I Truly Am The Villian

Stepping into the Void Valley, Xu Zimei felt a sense of familiarity with the path, unlike last time.

He spread his Divine Soul, sensing the presence of his true body.

The Void Valley was vast beyond measure, and at this moment, the spatial storm had not yet appeared, and the chaotic currents were not too strong. Xu Zimei decided to take a look at the place he visited before.

The three moved incredibly fast, and nearly two hours had passed.

Xu Zimei’s eyes brightened as he said, "I can feel it."

He looked toward the southwest, where in the sky above, a stream of Demonic Qi was slowly drifting.

"This Demonic Qi is," the Seven-faced Demon General next to him paused for a moment, recognizing the familiar presence.

"Time to meet an old acquaintance," Xu Zimei said with a smile.

As everyone set off in the southwest direction, the Demonic Qi seemed to sense the presence of the three as well.

A thousand meters of silent gaze across space.

"Bai Meng," the Seven-faced Demon General murmured.

Directly ahead was a tall mountain, where Bai Meng was guarding Xu Zimei’s true body at the top.

As the three landed on the mountaintop together, Bai Meng laughed and said, "Seven-faced old fellow, you’re still alive?"

"Bai Meng, shut your crow beak. I’m living better than anyone," the Seven-faced Demon General retorted coldly.

"Where did you meet him, Master?" Bai Meng asked Xu Zimei with a smile.

Though the body had changed, he could still feel the essence of Xu Zimei’s Divine Soul.

"I," Xu Zimei had not begun to speak when the Seven-faced Demon General blurted out, "Why ask so many questions? What’s it to you?"

Remembering his imprisonment within the Lock Demon Bell for millions of years, the Seven-faced Demon General certainly couldn’t afford to lose face.

"Enough, stop arguing," Xu Zimei waved his hand.

"First, let me switch back to my own body. I’m not comfortable in someone else’s."

The three acted as protectors for Xu Zimei while he began the soul transfer process.

Extracting the soul from one body and entering into a new one was not a simple task.

It mainly depended on whether the new body was a suitable match for the soul.

Fortunately for Xu Zimei, he was transferring back into his own original body, so naturally the difficulty was not that great.

He sat cross-legged on the mountaintop, gradually separating his soul from Lin Qiu’s body.

However, it wasn’t a complete separation, otherwise Lin Qiu’s body would become useless without consciousness.

Xu Zimei extracted a strand of his soul, controlling Lin Qiu’s physical form with a remnant soul.

His own main soul then directly entered his own body.

At that moment, Xu Zimei felt as if he had entered a warm ocean.

His Divine Soul was nourished within, as comfortable as a spring breeze or a lingering autumn rain, opening up all the pores of his body and mind.

After maintaining this state for several hours, Xu Zimei finally felt his body becoming substantial.

He gradually began to control his own body, from slightly moving his fingers to lifting his arm, then slowly standing up.

Xu Zimei took a deep breath, "My own body feels right after all!"

"Master, are you alright?" Bai Meng asked anxiously.

"I’m fine," Xu Zimei shook his head.

"Master, what shall we do next?" asked the Seven-faced Demon General.

"Wait for Destiny to descend and, of course, take revenge," Xu Zimei said.

"Before heading to Heaven Beyond Heavens, I must amass and expand my foundations, so I can survive better up there."

"Regarding Destiny, be wary, Master," the Seven-faced Demon General warned.

"Our enemies will definitely not watch idly as you claim Destiny.

They will find ways to stop you, even if they can’t descend in their true forms."

"I have thought about this," Xu Zimei said with a smile.

"Having you follow me around openly makes too big of a target. If you’re interested, feel free to take a look inside my True Fate World."

"We have nothing urgent to attend to, and although we have Stepped into Great Saint, the realm of Taoist Fruit still seems far away. We must still ponder and understand more," the Seven-faced Demon General spoke.

At their level, it was no longer about absorbing how much Spiritual Energy or refining the physical body.

It all depended on one word, "enlightenment."

Once one perceives the true essence of Taoist Fruit and cultivates it, one can transform oneself yet again. If one cannot perceive it, then it is out of reach, no matter how much Spiritual Energy one absorbs.

"I can use the Great Dao Origin of this world to aid your enlightenment, which may lead to twice the result with half the effort," Xu Zimei said.

"We thank our lord," the Seven-faced Demon General nodded in agreement.

"With the strength our lord possesses now, you’re nearly invincible in this world.

If there’s anything at all, you may summon us at any time," he said.

Xu Zimei nodded and brought all three into the True Fate World.

The White Bone Demon’s strength was slightly lower; he was just at the level of Stepping into Immortality. The support of the Great Dao might be even more terrifying for him.

Using the Great Dao Origin for enlightenment, this kind of opportunity was something only Xu Zimei had the ability to provide.

He glanced at the body next to Lin Qiu. Because of his remnant soul, the two could be considered to have a kind of telepathy.

However, Xu Zimei was the main consciousness, controlling this avatar.

"Do you want to play the lead role?" Xu Zimei looked at Lin Qiu with a smile.

The Divine Continent had not yet entered the age of cultivation, and Xu Zimei planned to let Lin Qiu get used to it for a while.

When the time came and the new era dawned, allowing Lin Qiu to balance this world in his stead wouldn’t be bad either.

After everyone had entered the Divine Continent, Xu Zimei prepared to leave Void Valley.

He was planning to return to the Eastern Continent to visit the True Martial Holy Sect, as it had been a long time since he’d been back.

"Old buddy, we can fight side by side once again," Xu Zimei patted Tyrant Shadow on the back.

The blade of Tyrant Shadow trembled slightly, as if expressing happiness.

Traveling from the Nine States Domain to the Eastern Continent required a long journey using a Teleportation Array.

Because the two were separated by the Endless Heavenly Sea.

The city closest to the Endless Heavenly Sea, within the Nine States Domain, was Qin City.

This was also one of the Nine Cities, and Great Qin was commonly recognized as the strongest among the nine major forces of the Nine States Domain.

Xu Zimei returned to Liang City, preparing to use the Teleportation Array to leave.

Even though there was a bounty for his capture, he didn’t deliberately conceal himself and walked nonchalantly onto the main street.

When Xu Zimei entered Liang City’s Teleportation Array, four or five men appeared around the teleportation square.

"Are you sure it’s him?" one of the men asked.

"It’s definitely him. His likeness is on the wanted poster; I can’t be mistaken," was the reply.

"Qin City, it looks like the reward from the Heavenly Emperor Gate can’t be gotten away from.

Hurry and take this news to the Heavenly Emperor Gate, so others don’t beat us to it."

"Big Brother, why didn’t we grab him just now? The bounty would have been higher!"

"Aren’t you a clever one, thinking you could capture someone who has a bounty from the Heavenly Emperor Gate? What good would our mediocre skills do against such a person? I doubt we could even survive one move; there’s no point in being too greedy."

"Big Brother is wise indeed," the others flattered him on the side.

Liang City was quite far from Qin City.

After all, Qin City is located beside the Endless Heavenly Sea, which could be said to be on the edge of the Nine States Domain.

It took almost half a month before Xu Zimei emerged from the Teleportation Array.