The improved female villains regained their memories.

The finish line will surely be reached.

Yang Pingsheng glanced at Wen Shihan and made up his mind.

The twilight light grew increasingly soft, its warm orange glow spilling onto the snow and tinging the white world with a pale golden hue. Through the gaps in the branches, the light formed golden beams, making the snow appear crystal clear, as if each snowflake were a delicate crystal artifact.

The magical artifact has stopped responding, and I don't know why.

As night approached, Wen Shihan took the boy into the mountains to find wild game and practice using spiritual energy. Yang Pingsheng stayed in the room, analyzing the magic artifact with the True Mark of the Great Dao. Qi Feng, who was beside him, watched as the spiritual light in the net flickered and then quickly went out, and suddenly asked, "Are you thinking of a way?"

"Hmm?" Yang Pingsheng looked at it.

“You won’t let Wen Shihan sacrifice himself, I know you too well,” Qi Feng said confidently. “You’re trying to find a way to resolve this.”

“That’s the rule. I’ve checked it with the Great Dao True Mark. There’s no other way.” Yang Pingsheng answered quickly. “Wen Shihan and I have already reached an agreement. She won’t stop me, and I won’t stop her.”

"If the end of this road is death, would you really let her die in your place?" Qi Feng's eyes widened.

“That was her decision, and I couldn’t stop her,” Yang Pingsheng said, the remaining fiery red of the setting sun casting a blurry yet dazzling glow on him.

"No, this isn't like you. Although I don't know what you would do, you certainly wouldn't look at Wen Shihan like this." Qi Feng stared intently, trying to discern something from his expression.

Unfortunately, it couldn't see anything; all it could see was a dizzying sensation.

Yang Pingsheng looked toward the setting sun with a sense of unease.

What a beautiful view!

The room suddenly fell silent. Yang Pingsheng slowly exhaled, and the Great Dao True Mark and the Network One merged together, finally uncovering the hidden timeline.

He smiled, as if to himself, and also as if to Qi Feng: "She has her choice, and I have mine."

"We'll see whose choice comes out on top in the end."

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No one can truly be carefree and at ease.

After collaborating with Yang Pingsheng, Lin Feng understood this point.

For him, being in the public eye was exhausting, so he refused the position and honors offered by Yang Pingsheng, and instead secretly helped Yang Pingsheng with some tasks.

However, the world has become increasingly unstable lately, with the emergence of new cultivation paths, the sudden appearance of alliances of heroes, and Xu Boyu leading the rise of the Xu family.

Lin Feng's last meeting with Yang Pingsheng was in the main hall. The two old friends talked a lot, about the world and about the person.

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.

Lin Feng could understand Yang Pingsheng's actions, but those other people wouldn't.

Everyone cultivates immortality to gain power for themselves; we'll talk about the Taixu incident later.

Even the six top experts felt dissatisfied with Yang Pingsheng to some extent.

They followed Yang Pingsheng to overthrow Ye Buxin's rule, but now they are unwilling to continue down this path with him.

Lin Feng understood that the so-called general trend of the world was nothing more than a matter of self-interest.

Whether Yang Pingsheng can continue down this path has become a question.

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But Lin Feng still accepted the task given to him by Yang Pingsheng.

The Heroes Alliance mainly operated in the south, and Lin Feng followed the clues until he arrived in the Baiyue region.

It's called an alliance of heroes, but it's full of all sorts of people from all walks of life, and some of them are far less skilled than the disciples of the Lin Feng Sect.

To his surprise, there were actually his disciples in the Heroes' Alliance.

The eldest disciple he saved back then was among them.

How is this going?

He witnessed firsthand how his eldest disciple, together with the others, read out the strategy of the Heroes' Alliance, and had already become a core member of the alliance.

That night, the disciple returned to his residence, and Lin Feng lit a lamp and suddenly stood in front of him.

The disciple was startled. Upon seeing that it was Lin Feng, he quickly bowed and said, "Master, what are you doing here?"

Lin Feng looked at him coldly: "Zhiyuan, what are my rules?"

Zhiyuan replied in a low voice, "My master's rule is that we must never get involved in matters of great importance to the world."

Lin Feng asked, "Then what are you doing?"

Zhiyuan remained silent for a long time before replying, "Master, all matters of the world should be handled by all people. Why should it be that some people can participate while we can't?"

As if he had been holding it in for many years and now he no longer needed to hide it, Zhiyuan slowly said, "Why is it that we are all human, but some people are born geniuses while I have to endure the name of mediocrity and live a life of mediocrity? Master, I also want to do great things, I also want to be remembered in history. They deserve to be called heroes and great men, and so do I."

Lin Feng squinted and replied, "You really have forgotten the pain once the wound has healed. Back then, you insisted on getting involved in the affairs of the world, and what was the result? You couldn't even defeat a single soldier of Qin. If you were so capable, why didn't you show up when Qin still existed? Now you're back to your old tricks?"

Zhiyuan, feeling ashamed after being spoken to, sighed slightly and said, "Master, things are different now."

Lin Feng laughed in exasperation: "Yes, things are different now. The brutal Qin state has fallen, and ambitious people have taken the stage."

Taking a few deep breaths, Lin Feng continued, "I still remember that year when you were separated from your family because of the war and almost died in the refugee crisis. I saved you, gave you clothes and food. Do you remember the first time you ate roast chicken? You were eating it with your mouth full of oil, crying and telling me that if you could eat this for the rest of your life, it would be worth dying for."

Zhiyuan remained silent.

Lin Feng roared, "Now look at yourself! Do you still remember what I said back then? I taught you immortal techniques so that you could protect yourself in this chaotic world, so that you and many others like you could have a full meal. Instead of promoting my ideals, you started this Heroes' Alliance! What kind of heroes are you? If you can't even get enough to eat, what kind of heroes are you!"

Ji-yeon was there, with his eyes closed.

Lin Feng sensed something was wrong and gave him a cold look.

Finally, Zhiyuan opened his eyes and said, "Master, I really don't want to fight you."

Lin Feng chuckled: "Alright, you've got guts now. But Zhiyuan, all your skills were taught to you by me. What right do you have to lay a hand on me?"

"Master, I'm sorry to offend you. You know too much. I certainly can't let you go."

"Then let me see what gives you your confidence."

Lin Feng shook his hand and slapped it out the window.

The person hiding there screamed and was sent flying backward.

Zhiyuan roared and attacked, and seven or eight figures rushed out, striking at Lin Feng.

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Perhaps due to his early experiences, Lin Feng was not good at anything else, but he developed excellent escape skills.

Moreover, he was a man from the Warring States period, experienced so many things, and had been tempered in the Linlang Sect, so he also possessed one or two terrifying killing moves.

Zhiyuan's methods have improved considerably, though it's unclear who taught him. While the others may lack skill, their sheer numbers make up for it.

Lin Feng was injured, but fortunately he escaped.

He just didn't expect that the Alliance of Heroes had surrounded the place, and that Zhiyuan had even used some kind of magical artifact to isolate spatial teleportation, spirit talisman communication and other abilities.

In the still of the night, Lin Feng stood on a tree.

There was no wine, no wind, and no moon.

He could no longer be as carefree as before.

Perhaps, the idea of ​​being carefree and at ease has always been a false proposition.

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Lin Feng couldn't escape.

But these people couldn't catch him either.

They relentlessly bombarded the area, turning the land upside down three times over.

Lin Feng used a stealthy killing move, hiding in a pit.

He hadn't eaten or drunk anything for several days.

He had used the talisman several times, but it was no use in sending a message to Yang Pingsheng.

Zhiyuan reappeared and tried to persuade Lin Feng to surrender.

He said, “Master, I know your ambition. All you want is to transcend the mundane world. But we are still mortals. Even if we cultivate to the highest level, we are still human. How can we escape the mundane world?”

He advised, "Master, surrender. Yang Pingsheng can't give you what you want, but our Heroes Alliance can."

Lin Feng closed his eyes, too lazy to even refute.

More and more people gathered in the Heroes' Alliance, including the Baiyue people from back then, as well as the demon race.

Lin Feng was already exhausted from such intense combat, and now he was clashing with the increasingly powerful Heroes Alliance.

Amidst the fierce fighting, Lin Feng once again escaped and hid.

No one in this world can catch him.

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But Zhiyuan was even more despicable than Lin Feng had imagined.

Knowing that Lin Feng was unable to send a message, he simply left the area and, in the name of the eldest disciple, told Lin Feng's other disciples that their master was in danger and led them to this place.

Disciples in various locations received the news and rushed here immediately.

Zhiyuan had already sent men to lay an ambush, and all of Lin Feng's disciples were captured in one fell swoop.

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Zhiyuan reappeared to persuade them to surrender.

Lin Feng remained unmoved.

Zhiyuan killed several of Lin Feng's disciples on the spot, gave him a final deadline, and then left.

The invisible Lin Feng stood on a withered branch, looking at his disciple's corpse.