I only want to win over the fairy.

But the other beings seem unfamiliar to me...

【bite--!】

[During the pursuit of the ancient demon race, you were subjected to a mental attack. You successfully broke free from the state of mental control, and Shen Tu has extended an invitation to cooperate with you.]

Chapter 146, You guys are so outdated, please, adopt some feudal practices!

There are many reasons why Shen Tu chose to approach Qiu Yuelian.

Originally, she planned to slack off during this simulation and wait for the next great era to arrive before going out to compete for the path to becoming an emperor and proving herself as an emperor. Unfortunately, things didn't go as planned.

This great era no longer seems to be a battlefield where the geniuses of various forces compete to become emperors, but rather a hunting ground for a certain being.

As the personal disciple of the Supreme Being of the Forbidden Zone, Shen Tu knew a great deal of information, such as who the being who fought against the Heavenly Demon Emperor Li Yu was when his master saw it, the true form of the person who defeated the Supreme Being of Guiming, and what exactly that auspicious goddess with the blessing of the Heavenly Dao was.

Since Xuanyuan Meng became famous, in less than twenty years, the other party has already become a Great Emperor, blocking the path to enlightenment for this great era. Even someone like her who doesn't know the specifics can roughly guess what's going on.

She originally planned to approach Bai in person and try to communicate with him, but she immediately rejected the idea.

There are only two possible outcomes for her when she meets Bai Xiang: either she defeats him, or he defeats her; there is absolutely no room for reconciliation.

This is a struggle over race and stance, but also a fight for one's own dignity!

Perhaps to many people, her persistence is ridiculous, as the other party is too lazy to even remember her name and title. But if she despairs or even gives up because of this, her Dao heart will definitely suffer unprecedented damage, and it may even cause her cultivation level to drop significantly.

So, she and Bai either have to settle their differences, or she has to completely avoid the other.

Since she couldn't join forces with Bai, and the ancient demons in this simulation had been slaughtered without any power to resist, and her own master was bound to the Eight Desolate Ancient Land by the Heavenly Dao's restrictions, she had no choice but to turn to Qiu Yuelian.

He sought out the leader who had fought him multiple times in these two simulations and had defeated the ancient demon race.

[After you approached Qiu Yuelian and discovered that she seemed to be in some kind of manipulated state, you immediately became more wary of Xuan Yuanmeng and helped Qiu Yuelian break free from the control.]

After helping the other party break free from control, you request to join forces with them.

"You should have already realized that that guy is no ordinary person. The Xuanyuan bloodline disappeared countless years ago, but this time a Xuanyuan bloodline member with the destiny of a true dragon suddenly appeared, and even went from being famous to becoming a Great Emperor in less than twenty years. Don't you think there's something seriously wrong with that?"

"There doesn't seem to be such a person in the past. No matter when, I've never heard of Xuan Yuanmeng before. It's as if he appeared out of thin air."

Whether it was Bai Yi becoming emperor several times, Qin Xin becoming emperor, or the time when the five emperors lived in the same era, there were no rumors about Xuanyuan Meng in this world.

If Xuan Yuanmeng has ever appeared before, even if her potential and strength are average, as long as she has appeared and has some reputation, then her sudden rise to prominence this time is not incomprehensible.

It's not impossible that Xi obtained some incredibly precious treasures from the cultivation simulator, which led to his meteoric rise to power.

However, in reality and in all these simulations, there has been no information about Xuanyuan Meng.

The most terrifying thing is the complete absence of any warning signs. This means that in every simulation they had experienced before, there was someone silently watching everything from behind, quietly accumulating power, just waiting for the most opportune moment to emerge and claim the fruits of victory.

Now, Qiu Yuelian felt even more wary and hostile towards this mysterious Xuan Yuanmeng. Her intuition told her that this unknown guy was brewing a terrible plan, a plan that could turn the cultivation world upside down.

Having been manipulated by Xuanyuan Meng, you understand her terrifying power. You want to join forces with Shen Tu, but her ancient demon clan identity makes you extremely resistant. Moreover, Xuanyuan Meng has now attained the Dao of Emperor, and you don't believe Shen Tu has the strength to contend with an Emperor.

[Compared to joining forces with Shen Tu, you would much rather join forces with Bai Yi. Only Bai Yi's demonstrated strength and achievements so far make you believe he is qualified to contend with Xuan Yuan Meng.]

[Sensing your thoughts, Shen Tu began to lecture you: "I know what you're thinking—you just want to find Bai and get him to fight against Xuan Yuanmeng. But don't you think this is a burden for him? The battle between two Great Emperors is extremely brutal. Even the victor needs countless years to recover. Do you think he still has much strength after his battle with the Supreme Guiming? Is his body completely unharmed?"]

"Do you know why, even though we both drove the ancient demon race to their doom, I have no interest in you and don't even feel any threat from you? It's because you're ultimately just replicating that person's path. When faced with an insurmountable crisis, instead of striving to become stronger to solve it, you seek Bai's help. There are plenty of guys like you in the world, utterly useless and without any distinguishing features. How could you possibly walk alongside him?"

Qiu Yuelian fell into deep thought.

Shen Tu's words did make some sense. In so many simulations, he was always replicating everything about Bai Yi in his memory, following in Bai Yi's footsteps. But when he thought about it carefully, it seemed that Bai Yi was going further and further each time. With only this level of skill, it seemed that he could not keep up with Bai Yi's pace at all.

While the other side had already set its sights on confronting the forbidden zone of life, he was still locked in a life-or-death struggle with the ancient demon race, meticulously recruiting members of the Human Emperor's Palace according to everything he remembered, winning over the various elders, and quickly seizing control of the Human Emperor's Palace's power to enhance his reputation.

She would remember and follow Bai Yi wherever he went, no matter where he went.

However, simply following in the footsteps of others is no longer of any use. So, should I break through the current framework and path and try to solve some powerful crises on my own, some crises that even Bai Yi would find troublesome?

It's time to step out of my comfort zone.

We can't always rely on Bai Yi for everything, otherwise we'll only add more burdens to him instead of sharing his heavy burdens!

You agreed to Shen Tu's suggestion, but you didn't lower your guard against him. Instead, you questioned him about his true purpose and why he wanted to join forces with you.

"Heh, your palace master is planning to exterminate them all, how can I not resist?" Shen Tu said coldly, "That guy's goal isn't just to exterminate the ancient demon race and the demonic path; it seems your righteous path of humanity has also met with hostility, and you are a living example."

What do you mean by me being a living example?

Please, who would have thought that someone with the bloodline of Xuanyuan and such great fortune could do something so despicable and shameless?

Besides, Xuanyuan Meng passed the trial of the Human Emperor's Proof, so it can't be said that all the previous Human Emperors in the ancestral temple were blind.

The reality is that those old guys were indeed blind.

"What's your plan?" Qiu Yuelian inquired. "If you're counting on me, forget it. Since I'm already under your control, it's likely that all my trusted confidants within the Emperor's Palace have already been placed under your command."

"Since I chose to approach you, I naturally have my own plan," Shen Tu said confidently. "I've specifically investigated. When Xuan Yuanmeng broke through to the Great Emperor realm, she didn't seem to experience the Tribulation of Becoming an Emperor; she became an Emperor naturally. Therefore, I'm certain that she didn't become an Emperor normally, but took a shortcut. This shortcut is likely the power of your human race's destiny and the power of destiny stolen from the ancient demon race. So, all we need to do is strip her of her power of destiny, which will greatly weaken her. As for the rest, leave it to me."

"Are you really reliable?" Qiu Yuelian asked doubtfully, thinking the other party was unreliable. "Leaving aside how difficult it is to extract the power of destiny from someone who is both a Human Emperor and a Great Emperor, even a weakened Great Emperor is not someone you or I can contend with."

[Shen Tu dismissed your question with disdain, stating that he had prepared an ultimate secret weapon. This move was originally intended for use against Bai during the journey to becoming an emperor, but the plan has changed, and he is now targeting Xuan Yuan Meng first to force her to retreat.]

Sure enough, this guy has a secret weapon too.

Qiu Yuelian immediately raised Shen Tu's danger level to the maximum in her mind. Although the opponent himself might not be a big threat, his backup plans and trump cards were another matter.

Just like herself, she appears to be just an ordinary saintess, but who knows that she has an invincible card hidden inside, capable of summoning a peak emperor.

Besides the card 【White Emperor - Pacifying the Forbidden Zone (Part 1)】, she also obtained another card in the last simulation, which was 【White Emperor - Self-Destruct Overload】.

The former can summon a supreme emperor with invincible power, while the latter can summon a projection whose power briefly reaches the level of an emperor, making them virtually invincible.

However, these two cards are her trump cards. Although they can be used in the simulation world, they will disappear in reality after being used in the simulation. Therefore, she does not intend to waste such powerful trump cards in the simulation.

And then there's this Shen Tu, she's a real wolf in sheep's clothing. She's even prepared a secret weapon to target Bai Yi. Let's see what this guy's secret weapon is first, and then we'll take her out!

In February of the 1156th year of the Wanxian Calendar, the newly enthroned Emperor Xuanyuan Meng began to unify the cultivators of the Nine Provinces. In the name of the Human Emperor, he declared a distinction between immortals and mortals, forbidding cultivators from interfering in mortal affairs. Furthermore, all immortal sects were required to obey the orders of the Human Emperor's Palace; those who disobeyed would be executed.

Because many immortal sects were built on mortal cities and had closely intertwined interests with the mortal world, they only outwardly obeyed Xuan Yuanmeng's orders, while secretly continuing their old ways.

Xuanyuan Meng realized once again that this land was filled with decay.

This land needs no immortal sects, no supreme beings, and certainly no "immortals."

On October 1st, 1156 of the Wanxian Calendar, an unprecedented war began.

"To all the immortal sects of the Nine Provinces, I am Xuan Yuanmeng, the Palace Master of the Human Emperor's Palace. At this moment, I am speaking to you through the power of human destiny. This world has no need for 'immortals,' much less for lofty immortal sects. My goal is to make this world a better place, thereby resisting the beings from beyond the realms. However, this world, this land, is too corrupt, only concerned with immediate gains, lacking ambition and vitality. Over the long years, everything on this land has become completely solidified—classes, rules, and ideologies. And the beings from beyond the realms are about to descend. They will annihilate all living beings in this world. I cannot accept such a future, so I will flatten all the immortal sects until all 'immortals' are driven from this world."

Heaven creates all things to nourish humankind, yet people still complain that Heaven is unkind.

This group of immortal sects has existed in the world for far too long, so long that the world has ceased to develop, progress, or change, becoming a stagnant pool.

Instead of repeating this cycle again and again, why not take the initiative to destroy and rebuild, wipe out all the immortal sects, and use their power to destroy the forbidden zones of life, thereby creating entirely new rules!

The previous simulation made Xuan Yuanmeng discover a very important key point: these immortal sects seemed to have never been of any use. In other words, a group of troublemakers who liked to fight amongst themselves and betray each other occupied a lot of her resources. So why not kill them and keep them around for the New Year?

If it were Bai Yi, she wouldn't have reacted so strongly, but she's different. She doesn't have much affection for living beings. She only knows that these unruly people took her resources but didn't contribute a single bit of effort, and she can't even see any value in them.

They're just a bunch of good-for-nothings who only follow the cultivation techniques and secret manuals left by their predecessors, consume the resources of heaven and earth, and dream of becoming immortals.

Within an hour of the declaration of war, Xuanyuan Meng descended upon Yingzhou, wiping out dozens of immortal sects, killing 11451 cultivators, injuring a number of others, and causing zero casualties among mortals...

The following is a list of the extinct immortal sects: Star Temple, Heavenly Martial Cave, Prajna Sect, Purple Mist Mansion, Taiyi Garden, Thunder Sound Mansion, Blood Moon Society, White Dragon Sect, Fiendish Underworld Mansion, Four Symbols Palace...

Two hours after the declaration of war was issued, hundreds of immortal sects in Yingzhou jointly petitioned to surrender, expressing their willingness to submit to you forever. You ignored this and swiftly annihilated them all, returning them to the world.

Five days after the declaration of war, having annihilated approximately 98% of the Yingzhou Immortal Sects, you finally encountered resistance forces raising their swords against you. You felt both gratified and deeply saddened. Gratified that there were still those willing to raise their swords in this world; saddened that it took a full five days for a cultivator to stand up against you. And even more saddened was that the first to stand against you were Qiu Yuelian, whom you had deliberately let go, and Shen Tu, who was not of the Bashe clan.

Xuanyuan Meng's eyes flickered.

He deliberately slowed down, but after five days, what he got was not the rebels from the immortal sect, but an acquaintance!

If they don't even have the will to resist someone whose strength is only at the Emperor Realm, and still cling to wishful thinking, and won't shed tears until they see the King of Hell, then it's a miracle if they'll be of any use against beings from beyond the realm in the future!

It's better to hope that Bai Yi will have more children than to expect the immortal sects, which have been stagnant for countless millennia and are even less useful than a world that is worse than a feudal monarchy.

I beg you to adopt some feudalism, at least that would show some national spirit and unity!

Chapter 147 Bai Yi: I'm offering it for free! (4000)

Xuanyuan Meng was extremely disappointed with the current state of the immortal sects, so much so that she wanted to activate the "Earth's Roar" to send them all back to dust, to the earth, and back to the heavens and earth.

The vast majority of cultivators in this world are rule-abiding, like Jiang Yuehan, Qiu Yuelian, and Shen Tu. The cultivation methods they practice and the paths they follow are replicas of the paths of the previous generation. Even if there are some improvements, they are still limited to the framework of the past paths.

Qi Refining, Foundation Building, Four Symbols, Falling Moon, Radiant Sun, Qian Yuan, Dao Integration, Great Emperor.

The path to immortality explored by previous generations of cultivators countless eons ago has become a framework. The cultivation methods created by subsequent beings are merely slight modifications to this framework, making cultivation faster, more practical, and more powerful in combat.

The Emperor is undoubtedly one of the people who have gone the furthest within this framework.

This path, paved by countless cultivators, is so legitimate that even Xuan Yuanmeng, the embodiment of the Heavenly Dao, cannot deny its existence, nor can he deny the benefits it has brought to the world. The problem is, the path itself is correct, but the people who walk it are wrong.

The immortal sects and cultivators of this world embark on the path of cultivation in pursuit of wealth, companions, methods, and land. They strive to seize the unique qualification to become an emperor when the path to emperorship opens. After becoming an emperor, they begin to pursue how to live longer and how to reach the immortal realm. They spend their entire lives pursuing the ethereal immortal realm, how to live as long as the heavens and attain eternal life. When they discover that eternal life is unattainable, they seek to sever and seal themselves, becoming supreme beings in forbidden zones, waiting for the path to immortality to open and for the ethereal immortal realm to open and welcome them.

As for the future of the world, it seems to have little to do with them.

While chanting slogans like "My fate is in my own hands, not in the heavens," they believed they were the chosen ones of this world. They set their sights on the pinnacle of the world and the end of the path to immortality, but they could not walk the path of heaven and pave the way for countless future generations to follow.

When Xuanyuan Meng became human, able to act freely and possess her own consciousness, she was often filled with anger, and she knew why.

She saw the selfish desires of many people, and she also saw their anger towards heaven and earth, their anger at the injustice of heaven and earth. But hidden beneath the anger was a deeper desire. Everyone has their own desires, even slaves under layers of shackles and chains have their own desires, let alone cultivators who consider themselves superior beings. She couldn't say anything about setting aside desires and creating a new future together, so she could only do what she could to faintly illuminate this decaying world and its order.

Unfortunately, her efforts were in vain. No one dared to step forward and take on the responsibility of pioneering a new path. Many times, she watched as living beings shouted slogans, proclaiming that their fate was in their own hands, not in the hands of heaven, and felt an endless sadness. People were just hoping that a pioneer would help them break through the existing constraints. When you asked them if they were willing to become a part of pioneering the path, they would fall silent and then give in to their desires and become part of the constraints of this world.

Having fully realized this, Xuanyuan Meng did not hesitate to begin her own plan to break through the barrier.

It is the callous and indifferent way of Heaven that has led to the callousness and indifference of living beings, so it is my responsibility to break the callousness and decay of this world.

She was arrogant, so arrogant that she believed she could judge and decide everything.

But she didn't care.

Because no living being can stop their own arrogance.

Facing Qiu Yuelian and Shen Tu, who had gathered a group of cultivators to block your way, you felt a little gratified, but also bored. You could easily guess how these two would deal with you: they would strip away your life force and then have Shen Tu fight you.

[You severed the connection between the human race's destiny and yourself in front of Qiu Yuelian, threw the Xuanyuan Sword to her, and watched as Shen Tu paid a huge price to bring about a possible future for himself, briefly gaining the power of an Emperor. Then, you slapped Qiu Yuelian, who was now blessed with the human race's destiny, and slapped Shen Tu, who possessed the power of an Emperor, to the brink of death. You then broke through the encirclement of these cultivators, slapping each powerful being a powerful figure, causing these highly respected figures within the immortal sects to flee in panic. Your imperial might shook the Nine Provinces, and for a time, no one dared to challenge you.]

[You moved with impunity, relentlessly purging the various immortal sects across the Nine Provinces. After clearing out eight continents including Yingzhou, Xuanzhou, Fenglinzhou, and Jukuzhou, you set your sights on Zhongzhou, the strongest of the Nine Provinces. If you were to eliminate the immortal sects, the nine major immortal sects of Zhongzhou would inevitably become stumbling blocks in your path, and the Xuantian Sect would certainly clash with you. You didn't care about this; even if Bai Yi stood in your way, you would still choose to embark on this path.]