I Really Am A Villain

Hearing Xu Zimo’s words, several ancestors of the Iron-Eating Beasts felt deeply unwilling.

They were just about to take down the Bamboofolk. For the Iron-Eating Beasts, this would have been an achievement lasting through the ages.

From then on, they could completely raise the Bamboofolk like livestock.

One of the Iron-Eating Beasts’s ancestors looked at Xu Zimo, gritting his teeth as he said, “Friend, could we pay some price instead? Name whatever you need. We hope you won’t interfere in this matter.”

“I won’t repeat myself a second time. I destroyed the Eighteen Blade Purgatory, and I can also destroy your Iron-Eating Beasts,” Xu Zimo said calmly.

As soon as these words were spoken, the ancestors of the Iron-Eating Beasts all sucked in a sharp breath.

“The Eighteen Blade Purgatory was destroyed?”

During this period, the Iron-Eating Beasts had been focused on attacking the Bamboofolk and had paid little attention to the Eighteen Blade Purgatory or the Divine Mountain.

This was completely beyond their expectations.

Or rather, it was beyond the expectations of the entire Grand Desolate Heaven.

The Eighteen Blade Purgatory had more than ten Infinite Dao cultivators and was backed by the Divine Court. How could it possibly be destroyed?

“Ancestor, the Divine Mountain has fallen,” a reporting Iron-Eating Beast shouted from the front.

What the fall of the Divine Mountain meant was something everyone understood all too clearly.

Even the Divine Court had failed to protect the Eighteen Blade Purgatory.

The ancestor of the Iron-Eating Beasts let out a long sigh, suddenly feeling an overwhelming sense of powerlessness.

“The fat meat that was already at our mouths… flew away.”

“Stop everything. The Iron-Eating Beasts withdraw,” the ancestor said, his voice spreading across the entire land.

One command stirred a thousand waves.

“Ancestor, why?” an Iron-Eating Beast asked unwillingly. “At most one more hour. No, half an hour, and we would have broken into the Bamboofolk’s particle world.”

Voices of protest rose from below.

But facing Xu Zimo, the ancestor of the Iron-Eating Beasts still braced himself and shouted, “All of you, get back. This is an order. Do you think I would harm you?”

Though unwilling, the Iron-Eating Beasts obeyed. One by one, they rolled their plump bodies away and vanished into the mountains and rivers.

Watching the Iron-Eating Beasts retreat, the ancestor’s expression was grim.

He said nothing to Xu Zimo and also stepped into the void and left.

The Iron-Eating Beasts had made the wrong choice.

Anger burned in his heart.

If the Iron-Eating Beasts had helped Xu Zimo attack the Eighteen Blade Purgatory back then, things might have turned out very differently.

Perhaps now Xu Zimo would even be helping them annex the Bamboofolk.

But there are no “ifs.”

“That Eighteen Blade Purgatory was useless anyway, getting defeated so easily. Trash,” the Iron-Eating Beasts ancestor cursed as he left.

Within the Bamboofolk, the red-haired man rose into the air.

He knelt directly before Xu Zimo.

“There’s no need for this,” Xu Zimo replied.

“You didn’t just save my life. You saved the fate of our entire Bamboofolk,” the red-haired man insisted.

Xu Zimo understood.

Sometimes, something insignificant to oneself could be another’s very life.

The feeling was strange.

But he was not a savior. His relationship with the Bamboofolk was nothing more than cooperation.

Nothing more.

“Where do you want to go?” Xu Zimo asked.

“We are willing to follow you, young master,” the red-haired man replied quickly.

“Heh. No need to flatter me. I really don’t have that kind of charisma,” Xu Zimo waved his hand.

“We’re serious. This is also the conclusion I reached after discussing it with the other Bamboofolk leaders,” the red-haired man said firmly.

“Our Bamboofolk is weak and easily slaughtered. If we want to control our own fate, it will be very difficult relying on ourselves alone. So we are willing to follow you.”

“My path is a rough one. Following me, you may not prosper. You might even be wiped out,” Xu Zimo said, shaking his head.

“You don’t need to argue. I’m saying this for your own good. If you truly have nowhere to go, head to the True Martial Sacred Ground and settle somewhere nearby.”

“We’ll listen to you, young master,” the red-haired man said.

Xu Zimo nodded and looked at God-Eye Dao Lord.

“This time, I have troubled you. When you return, please take them along with you.”

“You’re not coming back?” God-Eye Dao Lord asked.

“My brother Ruhu still hasn’t found his Lower Corpse, and there are still several Ancient God inheritances I need to search for,” Xu Zimo shook his head.

“What would be the point of going back? Pure Dao comprehension alone doesn’t satisfy me.”

Regarding the Ten Ancient Gods, Xu Zimo had already gathered the inheritances of Fire God Zhurong, Water God Gongtu, Metal God Rushou, Wood God Jumang, Thunder God Qiangliang, Wind God Tianwu, and Poison God Shebishi.

Seven ancient gods in total.

The remaining three were Space God Dijiang, Ice God Xuanming, and Time God Zhujiuyin.

Xu Zimo had no leads on the gods of space and time.

But Ice God Xuanming was said to be related to Jade Court.

There were rumors that the founder of Jade Court had been the Ancient Ice God Xuanming.

Whether true or false, people had been saying it for a reason.

Moreover, with Ye Qingcheng involved, as she was the Holy Maiden of Jade Court, things should be much easier with that connection.

With that in mind, Xu Zimo was clear.

His next destination would be Jade Court.

However, Jade Court was not in the Grand Desolate Heaven, but at the border between Azure Mystic Heaven and Mirage Tides Heaven.

It was still 180 trillion miles away from Grand Desolate Heaven.

Even using teleportation formations, it would not be easy to reach quickly.

The journey would be fraught with danger.

Xu Zimo planned to travel alone and bring no one with him.

He found Ji Zhan and Ouyang Xiu and explained everything clearly.

Both smiled and accepted it calmly.

Ji Zhan said, “I plan to return to the True Martial Sacred Ground and cultivate diligently. One day, I’ll bring honor to my master.”

As for Ouyang Xiu, he smiled.

“This journey has probably been the greatest gain of my life,” he said.

“I’m already satisfied. From now on, I plan to wander the world. When I’ve had my fill of roaming, I’ll settle down, get married, and have children.”

After speaking, Ouyang Xiu bowed deeply to Xu Zimo.

“No matter what, thank you, boss.”

Xu Zimo nodded slightly.

He sent everyone away, leaving himself alone at last.

Life always requires solitude.

He thought of Lin Ruhou on the God World and silently made a decision in his heart.

At that moment, Paimon’s voice suddenly sounded in his ear.

“My lord, there’s trouble on the God World.”

Xu Zimo frowned. The God World was the most important place to him. His plan to defeat the heavens depended on it.

As he stepped onto the Iron-Eating Beasts’ teleportation formation and began heading toward Jade Court, he asked, “What happened?”

With Paimon and other powerful figures there, Xu Zimo had always felt at ease about the God World.

Time flowed faster in the God World. The world had existed for over a million years without any major issues.

“The strongest cultivators on the God World has already reached the peak of Saint Sovereign realm, and they have proposed the idea of defying Heaven,” Paimon replied.

Xu Zimo smiled.

He hadn’t even begun defying Heaven in the Nine Heavens yet, and now his own backyard was on fire?