her in surprise, “You…you know Lord Frost?”

A glimmer of memory appeared in the other person's cloudy eyes as they murmured to themselves, "Back then, we all studied at Peach Blossom Village on the Floating Island."

Back then, his name was Lan Shuangchen, and he was gentle, refined, and rarely smiled.

Most of the female students who were studying there liked him.

I am no exception; love arises without warning and deepens without end.

On graduation day, everyone left their commemorative inscriptions on the wall.

Lan Shuangchen wrote only one sentence: "Ten miles of spring breeze are not as good as you."

I watched silently for a long time, and finally abandoned the Taoist name bestowed upon me by my master, changing my name to Shili. Later I realized that Chunfeng Shili was ultimately no match for her! No matter how hard I tried or how outstanding I became, Lan Shuangchen's gaze never lingered on me; it was always fixed on that vixen who never gave him a second glance!

Jealousy and resentment filled my heart. During those years, I had only one thought—to kill Chi Ling!

For this purpose, I have been planning for nearly a thousand years, killing many people to forge a great weapon, and finding an excuse to fight her to the death.

That stupid fox, hahaha...

How stupid! They fell right into my trap and were completely sealed away.

I calculated that she was not full of spiritual energy and would definitely die within ten thousand years.

But she didn't die; instead, I was the one who suffered the backlash…

She looked down at her deeply lined, aged, and dark hands, and as she laughed, she suddenly covered her face and burst into tears, crying, "I was already a goddess! It's all ruined, all of it is ruined!"

The rain was getting heavier, and the wedding ceremony on the sky was coming to an end. The three couples were led to their bridal chambers amidst cheers from the crowd.

………………

Twenty years later, Jiang Chen, along with Bai Yu, the little cat girl, and the clones of Chi Ling and Han Shuang Jun, ascended to the Upper Realm.

They traveled and explored a whole new world, spending long and happy days.

However, until the end of his life, Jiang Chen was unable to find any more information about the Temple of Reincarnation, nor did he find the legendary spell that could replenish the soul.

As the final darkness descended, he closed his eyes and fell peacefully into the abyss.

The fragments of the soul and the little white cat flew across mountains and rivers into the void...

Chapter One: The Devil's Script