The improved female villains regained their memories.

His words were soft yet firm and powerful.

"The Master said, 'If I hear the Way in the morning, I can die content in the evening.' If I could know the answer, what harm would it do to die once?"

"It's just death."

Yang Luo nodded, marked Xu Anlu, and left satisfied.

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In reality, seeing this scene, Xu Anlu remained silent with a somber expression.

She and Luo Benmo stood together next to Song Panning, using the array to watch the memories that Shi Guijia was churning out.

Song Panning watched with a smile. Although it was a bit unpleasant to say it like that, she was especially happy to see them get their comeuppance.

Luo Benmo was fine and didn't react much, but Xu Anlu was clearly unhappy.

"Don't worry about it, Yang Luoyi is just a magic weapon." Song Panning smiled and comforted her.

Xu Anlu didn't say anything, but her expression turned even uglier.

Not everyone is as shameless as Su Murong. It would be strange if Xu Anlu were in a good mood after being publicly executed like this.

"Are we just going to watch from here? The master is still over there." Xu Anlu ignored Song Panning's comforting words and asked coldly.

"Of course we can't just watch like this, but we can wait a little longer."

Song Panning smiled slightly: "Judging from Shi Guijia's memories, she is also related to a certain female villain. So, guess what? Now that things have changed to this point, will the other party get involved?"

"Hmph, I hope everything goes as you say."

Xu Anlu snorted coldly and stopped talking.

As they watched, through the array, the distant light surged forth with new memories.

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IV

"That bastard Su Murong, I didn't have many fans to begin with, and this guy actually messed it up."

Yang Luoyi floated in the void, her face pale as she clutched her lower abdomen.

"If I didn't know the immortal killing move, I would probably be dead here."

Although all the goals were achieved, Yang Luo suffered a great loss due to her contact with Su Murong.

Moreover, that bastard left a trace of strange energy in her body, which completely merged with her body created from the Taixu soil. Yang Luoyi had no way to deal with this trace of strange energy.

"Su Murong, hehe, I underestimated you. I originally wanted to guide you onto the path of cultivating immortality and refining pills, but now it seems there's no need for that."

mortal?

Ha, what mortal would plot against an immortal?

"Thanks to the mark of the Heavenly Guardian Sect left by my mother, I was able to guide the Four Heavenly Spirits there. Well, Su Murong, your scheme was brilliant. I really can't do anything about this strange energy of yours."

Yang Luo sneered and then headed towards Taixu.

Under the onslaught of the Great Ruins, she forcibly severed most of her human aura in order to expel this trace of alien energy.

This action further intensified Yang Luoyi's assimilation into the Taixu.

As feelings faded, all that remained was obsession.

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It seems that Shi Guijia absorbed too many souls, as the memory scenes that followed were rather chaotic.

Sometimes it was attributed to Jia himself, sometimes to Yang Luoyi, and sometimes to Li Tianfei and his group.

One of the scenes shown is the headquarters of the Wan Jin Chamber of Commerce in the Fengyun Mountains.

Back then, the headquarters of the Wan Jin Chamber of Commerce wasn't so luxurious; it was just an ordinary room with a long table inside, where everyone except Yang Luoyi was present.

“I think we don’t need to hide like rats. Just give me a sword, and I’ll go and investigate the Heavenly Guardian Sect. If we can, we’ll just wipe them out. If Heaven has no human representative, what can it do to Mother?” Zhang Yijian said in a muffled voice, his words revealing his killing intent.

“The Guardian Sect should not be underestimated,” Li Tianfei said. “Not to mention their deep foundation, just consider Ling Tiandu. She has a lot of troubles to deal with. If we show up now, she will have an excuse to unify the Guardian Sect and strike us.”

"Number Two, Number One isn't here, so you're the leader. What suggestions do you have?" Li Tianfei said, then turned to look at the blonde woman beside him.

The blonde woman had short hair and looked very much like Shi Guijia. She pondered for a moment before speaking, "Everything should be based on Mother's plan to ascend to heaven. Don't let other things distract you. The Guardian Heaven Sect is in chaos right now, so let's take this opportunity to expand our power. By the way, what did Xu Weibang say?"

"Hmph." Chen Ziyun snorted coldly and said, "What else can we say? Don't be fooled by the emperor's words that the Guardian Heaven Sect is the state religion of the Qian Kingdom. He's already dissatisfied. Besides, it's a fact that we've occupied the Dragon Vein land. Can he really come and drive us away?"

Number Two, Shi Guiyan, sighed and said, "The dragon vein is related to human fortune. Human fortune can conceal our actions and prevent the Heavenly Dao from investigating. If possible, we should not turn against the emperor. Cooperating with him would be beneficial to both of us."

"Of course, if that guy dares to betray us, then we're all doomed. Does he really think Ling Tiandu is some kind of good person? Someone like her, as long as she knows that the royal family has a tendency to help the villains, she will definitely take care of the royal family." Chen Ziyun said with a sneer.

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Seeing this, both Huang Rui and Bi Fang felt something was amiss.

What puzzled them was not the royal family's attitude. They were well aware that the royal family was dissatisfied with the Heavenly Guardian Sect, and they were not surprised that the royal family even secretly favored the female villain. What puzzled them was the group's evaluation of Ling Tiandu.

"It seems that Ling'er was indeed hiding something," Huang Rui said.

Bifang nodded in agreement, but Dionysus remained silent, expressionless, his fists clenched tightly as if he were struggling.

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As time passed, the group gathered again at the meeting.

“Number One is back, but it seems that her divided soul has been absorbed by Song Panning.” Li Tianfei said, “Now Number One needs to recuperate. As for the Guardian Heaven Sect, Ling Tiandu has also completely resolved that matter and is probably about to start planning the villains.”

"These things are alright," Lin Xueyao said helplessly. "It seems that the Heavenly Dao has noticed something. Recently, our Wan Jin Merchant Guild has been running into obstacles. Either we can't collect the secret treasures we want, or the secret realms have opened earlier than expected, and others have gotten there first."

It was quiet.

Finally, Shi Guiyan spoke up: "There's no other way. We have to make arrangements for our escape route in advance. Let's contact that person and discuss the relevant matters of cooperation with the main world with her."

Everyone was surprised. Li Tianfei said, "Number Two, that person is a villain. I'm afraid of cooperating with her..."

“There’s nothing to be afraid of. If she really wanted to harm Mother, she would have done it already. There’s no need to do this,” Shi Guiyan said. “Besides, if we want to set up our plans on the grassland, we need that person’s cooperation.”

“Yes, Mother needs a lot of souls, and planning a war requires that person’s pawns.” Li Tianfei sighed helplessly, “Now that things have come to this, this is the only way.”

“We also have pawns on our side.” Shi Guiyan glanced at Li Tianfei and said, “Xu Weibang’s son, Xu Baxian, is a good talent. He has been in contact with the female villain recently. Let Xu Weibang find an excuse to let him lead the troops. If he encounters any obstacles, our Wanjin Chamber of Commerce will come to his aid.”

“But, with the war underway, the human race’s morale will be in turmoil, and the Heavenly Dao won’t have time to care about us.” Li Tianfei nodded, agreeing to Shi Guiyan’s suggestion.

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As consciousness slowly returned, Su Murong realized that he was standing at a city gate.

The streets were bustling with people; it was the morning market, a lively time with caravans, wagons, porters, and escorts—all sorts of people adding to the city's vibrancy.

"……here it is."

"Xiao Rong!"

Someone called her from behind.

The gentle, mellow male voice made her instinctively shudder. She quickly turned her head and saw a middle-aged man in a blue robe standing in front of her.

A sense of disappointment welled up inside him for some reason. Su Murong stepped forward and asked, "What did you call me?"

"I'll call you young friend." The middle-aged man was puzzled, but still chuckled. "I see you're wearing alchemy clothes, so you must be an alchemist, right?"

"..."

"Perfect timing. The Wan Jin Chamber of Commerce has recently been issuing invitations to many heroes. If you are interested, you can go and take a look."

The middle-aged man shoved a piece of paper into her hand, leaving her no chance to refuse, and then walked away to chat with other people: "Young friend, please wait a moment. I see you have an extraordinary aura, and you're clad in iron armor and wielding a hammer. You must be quite skilled in weapon forging. Coincidentally, the Wan Jin Merchant Guild is currently issuing invitations to many heroes. If you're interested, you can..."

And so, the middle-aged man went further and further away.

Only after confirming that she had reached a place where Su Murong could not see her did Lin Xueyao tear off her human skin mask, remove her attire, and stand high in the sky, coldly watching.

"In this way, Su Murong's guidance is also complete."

She looked at Jiutian City, felt the southern air, but her thoughts were on the distant northern grasslands.

"I wonder how things are going on Number Two. I hope everything is going well for her."

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Thunder rumbled across the Ten Thousand Mountains.

Wen Shihan and Luo Benmo clashed, lightning and yin energy intertwined, and in the end, the yin energy was at a disadvantage.

Yang Luoyi hid in mid-air, watching from afar.

"Are these the two latest ones? The timeline is completely messed up."

She had this feeling when she went to Taixu. Taixu was the end of time and space, and the silence of Taixu was disappearing, which meant that time was gradually getting out of control.

"No, it's not that it's in chaos now, it's been in chaos for a long time."

Yang Luo looked at Yang Pingsheng now, then turned and left.

Luo Benmo is here. This woman has too strong an intuition; it's inconvenient for her to go directly over.

It's okay, take your time.

There will always be an opportunity.

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The influence of the lucky cat has ended.

Shi Guijia's entire body was bathed in color, and the Taixu soil permeated her entire body. The lucky cat's supernatural power also permeated Shi Guijia's entire body with the help of the Taixu soil.

The calamity of Heaven caused that ray of light to dissipate by more than half without anyone noticing.

Shi Guijia remained completely still, as if she were dead.

The scales of victory were tipping in favor of the Guardian Sect, but the three members of the Guardian Sect showed no joy whatsoever.

Dionysus remained expressionless, Bifang frowned, and Huangrui fell into deep thought.

One second the three were inseparable companions, helping each other through thick and thin; the next, however, a rift had formed between them, and they seemed like strangers.

In the distance, next to the "Visitor from Outer Space," Wen Shihan was also having a heated exchange with Gan Jiang and Mu Xiaobai.

"Mo Xie's aura is inside that magic artifact! Give Mo Xie back to me!!" Gan Jiang roared, his eyes bloodshot, enduring the pain brought on by the Yin spiritual energy.

"You're insane." Wen Shihan snorted and unleashed another killing move.