Chunibyo in Cultivation World

At Heaven’s Gate Peak.

Li Tianwei, who was cultivating within his cave residence, was completely unaware of how lively the outside world had become.

After upgrading the Heaven-Ending Yin Fiend into a divine ability, Li Tianwei came to realize that this broken Golden Core was indeed the turning point for his rebirth through destruction.

Look at that—within the Forbidden Land of Taixu, the Heaven-Ending Yin Fiend couldn’t be promoted into a divine ability, yet now, through his own great wisdom and natural talent, it had successfully ascended.

Just as Li Tianwei was reflecting on this, the Book Spirit—who connected the Radiant Wheel to Heaven’s Gate Peak’s formation—suddenly detected an abnormality at the base of the peak.

“Master, Master, there’s movement—a large group of people are heading up toward Heaven’s Gate Peak!”

Seeing this, the Book Spirit immediately cried out to warn Li Tianwei.

Li Tianwei, upon receiving the message, slowly opened his eyes; his secluded cultivation had nearly come to an end anyway.

“Many people?” Li Tianwei asked with a probing tone.

“Yes, Master, many! They seem to be…”

Through the formation of the Radiant Wheel, the Book Spirit sensed that these people were coming in great force, their intent clearly unfriendly.

Before the Book Spirit could finish, Li Tianwei spoke first.

“It seems news of my breakthrough to the Golden Core Realm has spread. They must be coming to Heaven’s Gate Peak to congratulate me.”

The Book Spirit paused at that, momentarily dumbfounded. It glanced again at the formation’s feedback.

“Is… that really the case?”

Seeing those fierce expressions, especially the arrogance of the man leading them, the Book Spirit was quite skeptical.

But what Li Tianwei said was law. If he said they were here to celebrate, then they were indeed here to celebrate.

“What the Master says is true. With your heavenly talent, your majestic presence has surely spread throughout the sect upon your return. These people must be here to offer their congratulations!”

The Book Spirit quickly changed its tone and began flattering him.

“Mm. Since that’s the case, I should fulfill my duty as host.”

Li Tianwei nodded deeply at that. In his mind, it made perfect sense.

Otherwise, why would so many come here? Surely not to bully him?

Don’t joke—he had reached the Golden Core Realm in less than a year, and was the personal disciple of a Spirit Transformation cultivator.

Not only in cultivation, but even in character, Li Tianwei saw himself as the perfect moral exemplar.

He upheld the righteous path, exterminated evil demons and demonic cultivators, and had even saved millions of mortals. No matter how one looked at it, he was flawless.

And what was a “protagonist,” if not someone like him?

Thus, if so many people came to Heaven’s Gate Peak, it could only be to celebrate.

Inside Li Tianwei’s consciousness, however, the System couldn’t help but cover its metaphorical face after hearing his self-assured tone and the Book Spirit’s obsequious flattery.

It couldn’t fathom how a proper Book Spirit—once its fellow companion—had been trained into something like this.

Could it be that Li Tianwei actually preferred such sycophantic, shameless flattery?

At this moment, the System was beginning to doubt whether it had made a mistake somewhere.

But it quickly shook the thought away. What mattered now was the movement of the evil demons—it could pose a real threat to Li Tianwei.

Coming back to its senses, seeing that Li Tianwei was preparing to descend the mountain to welcome the visitors with such conviction, the System couldn’t hold back its comment.

【...Why are you so confident—yet somehow so logical about it?!】

The System was completely baffled by Li Tianwei’s reasoning. The worst part was that, if one didn’t know the true cause, his explanation sounded perfectly reasonable—airtight, even.

【If I tell him the truth, will he even believe me?】

By now, the System had sensed from the world’s flow of information that the evil demons were moving against Li Tianwei.

It was a rare moment when the System could actually receive messages through the world itself—feeling the ripples of demonic action.

After a moment of hesitation, it decided to speak up, lest Li Tianwei fall into the demons’ scheme.

【Host, Host! Be careful! This is a demonic ploy! Those people have been influenced by the evil demons—they’re not here to celebrate you, but to sow discord between you and the Sacred Land of Lingxu, and to suppress you!】

The System urgently warned Li Tianwei.

In its eyes, unlike that flattering Book Spirit, it was the true loyal adviser—speaking bitter but faithful counsel that the host refused to heed.

It could only hope its words would reach him.

Li Tianwei did hear the System’s warning—and his once-joyful expression instantly hardened. From the fiery glare in his eyes, one could almost feel the anger boiling within him.

Seeing this reaction, the System suddenly had a bad feeling.

It seemed this “loyal advice” had gone awry again.

“Damn those evil demons! I never thought they’d stoop so low—to manipulate and control those disciples who came to congratulate my breakthrough into the Golden Core Realm. Truly despicable!”

“To think they’d do such a thing!”

Li Tianwei clenched his fists tightly, already making plans.

【Does… does that count as having gotten the message across?】

Seeing Li Tianwei’s reaction, the System couldn’t help but wonder.

As for Li Tianwei, he didn’t care what the truth was. In his eyes, the demons had indeed corrupted those who should have been celebrating him.

Of course, from a certain perspective, Li Tianwei wasn’t entirely wrong—if not for the interference of the evil demons, that rumor would have been dispelled soon after his breakthrough, and people would have actually come to congratulate him.

After all, that was exactly how Li Tianwei saw the situation.

At the mountain’s base, Qing Changyu, who had been planning to forcefully break through the barrier of Heaven’s Gate Peak, suddenly noticed that the formation had been deactivated.

As if inviting them in.

“What’s going on? Could this be a trap?”

Seeing that the formation was open, allowing them to enter freely, Qing Changyu couldn’t help but suspect foul play.

He could never have imagined that the reason the barrier was lowered was simply because Li Tianwei believed they were there to celebrate him—and had ordered the Book Spirit to open it.

In this strange turn of events, Qing Changyu’s jealousy and regret gave the demons an opening to invade his mind—but he was also a man full of schemes.

Thus, upon seeing this, he immediately suspected that Li Tianwei was setting a trap for them.

But Qing Changyu’s doubts meant nothing.

Zhang Linyuan would never allow him to stop now. He immediately directed the demons to continue guiding the disciples’ frenzy.

In an instant, a large group of disciples surged up the mountain.

Even if Qing Changyu had a moment of clarity, it was drowned in the chaos that followed.

Meanwhile, atop the mountain, Li Tianwei descended in fury.

Especially after learning of the demons’ plot, he made no attempt to conceal his power—and indeed, he could sense the demonic aura clearly.

At this moment, from below, Heaven’s Gate Peak seemed shrouded in dense demonic energy, soaring straight into the sky.