Troublemaker’s Guide to Immortality

Yue Lin, caught in uncertainty, seized upon Ye Danxia's accusation like a lifeline. He quickly turned to question, "Yun Jin, what do you have to say for yourself? Gu Jinghong has always been dangerous. If you used him to act recklessly, the sect's rules certainly won't spare you."

"Sect rules?" Yun Jin gave a laugh. "Ye Danxia's actions are clear as day, yet the Hall Master dares not speak of sect rules. But when it comes to me, suddenly it's all about the rules? At this point, aren't those rules just a joke?"

Yue Lin's expression darkened. "Regardless, you must give a clear explanation for both matters."

"What's there to explain?" Yun Jin raised her brow. "Those five senior brothers, are they here? Let them step forward and face me."

Yue Lin immediately gave a few words to his attendants.

Soon, five disciples were brought in by the Law Enforcement Hall.

The five of them were silently cursing their luck.

Among them were personal disciples of the Sect Master and others from different peaks, but all were aligned with the Sect Master. Otherwise, Ruan Jun wouldn't have approached them in the first place.

But the real problem was…

Yun Jin bore grudges. Offending her was simply too dangerous.

"Come on then," Yun Jin said casually. "Tell us what Gu Jinghong asked you to do."

Gu Jinghong lifted his gaze and glanced coolly at the five men.

They shivered instinctively.

One of them spoke cautiously, "He... he just had us practice sword forms a hundred times."

"Nothing else?" Ye Danxia pressed. "Nothing like physical abuse?"

Her tone was heavily suggestive.

The five disciples hesitated, then noticed Yun Jin casually turning over a Shadow Stone in her hand.

Their hearts tightened.

Could it be… she recorded it?

None of them wanted that kind of thing replayed in front of everyone.

They could only speak honestly now. "No, he just urged us to practice swordsmanship. That was all."

"That could've been a cover," Ye Danxia insisted. "His real purpose must've been revenge! Otherwise, why would he care how you practiced?"

"Since when did supervising sword practice become an act of revenge?" Yun Jin raised a brow. "I just thought their sword techniques were interesting and wanted to watch them a few more times, so I had Gu Jinghong record it for me. What's the problem?"

Gu Jinghong glanced at Yun Jin. She had never asked him to record it, nor had she watched it later.

But he quickly lowered his head and said nothing.

"You… you're forcing him!" Ye Danxia snapped. "Who in their right mind has that kind of fetish? If you really liked the sword techniques, why not practice them yourself? Haven't you already memorized them all?"

She had no idea what kind of end awaited her, but whatever happened, she was determined to drag Yun Jin down with her.

"Oh please," Yun Jin said lazily. "You don't have any sword talent. What would you know about how a sword genius trains? Watching makes me stronger. Isn't that allowed? And I got along quite well with those five senior brothers. After receiving the gifts they gave me last time, I just wanted to help them improve."

The five disciples: "..."

What gifts?!

You extorted compensation from us, plain and simple!

But they nodded repeatedly anyway, desperate for this part to be over.

"I reviewed the footage carefully," Yun Jin added. "Each of you has areas to improve. I wrote them down for you." She casually tossed out five jade slips.

The five caught them, confused.

Glancing at the slips, a flicker of joy appeared in their eyes.

Inside… were actual pointers, tailored to the weaknesses in their sword techniques. If they practiced accordingly, they might really improve!

"You haven't done today's hundred repetitions yet, have you?" Yun Jin said lightly. "Once this is over, I'll have Gu Jinghong continue supervising. Still a hundred rounds. Understood?"

"Yes!" The five answered with barely suppressed delight.

But just after responding, they sensed something was wrong. Nervously, they glanced up at the high platform.

Zhao Wuji sat there, expression unreadable.

The disciples' hearts sank again.

This… this wasn't their fault! Gu Jinghong forced them, what were they supposed to do?

"Hall Master Yue, any other questions?" Yun Jin turned toward Yue Lin.

Though still dissatisfied, Yue Lin could only wave for the disciples to step back.

"What about the spirit fields?" Ye Danxia asked through gritted teeth. "You intended for Gu Jinghong to steal rare herbs. You just haven't had the chance yet because there were always others around!"

Yun Jin let out a cold laugh and spoke at once. "Hall Master Yue, you heard her. She just publicly slandered me again. I expect you to uphold justice. Gu Jinghong is a disciple under the Sect Master himself. Since when does walking through the spirit fields make him a thief?"

Gu Jinghong put on a wounded expression at just the right time. "I never touched a single herb. If Junior Sister Ye claims I stole anything, does she have proof?"

Yue Lin: "..."

Ye Danxia had just been demanding proof from others. Now Gu Jinghong was the one asking for it.

"What's there to stroll around in a spirit field for?" Ye Danxia's voice rose to a near scream. "You dare say you didn't send him? That you had no ulterior motive?"

From above, Yun Jin smiled down at her and said clearly, "Gu Jinghong going to the spirit fields was indeed my idea. And yes, I had an ulterior motive."

A flash of manic joy lit up Ye Danxia's eyes. She shouted, "You all heard it! She admitted it! She admitted it herself!"

Yun Jin remained calm. "I told him to go learn about planting techniques."

Gu Jinghong: "???"

Wasn't it to talk with the spirit plants?

But… if Master said that, then that was the reason.

He quickly nodded. "That was indeed Master's instruction."

"What do you need planting knowledge for?" Yue Lin pressed. "You're a sword cultivator. What use is that to you?"

Yun Jin immediately wore a wronged expression. "Prejudice! Hall Master Yue, that's prejudice! Just because I'm a sword cultivator, I can't like spiritual plants? I can't want to learn how to grow them?"

Yue Lin: "..."

Yun Jin rambled on. "Everyone knows there isn't a single planting specialist on Tianjian Peak. Huge plots of spirit fields are just lying there, wasted. I didn't want such good land to go unused, so I figured I'd study a little. What's wrong with that?"

People exchanged knowing glances.

It was true. Tianjian Peak's spirit fields were a wasteland, and that was a shame. But what could be done?

First, Tianjian Peak really had too few people. Second, planting specialists were monopolized by the Sect Master's lineage. If other peaks wanted to use their fields, they had to get Zhao Wuji's people to help, and in return, hand over most of their harvests.

Given the poor relationship between Tianjian Peak and the Sect Master, expecting help from him was laughable.

Yun Jin probably had no other choice but to try stealing techniques.

Yue Lin sighed inwardly. There was no way to convict her with that logic. She really hadn't done anything wrong.

He opened his mouth to speak, but Yun Jin interrupted him.

"Since everyone's here," she said loudly, "I'd like to make an official report! I accuse Sect Master Zhao Wuji of monopolizing planting techniques for personal gain! I accuse him of profiting excessively from this monopoly! All the sect's wealth, gathering in one person's hands. I ask you all—does Tianxing Sect belong to all of us, or to him alone?"

The moment her words landed, the entire hall fell into dead silence.

Everyone stared at Yun Jin in shock and disbelief.

Yun Jin…

Was going completely mad.

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Wei Yunxi transmigrated into the novel she was reading—great, right? Wrong. She's now the tragic female supporting character who exists solely to prop up the flawless heroine, her half-sister Wei Yuqing. The original Yunxi handed over treasures, resources, and even her own cultivation, only to die horribly in the end. Nope. Not happening this time.

Yunxi has a new motto: If it's mine, I'm keeping it. No more playing ATM for the heroine. Especially since Yuqing is the Heavenly Dao's Darling—blessed with insane luck. Try to steal her opportunities? The universe just hands her a better one. Oppose her? Heavenly lightning says bonk.

But Yunxi isn't completely helpless.

First, she snatches the mahogany plaque—her golden finger—right from under Yuqing's nose. Boom! Instant cheat code: a cross-dimensional chat group filled with overpowered allies from the apocalypse, interstellar world, and even the divine realm. Now, Yunxi can trade resources, scheme, and finally fight back.

Too bad the heroine (and the male lead?) won't stop clinging to her. What part of "I'm not your personal loot box" do they not understand?

~"Stealing Luck from the Heavenly Dao's Favorite"~

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"They called her the 'Vicious Female Supporting Character'—so she decided to live up to the title."

After her brutal death, Song Wanning realized she was nothing but a disposable villainess in a twisted fate.

Her childhood sweetheart? Now the female lead's devoted lover.

Her beloved disciple? The male lead who personally crushed her bones and ashes.

And the sect that raised her? Complicit in her family's massacre.

Reborn with the knowledge of her past life, the Three Lives Mirror warns her: "To survive, you must whitewash your image and beg for the protagonists' favor."

Song Wanning smiles.

Whitewash?

Why play the pitiful victim when she can burn the entire script?

-The divine beast chose the male lead over her? She skinned it alive and drained its blood.

-The sect elders favored the protagonists? She made sure their precious sect was exiled from the cultivation world forever.

They called her insane, ruthless, a demon in human skin—but so what? If kindness earned her only a blade in the back, then she'd embrace the madness instead.

But power comes at a price. To defy fate, she willingly embraces demonic cultivation, fusing it with her righteous Dao in a dangerous, delicate balance. The Heavenly Dao favors the protagonists with blatant, unfair luck, but Song Wanning?

She doesn't need luck. She has wrath.

And this time, she'll make sure everyone burns with her.

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