Im Not Your Usual Villain - Chapter 8

Chapter 8: It Makes No Difference Who Comes

Translation by: Weebsread👹

Overnight, they had plummeted to the status of a third-rate sect. Fewer than a hundred disciples remained, each one languishing at the very bottom rung of the cultivation world.

It was a pitiful sight—utterly desolate and bleak.

Such is the fate of those marked by Heaven’s Chosen One: wherever they go, misfortune follows.

All the world’s fortune seems drawn to them alone, leaving only ruin in their wake.

“Lin Feng, let’s not fight with them anymore. Take me with you!”

At that moment, the shameless Xu Qing sidled up to Lin Feng once more, her eyes brimming with hope.

She wanted to follow him—to join him on his journey to the Jade Void Immortal Sect.

“It’s better if you stay,” Lin Feng replied, a flicker of distaste crossing his face, though his words remained polite. “Find a quiet place, get some rest, and take care of yourself.”

Xu Qing understood the true meaning behind his gentle refusal.

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Without her Supreme Bone, she was nothing now.

“You heartless bastard! Are you really just going to leave me behind?” Xu Qing’s eyes reddened with rage, her voice rising to a shrill, furious pitch.

Su He, watching from the side, couldn’t help but laugh.

“Seems you’re not so stupid after all,” he said. “You made your choices, and now you’re reaping what you sowed.”

“Watch your mouth!” someone snapped.

Seeing Xu Qing about to lunge at Lin Feng in a fit of mutual destruction, the atmosphere grew tense.

Feng Taicang let out a cold snort and sent Xu Qing flying with a single slap.

Now that she realized Lin Feng no longer wanted her, Xu Qing hurriedly dropped to her knees before Su He.

“Master, please, for the sake of all the years I’ve served you, let your disciple stay!”

Su He didn’t even spare her a glance. Instead, he sent a thought directly into Fang Yixin’s mind:

“Fang Yixin, get this eyesore out of here.”

“Yes, Master!”

In no time at all, Xu Qing was dragged away.

As for what would become of her in the future, Su He no longer cared.

She lacked even a shred of gratitude. He would never give her another chance.

“Master, please! Just one more chance…!”

Xu Qing’s pleading cries faded into the distance.

Watching all this, Lin Feng’s anger simmered.

“Senior, without the Supreme Bone… that matter will be much harder to resolve,” Lin Feng said, raising his head, his expression darkening.

At this, Feng Taicang’s brow furrowed slightly.

He realized Lin Feng was not someone who valued sentiment.

His attitude toward Xu Qing made that abundantly clear—there was never any real affection, only cold calculation.

If that was how Lin Feng treated others, would he treat Feng Taicang the same way?

Though Lin Feng kept calling him “Senior,” the earlier respect had all but vanished from his tone.

In fact, there was even a trace of impatience now.

This shift planted a seed of doubt in Feng Taicang’s heart.

“Don’t rush. Wait and see,” Feng Taicang said quietly, trying to placate Lin Feng for the time being.

Su He watched their exchange, a cold, mocking smile curling at his lips.

He knew exactly why Feng Taicang had come this time, and why he was so determined to seize the Supreme Bone.

The Supreme Bone was linked to the Nine-Turn Phoenix Egg.

In the original course of events, Lin Feng would have left Tai Xuan Holy Land with Xu Qing in tow. After extracting the Supreme Bone from her, he’d abandon her at the Jade Void Immortal Sect.

But possessing the Supreme Bone meant Tai Xuan Holy Land would never let him go easily.

So Su He ordered a hunt for Lin Feng.

With Feng Taicang’s protection, Lin Feng escaped into the vast wilderness of the Northern Ten-Thousand Mountains, seeking his fortune.

Relying on the power of the Supreme Bone taken from Xu Qing, Lin Feng found the legendary Nine-Turn Phoenix Egg.

That egg later hatched into a woman named Ni Huangyu.

As expected, she became part of his harem.

Together with Lin Feng, she helped eliminate every elite sent after them from Tai Xuan Holy Land.

Ni Huangyu’s abilities were truly extraordinary.

Not only did she possess pure phoenix blood—

Her Nine-Turn Sacred Flame Physique allowed her, during dual cultivation, to refine and purify her partner’s true essence, condensing it nearly to a tangible state.

In the cultivation world, even among those at the same realm, there could be vast differences in strength.

That was because some cultivators’ true essence was far more dense and pure than others at the same level.

It was thanks to Ni Huangyu’s power that Lin Feng’s cultivation advanced by leaps and bounds—he could even challenge and defeat those elite pursuers from Tai Xuan Holy Land, despite being at a lower realm.

But now, without the Supreme Bone, that fateful opportunity was lost to him.

“Don’t panic.”

Feng Taicang took a deep breath, suddenly realizing how grave the situation had become.

The Dao Tian Sect had entrusted him with a mission: to help Lin Feng obtain the Supreme Bone and successfully hatch the Nine-Turn Phoenix Egg.

Only the lingering ancient aura within the Supreme Bone could awaken the phoenix egg.

“Su He, you must hand over the Supreme Bone today.”

Drawing a steadying breath, Feng Taicang spoke with stubborn resolve.

“I said no. And if you press me again, I won’t hesitate to erase the Jade Void Immortal Sect from this world!”

Su He’s voice was cold as ice.

Seeing this, Feng Taicang had no choice but to produce his sound-transmission jade slip.

“Fine, then wait and see!”

Even as he spoke, a shadow plummeted from the sky.

“Tai Xuan Holy Land—such arrogance! You’d even meddle in the petty love affairs of your own disciples?”

The newcomer was a crow, its voice thick with sarcasm as it landed. Clearly, it was someone’s refined spirit beast.

“And just who are you supposed to be?” Su He glared coldly at the crow, clear annoyance on his face.

"I am Zuo Lenghan, Grand Elder of Dao Tian Sect," the crow announced, its tone deep and self-assured. "By order of my sect master, I’ve come to demand the Supreme Bone. Comply, and you’ll be handsomely rewarded."

"Oh?" Su He’s lips curled with mocking amusement. "And what reward would that be?"

"I can offer you three drops of Nine-Turn Phoenix blood," the crow replied, its tone coaxing, as if bestowing a favor beyond measure.

Phoenix blood—an extraordinary treasure, said to defy fate itself and elevate talent to unimaginable heights.

It was rumored that a single phoenix possessed only a handful of such drops in its entire body.

Dao Tian Sect and Jade Void Immortal Sect had joined forces for the sole purpose of acquiring this miraculous substance, all to aid Lin Feng’s cultivation.

"Su He, three drops of phoenix blood is more than enough for your Supreme Bone! Don’t be so ungrateful," Lin Feng interjected, emboldened now that reinforcements had arrived. He straightened his back and swaggered forward, arrogance blooming on his face.

It was clear he felt untouchable with someone powerful backing him up.

Feng Taicang’s opinion of Lin Feng plummeted even further.

A moment ago, when Feng Taicang was at a disadvantage against Su He, Lin Feng had cowered silently on the sidelines, not daring to utter a word.

Now, with Dao Tian Sect’s envoy present, his attitude had shifted completely.

Such a fickle, opportunistic nature was truly despicable.

Feng Taicang frowned, deeply disappointed.

But in the face of this display, Su He remained utterly unmoved.

"Get lost!"

With a casual squeeze of his fingers, Su He shattered the crow into fragments. It dissolved into a wisp of azure smoke, vanishing into the air.

Feng Taicang was stunned.

Lin Feng’s eyes went wide with disbelief.

Every disciple present stood speechless, thunderstruck by what they’d just witnessed.

For a long moment, no one dared to move.

Finally, Feng Taicang regained his senses and shouted in panic,

"Su He, are you insane? You actually dared to strike at someone from Dao Tian Sect?!"

Dao Tian Sect’s strength far surpassed even that of Tai Xuan Holy Land, and Su He had just provoked them head-on.

With enmity forged now, there’d be no turning back—only a fight to the death would remain.

"You can leave too. Don’t make me repeat myself."

Su He’s voice was utterly cold, his patience at its end.

Three drops of phoenix blood—did they really think they could buy him off so easily?