Great Villain: Starting by Humiliating the Son of the Heavenly Fate Chapter 373: Jiang Chen's Return to the Starry Abyss Sect

"Wow, what a bargain. Or perhaps, it's that my Villain Value truly holds significant worth. I'm reluctant to spend it," Jiang Chen said, his hands rubbing together excitedly. Suppressing the impulse to make a purchase, he navigated to the third major option: Lottery!

The lottery categories were divided into 'Wealth', 'Companion', 'Method', and 'Land'.

Among these, what piqued Jiang Chen's interest the most were 'Companion' and 'Land', with 'Companion' capturing even greater attention.

He was intensely curious. Just how extraordinary could a partner generated by this system be?

Might they surpass even the average Heroine in prowess?

"Should I give it a go?" Jiang Chen licked his lips, his hands itching with anticipation.

Just then, Nangong Wan's gentle voice resonated. "Jiang Chen, let's hold off on spending the Villain Value for the time being. We're soon heading to the Prosperous Stone Immortal Star. In such an unknown territory, it's vital to maintain some adaptable resources. Good steel is best used on the blade's edge; let's save these Villain Value points for later."

"Indeed, even if there are no Void Tribulation realm cultivators in the Prosperous Stone Immortal Star, it's likely to have underpinnings at the Void Tribulation level, much like the Purple Heaven Holy Land has its Purple Heaven Immortal Martial Sword. The threat posed by the Prosperous Stone Immortal Star is significant; we must remain alert," said Shangguan Ning, her voice imbued with a sense of gravity.

"Mm, understood," Jiang Chen responded, a glint of amusement lighting up his eyes. "I'm just looking; I won't be partaking in the lottery."

"Mm," both Nangong Wan and Shangguan Ning concurred with a hum.

With a smile, Jiang Chen shook his head, not really going to participate in the lottery. Instead, he merely surveyed the various prices for the different levels and categories of the draw.

In the same tier, the cost of drawing a Companion was higher than that for Land. In turn, Land exceeded Method in cost, and Method was pricier than Wealth.

A single draw for a Companion at the Nirvana Peering realm would set one back by a million Villain Value points. To Jiang Chen, this seemed hardly expensive at all.

That's because obtaining a Companion at the Nirvana Peering realm would immediately provide him with an assistant of the same realm. What's more, this assistant would be modeled after a Heroine, boasting an astonishingly high growth potential!

Jiang Chen next shifted his focus to the 'Land' category at the Nirvana Peering level.

The lands available for drawing were all genuine 'treasured lands' existing in the universe. Should you win, the land would be directly seized on your behalf.

Essentially, this was a lottery option explicitly designed for annexing others' territories—clearly a highly antagonistic choice.

A single draw for Land at the Nirvana Peering realm would cost fifty thousand Villain Value points. The different treasured lands came with varying benefits upon acquisition.

For example, some could hasten one's cultivation, some could expedite the understanding of martial techniques and secret arts, and others could directly fortify the body, among other effects...

A glimmer of brilliance shone in Jiang Chen's eyes. 'I have the Cosmic Mustard Seed. In the future, I'll certainly draw a plethora of treasured lands to populate it, forging an immortal martial world that's uniquely my own, or even an entire universe!'

'That's right, both the Immortal Martial Cave Heaven and Immortal Tian Cui's Secret Realm are spaces that the Cosmic Mustard Seed can consume. I can't let opportunities like these pass me by!' With this realization, he redirected his course, making his way toward the Everflowing Truth Northern Domain.

Jiang Chen's current divine sense had an extraordinarily vast range, covering a radius of thirty million kilometers. This enabled him to encompass a third of the entire Everflowing Truth Domain within his sensory grasp.

As a result, no demons could elude his search.

However, given the sparse concentration of Spiritual Qi in the Everflowing Truth Northern Domain, even the demon legions recognized the futility of invading this region. They saw little to gain and didn't bother embarking on a killing spree here.

Hence, only some low-tier demons would venture into this area.

Ironically, this made the region one of the few places scarcely afflicted by demon incursions.

Soon enough, Jiang Chen reached the Immortal Tian Cui's Cave Heaven Secret Realm, located within the Everflowing Truth Northern Domain.

He floated above the desolate mountain ranges.

The memory of his encounter with the protagonist, Ye Fan, within the Cave Heaven was still fresh in his mind.

A quick mental calculation revealed that the incident had occurred just a few months ago.

'In such a brief span, I've ascended to a cultivator of the Nirvana Peering realm,' Jiang Chen reflected, his eyes filled with deep contemplation. With a casual flick of his wrist, he invoked the spatial ability inherent to the Myriad Changes Hidden Void Blade Technique, instantly rending the fragile space beneath him.

A vast vortex immediately materialized.

Jiang Chen extended his powerful divine sense into the vortex, discerning that the Cave Heaven had not crumbled; it merely contained additional spatial rifts and instabilities.

"The Cave Heaven's overall structure remains intact. It's suitable for consumption by the Cosmic Mustard Seed," Jiang Chen commented, a subtle smile gracing his lips, convinced that his journey had been worthwhile.

Soon after, he reached the site of the spatial channel, standing amid the minor spatial turbulence.

Having honed some intricate spatial techniques, and aided by Nangong Wan and Shangguan Ning—both of whom were at the Void Tribulation realm—the subtle spatial turbulence felt as inconsequential as a gentle breeze to him.

'Cosmic Mustard Seed, open!' At Jiang Chen's mental command, the Cosmic Mustard Seed activated, instantaneously emitting a mysterious and potent attractive force.

Within moments, a considerable surge of spatial energy burst forth from Immortal Tian Cui's Cave Heaven, funneling directly into the Cosmic Mustard Seed.

Boom!

A resounding roar erupted from Immortal Tian Cui's Cave Heaven.

Swiftly following that, an even greater deluge of spatial fragments gushed out, being voraciously consumed by the Cosmic Mustard Seed like a torrential flood.

The entire process was astonishingly rapid.

In the mere blink of an eye, Jiang Chen's Cosmic Mustard Seed had devoured the whole of Immortal Tian Cui's Cave Heaven. The Cave Heaven itself was not expansive, spanning a diameter of approximately 100,000 kilometers, making it akin to a miniature world.

Given that Immortal Tian Cui's Cave Heaven was already replete with various elements like soil, rocks, and mountains, these chunks of fragmented land were now also contained within the Cosmic Mustard Seed.

A thought flashed through Jiang Chen's mind, and a force materialized within the Cosmic Mustard Seed, compacting those fragmented land pieces into a unified, smaller landmass.

"A place quite suitable for human habitation! The only drawback is the sparse Spiritual Qi, making it less than ideal for long-term cultivation," Jiang Chen remarked with a faint smile, shifting his focus to the territory of the Starry Abyss Sect.

Not a single soul was in sight; he had moved all the members of the Starry Abyss Sect, along with his clan and other humans, to the Immortal Martial Cave Heaven.

Now, he was back at the Starry Abyss Sect for one final visit, intending to take some items with him along the way.

...

"Whoosh!" The wind rustled.

Standing against the breeze, Jiang Chen gazed down upon the Starry Abyss Sect before landing in the courtyard that had once been his own.

This courtyard held a special significance; Ning Xian had nurtured it for an extended period, investing much care and effort.

So, Jiang Chen chose to take it along with him.

'Rise!' A mere thought from Jiang Chen invoked the power of the Earth Dao, which enveloped the entire mountain peak.

Lifting as though weightless, the peak floated upwards.

'Store!' A glint flickered in Jiang Chen's eyes. In an instant, the mountain peak was absorbed into the Cosmic Mustard Seed, settling onto the ground with a resounding thud.

Immediately following that, Jiang Chen pivoted to depart, resuming his mission to exterminate the lingering demons.

'Still plenty of unused Nether Soul Crystals are stashed in the Cosmic Mustard Seed. After dealing with all the demons, I'll make good use of them. I'm curious how far Wan'er and Ning'er will recover,' Jiang Chen contemplated as he moved on.

Just at that moment, Ying Luo relayed a message: she had corralled a large swarm of demons to a single location!

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