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Zhou Ziming had been tempering his body lately.

The current body tempering was only to prepare for entering a higher level of cultivation.

But early this morning...

Zhou Ziming was given a headache by a series of noisy clamors.

"I'm not convinced! I want to continue!"

"I don't believe it! I can't even cross the threshold?!"

Similar sounds had been noisily continuing since the morning without end.

Zhou Ziming was speechless.

"Tianming, Dahai!"

Then, no one!

Zhou Ziming frowned.

"Old Qian!"

Qian Dafu hurriedly ran over.

"What's wrong, Master Zhou?"

Zhou Ziming was somewhat puzzled.

"Where are the Sun Family Brothers?"

Old Qian smiled.

"They've been under a lot of pressure lately, preparing for the assessment!"

Zhou Ziming: "???"

"Assessment? What assessment?"

Qian Dafu quickly explained the recent system of the Dao Sect.

After hearing it, Zhou Ziming was a bit dazed.

No, he felt that the Dao Sect was becoming more and more formal.

"These rules are actually quite good. You're a real talent!"

Zhou Ziming couldn't help but praise.

Qian Dafu shook his head.

"This wasn't my idea; it was Wen Zhixin's idea!"

Zhou Ziming was stunned for a moment.

"His idea?"

Qian Dafu nodded.

Zhou Ziming smiled slightly.

"He's very good. What's his current position?"

Qian Dafu: "Still an ordinary Disciple. I was just about to ask what reward to give him!"

Zhou Ziming suddenly remembered.

"I remember his previous idea was to be the Vice Hall Master of the Walking Hall? Then let him directly become the Hall Master of the Wandering Hall. Give him a stage to showcase his talents!"

Qian Dafu nodded.

However, Zhou Ziming was a bit curious.

"Is that Heart-Questioning Path really that difficult? Why is everyone wailing?"

Qian Dafu shook his head.

"It's hard to say it's hard, but it's also hard to say it's not!"

"It's mainly about the most basic values and clarity of thought—the most fundamental standards!"

"Every time someone steps onto the Heart-Questioning Path, the scenarios they experience are different. Their choices determine whether they succeed."

Zhou Ziming became interested.

"Give me a simple example of a standard!"

Qian Dafu explained again.

"For example, in a world of chaos, you see an infant in a river, but you can't even feed yourself. Do you save them or not?"

Zhou Ziming said directly.

"If it were me, I'd save them. It's just a mouthful of food; missing one won't kill me. How much can a child eat?"

"But I think I understand; the important thing isn't whether you save them, but whether you have the intention!"

"If you have the intention but can't even support yourself, it's reasonable even if you don't save them. In a chaotic world, there's no need to impose strong moral demands on others."

"The main thing is to have a clear conscience!"

Qian Dafu nodded.

"That's exactly it, but even so, many people can't pass!"

"Some people save them on purpose, not because they want to help, but simply because they think saving them will help them pass the assessment. Others don't save them simply because they don't want to, not because they lack the ability despite having the heart!"

Zhou Ziming nodded.

"By the way, I've been feeling a bit out of sorts lately. My sword hasn't seen blood in a long time. Is there really no one in the capital who wants to deal with me?"

Qian Dafu shook his head.

"Truly none!"

Zhou Ziming sighed.

"What about the Star Sea Holy Land?"

Qian Dafu shook his head.

"There's no movement for now. As for the woman from the Shangguan Family who died, the Holy Land is still investigating, but there are no results yet!"

For a moment, Zhou Ziming felt even more unaccustomed.

"What about the Second Division Head? Still haven't found her?"

Qian Dafu nodded.

"No, it's as if she vanished into thin air!"

Zhou Ziming frowned.

"That shouldn't be. I feel that woman is extremely vengeful. Since I killed a direct descendant of the Shangguan Family, shouldn't she have gone to the Holy Land to expose me? She hasn't even gone to the Holy Land?"

Qian Dafu nodded.

Zhou Ziming frowned.

"This isn't right. This shouldn't be happening. She must have some other purpose!"

Actually, Qian Dafu really wanted to say...

Master Zhou, is there a possibility...

That the Second Division Head ran away.

When the Second Division Head saw that even the Holy Lord was on your side, she ran.

After all, she knows very well what she did to you.

She felt you wouldn't let her off, so she had to run to save her life?

Although Qian Dafu thought this was a possibility...

...he felt that if Zhou Ziming thought she wouldn't run, then Master Zhou must be right.

Because Qian Dafu could more or less see some strange connections between these women and Master Zhou.

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Two days passed.

Zhou Ziming: "Is anyone targeting me today?"

Qian Dafu: "No!"

Another two days passed.

"The Holy Land still hasn't targeted me?"

Qian Dafu: "No!"

Zhou Ziming scratched his head.

"I always feel like something is wrong!"

Another week passed.

Zhou Ziming: "Is anything happening today?"

Qian Dafu: "No!"

In the blink of an eye, half a month passed.

Zhou Ziming felt that his current physical strength was enough for him to Cultivate and then Breakthrough to the Late Stage of Void Tempering.

Zhou Ziming was just about to Cultivate his Cultivation Technique...

...when Qian Dafu came looking for him.

"Lord Director, something has happened!"

Zhou Ziming: "???"

"Really!"

Qian Dafu nodded.

At this moment, the First Division Chief had already run over.

"Brother Zhou, help me!"

The First Division Chief's face was full of anxiety!

Zhou Ziming quickly said...

"Don't worry, take your time!"

The First Division Chief's face was now full of sorrow.

"Something's gone wrong, something's gone terribly wrong!"

"On her way back to the Holy Capital, my sister encountered something eerie. More than half of my Zhong Family members have been killed or injured, and my sister's whereabouts are now unknown!"

Zhou Ziming was stunned.

"Something eerie?"

Speaking of which...

Qian Dafu suddenly frowned.

"Master Zhou, speaking of eerie things, the Dao Sect has indeed handled quite a few lately, but they were all minor matters, so I didn't disturb you."

Qian Dafu then mentioned demons that eat human skin and all sorts of bizarre demons.

Fortunately, as soon as these things appeared, they were suppressed by the Dao Sect.

Moreover, over the past half month, many Cultivators had suddenly flooded into the Holy Capital.

With the Dao Sect in the Holy Capital, things were relatively peaceful.

But I heard that outside the Holy Capital, life is not easy right now!

People are in a state of panic!

Zhou Ziming fell into thought.

"This pace... it feels like a Catastrophe is coming!"

But immediately after, Zhou Ziming felt a bit of a disconnect.

Because most of the Original Owner's memories were about how miserable he was and how he was bullied and insulted.

His memories were also full of resentment.

But he had never encountered such eerie things.

The First Division Chief also nodded.

"It's true that I've heard of many eerie things happening lately. My sister is also trapped by something eerie!"

"I want to ask you to save my sister!"

Zhou Ziming nodded.

"Let's go. I'll go see just how eerie it is!"

Having said that, Zhou Ziming stood up excitedly.

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At this moment, Ning Hongchen was on the verge of a breakdown.

Because she had been abducted by a Scruffy Old Man.

She couldn't even defeat this old man.

The old man's eyes were crazed, even somewhat insane.

Like a beast, he kept sniffing Ning Hongchen's body.

"medicine emperor cauldron! I smell it. You have the scent of the medicine emperor cauldron on you. Give it to me! Give it to me!"

Ning Hongchen took a deep breath.

"I... I don't know what you're talking about!"