Chapter 83: Ye Kai’s Mischief Backfires, Only to Give Lin Mo Experience.
In the outer court of Lin Mo’s residence, in the small hall.
“Brother Lin Mo, why can’t I beat you at chess?” Gu Qingxue propped her chin with her small hands, looking at the dead position on the stone table with a dejected expression.
“You’ve improved a lot this time,” Lin Mo praised.
“But you still gave me five pieces.”
“I started by giving you seventeen.”
It wasn’t that Lin Mo was being boastful; his Go skills were at the seventh level.
Most people couldn’t beat him.
However, Gu Qingxue was intelligent. After only a few days of learning, she was already playing like a master.
Perhaps this was talent. Even with her memory gone, her learning talent remained perfect.
Which woman who could enter the Ice Palace wasn’t exceptionally gifted?
Gu Qingxue packed away the chessboard, not wanting to play anymore.
She thought back to the message she received a few days ago while playing chess with Lin Mo.
Gu Qingxue couldn’t help but ask curiously, “Brother Lin Mo, will you be participating in the Sect Grand Competition of the Twelve Peaks happening in a month?”
The Sect Grand Competition was held to select the most outstanding disciples of the Azure Spirit Sect’s Twelve Peaks.
It occurred every five years.
Each peak had to send three disciples to compete.
Lin Mo recalled the rules of the Sect Grand Competition and said slowly, “It’s not a question of whether I will go or not. As the Senior Disciple of a peak, I must participate in the Sect Grand Competition.”
To be honest, he didn’t want to participate.
He was leaving soon; what was the point of leaving a name in the Azure Spirit Sect?
However, the Sect Grand Competition had a requirement: the Senior Disciple of each peak must participate.
In addition to that, two more outstanding disciples from each peak would be selected to compete.
In previous years, when the original owner participated, because his main cultivation technique was of the health-nourishing type, his ranking was always among the lower ones.
“Is that so?”
“Then can I come to watch the competition?” Gu Qingxue asked.
“Naturally, you can,” Lin Mo smiled.
Ruoyan Qu, who was in her cat form lying on the ground, perked up her ears, stretched her body, and looked at Lin Mo, saying, “Then can I compete?”
Lin Mo took a sip of Spirit Tea from his cup and asked, “Under what identity do you wish to compete?”
“As a disciple!” Ruoyan Qu, in her cat form, stood up and flailed her paws in a mock boxing stance, meowing, “I think I’ll do well in the competition.”
At the Nascent Soul Stage, she could practically be a peak master.
The disciples of the Azure Spirit Sect were at most at the Golden Core Stage. How could they possibly be a match for this girl who could previously fight three Nascent Soul cultivators at once?
Lin Mo deliberately tried to scare Ruoyan Qu. “But as soon as you appear, your identity will be discovered, and you might even be made into soup by the Peak Elders.”
“Mew!” Hearing that she might be ‘made into soup,’ the cat-formed Ruoyan Qu shrunk back. “Then, can I compete as my Senior Brother’s Spirit Pet?”
The competition rules did not allow the use of elixirs, Spirit Pets, or external magical artifacts.
Lin Mo shook his head. “No.”
The cat-formed Ruoyan Qu was speechless. Since neither was allowed, why did her Senior Brother even ask?
“Senior Brother!” A shout suddenly came from afar.
Gu Zi ran over in a hurry.
Seeing Gu Zi’s urgency, Lin Mo asked, “What’s the matter? Why are you so panicked?”
“It is indeed a big matter!” Gu Zi panted heavily, composed himself, and said excitedly, “In the past few days, disciples from various peaks have encountered trouble.”
“Those disciples who had trouble were like dried corpses, with no trace of spiritual energy left in their Dantians.”
“I heard from the sect leaders of other peaks that there have been sightings of Demonic Cultivators within the Azure Spirit Sect’s territory. Now, the disciples of all peaks are living in fear, afraid that they will be the next victim.”
Lin Mo frowned slightly, a sudden bad premonition rising in his heart for no apparent reason.
“Have the other peak leaders taken any action?” Lin Mo asked.
“Yes, they are all using demon-testing stones to screen every disciple in their respective peaks, but they haven’t found any suspicious individuals,” Gu Zi said.
As Gu Zi finished speaking, a middle-aged man flew towards them from the sky.
Recognizing the newcomer, Lin Mo bowed. “Greetings, True Lord Tianchen.”
Gu Zi and Gu Qingxue also bowed in unison.
True Lord Tianchen was the Peak Master of Moon Disk Peak, adjacent to Azure Bamboo Peak.
The twelve Peak Masters had no formal relationship; they addressed each other directly as True Lord, rather than using terms like Martial Uncle or Martial Aunt.
“Lin Mo, where is your Master?”
“She is in seclusion.”
“In seclusion?” True Lord Tianchen frowned. “Every time I pass by your peak, your Master is in seclusion. She’s truly diligent.”
“In that case, just as usual, you will act on behalf of your Master.”
True Lord Tianchen took out a purple stone, about the size of a quail egg.
Lin Mo naturally recognized the stone as a demon-testing stone. It would emit black energy if one carried demonic energy.
“You go first and test it. Infuse some spiritual energy into it,” True Lord Tianchen instructed.
“Yes, Master.”
Lin Mo infused spiritual energy into the demon-testing stone without hesitation.
Seeing that the stone showed no reaction, True Lord Tianchen was not surprised. “You should have heard that Demonic Cultivators have appeared in the Azure Spirit Sect. We still don’t know if the problem lies with one of our disciples from the sect or from the peaks, so all disciples must be screened one by one.”
“The other eleven peaks have been checked, and only your Azure Bamboo Peak remains. You will act on behalf of your Master.”
“If there are any issues, notify the Peak Masters of the other eleven peaks immediately.”
After leaving these instructions, True Lord Tianchen flew back to his Moon Disk Peak.
The reason Lin Mo did not test positive for demonic energy was that he could control the spiritual energy and demonic energy within his body at will.
During the test, he used spiritual energy, so the demon-testing stone naturally had no reaction.
Of course, not everyone with demonic bloodline could cultivate both immortal and demonic paths.
Lin Mo himself did not understand why he could cultivate both.
Ordinarily, when Lin Mo didn’t use the ‘Nameless Sword Art,’ he had no opportunity to use his demonic energy, unless his spiritual energy was depleted, at which point his demonic energy would manifest.
He tossed the demon-testing stone to Gu Zi. “Infuse spiritual energy into it.”
Gu Zi complied, and the demon-testing stone showed no reaction.
“Senior Brother, Senior Brother, look, I’m innocent.”
As he spoke, he saw Lin Mo playing with Spirit Pets with Gu Qingxue, not looking at him at all. Gu Zi looked displeased. “Senior Brother, at least look at me!”
Lin Mo beckoned, and the demon-testing stone flew back into his hand. “No need to look. With you, Senior Brother knows you well enough.”
Gu Zi was someone he guided in cultivation; if there were any problems, he would have noticed them long ago.
Having him test was just a formality.
His words, however, brought tears to Gu Zi’s eyes.
Not long after, Lin Mo gathered all the disciples of Azure Bamboo Peak at the training ground and screened them one by one.
This screening took two days.
Including Shen Ke’er, none of the disciples had any problems.
Lin Mo relayed this news to True Lord Tianchen.
True Lord Tianchen frowned. “So, it’s an external Demonic Cultivator?”
“How audacious, to dare to run wild in the Azure Spirit Sect’s territory.”
True Lord Tianchen looked at Lin Mo and exhorted, “Demonic Cultivators are rampant during this period. You must continue to work hard and maintain good defense for Azure Bamboo Peak. Tell the disciples to go out of the sect as little as possible, lest they encounter danger.”
Returning to Azure Bamboo Peak, Lin Mo warned his junior brothers and sisters to go out less.
If they needed to go out to purchase supplies, they must be accompanied by senior siblings at the Foundation Stage and must report to him here.
The disciples of Azure Bamboo Peak, from top to bottom, were very obedient to Lin Mo.
Recently, they had all been very well-behaved, staying on the peak and cultivating diligently.
Of course, the more important reason was that they were afraid of dying. What if they met a Demonic Cultivator while out and about?
With their Senior Brother’s protection within the peak, they were very safe.
…
On the other side, True Lord Yuehua, who was attempting to break through to the Soul Transformation Stage, was facing a trial of inner demons.
Her memories were pulled back to her childhood.
She was originally the daughter of a wealthy merchant from the Yue family and had aspired to cultivate and attain immortality since childhood.
At the age of twelve, a group of cultivators came to recruit disciples near her home.
Already planning to join a sect and cultivate, she underwent a talent test with these cultivators and was found to possess the Heavenly Spirit Root.
Upon learning of her talent, Yuehua was naturally overjoyed. After all, having the Heavenly Spirit Root qualified her for a Rank 1 Sect.
However, just a few days after her excitement, she was abducted to the Demon Realm by Demonic Cultivators.
She wasn’t the only one captured; many other young children were taken as well.
Upon inquiry, she learned that the other children, like her, had all been tested and possessed excellent talent, with the worst being Dual Spirit Roots.
Yuehua expected to be eaten after being captured; she remembered that many demons enjoyed eating young boys and girls.
To her surprise, after being brought to the Demon Realm, she didn’t lack food or clothing; she only needed to cultivate.
Moreover, she was cultivating top-tier orthodox cultivation techniques.
Although Yuehua was young at the time, she was aware of many things.
Demonic Cultivators capturing her and providing good food and clothing, while also having her cultivate orthodox techniques, surely meant something was amiss.
Soon after, she noticed that the people around her were gradually disappearing.
The captured children who vanished all had one thing in common: their cultivation progress was too slow.
When she was the first to break through to the Foundation Stage.
A Demonic Cultivator who had been watching her took her to meet a group of people.
No, it should be said a group of demons.
She was chosen by a demon.
“Her, then. Heavenly Spirit Root, Foundation Stage in three years, that’s acceptable.” As he spoke, the demon planted a ‘root’ inside her.
At the time, Yuehua did not know what this ‘root’ was.
After following the demon for some time, nothing changed; she still only needed to cultivate.
However, her living conditions and overall quality of life drastically improved.
Later, she accidentally overheard some things from the Demonic Cultivators.
“Marquis Baili is quite fortunate to have obtained such a fruit with such great talent.”
“Perhaps that human doesn’t know that after being planted with the “Demon Seed,” Marquis Baili only needs to wait for the ‘fruit’ to mature. He can then convert all her cultivation into his own through a secret demonic art.”
“Ultimately, she will become a mortal again, unable to cultivate anew. Her end will be death, won’t it?”
Upon learning the truth, how could Yuehua endure being a Crucible for the Demon Race?
She also wanted to cultivate immortality, to live forever, and didn’t want the cultivation she had worked so hard for to benefit the Demon Race.
Therefore, she stopped cultivating and resigned herself to her fate, choosing to slack off.
At that moment, Marquis Baili learned of this news and grabbed her by the neck, saying coldly, “Human, do you truly believe that this Demon Lord has no way to deal with you?”
Yuehua closed her eyes tightly. “You can kill me, but I will not cultivate any further.”
“Do you know how rare the ‘Demon Seed’ I planted within you is?”
The Demon Lord’s voice was bone-chilling, but Yuehua remained unmoved.
At this moment, a Demonic Cultivator beside Marquis Baili said, “My Lord Demon Lord, humans, I understand them best. According to my method, I guarantee she will cultivate even faster than before.”
Some time later, over thirty members of the Yue family were captured and brought to the Demon Realm.
Marquis Baili smiled. “Don’t humans cherish their family the most?”
“If you do not cultivate, then I shall begin killing them.”
As soon as he finished speaking, True Lord Yuehua watched with her own eyes as the heart of her second aunt’s third cousin was ripped out by Marquis Baili.
The heart pulsed weakly in Marquis Baili’s hand. He swallowed it whole and licked the blood from the corner of his lips. “Indeed, these ordinary humans are only useful for their hearts.”
How could Yuehua not hate seeing her relatives slaughtered so cruelly in front of her?
Her eyes split open in rage, she said, “You demon, I will kill you.”
“You’re right, I am a demon.” Baili Demon Lord laughed heartily, “If you don’t cultivate properly, how can a cultivator at the Foundation Establishment stage kill me?”
With that, Baili Demon Lord began selecting from Yuehua’s pile of relatives, “Which one is your close kin? Let me see.”
“No, I’ll cultivate. I’ll definitely cultivate well.”
Yuehua’s face was in despair. She couldn’t bear to see her relatives die at the hands of this demon because of her.
“That’s good.”
“Since that’s the case, let’s set a small goal.”
“Within the Foundation Establishment stage, if you can break through one realm in six months, then I won’t kill them.”
“For every month I complete my task earlier, I will send one person back. However, if you take an extra month, I will randomly select one of your relatives as my dinner.”
After hearing this, Yuehua focused solely on her cultivation.
According to the time Baili had given her, she only took four months to break through to the mid-Foundation Establishment stage.
Baili Demon Venerable then randomly released two people.
It only took her five months to break through to the late Foundation Establishment stage.
Baili Demon Lord then randomly released one person.
She spent one year and eight months to break through to the Golden Core stage.
According to the two years Baili Demon Lord had given her, she was four months ahead and four people were released.
However, cultivating after the Golden Core stage took significantly longer.
But she managed to complete her tasks ahead of schedule every time.
Twenty years later, at the age of thirty-five, her cultivation reached half a step to Nascent Soul.
Her great-grandparents had passed away naturally, and the rest of her family had been successively sent back to the Human Realm by Baili Demon Lord.
It was around this time that the Demon Realm became turbulent and launched an attack on the cultivation world.
Many Demonic Cultivators and members of the Demon Race, along with the Old Ancestor of the Demon Realm, Chu Tiange, engaged in battle with the righteous cultivators.
She took this opportunity to escape.
Just as she joyfully returned to the Yue family,
The plaque of the Yue Manor had already been changed to a manor of another surname.
“Ah, you’re talking about that Yue family.”
“About twenty years ago, one day, the entire Yue family disappeared without a trace and they remain missing to this day.”
That was what the old man at the manor said.
Yuehua asked in disbelief, “The Yue family hasn’t appeared in twenty years, not a single one.”
“Let alone appear, we haven’t even found a single corpse.”
Upon learning this truth, Yuehua tried to comfort herself, perhaps her family had simply moved away?
For a long time after, she searched for news of her family.
Until she encountered a subordinate of Baili Demon Lord on the immortal-demon battlefield.
The Demonic Cultivator was on his last breath, and before dying, he told her the truth.
“The Demon Lord never let your family go. Every time he released them in front of you, they were immediately recaptured and became Baili Demon Lord’s dinner.”
“However, you can’t escape. The Demonic Cultivators and Demon Race of my Baili lineage all remember your face.”
Upon learning the truth, Yuehua instantly broke down.
She immediately beheaded the already dying Demonic Cultivator.
At that moment, she secretly vowed to kill all demons in the world.
True Lord Yuehua, who was in the process of breaking through, recalled her oath at that time and had already severed her inner demons.
From then on, the Dao heart she cultivated was ‘Demon Slaying’.
She was born to slay demons in this life, and she would slay demons until her death in this life.
With her path of cultivation clarified, Yuehua felt she had touched the threshold of the Spirit Severing stage.
It would not be long before she broke through to the Spirit Severing realm.
…
That night, Gu Zi, as usual, meticulously brewed Spirit Tea for his senior brother Lin Mo.
During this time, Ye Kai, who had concealed his presence, secretly sprinkled powder into Lin Mo’s cup.
The white powder dissolved into the Spirit Tea and instantly disappeared.
Gu Zi’s cultivation level was low, and he had no awareness of such matters.
He carried the brewed Spirit Tea and slowly sent it to Lin Mo’s room.
Ye Kai communicated with the girl in the ring, “Wanwan, that powder really won’t be detected?”
“Don’t worry, the raw materials for the powder are all from high-grade demonic plants from the Demon Realm.”
“It’s colorless and tasteless when dissolved in tea. This medicinal powder is a great tonic for both demons and Demonic Cultivators.”
“If a cultivator takes it, it will not only unknowingly ruin their foundation but also breed demonic energy within their body, and they won’t be able to perceive it at all.”
Upon hearing this, Ye Kai couldn’t help but show a lewd smile.
Not only could it ruin Lin Mo’s foundation, but it could also breed demonic energy. This was simply the divine medicine he had always dreamed of.
“Wanwan, I am so fortunate to have your help.”
Wanwan smiled on the surface, “I think so too.”
But in her heart, she thought: Humans are just humans, their thoughts are too simple.
Ye Kai’s nature was indeed suited to being a demon.
However, his brain didn’t seem quite suitable.
But it didn’t matter, as he would eventually become her nourishment.
“What about you, why don’t you go see your old flame?” Wanwan asked with a smile.
“Old flame?”
“Wanwan, are you talking about Shen Ke’er?” Ye Kai asked.
“Of course, who else could it be?”
Hearing the girl in the ring say this, Ye Kai thought she was jealous and quickly explained, “Wanwan, don’t overthink it. My closeness with her before was all an act.”
“I didn’t touch her body at all. Getting close to her was to win people over on Azure Bamboo Peak and to sow discord between them and Lin Mo.”
“Oh?” Wanwan said meaningfully, “So, you don’t like her. But she is sick now and won’t live much longer. Aren’t you going to see her?”
“How could I possibly like that foolish woman?” Ye Kai said with disdain, “Once she’s served her final purpose, let her fend for herself. I have no interest in such an ugly woman.”
Upon hearing this, Wanwan smiled even more happily.
She was happy because Ye Kai was thoroughly wicked, a beast who knew no distinction between humans and animals.
It wasn’t because Ye Kai had distanced himself from Shen Ke’er.
Only Ye Kai was still foolishly believing that he had won Wanwan’s heart.
…
These past few days, after returning to the Sect.
Every night, Lin Mo would read novels or folk tales from his past life to Gu Qingxue and Qu Ruyan.
Today, he had just finished the story of Fahai and Xiaoqing and Xiaobai.
Gu Qingxue curiously asked, “Did Xiaoqing break Fahai’s concentration?”
“Why were there two snake tails in the water? What were they doing?”
Lin Mo smiled faintly, “You got the last question right, Qingxue.”
“What did I say?” Gu Qingxue looked confused.
Lin Mo said no more. This was something that could only be understood, not explained. Whether she could understand depended on Gu Qingxue’s talent.
Qu Ruyan, in her cat form, drooled and asked, “Senior brother, would Xiaoqing and Xiaobai taste good?”
Lin Mo speechlessly patted Qu Ruyan’s cat head, “Can you only think about eating?”
He was truly speechless. Yesterday, when he was telling the story of Journey to the West, Qu Ruyan had also asked if Zhu Bajie tasted good.
How could he know that?
Just as Lin Mo was feeling thirsty from telling stories, Gu Zi knocked on his door, “Senior brother, the Spirit Tea I prepared for you is ready.”
This came at the perfect time.
After Gu Zi entered, Lin Mo picked up the tea cup and drank several gulps.
Immediately after drinking, he felt an incredible sense of comfort throughout his body. His back no longer hurt, his legs were no longer sore, and even the spiritual energy and demonic energy within his Golden Core began to slowly grow stronger and denser.
Seeing Lin Mo’s surprised expression, Gu Zi felt strange and couldn’t help but ask, “Senior brother, did I not brew the tea well?”
“Good, very good.”
Lin Mo was also confused.
It was the same type of Spirit Tea, the taste hadn’t changed, so why was the effect so good?
Could this batch of Spirit Tea have grown in some immortal pond?
After Gu Zi left, Lin Mo immediately sat down to absorb the goodness from the Spirit Tea.
He absorbed it all night.
For the next few days, the Spirit Tea Lin Mo drank every day had the same miraculous effect.
He was already at the Early Golden Core cultivation stage. Under normal circumstances, it would take at least a few more months to break through to the Mid Golden Core stage.
However, after drinking this Spirit Tea for just a few days, he broke through.
Ye Kai, who was hiding in the shadows, was completely bewildered.
“Wanwan, why do I feel Lin Mo’s aura becoming stronger? Did he break through?”
Wanwan was also surprised, “It seems so.”
Ye Kai became anxious, “Didn’t you say that the powder from your demonic plants from the Demon Realm could damage Lin Mo’s foundation? How did he break through instead???”
“Shut up.” Wanwan’s tone was icy.
Ye Kai was so scared that he quickly shut his mouth.
He still needed this girl’s help, so he had to coax and appease her.
If he angered her, it would be no good for him.
Wanwan was also very frustrated. She didn’t know what had gone wrong.
Could it be that the powder she carried had lost its efficacy?
In the end, Wanwan attributed the result to this.
Mainly, there was no other explanation.
“The medicinal powder might have been unused for too long, so its potency has passed,” Wanwan said.
“Is that so,” Ye Kai quickly agreed, giving Wanwan an out.
“I wonder why Lin Mo even broke through…” Ye Kai added.
“What’s so strange about that? He has good talent and aptitude,” Wanwan explained.
These words left Ye Kai speechless.
“There are still many methods. Let’s try a different approach to make him absorb demonic energy.”
“For the next few days, you should lie low. Until Lin Mo absorbs demonic energy, don’t make any small moves.”
“I see your foundation has almost recovered. After making Lin Mo absorb demonic energy, you can do the cleanup work.”
Ye Kai definitely listened to Wanwan.
Moreover, his own foundation had indeed almost recovered.
Even when he cultivated now, he didn’t feel pain in his meridians.
This was also thanks to the methods Wanwan taught him that had worked.
After lingering on Azure Bamboo Peak for a long time, Ye Kai found another opportunity.
Since Lin Mo had given Yin Susu treasures from the Flood Dragon last time, Yin Susu intended to reciprocate.
She had been staying in the artifact refining room these past few days, preparing to refine a magical artifact for Lin Mo.
After thinking for a long time, she finally decided to refine a ring that could accelerate spiritual energy absorption for Lin Mo.
Coincidentally, she had obtained a Spirit Gathering Stone during her travels some time ago.
Ye Kai, hidden in the artifact refining room, then asked, “Wanwan, this time there should be no problem, right?”
The girl in the ring confidently said, “Absolutely no problem. I’ll sacrifice a portion of my cultivation and seal my demonic energy in that ring.”
“As long as Lin Mo wears it daily, he will definitely be infused with my demonic energy.”
Ye Kai and Wanwan were as good as their word.
While Yin Susu was resting, Ye Kai slowly brought the ring containing Wanwan and the ring Yin Susu was refining close together.
A stream of demonic energy poured from his ring into the ring being prepared for Lin Mo.
“This time it’s foolproof, unless Lin Mo refuses to accept it.”
Ye Kai found it very reasonable.
This time, he had watched Wanwan seal the demonic energy in the ring with his own eyes.
If Lin Mo put on the ring and was still fine, he would eat shit.
A few days later, Yin Susu personally delivered the refined ring to Lin Mo’s small courtyard.
As usual, after Lin Mo finished dealing with Sect matters during the day, he would either play chess with Gu Qingxue or tease Qu Ruyan in her cat form.
“Senior brother, I’m here to return the favor.”
Yin Susu walked up to Lin Mo and took out the ring she had refined.
“This ring can help Senior Brother absorb spiritual energy faster.”
Lin Mo, thinking he still had a top-grade Spirit Gathering Stone, felt that this ring wouldn’t actually be of much use to him.
However, it was still his Junior Sister’s good intention, so he naturally had to accept it.
It was only polite to reciprocate…
“Thank you, Junior Sister Yin.” Lin Mo took the ring and immediately put it on his finger.
The ring was light blue all over and looked quite good.
In any case, it was much better looking than his current storage ring.
Ye Kai, observing secretly, was very excited when he saw Lin Mo put on the ring.
‘This time, I won’t get you?’
…
As night fell, Lin Mo was meditating.
Demonic Energy seeped from the ring in his hand into Lin Mo’s body.
The next day, Lin Mo opened his eyes slightly and felt his condition. He looked at the ring in his hand and exclaimed, “Am I this lucky?”
“This isn’t just improving my absorption of spiritual energy; it’s like shoving spiritual energy into my mouth!”
Lin Mo was completely unaware that he had been absorbing Demonic Energy all night, not Spiritual Energy.
After all, to him now, absorbing Spiritual Energy and Demonic Energy felt the same.
Both would eventually merge into his Golden Core.
“The Spirit Tea I drank a while ago helped me break through to the middle stage of Golden Core.”
“At this rate, I’ll break through to the late stage of Golden Core in less than half a month.”
However…
Why did Junior Sister Yin’s ring have such a powerful effect?
Did something go wrong with the materials used?
Did she not know herself?
It was truly worth mentioning how good the fortune of this body was.
Twice in such a short period, two such outlandish things had happened.
Half a month later, Ye Kai stared as Lin Mo broke through to the late stage of Golden Core, and was stunned again.
“Wan… Wan, what exactly is going on?” This time, his voice trembled as he spoke to the girl in the ring, unsure if it was from anger or fear.
Let alone Ye Kai, Wan Wan was also completely dumbfounded this time.
“Something’s not right, your Senior Brother is not right.”
Wan Wan repeated this to herself.
“Wan Wan, I know he’s not right, but in what way?” Ye Kai was utterly speechless.
“Never mind that for now, deal with the oath you made earlier.”
“What oath?”
“Go eat shit.”
“…..”
“Wan Wan, I was joking.” Ye Kai’s expression turned ugly.
“I know, but before the Demon, there are no jokes; you must fulfill it,” Wan Wan said coldly.
Ye Kai cursed inwardly, his face turning white and then black.
He swore that he would never make an oath in front of Wan Wan again, or else he would…
As he thought, Ye Kai slammed on the brakes.
He almost made another oath.
After much thought, he found a method he could accept: “Can it be pig intestines with some of the original flavor retained?”
“Yes,” Wan Wan said plainly.
Leaving the Azure Spirit Sect, Ye Kai went to the nearest inn in Cloud Stream City.
Ye Kai ordered a plate of pig intestines, still wanting the original flavor retained.
The waiter felt he had heard correctly and asked the strange customer who only ordered a bowl of pig intestines again: “Sir, you say original flavor, I don’t quite understand.”
Ye Kai, with a dark expression, forced himself to say: “Whatever was in the pig intestines, remember to stuff it in when you stir-fry.”
The waiter was awe-inspired. He had been a waiter for so long.
He had met many customers who liked pig intestines.
Those customers preferred strong flavors; without it, they wouldn’t eat.
So, the most extreme customer he had ever met had asked them to wash the pig intestines only once.
Now, this customer was even asking to add ingredients to the pig intestines.
Nowadays, there were more and more customers with strange habits.
Looking at the stir-fried pig intestines in front of him, Ye Kai’s stomach churned.
He regretted it immensely. Why had he made such an oath back then?
Ultimately, this whole thing was Lin Mo’s fault. Who wouldn’t have had any problems?
Otherwise, why would I have to eat these pig intestines with their original flavor???
Lin Mo’s mind suddenly heard the System’s prompt: [Ding, because someone felt regret because of the host, 1888 Regret points were obtained.] What? Which genius suddenly gave him so many regret points?
Enduring the nausea, Ye Kai finished the entire bowl of pig intestines and communicated with Wan Wan: “Is this okay?”
“Yes,” Wan Wan said with a straight face, but she was suppressing a laugh inside.
It was indeed fun to tease humans.
She believed whatever he said.
“Then let’s continue discussing business,” Ye Kai said.
“Find an opportunity to wait for Lin Mo to leave the Azure Spirit Sect, and then I’ll resume my true form to see what’s going on with him,” Wan Wan thought for a moment.
After these two encounters, she had begun to suspect Lin Mo’s identity.
Lin Mo always gave her a feeling of being one of her kind.
Yet, he didn’t exude any Demonic Energy.
There must be something wrong.
But she was currently in soul form, possessing Ye Kai’s ring, and could not see clearly.
Only in her true form could she fully see through Lin Mo.
…
Just a few days later, Lin Mo decided to take Gu Qingxue and Qu Ruyan out for a stroll.
Mainly because Qu Ruyan was being too noisy and insisted on going into town for a meal.
Lin Mo also felt it had been quite a while since he had taken Gu Qingxue out.
It had become a bit stuffy in the Sect.
“I’ll listen to Brother Lin Mo. As long as I can be by Brother Lin Mo’s side, I can go anywhere,” Gu Qingxue said with a sweet smile.
“Me too. As long as Senior Brother can take me to eat, anything is fine,” Qu Ruyan, in her cat form, chimed in.
Lin Mo glared at his Spirit Pet exasperatedly, “What nonsense are you talking about? Weren’t you the one clamoring to go eat in town?”
Qu Ruyan put on a wronged cat face, “But, here on Azure Bamboo Peak, I can’t eat enough…”
This was not untrue.
The meals on Azure Bamboo Peak were fixed.
With Ruyan Qu’s Taotie constitution, a few bowls of Spirit Rice weren’t enough to even fill the gaps in her teeth.
Even if they secretly fed Qu Ruyan Spirit Fruits, it didn’t help her feel full at all.
“Alright, when we get to town later, I’ll let you eat to your heart’s content.”
“I knew it, Senior Brother loves me the most.” Qu Ruyan, in her cat form, wagged her tail happily.
Upon arriving in Cloud Stream City, Lin Mo bought ten servings of every dish that caught Qu Ruyan’s eye from the street vendors.
When they arrived at the inn, Lin Mo ordered ten servings of every signature dish.
After ordering, seeing the waiter hesitating, Lin Mo asked, “Is there something else?”
“Yes, our signature dish is stir-fried pig intestines.”
“Sir, do you prefer the pig intestines to have a strong or mild flavor?”
Lin Mo asked Qu Ruyan, who was gnawing on a large meat bun at the table, “Yan Yan, I’m asking you, do you prefer a mild or strong flavor?”
Qu Ruyan, in her cat form, looked confused, “What’s the difference?”
The waiter was well-traveled and wasn’t surprised to hear a Spirit Pet speak. He had also heard that some high-level Spirit Pets could transform into human form.
He respectfully explained to Qu Ruyan, “For a milder flavor, we wash it several times. For a stronger flavor, we wash it fewer times.”
Lin Mo suddenly became curious, “How strong can your flavor get?”
The waiter smiled awkwardly, “A few days ago, a handsome gentleman, though not as handsome as you, Sir, ordered pig intestines that needed some original flavor added.”
Qu Ruyan blurted out, “Oh my, people still eat shit these days?”
“Then don’t serve me the stir-fried pig intestines; leave them for that person who likes the original flavor.”
Ye Kai, hiding in the shadows, had a constipated expression.
Lin Mo was also surprised, not expecting the ‘Nine-Turned Pig Intestines’ meme to appear here.
Qu Ruyan ate to her heart’s content for this meal.
As soon as they left the inn, a rift appeared in the sky.
A red-clothed girl poked her head out and gazed in Lin Mo’s direction.
As if sensing something, Lin Mo looked up.
But in just a moment, the red-clothed girl had already vanished.
Lin Mo frowned. The feeling of being spied on just now was not fake.
Who was looking at him from the shadows…
And that aura was definitely not human…
Could this be related to the Demonic Cultivators who attacked the Azure Spirit Sect disciples?
“What’s wrong, Brother Lin Mo?” Seeing Lin Mo standing still in a daze, Gu Qingxue gently patted his shoulder.
“It’s nothing. It’s getting late, let’s go.”
This place was not safe. Who knew if that non-human entity would attack them.
With that thought, Lin Mo sped up his Sword Riding, taking Gu Qingxue and Qu Ruyan back to Azure Bamboo Peak.
…
Meanwhile, Wan Wan’s soul returned to Ye Kai’s ring.
“Wan Wan, did you find anything?” Ye Kai asked eagerly.
“I did. Lin Mo himself cultivates Demonic Techniques.”
No wonder, no wonder her special powder had no effect on Lin Mo.
Wan Wan also felt a pang of regret.
That powder was quite rare. At the time, she thought the first packet was ineffective and used it for four or five consecutive days.
As a result, all of it had replenished Lin Mo.
Most importantly, her cultivation!
It was equivalent to indirectly giving Lin Mo a boost.
She, a dignified ‘Demon,’ had been outmaneuvered by a human?
This was simply a great humiliation.
On Lin Mo’s end, he inexplicably gained another batch of Regret points…
“If he cultivates Demonic Techniques, then why didn’t the Demon Detection Stone detect his Demonic Energy?” Ye Kai asked, puzzled.
“Because he cultivates both Immortal and Demonic arts,” Wan Wan replied.
“Cultivating both Immortal and Demonic arts, is that even possible?” Ye Kai’s mouth hung open.
Although he didn’t understand what cultivating both Immortal and Demonic arts meant, it certainly sounded powerful.
“Close your mouth, I think it smells strong,” Wan Wan said disdainfully.
Ye Kai’s expression turned ugly, but he obediently closed his mouth.
“Nothing is impossible. From what I observed of Lin Mo’s body, that’s how it is,” Wan Wan continued.
She was quite surprised by this.
Having lived for several hundred years, she had never heard of cultivating both Immortal and Demonic arts.
After all, Spiritual Energy and Demonic Energy were opposing forces, yet they had achieved a balance within Lin Mo’s body.
Honestly, she didn’t know how Lin Mo managed to do this.
“This is good for you too. Since he already possesses Demonic Energy, won’t your mission proceed more easily?” Wan Wan continued.
Wan Wan’s words made Ye Kai realize.
That’s right, wasn’t he exactly looking for Lin Mo to be tainted with Demonic Energy?
Although he didn’t know why Lin Mo cultivated Demonic techniques, it suited his plans perfectly.
Ye Kai let out a cold laugh: ‘Since you, Lin Mo, are jumping into my trap willingly, don’t blame me for being heartless.’
Wan Wan felt a bit speechless. Although Ye Kai had a good disposition, he was as foolish as eating shit. If she didn’t guide him, could he be a match for Lin Mo?
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