The improved female villains regained their memories.

"The timing is perfect..." she sighed inexplicably, and continued:

“Yang Pingsheng is a villain after all. Although he doesn’t have his memories yet, he is very likely to realize something on his own. I suspect that Yang Pingsheng foresaw his failure here, so he had Jiang Mochang give him a hint in advance. And I can’t let you be reborn too far back. In this way, even though Yang Pingsheng still doesn’t have his memories, he knows what to do next.”

"Don't force yourself to kill Shi Guijia. First, it will ruin the main plan. Second, it might trigger some other arrangement by Yang Pingsheng. After the disaster is diverted, you can lie low for now and wait for another opportunity."

"Okay!" Zhiyuan nodded emphatically.

"Now that the Alliance of Heroes has been established, you should lead them to establish a firm foothold in the Central Plains. The other female villains must have made their own arrangements; you must investigate them one by one and eliminate them."

"The Way of Heaven can be divined, and the Will of Heaven can be utilized. Do not fear destiny. In this world, nothing is unchangeable. As the original being said: 'The inability to change is not due to force majeure, but to one's own folly.'"

"Water can extinguish fire, and earth can cover water. All things are mutually reinforcing and mutually restraining. Once you understand the principle, you can understand everything. I have already mastered the Great Dao of Heaven, and the final victory will surely belong to me!"

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"A spacetime killing move executed using the origin of the Heavenly Dao and the traces of the Great Dao, hehehe, it actually has such a heaven-defying effect... Hmph, if it weren't for this move, I might have really lost today."

Shi Guijia was separated from the light and shadow. At this moment, she had returned to her previous appearance and her rationality had also returned. However, unlike before, her body was made of Taixu soil and contained a large amount of Heavenly Dao origin.

"Although I haven't reached the realm of immortals, achieving this level is still quite good."

She looked around, her gaze finally settling on the lucky cat in the light and shadow. She sneered a few times, then opened her palm, aimed at the lucky cat's head, and gently pinched it.

*Pfft*

In an instant, the lucky cat's head exploded, turning into colorful light that scattered and fell to the ground, frozen in place.

"How dare you corrupt me? You're courting death." Shi Guijia sneered. "Fine, let your corpse and my ashes be dissolved by the Heavenly Calamity."

The lucky cat has fallen!

As Shi Guijia ascended to heaven, feeling the vast source of the Heavenly Dao within her body, she couldn't help but feel a profound sense of awe.

"In this way, I can be considered to have touched the threshold of the Immortal Realm. My body has turned into the Primordial Ruins, and I have so much Heavenly Dao Origin. In this mortal world, who can be my opponent? Righteous and villainous, heroes and valiant men, hehehehehe, hahahahahahaha, under the Heavenly Dao, I am invincible. Who can stop me? Who can hinder me?!"

Shi Guijia threw her head back and laughed loudly.

However, this time, before she could finish laughing, a portal to another dimension appeared behind her.

"Varied……!?"

She was stunned, and before she could turn around, several golden chains burst forth from her soul, binding her firmly.

"Therefore I think!"

Bang! Shi Guijia's soul was immediately severely damaged and withered away.

"you……"

boom!

Zhiyuan didn't give Shi Guijia a chance to speak, and directly used his killing move to knock her unconscious.

He flew over and pinched her in his hand like a chick, a move so smooth and effortless that it stunned Blood Pigeon and Spirit Concubine.

Looking at Shi Guijia in his hand, Zhiyuan's expression was uncertain.

"Now Shi Guijia is in my hands; her life or death is entirely up to me."

"But the master's instructions told me to hand her over to the Guardian Heaven Sect. Damn it, they could have just killed her, but instead they're letting her go."

Zhiyuan's eyes were dark; he was extremely unwilling to let Shi Guijia go.

But suddenly, he understood something and exhaled.

"Ha, how presumptuous I was! How could my wisdom compare to that of an adult?"

“Since the lord has made the arrangements there, it shows that it is necessary to do so. The lord has his reasons, and there is no need for my stupidity to ruin the lord’s important matter.”

He looked up at the sky and sighed, "Things hidden and secret..."

With just a small action, one can leverage the power of fate.

They believe they can manipulate even the will of Heaven and the will of Heaven, and that nothing is unchangeable; if anything is, it's because they are too stupid.

"There's nothing to think about. You have the wisdom of a sage, so I just need to obey."

Everything should be done with the overall situation in mind.

Thinking this, Zhiyuan tossed Shi Guijia to the God of Wine at the bottom.

"Let's go, to the Central Plains!" Zhiyuan said, leading the two back to the portal of time and space.

The portal closed, and the three of them seemed to have never been there.

The paused time will be followed by the resumption of flow.

The flames of the Nine-Eight Desolations bombarded the light and shadow, shattering it into fragments, along with the remains of the lucky cat, destroying all traces.

"what?"

Before Jiu Bahuang could react, he heard the God of Wine below exclaim in surprise, "Senior, look!"

It looked down and realized that Shi Guijia had already fallen into the hands of the God of Wine.

"what happened?"

"Uh, I don't know either."

The aura of the lucky cat has dissipated, confirming that it has been sacrificed.

But the real culprit fell into the hands of Dionysus.

Even two True Immortals couldn't figure out this unexpected turn of events.

The two were staring at each other when a blade of light slashed towards the God of Wine from afar.

Dionysus, of course, recognized that the blade could shatter a person's consciousness, and quickly grabbed the unconscious Shi Guijia to dodge.

It was Yang Pingsheng who arrived!

He looked at the two of them, his gaze finally settling on Shi Guijia in the hands of the God of Wine.

Shi Guijia actually lost!?

Moreover, he was captured alive by the Heavenly Guardian Sect!

Desperate to save lives, Yang Pingsheng once again brandished his sword and charged forward.

"You mere Earth Immortal, brat, you're asking for death!"

With a roar, Jiu Ba Huang was engulfed in flames and threw a punch at Yang Pingsheng.

boom!

The two collided, shattering Yang Pingsheng's immortal artifact and causing him to cough up blood and suffer severe injuries. However, the Qi Piercing Rainbow, which could threaten a person's consciousness, was of little use against the Nine Eight Desolations.

"Hmph, your magic weapon is indeed mysterious, harming the mind without harming the body. But who am I, Jiu Ba Huang? I am the ancient divine beast Qilin. How can a mere ninth-grade magic weapon harm my mind?"

Jiu Ba Huang sneered and used his demonic magic, a golden hand reaching out to grab Yang Pingsheng.

"die!!"

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In the sky, Song Panning and the other two were watching this scene through a monitoring array.

Luo Benmo said irritably, "Yang Pingsheng is about to die, what are you still hesitating for?"

Song Panning didn't speak, but instead touched her chin, quietly sensing something.

Xu Anlu watched coldly, her gun already pointed at Song Panning: "What do you mean? You're just going to stand by and watch her die?"

"You two, don't rush," Song Panning said helplessly. "I feel like something's not right."

Xu Anlu remained silent, while Luo Benmo said impatiently, "We'll talk about what's wrong later. You should save people first."

"..."

Seeing Luo Benmo's electrifying aura, Song Panning knew that if she didn't speak up soon, this guy might kill her.

She activated the formation, and instantly, the binding power descended from the sky, binding Jiu Ba Huang and allowing Yang Pingsheng to escape.

Song Panning transmitted a message to Yang Pingsheng: "Pingsheng, stop fighting and retreat."

Yang Pingsheng's voice replied, "Shi Guijia is in their hands."

“I saw it,” Song Panning said, “but with your strength, they…”

Before Song Panning could finish speaking, the formation emitted countless powerful auras.

At the northern border, the army of the Heavenly Guardian Sect, along with Tian Bulian, Luo Benqing, and other protectors, have all arrived.

Ling Tiandu personally led a large army, accompanied by dozens of divine beasts, each possessing the combat power of a True Immortal.

"...Damn it."

Song Panning frowned. The dragon vein had already been absorbed by Shi Guijia, and the great formation she had set up had no defensive capabilities and could not withstand so many True Immortal-level combatants.

"Ping Sheng, we have to leave."

"But, time is ripe..."

“I will find a way to save her,” Song Panning said. “You go and meet up with Wen Shihan first, and then come here with us.”

"..."

"My whole life!"

"it is good!"

Yang Pingsheng gritted his teeth, turned around and ran.

Jiu Ba Huang and the God of Wine were trapped by the formation and could only watch helplessly as he escaped.

Outside the great formation, on the border between the northern border and the grasslands, the four great spirit beasts—Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, and Black Tortoise—revealed their true forms and blocked the path of the Guardian Heaven Sect's army.

Standing on the back of the Vermilion Bird, facing the swarm of immortals and divine beasts, Su Murong said with a grin, "Sorry everyone, we can't enter here for the time being."

Ling Tiandu watched coldly without speaking. Beside him, the Qiongqi, now humanoid, stepped forward and roared, "

"Does a mere mortal think he can stop us?"

"Oh, sir, what are you saying? Who would dare stop you?"

Su Murong said with a grin, then raised his hand, and a small vortex of air floated in his palm.

A dense aura of death spread out, startling all the divine beasts into retreating, and even Qiongqi had to take it seriously.