[The most prestigious founders of the Hundred Schools Dao Lineage’s military, Confucian, and legal schools looked towards the woman, Diao Chan.]

[The people present stared at Diao Chan’s face, momentarily dazed.]

[Some opened their eyes to find themselves seated high above the clouds, with the Three Religions and Hundred Schools bowing in respect, calling them the Daoist Ancestor. Some saw themselves sitting on the Golden Throne Hall, commanding the gods, with all spirits and beings bowing deeply and calling out ’Celestial Emperor.’]

[Some lived in carefree longevity, discussing the Dao with friends, and some turned the great river of time just to find one person...]

[In one’s life, nine out of ten things do not go as one wishes, and cultivation is even more so.]

[Within the Grotto Heaven Blessed Land, no matter how profound one’s Dao practice is, all saw their deepest desires and obsessions from Diao Chan’s presence.]

[’Wake up.’]

[The Confucian Saint was momentarily dazed and then awoke from the great dream. He looked at his disgracefully behaving disciples below, frowning slightly.]

[The people present awoke, wiped their drool, straightened their attire, and looked back at Diao Chan’s beauty, feeling it was ordinary, yet all showed expressions of apprehension.]

[If they had engaged in magical combat and fallen into that ’obsession’ just now, they would have already perished and their Dao dispersed.]

[’Diao Chan’s beauty is close to the Dao.’ A middle-aged man dressed as a strategist spoke from the top left; this man was precisely the founder of the Military School.]

[’Innate Spirit Body—’]

[Their eyes lit up.]

[The direct disciple of the Yin Yang School, having cultivated for less than a hundred years, yet unproven in the Dao, possesses a beauty that eclipses the moon and shames the flowers. Every frown and smile can evoke one’s deep desires.]

[Even with their firm Dao hearts, they still experienced palpitations. This, if used against those "Martial Artists" who have not severed desires, wouldn’t it be an easy catch?]

[How to dissolve the alliance between Lü Bu and the Divine Man is the real challenge. Initially, they naturally wanted to choose Liu Bei and the Divine Man, and if the Divine Man were willing to co-rule the world with them, they wouldn’t mind, but the issue is if Lü Bu objected...]

[Within only a hundred years, there might emerge "Divine Tang" and "Wu Qin" and the like.]

[Moreover, no one dared to entrust their life to Lü Bu’s benevolence.]

[That Lü Bu, when angered, does far more than simply anger.]

[The Lord of the Celestial Court is an Otherworldly Divine, reincarnated personally with a wisp of Divine Thought, during the war against the heavens, suppressed the Three Saints and plucked the fruit. Later, he could ascend to the position of co-ruler by relying on his Great Dao to steadily suppress the Daoist Ancestor, eventually dividing the heavens and earth with the Four Saints.]

[Yet, in this Great Tribulation of Heaven and Earth, the South Celestial Gate was obliterated by Lü Bu, the Lord of the Celestial Court also dissipated his Dao, and it is unknown when he will return.]

[And Lü Bu was actually—unscathed.]

[They secretly calculated against such a high-level powerhouse, and if carelessly discovered, they would undoubtedly be slapped to death, the pressure in everyone’s hearts can be imagined.]

[But if "God Han Huangtian" attains the Dao and thereafter "everyone in the world is their own god," averaging out ninety-nine percent of the Great Fortune of the heavens and earth. As years pass, their Dao Lineage and Fortune gradually diminish, ultimately forcing them to dissipate their Dao and leave.]

[Truly, no path of survival is given.]

[Either way, it’s death, isn’t this compelling them to take a desperate risk?]

[Now it can only be like this. Let Diao Chan take action to influence ’Lü Bu,’ altering a single thought. Regardless of the thought, once the true heart wavers, they can seize the opportunity.]

[Diao Chan’s master earnestly warned her to be extremely cautious; they would never lend a helping hand to Diao Chan, nor dare to calculate Lü Bu’s celestial plans, only knowing that Lü Bu is still in Bing Province.]

[...]

[Diao Chan happily accepted the order to descend the mountain.]

[She originally came from Bing Province of the Celestial Dynasty, born during the turmoil of the grasslands a hundred years ago, her parents both dead, cutting off worldly ties. Subsequently, she followed her master in the Grotto Heaven for cultivation and had never descended the mountain for a hundred years.]

[Diao Chan did not understand what "equality for all" meant, nor did she know why her master feared it like a tiger.]

[In her heart, she knew she was merely a tool for negotiating conditions, to evoke in the man named ’Lü Bu’ the desire for the lofty position of "Celestial Emperor."]

[At that time, the Immortal Gods’ path would end without a fight.]

[They could accept ’Lü Bu’ this stronger person being high above! Ruling over them from above was only natural, but they could not accept equality for all.]

[This did not conform to the ’rules.’]

[Diao Chan traveled through the Divine Man and casually inquired about the name ’Lü Bu’ from their mouths. The mortals, after ten generations, the young of the Divine Man admired ’Lü Bu,’ ranking Lü Bu’s merits first among the founding ministers of the Divine Man.]

[The World’s Number One Martial General, the Founder of the Martial Dao, the Great Sage Equal to Heaven, the Yellow Heaven Incarnation... The citizens of the Divine Man genuinely praised Lü Bu’s titles.]

[Diao Chan observed that these ’adorations’ transformed into ’pure thoughts’ that gathered toward the heights.]

[And these ’pure thoughts’ surprisingly returned unchanged.]

[Called ’Yellow Heaven Divine Power’ by the citizens of the Divine Man—it has the ability for favorable weather, abundant harvests, national peace, and ’may your wishes come true.’]

[If any place were drought-stricken, the citizens could report to the Divine Man, and specialized Peaceful Officials would come to investigate, after which the Taiping Master would invoke ’Divine Power’ to call for rain and wind.]

[In the Divine Man, only by comprehending the ’Five Classics and Six Books’ could one wield ’Divine Power,’ holding a revered status.]

[Diao Chan inquired in various counties of Bing Province about Lü Bu’s whereabouts.]

[No one has seen Lü Bu, and no one cares whether the Divine Being Lü Bu exists.]

[Diao Chan passed by a small village where a hundred-year-old man, who was previously a Divine Man, said that the Divine Being "Lü Bu" was the "Incarnation of Yellow Heaven." They had never seen "Lü Bu" in their lifetime, yet felt that "Yellow Heaven" was always by their side.]

[Diao Chan felt a headache regarding Lü Bu, a sculpture sitting motionless somewhere unknown. It didn’t even devour that "pure thought," which was "pure wish power" capable of "creation from nothingness."]

[It is part of the Celestial Emperor’s authority.]

[This "pure wish power" has another name that drives people mad—"Profound Yellow Merit"!]

["Profound Yellow Merit" can help Qi Cultivators cross tribulations and attain the Dao, with endless wonders, yet it was left to the "Taiping Master" to summon wind and rain, and that consumed a wisp of "Divine Power" that could, in an instant, transform into food to feed a million people.]

[Truly squandering heavenly treasures.]

[Diao Chan was eager to meet Lü Bu.]

[But throughout ancient and modern times, only a few have seen Lü Bu, while the others were too busy to meet.]

[However, an old man from Bing Province showed Diao Chan a clear path.]

["Yellow Heaven Agent·Master Wuyou" is said to have been friends with Lü Bu in her youth. Master Wuyou traveled widely, and every year, she would pass through their village to visit the elderly.]

[When the old man was a child, it was "Master Wuyou" who saved their family, though they later starved to death again.]

[Counting the days, Master Wuyou would return this month, passing through this place, and Diao Chan could wait here for a while.]

[Diao Chan looked at the old man, puzzled by something, and directly asked, "Old man, Master Wuyou has succeeded in Qi Cultivation, her appearance unchanged for a hundred years. Yet you are now bent with age, is this not unjust, why harbor no resentment in your heart?"]

[Her Innate Spirit Body could evoke obsession and desire in people, and naturally sense others’ "desires."]

[The old man’s heart was only filled with gratitude.]

[Diao Chan had quietly observed her fellow disciples in the Grotto Heaven, and those who could not overcome tribulations faced the end of their life and the dispersal of their path, with few able to approach death calmly.]

[Were they not all once spirited youths, their experiences could fill three million-word legends, yet the Great Dao is elusive and intangible, and how many truly attained it?]

[But even her Master could not accept the "scattering of the Dao."] 𝕗𝗿𝕖𝐞𝐰𝗲𝕓𝐧𝕠𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝐨𝚖

[Longevity is poisonous.]

[The old man chuckled and said, "You are unaware that when I was a child, upon first meeting Master Wuyou, her face always bore an unshakeable look of sorrow. By our next meeting in her youth, she was overwhelmed with grief, breaking down in tears."]

["I suffered in childhood, suffered in youth, but when the Divine Man was established during my adulthood, I no longer suffered for clothes or food."]

["Now that I am old and frail, meeting Master Wuyou again, it’s like initially seeing her, her face full of sorrow. I once inquired of Master Wuyou: the world is at peace, why is your life still so bitter?"]

["It turns out that with longevity also came the heavy burden of responsibility."]

["Master Wuyou? She’s unlike us, able to live carefreely and leisurely through life."]

[This is also a common understanding among the people of the Divine Man, that longevity entails immense responsibility. The old man was self-aware, knowing he could not bear the responsibility that "longevity" entails.]

[Living too long leads to a crumbling heart.]

[Listening to these words, Diao Chan was dumbfounded: "In your eyes, longevity is so painful..."]

[To understand "Lü Bu" better, Diao Chan delved into the Divine Man’s "Five Classics and Six Books."]

["Great Ren," "Great Agriculture," "Great Victory," "Taiping," "Yellow Heaven"]

["Medicine," "Skill," "Music," "Changes," "Ritual," "Gourmet Food"]

[After reading "Great Ren," Diao Chan observed several villages closely and realized that it was difficult for her alone to undermine the "fortune of the Divine Man."]

[Her Master and a group of great powers had no way to start and could only hope for that "Lü Bu" to change his mindset...]

[But... does she really want to change all this?]

[Diao Chan became somewhat dazed, the peaceful village before her eyes suddenly turned into a sea of fire, a team of knights with ferocious smiles swinging their swords indiscriminately, slaughtering wantonly, cries of anguish rang incessantly.]

[This was a century ago when the King of the Grasslands led his army in a sweeping invasion, affecting this small village with a cavalry raid.]

[It was also after "Lü Bu" changed his heart, resulting in the fragmentation of the Divine Man, leading to the emergence of many countries.]

[Many would die, many would become "cattle and sheep," and it would also be an era of many heroic figures.]

[Hesitation lingered in Diao Chan’s eyes; she contemplated for a long time, deep into the night, unable to make up her mind.]

[It’s okay, Diao Chan decides to let it be.]

[Afterward, she stopped inquiring about Lü Bu and went out every day to enjoy a good meal, experiencing the local customs and cultures.]

[Until one day, upon returning, at the village entrance, stood a Daoist in a yellow robe.]

["I heard from Er-Wa that you have something to discuss with Fengxian?"]

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