Chapter 2
Breakthrough Pill?
Jiang Chen was startled.
Compared to his previous lives, a string of text appeared in Jiang Chen’s mind when he decided to become a real villain:
【As long as the host’s actions conform to the villain’s character setting, you can ascend to another world immediately after dying in the grand finale!】
Jiang Chen felt that this must be his system.
In short. As long as his character matched the original story, and he was killed by the protagonist in the end, he could ascend to another world and thus be completely liberated.
Except for being a villain, he had died like this in the previous nine lives.
Jiang Chen wanted to laugh, and he wanted to curse the system’s eighteen generations of ancestors.
After nine lifetimes of reincarnation and enduring disdain, the system had not appeared. But in this tenth life, the system suddenly appeared when he decided to become a thorough villain!
It would have been fine if it just appeared, but the system’s tasks still couldn’t change the ending!This world was indeed full of malice towards him!
If he had a choice, Jiang Chen naturally wouldn’t want to go through this ending again. But since this was the only way to escape the cycle and ascend on the spot, he had no say in the matter.
For him, it was enough as long as he could leave this damn world.
Perhaps to motivate him or assert its presence, the system would give Jiang Chen rewards every time he did something that matched the original villain’s actions.
The Breakthrough Pill this time was one such reward.
As for the others.
After the commotion, everyone was in disbelief.
They hadn’t expected Jiang Chen to not only admit to his actions but to do so with such righteous indignation! And he even took the opportunity to tease Jiang Lianyue again!
It was simply too arrogant!
Weren’t he afraid that the Peak Master would become furious and truly cripple his cultivation and expel him from Jiuyan Sect?
What the crowd didn’t know was that this was exactly how it was written in the original story.
In the original story, Jiang Chen was the first personal disciple taken in by Xiao Hongyi, who had always taught him with great care and was quite biased in her favor.
That’s why Jiang Chen was bold and reckless when doing villainous things.
Upon hearing this, Xiao Hongyi was very angry.
Her slender fingers clenched tightly, her breath fluctuating wildly, clearly caught in a dilemma.
Seeing this, a girl dressed in a white cloud glaze dress stepped forward and said, “Master, this is Eldest Senior Brother’s first offense, and he has managed the Ninth Peak for many years. Let’s… let this matter go.”
The one who spoke was Jiang Lianyue herself.
According to the sect rules, Jiang Chen could not escape being expelled today, but she could see that Xiao Hongyi was reluctant.
Since she had just joined the Jiuyan Sect, being too aggressive was not conducive to a good relationship with her Master in the future, so she spoke up to plead on his behalf.
This allowed Xiao Hongyi to breathe a sigh of relief.
She couldn’t understand!
Why had she taken in Jiang Chen, a disciple with such questionable character, in the first place?
After years of teaching, she had hoped that Jiang Chen would mend his ways, but instead, he became even worse!
What drove her to despair the most was.
Not only did Jiang Chen flirt with his junior sister and peep at Jiang Lianyue, but even she, his Master, wasn’t spared!
Lately, she could occasionally detect a hint of frivolity in this disciple’s gaze!
This disciple, it seemed, was truly beyond redemption…
Xiao Hongyi closed her eyes and sighed deeply in her heart.
She would still protect Jiang Chen this time, but it would definitely be the last time.
If Jiang Chen did not change, then their master-disciple relationship was truly over!
After a long time, Xiao Hongyi finally opened her eyes.
Looking directly at Jiang Chen, her expression was more serious than ever. She said, “Balancing your merits and demerits, you can be spared from expulsion from the sect, but you still need to be punished.”
“Boom——!”
A powerful aura burst forth from her body as soon as her words fell.
The majestic aura surged toward Jiang Chen.
Jiang Chen felt as if he had been hit by a mountain the next second, his blood roiling, and the Core Formation inside his body instantly shattered!
“Pffgh——”
Clutching his chest, he spat out a mouthful of blood.
“Today, I will cripple your Core Formation as punishment. From now on, you…”
Xiao Hongyi spoke again, her voice choked.
Clearly, crippling Jiang Chen’s Core Formation was also painful for her.
After taking a deep breath, she composed herself again: “From now on, you must watch your words and actions and shoulder the heavy responsibility of the Ninth Peak Eldest Senior Brother! You will be directly handed over to the sect’s Hall of Enforcement for punishment if you make any problem again.”
The Hall of Enforcement was not known for showing mercy.
This was also a reminder to Jiang Chen that next time, she as his Master, would not protect him anymore.
“Thank you, Master.”
Stabilizing his staggering form, Jiang Chen bowed with his hands clasped.
He was grateful to her.
Although Xiao Hongyi destroyed his Core Formation, she was one of the few who would protect him through the cycles of nine reincarnations.
It was for this reason that, across the nine reincarnations, Jiang Chen wanted to save her!
Even if he completely messed up in this life, he still wanted to give it a try!
In the original story, after the stupid protagonist joined the Jiuyan Sect, he showed off and slapped faces all the way, winning the hearts of many women including Xiao Hongyi!
But none of these women had a good ending.
Due to the poor result of the original story, the author gave up in the middle and late stages and hired a ghostwriter to write nonsense.
The ghostwriter, maybe has some problem in his brain, ended up killing all the female leads and supporting characters, including Xiao Hongyi!
Without even holding hands, these people die on the protagonist’s path of proving his dao through killing women!
In every reincarnation, Jiang Chen has tried his best to prevent these women from developing feelings for the protagonist. But he ended in failure every time.
Obviously, the protagonist’s halo was not something he, a mere villain, could shake.
Additionally, not only was he despised by the many female leads and supporting characters, but he also inadvertently provided the protagonist with more opportunities to show off.
Master, this disciple will still save you in this life…
Moved by his thoughts, Jiang Chen gave Xiao Hongyi a deep bow, his figure weathered.
He has a system in this life.
Although the ending won’t change, he can become stronger! He no longer hopes to change Xiao Hongyi’s impression of him, but as long as he is strong enough, he can take other measures to avoid her death.
For example, by using absolute strength to destroy Xiao Hongyi’s physical body and seal her in an object for a hundred years!
Although this would incur Xiao Hongyi’s intense hatred, at least she could avoid the protagonist’s path of proving his dao by killing women.
This was the only method Jiang Chen could think of now.
As for the others? They’re on their own!
After nine reincarnations, he was tired of their skeptical looks!
On the other hand, Xiao Hongyi.
The sight of Jiang Chen inexplicably brought a sourness to her nose.
She always felt that her disciple seemed to have experienced something that was heart-wrenching.
“Disciple, it’s never too late.”
Xiao Hongyi stood up, her voice thick with emotion: “As long as you return to the right path, you are still a good disciple to me! Have you not thanked Junior Sister Lianyue? She gave you the chance to reform.”
“Thank you, Junior Sister.”
Jiang Chen obediently thanked Jiang Lianyue.
After a moment’s hesitation, Jiang Lianyue still replied: “No need, I hope Senior Brother will act in the future without letting down Master’s good intentions. I will forget about this incident, and Senior Brother should not dwell on it either.”
“Really?”
Jiang Chen grinned.
“Mmm.”
Jiang Lianyue nodded.
“In that case, Junior Sister surely wouldn’t mind that I casually took some of Junior Sister’s personal belongings while I was peeping, right?”
Jiang Chen asked again.
Jiang Lianyue’s face turned dark in an instant.
Xiao Hongyi was the same, ready to scold him.
But before she could speak.
“Thump”
The injuries inside his body erupted, and Jiang Chen’s vision went dark as he collapsed unconscious.
Seeing this, a group of elders and disciples were all speechless.
He was so injured, yet he still didn’t forget to make frivolous remarks?
This Eldest Senior Brother, it seems, is truly beyond redemption…
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