"Don't act impulsively, don't act impulsively, Young Master, first stop the Blood Well Venerable, and then we can negotiate everything."

"Negotiate? To activate the Will Heavenly Book's wish, it requires the agreement of the gods. The greater the wish, the more gods need to approve.

You all cursed me to die, which probably requires the approval of four or five gods, right?

You teamed up to target me,

cursed me to die with one hand, and then took my belongings and refused to return them. On what grounds? Because you think I'm honest, kind-hearted, and magnanimous?

You motherfuckers call this taking advantage of honest people. Well, the honest man now refuses to stay honest. He only wants to drag you all down together. Negotiate? Not negotiating!"

Zhou Xuan's eyes widened in rage,

Gong Zheng finally understood now what it meant to "cling to one's advantages and show no mercy." With hands clasped in a humble gesture, he spoke apologetically, "Young Master, I am one of the oldest gods in the Heavenly Kingdom, possessed of considerable prestige among the twenty-four God-level beings under the Heavenly Dome.

I have heard all your grievances clearly. Bi Fang and certain gods conspired to use the Will Heavenly Book to curse you; they were in the wrong. However, the Heavenly Book has already been activated and cannot be halted."

"Then the progress of reviving the Venerable cannot be stopped either."

Zhou Xuan sneered coldly.

"Young Master, while the Heavenly Book cannot be stopped, the twenty-four gods can join forces to minimize the effects of the curse and offer you an explanation.

I shall also return your divine status to you... However, at present, the Fire Sect has sent people to trouble you. The Fire Sect is a formidable entity that even the heavens' gods fear.

If you cease the revival of the Blood Well now, we are willing to share all the information we've gathered about the Fire Sect over the years."

"Hand it over."

Zhou Xuan cared nothing for matters of dignity; since Gong Zheng had mentioned his bargaining chips, Zhou Xuan reached out directly to claim them.

"This is your divine status, along with partial records of the Fire Sect."

Gong Zheng moved his left hand, and the shimmering golden leaf of divine status slowly floated into Zhou Xuan's palm.

He clutched the leaf tightly.

At the same time, Gong Zheng moved his right hand, and an ancient, weathered scroll of parchment flew toward Zhou Xuan.

Engraved upon the scroll were five large characters... "Xianhuo True Record."

"The Fire Sect is exceedingly mysterious. Even the gods above the Heavenly Dome, monitoring collectively, have failed to detect significant figures within the sect. However, even this partial record of ours is exceptionally valuable."

After his confidence was thoroughly diminished, Gong Zheng had come to develop an increasingly submissive attitude. His sole desire now was to hastily send off this harbinger of doom that was Zhou Xuan.

"The Xianhuo True Record and the divine status are presented together. Young Master, please accept my divine skills."

The aura of the Blood Well continued to surge madly. Gong Zheng now tread as cautiously as walking on thin ice, fearing that any misstep might shatter the fragile surface.

Zhou Xuan, however, was in no rush. He tossed both the divine status and the Xianhuo True Record straight into the Secret Realm.

He extended his hand again and said, "The divine status and True Record are delivered; now, where is the Heavenly Book?"

"This..."

"You promised to join forces with the God-level beings under the Heavenly Dome to reduce the effects of the Heavenly Book's curse on me.

I can't just take your word for it based on some idle lip service."

"Do it right in front of me—reduce the Heavenly Book's efficacy."

"Young Master, lowering the efficacy of the Heavenly Book is immensely complex, requiring a substantial amount of time and preparation... With the revival of the Blood Well Venerable imminent, we ask for your patience."

"Since you're aware that time is running short, why aren't you hurrying to reduce its effects?"

Zhou Xuan had no faith in the moral fiber of these gods under the Heavenly Dome—if he didn't seize this opportunity to suppress the efficiency of the Heavenly Book's curse, once it was all over, these high and mighty deities would undoubtedly offer every excuse and stall endlessly.

"Sigh..."

"Even your sighs account for wasted time. Hurry up, lest you delay until the Venerable is revived."

Zhou Xuan issued another warning.

Facing Zhou Xuan's relentless pressure, Gong Zheng was left helpless. He could only resort to transmitting his voice to Bi Fang for swift deliberation before raising his hand to summon.

A copy of the "Will Heavenly Book" emerged from the mist, hovering before Zhou Xuan's eyes.

The Heavenly Book's design was ancient; its pages and inscriptions were so unassuming they could not be more ordinary.

Under Bi Fang's will, the Heavenly Book began to turn its pages.

On one of the pages, Zhou Xuan saw his curse written.

"Using the will of heaven and earth as ink to script Zhou Xuan's destiny: Zhou Xuan shall perish imminently."

This was the curse's content,

and beneath the curse were numerous signatures left by God-level beings.

"Eternal Life Sect Leader," "Bi Fang," "Queen," "Shui Yong," "Gong Zheng," "Earth Child"...

Zhou Xuan counted them one by one... Seventeen God-level beings had signed their names.

"Motherfuckers, my life truly must be worth its weight in gold."

Above the Heavenly Dome, there were altogether twenty-four gods. With the fall of Peng Hou, Ghost Hand, and Heavenly Official, only twenty-one remained.

Among these twenty-one gods, seventeen had approved of Zhou Xuan's curse of inevitable death...

"Is this showing contempt for me, or overly valuing me?"

Zhou Xuan understood that the greater a wish within the Will Heavenly Book, the more God-level approvals it required.

To ensure his death, they had mobilized seventeen of them...

... At this point, Zhou Xuan received one piece of good news and one piece of bad news.

Good news: Killing Zhou Xuan via curse proved to be challenging.

Bad news: Almost all God-level beings in the heavens desired Zhou Xuan's demise.

"Gong Zheng, no wonder you were unwilling to modify the Heavenly Book in my presence. Turns out, so many of you have cursed me to die. Change it now."

Zhou Xuan's hand struck the Heavenly Book, pounding repeatedly on it like a strict teacher furiously knocking on the chalkboard in anger.

"Change it."

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