The Woman Who Never Existed, The Rebellious Apprentice

The Heavenly Dao is truly exasperated!

As the Heavenly Dao itself, even during the peak of the ancient Heavenly Court era, the Heavenly Emperor had to show Him utmost respect. When had He ever been so brazenly disrespected?

But now... times have fallen hard, folks!

This scoundrel wanting Him to take human form clearly meant taking a form that he would approve of.

If He transformed into a man, Jiang Che would definitely ignore Him.

To ensure the mortal realm isn't completely corrupted by the Path of Evil Spirits, He had no choice but to transform into... a woman!

And it had to be a form that pleased Jiang Che's heart.

[Ding! Host has tricked the Heavenly Dao, rewarded 25 billion points.]

Unbelievable—

The Heavenly Dao didn't speak. In an instant, He assimilated the appearances of all the women in Jiang Che's life, and even expanded to integrate the features of all women across the entire mortal realm. He selected all the best qualities from these girls and, using the authority of the Heavenly Dao, ultimately fashioned a person out of thin air!!!

A woman who fundamentally did not exist!

In the void before Jiang Che, countless specks of starlight slowly rose, gradually coalescing to form a human silhouette.

Jiang Che fell silent. This time, he was truly speechless.

To be honest, he never knew a being could be this beautiful!

This beauty was beyond words, but it was undoubtedly beauty that shattered one's perception, the most beautiful woman Jiang Che had ever seen.

Gu Wantang from the Nine Heavens Beauty Ranking was stunning enough, but this non-existent woman before him was even more captivating. Her beauty surpassed human comprehension, as if meticulously crafted by the Great Dao itself as a work of art.

After all, one cannot imagine something beyond their own understanding.

"The Heavenly Dao is formless. This act of mine has already defied the rules!" With that, this perfectly formed woman, the Heavenly Dao's incarnation, instantly dissipated into nothingness, like an illusory bubble.

Jiang Che snapped back to reality.

Slowly, he raised his hands and began to clap. "Not bad, not bad. Quite an eye-opener. Your request... I agree to it!"

The Heavenly Dao breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing Jiang Che's consent.

"However..." Jiang Che's tone suddenly shifted!

"That Demon Sovereign shattered my realm barrier with just a single hairpin. This means she has a way to counter me. With her around... the realm barrier can never be fully formed!"

Jiang Che took out that same hairpin again and poked at the realm barrier with it.

The Heavenly Dao fell silent for a moment, then asked, "Demon Ancestor... Jiang Che, how much of your Demon Ancestor memories have returned?"

Jiang Che laughed. "I have no memories of being any Demon Ancestor whatsoever. I am not the Demon Ancestor. I am just me."

Even if he might potentially awaken so-called Demon Ancestor memories in the future, he absolutely would not allow it. He despised memories that weren't his own.

"Jiang Che, the Demon Sovereign who founded the Path of Foreign Evil Spirits... was once the disciple of the Demon Ancestor!"

The Heavenly Dao revealed a secret.

"Disciple?" Jiang Che wasn't overly surprised; he had pretty much guessed as much. It wasn't hard to deduce.

"Correct! When the Demon Ancestor lived, his power was unfathomable. It's said he mastered two Great Dao Origins. He existed since the era of ancient myths and lived until the fall of the ancient Heavenly Court... yet he died at the hands of his own disciple! It was the Demon Sovereign... who killed you! No... the former you!"

Hearing this, the corner of Jiang Che's mouth twitched. What kind of messed-up plot was this?

Rebellious Disciple Turns Dark and Betrays Demon Path Master?

Drawing on his years of novel-reading experience, Jiang Che had already guessed two likely possibilities.

First: This Demon Sovereign was born rebellious. After being taken as a disciple by the Demon Ancestor, she coveted his Great Dao Origins, eventually betraying and killing him to seize them...

Second: The Demon Sovereign was a pitiful soul from the start, someone who lost her family, then was taken in by the Demon Ancestor as a disciple. Later, through some twist of fate, she discovered the Demon Ancestor was actually the one who destroyed her clan...

But regardless, this little disciple of his probably didn't truly intend to kill him!

After all, that hairpin earlier could have taken one of his lives, but it stopped right before his brow.

"So... Heavenly Dao, what's your point in telling me all this?"

"You don't understand that little disciple of yours. The former you didn't understand, and now you know even less. She is ten thousand times more insane than you can imagine. She might not kill you, but she will turn the entire Nine Heavens and Myriad Realms into a living hell."

"What's that got to do with me? Better others die than poor me!" Jiang Che spread his hands.

"You won't. You won't let the mortal realm become a scarred wasteland. I've told you the severity of the problem. You won't just stand by and watch. Otherwise, why would you have done all those things before..."

"Heh, can't I just do it for fun? It's like a farm simulation game. Making everything orderly through your own methods, watching the 'crops' grow harvest after harvest... but I wouldn't mind destroying the farm and starting over with a new one either." Jiang Che grinned, a wicked smile playing on his lips.

Just like how he established so-called order in the mortal realm, the Cultivator Association and various Alchemy Associations. Even if he poured spirit stones and rare treasures into them, he still found it enjoyable.

"You—" The Heavenly Dao was at a loss.

"Alright, alright, I'll stop teasing you. How about this... you transform again, then give me a kiss, and I'll redeploy the realm barrier. Otherwise... no deal!"

Jiang Che crossed his arms over his chest, a mischievous smile lingering at the corner of his mouth.

The Heavenly Dao hesitated for a moment, then materialized once more. The instant her form fully appeared... time and space seemed to freeze. This girl seemed to embody all the beauty and virtues in the world.

[The Heavenly Dao is without desire or emotion. Everything is for the sake of all living beings.]

The Heavenly Dao thought this to herself, then her expression gradually became placid. She leaned close to Jiang Che and placed a kiss on his forehead, before her form dissipated between heaven and earth.

"Tsk tsk, kissed by the Heavenly Dao... Decision made, no bath today!"

Let this kiss mark last until tomorrow. As for why not a lifetime without bathing?

Because just a single kiss couldn't satisfy Jiang Che's greed. The initial painful experience with Yu Wan'er was still vivid in his memory.

Sister Heavenly Dao, you wouldn't want tomorrow's realm barrier to break because there was no money for repairs, would you...

Jiang Che touched his forehead, lost in thought.

"But according to the Heavenly Dao, the Demon Ancestor in life mastered at least two different Great Dao Origins. But isn't the Demonic Path Origin held by that Suppressing Demon Immortal? Then what does the Demon Sovereign hold?"

"Could it be that the Shangxie Suppressing Demon Immortal is also my disciple?"

Two disciples conspiring to murder their master? Splitting the two Great Dao Origins between them?