That familiar aura… he felt as though he had experienced it before.
In his past life, when several great demonic sects attacked, the entire Wandering Sword Sect fought desperately to resist, yet the hard-won defense lines eventually crumbled completely.
By then, the protagonist Ye Qingyun had fully risen to power. As the backbone of the sect, he led the remaining members in a breakout with overwhelming strength.
And Gu Han… still bore the title of cannon-fodder villain.
In the end, even Ye Qingyun, his master, and his junior sisters abandoned him, leaving him behind in the sect to fend for himself.
When the demonic sects attacked, the Demon Suppression Tower was struck and its seals became unstable. Many powerful demonic beasts broke free and tried to escape.
Most of them were destroyed by the divine lightning of order that descended from the heavens.
But among them was a white nine-tailed fox that left a lasting impression on Gu Han. That fox endured ninety-nine bolts of divine lightning and survived. It was just one step away from breaking free of its seal.
Her strength enraged the entire Demon Suppression Tower. In the end, the tower gathered all of its remaining power into one final divine lightning bolt to erase her.
At that time, Gu Han had no idea what had gotten into him. Maybe he was just reckless. Or maybe he knew that falling into the hands of the demonic sects would mean a fate worse than death.
So he used all his remaining strength and, with his own flesh and blood, shielded the white nine-tailed fox from that final divine bolt.
He felt no pain as his body was reduced to ashes in the endless storm of lightning.
What he never imagined… was that this seemingly ordinary white nine-tailed fox was actually the stunning woman before him!
According to the historical records, before the Wandering Sword Sect declined, its strength had been immense. It took the sect’s founding ancestor and several powerful ancient cultivators working together to suppress that nine-tailed fox.
To break through the seal of the Demon Suppression Tower must have cost her nearly all the power she had built up over the years. That’s probably why, in the end, she appeared as a plain white fox.
But…
Setting aside the fact that the attack of the top demonic sects was still far off, why had he received the special key from the reward system—one that indirectly helped her break free?
Gu Han was very clear. This fox demoness’s strength far exceeded his imagination. She was more powerful than anyone in the entire Wandering Sword Sect.
More importantly… she was not even in her complete state.
…
At the same time, rumors spread rapidly.
Many disciples, using Gu Han’s name, began speaking out on his behalf, demanding justice.
They pressured Liu Ruyan and the others who had entered the secret realm and been saved by Gu Han to explain themselves—and to go to the Demon Suppression Tower and apologize on their knees.
The laughable thing was, when the matter first came to light, everyone had believed Liu Ruyan’s one-sided account without question.
They instinctively assumed Gu Han had fled and abandoned his fellow disciples.
Now, seeing them suddenly speak up for their Senior Brother, it all seemed a bit dramatic.
On Profound Feather Peak, Ye Qingyun’s state of mind was also a bit shaken.
However, because he had already taken remedial measures, the situation didn’t really affect him much.
He continued using the same tactics from his past life.
He claimed that Chu Youwei’s meridians had been damaged and that the Sun-Moon Divine Grass could restore them.
Due to his extreme anxiety at the time, he and Liu Ruyan had tried to pick the Sun-Moon Divine Grass.
This excuse moved Chu Youwei deeply.
Almost everyone instinctively believed Ye Qingyun’s flimsy explanation.
After all, in their minds, Ye Qingyun had always been a simple, honest, and considerate Junior Brother. They couldn’t imagine him having ulterior motives.
But when no one was paying attention, Ye Qingyun’s gaze toward the Demon Suppression Tower darkened, as if he had become a different person entirely.
He hadn’t expected that Gu Han—of all people—could become such a thorn in his side.
“I really underestimated you.”
…
As for everything happening outside, Gu Han—who was still inside the Demon Suppression Tower—knew nothing.
He didn’t even know how he’d exited the nineteenth floor.
Before he left, the fox demoness, who had called herself Su Lengyue, had implanted a special restriction within his body.
This power gave him complete immunity to demonic energy and even helped him break through directly to the 1st stage Unity Realm.
To put things in perspective, in their sect, anyone at the Unity Realm could already become a powerful sect steward.
But what left the deepest impression on him wasn’t the breakthrough—it was the words Su Lengyue whispered in his ear before sending him out from the nineteenth floor.
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“In this one, I’ll give everything to you. I’ll offer this entire world as a gift to you.”
His mind still felt a little dazed. The rewards that followed had truly exceeded his expectations.
Because of Su Lengyue’s special aura enveloping him, not only did the demonic aura of the Demon Suppression Tower no longer feel hostile, it even seemed affectionate.
Even when he strolled up to higher floors or wandered into the eighteenth floor, the many sealed great demons didn’t display any aggression.
On the contrary, they gave him the strange illusion that they wanted him to visit often.
The Wandering Sword Sect had completely broken his heart.
But now, the Demon Suppression Tower gave him an inexplicable sense of belonging.
Next, he would find an opportunity to lift the tower’s restrictions and help Su Lengyue—and the other sealed great demons—return to the world.
Then he would have them level the entire Wandering Sword Sect!
After all, he no longer had any feelings for that place.
Especially Profound Feather Peak, where his master resided. It absolutely had to be razed and turned into an outhouse!
“In my memories, Master has always been someone who cared deeply about cleanliness…”
“Hehe… when the time comes, I’d love to see his expression when he has to be peak master of a latrine…”
After familiarizing himself with the surroundings of the Demon Suppression Tower, Gu Han used some Villain Points to exchange for a sword.
Then, wearing a calm expression, he walked toward the exit of the Demon Suppression Tower—which had been completely sealed.
And then, something miraculous happened.
The exit, which should have remained sealed for another two or three months, suddenly opened the moment Gu Han stepped onto it—revealing a wide passage.
At that very moment, just as the Wandering Sword Sect elders had finally stabilized and reinforced the tower’s seal through their combined efforts, they all let out a sigh of relief—
Only to be suddenly terrified.
The seal at the tower’s exit had… opened on its own!
A mystical portal formed in its place.
And within the hazy light… a blurry figure slowly emerged from the glow.