All of this happened so suddenly that it was hard for her to accept without being prepared; the messages conveyed were truly overwhelming.

She has a headache.

Nian Wanzhou knew from the beginning that Xiao Tiandao was lying to her.

Especially after her third senior brother suddenly died, she knew clearly that this was forcing her to move forward.

Unfortunately, her senior sister and brother resembled her parents and shared remarkably similar personalities, and everyone in the sect treated her very well. She had long since fallen into this trap set by Little Heavenly Dao.

She was nothing more than a puppet trapped in a small world, subject to manipulation.

The good thing is that she has people who truly love her, and she can also come to her senses and cut the puppet's strings.

Then, it resumed its manic state: "I have become this grotesque, and they have slandered me as a sinful being. The scene of my heroic sacrifice has all become a joke."

What did I do wrong? Why should I be treated like this? This shouldn't be my fate!

Nian Wanzhou couldn't tell at all whether what she was experiencing was black mist or the evil intent of a white dragon.

"Hey, what's your name?"

But Nian Wanzhou still wanted to know what this senior's name was. She had gone through so much, yet she didn't even have a name in the end.

The black mist hesitated for a moment.

name?

When was that? Was it that code name? Or was it the name deep within her heart?

"We can only be enemies now. As for names, sorry, I can't remember them. But..."

"I went to great lengths to persuade you and help you see things clearly, but you still insist on being a moth drawn to a flame?" The black mist let out a mocking laugh, as if it were thinking about something from a long time ago.

"You made me see clearly, wasn't it also to find allies and break through this world? To me, you two are actually the same." Nian Wanzhou retorted calmly, and with a flick of her finger, another white beam of light shone on the black mist.

Whether it's what it says or what Little Heavenly Dao says, there's something hidden inside, so you can only believe half of it.

"Yes, hahaha, we're all the same, aren't you? Tell me, what's your purpose?" The black mist laughed angrily, it was very curious.

What was the purpose of this exceptionally pure soul, one in a million? He's been hiding something sinister beneath his innocent facade.

Nian Wanzhou smiled brightly: "I don't have any purpose. I'm just doing this for the people who love me and the people I love. I don't have a grand love. But for the small love, I'm willing to give my life."

These words were not only spoken to the black mist, but also to tell the little swan and the origin of the world her thoughts and actions.

Love knows no bounds, but she was just a small human being, and did not possess such noble love.

All she has is a little love.

This was the first and only truly honest sentence Nian Wanzhou uttered to Xiao Tiandao.

Do you think I'm just following your orders?

I'm sorry, but I'm actually just following my heart to protect the people I love. I might even do something more unexpected for you.

She is a very special person.

After accepting the kindness and the immortal bone, Hei Wu finally regained a moment of clarity. She looked at Nian Wanzhou and said, "Perhaps you are right. What is the point of great love? I can't even protect my own little love, so how can I talk about great love? Great love is just another predicament that binds me to this place."

My obsession is with the Heavenly Dao, and with those who sacrificed me. Thank you for helping me retrieve these two things. I will help you suppress the black mist.

"Do your best." Nian Wanzhou did not refuse; at this point, there was no need for her to decline any further.

She was hoping that the Black Mist and Little Heavenly Dao would fight each other, so that she wouldn't have to put in any effort, but she didn't know what the future would hold.

There's nothing she can do here.

"How could I be so easily suppressed?" The black mist chuckled, seemingly mocking Nian Wanzhou, or perhaps ridiculing Xiao Tiandao.

Awakening is only a fleeting moment; madness and evil—that is the true face of the black mist.

"Do you know how I've survived these hundreds of thousands of years? No, none of you know."

"As long as I destroy this little world, I can return to my world. I will go back no matter what. I don't want to live in this endless, dark world anymore, being treated as the villain and taking the blame for them. To hell with their laws!" The black mist attacked Nian Wanzhou madly.

Not only that, it was determined to get rid of Wei Wenru, disregarding Song Yan and focusing solely on Wei Wenru.

But the boat would not do as it wished in its later years.

She did her best to block all the attacks from the black mist until the white spiritual energy dissipated several times, losing its light.

But time and again they rose up to fight against this being that rivaled the Heavenly Dao.

With a loud "boom," a bolt of lightning struck directly into the black mist, hitting Wei Wenru.

The deafening sound of lightning finally roused the people in the black mist, including Wei Wenru. After opening her eyes and regaining her senses, she received the lightning tribulation in Nian Wanzhou's arms.

Dozens of bolts of lightning poured down, as if they were about to shatter this world.

Amidst the thunder and lightning, Wei Wenru remained completely still, enduring the first few bolts of lightning with an unwavering composure, as if Mount Tai were collapsing before her.

Then she leaped up and directly summoned the Meteor Sword, cleaving the lightning strike in two with a single blow.

The cracked lightning bolts rushed towards the black mist, gradually eroding its defenses. Wei Wenru stood guard nearby, determined to completely eliminate the black mist.

Nian Wanzhou dared not be negligent, staring intently at the black mist, his fingers forming hand seals, and white light danced in the void.

She used her spiritual power to transform into sword energy, piercing the black mist and purifying any black mist that touched it.

Wei Wenru followed closely behind, her sword light sweeping across, forcing the black mist back more than a hundred meters away, before she gathered her aura and stood in the air.

Her clothes were stained with blood, her face was pale, and the corners of her mouth...

A trickle of blood seeped out. The power of the lightning tribulation was so great that Wei Wenru almost couldn't stand.

This was not the first time the two of them had faced the black mist and confronted it.

The first time was also when they were undergoing the tribulation of lightning, when they were both still insignificant beings.

Perhaps the black mist underestimated the two, or perhaps the black mist was injured at the time and did not use its full strength, nor did it continue to increase its efforts to kill them.

But this time it's different.

The black mist seemed to be provoked, and used half of its power to target Nian Wanzhou.

The white dragon's body was tattered, its scales had fallen to the ground, and blood had pooled on the ground like a small puddle.

Before cultivators, dragons are like gods; the sheer power of a divine dragon is proof enough that it is the king of all beasts. But before the black mist, which rivals the Heavenly Dao and has existed for tens of thousands of years, or even longer...

Those are all insufficient.

The arrival of the lightning tribulation made the black mist somewhat cautious.

"You cowardly coward, hiding behind ordinary people and manipulating things? Hahaha, you don't know yet, do you? Your chosen one has awakened, and I've woken him up!"