[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-i-really-am-a-villain":3,"chapter-i-really-am-a-villain-i-really-am-a-villain-chapter-359":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","I Really Am A Villain",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1432884,1885,"Chapter 359 - Advancing To Empyrean Meridian Realm","i-really-am-a-villain-chapter-359",359,"\u003Cp>\"Are you alright?\" Xu Zimo asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This Heavenly Dao is really ruthless. But the rules of the world aren’t that easy to break anyway,\" Paimon replied with a smile. \"If it happens again, the Lord may not see me again.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’ll probably be leaving soon too, right?\" Xu Zimo said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Paimon paused slightly, then smiled, \"Everyone has their own path to return to. Isn’t it the same for you, my Lord?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don’t know what my path is. I just keep moving forward,\" Xu Zimo said calmly. \"Strong enough to win against everything. Then fate and death won’t matter.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Paimon nodded heavily and said, \"I believe in you, my Lord.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After chatting with Paimon for a while, Xu Zimo also met up with Luminous Master and Death God Qin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three of them had previously held off the three ancient ancestors outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why did the Blood-Devouring Evil Race suddenly retreat?\" Luminous Master asked, puzzled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No idea. Maybe something came up,\" Xu Zimo replied, shaking his head slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Death God Qin said nothing. He understood that Xu Zimo had likely already succeeded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The situation in the Ancient Realm had come to a close.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There weren’t many gains for those involved, but for them, just surviving was already a huge fortune.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They didn’t dare ask for more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leaving the Ancient Realm, on the way through the Forbidden Grounds, Xu Zimo saw many native people trying to escape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Exiting the Ancient Realm, they still returned to the temple inside Martial Magnificence Temple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What about those people from Martial Magnificence Temple?\" someone asked curiously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Qianjun and the others were brought out in restraints. Xu Zimo didn’t interfere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew Luminous Master wouldn’t kill them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to the panic and fear of others, Wu Qianjun looked much calmer and more composed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So, what should I do with you?\" Luminous Master asked Wu Qianjun and the others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ve thought it over these past few days. Letting the Blood-Devouring Evil Race open the entrance here, I may not be the culprit, but I was still an accomplice,\" Wu Qianjun said calmly. \"I accept whatever punishment you decide. Even death would not be undeserved.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just seal the temple,\" Luminous Master said after a moment of silence, then left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rest of the crowd quickly followed behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching everyone leave, Wu Qianjun stood silently for a long time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His lips trembled, as if he wanted to say something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, he said nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, his back looked much older than before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zimo and Death God Qin arrived at the city of Buddha Reverence and found a meditation room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You should give me that item now,\" Death God Qin said eagerly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Afraid I’d go back on my word?\" Xu Zimo laughed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he spoke, he tossed the Heavenly Dao Crystal to Death God Qin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm a man of my word.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you,\" Death God Qin said seriously, receiving the crystal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He truly understood now the power of the Burial Buddha Temple, and knew that without Xu Zimo,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you ever need help, bring the Death God Token and come find me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If I run into something I can’t solve, your Dark Primordial Race wouldn’t be able to help either,\" Xu Zimo said with a smile, shaking his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a short conversation, Death God Qin rushed back to his clan with the Heavenly Dao Crystal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zimo was also preparing to advance to the Empyrean Meridian Realm, and push it all the way to its peak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Causing too much noise in Buddha Reverence City wouldn’t be good.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So Xu Zimo left the city, heading somewhere more secluded to break through.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, he was about to fuse with his second battle physique, this couldn’t be taken lightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leaving Buddha Reverence City, he flew west for several dozen kilometers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, Xu Zimo found a relatively quiet mountain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He carved out a deep cave halfway up the mountain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And so began a long period of cultivation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Breaking through the seventh meridian gate, from the Imperial Meridian Realm to the Empyrean Meridian Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The most distinct symbol of this advancement was the God-Soul.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only those with a complete God-Soul could be considered true Empyrean Meridian Realm cultivators.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Humans have three souls and seven spirits, none can be missing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The God-Soul is the true soul formed at a certain level of cultivation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It enhances the practitioner’s abilities in all aspects.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, the God-Soul is also extremely fragile, if destroyed, it could be fatal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zimo sat cross-legged, with Chaos guarding the cave entrance just in case.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, his consciousness had entered the world of his true fate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Primordial Chaos Bead floated in mid-air, and the power within it slowly poured into his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zimo was refining his own path.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The road he would walk from here on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The further he went, the harder the road for a cultivator became.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Rumble...\" low booming sounds echoed from inside his body and all around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From his muscles, bones, flesh, and meridians, through minor and major circulations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zimo carefully aligned and refined everything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had to make sure his energy could flow smoothly when charging the seventh meridian gate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This process alone took nearly seven days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After seven days, the spiritforce inside Xu Zimo was like a rushing river, roaring like the sun breaking the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tidal waves of spiritforce surged violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unstoppable, crushing everything in its path.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The river of spiritforce, along with the power of the Ten Meridian Fruit previously buried in his body, surged together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a thunderous boom, the first strike alone caused the seventh meridian gate, Voidverge, to crack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zimo wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another loud boom followed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a sharp crack, as if something shattered, his aura surged dozens of times stronger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pressure of the Empyrean Meridian Realm surrounded him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The seventh meridian gate was now fully open, and the roaring river of spiritforce inside him was audible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, with the Primordial Chaos Bead still injecting energy into his body,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>his Empyrean Meridian Realm cultivation steadily climbed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Empyrean Meridian, Stage One,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the time he reached the peak of the Empyrean Meridian Realm, his momentum finally slowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But even then, Xu Zimo didn’t let his guard down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Near his heart, a small humanoid God-Soul had started to form.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The small figure looked exactly like Xu Zimo, a miniature version of himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The formation and transformation of the God-Soul would take time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zimo was patient, letting the process unfold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This transformation took a full half-month.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After that, a sharp cry echoed across the mountainside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zimo opened his eyes and slowly exhaled a breath of white air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes were bright and piercing, more radiant than ever.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His God-Soul was now fully formed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was now officially a peak Empyrean Meridian Realm cultivator.\u003C\u002Fp>",1145,"2026-06-06T01:06:40.721Z",1,"novelbin.me","852b54c7e6f4fa922dad5f7e30e7386799aff0ee0dc9fa30159da17f75ed865e","i-really-am-a-villain-chapter-360","i-really-am-a-villain-chapter-358",1822,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-really-am-a-villain-cover.jpg"]