Chapter 1: Reborn as the Villain
Chapter 1: Reborn as the Villain
Heaven Primordial Continent, Three Saints Sect.
“Sect Master, I believe Senior Brother didn’t do it on purpose. How could someone as kind as him steal the Three Saints Golden Lotus?”
“Even if Senior Brother really did take it, he must have had a good reason!”
“Right, Senior Brother? Senior Brother, say something!”
In the grand hall, Chu Yiyi knelt tearfully before the icy jade steps, her plain white gauze robes making her appear even more pitiful.
Hearing her pleas, Three Saints Sect Master Li Jianping roared in fury: “Su Ming! A real man owns up to his actions! Why did you steal the Three Saints Golden Lotus?!”
Su Ming, who had been standing there in a daze, finally snapped out of it upon hearing this.
He had finally sorted through his memories.
“So I’ve transmigrated into this godforsaken axed novel… and as the biggest villain, the Devouring Demon Sovereign at that?”
While internally cursing his luck, Su Ming recalled the plot.
Su Ming—the future Devouring Demon Sovereign—was the biggest punching bag in the entire story.
His opportunities were stolen by the protagonist, the girl he secretly loved and even his own fiancée all ran off with the protagonist.
In the end, abandoned by everyone, he had his Dao Bone dug out by the Chosen One Chu Fan, becoming nothing more than a stepping stone for the latter’s rise to power.
Yet, as someone who had read the novel, Su Ming knew full well that this guy had a thousand ways to turn the tables—yet somehow always managed to pick the one guaranteed path to failure.
Su Ming found it hard to believe that someone like him—a peerless genius whose parents sacrificed an entire collapsing world just to ensure his birth—could squander such overwhelming advantages.
Possessing both the Supreme Chaos Body and the Innate Dao Bone, with such terrifying talent, he still managed to self-destruct.
As for his parents, they never appeared even by the time the novel was axed, and the author never even gave them names.
All that was known was that they were supreme powerhouses—so powerful that this world couldn’t even contain them.
They had left Su Ming here, entrusting him to the care of the Three Saints Sect, the strongest faction in the world at the time.
Eager to curry favor with Su Ming’s parents, the Three Saints Sect immediately arranged a marriage for him—his fiancée being another peerless prodigy who had manifested celestial phenomena at birth.
“Forget my own talents—just having super-powered parents and a monstrously gifted fiancée alone makes it impossible to lose…”
“And yet you still managed to throw this winning hand. Serves you right for getting your Dao Bone dug out in the end.”
After mentally cursing the original owner, Su Ming took a deep breath. Now that he was in control, he would never let history repeat itself!
Looking up at Li Jianping, Su Ming muttered inwardly:
“The plot’s just begun… I stole the Three Saints Golden Lotus for Junior Sister Chu Yiyi and got caught.”
“But the real mastermind behind this is the Chosen One, Chu Fan…”
“I admit Chu Yiyi is quite the beauty, but not enough to turn me into a simp—especially when she’s already fallen for Chu Fan!”
That’s right—in the original story, the Devouring Demon Sovereign had a crush on his junior sister, who was already head over heels for Chu Fan.
Using his feelings for her, she constantly milked him for benefits while stringing him along.
Su Ming’s indulgence only made Chu Yiyi grow bolder—otherwise, would the theft of the Three Saints Golden Lotus ever have happened?
Chu Yiyi claimed she needed it for cultivation, but the moment she heard Chu Fan was injured and required it for recovery, she handed the treasure over without hesitation.
In the end, both of them walked away scot-free, while the Devouring Demon Sovereign bore all the punishment.
I’m a tea picker, and this is some premium-grade green tea.
Seeing Su Ming remain silent, Li Jianping flew into a rage.
Slamming the armrest of his seat, he stood up and pointed at Su Ming: “As a disciple of the Three Saints Sect, is this how you show respect to your elders?!”
Su Ming sneered internally.
It was only because the original Devouring Demon Sovereign was too mild-mannered that these people forgot his true background.
Besides, how could a mere Transcendent Realm sect disciple possibly steal something as heavily guarded as the Three Saints Golden Lotus?
Clearly, Li Jianping and the other higher-ups had turned a blind eye, hoping to extort benefits from Su Ming.
After all, Su Ming’s parents—both Heavenly Dao Realm powerhouses—weren’t fools who would abandon their child in some random world without safeguards.
A guardian existed by Su Ming’s side, one who would ultimately clean up any messes he made.
The accusation of stealing the sect’s treasure was just an excuse for Li Jianping to squeeze a hefty payout from this guardian.
Everything happening now was just another shakedown.
“Su Ming, I’ll give you one last chance—return the Three Saints Golden Lotus and face three months of confinement at Fiery Prison Cliff!”
Faced with Li Jianping’s berating, Su Ming straightened his back and smirked disdainfully.
Years of being extorted had made the Three Saints Sect forget his true status.
“I’ll return the Three Saints Golden Lotus, but you will hand back all the resources my parents gifted to the sect. And I will be leaving the Three Saints Sect.”
“You dare—” Li Jianping instinctively began to retort before freezing. “W-what did you say?!”
The sect master of Heaven Primordial Continent’s strongest faction now wore a panicked expression.
Not only had most of those resources already been consumed by the sect, but Su Ming’s withdrawal alone could spell doom.
Who knew if Su Ming’s mysterious parents would hold the Three Saints Sect accountable?
The so-called “strongest sect” would be nothing more than dust in the wind before Heavenly Dao Realm powerhouses.
The cultivation path consisted of twelve major realms: Mortal Dust, Transcendent, Longevity, Nirvana, Star, Void, Creation, Samsara, Immortality, Empyrean, Heavenly Dao, and Boundless.
In an era where no Boundless Realm experts had emerged across all planes, Heavenly Dao was the absolute peak.
“When my parents entrusted me to the Three Saints Sect, they explicitly stated you were to provide my cultivation resources—correct?”
“…Yes.”
“Today, I needed the Three Saints Golden Lotus to aid my cultivation—is there any issue with that?”
“…No.”
“Then have I done anything wrong?”
“…No.”
In an instant, the roles reversed—the one being interrogated was no longer Su Ming, but Li Jianping himself.
Clenching his fists, Li Jianping couldn’t understand why the usually meek and compliant Su Ming had suddenly become so unyielding.
“Sect Master, if there’s nothing else, I’ll take my leave.”
This wasn’t a request—it was a statement.
Without another glance, Su Ming turned and walked out of the hall.
Li Jianping glared at Su Ming’s retreating back, wishing he could cleave him in half with his sword.
Meanwhile, Chu Yiyi’s eyes flickered as she stared after Su Ming, secretly relieved.
Though Su Ming had offended the sect master, at least he hadn’t exposed her.
After stealing a glance at the fuming Li Jianping, she quietly murmured “This disciple takes her leave” before slipping out.
The moment she exited, Chu Yiyi rushed to catch up with Su Ming.
“Senior Brother Su, wait for me…”
Su Ming paused and glanced at her, already knowing why she stopped him but asking anyway: “What is it?”
“Senior Brother, my cultivation has reached a critical juncture… about that Three Saints Golden Lotus…” Chu Yiyi put on a bashful act.
“I’m just one step away from a breakthrough… but something so precious shouldn’t be given away so casually… I was too presumptuous.” She then adopted a dejected expression.
Su Ming watched her performance unmoved.
Earlier in the hall, her “defense” of him was just a ploy to pin all the blame on him.
The original Devouring Demon Sovereign, smitten with his junior sister, would have silently accepted the punishment and obediently handed over the lotus.
And what would Chu Yiyi do? Immediately gift it to Chu Fan, of course.
This wasn’t just regular green tea behavior—this was premium, top-shelf green tea!
Three days later, at the Sect Grand Competition, the Chosen One Chu Fan would use the Three Saints Golden Lotus to break through to the Longevity Realm and claim first place.
But he wasn’t the original Devouring Demon Sovereign.
“Before I decide I actually want to hit a woman, you’d better get the hell away from me, you two-faced bitch!”
“Senior Brother Su, how could you say that to me…” Tears welled up in Chu Yiyi’s eyes as she put on a wounded expression. “I’ll never speak to you again!”
Watching her leave, Su Ming sneered: “Let’s see how well Chu Fan recovers from his injuries without the Three Saints Golden Lotus!”
[Congratulations, Host! By retaining the Three Saints Golden Lotus and influencing key figures around the Chosen One, the Destiny Plunder System has been activated. Reward: 500 Destiny Points.]