What kind of magic? This is called cultivating immortality!

However, after attaining enlightenment, he resolutely abandoned his sacred body and returned to his mortal form.

This is not an isolated case. There is also the Empress who wears a mask of crying and laughing... Many top-level powerful figures regard their physique and bloodline as a shackle on cultivation and discard them like worn-out shoes.

Now that he has been reincarnated and is cultivating anew, if he wants to eliminate the strange phenomena, he should start with a mortal body and gradually ascend to the pinnacle. Only in this way can he have the opportunity to surpass his previous life and restore peace to the heavens.

【I'm sorry, Master, I was wrong!】The system promptly slid down and apologized.

"Fine, you did it for my own good, so I'll forgive you this time." Zhong Hui changed the subject, "But if there's a next time, I won't let you off easily."

Yes, yes. There will absolutely not be a next time!

[Master, let's hurry and deal with the scourge beasts.]

"A mere Qi Refining Realm demon beast? I'll annihilate it in an instant!"

Zhong Hui soared into the air, transforming into a pink streak of light, and sped towards the direction of the calamity beast.

……

"Run!"

Happiness Street is now reduced to ruins, with raging fires burning rampantly. The survivors scream in terror and cry as they flee in all directions.

Behind them, a ferocious monster more than three meters tall was hot on their heels, leaving a trail of destruction in its wake.

The monster was formed entirely of charred, blackened flesh and blood, its twisted face filled with endless violence and a destructive desire, its roar echoing through the ruins: "Destruction! I will destroy everything in this world!"

It picked up a huge rock and threw it forcefully at the dense crowd.

During their escape, a woman was seen holding two children by the hand and carrying an infant in her arms, struggling to walk.

The woman was too slow and was repeatedly bumped by the panicked crowd. Her body swayed like a light boat on the sea. Finally, she lost her footing and fell heavily to the ground with her child.

At that moment, she happened to see the boulder fly in her direction.

"It's over..."

The woman's eyes were filled with despair.

There was no time to get up and run for your life.

She instinctively shielded the three children tightly beneath her, her whole body trembling uncontrollably.

"boom!"

Just then, a sharp beam of light pierced through the air, instantly shattering the falling boulder into pieces.

Magical girl Zhong Hui stands in mid-air, her figure proudly soaring in the sky, her long hair flying in the heat.

Looking down at the corpses strewn across the land, the panicked people, and the rampaging monsters, his eyes burned like an icy sea. His gaze suddenly turned cold. "Mere monsters, daring to wreak havoc on the human world, deserve to be killed!"

He immediately waved his staff, and a bolt of lightning as thick as an arm materialized out of thin air and struck straight down at the monster's body.

"Roar"

The monster was scalded by the lightning, its skin torn and bleeding. It roared in pain, its rage intensifying, and it opened its mouth to spit out several fireballs in retaliation.

Zhong Hui curled his lips into a disdainful sneer. Even if the Azure Emperor of the demon race were to be resurrected, he could easily suppress him, let alone a mere nameless little demon.

The staff in his hand shone brightly, and several sharp water swords shot out to meet the scorching fireball.

"boom!"

With a deafening roar, energy exploded violently, the fireball dissipated completely, but two water swords remained, instantly piercing through the monster's body.

Upon seeing this, Zhong Hui remained calm.

Although both are at the Qi Refining Realm, he is the reincarnation of the Heavenly Emperor, possessing the foundation accumulated over 500,000 years. He is invincible within his own realm and can slay powerful enemies even across realms. This is the absolute confidence of someone who can rule over all the heavens.

He continued his attack, unleashing Heavenly Heart Sword Qi and Pure Yang Flame. The monster was completely suppressed by the successive attacks, screaming incessantly and unable to retaliate.

Below, the woman who heard the commotion slowly opened her eyes. Looking at the debris flying everywhere and the sacred figure in mid-air, she immediately understood everything.

Her lips trembled, and she cried tears of joy: "Children, it's a magical girl! A magical girl has come to save us!"

The baby in her arms stopped crying, and the two protected children peeked out, their bright eyes gazing at the sky.

The people who had been fleeing in panic all stopped, their eyes filled with hope.

Magical girls are the guardians of this world, responsible for eradicating terrifying monsters and protecting the people from evil.

Zhong Hui's attention was entirely focused on the calamity beast.

The monster's body was riddled with holes, black mist spewed out from the cracks, its body became unstable, and chunks of flesh were gradually falling off its body.

This means that its life is nearing its end.

Realizing this, it roared and gathered all its power to condense a huge dark red fireball, which it then blasted into the air.

"Let's die together, magical girl!"

Where the fireball passed, the air twisted and burned, and waves of heat rushed towards them. Zhong Hui's long hair was blown backward, and her skirt fluttered in the air.

He gripped the staff tightly in his hand, and in a daze, the staff transformed into a long sword.

That was the sword he forged himself when he was still a mortal. It accompanied him as he grew, slaying all the powerful enemies in the heavens, but ultimately perished on the eerie plateau.

This sword is named Chenyuan!

A dark sword shadow ripped through the sky, its sword energy crisscrossing heaven and earth. The fireball that was rushing towards them was annihilated by the sword energy before it could even get close.

For the first time, the monstrous beast, formed from violent emotions, showed a different kind of emotional fluctuation in its eyes.

It couldn't understand why, even though both were of equal strength, it was completely suppressed and unable to fight back.

The sword energy easily pierced through its body, completely extinguishing the magic that sustained it. The charred flesh began to collapse, peeling off piece by piece, and burning away before it even hit the ground.

"Lady Lilia will not let you go! May the witch live forever!" In its final moments, it roared to the sky.

The beast's life signs completely disappeared, and the ashes from its burning flesh scattered like snow.

A dark red crystal fell from the ashes.

Zhong Hui reached out, and the crystal fell into his palm. He didn't pay much attention to it; it was just a Qi Refining Demon Core. He casually tossed it to the artifact spirit to refine.

[Congratulations, host, on completing the beginner quest and slaying the Calamity Beast. Refining the Seed of Lamentation has begun; its magic power rating is E. It will take three days to completely convert it into absorbable magic power.]

"Speak like a human being," Zhong Hui said calmly.

The system could only helplessly explain it again using cultivation terminology.

You stupid spirit, I'll refine you again one day.

Zhong Hui was too lazy to argue with this mentally unstable spirit any longer, and looked down.

On the streets, after the initial joy, the survivors were left bewildered and at a loss.

Soon, some people wept for their deceased relatives, while others trembled and collapsed to the ground, staring at their houses reduced to ruins.

The woman was still sitting on the ground, surrounded by her three children.

Compared to others who had lost their blood relatives, she was undoubtedly extremely lucky. None of her three children were injured. She looked up at the figure in the air and shouted, "Thank you, magical girl!"

The remaining people wiped away their tears and joined in expressing their gratitude.

"Thank you, magical girl!"

The way people in this world address cultivators is so strange… Zhong Hui thought to himself, then nodded in response to the crowd.

"Sister, can you tell me your name?" The boy next to the woman looked up at Zhong Hui with bright eyes.

"First of all, I am a man."

Zhong Hui stood with his hands behind his back. "Secondly, my name is Zhong Hui."

The boy blinked, clearly not understanding the meaning of the two passages.

Zhong Hui didn't pay much attention and was about to go to other places to continue killing the calamity beasts when he suddenly sensed a powerful aura approaching and stared at the distant horizon.

A streak of silvery-white light was hurtling toward them.

Chapter 4 The Magical Girl Who Didn't Sign a Contract with Sousei

"Cultivators from this world?"

Zhong Hui muttered to himself, his figure hovering proudly in the sky, his gaze indifferently fixed on the approaching streak of light, wanting to see what the other party's intentions were.

A silvery-white light, like a star streaking across the night sky, left a dazzling long trail in the clear blue air before finally coming to a steady stop in front of him.

As the dazzling light slowly faded, the figure of a white-haired girl was clearly revealed. She was wearing a pure white Lolita dress, and on her chest, three star-shaped marks were intertwined and shone brightly.

She held the sickle at an angle beside her with both hands, its blade gleaming coldly, and a few drops of undried blood were slowly dripping down the blade.

"His aura surpasses the Qi Refining Realm... Foundation Establishment Realm? Or Golden Core Realm?" Zhong Hui wondered to himself.

"Azure Star! It's the magical girl Azure Star!"

From the crowd below, someone immediately recognized the newcomer, and exclamations of surprise rose and fell.

Sousei completely ignored the commotion below, her gaze fixed directly on the aloof magical girl in front of her.

How beautiful... that was her first thought.

This is a magical girl I've never seen before. Her appearance and figure are both extremely beautiful, and coupled with that aloof and indifferent expression (cold face cuteness), even though I'm also a woman, Sousei can't help but be captivated by her.

She quickly composed herself and continued to scrutinize the other person.

Just as she was wondering about the magical girl's origins, her gaze inadvertently swept across the girl's arm and caught sight of a particularly striking star mark, instantly making a decision in her mind.

This is a newly born magical girl.

Magical girls' strength is graded by the star marks on their bodies. Those with one star mark are usually people who have only recently become magical girls, except in special cases.

And on her chest, there were three star marks, which meant that she was a senior magical girl.

Benizakura City is currently under invasion by evil, with monsters created by witches wreaking havoc throughout the city. In such a crisis, it's not surprising that a new magical girl is born.

Looking at the scene now calm, it's clear that the crisis of the calamity beasts has been resolved by the newly minted magical girl.

Thinking of this, Cangxing's goodwill towards him increased sharply, and she immediately smiled and took the initiative to extend her hand.

"Hello, my name is Sousei. Congratulations on becoming a member of the magical girls."

"Zhong Hui".

As the saying goes, one doesn't hit a smiling face, so Zhong Hui smiled slightly and reached out his hand in response.