1: Chapter 1 is ruined, I've become a furnace.

"Chu Yang, you'd better cooperate with me obediently. Within seven days, master 'The Heaven and Earth Joyful Art' and step into Foundation Establishment. If you don't listen, hmph~!"

The witch Chi Lian's slender, jade-like fingers brushed over Chu Yang's cheek, then she suddenly pointed at a young man kneeling nearby.

"Whoosh..."

Instantly, the youth turned into a ball of flame, turning into fly ash without even letting out a scream.

"Gulp..."

Watching this scene, Chu Yang's heart tightened, and his back was drenched in cold sweat.

This witch is too ruthless, burning people to death just like that.

Immediately, a look of despair appeared in his heart.

He thought that by transmigrating to this cultivation world, he would become the protagonist, quickly reach the peak of life, possess supreme combat power, and have all the world's beauties. But he didn't expect to have nothing; his talent was incredibly mediocre, and he didn't get any cheats.

Three years of painstaking cultivation, yet he was only at the seventh layer of Qi Refining, simply the trash of trash.

And that's not the worst part; the worst part is he also possesses—a Pure Yang Body!

In this world, the Pure Yang Body is useless for cultivation; instead, it's the source of disaster because it's exceptionally suitable for being a cauldron to be harvested by female cultivators.

Once treated as a cauldron, one's miserable fate is basically sealed, never seeing the light of day until being harvested into a shriveled husk.

"What, are you unwilling?"

Chi Lian's voice suddenly turned several degrees colder, making Chu Yang's heart turn cold.

Gritting his teeth, Chu Yang closed his eyes. Anyway, his life was in her hands; he had to agree whether he wanted to or not.

"Fine, I'll cultivate..."

Since he couldn't reverse his fate, then he might as well... have some fun before dying.

The taste of a witch is actually quite good.

"Then let's begin cultivating!"

Chi Lian licked her red lips with her sweet tongue and turned around to walk away with an enchanting gait.

Looking at her retreating back, Chu Yang felt very unwilling.

But no matter how unwilling, he could only start cultivating 'The Heaven and Earth Joyful Art'.

This technique is very strong, specifically prepared for dual cultivation. It allows a man's strength to soar rapidly, but the price is burning one's Essence Blood.

It could be said that once he started cultivating, even if he wasn't used as a cauldron, he wouldn't live much longer.

Just then, a rapid alarm suddenly sounded in his mind.

"Beep beep beep, detected host is cultivating a demonic technique, system activated!"

System?

Chu Yang was stunned, then ecstatic, tears of excitement almost flowing out.

After waiting so long, the system finally arrived!

"Quickly tell me, what kind of system are you?"

He immediately asked in his mind.

"Reporting to the host, this system is called the Turning Evil into Righteousness System. It can convert all side effects brought by demonic techniques into positive effects."

"For example, the host's The Heaven and Earth Joyful Art requires burning Essence as a price; the system can convert the side effect into replenishing Essence."

"Gulp!"

Chu Yang swallowed hard. If that's the case, he had to say this system's function is too powerful!

From now on, not only would his Essence not be depleted, but it would also surge!

Suddenly, Chu Yang felt regret. If he had known the system existed, why would he have been a righteous cultivator? He would have become a demonic cultivator long ago!

Next, Chu Yang quickly began cultivating The Heaven and Earth Joyful Art to test if the system's function was real.

Soon, as he cultivated, bursts of Essence began to burn, but subsequently, several times that Essence was replenished!

He could clearly feel the Meridians, Qi Sea, and so on within his body rapidly expanding.

In less than an hour, he broke through directly from the seventh layer of Qi Refining to the eighth layer!

Even though he was already close to breaking through to the eighth layer, the system's effect was truly too strong!

Taking a deep breath, Chu Yang continued to cultivate.

...

In the blink of an eye, a night passed.

Outside the cave, a woman hid in the shadows, guarding the cave to prevent anyone from entering and to prevent the person inside from escaping.

"Ninth layer of Qi Refining?"

Feeling the spiritual energy fluctuations inside, Zhu Qing couldn't help but be surprised.

Yesterday, this Pure Yang Body cauldron inside was only at the seventh layer of Qi Refining; how did he reach the ninth layer after just one night?

Breaking through two layers in one night is simply heaven-defying!

Even with The Heaven and Earth Joyful Art, it shouldn't be this fast.

Could it be that her master, Chi Lian, inadvertently captured a genius?

Then, she closed her eyes and began to sense carefully.

Inside the cave.

After reaching the ninth layer of Qi Refining, Chu Yang exhaled a breath of turbid air and opened his eyes.

After sensing for a moment, he felt his body filled with surging power.

Just one word: Refreshing!

Then, his gaze couldn't help but fall on a pill nearby.

This was left for him by Chi Lian, who said eating it could help increase his chances of breaking through to Foundation Establishment.

It was called a foundation establishment pill!

He immediately picked up the pill.

"Beep beep beep..."

At this moment, the rapid alarm sounded again.

"Detected host is about to consume a Foundation-Damaging Pill. Side effect: Once consumed, Meridians will be locked, and you will never be able to break through to the Foundation Establishment realm!"

"Ding! System activated, changing side effect to directly breaking through to Foundation Establishment, reaching Ninth-Layer Foundation Establishment!"

After seeing this, Chu Yang couldn't help but curse Chi Lian in his heart.

He really thought Chi Lian was being kind; it turned out she had no intention of letting him break through to Foundation Establishment at all.

He immediately swallowed the pill in one gulp.

The next moment, a massive power exploded within his body, his limbs, bones, Meridians, and Qi Sea improving frantically.

In the blink of an eye, the swirling Qi Sea condensed into a mass, like a piece of land!

Foundation Establishment, achieved!

But it wasn't over yet; the spiritual power was still frantically rising.

One layer of land, two layers, three layers...

Outside the cave.

Feeling the rapidly rising aura inside that had already reached Foundation Establishment, Zhu Qing's expression changed drastically.

This is... a breakthrough to Foundation Establishment?

How could it be so fast?

If Chi Lian found out, she would probably immediately perform dual cultivation with the guy inside and suck him dry.

And after harvesting a Pure Yang Body Foundation Establishment cultivator, Chi Lian's strength would likely jump a huge level.

Her eyes flickered, and Zhu Qing didn't report to Chi Lian immediately. Instead, she went to another cave to find Chi Lian's mortal enemy, another female evil cultivator—the Poison Concubine.

That's right, she was a double agent; this was all too normal within the Demonic Sect.

A short while later.

"Zhu Qing, you're saying a cauldron Chi Lian captured broke through from the seventh layer of Qi Refining to Foundation Establishment overnight? And he has a Pure Yang Body?"

"Correct, your subordinate does not dare to speak a single lie!"

Zhu Qing knelt on one knee, her tone incredibly loyal.

"Hehe, that bitch Chi Lian has quite good luck. However, it's all going to benefit me. Go, bring this person to me, and you will be heavily rewarded!"

"Is!"

However, just then, a golden pillar of light suddenly appeared in the entire Demonic Domain.

Immediately, countless people looked up. When they saw the nine landmasses faintly suspended within that golden light, everyone was shocked.

"That... that is the pinnacle of Foundation Establishment, the Ninth-Layer Foundation Establishment?"

"My god, who raised this monster? It seems our Demonic Domain hasn't seen a Ninth-Layer Foundation Establishment in a thousand years, right?"