Chapter 1: The Demon Descends

The crimson gauze curtains hung low, and the bright red wedding gown was neatly folded by the bedside, while a faint scent of dragon salvia drifted through the air.

Jiang Yueshi sat quietly on the bed, her slender, jade-like fingers gently stroking the hem of the gown, her gaze somewhat lost.

Tomorrow, she was to be married.

Suddenly, a soft sound came from outside the door, and a figure broke through the window. Moonlight spilled onto him; it was her Master—Lin Fan.

"Master?" Jiang Yueshi was startled and hurriedly stood up, her robes slipping slightly to reveal a glimpse of snow-white skin.

Lin Fan's gaze faltered, but the next instant he chuckled softly: "I raised you with my own hands, yet now you are going to marry someone else?"

He walked closer slowly, his tone low: "Do you know, this feeling is very annoying."

The System's warning sounded like a tolling bell, exploding in his mind:

"Warning! You are deviating from the Protagonist's code of conduct!"

"Severe warning! High-risk behavioral alert triggered!"

Jiang Yueshi stepped back, her red lips trembling: "Master, you… shouldn't have come today."

Lin Fan, however, no longer listened to the System's prompts. He waved his palm, and a wisp of strange fragrance rose with the wind. Jiang Yueshi's figure swayed, and she nearly fell.

She barely managed to steady herself against the bedpost, her voice trembling: "You… you drugged me?"

"In this life, I have never wished to be a Saint." Lin Fan walked up to her and reached out to stroke her face.

But just as his hand was about to touch that gentle, jade-like face—

"Final warning! Host has seriously violated the core behavior of the Protagonist; the System will execute the erasure procedure!"

"Heh…" Lin Fan sneered, then suddenly looked up and roared, "Then come on! I will not be the Puppet you speak of!"

Boom!!!

The System space instantly exploded with white light, and Lin Fan dissolved into nothingness within the radiance.

Jiang Yueshi slowly knelt to the ground, her eyelashes trembling, and a single tear slid from the corner of her eye.

She looked up at the empty room, her lips parting slightly: "Master…"

When Lin Fan opened his eyes again, he had returned to that cramped, dim rental room.

"Little Master, this is your 99th failure. You have been permanently removed from the Protagonist sequence by the System."

"Heh, that is exactly what I intended. I want to be a villain!"

"Next, you will enter a new world with the 'Villain Identity'. Please choose your starting perks—"

Option 1: Heaven-Defying Cultivation Technique · Dark Tide Demonic Technique (The grade of all obtained Cultivation Techniques is permanently +1) [Rating: S-Rank]

Option 2: nine-turn reincarnation bead (Can die nine times and automatically resurrect) [Rating: SS-Rank]

Option 3: Prominent Identity (Can choose to be a Young Master of a super Hidden Family or the current Crown Prince) [Rating: SSS-Rank]

Option 4: Super Experience Package (Cultivation Realm is always two Realms ahead of the protagonist) [Rating: A-Rank]

Option 5: Reincarnation with Memories (Can retain memories of a hundred lifetimes) [Rating: C-Rank]

Lin Fan sneered: "This isn't just cheating; this is taking off."

He unhesitatingly ruled out Option 4, "Being two Realms ahead in cultivation? That's the script for a protagonist."

He looked at Options 1 and 5 again, and without hesitation, locked in the fifth option.

"I have the memories of a hundred lifetimes, having experienced cultivation, technology, magic, wasteland, and all sorts of civilizations, mastering countless Cultivation Techniques… You say it's only worth C-Rank? In the hands of Lin Fan, it is SSS-Rank."

Option 3 looked tempting, but he ultimately chose survival first.

"System, I choose two and five."

"Congratulations, Host. The nine-turn reincarnation bead and memory retention have been bound."

"You are about to be reincarnated into the Canglan Immortal Domain. Here, the land is vast, and the Spiritual Qi is abundant. Please choose a Sect to join from the following."

Eastern Domain · Yunyin Sword Sect: Sword Cultivators are revered, and Sword Qi reigns supreme.

Western Domain · Pill Immortal Valley: Dual Cultivation of pills and poisons, with peerless medical skills.

Southern Domain · Xuanyin Qin Sect: Defends against enemies with Qin music; the Sect is primarily composed of female cultivators.

Northern Domain · Black Ice Demon Palace: A place of extreme cold, decisive in killing.

Central Domain · Heavenly Talisman Ancient Clan: Formations that reach the heavens, and Dao of talismans that is peerless.

Lin Fan's eyes lit up: "Lots of female cultivators, lots of beauties—of course, it's the Xuanyin Qin Sect!"

"System, I choose the Southern Domain · Xuanyin Qin Sect."

"Binding complete. Beginning reincarnation—"

A strange smile curled the corners of Lin Fan's mouth.

"Screw the protagonist. Fairies, I am coming…"