<h4>Chapter 1577: Chapter 1574: Regret for Past Choices</h4>


    Xu Wendong’s words were like a p of thunder on a clear day, crashing down upon Liu Yuansong, Shadow, and Wang Tong.


    In an instant.


    The three of them were struck as if by lightning, frozen in ce as if they were under an immobilization spell.


    Terror spread rapidly in their eyes like a surging tide.


    At the same time, their bodies seemed to instinctively react, as goosebumps quickly covered them, and each pore exuded a chill.


    In their hearts, waves of shock were churning, unable to be calmed for a long time.


    They had never imagined that this ordinary-looking world was actually an independently existing minor world?


    ording to historical records, once someone bes the controller of a minor world, their destiny bes tightly intertwined with it, like the most resilient vines entwining a towering tree.


    Unless the minor world is destroyed with it, no one in the world can take their life.


    For a moment, their hearts were filled with intense regret, like a flood threatening to drown them.


    Because this cruel truth was vastly different from what they had previously understood.


    All along, they had naively believed this to be merely a rare spatial magic treasure, precious but not invincible.


    But who could have expected, this was actually a minor world detached from the mundane!


    If they had known earlier that Xu Wendong was the ruler of this minor world, even if Liu Yuansong and the others were given a thousand or ten thousand guts, they would not dare to harbor thoughts of killing Xu Wendong.


    Even the slightest such thought would be immediately extinguished in its cradle.


    On the side, Zhen Jing also wore a look of shock.


    It was only at this moment that he truly understood the profound meaning of what Si Yao had previously said, "Your path has widened, and it has also extended further."


    Thinking of this, he couldn’t help but feel secretly relieved, relieved that he had stood in front of Xu Wendong at the critical moment, rather than choosing betrayal like Liu Yuansong and the others.


    Otherwise, his end would have been miserable beyondpare, akin to falling into an endless abyss, never to be recovered.


    "One wrong step, every step wrong!" Liu Yuansong sighed with a voice full of helplessness and regret, the sound like thest elegy of his life.


    With that sigh, his breath gradually dissipated, and he slowly closed his eyes, his lifeing to an end.


    "Young Master Xu, it was Liu Yuansong who forced me to betray you. Please have mercy and spare my life. I am willing to serve you like an ox or horse to atone for my sins!" Wang Tong, full of terror, fell to his knees with a thud, his eyes filled with a desire to live.


    He kowtowed repeatedly, the thud of his forehead hitting the ground echoing sharply in the silent space, each tap like a death knell for his crimes.


    "Was it really Liu Yuansong who threatened you to betray me?" Xu Wendong’s lips curled into a cold smile, as frosty as winter, devoid of any warmth.


    His gaze carried an intriguing glint, as if seeing through to the cowardice and hypocrisy deep in Wang Tong’s soul: "Senior Brother Wang Tong, you seem to forget that I am the master of this minor world, and everything that happens here is within my control, nothing escapes my eyes."


    He paused, his tone bing even colder, "For instance, how you incited Liu Yuansong to kill me and seize the treasure for this ugly conduct!"


    Wang Tong was covered in fear, beads of sweat asrge as beans rolling down like raindrops from his forehead, his lips trembling, mumbling incessantly: "I was wrong, I was wrong..."


    Boom!


    However, before he could finish speaking, a bolt of lightning, like a silver snake, tore through the night sky without warning.


    That lightning seemed to be an angry judgment from the Nine Heavens, carrying the power to destroy the heavens and the earth, instantly tearing through the darkness, striking Wang Tong with unmatched momentum.


    In an instant, the light shone brilliantly, the dazzling light seemed to illuminate the entire world.


    Wang Tong’s body under this terrifying power did not even have time to resist, and was instantly reduced to ashes, swept away by the whirlwind, disappearing without a trace.


    Thus he paid the most severe price for his unforgivable mistake, as if he had never existed in this world.


    Xu Wendong’s gaze slowly moved to the Shadow nearby.


    Only to see Shadow in a ck robe, his posture upright yet exuding an aura of mystery.


    He wore a mask on his face, as ck as the night, hiding any expression, but beneath the mask, his eyes revealed hisplicated inner world, a mix of fear, regret, and unwillingness.


    "You, too, deserve to die many times over, but since you belong to the Immortal King, your sins shall be judged by him when he awakens!" Xu Wendong’s expression was indifferent, his words light but resonating like a heavy hammer in the silent space.


    But this did not mean Xu Wendong forgave the Shadow’s sins.


    Just after he finished speaking, an invisible force, like a surging tide, swept toward the Shadow.


    The Shadow felt a pressure upon him like Mount Tai, and his Daluo Golden Immortal peak cultivation level was as fragile as an ant in the face of this power.


    In an instant, his cultivation was suppressed to a mortal realm, his vast spiritual power within dissipating like the ebbing tide, leaving only infinite weakness.


    His body trembled uncontrobly, like a leaf shivering in a gale, ready to be crushed at any moment.


    "Senior Brother Zhen Jing, from now on, you can manage these people for me!"


    Xu Wendong was a man of clear rewards and punishments, and although Zhen Jing had not left a good impression on him before.


    In this moment of life and death, right and wrong, Zhen Jing stood firm in his principles.


    For Xu Wendong, this was enough.


    It was precisely this quality in Zhen Jing that Xu Wendong appreciated.


    Thus he decided to entrust him with the responsibility of managing the inhabitants of the minor world.


    "Thank you, Junior Brother Xu, for your trust. I will not disappoint your expectations!" Zhen Jing, upon hearing this, was excited, his face flushed red, his eyes sparkling with excitement and gratitude.


    He never expected that Xu Wendong would trust him so much, conferring such an important responsibility on him.


    Xu Wendong nced at Si Yao and the others, a touch of tenderness in his eyes: "Let’s go, we’re heading back to Lingyan Pavilion!" With that, a cloud appeared under his feet, carrying Si Yao, Lu Shuling, Xue Yan, Song Ziwei, and others towards Lingyan Pavilion.


    Upon returning to Lingyan Pavilion, Xu Wendong followed Si Yao into the hall where she cultivated, where an official chamber crafted from Ten Thousand Year Profound Icey quietly, emanating a chilling aura.


    Xu Wendong looked at Si Yao with difficulty, unable to help but say, "Are you sure you want me to dual cultivate with the Immortal King?"