[{"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-849":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},1433674,1885,"Chapter 849 - Vermillion Bird Life Leaf","i-really-am-a-villain-chapter-849",849,"\u003Cp>Li Changhe looked at the disappearing figure in the sky and remained silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stood in deep thought for a long time before finally turning to leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After this small episode, the entire Heavenly Dao Academy fell into chaos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The students were all whispering among themselves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What exactly did that sudden phantom and his words mean?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were actually people in the Overlord Region who dared to provoke Heavenly Dao Academy, and more importantly, Vice Dean Li seemed to have known about this matter long ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the moment, the academy gave no response at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it hadn’t been for this sudden appearance, most people would likely still be completely in the dark.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You really don’t know?” Xu Zimo looked at Rock Solid and asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I don’t know,” Rock Solid shook his head. “I’ve always stayed here on Vermilion Bird Island and have no interest in other matters.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Does our Heavenly Dao Academy have any enemies?” Xu Zimo asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What enemies could we have?” Rock Solid shook his head with a smile. “The academy teaches and educates people, we don’t block anyone’s path, so where would enemies come from?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Well, that makes it interesting,” Xu Zimo said with a faint smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two chatted briefly before Rock Solid returned to the smithy to continue forging his weapons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With nothing else to do, Xu Zimo wandered around Vermilion Bird Island.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the island, the Southern Luminous Fire illuminated half the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Countless flowers, plants, and trees thrived and grew vigorously amidst the blazing flames.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, from the moment he had set foot on the island, he had sensed its extraordinariness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Strictly speaking, the ground beneath his feet was not truly an island, but the back of the Vermilion Bird itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could feel the faint sound of a heartbeat, the flow of blood, and the almost imperceptible oppressive power coursing through its meridians.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All of these signs allowed Xu Zimo to judge that Vermilion Bird Island was actually the Vermilion Bird’s body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zimo wanted to go see the location of the Vermilion Bird’s heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Following his senses, he passed through thick bushes, and the further he walked in that direction, the hotter the Southern Luminous Fire around him became.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The temperature continued to rise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pushing aside the dense branches in front of him, Xu Zimo finally saw the scene ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a sea of fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A true sea of flames formed by Southern Luminous Fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bluish flames carried a tinge of red.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed as though the sharp cry of the Vermilion Bird echoed from within.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And beside the flames, a man was sitting at that moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man held a wine flask in one hand and leaned against a gravestone in the midst of the fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Xu Zimo arrived, the man’s previously dull, lifeless eyes suddenly snapped open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With overwhelming pressure, he looked directly at Xu Zimo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The surrounding Southern Luminous Fire burned fiercely, crackling loudly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Who are you?” the man asked as he slowly stood up, his gaze fixed on Xu Zimo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A newcomer. The academy told me to follow Venerable Nu,” Xu Zimo said with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In truth, he had already guessed most of the man’s identity but chose not to point it out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Who told you to come here?” the man said coldly. “Leave now, and never set foot here again.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That Vermilion Bird isn’t dead yet. Don’t you want to save it?” Xu Zimo asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At Xu Zimo’s words, the man frowned slightly and froze for a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he laughed and said, “Kid, do you even know what you’re saying?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without answering directly, Xu Zimo took out a leaf from the Tree of Life from the True Fate World.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This Life Leaf not only granted longevity but was also unparalleled in healing injuries.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the leaf was far too precious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the past, only the Celestial Race could possess it. Later, after Xu Zimo found it, the Life Leaf had completely vanished from the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, Xu Zimo was the only person on the entire continent who possessed it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He rarely gave it to others, as the leaves were extremely rare, the Tree of Life required a thousand years to grow a single leaf.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The green Life Leaf glowed faintly. When the man saw it, his pupils shrank sharply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Can you give it to me?” he asked, breathing heavily, his tone cautious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How about we make a trade?” Xu Zimo said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re the new student the academy brought in today, aren’t you?” the man walked toward him step by step. “I heard you passed the tenth level.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Southern Luminous Fire surrounded him, as though he were the ruler of this sea of flames.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Venerable Nu,” Xu Zimo smiled. “What should I call you? Teacher Nu? Sounds awkward.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Just call me teacher, though I have no intention of taking you as a disciple,” Venerable Nu said with a wave of his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Indeed, the man before him was the master of Vermilion Bird Island, Venerable Nu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On this vast island, besides Rock Solid, there was only Venerable Nu himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That much was not hard to guess.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What trade do you want to make?” Venerable Nu asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I believe teacher knows well the value of the Life Leaf,” Xu Zimo smiled. “I won’t give it to you for free. I want to enter the Treasure Tower.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Treasure Tower isn’t a place you can just enter,” Venerable Nu shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then there’s no deal,” Xu Zimo said directly, putting the Life Leaf away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you’d come before, I really wouldn’t have been able to help,” Venerable Nu said with a small smile. “But recently, there just might be an opportunity. It depends on whether you dare to seek fortune in danger.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What opportunity?” Xu Zimo asked in puzzlement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Venerable Nu looked up and pointed to the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Xu Zimo frown, he continued, “You saw that phantom that tore open the heavens earlier, didn’t you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zimo nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“In seven days, great disaster will befall Heavenly Dao Academy. When that time comes, anything could be possible,” Venerable Nu said plainly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t avoid the subject, speaking of it with a calm expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You want me to use the chaos to rob the place?” Xu Zimo frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“....”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Venerable Nu shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I meant help defend the academy. If we hold it, your merit will be great enough for you to enter the Treasure Tower normally. If the academy falls and is overrun, I can take you to the Treasure Tower, and you can take whatever you want.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Deal,” Xu Zimo said after a moment’s thought. Then he asked, “Who are these people attacking the academy?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What, are you scared?” Venerable Nu asked with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Not really,” Xu Zimo shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m just curious, there’s actually a force in the Overlord Region bold enough to attack Heavenly Dao Academy? Even the Immortal Extinction Sacred Ground would think twice.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Just a bunch of jumping clowns,” Venerable Nu snorted coldly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But sometimes, you have to admit, little devils can be troublesome.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you don’t want to say, then forget it,” Xu Zimo said, shaking his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s not that I don’t want to say. You’ll know when the time comes,”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Venerable Nu replied with a small shake of his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Now, can you give me the Life Leaf?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“When I’ve entered the Treasure Tower, I’ll naturally give it to you,” Xu Zimo said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You don’t trust me?” Venerable Nu frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>",1253,"2026-06-06T01:06:58.053Z",1,"novelbin.me","feb3dbd610e0368f84ab48d203bdd23d7aad6af739647ab79947119f5576e37e","i-really-am-a-villain-chapter-850","i-really-am-a-villain-chapter-848",1822,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-really-am-a-villain-cover.jpg"]