Chapter 86. Ye Kai: Wanwan, save me! Master, save me!
Canglan Peak,
Inside the training ground, sword shadows flashed like lightning, leaving sword marks wherever they went.
Lin Mo and Zhu Shiyao were locked in a fierce battle.
“Indeed, there’s nothing more exhilarating in this world than sparring with Daoist Friend Lin Mo.”
Seeing the increasingly fervent look of the blue-clothed girl before him, Lin Mo could only feel a headache.
Zhu Shiyao’s progress was too rapid. With every clash of swords, she was growing.
Even Lin Mo had to admit that if the fight continued like this, with his spiritual energy gradually depleted, without resorting to demonic energy, he would surely lose.
The System chimed in: [Host, you’re really pathetic like this. Without this System, you’d be beaten to a pulp?]
[This System already told you, if you can’t win, spend money. There’s no shame in that.]
Lin Mo asked the System, “There are some things I don’t understand. Is this Zhu Shiyao really the destined Heavenly Lady?”
[This System cannot answer that question. If you think she is, then she is.]
[If this continues, within thirty more moves, Host, you will be defeated.]
[Although Host, you possess the physique of Sword Heart Clarity and the Sword Spirit Root, in essence, your combat experience and combat talent are far inferior to the girl before you.]
[Conversely, for her, Host, you are her golden finger. By sparring with you, her experience points are skyrocketing. Her current level holds little significance against ordinary sword cultivators; even challenging those above her could only grant her a small amount of experience.]
[If Host, you cannot achieve an overwhelming victory, then you can only let her grow.]
Well, Lin Mo understood now.
Zhu Shiyao’s eagerness to fight him was likely because she realized this problem as well.
This money-grubbing System just wanted him to spend money, didn’t it?
Then he wouldn’t.
It was just a loss. Losing to Zhu Shiyao wasn’t embarrassing.
Perhaps after he lost, this Zhu Shiyao wouldn’t bother him as much.
With that thought, Lin Mo decided not to drag it out.
Spiritual energy surged within him, and he intended to end the fight with the next move.
Seeing his demeanor, Zhu Shiyao quickly understood his intentions.
Neither of them hesitated. Seven sword energies intertwined and overlapped before Lin Mo, forming a massive sword energy.
Zhu Shiyao swung her sword, the Azure Dragon roaring as it charged towards Lin Mo’s Seven Kill Sword Art.
At that very moment, the maiden Wanwan, within Ye Kai’s ring, seized the opportunity. A demonic pearl the size of a bean was silently launched into Lin Mo’s body.
Then, with some pity, she warned Ye Kai again, “I’m warning you one last time: don’t speak to me later. Lin Mo’s cultivation of demonic arts will be exposed soon.”
Lin Mo, while controlling the Seven Kill Sword Art, suddenly felt the demonic energy within him rapidly expand.
‘What’s happening? Why is my demonic energy out of control?’
[What else could it be? Host, you were ambushed.]
[However, this isn’t exactly an ambush. Someone just gave you a patch.]
Before he could comprehend the System’s words, bloodshot veins appeared in Lin Mo’s eyes, and the demonic energy within him became incredibly wild.
His spiritual energy was already depleted from his battle with Zhu Shiyao.
At this point, he couldn’t suppress the demonic energy at all.
As the demonic energy grew, he directly broke through to the Great Perfection stage of the Golden Core realm.
He was only half a step away from the Nascent Soul.
With his breakthrough, demonic energy began to surge, actively replacing the depleting spiritual energy, and the power of the Seven Kill Sword Art increased exponentially.
It shattered Zhu Shiyao’s Azure Dragon formed by sword energy in one go, forcing her to retreat repeatedly. Ultimately, unable to withstand Lin Mo’s attack, she felt a sweetness in her throat and spat out a mouthful of fresh blood.
She looked at the white-robed youth before her, enveloped in black energy, with disbelief. “Daoist Friend Lin Mo, you are…”
The next moment, before she could finish her sentence, eleven figures surrounded Lin Mo.
No one had anticipated this turn of events.
The disciples of the Azure Spirit Sect had thought Lin Mo had cleared his name with his strength.
But seeing this scene, they were all stunned.
The first to speak was still True Lord Qi Yao. Unlike before, his tone was not as aggressive. With a chilling expression, he said, “Demonic cultivator, you’ve exposed yourself. What explanation can you offer now?”
Not only him, but the other peak lords were also in a state of alert, their expressions towards Lin Mo extremely grim, even bordering on hostility.
Lin Mo knew then that he had been framed again by that ‘beast Ye’ hiding in the shadows. His eyes turned red, and though demonic energy emanated from him, he was not agitated. He slowly said, “I never claimed I wasn’t cultivating demonic arts. I only said I never harmed fellow disciples.”
“Nonsense!” True Lord Qi Yao roared, his eyebrows furrowed as he glared at Lin Mo.
Lin Mo thought he was probably like Liu Bao, primarily cultivating fire-elemental cultivation techniques and having fire-attribute spiritual roots, otherwise, why would his temper be like gunpowder, exploding at the slightest spark?
“You beast are indeed cunning, hiding so deeply. Now that the evidence is conclusive, no amount of eloquent speech will help you.”
“Today, for the Azure Spirit Sect and for the peace of the world, we must slay you, this demonic cultivator.”
The situation reversed, and the Azure Spirit Sect disciples began to stir again.
“Slay the demonic cultivator! Our generation of cultivators has an undeniable duty. Slay Lin Mo and restore peace to the world.”
Perhaps emboldened by the peak lords, most disciples from each peak stepped forward, standing behind their respective peak lords, ready to eliminate the demonic cultivator.
The people from Azure Bamboo Peak were momentarily unsure of what to do.
True Lord Qi Yao glanced at them and said coldly, “In this situation, you still believe Lin Mo is innocent?”
Hearing this, some succumbed to the pressure and joined the ranks of those denouncing Lin Mo.
After all, Lin Mo cultivating demonic arts was now a fact. No matter how well he had treated them before, demonic cultivators were unforgivable.
The only ones who didn’t join were Yin Susu, Gu Qingxue, and Ruoyan Qu.
Gu Zi was guarding Lin Mo’s territory. If he were present, he would have stood on the same side as Yin Susu.
Even if Lin Mo was cultivating demonic arts, Yin Susu believed there must be a reason. Her senior brother would never harm fellow disciples or kill innocents.
She stepped forward then, wanting to explain for Lin Mo, but her voice was too faint amidst the unified shouts of the disciples from the other eleven peaks.
Gu Qingxue and Ruoyan Qu had simple thoughts: where Lin Mo was, they were. Regardless of what Lin Mo had done, whether he was a demonic cultivator who harmed others, the fact remained that Lin Mo treated them well.
Lin Mo gave a cold laugh upon hearing their words. “I have never harmed the common people of the world, so how can slaying me bring them peace?”
True Lord Qi Yao retorted, “Even if you haven’t done these things now, it doesn’t mean you won’t in the future.”
Lin Mo laughed heartily, “So, are you the Heavenly Dao?”
“Can you see my future?”
“Then why didn’t you strike me down with a sword when I joined the sect?”
True Lord Qi Yao was momentarily speechless, then managed to stutter out, “There are no good people among demonic cultivators.”
Just then, Zhu Shiyao stepped forward, still speaking in Lin Mo’s defense. “Everyone, there must be some misunderstanding.”
Zhu Shiyao wielded her sword with her heart. A person’s sword was enough to reveal their character. She could also discern Lin Mo’s character through their sparring matches.
Even in his current state, she believed Lin Mo to be a good person.
True Lord Qi Yao warned, “Zhu Shiyao, you are the chief disciple of a Rank 1 Immortal Sect from the Upper Realm. Do you know how much this will impact the reputation of your Spiritual Sword Sect if you continue to protect this demonic cultivator?”
“Daoist Friend Zhu, I have received your good intentions. Allow me to handle this myself.”
Lin Mo also knew it was better to distance himself from Zhu Shiyao at this point.
She had already helped him a great deal, and there was no need to drag her into this.
Besides, his cultivation of demonic arts was a fact.
“I will definitely visit you another day to express my gratitude.”
True Lord Qi Yao sneered, “Demonic cultivator, do you still think you can leave here alive?”
Lin Mo raised his hand and sent a blast of demonic energy towards True Lord Qi Yao’s mouth. “I wasn’t talking to you, you babbling fool.”
Lin Mo’s move had been too fast for True Lord Qi Yao to react, and he was slapped across the face on the spot. He glared fiercely at Lin Mo but dared not make a move.
He knew he was no match for Lin Mo.
Here, True Lord Fengqing had the highest cultivation level.
And True Lord Fengqing would take the lead.
True Lord Fengqing also spoke up, his face losing its previous amiability. He said coldly, “Lin Mo, your cultivation of demonic arts is a fact. Truly, no one can protect you today.”
Lin Mo had a good impression of True Lord Fengqing. He calmly asked, “True Lord Fengqing, I have a question. Can you explain it?”
True Lord Fengqing remained silent.
Lin Mo took it as assent. “Earlier, True Lord Qi Yao said there are no good people among demonic cultivators. Do you agree with this statement?”
“Then tell me, if a demonic cultivator has never harmed anyone innocent, should he also die?”
“Conversely, there are thousands upon thousands of cultivators in the world. Among them are those who engage in rape, robbery, arson, murder, and harm to others. What about them?”
True Lord Fengqing opened his mouth and said, “Since ancient times, immortals and demons have been irreconcilable.”
“Demonic cultivators and demons alike deserve to die.”
“As for those cultivators you mentioned who do bad deeds, they also deserve to die, but that has nothing to do with you demonic cultivators.”
Lin Mo glanced at the gazes of the others.
Their eyes held a unified resolve.
Without the slightest doubt about True Lord Fengqing’s words.
Seeing this, he understood.
The values of this world were fundamentally different from his own as a modern person.
Even if he proved his innocence again, they would never believe him.
Or rather, no matter what he had done or not done, he deserved to die.
They had virtually zero tolerance for demons.
Lin Mo gazed at the sky and sighed slightly. This battle was unavoidable. The greatest helplessness was perhaps that no one cared about the answer.
They only cared about whether he had cultivated demonic arts.
True Lord Qi Yao said, “Now that things have come to this, if you still have any intention of repenting, then surrender obediently to avoid worsening your sins.”
Lin Mo let out a cold laugh. “Since you all believe I am a demon, what repentance do I have to speak of?”
The maiden Wanwan in Ye Kai’s ring couldn’t help but think, “What a beautiful statement.”
Now, the more Wanwan looked at Ye Kai, the more useless he seemed, a complete piece of trash.
She had known Lin Mo possessed this kind of character and resolve long ago. She would never have thought Ye Kai could contend with him then.
As expected, Ye Kai was only fit to be nourishment.
What a pity. Why hadn’t she met Lin Mo earlier?
Lin Mo inexplicably received another portion of Regret Points. He couldn’t understand who would regret him at this moment?
True Lord Tianchen shook his head and sighed, “It seems you have completely succumbed to demonic ways. It is truly a pity about your innate talent for the sword and your fortune which surpasses others.”
Although he valued Lin Mo highly, Lin Mo’s descent into demonic cultivation was a fact.
No matter how well Lin Mo had performed before, he would only become a great menace to righteous cultivators in the future.
If such a talented demonic cultivator were allowed to grow, he would undoubtedly become a major hidden danger to the cultivation world.
Lin Mo simply smiled and did not reply to True Lord Tianchen.
With conflicting values, arguing was futile.
It was better to defeat them by force.
Shen Ke’er, standing in the crowd, heard the conversation. Her expression was complex, and many things were unclear in her mind.
She hadn’t expected her senior brother to have truly cultivated demonic arts.
Now she was beginning to doubt again. Was her senior brother the one who harmed Li Hua last night?
If that were the case, her sense of guilt wouldn’t be so heavy…
No, even if it wasn’t, she shouldn’t feel guilty.
It was clearly her senior brother who first neglected her and repeatedly humiliated her.
Moreover, it was a fact that her senior brother cultivated demonic arts.
From the moment she stepped forward to point the finger, there was no turning back.
Thinking this, Shen Ke’er’s eyes gradually became resolute.
As the great battle was about to commence, Lin Mo secretly transmitted his voice to Zhu Shiyao, “Daoist Friend Zhu, I need to trouble you with one more thing.”
Zhu Shiyao replied, “As long as it is within my capabilities, I will help you.”
Lin Mo considered that the ‘Ye Kai’ beast was still lurking in the shadows, and might do something to Gu Qingxue and Yin Susu.
Even if Ye Kai didn’t make a move, these righteous cultivators might act to threaten him into submission.
Therefore, he asked Zhu Shiyao to protect the two of them.
Zhu Shiyao indicated that it was no problem and descended to sit beside Gu Qingxue.
Seeing this, Lin Mo was relieved.
At this moment, Ruoyan Qu also came to his side. She was not nervous at all and instead asked, “Master, will there be candy after this battle is over?”
Lin Mo patted Ruoyan Qu’s head, “After we win, I’ll let you eat to your heart’s content.”
Hearing this, Ruoyan Qu excitedly waved her mewing fists, brimming with fighting spirit.
Lin Mo scanned the surroundings but still couldn’t find Ye Kai’s figure.
He wondered who was helping Ye Kai to possess such an ingenious method of concealment.
Lin Mo’s demonic energy surged throughout his body, and he looked at the people before him, “No need for more nonsense, let’s begin.”
This statement instantly ignited the battlefield.
Except for True Lord Fengqing, the other ten Peak Masters swarmed Lin Mo.
This was no longer a matter of whether Lin Mo, being of a younger generation, cared about face.
They had all witnessed Lin Mo’s strength.
Apart from True Lord Fengqing, none of them could win in a one-on-one fight.
Besides, facing a demonic cultivator, should they talk about fairness?
Lin Mo looked at the Azure Spirit Sect disciples who were also about to charge onto the stage and said, “For the sake of our fellow disciples, I warn you not to enter the dueling arena.”
Lin Mo’s words clearly had some effect, and the disciples of the various peaks actually stopped in their tracks for a moment.
After all, in their eyes, Lin Mo’s strength was quite terrifying.
However, there were still some hot-headed disciples who started shouting,
“With so many of us, are we afraid of him alone?”
“Don’t listen to this demon. We have our Peak Master here. His cultivation is only Golden Core, can he really fight all of us?”
After shouting, many disciples of the Azure Spirit Sect began to rush onto the dueling arena again.
Lin Mo saw this and said no more.
Good intentions can’t save a stubborn fool.
Demonic energy enveloped the Liuli Sword, and then he slashed out a sword strike, unleashing a dark sword qi.
The sword qi split into two, two into four, and four into eight.
Until the entire sky was covered by the black sword qi, and the entire Canglan Peak was plunged into darkness.
This demonic version of the Three Thousand Sword Art was several times more powerful than the Three Thousand Sword Art he had displayed during his duel with Zhu Shiyao earlier.
The ten Peak Masters, excluding True Lord Fengqing, each displayed their divine abilities and began to block the descending black sword qi that rained down like raindrops.
Although they had known from watching that Lin Mo’s sword qi was extraordinary,
The experience of directly blocking it was entirely different.
Even though they all had mid-to-late Nascent Soul stage cultivation, their arms went numb, and their breathing was disordered.
Especially Qi Yao, Lin Mo had added a little something extra for him.
Qi Yao True Lord’s magical robes were already torn with countless cuts from the sword qi, and black sword qi struck his head, one after another, forming bumps.
In a short while, his entire face was bruised and swollen, looking like a pig’s head.
Qi Yao True Lord was clearly dazed by the beating and couldn’t help but curse, “Damn it, this is uncanny. A mere Golden Core brat’s attack is more ferocious than his master’s back in the day.”
Although the ten Peak Masters had all blocked Lin Mo’s sword qi,
The residual shockwave from the sword qi still caused many disciples in the back to suffer greatly.
Disciples who were close to the front and whose cultivation was insufficient for Foundation Establishment were directly knocked unconscious by the shockwave.
Disciples who were further back and whose cultivation was passable stood in place with pale faces, showing no intention of moving forward.
At this moment, no one noticed that there was another slender white figure in the sky.
When Gu Qingxue arrived above Canglan Peak, she happened to see Lin Mo descend into demonic cultivation and defeat Zhu Shiyao with one move.
She stared at Lin Mo’s figure, full of confusion. Clearly, not long ago when her external incarnation went to the Lin family to break off the engagement with Jiang Yanran, Lin Mo had not shown the slightest trace of demonic energy.
How could Lin Mo have descended into demonic cultivation in just a few months?
With nothing else to do, she observed from above for a long time.
Seeing Lin Mo being besieged by these old fossils of the Azure Spirit Sect, she wasn’t surprised.
After all, immortals and demons were inherently incompatible, and even she herself abhorred demonic cultivators.
When she saw Lin Mo perform the Three Thousand Sword Art, a look of surprise appeared on her face.
As a cultivator at the Integration Stage, she could tell Lin Mo’s depth at a glance.
This Three Thousand Sword Art, which overpowered ten Nascent Soul cultivators, was still while Lin Mo held back some of his strength.
According to her estimation, combined with his Spirit Pet, True Lord Fengqing alone couldn’t defeat Lin Mo.
However, she did wonder why Lin Mo wasn’t going all out.
Could it be that he was worried about those Azure Spirit Sect disciples?
Gu Qingxue couldn’t be bothered to think further. Her original purpose for coming was to retrieve her external incarnation.
Her gaze turned towards the audience seats.
To her surprise, she saw her external incarnation looking at Lin Mo in the arena with a worried expression.
She couldn’t help but frown.
It seemed her external incarnation had a very good relationship with Lin Mo.
She was very curious, “What happened during the time I cut off contact with my external incarnation?”
Thinking this, her body transformed into a beam of light, unnoticed by anyone, and merged into her external incarnation.
At this moment, her external incarnation could no longer be called an external incarnation; it was now Gu Qingxue’s true self.
Zhu Shiyao suddenly looked at Gu Qingxue, and seeing her eyes unfocused, she couldn’t help but ask, “What’s wrong?”
Gu Qingxue was currently absorbing the memories of the past period, and she shook her head, “It’s nothing.”
Her voice was extremely cold, completely unlike her previous warm and soft tone.
More importantly, the current Gu Qingxue gave Zhu Shiyao an almost suffocating aura.
She couldn’t understand at all, how could one person change so drastically from before?
As Gu Qingxue absorbed the memories, her expression became increasingly distressed.
From her external incarnation accidentally entering the Secret Realm, to being saved by Lin Mo later, then eating Flood Dragon Meat with Ruoyan Qu, and then having relations with Lin Mo.
These segments were originally the memories of her external incarnation.
And her external incarnation could be said to be indistinguishable from her true self.
For her, merging the memories of her external incarnation was like personally experiencing all the scenes in those memories.
From the initial loneliness and confusion upon entering the Secret Realm, to the fear of being chased by demonic beasts, and then the relief of surviving after being saved by Lin Mo.
These emotions were imprinted upon her heart one by one.
Until she was poisoned by the Flood Dragon Meat after eating it, the lust stimulated her entire body and brain.
Yin Susu saw her senior brother’s companion’s face turning from dark to red, and her body trembling slightly. She thought she was just worried about Lin Mo, who was fighting in the arena, and said comfortingly, “Qingxue, don’t be afraid, everything will be alright.”
In Yin Susu’s heart, she was also trying to comfort herself like this.
After all, Lin Mo was facing the entire Azure Spirit Sect.
If he were truly captured by the Azure Spirit Sect, his fate would likely…
Thinking of this, she couldn’t bear to go on.
“Mmmph.” Gu Qingxue suddenly let out a soft hum.
Yin Susu saw that Gu Qingxue’s condition seemed unusual, her body trembling even more intensely.
“Qingxue, are you feeling unwell?”
Gu Qingxue did not answer Yin Susu’s question.
At this moment, the memory had reached the part where Lin Mo and she were in a passionate embrace.
The sensation of waves crashing against rocks washed over her body again and again.
A distinctly unnatural blush appeared on Gu Qingxue’s face, and she glared fiercely at Lin Mo on the stage, “He, he actually did this to me???”
Even though she had lived for several hundred years, her Dao heart began to waver at this moment.
Although it was only her external incarnation who lost her purity, the feeling of the memory was undeniably real.
The feelings of her external incarnation for Lin Mo were completely integrated into her true self.
Finally, Gu Qingxue couldn’t hold back any longer. She slapped her thigh in anger and flew towards the dueling arena with fury.
At this time, Lin Mo was locked in a fierce battle with the ten Nascent Soul stage Peak Masters, coordinated with Ruoyan Qu.
Lin Mo saw her fly over and was momentarily stunned, “Qingxue, you…”
Before he could finish speaking, terrifying spiritual energy poured out from Gu Qingxue’s body.
The faces of all the Peak Masters present changed drastically.
Under the immense pressure of spiritual energy, they were unable to move, let alone speak.
Including Lin Mo…
True Lord Fengqing, who had the highest cultivation among those present, sensed the sudden appearance of the white-robed young woman, whose cultivation far surpassed his. He walked forward with great difficulty and bowed, “May I ask where the senior is going to my Azure Spirit Sect?”
True Lord Tianchen’s expression was quite peculiar at this moment.
He had often passed by Azure Bamboo Peak recently and had heard about the relationship between Lin Mo and the young woman.
At that time, he had only thought of the young woman as an ordinary person. Now that even True Lord Fengqing addressed the young woman as a senior, her cultivation must be above Nascent Soul Stage.
He couldn’t help but secretly transmit his voice to the other Peak Masters, “That young woman seems to be Lin Mo’s Dao Companion…”
As soon as he said this, the expressions of all the Peak Masters present became extremely grim.
A Dao Companion at the Integration Stage?
How could they possibly capture Lin Mo now???
Most importantly, why did Lin Mo have a Dao Companion at the Integration Stage, and who exactly was this Dao Companion?
Gu Qingxue stepped lightly, and a gust of spiritual energy pushed all the Peak Masters except Lin Mo off the dueling arena.
Since she had just finished absorbing the memories of being poisoned by the Flood Dragon Meat, her eyes were teary, and she glared at Lin Mo with a hint of lust.
“Lin Mo…” Gu Qingxue spoke softly, realizing that she had subconsciously started to say “brother” after his name. She quickly stopped herself, her small face turning red, “You are truly damnable.”
As her words fell, Lin Mo received a fierce slap from Gu Qingxue in front of everyone.
At this moment, no one dared to speak, and they all quietly watched the performance of the two on the stage.
Lin Mo was not dazed by the slap. On the contrary, he appeared unusually calm, looking at Gu Qingxue with a faint expression, “So that’s how it is. You’ve recovered your memories?”
Although he was still confused as to why recovering her memories also brought back her cultivation.
Moreover, Gu Qingxue’s own strength was at least at the Integration Stage.
Seeing Lin Mo’s composure, Gu Qingxue didn’t know what to do for a moment.
She had just raised her hand, wanting to slap Lin Mo to death, but she couldn’t bear to do it…
The memories of her external incarnation had truly affected her. She herself was unsure of her current feelings for Lin Mo.
She also didn’t want to think about it. She had to remember that this person was her disciple’s former fiancé.
If others were to find out that she was involved with her disciple’s former fiancé, her reputation as Gu Qingxue, the Palace Master of the Ice Palace, which she had maintained for a hundred years, would be ruined.
Lin Mo saw her complex expression and understood her thoughts. He then remembered his mother’s warning and showed a hint of sadness on his face, “I knew this day would come.”
“I told you long ago that if you recovered your memories, you wouldn’t like me as much.”
“Forget it. Although there were reasons, I did hurt you.”
“I thought our relationship during this time was real. Clearly, I was too naive.”
Lin Mo pointed to his chest and handed the Liuli Sword to Gu Qingxue. “Stab here. Considering we spent so much time together, give me a quick end.”
Lin Mo’s expression was perfectly controlled. The sadness in his eyes and the relief of willingly dying at the hands of his lover were portrayed vividly.
He believed his mother’s judgment.
He believed even more that the Liuli Sword would turn when it stabbed at him.
Besides, he still had a trump card he hadn’t used: a stone left to him by Yan Ruyu.
The System said that the magic array within the stone could help him negate one fatal injury and teleport him to another space.
If Gu Qingxue truly had the heart to kill him, he could escape then and there.
Clearly, Lin Mo’s gamble paid off.
Gu Qingxue did not plunge the Liuli Sword into him.
Instead, she slapped his left cheek again and turned to leave.
It seemed his mother’s method was effective.
Lin Mo breathed a sigh of relief.
However, it was a good thing that Gu Qingxue had recovered her memories during this time.
At least, she was no longer in mortal danger.
The crowd below, including Ye Kai, had witnessed quite a spectacle.
Initially, they worried that the young woman whose cultivation level they couldn’t discern would save Lin Mo.
Then, from their conversation, they began to hope the young woman would kill Lin Mo with a single sword strike.
In the end, they never expected the white-robed young woman to just leave?
However, this was somewhat good for them.
At the very least, the white-robed young woman’s intention was clear: she would not concern herself with Lin Mo’s life or death.
Shen Keer’s feelings were complicated. This was the first time she had seen such a devoted side of her senior brother.
For some reason, after the white-robed young woman left Lin Mo, her mood also suddenly improved a lot.
It was as if something belonging to her had been snatched away, only to be discarded.
Shortly after Gu Qingxue left, True Lord Fengqing, along with the other peak lords, surrounded Lin Mo again.
This time, he intended to make a move. After all, one could not rule out the possibility that the young woman who left might reconsider and return to save the demonic cultivator Lin Mo.
If that happened, they would lose their chance to apprehend Lin Mo.
True Lord Qi Yao started his usual taunting: “Lin Mo, your Dao companion almost couldn’t stand your demonic cultivation and wanted to kill you. Do you still think you’re not wrong?”
“Your mother’s a b*tch.”
“Do you not have any women who like you? Have you been single your whole life? Which eye saw that she wanted to kill me because I cultivate demonic arts?”
Although True Lord Qi Yao didn’t understand the meaning of “single” in Lin Mo’s words, he could infer from the sentence that Lin Mo was calling him a bachelor who lacked a Dao companion.
It was true, as Lin Mo said. He was over a hundred years old and had indeed never experienced sweet romance.
All he had were sordid physical transactions.
Having been hit where it hurt, True Lord Qi Yao became furious. However, his attacks were easily neutralized by Lin Mo.
Seeing this, True Lord Fengqing said, “You all subdue that Nascent Soul Stage spirit beast. I will deal with Lin Mo.”
Saying that, True Lord Fengqing attacked Lin Mo.
Lin Mo dared not be careless; he knew True Lord Fengqing was a cultivator at the Nascent Soul Stage.
He immediately unleashed the ‘Seven Kill Sword Art.’
Empowered by demonic energy, the Seven Kill Sword Art was potent enough to severely wound the flood dragon at that time.
True Lord Fengqing’s spirit sword drew a streak of light, which easily dispersed the demonic energy-enhanced Seven Kill Sword Art.
Lin Mo couldn’t help but think: Is the Nascent Soul Stage that powerful?
Or is True Lord Fengqing himself a leader among Nascent Soul Stage cultivators…
The System said at this moment: [Host, if you don’t use that mid-grade Heaven-tier sword art, you definitely won’t be able to withstand the old man’s next move.]
Just as the System finished its reminder, True Lord Fengqing’s spirit sword drew another streak of light.
This time, its power was clearly much greater than before.
Meanwhile, Qu Ruyan was using all her might but was still no match for ten cultivators in the mid to late Nascent Soul Stage. She was covered in wounds.
The main reason was that she hadn’t fully grasped the demon clan cultivation technique given to her by the Six-tailed Fox Demon.
Otherwise, this battle would have been more evenly matched.
True Lord Qi Yao found an opportunity and sneakily attacked, breaking Qu Ruyan’s hind leg.
Qu Ruyan cried out in pain, meowing pitifully.
Seeing this, an unnamed rage surged within Lin Mo.
The Liuli Sword in his hand was gradually enveloped in blood qi. A massive blood-red sword energy first consumed True Lord Fengqing’s attack and then flew towards True Lord Qi Yao’s head.
“True Lord Qi Yao, be careful!” True Lord Fengqing quickly warned.
But it was too late. The blood sword seemed to open its maw and began devouring True Lord Qi Yao’s body from above.
In a short while, True Lord Qi Yao let out a heart-rending scream, “No…”
He sensed that his entire body’s blood qi and cultivation were being absorbed by the blood-red sword energy above him.
His cultivation level dropped from the middle Nascent Soul Stage to the early Nascent Soul Stage, and just as it was about to fall below the Golden Core Stage.
True Lord Fengqing formed hand seals, and countless streaks of multicolored light pierced the blood-red sword energy from all directions.
The blood-red sword energy was then forced back into Lin Mo’s body.
True Lord Qi Yao, having narrowly escaped death, pointed at Lin Mo and cursed, “Demonic cultivator, return my cultivation.”
Seeing the demonic energy around Lin Mo surge, everyone present became completely convinced that Lin Mo was the demonic cultivator who had harmed fellow disciples.
True Lord Tianchen became enraged: “ I thought you only cultivated demonic arts, and that the demonic cultivator who harmed fellow disciples was someone else. Now that things have come to this, you absorb True Lord Qi Yao’s cultivation in front of everyone. How can we believe you?”
Lin Mo sneered, “To you, whether I am the demonic cultivator who harmed fellow disciples or not, I’m still damned, aren’t I?”
“Is there any point in talking about believing me now?”
“What is immortal? A distinguished bearing, unrestrained and free? An unblemished appearance, yet a stained heart?”
“What is demonic? Arrogant and unrestrained, doing as one pleases? Utterly wicked, committing heinous crimes?”
“Immortal, immortal; demonic, demonic; demonic, demonic; immortal, immortal. If my heart is that of an immortal, then I am an immortal. If my heart harbors demonic thoughts, then I am a demon. Whether demon or immortal, it is but a thought away.”
“You group of cultivators, judging a demon as wrong simply because they are a demon, are you not also a form of demonic behavior?”
True Lord Fengqing angrily retorted, “Nonsense! Do not disrupt our Dao hearts.”
He then said to the other peak lords, “Activate the Azure Spirit Sect’s protective magic array to kill this demonic cultivator.”
Upon hearing this, all the peak lords present chanted the incantation for the protective magic array, concentrating their spiritual energy and directing it towards the array’s core above the clouds of the Twelve Peaks.
In an instant, an invisible force enveloped the entire Azure Spirit Sect.
Simultaneously, the sky darkened, clouds gathered, and lightning flashed.
With a “boom,” a rolling thunderclap struck Lin Mo’s head.
Lin Mo hurriedly used his blood sword to block it again.
Even so, he couldn’t help but cough up blood from the impact of the thunderous power.
Ye Kai, observing from the shadows, was also greatly alarmed.
He hadn’t expected the Azure Spirit Sect to possess such a formidable formation.
His original plan was to seize True Lord Yuehua’s cultivation and then slowly scheme to absorb the spiritual energy of other peak lords one by one.
Now, it seemed this plan would have to be modified.
However, the thought of Lin Mo about to die under the protective magic array brought an excited expression to his face.
Zhu Shiyao and Yin Susu were extremely anxious at this moment.
They were completely unable to help in this situation.
On Lin Mo’s side, while fending off the thunderous power, he shouted to Qu Ruyan, “Yan Yan, don’t come near me. They’re busy controlling the formation and have no time to deal with you. If you find an opportunity, run towards the demon realm.”
The cat-formed Qu Ruyan, seeing Lin Mo’s skin start to ooze blood, also started crying anxiously.
“Master, I don’t want to go.”
As Qu Ruyan spoke, she unleashed her devouring ability towards the lightning.
Nearly half of the thunderous power was swallowed by Qu Ruyan.
Lin Mo felt the pressure significantly decrease, but he cursed, “You stupid cat, eating lightning too?”
At this moment, True Lord Fengqing’s eyes lit up upon seeing Qu Ruyan’s ability: “After we kill Lin Mo, we will keep the spirit pet alive. Its abilities are extraordinary. We can ask people from the Beast Taming Sect to erase its memories and make it our sect’s protective spirit beast.”
Initially, Qu Ruyan could still resist the thunderous power.
But as time passed, sparks began to appear on her body, her fur stood on end from the electricity, and her cat-like face contorted in pain.
[My Host, you should quickly spend your Regret points! Otherwise, you might be able to escape in the end, but your spirit pet might die here.]
Even without the System’s reminder, Lin Mo was prepared to spend all his Regret points.
‘Use all Regret points to upgrade Nameless Sword Art.’
[Ding, Nameless Sword Art has been upgraded to the sixth level, with 4688 Regret points remaining.]
As the System’s prompt sounded, Lin Mo’s aura suddenly changed.
The blood-red sword energy defending against the thunder overhead became more crimson and more powerful.
It even blocked the thunderous power above Qu Ruyan.
Not only that, but Lin Mo’s eyes could now see the karma on the cultivators around him. He also discovered Ye Kai hidden in a corner.
“Found you.” While resisting the thunderous power, Lin Mo walked towards Ye Kai’s direction.
Ye Kai trembled all over, thinking: “Was I discovered?”
“This is impossible. True Lord Fengqing couldn’t see through my presence, yet he found me.”
With a thought, Ye Kai quickly mixed into the crowd, revealing his figure.
Lin Mo walked very slowly. Even after upgrading Nameless Sword Art to the sixth level, he could barely resist the thunderous power.
However, he still had enough strength to kill Ye Kai.
Seeing Lin Mo walking towards the Azure Spirit Sect disciples, True Lord Fengqing assumed he wanted to absorb the disciples’ spiritual energy to strengthen himself and couldn’t help but curse, “Demonic cultivator, if you dare to act, I will surely annihilate you, leaving you no chance for reincarnation.”
Lin Mo ignored True Lord Fengqing’s words and continued towards Ye Kai.
He saw the karma on Ye Kai, including the karma for harming fellow disciples.
Seeing Lin Mo getting closer, Ye Kai was so scared he sat down on the ground.
He screamed in his mind: “Wanwan, save me, Wanwan!”
Wanwan cursed, “Idiot.”
Sensing Gu Qingxue’s aura nearby, she dared not respond to Ye Kai at this moment.
Just then, on Azure Bamboo Peak, True Lord Yuehua successfully broke through to the Spirit Severing Stage.
Seeing the surging demonic energy above Canglan Peak and the activation of the protective magic array.
True Lord Yuehua’s figure moved, flying towards Canglan Peak.
True Lord Fengqing also sensed True Lord Yuehua’s breakthrough aura and quickly sent a telepathic message to inform True Lord Yuehua about Lin Mo’s demonic cultivation and harm to fellow disciples.
Upon hearing the news, True Lord Yuehua’s mind went blank.
Her disciple, how could she cultivate demonic arts?
There must be some misunderstanding.
Although she tried to comfort herself, her heart was beating rapidly.
Until she arrived at the arena on Canglan Peak.
True Lord Yuehua saw Lin Mo, covered in demonic energy, being attacked by the thunder from the protective magic array.
She stood there stunned, her face full of disbelief.
After so many years of interaction, she could be sure that this was her disciple, not a demonic cultivator or someone impersonating one.
So, her disciple had truly fallen into the demonic path?
Seeing True Lord Yuehua arrive, Ye Kai quickly shouted, “Master, save me!”
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