The improved female villains regained their memories.

"tell me......."

"tell me!"

The light film resembled ripples, constantly undulating.

The system was still wandering around Taixu and hadn't been sorted out when it received an urgent notification.

"What's going on? Why are you in such a rush?"

It muttered something, then took Yang Pingsheng and disappeared into the Taixu, heading towards the next world.

The next second, the space around it began to tear apart, gradually forming a spatial gate.

Another system had to step in; it had received orders to do everything in its power to stop Li Chumo.

"Really, how could such a thing happen?"

It had no choice but to obey the mother system's orders. Seeing that Li Chumo was about to rush in, it gritted its teeth, unleashed its energy, and rammed into her.

As soon as Li Chumo opened his mouth, he saw the beam of light rushing straight at him.

Boom!

As if in concert, the will of the world also unleashed a lightning strike at this moment.

"division........"

Covered in blood and gore, in excruciating pain, Li Chumo vaguely saw the light bursting forth from Taixu and the light in the sky gradually merging into one.

Her memories are being ripped away by some force, making her past memories blurry.

"You want me to forget? Get lost!"

The spatial traces vibrated continuously, disrupting the connection of light.

System Two was shocked by Li Chumo's resistance and, after confirming that the other party had no divine will, immediately decided to kill him.

"Since there's no divine intervention..."

It rose rapidly, completely merging with the will of the world.

A great deal of light shone down, and a fireball the size of a mountain descended, directly facing Li Chumo.

"World, you dare to stop me!"

Li Chumo was covered in blood, his hoarse throat constantly screaming.

"Don't let me live. If I live, it's your death!"

boom!

The fireball landed, and everything around it was completely destroyed.

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After settling Lan Xiu in and dealing with the remaining members of the Demonic Cult, Qing Xuelan reorganized the other orcs and hurriedly returned. When she arrived at the mountaintop, Hua Yanshu was standing beside the withered Fulong Tree, gazing at the light that connected heaven and earth in the distance.

Qing Xuelan landed beside her and sensed the terrifying will that was constantly drifting from afar. She immediately understood and turned to look at Hua Yanshu: "You and that child have reached an agreement?"

Hua Yanshu nodded, still watching. Qing Xuelan couldn't help but say, "So you're the kind of person who'd raise offspring? I never would have guessed."

She thought that she, as the clan leader, would care more about her, but she didn't expect that she also had special feelings for her descendants.

Hua Yanshu replied, "It's not about training. I just feel that every member of the clan has their own life."

Qing Xuelan sighed helplessly: "Do we still have any clansmen left?"

Indeed, the fox tribe was massacred by Xiao Qitian, and apart from the three of them, there were no other fox people left.

Hua Yanshu glanced at her: "Yes."

"Huh? No..."

Qing Xuelan suddenly realized something and looked at Hua Yanshu in shock: "Could it be that when you were still the clan leader, you moved a part of the clan away?"

It's simply unbelievable.

It's important to understand that the rules of every orc tribe are inviolable, even for the chieftain. For the fox people, leaving their territory and harming their own kind are equally serious crimes.

If Huayan Tree had already relocated some of its people back then, then this clan leader was even bolder than Qing Xuelan imagined. You see, the fox-people's circle is only so big, and if a part of the clan suddenly disappears, it's hard for others not to suspect anything.

The key point is that no one has noticed this all these years!

Hua Yanshu stood quietly to the side, gazing into the distance, her hands hanging at her sides. The plum blossom pattern on her snow-white back was quite beautiful.

Can she be considered a qualified clan leader?

She secretly set up a demonic altar so that the fox people could find refuge in the demonic path if the righteous path lost in the future. She also relocated some of her people to ensure that the fox bloodline would not be cut off.

On the other hand, because she was expelled from the priesthood, she did not stay in the tribe and watched helplessly as Xiao Qitian destroyed her tribe in the final confrontation.

Is she a qualified clan leader?

Hua Yanshu suddenly spoke up: "For me, there has never been any responsibility of being a clan leader. I just wanted to do it. Whether it's you or that little guy, I wanted to do it, so I did it. There's no reason why. You can attribute it to the duties of a clan leader, or you can attribute it to my own mindset as Hua Yanshu. You can think whatever you want, it's fine."

She looked into the distance and said, "Or perhaps, I just want to see you or that little one, putting your will into practice."

Suddenly, light shone from afar.

A large ball of fire fell from the sky, and from this distance, it looked like a red meteorite falling.

Qing Xuelan frowned and said, "You'll kill her like this. That child no longer has the will of heaven; the will of the world will kill her."

Hua Yanshu shook his head and said, "In my opinion, dying to fulfill one's own will is fine, and that child must have been prepared for it."

Qing Xuelan pouted: "I take back what I said about training you. You're a weirdo."

Hua Yanshu turned her head and looked at Qing Xuelan expressionlessly.

Qing Xuelan jumped, taking a wary step back: "What?"

“If you want to save him, I advise you to wait,” Hua Yanshu said. “This is a growth experience for that child, and now, it’s the final step.”

"She will die!"

"She won't."

Hua Yanshu looked into the distance again: "You know that child's tail is gray, right?"

"Yeah, so what?"

"Don't you know what kind of talent your sister has? What kind of child do you think she and the sect leader of the Void Spirit Sect could have?"

Qing Xuelan's pupils contracted: "You mean...?"

Hua Yanshu sighed helplessly: "Well, don't forget, she's the villain."

"The villain's talent is never weak."

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The bamboo house, nestled near the earthen slope, stood there all alone.

In the small room, golden light filled the room. Hua Yanshu looked at the baby in the swaddling clothes, then at the old fox-man beside her.

"Is this really a good idea?" Hua Yanshu asked. "She's a beastman, yet she possesses a human-born immortal body and has gained the rare talent [Affinity with All Things]. In other words, this child is an existence that defies common sense and can completely walk a path that no one has ever walked before. Her golden tail is her honor. If, as you say, I use my secret method to turn it gray, this child will probably be bullied by others, won't she?"

The old fox smiled, looking at the child in the swaddling clothes with a hint of affection: "Yes, I have made up my mind. Please begin, Chief."

Hua Yanshu frowned slightly: "Are you sure? Isn't it a pity that such talent is hidden?"

The old fox laughed and said, "Chief, I am also educated. Although the talent of affinity with all things is good, to fully activate it, one must go through a great life-and-death experience and great terror. The difficulty of awakening it is almost no different from the legendary Nirvana. Most elders hope that their descendants will be safe and happy. Who would want her to go through those things?"

Hua Yanshu remained silent, gazing at the baby girl in her swaddling clothes.

The baby girl stared at her with her big, bright eyes, blinking.

The old fox continued, "I don't want my granddaughter to be looked down upon either. If possible, I would like you, the clan leader, to give her a slightly more normal-looking face, but I know that's impossible."

Hua Yanshu nodded: "That's right, this woman is very special. If I use my secret technique, I can only turn her into gray, I can't turn her into any other color."

She thought of something—perhaps the elders, or perhaps her own mother—and asked, "What kind of path do you hope this child will take?"

The old fox shook her head: "It's not my choice which path she takes. I only wish for her safety and happiness. If one day she decides to take that terrifying, life-or-death path, I will support her."

Hua Yanshu was slightly surprised: "I thought you did this to prevent her from taking that path."

The old fox man laughed: "What path my granddaughter wants to take is more important than the path itself."

Hua Yanshu was extremely shocked and remained silent for a long time.

Finally, she said, "I understand, everything is as you wish."

"Thank you, Chief Clan Leader."

Before leaving the house, Hua Yanshu turned to look at the old fox.

The old fox was holding the baby girl, singing a nursery rhyme: "Rock-a-bye baby, rock-a-bye to grandma's house..."

The baby girl reached out and grabbed the old fox's finger, smiling brightly.

That smile pierced the darkness and was imprinted on Hua Yanshu's heart.

She murmured, "The path you choose to take is more important than the path itself..."

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"Later, I secretly kept an eye on them and did help them a few times. In fact, I even went to a human to get the child's clothes." Under Qing Xuelan's shocked gaze, Hua Yanshu said calmly, "But there were many things to do in the clan. On one hand, I had to prepare for the clan's relocation; on the other hand, I was also searching for a way out for the clan before the next clash between good and evil. So, naturally, I paid less attention to that child. I repeatedly emphasized the rule against harming fellow clansmen, also to prevent anyone from causing trouble for that child, but I never expected..."

Hua Yanshu sighed helplessly, "That child still ended up on this path."

Qing Xuelan didn't know what to say, so she could only say, "Perhaps, this can be considered fate?"

“No, there has never been any such thing as fate.” Hua Yanshu shook her head and retorted, “Just like your mother said, what kind of path you want to take is more important than the path itself. Perhaps we don’t have many choices, but our feet are our own. What kind of path we take, how far we go, and whether we want to go at all are all in our hearts.”

“Look,” Hua Yanshu pointed to the light in the distance, “that child has embarked on the path he wanted to take.”

Despite the raging flames, Li Chumo was completely unharmed.

Flames, light, everything was being absorbed by her, healing her wounds.

"Our clan's secret technique, [Harmony with All Things], was created by imitating human innate abilities. Its main function is to absorb human essence, energy, and spirit to nourish its own flesh and blood," Hua Yanshu explained. "The true Harmony with All Things can turn all the energy in the world into its own nourishment, thereby growing stronger."

“Look, that child has been reborn.”

A terrifying light burst forth from Li Chumo's body.

She shot off the ground like an arrow, heading straight for the ball of light above.