Paragon of Sin

armic luck in their next life.
It even helped them be reborn in the same time and place, being close once more.

The very FACT he knew this made him feel disgust towards the Heavenly Daos.
It advocated mass murder of countless people because two individuals decided they loved or needed each other so much that they wanted to give each other a special title and seek its approval.

Of course, if the Dao Companion couldn ’t complete this ritualistic ceremony, they would be classified as unfit by the Heavenly Daos.
After all, the concept of Dao Companion advocated equality, and if you ’re unable to share the burden of your partner ’s karmic ties, then it wasn ’t meant to be.

As for why Mei Mei had never told them about Wei Wuyin and their relationship, well…he was already ’dead ’.

Hence, he understood why the tension had built up and why everyone went silent.

The Helios Witch truly was a witch.
She had ignited a bomb and wanted it to go off.

However, there was a reason why Wu Chen did not act immediately.

Firstly, Wei Wuyin ten years ago.

He was determined to be at the Fifth Stage of Qi Condensation, Yang Growth Phase, and birthed Steel Metal Qi and Violet Lightning Qi – two high-level qi.

The current Wu Chen only had a cultivation base of a Fourth Stage of Qi Condensation, having reached it recently due to the vast difficulties in reaching it for men, birthed no advanced elemental qi, but he did have his Heart of Qi transformed into a Heart of Scarlet Qi.

If it was Wei Wuyin from ten years ago and Wu Chen now, Wu Chen had very little confidence of winning, let alone winning against him after ten years.

Secondly, the Severing of Karmic Ties required him to do it himself with no outside help.
While he could receive weapons, tools, etc for support, he had to use them himself.

Moreover, there was a nine years, nine months, and nine days limit before he needed to complete this, and he still had five years left.
Therefore, he had no need to act rashly.

Lastly, he didn ’t actually need to kill Wei Wuyin himself.
If someone else found a totally unrelated reason, as long as they did not do it for him or was spurred on by him, he could still be considered as having completed the task.
That wording alone left many, many avenues that could be ventured.

He had already dealt with all of her previous lovers, having done so, he just waited for the time for the ceremony to end and they became true Dao Companions.
Who would ’ve thought this would happen?

”You ’re right, ” Godlord Mei excitedly exclaimed.
Wei Wuyin ’s description was very apt and appropriate.
It dissected straight into the essence and belief of Dao Companions.

Wei Wuyin looked at Wu Chen and sighed inwardly.
Wu Chen ’s cultivation base was so low he could breathe on him and turn him into dust.
He didn ’t feel fear, but pity.

”Mei Mei agreed to become Dao Companions with you? ” He didn ’t know why he asked, whether for confirmation or he felt it was what needed to be done, but he did.

”Mei ’er and I have accepted each other wholeheartedly, ” Wu Chen responded with zero emotion.
There was no sense of triumph in his words or mocking at his victory of obtaining the girl.
That was because Wei Wuyin ’s cultivation and talent placed a heavy burden on his heart.
He had four years to end his life or…

”The Heavenly Daos sure are cruel, ” Wei Wuyin shook his head as he commented.
Dao Companions could only be performed between two cultivators striving for the same goal.
The most common goal was immortality, but that was wishful dreams.
The true goal when they declared to strive for immortality wasn ’t to live forever, but to leave their legacy on the world forever.

The most notable example thus far was Divine King Han Xei who, after several eras came and went, his methods and legacy still lives on today.

However, there was a very distinct requirement for a Dao Companion, and that was a Spirit Oath.
If one failed to achieve the standard to become Dao Companions, the one who failed knowingly will…well…

Boom.

Was there a need to say more?

The Heavenly Daos were cruel.

At this time, Su Lanyi spoke up, ”Your matters have been heard and accepted.
You can await for the Council to decide your status moving forward. ”

Wei Wuyin looked towards her.
What was reflected in his gaze was a calmness unlike any other.
This woman of extraordinary cultivation was a mother, and essentially, at this very moment, it was his life or her son ’s.
How could he not understand the hidden meaning behind her words?

He glanced towards Wu Xinghong and saw a passive expression painted on his face.
Furthermore, from his eyes, it was as if Wei Wuyin no longer existed, no longer mattered.

Wei Wuyin wanted to coldly laugh aloud.

Ten years ago, he helped the sect avert certain calamity, and now he was being regarded as air, a man that must become a corpse.

He sighed and gave a proper bow.
With a glance, he looked at the only person smiling in the room, Godlord Mei, and inwardly in his heart marked the woman as a chaos loving witch.

If she hadn ’t spoken up just now, he was bound to hear about their Dao Companionship somehow and could ’ve used that opportunity to slip away.
After all, staying meant setting himself up against the head family of the Scarlet Solaris Sect.

However, now, he couldn ’t even leave.
If he did, they could charge him with defecting the sect and send a kill order after him.
He would definitely be under twenty-four hour surveillance to ensure he wouldn ’t leave the mountain.
In fact, they could purposefully make life a living hell for him, attempting to force him to leave.

If he left of his own free will, and they killed him for defecting, it would still be sufficient.
As they killed him for an entirely ’unrelated ’ matter.

He quietly left, cutting a remorseful figure.

His return that should ’ve been filled with the excitement of returning home was…

Sigh.