The improved female villains regained their memories.

"Alright, if you don't understand, then I will answer you."

The Demon King sat down cross-legged, and the master and disciple began their final lesson across the prison.

"You have received the protagonist's inheritance and have memories of six lifetimes, so you should have a general understanding of the Heavenly Dao and the Human Dao, right?" the Demon King asked.

“Yes, disciple does have some knowledge of this.” Ling Tiandu nodded.

"The Way of Heaven and the Way of Man, to put it bluntly, are ultimately just one path, and what determines how to walk this path is intention," the Demon King said.

The Way of Heaven, the Way of Man, the Will of Heaven, the Will of Man.

The Way of Heaven gives birth to all things, and long ago, the will of Heaven resided within them.

Heaven endowed all things with destiny and energy, so in the beginning of heaven and earth, humans were not the only dominant species.

However, after a series of developments, the human race grew stronger and stronger, forming the Way of Humanity. Within the Way of Humanity resides human will, which contains the most complex emotions of being human.

It is because of emotions that people are so vibrant, but it is also because of emotions that people are prone to selfishness and do many incomprehensible things.

Later, humanity wanted the Heavenly Dao to support only its own people, which was the greatest selfish desire and the greatest emotion. Therefore, human will was entrusted to the Heavenly Dao. However, the Heavenly Dao is for the public good and still holds the power to bestow destinies. So it seeks out those with the deepest emotions, endows them with powerful talents, and combines them with their innate nature to allow them to liberate the Heavenly Dao.

At this point, the distinction between heaven and man was blurred.

"Humans are very peculiar creatures. They have ambition, ability, and selfishness. The ancient sages realized that the way of humanity is inferior to the way of heaven, and the final result is the decline of emotions, which is not conducive to the development of the human race. So they tried every means to seize the way of heaven for themselves."

"However, the way of Heaven is for the public good, and wanting the way of Heaven to serve the human race exclusively is their greatest selfish desire."

"Humanity is driven by self-interest, containing the deepest human emotions, and the outcome is primarily driven by emotion. However, fate endows some people with powerful abilities and an unshakable nature, which leads to people born from this background who do not listen to others or accept popular ideologies and theories. They treat everyone the same, rejecting all of them, and only want to implement their own ideas."

"It is both private and public."

"Since the distinction between humans and the divine is blurred, the definition of villains was created in order to differentiate them and find the true enemy."

"The so-called villains are people like this—they have the ability and talent to put their ideals into practice, and they are extremely obsessive, willing to do anything for their ideals, even creating a living hell."

As the Demon King spoke, he looked at Ling Tiandu, his eyes becoming even more complicated: "So, disciple, how am I supposed to face you? You were born with the destiny of a villain, but now, you and your sister have swapped destinies, and you have also gathered the talents of other villains. You have already exceeded our definition of a villain."

"Wait, Master," Ling Tiandu said, "You said villains all have extremely high talent, but before I experienced all this, I never had any remarkable talent. I was just a useless piece of trash..."

"It seems you don't understand what your own talent is," the Demon King said.

"What? Master, what do you mean by that?"

"You were originally a villain, and a villain in the main world at that. In the final battle between Heaven's will and human will, how could Heaven not grant you talent? I was able to discover the secret by using the system based on what you said. Your talent is more terrifying than the talent of any other villain."

At this point, the Demon King stared at Ling Tiandu, at this disciple who had once made him proud: "But unfortunately, your talent can only be activated when it is matched with your destiny. Originally, the will of Heaven gave you this fate so that you would become the most terrifying villain in history. However, you and your sister swapped destinies, which means that you can no longer activate your talent."

Ling Tiandu stood there stunned, clearly not expecting the Demon King to say that.

“Now you are the protagonist, the chosen one of my Guardian Heaven Sect.” The Demon King stood up and said, “I don’t know what to do either, but no matter what, I must first find out everything, understand the mechanism of the world’s reincarnation and the true face of the mastermind behind it all. Only then can I be at ease.”

"Master, are you going to perform a soul search on me!?"

The Demon King stopped speaking and answered Ling Tiandu's question with his actions.

He suddenly stood up, opened his hand, revealing the magic weapon in his palm. In that instant, Ling Tiandu felt a pulling sensation on his soul.

The next moment, the entire world collapsed.

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Taixu.

A shooting star streaked across the sky.

The pink figure abruptly stepped back, looking at the green figure in surprise: "What are you doing?"

The green figure said leisurely, "What, is there a problem?"

"You actually managed to have your avatar mimic the Demon King to deceive Ling Tiandu? You even transformed your immortal artifact?"

"Your question doesn't seem to fall within the scope of our trading."

"Hmph, fine, then I won't ask," the pink figure said. "I want to see what tricks you have up your sleeve to make Ling Tiandu return his talent."

The green figure laughed and said, "Then you just wait and see."

The two figures disliked each other, and after exchanging sarcastic remarks, they each returned to their own worlds.

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It was that familiar light and the feeling of falling again.

Having already gone through six cycles, Ling Tiandu was used to it.

However, this time was different from all before. Ling Tiandu's mind was in complete chaos, and he was still thinking about the Demon King's words until the very end.

The villain's talent...

Could it be that I really am a genius?

She had a terrible headache, and when she was finally captured, she had no other information besides her master.

What exactly happened?

The light grew brighter and brighter, and the chaotic river roared, giving her no time to think.

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Time: The seventh cycle.

"Which of your two children is the older sister and which is the younger sister?"

"Immortal, the one in your arms is the elder sister, and the other one is the younger sister."

"Both of your children are quite good; I want to take them as my apprentices."

"Huh!? Even the immortals want to take them in?"

"Yes. Your children bear a heavy responsibility. Our human race is about to reach its most critical moment, and we still need your children to lead the way in the future. Take good care of them, and I will come again when they are a little older."

"I will certainly fulfill your orders, Immortal. Now that my younger sister has chosen a name, why don't you give my older sister a name as well?"

"Very well, this child's birth caused a celestial phenomenon, so she is bound to be extraordinary in all aspects of life, perhaps even envied by the heavens. How about we name her—"

"—Is Lingtian jealous?"

Chapter 554 The Game

Time quietly marches on, and soon, another twelve years have passed.

Today is the first day that the Guardian Heaven Sect publicly teaches the genius of the City Lord's Mansion. Half a month ago, many small sects from the surrounding area gathered near Nine Heavens City. It is said that even the royal family sent people.

This topic has been a hot topic in Jiutian City for almost a month. People can be seen discussing it on both sides of the street at any time. Storytellers turn the genius's experience into stories, and the streets are packed with people almost every day.

"Aren't you working there? Have you met that genius? Is he really as amazing as the legends say?"

When Yi Changcun carried firewood in, he saw his mother's friend chatting with his mother.

He put the firewood in the yard and saw a figure rushing towards him.

"Brother Changcun!"

Yi Changcun caught the ten-year-old girl with practiced ease. He looked at the pigtails sticking up in front of him and subconsciously touched them, which made the girl glare at him angrily.

He asked with a smile, "Xiaoyun, what brings you here with your mother today?"

The woman gossiping with his mother in the room was the little girl's mother.

Their two families have always had a good relationship, but Xiaoyun's family doesn't live in Jiutian City. Her mother only takes her into the city occasionally when there's a chance.

"That genius is about to be born, so my mother brought me here to broaden my horizons." Seeing Yi Changcun smile, Xiaoyun was no longer annoyed and generously forgave his act of pulling her braid. "Of course, another reason is that it's easier for us to sell things if there are more people!"

She spoke with such self-righteousness, behaving like a little money-grubber.

Inside the room, the mother and Xiaoyun's mother had come out and were smiling at the two of them.

"These two kids still have such a good relationship," Xiaoyun's mother said with a smile.

“It’s fate,” Yi Changcun’s mother added.

Xiaoyun buried her face in Yi Changcun's arms, while Yi Changcun simply looked at his mother.

He couldn't see his mother's face clearly, but he could see the color that was rising in their eyes.

"Changcun, Xiaoyun rarely comes to visit, why don't you take her out and have some fun?" he heard his mother say.

"But Mother, firewood..."

"Never mind that, take your sister out to play, but don't go too far."

He couldn't read his mother's expression, so he could only let her push him and Xiaoyun out.

The door slammed shut, and Yi Changcun stood there with Xiaoyun in the doorway.

Dark clouds gathered in the sky above Jiutian City.

'It's going to rain soon,' Yi Changcun thought to himself.

The air grew humid and hot. On the other side of the street, a riot of colors mingled together, like a giant dye vat. The noise was deafening; the business activities surrounding that genius never ceased.

"The City Lord's genius actually likes this kind of food! I'll tell you what this genius likes to eat for just two coins!"

"The latest novel, 'My Genius Sister'!"

"The same cultivation uniform worn by the geniuses of the City Lord's Mansion, guaranteed to be exactly the same!"

The sounds of vendors hawking their wares filled the air, and waves of people surged through the commercial street, with the sounds of bargaining echoing everywhere.

Twelve-year-old Yi Changcun seemed out of place on this street. He looked at Xiaoyun beside him and asked, "Xiaoyun, where do you want to go?"

He heard the little girl's sweet reply: "Wherever Brother Changcun goes, I will go."

That's a cunning answer.

He looked at the single color emanating from Xiaoyun's body—the color of conscience, such a pure color, which he had only ever seen on Xiaoyun.

He didn't want to see this color enter a large dye vat like the commercial street and be polluted by other colors, so he said, "Brother will take you to the river to catch fish?"

"Good~"

After catching fish and playing in the water, it was still early, and the commercial street was still bustling. Above Jiutian City, dark clouds had gathered, but this still couldn't dampen the enthusiasm of the crowd.

Yi Changcun clapped his hands and looked at the sky: "Xiaoyun, let's go back."

"No!" Xiaoyun refused angrily. "If we go back, Mother will make me carry all those strange things. I don't want to carry them! I want to stay with Brother Changcun a little longer."