I, the Destined Villain, Start by Controlling the Saint

If one person succeeds, the whole family will benefit!The Grand Elder generously poured down golden Holy Intention rain, helping these people break through their Realms.

For him, a golden Holy Intention rain was merely a flick of the wrist. If there were future Saints among them, it would count as having received his benevolence, so why not?

But for those outside, this was a major Opportunity in their lives.

”The Saint Hall bestows blessings. I hope all of you can survive the great tribulation,” the Saint Hall Grand Elder said kindly.

Everyone was immersed in the Holy Intention rain and didn’t pay too much attention to what the Grand Elder said.

As for the great tribulation, their ears had already grown calluses from hearing about it.

Weren’t they still living well? No big deal!

The Grand Elder continued, ”This Saint Hall Training will be hosted by me. I hope all of you can achieve a good ranking in the training and step onto a higher mountain.”

With a wave of his hand, the Holy Intention rain stopped abruptly, and everyone’s gaze gathered.

”Now, I will explain the rules to you.”

The Grand Elder’s voice was not loud, but his words contained the universe, and waves of sound mixed with Saint power gently and clearly struck everyone’s hearts.

It was incredibly clear.

The Grand Elder was heard saying, ”The location for this training is the Battleground Forbidden Land.”

Not all Prodigies were invited to the Tiandao Sect, so when they heard ”Battleground Forbidden Land,” many people listened attentively.

”The Battleground Forbidden Land is the beginning of Chaos. Our Saint Hall, with the power of the Seven Saints, pulled back a drifting, unanchored continent from Chaos.”

”This continent has the most primitive Chaos. On it, you can even sense the remaining Dao Rhyme Laws from when heaven and earth first opened.”

The Grand Elder’s understated words instantly made everyone understand the significance of the Battleground Forbidden Land.

A continent pulled from Chaos by the combined power of the Seven Saints, with Dao Rhyme Laws remaining from the dawn of heaven and earth...

They had never heard of these things, but just by the name, they knew this Battleground Forbidden Land was not simple.

Someone asked, ”Senior, the Chaos land you mentioned, it wouldn’t hide primeval Vicious Beasts, would it?”

Everyone nodded, and their eyes also held worry.

The Grand Elder smiled, ”No need to worry. Most of the Vicious Beasts on it won’t exceed your strength range, and even if they do, it won’t be by much.”

”All of you are Dragons among men, Phoenix among people. If there’s no challenge at all, wouldn’t that be looking down on you?” the Grand Elder said, stroking his sparse, gray beard.

As soon as he said this, everyone felt more at ease.

That’s right, even ordinary Secret Realms would have life-threatening dangers.

What’s more, this was the highest-spec Secret Realm, organized by the Saint Hall. How could there be no danger?

The Grand Elder continued, ”Misfortune is what fortune leans on. The land of Chaos contains great danger, but also great auspiciousness.”

Great auspiciousness!

As long as the benefits were great enough, there would always be people willing to take risks.

The Grand Elder smiled, ”The land of Chaos contains the most primitive Opportunities. Even obtaining a small bit will be enough for you to benefit for life.”

”Furthermore, if you can glimpse the Dao Rhyme of the beginning of Chaos, advancing to Primordial is also effortless.”

The Grand Elder spoke casually, making everyone yearn for it. When did Primordial become effortless?

Many people whispered.

”Ah, Primordial?”

”I’m only a Taiyi True Immortal right now. Whether I can reach Taiyi Golden Immortal is a big problem.”

”That Senior said it so lightly, I somehow feel it’s very simple.”

”Of course it’s simple. What kind of existence is that Senior, and what kind of small fry are you?”

”That makes sense. The Senior’s cultivation is vast; even my family’s Primordial Old Ancestor can’t compare to a fraction of it. He must be a Saint.”

”It’s quite reasonable for a Saint Senior to say that achieving Primordial is effortless.”

The lofty ambitions that had just risen in many people’s hearts were extinguished by a bucket of cold water.

Finally, the Grand Elder said, ”The land of good fortune is obtained by those with affinity.”

”I hope all of you can show your skills in the Battleground Forbidden Land, defeat all Prodigies of your generation, and forge an immortal legend.”

These words made many people’s blood boil. Reaching the top by stepping on the Prodigies of their generation, was there anything more exciting than that?

”Lastly, I want to reiterate, the Battleground Forbidden Land is a place of great danger. It is fraught with peril, and a slight carelessness can lead to burial within.”

”It’s still not too late to withdraw now. No one will mock you.”

He emphasized this sentence, heavily striking everyone’s hearts.

They still had a choice.

Without exception, no one would admit to being a coward, and no one chose to retreat.

”I will announce the rules. In the Battleground Forbidden Land, we have placed one hundred Holy Intention tokens. These one hundred Holy Intention tokens are your tickets to listen to a Saint preach the Dao.”

”If you are strong enough, you can even monopolize all one hundred tokens yourself.

You can give them to your Elders or relatives and friends, or you can let them gather dust. You can even sell them. The tokens are in your hands, at your disposal.”

”After the training ends, as long as you hold a Holy Intention token, you can listen to a Saint preach the Dao. There are no other requirements besides that.

Even if you give a token to a dog and bring the dog in to listen to a Saint preach the Dao, it’s fine, as long as you have the token.”

”The Dao of cultivation is the Law of the jungle. When one person attains the Dao, even their chickens and dogs ascend to heaven!”

As soon as these rules came out, they instantly ignited the entire venue. When one person attains the Dao, even their chickens and dogs ascend to heaven!

Let alone Prodigies, even the older generation felt a burning passion in their hearts upon hearing this.

If a Genius emerged from their younger generation and obtained all these tokens, wouldn’t they also have the chance to listen to a Saint preach the Dao?

These Elders exhorted their juniors, hoping they could achieve good results and help them soar.

The Grand Elder smiled without speaking, saying, ”Then I wish you all great success in the Battleground Forbidden Land.”

”You all have three days to prepare. Gather at the designated location then.”

With that, the Grand Elder slowly exited, leaving behind a crowd immersed in joy.

Xiao Fan listened to the Saint Hall Grand Elder’s speech, feeling somewhat surprised.

When one person attains the Dao, even their chickens and dogs ascend to heaven—this principle was truly unique.

Xiao Fan also thought so.

Three days to prepare. I’ll record the auras of these people. It will be easier to find them then.

Awakened, hunting time!

...

In the crowd, Li Sheng’s eyes were like torches. The thought of being able to take and keep multiple tokens made it hard for him to hide his excitement.

”I originally thought it was only one token per person, but I didn’t expect one person could monopolize them.”

”If I obtain a few more, and give one to her, I wonder if she would let me be intimate with her.”

The more Li Sheng thought about it, the more he felt it was highly possible. This was an Opportunity to listen to a Saint preach the Dao. Even if she had to serve him, it would be absolutely no problem.

My Opportunity has come!

...

Chu Yang looked at the beautiful woman behind him, discerning her longing for the Holy Intention token from her expectant eyes.

He teased, ”Do you want it?”

Qian Qian rolled her eyes at him and said, ”Isn’t that obvious? It’s an Opportunity to listen to a Saint preach the Dao. Everyone wants to have it, okay?”

”My Old Ancestor is only a Grand Unity Golden Immortal at most, not even a Primordial. At this Realm, my Old Ancestor only preaches once every ten thousand years.”

”For that kind of preaching, the younger generation of our clan would break their heads trying to get in.”

Qian Qian looked at Chu Yang’s half-smiling face, and whether intentionally or not, she said,

”If anyone can give me a Holy Intention token, I wouldn’t mind marrying him.”

Chu Yang’s eyes lit up, and he immediately said, ”You said that! I hope you don’t go back on your word then.”

”Say that again when you can actually do it.”

...

Saint Hall, in a temporary palace.

The Grand Elder instructed the Elders below:

”Go prepare the teleportation array. In three days, bring these Prodigies into the Battleground Forbidden Land and let them taste the surprise we’ve prepared.”

”I’m really looking forward to it. I wonder what these little brats will think when they see the Vicious Beasts inside.”

The Elder of the Saint Hall worriedly said, ”Grand Elder, the Vicious Beast you prepared, won’t it be a bit...”

He hesitated, not daring to speak it out loud.

”Difficult?” the Grand Elder smiled.

”It’s fine. I feel it’s quite docile.”

That Elder smiled and didn’t speak.

The Grand Elder smiled, ”This is inherently a cruel screening. Only those who survive are worthy of competing for a Saintly Position.”

”As for those with shallow fortune, being buried in this land of Chaos is also their destiny.”

That Elder then said, ”Grand Elder, Feng Shizhi is also going in. Aren’t you worried?”

”He doesn’t need to go in, does he? That token is dispensable to him. Why risk himself?”

”You mean Feng Yuanqing? He is a Heaven-Blessed Genius, but true gold must be refined by fire. If he fails in the Battleground Forbidden Land, it can only mean he is destined to not be a Saint.”

”Chicks eventually spread their wings and fly, breaking free from the old bird’s protection, aren’t they?”

The Grand Elder spoke with an air of detachment.

This made the Elder beside him feel a bit unfamiliar. The Grand Elder had always treated Feng Yuanqing like his own son, even taking a hundred years to personally preach the Dao to him.

Feng Yuanqing had not disappointed his expectations. Aside from the two Prodigies of his generation he hadn’t yet fought, Feng Yuanqing could be said to be unrivaled among his peers.

Everyone in the Saint Hall could see the Grand Elder’s high regard for Feng Yuanqing. They didn’t expect the Grand Elder to be so open-minded at such a critical moment of life and death.

That Elder couldn’t understand. Perhaps, this was the Grand Elder’s unique way of teaching disciples.

The reporting Elder then said, ”Grand Elder, some people have secretly infiltrated. Do we need to remove these nails?”

”You’re talking about those Saints who are afraid of getting burned and want to extinguish the flames beforehand, aren’t you?”

”Ridiculous. One Saint per generation is the will of Heaven. No one can control it.”

”Ignore them. Just consider it adding some difficulty for this generation of young people. If they can’t even overcome this hurdle, then they shouldn’t even think about a Saintly Position.”

The Grand Elder arranged everything and let that Elder leave.

He sat upright, closed his eyes in contemplation, as if he was outside of heaven and earth, not within the Five Elements.

After that Elder left, he slightly opened one eye, the other still half-closed.

”He should be far away now,” the Grand Elder thought.

He took out a golden bell and a purple bowl, set up two Heaven and Earth talismans, and in the very center, there was Feng Yuanqing’s birth characters and fate.

He stepped on the Eight Trigrams mysterious steps, and chanted Yin and Yang Qiankun. The Grand Elder secretly performed a ritual, which was actually praying to Heaven for blessings.

”I hope Feng Yuanqing can have smooth sailing, and it would be even better if he has the Opportunity to become a Saint.”

”I’ve only taken this one disciple, and I still need to show him off in front of that arch-rival. There must be no mishaps.”

...

Feng Yuanqing looked at the golden armored divine boots and the Myriad Immortal Sword before him, falling into contemplation.

”Is the Battleground Forbidden Land that dangerous? Revered Master prepared so many treasures for me.”

He carefully examined them once; they were all first-grade Immortal Artifacts.

There were also several purple-gold gourds next to them, filled with Medicinal Pills for healing injuries. Not many, only ten to eighteen thousand pills, enough for a hundred or eighty years.

The most outrageous thing was that he saw three Saint talismans, which could summon his Revered Master to possess him in times of crisis. He suspected if his Revered Master didn’t trust him.

Do I, Feng Yuanqing, not have the ability to survive alone in the Battleground Forbidden Land?

This is also a token of Revered Master’s affection. I’ll carry them with me.

Feng Yuanqing didn’t think much of it and carried everything his Revered Master had prepared for him, making his final preparations.

He looked forward to meeting the man who defeated him that day and fighting him again.

”This time, I won’t lose again!”