The improved female villains regained their memories.

System Two panicked and unleashed all the heavenly tribulations it could control, including thunder, flames, and storms.

Li Chumo did not avoid it and absorbed it all.

She rushed into the ball of light, and then, golden light burst forth.

"Aa ...

"Get away from me!!"

Li Chumo grasped the source and absorbed it all.

"I shouldn't have..." she said, her eyes bloodshot, gritting her teeth, almost roaring.

"I shouldn't have ended up like this!"

Chapter 469 Hidden Dangers of the Heavenly Guardian Sect

Time: Now.

The Guardian Heaven Sect stood quietly in the sky.

The misty clouds obscured everything, and many buildings were deeply hidden within them.

In the main hall of Ling Tiandu, she listened silently to the God of Wine's report, her body hidden behind the bed curtains.

"...What a devastating loss."

The three divine beasts—the Lucky Cat, the Divine Sparrow, and the Bifang—all perished in battle, and Gu Ziang lost consciousness and remains unconscious to this day.

The latter, as one of the twelve guardians, has an obvious role. As for the former, the divine beasts of the Guardian Sect are all ancient relics that have survived since ancient times. Each one is a genuine divine beast. Now, because all the villains have died, their souls have returned to heaven and earth, and there is no way to save them.

"puff."

Ling Tiandu suddenly coughed up blood, and his already pale face became even paler.

The God of Wine was startled and quickly said, "Ling'er, are you alright? I'll go find Granny Weaver Girl..."

"No need to trouble Uncle Wine God, I'm just extremely anxious right now." She said, "My mother-in-law might need your help, could you please go and check on her for me?"

"........good."

After the God of Wine left the main hall, Ling Tiandu, taking advantage of the absence of others, planned to activate the deduction once again.

As mentioned before, Ling Tiandu's deduction techniques are a series, all of which she created herself. There are a total of nine techniques: Big Dipper, Southern Star, Five Stars, Eight Winds, Twenty-Eight Mansions, Sun and Moon, Nine Provinces, Bright Jade, and Spirit Yarrow. Each deduction is different. For example, the Twenty-Eight Mansions are used to deduce the location of people, while the Eight Winds are used to deduce the hidden dangers of certain things.

The one that Ling Tiandu is using now is the Eight Winds.

When she first set foot on the grasslands, she was forced to use divine beasts such as Qiongqi. However, Qiongqi was different from Jiubahuang and Shenque. That guy was extremely averse to the protagonist system and had a strong distrust of all protagonists.

Many protagonists throughout history have had conflicts with this Qiongqi. Although it is powerful, it is also brave and ruthless. Given the opportunity, it will seize the protagonist's power.

The mythical beasts have different temperaments, but most of them prefer to live in seclusion. There are very few like Qiongqi who insist on clashing with the protagonist.

A gentle breeze brought the result to Ling Tiandu. She rubbed her temples, her head aching, and muttered to herself, "Just as I thought..."

The death of Bifang, the lucky cat who cooperated with Ling Tiandu, exacerbated the neutral divine beasts' distrust of Ling Tiandu. The death of the divine sparrow, which was part of the protagonist's faction, also affected Jiu Bahuang, another protagonist's faction. In addition, Gu Ziang was asleep, and the power of the protectors was weakened. Qiongqi might use these events as a starting point to attack Ling Tiandu.

"Damn it, in this bloody battle in the Northern Territory, all my actions were clearly Yuan Ji's doing, so why did we suffer such a crushing defeat? Could it be that without Yuan Ji, our Guardian Heaven Sect would have been completely wiped out?"

Yuanji is the most auspicious number in the divination.

Diviners seek good fortune and avoid misfortune, and the best of all good fortunes is the most auspicious one.

In this battle, Ling Tiandu was certain that his actions had not been flawed, and Shi Guijia's forces had indeed suffered a significant blow, but the result...

She, the Protector of Heaven Sect, also received no benefit.

The only consolation was that the culprit, Shi Guijia, had been captured alive, but for some reason, Ling Tiandu felt something was off.

According to Jiu Ba Huang's description, Shi Guijia originally had the upper hand, but for some reason, she suddenly fell into the hands of the God of Wine. Before the two of them could react, Yang Pingsheng arrived.

Of course, the final result was that Jiu Ba Huang beat Yang Pingsheng up. If Song Panning hadn't used the formation that had been laid in advance, Jiu Ba Huang probably would have captured Yang Pingsheng on the spot.

Later, the villains disappeared. Qiongqi led his men to sweep across the entire grassland, but they found no trace of them.

"Fortunately, Shi Guijia fell into the hands of the God of Wine; if she had been captured by Qiongqi..."

Ling Tiandu narrowed his eyes slightly. If that were the case, Qiongqi would probably have another excuse to cause trouble.

She would never forget the scene when she led her men to attack the grasslands, and Qiongqi overstepped his bounds and arrogantly gave orders.

"In this battle, we clearly obtained all the Yuanji, but the situation is getting worse and worse. Is it another villain's doing, or is it the mastermind I've been investigating...? In any case, I must nip the seeds of division in the Heavenly Guardian Sect in the bud. Qiongqi, hmph..."

Ling Tian's spiritual energy circulated, and the deduction began again.

This time, the deduction has finally yielded some results.

Ling Tiandu worked tirelessly, continuing to deduce along this line of reasoning.

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grassland.

Qiongqi stood expressionless in the sky.

Its figure appeared and disappeared among the clouds, seemingly blending into the surrounding shadows. It was tall and slender, with a sharply defined face and a pair of deep eyes that gleamed with a cold light. Its thick and long eyebrows were slightly raised, revealing a hint of cunning.

His hair was as black as night, combed into a meticulous slicked-back style, each strand appearing exceptionally neat, as if even the wind could not disturb his order. His lips were tightly pursed, his features cold and hard, giving him an unquestionable sense of authority.

Qiongqi!

One of the four ancient ferocious beasts, it once helped the protagonist, the Yellow Emperor, in the ancient war, but because it was dissatisfied with the so-called protagonist system, it was guarded against by many protagonists later on.

It was ferocious and enjoyed eating people before joining the Yellow Emperor. Later, it questioned Shun, but was subdued by the other party using the secret treasure of heaven and earth, the sword Soul Heart. It was also from Shun that restrictions were placed on it and the other three ferocious beasts, and their related permissions were also blocked.

In fact, many mythical beasts are already bound to the Heavenly Dao behind the human race, and their power comes from it to some extent. However, Qiongqi is an exception. Its power comes from itself. Even if the Heavenly Dao does not grant it authority, it still has the combat power of a True Immortal.

"It's ugly, absolutely ugly. What kind of bullshit deduction was this? In the end, things still turned out this way. Three colleagues died in battle, and one of the protectors even had his consciousness severed by a mere Earth Immortal. That Earth Immortal was even a human chess piece before. It's fucking ridiculous!"

The surrounding area was filled with such dense demonic energy that it formed a tangible vortex, like a storm, that the entire grassland changed color.

"And that mortal brat, a mere mortal, dared to block the immortals of my Guardian Heaven Sect, what a disgrace!"

Its roar shook the earth and thundered the sky.

After a moment, it calmed down and used some kind of secret technique to enter a space.

The space is purple and can only be entered by conscious avatars. Four chairs are arranged around it, like four thrones.

This is a unique consciousness space of the four ferocious beasts. Each beast can create its own space. Once a beast creates a space, the other three beasts will receive it and can choose to enter.

For thousands of years, the four ferocious beasts have agreed not to use such secret techniques unless it is a major event. Now that Qiongqi has chosen to use a secret technique, the other three ferocious beasts naturally know that it is planning something big.

The purple space suddenly darkened, and a moment later, four pairs of scarlet pupils lit up.

"Qiongqi, why did you choose to use this secret technique? Has something major happened?" the Taotie on the left asked in a gruff voice.

“If you want to talk about the divine sparrows, then there’s no need to say anything.” The Taotie on the right said in a hoarse voice, “Divine beasts die to protect the Dao, it is only right that way, you can’t blame anyone else.”

The chaos on the other side remained silent, as it always had.

Qiongqi stared coldly at his three colleagues, paused for a long time, and then slowly spoke.

"I called you here, of course, not for the grassland issue."

In the pitch-black space, three pieces of paper appeared out of thin air and landed in the hands of the three ferocious beasts.

“A few days ago, the Heroes Alliance contacted me and offered to help me.”

This is why Qiongqi used its secret techniques.

Not long ago, it received a letter from the Heroes Alliance. In the letter, the Heroes Alliance expressed their understanding of the protagonist and the villain's affairs, and claimed that they knew many inside stories and were willing to help the divine beast force behind Qiongqi and become the new spokesperson for the "Heavenly Way".

It's no longer important where the Heroes Alliance came from; what matters is that the letter contained a lot of secret information about the Heavenly Guardian Sect, and most importantly, that they fully understood Qiongqi's ambitions and were willing to cooperate with it.

The four ferocious beasts had long ago sworn an oath to advance and retreat together. This matter was of great importance, and Qiongqi had no choice but to consult with the other three ferocious beasts.

"This is unacceptable. The intentions of this Heroes' Alliance are all too clear: they want us to fight against the protagonist so they can reap the benefits. In my opinion, the origins of this Heroes' Alliance are unclear, and they are very likely connected to the villains." Taotie was the first to object in a deep voice: "The matter of the Guardian Sect should be handled by the Guardian Sect. Why do we need these clowns to point fingers?"

As soon as it finished speaking, the Taotie sitting opposite it sneered and retorted, "The Heroes Alliance uses us, so why can't we use them? Besides, the letter clearly states that they also want the villain to die, and if possible, they can even cooperate with us to kill the villain. We've always wanted to take action against the protagonist, but as divine beasts, we certainly wouldn't have the right to do so. These outsiders are just the right thing to do."

"This matter is of great importance, and these people are also very suspicious. The information in the letter is all highly confidential information of the Guardian Heaven Sect. I will say it again: any disputes are internal matters of our Guardian Heaven Sect. How can we let outsiders interfere?" Taotie said, shaking his head.

The Heavenly Guardian Sect has a profound foundation from ancient times to the present. Some old immortals have lived for a long time, and it is inevitable that they will have some conflicts. This is normal in Taotie's view, but it would be foolish for outsiders to take advantage of these conflicts.

"We've been waiting for so long, and the protagonists have come and gone. If we keep waiting like this, when will this twisted system finally end?" Taotie said with extreme dissatisfaction. "Don't forget, this is the last battle between the Heavenly Dao and the Human Dao. After this battle, no matter who wins or loses, we old relics will have no place to use our skills. Do you really intend to wait for that so-called protagonist to arrange a place for us to live?"

"You know this is the last battle, so we can't act rashly." Taotie retorted without any politeness. "We are just demon beasts. The so-called divine beasts are just fancy names. The world is no longer ours. We decided to follow the human race back then, so we have to keep going. Our interests are already deeply intertwined with theirs. If the Heavenly Dao collapses, let alone a place to live, whether we can even survive will be a problem."

The two sides argued endlessly, and Qiongqi, getting a headache from listening, looked at Chaos opposite him and asked, "Chaos, what do you think?"

Chaos was silent for two seconds, then looked up and said, "........."

“What Chaos said makes sense.” Taotie nodded and said, “Whether we report it or cooperate, this group knows so much about the Guardian Heaven Sect, we should investigate them.”

“In that case, let us investigate privately,” Taotie said. “That way, we have the autonomy, and it will be easier for us to decide whether to advance or retreat.”

Seeing that the three had determined the general direction, Qiongqi said, "In that case, let's discuss the specific details."

It was rare for him not to be irritable; it was only in this space that Qiongqi could remain calm.

Just as the four ferocious beasts were discussing their plans, Xu Weibang also received the same letter at the imperial palace.

He stood under the corridor of the Imperial Garden, watching the clouds drift and gather in the sky.

Fang Wu stood behind him, looking at the letter with a furrowed brow.

After reading it, he looked up at Xu Weibang and said, "Your Majesty, this Alliance of Heroes is very dangerous. Let me investigate the situation before you make a decision."

Xu Weibang smiled and said, "Fang Wu, do you think I have any other choice?"

"this........"

Absorbing the dragon vein and colluding with the villains—no matter how you look at it, turning against the Heavenly Guardian Sect is only a matter of time.

"Your Majesty, I don't think we're ready yet," Fang Wu said with difficulty.

In the eyes of ordinary people, the royal family is a high and mighty existence, but from the perspective of the protagonist and the villain, the royal family's power is actually the weakest. There is only one true immortal, Fang Wu, and the remaining celestial immortals are not even enough to fill the gaps between Luo Benmo's teeth or the Guardian Heaven Sect's teeth.

“No matter what, Your Majesty…” Fang Wu wanted to say something more, but before he could finish, another voice rang out from around the corner of the corridor.

“Father, the tree may wish to be still, but the wind will not cease. We and the Guardian Sect will inevitably clash sooner or later.”

It was Xu Baxian. Unusually, he wasn't wearing armor, but rather his everyday royal clothes.

Xu Weibang turned his head and looked at his son, his calm eyes revealing no emotion: "You unfilial son, do you know how much trouble you have brought me?"