At this moment, the Forbidden Zone was as bright as day.

The woman’s back, the sun behind her holy and fiery, dignified, as if inviolable.

“The Heavenly Dao’s will!”

The Eternal Lord almost cried out, his face filled with astonishment, seemingly unable to believe that the Heavenly Dao’s will would manifest its true form, and was even walking with Mu Zhian earlier.

The Lord of Order’s breathtakingly beautiful face was also filled with disbelief, her astonished gaze turning to Mu Zhian.

In the Nine Provinces, where the Heavenly Dao was unseen, the embodied will of the Heavenly Dao could be considered a ‘god’.

At least, to the lords of the Forbidden Lands, who feared no being in the Nine Provinces, the only one they truly feared was the Heavenly Dao’s will.

Because ‘Taboo’, one of the Heavenly Dao’s wills, controlled the rules of the Forbidden Lands. If they truly fought, there would be no contest.

But how did Mu Zhian ‘deceive’ the Heavenly Dao’s will into being by his side, even going on a date with her?

The Lord of Order’s beautiful eyes flickered slightly, her gaze on the lofty Heavenly Dao’s will filled with suspicion.

Her immortal gold armor silently enveloped her body, her long, flowing hair dancing with her spiritual energy.

“This woman is definitely the Heavenly Dao’s will!”

The Eternal Lord’s heart also trembled. He sensed that the Heavenly Dao’s will’s aura had locked onto him. Even though he had seen all sorts of grand scenes in the past, he still felt the urge to retreat.

Although he didn’t know how Mu Zhian had persuaded the Heavenly Dao’s will, he was currently just a clone. If he fought against the Heavenly Dao’s will, without the ability to use the forbidden rules, he would surely be defeated!

It wouldn’t matter if just his clone died, but he still had the ‘forbidden object’ with him. If Mu Zhian obtained the forbidden object… the Eternal Forbidden Land would probably be inferior to the other Forbidden Lands in the future.

The Eternal Lord was filled with suspicion and uncertainty, staring intently at Mu Zhian, “Mu Zhian, what method did you use to deceive the Heavenly Dao’s will?!”

The Heavenly Dao’s will had always been an impartial and supreme existence, how could it possibly side with Mu Zhian?

He must have used some means to deceive the Heavenly Dao’s will!

“If the Heavenly Dao finds out about this, even ten thousand deaths won’t be enough for you,” the Eternal Lord’s eyes were cold, but he was already thinking of retreating.

Just a moment ago, Mu Zhian was the prey of the Forbidden Zone Lords, but with the appearance of the Heavenly Dao’s will, the roles of hunter and prey had been reversed.

A gentle smile appeared on Mu Zhian’s face, and he said softly, “Do you think you still have a chance to report this to the Heavenly Dao?”

This doesn’t sound like something a protagonist would say, more like a villain’s line… Mu Zhian couldn’t help but complain inwardly.

Thinking of this, Mu Zhian’s feelings were somewhat complex.

Logically, he should have already shed his ‘stepping stone’ fate and was no longer a villain.

However, whether it was a habit from the past or something else, sometimes Mu Zhian’s actions still resembled a villain’s… At least, what he said now was something a villain would say.

But it didn’t really matter. In this world, whether one was a villain or not was decided by the Heavenly Dao. If the Heavenly Dao thought he was a villain… then he might as well be.

And now, it was time to do something more befitting of a villain!

“Kill them all, and remember to erase their memories as well, don’t let their main bodies find out,” Mu Zhian said softly.

“If possible, leave the forbidden object,” he added.

As soon as his words fell, the expressions of the Eternal Lord and the Lord of Order changed drastically. They were terrified and almost simultaneously scattered in different directions to escape.

The Heavenly Dao’s will raised her hand, her immortal gold armor making her appear even more holy and imposing. The world seemed to darken in that instant, lead-colored clouds rolling in from the distance.

Rumble…

A terrifyingly immense pressure filled the sky. Lightning flashed within the clouds, making even Mu Zhian shiver.

He now had a bit of a psychological shadow just from seeing this Heavenly Tribulation. After all, he had been struck by the nine-lifetime tribulation too many times in the Forbidden Zone, and even beaten up by the phantoms of his wives several times.

The Eternal Lord extended his palm, a fiery red light shining from it.

He formed a hand seal and summoned the Red Dust Leaf. A ripple spread outwards, and a vast world seemed to descend, as if encompassing all things, wanting to devour the entire Heavenly Tribulation.

A single Red Dust Leaf could cover the sky. Even the Eternal Lord himself didn’t know the origin of this forbidden object, but at least he was certain that, in the same realm, the forbidden object was invincible.

However, just then, a clear light seemed to cut through the sky, blocking the Red Dust Leaf.

The soft, clear light came from a palm-sized ruler, yet this ruler seemed to possess its own consciousness, capable of suppressing everything in the world, forcibly resisting the Red Dust Leaf’s attack.

The Eternal Lord’s expression changed. He abruptly extended his hand, as if wanting to recall the Red Dust Leaf.

But a clear light from the Measuring Ruler formed a barrier, enveloping the Red Dust Leaf. No matter how the Eternal Lord called, the Red Dust Leaf, which usually saw him as its master, refused to return, instead gracefully floating towards Mu Zhian.

The Eternal Lord’s expression changed, “Mu Zhian, you dare—”

Boom!

Before he could finish speaking, a lightning bolt struck down from the tribulation clouds, transforming into the figure of an ancient great power, who immediately charged towards the Eternal Lord.

Mu Zhian toyed with the seemingly tattered leaf in his hand and said with a smile, “Fellow Daoist, this item is fated with me, I shall accept it.”

It was just a pity that the Lord of Order didn’t seem to have a forbidden object with her, otherwise, he might have been able to obtain a second one.

Looking at the Lord of Order, who was also receiving her ‘just punishment’, Mu Zhian couldn’t help but feel a twinge of regret.

He sat leisurely under the shade of a tree, his gaze on the faint green and white lights appearing in the distant sky.

It seems Yao Meng and Ruoxi did know about my ambush… Could they have some way to spy on me from afar?

Mu Zhian thought with a strange feeling.

Thinking about his actions possibly being ‘broadcasted’, his expression became somewhat strained.

But forget it… Instead of overthinking things here, it was better to go and see for himself after Miss Heavenly Dao finished her business.

Looking at the two Forbidden Zone Lords constantly being attacked by the Heavenly Tribulation, Mu Zhian narrowed his eyes, leisurely thinking about this matter.

…

“Jade Empress, you really are inseparable from Mu Zhian, even keeping an eye on him while he’s on a walk in the Great Qian Dynasty?”

Elsewhere, high in the sky, Isis’s beautiful eyes looked seductively at the fairy in the green dress before her. She seemed casual, but her heart was filled with anxiety.

Although she had agreed with the other Forbidden Zone Lords to stall the Jade Empress and the others while two of them captured Mu Zhian,

it had been almost half an hour since then. Logically, capturing Mu Zhian shouldn’t take this long.

Moreover, the Eternal Lord had his forbidden object with him this time.

Yet, they had been stalling the Jade Empress and Gong Lianyue for half an hour now, and still no news from the other side.

The two Forbidden Zone Lords who went to capture Mu Zhian had sworn an oath, they couldn’t possibly violate it, let alone take Mu Zhian away directly.

In other words… did something unexpected happen?

“Instead of trying to defeat us, you’re just stalling… Are you waiting for good news from the Eternal Lord and the Lord of Order?”

Just then, a cool and calm voice suddenly sounded, pulling Isis and the other three Forbidden Zone Lords back to reality.

Gong Lianyue’s gaze swept over Isis and the others, and she said calmly, “If you’re waiting for them, then I think you can give up.”

She hadn’t been by Mu Zhian’s side these past few days because she knew the Heavenly Dao’s will was with him.

And if Mu Zhian was attacked, even if she was far away in the Sword Palace, she would sense it, unless he wasn’t within the Nine Provinces.

However, to avoid disrupting Mu Zhian’s plans, Gong Lianyue had stayed in the Sword Palace.

After all, she had seen Mu Zhian’s scheming before and knew he was setting a trap, waiting for some restless Forbidden Zone Lord to walk into it.

Isis said faintly, “It seems the Palace Master, though far away in the Sword Palace, is quite concerned about her Dao Companion.”

Although she appeared calm on the surface, Isis’s heart was in turmoil.

How could this be? The Eternal Lord, although just a clone, had the Red Dust Leaf’s strengthening, his combat power no less than a Dao Integration expert’s, plus the Lord of Order’s help, how could they not even capture Mu Zhian?

What should I do? Should I retreat now? But if I leave now, wouldn’t that mean giving up on the Great Qian Dynasty’s national fortune as well?

Seeing Isis’s grim expression, Yao Meng opened her red lips slightly and said with a smile, “You don’t think you can take away my husband with just a few clones and two or three forbidden objects, do you?”

Even she couldn’t just take Mu Zhian away, let alone a few Forbidden Zone Lords who weren’t even in their true bodies.

Of course, if Yao Meng was willing, she could have taken Mu Zhian away during her Transcendence.

However, she was a considerate Jade Empress. Out of consideration for Mu Zhian’s feelings, she didn’t completely eradicate the fish in his pond.

Otherwise, she could have nipped those little fish in the bud before they matured.

Then there wouldn’t be so much trouble.

For example, this vixen who was always trying to steal her man, even wanting to announce their marriage to the Nine Provinces.

Yao Meng casually raised her eyes and said softly, “How long do you plan to hide there?”

Weng!

A brilliant light filled the air, and the space violently fluctuated. Soon, a bottomless passage appeared in the sky.

Then, a dangerous voice, like a snake’s hiss, came, “You could have handled this yourselves, so I didn’t plan to join the fun at first.”

A seductive and sweet voice echoed.

“The Demon Empress?!”

Isis almost blurted out, her gaze fixed on the incredibly beautiful yet extremely dangerous woman before her.

Enemies meeting, their eyes red with anger. Seeing this seductive beauty now, Isis could barely contain her killing intent.

Gong Lianyue sneered and said, “He was in danger for so long, and you’re only showing up now. Have you been doing nothing but spying on him in the Demon Realm?”

The Demon Empress raised a delicate eyebrow, opened her red lips slightly, and replied lightly, “The news of the Great Qian Dynasty’s downfall has spread far and wide. I naturally knew he would be here for the excitement, so I came early. What about you, Palace Master? Why did you think of using a technique to spy on him?”

The Demon Empress paused slightly, then smiled seductively, “Could it be that the Palace Master has been acting like a stalker, secretly spying on what my husband is doing?”

Despite possessing the strongest and most violent power in the world, they were now bickering like children. This scene left the several Forbidden Zone Lords, including Mu Zhi, who had been watching from the side, speechless.

Isis’s eyes were filled with coldness, “Demon Empress, I won’t pursue what happened last time, but you repeatedly antagonizing me, do you really think the Immortal Forbidden Land wouldn’t dare go to war with your Demon Realm?”

She was the Lord of the Immortal Forbidden Land. She had seen countless dynasties fall and great powers perish. A cultivator who had only cultivated for less than ten thousand years now dared to provoke her repeatedly, even disregarding her.

To Isis, this was an immense insult.

The Demon Empress turned her head slightly, her seductive eyes as if wanting to steal one’s soul. The next moment, she raised her hand.

Isis subconsciously shielded her face, but what came at her was a massive snake tail.

Bang!

With a loud sound, a great power’s clone was easily crushed into dust.

“Didn’t you see I was talking to someone? If you really want revenge, have your main body come next time.”

The expressions of the remaining two Forbidden Zone Lords changed slightly. This Demon Empress was truly ruthless… If her offending Isis last time was out of anger, then this time, she simply erased Isis’s clone in front of everyone.

She was really going to make an enemy of the Immortal Forbidden Land…

As if she had just done something completely ordinary, the Demon Empress said sweetly, “You two can handle the rest. I’m going to check on my husband.”

“If nothing unexpected happens, after finishing things in the Great Qian Dynasty, he should be free.”

“Then there shouldn’t be any problem with him coming to the Demon Realm with me—”

“Have you ever considered why he wanted to save the Great Qian Dynasty?”

Just then, a sudden voice interrupted the Demon Empress.

The woman’s voice wasn’t loud, but it seemed to silence all other sounds, the atmosphere freezing.

The Master of Reincarnation!

The Demon Empress glanced at her and said faintly, “Speak frankly, don’t be a cryptic riddler.”

Mu Zhian had taught her this.

The Master of Reincarnation was clearly angered, but she still sneered and said indifferently, “Saving the Great Qian Dynasty is also saving you, who call yourselves beyond the rules of heaven and earth.”

“When a dynasty falls, the Heavenly Dao descends, and it will purge all those who violate its rules. It’s not just the Great Qian Dynasty whose reign is coming to an end.”

The Master of Reincarnation’s words were filled with meaning, her gaze still indifferent as she looked into the Demon Empress’s crimson, seductive eyes, “But do you really think that as long as the Great Qian Dynasty doesn’t fall, the Heavenly Dao won’t descend?”

“From the moment the Great Qian Dynasty’s fate was sealed, the Heavenly Dao’s descent was destined. No matter how hard you try, the future cannot be rewritten.”

The Heavenly Dao.

It symbolized power, supreme authority. In the Nine Provinces, it was the lofty god, the aggregate consciousness of all living beings.

Resisting the Heavenly Dao was like fighting against a god.

As the Master of Reincarnation’s words fell, the atmosphere seemed to freeze, a deathly silence falling.

A dangerous glint appeared in the Demon Empress’s eyes, “What are you trying to say?”

The Master of Reincarnation sneered, “I’m just inviting you all to meet the Heavenly Dao!”

She raised her hand, forming a hand seal and pointing towards the sky.

The sky, which had been bright and sunny just a moment ago, suddenly turned dark, as if night had fallen.

Yao Meng seemed to realize something, “She’s casting a spell to summon the Heavenly Dao, we have to stop her!”

“It’s too late.”

A faint smile appeared at the corner of the Master of Reincarnation’s lips.

Whenever a dynasty was about to fall, the Heavenly Dao would awaken, then descend upon the Nine Provinces.

Although the Great Qian Dynasty hadn’t fallen yet, she had already sent a message to the Heavenly Dao that it had.

Now, all she had to do was wait for the Heavenly Dao to descend.

Even if the Jade Empress and the others were at Transcendence Realm, beyond the rules of heaven and earth, before the Heavenly Dao, they were still just ants.

As long as they were beings of this world, they could never defeat the Heavenly Dao.

Because the Heavenly Dao was the aggregate of all living beings, its very existence represented the world itself!

Less than a few seconds after casting the spell, the Master of Reincarnation knelt on one knee, quietly waiting for the Heavenly Dao’s arrival.

The Demon Empress narrowed her eyes, raised her hand, and summoned the World Serpent, sending it towards the Master of Reincarnation!

Clang!

However, just then, a soft white light appeared behind the Master of Reincarnation, blocking the attack, even neutralizing Gong Lianyue’s Bronze Sword.

The soft white light was holy and captivating, but its descent brought with it a terrifying pressure, forcing all the cultivators in the capital to kneel uncontrollably.

This was a sign of the Heavenly Dao’s descent!

Sensing the three gazes behind her, a mocking smile appeared in the Master of Reincarnation’s eyes.

It was too late to regret now.

With the Heavenly Dao’s descent this time, the Transcendence Realm Human Emperors would be purged… Thus, the Forbidden Lands’ position in the Nine Provinces would remain unshakable.

Although every time the Heavenly Dao descended, the Forbidden Lands had to pay a price, and even Mu Zhian, this person who disrupted the order of the rules, had to die… It was a pity to lose an Innate Celestial Furnace.

But there was no other choice.

After all, there were already three Transcendence Realm experts in the Nine Provinces. If this continued, there would be no place for the Forbidden Lands in the future.

Compared to that, the price they had to pay for the Heavenly Dao’s descent was nothing.

“Where is the Heavenly Dao…?”

However, after nearly fifteen minutes, the smile on the Master of Reincarnation’s face finally faded.

Something’s not right…

In the past, the Heavenly Dao’s descent never took this long.

But now, she couldn’t even sense the Heavenly Dao’s aura, let alone see its shadow.

As a Forbidden Zone Lord, the Master of Reincarnation had witnessed the Heavenly Dao’s descent more than once. She knew there would be omens, for example… a soft white light.

The white light did appear just now, but it vanished…

Her train of thought was suddenly interrupted. The Master of Reincarnation seemed to sense something and abruptly looked up, scanning her surroundings, a strange feeling within her.

She couldn’t sense any living aura outside the Great Qian Dynasty!

It wasn’t that the Heavenly Dao didn’t want to descend, but that destiny had been shielded. The Heavenly Dao didn’t know the Great Qian Dynasty was nearing its end, nor did it receive her message!

How is that possible?

Someone deceived the Heavenly Dao…?

At this moment, the Master of Reincarnation’s eyes were filled with suspicion and uncertainty. She spread her spiritual sense beyond the Great Qian Dynasty, then, as if sensing a certain aura, abruptly looked up in a certain direction.

At this moment, her gaze seemed to pass through countless mountains and rivers, landing on the woman in the black magnificent robe, sitting quietly under a pavilion.

Boom!

As if a thunderclap echoed in her mind, the Master of Reincarnation’s pupils contracted abruptly.

It was her who shielded destiny!

“Shang—”

The Master of Reincarnation was about to call out her name, but saw the woman slightly raise her snow-white, proud chin, placing a finger against her red lips.

“Shh.”

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