Great Villain: Starting by Humiliating the Son of the Heavenly Fate Chapter 138: Benevolence of the Supreme Elders

Ji Mingxiu, not wanting to linger with these cunning elders who might reveal his embarrassing youthful blunders in front of his disciple and make him lose face, quickly regained his composed deanor. He turned to Jiang Chen with a warm smile and said encouragingly, "Let know if you’re facing any challenges. If so, we can head to my place to talk about them.

You could also help smooth things over with Ji Ruxue while we’re there. She still hasn’t forgiven !"

Initially, Jiang Chen was inclined to decline since his transition to cultivating the Purple Heaven Dark Star Heavenly Scripture had been seamless, without any difficulties.

However, the ntion of Ji Ruxue, this unpursued heroine, changed his mind. How could he refuse and miss the opportunity to pay her a visit?

It remained unclear whether Ji Ruxue’s absence from the grand sect assembly and her lack of firsthand knowledge of today’s events were part of the original storyline or due to Jiang Chen entering the picture. Regardless, the news would eventually reach her ears.

Of course, Jiang Chen was confident that if the happenings of the grand sect assembly were relayed accurately to Ji Ruxue, the outco would deviate from the pre-established narrative.

Rather than the protagonist capturing her interest, it would be Jiang Chen—the destined villain—who had subtly maneuvered today’s events to steal the spotlight from the unsuspecting Fang Yuan.

Fang Yuan had rely beco a pawn in Jiang Chen’s elaborate sche, allowing him to dominate the entire scene, positioning himself at the center of attention and outshining everyone at the gathering.

Yet, Jiang Chen was aware that his hopes were just wishful thinking.

With Heavenly Fate at play and the undeniable fact that Fang Yuan’s return to cultivation would spark curiosity, there was a strong chance that anyone describing today’s events to Ji Ruxue might emphasize Fang Yuan’s developnts, perhaps downplaying Jiang Chen’s actions for reasons unknown.

Ultimately, the heroine was likely to be attracted to the protagonist, albeit perhaps less so than originally planned. This scenario, while not perfect, still gave Jiang Chen a bit of comfort.

However, who would have thought that just as Jiang Chen resigned himself to his inability to alter such an outco—given that his interactions with Ji Ruxue were still restricted—his master, Ji Mingxiu, would unexpectedly present him with such an opportunity on a silver platter?

So, when Ji Mingxiu finished speaking, Jiang Chen replied imdiately and without hesitation, "Indeed, Master, I have a few questions to ask." A grateful smile appeared on his face, while in his mind, he began to contemplate several challenging aspects of the Purple Heaven Dark Star Heavenly Scripture that he planned to inquire about later.

"Excellent! Let’s go then!" Ji Mingxiu said with a warm nod, ready to stand up and depart with Jiang Chen.

Just then, Mo Yu chid in with a chuckle, addressing Ji Mingxiu, "Hold on! Our Purple Heaven Holy Land has finally found a prodigy like Jiang Chen. If you won’t let us ntor him, at least allow us to offer our support and kindness, right?"

"Well said!" another Supre Elder nad Li Shang exclaid warmly, smiling gently before pulling out a storage ring and offering it to Jiang Chen with an encouraging nod. "Here, take this, a small welco gift from ."

"You cunning old fox, always one step ahead," Mo Yu teased, shaking his head in mild resignation, his face showing amusent. He then followed suit, presenting Jiang Chen with a storage artifact of his own.

The other two Supre Elders of the Purple Heaven Holy Land also bead, showing exceptional warmth towards Jiang Chen.

In the wake of the benevolence shown by the four Supre Elders, Jiang Chen glanced uncertainly towards Ji Mingxiu.

Seeing this, Ji Mingxiu gave Jiang Chen an encouraging nod and chuckled, "When a gift is offered, accept it graciously. Don’t refuse unnecessarily, haha!"

"I understand!" Jiang Chen replied, his face lighting up with a radiant smile as he gracefully accepted the tokens of goodwill from the four Supre Elders. He announced, "I extend my gratitude to the four esteed seniors!"

Without examining the gifts closely, Jiang Chen was already aware of their likely significance. Given the cultivation levels of these four Supre Elders, who were at the Dao Palace realm, the value of their presents was sure to be extraordinarily high!

This was an unexpected windfall!

Jiang Chen hadn’t anticipated receiving such a bounty during this occasion.

Watching Jiang Chen accept their gifts, Mo Yu, Li Shang, and the other two Supre Elders were filled with satisfaction.

"Well done! Accept it quickly!" Mo Yu encouraged with a hearty laugh.

"Jiang Chen, you must devote yourself to your cultivation!" Li Shang urged earnestly, his eyes filled with high expectations.

"Indeed, indeed. The future of our Purple Heaven Holy Land’s ability to produce a Third Step great powerhouse now rests on you!" another elder chid in, nodding vigorously.

Seeing that Holy Lord Ji Mingxiu wasn’t in a hurry to leave with Jiang Chen anymore, the four Supre Elders took this opportunity to further engage Jiang Chen in conversation, aiming to strengthen their newly forming bond.

On the other hand, Jiang Chen, who was eager to et Ji Ruxue, noticed that Ji Mingxiu, his reason for possibly leaving, wasn’t moving. Therefore, he could only continue to exchange a few pleasantries with the elders while silently venting his frustration, thinking, ’Damn it! Is Heavenly Fate at play here, sohow causing the four Supre Elders to keep here and delay my eting with Ji Ruxue?’

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anwhile, outside the Purple Heaven Grand Hall, disciples dispersed in small groups. Among them, the face of a female disciple lit up with anticipation as she hurried toward Ji Ruxue’s dwelling.

At the sa ti, Fang Yuan, his eyebrows slightly furrowed in mild irritation, left the assembly area.

Originally, he had planned to use this grand sect gathering to announce his regained ability to cultivate normally, hoping to capture the spotlight and regain everyone’s recognition. However, the day did not go as smoothly as he had anticipated.

As soon as he stepped out, he was cornered by mbers of the Deacon Hall. They were determined to recruit him for the extermination of a nearby demonic beast lair that had erged close to the Holy Land, even citing sect regulations to compel his participation.

With no ti to call upon his clan’s influence, Fang Yuan found himself quickly drawn into the hunt for the demonic beast. Fortunately, due to so unforeseen circumstances, the beast was already gravely injured, which allowed for his early return. This ant he wasn’t significantly delayed.

Upon his arrival at the plaza, Fang Yuan already expected that people would make things difficult for him, but he planned to hold back his response, keeping an ace up his sleeve. He intended to first officially register his participation, then reveal his restored ability to cultivate. He looked forward to seeing the stunned faces around him, using that mont to stage a resounding coback.

Yet, to Fang Yuan’s astonishnt, the instant Jiang Chen spoke up for him, all the carefully crafted plans he had in place evaporated, and he lost control of the situation.

In retrospect, this trip to the grand sect gathering had turned out to be more botherso and agitating than he had expected, leaving Fang Yuan feeling particularly unlucky. Moreover, he instinctively mistrusted Jiang Chen, sensing that he might beco a rival. As a result, his initial impression of Jiang Chen was decidedly negative.