Big sis, enough already. You're going too far!
Out of all these heroines, you're the damn best at taking advantage.
Have some restraint. So many people are watching.
Li Ruoling, standing nearby, was also speechless. She wanted to take advantage too, but she could not bring herself to do it. She was too shy.
She snorted coldly. This Elder Chi Lian was truly shameless. Pah.
Huo Ling'er, Jiang Lan, Jiang Hong, and the others nearby were filled with envy.
Damn it, why weren't they elders?
Before long, Xu Chen and the others returned to Jixia Academy.
Xu Chen turned in the mission and received the corresponding academic credits.
Academy credits could naturally be exchanged for all sorts of good things.
Next up is the freshman competition among the various academies.
The clash of geniuses from every city is one of the Original Text's major highlights.
According to the plot, Ye Xuan will naturally crush everyone and seize first place.
As for me, I just need to fight according to the original plot and lose.
I just hope the Empress of the Heavenly Venerate Dynasty and those princesses don't cause trouble during the Academy Grand Competition.
They're heroines too. They'll be attending as distinguished spectators during the competition.
Xu Chen muttered to himself.
Logically speaking, the Empress stood high above the masses. It would be difficult for her to cause trouble at the Training Ground.
But he was a little panicked. Every single heroine so far had been causing damn trouble.
If you're going to cause trouble this time, at least keep it light!
PS: Flowers went from 1,000 to 1,400, so two extra chapters!! Recommendation votes went from 95 to 241, so three extra chapters. That makes ten chapters today!!! Can we reach 500 recommendation votes and 3,000 flowers today? If we do, there'll be fifteen chapters tomorrow!!! I don't have any drafts saved up, but I think I can do it!!!
Oh, right. The Crown Prince and several princes of the Heavenly Venerate Dynasty actually support Ye Xuan.
Back then, those people set me up pretty badly as the villain. They even secretly gave Ye Xuan resources and support.
Come to think of it, their help was also key to Ye Xuan's early rise.
Dual Cultivation of Alchemy and Martial Arts really does make one popular.
Xu Chen pondered.
In the Original Text, Ye Xuan received attention and favor from every side, rising all the way with his head held high.
As for Xu Chen, he would later come into contact with the Demonic Cult and become Duanmu Jing's man.
Unfortunately, even within the Demonic Cult, Duanmu Xin was also Ye Xuan's woman.
The Original Text was pretty absurd too. The protagonist's luck was simply heaven-defying.
Put simply, everything belonged to the protagonist, and whoever tried to snatch it would die.
Xu Chen stretched lazily. Can't be bothered. I don't care whether I win or lose. As long as the plot can keep moving forward, that's enough.
In his eyes, following the plot outweighed everything else.
On the contrary, these heroines were all femme fatales, constantly increasing his difficulty wherever they went.
Oh, right. As the villain, my cultivation realm seems to be lower than Ye Xuan's.
That won't do. In the Original Text, I was always stronger than Ye Xuan. I'll use this batch of Heavenly Material Earthly Treasures to raise it.
With that, Xu Chen began his secluded cultivation.
The first spiritual medicine he took out was precisely the most precious Dragon Saliva Divine Flower.
This flower was the best for tempering the body at the Fifth Rank. No medicine could surpass it.
Without another word, he swallowed the entire Dragon Saliva Divine Flower, then began tempering his body according to the Body Refining Heavenly Scripture.
In the blink of an eye, seven days passed.
Throughout those seven days, Xu Chen kept his eyes closed.
He could feel his physical body growing stronger without end.
But he did not know exactly to what extent it had reached.
Buzz!
Golden light radiated from Xu Chen's body, and his flesh tightened even further.
After being tempered, his skin faintly gave off a subtle luster.
His originally somewhat dark skin had now completely shed away, becoming smooth and fair.
For a moment, Xu Chen looked even more refined and jade-like, elegant and tranquil.
After being tempered by the medicine, his handsome face became even more striking.
If the female disciples of the Academy saw him now, they would very likely let out screams.
After all, there probably was not a man more handsome than Xu Chen in the entire Academy.
Boom!
With a slight movement from Xu Chen, the surrounding air faintly showed signs of exploding.
Small air vortices swirled as spiritual energy gathered and poured into Xu Chen's physical body.
Very soon, Xu Chen opened his eyes, the light within them drawn back in.
He clenched his fist. After seven days of tempering, my body should have Late-stage Fourth Rank strength, right?
He could sense that his physical strength was extraordinary, but he was still uncertain of its exact realm.
In truth, Xu Chen's physical body had already broken through the Fourth Rank and successfully reached the Early Fifth Rank.
From now on, unless his body was tempered with spiritual medicines above the Fifth Rank, it would be difficult to achieve any effect.
With my physical body changed, it's time to raise my cultivation realm too.
With that, Xu Chen poured out all the Heavenly Material Earthly Treasures inside.
In an instant, a small pile the size of a basketball appeared before him.
Without hesitation, Xu Chen began eating those Heavenly Material Earthly Treasures as though they cost nothing.
Another eight days passed. Half a month had gone by in total.
Xu Chen's cultivation realm was also advancing by leaps and bounds.
All the Heavenly Material Earthly Treasures were completely consumed by Xu Chen within those eight days.
Boom!
Xu Chen, who had been at the Mid-stage Third Rank, saw his realm surge continuously at that moment.
In the blink of an eye, Xu Chen advanced to the Late-stage Third Rank.
But it did not end there. His aura was still soaring.
In the end, Xu Chen stopped at the Mid-stage Fourth Rank.
Although my aura is slightly unstable due to the spiritual medicines, the medicine within my body hasn't been fully absorbed.
Under these circumstances, the medicinal power can continuously temper my spiritual energy, allowing me to completely stabilize at the Mid-stage Fourth Rank.
Not bad. I expected to reach the Early Fourth Rank, but I actually exceeded my expectations.
With that thought, Xu Chen continued closing his eyes, tempering and condensing his spiritual energy.
About five days later, Xu Chen opened his eyes again.
Two sharp beams of light suddenly shot out from his eyes, and the aura around his body surged.
With a slight twist of his body, crisp cracking sounds rang out from his bones.
When he circulated his spiritual energy, he could clearly feel that he had stabilized completely at the Mid-stage Fourth Rank.
Even the flexibility and resilience of his body seemed to have improved.
The effects of twenty days of cultivation should be pretty explosive.
Ye Xuan probably can't compare to me, the villain, now.
Xu Chen smiled in satisfaction.
That was the advantage of being a villain.
His talent was equally heaven-defying. He did not need an Old Man to advance, and he was ahead of the protagonist at every turn.
The Academy Grand Competition is in ten days. Not bad, there's plenty of time.
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