My version of Heavenly Dao is too old, so it's full of bugs.

Chapter 387 Heavy Losses! (Bonus Chapter for all the big shots)
Jin Shiwang has perished! Lei Yanzi suffered a crushing defeat and was severely injured; the strongest cultivator in the mortal realm is someone else entirely!

[The duel between good and evil has ended! The Heavenly Court won three and lost two, but the authority of the Central Continent Immortal Palace was invaded by evil forces, and half of the Central Continent City was directly plundered!]

Who is stronger: Sun Buwu, Li Wei, or the Heaven-Slaying Saintess?!

[In-depth analysis of the Liwei family bloodline and sect tradition—why are the combat systems of the Heaven-Slaying Saintess and the Liwei Inspector so similar?]

[On the similarities and differences in the combat systems of Livy and the Holy Maiden of Heaven's Slaughter—Are the Thunder Path and the Holy Path of Education the true answer for this version?]

The night passed.

The outcome of the contest between the Heavenly Court and the Nine Saints Heretical Paths shocked countless people.

Although the Heavenly Court won back the million Golden Core examinees and successfully forced the Blissful Demon Land to retreat, the Blissful Demon Land also successfully achieved its strategic goal, invading the Immortal Abode of Zhongzhou City and seizing a large portion of Zhongzhou City's wealth.

Of course,
This "small half" refers to the wealth held by ordinary cultivators in Zhongzhou City.

Those divine blood families who truly controlled enormous wealth, as well as large corporations and conglomerates, were protected by the gods of Heaven at the cost of their lives, ultimately forcing the Blissful Demon Land to withdraw its troops.

If the Great Sage Equaling Heaven hadn't had other considerations, and if the other saints hadn't been unwilling to start another war for "money," then perhaps at least a dozen more true gods would have died yesterday.

But even so,
The Heavenly Court also suffered heavy losses.

Zhongzhou City is home to hundreds of millions of cultivators. Although their average savings are less than 100,000 due to high consumption, the wealth they create, the various treasures and talismans they make, and the various spiritual materials and ores they mine are of extraordinary value.

Even the most conservative estimate.

As a result, the Heavenly Court lost at least 50 trillion in physical assets and cash, which is equivalent to the market value of more than 50 Zhongzhou Pharmaceutical Groups being snatched away by the Blissful Demon Land in one go!
Such a terrible loss, even if it doesn't cripple them, is enough to cause the gods of Heaven to grieve deeply.

But no way,

They lost, after all!
So he had no choice but to abide by the bet and pay up to avoid further trouble.

Moreover, there are many hidden losses, which are more serious than imagined!
A crunch!
Venus pushed open the ward door and immediately saw the man on the bed with lifeless eyes, devoid of any fighting spirit. He angrily rebuked him:
[Lei Yanzi! It's just one lost bet, has your Dao heart been completely shattered?]

Lei Yanzi showed no reaction, continuing to mutter to himself: "How can it be so strong? How can a mortal reach this level of power? Is that still lightning? No, no, that's an illusion! It must be an illusion!"

As a descendant of the Nine Heavens Responding to the Origin of Thunder and Universal Transformation Heavenly Venerable, a top-tier divine blood cultivator, and the person who was elevated to the throne of the strongest cultivator in the mortal realm, his life has been smooth sailing. Even in competition with other descendants of divine blood, he has never lost and can be said to have never suffered any setbacks!
but now,
He lost to an unknown girl.

Moreover, this girl only has the cultivation level of Nascent Soul, which is a whole level weaker than him!
and!!
He was still among all living beings in the Three Realms, and he lost the crucial final battle in the gamble between good and evil!
That woman was clearly at her limit. If he had been more careful and persevered a little longer, he could have defeated her. In that case, the authority over the Immortal Abode in Zhongzhou City would not have been transferred out, and a significant portion of Zhongzhou City's wealth would not have been plundered.

The shame and indignation brought about by setbacks he had never experienced before, and the guilt he felt for causing enormous losses to Zhongzhou City by losing the gamble between good and evil, corroded Lei Yanzi's heart like sulfuric acid.

He was once so proud, but now he is so desperate that he wishes he could disappear into the ground.

Taibai Jinxing spoke to Lei Yanzi several times, but the guy didn't react at all, seemingly having completely shut himself off.

【Why】

Venus sighed softly, suddenly feeling a sense of unease about the lack of a successor: "Perhaps this is the price of the Heavenly Court's eternal rule."

As the only unified power in the human world, the Heavenly Court has always firmly held the rule of the Three Realms. As a result, the new generation of young cultivators have become like flowers in a greenhouse, with no opportunity to face real life-and-death crises or to take big gambles that could affect the world.

Lei Yanzi's title of "the strongest in the mortal world" is far too undeserved.

Although he is indeed very strong, possessing powerful laws and powerful loopholes, his family background, wealth, and status actually limit his ability to exert his power!

A person like Li Wei, given ten points of effort, can exert twelve or even twenty points.

However, Lei Yanzi could only exert eight or even seven out of ten of his full strength.

That's the main reason he lost!

Thinking of this, Venus's eyes suddenly became somewhat profound.

As the head of the Thunder Department, Lei Yanzi was already on the front line of fighting against demons in the mortal realm, but even he couldn't withstand such a major setback and became so delicate!

[Then how weak and pathetic must the descendants of other divine bloodline families become? How feeble and pathetic must the divine bloodline families they form become?]

In times of peace, your weakness is nothing; the gods of Heaven can still shelter you from the wind and rain.

But now the Great Calamity of Heaven and Earth has arrived ahead of schedule, the Supreme Emperor of Heaven is causing trouble, and the Nine Sages of the Heretical Path have fully risen to power after accumulating power in these several versions. And then there's the Western Sect, that venomous snake lurking in the shadows.
The Heavenly Court is already beset by internal and external troubles.

As the saying goes, those who have nothing to lose are not afraid of those who have something to lose. Compared to the Heavenly Court, those Great Sages who are willing to die for their ideals, the Buddhist sects that try to establish a Buddhist kingdom on earth and turn the human world into a paradise, and those who have died but are immortal great calamity settlers are all barefoot!
As for those aristocratic families with divine bloodlines in the Heavenly Court, they've been wearing the same shoes for far too long. Their thinking has completely changed, and when faced with a threat, they'd probably instinctively want to compromise.

At such times, a weak person may bring about a weak family, and a weak family may form a weak ideology, which, like poison, erodes the inner workings of the Heavenly Court.

What Venus saw in Lei Yanzi was not only a broken Dao heart, but also the long-standing problems of the Heavenly Court, which is why He was so angry.

How can we wage war with these guys around?!

Enraged, Venus coughed painfully again, too lazy to pay any more attention to this good-for-nothing, and got up to walk out the door.

However, before leaving, out of respect for the Heavenly Venerable of Universal Transformation and Responding to the Origin of Thunder, Venus still asked: "Do you know why that last woman was so powerful?"

A flicker of emotion finally appeared in Lei Yanzi's eyes, and he turned his head to look at Him silently.

[Because she was carrying a demon god within her at the time! That's right, the self-sacrificing demon that had advanced within Li Wei's body! She nourished that demon god with her own flesh and blood and her Dao heart, and then borrowed the demon god's power from it, as well as Li Wei's power!]

"Feeding the demon with one's own body, huh? Heh heh heh." Lei Yanzi's body trembled, then he suddenly burst into a bitter laugh: "Madmen, these newcomers are all fucking madmen!"

How could a mortal withstand the demands of a demon god? That's why that woman was fighting desperately!
So, it seems I really didn't lose unjustly!
Lei Yanzi closed his eyes, a single tear sliding down his cheek in anguish: "If I had held on just a little longer, she definitely wouldn't have been able to withstand the demon god's devouring power, and I wouldn't be in this situation."

Venus scoffed, "Only the weak dwell on past failures, using 'what ifs' to numb themselves!"

[You, Lei Yanzi, possess talent, background, family connections, bloodline, loopholes, and key attributes—you have it all. You should have been able to become the true pinnacle of mortal power, so why didn't you?]

Because you haven't experienced failure!

How can you possibly explore your limits and see a wider world if you've never even experienced failure?

[As the saying goes, "No destruction, no construction!" This defeat will become nourishment for you. If you can rise again from this setback, you might have a chance to defeat Sun Wukong, the Heavenly Maiden, and others in the future!]

That's all I have to say. Think about it carefully!

Venus has departed.

After a long silence, Lei Yanzi struggled to get up from the hospital bed and looked out the window at the devastated Zhongzhou City.

"No destruction, no construction, right? Did Li Wei also grow through repeated failures?"

"Hahaha! Sorry, I've never lost, I don't plan to lose now, and I don't plan to lose in the future! I'm going to win forever and ever!!"

Li Wei, torn to pieces, was immersed in the spiritual medicine, manipulating the power of laws to gradually erase the corpse energy within his flesh and blood.

During this process, intense pain struck, but Li Wei seemed oblivious to it, continuing to smile radiantly.

The Heavenly Dao 0.91 System said resentfully, "Master, you've had your fun! But do you know how much of your mess I have to clean up?"

[Let's not even talk about how to repair the Thunder Heaven Seal now that it's shattered like this! The real problem is that this thing was secretly crafted by us, and the Heavenly Court has no idea about it. How are you going to explain that you suddenly have a top-grade acquired merit-based spiritual treasure?]

[And you actually used divine power in the battle?! Although the divine system is hidden within the Heavenly Market Enclosure, and has the Lesser Hell of the Life-Cleansing Cult as cover, the gods shouldn't be able to see through it easily, but I'm still afraid those guys will track it down!]

[Today I made a special trip to the Lesser Hell and found at least a dozen Nascent Soul cultivators, and even two Yin Gods who have secretly come to establish their own caves. I guess they're planning to build a permanent laboratory here to study your Law System.]

What if they actually discover something?!

Of course, I can find a way to solve all of these problems, but it was too risky for you to use yourself as bait during the battle. If those four corpse treasures had invaded you for just two more seconds, you would be dead by now!

The system was angry, but even more so, it was tense and panicked, because it had never seen Li Wei in such a dangerous situation before.

In my opinion, your victory, aside from making yourself happy, has absolutely no meaning whatsoever!

Li Wei laughed heartily: "Yes! It doesn't really mean anything, but making yourself happy is the greatest meaning, isn't it? So cheer up, my friend!"

Speaking of which,

Li Wei suddenly paused, then said expectantly, "Do you think Sun Buwu will be furious when he wakes up? Hahaha, just thinking about his expression when he finds out he lost makes me want to laugh."

system:.
Hey!
It seems I need to find a way to add more cheat codes.

Otherwise, this house will explode sooner or later!

(End of this chapter)