Sky Curtain: An Initial Overview of the Immortal Lord of the Myriad Laws of the Mortal World

After the tragic characters of Pan Nanjun and Sui Yuan, the style of Tianmu suddenly changed.

The golden lettering flowed slowly, combining to form a completely different introduction.

[The fifth of six lifetimes and five incarnations—Zhuo Zhao.]

As the only woman among her six lifetimes and five incarnations, she was called the most boring creation by Huang in her first life.

Zhuo Zhao was active around 475 BC.

She spent most of her life living as an ordinary person, experiencing all sorts of things.

One moment she was a shepherd, the next a shaman, then a feudal lord, and then a village woman. She played forty different identities, the longest of which she maintained for ten years.

The Scum Villain's Self-Saving System World.

Inside the bamboo hut, Shen Qingqiu snapped his fan shut, his face filled with speechlessness and a hint of barely concealed jealousy.

"Playing? Playing forty identities?"

"I'm on tenterhooks every day trying to maintain the 'Shen Qingqiu' persona and avoid going out of character, fearing the system will deduct points or give me an electric shock. But she's treating role-playing like a buffet, playing whichever role she wants, and doing forty or fifty at a time! Is that reasonable?"

"System, look at her! This is the ultimate role-playing game! I'm reporting her! Someone's cheating! Why can she have so much fun while I have to deal with a bunch of brats and troublemakers here! It's not fair!"

While experiencing various life paths, Zhuo Zhao never forgot his primary job.

[While playing, she also helped the Corpse Lord spread his teachings, ensuring he had a certain level of strength to guarantee each time he descended.]

Hozuki's Coolheaded World.

In Hell, in the office of the assistant officer of the Enma's court, Hozuki expressionlessly pounded the ground with his spiked club, trying to rouse the lazy King Enma from the side.

"Work efficiency is extremely low."

"She focused her main energy on experiencing different identities, and missionary work became a 'side job.' This kind of work attitude might be called 'work-life balance' in the real world, but in Hell, it's a typical case of needing to work overtime for ideological re-education. Based on the total time spent in her forty identities, her effective working time probably accounted for less than 10%."

"If she were my subordinate, I would suggest that she combine role-playing with missionary work. For example, she could play the role of a 'funeral officiant' or a 'cemetery caretaker,' which would allow her to reach target customers more precisely and effectively improve her KPIs."

Zhuo Zhao even had an experience of being captured by bandits who wanted to take her as their wife.

Later, many members of this bandit gang known as the "Supreme Hundred" had their physical bodies taken away and turned into puppets.

This also became the prototype for the future organization "Gateway".

Heavenly Officials bestow blessings upon the world.

Inside the Paradise Pavilion, Ghost King Hua Cheng toyed with the dice in his hand, his scarlet sleeve slipping down slightly. He looked at the description on the ceiling and let out a soft chuckle.

"That's an interesting way to play."

"He wanted to take her as his wife, but in the end, he and his entire mountain stronghold became someone else's property. That mountain king probably never understood what kind of person he had messed with until his death. Turning a living person into a puppet solved the problem and expanded his forces at the same time; it was a good method."

"However, with her strength, she could easily make the entire mountain disappear from the map. Instead, she chose to handle it this way, like a 'game.' It seems she truly enjoys manipulating the fate of others. Brother, don't you agree?"

Zhuo Zhao has a very lively personality and is somewhat talkative.

She enjoys following those whose lives are most mysteriously intertwined with cause and effect, and has witnessed significant events such as the story of the beacon fire that summoned the feudal lords, Alexander's conquest of Babylon, and the birth of Euclid.

Watching these people's lives is Zhuo Zhao's greatest pleasure as an "audience member."

A world beyond human comprehension.

In the company of the Great Master, the divine beast Bai Ze pushed up his glasses and picked up a notebook that recorded all things in the world.

"I remember that scene of the beacon fires used to amuse the feudal lords."

"That King You of Zhou, it wasn't really for Bao Si, but mainly because he loved playing with fire. He almost used up all the fire-prevention talismans in the palace. It's true that Bao Si doesn't like to laugh, because she has a very high threshold for laughter. I told her the three funniest ancient secrets, and she didn't react at all."

"Zhuo Zhao, he just stood by and watched? What a waste. I was there at the time, and I even helped Xi Zhou record the palace's financial statements, which were a complete mess. You can't get firsthand information just by being an observer."

The world of Frilian, destroyed.

Having finished yet another long journey, the elven mage Frilian sat on a rock, quietly gazing at the sky.

"Should we actively choose to become human?"

"I've spent a lot of time trying to understand human emotions. But most of the time, I'm just traveling as an observer. She's different; she chooses to jump right in, become one of them, and live a life of ten or twenty years."

"Will doing this really lead to a better understanding of humanity? Or will it only make her more confused? After playing the role of a human forty times, has she gotten closer to humanity, or further away from 'herself'?"

Moriarty's world of patriotism.

In the dimly lit room, “criminal consultant” William James Moriarty held a cup of black tea, his glasses reflecting the light from the sky.

"An utterly foolish waste."

"She was at the cusp of human history, witnessing firsthand major events that could change the course of the world. In that era of changing monarchies and the budding of new ideas, with her power and lifespan, she could have become the tutor of any monarch, supported any school of thought to become mainstream, and even personally created an ideal nation."

"But what did she choose? To be a spectator. She used her power, enough to stir up a storm, to satisfy her own boredom and voyeuristic desires. She wasn't enjoying life; she was desecrating 'possibility' itself. Such a person doesn't deserve power at all."

The Stone Age world.

Inside the laboratory of the Kingdom of Science, Senku Ishigami was calculating something while picking his ear with his little finger.

"Huh? She witnessed Euclid's birth?!"

"That's the author of Euclid's Elements! One of the founders of human rational thought! She was right there, and she just watched? Didn't she know that 'revealing' Arabic numerals or more advanced algebraic concepts to him in advance could have accelerated human scientific progress by a hundred years?!"

"I'm absolutely certain, one in a hundred billion, that she didn't do that! What an empty-headed woman! Having the opportunity to witness a miracle, instead of thinking about how to advance civilization, she only cared about her own amusement. Despicable, utterly despicable! This is even more unforgivable than Tsukasa Shishio's destruction!"

The World of Super God Mechanic.

At the Black Star Legion headquarters, Han Xiao leaned back on the commander-in-chief's throne and pulled up Zhuo Zhao's information panel for analysis.

"The initial template is great, it's a pity I'm a newbie player."

"Possessing eternal life, extraordinary power, and firsthand historical information—what is this? It's a treasure trove of resources! Whether investing in promising stocks, uncovering hidden quests, or simply collecting antiques, it could make her a top-tier tycoon in later versions. And she just uses it to experience life?"

"From a profit-maximizing perspective, this behavior is an absolute waste. She's turned an S-level talent into an F-level casual game. Her owner was absolutely right to call her 'boring,' because her actions don't generate any valuable returns. Sigh, the 'leeks' (victims) still lack self-cultivation."

However, after decades of tireless role-playing, Zhuo Zhao finally grew tired of it.

She had lost all interest in life, but the law of causality was gradually diminishing Zhuo Zhao's suicidal thoughts.

Bungou Stray Dogs World.

Inside the Armed Detective Agency, Dazai Osamu, his body wrapped in bandages, lay on the sofa. When he saw this sentence, a hollow, predictable light flashed in his eyes.

"Ah, we've finally reached this point."

"No matter how interesting a game is, it will become boring after playing it for a long time. Life is the same. After experiencing forty different lives and witnessing so many so-called 'great' things, in the end, all that is left is endless emptiness."

"What's even more tragic is that she didn't even have the right to end this pointless game. She couldn't die even if she wanted to, forced to continue existing by an invisible force. That's the most profound torment in the world. I really want to invite this young lady to join me in finding a clean and efficient way to commit suicide that won't cause trouble for anyone."

Heavenly Officials bestow blessings upon the world.

Inside the Puqi Temple, Xie Lian was repairing the leaks in the temple roof. Seeing Zhuo Zhao's fate, he stopped what he was doing and sighed.

"Over the course of eight hundred years, I have played many roles."

"I've been a martial artist who delights in the gods, and I've also been a Taoist priest who collects scraps. Each identity is a form of cultivation. At first, it might feel novel, but over time, all the joys and sorrows eventually settle into a kind of peaceful weariness."

"This Miss Zhuo Zhao, she was more proactive in immersing herself in the mortal world than I was. But perhaps it was precisely because she immersed herself in it too quickly and too fully that she also felt weary more quickly. When you have seen all the world's splendor, but your heart is still indifferent, living can indeed become a burden."