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

Lin Du put away the array stones, and Yan Qing and Yuan Ye rubbed their hands together. "Junior Uncle, can this tree be carried away too?"

"Okay." Lin Du nodded.

He Gui, however, had a bit of a headache. "This is going to be a disaster."

Hou Cang, that warrior, couldn't understand, but he could.

The Azure Cloud Ranking was not created by the Heavenly Dao of the Cavern Realm, but by the fragment of the Heavenly Dao's rules before us. Now, this child has severed the source of the Azure Cloud Ranking's power without saying a word, and the stone tablet is now truly just a stone tablet.

"Senior brother, there's no need to worry. I will handle this matter later."

"But it's already disappeared. If we don't give an explanation soon, the entire Central Continent and even the entire Spirit Realm will come knocking on our door."

He Gui looked worried. Feng Chao wouldn't do anything to Lin Du, but he might put pressure on him.

How should this announcement be written? The mailboxes at the entrance of Jun Ding Mansion will be overflowing with complaints from all sides!

He Gui felt somewhat hopeless.

Lin Du suddenly felt a little regretful, "The Azure Cloud Ranking is gone just like that, what a pity, I haven't even made it onto the Soaring Heaven Ranking yet."

He Gui: ? Is this what you should be thinking about right now?

"Well, rankings don't seem to matter that much. Okay, let's keep going."

Lin Du strode forward, "We still need manpower. The one who was initially with this fragment of the Heavenly Dao should be the founder of Fusifang."

Yan Qing and Yuan Ye put away the tree and followed. "Doesn't Junior Uncle suspect that Fu Sifang set up this scheme? For..."

"Hunters often disguise themselves as prey," Lin Du chuckled. "The people of Fusifang wanted an accurate and universally recognized ranking, and started by selling information about everyone on that list, eventually developing into the largest information-selling center."

"The people of Fusifang believe that the rankings were created by extracting the power of the Heavenly Dao fragment's rules, thus exploiting the Heavenly Dao fragment. But didn't the Heavenly Dao fragment itself benefit from this?"

Lin Du smiled as he looked at the fragment of the Heavenly Dao, "After all... before this, the chances of it being exposed were really high."

But whether there's manpower available is another matter.

It grows by exploiting human resources, and people think they are profiting from it.

It's still uncertain who the real manipulator is.

"We've made such a big commotion, why hasn't their leader come out yet?" Mo Lin was so ready to pounce that his muscles were twitching, and he looked around blankly.

Lin Du sensed the range of the tracking talisman, pinpointed a spot with his divine sense, pointed to the wall there, and, too lazy to even look for the door, said, "Come on, chop here!"

Mo Lin raised his hand and swung his sword.

The sword energy roared like a thunder dragon, instantly condensing into a thunderstorm that blasted open the extremely thick wall.

The aftershocks of the explosion caused the group to simultaneously erect spiritual energy shields. Dust flew, bricks and stones shattered, and the metal defensive magic artifact was also blasted into a charred and twisted shape, swaying erratically in the aftershocks.

Foxy's piercing scream pierced their eardrums as he cursed each other's ancestors for eighteen generations: "You bastard, you've lived your whole life as a mud worm underground! You worthless thing, you've forgotten the rules of our ancestors! If our forefathers knew you dared to disobey the prohibitions, they would crawl out of their coffins and strangle you!"

"Aaaaaah!!! I don't want to die! Help!! Godfather! I should have listened to you! I shouldn't have avenged you!"

"You say I'm a fox and don't know anything about filial piety, but I really do!!! Ugh!! I'd rather not be filial at all!!!"

"Dad! I'll be your filial son again in my next life!!!"

"Hey, you stabbed me in the flesh, fine, but don't you dare touch the places you shouldn't be touching!!!"

"If you've got the guts, then give me a quick death!"

"Help! Your house was blown up and you're still holding me hostage!!!"

The six people paused in their kicking motion against the wall. What's all that noise?

Through a cloud of dust, everyone finally saw what was inside.

Inside the broken-down house, within a strangely clear crystal box, the upper layer was sealed with a layer of transparent spiritual liquid, while the lower layer contained a viscous black liquid that was constantly twisting irregularly, like a mollusk struggling to stretch.

Even more noticeable than the demonic energy suppressed beneath the transparent water tank was the gray fox, bound to the platform and revealing its true form.

Even with its limbs and neck stuck in the checkpoint, its tail stubbornly twisted and struggled in coordination with its body, vividly demonstrating what it means for a beastman to never be a slave.

With a loud crash, the six men simultaneously kicked away all the bricks and stones blocking their path.

The cultivators inside the house stopped what they were doing and unleashed their magical artifacts as they charged toward the group from the Supreme Sect.

Before Hou Cang could arrive, the six of them attacked simultaneously. Their spiritual energy clashed, creating a huge storm. The furniture in the room was instantly torn to pieces by the powerful impact, falling to the side and making a tremendous noise.

Even in such a chaotic environment, the person cutting the talisman did not stop, staring intently at the opened meridians.

Fox You roared, her voice trembling with tears, "Master Lin Du!!! You've finally come!!!"

"Let me tell you, if you stop now, you'll die a little more quickly!!!"

Fox You's voice was hoarse as she struggled to turn her head and saw Lin Du, who was flying towards her with a door, and she couldn't hold back her tears. She let out a soft sob.

"My savior!!! You saved my life!"

Lin Du paused, suddenly feeling a little less inclined to help.

The person who was cutting open the fox's flesh all the way to its veins slowly stopped and looked at Lin Du. "You really do have a way with people. You arrived earlier than I expected."

Lin Du closed his folding fan and stood a few feet away from him. "Really? Senior brother, how does it feel to have fewer constraints?"

The man put down the thin blade that gleamed with an eerie silver-black color. Fox You's entire body suddenly lost its strength, and it visibly collapsed, only able to gasp for breath.

He raised his hands, revealing his blue hands stained with demonic energy. "With your intelligence, can't you guess that things are far from over?"

"But you chose this mess."

Lin Du's gaze fell on those hands. Ordinary cultivators, even evil cultivators, would be cautious when touching the source of demonic energy, but he wasn't wearing gloves. He didn't care at all about the invasion of the source of demonic energy, which meant that this person's body was just a puppet and he could change hands at any time. He didn't care.

"Shall I personally see you off?"

"Lin Du, let me test you..."

Lin Du interrupted him, "That's enough catching up, we have other things to do."

"I only have one master, and only he is qualified to test me. You don't need to say anything, because it will all be wrong anyway."

The cultivator stood there for a moment, then couldn't help but laugh out loud, spreading his arms wide. "Come on, kill me."

Lin Du raised his hand, his folding fan still closed, but frost and snow poured out.

"Wenfu, the 99th generation traitor of the Supreme Sect, has betrayed the sect, violated the sect rules, and broken all ten precepts. Knowing that there is no way to change his ways, he is now willing to die."

The monk stood there, wearing a mask that obscured his face, and spoke each word with resounding force: "But I have no regrets."

Frost struck Wen Fu's chest hard, shattering his body in an instant. It was clearly the thinnest snow, the least hard material, yet it easily pierced through the body's chest, pulverizing the powerful spiritual energy supply core within.

The puppet's core was shattered by spiritual power, and the complex array inside was completely broken through by the power of ice and snow, but some residual spiritual power still reached the remaining corner array.

The puppet's voice continued, like a final plea, "Junior Sister! You're on the right path! Keep moving forward! Don't look back..."

Lin Du stood before the mangled body, his eyes lowered, saying nothing.

The people behind them also dealt with those stubbornly resisting cultivators.

Hou Cang walked over. "What are you standing there for? You believed him just because he said that? You were moved? Isn't this just someone deliberately trying to mess with your Dao heart..."

"Wait, why hasn't my senior sister messaged me yet? Is the Soul-Trapping Array really that ineffective?" Lin Du looked up, puzzled. "Or is there a communication-blocking device underground?"

Hou Cang: ...

He turned and left, thinking he shouldn't waste his feelings on Lin Du.

Lin Du closed his deliberately widened eyes, his facial muscles gradually relaxed, and a storm was brewing in his eyes.

She remembered.