Chapter 1
=================
The demon world.
In the demon world, there is a river as dark as ink and bottomless, and its name is Bone Refining.
The Bone Refining River is located in the deepest, highest and farthest place in the Demon Realm. No one knows the origin of this river. It’s just that since the birth of the demons, a stream of ink-like water has been seen falling from a steep cliff thousands of feet high, rushing into the riverbed of unknown depth below, and running through the entire Demon Realm.
That is the source of all demons’ birth.
But even so, no matter what kind of creature it is, as long as it falls into the Bone Refining River, it will be completely corroded by the extremely pure demonic energy, and no remains will be left.
The birth and destruction of demons all happen here.
Ning Chen felt as if there was a sticky film of water covering his ears. He vaguely heard cheers, laughter and curses coming from afar, but he couldn't make out a single word.
His consciousness briefly awakened. Ning Chen rarely felt the confusion of not being able to remember anything. He no longer had control over his body, and Ning Chen couldn't even move a finger, let alone anything else.
"Loading initial data..."
"System 014 has completed loading and is beginning to import the host's body data."
"Introduce the original book's plot and the original owner's memories."
Strange memories suddenly flooded into Ning Shen's mind, and he couldn't help but frown.
Before he could delve deeper, Ning Chen felt a very bright light flash through his mind.
The next moment, he suddenly opened his eyes.
The dark light from the sky suddenly broke through the inky dark water surface, illuminating the appearance of the man who walked out of the Bone Refining River.
The demons below who were cheering for the killing of the Demon Lord suddenly became stunned, and the cheers and celebrations came to an abrupt end.
The demon that came out of the Bone Refining River... no, perhaps, the demon that was born from the Bone Refining River had a face that they could never mistake -
Demon Lord Tianxiao.
The Demon Lord Tian Xiao, who was just killed by them not long ago and pushed into the Bone Refining River to be destroyed.
Ning Chen lowered his eyes and made eye contact with the group of demons below who were rubbing their eyes frantically in a daze.
“…”
Ning Chen watched the faces of the demons below change from dull to incredible to disbelief, and finally, without exception, they all turned iron blue, and thought to himself that this was quite difficult to judge.
He decided to ignore these little things that looked like their deceased parents for the time being.
Because... Ning Chen suddenly realized that a complicated gold-plated badge had appeared in his mind. Ning Chen couldn't recognize what was engraved on the gold-plated badge, but as he was looking at it, the badge suddenly lit up.
Ning Chen's eyes blurred, and then a control panel automatically appeared in front of him.
The panel was divided into many densely packed grids. Ning Shen took a quick look and found that there was everything inside, including food, clothing, daily necessities and fighting items. But they all had one thing in common: none of them were modern items.
Bigu Pill, Shark Silk Clothes, Mysterious Spirit Grass, Soul Condensing Pill, Dragon Bone Spear...
At the same time, a bunch of strange memories suddenly flooded into Ning Chen's mind. Ning Chen's head was swollen by the large amount of information for a while, and after barely digesting a little, Ning Chen's expression became strange.
Is this... time travel?
There was a parchment scroll hanging near the system mall. Ning's consciousness naturally fell on it, and the scroll rolled out automatically. The small words on it were clearly visible:
[System data loading... Identity binding successful]
Ning Chen:?
What the hell? How can this be reported as an error?
However, before he could investigate further, new loading information was already displayed.
[System Binding Successfully]
[System mall binding failed, please try again]
[System Mall Binding Successfully]
[The original book plot is loading...]
[The original book plot has been loaded and the system mall has been bound. Please check it.]
[Note: You can earn points by completing plot points, which can be used to redeem items in the mall]
[Starting Attributes and Items: Points x20, Talent Plunder x1, Heaven-level Magic Core x1, Earth-level Magic Core x10, Mysterious-level Magic Core x500, Soulless Body x1]
[Thank you for your cooperation and wish you a happy life]
Ning Chen stared at the line of words about the free gifts in the system mall for a long time, then smiled: "Are you asking me to finish the plot?"
Ning Chen was originally talking to himself in his own mind, but he never thought that the scroll seemed to be able to communicate with spirits. After a while, a line of words appeared, answering Ning Chen's question: "Please relax. If you are willing, please remove the word "want". System Mall No. 014 represents the Space-Time Administration and asks for your help."
Ning Chen: “…”
So spineless.
Ning Chen said viciously: "What if I don't?"
He won't do anything to follow the plot, and won't go along with the original storyline. He's already died once, so what's the harm in letting him die again?
Ning Chen was free from worries in the modern world, and one person's food fed the whole family. He was unruly by nature, and no one controlled him, so he acted without restraint and made many enemies. In the end, he got into big trouble because he beat up a young man who bullied his neighbor's kid. He settled all the new and old grudges together, and that's how it happened.
But he actually never thought that such a thing as traveling through a book could happen to a bastard like him.
The world that Ning Chen has traveled to now is a Dianjia Long Aotian cannon fodder script. It tells the story of a male protagonist who was picked up by an immortal family and raised by them since he was a child. He went through thousands of tribulations, obtained countless treasures and resources along the way, and finally saved the world, fulfilled his merits, achieved the great way, and ascended to become a god.
As for his original self, the character he traveled to, was the arch-villain of this world, responsible for suppressing, bullying, framing and assassinating the hero, as well as dropping rare resources in every fight so that the hero could make continuous breakthroughs.
The ending of this story is that the hero, after enduring years of hatred, stabbed his original body to death with a sword, then dug out the original owner's evil heart to refine the Heavenly Sword, opened the Heavenly Gate, and let the spiritual energy of the heaven pour down to irrigate the three realms with thin spiritual energy, saving the lives of the three realms, realizing the great way and ascending to become a god.
In short, Ning Chen was transmigrated into a vicious villain who had a miserable end and served as a stepping stone for the male protagonist Long Aotian.
His ultimate goal in this world is to let the male protagonist Long Aotian kill the original owner at the last moment, and use the refined magic sword to split the sky gate and save Cangsheng.
Ning Chen: “…”
No, if he traveled through time, then he traveled through time. What’s the point of giving him a role like this?
What kind of big grudge would be willing to do that?
But what's interesting is that the system mall gives away a soulless body at the beginning. Ning Chen checked the instructions for use, which said that as long as the body is placed in the Bone Refining River, the user can be reborn in the Bone Refining River.
It's hard not to wonder if this body was specifically designed to resurrect him after he was stabbed to death and had his heart dug out.
But this plot... doesn't sound like a plot that ordinary people would be happy to follow. Why do these Book Management Bureau think the new host will agree to it?
As Ning Chen was thinking this, he suddenly caught a glimpse of something shining with golden light in a shopping mall.
That thing looked like a kind of elixir, with a sign underneath that read "Self-Autism Pill". The instructions said it could be redeemed 0/10 times and could block the user's pain for three hours.
Ning Chen: “…”
Should he also praise these systems for being quite thoughtful?
014 was still trying to explain: "Please rest assured. There was an accident in the operation of this plane world, and the original body died unexpectedly in this life, so external forces are needed to help advance the main plot. If you don't like this world, I can take measures to escape for you. If you don't choose to escape, you don't have to take the initiative to follow the plot. The original body has been killed by the demons and pushed into the Bone Refining River. It has been confirmed dead. This body is generated with your data, and you can do whatever you want. But if you don't do the plot point, I don't have the authority to prevent the plane world from replacing you with a new soul when the plot point deviates seriously. I'm very sorry."
They are all vicious villains who only die at the end of the book. Ning Chen's current basic combat power must be high. Adding what 014 just said, in other words, if Ning Chen chooses to help them finish the plot, he can stay in this world and live freely after completing the main mission.
If Ning Chen chooses not to follow the plot, it actually means that he can live a free life in this world before being wiped out.
However, Ning Chen said: "Oh."
Then he turned off the reel without taking a single breath.
014: “…”
Ning Chen chose to accept the original plot and the original owner's memory. Before the scrolls closed, Ning Chen could still see the fleeting facial expression: QAQ
Ning Shen was in a good mood.
Anyway, since he was already here, it wouldn't hurt to play for a while. As for the main quest, he would just leave it to fate. He would help if he could, and it wouldn't be a loss for him. If Ningchen died early in this world, neither he nor the system would suffer any loss. He could just return to dust and this shitty plane world could still pull people in to start over.
It still challenges Ning Shen's firm belief in materialism for so many years.
After all, this fairy world is different from other worlds. If he really offends someone he shouldn't offend, the pursuit he will experience will not be the sneaky kind of pursuit he experienced in his previous life.
After deciding to stay in this world for a while, Ning Chen withdrew from the sea of consciousness, and then faced the group of demons who were silently retreating slowly.
“…”
Ning Chen looked down at the pitch-black robe on his body and fell silent.
As expected, it was still in its initial state, without even a decent set of clothes.
The sky of the demon world is always dark. The sun above is covered by a thick layer of gloomy clouds, revealing a bloody color.
In the dim light, the demons stood frozen beside the Bone Refining River with their hearts trembling. They listened to the gurgling sound of the water beside them and tried to retreat slowly. Their bodies were extremely tense, ready to guard against the sudden killing of the Demon Lord, who had been resurrected for unknown reasons.
Their Demon Lord didn't care about anything and only cared about picking on Xie Tingyun, the Holy Son of the Human Race. He would either disguise himself and wear a mask to go out and fight with others, or he would run back and lock himself up in the Temple of Gods and Ghosts and not see anyone for decades.
Therefore, these demon subordinates have never seen the true face of the Demon Lord.
Until now, they watched Tian Xiao miraculously come back to life right under their noses, and then hang in the air staring at them coldly. The scene was really weird for a moment.
Adhering to the concept of "I won't move unless the enemy moves", the demons who participated in this finishing move were slowly retreating, but the hearts of every demon present were chilled.
No demon lord who was treated like this by his subordinates could endure such humiliation.
However, they watched the Demon Lord floating in the air for a long time without moving, and then at a certain moment he seemed to suddenly come to his senses and looked over with a pair of dark bloodshot eyes.
Every demon who was stared at exploded.
However, the Demon Lord did not do anything to them. He just looked at them expressionlessly, then lowered his head and looked at himself, with a hint of obvious disdain in his unruly eyes.
Dislike...give up?
Ning Chen glanced at the black robe made of some unknown material and felt so disgusted that he couldn't bear to look at it.
Too shabby.
As expected of her initial state, she didn't even have a decent piece of clothing. Ning Chen's originally shoulder-length hair had now turned long and was casually draped behind her.
There is not even a hair rope, and it is hard to tell. The system is quite searching.
014, who is trapped in the scroll, knows that Ning Chen can't see him but still wants to type an emoticon: QAQ
This body has just been initialized, and it just came out of the Bone Refining River not long ago. It’s good enough to have some cloth to cover it and give it some respectability! Not all clothes can withstand the dense evil spirit in the Bone Refining River!
Ning Chen ignored the group of demons who were like a formidable enemy, and quickly opened the system mall, scanned the slots in the mall, quickly picked out a set of appearance, and spent five points to buy it without any regrets.
The demons’ eyes blurred.
Before they could react to what was happening, they heard a deep voice say with satisfaction: "...Is that reasonable?"
Ning Chen was suspended in mid-air, the water from the Bone-Refining River dripping down his body, but not even a corner of his clothes or a strand of his hair was wet.
But Ning Shen had broad shoulders and a narrow waist. The Xuanhua brocade robe was covered with gilded sand of varying shades, engraved into bizarre gilded patterns, and gathered snugly at the tight waist, outlining extremely explosive and smooth lines.
The narrow sleeves were tightly fastened with wrist guards, and the relaxed and slender hands were pale and slender, with faint blue veins visible. The ink-black collar was casually half-open, with a thin silver ornament on the collar. The bright white on the dark background was extremely eye-catching.
His long eyebrows slanted down into his temples, his hair was tied up with a black iron hair crown, his dark red eyes were sharp, and he looked unruly and handsome.
--------------------
The protagonist's moral standards are not stable. He is the kind of person who will equally go crazy and kill every scumbag protagonist who doesn't let him have a good life.