How Actors Are Made

In the northwest continent, several major upheavals occurred, plunging the region into unrest.

After an extraterrestrial demon emerged from the Lion Underworld Sect and Holy Lion City, the two Half-Saint powerhouses from the ancient Shi and Ling families were killed, completely enraging the Shi and Ling families.

The two ancient families flew into a rage and immediately dispatched multiple Dou Saints to the northwest to conduct a dragnet search for Leng Bingyan.

However, Leng Bingyan was extremely cunning and cruel. During her escape, she would slaughter civilians in every large city she passed through, her methods utterly heinous.

Another matter was the high-profile actions of the Misty Cloud Sect. Led by Yun Shan, they continuously sought to win over the leaders of various sects, large and small. Currently, several sects had agreed to join the Misty Cloud Sect, with many even relocating their entire sects to merge their forces into the Misty Cloud Sect.

"This slow pace is simply not going to work!" Ye Qianqian sat in the grand hall, feeling extremely anxious.

She had a system mission to complete: to control all forces in the northwest with her own hands. Although many sects had come to pledge allegiance, their numbers were still meager. Completing the mission within a hundred days seemed incredibly difficult.

After much thought, she began to concoct a new scheme.

"I have an idea!"

Suddenly, Ye Qianqian's eyes lit up. A new plan for deception was born.

Currently, that old hag Leng Bingyan was causing trouble all over the northwest continent, incurring the wrath of heaven and man. Almost all forces, large and small, were in a state of panic, fearing that Leng Bingyan might descend upon their territory. Why not exploit this situation?

With this thought, Ye Qianqian communicated with the system space.

"System, exchange the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique and the Transformation Technique for me."

"Ding, congratulations to the host for a successful exchange. 300,000 Shock Points have been consumed."

The exchanged skills were relatively cheap. Ye Qianqian immediately crossed her two fingers into a cross shape and shouted.

"Multiple Shadow Clone Technique!"

"Bang bang bang bang bang..."

In an instant, over three thousand shadow clones appeared in the grand hall. The three thousand Ye Qianxians looked at each other, all feeling incredibly curious.

"I must be the main body, right?" one Ye Qianqian said with a shameless laugh.

"No, I am your main body," another Ye Qianqian quickly declared.

"Can you guys be any more shameless? Clearly, I am!"

"No, I am..."

The over three thousand Ye Qianxians argued fiercely, getting into a brawl and making the entire hall chaotic.

"You bunch of shameless old thieves, all of you shut up!" The true main body, Ye Qianqian, cursed loudly, mobilizing her rule power to prove she was the main body.

However, as soon as she finished cursing, she felt terrible. Scolding them was like scolding herself, wasn't it?

Ye Qianqian said loudly, "Young men... cough cough, young ladies, today I have a difficult mission for you. Do you have the confidence to complete it?"

"Reporting to the main body, we... have no confidence," the over three thousand Ye Qianqian clones shouted in unison.

Ye Qianqian: "..."

After studying for a while, Ye Qianqian finally grasped the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique thoroughly.

She then ordered the over three thousand clones to divide into two rows, with fifteen hundred in each row.

Fifteen hundred of them would use the Transformation Technique to disguise themselves as Leng Bingyan's previous appearance, while the other fifteen hundred would remain in their original forms. After assigning their tasks, the over three thousand Ye Qianqian clones, under the cover of night, zipped out of the Misty Cloud Sect.

Sky Escort Gate!

This was a small to medium-sized sect that primarily made a living by escorting biao. Its disciples, usually led by elders, would escort goods for various merchant associations to earn high rewards.

The sect leader of this small sect, Zhou Zhennan, had the cultivation of a five-star Dou King. Occasionally, when escorting particularly important goods, he would personally lead the escort.

Many merchant association presidents were happy to choose the Sky Escort Gate when they could get the escort services of a Dou King powerhouse.

Today, a large batch of important third-tier armor and weapons needed to be transported to Xiongfeng City. Since storage rings were extremely precious and could not hold much, Zhou Zhennan personally joined the escort.

"Sigh!" Zhou Zhennan rode his horse, traveling with the members of the escort gate, sighing repeatedly.

The current world was truly chaotic. That extraterrestrial demon was committing frequent crimes, turning every place it visited into a living hell. Zhou Zhennan had not wanted to escort these goods because, at this sensitive time, unexpected situations were highly likely.

"Father, are you worried that Leng Bingyan will suddenly appear?"

A young man on a warhorse in the caravan held a long sword in his hand, his face smeared with thick rouge and powder, and a red headband adorned his hair. He looked like a sissy. This person was Zhou Zhennan's only son, Zhou Pingzhi.

Zhou Pingzhi said, "Father, you don't need to worry. Your son has already cultivated the Evil Warding Swordplay to the intermediate level. Once I master it, my strength will advance by leaps and bounds. No matter if it's Leng Bingyan or Hot Sweet Potato, I'll cut her down with a single sword!"

That's right, this Evil Warding Swordplay was a benefit that Ye Qianqian, the great deceiver, had distributed during her expert lecture on Misty Cloud Mountain.

At that time, a Misty Cloud Sect disciple had comprehended this from the Tao Te Ching. He had been hesitant to practice it, so he gave it as a favor to his cousin, Zhou Pingzhi. Unexpectedly, this Zhou Pingzhi was ruthless and had even killed his own younger brother with a single sword. His current realm had reached nine-star Dou Spirit. With the power of the Evil Warding Swordplay, even a Dou King powerhouse could contend against her.

Hearing Zhou Pingzhi's words, Zhou Zhennan could only smile bitterly. He truly didn't know the immensity of heaven and earth. Leng Bingyan had killed Half-Saints; how could he possibly be her match?

"Hahaha, you want to kill me?"

Just then, a wild laugh suddenly echoed from the sky, startling the horses, causing them to break free from their reins and bolt in all directions. The crowd's legs went weak, making it difficult to stand.

The space distorted slightly, and an ugly old woman appeared in the sky. Endless Dou Qi churned the heavens and earth, creating a terrifying spectacle.

"You, who are you?"

Zhou Zhennan was so terrified that his soul seemed to have left his body. He fell off his horse with a thud.

Such a powerful expert, at least above the Dou Ancestor level!

"Me?" The ugly old woman slowly descended, stopping a runaway horse and sitting on it with a plop. She laughed, "I am the Leng Bingyan you spoke of. Today, you will all die!"

"What?"

Everyone was thrown into a panic, their souls scattered by the old woman's words. Their worst fears had come true. This demonic Leng Bingyan had actually targeted them. What could they do?

"Ding"

Congratulations to the Host for obtaining 5000 Shock Points from Zhou Zhennan.

Congratulations to the Host for obtaining 3000 Shock Points from Zhou Pingzhi.

Congratulations to the Host for obtaining 100,000 Shock Points from the disciples of Sky Escort Gate.

A series of notification sounds continuously echoed in Ye Qianqian's mind within the grand hall of the Misty Cloud Sect.

It turned out that this Leng Bingyan was merely a clone of Ye Qianqian.

This was the first time Zhou Pingzhi had encountered such a powerful enemy. His body trembled uncontrollably, but he gritted his teeth and shouted, "Leng... Leng Bingyan, do you dare dismount and fight this young master?"

The ugly old woman patted her sweat-drenched horse and shook her head, saying, "I dare not. I'm afraid the horse will run away."

Zhou Zhennan: "..."

Zhou Pingzhi: "..."

The ugly old woman continued, "Since you dare to look down on me, I will kill you all!"

In an instant, the power of the Soul-Soul Fruit was activated, resembling Leng Bingyan's power of time deprivation, and began to forcibly extract the souls and lifespans of Zhou Zhennan and his group.

"Heavens, someone save us!"

Zhou Zhennan and the others felt their souls being pulled from their bodies, instantly aging by many years.

The pain of being unable to resist left them in despair. Although the Dou Qi Continent operated on the law of the jungle, where the strong preyed on the weak, they were truly unwilling to go. They still had many attachments in this world, whether it was family, friendship, or love; they couldn't bear to let them go.

"Shouting is useless. You will all die." The ugly old woman stretched out her arms, swaying them in mid-air, laughing maniacally like a chuunibyou.

However, another voice suddenly echoed through the heavens and earth, causing the ugly old woman's movements to stop.

"Bold Leng Bingyan, how dare you harm the innocent! Today, I, Yun Lan Ancestor Ye Qianqian, will act on behalf of heaven!"

A clone of Ye Qianqian unleashed Conqueror's Haki, shaking the world and leaving no room for contention. From the moment she appeared, she carried an invincible aura that resounded through the universe.

"Wonderful! Yun Lan Ancestor has come to save us!" Everyone rejoiced, bowing repeatedly to Ye Qianqian.

"Ding"

Congratulations to the Host for obtaining 7000 Shock Points from Zhou Zhennan.

Congratulations to the Host for obtaining 5000 Shock Points from Zhou Pingzhi.

Congratulations to the Host for obtaining...

The ugly old woman let out a cold snort. "You've come, Ye Qianqian."

Ye Qianqian replied, "That's right, I am here."

The old woman said, "You shouldn't have come."

Ye Qianqian responded, "But I still came."

After uttering these grand, chuunibyou-like lines from her past life, everyone was once again dumbfounded. Looking at Leng Bingyan, it seemed she was very afraid of Yun Lan Ancestor!

The ugly old woman scoffed, "Yun Lan Ancestor, I haven't harmed your Misty Cloud Sect disciples. Aren't you meddling too much in other people's business?"

Ye Qianqian puffed out her small chest, exuding feminine might with righteous indignation and stern words. "I, Ye Qianqian, have always upheld justice. The people of this entire Northwest Continent are my friends. I will not allow you to harm them!"

"Yun Lan Ancestor is so righteous!"

Everyone wept tears of joy. They never expected Yun Lan Ancestor to be such a peerless hero, a great benefactor who cared for the world, truly the guardian goddess of the Northwest Continent!

The ugly old woman was furious. "Ye Qianqian, I am indeed no match for you. But this Northwest is vast, and you surely cannot manage everything for a while. It won't be too late for me to kill them after you leave."

As soon as she said this, Zhou Zhennan and the others deflated like balloons. It was over. They had been targeted by an extraterrestrial demon. What could they do? How could they possibly escape?

At this moment, the ugly old woman deliberately led Zhou Zhennan astray. "If these people were within the sphere of influence of your Misty Cloud Sect, I would indeed have no way. But they are not your Misty Cloud Sect members. Let's see what you can do."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Zhennan suddenly came to his senses. He immediately knelt before Ye Qianqian's clone and shouted, "Yun Lan Ancestor, we wish to join the Misty Cloud Sect. We implore you to permit us!"