Building a sect from scratch.

Chapter 496 Bewitching
Lu Zhi Dong did not speak, and the lighting in the picture was too dim to see her expression.

Then, the voice became much lower, as if it were full of temptation: "Don't you want to know why those ancient gods disappeared? Where do you think the techniques and spells I taught you came from?"

"They seized the destiny of heaven and earth, thinking that they had mastered the way of heaven and could arbitrarily judge all living beings in this world. How arrogant they are!"

"Until they discovered that no matter how hard they tried, this world was inevitably heading towards death, so they all escaped from here, imprisoning beings like you and me within the Ruins of Return..."

"Why!?"

The owner of the voice seemed extremely angry, almost roaring as he questioned, "Just because they escaped from their cages, does that mean they're going to block our path?!"

Lu Zhidong tilted her head and retorted, "How do I know if what you're saying is true or false!"

"If you really didn't believe it, you wouldn't have asked this question, would you?"

Have you ever heard of the ancient gods nurtured by heaven and earth experiencing tribulations like lightning or great tribulations?
"How could they have ever been bound by any 'heavenly order'?!"

The questioning echoed in the scene and reverberated in the square, penetrating the hearts of all the great demons watching.

That's right, those gods who were nurtured by heaven and earth in ancient times had no concept of tribulations or calamities!

Some powerful demons who have lived long enough and possess memories of ancient times know even more clearly that many gods nurtured by heaven and earth back then had no concept of morality or good and evil. The number of demons they devoured was probably more than the total number of demon cultivators in the entire Duguang Kingdom! If we really want to talk about it, their crimes are probably too numerous to count!
However, people have always attributed these things to the gods nurtured by heaven and earth as "special" and "superior" beings, without deeply considering the reasons behind them. Therefore, what this voice said was quite disturbing to everyone's minds.

Could it be that the so-called heavenly tribulation is really a legacy left behind by the gods of ancient times?

Is "the Way of Heaven" something they deliberately left behind?
even……

They really abandoned the Void Realm and ran away!?

Lu Zhidong remained silent for a long time before coldly saying, "You don't need to spread such nonsense. I don't care what your purpose is. You taught me the cultivation technique, and I helped you refine a puppet. We're even now! Since you can control the puppet's body to move, then let's go our separate ways and not contact each other again!"

"and many more!"

The white eyeball suddenly disappeared, and then a "steel man" several meters tall emerged from the darkness.

His body was a cold black, and his face had no features except for a single white, eyeless eye embedded in his chest.

Those white eyes stared straight at Lu Zhidong: "Don't you want to know how to attain godhood?"

Lu Zhidong, who was about to leave, paused, clearly moved.

"I can tell you how to cultivate an immortal body first. I know those rules set by those good-for-nothings better than the day!"

"Iron Man" said.

Lu Zhidong calmly asked, "What price?" "No, no, no... Don't misunderstand. As you said, you helped me refine the puppet, and now I can walk in the Ruins of Return, so I don't need you to do anything anymore. The method I told you was just a small token of my appreciation."

The eyes on the "Iron Man's" chest are curved into crescent shapes, as if he is smiling.

Then he said, “It’s very simple. The rules they left behind are nothing more than the pursuit of ‘protection,’ which is ridiculous! They’re trying to make everyone go against their nature and sacrifice themselves to ‘protect,’ whether it’s demons, humans, or other living beings. Of course, if you’re diligently protecting scattered demons or humans, it’s too slow. You can use a faster way… You need to know that the rules of ‘Heaven’s Way’ are just little tricks they set up. As long as you take a slight detour, you can easily evade its detection and perception.”

"For example, if you allow one side to oppress and enslave the other until a great calamity is born, you can then intervene to uphold justice in the world—what a noble image! The Heavenly Dao will surely approve of your actions! With this merit, you will no longer need to worry about heavenly tribulations or divine lightning, and achieving immortality will be a natural outcome!"
"Of course, you don't need to feel guilty. That's just how things are in this world."

"The strong prey on the weak, and the mighty are respected. When one side is strong, the other side will inevitably be oppressed and enslaved. This is the nature of creatures born from moisture and eggs!"
"You're simply not interfering in worldly affairs. Since you're not interfering, no crime can be committed against you. That's how ridiculous the 'Way of Heaven' is. You just pass by ugly places, or even just observe them, and that's all you do—you remain clean and noble..."

"Look, isn't this perfect?"

Lu Zhidong said coldly, "Demon cultivators would never interfere in matters between humans!"

Even she herself didn't realize that her tone was more like she was trying to convince herself.

The "Iron Man" seduced, "That's right, that's right, that's exactly it! You're a demon cultivator, so it's perfectly normal for you to protect a few demon cultivators out of kindness! Besides, you don't need their offerings and incense—those things are what tie other people's karma to you! You just need to let some demon cultivators gather together to live and cultivate. As for whether those demon cultivators eat people or enslave other demon cultivators, what does that have to do with you?"

Lu Zhidong completely softened. She turned her face, and before she knew it, her eyes had turned pure white—even her pupils had turned white!

She murmured, "You're right, it had nothing to do with me in the first place."

The scenes in the video gradually change. Sometimes it shows Lu Zhi Dong casually helping demon cultivators in the wild, and sometimes it shows her crafting magical artifacts that can be used as shelter and giving them to those demon cultivators.

Sometimes, she would give the demon cultivators she had rescued, along with some unusual sacrificial or blood-related inheritances she obtained from ancient ruins or secret realms, simply telling them to destroy them without verifying whether they actually did so...

Now that things have come to this, anyone can see what she's thinking.

"Ugh……"

A faint sigh echoed from the clouds, and a large bird with dark purple feathers descended from the sky. King Du Guang floated lightly in front of the demon cultivators.

"Your Majesty!"

All the demons bowed their heads in embarrassment, and none of them dared to say anything other than "Great King".

The Questioning Heart Formation was put away by King Du Guang, and Lu Zhi Dong was lying on the ground shivering. Its original form was also a bird.

"General Winter,"

King Duguang's purple feathers shimmered with a brilliant light, forming a stark contrast to the disheveled and ruffled feathers of the roe deer.

She said in a very calm tone: "You know perfectly well that what this thing says is three parts true and seven parts false, yet you still used those methods and wouldn't even ask me... Should I say you're as cowardly as a mouse, or as audacious as a tiger?"