All races revere me as the Heavenly Emperor, solely because of my nine disciples!

"so……"

Mu Xunchou trembled all over. For some reason, he felt cold all over, as if he was about to collapse.

He wanted to say something, but he could only utter three words before he couldn't say anything more.

But at this moment, he fully understood that from beginning to end, it was not the Nian Clan that was being protected by the Lu family, but himself.

Similarly, the Nian clan, whom he hated, had always been protecting him.

It turns out that Lu Zhanpeng's father resolved the feud by committing suicide back then in order to extricate himself from the quagmire.

But I haven't been able to do it yet.

So that's how he takes care of himself.

But what have I done to him?

They wiped out the entire Nian clan, and now they've wiped out the entire Lu family!

If I had come to retrieve my father's belongings sooner, would none of this have happened? Would there still be a chance to save him?

But now, is there any "what if"?

Those who deserved to die are dead, and those who didn't deserve to die are all dead too.

He got his revenge, but it was a mistake. What did he gain?

At this moment, Mu Xunchou's heart trembled, and an invisible gloom seemed to descend upon him, gradually turning his eyes bloodshot.

"Why is this happening?"

"Why……"

"why?"

Suddenly, Mu Xunchou roared angrily, his voice echoing for miles around.

Lu Zhanpeng looked at him quietly, expressionless.

"Fate is cruel...fate is cruel indeed..."

"I was wrong, I was so wrong..."

Suddenly, Mu Xunqiu's blood and qi surged to the breaking point, his cultivation became disordered, and he spat out a mouthful of blood, instantly weakening himself.

At that moment, the sudden truth was unacceptable to him, and he went completely mad.

The cultivation level of that Saint Realm not only failed to stabilize his body, but instead became a poison that destroyed him, leading him to his demise even faster.

"Hahaha... What a cruel twist of fate!"

"So-called destiny is nothing more than a single thought, it's just your inner demons!"

"Mu Xunchou, didn't you always want my Lu family to be buried with your father? You can't let go of him in your life!"

"Today, I may not be able to kill you, but you won't live either. Let's go together!"

"Hahaha……"

Upon seeing this, Lu Zhanpeng burst into maniacal laughter.

"Boom boom boom..."

In an instant, his body also exploded.

He had long harbored the intention to die. Although his cultivation was far inferior to Mu Yuanxiao's, he had already lost control, shattering Mu Yuanxiao's heart meridian and cutting off his path to survival.

Seeing Mu Xunchou suffer retribution, he finally felt at ease.

Good people may not be rewarded, but evil people will definitely be punished.

Mu Xunchou's relentless pursuit of the Lu family was also a form of relentless pursuit of himself.

From this day forward, Mu Xunchou will have paid the price for his actions.

"No... Nephew Zhanpeng, you must live, live!"

Mu Xunqiu's pupils contracted sharply, and he rushed forward, trying to save Lu Zhanpeng's life.

However, with a loud "boom," Lu Zhanpeng's cultivation level exploded completely, and he was like a bomb, instantly shattering everything.

"puff……"

A body covered in blood and flesh flew towards him, splattering all over Mu Xunchou, leaving the coughing Mu Xunchou frozen in place.

His eyes were filled with Lu Zhanpeng's maniacal smile before he died. At the same time, the indomitable stubbornness of Nian Nujiao before she died also echoed in his mind.

In the eyes of these two men, on their deathbeds, they both saw boundless hatred.

That was the exact same hatred he once had.

If he hadn't known the truth, he would have only been happy about this hatred.

The more these people hate him, the more successful his revenge is.

But now, he could no longer feel happy; all he felt was fear and regret.

Through the hatred in their eyes from his memory, he seemed to see the resentment of tens of thousands of Nian clansmen before their deaths, the fear of the thirty thousand armored soldiers of the Lu family before their deaths, and the despair of the Lu family relatives when they died.

Those pairs of eyes appeared in his mind, causing Mu Xunchou's soul to tremble.

Soon, with the power of his cultivation and the violent tremor of his soul, Mu Xunchou's body rapidly expanded.

He completely lost control; he was on the verge of collapse and death.

He did not try to persuade them to stay; in fact, he simply observed from the sidelines.

At that moment, even he felt he deserved to die and shouldn't have been saved.

He had once infiltrated Lu Zhanpeng's inner circle and knew better than anyone how kind his nephew was to people.

He fully inherited the benevolence of his grandfather and father, and was recognized as a gentleman throughout the entire Divine Dragon Empire, and even more so as a sage in the eyes of the people.

But even such a sage was not only driven to his death by him, but also driven insane.

He once raised Nian Nu Jiao for sixteen years. Although she carried hatred, she was also a remarkable woman who clearly distinguished between gratitude and resentment, and she was different from others from a young age.

When dealing with the Lu family, whom she considered her enemies, she was filled with murderous intent. But when dealing with her master, who was actually her enemy, she was so gentle and lively, calling him "master" sweetly every day, which almost made him forget his hatred.

But in the end, what did he do?

He used the woman until he was done with her, and then drove her to despair, leading to her death.

"What have I done..."

"What have I done?"

"God, why are you so cruel to me?"

"why?"

Suddenly, Mu Xunchou looked up at the sky, let out a roar, and his body could no longer hold on, exploding on the spot.

Only then did the turmoil finally subside.

Meanwhile, the monkey lay on the ground, completely dumbfounded.

After Nian Nu Jiao released him, he could have gotten up at any time.

But the exciting plot twists and turns made him lose himself in the moment, almost forgetting who he was.

Zhou Hai was also stunned.

He never imagined that this turmoil would end in such a way.

This is amazing! The plot twists keep coming, it's just like the melodramatic short dramas I watched when I was a kid!

No, even short dramas aren't this exciting; the plot twists are simply breathtaking.

Is this destiny, this cause and effect, this the will of Heaven?

Unconsciously, Zhou Hai looked at his little apprentice, Yuan Zun.

Yuan Zun remained calm, letting out only a soft sigh without any emotional fluctuation, clearly having long been accustomed to all of this.

"Senior Brother Yuan Sheng, are you comfortable lying down? Aren't you getting up?"

Suddenly, Yuan Zun called out to Yuan Sheng, who was still lying on the ground in the distance.

Yuan Sheng trembled, finally regaining his senses. He hurriedly got up and glared fiercely at Yuan Zun.

"You knew all along, didn't you?"

"You foresaw this would happen!"

Yuan Sheng gritted his teeth. He felt that Yuan Zun knew all this, but this guy was too cold-blooded and did not stop him at all.

"I don't know, but I had a feeling!"

Yuan Zun shook his head and said softly.

"Then why didn't you prevent the tragedy from happening?"

Yuan Sheng said angrily.

"Senior brother, even now, do you still think I can stop everything?"

"Before Mu Xunchou died, he said that fate and destiny play tricks on people. Do you think so too?"

Yuan Zun smiled bitterly and said helplessly.

"Is not it?"

"You are the Heavenly Dao, the guardian deity revered by all. You could have stopped everything, but you just watched it all happen?"

"Isn't this your fault? Weren't you the one playing a trick on them?"

Yuan Sheng said disdainfully.

"Senior brother, you still haven't come to understand!"

"What kind of destiny or divine will is there in this world?"

"I am the Way of Heaven, and my will can represent the will of Heaven. But I have never intended to harm anyone, yet have you seen a single victim less than me?"

"Their fate has never been related to the laws of Heaven or destiny. What we call destiny is merely the path they chose, and what we call divine will is simply the problems they inevitably encountered on that path!"

Yuan Zun said in a calm tone.