World-spanning calamity and the treachery of human hearts

Shazo heard and saw everything Fairy Jin Shunyao did through her eyes and ears, and was so happy he almost collapsed.

Hearing Shazo's laughter, the fairy's Nascent Soul blushed and muttered through gritted teeth, "This isn't my fault, I didn't want it to be like this either."

Shazo laughed and said, "I know, I know you're kind-hearted and want to try to wake them up."

But then he sighed and said, "Don't even think about it, it's not that easy."

Fairy Jin Shunyao's face showed sorrow. "Are we still going to kill someone?"

"They are different from those Qi Refining cultivators with ulterior motives. They haven't done anything wrong; they were simply blinded by the Tribulation Qi and couldn't control their thoughts."

Shazo said, "Although the Tribulation Qi does not belong to this world, since it has entered the Tribulation Qi, the outcome will naturally be that all Five Skandhas will be confused."

"Without external assistance that reaches directly into their Sea of Consciousness, it's impossible to awaken their intelligence."

The fairy's Nascent Soul pleaded, "Senior, if you can awaken me, can you also awaken them?"

Shazo shook his head and said, "No, I can't. I was able to awaken you because we are destined to meet."

"I awoke within your Sea of Consciousness and still reside Sea of Consciousness, able to directly access the Tribulation Qi and your Nascent Soul."

"Furthermore, you have enough trust in me, which is why I was able to tear open the shroud of Tribulation Qi and awaken your intelligence."

"But the elders are different. They don't trust me at all. I have no way to break into their consciousness from the outside without harming their lives."

"They'll have to be killed sooner or later anyway, so acting sooner will prevent them from making even bigger mistakes."

Fairy Jin Shunyao lowered her head, forcibly suppressing the sorrow in her heart and the tears in her eyes, and then raised her hand to attack the first elder of the Punishment Hall who had fallen.

A group of Foundation Establishment stage deacons, witnessing this scene, recognized it as Killing Combat Technique from the "<Five Spirits Battle True Interpretation>" and were all shocked, shouting in unison.

"No! Elder Jin!"

"They wouldn't go so far as to kill elders, Elder Jin! They are elders at the Core Formation stage!"

"If you kill them, you won't be able to stay in the sect. Think about your future!"

"You wicked elder! If you kill my elder, I will not recognize your position as elder!"

"Yes, a murderer doesn't deserve to be an elder!"

However, these deacons only made noise, and not a single one of them stood up to block Jin Shunyao, taking concrete action and risking their lives to stop the fairy's Killing Combat Technique.

Just as the five-colored beam of light approached the elder of the Punishment Hall, a hoarse shout rang out, "Stop!"

Before the words were finished, a figure with white hair and beard appeared in the hall and reached out to block Jin Shunyao's attack.

However, the newcomer was also forced to stagger backward by Jin Shunyao's attack, almost trampling the elder of the Punishment Hall.

Inside the Main Hall, cultivators at the Foundation Establishment and above saw the newcomer's appearance and exclaimed in surprise, "Great! The sect leader has arrived! Finally, someone can stop her!"

"Sect Leader, Jin Shunyao has wantonly harmed her fellow disciples, killing dozens of Qi Refining stage cultivators. She is truly too cruel."

"Yes, this is too much. Those disciples were clearly victims whose foundations were damaged during their training, yet they were killed to silence them."

"We beg the sect leader to severely punish the culprit and restore order to the sect!"

This last sentence became the slogan of the monks in the room, who shouted it in unison, displaying great momentum.

However, the Qingyan Sect ignored them, took a few steps forward, stared intently at Fairy Jin Shunyao, and then bowed, saying, "Greetings, Martial Aunt."

The sect leader is Deity Transformation stage cultivator, a level higher than his contemporaries, which is why he was chosen to take over the position of the Qingyan Sect.

Jin Shunyao was originally among them, a candidate fiercely competing with the sect leader.

Back then, she had a huge advantage. Not only was her strength and cultivation level always the strongest, but the sect leader at the time was also her master.

If nothing unexpected happens, she will be the current leader of the Qingyan Sect.

However, with Shazo's help, she was able to re-examine her cultivation progress by studying the "<Five Spirits Battle True Interpretation>".

Jin Shunyao seized the opportunity to break through and enter the Void Refinement stage in one fell swoop.

Cultivators value strength above all else; aside from formal master-disciple relationships, seniority is determined by cultivation level.

Those of lower cultivation levels are called "junior disciples," those of the same cultivation level are called "fellow disciples," and those of higher cultivation levels are called "senior uncles."

Jin Shunyao instantly became a senior cultivator among her competitors, and naturally could no longer serve as the sect leader.

If she hadn't suddenly obtained the Kido from Shazo and needed the sect's support to research this technique based on the Law of Death, she wouldn't have even bothered to become an elder in the Scripture Repository.

After bowing, the Qingyan Sect straightened up and asked, "Uncle-Master, why did you kill sect disciples, and even murder sect elders?"

Just as Jin Shunyao was about to say something, a barrage of noisy conversations was transmitted to Shazo's mind through the [Mantra], and then shared by Jin Shunyao's Nascent Soul.

[The Qingyan Sect Leader has arrived! Quick, save her! The female lead is still breathing.]

[Bullshit, she's long dead.]

[It's alright, I have the "Resurrection Cross." As long as her body is intact, I can bring her back to life.]

What are you waiting for? Revive her now!

[Damn it! The Resurrection Cross is my private property. Why should I waste my precious and exalted possession for the benefit of everyone?]

What do you want?

[Money!]

I don't care if you split the cost or if some rich person pays it all at once, I want to get adequate compensation!

Fairy Jin Shunyao coldly replied, "Sect Leader, you don't even need to investigate before you dare to conclude that I'm in the wrong and question me?"

The Qingyan Sect was slightly taken aback, then said with a gloomy expression, "Elder Jin, I am not blind."

"I saw you injure your disciples with your imposing aura, and use your signature killing moves to ruthlessly kill the other elders. Do I still need to investigate?"

Fairy Jin Shunyao: "You are indeed blind. I don't know if your eyes are blind, but your heart is truly blind."

The leader of the Qingyan Sect: "You! You mustn't use such foul language!"

While Jin Shunyao was arguing with the Qingyan Sect leader, the two-headed fairy's Nascent Soul frowned and asked, "Senior, what's going on?"

Shazo retorted, "Are you saying that he doesn't have any aura of Tribulation Qi on him, yet he's blatantly slandering you?"

The fairy nodded, her face showing confusion and bewilderment.

Shazo sighed, "It's simple. The wickedness in people's hearts is no less than that of Tribulation Qi. It can also cloud one's mind and cloud one's judgment. He hates you to the bone, and when he discovers that someone has framed you, he will naturally take the opportunity to kick you when you're down."

Jin Shunyao: "----, but I haven't offended the sect leader's nephew."

Shazo retorted, "You really haven't offended him?"

Jin Shunyao thought for a moment, then nodded very seriously. "Really not."

Shazo first checked whether there was any residual Tribulation Qi on the Nascent Soul, and then checked whether the connection between the Spiritual Terrace, the Nascent Soul, and the Sea of Consciousness was unobstructed.

Once he confirmed that everything was alright, he muttered to himself with a hint of doubt, "[Strange, I never thought my fairy was this innocent before----]"

[Oh, no, it's not that my fairy is naive, it's just that her talent is too good, and her cultivation progress is too fast. Before others can even feel jealous, they can only look up to her in awe.]

[It's just that in the last two hundred years, the time spent in the Deity Transformation and Void Refinement stage was a bit too long, which allowed the older generation of cultivators to accumulate enough jealousy.]

[Heh, these cultivators, although each one is hundreds or even thousands of years old, in terms of experience, they are not even as good as a 40-year-old mortal. If they were mortals in officialdom, a 30-year-old official would be enough to crush the entire Qingyan Sect.]

At the same time, he asked, "Little girl, are you 400 or 500 years younger than him?"

Jin Shunyao pondered for a moment, "My nephew, the sect leader, is the same age as my master, but over 460 years older than me."

Shazo Zuo chuckled, "Over 460 years old, how easy you make that up."

"You are nearly 500 years younger than him. I'm afraid he was already Nascent Soul cultivator when you were born. Now you have surpassed him and become Void Refinement stage cultivator. How could he not feel any resentment?"

Jin Shunyao frowned. "I've surpassed countless junior disciples and juniors. Ninety percent of the Core Formation cultivators and above in the Qingyan Sect have been surpassed by me. Why is it only the sect leader's junior disciple who has surpassed me?"

Shazo suppressed a laugh and told Jin Shunyao about the difference in timing. Only then did she realize that jealousy only happens between two people who are not too far apart in age.

For cultivators, if there is a difference of two major realms, they will lose the will to compete, their jealousy will naturally subside, or it will truly turn into worship.

Furthermore, jealousy takes time to develop and settle; it won't instantly turn into intense hostility.

It's not that such people don't exist, but those with such intense jealousy who embark on the path of cultivation will soon find themselves surrounded by enemies.

Cultivators fight against fate, and everyone adheres to the principle of "those who obstruct my path are my mortal enemies." How many of them aren't ruthless?

Those guys with enemies all over the world, unless they're the main character, how could they possibly survive to the Core Formation stage?

For Jin Shunyao, it took her a hundred days of Qi Refining to enter the path of cultivation, but she then embarked on a fast track of rapid progress. She Foundation Establishment on her own in three years, Core Formation on her own in twenty years, and broke through her core to become an infant in sixty years, leaving countless people astonished.

Afterwards, Jin Shunyao took a different approach, comprehending the Five Spirits True Essence within the Five Elements, and created the "<Five Spirits Battle True Interpretation>", which greatly enhanced the strength of the Qingyan Sect.

Her achievements were so dazzling, and her progress so rapid, that before her fellow students even had time to feel jealous, they suddenly realized they could no longer see her.

When Jin Shunyao became a great cultivator whom her fellow disciples could no longer aspire to, and whose seniority was no longer relevant, her former jealousy transformed into the capital that allowed her to have connections with great cultivators.

A famous actor once said, "After becoming famous, I was surrounded by good people."

Since she began cultivating at the age of four, Jin Shunyao has never encountered anyone who treated her badly in the hundreds of years since, which is why she appears so naive in matters of human relationships.

But Jin Shunyao was an exceptionally intelligent woman, and after listening to Shazo's simple yet profound explanation, she began to understand some of the principles.

At least she now knew why the Qingyan Sect leader was targeting her.

The principle is simple: the tallest tree in the forest will be felled by the wind; the most outstanding person will be criticized by the masses.

People admire those who are high and mighty, but that's only because they're forced to do so by circumstances.

When a high-ranking person falls from grace, it ignites a hundredfold flame of jealousy and resentment.

After the invasion of the Tribulation Qi, those who secretly whispered among themselves chose Jin Shunyao as their target, naturally because her achievements were dazzling and her status was high. With just a little bit of Tribulation Qi, they could ignite their jealousy and hatred towards her.

Throughout history Myriad Worlds, only one person has been an exception.

Because he only walked the righteous path throughout his life, and because he shouted "Long live the people!" and practiced it throughout his life.

Jin Shunyao is no match for him. The Tribulation Qi locked her Spiritual Terrace, then created a flaw in everyone's hearts, eventually spreading and affecting everyone's emotions, reinforcing the importance of "rules".

As a result, all the cultivators, led by the Qingyan Sect Master, although they did not forget that their strength was at least one major realm lower than Fairy Jin Shunyao, firmly believed that she would not resist and would willingly grovel under the "rules," allowing them to humiliate her.

Once people's hearts change, the ensuing malice is like a raging flood, constantly assaulting the dam of reason.

Finally, we'll introduce a "protagonist," who can be male or female, as long as they are young and lovable Succubus.

The protagonist spends several years gaining everyone's favor, and then, leveraging that favor, falsely accuses Jin Shunyao, revealing the truth about Fairy Jin Shunyao and creating the illusion that she is about to fall from grace.

Naturally, many others will follow suit, creating a huge buzz and making the fake seem real.

Just like the Qingyan Sect, who was completely unaffected by the Tribulation Qi, he automatically jumped out and took the initiative to attack Jin Shunyao.

Nothing could be more treacherous than this.

But all of this is based on the premise that the Five Spirits Fairy Jin Shunyao's Spiritual Terrace is clouded and confused, and she firmly believes in the so-called rules. No matter how unreasonable others are, she will try to argue within the scope of the rules.

To achieve this goal, the calamity spreader used most of the Tribulation Qi on Jin Shunyao, which is why Shazo was able to see the sky full of Tribulation Qi in his own fairy's Sea of Consciousness.

Jin Shunyao Satori: "So that's how it is. What a clever scheme!"

"By removing my strongest point, we can disrupt the morale of the entire Qingyan Sect, ultimately destroying the sect's spirit and causing its order to disintegrate."

"A thriving cultivation sect collapsed, losing countless amounts of fortune. Naturally, they could manipulate things and reap massive amounts of fortune."

"From this perspective, these immortals from the upper realm seem more like thieves than robbers."

Shazo laughed loudly, "That's right, a thief!"

"As long as Saint exist, great thieves will never cease to exist."

"The lofty Saint and immortals are not without roots or water without a source; their power must ultimately have an origin."

"Actually, this is also part of the Heavenly Dao order, there's nothing more to say about it, otherwise how could there be mountains and valleys in this world?"

"However, some beings in the upper realms do not abide by the laws of Heavenly Dao. Despite being immortals, they are more greedy than mortals, following the human principle of taking from the needy to give to the needy, which is why this natural disaster occurred."