The Professional Rankings, in twelve volumes, each bearing the name of my lord.

Chen Gou began to recount the various inhuman tortures he had endured over the years.

Qian Yuehong, Chui Na Shabi, and their clones all frowned as they listened, and some even took a few steps back.

It's clear that just hearing about it makes one feel that it's utterly tragic.

The worst part is that even though he knows it was someone from his family who did it, he can't find any evidence to accuse them.

Because the family has a clear rule that members of the same clan must not harm each other.

But in reality, every ruler has risen to power amidst a hail of bullets from his competitors.

Every competitor is shrewd; they do all sorts of harmful things to others, yet manage to absolve themselves of all responsibility.

The people in power within the family aren't stupid either.

Even without any evidence, some things can be discerned simply by analyzing them logically.

The family will also investigate.

But in the end, all of them were due to insufficient evidence.

Fine then, if you won't let me live a peaceful life, I'll just flip the table and kill you all.

If you can't kill them all, you can at least kill a few to vent your anger, right?

It still can't be done.

Because the family will protect these competitors from the same period.

Unless Chen Gou had already become the strongest member of the entire clan at that time.

Chen Gou also has people protecting him.

However, harming his fiancée, smearing his political achievements, fabricating malicious incidents to frame him, and having people in his jurisdiction throw rotten eggs at him—these things do not require force.

"Amidst endless torment and restless days and nights, one day I finally opened my eyes and found myself lying on an operating table..."

A rival in the shadows dealt Chen Gou the most ruthless blow.

They stripped his Myriad Laws Body away!

The invincible Jiuwan jumped out.

"What? The Dao body can be separated? Explain that in detail."

The voices of the various Heavenly Kings with Daoist bodies rang out in the regional network.

"Nine thousand, what do you want to do?"

Jiwan gave an awkward laugh.

"Just out of curiosity."

Chen Gou sighed.

"In recent years, our technological strength has been integrating with our cultivation system, and pioneers have already explored some paths."

Most technologies are still in the experimental stage, but as long as you are not afraid of the cost of failure, some things can still be accomplished.

Separating the Dao body and transplanting the Dao body are just some of the methods.

They can even rent out Dao bodies, allowing people thousands of miles away to possess someone else's Dao body abilities.

Even boundary loans are under development.

Even Song Gua was surprised.

"People are getting a bit too creative these days."

Chen Gou smiled wryly.

"If the Celestial Race hadn't come, this biggest problem would have remained unresolved. With all the major research organizations working hard to overcome the difficulties in cultivation technology, we might have already entered a completely new technological era."

"This is true cyber cultivation."

"That's not important anymore. In short, they took my Dao body. I don't know where they transplanted it to, but I doubt they transplanted it to any of the contenders for the throne at the time, because that would be too obvious, and the family would take action."

Song Gua sized up Chen Gou.

"Then let me ask you, since you've even gone so far as to transplant your Dao body, why don't you just kill yourself? Isn't leaving things unchecked just digging your own grave?"

"I can't die. If I die, the transplanted Dao body will be useless. The one who attacked me probably really wanted to keep this Dao body. I guess he used it on his trusted people to help them become stronger, thereby indirectly increasing his own power."

After losing his physical body, Chen Gou's hard-earned cultivation level was also cruelly destroyed by his opponent.

Moreover, before Chen Gou could find the family, explain to them, or ask for their help in investigating who did it, he was caught completely off guard.

The other party then framed Chen Gou for another false accusation, falsely accusing him of incest with the daughter of the then-head of the Chen family.

Chen Gouye didn't know how the other party had persuaded the head of the family's daughter, but in any case, that woman really stood up and accused him.

There were not only witnesses, but also a large amount of physical evidence, including some samples carrying Chen's DNA.

Chen Gou is completely finished.

His family expelled him.

No one spoke up for him, no one pitied him, and no one helped him.

Song Gua couldn't listen anymore.

"Wait a minute, I said, you're supposed to be someone the family is grooming for success, how could you be so trash, getting humiliated like this, didn't you even fight back?"

"They've retaliated..."

"You're even worse than I thought."

"Uh... the reasons for my failure are complicated and cannot be explained in a few words. To sum it up, it's probably because the tallest tree in the forest is bound to be felled by the wind. Among my peers, only I have a Dao Body, and everyone knows that I have the greatest potential. The more I express that I don't want to compete, the more united they become, trying to take me down first."

"That's possible. Okay, let's assume you're telling the truth. You do have a grudge against the Chen family, so you want to use me to avenge them?"

Chen Gou gritted his teeth.

"That's right! They've ruined my life! But don't underestimate my abilities!"

Using the numerous secrets he had acquired during his time being raised in the Chen family, Chen Gou learned about the imperial throne, the imperial fruit, and even that Song Gua was not dead and that the stone statue held hidden secrets.

Through meticulous investigation and travel around the world, he found the old king of the dwarves.

The old king, of course, wouldn't tell Chen Gou the secret he possessed.

But Chen Gou himself stole the secret.

He knew that there was a destined person who would become the vessel for Song Gua's resurrection.

If we find him and restore the power of the Song Gua, the Chen family will surely be doomed!

Because Song Gua is the true master of the earth, the Chen family has been usurping the throne for the past thousand years!

"Ten years. I spent all my savings, exhausted all my connections, and lost countless brain cells, finally confirming for me that you, Song Feng, are the destined one!"

The onlookers, all watching the drama unfold, gave Chen Gou a thumbs up.

"Holy crap... Dude, you're unbeatable!"

"No, with that brain of yours, how come you can't outmaneuver those who're after you?"

"This shows that you'll never know how capable you are until you push yourself."

At this point, Chen Gou seemed to become proud.

"I spread the rumor that the Song Gua stone statue contains a substance that promotes longevity. I used the Chen family's influence in the underworld to spread the rumor and gradually let various forces around the world know about it."

If even one person believes the rumor is true, the other forces will have no choice but to believe it.

What if?

What if it's true?

If the faction that believes the rumors were to seize the statue for themselves, wouldn't others who arrived late be left without even getting a taste of it?

But for this to succeed, I need someone to help me.

Yuan Kong!

I told him that Song Gua was not dead and that he could be resurrected, but he must protect the stone statue.

With Master Yuan Kong present, it would be impossible for any party to take down the stone statue unless all forces gathered together.

This gives me time to take you to Songgua Island!