This Was Very Unkind

It was simply too kind—too kind, far too kind.

Seeing Ling Tianwei thoroughly transform the Extreme Good Lead Hua Scripture, the system dared guarantee that any fellow with an unstable Dao Heart who faced the aura of majesty radiating from him would probably throw themselves at his feet on the spot.

And this was called kindness? Others had to be kind to him; others had to treat him kindly. Wasn't this practically turning himself into some brainwashing cult, cleansing all things and all spirits, topped off with that terrifying radiance?

The system could no longer imagine the consequences.

As for Li Tianwei, after sensing that he had successfully completed cultivation of the Extreme Good Lead Hua Scripture, he drew in a long breath and slowly opened his eyes.

The immaculate, pure aura around Li Tianwei immediately withdrew, as though it had not affected him in the slightest.

The Book Spirit, which had nearly thrown itself at Li Tianwei just moments ago, had now completely regained its senses. Recalling that feeling from before, it looked at Li Tianwei with an utterly strange expression.

"This thing is not bad. It suits my temperament perfectly. It is truly kind!"

Li Tianwei felt the Extreme Good Lead Hua Scripture after his modifications, and it completely matched his own disposition.

The feeling was wonderful.

"Let's test its effects?"

Li Tianwei thought.

He then looked toward the Sacred Soul Banner beside him. There were quite a few test subjects inside.

Using these utterly vile, utterly wicked demonic cultivators as test subjects and having them contribute to the beauty of the world—surely they would be willing. This was accumulating merit; how could they possibly refuse?

The souls of the demonic cultivators inside the Sacred Soul Banner, however, had no idea what awaited them.

Still, it could not possibly be worse than their current state! After all, Li Tianwei had been refining the souls within the Sacred Soul Banner every moment of every day.

And refinement meant thoroughly drawing out the power within those evil souls and Fierce Ghosts. So naturally, there could only be torment—every method from the Eighteen Layers of Hell was brought forth.

Because Elder Xie Ku had previously refined the souls of nearly ten thousand innocent people, Li Tianwei had those people properly refine the various demonic cultivators' evil souls inside.

Thus, when Li Tianwei opened the Sacred Soul Banner, the shrieks of Fierce Ghosts continuously rang out from within, along with miserable howls from endless whipping and torture.

Li Tianwei seemed not to hear them as he examined the state of those evil souls inside the Sacred Soul Banner.

In his eyes, these people were all making contributions! They were offering their own strength for merit and washing away their sins. Surely they were willing.

If anyone did not believe it, Li Tianwei guaranteed that he would properly ask them whether they were willing.

Who would not be willing to accept such a good thing?

The moment Li Tianwei swept his gaze through the Sacred Soul Banner, the evil souls of those demonic cultivators inside all trembled involuntarily.

They already had a bad premonition. After their time in the Sacred Soul Banner, these demonic cultivators had finally understood what it meant for life to be worse than death, properly experiencing the soul-searing agony they had once inflicted upon innocent people.

Li Tianwei's methods were even more ruthless. Heaven and Earth Grudge Power and all manner of stray thoughts were easily controlled in his hands. Even while controlling so many evil souls and demonic spirits, he was not affected in the slightest and continued driving them onward.

As demonic cultivators, many of them had attempted to refine Myriad Soul Banners and Evil Soul Banners before. The more souls one refined into such things, the stronger they became, but they also brought immense danger. The souls inside and the growing Evil Qi could cause one to lose control.

Even Elder Xie Ku, a Nascent Soul Realm cultivator, had only refined nearly ten thousand evil souls and Fierce Ghosts. Any more, and he might have lost control.

But Li Tianwei feared nothing. His resolve was unbelievably firm. With all the demonic cultivators of Panshan City gathered here, he could still command them as easily as his own arms and fingers.

After sweeping his gaze across them a few times, Li Tianwei casually selected several evil souls.

The souls that were chosen trembled all over, terrified out of their wits and wholly unable to meet Li Tianwei's eyes.

Naturally, Li Tianwei ignored their gazes. Right now, he simply wanted to properly test the Extreme Good Lead Hua Scripture he had modified.

"Extreme Good Lead Hua Scripture."

Li Tianwei silently recited the words and directly activated the Extreme Good Lead Hua Scripture.

At Li Tianwei's brow, the Three-Leaf Round Fan slowly unfolded. Immediately afterward, an immaculate, pure aura roared out from behind him.

At this moment, Li Tianwei looked like an immortal savior descending from the heavens, a ring of light behind his back and supreme righteous law circling his body.

With only the faintest trace of that aura revealed, the terrified appearances of those evil souls vanished without a trace.

They raised their heads, their eyes filled with purity. The Evil Qi and Resentment Force throughout their bodies dissolved, leaving them exceptionally pure—pure to an ultimate extreme.

Their gazes were all filled with longing and tranquility. It seemed that nothing in the world mattered anymore; they only wished to become part of that supreme righteous law and offer up everything they possessed.

"I think I was wrong. I should not have done those things."

"My soul is stained with filth. I never thought I had been such a person in life. How vile... Please, punish me as you please!"

"I was wrong, wrong. I should not have been like this. I want to be a good person..."

They immediately fell to their knees, bitterly condemning themselves. Some had even begun their own self-redemption upon their souls.

The entire world seemed to turn pure white. Everything was so beautiful, pure, and immaculate.

Just as Li Tianwei had imagined, by bestowing kindness upon others, all demons, monsters, evil spirits, and stains upon the heart had nowhere to hide beneath his righteous law, and were washed clean of worldly dust.

How kind this moment was! These evildoers were thoroughly cleansed, with nowhere to hide beneath his righteous law.

This kind of power was simply too right, too wonderful.

Li Tianwei felt that he truly was far too kind. In this way, he could wash clean the evil souls within the Sacred Soul Banner, have them redeem and torment themselves, and purify themselves for the sake of merit.

"Not bad."

"This method of radiance is simply perfect."

Watching those demonic cultivators kneel on the ground, witness their own sins with their own eyes, and use self-mutilation and self-redemption to save themselves from their sins, their faces even seemed to carry a hint of bliss.

"No, there is still a small problem. Wouldn't that mean their suffering has become their release and redemption?"

"Right, I need to return their rationality to them. Then it will be perfect."

In an instant, Li Tianwei discovered the flaw within the seemingly perfect Extreme Good Lead Hua Scripture.

He then stepped forward and tapped the brows of those evil souls tormenting themselves on the ground.

The evil souls, who had been happily immersed in their sins and acts of self-redemption, regained a faint trace of demonic nature in their eyes. Then they began screaming.

Their formerly blissful expressions regained their demonic nature.

"No, what is happening to me? I am torturing myself."

"Ahhh! It hurts so much! Let my Divine Soul be destroyed! Why can't I control myself anymore?"

"It feels so awful, but this is right! This is how I should be treated."

Rationality had returned. The struggle between demonic nature and holiness, using kindness to restrain evil—wasn't this how it should be?

How could those burdened by sin enjoy the wonder of redemption merely because they had sought self-redemption?

That was very unkind.

So Li Tianwei improved it. At this moment, the Extreme Good Lead Hua Scripture leaned toward perfection.

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