After Defying the Villain’s Fate for Nine Lifetimes, the Heroines Turn Mad!

Inside the Mysterious Ice Realm, above the ancient jade steps.

Hearing Su E’s shouts, Jiang Chen immediately had a headache.

To call his spoils of war a dowry?

He felt that this female ghost was somewhat seriously ill.

Not wanting to waste time on Su E, Jiang Chen flew on his sword and followed the ancient jade steps into the secret realm.

What met his eyes was a vast white world.

Snow fell from the high skies, and as far as the eye could see, the ground was covered in ice.

Jiang Chen raised his hand to catch a snowflake.

In the midst of the crystal-clear snowflakes, there seemed to be pulsating veins, creating an extremely eerie sight.

Cultivators were usually unaffected by the cold or heat, but even in the midst of the cold wind, one could feel a chill penetrating deep into the bones, involuntarily causing one to shiver.

Jiang Chen gazed into the distance.

A glacier lay at the end of the icy plain, coiled and stretching like a dormant dragon.

The glacier seemed alive, emitting a dazzling green light whenever the cold wind blew, adding to its eeriness.

Jiang Chen stood there, his gaze distant and unfocused.

He had been here many times across his nine cycles of reincarnation.

In this life, he had thought he would not return, yet here he was once again.

Suddenly, Jiang Chen thought of Jiang Lianyue.

When the Mysterious Ice Realm had just opened, he had sent Zhang Hu and Jiang Lianyue ahead into the secret realm.

He did this because he was well aware—

Jiang Lianyue was truly close to death…

She practiced the 《Ice Lotus Celestial Annihilation Scripture》, a technique comparable to a superior-grade method but increased the cold poison in her body with each advancement in her cultivation level.

To counteract this poison, she had to consume Fire Impurity Pills.

But having both ice and fire within her body meant that if her cultivation reached the Heavenly Origin realm, she risked her body exploding.

And now, Jiang Lianyue was not just in the Heavenly Origin realm but at the mid-stage of it.

Despite appearing like a thawing millennium glacier and always smiling beautifully in front of Jiang Chen, he knew the truth.

Every moment, she was enduring the pain of the cold poison invading her body and the fire poison burning her flesh.

In this life, Jiang Lianyue had changed.

After going mad, she became cautious and obedient in front of Jiang Chen.

Yet, she’s still somewhat the same.

Even in her madness, she retained her inherent pride.

Despite suffering from the torment of ice and fire, she never showed fear or sought help from others.

Jiang Chen’s feelings for her were complex.

Across nine cycles of reincarnation, Jiang Lianyue was the important female lead who wholeheartedly sided with Lin Feng, once known as the Son of Destiny’s imperial protector.

In the previous nine lives, she had often spoken harshly to Jiang Chen, looking down upon and criticizing him.

Compared to other female leads like Qingning and Xiao Hongyi, Jiang Chen harbored deep resentment and disgust towards her.

But Jiang Chen also knew that Jiang Lianyue wasn’t bad per se.

She too had hoped for an upright Eldest Senior Brother.

At first, when Jiang Chen was punished, she had pleaded on his behalf.

But over time, through a series of coincidences and misunderstandings, she was influenced by fate to believe that her Eldest Senior Brother was beyond redemption.

“Sigh.”

Thinking of this, Jiang Chen shook his head.

The sorrows of nine lives were not easily forgotten.

The grudges and misunderstandings of nine lives could not be erased with a few words.

Even though he understood everything and knew that fate was the true culprit, he could no longer revert to being that upright Eldest Senior Brother.

He had lived for others for nine lives.

In this life, he just wanted to live for himself and quietly await ascension.

“Eldest Senior Brother!”

A shout suddenly broke the silence.

Jiang Chen looked in the direction of the voice and shook his head again.

The callers were Jiang Lianyue and Zhang Hu.

Some time had passed since the Mysterious Ice Realm had opened, and their appearance meant they were waiting.

Waiting for their Eldest Senior Brother to arrive.

They must have heard about the invasion of the city from ghosts and worried that he had been captured by Su E.

“Eldest Senior Brother, it’s good that you’ve come. Fifth Senior Sister was just about to leave the secret realm to look for you.” Zhang Hu said with a sigh of relief.

“…”

Jiang Chen remained silent.

There is a time limit for the opening of the Mysterious Ice Realm.

In a few moments, the gateway to the secret realm would close, and it would not open again for another hundred years.

This was common knowledge, and Jiang Lianyue was certainly aware of it.

She should understand that the treasures within the Mysterious Ice Realm were the only things that could cure her cold poison and save her life.

Yet, she prioritized Jiang Chen’s safety over her own life?

She was willing to disregard her own safety and leave the secret realm.

After a long silence, Jiang Chen didn’t know what to say, so he simply remarked, “…Fifth Junior Sister, your madness has intensified.”

“If being mad is the only way to stay by Eldest Senior Brother’s side, then Lianyue is mad, incurably so,” Jiang Lianyue said with a silly smile, stepping forward to link arms with Jiang Chen.

Her words left Jiang Chen shaking his head helplessly.

He couldn’t understand. It was one thing for the system to curse him with a poisonous buff, but why did every mad person’s affection for him skyrocket?

Could it be because mad people turned bad, and thus they found him, the great villain, particularly appealing?

After much thought, this seemed to be the only reasonable explanation.

Now that the plot had completely collapsed in the most outrageous way.

At this point, Jiang Chen no longer expected to ascend according to the original story and had prepared for the worst.

If it came to it, at the grand finale, he would just throw himself onto Lin Feng’s blade.

After all, the system’s mission was for him to die at Lin Feng’s hands without specifying how he should die.

“Let’s go. The Mysterious Ice Realm is vast, and it would take a Core Formation cultivator several months to reach the exit.”

No longer dwelling on those thoughts, Jiang Chen said while beckoning and taking a step forward with Jiang Lianyue in tow.

Zhang Hu hurriedly followed.

Across the vast ice plains, three people walked at a leisurely pace.

After covering several li, suddenly, Jiang Lianyue felt a sharp pain in her chest, her head spun, her pale cheeks turned as white as paper, and she staggered, nearly falling.

“The ground is a bit slippery, Eldest Senior Brother, please be careful as well,” Jiang Lianyue said with a forced smile.

“Fifth Senior Sister…”

Zhang Hu seemed to realize something but hesitated to speak.

“Indeed, it is a bit slippery,” Jiang Chen nodded.

Just as Jiang Lianyue let out a sigh of relief, and Zhang Hu was contemplating whether to inform Jiang Chen that something was amiss with Jiang Lianyue’s health, with a “clang” sound, the Flame Blood Dragon Sword was summoned by Jiang Chen, hovering in the air.

He lightly tapped the ground with the tip of his foot, leaped onto the sword, and then extended a hand to Jiang Lianyue: “Fifth Junior Sister, I’m tired, why don’t you join me on the sword?”

Jiang Lianyue was momentarily stunned.

This was the first time she truly felt Jiang Chen’s concern.

Tears welled up in her eyes as she reached out her hand.

But then, she drew it back.

While Jiang Chen’s concern made her happy, it also intensified the guilt she felt inside.

She was self-aware. She knew she couldn’t compare to people like Xiao Hongyi, and she was one of the people with the deepest sins.

Therefore, she didn’t deserve to be happy, nor did she deserve to be content.

“Eldest Senior Brother, Lianyue is not tired. Using spiritual energy to carry someone on the sword is quite draining. You go ahead, and I’ll follow. I’m fine…” she said, fighting back the tears that threatened to spill, and forced a smile.

Before she could finish speaking, the hand that was about to retract was caught by Jiang Chen.

The next second, she was pulled onto the sword.

“Quit the nonsense, if you don’t come up, who will massage and pound my back?” Jiang Chen asked fiercely.

After a brief moment of confusion, Jiang Lianyue smiled.

“Senior Brother, can Lianyue massage and pound your back for a lifetime?” she asked.

“Depends on your performance,” Jiang Chen replied.

“Hehe.”

“…”

Soon, Jiang Chen and Jiang Lianyue flew swiftly away on the sword.

Zhang Hu, on the other hand, was running with all his might below…

……

“Boom!”

Shortly after they left, the earth shook, and the entrance gate to the secret realm began to close amidst the tremors.

Just before it completely shut, thousands of mad cultivators suddenly rushed in.

These cultivators had all witnessed the nine cycles of reincarnation and were extremely familiar with the Mysterious Ice Realm.

They not only knew of the treasures and natural resources there but also knew that Lin Feng had also entered this secret realm.

They knew exactly where he would go!