NOVEL WEB Chapter 1
Chapter 1: The Portal to the Doomsday World
Inside a certain outer sect cave dwelling of the Heavenly Evil Sect.
Gu Fan sat cross-legged on the bed, his face pale, sweat the size of soybeans beading on his forehead.
A moment later, he opened his eyes and let out a helpless, bitter smile.
“Who would’ve thought there’s bullying even in the cultivation world? Now that I’ve offended Feng Hua, looks like I have no choice but to go through and lay low for a while…”
Over a decade ago, he had been transmigrated into this world of cultivation.
It was only recently that he regained his memories.
Just when he thought he could soar to the heavens...
He realized his talent wasn’t enough to enter a righteous immortal sect.
Helpless, he was sent to the Heavenly Evil Sect to make up the numbers for his family’s annual immortal seedling quota!
Thus, Gu Fan had gloriously become a Demonic cultivator!
But sometimes, one had to admit, Demonic paths had their own advantages—lower entry requirements.
As long as one was bad enough, ruthless enough, and killed enough people!
Practicing Demonic Cultivation Techniques could also lead to the path of cultivation!
The drawback was that before gaining real strength, one couldn’t go around slaughtering mortals at will. Otherwise, the so-called righteous disciples would band together and hunt them down.
Fortunately, as a transmigrator, some expected benefits had indeed arrived.
One month ago, when he officially began cultivating by drawing qi into his body, he discovered that his golden finger seemed to have arrived.
At the center of his forehead stood a bronze gate, covered in verdigris and exuding an inexplicable aura!
Just a glance was enough for Gu Fan to understand its function.
A gate of transmigration, leading to an unknown world beyond.
But since he had only just begun cultivating, Gu Fan was well aware that his strength was still too weak.
He didn’t step through the gate immediately.
Only...
Now, it seemed he had no choice.
Having offended a senior disciple, he had to avoid the limelight.
At the same time, he needed to find a way to gain enough strength to protect himself.
And the bronze gate standing at his brow was the best destination.
Danger and the unknown also meant opportunity.
“Once I’ve grown stronger, it won’t be too late to return for revenge!”
After recovering slightly from his injuries,
With a thought, the world spun.
In the blink of an eye, an incredibly familiar scene appeared before Gu Fan!
Through the bronze gate, he had actually returned to modern society.
Only, something was eerie—those towering skyscrapers had become piles of ruins, the city was overgrown with weeds.
Vehicles were jammed together all over the streets, and black stains, like dried blood, marred the ground!
In the distance, figures occasionally flickered, moving like walking corpses.
And Gu Fan was now standing on the rooftop of a residential building.
“This is... a doomsday world?”
At that moment, a growl sounded behind him.
He turned around—unexpected, yet not surprising.
Zombies!
This really was a zombie apocalypse world!
Luckily, Gu Fan had already stepped onto the path of cultivation.
With his first-layer Qi Gathering cultivation, he had no fear of ordinary zombies.
He immediately mobilized his qi sea and punched the zombie in front of him.
“Hm? This zombie actually has soul power fluctuations?”
At once, Gu Fan shifted his fist into a claw.
“Soul Devouring Technique!”
One of the ten foundational techniques of the Heavenly Evil Sect, taught to every disciple upon entry.
Kill and devour souls to grow stronger!
It was just that, in the current cultivation world, mass killing was no easy feat!
Once targeted by a righteous disciple, one could be hunted down at any time!
As a result, many disciples had given up on this Demonic Cultivation Technique that progressed incredibly fast.
In the next moment, a dull and dazed soul floated out from the zombie’s body.
Gu Fan opened his mouth and inhaled.
As the technique revolved, it instantly transformed into his own spiritual power!
“Break through for me!”
Breakthrough to the second layer of Qi Gathering!
Gu Fan’s eyes lit up, his mood soaring!
They really were living souls! These zombies actually all contained living souls!
One had to know, even in the cultivation world, very few mortals had living souls. Only true cultivators, after death, could have their souls extracted!
And refining a cultivator’s soul came with its own risks.
Humans had the seven emotions and six desires; consuming too much of them could lead to losing one's mind.
But zombies had none—aside from their appetite, they had no desires at all!
Gu Fan began estimating how many zombies existed in this world.
Billions? Tens of billions?
Just thinking about it...
Gu Fan became exhilarated.
He had even begun planning his path to becoming stronger!
Slay zombies, absorb living souls, grow stronger!
He then looked down at the street below.
From a mere five-story height, he leapt directly to the ground in a single bound.
The sound of landing drew the attention of five or six nearby zombies.
Like sharks smelling blood, they charged at him crazily.
Perfect!
Gu Fan waved his hands, instantly blasting apart the heads of the two zombies in front of him.
He then extracted their souls and swallowed them.
By now, the others had arrived.
These zombies weren’t as slow as those in the movies—their speed while running was on par with an adult man.
Gu Fan grabbed the heads of two zombies and forcefully slammed them together.
Like smashing watermelons.
Skulls burst open!
Two more living souls down his throat.
Gu Fan could feel the Soul Devouring Technique revolving wildly within him, the living souls rapidly transforming into spiritual energy.
In an instant, his cultivation surged once more.
Second layer of Qi Gathering!
Third layer of Qi Gathering!
Fourth layer of Qi Gathering!
“Epic!”
“Ha ha ha! Now this is what a true Demonic cultivator feels like!”
Having transmigrated for over a decade, Gu Fan had never felt so wildly unrestrained!
At that moment, something seemed to shift within him.
The act of slaughter had unlocked the lock on his inner heart.
All those years of repression were fully vented in this very moment!
Especially when he recalled how so many Demonic cultivators in the sect had become unbearably timid, tiptoeing through everything they did—utterly laughable!
How could they even call themselves Demonic cultivators?
Displease me? Kill!
Go against me? Kill!
Look annoying? Kill anyway!
That was the kind of Demonic cultivator Gu Fan wanted to become!
After adjusting his breath for a moment, Gu Fan sensed the changes in his body.
At that moment, the spiritual energy within his meridians surged, constantly flooding his qi sea.
Gu Fan felt that if he killed a few more zombies, he could level up again.
Just as he was about to leave,
His eyes were drawn to several crystal-like glass beads scattered on the ground.
“These... came out of the zombies’ heads?”
Gu Fan picked one up and felt it in his palm.
A moment later, a look of surprise appeared on his face.
These orbs actually contained a unique type of energy—unlike spiritual energy, yet capable of activating another cultivation technique within him.
Refined Fiend Body Art!
One of the ten foundational techniques of the Heavenly Evil Sect, it was a body-tempering technique.
Currently, like the Soul Devouring Technique, it was also widely neglected.
The reason was simple: practicing this technique required either massive amounts of blood qi or spiritual energy.
Without either, progress was excruciatingly slow.
Blood qi meant mass slaughter of living beings, which obviously couldn’t be done under the noses of the righteous path.
As for spiritual energy, everyone barely had enough for their own cultivation—spirit stones were even rarer.
Thus, this body-tempering art had become the bottom of the ten foundational techniques.
But now, Gu Fan discovered that the glass beads inside the zombies’ heads seemed to be able to fuel the Refined Fiend Body Art!
Gu Fan immediately activated the technique and began refining the bead in his palm.
In the next moment, his bones began to crackle like roasting soybeans. His figure grew taller, and his muscles became more streamlined and firm!
Without using any spiritual energy, Gu Fan punched a nearby traffic light pole.
With a loud bang, the traffic pole bent in half and collapsed onto the ground.
Seeing this, Gu Fan was overjoyed. And that hadn’t even been his full strength!
From the looks of it, the Refined Fiend Body Art had already reached its first stage—strength of a thousand jin!
Looking around, Gu Fan couldn’t help but sigh inwardly.
These zombies might be disasters to ordinary people...
But to him, they were an endless treasure trove!
Thinking of this, Gu Fan suppressed the excitement in his heart.
The hunt had begun!