I, the Destined Villain, Start by Controlling the Saint

Nine Lights Heavenly Emperor Cauldron, the girl in the cauldronBesides the profound lectures from Elders, countless Cultivation Techniques and ancient texts in the Scripture Pavilion, abundant Spirit Stones, Spirit Medicine, and Spiritual Plants, clear paths for advancement, and protection provided to Disciples, a Holy Land also needs comprehensive supporting facilities.

For instance: teaching Disciples how to Undergo Tribulation!

Undergoing Tribulation is a crucial juncture in a Cultivator’s life.

If one succeeds, their Realm improves, strength increases, and living for several hundred or even thousands of years more is not an issue.

Some people can even temper their Physical Body during Undergoing Tribulation, becoming a physically dominant Cultivator.

However, if one is slightly careless and fails the Undergoing Tribulation, that becomes a breaking point in their life.

At best, they fail, suffer injuries, and their Cultivation falls.

At worst, they die, their Dao dissipates, and their life ends in Yellow Springs.

Every Holy Land Disciple is the future and hope of the Holy Land; the Holy Land pours immense resources and effort into them, so naturally, they must be well-protected.

Especially for a major event like Undergoing Tribulation, one must not be careless.

There were many intelligent individuals within Tai Xuan Holy Land, and one former Holy Lord established a dedicated Undergoing Tribulation site outside the Holy Land.

This was precisely the Fei Xian Platform!

The Fei Xian Platform carries a beautiful meaning: Immortal Ascension.

Around the Fei Xian Platform, there are Formations to isolate it, preventing outsiders from disturbing the Undergoing Tribulation.

At the same time, to help Disciples better complete their Undergoing Tribulation, many Spiritual Veins are confined beneath this Fei Xian Platform, constantly emitting Spiritual Qi.

The Spiritual Qi is dense, preventing Disciples from lacking Spiritual Qi or becoming physically exhausted during the Undergoing Tribulation process.

Outside the Fei Xian Platform, there is a teleportation Formation that leads directly to the Pill Pavilion.

If one fails the Undergoing Tribulation and is injured, Medicinal Pills can be teleported from the Pill Pavilion immediately, and those with severe injuries can be directly sent to the Pill Pavilion for treatment.

Near this Fei Xian Platform, there are also Soul Transformation deacons who patrol irregularly, and Elders proficient in Formations check the Formations every certain number of years to ensure everything is foolproof.

All kinds of excellent benefits are readily available.

What is a Holy Land? It’s not just having dozens of Mahayana Cultivators and hundreds of Body Fusion Elders; you also need corresponding guidance and a focus on Disciple growth.

This is also why people from aristocratic families try every means to send their children into a Holy Land.

Once in a Holy Land, the future is bright!

The territory of Tai Xuan Holy Land spans an area of ten million li.

However, it only controls the area within a radius of one million li.

The rest are territories of subordinate forces, with the Holy Land as their supreme authority, annually paying a certain amount of Spirit Stones and Heaven And Earth Treasure; the Holy Land provides them with protection, which is considered a type of transaction.

Of this one million li radius, the truly utilized area is only eighty thousand li, and the regions beyond that are for Disciples to gain experience, Cultivate Spiritual Plants and Spirit Medicine, mine Spiritual Veins, and similar activities.

Naturally, this Fei Xian Platform could not be built inside the Holy Land; it was built tens of thousands of li away from the Holy Land.

Xiao Fan arrived at the Fei Xian Platform via the teleportation Formation.

”Greetings, Saint,” a Refining Void Elder respectfully said to Xiao Fan.

Xiao Fan cupped his hands in return.

We villains adhere to elegance and courtesy, treating others with respect, unlike the Child of Destiny who attracts hatred wherever he goes.

This Fei Xian Platform looks unremarkable from the outside, but it actually conceals profound secrets.

Surrounded by ordinary grassy hills and mountains, a massive stone platform, one hundred zhang square, is built among these forests, with tadpole-shaped runes carved upon it.

These are patterns discovered by Cultivators over the long history of Cultivation; these runes can absorb the energy of the Lightning Tribulation and confine it.

Then, the Holy Land will transport this pure Lightning Tribulation power to construct Lightning Pools for Body Tempering for Disciples with lower Cultivation.

Incidentally, the Lightning Pool collects Spirit Stone fees, completing a cycle and maintaining the operation of this Fei Xian Platform.

Otherwise, if the Holy Land alone bore the cost of Spirit Stones, this Fei Xian Platform would not be sustainable.

”Elder, is this the Fei Xian Platform for Golden Core Cultivators to Undergo Tribulation?”

The Fei Xian Platform is built according to Cultivation, up to the Body Integration Tribulation, as Mahayana Cultivators directly Ascend afterward.

So, he immediately asked if he had come to the wrong place.

”Precisely.”

The Elder had a an appearance of an immortal, with some graying hair, but Xiao Fan was already somewhat immune to this image.

After all, the Grand Elder’s image was even more ethereal than this Elder’s, but behind the scenes, he also had emotions and desires; one cannot judge a book by its cover.

”Do I need to make any preparations?” Xiao Fan asked.

At the same time, Xiao Fan was filled with emotion; when a Xiao Family Disciple needed to Undergo Tribulation, there would be Elders from the clan protecting them, but there was no such arrangement as the Fei Xian Platform.

It could only be said that the Holy Land’s foundation was much deeper than his Xiao Family’s.

”Saint, just go in; I will activate the protective Great Formation to ensure no one disturbs you.”

Xiao Fan prepared Medicinal Pills and defensive Magic Treasures, then stepped onto the Fei Xian Platform.

With everything ready, Xiao Fan sat in meditation to calm his mind, adjusting his entire being to the best possible state.

The aura of his Golden Core began to solidify, eventually emitting faint wisps of Nascent Soul pressure.

The thunderclouds in the sky began to overlap; the Nascent Soul Lightning Tribulation was about to begin.

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Ye Chen, who had swallowed his broken front teeth, now spoke with a lisp.

He returned to his dwelling, a small pavilion, and sat quietly within it.

”Hmph, these people are blind; such a great Genius like me is here, and they can’t even see it.”

”Not only that, they even stripped me of my competition qualification; it’s utterly detestable!”

The more Ye Chen thought about it, the angrier he became; he slammed his palm on the ground, and the hard obsidian shattered in circles, revealing spiderweb-like cracks.

Hiss, Ye Chen couldn’t help but gasp.

”So painful!” A searing pain came from his palm.

”Are you bullying me too?” Saying that, he unleashed an attack on the pile of obsidian.

He only stopped after a while, and a half-zhang deep pit had appeared on the ground.

”I have Rebirth into this life, but my current Physical Body is too weak, and my bone Aptitude is poor. If I want to re-ascend to the peak of eternity, I must take one step at a time, building a solid foundation.”

”But even so, it won’t defeat me! My memories hide countless Divine Arts; each one can transform a Mortal. As long as I’m given time, this era will be overshadowed by my brilliance.”

Thinking of this, he unconsciously revealed a hooked smile, like a Dragon King.

Just as he was contemplating which Cultivation Technique to Cultivate.

The next moment, in his Sea of Consciousness, a bronze nine-legged small cauldron vibrated with a hum, as if the sound of the Great Dao flowed, ancient and eternal.

Subsequently, a profound and mysterious incantation echoed in his mind, startling his entire being, and he immediately fell into a mysterious state of Epiphany.

”Nine Luminaries Heavenly Emperor Cauldron, settling Heaven and Earth!”

”Nine is the extreme number; the sun, moon, and stars are all luminaries. The Nine Luminaries Heavenly Emperor Cauldron, with the sun, moon, and stars of the world as the cauldron, supplemented by the Qi Luck of Heaven and Earth and the Qi of the Emperor, obtains the Nine Luminaries Heavenly Emperor Cauldron.”

”The one who obtains this item will surely stand alone through the ages and become an unparalleled Heavenly Emperor.”

”...”

Ye Chen was utterly astonished; he shouted with wide eyes.

”What, it followed me too!”

Surprise, but more so, delight.

This Heavenly Emperor Cauldron was precisely the supreme secret treasure he obtained when he entered the Secret Realm.

It was also because of this ancient and mysterious Heavenly Emperor Cauldron that he was besieged by ten Immortal Emperors.

Ultimately, he died on the spot and Rebirth one hundred thousand years ago.

”I didn’t expect it to be the legendary Nine Luminaries Heavenly Emperor Cauldron; this is the supreme treasure of the legendary Progenitor Heavenly Emperor, the Nine Luminaries Heavenly Emperor.”

”The Nine Luminaries Heavenly Emperor is rumored to have transcended the Immortal Realm. If I can comprehend a trace of the Nine Luminaries Heavenly Emperor’s true meaning from it, I will definitely go further and be more glorious than in my previous life.”

He said excitedly, originally thinking that Rebirth into a new life was the greatest surprise, but he didn’t expect to also gain the Legacy of a Progenitor Heavenly Emperor.

”Hahaha, Heaven never seals off all exits! With this great treasure in hand, ten Immortal Emperors, your doomsday is coming!”

Ye Chen laughed wildly, as if he had already seen his former enemies groveling at his feet, begging for mercy.

He still suppressed his inner excitement and began to comprehend the mysteries on the cauldron.

A day later, he made some progress and proudly opened his eyes.

”I didn’t expect this Heavenly Emperor Cauldron to actually hide a little girl, sculpted like pink jade. The Nine Luminaries Heavenly Emperor, invincible across the Immortal Realm, why would he place a little girl inside the Heavenly Emperor Cauldron?”

Ye Chen thought for a long time but couldn’t figure it out.

Inside the cauldron, a playful and cute little girl with twin braids was exhaling and inhaling Spiritual Qi; her breathing was faint but regular, seemingly absorbing Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi to nourish herself.

Ye Chen’s heart stirred; this little girl must know the whereabouts of the Nine Luminaries Heavenly Emperor. If she could be revived, he would surely gain a lot of information.

He tried throwing down two Spirit Stones; unexpectedly, the Spiritual Qi in the Spirit Stones quickly shriveled, condensing into a strand that was refined by the little girl, turning the Spirit Stones into ordinary stones.

”It works!”

He threw down more than ten Spirit Stones, and like before, the Spiritual Qi quickly shriveled, all being refined and swallowed by the little girl.

Watching his already scarce Spirit Stones diminish by dozens, it made his already unwealthy life even harder.

The Dragon Secret Realm, which was his opportunity to soar, had not yet begun, so he had no way to get Spirit Stones.

At this moment, he seemed to have thought of something.

”In the Holy Land’s Pill Pavilion, there are rewards for submitting Pill Formulas; as long as you provide a Pill Formula not yet collected by the Pill Pavilion, you can receive Holy Land contribution points, as well as various rewards like Spirit Stones, Medicinal Pills, and Magic Treasures.”

”The Scripture Pavilion is the same; writing down various techniques and Divine Abilities also earns various rewards!”

”The higher the Cultivation Technique Rank, the stronger the Pill Formula’s efficacy, and the more generous the rewards.”

”If I write down and submit the Cultivation Techniques and Pill Formulas from my previous life to the Holy Land, given their Rank, they will surely shock these Mortals greatly.”

The more Ye Chen thought about it, the more feasible it seemed.

As the dignified Dragon King Immortal Emperor of the Immortal Realm, he had seen a vast ocean of Cultivation Techniques and Pill Formulas; just taking out a few would cause huge waves in this Human Realm.

A way to make money, he had it!

When he stepped out, the sky tens of thousands of li away was filled with thunderclouds, and thunder boomed.

He naturally knew what this was. ”In your previous life, you also Underwent Tribulation to Nascent Soul like this, received attention from the Holy Land, and eventually with Qingxue...”

Just thinking of himself under the bed, and the sounds of Dragon and Phoenix harmony coming from the bed, his molars were about to shatter.

”You just wait for me; I want the Saint position, and I also want to propose to Qingxue in the name of the Saint. She is mine, and no one can take her away!”