Inside the Soul Ring, Yan Xi’s voice echoed.
“That Mo Yuan is a heart demon, an obsession. If he hadn’t sacrificed himself in the end, his obsession might have been freedom. But now it seems that wasn’t the case. It would be more accurate to say it was the prosperity of his family. He was trapped here for countless years, watching with his own eyes as the Mo family declined from glory into ruin, yet he could do nothing. After long years of suppressed resentment, a heart demon was born. If you hadn’t had the strength to defeat him, he would have taken over your body and personally revived the Mo family.”
So that was it.
Mo Yu relayed Yan Xi’s explanation to Chu Yuli word for word.
After listening, Chu Yuli nodded thoughtfully, her eyes filled with admiration. Master is amazing. Not only is he powerful, his knowledge is so profound.
Mo Yu noticed the thoughts reflected in her gaze and felt a little embarrassed. He had not figured it out himself; he had merely borrowed someone else’s insight.
At that moment, the surroundings shifted. The two of them returned to the Mo Family Ancestral Hall.
Mo Yu sensed it carefully. That Secret Realm space had vanished forever.
“Master, where are we going next?” Chu Yuli asked.
“We’ll use the nearest sect’s teleportation array to return to Heavenly Profound Holy Land,” Mo Yu replied.
“Heavenly Profound Holy Land!!” Chu Yuli exclaimed.
Though her experience was limited and she had never heard of this force before, she knew they were in the Heavenly Profound Domain. Any power that bore the name “Heavenly Profound” directly was undoubtedly a colossal existence.
Mo Yu looked at her slightly flushed little face, red from excitement, and smiled. “Heavenly Profound Holy Land is the largest power in the Heavenly Profound Domain and one of the nine great superpowers of the human race. You’ll learn the details after we return. These are just basic introductory lessons.”
With that, he mounted his flying sword, brought Chu Yuli along, and flew toward the nearest sect, Mystic Sword Manor.
…
Grrr~
On the flying sword, Chu Yuli’s stomach let out an untimely growl.
“Master, I’m hungry,” Chu Yuli said, her face turning red with embarrassment.
Only then did Mo Yu remember that she had not yet reached the fasting stage of the 1st stage Qi Refining Realm.
He looked down. Below them stretched a vast, lush forest. Ancient trees towered dozens of meters high, their dense canopies blocking out the sun.
Mo Yu descended into the forest.
“I didn’t bring any Nourishing Origin Pills. Let’s see if there are any demon beasts nearby,” Mo Yu said.
“Mm,” Chu Yuli replied, nodding vigorously.
Mo Yu released his Divine Sense to probe the surroundings.
Strangely, there were surprisingly few demon beasts in this region. Not even a single large one could be found.
Frowning, Mo Yu expanded the range of his Divine Sense.
At last, at the very edge of his perception, he discovered a rabbit demon in the 1st stage Golden Core Realm.
Its eyes were like two rubies, shimmering with lively intelligence. Its long ears twitched from time to time. It looked extremely adorable.
And it looked very delicious.
With a single thought, Mo Yu’s flying sword shot out, slicing through the air with a sharp whistle as it sped toward the rabbit demon like a missile.
[Detecting destiny…]
[As a qualified villain, you have learned to preemptively kill.]
[You eliminated the Fated Woman of Destiny, Xiao Wu, before she could grow.]
[Reward: Divine Ability – Indestructible Golden Body.]
[Automatically cultivated to perfection.]
[You have successfully killed the beloved of the Child of Destiny, Tang Si. He is likely heartbroken. Plundering destiny…]
[Destiny +1000.]
[Villain points +1000.]
The series of system messages left Mo Yu momentarily stunned.
What just happened? Who am I? Where am I?
But soon, he shrugged it off.
Killed is killed.
The one he had just slain must have been the wife of some hydrogen-stream protagonist. Anyone named Tang Si probably wasn’t a good person.
As for revenge? Would anyone really be afraid of Blue Silver Entanglement?
His attention quickly shifted to the “Indestructible Golden Body.”
Mo Yu closed his eyes and carefully sensed this newly acquired divine ability. A surge of wild joy rose within him.
Indestructible Golden Body. For three seconds, it granted immunity to all damage below the Immortal Realm. For opponents above the Immortal Realm, the effect depended on proficiency.
The system had directly cultivated it to perfection. He could now ignore damage from opponents up to five major realms higher, also for three seconds.
The spiritual power consumption was almost negligible, and it could be used once per month.
This was simply a heaven-defying divine technique.
In this world, sword cultivators were the mainstream. Sword cultivators specialized in killing, striving to unleash the strongest possible damage in the shortest amount of time. Some extreme sword cultivators could even gather all their spiritual power into a single strike, pursuing ultimate explosive force for a one-hit kill.
The Sword Sect’s Sword Son was exactly such a figure. With that single sword strike, he had become the number one 1st stage Nascent Soul Realm cultivator of his generation, his fame shaking the world.
And this Indestructible Golden Body was the perfect nemesis for people like him.
Mo Yu opened his eyes and walked to the now-dead Xiao Wu, letting out a long breath.
Thankfully, it was still a rabbit.
If it had turned into a human, he truly would not have known how to take a bite.
Looking at Xiao Wu, Mo Yu fell into thought.
The world was so vast that he would never find that fellow named Tang Si.
If he simply left like this, Tang Si would not be able to find him either. Wouldn’t that waste a Child of Destiny?
But he also could not let Tang Si come directly for him. That would be too passive.
He searched through his memories.
Soon, the perfect scapegoat appeared.
From Star Sacred Land, one of the Seven Stars, Yu Heng.
The two of them had some minor grudges. They had clashed several times in the past. Later, when Mo Yu’s strength declined, they stopped interacting.
That guy used a unique set of needle-type hidden weapons. Back when they fought, Mo Yu had been pierced by them and had kept a few of the needles.
It’ll be you.
He began arranging the scene, casually scattering a few needles on the ground to create the illusion that Xiao Wu had been killed by those very weapons.
Once finished, Mo Yu dusted off his hands. He grabbed Xiao Wu by her long ears and carried her back to Chu Yuli.
“Today, we’ll eat this,” Mo Yu said.
Two Children of Destiny together, dividing up the beloved of another Child of Destiny. It was somewhat strange.
Chu Yuli’s gaze fell on Xiao Wu’s corpse. Her beautiful eyes widened.
What overwhelming pressure.
Even as a corpse, the aura it emitted was stronger than her family’s patriarch.
“Master, this is… a 1st stage Golden Core Realm great demon?” Chu Yuli asked.
Mo Yu nodded lightly, already skillfully preparing the rabbit demon.
Chu Yuli’s eyes were filled with shock.
A 1st stage Golden Core Realm great demon could casually wipe out her entire family.
And now, such a powerful existence was about to become her meal.
This was too surreal.
She felt as though she were dreaming, an absurd, bizarre dream that was nonetheless terrifyingly real.
Unconsciously, her gaze drifted to Mo Yu’s face.
Master is so handsome. He must have many admirers. Does he already have a Dao companion? How high is Master’s cultivation realm, really? When will I be stronger than Master? When will I be able to…
“All right. Eat,” Mo Yu said.
His voice pulled Chu Yuli out of her swirling thoughts.
With the help of Pure Yang True Flame, the rabbit demon was quickly prepared, releasing an enticing aroma.