Immortal Dao is dead, I am the mastermind behind it all.

"The spiritual energy in the Great Qi Plane is scarce, and the suppression of the Heavenly Dao of the Plane is weak, making it a third-rate plane. This kind of environment is actually a natural concealment. If an interdimensional teleportation node is established here, no one will notice it unless they specifically deduce it."

As Shen Moyan continued his deductions, he sneered, "It seems this pool of water is much deeper than I imagined."

"But that's fine too, the murky the water, the more expensive the fish..."

After careful consideration, Shen Moyan decided to ascend to Langya Prefecture.

There's no other reason than profit.

He still needs to go and take a job at the Department of Celestials.

To perfect one's own Sacred Court Purple Palace, one needs to observe and visit the various departments of the Sacred Court, and the Departments of the Heavens are the ones that have the most frequent interactions with the various departments of the Sacred Court.

It just so happens that his "Sutra of Detachment from All Forms" has been completed up to the Gui Zang realm. If nothing unexpected happens, he should be able to complete it up to the Jie Fa realm after another trip to Di Lin Zhou.

"This time, let's change our approach and not try to obtain the Nascent Soul Dao Fruit."

Shen Moyan wanted to see who would get the Nascent Soul Dao Fruit if things went smoothly without his interference.

"Based on the era in which the Great Qi Dynasty perished, Zheng Quan and Gao Sheng certainly did not succeed."

"The Star Master's scheme is merely a get-out-of-jail-free card for the Jiang family. Ni Gaoyuan can't summon the Demon Lord. Without the Demon Lord, without the God of Fate, who ultimately possesses the Nascent Soul Dao Fruit?"

This is what makes Shen Moyan feel strange.

Finally, Zheng Quan should have completed the Nascent Soul Dao Fruit, and there was also a restriction and seal on the Dao Fruit by True Lord Yanzhen. So why did Zheng Quan not get his wish?

There were also experts hiding in the shadows who stole the Nascent Soul Dao Fruit, making everyone's efforts in vain.

"Fine, just wait and see."

One day later, at Blackwood Cliff, the void shattered.

…………

Shen Moyan transformed into a beam of light and appeared above Dongshan City, where he had first arrived in this world and had many entanglements.

As his divine sense habitually swept across the familiar street scene below, he saw Ni Gaoyuan looking at his red gourd with a strange expression. The people beside him were naturally He Qiao'er and Meng Chen.

The three sat together, whispering and discussing something, their expressions filled with doubt.

They're probably plotting some kind of assassination attempt to kill the city lord.

Without looking any further, Shen Moyan's destination this time was Langya Prefecture.

Suddenly, an unprecedented and deadly warning surged within his mind.

"What's going on?!" Shen Moyan's hair stood on end.

This feeling is somewhat familiar, as if I've experienced it somewhere before.

He looked at the causal lines on his body, and an unprecedented killing line suddenly appeared.

Shen Moyan didn't even have time to use the "Record of Auspicious and Inauspicious Causes and Effects" to deduce the reasons, nor did he have time to think about the causes.

Om-!

The clear sky above our heads was suddenly torn apart.

A phantom of a broken sword, as black as ink, covered in cracks, yet exuding a terrifying aura of slaughtering through the ages and illuminating the nine netherworlds, descended from the ends of the heavens, ignoring the distance of time and space.

The Heaven-Slaying Candlelight Sword!

Shen Moyan's pupils shrank to pinpoints. This was a karmic calamity! It was chasing after his very existence!

What are the cultivation levels of the Purple Mansion Golden Core, what are the "Scripture of Separation from All Forms"? They are as fragile as paper before this causal killing sword that involves the very origin of things!

To resist head-on will only result in utter annihilation.

Escape? Where to escape to?

This sword of cause and effect is locked onto his "existence," and it will be of no use no matter where he flees!

The only way to survive is...

"Final words!"

Shen Moyan roared in his heart, and his thoughts connected with the book "As I Write" in the deepest part of his sea of ​​consciousness at an unprecedented speed.

Time seemed to freeze at that moment.

The sharp edge of the broken sword had already touched his brow, and its destructive Daoist aura had even begun to erode his soul.

Swish!

As I write, turn the pages.

Shen Moyan's figure, along with all his aura, cause and effect, and traces of existence, vanished into thin air above Dongshan City, like words erased by an eraser.

The illusory image of the Heaven-Slaying Candle Sword, carrying endless bloodshed, struck empty air, emitting a resentful sword cry, before slowly dissipating into nothingness.

The cracks in the sky healed, as if nothing had ever happened.

Some perceptive cultivators in Dongshan City below felt a sudden pang of unease. Looking up at the sky, they saw only drifting white clouds.

[This work has ended; this writing yielded no results.]

…………

Shen Moyan was speechless.

In this life, he gained nothing.

"It's good news, though. An accident has revealed the true lower limit of 'As I wrote'."

For the first time, Shen Moyan was incredibly grateful for his cheat code.

There will be no achievements, but there is a chance to start over.

"What is the price?"

Shen Moyan touched his entire body and found that after inheriting the cultivation level from the bookmark once again, he had not lost any of it.

[Realm One: Peak Golden Core (Immortal Path)]

[Realm Two: Middle Purple Mansion (佡道)]

He looked inward into his sea of ​​consciousness, communicating with "as I have written," and his gaze froze when he looked at the bookmark.

Consciousness settles on the bookmark at the end of "As I wrote," which carries the title of "Achievement."

The bookmark with the inscription "Supreme Martial Arts Master" was dull and lifeless.

The writing on it was blurred, and the Daoist charm dissipated. Like a candle flickering in the wind, it struggled and flickered a few times before collapsing like a sand tower, shattering into specks of silver-gray light that completely vanished from the pages.

One of the bookmark slots is empty.

The achievement, "Supreme Martial Arts Master," is gone!

(Current bookmarks can hold 4/9)

With his mind caught up in the situation, Shen Moyan's face turned deathly pale, and a sense of rupture and loss arose deep within his Dao heart.

"The price of leaving without achieving anything in one's 'final work' is the erosion of all the achievements accumulated in one's past life."

Shen Moyan's voice was hoarse, carrying a hint of undisguised bitterness.

When you run away, your past achievements will slip away from you.

The bookmarks in "As I Write" are not a cheat code that allows for infinite replays; they are actually a more ruthless file manager.

A "final word" is about exchanging "past accumulation" for "future opportunities".

If one cannot achieve success in one lifetime, frequently writing "final words" will only deplete one's potential and may eventually lead to the loss of all achievements and a complete descent into mediocrity!

Having thought this through, Shen Moyan closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and forced himself to accept this cruel reality.

He underestimated the cost of a "final letter" and relied too much on this extraordinary ability.

The losses are irreversible; what matters now is how to cope.

"The Heaven-Slaying Candle Sword... how could it suddenly appear? Who is activating it? The Demon Lord has not yet been resurrected, so who could possibly control it?"

"Furthermore, in my previous life, I clearly covered up all my karma by using the 'Mastermind' to make sure no one knew of my existence as Shen Moyan."

"The causal lock of that sword strike carried an inevitability, unlike a temporary curse, more like... a destiny that was predetermined."

"This means that the person who wielded that sword knew my name."

"And the only one I've ever encountered who knows the causal killing technique is the true disciple of the Demonic Sect, Yi Shukuang."

Shen Moyan's mind raced, and combining his previous experiences, a possibility suddenly came to mind.

After eliminating all possibilities, only one impossible one remains.

Something followed him, twisting through space and time, and returned to the anchor point.

Shen Moyan entered the Azure Inkstone and looked at the Evil Gourd he had acquired in his previous life, his face grim.