[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-i-really-am-a-villain":3,"chapter-i-really-am-a-villain-i-really-am-a-villain-chapter-1038":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","I Really Am A Villain",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1433863,1885,"Chapter 1038 - Cultivating For One Hundred Years","i-really-am-a-villain-chapter-1038",1038,"\u003Cp>Today the True Martial Sacred Ground was especially lively.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the day the sect opened its gates to recruit new disciples.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One could say the mountain below was a sea of people, noisy voices blending together in chaos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because Xu Zimo bore the Heaven's Will, the True Martial Sacred Ground had become the most renowned force of this era.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Countless people were fighting desperately for a chance to get in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The line stretched from the mountain gate all the way down, like a long dragon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Did you hear? The True Martial Sacred Ground’s recruitment standards are really high, the highest among all sects.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A youth discussed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course, the True Martial Sacred Ground is the number one force on the continent. If their standards weren’t high, how would they deserve their reputation?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I think you all are just wasting your time. You’ll definitely be eliminated.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Who gets eliminated isn’t certain yet. Don’t look down on others.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Exactly, in Heaven-Sun City, I’m also someone with quite a name.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The youths chatted noisily, full of vigor and spirit, just like this spring season, with its gentle breeze and mild sunshine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zimo walked along the steps leading up to the sect’s mountain gate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He enjoyed this feeling, in the midst of mortal clamor, he could truly feel himself as part of the world. Not some lofty Grand Emperor above it all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To comprehend the Dao, one must first enter the Dao, only then can one transcend.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you do not step into the Dao, how can you speak of transcending the Dao?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Halfway up the mountain path, Xu Zimo saw a commotion ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A crowd had gathered, pointing and whispering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked up and saw that disciples of the True Martial Sacred Ground had also noticed, a group running down from the mountain gate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Get lost, you think you’re worthy to join the True Martial Sacred Ground? A frog in a well dreaming of the heavens.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yeah, you’re just like your half-dead old man, better off dying early.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the crowd, fists and feet struck at someone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the center, there was a young boy, shielding a little girl in his arms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter how many punches and kicks landed on him, he gritted his teeth and endured silently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone nearby, confused, asked, “What’s going on? Did he offend you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We’re all from Fang Village. This brat is a half-beast, understand? His father bore him and his sister with a demonic beast.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Half-beast?” People all looked at the boy with curiosity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind him, a tail swayed, and his eyes were pure white, without a trace of black.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some in the crowd laughed, some mocked, others simply stood by.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sect disciples responsible for maintaining order came down, frowning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s all this commotion?” one asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Senior brother, nothing, we were just playing,” someone replied with a laugh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Disperse. Whoever causes trouble again will lose their qualification for the trial.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At these words, all the youths grew silent with fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They scattered immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sect disciples glanced at the boy at the center, shook their heads slightly, and eventually left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The boy struggled to his feet, looking at the little girl in his arms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Brother, I’m scared,” the girl said in a soft voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s alright. I will definitely become a disciple of the True Martial Sacred Ground, work hard, and protect you,” the boy said seriously, clenching his fists.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I believe in you, brother,” the girl smiled innocently, hugging his arm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Effort isn’t just words,” Xu Zimo said with a smile from the side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The boy looked up at him, silent for a while, then finally said, “I’ll prove it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zimo smiled faintly, casually tossing him a cultivation manual before turning and leaving.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Who are you?” the boy looked at the manual in his hands and shouted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You don’t need to know,” Xu Zimo pointed at his chest. “What matters most if you want to become strong is your Dao Heart.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The boy said nothing more, only stared as Xu Zimo’s figure disappeared from sight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back at the True Martial Sacred Ground, this was just a small episode.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He only helped because the boy seemed pleasing to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The boy’s Dao Heart was not bad.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zimo did not visit anyone else but began his long secluded cultivation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He refused all visitors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first step of the Grand Emperor realm was to forge the Yin-Yang Bridge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His God-Soul returned to the God World.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His figure sat cross-legged in the void, the Primordial Chaos Bead spinning above his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A beam of light descended from the Primordial Chaos Bead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It enveloped Xu Zimo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He felt his mind calmer than ever before, as if every movement around him, even the flow of air, was crystal clear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His mind expanded severalfold in an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He placed God Crystals around him, piled up, and slowly absorbed them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus began his first step in enlightenment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Yin-Yang Bridge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Grand Dao is silent, without confidants.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cultivate for a year, and a hundred years pass in the body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During this century, the God Crystals around him gradually dwindled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seas shifted into mulberry fields, sun and moon turned in cycles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether the Primordial Heartlands or the God World, both underwent tremendous changes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fervor for Grand Emperors began to fade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the fall of countless prodigies in Sky-Trap Island, new talents began to rise and seize opportunities, one after another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In these hundred years, sects rose and fell without pause.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rumors spread constantly across the land.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Somewhere, a prodigy accomplished a world-shaking deed, becoming famous across the continent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fallen ones of the past were eventually forgotten.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a corner of the God World, in a void long forgotten for a century, Xu Zimo slowly opened his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The energies of yin and yang surged within him, releasing boundless might.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within his body, a vast bridge took shape in shadow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As endless yin and yang energy poured into it, the bridge grew more solid, more majestic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zimo’s aura also grew stronger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A rumbling thunder echoed unceasingly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His blood energy became more vigorous. He suddenly opened his eyes, and the world within them seemed split into two extremes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His gaze pierced layers of void, and he muttered to himself, “A hundred years… finally, I’ve entered the Yin-Yang Stage.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And this was with the help of the Primordial Chaos Bead and countless God Crystals, otherwise, even with a thousand years, comprehension would not be certain. Such was the immense difficulty of reaching the higher realms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His figure crossed through the God World and returned to the Primordial Heartlands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Walking out from his chamber on South Goose Mountain, he felt as if lifetimes had passed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As though he no longer belonged to this world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The unfamiliar sunlight shone upon him, and Xu Zimo took a long time to adjust before exhaling deeply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked up. Others could not see, but in the skies above, he faintly sensed a pressure from the Heavenly Dao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew the time for departure was drawing near.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the blink of an eye, a hundred years had passed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he stepped out of South Goose Mountain, he found the True Martial Sacred Ground filled with many unfamiliar faces, people who did not even know him. Everything had changed with time, a wave of strangeness rushing over him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Walking toward Green Mountain, he unexpectedly encountered Little Gui.\u003C\u002Fp>",1236,"2026-06-06T01:07:06.361Z",1,"novelbin.me","04a160290f53cc36b848709a5d070403701af5f4b2c44df00bfd474bc4be78c9","i-really-am-a-villain-chapter-1039","i-really-am-a-villain-chapter-1037",1822,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-really-am-a-villain-cover.jpg"]