Chapter 297 : Trying to Ruin My Dao Heart

After ‍​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‍the Divine Transformation Tribulation before him had passed, Li Tianwei’s aura underwent an enormous change, and the stars formed from the Dao Intent surrounding him became completely resplendent.

If ‍​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍one observed them carefully, one would discover that those stars came in all kinds of strange forms. Some were composed of gas, some were formed from energy, and one could even observe the sand and soil upon the stars.

At ‍​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍this moment, Li Tianwei’s Dharma Manifestation became incomparably real, his spirit condensing into reality.

After ‍​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍advancing to the Divine Transformation Realm, Li Tianwei’s expression remained solemn as he raised his head and looked toward the heavens.

Li ‍​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍Tianwei could feel something above calling him upward. The faintly discernible Heavenly Gate seemed to be telling him that if he took this step, he would ascend, shedding mortality and becoming an Immortal from then on.

“Ascension?”

“Becoming an Immortal?”

Li Tianwei could not help but extend a hand as he murmured.

“Immortal Realm, here I come.”

Li Tianwei lightly pushed off with his feet, and his entire body rose into the air. At the same time, the Heavenly Gate high above slowly began to open.

Endless Immortal Light spilled out from within. White cranes seemed to soar through the air, Immortals roamed within, lotus flowers drifted about, and a rich aura of life permeated everything, all of it revealing what kind of scene lay beyond the Heavenly Gate.

Immortal radiance overflowed as rosy light appeared and slowly descended.

The earth below seemed to be painted with new colors. Flowers and grass gradually grew as though they had been endowed with spirituality, hundreds of flowers released their fragrance, and hundreds of beasts competed with one another—what a flourishing scene.

All of it came from the gradual opening of the Heavenly Gate.

Li Tianwei flew upward, following the guiding force from above until he arrived before the Heavenly Gate. He placed his hand against the gate and then gently exerted force. The towering Heavenly Gate, engraved with all kinds of strange beasts and phenomena, was completely pushed open.

Rumble……

Boundless rosy light shone downward as Immortal Energy surged forth. The spiritual energy of the Immortal Cultivation World seemed to sense something and began rejoicing exuberantly.

Yet Li Tianwei’s expression remained solemn, his gaze blazing like a torch, seemingly even brighter than the dazzling rosy light.

Everything around him, every kind of scene, told Li Tianwei that as long as he took a single step forward, he could ascend into the Immortal Realm, and eternal life would then lie before him.

However, Li Tianwei did not rush to step inside. Instead, he stared into the Heavenly Gate.

【Host, why aren’t you going in? Once you enter, won’t you have successfully ascended?】

At this moment, the System spoke, asking somewhat puzzledly.

Upon hearing the System’s voice, Li Tianwei instinctively sank his consciousness inward.

“I feel like something’s wrong?”

Li Tianwei replied.

【What could possibly be wrong? You’ve already passed the Ascension Tribulation, and the Evil Demons have been completely eradicated by you. Step through and you’ll become an Immortal, with eternity before you. How could there possibly be anything wrong with the Heavenly Gate?】

【The Immortal Realm is right inside.】

The System seemed somewhat anxious and could not help urging him onward.

“Is that so? There’s nothing wrong?”

Li Tianwei raised his head slightly. His expression did not change in the slightest, and he showed no urgency to enter because of the System’s urging.

【There’s definitely nothing wrong. The Heavenly Gate before you and the Immortal Realm over there are exactly the same as the Immortal Realm recorded in my data. Once you enter, you’ll become an Immortal.】

The System continued speaking, but this time, it did not become as excited as it had just moments earlier.

“Oh, then I’ll go in.”

After Li Tianwei finished speaking, he slightly raised his foot and had already taken half a step forward.

The System within his consciousness watched with eager anticipation, staring at Li Tianwei’s foot as it was about to come down.

【Hurry, hurry.】

The System could not help chanting inwardly. Suddenly, amid the System’s anticipation, Li Tianwei’s extended foot stopped in midair.

【What’s going on, Host? Why did you stop?】

Seeing Li Tianwei stop, the System became so anxious that even its voice trembled slightly.

“How could I possibly not stop! Who knows what’s waiting for me inside? Besides, the System would never speak to me as attentively as you just did. Next time you pretend to be it, at least make your act more convincing.”

Li Tianwei stopped and withdrew his foot, immediately responding through his consciousness.

【Oh? I didn’t expect you to discover me. I clearly seized control over it. You’re only at the Divine Transformation Realm. Even if you possess the combat strength of an Immortal, you shouldn’t possibly have been able to detect me.】

【How strange!】

Seeing that Li Tianwei had exposed it, the “System” no longer displayed its previous anxiousness and instead became considerably calmer.

“If I’m not mistaken, you should be that Main System, right!”

Sensing the System’s change, Li Tianwei spoke directly.

【More or less!】

The “System” answered Li Tianwei without the slightest hesitation.

【You really are a strange fellow. Now that you know, why don’t you feel fear or terror!】

【According to this Subsystem’s information and data, your growth trajectory really is terrifying!】

【Among those transmigrators in the past, which one didn’t eagerly anticipate the arrival of a System so they could obtain supreme power without working for it and then throw their weight around afterward?】

【But you! You clearly possess a False Spiritual Root, yet you firmly believed your own aptitude was extraordinary. Without borrowing even the slightest assistance from the System, you grew to this extent in less than two years.】

【You even turned the Subsystem against me.】

【The Systems I created could clearly have allowed you to obtain even greater power for free. You could have relied on that power to become an existence everyone looked up to and made countless living beings your slaves.】

【Yet why did you choose to spread your Dao instead, allowing countless ordinary living beings to walk the path toward supreme strength as well? I truly don’t know what goes through your head.】

The Main System continuously scrutinized Li Tianwei while analyzing him through its data.

【But none of that matters. Once you walk through the Heavenly Gate, I’ll have my answer. Since you’re unwilling to enter, I’ll just have to give you a push.】

Relying on its absolute power, the Main System directly poured its words into Li Tianwei’s consciousness.

Even so, it failed to notice that after it finished speaking, Li Tianwei’s expression visibly darkened.

“False Spiritual Root? As expected of Systems from the same source, you’re just as useless. Have you ever seen someone with a False Spiritual Root ascend in two years?”

A cold glint flashed through Li Tianwei’s eyes as wisps of anger began brewing within him.

【That’s right, there’s no mistake. You possess a False Spiritual Root, an utterly ordinary False Spiritual Root.】

【The Spirit-Testing Stone that tested you as possessing a Heavenly Spiritual Root was broken, while the elder of the Spiritual Void Holy Land who first met you was an undercover agent of the Heavenly Demon Sect. He mistook you for one of their spies and gave you medicinal pills, which was how you managed to slip through the examination.】

The Main System responded with information derived from its data analysis, without the slightest falsehood mixed in.

“You nearly led me into your trap. You’re trying to ruin my Flawless Dao Heart.”

The anger that had originally begun rising within Li Tianwei suddenly vanished completely as though he had thought of something, leaving his heart without the slightest ripple.

From his perspective, this Main System was obviously trying to provoke his emotions, undoubtedly intending to use that opportunity to do something malicious.

It had just tried to trick him into entering the Heavenly Gate! Who knew what was waiting inside!

So now that it was trying to anger him, it was definitely plotting something sinister. How could Li Tianwei possibly let it succeed?