Journey of the Fate Destroying Emperor
chapter-1223

Zhen Biyu opened her eyes, and Wang Wei's projection manifested before them. They glanced at each other briefly before Wang Wei started speaking.

"I'm glad to see you too, but I'm not here for pleasantries. Do you remember the favor you owe me? Well, I'm here to —"

Bang!

The space around him trembled, and everything turned black and white. He immediately noticed someone teleported the room to another space. Wang Wei raised his head to see a Yin-Yang Formation above his head, and his expression turned ugly.

"You betrayed me?"

"Tchh, this guy is the destined one?" said an annoying and arrogant voice. "Fate is blind to choose such a stupid person."

"We are all humans and make mistakes," said a calm and peaceful voice. "There is no need to judge something for something uncontrollable."

Two people entered the room, followed by a hundred more behind them. The arrogant voice was a young man with short red hair, permanent smoke, and an overall punchable face. The other was a middle-aged man in a blue Taoist robe and a blindfold. It appeared he was cultivating a technique that required him to block his sight.

Wang Wei observed these two with an angered face. 'Two Empyreans and their cultivation are both 85%. 20 Emperors, ranging from 15% to 69%, and many other path cultivators.'

The red-haired young man spit on the floor. "I'll judge if I want to, and this guy is useless. At least his face is handsome — he has that going for him. Unfortunately, I hate pretty boys the most, so your life will be hell once I get my hands on you."

Wang Wei ignored him and looked at Zhen Biyu with fiery eyes. "No one has ever betrayed me and gotten away with it. Mark my word — you'll regret this."

"Stupid bastard," he yelled before punching forward, releasing a maelstrom of red flame. However, his attack was useless as Wang Wei's body rapidly disappeared. "A projection? How is that possible?"

"Remarkable," the blind priest remarked. "My Hollow Eyes could not detect it was a projection."

"Damn it. Scatter around and search for his original body; it might be close," the red-haired youth yelled, and all his men followed orders. He also flew away, using all detecting means he knew to scan the surrounding territories. In a short period, the team covered an area about a hundred thousand times more extensive than the lower dimension, but they did not find Wang Wei.

"Fuck, this is all your fault," the red-hair yelled, pointing at Zhen Biyu.

"He bypassed your surveillance, and I had to call you secretly, but it's fault — that makes sense," she replied straight-faced.

"Are you trying to be snarky with me?" The red hair released his powerful aura, trying to suppress her.

"Enough!" The priest stopped his companion's actions. 'This bastard knows Zhen Biyu is a rare talent sawed by both factions, but he does something stupid like this. What if he pushes her to those old antiques?'

He cupped his hands to Zhen Biyu. "I apologize on his behalf. This is our mistake and our mistake alone." The blind priest sensed his partner was about to say something stupid again, and he gave him a deep glare, sending chills down his spine. Despite their similar cultivation realm, the red-haired youth knew he was weaker than the latter.

"It's fine," Zhen Biyu. "Let's return to the sect and report the situation." She then pretended to pause before saying: "Let's go slow."

"Is there a reason?"

"Wang Wei is a vindictive person, and he refuses to suffer any losses. He might attack us on our way back."

"Is that so? Then, we will do as you say."

Soul Network Space:

"She's quite good at this job," Wang Wei stated as he watched everything from the shadows. He condensed one of his Spirit Particles into a clone and sent it to harass this group during their return.

He then reviewed the information Zhen Biyu gathered before sending it to his guards to archive. He teleported away to his next destination: the Lawless Zone. The entrance to this bizarre area was a massive purple black hole. Wang Wei immediately felt a weird aura emanating from it, and after brief observation, he allowed the gravity pull to suck him in.

As soon as Wang Wei appeared on the other side, he sensed a terrifying pressure weighing on him. "This power!" He summoned his Dao Protector Puppet and observed the effect. "The puppet can only use peak Empyrean Strength." This was in line with what he knew about the Lawless Zone. This place forbids strength higher than Empyrean, meaning their strength would be limited even if a Primal Paragon came here.

'I understand why this place became a place to hide from the top powerhouses of the world,' Wang Wei commented. 'However, I wonder whether this place will have the same effect on Half-Step Transcendence.' The Lawless Zone has existed for a long time, so long that no records of its origin are left. As such, there are many rumors about how this place came to be, and the most popular theory is True Heavenly Dao created this place as a haven for loose cultivators and balanced out the top lineages of the world.

Wang Wei did not believe in this theory. In his opinion, True Heavenly Dao operates much more cruelly in the upper dimension, meaning it would not care if top lineages hoard all the wealth and resources — especially if they keep cultivating top talents and cultivators.

Wang Wei put away the puppet and looked at his surroundings. He was in a desolate field with dark red earth. The world around him was not clear but slightly dark, and it was not due to the purple sun above his head. 'Hmm? Someone with karmic ties with me is here?' He closed his eyes to focus on the thread. 'Empyrean Black Heart? Oh, bastard. Your time of reckoning is coming.' He still remembered one of the few times he came so close to death, and it was all due to that bastard.

'Previously, I had to rely on someone else's name to deal with you, but now, the situation will be reversed,' Wang Wei sneered. He focused on his surroundings and immediately picked on clashing sounds more than three hundred light-years away. His divine sense scanned the area and noticed two people fighting.

A black mantis over five meters tall was slashing a woman with long dark hair more than two meters long. She tried to resist, but it was futile, as the opponent's slashes were too fast.

"That's what you get, you lowly mist life. You should have died with your creator," the mantis yelled before leaving a severe wound on the woman. Then, a ruthless light flashed in her eyes.

"The Grandmist Gang will not perish," she roared. Her hair turned into snakes that bound the mantis before exploding herself, taking him out with her. Wang Wei calmly watched everything before shifting his gaze to a dozen more battles in his vicinity.

'A chaotic place indeed,' Wang Wei thought. He changed his appearance, reducing his aura, making his face more fierce with a scar on his left eye, and transforming his clothes to appear more ordinary.

He raised his hand to summon an ox demon that had just won a victory against another creation lifeform from the Grandmist Gang. Wang Wei searched his soul and learned two important pieces of news: he was from the Bloodline Gang and was in the midst of a war with the Grandmist Gang. Secondly, if he wanted to get detailed news of the Lawless Zone, buying it from the Dark Cloud Pavillion was best.

'Where to go next?'

Wang Wei calmly eradicated the ox demon, who was only on par with a Saint, before teleporting away to an enormous city floating in the void. He frowned as he pondered whether to enter through the regular entrance or secretly break through the formation covering the city. After hesitating for a few seconds, he decided to stay low-key.

He rushed to the entrance and waited in the short line. Less than ten minutes later, it was his turn. Two Dao Rulers stood guard at the gate, and one had heterochromia. He glanced at Wang Wei and frowned. After a few seconds, he motioned to his partner, who asked for the lowest fee.

Wang Wei paid the Dao Source before entering. The first thing that popped into his mind was a city of sin. Ninety percent of mortal cultivators he saw were full of karmic sins, and the only reason it was not the same for the others was because they were immortals and had higher immunity to karmic sins. Even then, some had a red cloud hanging above their heads.

Wang Wei headed directly to the city's center. Flying and teleportation were prohibited, so he had to pay for more than five teleportation arrays to reach his destination. He cursed these black-hearted criminals who designed things purposely to make more money. His destination was a towering building that surpassed the artificial clouds.

'For a place that mainly sells information, it sure is eye-catching,' Wang Wei thought.