(Heaven Primordial Continent, Trinity Saint Sect.)
“Sect Master, I believe Senior Brother didn’t do it on purpose. Senior Brother is such a good person, how could he possibly steal the Three Saints Golden Lotus? Even if he really did steal it, there must have been a reason. Right, Senior Brother? Say something.”
In the main hall, Chu Yiyi knelt before the jade steps, her tear-streaked face and simple white gauze robe making her appear all the more pitiful.
Listening to her plea, the Trinity Saint Sect Master Li Jianping furiously shouted, “Su Ming, as a man, you should be bold enough to admit your actions! Why did you steal the Three Saints Golden Lotus?!”
Still dazed, Su Ming finally showed a reaction upon hearing those words.
He had just sorted through his memories. “So I’ve transmigrated into the world of that axed, pitiful novel… and I’ve become the greatest villain, the Devouring Demon Lord?”
While Su Ming internally complained, he recalled the plot. Su Ming, the future Devouring Demon Lord, was the most pitiful character in the entire novel. His opportunities were stolen by the protagonist, the girl he secretly loved—his fiancée—ran off with the protagonist. In the end, betrayed by everyone, he had his Dao Bone forcibly removed by the Child of Destiny, Chu Fan, becoming a stepping stone on his rise.
But having read the novel, Su Ming knew very well this guy had ten thousand ways to flip the situation, yet always picked the one guaranteed to fail.
Su Ming couldn’t understand it. A peerless genius born only after his parents sacrificed an entire collapsing world. Born with the Supreme Chaos Body and Innate Dao Bone—such monstrous talent, yet he still managed to screw himself over.
As for his parents, they hadn’t appeared at all before the novel was axed.
The author hadn’t even given them names, only describing them as peerless powerhouses. The world Su Ming now lived in wasn’t even capable of containing them. They had placed Su Ming in this world and entrusted him to the Trinity Saint Sect, the most powerful sect at the time.
To curry favor with Su Ming’s parents, the Trinity Saint Sect had even arranged a marriage for him with another peerless genius whose birth had triggered heaven-and-earth anomalies. “Forget talent. Just having super-powerful parents and a monstrous fiancée should make it impossible to lose… If you can’t even win in this kind of starting position, you deserved to have your Dao Bone dug out.”
After cursing the original Su Ming, he took a deep breath.
Now that he was in control, he would never let the same tragedy repeat.
Staring up at Li Jianping, Su Ming thought to himself, “This is the beginning of the plot… I was caught stealing the sect’s supreme treasure, the Three Saints Golden Lotus, for Chu Yiyi. As for the reason behind it, it was due to the schemes of the Child of Destiny, Chu Fan.”
“I admit Chu Yiyi is indeed beautiful, but not enough for me to become her simp. Especially when she’s already fallen for Chu Fan!”
That’s right, in the original novel, the Devouring Demon Lord had a crush on his junior sister, but she had already maxed out her favorability toward Chu Fan. She took full advantage of Su Ming’s affection, constantly asking for favors while keeping him dangling.
Su Ming’s indulgence made Chu Yiyi increasingly reckless, otherwise the theft of the Three Saints Golden Lotus would never have happened.
Chu Yiyi claimed she needed it for cultivation, but after obtaining it, she found out Chu Fan was injured and gave it to him for healing. Both of them ended up carefree, while the Devouring Demon Lord suffered all the consequences.
I’m a tea picker—this is textbook green tea behavior.
Seeing Su Ming remain silent, Li Jianping’s anger exploded. He slammed the armrest of his chair and shouted, pointing at Su Ming, “As a disciple of my Trinity Saint Sect, is this how you treat your elders?!”
Looking at the furious Li Jianping, Su Ming sneered inwardly. It was only because the original Devouring Demon Lord was too mild-mannered that these people had forgotten his true background.
More importantly, the Three Saints Golden Lotus was such a precious treasure—how could an Extraordinary Realm disciple possibly steal it?
It was obvious that Li Jianping and the sect’s higher-ups had deliberately turned a blind eye, hoping to gain benefits from Su Ming.
After all, Su Ming’s parents, who were at the Heavenly Dao Realm, weren’t fools. They wouldn’t abandon their son without safeguards. Su Ming was protected by a guardian. Any trouble he caused would ultimately be cleaned up by that guardian.
The accusation of stealing the sect’s treasure was just another excuse to extort resources from Su Ming’s guardian.
“Su Ming, I’ll give you one last chance. Hand over the Three Saints Golden Lotus, and then go reflect for three months at Flame Prison Cliff!”
Facing Li Jianping’s threat, Su Ming straightened his back with a mocking expression.
After over a decade of extortion, the Trinity Saint Sect had clearly forgotten who Su Ming really was. “I can return the Three Saints Golden Lotus, but I want you to return all the resources my parents gave to the sect! Also, I am withdrawing from the Trinity Saint Sect!”
“You’ve gone mad…” Li Jianping instinctively tried to retort, but then suddenly realized something. “What… what did you say?!”
The sect master of the strongest sect on the Heaven Primordial Continent now looked completely flustered. Forget the resources—they’d already been absorbed into the sect—but just Su Ming’s withdrawal alone was catastrophic.
Who knew how his mysterious parents would react? The so-called strongest sect was nothing but a joke in front of Heavenly Dao Realm powerhouses, who could destroy it with a single breath.
“When my parents entrusted me to the Trinity Saint Sect, didn’t they clearly say that you were to provide me with cultivation resources?”
“Yes…”
“Then if I want the Three Saints Golden Lotus for cultivation today, is there a problem?”
“No…”
“Then is there any fault in my actions?”
“No fault…”
In an instant, their positions were reversed.
Su Ming was no longer the one being questioned—Li Jianping was. Clenching his fists in secret, Li Jianping couldn’t understand how the usually gentle and somewhat weak Su Ming had suddenly become so assertive.
“Sect Master, if there’s nothing else, I’ll take my leave.”
This wasn’t a request—it was a statement.
Without giving Li Jianping any respect, Su Ming turned and walked out of the sect master’s hall.
Li Jianping stared at Su Ming’s departing figure, wishing he could strike him down on the spot. Beside him, Chu Yiyi’s beautiful eyes flickered as she watched Su Ming leave, secretly relieved. Though Su Ming had clashed with the Sect Master, at least he hadn’t exposed her.
She glanced at the sulking Li Jianping and whispered, “Disciple takes her leave,” then quietly exited the hall.
As soon as she stepped out, Chu Yiyi rushed to catch up to Su Ming. “Senior Brother Su, wait for me…”
Su Ming stopped and glanced at her. He knew exactly why she was calling out, but still asked, “What is it?”
“Senior Brother, I’ve reached a critical moment in my cultivation… could I have that Three Saints Golden Lotus…” Chu Yiyi feigned shyness. “I’m just one step away from breaking through… But such a precious treasure shouldn’t be given away so casually. I was too bold.”
She looked down, putting on a pitiful expression.
Su Ming watched her act, but remained unmoved.
Earlier, she had pretended to defend him in front of Li Jianping, but it was really just to pin all the blame on him. If it were the original Devouring Demon Lord, he would’ve silently endured the punishment out of affection for his junior sister and obediently handed over the treasure.
And after receiving it, Chu Yiyi would immediately hand it over to Chu Fan.
This wasn’t just green tea—this was ultra-green tea.
Three days later, at the sect’s grand competition, the Child of Destiny Chu Fan would use the Three Saints Golden Lotus to break through to the Longevity Realm and claim first place.
But Su Ming was no longer the old Devouring Demon Lord. “Before I change my mind about not hitting women, get lost as far away as you can, bitch!”
“Senior Brother Su, how can you say that to me…” Chu Yiyi looked hurt, tears brimming in her eyes. “I’ll never speak to you again!”
Watching her leave, Su Ming sneered inwardly, “Let’s see how Chu Fan recovers from his injuries without the Three Saints Golden Lotus!”
[Ding! Congratulations, Host, for securing the Three Saints Golden Lotus and influencing a key figure around the Child of Destiny. The Destiny Plunder System has been activated. You’ve gained 500 Destiny Points.]