Chapter 1369: His Greatest Nemesis

"Eggs!" Gu Chen slammed the small cloth pouch on the counter. His eyes were bloodshot, and his face was distorted.

At this moment, only one word consumed his mind—

Eggs!

In the shadows, Diyi Jingzhao's expression instantly turned ice-cold. A murderous glint flashed in her eyes, and her right hand clenched into a fist.

Ye Guan grabbed her hand and asked, "Besides dragon eggs, what other eggs are valuable?"

Diyi Jingzhao replied, "Eggs of a Red Tiger, and they're worth a thousand spiritual crystals. There's just a one in thirty chance of obtaining one."

"Give him a Red Tiger."

Diyi Jingzhao turned to look at Ye Guan, slightly puzzled. The next moment, she understood and turned toward the counter in the distance. She raised two fingers on her right hand and made a faint gesture.

In that instant, the egg in Gu Chen's hands quietly changed, but he did not notice it.

Holding the egg, Gu Chen walked to the side, and his mind was completely blank. He trembled violently as if he were shivering from the cold. Deep down, he knew exactly what he was doing and what the consequences were.

However, he didn't care anymore. He didn't want to think about it, and his life was already in ruins, after all.

Starting over was no longer possible. His only chance was to gamble. If he won, he could reclaim everything. He could return to the way things were. He could have a brand new life; he could change his fate. How could he always lose?

He was convinced that he would turn the tides; he would defy the heavens and rewrite his destiny!

Gu Chen took a deep breath and carefully unsealed the egg.

The egg cracked open, and a small red tiger cub poked its head out.

"Red Tiger!" someone in the crowd exclaimed in shock.

Gu Chen, however, looked disappointed; it wasn't a dragon. However, he quickly became excited again, knowing that Red Tigers were also quite valuable.

Just then, a young man approached him with a smile. "Brother, would you sell this Red Tiger for nine hundred spiritual crystals?"

Nine hundred spiritual crystals!

It was slightly below market price, but Gu Chen didn't hesitate. "I'll sell it!"

Nine hundred spiritual crystals were enough to clear all his debts.

Hearing that Gu Chen was willing to sell the egg, the young man immediately took out a storage ring containing nine hundred spiritual crystals and handed it to him.

Gu Chen handed over the Red Tiger cub to the young man.

With nine hundred spiritual crystals in hand, Gu Chen took a deep breath and stood up, walking toward the medicine counter.

After taking a few steps, however, he came to a halt. He turned to look at the egg counter, his eyes narrowing as he thought. Why not place a big bet?

Right now, he had enough to pay off his debts, but what about afterward?

After repaying everything, he'd be left with nothing. He'd still be a nobody. Everyone would still look down on him.

He'd still be unable to change his fate.

The young woman he loved wouldn't return to him.

However, what if he won a dragon? By then, he wouldn't just change his own fate, he'd change his family's fate! He'd change his descendants' fate!

For himself! For his family! For his future!

I'm going all in!

Gu Chen no longer hesitated. He rushed back to the counter and slammed his storage ring onto the table, and his voice was hoarse as he exclaimed, "I want thirty eggs!"

Thirty spiritual crystals per egg; he had exactly enough for thirty eggs!

The clerk behind the counter immediately handed him thirty eggs.

Gu Chen carefully arranged the thirty eggs on the ground. Then, he knelt before them with his hands pressed together in prayer.

"Supreme Emperors, I beg of you! All the supreme emperors out there, please bless me!"

Then, he began opening them, one by one.

He opened thirty eggs, but not one of them contained a single dragon.

Twenty-one eggs contained chickens, while nine eggs contained slips of paper that said, "Thank you for your patronage."

Gu Chen slumped to the ground like a pile of mud. His face was as pale as a ghost, devoid of blood.

***

In the shadows, Ye Guan closed his eyes and murmured, "Perhaps... Fan Zhaodi and the Great Daoist Brush Master weren't entirely wrong after all."

Diyi Jingzhao turned to look at him.

Ye Guan quietly walked away.

Diyi Jingzhao followed him and saw something odd about him, prompting her to ask, "Are you alright?"

Ye Guan shook his head slightly. "Fan Zhaodi once said that the calamity of a universe arises from the evil intent of the masses.

"If we look at the world itself, a portion of human suffering is self-inflicted. Some people simply don't deserve sympathy..."

He lifted his head, gazing at the vast sky. His expression was distant as he added, "How should we treat those who bring misfortune upon themselves? Should we try to redeem them with love?"

Diyi Jingzhao was about to respond.

"No." Ye Guan said, his voice as cold as ice. "Some people cannot be saved with love. You must fight evil with evil. Only the wicked can subdue the wicked. In the mortal world, there are many who act shamelessly and unreasonably.

"If they meet good people, they'll shamelessly exploit their kindness. Trying to reason with them will backfire, as they will definitely manipulate you.

"If they meet someone ruthless, someone willing to beat them within an inch of their lives, they'll become very obedient.

"Those people exist because of the kind laws. If strict laws were enforced without exception, who would dare to act so shamelessly?"

Ye Guan's voice grew cold, and his eyes flickered with killing intent. Diyi Jingzhao shivered involuntarily. She had never seen Ye Guan

this

furious before. She tugged at his sleeve and whispered, "You..."

Ye Guan's gaze was like an eternal glacier. "This world cannot rely solely on kindness. It must also be cruel. Human nature is selfish; people prey on the weak and fear the strong. To be kind to the wicked is to be cruel to the innocent."

"Evil Laws! My Guanxuan Laws must include a set of Evil Laws—laws even more ruthless and evil than serial murderers. No, it's not just my Guanxuan Laws, even my Order must be divided into Virtuous and Evil!

"Before the righteous, it must be dignified. Before the wicked... it must be even more wicked! It must make the wicked feel fear! It must make them understand what it means to be oppressed. Evil Order, I must establish an Evil Order!"

Evil Order!

The Qingxuan Sword within him trembled violently, and his Mad Demon Bloodline churned. His pupils turned red, and a blood-red sword intent erupted from him!

Boom!

Diyi Jingzhao was shocked. "You..."

Just then, Little Soul's voice rang excitedly in his mind.

"Congratulations, Master! You've established another Order, the Evil Order! Yin and Yang, Virtuous and Evil... your Order is finally complete!

"Hehehe! Master, I leveled up again as well! Hehehe! Beating Little Path and the Sword Precursor is now just a matter of time!"

Ye Guan was dumbfounded.

***

A man in a green robe suddenly came to a halt. The man was none other than the Great Daoist Brush Master. He frowned and turned to gaze into depths of the void. A moment later, he murmured, "He has already comprehended the Dao of Virtuous and Evil?"

After a moment of silence, he vanished into the distant stars. He knew he couldn't give that traitor too much time, otherwise, everything would be ruined. He understood that guy well; his talent and disposition were exceptional, but he needed to be tempered by time.

That guy had decided to postpone his progress to temper and sharpen himself!

Before long, the Great Daoist Brush Master came to a halt once more. Tens of thousands of meters ahead of him was a massive head, and it was so enormous that it floated in the starry river like a giant star.

Just then, a golden light suddenly shot out from the distant head. In an instant, it appeared before the Great Daoist Brush Master. When the golden light dispersed, a man in white robes emerged and respectfully said, "So it's the esteemed Great Daoist Brush Master. It has been a long time—"

The Great Daoist Brush Master interrupted impatiently, "Go to your master and tell him that a rebel has appeared in the distant Ten Desolate Universe! He wants to unify the vast expanse and start a revolution!

"Tell your Domain Master to lead a force to annihilate him. Tell him to make sure to bring everyone along with him!"

The man in white was stunned. "Ten Desolate Universe? Where is that?"

"It's very far."

"What is the enemy's strength? How many starry regions are under their control? How many people do they have under them?"

"For now, he's alone, and he's a Supreme Emperor."

The man in white fell silent.

A Supreme Emperor?! And you want our Domain Master to personally make a move action and bring everyone along with him?

That's like a tiny mountain village in the empire harboring a rebel, and the emperor leading the entire nation's forces to kill everyone. Isn't that a bit excessive?

Seeing the man's face, the Great Daoist Brush Master instantly knew what he was thinking and flew into a rage. "Do you read books?!"

The man in white nodded. "I do."

"Do you know why villains always end up defeated? It's because they underestimate their opponents and give them time to grow! If they had gone all out against the protagonist from the start, would things have turned out the way they had? Of course, no! Now move aside!

"I can't explain this to you! I'll talk to your Domain Master myself! After that, I still have to go somewhere else. Damn it, that traitor is growing way too fast tahit's driving me crazy!"

With that, he vanished into the distance.

The man in white was at a loss for words.

***

Ye Guan glanced at the faint blood-red sword intent around him. With a wave of his hand, the sword intent dissipated.

"Little Soul, you became even stronger?"

Little Soul excitedly replied,

"Yes, yes! Master, you've taken another step forward in refining order! I am now both Virtuous and Evil. When you promote good, I'm Virtuous. When you punish evil, I'm Evil!

"I can now easily slay at least three Supreme Emperors on my own! Not only that, but you can now absorb both the faith power of a myriad beings and their evil intent for your own use. You can punish evil with virtue, or punish evil with evil!"

Ye Guan closed his eyes and discovered that Little Soul was right. Indeed, he could now perceive all the evil intent within Diyi City!

The entire city was filled with overwhelming evil intent! Damn it!

Ye Guan was startled. He had never imagined that such a small city could harbor so much evil intent.

What about the entire Ten Desolate Universe?

It was a terrifying thought, and it reminded him of Fan Zhaodi. If that lady were given enough time to grow, who could possibly defeat her? How much evil existed in the vast expanse?

A wild idea popped into his mind.

What if Fan Zhaodi were to believe in my order? If that happened, I might actually be able to challenge Father!

Ye Guan quickly shook his head.

That's a thought best left alone until I grow stronger.

𝓯𝓻𝓮𝙚𝙬𝓮𝙗𝒏𝙤𝒗𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝒐𝓶

Besides Fan Zhaodi, there was also the Great Daoist Brush Master. Right now, he hoped that the Great Daoist Brush Master would forget about him and give him more time to grow.

Ye Guan collected his thoughts and took a deep breath. He hadn't expected this breakthrough, but it was a pleasant surprise!

His Order was now perfect! It turned out that Evil Order was just part of the process of perfecting his Order, and this was something he hadn't anticipated.

However, he also understood that while he could now absorb evil intent, he was definitely not on the same level as Fan Zhaodi. That lady could enter a place and, as long as she was stronger than the local powerhouses, she could forcibly absorb all the evil intent in that place!

He couldn't do that yet. First of all, he wasn't inherently attuned to the Evil Dao, so evil intent wasn't naturally drawn to him. In this aspect, he was far inferior to Fan Zhaodi. Wherever she went, evil intent would swarm to her. She didn't even have to do anything, as they would go to her on their own.

Secondly, he embodied both Virtuous and Evil. If he were to absorb too much evil, it'd be disastrous. His ultimate goal was to use virtue to suppress evil and use evil to punish evil, not to let evil overpower virtue.

In the short term, his Evil was no match for Fan Zhaodi's. In the long run, however he would certainly surpass her.

After all, his Order was perfect!

He would eventually surpass Fan Zhaodi unless Fan Zhaodi made the same decision as him.

Actually, Ye Guan was a bit curious about what Fan Zhaodi was doing right now. Back then, he devoured her cultivation base, and a mysterious figure rescued her.

He had never seen her again. When he dispersed his own cultivation base, he was afraid that it would somehow return to Fan Zhaodi.

If that had happened...

Ye Guan took a deep breath! Fan Zhaodi had become his nightmare! As long as she was still alive, he would never have peace of mind! Fan Zhaodi was his greatest nemesis in this life!