The entire sect is obsessed with love, but I'm the only one who's truly insane.

Lin Du led Yan Ye along the way, talking as they went, from the divine bone that the demon had picked up from the source of demonic energy to the discovery of Lin Tuan, and slowly walked down the steps of the small mountain.

"If we imagine the source of demonic energy as a sewage pipe, then one end of the pipe must be the upper realm, and the other end is in our Dongming Realm. The remnants of the upper realm's sealing technique on the divine bone that fell into our Dongming Realm can prove this point."

"These past few days I have been researching scattered stone tablet rubbings left over from the ancient chaotic period and records of the separation of the myriad worlds after the ancient gods returned to heaven. I have been searching all the earliest historical books of the Dongming Realm, mainly unofficial histories and folk legends."

As she spoke, she pulled out a small booklet. "I also found the earliest recorded map of Dongming in historical records. By comparing it with the current map of Dongming Realm, I discovered that the place where the Demon Realm was located was once a very fertile plain and hilly area, which was very habitable."

"Originally, a group of people lived there until the Eye of Sin appeared."

According to unofficial historical records, after the fall of the gods and the reorganization of the rules, about a thousand years later, the Eye of Sin appeared in the world, shedding tears of blood and transforming into an evil creature that devoured everything and killed its own kind. Black smoke billowed, staining the land for thousands of miles, and countless people migrated.

"Although ancient cultivators had limited knowledge, and the rumors contained some fictional elements," Lin Du said, closing the booklet. "But one thing is certain: this Eye of Sin is indeed from the Upper Realm, and the demons are not born from the Heavenly Dao of this Realm, but rather are products that fell from the Upper Realm."

"So I checked the frequency of demonic energy overflow and the frequency of demonic tides, and drew a coordinate graph... well, that is, the fluctuation state of demonic energy."

Lin Du swiftly pulled open the small notebook, thankfully her arm span was considerable, otherwise the folded notebook would have fallen to the ground midway.

"I also had Fox find out the exact time when the divine bone appeared, and finally came to a conclusion."

"The period when the divine bone appeared coincided with the low point of demonic energy, which was barely there. It was during this period that the Seventh Elder of the Demon Palace rose to power rapidly by finding the divine bone."

"My senior master said that this divine bone was removed from its original position because the sealing formation was broken and it was brought out by the source of demonic energy. It is basically equivalent to the upper realm sealing the source of demonic energy."

"The timing of the last demonic surge coincided with the timing of the sealing technique on the divine bone."

"I reasonably suspect that the demonic tide is not a natural disaster, but a man-made one."

"When I questioned the Heavenly Dao, it avoided the topic because it was not something it could handle; it was not the Heavenly Dao's art of balancing things."

Lin Du paused here, then lowered his head and smiled, "Actually, like Wen Fu, I initially thought the Demon Tide was a balancing technique of the Heavenly Dao."

To some extent, Cang Li was right. She and Wen Fu were very similar. Their thinking patterns, reasoning, and acumen were almost synchronized. However, they had different angles and directions of information acquisition and different growth experiences, which led them to take two different paths.

One stands at the heights of the heavens, looking down upon all living beings; the other stands on the earth, looking up at the heavens.

"But if that truly is a balancing act of Heaven, why would it only bestow blessings upon our spiritual cultivation after the demonic tide subsided?"

She stood in the moonlight, her face serene, saying, "Heaven shows no favoritism, but always sides with the virtuous. I didn't understand this before."

"Now I understand."

"Heaven's way is impartial; it only helps those who are good at following the Way."

Lin Du stood still, his body surrounded by a vortex of spiritual energy. He had once again attained enlightenment and taken another step forward in the Dao of Dongzhen.

"We are cultivators who follow the Way of Heaven, therefore we will receive blessings from the Way of Heaven."

Lin Du had spent seven days in the library. Now, facing Yan Ye, he had cleared his mind and his mind was gradually becoming more open.

"Those who follow the righteous path will do what Heaven cannot do, and to accomplish it is to follow Heaven's will."

"But if you fail, does that mean you're going against the will of Heaven?" Yan Ye couldn't help but ask.

Lin Du shook his head and pointed upwards, "If it doesn't work, I won't believe in fate; if it does work, I will believe in fate. The principle is: if it works, I'll believe; if it doesn't, I'll take over myself."

Now, with other fragments of the Heavenly Dao stirring things up, the situation is far beyond the control of the Heavenly Dao of the Dongming Realm alone. If the Heavenly Dao of the Dongming Realm were on the same side as her, then there would be no reason not to believe it.

After all... her spirit had warned her from the very beginning, "Help others and yourself, and Heaven will help you."

If Heaven truly had no objection to the ending of her previous life, how could she have successfully broken through the barrier of Heaven and returned when she set up her time travel scheme?

The Way has no favorites; it always sides with the virtuous.

She is the one who follows the right path, and this time, she will definitely reach the end.

Yan Ye listened to her conjecture and seemed to be deep in thought.

"So what are you planning to do?"

Lin Du smiled, stopped on the last step, and looked up at the clear black sky.

"If Heaven cannot accomplish or prevent something, then I will do it. People living in this world must do something for Heaven and Earth. I will follow my own path, which is also the way to mend Heaven."

Yan Ye paused for a moment, unable to quite describe the feeling in his heart. After a long silence, he reached out and gave Yan Ye a sharp rap on the head.

Lin Du's smile froze on his face. He covered his forehead, feeling a buzzing in his head.

Yan Yexin happily withdrew his hand, let out a long breath, and said, "Ah, that feels good."

"You think you can escape?"

"You're incredibly audacious, reckless, and disregard your own and others' safety. You act recklessly without any sense of consideration, deceiving your superiors and subordinates, and going your own way. Tell me, don't you deserve to be hit?"

Lin Du clutched his forehead, grimacing. "Do you know how precious my brain is? What if I get knocked stupid or lose my memory? I haven't even reported to my senior uncle and senior sister yet. So many people are counting on me to save them."

"Your behavior shows a lack of consideration for the overall situation. You only know how to hold grudges, have no sense of consideration, and have no professional ethics. What kind of good master would beat his own disciple? It's only because I'm tough that you can withstand a single iron fist from someone else who is a Taiqing Realm cultivator."

Yan Ye reverted to his initial state, "I won't listen."

Lin Du turned to leave, saying, "I still have things to do; I need to finish up the matter of the artificial demons."

"Hey, wait a minute," Yan Ye called out to her, "If you want to stop something that even the Heavenly Dao can't stop, you have to be stronger than the Heavenly Dao. Otherwise, everything you're saying now is just empty talk."

Lin Du had already leaped into the air. Hearing this, he turned his back to him, raised one hand, and waved it. "I'm not in a hurry. I'll take it one step at a time. Ascension is just a piece of cake for a peerless genius like me."

Yan Ye was helpless; before he could say anything more, the person had already run away.

He turned his head, chuckled self-deprecatingly, and said, "How come I'm just as shameless as I was when I was young?"

Lin Du inexplicably came back from a different point, saying, "I heard you."

Yan Ye lowered his head, forcibly hiding his embarrassment, "Why are you back again?"

Lin Du suddenly attacked, "What exactly did you see in the mirror of the Tomb of the Gods back then? Or what did Wen Fu see?"

Yan Ye was frightened twice by the child, and he stood on the steps, unsure whether to move forward or backward.

"Huh? What did you say? What mirror?"

Yan Ye began to play dumb.

Lin Du probed, "Can't you say?"

Yan Ye shook his head, "Revealing secrets won't do you any good. With your physique, you're going to be something else, crack."

He gestured to his throat.

Lin Du nodded, understanding. Heavenly secrets cannot be revealed; there was no such opportunity.

She turned a corner and ran off again.