My version of Heavenly Dao is too old, so it's full of bugs.

Chapter 309 Why can't you recognize reality?
The dramatic changes that happened to Xiao Zi were so unbelievable that even Li Wei and the Heavenly Dao 0.91 System found it absurd.

However, fate is mysterious and unpredictable.

This guy, Xiao Zi, was born amidst the conflict between the God-Slaying Thunder Tribulation and the loopholes in the Heavenly Dao. Unconsciously, he also used the death of the "Gluttonous" evil god as a sacrifice, coupled with the activation of the Heavenly Dao 1.0 system and the influence of the Dragon Transformation Crown loophole.
Therefore, her existence is unique, and the "Great Thief of Heaven's Secrets" entry she created is also unique.

If it weren't for this "uniqueness," why would an existence of supreme Dao soldier level like Fatian Hunyou covet this fortune?
Therefore, after the initial surprise, Li Wei and the system quickly regained control of their emotions:

"So be it, let her become a god. Xiao Zi and I are bound by life and death. If she can become a god, it will be a good thing for me..."

"Moreover, the unified exam is only 10 days away. We need to have a good discussion with the Dark Web about this plan and fill in any gaps. There's no point in worrying about these things now!"

Time passed slowly, and seven days went by in the blink of an eye. Li Wei had been in Zhongzhou City for more than half a month when an uninvited guest he had been waiting for finally arrived at his door without a sound.

Boom boom boom!
"Your Excellency, Lord Lao Xin, the Overtime King of Zhongzhou whom you previously summoned, has finally arrived. However, he is accompanied by a woman shrouded in black robes. Would you like to see her?"

Li Wei's mind raced, and he immediately guessed the identity of the visitor. So he deliberately took out the Heavenly Emperor's Special Envoy Jade Talisman and placed it in a conspicuous position on the table before saying to the person outside the door, "Let them in!"

"Yes!"

Before the person even entered, a chilling aura swept over them, followed by a voice gritting its teeth from beneath the hood: "This humble woman, Yu Bingtong, greets Lord Li Wei. Congratulations on your promotion!"

The executive director of Zhongzhou Pharmaceutical Group, a descendant of Yu Hualong, the head of the Smallpox Department of the Heavenly Court, and the most promising young woman of the Yu family to achieve the position of a god, now actually calls herself a commoner in front of Li Wei.

This clearly shows just how deep her resentment was.

Li Wei smiled broadly: "Director Yu's presence is a great honor for our entire Thunder Department. Why bother hiding your identity like this?"

Upon hearing this, Yu Bingtong felt an urge to tear Li Wei's smug mouth apart. The more she thought about it, the angrier she became, and finally, she couldn't hold back any longer and burst into a tirade:

"Now you bastard have climbed the social ladder by climbing up to the Jade Emperor, getting promoted and receiving raises all the way, and you even managed to imprison the Minister of Thunder, a descendant of the Nine Heavens Responding to the Origin of Thunder, in Thunder Prison!"

"But what about our Zhongzhou Pharmaceutical Group?"

"Not only was our ancestor converted by Mara in order to save you, but the Smallpox Tribe was also surrounded and devoured by other tribes after losing its chief god. It is said that the Heavenly Court has recently made a decision to abolish the Smallpox Tribe - that is our Yu family's private territory!"

For seven versions, the vast majority of the true god positions in the Smallpox Department have been held by the Yu family bloodline. In particular, the most powerful Smallpox Generals and the Four Smallpox Envoys are all children of Yu Hualong, the ancestor of the Yu family. Therefore, the Yu family has been the most powerful family force in the Heavenly Court for a long time!

But now, the smallpox department is about to be gone, and the true gods of the Yu family will be split up and scattered into various departments, and their future power and prestige will plummet.

Of course, the Yu family has many deities, so even in decline they can survive, but the most crucial thing is...
"You bastard, you actually offended Taibai Jinxing, the Heavenly Court's Lord of War?!"

Yu Bingtong trembled with anger and couldn't help but step forward and slam her hand on the table, saying, "Do you know that He has transferred my four great ancestors and more than a dozen ancestors to the Nine Heavens Cosmic War to fight against the evil forces on the front line? And my family has already severely injured two true gods during this period alone!"

"Moreover, He also tore up your original agreement with our Zhongzhou Pharmaceutical Group to monopolize war drugs!"

"The promises you made to us have now become our death warrant!"

"Do you know how difficult things are for us now after Venus revealed his intention to suppress Zhongzhou Pharmaceutical Group? Every department in Zhongzhou is like a hyena pouncing on us and tearing us apart!"

"The tax inspectors, fire safety inspectors, environmental protection inspectors, sanitation inspectors, clean energy inspectors, and labor and wage inspectors—the most outrageous one is that one department said the color of our Zhongzhou Pharmaceutical Group's factory building is wrong, that it will affect the mood of birds in the sky, causing them to reduce mating and egg-laying, thus affecting the ecological balance!"

"Is this something a human could come up with?"

"Do you know how many fines we've received, how many rectification orders we've been asked, and how much pressure we've been subjected to?"

If it weren't for these things, Zhongzhou Pharmaceutical Group would have investigated Li Wei long ago. However, they have been overwhelmed by the investigation, and Yu Bingtong herself has been delayed until now, finally getting a chance to catch her breath and find Li Wei.

She became increasingly angry and agitated as she spoke, and finally couldn't help but punch Li Wei's desk!

"Don't forget you're also a shareholder of Zhongzhou Pharmaceutical Group! What did you do while we were being investigated? You just sat here enjoying your damned privileges!!"

Boom! ! !
The desk was broken, and wood chips flew everywhere.

The rage of a top-tier Nascent Soul cultivator aroused the attention of the Thunder Department's protective system, which immediately formed countless defensive formations to protect Li Wei.

At the same time, piercing alarms sounded outside.

The number of officials from the Xuanzheng Censorate, now over 20, immediately surrounded Li Wei's office door, ready to protect their leader. "All of you, get out!!"

One eager to prove his loyalty quickly said, "But Your Excellency, the aura just now was enough to reach the Nascent Soul stage, you..."

"Shut up! My department only needs one will, so if anyone questions my decision again, get out of the Xuanzheng Supervision Group!"

The officials outside immediately fell silent, trembling with fear, and quickly retreated.

Li Wei then turned his gaze to the remaining corner of the desk in front of him, and the jade talisman of the Heavenly Emperor's special envoy on it.

Just now, Yu Bingtong was so enraged that she openly unleashed her cultivation in the Thunder Department and smashed Li Wei's desk.

Even so, she deliberately avoided the jade talisman, not daring to drop it on the ground, so she used a bit of her strength to protect a corner of the desk.

It seems she still retains her rationality, and with rationality comes ease.

Sitting in the chair, Li Wei raised his head expressionlessly, looking up at Yu Bingtong standing in front of him. Although he was looking up, he gave people the feeling that he was the one looking down at her.

Looking into those silent eyes, Yu Bingtong couldn't help but swallow hard, as if she had been stared at by some terrifying behemoth, and her entire aura weakened by three points.

What Li Wei said next made her feel as if she had fallen into an ice cellar.

"Why can't you recognize your own situation even now? In the past, your Yu family had an ancestor who occupied the entire base of the smallpox tribe and was able to maintain independence!"

"But now that your backer has fallen, and with the chaos caused by the Great Sages outside the Heavenly Court and the power struggles within, you are facing both internal and external troubles. Do you, the Yu family, still think you can remain independent as before and not choose to side with anyone?"

"And now you've even come to my office to threaten me! You still refuse to address me as 'Inspector General'!"

"Fine, then let's become enemies! Director Yu, you can go back to Zhongzhou Pharmaceutical Group now and use all your means to destroy me!"

"And I will use all my strength to destroy your Zhongzhou Pharmaceutical Group, destroy the Yu family! Destroy everything you've tried to save!"

Yu Bingtong's anger had vanished without a trace, and she seemed to have lost all her strength, staggering and falling to the ground: "This is... His Majesty's will?"

Li Wei shook his head: "Didn't your Zhongzhou Pharmaceutical Group tell me back then that in order to gain a foothold in the Immortal Mansion, I needed to find a powerful enough backer?"

"Today, all the departments of the Heavenly Court want to divide up your divine positions and powers. As the representative of those ancient gods, the Lord of War is naturally on the side of all the gods. So the reason why the Lord of War is targeting you this time is not just because of me!"

"The only person who can save you now is His Majesty. Why can't you face reality?"

Are Zhongzhou Pharmaceutical Group and the Yu family gods really unable to recognize reality?
no!
They just don't want to admit it!

After all, "the Heavenly Emperors come and go, but the gods remain unchanged." Every Heavenly Emperor is destined to die in a great calamity from the moment of his birth.
As an ancient family that participated in the Investiture of the Gods and established the Heavenly Court, the Yu family clearly knew that from the very first day of the Heavenly Court's establishment, the rule of "one who bears the nation's shame becomes the master of the state, one who bears the nation's misfortune becomes the king of the world" was written into the Heavenly Laws.

As long as a suitable candidate for Heavenly Emperor is found, and he is granted power, status, and offerings, the vast majority of the calamities in this great catastrophe of heaven and earth can be entrusted to Him!

So to put it bluntly, the Heavenly Emperor is sometimes just a pawn that the gods put forward to face calamities.

As the former ruler of the Smallpox Division and one of the main forces in the Heavenly Court, the Yu family was naturally unwilling to cooperate with a dead man.

Choosing Shanghao means completely losing your political future. Even if you gain temporary support, you will still suffer after Shanghao Emperor dies!

Moreover, given the madness of this Heavenly Emperor, they might not even live to see his death before being used as cannon fodder and sacrificed as offerings for the Great Calamity.

Therefore, unless in a situation of utter despair, the Yu family would never cooperate with Shang Hao.

And now... they're about to despair!

The division among the gods of Heaven, the targeting by the Lord of War of Heaven, the coercion and suppression by His Majesty Shanghao... their escape routes have been cut off little by little during this period.

Seeing this, Li Wei sneered, "Go back and think it over carefully! But you'd better hurry, otherwise once all the gods after you die and the stock price drops, you'll have no value to His Majesty and me!"

(End of this chapter)