Chapter 1
His hand brushed against his sky-blue robe as if the silky smooth fabric irritated him. He had bought it from the Godly Silk Palace a few days ago, but today the lord seemed to dislike it. Shrug always thought it was a terrible choice of clothes. The lord looked more handsome in his dark gray robes which he bought from the Heavenly Golden Palace. As the lord descended onto the top platform that housed the Seven Divine Juncture Lotus, the usual tranquil wind swirled into a whirlpool of fierce north winds, reflecting the lord's mood. “My lord. Why are you in a foul mood today? This lowly servant doesn’t dare to ask, but concern forces me to ask about your bad disposition.” Shrug asked, bowing down as much as possible. “Shut up, Shrug. I’m in a particularly vile mood today. Experiment T2459’s timeline is screwed because of a bad girl and I’ve got to send everyone back two hundred years.” “My lord. If you move the Time Law back, it will impact your date with Dao Princess Ridhana tonight.” Shrug reminded the lord of his plans for tonight. “What if I destroy T2459? They are just six universes. Yes, let’s do that.” His face broke into an ear-to-ear smile. It was just an experiment that had run for 50,000 years. It wasn’t something precious like a date with Dao Princess Ridhana. “My lord, let this lowly servant carry the task out for you. I can’t manipulate time laws, but I can destroy an experiment easily.” “Just make sure no reincarnations are ongoing through Hell’s Granny Wheel. That can cause trouble.” The lord checked the screens one more time before walking out. The lowly servant bowed with utmost sincerity and the lord’s felt a surge of happiness. As his mood changed, fierce winds that had plagued the area turned into docile sheep and started nourishing the plants, and his servant breathed a sigh of relief. Ten minutes later, Shrug sprinted into Heavenly Dao Palace where all the experiment nuclei were stored. Finding T2459 wasn’t a tough job. Destruction was always easier than creation. As easy as destroying a measly god from a universe. “Dao Destruction.” Azure energy flew out of his palm and wiped out all six universes included in the T2459 nucleus. “That was easy.” He chuckled as the universes folded into themselves and the nucleus collapsed. “Wait . . . no.” An awful premonition occupied his heart. He had forgotten something important. Hell’s Granny Wheel. He’d forgotten to check that. It was the second thing on the list of things out of his control, beyond his capabilities to interfere with. Even his master couldn’t do it. “Dao Energy Interface. Condense.” A thin film of azure energy formed in front of him, listing all the reincarnations going around the whole experiment nucleus. “In the name of Holy Dao, what a blasphemy have I done?” Ten names appeared on the list, and one of them belonged to nucleus T2459. It was a pest named Li Wei. He was a low-level wastrel that had lived for 200 years and died at the hands of a girl. He was in the reincarnation cycle, and out of the T2459 nucleus. Where should he put that pest now? The Shrug couldn’t think of a solution, so he looked around to find someone dying right at that moment. There was one Li Wei that had died a few minutes before in T120. Without thinking, he transferred Li Wei’s soul into the already dead Li Wei. Clicking on the Dao Energy Interface, he quickly accessed nucleus T120. The old Li Wei had died from a nanobot attack, and his brain was fried. But it was just a brain. Fixing it wasn’t an issue. Another azure energy streak flew out of his palm, and the already dead Li Wei recovered 30% of his brain. Enough to survive. And then dead Li Wei opened his eyes. "Done." Shrug exhaled heavily, a clammy dampness forming beneath his navy garment. This was a tough choice, and if lord found out about this, Shrug would be in trouble. “Error. The era of reincarnation doesn’t match.” An error popped on the Dao Energy Interface, and Li Wei’s soul flew out of the old Li Wei that he had just restored. “Holy Dao. What should I do now?” Shrug sweated profusely. It was insane, and he didn’t know what to do now. “Searching for another suitable era.” A new line popped up on the Dao Energy Interface. “Nucleus T2460 found. Same era found. T2459 Li Wei is dying
