A life of despair

Zhou Ziming even explained.

"I have experimented countless times. No matter what method I use, I cannot resolve the predetermined path I must walk in the future. It is as if I have fallen into a vicious circle!"

"You have waited for my brother for nine lifetimes. I believe you will definitely help me with this favor. Likewise, I will fulfill your wishes too. In this lifetime, I will not let you wait any longer!"

The Palace Master's sister remained silent throughout.

"You might not believe it, but if you follow me, I think you will believe it."

After saying this, Zhou Ziming shouldered his basket and headed directly toward the village in the distance.

Although the Palace Master's sister followed him as well,

she did not reveal herself; she remained observing from the shadows.

After entering the village, Zhou Ziming simply went about his daily routine.

Chopping wood, boiling water, and cooking.

Furthermore, he prepared an extra portion of food for the old grandmother living next door.

This kind of life did not last long.

Suddenly, people from the Huan Ling Sect arrived to recruit Disciples, testing their Aptitude for Cultivation one by one.

The Palace Master's sister observed.

Zhou Ziming had long known these people would come.

He ran away beforehand and even went into hiding.

Yet, there were always many coincidences involved.

Zhou Ziming hid inside a cave, where a black bear resided.

Zhou Ziming did not even hide; he would rather let the black bear eat him than go to Cultivate.

Yet, the black bear, which usually ate humans, not only did not eat Zhou Ziming but instead slapped him, sending him flying out.

Coincidentally, after flying out, Zhou Ziming bumped into the Disciples of the Huan Ling Sect. He was then tested by the Huan Ling Sect Disciples, found to have the talent for Cultivation, and eventually entered the Huan Ling Sect.

The Palace Master's sister was dumbfounded.

Because Zhou Ziming had once said: "For instance, no matter what I do, I cannot escape the fate of entering the Huan Ling Sect!"

Now, Zhou Ziming was using his actual actions to tell the Palace Master's sister that

this was indeed the case.

This compelled her to believe what Zhou Ziming had said.

After entering the Huan Ling Sect,

his claims were further validated.

Even though his Aptitude was average, the Immortal Cave assigned to him happened to have a low-grade spiritual spring.

Even if he did not Cultivate, his cultivation level would still improve.

Furthermore, his Aptitude seemed to be changing as well,

changing for the better.

However, Zhou Ziming was not happy.

Because in his view,

these things were, on the contrary, a shackle that turned him into a pawn.

He even suspected whether it was because of this Aptitude and Foundation that he could not escape the fate of being tortured for nine lifetimes.

It wasn't until the first mission came down that Zhou Ziming couldn't help but laugh.

It was not a happy laugh.

It was a laugh of helplessness, a desperate bitter smile.

"So, do you believe what I said now!"

The Palace Master's sister remained somewhat silent.

But Zhou Ziming knew that she had completely believed him.

Therefore, Zhou Ziming continued.

"I am tired, and I have failed for nine lifetimes."

"Even relying on the memories of my previous lifetimes, I cannot escape this predetermined fate!"

"And this first mission is just a new round of torture. So, help me, let me leave. Likewise, let the person behind this, who fears my brother, have him descend once again. I also want to see what the result will be when my brother faces what I have encountered!"

"Will my brother be able to walk a different life path?"

The Palace Master's sister asked: "How should I help you?"

Zhou Ziming smiled.

"Actually, my brother has always been here; I can feel it. But with this jade tablet, my brother cannot come out. So, please help me shatter this jade tablet, but you are very likely to be in danger!"

The Palace Master's sister smiled.

"It is fine. If it were me, I would have made the same choice as you. I know someone is plotting against you. Since I promised to help you, I have already considered the consequences!"

Zhou Ziming nodded.

"Good!"

Subsequently, Zhou Ziming began to write dense inscriptions all over his body.

Furthermore, those inscriptions emitted streaks of eerie light.

Once the inscriptions were completely drawn,

Zhou Ziming looked at the Palace Master's sister.

"Prepare to begin!"

The Palace Master's sister nodded.

The thousand blade silk on her wrist began to rotate.

Zhou Ziming tore at the jade tablet on his chest with both hands.

"Hum..."

In an instant, streaks of golden runes erupted from the jade tablet.

Those runes were like ropes, tightly binding Zhou Ziming.

"You still want to bind me? Do you think I will be fooled again?"

Zhou Ziming looked at the Palace Master's sister.

"Do it!"

As soon as the words fell,

the threads of the thousand blade silk all pulled at the golden inscriptions on the jade tablet.

The Palace Master's sister pulled violently.

The golden inscriptions left Zhou Ziming's body for an instant.

But subsequently, the jade tablet erupted with even more golden inscriptions.

Those golden inscriptions, like tentacles, kept reaching out toward Zhou Ziming.

"Hahaha, it is over!"

At this moment, Zhou Ziming's eyes were filled with madness, but also relief.

"You have tortured me for nine lifetimes, corrupted my Dao Heart, and tormented my body!"

"Fine, didn't you tell me that my brother is a Heavenly Demon, a natural disaster? Then, from now on, welcome to the so-called Heavenly Demon, or perhaps the Fourth Natural Disaster!"

After Zhou Ziming finished speaking, all the blood-red inscriptions on his body merged into his body.

In an instant, those inscriptions tore apart his Soul and destroyed all the Foundation within this body.

Not only that,

the blood-red inscriptions searched for his Soul Power over and over again, then obliterated it.

This was intentional by Zhou Ziming.

He would absolutely not give himself any chance of survival; he feared that if even a trace of his Soul Power remained, he might be dragged out and tortured again.

Therefore, he wanted to die completely clean.

"Awoo..."

The jade tablet suddenly erupted with sounds of howling.

Even the golden runes gradually formed a faceless person.

"Thump thump... thump thump..."

A heartbeat suddenly came from Zhou Ziming's body, which originally had no aura.

This directly made the jade tablet person lose its composure.

It rushed up violently.

Its large hand plunged directly into Zhou Ziming's head, then pulled out a long string of memories.

That person said nothing and shoved those memories directly into its mouth.

"How dare you act so presumptuously!"

The Palace Master's sister snorted coldly.

The thousand blade silk erupted fully.

Countless threads instantly bound the entire body of the golden figure.

The Palace Master's sister took this thing directly and tore through the Void Realm to leave.

However, this action of hers naturally angered the person behind it.

That person turned into golden runes once again.

Finally, the runes transformed into a long spear, piercing through her body violently and even tearing apart her Divine Soul.

The method was too terrifying.

The Palace Master's sister could not resist it at all.

At the critical moment,

the Palace Master's sister could only transfer a sliver of her Divine Soul and her memories into the thousand blade silk.

Subsequently, her corpse fell from the Void Realm and finally landed in this Secret Realm.

However, the jade tablet person was still furious.

But when it saw that the new generation of Zhou Ziming had awakened, it was helpless and eventually had to leave unwillingly.