Having cultivated myself into an immortal, all I want to do is raise female disciples.

His own disciples... and the brand-new Cloud Sky Academy that they built...

That's all?

Everywhere you look, there are raging flames.

Fourth son... Fifth son... Qingping... Wuguang...

One figure after another flashed past my eyes.

The boy who kept clamoring to learn how to shoot, the fourth child who clung to his leg wanting to eat braised pork, the girl who always acted as the sensible older sister...

Each and every one of them was important to him.

"You're kidding... right..."

Two streams of tears flowed down his trembling eyes. He stared blankly with his mouth wide open, but something was stuck in his throat, and he couldn't make a sound.

just.

"Oh my, isn't this the dean of our new Yuntian Academy?"

A familiar voice rang out.

But that should be a familiar voice after many years.

With a hint of mockery, sarcasm, and a sense of schadenfreude, a man emerged from the sea of ​​fire, his entire body shrouded in an extremely black demonic aura, his expression eerie.

This person had the same purple hair and eyes as Jiang Yuetian, but his physique was more robust, and his face was more ferocious, with a hint of evil.

The moment Jiang Yuetian saw this person, his heart trembled violently. He seemed to realize something, and his whole heart was filled with endless anger and hatred.

His spiritual energy surged forth, and he suddenly stood up, a long spear appearing in his hand.

"Jiang Shengxuan!!!"

At this moment, the significance of Jiang Shengxuan, a demonic cultivator from the Demon Dynasty, appearing here is all too obvious.

Jiang Yuetian's eyes widened in fury, his gaze almost bursting with rage, his expression like that of a prehistoric beast, his eyes filled with surging killing intent.

However, his gun didn't even have a chance to touch Jiang Shengxuan. The latter smiled slightly, then turned into a wisp of black smoke and dissipated.

Don't misunderstand.

Jiang Yuetian's spear missed its mark, but Jiang Shengxuan's words echoed around them.

“I did not destroy this academy, nor did I kill your precious disciples.”

"Jiang! Sheng! Xuan!"

Jiang Yuetian roared angrily at the sky, but he couldn't catch a glimpse of the black smoke no matter what he did.

"Don't be so angry."

Jiang Shengxuan, who vanished into nothingness amidst the black smoke, said calmly, "I told you, I didn't kill your disciples. I'm not lying to you about that."

"Who else could it be but you?!"

"Of course, they are the local demonic cultivators."

"While you were away, those minor demonic cultivators who had not yet joined the Demon Dynasty and were hiding in various places naturally attacked your little academy. Although their cultivation level was not very high, it was still very easy for them to deal with these little brats."

"You should understand as well. With the Demon Emperor's decree of slaying issued, how could these minor demon cultivators not seize this opportunity to demand benefits from the Demon Dynasty?"

"I imagine they've already taken the heads of these Cloud Heaven Academy disciples to the Demon Dynasty to claim their credit by now."

Jiang Yuetian gritted her teeth, her face dark with rage: "Do you think I'd still believe your lies now?!"

You should believe it.

In mid-air, Jiang Shengxuan's figure slowly solidified.

He looked down at Jiang Yuetian and grinned.

"Disbelief may bring great calamity."

"Just like how you didn't believe me back then, that's why this mess has happened now."

Jiang Yuetian's eyes narrowed, her hand gripping the spear tightly: "What you said back then?"

"you forgot?"

Jiang Shengxuan stared at Jiang Yuetian with great interest.

Looking at his younger brother, he said softly—

"You are the only one in this world..."

"A cursed lone star indeed!"

2. Lost Forest Werewolf Game

"The Azure Secret Realm?"

A gloomy sky.

Rarely seen, layers of cruel, monstrous waves surged from the clear lake—only a terrifying killing intent remained in those bright eyes.

The two double pupils merged into one under the surge of their own demonic energy, their pupils filled with scarlet blood, like a wild beast that could launch an attack at any moment.

Before her lay the ruins reduced to ashes. The academy, which should have been surrounded by green mountains and peaceful on all sides, was now presented to the world in this state. This was truly too cruel for the girl whose body was still small and had not yet grown.

She understood that the embers contained no trace of life, and the scattered dust likely contained the ashes of a few disciples.

She raised her head and looked at the ghostly figure hovering in mid-air, her teeth clenched and her face full of anger.

Why should I believe your words?

"I have no reason to lie to you."

The ghostly figures above slowly coalesced, eventually transforming into a tall and robust humanoid figure.

Lin Yuan had met this person before.

He should have been dead, but now he has appeared in this world as a corpse puppet—the former eldest son of the Jiang family, Jiang Shengxuan.

Upon seeing this person reveal his true form, Lin Yuan's expression grew even colder. As soon as she spoke, her voice was filled with a heavy, demonic tone: "In the past, a corpse puppet like you would be nothing but an ant in front of me."

"That was before. You are no longer worthy of being called a king."

"Little demon, if you want to be executed, just say so."

"Hahahahaha-"

Jiang Shengxuan burst into laughter, as if he had heard a joke.

He seemed to be thoroughly enjoying the sight of Lin Yuan's resentful, teeth-gritting expression reflected in his eyes.

"Now you're nothing but a stray dog, curled up in a little girl's body. Do you still have the right to call yourself a king?"

"you--!"

"Compared to this..."

A barely perceptible sneer flashed across Jiang Shengxuan's lips.

"Shouldn't you be more concerned about where your senior brother is right now?"

"That senior brother who not only didn't wait for you here, but instead chose to run away alone—honestly, is he really worth chasing after?"

The demonic forces surged forth.

Lin Yuan glared angrily at Jiang Shengxuan, her fists clenched tightly.

Lin Yuan took a deep breath before coldly saying, "Just tell me, did my senior brother really go to that Azure Secret Realm?"

"I have no reason to lie, do I?"

As soon as he finished speaking...

Jiang Shengxuan suddenly felt an indescribable pain, as if he had been crushed by a mountain. He fell from mid-air and landed on the ground on all fours.

A terrifying pressure swept over him, and he couldn't help but give a bitter smile. He struggled to raise his head and look at Lin Yuan, who was filled with murderous intent.

"Although I cannot kill you, with my demon bloodline, I can still render you immobile. If you have even the slightest intention to lie, even if I cannot take your life, I will make you suffer greatly."

The pain surged like waves, one after another, and Jiang Shengxuan was truly unable to resist, for it was the oppressive force emanating from the true blood of the Demon Slayer! As a minor demon puppet, he was certainly unable to resist it.

Yet he still smiled, even with his body pressed to the ground and his soul trembling.

"That's why I never intended to lie in the first place."

“He did go to the Azure Secret Realm… to that place known as the Peach Blossom Paradise.”

Lin Yuan stared intently at Jiang Shengxuan, his smile pleasing her greatly.

Countless doubts flashed through her mind, but in the end, she slowly withdrew her oppressive aura.

Having gained his freedom, Jiang Shengxuan immediately transformed into a wisp of black smoke and drifted away into the air.

Lin Yuan stared at Jiang Shengxuan and asked sharply, "Why did Senior Brother go to that place?"

"The Azure Secret Realm, the land of life and the Azure Star Land, is the most carefree and joyful paradise in the world. Anyone would want to stay there for a while."

"I'm asking you why my senior brother went to the Azure Secret Realm!!"

Faced with Lin Yuan's questioning, Jiang Shengxuan realized that he would be punished if he did not answer honestly, so he couldn't help but smile bitterly.

He then had no choice but to reveal the truth in a rather helpless tone.

"You don't know this, my younger brother... is a born jinx, he's the bane of everything. I reckon the destruction of your academy this time is also related to this so-called 'fate'."

"Moreover, as time goes by and he gets older, his 'lone star' constitution will become stronger and stronger. What might have been just minor daily setbacks before will now... threaten his life."

"Life is not going well..."

Lin Yuan frowned deeply; if she really had to talk about what wasn't going well—

Indeed, the second senior brother's luck in gambling was extremely bad, to the point that it seemed as if even the heavens were cursing him.

Could this also be...?

She suddenly understood and exclaimed, "So, the reason my senior brother left was because..."

"Yes."

Jiang Shengxuan smiled.