The improved female villains regained their memories.

Between his fate and the path Yang Pingsheng was meant to take, he chose the latter.

So Yang Pingsheng said to Lin Feng, "I'm not as dashing as you."

“You already know how to live this life, but I don’t. The past, the dead, have left me no time to think about this. The troubles left by Ye Buxin, the altered fate of humanity—these all need me to correct them.”

"I don't know how to live, I only know that some responsibilities cannot be shirked."

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These two old friends chatted for a long time, about the world and about each other.

They talked about the situation and the League of Heroes, but to their surprise, the very next day, something unexpected happened.

A rebellion suddenly broke out within the Guigu Sect, with some disgruntled disciples uniting to protest. Outside the Guigu Sect, the eliminated disciples suddenly gathered and questioned the fact that the cultivation path for the world had not yet been determined.

They held the Q&A book, the Heavenly Dao Cultivation Record, and some even dug up something from somewhere about the Qin Dynasty when it still existed—that when the First Emperor unified the world, he had already set a cultivation path with the Guardian Heaven Sect. Since it had been set long ago, why didn't the Ghost Valley Sect adopt it?

Is there a problem with the cultivation path, or does the Guigu School have ulterior motives?

The opposition was growing, and while the six masters could explain themselves internally, they simply couldn't explain themselves to outsiders.

The capital city was caught in the storm, like an ark trapped in a tempest. Yang Pingsheng had not returned to the desolate mountain in recent days, but stayed in the center of the capital city, facing this raging storm with the six great masters.

New intelligence has arrived, saying that someone outside found a stone turtle in the river. On the back of the stone turtle is carved a path to immortality: [First, form an immortal body, then gather spiritual energy, nurture the spiritual root, temper the body and remove impurities, cultivate killing techniques, at the very least become earth, then heaven, after heaven, transform into true immortality, and merge with the Dao of gods.]

This path is the very path that the Heavenly Guardian Sect and the First Emperor devised back then.

The six masters looked at Yang Pingsheng with strange eyes. Back then, they were unaware of the inside story of this matter.

Yang Pingsheng's face was grim. This path was indeed feasible, but the ultimate goal was to unite with the Heavenly Dao. The stone tortoise only had the words "Unite with the Dao" engraved on its back, but it did not specify which Dao it was uniting with.

The mastermind behind this must have been one of the powerful figures of that time, like Fusu and Li Si, involved in these core matters.

Back then, almost all the members of the Qin royal family had died out, and many nobles fled during Ye Buxin's reign. This made it impossible for Yang Pingsheng to determine his target, or even to make a guess.

Jixia Academy? Or someone from Fusu's past?

What was his purpose? Was it to restore the Qin state, or did he simply want to create chaos in the world?

Yang Pingsheng, seeing the glances exchanged between the six masters, understood that what he needed to do now was to calm the internal situation.

However, before he could speak, another talisman flew in, bringing back new information.

Someone took this path and succeeded.

Xu Boyu, the head of the Xu family.

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The Xu family originally ruled a small state during the Warring States period, named the State of Xu.

In the earliest times, the State of Wu first destroyed the State of Xu, then the State of Yue destroyed the State of Wu, and finally the State of Chu destroyed the State of Yue. The territory of the State of Xu was incorporated into the State of Chu, and the Xu family became nobles. When the First Emperor unified the country and the State of Chu was destroyed, the Xu family, like other nobles, was relocated to the capital of Qin.

However, not all members of the Xu family came to the capital. The Xu family that came to the capital back then was the main branch, while the branch generation was still active in the Chu region. They kept a low profile in order to avoid the attention of the Qin state.

During Ye Buxin's time, the capital was in chaos, and the main branch suffered heavy losses. He fled back to the old Chu territory with some people. Yang Pingsheng did not know much about the Xu family at that time, but he did not believe that these people had not been involved in the Qin court politics or brought back some secret information to the branch.

Regardless, the mastermind behind it all has now revealed themselves, and the six top experts have a target to target and are starting to devise ways to counter it.

But Yang Pingsheng could never feel at ease.

That familiar sense of dread returned. He stood at the entrance of the main hall, looking up at the sky.

The sky was dark and boundless, stretching as far as the eye could see.

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After the Xu family emerged, they became very active, and Yang Pingsheng soon received new intelligence.

Xu Boyu and the envoy of the Heavenly Guardian Sect met in full view of everyone. The envoy of the Heavenly Guardian Sect acknowledged the existence of the cultivation path and declared that the Heavenly Guardian Sect would not interfere in the affairs of the human race. However, if the human race chose to rebuild the national system, the Heavenly Guardian Sect could step in and become the sect that protects the country.

If that's true, then this country would be the most powerful country in the world, and with the support of the Heavenly Guardian Sect, it might even be able to endure for a long time.

Yang Pingsheng knew that the Ghost Valley Sect had not developed a unified path to immortality, which put them at a disadvantage. Most people need guidance to cultivate immortality. If there were a universally recognized and visible path, who would want to be blind and try to cross the river by feeling their way across? Moreover, the Heavenly Guardian Sect had a strong sense of sanctity. Its envoy said that he would not interfere, but the latter half of his statement already showed bias.

The conflict has resurfaced, and if it is not handled properly, the world will once again be plunged into war.

Yang Pingsheng climbed to the top of the tallest building in the capital and looked down at the world.

Back then, in the capital, he witnessed love and hate, intrigue and conspiracy. Now, those things and people are in the past, leaving him alone to watch over the world.

Why is it so difficult to bring peace and tranquility to the world?

Will taking that path of cultivation and becoming nourishment for the Heavenly Guardian Sect truly bring peace to the world? Even if the Heavenly Guardian Sect's actions are intended to resist the Great Void, the ultimate result will only be to protect those who will enter the White World in the future. How many people will actually be able to enter the White World and merge with the Dao? Can those who achieve perfect harmony with the Dao truly simulate the effects of the Heavenly Dao?

These are all unknown.

In Yang Pingsheng's view, the sages of humankind should not be blindly worshipped. The so-called sages neither follow the ancients nor improve themselves in the present. Following the ancients makes one fall behind the times, while improving oneself in the present makes one obstructed by circumstances.

To bring peace of mind to the people, we must let them solve these problems themselves.

As he was thinking, a talisman flew over.

It was delivered by Lin Feng; the message was very short, only two words.

【Bu Xin】

The talisman is unstable and will vanish the moment it comes into contact with the spirit.

Just like his master, who only had time to write these two words because of the urgency of the situation.

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The demon has returned.

It has returned with the worst curse.

It's a vibrant green; don't stare at it for too long.

That demon didn't care.

It withdrew all the love it had given, turning it into all hatred.

It will never love you again; you should be sure of that.

That surging green, that decaying green, is a harbinger of death and the inability to be reborn.

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Yang Pingsheng closed his eyes.

He took a deep breath, trying to calm himself down.

He knew that girl too well. If she really wasn't dead, if she really came back, then she should be watching him right now, or even possibly right beside him.

Sure enough, a soft sound came from beside my ear, like someone blowing on me: "Why did you close your eyes?"

Under the dark sky, the soft voice struck Yang Pingsheng's heart like a heavy hammer.

He opened his eyes and saw that the person was standing next to him, together on the high-rise building.

This is neither fantasy nor a dream.

The demon has returned, carrying all her hatred.

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The sky and the earth were eerily quiet.

Ye Buxin still used the appearance of a princess, and as before, she was incomparably beautiful.

"Ping Sheng, I'm back."

"..."

"Aren't you happy to see a former close friend?"

Where is Lin Feng?

“That person…” Ye Buxin began, her tone calm, “is a very capable person. Even when forced into that situation, he still thought of sending you a message.”

The voice was light and airy, yet it sent chills down your spine.

"Why care about him? In your life, he has never been your confidant, nor your subordinate. You can't even be considered friends with him. At most, he is an old acquaintance. Why do you care so much about his life?"

Yang Pingsheng turned around and looked directly at her.

Ye Buxin looked straight at those dark eyes, a faint smile appearing on her lips.

"are you angry?"

Her smile was forced and insincere, gradually transforming into a distorted beauty.

"Then be angry. I will not only make you angry, but also make you despair and plunge you into the deepest abyss."

"Yang Pingsheng, I will make you wish you were dead."

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"The path you must take."

"The ambition you want to achieve."

"Everything you must protect."

"I will destroy them all, including you."

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Long, flowing green hair catches the eye and is quite striking.

Yang Pingsheng remained silent, watching her coldly without uttering a word.

His expression seemed to say, "You think you can take me on?"

Ye Buxin chuckled softly, then stepped into thin air and landed on the floating sky.

She moved forward step by step, standing above the capital.

"You're still the same as always. You seem thoughtful all your life, but you just wait for the other party to make a mistake before you try to kill them with one blow."

"But unfortunately, I am no longer the person I used to be. My only mistake was corrected the moment you drew your sword to stab me."

"I really wanted to give you a dignified ending, to let you die a glorious death, but unfortunately, I also have my own path to walk. I have already written a grand script, and I did not leave you the spot as the protagonist."

"I'm sorry, Yang Pingsheng, you've been deceived so thoroughly that you don't even have the right to take your final bow."

The sky was dyed green.