Rewrite My Fate to Become the Daoist Ancestor

[Could it be that you are also——]

[Is it possible that you are also——]

[Bai Ze slowly raised his head, locking eyes with the Soul Refining Demon Venerable, and the two instantly exchanged coded signals.]

[The message in the Soul Refining Demon Venerable’s eyes: You actually know Yan Sect’s Bai Xiao will become a Phoenix?]

[Bai Ze immediately devised a plan, raised an eyebrow, stuck out his tongue, and made a face at the Soul Refining Demon Venerable: Old fool, just wait for your death!]

["So this is the ability of the Observer Gemstone... damn it!" The Soul Refining Demon Venerable’s gaze suddenly sharpened, and he quickly recalled Bai Ze, the strategist of the Profound Nether Adventurer Team, his mind filling with murderous intent, an invisible pressure spreading out.]

[Yu Long, Yu Yao, Zi You, and Jiu Yue instantly felt a chill down their spines, hairs standing on end. They instinctively leaped back, weapons and abilities at the ready, bodies tense like a drawn bowstring, immediately entering a state of alert.]

["What terrifying aura..." Jiu Yue murmured gravely, a bead of cold sweat forming on her forehead.]

[Scanning her surroundings with her peripheral vision, she felt that the situation was likely perilous.]

[The Soul Refining Demon Venerable—there’s no one more dangerous or terrifying in the universe.]

[His avatar could be anyone; imagine your closest comrade, family, or even a companion you see every day suddenly becoming a Demon Corpse of the Soul Refining Demon Venerable.]

[They continue to live with you, you notice nothing, or perhaps you detect something amiss from "life’s details" for a moment, but when you look at the face smiling at you, how do you face it?]

[Do you kill them, or let them kill you?]

[Either choice, you will likely become a Demon Corpse too, a puppet under the Demon Venerable’s control. This fear is like invisible chains wrapping tightly around everyone’s heart.]

[Unable to act on your own, even death becomes a luxury.]

[Spiritual Power below the Purple Gold Level is forever fated to be controlled by the Soul Refining Demon Venerable.]

[Facing the unabashed killing intent of the Soul Refining Demon Venerable, Bai Ze was momentarily startled, but her glance quickly fell on Master Yan beside her and she instantly calmed down. She placed her hands on her hips and puffed out her flat chest.]

["What? Want to kill me?"]

[Bai Ze’s lips curled into a provocative smile, and she triumphantly raised the Magic Box in her hand, "Come on, try hitting here, see what you can do to me?"]

[The Soul Refining Demon Venerable let out a cold laugh, his eyes filled with even more intent to kill, but his body remained still, clearly hesitant to act rashly. His eyes were fixated on the Magic Box in Bai Ze’s hand, filled with wariness, yet unable to show it.]

[With Bai Ze’s wisdom, she likely could retrieve the Primordial Gemstone from the Magic Box, and with Yan Sect’s Bai Xiao’s speed, none of the Purple Gold Demon Corpses present could guarantee an instant kill on Yan Sect’s Bai Xiao.]

[The birth of a Phoenix happens in an instant; striking now, he had only a seventy percent certainty of killing Bai Xiao, not stable enough!]

[Ignorant child, let you be arrogant for a moment!]

[The Soul Refining Demon Venerable cursed inwardly, but maintained his cold smile outwardly. For him, less than a ninety-eight percent certainty was never enough to act easily.]

[Until his backup arrived...]

[However, the Soul Refining Demon Venerable didn’t know that Bai Ze was panicking inside, just pretending to be calm. She had no means to open the Magic Box early, and if the Soul Refining Demon Venerable attacked Master Yan, the situation would spiral out of control.]

[First, bluff the Soul Refining Demon Venerable, she thought, I need to leverage this old fool’s strength to destroy the Magic Box, then Master Yan can transform into a Phoenix and wreck havoc.]

["What? You scared, old fool? Do it!"]

["Why aren’t you doing it?"]

["You decrepit old thing, hiding in shadows manipulating puppets, what skill is that? Have the guts to come out yourself, stop acting like a turtle hiding in its shell, only sending scrap metal to embarrass yourself!"]

[The two exchanged words, probing each other, both appearing confident on the surface, the air filled with tension, like a taut string ready to snap at any moment.]

[Bai Ze chattered endlessly.]

[The Soul Refining Demon Venerable’s verbal skills were no match for Bai Ze’s "keyboard warrior" prowess. Bai Ze had single-handedly battled billions of trolls on the Cosmic Network, earning the title of Keyboard Great Emperor, sharp in tongue and piercing with every word.]

["What do you think you are? Just an old waste hiding behind tricks and corpses! In such a vast universe, how did scum like you come about? Without even the courage for a head-on confrontation, yet dare to call yourself a Demon Venerable? I think you’re not even as good as a street thug!" Bai Ze’s voice grew louder, more spirited as she spoke.]

["What? At a loss for words from anger? Did I hit a sore spot? Old fool, I’m telling you, if you dare to lay a finger on me today, by next year this day will be your death anniversary!"]

[The Soul Refining Demon Venerable remained silent.]

["Afraid?" Bai Ze raised an eyebrow, her lips curling into a contemptuous smile, "Then kneel now and beg for mercy; perhaps if I’m in a good mood, I’ll generously accept you as my dog."]

[She raised her hand, elegantly looking at a nonexistent watch, "I’m giving you three minutes to think, remember, only three minutes. If it weren’t for your tenuous reputation in the galaxy, thinking you could barely save face in a pinch, do you think I’d give you this chance?"]

["You!"]

[A hoarse voice squeezed out from the depths of his throat, the Soul Refining Demon Venerable clenched his palm with force, nails embedded deep into his palm, blood dripping through the cracks onto the snowy ground. Nearly unable to resist striking now, to crush this insolent "wretch" to dust.]