Chapter 603: Chapter 603

Miss Heavenly Dao looked into Mu Zhian’s eyes. Although they seemed to be looking at each other, Miss Heavenly Dao was actually looking through Mu Zhian, at the young girl in the depths of his cauldron.

Yuanluo, her silver hair flowing freely, sat on her throne in a magnificent white dress, her slender, white-stockinged legs crossed, her cheek resting on her hand as she swung her deerskin boots playfully.

Miss Heavenly Dao silently closed her eyes.

In an instant, her spiritual sense entered Mu Zhian’s cauldron and appeared before Yuanluo.

“Who are you?” Miss Heavenly Dao asked, her voice devoid of emotion.

Yuanluo rolled her eyes seductively and said lazily, “Don’t play dumb. You’re a Heavenly Dao too, how could you not know who I am?”

Miss Heavenly Dao was silent for a moment. “I don’t like you… Your aura is very uncomfortable.”

This girl was an anomaly, and unlike Mu Zhian, she was a different kind of anomaly.

She sensed a ‘kinship’ from this girl.

Yet, Miss Heavenly Dao was currently looking at a ‘kin’.

And for the first time, she felt a great threat.

The resonance of the Demon Empress, the Jade Empress, and the Sword Palace Master with the New Heavenly Dao had made Yuanluo’s combat power grow stronger. And with the Spirit Dragon and the Princess also in seclusion, resonating with her… even though she wasn’t the aggregate of all living beings, the current Yuanluo was not to be underestimated.

“Were you spying on me earlier?”

Miss Heavenly Dao asked again, her clear, glass-like eyes gazing at Yuanluo, her expression unchanging.

Yuanluo corrected her, “To be precise, I wasn’t spying on you, I was just curious if the Heavenly Dao would descend so soon.”

“But it seems that with destiny shielded, even the Heavenly Dao can’t directly descend upon the Nine Provinces.”

A hint of mockery laced her tone.

Miss Heavenly Dao rarely fell silent, “You should know that as long as living beings exist, ‘I’ cannot be destroyed. Even if destiny can be shielded for a while, it can’t be shielded forever.”

“That’s not something I need to consider. That’s something he’ll have to consider in the future.”

With a little jump, Yuanluo gracefully leaped down from her throne, skipped towards Miss Heavenly Dao, and looked up with her magnificent crimson eyes, “But I’m quite curious, if the Heavenly Dao truly descends, will you help him, or will you resume your duties as the Heavenly Dao’s will?”

Miss Heavenly Dao said faintly, “My current personality was given to me by him, so as a maid, I will help him.”

She paused slightly, then added, “Are you suspecting that I have ulterior motives for approaching him?”

Yuanluo smiled noncommittally, “Don’t you? You just said your personality was given to you by that guy. In a sense, your current personality, the one that approaches him and is intimate with him, isn’t it for the sake of the Innate Celestial Furnace?”

Actually, the reason the Heavenly Dao’s will was so easily ‘corrupted’ was because the Heavenly Dao itself had developed ‘humanity’.

If it were lofty and emotionless, how could its separated will be captivated by the Innate Celestial Furnace’s Spiritual Energy, even developing an ‘ego’, something akin to human emotions?

“At first, it was indeed for the Innate Celestial Furnace… and it still is, to be honest,” Miss Heavenly Dao said calmly. “But now, I follow Master not just for the Innate Celestial Furnace’s Spiritual Energy.”

Before the New Heavenly Dao, Miss Heavenly Dao frankly admitted that she was initially attracted to Mu Zhian’s body.

“That’s quite surprising. I thought you would try to deny it,” Yuanluo looked at Miss Heavenly Dao with a hint of surprise.

“So, you’re saying you’re not just with him for the Innate Celestial Furnace?”

Yuanluo continued with a smile, “Could it be that his skills were too good, and you were captivated after being disciplined by him a few times?”

Normally, a girl might be too shy to say such things, but for the New Heavenly Dao, there was no such thing as ‘shame’.

After all, Yuanluo represented ‘Heaven’, a lofty and emotionless New Heavenly Dao.

Her current cute and adorable appearance and tone were all a result of her mimicking the personalities of the girls Mu Zhian knew.

It could be said that Yuanluo was the purest form of the Heavenly Dao.

She had witnessed countless human emotions and could understand them, but she herself couldn’t empathize with them.

In the Western Regions, there was a Buddhist technique where a practitioner could achieve the status of an Arhat through continuous reincarnation.

Perhaps in a past life, that Arhat was a Dao Companion with a certain woman, deeply in love.

However, with every reincarnation, the Arhat had to undergo a tribulation.

After countless reincarnations, even the woman he once loved most would just be another emotional trial in his many reincarnations, nothing more.

In a sense, Yuanluo was similar.

It wasn’t that she didn’t understand emotions, but that she saw through everything, hence unable to empathize.

Because of this, she was incredibly interested in the corruption of the Heavenly Dao’s will.

“I am indeed captivated by the Spiritual Energy given by Master, and I don’t want to leave his side,” Miss Heavenly Dao replied calmly, as if stating a simple fact.

“Ultimately, you can speak so condescendingly because you haven’t truly experienced the Innate Celestial Furnace’s Spiritual Energy.”

“If you had experienced it yourself, you wouldn’t be saying such things,” Miss Heavenly Dao said with an expressionless face.

“I’m not like you. Don’t compare me to those with such easily shaken wills.”

Yuanluo scoffed, her tone filled with a lofty arrogance, “After all, the Spiritual Energy in the Heavenly Court and the Innate Celestial Furnace are from the same source. I know very well how tempting the Innate Celestial Furnace’s Spiritual Energy is.”

She had kissed Mu Zhian before, she had tasted the Innate Celestial Furnace’s Spiritual Energy.

However, she wasn’t captivated by it.

The New Heavenly Dao’s will couldn’t be shaken by anything.

Whether it was the Heavenly Dao of the Nine Provinces, or Mu Zhian’s Innate Celestial Furnace.

Miss Heavenly Dao calmly asked, “Then why were you spying on me earlier?”

“Weren’t you curious?”

Yuanluo nodded slightly, “I was indeed curious.”

Although the Heavenly Dao possessed ‘humanity’ and could indeed be corrupted, it was still the aggregate of all living beings, its will representing the will of all living beings in the Nine Provinces.

And such a will was so easily corrupted by the Innate Celestial Furnace’s Spiritual Energy… Even the omniscient Yuanluo found it somewhat incomprehensible.

“After your observation, do you still suspect that I have ulterior motives for approaching him?” Miss Heavenly Dao asked.

A charming smile appeared on Yuanluo’s lips, “Based on my understanding, although the Innate Celestial Furnace is tempting, it shouldn’t be enough to directly corrupt the dignified Heavenly Dao’s will.”

“Then, what did you see from your observation?” Miss Heavenly Dao asked.

“Unfortunately, I couldn’t see anything,” Yuanluo gently shook her head, gazing into Miss Heavenly Dao’s eyes. “But one thing is certain, you’re not like me. Your current personality isn’t a mimicry of others, but a truly born ego.”

“So, I can rest assured with you being by his side.”

“Are you also interested in Master?” Miss Heavenly Dao suddenly asked.

“Me? How could I be?”

Yuanluo scoffed, “I’m not like you, my terminal isn’t malfunctioning. Even the way I’m talking to you now is just an imitation of someone else’s personality.”

After saying that, she continued, “You should go back now. If you stay here any longer, he’ll suspect I have a strange hobby of observing humans, just like a certain fairy.”

Since she had confirmed that the Heavenly Dao’s will possessed an ego, she could rest assured about her approaching Mu Zhian.

“Not just suspect, but already certain.”

However, just then, a gentle voice suddenly echoed through the vast Heavenly Court, drawing both Yuanluo and Miss Heavenly Dao’s attention.

Looking at the young man who appeared, Yuanluo was stunned for a moment, then smiled innocently, “Big Brother, why did you come to the Heavenly Court?”

Mu Zhian’s forehead was filled with black lines, “Miss Heavenly Dao was talking to me and suddenly went silent, and there was also a commotion in the Heavenly Court… It would be strange if I didn’t realize what was going on.”

Yuanluo glanced at the young man and said with a hint of grievance, “Why are you looking at me so fiercely? I’m doing this for your own good.”

“The Heavenly Dao is an enemy, after all. Even if its embodied will submits to you, it might still be scheming something… I had to check, right?”

Mu Zhian sighed deeply, “Yuanluo, sometimes I really wonder if you have anything else to do besides spying on others.”

Although in the Heavenly Court, it seemed nothing in the Nine Provinces could escape Yuanluo’s eyes.

If Mu Zhian hadn’t reacted quickly, he wouldn’t have known that Miss Heavenly Dao’s spiritual sense had entered the Heavenly Court and even met with this Miss Yuanluo.

“I must correct you, I couldn’t spy on you at will before,” Yuanluo said seriously. “It was only after you truly reached Soul Transformation that I could observe the outside world through your Innate Celestial Furnace.”

So, my strength, in a sense, also affects Yuanluo… Mu Zhian thought inwardly.

“But you can rest assured, I don’t like spying on others. These past few days, rather than spying on you, I was observing the Heavenly Dao’s will, to confirm her intentions in approaching you,” Yuanluo explained. The most update n0vels are published on novel·fire·net

Mu Zhian made an “oh” sound, clearly not believing her.

It was a running joke. Yao Meng said, ‘I was sleeping before, I don’t like spying on other people’s private lives.’

“And what were your findings?” Mu Zhian asked.

“The Heavenly Dao’s will can be trusted… at least for now,” Yuanluo replied. “I previously suspected that the Heavenly Dao’s will was simulating someone else’s personality to get close to you, but I’ve now confirmed that she has indeed developed ‘humanity’, and this humanity was given to her by you.”

Mu Zhian pondered for a moment, “Because I kissed her before? But you also…”

Yuanluo had also kissed him once before, although it was just a light touch of the lips, it was still intimacy.

Yuanluo sat leisurely in the void, crossed her small, white-stockinged legs, glanced at him, her voice carrying a unique coolness, “It seems you still don’t understand.”

“I can be intimate with you just like the Heavenly Dao’s will.”

Yuanluo’s first sentence stunned Mu Zhian, then she continued, “But I don’t have human emotions. After all, this is the Heavenly Dao.”

“When the Heavenly Dao possesses human emotions, it will be the beginning of disaster.”

“Just like that guy who’s currently shrouding the entire Nine Provinces,” Yuanluo said faintly.

As if realizing something, Mu Zhian’s body trembled slightly, and he subconsciously asked, “You mean… the Heavenly Dao has ‘humanity’?”

“Yes, it’s terrifying, isn’t it? The aggregate of all living beings, its actions should be for the sake of all living beings, yet such an existence actually developed ‘humanity’ one day, possessing its own desires, and being loyal to those desires.”

At some point, Yuanluo appeared before Mu Zhian, floating in mid-air. She gently cupped the young man’s face, her beautiful crimson eyes breathtaking, even their intimate breathing holy.

But gazing into those eyes, Mu Zhian distinctly felt like he was staring into an abyss.

For the first time, he truly realized that the girl named Yuanluo indeed had no ‘humanity’, no ‘human’ emotions.

Because, as she herself said, when the aggregate of all living beings possessed its own will, it would be the beginning of chaos.

“According to you, the Heavenly Dao shouldn’t have human emotions, so how did it develop humanity?” Mu Zhian suddenly asked.

“That’s beyond my knowledge,” Yuanluo released her hand and shrugged. “The Heavenly Dao has existed for countless eons longer than me. Perhaps something happened during its existence that made it develop desires.”

Mu Zhian subconsciously looked at Miss Heavenly Dao, but the woman just gently shook her head, “Apologies, Master, I also don’t know why the Heavenly Dao developed humanity.”

Mu Zhian fell silent.

…Even the Heavenly Dao’s will didn’t know the truth, it was even more unrealistic for him to find out.

“Do you have any other questions? If not, I’ll send you back,” Yuanluo asked with a smile.

“One last thing,” Mu Zhian looked at Yuanluo and asked softly, “You also know about this world being rebooted several times, don’t you?”

Yuanluo’s small mouth opened slightly, a surprised look on her face, “Really? I didn’t feel anything in the Heavenly Court.”

“The Heavenly Court isn’t affected by the world reboot?” Mu Zhian asked subconsciously.

Yuanluo said calmly, “Of course, what does the world reboot have to do with the Heavenly Court?”

“Anything else?” Yuanluo asked again.

Mu Zhian shook his head.

Yuanluo blinked her red eyes, rested her cheek on her hand, and looked at him, her face innocent and naive, “Think again?”

Mu Zhian pondered for a moment, then shook his head with certainty.

Yuanluo whispered in his ear, her breath like orchids, “You forgot to give me a farewell kiss, silly~”

Mu Zhian’s heart raced. Just as he looked up, he saw Yuanluo reveal a charming smile and wave gently at him.

Clearly, she was just teasing him.

This Yuanluo… why flirt if you’re not going to commit?!

Before Mu Zhian could speak, he felt his spiritual sense falling into an abyss, a sense of weightlessness. Then, in less than three seconds, his spiritual sense returned to his body.

The next moment, he abruptly opened his eyes.

He was no longer in the Heavenly Court, but in his bedchamber.

Miss Heavenly Dao, clad in immortal gold armor, nestled quietly in his arms, the surroundings silent.

Faintly, he sensed a wisp of green light flash past and turned his head.

Yao Meng’s slender and beautiful figure appeared.

“It seems you had a pleasant dream,” she said with a smile.

Just then, the door opened, and Mu Zhian saw Bai Ruoxi, fresh from her bath, gazing at him with a hint of shyness.

This atmosphere… an experienced veteran like Mu Zhian instantly understood, and subconsciously held his waist.

Faintly, he seemed to hear a girl’s annoyed cry.

Mu Zhian looked in the direction of the sound and saw a woman in a magnificent, plum-colored dress leaning against the soft couch, a silver charcoal fire burning brightly, its flames dancing in the breeze.

The Demon Empress glanced at Mu Zhian and said with a coquettish smile, “It seems the master of the Forbidden Land of Life is getting impatient.”

Almost forgot, Mu Zhi is still trapped in the Demon Empress’s grotto-heaven… Mu Zhian opened his mouth slightly, about to say something.

However, before that, the Demon Empress said casually, “I know, you want me to release your fiancée, right?”

Mu Zhian gently shook his head, trying his best to speak in a friendly tone, “Zi Xuan, you’ve already offended one Forbidden Land, if you also offend Mu Zhi…”

Mu Zhian wanted the Demon Empress to release her, naturally out of various considerations.

However, he clearly underestimated the Demon Empress’s arrogance.

“I’ve already offended one Immortal Forbidden Land, what’s another Forbidden Land of Life?”

The next moment, the Demon Empress silently appeared beside Mu Zhian, her seductive eyes filled with tender affection, and she whispered, “But it’s very touching that Mu Lang is so considerate of me.”

“So I will release her.”

Mu Zhian’s heart leaped with joy, but before he could speak, the Demon Empress wrapped her arms around his and whispered in his ear, “But the prerequisite for releasing her is that I’m in a good mood.”

“So, for your fiancée… you know what to do, right?”