Chapter 39

Big Sister, that's enough, you're going too far!

With so many female leads, you're the one who's best at taking advantage.

Show some modesty; so many people are watching.

Li Ruoling beside her was also speechless; she wanted to take advantage too, but she couldn't bring herself to do it—she was shy.

She snorted coldly; this Elder Chi Lian is truly shameless. Pfft.

Huo Ling'er, Jiang Lan, Jiang Hong, and others nearby felt a wave of envy.

Damn it, why aren't they Elders?

Not long after, Xu Chen and the others returned to Jixia Academy.

Xu Chen turned in the mission and received the corresponding credits.

Academy credits can naturally be exchanged for all sorts of good things.

"Next up is the Academy Competition for new students."

"The clash of prodigies from various cities is a major highlight of the original story."

"According to the plot, Ye Xuan naturally crushes everyone and takes first place."

"As for me, I'll just fight according to the original plot and lose."

"I just hope the Empress of Tianzun Dynasty and her princesses won't cause trouble during the Academy Competition."

"They are also female leads; they'll be attending the competition as honored guests, and their status is quite noble."

Xu Chen murmured.

In theory, the Empress is too high above to cause trouble at the Yanwuchang.

But he was a bit nervous; after all, all the previous female leads were causing trouble.

This time, if you're going to cause trouble, please do it lightly!

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"By the way, the Crown Prince and several princes of Tianzun Dynasty actually support Ye Xuan."

"Back then, I, the villain, was ambushed quite badly by them, and they secretly provided Ye Xuan with resource support."

"Come to think of it, their help was key to Ye Xuan's early rise."

"Dan-Wu Dual Cultivation is indeed quite advantageous."

Xu Chen pondered.

In the original story, Ye Xuan received attention and favor from all sides, rising with unstoppable momentum.

As for him, Xu Chen, he later contacted the Demon Sect and became Duanmu Jing's person.

Unfortunately, even within the Demon Sect, Duanmu Xin was one of Ye Xuan's women.

The original story was quite outrageous; the protagonist's luck was incomparably heaven-defying.

To put it simply in one sentence: everything belongs to the protagonist; whoever tries to snatch it dies.

Xu Chen stretched: "I can't be bothered; winning or losing doesn't matter to me, as long as the plot keeps moving."

In his eyes, following the plot was more important than anything else.

Instead, these female leads are all beauties who bring disaster, adding difficulty for him everywhere.

"By the way, as a villain, my own cultivation realm seems lower than Ye Xuan's."

"That won't do; in the original story, I was always higher than Ye Xuan. I'll use this wave of Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasure to break through."

Having said that, Xu Chen immediately entered seclusion.

The first Spirit Medicine he took out was precisely the most precious Dragon Saliva Divine Flower.

This flower is the best for body tempering at Fifth Grade; no medicine surpasses it.

He wasted no words, directly swallowed the entire Dragon Saliva Divine Flower, and began body tempering according to the Body-Refining Heavenly Spirit Sutra.

In a flash, seven days passed.

During these seven days, Xu Chen kept his eyes closed the entire time.

He could feel his physical body strengthening continuously.

But to what extent, he did not know.

"Buzz!"

Golden light radiated from Xu Chen's body, and his flesh grew even tighter.

His skin, after tempering, faintly emitted a certain luster.

His originally slightly dark skin completely faded away at this moment, transforming into smooth and fair.

For a moment, Xu Chen appeared even more gentle as jade, refined and calm.

That handsome face, after such medicinal tempering, looked even more dashing.

At this moment, if the female disciples of the Xuegong saw him, it would very likely cause screaming.

After all, within the entire Xuegong, there should be no man handsomer than Xu Chen.

"Boom!"

Xu Chen moved slightly, and the surrounding air seemed on the verge of exploding.

Slight air vortices circulated, Spiritual Qi condensed, and all entered Xu Chen's physical body.

Soon, Xu Chen opened his eyes, the light within them contained.

He clenched his fists: "Seven days of tempering; my strength should be at Fourth Grade Late Stage, right?"

He felt his physical strength was extraordinary, but his exact realm was still uncertain.

In fact, Xu Chen's physical body had already broken through Fourth Grade and successfully reached Fifth Grade Initial Stage.

From now on, unless the physical body is tempered with Spirit Medicine of Fifth Grade or above, it will be difficult to achieve any effect.

"With the physical body changing, my cultivation realm should also rise."

Having spoken, Xu Chen poured out all the Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasures inside.

In an instant, a small mountain pile, the size of a basketball, appeared before Xu Chen.

Without a second thought, Xu Chen began to devour these Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasures as if they were free.

Another eight days passed; a full half-month had gone by.

Xu Chen's cultivation realm was also surging forward with rapid progress.

All the Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasures were completely consumed by Xu Chen within these eight days.

"Boom!"

Xu Chen, at Third Grade Mid-Stage, saw his realm skyrocket at this very moment.

In just an instant, Xu Chen had advanced to Third Grade Late-Stage.

However, this was not the end; his aura continued to surge.

Finally, Xu Chen settled at Fourth Grade Mid Stage.

"Although the aura is slightly unstable due to the Spirit Medicine, the medicinal power within the body has not been fully absorbed."

"Under these circumstances, the medicinal power of the Spirit Medicine can continuously temper my own Spiritual Qi, allowing me to stabilize completely at Fourth Grade Mid Stage."

"Excellent; my expectation was Fourth Grade Early Stage, but I exceeded expectations."

Having thought this, Xu Chen closed his eyes again to temper and solidify his own Spiritual Qi.

About five days later, Xu Chen opened his eyes once more.

Two beams of sharp light suddenly shot out from his eyes, and his body's momentum surged.

He twisted lightly, and a series of creaking and clashing sounds came from within his bones.

He circulated his Spiritual Qi and could feel clearly that it was a perfectly stable Fourth Grade Mid Stage.

Even the flexibility and resilience of his body felt improved.

"The cultivation effect of twenty days should be quite explosive."

"Over at Ye Xuan's end, he probably can't compare to me, the villain."

Xu Chen smiled with satisfaction.

This is the benefit of being a villain.

With talent equally heaven-defying, one can advance without an Old Grandpa, and lead the protagonist in every aspect.

"The Academy Competition is in ten days; not bad, plenty of time."