Charles Zhou, a mysterious tycoon, is often caught up in scandals with female celebrities. In reality, he is one of the executive chairmen of the International Demon Federation, but was expelled for opposing Yuan Qiankun.

Sterling Stock, an assassin of the True Flame Cult, is a master of one of the cult’s twelve divine techniques: the Blazing Sky Slash.

Easton Ford, the young master of the True Flame Cult, is a free-spirited playboy who has always hidden his true strength.

Gavin Nash, hailing from India’s Elephant-Headed God Clan, comes from a race renowned for their formidable combat power and is famous as a war god race. Within the International Demon Federation, their reputation even surpasses that of the West’s largest clan, the Blood Clan.

Oscar Ashford, the technical director of the True Flame Cult, holds more than ten doctoral degrees and is known as a genius. His genius is reflected in his ability to do anything. Although Oscar Ashford is not a combatant, his progress in cultivating the cult’s protective divine art is faster than anyone else’s. His hidden strength is unfathomable.

Linda Grant, once a girl extremely close to Yvonne Dean, appears very unconventional on the outside—the type who can cut her hair into a buzz cut, dye it gold and silver, smoke a cigarette, carry a bottle of liquor, and give people a sidelong glance. But inside, she is extremely lonely. Later, she went from fighting Lincoln Faulkner for Yvonne Dean to fighting Yvonne Dean for Lincoln Faulkner. In short, whenever this fiery girl appears, Lincoln Faulkner can’t help but get a headache.

The DuDu street dance group is made up of Emily Simmons, Yvonne Dean, first-year student Julia Lewis, and second-year students Harry Bolton and Lily Gale. Among them, Lily Gale was also a middle school classmate of Lincoln Faulkner.

Ian Bolton, a member of the Chifeng Legion, is the beautiful and capable manager of the shooting club, with an unknown race.

Donald Wynn, the most outstanding disciple of the eleventh generation of Kunlun. He once challenged and defeated sixteen monsters ranked on the International Demon Federation’s leaderboard in succession. He is regarded as the most qualified human genius Taoist to ascend to the divine level. He holds the Five Elements Sorcerer qualification, second only to the Immortal Taoist. Aside from Grandmaster Zhuang Lou, he is the only young expert to have mastered the innate sword artifact. In the city where Lincoln Faulkner lives, he and Brian Lee are tied as the strongest people.

Chapter One: The Mysterious Ancient Scroll

Human greed may not be endless, but it is still very hard to satisfy. Because greed has a way of upgrading itself. When you have no money, you think, “If I make a million, I’ll stop and enjoy the rest of my life in peace.” But how many millionaires have been made, and how rarely do you hear of anyone who actually stopped? They set a new goal of ten million and keep striving.

Lincoln Faulkner’s take on this kind of desire is simple: “Gaining one thing, you crave another.” Of course, he’s talking about himself.

After two months of summer vacation, Lincoln Faulkner should have felt it was well worth it.

He went on a trip to Tibet with a few online friends he’d never met before, touched a yak, saw purebred Tibetan mastiffs, met lamas, and drank butter tea. The two-month journey was not only thrilling and passionate, but also opened a new chapter in his life, making Lincoln Faulkner’s already positive attitude even more upbeat.

However, just like his view on greed, Lincoln Faulkner still regretted not getting the contact information of that Tibetan girl.

Clear skies, melodious singing, beautiful grasslands, and that pure, flawless girl—Dawn Dawson in traditional Tibetan dress—was like a fairy drifting down from the heavens, making Lincoln Faulkner more interested in the tour guide herself than the scenery. But she quickly saw through Lincoln Faulkner’s ulterior motives. Though Dawn Dawson smiled sweetly, she gave Lincoln Faulkner no opportunity at all. In the end, all he learned was that this beautiful Tibetan girl was a freshman in the Art Department at the Central University for Nationalities; he couldn’t find out anything else.

As a second-year high school student, Lincoln Faulkner would have to wait another year and a half before he could go to college and chase girls, which left him quite frustrated.

On the morning of the first day of school, Lincoln Faulkner hurriedly got off the train. Back in his familiar city, he felt much more relaxed. Checking his watch, he realized he didn’t even have time to go home. With no other choice, Lincoln Faulkner could only put on a world-weary face and, dressed like a Tibetan, head straight to school.

Although Lincoln Faulkner looked travel-worn, his 184-centimeter tall, athletic build from years of sports still made him a rather attractive, sunny boy. His body was a bit tired, but his spirits were high.

As soon as Lincoln Faulkner appeared, the classroom instantly became lively.

The teacher hadn’t arrived yet. Dropping his backpack, Lincoln Faulkner grinned and started chatting with his classmates.

“Hey, everyone! I heard an ancient legend during my trip to Tibet. Want to hear it?”

Lincoln Faulkner’s outfit made him stand out on campus. With his hiking boots, military belt, and slightly wild-looking face, his smile was especially charming.

The chubby Isaac Wynn was the first to rush over and give Lincoln Faulkner a hug, teasing, “Lincoln Faulkner, you brat, you didn’t get eaten by wolves in Tibet and actually made it back! That’s impressive!”

Next to him, class committee member Megan Lucas pouted and said playfully, “So, what did you experience? Tell us! Let’s see how much kung fu you learned at the Potala Palace.”