13: After switching to demonic cultivation, the senior brothers regretted it.

As a great Devil King, Qin Jiuge could not help but laugh and cry when he saw the wishes of the Original Owner who shared his name.

"He really was a pushover."

"However, the first wish... I will absolutely not agree to it!"

As a Universe-level great Devil King, Qin Jiuge looked down upon the measly rewards from the System. Therefore, he would not be like some transmigrating protagonists who would do anything, no matter how beastly, for a few System rewards.

Qin Jiuge chuckled and changed the first wish: [1. Hope Fourth Junior Sister Su Ling is forever happy] to [1. Let Fourth Junior Sister Su Ling live in pain forever, suffering torture for all eternity].

"Haha, that's more like it."

"Alright System, begin!"

The Cultivation Technique "Swallowing Heaven Art" obtained from a previous mission would come in handy this time.

The Swallowing Heaven Art could allow anyone who Cultivates it to instantly reach the highest Realm in any world!

Although Qin Jiuge, as a Universe great Devil King, did not need it, the Original Owner's Junior Brothers and Junior Sister could use it, right?

When Qin Jiuge opened his eyes, the "cloud chasing sword" was still stuck in his chest, blood soaking his white robes and sticking stickily to his skin.

It seemed the timeline was when the Original Owner stabbed his own heart with the sword, begging the female lead Su Ling for forgiveness.

Su Ling stood before him, walking away while stepping on Qin Jiuge's blood, her back as cold as ice.

Behind him, the sound of Lin Yanshu and Shen Qingci begging and crying while clutching the hem of Su Ling's clothes was as chaotic as a pot of porridge.

"Tsk, what a pathetic start."

A low chuckle rolled out from Qin Jiuge's throat.

The look of pain and begging that originally belonged to the Original Owner was instantly replaced by casual mockery.

He raised his hand, pinched the blade with two fingers, and pulled the "cloud chasing sword" out without any effort.

The wound on his chest healed at a speed visible to the naked eye, leaving not even a scar.

With the Soul of a Universe-level great Devil King having taken residence, this injury didn't even count as a superficial wound.

Lin Yanshu and Shen Qingci were both stunned, their crying coming to an abrupt halt.

They looked at their suddenly "recovered" Senior Brother with confusion on their faces.

Su Ling, who had already walked a few steps away, also sensed that something was wrong behind her.

When she turned back, she happened to see Qin Jiuge casually throw the "cloud chasing sword" onto the ground, the blade piercing the bluestone slab, the sparks nearly singeing the hem of Shen Qingci's clothes.

"Senior Brother... you?"

Shen Qingci opened his mouth, but before he could finish speaking, a single glance from Qin Jiuge made him shut up.

That gaze was too terrifying; it lacked even a shred of his usual gentleness, possessing only an all-encompassing indifference and ferocity, looking exactly like the Devil Head from legends who attained the Dao through slaughter.

Su Ling felt a strange panic in her heart, but then she thought, in her past life, he was always pretending like this; now he was just using an old trick, trying to trick her into turning back?

"What, did the Senior Brother's bitter meat scheme not work, so you plan to change tactics?"

Su Ling sneered, crossing her arms, "I'm telling you, it's useless! My Cultivation of the Demonic Path is set, don't waste your effort!"

Qin Jiuge ignored her and instead turned to look at Lin Yanshu and Shen Qingci, his tone flat: "Let go."

Before Lin Yanshu could react, Shen Qingci had already subconsciously let go of the hand clutching Su Ling's hem.

Su Ling was angered by his attitude, and just as she was about to start scolding, she saw Qin Jiuge step forward to stand in front of her, looking down at her from a high position.

The mockery in his eyes was almost overflowing: "Su Ling, do you think your Cultivation of the Demonic Path is impressive?"

"Do you think that the Senior Brothers begging you means they can't bear to lose you?"

"Or do you think that this crooked path of yours can take you very far?"

Three consecutive questions, each one slapping Su Ling across the face like a palm strike.

She was trembling with rage, pointing at Qin Jiuge's nose and roaring: "Qin Jiuge! Stop putting on this act!"

Su Ling thought: In my past life, you killed me with your own hands, and in this life, you come to control me again? Are all you people of the Guyun Sect this hypocritical!

Qin Jiuge did not speak. He raised his finger, condensing a wisp of black Qi at the tip—not the mixed Devilish Qi like Su Ling's, but the pure Origin power belonging to a Universe great Devil King that made Su Ling's Soul tremble.

He lightly tapped the center of Su Ling's brow.

Su Ling instantly felt the Devilish Qi inside her body like firewood that had been set on fire, burning until her internal organs were in pain.

Her whole body uncontrollably knelt on the ground, cold sweat streaming down her cheeks.

"You, what did you do to me?"

Su Ling gritted her teeth, her voice trembling.

"Nothing."

Qin Jiuge withdrew his hand and brushed off non-existent dust, "I just placed a mark on you,"

"From now on, if you dare to step foot into the Guyun Sect even half a step,"

"Or if you dare to have crooked thoughts about these Junior Brothers and Junior Sister of mine..."

He paused, a cruel smile curling the corner of his mouth: "I will extract your Demonic Root, making you unable to live and unable to die."

After finishing, he turned to face the Guyun Sect Disciples who had arrived upon hearing the news, his voice suddenly raised, carrying the unique majesty of a Sect Master, yet a hundred times colder than usual: "Pass on my order, Su Ling is obsessed with the Demonic Path and refuses to repent; effective immediately, she is expelled from the Guyun Sect!"

"Any of my Guyun Sect Disciples who have any further involvement with Su Ling will be treated as traitors to the Sect!"

"Senior Brother! You cannot do this!"

Lin Yanshu finally reacted, rushing forward to grab Qin Jiuge's arm, his eyes red with anxiety: "Fourth Junior Sister is just temporarily confused; if we persuade her again, she will definitely be able to turn back!"

Shen Qingci also nodded along: "Yes, Senior Brother, you just..."

"Just stabbed yourself with a sword?"

Qin Jiuge glanced at him, his tone ice-cold: "I just stabbed myself with a sword, yet it still failed to make her turn back; this has already allowed me to see her true nature clearly."

He shook off Lin Yanshu's hand and swept his gaze over the Disciples present, his eyes as cold as ice: "I do not wish to say my words a second time. If anyone dares to disobey the order, do not blame me for being discourteous."

The Disciples were intimidated by his Aura and bowed their heads to acknowledge the order.

Su Ling knelt on the ground, watching Qin Jiuge's resolute back, listening to the four words "expelled from the Sect," feeling only a buzzing in her brain.

She thought the Senior Brothers would be like in her past life, crying and begging her, revolving around her.

But now, not only did Qin Jiuge not beg her, but he also directly expelled her from the Sect?

A panic she had never felt before surged into her heart, but it was quickly replaced by anger.

She stood up abruptly, pointing at Qin Jiuge's back, and roared: "Qin Jiuge! You just wait! I, Su Ling, am expelled from the Sect today; one day, I will definitely make your Guyun Sect pay a bloody price!"

Qin Jiuge did not stop his steps, only raising his hand to wave it.

A wave of Qi directly sent Su Ling flying, crashing down the stone steps outside the mountain gate, the pain nearly making her faint.

By the time she climbed up, the mountain gate of the Guyun Sect had already slowly closed, cutting off all her sight.

"Qin Jiuge! Lin Yanshu! Shen Qingci! Leng Ruxue! You all just wait!"

Su Ling lay on the ground, her fingernails digging into the crevices of the stone steps, her eyes filled with venom: "I will definitely make you all regret this!"

Inside the mountain gate, Lin Yanshu was still sighing.

Shen Qingci was also frowning.

Only Leng Ruxue stood to the side, quietly watching Qin Jiuge, a hint of inquiry in her eyes.

Qin Jiuge turned his head, looking at these three Junior Brothers and Junior Sister who looked like the sky was falling, and could not help but roll his eyes: "Are you mourning? What a big deal."

"Senior Brother, how could you expel the Fourth Junior Sister?"

Lin Yanshu stamped his feet in anxiety: "She is just a girl, and Cultivating the Demonic Path is already difficult; now that she has been expelled from the Sect, the outside is full of Righteous Path Cultivators, she will definitely be hunted down!"

"Hunted down?"

Qin Jiuge scoffed: "Doesn't she think her Cultivation of the Demonic Path is very impressive?"

"Let her go try it, and see if her meager cultivation is enough to survive without the protection of the Guyun Sect."

He walked to Lin Yanshu and patted his shoulder: "Second Junior Brother, instead of worrying about Su Ling, you should think about how to realize your dream—becoming the strongest Magical Artifact Grandmaster."

Lin Yanshu was stunned: "Senior Brother, how do you..."

"How do I know your dream?" Qin Jiuge raised an eyebrow, took out a golden-glowing Cultivation Technique from his storage ring, and threw it to Lin Yanshu: "Don't worry about that, practice this."

Lin Yanshu caught the Cultivation Technique, the cover inscribed with the three words "Swallowing Heaven Art".

As soon as he touched it, a stream of pure Spiritual Qi flowed into his body through his fingertips, instantly clearing several of his Meridians.

He looked at Qin Jiuge in shock: "Senior Brother, this, what is this Cultivation Technique? How can it..."

"A Cultivation Technique that can allow you to instantly reach the highest Realm in this world."

Qin Jiuge said it nonchalantly.

He then took out two identical Cultivation Techniques and threw them to Shen Qingci and Leng Ruxue respectively, "Third Junior Brother, your dream is to be the strongest Feng Shui Grandmaster; practice this, and you will get twice the result with half the effort."

"Fifth Martial Sister, if you want the most beautiful garden, first raise your Realm, otherwise you won't even be able to grow decent spiritual flowers and exotic herbs."

Shen Qingci and Leng Ruxue took the Cultivation Techniques, and like Lin Yanshu, were instantly shocked by the pure Spiritual Qi within them.

They could clearly feel that as long as they Cultivated according to the technique, those previously unattainable Realms seemed within reach.

"Senior Brother, this Cultivation Technique... is too precious."

Shen Qingci's voice trembled; he knew that such a Cultivation Technique was enough to make the entire cultivation world go crazy.

"Precious?" Qin Jiuge smiled: "Compared to your dreams, what is this little thing worth."

"Besides, only when you become stronger can you help me do things, right?"

What he did not say was that in his eyes, this "Swallowing Heaven Art" was merely trash he could throw away at will.

But for these few Mortal Cultivators, it was an Opportunity to reach the sky in one step.

"Sect Master, Sect Master, I also have a dream!"

A haggard-looking Disciple mustered his courage and shouted.

"Oh, interesting, state your dream!"

"My Dao Companion complains that I am too short, Sect Master, can you..."

"Get lost, neglecting your proper work; women will only affect your speed of Cultivation." With that, Qin Jiuge hurried away.

In the following days, the Guyun Sect completely changed.

Qin Jiuge no longer revolved around Su Ling like before, but instead put all his energy into his Junior Brothers and Junior Sister.

He personally guided Lin Yanshu in refining Magical Artifacts, teaching him everything he knew, from the most basic Ore selection to the inscription of high-level Magical Artifacts.

With the "Swallowing Heaven Art", Lin Yanshu's cultivation instantly broke through to the Peak of this world, and the Magical Artifacts he refined were the best of the best.

Shen Qingci was not idle either; Qin Jiuge gave him an ancient secret text on Feng Shui.

Coupled with the cultivation improvement brought by the "Swallowing Heaven Art", his understanding of Feng Shui and geomancy became deeper and deeper.

Before, he could only see some simple residential Feng Shui, but now he could see through even the Formations of ancient dangerous lands at a glance.

Leng Ruxue, following Qin Jiuge's guidance, cleared a garden in the back mountain of the Guyun Sect.

Qin Jiuge threw her a large pile of spiritual flowers and exotic herbs that only existed in the Immortal Realm from his own storage ring.

Things like "Forget-Worry Grass," "Drunken Flowing Clouds," and "Dew-Condensing Orchid," he had everything.

Leng Ruxue took care of it carefully every day, and the flowers in the garden grew better and better.

The Spiritual Qi was so dense it was almost tangible; looking from afar, it was like a fairyland.

Looking at the Senior Brother who was different from before, a trace of fleeting shyness flashed across Leng Ruxue's pretty face.