The improved female villains regained their memories.

"The immortals led the way, but the path was not yet open; yet, a natural talent was there to respond to the dragon."

Hearing that the weeping willows have turned into ancient willows, they raised an army of 100,000 to ascend to the Heavenly Palace.

Chapter 188 The Changing Ending

Su Murong's plan was quite successful.

Once her cultivation system was promoted, it spread almost unimpeded throughout the world. Everyone learned Su Murong's popularity cultivation method, and even some of the previous immortals switched to popularity cultivation.

"I heard that Su Murong used her cultivation technique to kill Wang Tiande. If I learn it, I might be able to fight against immortals like her, and even replace her..."

There are quite a few people who think this way.

However, in the Central Plains, Su Murong has established absolute authority. Whether they are demons or humans, they all submit to Su Murong and are completely under her control.

New City, Fairy District, Grand Hall.

Various colors of smoke filled the sky above the main hall, and the surging human energy formed auspicious clouds, eventually returning to Su Murong's energy pill.

She stood at the top of the steps of the main hall, exhaling deeply, her breath stirring up the wind and clouds.

Then, she saw a large group of cultivators, led by the little Vermilion Bird, walk down and kowtow to her.

Among them, Mu Chaoyang and the Emperor of Southern Yan were the main figures.

Since the popularity cultivation was promoted, the obstacles from opposing forces have been greatly reduced. Xuanwu was the first to express his submission to her. With her help, the demon clan of Nanjun quickly reached a consensus and bowed down to Su Murong.

With the demon race dealt with, the Southern Yan was no longer a problem. Thus, the Southern Yan emperor hadn't even had two days of peace before he was captured by a group of people eager to curry favor with Su Murong in exchange for popularity and cultivation techniques. They were then handed over to Su Murong. Seeing that the situation was hopeless, the Southern Yan emperor had no choice but to surrender.

On Guan Hongyi's side, Mu Chaoyang betrayed him, and apart from his own army, everyone else surrendered. Guan Hongyi remained alone, hiding in the woods, maintaining a stubborn resistance.

In the Northern Territory and the Western Wilderness, the cultivators, seeing that the world's situation was settled, had no intention of resisting. The four spirits of the demon race were all in Su Murong's hands, and their half-baked cultivators were no match for him.

Thus, the scene before us came to be.

Su Murong looked at them, smiled slightly, raised his hand, and said loudly, "As the saying goes, those who know when to yield are heroes. Now that you have all surrendered, I will treat you all equally. The Humanity Cultivation Method will be available to you in batches later."

The crowd was moved to tears and said, "Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty. From now on, we will follow Your Majesty's lead without question."

Su Murong chuckled, but wasn't particularly pleased. Instead, he shook his head and said, "From now on, there is no Your Majesty."

Everyone was taken aback.

"Zhuque, you've come at the right time. You might as well say it for me."

"Yes, my lord!"

The little Vermilion Bird excitedly touched the ground with its toes, instantly transforming into a firebird and soaring into the sky, simultaneously using its spiritual energy to transmit its message throughout the world:

“My lord has no intention of establishing an empire or a nation. From now on, he will abolish the state system and establish the Heaven, Earth and Humanity Sect.”

The sound echoed throughout the Central Plains, startling everyone, especially the kneeling crowd below.

Mu Chaoyang was the first to react: "Does the sect leader mean to abolish the imperial system and rebuild the sect system in the future?"

He truly lived up to his reputation as someone who was adept at judging situations; he immediately changed his form of address to "Sect Master."

"good."

Immediately afterwards, Su Murong spoke loudly:

"I fight against the corrupt forces of the villains, against the immortals, against the nobles, all of this is to bring a completely new system to our world."

"From this day forward, my Popularity Sect will unify the world. Those who enter my sect will no longer be distinguished as immortals or mortals, humans or demons!"

"Guan Hongyi of Donglin is attempting to resist the general trend of the world. Gentlemen, please help me defeat him."

"We are willing to serve our sect leader!"

News of the sect quickly spread throughout the land.

Su Murong's system is something that everyone can practice, and even mortals can fight against immortals.

At the same time, Su Murong formulated sect rules and regulations, integrated sect culture and ideology, and included both humans and demons.

The world was shaken!

At this point, Guan Hongyi was already at his limit. His men had either betrayed him or died in battle, so he could only take a few close confidants and hide in a mountain cave.

"System, this is completely different from what we agreed on."

Guan Hongyi, his mouth stained with blood, clutching his wound and covered in dust, stood silently before the system, barely containing its anger, demanding, "What exactly happened? Is this the protagonist you're talking about? Have you ever seen a protagonist being beaten up by a female villain?"

A small sphere of light appeared, and the system finally showed itself, saying, "I've already told you that you have to maintain a certain persona, but you didn't. You just acted on your willful nature, causing those who were originally loyal to you to become disappointed and leave. You've become isolated and abandoned by everyone. How can you blame me for that?"

"You're the one who said I'm the protagonist, and that I'm above everyone else!" Guan Hongyi roared. "What is Su Murong anyway? A female villain, a lowlife from a remote town, how could she possibly kill a protagonist like me!"

"So I already said it, you..."

The sphere of light suddenly dimmed.

"system?"

Guan Hongyi panicked a little and began to regret the tone of her voice when she spoke to the system. If the system abandoned her now, she would be in real trouble.

After a while, the orb lit up, and Guan Hongyi breathed a sigh of relief. Just as he was about to continue asking questions, the system said:

"I can't help you anymore. I must leave this world immediately. Farewell."

"What!?" Guan Hongyi was furious, a hint of panic in his eyes. "No, you can't do this. You brought me here. You can't leave me here."

"Your world had already committed suicide, remember? I saved you."

"But you told me that as long as I was the protagonist, that would be enough, and that Heaven's will is unpredictable, that you are a child of Heaven, and that Heaven wouldn't abandon you," Guan Hongyi said angrily. "Are you going to break your promise and abandon me now?"

"Feel sorry."

After saying that, the sphere of light began to appear ethereal.

"No, you can't do that!"

Guan Hongyi screamed and lunged forward, but only managed to grab empty air.

Hearing the commotion, one of the generals outside came in and asked, "General, what's wrong?"

"Who let you in?" she yelled. "Get out!"

"..."

Everyone says that Guan Hongyi's personality has changed drastically, becoming domineering and unreasonable, which has led to the defection of his subordinates and even the departure of his closest childhood sweetheart. Now it seems that this is indeed true.

The general said nothing, turned and walked out.

Very well, I'll spare your life for two days.

Guan Hongyi sensed the malice directed at him from outsiders and trembled with fear.

She regretted it.

But she couldn't leave.

In this world, there is only her.

The so-called Guan Hongyi is not her at all. She can only be herself and can only be herself. She cannot become Guan Hongyi.

Guan Hongyi's wisdom, Guan Hongyi's courage, Guan Hongyi's strategy, Guan Hongyi's loyalty.

These things don't align with her values.

She should have figured it out a long time ago.

She should have figured this out when the system brought her here—

—The souls of another world are ultimately nothing more than sacrifices.

Chapter 189 Bullshit

Five years later.

Popular Sect Council.

The core members gathered together, along with the Four Heavenly Spirits, the Morning Sun, and many elders, all standing in the center.

Su Murong sat in the main seat, with no one standing beside her except for Zhuque.

Three more years have passed, and Zhuque has changed. She has become a young girl with long hair draped to one side and a veil covering her face. Although her features are not visible, her figure is so hot that men cannot take their eyes off her for a long time.

"These are the petitions that the disciples have jointly submitted recently. Please take a look." Su Murong waved his hand, and the Vermilion Bird beside him used its spiritual energy to bring more than a dozen copied letters to everyone's hands.

As everyone read through the book in turn, their expressions turned grim.

The letter, though seemingly righteous, ultimately aimed to secure more power for the families behind them. It sought to elect several family representatives to the Elders' Hall to oppose Su Murong's dictatorship and demanded greater access to cultivation resources.

The letter stated that since Su Murong believed in the common good, he should establish a dedicated resource hall to collect all resources related to human cultivation and distribute them through the Elders' Council based on a reward and punishment system. If Su Murong was allowed to act arbitrarily, it would be easy to revert to the old path of imperial rule.

The letter is written in a sharp style, using historical facts about the Yan state and Wang Tiande as examples, and is well-reasoned and convincing.

But these words are only good for fooling children. Everyone here is an old and shrewd person, and you can all see the meaning behind this letter.

"These people are insane."

"Exactly, they don't even know who they are."

"When Wang Tiande was tyrannical, they never went to him for anything. Now that Lord Su Murong has shown a little mercy, they've become so arrogant and ungrateful!"

"They actually used the righteous cause to coerce us, ha, they just think the sect leader is easy to bully."

The crowd began to discuss it, filled with righteous indignation.

Su Murong rested his chin on his hand, squinted his eyes, and watched the noise below with a bored expression.

"What the hell are you talking about!"

Suddenly, a furious shout interrupted the discussion.

The white tiger slammed its fist on the table and roared, "In my opinion, why don't we just kill them all?"

In five years, she has changed. She has a neat short haircut, wears shorts and a t-shirt, and her exposed abdomen is full of violent aesthetics. Her arms are incredibly strong, and when she swings them, there is a sound of air being cut.

"What bullshit aristocratic families, what bullshit righteousness, I'll just kill them all!" White Tiger roared. "Kill them all, so they won't bother the sect leader."

Hearing what Baihu said, the crowd started making noise again, their voices rising higher and higher. Everyone declared that they would teach these guys a lesson.

Su Murong gave Zhuque a wink, and the latter immediately understood her idea and coughed lightly.