As soon as the words "Heavenly Dao" were spoken, Zhang Yuxian's expression instantly turned solemn.
Everyone in the world knew that Lu Ze had inextricably close ties with that entity.
Even if it was just a wisp of the Heavenly Dao's remnant spirit, it was still a transcendent existence detached from all things.
If anyone else had said it, he could have treated it as a joke.
But coming from Lu Ze's mouth, the meaning was completely different.
Zhang Yuxian had no doubt that if he went along with Lu Ze's wishes, that morally ambiguous remnant spirit of the Heavenly Dao would truly step forward and personally verify the truth!
"I guarantee with my sect's reputation that our disciples would never do such a despicable thing!"
Zhang Yuxian quickly recovered his composure. Knowing that he couldn't target Lu Ze directly, he immediately looked at Zhao Wendao with a stern voice and harsh expression:
"Elder Zhao, since your sect has already taken first place, why must you slander my Qingshan Sect like this? What exactly are the intentions of your Lingxiao Sect!?"
Zhao Wendao looked at Zhang Yuxian, then at Lu Ze.
How could he not understand that Zhang Yuxian wanted to divert the fire and have him rein in his own disciple?
But thinking about how this matter involved his two beloved disciples, Zhong Yi and Lu Ze, he immediately chose to play dumb:
"Old Zhang, my sect's disciple indeed spoke out of turn and sullied the reputation of the Qingshan Sect..."
"Then make him shut up! Let's part on good terms! My Qingshan Sect is magnanimous and won't hold it against him!"
"But you see..."
Zhao Wendao's eyes darted around, and a hint of slyness surfaced on his wrinkled face.
"Look here, so many fellow Daoists from all over the world are watching. If we don't prove our innocence, what kind of talk will spread in the future?"
"???"
"In my opinion, why doesn't your Qingshan Sect do as Lu Ze suggested? Let's swear an oath to the Heavenly Dao so that everyone in the world will know that your Qingshan Sect is faultless, and it was my Lingxiao Sect's disciple who carelessly smeared your reputation... How about that?"
"????"
Zhang Yuxian's mouth twitched uncontrollably from anger.
In the past, Zhao Wendao had always maintained the persona of a peacemaking good guy. Today, he acted entirely out of character. On the surface, he seemed to be speaking up for the Qingshan Sect, but in reality, he was pushing him into a dead end at every turn!
Yet, infuriatingly, there was absolutely nothing wrong with what the other party had said!
"Old Zhang, why do you have that expression... Oh! I get it, you feel that Lu Ze isn't being punished? Don't worry, once you two swear an oath to the Heavenly Dao, I will naturally punish Lu Ze and send him to face the wall in the forbidden grounds for a hundred years. Rest assured!"
Hearing Zhao Wendao's rhetoric, Lu Ze, who was standing to the side, almost couldn't hold back his laughter.
Originally, he had been calculating that if this shameless old man Zhang Yuxian acted like a rogue and stubbornly refused to swear before the Heavenly Dao, he wouldn't have any way to actively summon the Heavenly Dao's remnant spirit to handle it.
But with Zhao Wendao making his move, he had propped the other party up on a pedestal with no way down.
"Grand Elder, that forbidden ground is no place for a human to stay. This disciple doesn't want to go!"
Lu Ze instantly fired up his acting skills, playing along with Zhao Wendao to trip up Zhang Yuxian.
"You... you people..."
Zhang Yuxian gritted his teeth in anger, yet he couldn't find a single flaw to pick at.
Seeing that Zhang Yuxian couldn't squeeze out a single word after a long time, Zhao Heng, the true disciple of the Qingshan Sect and the creator of the illusion realm, who was also being roasted on the fire, could no longer sit still.
"Don't you push us too far!"
"Under the heavens, who doesn't know that you, Lu Ze, are intimately connected with the remnant spirit of the Heavenly Dao... Are we swearing before the Heavenly Dao, or before the remnant spirit of the Heavenly Dao?"
"If we swear before the remnant spirit of the Heavenly Dao, who knows if that Lord Remnant Spirit will be biased towards you!?"
Zhao Heng knew very well that once they fell into Lu Ze's rhythm, everything would be irretrievable.
The last time an elder of the Wuji Sword Sect took a hit from the Heavenly Dao's remnant spirit, his cultivation base plummeted by hundreds of years overnight...
If it were him, whether he could even survive would be a question!
"Why would you think that the remnant spirit of the Heavenly Dao would be biased towards me?"
Lu Ze asked with a calm smile.
"Hmph! Who doesn't know that your illusion realm is backed by the remnant spirit of the Heavenly Dao, and the spiritual network covers the entire world... Other than you, who else can use it? If that isn't bias, what is!?"
Hearing Zhao Heng's words, Lu Ze closed his eyes, the corners of his mouth turning up slightly.
Because he knew very well that the other party had committed a grave taboo.
The next moment,
A manic and surging wave of spiritual energy gathered above everyone's heads.
Even Qin Ming turned pale with fright, looking up in sheer terror.
The dense dark clouds converged into a human face:
"Who said... that this Heavenly Dao is biased?"
young master of the Shen family—a figure of immense power and wealth beyond measure—and awakened the "Destined Ultimate Villain System"! His starting scenario? Running into his icy fiancée who shows up with a mountain-descending divine doctor to break off their engagement. The divine doctor arrogantly taunts: "What does your Shen family have besides a bit of stinking money? You're not even worthy of tying Qingxue's shoelaces!" Shen Fei just smiled. He completely defied the usual script: "Fine, I agree to break off the engagement. Also, notify the finance department to withdraw all investments from the Su family." Minutes later, with its capital chain severed, the Su Group teetered on the brink of bankruptcy! The once aloof and proud ice queen CEO was thrown into utter panic. That very night, she went to Shen Fei's villa, casting aside all dignity to beg and plead desperately... From then on, in this world teeming with Sons of Destiny, Shen Fei embarked on a path of extreme dimensional suppression! A mountain-descending divine doctor? Peerless medical skills? Shen Fei: "Reporting you for practicing medicine without a license! I'll gladly take your ancient medicinal cauldron and twin sister assassins." The Crooked-Smiling Dragon King? Commanding a hundred thousand soldiers with a single order? Shen Fei: "Illegal assembly and suspected treason! Let a fleet of attack helicopters sanitize the area and teach you what the state apparatus really means!" A reborn tycoon? Knows all the golden opportunities of the next decade? Shen Fei: "A trillion in capital to reverse and pump the stock market, making you blow your margin and jump on the very first day of your rebirth!" What Chosen Ones? What bearers of Heavenly Fortune? In Shen Fei's eyes, they're all just chives (i.e., suckers/marks) waiting to be harvested! Shen Fei: "Sorry, but as the Destined Ultimate Villain, I don't play by the rules of honor. I only play the game of dimensional suppression."
e bizarre and supernatural had descended. The previous emperor was a thoroughgoing tyrant; no longer satisfied with human women, he had set his sights on a stunningly beautiful supernatural entity. He met his end in his bedchamber, drained of all his vital essence. As the legitimate eldest son and crown prince, Wang Hao was thus hastily enthroned, becoming the young emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty. No sooner had he awakened the "Imperial Sign-In Intelligence System" than he was assassinated by a Son of Destiny—a classic villain's opening. The Great Zhou, ravaged by the former emperor's excesses, was in national decline. The great families within its borders harbored their own treacherous schemes, martial sects began to defy the imperial court's decrees, and border armies, their pay and provisions in arrears, grumbled incessantly against the central government. Fortunately, the central capital was still held secure by the half-million Imperial Guards and fifty thousand Imperial Forest Army who obeyed the court's orders, along with the royal family's hidden reserves of power, barely managing to suppress the realm. As the Great Zhou's finances worsened and supernatural activities grew ever more frequent, the court sat atop a volcano. Ambitious plotters everywhere dreamed of overthrowing the dynasty, and even some reclusive ancient powers emerged, attempting to sway the tides of the world. At the first grand court assembly, the civil and military officials nearly came to blows, fighting tooth and nail over the allocation of fifty million taels of silver from the summer tax revenues. The spectacle opened Wang Hao's eyes—the Great Zhou's bureaucracy was not only corrupt but also martially proficient, a cabinet of all-rounders. Some officials even had the audacity to suggest the emperor release funds from the imperial privy purse to address the emergency. Wang Hao suddenly felt weary. Let it all burn.
ut it can buy an entire year of absolutely perfect training results! Su Yu stared at his empty wallet and decisively opened up various online loan platforms. “Borrow a thousand bucks! Recharge my vitality!” Boom! His vitality broke a hundred points, shattering the limits of the human body! “Borrow ten thousand bucks! Recharge my combat skills!” Boom! A basic punching technique so common it was everywhere instantly maxed out, revealing the ultimate assassination technique of Five Elements Unity—Inner Force! When a rich kid hired assassins for a midnight ambush, aiming to break both of his legs, they instead ran headfirst into a monster—a human-shaped tyrannosaur, brimming with dragon-like vitality. With just two fingers, Su Yu snapped a steel staff reinforced with alloy. Staring at the killer’s stash of stolen cash—a staggering quarter-million dollars—he showed a corporate-sincere smile: “Thanks for the pre-exam gift pack, Mr. Zhao! I’m gonna go re-invest this!” Three days later, at the National Martial Arts College Entrance Exam, while everyone else struggled just to reach the passing line, Su Yu threw a single punch—and more than a thousand vitality points literally detonated the entire arena!
ng to die together with you." Lin Xuan is dead, his body thrown into the river by his scumbag lover and her accomplice. She, the president of the Su Group, is decisive, ruthless, and ice-cold. For three days and three nights, she had his body fished out of the river, and without hesitation, she kissed the bloated corpse of Lin Xuan. She laid down beside him in a cold coffin, their fingers intertwined, a smile lingering on her lips as she closed her eyes. The noble and cold-hearted woman, only bending for one man—Lin Xuan. Lin Xuan, with his golden finger, is reborn and returns to the day of his wedding to the treacherous woman. Su Qiang comes to steal the bride. Lin Xuan's eyes light up, eager to pledge his loyalty on the spot, but instead, her kiss transfers a glass of drugged wine into his mouth, causing him to pass out... 【Male Protagonist with Single Female Lead】【Yandere Tycoon】【Action-Packed】【True vs. Fake Heir】
