The Heavenly Dao Abandoned by Jiang Che

"Ancestral Demon! You cannot leave!"

In the mortal realm, a flawless, breathtaking figure appeared before Jiang Che. Her calm tone carried an undeniable authority.

This woman was so perfect she could make every other woman in the world feel insecure.

She was none other than the Heavenly Dao of the mortal realm.

Jiang Che looked the woman over and then laughed, leaning back with his hands behind his head and crossing his legs. "On what grounds? Our arrangement was just a transaction. You take human form and give me a kiss each day, and I maintain the realm's barrier for that day."

"Since it's a transaction, once it's over... you have no say, right? Did you really think taking human form would be enough to keep me here forever?" Jiang Che sneered.

Then, as if struck by a thought, he looked into the Heavenly Dao's eyes, raising a finger as if to touch the peerless beauty before him, but his fingertip passed right through her form.

"You've never been anything more than an illusion from the start. Even the kisses... they don't give me any real sensation. I'm getting tired of it!"

Jiang Che's words threw the Heavenly Dao into a panic.

She glanced down at her own body. Indeed, she had no physical form. The Heavenly Dao was supposed to be utterly impartial, never developing personal emotions, but she was different!

She had existed since the era of the Ancient Celestial Court. Back then, there was no Nine Heavens, only her, a single Heavenly Dao maintaining the order of the Three Realms. At her peak of power, she had possessed no self-awareness.

It wasn't until after the fall of the Ancient Celestial Court, when her Dao essence scattered and she awoke once more, that she discovered she had gained consciousness. Slowly, selfish desires began to emerge.

She did not want to die!

Now was the Golden Age. In the future, she would reclaim the Dao essence of the other nine derivative Heavenly Daos of the Nine Heavens and ascend to become the Immortal Realm!

Then, she would be the Heavenly Dao of the Immortal Realm!

No... by then, she could no longer call herself the Heavenly Dao. She would be the Immortal Dao!

An unprecedented Immortal Dao!

"Ancestral Demon... do you wish to become my Dao companion?"

Jiang Che cleared his throat. "I never said that."

"I have no physical form. I am innately void, meant to exist as a manifestation of the Great Dao like the primal source itself. Yet, I developed self-awareness... this sliver of consciousness allows me to project this form. But my divine nature is too potent... it prevents me from fully materializing into human form. Even you, the Ancestral Demon, would find it difficult to help me with this."

The Heavenly Dao explained.

In essence, she shouldn't even exist as an illusion, but her self-awareness allowed her to project a human-like phantom. However, her divine nature was too strong... preventing her from manifesting a true body. Only by fully developing human emotions could she possibly gain flesh and soul.

"Then why not try to fall in love with me? If you fall in love... won't you gain humanity?" Jiang Che chuckled.

"Fall in love with you? Difficult," the Heavenly Dao stated flatly. "I have possessed consciousness for over a million years. I only love myself!"

"And I am not like that woman of yours who conceived a Dao fetus. I have no body and cannot become pregnant..."

But all she heard was Jiang Che bursting into laughter. "Simple. I'll just become the Heavenly Dao myself."

Heavenly Dao: "???"

Wh-what did he mean?

What did he mean, 'become the Heavenly Dao'?

How could a mortal become the Heavenly Dao?

"Forget it, you wouldn't understand even if I told you. My points are running a bit low right now, otherwise I'd show you what I'm capable of."

Jiang Che sighed. It's always when you need them that you realize you don't have enough—be it knowledge or points.

"Fine, I'll help you. Even after I enter the Nine Heavens, I'll still maintain the realm barrier."

"No!" The Heavenly Dao remained adamant.

"Hey... aren't you pushing your luck?!" Jiang Che frowned.

"Ancestral Demon, the methods of the Abyssal Fiend Emperor from the alien realm can pierce the barrier you set..."

"Are you serious? I can't even touch you, and you're still making all these demands? You think dangling a phantom in front of me is enough? I'm the one who usually gives out empty promises; this is the first time someone's tried it on me!"

[Ding! Host has scammed the Heavenly Dao, acquiring 2 billion points.]

The Heavenly Dao fell silent. With the fiendish army pressing at the borders, Jiang Che was her only reliance now. Only with him stationed in the mortal realm could she feel at ease.

"I'm angry now!" Jiang Che snapped his fingers.

"I take back what I said before. I won't renew the realm barrier for you anymore. But I'll maintain the barrier for the remaining half-month as previously agreed. I'm entering the Nine Heavens soon... you can find someone else to help you."

Jiang Che outright refused to continue. He thought the Heavenly Dao would be reasonable, but it turned out she was just a... fairy?

He was renewing the barrier for her, and she still had so many demands?

"Ancestral Demon... you..."

"Don't call me Ancestral Demon! I have a name, it's Jiang Che!"

Heavenly Dao: "......"

"Alright, alright, get lost! And don't come back... did you really think a little feminine charm could tempt me?"

Jiang Che gave a cold laugh. In truth, his lecherous persona was just a disguise...

The Heavenly Dao remained silent. She didn't understand why the man before her had suddenly turned hostile. Her humanity was still insufficient to ponder it deeply, so she simply turned and vanished.

"Wait... she actually left?" Jiang Che sat up, somewhat dumbfounded. "Shouldn't she try to coax me when she's angry? Even a bedtime story would do. She just... left?"

"How boring! Really boring! Whatever... consider this a little lesson for that Heavenly Dao. I'll make you crawl back and beg me someday!"

Jiang Che waved his hand dismissively, his words tinged with a somewhat tsundere air.

......

Night fell. Jiang Che connected to the Nine Heavens network.

He found that his little fiancée, 'Gu Wantang,' had sent him quite a few messages.

Sometimes she sent many provocative and alluring photos, but other times she deleted many of them. Her tone would shift from flirtatious and frivolous to gentle and refined.

She was probably switching between her two different souls.

"You there, little wife?"

"Yes!" came the almost instant reply.

"Are you the Lunar Profound Maiden right now, or... Gu Wantang?"

The girl on the other end fell silent upon hearing Jiang Che's words. At that moment, she was reclining on an ice jade bed, dressed formally. She gently bit her thin lip. Clearly, she was not the inner demon, the Lunar Profound Maiden, but Gu Wantang.

However, looking at Jiang Che on the other end, she was finding it hard to contain herself.

She began imitating the inner demon's tone, teasingly saying, "Tsk tsk tsk, figured it out? Then let me ask you... do you prefer Gu Wantang, or do you prefer me?"

"Don't worry, I'll delete our chat history later. I promise Gu Wantang won't see it."

Jiang Che raised an eyebrow. It was the Lunar Profound Maiden. Looks like tonight's his lucky night!

Another feast for the eyes is coming!