After being reborn, the villain comes with a spoiler tag.

With the assistance of the Heavenly Dao System, Long Yucheng, who had only been a beginner for half a year, had already advanced from the first level of Qi Refining to the fourth level.

With no fellow disciples to refer to, he didn't know whether his cultivation speed was fast or slow. He only knew that he had hardly closed his eyes in the past six months.

Aside from the Crimson Flame Sword, Long Yucheng exchanged everything he could for points with the system, which he then used to purchase cultivation-aiding pills.

He cultivated relentlessly, exhausting all his resources, before finally breaking through to the fourth level of Qi Refining.

Without the aid of elixirs, Long Yucheng's cultivation progress returned to a snail's pace. Helpless, he could only go to the Offering Hall to see if there were any suitable tasks to earn contribution points to exchange for spirit stones and elixirs.

Long Yucheng exchanged the storage bag issued by the sect for points. He knew the principle of not flaunting wealth, and since he could not use the Crimson Flame Sword, he simply left the Crimson Flame Sword in his cave.

Empty-handed, he tried to choose secluded paths after leaving the cave, but he still couldn't escape being targeted.

The person in front of him had reached the ninth level of Qi Refining. He suddenly appeared halfway through the journey. Long Yucheng was cautious all the way, keeping his eyes and ears open, and only then did he manage to avoid the person's first sneak attack.

When the outer disciple realized his sneak attack had failed, he stopped hiding and unleashed his killing move, intending to kill the disciple in one blow.

What Long Yucheng didn't know was that this person had already considered him as his own from the very day he joined the sect.

This person's surname is Wang. Although his cultivation level of the ninth level of Qi Refining is not top-notch among the outer disciples, it is by no means weak.

On this fourth peak, he was neither a target of covetousness by Foundation Establishment disciples nor a chance to get a piece of meat soup from their killings and plundering. He was in a very awkward middle position.

However, this person was exceptionally good at speaking to people in a way that suited them, and by bribing the disciple on duty in charge of the outer sect disciple roster, he was extremely well-informed.

On the day Huo Yu and Long Yucheng entered the sect, the cultivator surnamed Wang received the news.

He naturally wouldn't dare to make a move on Huo Yu, who was at the Foundation Establishment stage, but Long Yucheng, who was at the first level of Qi Refining, was undoubtedly a piece of fat meat delivered to his door.

Overjoyed, the cultivator surnamed Wang rushed to the cave dwelling that Long Yucheng had registered as soon as he received the news. However, he arrived too late, as Long Yucheng had already retreated behind the protective array of the cave dwelling and refused to come out.

The cultivator surnamed Wang was not discouraged. He simply found a secluded place near Long Yucheng's cave and cultivated while keeping an eye on Long Yucheng's movements.

When Long Yucheng chose his cave dwelling, he deliberately picked a remote one that was furthest from his neighbors, which actually made it easier for the Wang family cultivator to spy on him.

Unexpectedly, this wait lasted for half a year. Just when the cultivator surnamed Wang was about to give up, the day finally came when the fat sheep came out of the cave.

However, unlike the information he received, this new disciple was not at the first level of Qi Refining, but clearly at the fourth level of Qi Refining!

Watching Long Yucheng's retreating figure as he walked towards the mountaintop, the cultivator surnamed Wang confirmed with his informant again via a communication jade slip before daring to confirm that this young man at the fourth level of Qi Refining was indeed the new disciple who had joined the sect half a year ago.

But how could that be! It took the cultivator surnamed Wang more than twenty years to reach his current cultivation level! Although the first few levels of Qi Refining are faster to cultivate than the later levels, it is absolutely impossible to go from the first level to the fourth level in half a year!

The cultivator surnamed Wang was a little apprehensive. It wasn't that he wasn't confident in defeating an opponent at the fourth level of Qi Refining, but rather that he was worried that Long Yucheng might be hiding his true cultivation level, otherwise, his cultivation speed was inexplicable!

Watching Long Yucheng's departing figure, the cultivator surnamed Wang gritted his teeth and thought to himself:

"Fortune favors the bold, let's take the risk!"

Upon exchanging blows, the cultivator surnamed Wang breathed a sigh of relief. Although his opponent had dodged his first sneak attack, his somewhat clumsy counterattack clearly indicated a lack of experience in combat.

More importantly, this person's cultivation level is indeed only at the fourth level of Qi Refining!

The cultivator surnamed Wang felt much more at ease and immediately unleashed his strongest killing move, intending to finish the battle quickly and avoid any unforeseen complications.

Taking out his protective spirit sword from his storage bag, the cultivator surnamed Wang stomped his foot, and a lotus flower appeared beneath his feet, rapidly expanding and rising into the air, surrounding his body. Wisps of sword energy emanated from each lotus leaf.

This was the Azure Lotus Sword Technique he had practiced before joining the Yellow Springs Sect.

The cultivator surnamed Wang shouted, "Hurry!"

In an instant, the lotus flowers surrounding him suddenly accelerated their rotation, transforming into several sharp cyan sword energies that shot towards Long Yucheng like a torrential downpour.

The spiritual pressure contained within those cyan sword energies made Long Yucheng dare not relax in the slightest.

He swiftly formed hand seals and shouted, "Fire Curtain!"

Before he finished speaking, the surrounding temperature suddenly soared, and specks of red light emerged from all directions, quickly converging in front of him and condensing into a blazing fire barrier.

At the same time, Long Yucheng retreated rapidly and condensed a second layer of fire curtain in front of him.

Those few streaks of azure lotus sword energy pierced through the first layer of fire curtain in an instant and plunged into the second layer of fire curtain.

At that moment, Long Yucheng threw out a talisman, which spontaneously combusted without fire, turning into a thick cloud of milky white smoke that spread outwards.

After the Azure Lotus Sword Qi pierced through the second layer of fire curtain, its speed decreased slightly, and it was directly swallowed up by this white mist.

This eerie white mist was rapidly dissipating as it devoured the sword energy. In just a moment, the white mist and the sword energy vanished without a trace.

After throwing out the talisman, Long Yucheng did not stop to check the result, but instead sped off in the direction he had come from without looking back.

The cultivator surnamed Wang was momentarily stunned by the strange talisman. After regaining his senses, his gaze toward Long Yucheng became even more intense.

This kid clearly has a lot of treasures hidden away; he's struck gold!

With a thought, the flying swords surrounding the cultivator surnamed Wang came to a standstill.

He pushed off with his feet, his body soaring into the air, directly stepping onto his flying sword and riding it. Before long, he had caught up with Long Yucheng.

This time, he held nothing back, immediately summoning three azure lotuses and dozens of azure sword energies shooting towards the speeding Long Yucheng like arrows.

But then, just as Long Yucheng was about to have his chest pierced by the sword energy, he used some strange footwork to make a sharp ninety-degree turn.

Although he took the hit from the azure lotus sword energy, he skillfully avoided all vital points.

The technique Long Yucheng was using at this moment was the nameless escape technique given to him by the system in the secret realm.

This escape technique, his only life-saving skill at the moment, has been mastered to perfection. Various sudden stops and turns that defy common sense are now second nature to him, as smooth as flowing water.

Even so, he was still unable to completely evade the attack from the cultivator surnamed Wang.

Left with no other choice, Long Yucheng could only avoid vital points and take the blow head-on with his right shoulder. The feeling of the sword light piercing through flesh and blood and gushing out was not pleasant, but he had no other option.

The original plan to use the escape technique to return to the cave has now been ruined.

The cultivator surnamed Wang was flying faster on his sword, making escape a pipe dream.

Using the Nameless Escape Technique, Long Yucheng managed to avoid vital points while being hit by two more bursts of sword energy. Several piercing holes appeared on his body, from which blood continuously oozed.

Under the intense stimulation of adrenaline, Long Yucheng did not feel too much pain, but if this continued, he would definitely be dragged to death due to excessive blood loss.

Unfortunately, the talisman that could release white mist was a one-time consumable item—he had spent five points to exchange for it from the system, and there were only two in total. He had already wasted one, and the remaining one had to be used at a critical moment.

The cultivator surnamed Wang was furious when his attacks failed several times, and his desire to kill Long Yucheng intensified.

First, there was that strange talisman, then this annoying escape technique. Long Yucheng has too many secrets hidden in him, and he is determined to get this fat sheep.