Chapter 42: Senior Brother Lin, you’re finally back!
The blood sword didn’t dissipate but returned into Lin Mo’s body…
In an instant, Lin Mo felt a surge of spiritual energy within his body, his meridians burning as if on fire.
Sensing the change in Lin Mo, the Liuli Sword exclaimed in surprise, “Demonic energy is surging within you, you’re about to fall into demonic possession…”
For some reason, the Liuli Sword always felt that Lin Mo’s aura right now was very familiar.
It felt like deja vu, but it couldn’t recall anything.
Of Lin Mo’s junior sisters, all except Qu Ruyan had been knocked unconscious by the powerful residual wave the moment he unleashed his Nameless Sword Art.
“Senior Brother… are you alright?” Qu Ruyan felt a pang of worry as Lin Mo’s eyes turned crimson.
“This kid has fallen into demonic possession. This is the best way to launch a surprise attack,” the elder, Huai Chen, observed, also noticing Lin Mo’s current state.
Although surprised as to why someone from the five great families of the Upper Realm would cultivate demonic techniques.
This was also his only chance to eliminate Lin Mo.
“Senior Brother, be careful!” Qu Ruyan warned as she saw the elder preparing to attack Lin Mo.
As soon as her voice fell, strands of blood-red energy erupted from Lin Mo’s body, forming blood swords once more.
The elder’s eyes widened in terror, and like Poison Eyebrow Old Man, he turned into a dried corpse.
Huai Chen and Wang Sandun were also not in good condition, barely holding on, on the verge of fainting like Xia He and the others.
Their courage had been shattered, and they knelt on the ground, begging Lin Mo for mercy.
Especially Wang Sandun. Despite his plump physique, he kowtowed with impressive speed.
Kneeling on the ground, one after the other, they repeatedly pleaded, “Young Master, spare our lives.”
But Lin Mo remained motionless, standing like a statue.
Sensing something amiss, the two exchanged glances, contemplating whether to flee.
Huai Chen couldn’t hold back any longer. He got up and lunged towards the depths of the forest.
At this moment, Lin Mo slowly regained his senses.
Just as Huai Chen thought he had escaped, a sword energy split his body in two.
“What do you think you’re doing?” Lin Mo turned, fixing his gaze on Wang Sandun, who was stealthily approaching Qu Ruyan.
How could he not see what this little fatty was planning?
Like Huai Chen, he didn’t even have time to beg for mercy before dying at Lin Mo’s sword.
“Senior Brother, what was happening to you just now?” Qu Ruyan asked.
“Nothing, it’s all fine now,” Lin Mo replied.
Qu Ruyan wanted to ask why Lin Mo had been like that, but this time she suppressed her curiosity, covering her mouth tightly with her hands.
Lin Mo was also curious. From the moment he killed Old Ancestor Poison Eyebrow and the blood sword returned,
demonic energy had indeed begun to grow within him. It hadn’t disappeared yet but had formed a balanced state with his own spiritual energy.
After all, immortal and demonic arts had been irreconcilable since ancient times, and this was not without reason.
Spiritual energy represented the immortal, and demonic energy represented the demonic. The two together would only clash.
He had never heard of anyone being able to cultivate both immortal and demonic arts.
Temporarily setting aside his doubts, Lin Mo checked on his unconscious junior sisters.
Finding that they were unharmed, he curiously stared at Qu Ruyan, “They fainted, why didn’t you?”
Qu Ruyan tilted her head, “Senior Brother, they fainted, so I should faint too?”
Qu Ruyan was only at the Qi Refining realm.
Even Xia He, who had the highest cultivation and was close to Foundation Building, had fainted.
Her remaining unfazed was illogical.
But then he remembered that he had seen Qu Ruyan’s tail.
Could a normal person have a tail?
Since Qu Ruyan wasn’t normal, it wasn’t strange that she didn’t faint.
With this thought, Lin Mo no longer pressed the matter.
He then moved to search the bodies for spoils of war.
In the four people’s storage rings, there were over 3.8 million Spirit Stones, some Pills of acceptable quality, and a few Xuan-grade Cultivation Techniques.
Poison Eyebrow Old Man had a low-grade, common saber technique.
However, as Lin Mo was a sword cultivator, it was of no use to him. Still, he put it away; he could sell it to the Treasure Pavilion.
Besides that, Poison Eyebrow Old Man also had all sorts of toys.
Lin Mo immediately recognized the uses of these toys, making his scalp tingle and his backside clench.
He even began to feel that touching Poison Eyebrow Old Man’s corpse was incredibly unlucky.
“Senior Brother, there’s still something inside, aren’t you taking it?” Qu Ruyan asked, looking confused at the storage ring Lin Mo had disdainfully tossed aside.
“Don’t touch it, you might get sores on your hands!” Lin Mo warned.
Qu Ruyan, who had originally intended to take out and examine the contents of the storage ring, immediately withdrew her hand in fright.
After collecting the spoils of war, Lin Mo successively used the Spring Return Art on his unconscious junior sisters lying on the ground.
When the junior sisters woke up and saw the pile of corpses on the ground, they were terrified.
What had happened after they fainted…
How had Old Man Poison Eyebrow and the other Golden Core elder ended up dead?
And their deaths were so gruesome…
Yet Lin Mo was completely unharmed.
How had he accomplished this?
They wanted to ask but dared not.
From ancient times to the present, they had never heard of someone at Foundation Building defeating three Golden Core cultivators, let alone winning so easily.
On the way back to the Azure Spirit Sect, only Qu Ruyan kept asking Lin Mo for candy.
The other junior sisters were all curious as to why Lin Mo had such a bad reputation within the Sect.
Not only was their perception of Lin Mo’s strength mistaken, but their judgment of his character was also gravely flawed.
This Senior Brother of theirs was clearly so outstanding and such a good person…
Upon their return to the Sect, Lin Mo said sternly, “My mission as the Senior Brother leading this trial has now concluded.”
“Return to your respective peaks and report back!”
“Let me say this one last time: After today, do not contact me unless it’s necessary. Let’s part ways amicably!”
With that, Lin Mo turned and walked towards Azure Bamboo Peak with great ease and grace.
“He’s really just leaving like this…” Xia He felt a pang of sadness as she watched Lin Mo’s departure, which was neither hesitant nor lingering, his steps even quicker than usual.
She had initially thought Lin Mo was all bark and no bite.
After all, no matter how harsh his words were, Lin Mo would still come to their rescue when they were in danger.
Now, looking at him, he was clearly all bark and a heart of iron!
Qu Ruyan broke the somber atmosphere, “Why are you all so sad?”
“We’re all in the same Sect, so we’ll still see each other. Besides, Senior Brother said not to contact him unless it’s necessary!”
“What about when it *is* necessary?”
Qu Ruyan’s words brought a gleam to their eyes.
The girls secretly vowed to mend their relationship with Lin Mo.
…
As soon as he returned to Azure Bamboo Peak, Lin Mo noticed something was amiss.
The disciples’ faces were all listless, making the entire peak seem stagnant and lifeless.
Lin Mo silently returned to his residence.
Gu Zi was dejectedly sweeping the floor. A figure blocked his path. He looked up, and upon seeing the person’s appearance, he became incredibly excited.
“Senior Brother Lin, you’re finally back!”
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