I Truly Am The Villian

But later, I understood.

My strength alone was ultimately too weak to change anything.

If I couldn’t change the world, why not become a part of it?

Become one of the monsters.

My name is Gu Ze, and I am not a hero.

...

Gu Ze said this, looked at the village chief who had become somewhat silent, and bowed his head slightly.

"I’m sorry!"

"Village chief, this man is now in your hands," King Qinyou said indifferently.

Gu Qingyun fell into a long silence, at that moment appearing particularly aged and defeated.

"Thank you," he bowed to King Qinyou, expressing his gratitude.

Then, he walked over to Gu Ze and personally helped Hu Ze and the other two Law Enforcers to their feet.

"Take the twenty or so Law Enforcers you’ve selected and leave," he said.

"Village chief," Gu Ze looked at Gu Qingyun in disbelief.

"Leave," Gu Qingyun commanded in an undeniable growl.

His face bore an indescribable emotion, and his skin trembled ever so slightly.

Gu Ze fell silent for a short time and, at last, dragged his weakened body out of the courtyard.

He left Guyu Village together with the twenty or so Law Enforcers selected that morning.

Upon seeing this scene, King Qinyou stood frozen in place.

He did not speak to stop them; he had previously said that he would leave the matter to Gu Qingyun to handle.

Villagers gradually brought out their prepared meals.

Gu Qingyun, holding a wine jar, took several big gulps and then turned his head and said with a laugh to King Qinyou beside him, "Tasteless."

"I need an explanation," King Qinyou replied blandly.

"Those who were sent to be Law Enforcers, to be heroes, went in batch after batch, never to return.

Gu Qingyun’s gaze fixed on the distant, slowly setting horizon.

The setting sun stained half the sky, a scene as beautiful as a painting.

"I have never seen them again.

Some say they died, killed in battles with evil spirits.

They died gloriously, died with honor.

At first, I thought so too, until one night decades ago.

A villager who had been sent to be a Law Enforcer returned covered in blood.

He told me that it was all a scam.

We were like caged birds, our wings broken, our wildness worn away, only waiting for death.

Since then, I have known the answer to it all."

"Then why didn’t you rebel?" King Qinyou asked.

"Rebel? With what do we rebel?

Without Spiritual Energy in the world, we are mere mortals.

Even if we were to forcefully embark on the Heavenly Path of Cultivation, we would be nothing more than ants of the Spirit Vein, the Condensing Vein."

Gu Qingyun bitter-smiled and said, "Without rebelling, just a few dozen people will die every few years.

To rebel would bring annihilation to our people.

So tell me, to rebel or not to rebel?

We are the caged birds, birds that have seen through the ways of the world and resigned to their fate."

Hearing Gu Qingyun’s words, King Qinyou turned to look at Xu Zimei, who was sitting beside him with a calm expression.

He remembered what Xu Zimei had just said to him.

"There are no real fools in this world.

Some are truly clever, others feign ignorance against their will."

"You’ve seen through it all, haven’t you," King Qinyou said, looking at Xu Zimei.

"Enough, the act is about to start," Xu Zimei said with a smile.

No sooner had his words fallen, than a "boom" was heard in the distance.

"Who dares to violate the Enforcement Hall," a roar erupted from the distant sky.

Everyone looked toward the southeast, where Zihao City was located.

"Someone is attacking the Enforcement Hall of Zihao City," Gu Qingyun said with focused intent.

"Buddha Country is making its move," King Qinyou replied.

"Village chief, I think it’s time for us to leave," Xu Zimei said with a smile, suggesting their farewell.

"You two," Gu Qingyun looked at Xu Zimei and his companion with some astonishment, evidently guessing something.

"Although we did it for our own interests, by exterminating the Bloodthirsty Evil Clan, we have indirectly lent you a hand," Xu Zimei said with a smile.

He and King Qinyou stepped into the void and left.

The villagers of Guyu Village watched as the two figures departed, their hearts unable to find peace for a long time.

...…...

This sky has a domain with Sky-Banishing Power, yet compared to the Sky-Banishing Power of the Ruins Forbidden Land, it was obviously much weaker.

The people of Buddha Country had already begun their attack on the Enforcement Hall of Zihao City, and Xu Zimei was also ready to reap the benefits of their efforts.

By the time Xu Zimei arrived at the Enforcement Hall, he found that it had already been completely destroyed.

In the sky, two Immortal Ascension Boundary powerhouses stood on the void.

One was the Tongming Observer, and the other was none other than Liu Zongfang.

The person who had talked with Xu Zimei in the fasting room before.

Everyone knew of his renowned Liu-style Swordsmanship, yet no one imagined he had already stepped onto the Heavenly Path.

"This man sure hid his capabilities deeply!"

Xu Zimei chuckled.

Now, with the presence of two Immortal Ascension powerhouses, this Enforcement Hall was effortlessly destroyed as if it were rotting wood.

At that moment, the Spiritual Energy of heaven and earth suddenly surged.

In the Ancient Realm, where Spiritual Energy was scarce, every bit of its use was extremely precious.

People looked up, only to see the source of this gathering of Spiritual Energy.

In the sky, a blood-colored eye appeared.

The eye, bearing endless slaughter and strangeness, quietly observed everyone below.

"Are you the descendants of those ants from the past?" the blood-colored eye spoke.

The voice seemed to come from nowhere.

It felt the aura of the people from Buddha Country and instantly associated them with World Venerable Yicheng and his group from long ago.

"You all should die," the Tongming Observer said faintly.

"Ants, since you have come, then forever be adrift here," the blood-colored eye laughed arrogantly.

With that, the entire Ancient Realm emitted a thunderous ’boom’.

Looking around, people saw a blue barrier suddenly appear on the walls of the Ancient Realm.

This barrier enveloped the entire Ancient Realm, also blocking the sealing entrance used by everyone to arrive.

At this moment, the indigenous people of the Ancient Realm were also looking up at the sky, unsure why such a great change had occurred.

...…...

A Heaven-reaching Path with endless Malice Qi slowly stretched down from one end of the sky.

It seemed to cross through layers of void, reaching straight to the Other Shore.

It appeared right in front of everyone.

From within the pitch-black darkness of the Heaven-reaching Path, three figures stepped out.

"The Bloodthirsty Evil Clan has four ancient ancestors," the Tongming Observer said on the side.

"We killed one of them in the outer world previously, now there should be three left."

As these three figures slowly walked out of the Heaven-reaching Path,

An evil aura enveloped the whole sky.

The space of heaven and earth kept breaking and sinking.

Infinite Spiritual Energy, like Shocking Waves, echoed incessantly around.

"My name is Lu Wu,"

"My name is Zhe Zhuo,"

"My name is Gui Yu,"

"Those who offend the Bloodthirsty Evil Clan will die!"

As the word ’die’ was uttered, a vast sea of blood and overwhelming Immortal Might surged up, reaching for the heavens.