Each of the nine dragon maidens possesses extraordinary abilities.

Ming Huai let out a few soft "ahs" and lowered his head.

She sighed a few times, as if giving in: "I... I'll wait for you outside the valley, senior brother. Please come back quickly."

The last word of his sentence trembled, and he looked like he was about to cry.

Lu Yueyuan said, "There's a reason why I chose Fairy Liuyu Miaoyin."

"reason?"

These words made Ming Huaiwei raise her head slightly. The girl's eyes shone brightly on this moonless, cloudless, and windless night. Of course, there was a reason for this. Ming Huaiwei knew, and Lu Yueyuan knew too. One wanted to hear, and the other wanted to create. However, the hearts they held were no longer as pure and innocent as they had been in the village that year.

Lu Yueyuan was silent for a while before he said, "My master once told me that he thought I still needed a Daoist partner. The guardians of the lineage need to be celibate and have many rules, so it is unrealistic to find a Daoist partner among the guardians."

Ming Huai blinked, slightly stunned.

"Then what should we do?" Ming Huaiwei was a little nervous. She had probably forgotten that she was the guardian of the meridians. She waited anxiously for Lu Yueyuan's next words. What was he trying to say? And why was he saying this now?

Yes, the guardians of the lineage have many rules. They must abstain from sex and cultivate, so they cannot have a Daoist partner. Therefore, Ming Huaiwei and Lu Yueyuan need to find another way to become Daoist partners. What way is that? Tell me, keep talking. Ming Huaiwei was waiting for his next words. For those words, she would not hesitate to become an enemy of all the guardians and gods.

But Lu Yueyuan said nothing. He smiled, patted Ming Huaiwei on the shoulder, and walked into the valley.

Chapter 4: Under the Holy Emperor's Command, the Seven Sins Run Rampant

The great formation in the forbidden area behind the Jiuyi Sect is said to lead to two places: one is the realm of gods where the four gods reside, and the other is the endless Nether Sea.

The Nether Sea is a void, a place beyond the world. The legendary Realm of Return to Nothingness is located there, but apart from the gods, no one has ever been there, and no one knows what is there.

However, one thing is universally acknowledged: the Holy Emperor of Eternal Annihilation was imprisoned there.

The Eternal Annihilation Saint Emperor is an ancient god whose existence is so long that everyone has forgotten his era. The current impression of the Eternal Annihilation Saint Emperor comes from his fanatical followers, a group of madmen who swore to release the Eternal Annihilation Saint Emperor. They are a group that is more insane and irrational than the Demonic Cult.

Their traces are everywhere in the land of Kyushu. They like to play the roles of scholars, farmers, artisans, and merchants, lurking in society to find a way to the Nether Sea. Their ultimate goal is to meet and release the Holy Emperor.

They were unaware that the Jiuyi Sect was tasked with suppressing the Holy Emperor, but they were indeed keeping a close eye on the Jiuyi Sect because they suspected that since the Jiuyi Sect's grand formation could connect to the God Realm, it could also connect to the Nether Sea.

So they kept planting spies in the Jiuyi Sect, but their operations there were far less successful than their operations elsewhere.

Today is an ordinary day, but Pride, the first of the Seven Deadly Sins, convened a Phantom Assembly to summon the other sins except Gluttony.

As the current leader and the most powerful figure within the cult, Arrogance was the first to express his disappointment:

"Our infiltration of other factions in other states has been very successful, but we have suffered a major defeat in the Jiuyi Sect. Gentlemen, I want to know why. Haven't you noticed the reason after all this time?"

In the darkness, the arrogant figure was distorted and blurred; because it was a projection, it was impossible to tell whether it was male or female.

Jealousy raised its hand: "I understand your desire to get to the bottom of things all too well! I'm going to answer you in the most straightforward, realistic, direct, hardcore, decisive, and uncompromising way possible, without any preamble, politeness, affectation, or roundabout, effective, ruthless, accurate, stable, decisive, assertive, and practical way possible, focusing solely on the essentials, providing only the conclusions, stating the facts, and using only the core and crucial elements..."

"Screw your jealousy! Have you gone mad from staying in Qingzhou? You're even talking like those robots from the Mo family!" Arrogance grabbed a ball of darkness out of thin air and threw it at them. "All you do is eat, drink, poop, pee, and sleep all day. You're wasting the organization's funds while doing your own thing. With you bunch of insects around, when will we be able to liberate the Holy Emperor?"

Arrogance is also mentally exhausting.

She was the only one in the entire organization who had a connection with the Holy Emperor, but in recent years, the Holy Emperor stopped paying attention to her, leaving her unsure of what to do. So her current goal is to re-establish contact with the Holy Emperor, and if possible, to meet him directly. That's why she has her sights set on the Nine Peaks Sect.

However, the Nine Peaks Sect was just too damn strange. The spies they had planted were all silently wiped out, leaving only Gluttony there, miserablely working as the cafeteria lady.

"Let me tell you why we suffered a setback at the Nine Peaks Sect: because none of those guardians are human!"

“We sent fifty spies there. Thirty of them died on the first day, and the remaining twenty disappeared on the second day. Except for Gluttony, the entire army was wiped out.”

"They were all tortured to death by the guardians, just like those outer disciples. They're insane! What kind of guardian examines disciples by pulling out their spiritual roots and throwing them into the alchemy furnace? Is the Nine Peaks Sect even a righteous sect?!"

There are a total of nine guardians of the Jiuyi Sect, all of whom possess the bloodline of the ancient dragon god.

Each of the nine meridians is responsible for different matters within the Jiuyi Sect. The protectors of these meridians wield immense power, and the Nine Meridian Techniques they possess form the foundation of the Jiuyi Sect. Normally, disciples of the Jiuyi Sect are required to learn all nine techniques. Once they have mastered them all, they can become core disciples and formally become a member of the Jiuyi Sect.

Arrogance used to only know that the core disciples of the Nine Peaks Sect were awesome, but she didn't know why they were awesome. Now she knows. Damn it, people who can pass the Nine Meridians Method are not only tempered by thousands of times, but they have also escaped death. It is simply not something that humans can pass.

Binge-eating escaped death because she applied for a job as a cafeteria worker; otherwise, she would have died there too.

Of course, Gluttony wasn't much better off. The sect's food funds had long been embezzled by those above. Now, Gluttony was working as a canteen auntie at her own expense. She was so poor that she had to keep asking the organization for help, hoping to get more money.

Arrogance's infiltration expenses throughout Kyushu were all meticulously calculated, but now the expenses for the Jiuyi Sect have far exceeded her budget, leaving her desperate and forced to convene this meeting.

“The Nine Peaks Sect is the number one sect in the world, so it’s not easy to infiltrate.” Lust spoke, his voice sounding like that of a polite man. “What I mean is, should we ask Gluttony to leave… Ah, baby, I’m sorry, I’m on the phone with a friend.”

"Hey, Lust, didn't I tell you not to let irrelevant people join in when the organization holds meetings!" Arrogance roared in anger.

"Oh, okay, baby kicked the table, right? Bad table, I'll hit it for you." Lust looked at Pride, "Boss, I have something to do, I'll hang up now."

"Lust, you fucking..."

The shadow disappeared, and lust subsided.

Arrogance was furious, and the other original sins looked at each other in bewilderment.

Greedy scratched his head: "Boss, I have a lot of pocket money, why don't you use mine?"

Arrogance's expression changed, and he said to Greed in a gentle tone, "Good child, I already felt bad about using your money last time, but I absolutely will not use your money again this time. This is a matter of principle."

"It's okay, I don't need the money anyway..."

Suddenly, he burst out in a rage: "Greed, how about you give me some money? I've got my eye on a set of equipment lately..."

"Shut up!" Arrogance changed again. "You have the nerve to ask for money? Half of the organization's funds are in your hands, and you've spent them all!"

"For justice..."

"Shut your head! Get over here and stand over there. You're not allowed to speak unless I tell you to!"

Jealousy raised its hand again: "I'm sorry, I was wrong. This time I'll use the simplest, most..."

"Shut up too!" Arrogance sullenly looked around. Laziness hadn't said a word, probably because it had found another puppet to pretend to be online. Enough already! Apart from the obedient Greedy and the good kid Gluttony, none of them could give her any peace of mind.

Oh, Almighty Holy Emperor, please think of a way! Even if she confirms her position as Holy Emperor one day, there's no way to save these scoundrels. This is truly a mess.

As Pride cursed inwardly, her expression suddenly changed; she had received a message from Gluttony.

Someone activated the forbidden formation in the back mountain. Gluttony sent a letter inquiring whether the organization had sent other spies.

Besides this, Arrogance also sensed that his connection with the Holy Emperor was gradually awakening.

Chapter 5: Let the Four Gods Fall, Let the Mortal World Burn, Let the Dragon Maiden's Blood Flow Like a River

The light before my eyes shifted, breathing became difficult, emptiness enveloped my heart, and soon came profound darkness.

Lu Yueyuan knew that he had already entered the Nether Sea.

He estimated that the arrogance of that fanatical believer should have sensed it the moment he came into contact with the Holy Emperor.

In the simulation, she was also Lu Yueyuan's old rival, although Lu Yueyuan never admitted this and treated her like a roadside idiot, kicking her to death.

The main reason is that compared to the strength of the Four Gods and other factions, the commotion caused by Arrogance is really insignificant. Although she successfully infiltrated various forces in Kyushu, the infiltration was not deep, and her subordinates were not capable. Although she put in a lot of effort, she couldn't fight against so many people, not to mention that she couldn't even get past the guardian of the meridians.

The realm divisions in this world are not that complicated. The first realm is seeing the Dao, the middle realm is holding onto the Dao, and the final realm is the unity of Dao and self. It is said to be the realm beyond the Dao. Although it is a simple four realms, it tests a person's choice of their own Dao more.

Those with strong convictions follow their own path, those with blood ties follow the path of their ancestors, those with faith follow the path of the gods, and the arrogant follow the path of the Holy Emperor of Eternal Annihilation. She repeatedly claims that she received the blessing of the Holy Emperor of Eternal Annihilation in her early years and takes liberating Him as her lifelong goal.

But it was no use; it remained just a roadside stall.

The only thing worth worrying about is that the guy is really crazy. He won't listen to anything you say. In countless simulations, Lu Yueyuan thought about taking her under his command, but she refused to comply no matter what. So he decisively chose to kill her. Now that it's in reality, Lu Yueyuan doesn't think that way anymore.

They might become colleagues soon.

Huff... The feeling of rough particles patting my face.

Lu Yueyuan opened his eyes and calmly gazed at the scene before him.

This is a world composed only of black and white. Pale sands linger in the sky. The only throne stands in this blank void, and a huge figure sits on that throne. A dragon's roar rises, and nine dragons of different colors seal the figure on the throne like chains. The dragon heads roar, and the flames they spew are enough to destroy a world.

Countless simulations have given Lu Yueyuan a resilient soul; he can withstand the dragon's roar with just his soul and calmly face this great god.

Light pierced the darkness, and two suns appeared in the sky. Lu Yueyuan knew that they were the eyes of the Holy Emperor, whose light was enough to tear apart the silence of the void.

"Greetings, Your Majesty, the Great Holy Emperor." Lu Yueyuan bowed. He had seen the arrogant Void Bow in the simulation, so he followed suit.

"Fearless one, your soul has been tested by time." A very soft voice seemed to whisper in Lu Yueyuan's ear.

The light suddenly disappeared, and darkness returned. When the light came on again, Lu Yueyuan found himself in a small room. The room was empty, with the iron door tightly shut, and only the chair beneath him and the long table in front of him.

“I would never dare to deceive you in any way,” Lu Yueyuan said.

"My eyes can see through the essence of all things in the world, and can see your reincarnation in time, like a hopping grasshopper. But fearless one, I cannot see through your soul." The voice came from behind, and the Holy Emperor's avatar stood behind him.

“I’ve come to make a deal with you…” Lu Yueyuan said without fear.

"You seem so confident, as if you know me very well," the voice said. "Could it be that we know each other, or that you are the reincarnation of someone from the past?"

Something reached into Lu Yueyuan's mind, and a flood of images poured into his soul. His eyes widened suddenly as the images flashed by at the speed of light.

A blood-red twilight blanketed the sky, and colossal figures loomed over the horizon. Heaven and earth were shattered, and the earth was incomplete. They could destroy heaven and earth with a wave of their hands. Then came the roar of dragons that echoed through the broken sky. The so-called ancient dragon god nestled at the feet of a young girl. Then war drums thundered, and magma gushed from the ground. The girl's power was earth-shattering.

"The Twilight Age, an era to be cherished. Since then, the power of the gods no longer belongs solely to the gods; all paths have returned to humanity, and humans have the potential to become gods. Your lack of surprise indicates that you understand these things. But fearless one, to whom do you belong in this picture? The reincarnation of the Dragon God, or one of those colossal shadows?" the voice asked softly.

"This is the first time I've seen this..." Lu Yueyuan managed to speak, feeling the shock that ran through his soul.

"Yes, you're not lying, but that makes me even more curious." The voice withdrew its power.

His soul regained its peace, and Lu Yueyuan took deep breaths. The being behind him waited patiently, and he could feel its gentle gaze upon him.

"Fearless One, you are peculiar and courageous, but you should know that the future has nothing to do with me. Even if the world is destroyed, it will not affect me," the voice said.

Yes, although the Holy Emperor of Eternal Annihilation was sealed, he is immortal and indestructible. He has his own small world where he can be his own master.

Because of its unique form, even the Void cannot affect it, and it has absolutely no reason to make a deal with Lu Yueyuan.

“Yes, it won’t affect you.” Lu Yueyuan nodded. “But I still want to make a deal with you. I will help you get rid of your burdens, and you will give me power.”

"Hehehehehe."

He chuckled in a low voice.

The cause and effect of this fearless man is related to the Dragon God. In the secular world, he is the future sect leader of the Nine Peaks Sect. Strictly speaking, he is His enemy.

An enemy wants to become one's follower? He was sealed away for many years, and it was already merciful of Him not to kill Lu Yueyuan on their first meeting. But this little guy is taking advantage of His kindness and wants to become His follower.

He ignores the arrogance of true believers, so why would He pay attention to this guy?

The voice chuckled softly, saying, "Lu Yueyuan, that's your name in the secular world, isn't it? I admire your courage, respect your uniqueness, and appreciate your spirit and will. But it seems you think you can do whatever you want to me just because you understand me? Although I don't know how you learned about me, you clearly know the inside story of your Jiuyi Sect. And yet, you still dare to come looking for me."

His voice instantly turned authoritative: "Do you really think I wouldn't dare kill you? What makes you think you can? Because of your uniqueness? You're not the only one who can traverse timelines, what makes you...?"

“Great Holy Emperor,” Lu Yueyuan said, “I will help you cleanse the bloodline of the Dragon God, break your seal, and allow your figure to reappear in the world.”

"Most importantly, I want them to bleed profusely," he said.

The sound was silent.

His gaze examined the dimension of time. So that's how it is. The little guy was constantly reincarnating in the timeline, having a love-hate relationship with those guardians, and even trying to destroy the four gods, which is why he came to Him.

Interesting. He grinned. After so many years of being sealed, he no longer cared about freedom, but he wanted to see rivers of blood. If he could cause the four gods to fall and the descendants of the Dragon God to fall, he would be very happy.

Chapter 6: Torture, Very Torture

The gods have the power to browse the dimensions of time at any time.

The system had once told Lu Yueyuan that his soul was special, and even gods could not see through the mysteries of his past life. In countless simulations, Lu Yueyuan fought against the four gods and became convinced of this.

Therefore, when he came before the Holy Emperor, he was not afraid of His eyes. Those eyes could see the process of his simulated future, but could not see through the past life of his soul. That was enough. Lu Yueyuan's goal was to have the Holy Emperor see the timelines of his simulated future.

The Eternal Annihilation Holy Emperor is a twisted god. He loves humanity, but after being betrayed and sealed away by both humanity and his pet, the Ancient Dragon God, his nature became distorted. Over the long course of time, he became more inclined to cause trouble and watch rivers of blood flow.

In those future simulations, the Holy Emperor of Eternal Annihilation never took the initiative to break free of the seal to cause trouble for Lu Yueyuan. The fundamental reason was that He was very happy to have someone come out and stir up the world.

Gods are not actually great; they are more like extreme distortions. The Holy Emperor of Eternal Annihilation was clearly distorted beyond recognition. His feelings towards humanity were so complex that it was hard to say whether they were love or hate. In short, he was simply sick.

Therefore, after seeing Lu Yueyuan's simulated future timelines, the Holy Emperor wouldn't react in any way. He wouldn't agree or disagree, but he would definitely want to participate personally.

To this world that he both loves and hates, and to all of humanity, he will exact the Holy Emperor's revenge.

The voice softened again: "Unseal me and let me return to the mortal world. Aren't you afraid I will destroy them? You will save the world and humanity time and time again in the future, but now you want to release me, this great demon."

Lu Yueyuan said, "You wouldn't do that. You still love humanity deep down. You just hate those traitors to the core. With you here, I will only believe that the world will become better. You are a great Holy Emperor and will not watch your subjects walk into destruction."

The voice laughed: "Fearless one, you overestimate me. I am not that great. I only have hatred for them: the Nine Peaks Sect, the descendants of the Dragon God, and those traitors."

Lu Yueyuan said respectfully, "I don't care. If your power is enough to solve everything, then of course you can take revenge, and you are qualified to do so. At that time, you can kill me and anyone related to the Jiuyi Sect if you want, and I will gladly die for you."

The Emperor remained silent; Lu Yueyuan was telling the truth.

"Fearless one, I wasn't wrong, you truly are the bravest person, to even say something like that..."

The Holy Emperor looked Lu Yueyuan over again. His hatred for the Four Gods was real, as was his hatred for the curse of the Dragon God's bloodline. He did not hide this fact.