It Turns Out, They Are the Protagonists
Chapter 558: The Great Dao, Mu Zhian, and the Great Dao

Having Miss Heavenly Dao control all authority, although it sounded difficult, wasn’t actually as hard as he imagined.

After all, ‘Number One’, Miss Heavenly Dao, could share her experiences with the other Heavenly Dao wills. That’s why ‘Number Two’, who appeared on the Forbidden Ancient Path, was so wary of Mu Zhian.

Number Two, and even the other Heavenly Dao wills, knew about the wonders of the Innate Celestial Furnace, so they didn’t dare try it, afraid of becoming uncontrollably addicted like ‘Number One’.

“Are you interested in controlling the other Heavenly Dao authorities in the Nine Provinces?” Mu Zhian looked at Miss Heavenly Dao, her delicate body clad in immortal gold armor, lying in his arms, and asked again.

Hearing Mu Zhian’s question, she looked up at him.

“Master wants to transfer the authority of the other Heavenly Dao wills to me?”

Her voice was still cold and pleasant, but confusion and incomprehension appeared in her eyes for the first time.

Although the ‘Heavenly Dao authority’ could be transferred if the other Heavenly Dao wills were willing, how could they possibly give their authority to someone else?

Authority was a Heavenly Dao will’s symbol of power in the mortal world. Transferring authority meant submitting to another Heavenly Dao will… and even merging with them.

“They won’t agree, it’s best not to consider this,” Miss Heavenly Dao quickly said again.

Mu Zhian looked at her and said with a smile, “You just need to tell me if you’re willing or not. As for whether I can transfer their authority to you, that’s my problem.”

“They currently see you as an anomaly. If you can obtain their authority, it would be beneficial to both you and me, in a sense…”

Although Miss Heavenly Dao was still puzzled by Mu Zhian’s plan, she immediately gave her answer.

She hadn’t been able to visit Mu Zhian freely recently because of the other Heavenly Dao wills.

After all, the Heavenly Dao was the aggregate of all living beings, and the Heavenly Dao’s will was a wisp of Spiritual Energy separated from it. If she frequently interacted with Mu Zhian, it would be considered a desecration of all living beings.

Although it wouldn’t have any actual impact… if the beings of this world found out, it would be a big deal.

The other Heavenly Dao wills wouldn’t allow this to happen. They currently saw Mu Zhian as an anomaly. If she frequently met with him now, the other Heavenly Dao wills might try to eliminate him at all costs.

If she could obtain the authority of the other Heavenly Dao wills… she could descend upon the Nine Provinces in human form and meet Mu Zhian without being stopped.

“What do you need me to do, Master?” Miss Heavenly Dao looked up at Mu Zhian, her cold and beautiful face still holding a faint blush.

“Actually, you don’t need to do anything, we just need to do something together.”

Mu Zhian said with a gentle smile.

Seeing the confusion and doubt in Miss Heavenly Dao’s cold eyes, Mu Zhian asked casually, “You can share your experiences with the other Heavenly Dao wills, right?”

Miss Heavenly Dao’s beautiful, glass-like eyes flickered slightly. A hesitant look appeared, followed by a sudden realization.

She seemed to have a vague idea of what Mu Zhian was planning.

Seeing Miss Heavenly Dao’s continued silence, Mu Zhian sighed softly, “If you’re not willing, then forget it. I don’t like forcing others.”

“Why do you want to help me control the authority of the Nine Provinces so much? Being so kind to me doesn’t benefit you at all, does it?”

Miss Heavenly Dao’s flawless eyes, as clear as gems, sparkled as she stared at Mu Zhian, unable to help but ask.

She was an embodied will, separated from the Heavenly Dao, and she had even imposed ‘Heavenly Punishment’ on Mu Zhian before.

Although later, she seemingly submitted to Mu Zhian, even calling him ‘Master’, Mu Zhian wasn’t a fool. He knew she didn’t have human emotions, and her addressing him like that was just to satisfy his preferences, for the sake of his Innate Celestial Furnace’s Spiritual Energy.

Perhaps her approaching Mu Zhian was even a mission from the Heavenly Dao, to make him lower his guard.

Although she didn’t understand human emotions, she knew very well her own beauty among female cultivators, a beauty that could captivate men…

However—

Mu Zhian had met too many exceptional women before. Just the Jade Empress’s celestial beauty alone was enough to make him immune to a woman’s beauty.

Moreover, he possessed the Innate Celestial Furnace, a Transcendence Realm Innate Celestial Furnace at that.

If he was willing, countless talented young ladies from the Ancient Families would offer themselves to him on a silver platter.

Not just the Ancient Families, even four lords from the Forbidden Lands were currently eyeing him, eager to take him back to their Forbidden Lands and pamper him.

And those lords, every one of them incredibly beautiful… The master of the Forbidden Land of Life even had two forms.

In other words, Mu Zhian wasn’t captivated by her beauty, but sincerely wanted to help her.

This was precisely why Miss Heavenly Dao was confused.

What exactly were Young Master Mu’s intentions towards her? Even if he helped her and she controlled the authority of all the Heavenly Dao wills, she couldn’t possibly become his possession, nor use this authority to please him.

“Why are you willing to help me so much? Pure altruism?” Miss Heavenly Dao asked softly, a hint of confusion in her voice.

Controlling all the authority… This was indeed an irresistible offer, but she still hesitated.

What if, after Mu Zhian helped her so much, he asked for something she couldn’t do… That would make her feel incredibly guilty.

Mu Zhian didn’t seem surprised by Miss Heavenly Dao’s hesitation.

If she readily agreed, that would have been strange.

“Are you worried that after you obtain all the authority, you won’t be able to fulfill my requests, so you’re hesitating?”

Mu Zhian asked gently. Although Miss Heavenly Dao wasn’t human, her way of thinking seemed to be becoming more human-like…

On one hand, tempted by his proposal, on the other hand, afraid of feeling guilty if she couldn’t fulfill his future requests.

Hearing Mu Zhian’s question, Miss Heavenly Dao nodded expressionlessly, “My actions are based on the rules of heaven and earth, so I must not violate them. Even if I obtain all the authority, I can’t be used by you.”

“If I do that… I will no longer be me, but an ordinary person without ‘divinity’, I might even cease to exist.”

She had always vaguely felt that Mu Zhian was helping her because he wanted something from her.

“I do have some things I need your help with, but it has nothing to do with violating the rules of heaven and earth, so you don’t need to worry,” Mu Zhian said with a smile.

He wasn’t worried about Miss Heavenly Dao rebelling afterward.

This goddess before him was truly captivated by the Innate Celestial Furnace. This was evident from her coming to ‘warn’ him earlier.

However, Miss Heavenly Dao was worried that after he helped her, he would ask her to do something that violated the rules of heaven and earth.

That’s why she was hesitating.

“What do you need me to do, Master?” Hearing Mu Zhian’s words, Miss Heavenly Dao’s eyes flickered, and she couldn’t help but ask.

Mu Zhian looked at her clear and beautiful eyes and said with a smile, “I don’t need you to do anything. I just don’t want to be stopped by the other Heavenly Dao wills when I’m with you in the future.”

He thought for a moment, “If I have to say, what I truly need you to do is be with me.”

“Master, your words are difficult to understand. I’m always with all living beings in this world, naturally I’m also always with you,” Miss Heavenly Dao said with a flat expression.

Mu Zhian chuckled softly, took her hand, and had her sit beside him.

Then, he gently placed a hand on the back of Miss Heavenly Dao’s hand and said softly, “Unlike what you said, I just hope you can always be with me privately in the future.”

She asked, “To put it bluntly, you crave my body?”

Mu Zhian was stunned, not expecting this Heavenly Dao’s will’s embodiment to be so straightforward. He thought for a moment, then said frankly with a smile, “Yes, I crave your body, I want to be with you.”

Hearing this, Miss Heavenly Dao’s expression changed slightly, a strange glint flickering in her glass-like eyes.

“Excuse me… Please allow me to compose myself.”

Miss Heavenly Dao gently patted her cheeks, trying to maintain her composure.

However, for some reason, after slightly pursing her lips, a faint smile couldn’t help but appear at the corner of her mouth.

Mu Zhian stared, slightly dazed, and hesitated, “You actually have human emotions…?”

Miss Heavenly Dao gently shook her head, “That’s not a human emotion. Just a feeling of joy after analyzing what a woman should feel when being confessed to for the first time, out of curiosity…”

Although she said that, she couldn’t help but steal a few more glances at this young man, surprised that he would confess to the Heavenly Dao’s will’s embodiment.

If any other being in the Nine Provinces dared to say this, Miss Heavenly Dao would see it as blasphemy and punish them with a Heavenly Tribulation.

But when Mu Zhian said this, it made her cheeks flush slightly, her heart strangely stirred.

What kind of answer was this?

Because he wanted to be with her, so he wanted to transfer the authority of the other Heavenly Dao wills to her?

Wasn’t he afraid that after she obtained all the authority, she would change her mind, impose a nine-lifetime tribulation on him, and eliminate him?

After all, she was the one who imposed the Heavenly Tribulation on Mu Zhian during his Soul Transformation.

No… he must be joking. After all, he had so many exceptional women around him, he couldn’t possibly have fallen for her and want to be with her… That would be too absurd!

…

Demon Realm, Immortal Forbidden Land.

This place was perpetually shrouded in a gloomy darkness, devoid of life.

Bones littered the ground, the remains of past geniuses, elders of Ancient Families, and even powerful rogue cultivators.

They tried to enter the Immortal Forbidden Land seeking opportunities, but were drained of their essence and died shortly after entering.

One of the rules of the Immortal Forbidden Land: All who enter and take its treasures shall be drained of their essence, until death.

In the deepest part of the Immortal Forbidden Land, a woman with tanned skin slowly opened her eyes.

She wore exotic clothing, large areas of her skin exposed, a golden Horus-eye-like ornament on her forehead, and a complex and seductive mark on her back.

Isis had never felt such anger before.

The Immortal Forbidden Land servants knelt on both sides before her, their bodies trembling slightly.

This was the first time Isis had appeared in the world with a clone, only to be slapped in the face publicly.

Not figuratively, but literally.

Even though it was just a clone, it still represented the Immortal Forbidden Land.

It was clear how much that vixen valued Mu Zhian, to even offend the Immortal Forbidden Land for him.

Thinking of this, the exotic beauty’s eyes were filled with coldness, her jade hand clenched tightly, anger surging within her.

“Has anyone sent to the Demon Realm heard back from Shi Zixuan?” Isis asked coldly.

Someone immediately replied, “The Demon Empress hasn’t responded, but another great power in the Demon Realm, the Ancient Dragon Emperor, said…”

He hesitated, unsure whether to continue.

“Speak clearly!” Isis said faintly, suppressing her anger.

“The Ancient Dragon Emperor said that this matter is a private matter between the Lord of the Immortal Forbidden Land and the Demon Empress, so if you have anything to say, you… you can confront the Demon Empress yourself…”

“Confront her myself?” Isis didn’t get angry, but smiled instead.

What use would confronting her be?

She didn’t want to see who would win or lose, she wanted a sincere apology from Shi Zixuan.

But judging from the Demon Realm’s current attitude, they had no intention of apologizing.

The Demon Empress’s slap in the Forbidden Zone today wasn’t just directed at Isis’s clone, but also to let the Nine Provinces know that the Demon Realm was a power above the Immortal Forbidden Land.

This time, the Demon Realm gained reputation, but at the cost of the Immortal Forbidden Land’s face.

“It seems that after being dormant in the Immortal Forbidden Land for so long, those juniors have forgotten who truly rules the Nine Provinces.”

A cold fury emanated from Isis’s alluring face.

“Starting today, bring Mu Zhian to the Immortal Forbidden Land, no matter the cost.”

She looked down at the Immortal Forbidden Land servants and said faintly, “I’d like to see if the Demon Empress dares set foot here if she knows he’s in the Immortal Forbidden Land.”

And if Shi Zixuan didn’t dare… she would let her watch how her beloved man became captivated by her body!

…

Two Polarities Sect.

The Princess, naturally, didn’t know what was happening with Mu Zhian. She had simply come to the Two Polarities Sect at his request, to try and help Lin Ling connect with the Great Dao.

Regarding Mu Zhian’s relationships with other women, the Princess did know a little… but she didn’t mind.

After all, currently, only the Jade Empress and Luo Tan knew about her relationship with him, and now, perhaps Lin Ling as well.

This feeling of secretly being intimate with him behind other women’s backs… was quite enjoyable.

The Princess was now completely addicted to the thrill of this secret affair.

Soon, she arrived at Mu Zhian’s previous residence, the Garden of Heavenly Harmony.

His scent lingered here. For someone innately connected to the Great Dao, sensing his aura was easy.

Of course, more importantly, she sensed Lin Ling’s presence here as well.

Entering the courtyard, she saw the silver-haired Spirit Dragon, holding a large bowl of meticulously prepared Eight Treasure Crane soup, a plate of roasted crane meat beside her.

Beside Lin Ling sat an unfamiliar woman in a magnificent dress, her features mature and intelligent, looking at the Princess with surprise.

If this were the modern world, she would have the air of a teacher.

Sensing the Princess’s arrival, Lin Ling looked up, blinked her red eyes, and tilted her head in confusion: “Aaa?”

As if asking: What are you doing here?

The woman beside Lin Ling stood up and bowed respectfully, “This junior, Yan Ruyu, Pavilion Master of the Book Pavilion, greets Senior.”

Although she didn’t know the woman’s identity, judging by her restrained aura, it was clear she was also an “old monster” who had cultivated for a long time.

“Yan Ruyu…? You’re Mu Zhian’s Master?”

The Princess was slightly surprised, not expecting to see her here.

“He mentioned you before. He said it was thanks to you that he could stay in the sect,” the Princess said.

Yan Ruyu smiled gently and said softly, “That child is naturally talented. Even without this junior, someone else would have taken him as an inner disciple.”

The Princess smiled and nodded. She could tell this Book Pavilion Master’s cauldron was very solid, hence her rapid cultivation to the peak of Nascent Soul Realm.

It was just a pity that before the rules of heaven and earth changed, cultivators’ cultivation speed was too slow.

If the rules had changed earlier, Yan Ruyu would probably have already reached Soul Transformation Realm.

While the Princess was secretly observing this guide on Mu Zhian’s cultivation path, Yan Ruyu was also secretly observing the Princess.

She couldn’t help but sigh inwardly. When the Jade Empress took a liking to Mu Zhian, she had already foreseen this disciple’s future achievements.

But Yan Ruyu still didn’t expect that his greatest achievements would be in ‘raising fish’ (managing a harem).

Now, countless talented young women in the Nine Provinces were secretly eyeing him. If Mu Zhian was willing, most female cultivators would be happy to be intimate with him.

“What are you doing here?”

Lin Ling held up her little notebook, her finger leaving an oily smudge on the page.

The Princess asked softly, “What do you think?”

Lin Ling was stunned, a hesitant look on her face.

Then, she carefully tore off a piece of crane skin the size of her finger from the plate and offered it to her.

“This is all I can give you.”

Princess: “…”

“Thank you, but I’m not here for food,” the Princess replied after a moment of speechlessness.

Learning that she wasn’t here to steal her Eight Treasure Crane, Lin Ling seemed relieved and continued writing in her notebook: “Then why are you here? He’s not at the Garden of Heavenly Harmony.”

The Princess silently looked at this silver-haired beauty, her face delicate, her skin as white as snow, her small, rosy lips as alluring as cherries, crumbs from the bread she had just eaten with her soup still clinging to the corners of her mouth.

Looking at the girl’s pure and innocent red eyes, and thinking about what she was about to do, a complex look flickered in the Princess’s beautiful eyes.

It was hard to imagine such a pure girl enjoying the Innate Celestial Furnace with her later… Such a scene was simply unimaginable.

If she told Lin Ling her true purpose now, she didn’t know how she would react.

Just as the Princess’s heart was filled with conflicting emotions, she faintly sensed a figure approaching from behind.

The Princess casually glanced over. The young man had appeared in the courtyard from a spatial rift at some point.

Seemingly sensing the Princess’s gaze, Mu Zhian looked up and smiled gently at her.

Fortunately, she was wearing a veil, hiding the blush on her face. She glanced at Mu Zhian and said softly, “You’re just in time… You can tell her yourself.”

Lin Ling looked at the Princess, then at Mu Zhian, tilting her head slightly.

“Aaa?”