The improved female villains regained their memories.

"Song Panning, I'm going to kill you!"

Enraged, Wen Shihan drew his sword and charged forward, imbued with Yin energy. Qingtian appeared and quickly stopped him, and the two began to fight.

Xu Anlu's ahoge (cowlick) twirled on her head, and she understood.

So she charged forward as well.

"Xiao Yin, quick, give me spiritual energy!"

"Oh, sis, why did they start fighting?"

"Just give it to me, that woman's trying to steal my house!"

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Chapter 381 Traveling Ten Thousand Miles

The sky was azure, and auspicious clouds swirled around it.

Ling Tiandu, who had returned to the Heavenly Guardian Sect, climbed to the top, looked out, and took a deep breath.

Everywhere the eye could see was magnificent, with celestial energy soaring into the sky, flying swords shining brightly, and flowing clouds displaying a myriad of colors, creating a breathtaking spectacle.

The Heavenly Guardian Sect.

After talking with Zhou Buyi, Ling Tiandu understood the meaning of the word even more.

The protagonists and sages of each era merged their own will with the Way of Heaven, causing the Way of Heaven to favor the human race and ensure its long-lasting prosperity.

The Way of Heaven is the foundation of humanity. Protecting Heaven does not mean protecting the Heaven of all things, but protecting the Heaven of humanity.

The distinction between Heaven and humanity is blurred, therefore Heaven is protected.

The wind carried auspicious clouds, blowing the beautiful hair on both sides of Ling Tiandu's head. In her mind, she recalled Zhou Buyi's words once again.

"Ling Tiandu, what happened back then is not important. What matters is how you choose to proceed. Now that you have inherited the protagonist's destiny, the Guardian Heaven Sect will naturally acknowledge your identity."

If the deduced killing move can be executed here, then Ling Tiandu can also verify what Zhou Buyi said.

However, this place is no longer an ordinary human realm, and spiritual energy cannot circulate here. The other party is merely a consciousness, so Ling Tiandu has no way of verifying the truth or falsehood of Zhou Buyi's words.

She maintained a respectful attitude and asked, "Senior, since you've acknowledged it, what about the system restrictions...?"

“The mother system will no longer resist,” Zhou Buyi said. “I have deactivated its defenses against you, and from now on, it will be at your disposal.”

"So, even if the matter is exposed, the divine beasts won't object?"

“The mythical beasts each have their own characteristics, you should know that,” Zhou Buyi said with a smile. “I know what you’re worried about. Don’t worry, if Yang Luoyi or anyone else really exposes this matter, I will find a way to stand up for you.”

Ling Tiandu's expression remained unchanged.

The sentence, though short, contained a great deal of information, and she had to think about it carefully.

Although the truth is unknown, at least for now, Zhou Buyi is not an enemy.

"I understand what you mean, senior. Please rest assured, as the protagonist, I will naturally shoulder the responsibilities of the protagonist," she said.

Zhou Buyi nodded in satisfaction.

"The forces of Heaven are launching a counterattack, and the villains they're supporting are no simple matter either. Don't worry too much about your sister's situation; it's an inevitable result of the clash between the will of Heaven and the will of man."

Ultimately, it is people who decide which path to take.

"Ling Tiandu, you are the same. I hope that at the last moment, you can choose to walk the right path."

Then, the figure disappeared.

After reminiscing, Ling Tiandu looked at the magnificent scene of the Guardian Sect before him and remained silent.

She had just gone to the system, and the mother system's hostility towards her had disappeared. From then on, all the protagonist's inheritance had fallen into her hands.

She is now the rightful leader of the Heavenly Guardian Sect, the chosen one of the new generation, the protagonist of the main world, the head of the guardians, and so on. She can accept all these titles openly and honestly.

Even if the truth comes out later, Zhou Buyi doesn't need to stand up for her. As long as she can reveal the system, it will be acceptable in name only.

She, Ling Tiandu, is no longer the villain who is physically weak, helpless, and whose cries for pain go unheard.

Just like Yang Pingsheng, who shed his identity as a human chess piece and became the villain of the main world, Ling Tiandu also became the protagonist of the main world!

Ling Tiandu's long-cherished wish has come true, but she is not happy at all.

The situation was worse than she had imagined.

She learned through the mother system that the villain Shi Guijia of the Sixth World had refined the world's will there into a magical artifact, and through reverse operation and by taking advantage of the system's gaps, he was monitoring the Guardian Sect.

In other words, all the things he and the Guardian Sect had done over the years had been under the watchful eyes of Shi Guijia and her henchmen.

Fortunately, a surge of energy emerged, blocking the gap. Ling Tiandu sensed it and found it to be the power of the Heavenly Dao Origin. Although it was so weak as to be negligible, it was indeed of the same nature as the power he had absorbed.

Ling Tiandu then realized that Zhou Buyi had already helped her, at least for the time being, by shielding her from the surveillance of Shi Guijia's forces.

Besides Shi Guijia's problems, there are also ominous signs revealed in the deductions. Ling Tiandu made another deduction and was shocked to find that Shi Guijia's future of destroying the Heavenly Dao and the future of the Invisible One becoming king were both expanding rapidly. Although the future of the female villains attacking the Heavenly Protection Sect was also solidifying, it was much slower than the previous two.

In the first two futures, the future where the invisible one reigns as king is still far off, but the future where Shi Guijia destroys the Heavenly Dao is already imminent, leaving Ling Tiandu with very little time.

She must resolve this crisis based on previous actions and the forces available to her now.

With increasing pressure, the prosperity of the Guardian Sect that he saw now seemed illusory. Ling Tiandu couldn't help but sigh and murmur, "The task ahead is arduous and the road is long."

Just as she was sighing, the clouds behind her churned and two immortals appeared. They were Tian Bulian and Granny Zhinu. They had come to report on Mu Xiaobai and Du Wanli's treatment progress.

Mu Xiaobai's situation went smoothly. In the battle at Tianren Mountain, she turned misfortune into blessing. Luo Benmo's kick brought her to the brink of life and death. After recovering, she emerged from her cocoon and ascended to the peak of the Celestial Immortal realm. She was only one Great Dao mark and the truth away from becoming a True Immortal.

Compared to Mu Xiaobai, Du Wanli's journey was not so smooth.

He was only at the Earth Immortal realm. His transmigration shook the foundation of his spiritual root. Wen Shihan's killing move was insidious and ruthless. Her Yin spiritual energy eroded Du Wanli's spiritual root and even invaded his spiritual sea, causing him unbearable pain whenever he used spiritual energy.

Granny Weaver Girl was indeed a skilled healer. No matter how troublesome Wen Shihan's spiritual energy was, it wouldn't be difficult for her. What was difficult for her was that Du Wanli's foundation had been damaged, and his already limited talent ceiling had been further reduced. Now, let alone advancing to the Heavenly Immortal realm, even ordinary Earth Immortals would be hard to defeat.

A doctor can heal people, but cannot cure fate.

Du Wanli's fate is sealed. Perhaps the best choice for him is to find a place to live in seclusion and become a carefree immortal.

After listening to the reports from Tianbulan and Granny Zhinu, Ling Tiandu remained silent for a long time.

After a long pause, she finally said, "Mother-in-law, please make a trip and bring Du Wanli to see me."

The Weaver Girl nodded in agreement and retreated into the mist.

After instructing Tian Bulian and Ling Tiandu to take Mu Xiaobai to the spiritual spring in the back mountain to consolidate their power, Tian Bulian also left.

Soon, the Weaver Girl Granny arrived with Du Wanli.

He was dressed in white, with remnants of the Weaver Girl's white silk still clinging to his chest, resembling gauze. His hair was disheveled, almost completely covering his face, and he looked listless and dead.

After the Weaver Girl left, only the two of them remained.

Ling Tiandu had anticipated this and knew that the other party was in low spirits, so he went straight to the point: "What, one killing move and you're already down?"

Du Wanli gave a bitter laugh.

"Ha, what are you saying? I wasn't very talented to begin with, and now I've been beaten into a useless piece of trash. Are you trying to make me happy?"

He has lost his edge and stands here like a puppet.

Ling Tiandu remained silent.

She knew what Du Wanli wanted.

This person has no family affection, no friendship, no love; what they desire most is for their talents to be recognized so they can reach the top.

In Song Panning's world, he and Song Panning were absolutely opposites. Without the recommendation of the temple family, not being a woman, and not being proficient enough in alchemy, formations, and weapon crafting, he was not qualified to cultivate killing moves. If it weren't for the help of the [Heavenly Dao], he would at most be an ordinary person.

But Heaven chose him.

In other words, one of his talents does indeed restrain a certain villain.

Or perhaps, his talent can be put to great use at a crucial moment.

In fact, Ling Tiandu understood Du Wanli very well; in some ways, the two were the same.

When Du Wanli was down on his luck, Ling Tiandu also stayed in a dark and gloomy room, spending his days with medicine pots.

They faced the same despair: the unspoken rules of the temple and the mutual support and assistance within their families meant that Du Wanli was destined to be unaccepted by the upper class, while Ling Tiandu, with her innate lack of vitality and early death, was destined to achieve little even with the support of her family.

We're all the same, Du Wanli...

Looking at Du Wanli's weathered face, Ling Tiandu couldn't help but feel a pang of emotion.

The reason we are different now is because I understand the path I must take and have walked it with unwavering determination.

She took out a scroll and tossed it to Du Wanli.

Du Wanli took it and subconsciously looked up at her: "What's this?"

"This is a powerful immortal technique created by a senior. It suits you very well. Study it carefully. In a while, there is something very important that I need you to do."

Du Wanli frowned: "Although I am now at the Earth Immortal realm, I can't even beat an ordinary Earth Immortal. What else do you expect me to do?"

Ling Tiandu smiled and said, "Du Wanli, victory on the battlefield is not determined by the cultivation level of cultivators. Cultivation levels may be high or low, but victory or defeat can be decided in an instant. How to operate and how to utilize them depends entirely on our own wisdom and courage."

"Perhaps you yourself don't know that your spiritual root is a unique mutated spiritual root, the dark spiritual root. The dark spiritual root is an extremely rare spiritual root. It is a variant of the yin spiritual root, and its characteristics are change and disguise. Your killing move, 'A Thousand Faces, A Thousand People,' was created based on the characteristics of your spiritual root. This is why only you can create and use such a unique killing move."

Du Wanli was taken aback and said, "Dark spiritual root? But when I checked, my spiritual root attribute was clearly..."

“The detection of spiritual roots in your world is not advanced. In addition, dark spiritual roots can disguise themselves as other spiritual roots, so it’s normal that they are not detected,” Ling Tiandu laughed. “You should also thank Wen Shihan. Without her seduction of Yin spiritual energy, you would not have been able to fully activate the characteristics of dark spiritual roots.”

Ling Tiandu, of course, didn't understand any of this; these were all deductions she had made.

But Du Wanli didn't know that. After a long silence, he said, "Even so, I'm just an Earth Immortal. Even if I'm pretending, what can I do to help you?"

"Help me with what?"

Ling Tiandu stopped smiling, stepped forward, and patted Du Wanli on the shoulder.

"Help me protect the Heavenly Way and defeat the villains."

"Du Wanli, you are very important. To the Heavenly Dao, to the world, to all living beings, you are more important than you can imagine."

Du Wanli fell silent.

He grew up eating food from many different families, and from a young age, he spoke to people in a human language and to ghosts in a ghost language. In order to survive, he wore different masks to please different people.

Wisdom and deception, frankly speaking, are all skills forced upon us to survive.

Those who lack wisdom and cannot deceive are long dead. Unlike Song Panning, who comes from a powerful family in the temple, Du Wanli is a completely ordinary person.