With Xiuzhu's movements, the glowing runes on the Fake Divine Hand spread to the Blood Transformation Divine Sword as if they had always been engraved on it.

Then, the runes imprinted on the sword like chains, causing numerous blood-red eyes to suddenly open on the Blood Transformation Divine Sword.

Xiuzhu said gravely, "The experiment continues; I feel today it will work. I can activate the power of the Blood Transformation Divine Sword."

Inside the observation room, everyone watched Xiuzhu's movements nervously.

The eyes on the body of the Blood Transformation Divine Sword gradually opened wider, and the red blood slowly filled their sockets.

Xiuzhu's gaze intensified, and an aura that stirred the heavens and flipped the clouds erupted from him.

It was purely a mental sensation, but everyone felt as if a loud bang echoed in their ears, an invisible force hit them, seemingly compressing their bodies.

This mental oppression brought with it a substantial feeling.

Qian Wangsun thought to himself, 'Sect Hierarch's Great Sky Flipping Fist Intent has strengthened... It's almost as if it can genuinely affect the Material World...'

Just then, someone exclaimed, "The Blood Transformation Divine Sword has stabilized."

They saw that the eyes on the blade, originally filling with blood, began to return to normal, and the blood color gradually dissipated.

Xiuzhu gripped the Blood Transformation Divine Sword enveloped in countless white light runes, suddenly raised the blade, and slashed down.

A sinister blood light burst from the blade, forming a crimson crescent that spread in all directions from the center of Xiuzhu's body.

As the crescent hit the wall, a crisp cracking sound ensued, and a long crack appeared on the wall.

Then, under everyone's astonished gaze, the crack in the wall allowed blood to seep out as if it were a wound.

"What happened?"

"Sect Hierarch! What have you done?"

"Is this the ability of the Blood Transformation Divine Sword?"

In the lab, Xiuzhu looked at the Blood Transformation Divine Sword with a serious expression and murmured, "I think I understand the power of this distorted weapon now."

Annie quickly said, "Never mind the sword for now, are you alright physically? Come out and check."

Xiuzhu shook his head, his eyes complex as he observed the Blood Transformation Divine Sword: "My friends... we succeeded."

"Next, we need to study how to create more distorted weapons."

"The era will be changed by us."

...

In East Dao School of Donghua City.

The atmosphere in East Dao School was tense; classes had been suspended for a week, and no one knew when they would resume.

In Jing Xiu's dormitory, she sat on a chair with a thick medical book on the table, which she hadn't turned a page of for over half an hour.

Her eyes looked vacantly at the desk, seemingly flickering with countless memories.

Suddenly, a commotion seemed to rise from downstairs, including the screams of girls.

Jing Xiu frowned, stood up, and just as she opened her door, she saw many classmates gathering in the hallway.

"It's the monks from the celestial department here to arrest someone."

"I heard they found out that Xia Han living on the first floor was a spy for the Heavenly Demon."

"I can't believe it, she usually seems so honest."

"People show one face but hide another, even Zhou Bai has sided with the Heavenly Demon, who knows if she would too."

Jing Xiu's eyebrows furrowed slightly as he returned to his room.

Such incidents had been happening frequently these days, students... teachers... anyone you had met the day before could be arrested the next.

As for where they went and what happened to them, no one ever seemed to know. They often vanished without a trace, as if they had evaporated from the earth.

Meanwhile, a few other students watching the replay looked at Jing Xiu skeptically and said, "Jing Xiu used to be very close to Zhou Bai."

"They used to be together every day."

The noise downstairs gradually quieted, and moments later, a large group of cultivators rushed up to the floor.

A student in the lead pointed to Jing Xiu's room door and said, "That's Jing Xiu's room; she used to visit Zhou Bai every night, she must be up to something, maybe she's turned into a Heavenly Demon too."

A few cultivators approached Jing Xiu's door and began knocking.

"Jing Xiu, are you there?"

Moments later, the door opened, revealing Jing Xiu's somewhat confused face.

"You need to come with us to assist with the investigation."

Jing Xiu nodded seriously: "I understand, I will cooperate with the investigation."

As Jing Xiu left, the surrounding students immediately burst into animated discussions.

As Jing Xiu followed the group out, she noticed that many other students had also been captured along the way, and they were all pushed into a flying vehicle and guarded.

When Jing Xiu was shoved into the flying vehicle, she immediately noticed a familiar figure.

"Xia Li?" Jing Xiu asked, looking at Xia Li's somewhat pale face, "Did they capture you too?"

Xia Li clutched Jing Xiu's hand, her petite body trembling: "Jing Xiu, I'm really scared."

Jing Xiu consoled her, "It's okay, we haven't done anything wrong, just tell the truth." ThischapterfirstappearedonM|V|L^EMPYR.

...

Within the Forbidden Land of Donghua City.

In a deep underground space, Heaven's Majestic Lord Tian Jun and Li Zhengdao, both with eyes closed and barely breathing, seemed to have fallen into a deep sleep.

Meanwhile, in Jiaojiao's dream, the once lush landscape filled with prairies, forests, and cliffs turned bleak yellow.

Thunderclouds roiled in the sky, occasionally splitting open with bolts of pale white lightning.

A younger Jiaojiao sat cross-legged mid-air, her brows tightly knitted, watching Li Zhengdao who had entered her dream.

Li Zhengdao smiled and said, "Jiaojiao, don't worry. With the incident in Donghua City, neither of us wanted this. Your subordinates are unreliable now; I need to send someone to clean up and weed out those who have sided with the Heavenly Demon from your ranks."

Jiaojiao coldly scrutinized Li Zhengdao in front of her: "The issue with Zhou Bai was a mistake by our Three Pure Dao Sect. I have no reason to prevent Heaven from purging Donghua City, but there are many good students and teachers in the school, and I hope you won't harm them."

"Of course, we won't let a single bad person go, nor will we harm a good one," Li Zhengdao laughed softly and said, "Jiaojiao, about what we discussed earlier, aren't you considering it?"

"If you agree, Donghua City will forever belong to the Three Pure Dao Sect, and as long as I am here, Heaven will never mistreat your disciples."

Li Zhengdao continued: "You should understand, I'm not interested in Donghua City, I only want you."

Seeing the silent Jiaojiao, Li Zhengdao helplessly shrugged his shoulders: "Waiting here is pointless; how about we play a game of chess instead?"