I died as a hardcore gamer, only to open my eyes in a cultivation fantasy I once played. Not as the hero. Not even as a helpful mentor. or a big villian... But as the cannon fodder destined to die before the first act even concludes.
I recognize this world instantly—the sprawling mansions of nobility, the immortal sects hidden in misty mountains, the power hierarchy where cultivators stand above common folk. I've played through this story dozens of times, defeated every hidden boss, unlocked every secret ending. And now I'm trapped inside it, wearing the skin of the game's first villain.
My position? The worthless young master of a prestigious family, universally despised yet secretly possessing a dormant bloodline that nobody in-game ever discovered because this character dies too quickly.
But something is wrong. Characters are behaving differently than they did in the game. Events are unfolding in unexpected ways. The cold beauty who should immediately despise me seems strangely interested in my skills. The vixen villianess who orchestrated my demise now studies me with curiosity.
Is my presence changing the storyline? Or was there always more to this world than what players could see through their screens?
With each deviation from the script I memorized, my meta-knowledge becomes less reliable. Yet it remains my greatest weapon as I navigate political intrigue, forge unlikely alliances, and desperately work to awaken powers that were never meant to be unlocked by a character designed only to die.
I refuse to be expendable. I reject the role assigned to me. In a world where destiny is supposedly predetermined, I will rewrite the algorithm itself—or break the entire system trying.

However, this was just a trivial part of Yino's plan for his trip to Western Province City. His main goals for going to Western Province City were threefold. First, to freeload off the main person in charge of the Hundred Spirits Pavilion. Second, to impersonate the protagonist of the game and freeload off a holy maiden from a righteous sect in Western Province City, thereby obtaining the heaven-destined holy sword that was originally meant for the protagonist. Third, following the main plot of the game, while the Demon Abyss descends, he would go against the grain and directly go to the demon sect's main headquarters beneath the Demon Abyss to gain experience, while also taking a chance to freeload the core that shaped the Demon Abyss. In short, "freeloading" was now the guiding principle for Yino's actions.


Chapter 282 - Ch 282 - The prophecy says that two chosen ones will save the Western Region Ii