Kick Out That Lurker

There was always someone stronger, always a higher heaven.

The Demon Venerable had always believed cultivators were a cut above everyone else when it came to strength. He might not rank among the very best in the Chat Group, but a top-tier spot was surely his.

Yet five people had now demonstrated abilities that crossed worlds—abilities he lacked.

Senior Netherworld Star came from a supernatural world, while Fellow Daoist Wutian came from the Primordial Chaos. Karmic divination and memetic corruption were specialties of their respective worlds. That was perfectly understandable.

The group leader's Chat Group System could connect people across the Myriad Worlds, and the Galactic War Marshal's Subspace deity could spread corruption between worlds. But neither power was truly their own, so he could just about accept that too.

But how could some guy from a historical world do the same?

The Demon Venerable had a sinking feeling.

If someone from a historical world could outdo a cultivator like him, what would his peers think when word got out? What would Han Li think? Zhang Xiaofan? Great Love Immortal Venerable? How was he supposed to show his face in cultivation circles again?

Worse, he had posted plenty of messages looking down on history and military affairs.

Now those words were coming back to bite him.

Sure enough, Demon Lord Dong Zhuo came to settle the score. "There's no need to keep comparing yourself to others. Just focus on doing your own thing. I may come from a historical world, but I'm no worse than you cultivators."

The waters were too deep and the winds too fierce. If you lacked the strength, you kept your mouth shut.

Following the fine tradition of Senior Han Li from the Cultivation World, the Demon Venerable fell silent whenever he encountered a question he