Villain : After Slacking Off, The Protagonist Collapse

They were like goddesses and immortal maidens from myths, exquisitely beautiful beyond words.

“Master, you’re back!” Jiang Chen’s eyes sparkled as he immediately stood up to greet them. “How are things!” he inquired eagerly.

“Quickly, get up, I’m so tired, I need to rest!” Dongfang Mingyue, with a swift movement, appeared before Jiang Chen, pulling him up before contentedly laying down on a chair to rest.

“This chair is surprisingly comfortable!” she exclaimed, “And it’s even a Dao artifact!” She realized the chair she was resting on was of Dao artifact grade, a divine weapon just below Saint weapons.

If any normal cultivator were to acquire such a thing they would go crazy in excitement. Yet it was being used as a chair by Jiang Chen.

“This familiar crafting method, it must be the work of the sixth elder, right?” she mused, “You’re getting bolder, using the Holy Land’s resources for such things!” Dongfang Mingyue continued, lying comfortably in the chair, a look of contentment on her face.

“I didn’t use the Holy Land’s resources for this!” Jiang Chen argued, “These are my own winnings. I’ve brought the Holy Land four Saint weapons and three billion Divine Origin resources. Can’t I use some to make a chair?”

“Only one?” she asked, not focusing on his explanation.

“Two!” he corrected.

“Even if it’s two, they still don’t match the value of those resources!” Jiang Chen argued. He had made two chairs, one for himself and another for Yan Ruyu.

“Have the sixth elder make two more, one for me and one for Jianxue. This chair, apart from anything else, is indeed comfortable!” she declared, “Just bring the chair and I’ll let these matters slide.”

“Why don’t you ask the sixth elder yourself? He wouldn’t refuse you!” Jiang Chen grumbled about having to fetch the chairs. “I also haven’t received any rewards from the Holy Land despite my efforts!”

Dongfang Mingyue looked disdainfully at Jiang Chen, “How can I ask the sixth elder for such things? Wouldn’t that be laughable? Do you want people to mock your master?”

“And you still dare to ask for rewards? Apart from the Emperor weapons, what in the Holy Land isn’t at your disposal? Would the Holy Land stop you from using those things?” she retorted.

Comfort aside, Dongfang Mingyue genuinely found it hard to ask the sixth elder for such an item. Her reputation, similar to Jian Xue’s, was of a cold and aloof fairy, albeit feigned in her case.

As for rewards, Jiang Chen’s status exceeded the ordinary, almost on par with the Primordial Holy Master herself. Almost anything in the Holy Land was at his disposal, except the Emperor’s weapons.

“This is a matter of principle! Receiving it as a reward feels different than just taking it,” Jiang Chen stated firmly.

“Oh! Then I’ll give you a reward later. Do you want it?” she offered.

“No, thank you!” he declined.

Dongfang Mingyue rolled her eyes, “I feel your character is getting weirder, resembling those from the Pure Yang Holy Land. You used to be like your master, but now you’re losing face like them!”

Jiang Chen rolled his eyes in response, “One is influenced by their surroundings. I’m just learning from my master!”

Puffing out a laugh, Jian Xue couldn’t help but smile like a blooming snow lotus, refreshing and alluring.

“Lady Jianxue, your smile is beautiful. You should smile more, not always keeping a stern face like Master!” Jiang Chen suggested, admiring her smile.

The Primordial Saintess’s face darkened. “You dare to tease even Jianxue? Your audacity is growing!”

“And you’re becoming disrespectful. It seems I need to show you how formidable I am, or you’ll end up arrogant and foolish like those from the ancient imperial clans or even like those idiots from the Azure Dragon Clan!”

“If that happens, you’ll be ruined!”

Jiang Chen remained nonchalant, “I’m not as foolish as those from the Azure Dragon Clan. I heard Cang Wu recently clashed with the Golden Crow God Son, infuriating him!”

“If they knew their end was near, I wonder if they’d still dare to act so arrogantly! I guess with Huang Tian’s temperament, once he moves against the Soaring Snake Clan, the Azure Dragon Clan will be dealt with conveniently!” Jiang Chen mused.

“Eliminating the Azure Dragon Clan would be a way to gauge the True Dragon Clan’s reaction. If there is no response, the Soaring Snake Clan will have no chance to turn things around!”

Taking action against an ancient imperial clan like the Soaring Snake Clan is exceedingly difficult. Moreover, they once had an emperor and possesses emperor weapons. Unless there is absolute certainty, it’s unlikely anyone would rashly make a move against them.

However, to test the True Dragon Clan, they would definitely target the Azure Dragon Clan first. Compared to the Soaring Snake Clan, the Azure Dragon Clan is significantly inferior, both in heritage and in all other aspects.

‘Remember the saying from a previous life: Wanglaoji and Jiaduobao fought, but Heqizheng left.’ Jiang Chen recalled.

(TL: This saying is some about herbal tea business going bankrupt or something it’s too long to explain you can just search it up on google.)

“That’s their own doing!” The Primordial Saintess commented. “Besides, riding on the prestige of the True Dragon Clan, the Azure Dragon Clan has become arrogant around the Nine Heavens Realm for quite some time. That’s enough!”

“An ordinary clan of foreign races can’t compare to the status of the Azure Dragon Clan, who insults the ancient imperial clans at will!” Dongfang Mingyue was indifferent.

In the eyes of their dominant power, the Azure Dragon Clan was as insignificant as ants. They didn’t need to deploy strong forces to sweep them away.

“Your information this time was crucial!” Dongfang Mingyue rarely showed a smile. “As you predicted, it was indeed a joint effort from four directions – the Ancient Desolate Demon Realm, the Extreme Path Demon Sect, the Gu Family, and the Soaring Snake Clan.

“With our thorough preparations, all the strong cultivators from these four forces were slain by us, completely annihilated. The fall of nine great saints would have been a shocking piece of news even in the past!”

Dongfang Mingyue smiled as the Primordial Holy Land reaped huge benefits this time. Jian Xue resolved the issue of the ancient curse, ensuring no worries for the future.

Her cultivation stepped into the quasi-emperor realm, adding another powerful being to the Primordial Holy Land. They inflicted heavy losses on their enemies, rooted out traitors within the Holy Land, and emerged victorious in every aspect.

“You’re mistaken!” Jiang Chen interjected, “There’s one person who didn’t die!”

“Who?” The Primordial Saintess was slightly surprised. “I watched them all die, even Wuji Old Demon, a master escape artist, is dead. Could it be him?”

“Although Wuji Old Demon is proficient in void secret arts, once the void is completely sealed, he’s nothing, not worth mentioning,” Jiang Chen dismissed disdainfully.

Dongfang Mingyue couldn’t help but twitch. Her disciple seemed too arrogant, not even considering a Great Saint worthy of concern. While Wuji Old Demon might not be their equal, he was still a top-notch Great saint, not to be underestimated.

However, Dongfang Mingyue didn’t know that Jiang Chen truly didn’t regard him as a threat. With the All Heaven Mirror and the Dao Fruit, Jiang Chen could easily eliminate him.

Especially the All Heaven Mirror, an Emperor Weapon of the void, could seal and unseal any void. For practitioners like Wuji Old Demon, who specialized in void secret arts, the All Heaven Mirror was their greatest nemesis.

“Du Guxiong!” Jiang Chen revealed, without reservation.

“Impossible!” both Jian Xue and Dongfang Mingyue exclaimed in unison. They had witnessed Dugu Xiong’s death, with Jian Xue being the one who killed him.

“I personally killed him and saw his soul utterly annihilated. How could he possibly be alive!” Jian Xue frowned, clearly disbelieving.

“You did kill him for real!” Jiang Chen confirmed. “But that doesn’t mean he can’t resurrect. He had deep ties with the Ancient Desolate Demon Realm and was once blessed by a Demon Emperor. As long as his soul wasn’t completely extinguished, he could resurrect, though only nine times.”

“You indeed killed him then, but his residual soul allows him to resurrect. It’s often said Wuji Old Demon is hard to kill, but in fact, Du Guxiong is even harder to exterminate!”

Jiang Chen explained, a fact he learned later in the plot of the Nine Heavens Realm. Du Guxiong, like a cat, had nine lives. Killed, yet able to resurrect!