传说之主的夫人 by 尹琊

The Legendary Master's Wife

by Yin Ya
Chapters 160 to 184 Originally translated by S3ri and reworked by Exiled Rebels Scanlations
Chinese Cross Checking and Corrections by Rara0587

Chapter 185 and on translated by Exiled Rebels Scanlations

Edited by Addis and WagahaiFujoshi

Book Three
(Chapters 160 to 224)

Chapter 160: Kill for Treasure

Chapter 161: Sword formations and silencing witnesses
Chapter 162: Take action
Chapter 163: Rescue and bonding
Chapter 164: Jade Spiritual Cave
Chapter 165: Silencing Witnesses
Chapter 166: Windfall
Chapter 167: Causing trouble
Chapter 168: Infighting
Chapter 169: Jiang Liu's probing
Chapter 170: Coward
Chapter 171: Disharmony
Chapter 172: Shapeshifting herb
Chapter 173: Life bond demon beast
Chapter 174: Lucky Luo ShuHe
Chapter 175: Shapeshifting and a new team member
Chapter 176: Ascending Demon Beast Peak
Chapter 177: Water Demon
Chapter 178: spirit gem
Chapter 179: Battle
Chapter 180: Palace Statue
Chapter 181: Captured
Chapter 182: The collapse of Demon Peak
Chapter 183: Killing intent
Chapter 184: Fated
Chapter 185: Gathering at the Teleportation Point
Chapter 186: The Criminal
Chapter 187: Xiao Long Pick up
Chapter 188: Zhou Peng’s Incident
Chapter 189: The Ruse of Self-injury
Chapter 190: Death Prison
Chapter 191: Secrets and the Transmitter Stone
Chapter 192: Bottleneck
Chapter 193: Showdown
Chapter 194: You XiaoMo’s Soft Spot
Chapter 195: Kong Wen’s death
Chapter 196: Three Imperial practitioners?
Chapter 197: A Big Storm is Coming
Chapter 198: Tang Fan is an Idiot
Chapter 199: You Dare to Make a Move on My Man?
Chapter 200: Revealing the identity
Chapter 201: Resolve
Chapter 202: The End of the Show
Chapter 203: Fulfill the Promise
Chapter 204: The Past
Chapter 205: Dao Xin Academy
Chapter 206: Addressing
Chapter 207: Transport circle
Chapter 208: The Starry Sky of Naye City
Chapter 209: Ling Xiao’s Real Face
Chapter 210: Hei Yin Village
Chapter 211: Gigantic Firebird
Chapter 212: A Bunch of Prodigals
Chapter 213: Yan City
Chapter 214: Helenos of Troy
Chapter 215: Deadly Face
Chapter 216: You Help Me Wash
Chapter 217: The Truth About Soul Training Manual
Chapter 218: Deception
Chapter 219: Life and Death Street, Liu Yue.
Chapter 220: Go Get a Doctor if You Are Sick
Chapter 221: Get In Through The Back Door
Chapter 222: The Genius’s Unexpected Mistake
Chapter 223: Conflicts Rise
Chapter 224: Young Master
 Chapter 160: Kill for Treasure
The east of the Paradise Realm was in spring, the time when ten thousand things came to
life. Therefore, this was the place where most magic herbs grew. Next in line was the West,
where the density and abundance of spiritual energy was only second to the East.

With Ling Xiao bringing them there at top speed, they very quickly reached the first
obstacle: Green Mountain Ravine.

Legend said that before the Green Mountain was formed, it was a very tall mountain peak.
This peak was cleaved into two halves by an unknown strong fighter in one blow, forming
the thousand-meter-deep mountain ravine. Due to the climate, the mountain ravine
became covered in green plants and in the end, it became the habitat for the Black Crows.

Black Crows were a kind of low-level demon beasts with only level four strength, but they
always came out in hordes. Furthermore, they were capable of producing sounds that made
the hearts of men feel very agitated. Therefore, most people detested the Black Crows.
When they caught sight of the Green Mountain Ravine, most would choose to go around it.
Although Black Crows were low-level demon beasts, the thing they guarded was a level four
magic herb called Happy Union.

Happy Union was also called the Night Sleeper Tree and the crown of this tree was wide.
The compound leaves, shaped like feathers, were open during the daytime, but closed at
night. That was why it became known as Happy Union. Happy Union was the opposite of
the Black Crows, because it had a very strong calming effect. It could be used against anger
and sadness caused by the seven human emotions. It was especially effective against
anxiety and could be used to refine a level four magic pill called Happy Union.

But the one You XiaoMo was interested in was not Happy Union, but the magic herb that
grew by its side, Stinky Grass.

Stinky Grass, like its name suggested, gave out a very strong odor, and it was the nemesis of
Happy Union. However, the only places that could support the Stinky Grass were where
more than a thousand stalks of Happy Union grew. The magic herb shops outside rarely sold
it.

You XiaoMo wanted to refine a type of magic pill called the Stinky Magic pill which could
produce a peculiar odor. When a practitioner ate the Stinky Magic pill, it could cause the
demon beasts in their vicinity to lose their keen sense of smell. On top of that, there was a
certain probability that it would cause the demon beast to lower its guard. When it came to
mages and practitioners, it could add to the probability of success for bonding.
Therefore, although the smell of the Stinky Magic pill was unpleasant, it was still popular
with practitioners.

An intention flashed in the mind of You XiaoMo, and a majestic demon beast immediately
appeared in front of him.

The silvery fur emitted piercingly cold beautiful rays of light, as it rippled sleekly down. Its
blood-red eyes seemed like exceptionally dazzling rubies. However, there were also a few
suppressed hints of thirst for blood and savagery. That was the true nature of the Blue-
Blooded Wolf.

It had evolved from Little PiQiu to Big PiQiu. Although it was not yet an adult, the time was
not far away. During this one month, You XiaoMo fed it four fifths of the six hundred jins of
Thousand Spirit Earth Sheep meat. He didn't dare to feed it the rest because that was Ling
Xiao's share.

Four fifths of the Thousand Spirit Earth Sheep meat contained an incredible amount of
energy. On top of that, You XiaoMo would feed it magic pills and let him drink spiritual
water from time to time. The stunning result was that this newly born Blue-Blooded Wolf,
fed in just a few months, looked almost like an adult.

When the majestic Blue-Blooded Wolf caught sight of You XiaoMo, whom it hadn't seen for
a long time, it suddenly wailed resentfully at him and then ran over with jolting buttocks. Its
overpowering aura was shattered in an instant.

"Xiao Shidi, you want to let him go pick the Stinky Grass?" Ling Xiao saw You XiaoMo call
out the Blue-Blooded Wolf and immediately guessed his intention. His expression turned a
little odd.

You XiaoMo didn't see his expression, "Yes, ah. Big PiQiu's speed is very fast. It should be
able to pick the Stinky Grass before alarming the Black Crows."

"The stench of the Stinky Grass is so strong, are you not afraid that its nose would lose its
sense of smell?" Ling Xiao asked him in return jokingly. He already heard You XiaoMo talk
about the use of the Stinky Grass. Standing here now, he could already smell the stench of
it. If one let the Blue-Blooded Wolf go in there, chances were that it would pass out inside.

"Ah?" You XiaoMo was stunned for a moment before recovering his senses.

That's right. Although the Stinky Grass was not yet in magic pill form, it would emit a foul
odor by itself. Since Big PiQiu was not yet an adult, it would probably pass out from the
stench before it could manage to pluck it.

Ling Xiao said impatiently, "Wait here for a bit with your PiQiu. I will be right back."
You XiaoMo rubbed his nose awkwardly. He could only wait there obediently.

After Ling Xiao entered the mountain ravine, You XiaoMo wanted to put PiQiu back into his
dimension, but it was not willing. It bit the hem of his clothes, refusing to let go, while its
ruby red eyes looked at him pitifully. His heart softened, and he let it wait outside.

Although it was not yet an adult, it was in any case of Moon level cultivation. Furthermore,
the wild nature of the Blue-Blooded Wolf was more suited to this place. Even if they were
discovered by others, it could be explained away as a demon beast that was bonded in the
Paradise realm. It really was killing two birds with one stone!

Just as he thought this, the sound of wind whistling could suddenly be heard coming from
behind him.

You XiaoMo turned his head in surprise and saw a group of men and women floating down
from the air. Their clothes were fluttering in the breeze, handsome men and beautiful
women, extremely eye-catching.

Especially the man leading the group, a jade tree in the wind, handsome and charismatic, a
person of outstanding looks. His cultivation? You XiaoMo couldn't tell. However, he knew
who this group of people were.

The Tian Xin Sect's deadly enemy – disciples from the Qing Cheng Sect.

This man was not Luo ShuHe, but his cultivation was only second to Luo ShuHe as it was Luo
ShuHe's shidi, Ye Dan.

This was not information he got from asking around. It was told to them before by those
few independent practitioners when they entered. Most probably because they rarely met
people that were nice to them, the few independent practitioners told them quite a lot of
things. Information about Ye Dan was one of those things.

Speaking of this Ye Dan, his talent was also very outstanding. He was now a level one Star
level practitioner; only one star lower than Luo ShuHe. If there weren't Luo ShuHe above
him, he would probably be the Qing Cheng Sect's most dazzling new star.

However, since Luo ShuHe was his shixiong, and since he also usually looked after him, their
brotherly relationship was quite good. It was just that this Ye Dan's character was a little
strange. He was not cool and detached like Luo ShuHe; rather, his character had faint hints
of evilness, as if he delved too deeply in the dark arts.

You XiaoMo saw them, and they saw him. It was already too late to hide.

The group of people very quickly descended not far away in front of him.
The leader, Ye Dan immediately recognized You XiaoMo. He had arrived rather late and was
together with Ling Xiao, so many people already took note of him outside the Paradise
realm. Seeing him by himself here, he looked all around in interest until his gaze suddenly
fell on the Blue-Blooded Wolf beside him, causing his pupils to contract abruptly.

Before he said anything, one of the Junior brothers next to him cried out in alarm,
"Everyone, look. Isn't that a level eight demon beast, the Blue-Blooded Wolf? It looks like it
will soon become an adult."

His words immediately drew everyone's attention. Pairs of amazed looks mixed with hints
of greed fell on the Blue-Blooded Wolf. Although the level eight demon beast Blue-Blooded
Wolf was a mid-level demon beast, to the Qing Cheng Sect, it could be of great help if they
could get their hands on it. Furthermore, there were not many demon beasts that could be
bonded. Being able to come across a level eight Blue-Blooded Wolf was already a huge
stroke of luck.

So, after a few of the Qing Cheng Sect people confirmed that it was indeed a Blue-Blooded
Wolf, they didn't hide the greed in their eyes in the slightest.

Ye Dan's sinister phoenix eyes rose up slightly, revealing a wicked intent as he looked at You
XiaoMo and said, "Xiao Shidi of the Tian Xin Sect. It seems you are here by yourself. Looks
like your luck isn't too good. Are you going to hand over the Blue-Blooded Wolf willingly, or
do I have to kill you?"

You XiaoMo stared at them with bulging eyes. Although he knew that killing people here
was something that Gods wouldn't know, and the ghosts wouldn't realize, he didn't expect
that at the first encounter, these people would be so utterly shameless.

PiQiu already jumped in front of You XiaoMo long ago, adopting a protective stance, baring
its fangs and brandishing its claws towards Ye Dan and the others. Although he had not yet
really hunted and killed any prey, he had been raised quite well by You XiaoMo. With
spiritual flesh, spiritual water, and magic pills, he had grown up to be bigger than the usual
Blue-Blooded Wolves, with teeth which looked especially sharp.

But, because of this, Ye Dan and company were even more determined to get their hands
on this Blue-Blooded Wolf. One look at its stance and it was clear that its fighting ability was
not weak.

"PiQiu is mine. We are already bonded." You XiaoMo hugged Da PiQiu's neck, while glaring
alertly at them. Don't even think that he would hand over PiQiu to them!

Ye Dan did not get mad, rather he seemed pretty pleased, smiling wickedly while saying,
"PiQiu? Such a tasteless name. Looks like it can't be helped. Since the demon beast is
already bonded, killing you is the only way to release the bond."
Killing over treasures was a very common thing. Killing over bonded demon beasts was no
exception.

Some practitioners coveted the demon beasts of others. If the owner of the demon beast
was killed off, that person's bond to the demon beast would be automatically cut off. The
demon beast would be without a master and could be bonded at any time. However, there
were also demon beasts which had developed strong bonds with their master. These
demon beasts were very difficult to bond with afterwards.

But Ye Dan didn't pay attention to all this. If the Blue-Blooded Wolf wasn't willing to bond
with him, he would just kill it. It would be a pity, but that was all there was to it. After all, a
level eight Blue-Blooded Wolf was very hard to come by.

"Don't tell me you're not curious why I'm here by myself?"

You XiaoMo saw that he really intended to kill so his brain started to churn furiously. While
thinking why Ling Xiao was not back yet, he looked for a way to stall for time.

PiQiu's current strength was only at level five, not a match for Ye Dan. Although it could
hold out until Ling Xiao got back, it would surely sustain injuries. He couldn't stand the sight
of the people around him getting hurt.

Ye Dan was indeed wondering that before. When they were outside, he saw his close
relationship with Lin Xiao, so he thought that they would be together. But he saw no sign of
Lin Xiao in the vicinity. Hearing these words now, it confirmed the suspicions in his heart.

"Brat, if you're thinking of stalling for time, let me tell you that it's no use. It doesn't matter
if Lin Xiao is nearby. You will die today. Be a good boy and hand over the Blue-Blooded
Wolf. I may give you an easier death." Ye Dan stared at him sinisterly.

You XiaoMo's eyes flickered. This fellow was hard to trick. He had just come up with those
words and he already called his bluff so quickly.

Since it was like that, You XiaoMo calmed himself down and spoke with composure, "I urge
all of you to leave immediately. My shixiong is indeed nearby. When he comes back, not
even one of you will be able to escape. I'm not trying to trick you."

Ye Dan saw that he was choosing to drink punishment wine rather than accept a toast, so
he assumed that he was only making an empty show of strength. With a flick of his sleeves,
several poisoned silver needles shot towards You XiaoMo.

However, before the silver needles could make it within three meters of You XiaoMo, they
abruptly fell to the ground.
From the distant Green Mountain Ravine, a figure flew at an unbelievable speed towards
them. In an instant, the figure appeared in front of everyone, that signature billboard smile
beaming towards Ye Dan and company.
 Chapter 161: Sword Formations and
Silencing Witnesses
"My Xiao Shidi warned you with good and kind intentions. It's fine if you don't feel grateful.
But how can you launch a sneak attack, huh? That's just too much!" Ling Xiao was beaming
as he looked at the leader, Ye Dan, showing no signs of fear whatsoever, even though he
was outnumbered.

Seeing that 'Lin Xiao' finally made an appearance, Ye Dan and company felt their blood run
cold. Ling Xiao's arrival was really something they did not expect. They clearly saw no sign of
him before. However, they were not so terrified that they’d immediately run away, since
their numbers were greater.

Furthermore, Ye Dan's cultivation was one-star Star level, just one star lower than 'Lin Xiao'.
If they got down to it, they might not lose.

But…

Ye Dan glanced alertly all around but failed to find any traces of anyone else. He couldn't
help feeling a little surprised in his heart.

'Lin Xiao' was moving around all alone with a puny mage in the Paradise Realm. Could it be
that he had been entrusted with some task? In his mind, 'Lin Xiao' was the Grand disciple of
the Tian Xin Sect, so he must be entrusted with some important task. There should be a lot
of fellow disciples by his side.

Now, seeing the two of them by themselves with one demon beast, and no trace of any
other disciples from the Tian Xin Sect, although he felt very shocked in his heart, he also
secretly heaved a sigh of relief.

"Your mouth is still so sharp at the brink of death. I wonder what kind of expressions your
Master and your fellow disciples will have when they find out that you died in the Paradise
Realm. I'm really looking forward to making it a reality." Ye Dan thought maliciously;
everyone said that 'Lin Xiao' was a prodigy, but he never thought much about it. In his
heart, he always felt that he was more outstanding than 'Lin Xiao', and now was the perfect
opportunity for him to prove this point.

"Then, that's too regrettable!" Ling Xiao heard his shameless big talk and looked at him with
interest.

This word, regrettable, perhaps wouldn't be understood by Ye Dan. However, You XiaoMo
understood the meaning very clearly. If Ye Dan were able to kill Ling Xiao and him here,
when it got to the ears of Tang Fan and Kong Wen, they might even thank Ye Dan.

However, this was only one layer among the various meanings.

The real meaning Ling Xiao wanted to convey was that it was regrettable that such an
outstanding talent had such misfortune to come across him today. Soon, he would be dead.
Wasn’t that quite a pity?

You XiaoMo felt that he was getting more and more perverse. Every time he guessed what
Ling Xiao was thinking, his thoughts would always turn towards an abnormal direction.

At this moment, Ye Dan suddenly roared, "Fellow disciples, assume the formation!"

Although it didn't seem as if there were anyone lying in ambush around them, to avoid
anything unexpected happening, he wanted to take advantage of the time when no one
had yet to discover what was going on here, to finish off 'Lin Xiao' and You XiaoMo.

There was no need for him to elaborate because the other disciples clearly thought the
same way. One by one, they unsheathed their weapons and quickly surrounded Ling Xiao
and You XiaoMo.

The Qing Cheng Sect had a famous signature move and that was the sword formation!

The sword formation depended on the cultivation levels of the disciples, resulting in sword
formations of different strengths. Legend had it that if everyone was of Spiritual level, the
resulting formation was equal to an Emperor level practitioner.

When this information leaked out, it attracted the attention of countless practitioners. Even
the entirety of the Tian Xin Sect almost flinched in fear. After that, those who did not fear
death infiltrated the Qing Cheng Sect and attempted to steal the sword formation.
However, they all failed. One could well imagine what kind of fate awaited them after they
had failed.

However, more information leaked out after that.

No doubt the sword formation issued by Spiritual level practitioners was very fearsome.
However, it came with quite a bit of backlash.

For the sword formation to take shape and amass power, it had to draw a huge amount of
power from the people making the formation. If too much power was taken, it would affect
the cultivation of the people in the formation, causing their cultivation to decline.
Therefore, this sword formation came with significant risk, unless the people in the
formation were willing to sacrifice their own cultivation.
Hence, even though the Qing Cheng Sect had this sword formation, they wouldn’t bring out
a formation of tremendous power lightly. Furthermore, the ultimate formation required
eight Spiritual level practitioners. Even the Qing Cheng Sect would not dare to rashly bring
out that many strong fighters.

However, only sword formations by Spiritual level practitioners would bring about such
strong side effects. Formations of slightly lesser strength wouldn't be as dangerous to their
users. Still, the might of the smaller sword formations could not be underestimated.

Precisely because of this, Ye Dan dared to let his fellow disciples assume the sword
formation right away. After all, 'Lin Xiao's' strength was one star higher than him. One-star
difference was not trivial. In a situation without a hundred percent certainty, one must fight
a quick battle to force a quick outcome.

Ling Xiao had heard of the Qing Cheng Sect's sword formation a long time ago. A few
months ago, he even witnessed it in person – during the siege on the demons, that time
when Luo ShuHe led his fellow disciples to put it to good use.

Truthfully, the power of the sword formation was not something to laugh at. Even the
coarse-skinned and sinewy demons were not able to withstand the onslaught of eight flying
swords at eight strikes per second. If the one standing here today were not him, but the
real Lin Xiao, even if he didn't get killed, he would be seriously injured.

The eight Qing Cheng Sect’s disciples, including Ye Dan, were all zealously mobilizing the
spiritual power in their bodies. Eight flying swords were spinning under their control,
buzzing incessantly in everyone's ears.

Although the disciples in formation were of unequal strengths, this was the real power of
the sword formation. It didn’t have strong or weak points just because the strengths of the
members in the formation were different.

"Attack!" Ye Dan roared once again.

It was all calm in the middle of the formation. The was not the slightest sign of fear coming
of Ling Xiao, causing Ye Dan to feel an acute sense of uneasiness. In his heart, he made a
resolve that he must fight a quick battle to force a quick outcome.

With the fall of his voice, seven disciples immediately brought their flying swords to the
highest frequency and launched their attacks on Ling Xiao.

The Qing Cheng Sect's sword formation was one that acted like nets above and snares
below. Although there were only eight flying swords, these eight flying swords seemed to
cover every single corner of the sword formation. The eight flying swords would take turns,
attacking the people in the middle one after the other. If that person did not have great
strength and defense, he wouldn't be able to withstand it.

The flying swords emitted pulse after pulse of humming sounds, but when they were about
to stab into Ling Xiao, a *ding* sound could be heard. The flying sword paused in mid-air as
if it had struck something very hard. All around Ling Xiao's body, a barely detectable ripple
spread outwards. Even though the flying sword very quickly returned to its original
condition, everyone still noticed it.

Ye Dan's face changed abruptly, as if thinking of something; it became even more unsightly.
He quickly roared, "Increase the intensity of attack."

The seven fellow disciples increased the amount of spiritual energy pouring into the flying
swords without hesitation.

In this battle, if it isn't you who dies, it’s going to be me. Who would dare take it easy!

The corner of Ling Xiao's lips rose subtly as he pushed You XiaoMo, who was still in his
arms, to PiQiu for protection for the time being. Suddenly, his palm sent out a boom
towards the one with the highest cultivation, Ye Dan. The energy from his palm hit Ye Dan
squarely head on, as easily as crushing dry weeds and smashing rotten wood.

Ye Dan spat out a mouthful of blood violently and flew backwards more than ten meters.
Without him, the sword foundation, which was centered on him, collapsed on itself. The
seven disciples also suffered an unbearable backlash, their faces turning whiter and whiter.
They must have all received varying degrees of internal injuries.

This was the weakness of the Qing Cheng Sect's sword formation!

Although the sword formation was mighty, if its core, that was to say the strongest person,
lost their position, the whole sword formation was rendered useless. Most importantly,
sword formations which were not dissolved normally resulted in a backlash towards its
members. If the difference in strengths among the members was too great, the backlash
would be more severe.

Although Ling Xiao had only witnessed the sword formation once, he very quickly figured
out the weak point of the sword formation. That was why he only acted against the
strongest one, Ye Dan.

Right at this moment, Ye Dan, who was still lying on the ground, suddenly flipped over and
leapt up. Then, after seeming to take some sort of healing magic pill, he got on his flying
sword and fled in front of his astonished fellow disciples.

Only after he flew a certain distance away could his voice be heard coming from afar, "My
fellow disciples, I wish you the best. I must report this matter back to Master so that he can
take revenge for all of you."

A look of utter disbelief immediately appeared on the faces of the seven disciples. Never
had they imagined that Ye Dan-shixiong would abandon them so readily and escape by
himself.

"Ah…" Ling Xiao looked towards the direction Ye Dan fled, and chuckled. He never intended
to let Ye Dan go just like that. Only, before chasing after him, he simply gave the seven
abandoned people, one hit each. Only then did he chase after Ye Dan.

You XiaoMo stared dumbfoundedly as seven people dropped dead in front of him. He
suddenly remembered what Ling Xiao said not too long ago.

Good god, it was only a short while ago. He was true to his words and really killed a few
people right in front of him. A moment ago, they were still full of life and right now, only
seven lifeless corpses remained.

Once again, he realized just how little a life was worth in this world!

You XiaoMo felt very sad, but he also understood the reason behind it.

If I don't kill you, you will kill me; a very simple equation. The road to immortality couldn’t
possibly be free of bloodshed. Wasn’t it also like this on TV? As a peace-loving modern man,
he felt that his ability to adapt was quite strong.

You XiaoMo looked up to the sky and sighed. Then he shifted his gaze to the magic bags at
the waists of the corpses. After all, if he didn’t take it, others would. Rather than benefiting
others, wouldn't it be better to… benefit oneself?

By the time Ling Xiao arrived back with Ye Dan's magic bag, the magic bags from the seven
corpses had already been gutted clean by You XiaoMo. All the things were laid out on the
grass as he was in the middle of categorizing them.

Ling Xiao couldn't help stopping in his tracks with a strange expression on his face.
 Chapter 162: Take Action
You XiaoMo did not notice that Ling Xiao was back; he was squatting on the ground with a
look of pity on his face.

The seven disciples didn’t seem to have high positions in the Qing Cheng Sect as there were
not many useful things in the seven magic bags.

Furthermore, because they were practitioners, the things in their magic bags were all
fighting techniques, weapons, and low-level magic pills for their own use. As for magic
herbs, he didn’t even see one. The only consolation was that the seven magic bags each had
one hundred thousand to two hundred thousand gold coins.

You XiaoMo made a rough count. Altogether, his haul was about 1.02 million.

Ling Xiao looked at the scene of You XiaoMo piling up the fighting techniques and the other
things that were of no use to him to one side. He then picked up a magic bag while smiling
happily. Ling Xiao had thought that he would be frightened so he had rushed back as quickly
as he could after killing Ye Dan.

Looking at this now, he was simply worried for nothing. You XiaoMo's ability to adapt to
dead bodies was even stronger than he imagined.

You XiaoMo turned around to see Ling Xiao standing behind him, looking at him with a
teasing expression. His gaze seemed to be on the magic bag in his hand. He hastily shoved
the things behind him and awkwardly changed the subject, "Ling-shixiong. Has that Ye Dan
been taken care of?"

"All taken care of. I also brought back his magic bag." Ling Xiao beamed as he spoke. How
could he not know what he was thinking? He casually tossed the magic bag in his hand
pretending not to see the covetous look in You XiaoMo’s eyes that were almost glowing
green with greed.

You XiaoMo's eyes followed the magic bag as it was tossed up and down. Saliva was almost
flowing out of his mouth.

Ye Dan's position in the Qing Cheng Sect was higher than the seven disciples and was also
Luo ChengYuan's direct disciple. There was good stuff in his magic bag. However, looking at
Ling Xiao's demeanor, it was going to be a little problematic to get his hands on this magic
bag.

You XiaoMo considered for a bit and then gathered together the magic pills from the seven
magic bags. There were not many mid-level magic pills, only twelve, and they were all level
four and level five. No level six magic pills. There were three bottles of low level magic pills.
However, each bottle had less than fifty pills. Clearly, the seven people had quite a pitiful
time in the Qing Cheng Sect.

He then fished out a few bottles of magic pills from his own magic bag and brought them
ingratiatingly to Ling Xiao, "Ling-shixiong, these are the magic pills you like to eat. I'll give
them all to you."

Ling Xiao raised his eyebrows, but he didn't take all the magic pills. Very quickly he picked
out a few of the bottles and tossed them aside as You XiaoMo looked on in shock. Those
few bottles were just the ones You XiaoMo picked up from the seven corpses.

You XiaoMo: "..." What the hell. You can't just throw them if you don't like it, ah. There
were twelve mid-level magic pills in there. It was all money. Money! Money, ah! You can
sell them for one hundred thousand to two hundred thousand!

You XiaoMo quickly ran over to pick up the magic pills.

Ling Xiao ignored his accusing eyes and said fussily, "I only eat the magic pills you refine."

You XiaoMo glared at him but his anger soon dissipated. He already guessed it would be like
this.

Ling Xiao stops teasing him and tosses the magic bag to him while smiling, "The Stinky grass
and seeds are also in there.... "

Because it was too smelly, he also stuffed the magic herbs and seeds inside.

"Blergh…" Before he could finish speaking, You XiaoMo already vomited.

Ling Xiao was speechless.

After vomiting, the feeble You XiaoMo looked resentfully at him. Couldn’t he have said it
earlier? Causing him to be suffocated by the Stinky grass. Since he had never come across
Stinky grass before, he didn’t know how smelly it was. So, after having that much right in his
face all at once, it really made him want to throw up.

Ling Xiao looked at him innocently. He had already warned him. Who knew that his actions
would be so quick?

Now was not the time to divide the spoils. He did not mind being discovered by others, in
the worst case, he'd just kill them – but he knew that You XiaoMo wouldn't be happy about
it.

You XiaoMo also didn't want to examine the contents of Ye Dan's magic bag right there.
This was the scene of the crime. If they were discovered by others, he had no doubts that
Ling Xiao would silence them by killing them off.

So, after hastily clearing everything away, You XiaoMo and Ling Xiao left the Green
Mountain Ravine. PiQiu was unwilling to return to the dimension, so he lagged far behind
them.

Half an hour after they left, a few people reached the Green Mountain Ravine. As expected,
they found seven dead bodies. These people also discovered Ye Dan who was killed by Ling
Xiao.

"This is?" One of them wondered out loud.

"The disciple of the Qing Cheng Sect's Luo ChengYuan, Ye Dan. His cultivation is Star level,
one star." One of the others gave him the answer right away.

"Haha. So quickly and a Star level fighter is dead. Can you make out who did it? I wonder
what their strength is?" That person suddenly let out a strange laugh, seemingly very
interested in the person who killed Ye Dan.

"I can't," the other person answered decisively.

Hearing this answer, that person's lips opened wide, revealing horrifyingly white teeth,
"Since it's like that, leave behind the things we got from the Tian Xin Sect people we killed.
Put the blame on the Tian Xin Sect."

"Roger!" With that acquiescence, those few people disappeared once again. Where there
were originally just seven dead bodies of the Qing Cheng Sect’s disciples, was now also the
corpse of Ye Dan. In his hand was a magic bag and inside the magic bag the word 'Xin' was
embroidered: the mark which was only used by the Tian Xin Sect.

It looked like a very poor attempt to plant stolen goods, but it was effective in the Paradise
Realm.

At the same time, bloody massacres were going on in quite a few places in the Paradise
Realm. In this place, everyone was to be tested. Hostility between sects; camaraderie within
sects; lack of humanity or loss of humanity; people dying one after another; though some
were more fortunate, this kind of situation was going to continue for a month.

Back to Ling Xiao and You XiaoMo. The destination they were heading for was the Jade
Spiritual Cave marked on the map.

The Jade Spiritual Cave was rather famous in the Paradise Realm because that place was
covered with mid-level magic herbs. It was also one of the places with the most mid-level
demon beasts. If they had no other destination, most people would also choose to go to the
Jade Spiritual Cave.

However, the road to the Jade Spiritual Cave was rugged and dangerous. One would easily
come across all sorts of demon beasts that traveled in packs, such as the Black Crows they
came across before. Although their strengths were low, they were hard to deal with
because of their numbers. Therefore, it seemed impossible to reach the Jade Spiritual Cave
without encountering some difficulties.

But was not the same with a map. Relying on the map, one could effectively avoid the lairs
of the demon beasts and find the fastest and most convenient way to reach the Jade
Spiritual Cave.

However, because their map was incomplete, they would occasionally come across the
habitats of demon beasts that lived in packs. Such a thing was much less frequent than
what others would come across. They also wouldn’t have to face too much danger.

The one in charge of gathering the magic herbs and seeds was Ling Xiao and they were able
to leave the place before alarming the demon beasts.

Of course, all this was just what You XiaoMo thought. Ling Xiao did not bring him in, so he
didn't see it with his own eyes. If he were to see, he probably wouldn't think like this
anymore because judging by Ling Xiao's character, he was simply not someone who would
move around stealthily and cautiously.

Furthermore, he was not a mage, so he had no way of using his soul force like You XiaoMo
to dig up the magic herbs. Therefore, he would simply dig up a small patch including the soil
around the magic herbs, and then put it into his dimension. However, if the magic herb
were to drop seeds, he would simply pick up the seeds.

Such obvious movements would alarm the demon beasts. However, every time Ling Xiao
walked in, he would simply release an intimidating pressure, frightening the demon beasts,
causing them all to fall to the ground and shiver in fear. There was no need to talk about
resisting.

But on the way, PiQiu attracted some trouble.

The nature of the Blue-Blooded Wolf was to kill and PiQiu was no exception.

As a result, because he was overly excited, he accidentally provoked a swarm of Ghost-

faced Bees. At that time, Ling Xiao happened to be away picking magic herbs for You
XiaoMo. Luckily, he made it back in time, otherwise, he would have been stung by the
ghost-faced bees.

Ghost-faced Bees were a type of low-level demon beasts. Just one was not strong, but if ten
thousand came all at once, even a Moon level fighter would be sucked dry of blood. On top
of that, the stinger was coated with an extremely effective numbing anesthetic. One would
lose all ability to move if stung. For a specific demonstration, one could refer to the one
that was stung, PiQiu.

If Ling Xiao did not come back in time, PiQiu would have turned into a deflated ball.

After that, PiQiu lost all ability to move, and was temporarily put back into the dimension by
You XiaoMo.

Walking and stopping along the way, Ling Xiao dug up quite a lot of rare magic herbs for
You XiaoMo. However, most of them were low-level and very few were mid-level. By the
time they reached the Jade Spiritual Cave, two days have already passed.

The moment they landed, the sound of clashing swords caught their attention.

The sound was coming from somewhere in front of them.

A huge lake lay across the road to the Jade Spiritual Cave and the only way to reach it was
to fly across the lake. Right now, there seemed to be a group of people before the lake.

Looking into the distance, there were two factions exchanging blows.

As luck would have it, Ling Xiao and You XiaoMo recognized these two groups.

The group on the left was dressed in green robes. On the back of the robes, the mark that
was unique to the Tian Xin Sect was imprinted. The grave-faced leader was Elder Shi. The
people on the other side were from the Qing Cheng Sect, but it was not Luo ShuHe, but a
Second-Generation Elder from the Qing Cheng Sect with a Seven-star Star Level cultivation.

However, the combined strength of the people from the Qing Cheng Sect was a little higher
than the people from the Tian Xin Sect, because they had another Three-Star Star Level
Second Generation Elder. That was to say, if they fought it out, the Tian Xin Sect only had
Elder Shi, a one Star level fighter. If he were unable to stop the attacks from the two Star
level fighters, the Tian Xin Sect's disciples would not make it out alive.

That was why Elder Shi's face was so unsightly. Out of all the people to come across, they
just had to run into the Qing Cheng Sect's strongest group. Ling Xiao had no intention of
caring about the life and death of Elder Shi and the rest, but You XiaoMo wouldn’t allow it,
because Fang ChenYue was also down there.

Fang ChenYue had no combat ability. If Elder Shi were to fall, he would be the first to get
killed because his talent was high, he was among the top five in the Mage Division. Even the
people from the Qing Cheng Sect had heard of him. They just had to kill him, and the Tian
Xin Sect would lose a future high-level mage.
Elder Shi also clearly knew this, so he sent two disciples of considerable strength to protect
him.

"Ling-shixiong, what are we going to do now?" You XiaoMo pulled Ling Xiao's arm urgently.

Although he did not understand combat strategy, he could see that the Tian Xin Sect was
somewhat at a disadvantage, seeing Elder Shi retreat step by step, a few Qing Cheng Sect’s
disciples inched closer and closer towards Da shixiong.

"Shh!" Ling Xiao motioned for him to stop panicking and picked up a pebble from the
ground.

The pebble was roughly half the size of a thumb. Ling Xiao put it in between two fingers and
twisted it lightly into two small pieces. Exerting force from his fingertips, the two tiny
fragments flew swiftly, shooting off in two different directions.

One of the pieces hit the Qing Cheng Sect’s disciple who was going to kill Fang ChenYue,
while the other piece shot towards the Qing Cheng Sect Elder who had the highest
cultivation.

The sneak attack that appeared out of nowhere caused that Elder to turn pale with fright.
He warded off Elder Shi's attack, but was unable to stop the small pebble. After being hit,
the spiritual energy in his meridians surged in chaos, causing him to spit out a mouthful of
blood violently. Once he inspected the condition in his body, he discovered that he had
already sustained internal injuries, leaving him extremely shocked.

Although Elder Shi wasn’t clear about what happened, his reaction was very fast. He
immediately seized the opportunity and concentrated all his firepower on the other Elder
whose strength was much inferior to his. Due to the difference in strength being too great,
that Elder was very quickly pierced through the heart by Elder Shi's sword.

The Elder with the upper hand discovered that someone was secretly helping the Tian Xin
Sect, and on top of that, that person's strength didn't seem to be low. In extreme shock, he
hastily ordered his junior disciples to withdraw.

Elder Shi did not pursue them to press for victory. Fighting off two Elders one after another,
the spiritual energy in his body was almost depleted. Furthermore, he also realized that
there was someone secretly helping them. He didn’t know what that person's intention
was, so he couldn’t rashly take off.

"Thank you, Elder, for your help. Would Elder care to make an appearance to allow my
humble self to offer my thanks?" Elder Shi was certain that the person who acted was not
from the Tian Xin Sect. Otherwise, he would have already shown himself. Furthermore, that
person's strength seemed to be considerable. Able to use a pebble to inflict internal injuries
on the Qing Cheng Sect's Elder, clearly that person's strength was equivalent to theirs. If
they could befriend him, the following journey would go much more smoothly.

Since there was a restriction on cultivation level in the Paradise Realm, they did not suspect
that it could be a fighter of even higher cultivation.

Ling Xiao paid him no heed as he was currently holding his hand over You XiaoMo's mouth.
 Chapter 163: Rescue and Bonding
"Leave this place!" A commanding voice suddenly came down from the heavens along with
a tremendous pressure. Other than Elder Shi, everyone’s expression changed instantly.

This person was so blunt. He clearly did not know them, so why would he act to save them?
Even Elder Shi couldn’t make any sense of it.

Elder Shi face switched between green and white. It was a fact that he saved them but using
that as a reason to chase them away was rather conceited. It couldn’t be that he wanted to
take all the magic herbs and demon beasts at the Jade Spiritual Cave for himself?

Thinking about it, it was too unlikely. Even a Seven-star Star Level fighter wouldn't be able
to swallow something as large as the Jade Spiritual Cave. What more, since there were
quite a lot of mid-level demon beasts inside, with quite a few at Star level and above.
Furthermore, even if that person could gobble it all up, there was not enough time.

No matter how hard he thought, it didn’t cross Elder Shi's mind that this Elder he was
calling was Ling Xiao, who should be heading towards the North. But he didn’t think that
deeply right now. He was just trying to sort out in his heart who would fit this person's
identity.

Before he could figure it out, something unexpected happened.

From beneath their feet, the earth suddenly shook violently, swaying and shaking as if it
were an earthquake. Quite a few disciples were caught unprepared, falling to the ground. A
deafening sound came from behind them.

Elder Shi turned around to look and instantly all sense of bravery crumbled away, leaving
extreme horror reflecting on his face. He had no time to continue talking with that distant
mysterious person. He roared in panic at all his disciples, "Everyone, run!"

Enormous waves suddenly surged to the skies from the originally calm lake. All at once, the
level of water rose over ten meters. A gigantic shadow appeared before everyone's eyes.
Along with the splashing sound of the water, a gigantic demon beast rose from the depths.

This was an extremely gigantic demon beast. The body emerging from the waves was over
ten meters tall. There was no need to mention that this could be only half of its body. The
entire demon beast was dark purple in color with a large pair of fiercely glowing round eyes
that swept across everyone before it.

This poisonous sea serpent’s appearance was exactly like that of a dragon, with the dark
purple body covered in scales. The surface of the scales were glittering, emitting ice-cold
rays of light. Clearly it was adopting a defensive stance. A complete set of conical fangs
could be seen in its horrifying open mouth. Four sturdy limbs, each with five sharp claws
hung over the edge of the lake and its protruding, large, round eyes were bloodshot and
staring fiercely right at them.

This was none other than a level eight beast, the Poisonous Tail Flood Dragon!

Based on Elder Shi's Star level cultivation, battling with a level eight Poisonous Tail Flood
Dragon could only result in death. No wonder he was so terrified after seeing the beast the
truth was, if no one saved them, there was no doubt that all these people would end up
dead.

Right this instant, there was no need for Elder Shi to shout. They themselves knew that they
were facing an imminent catastrophe. All thoughts of the Jade Spiritual Cave vanished from
their minds as they started fleeing in all directions.

Under the threat of losing their lives, the two Warrior Division disciples were unable to take
Fang ChenYue's safety into consideration. They both cast him aside and fled for their lives.

Luckily, Fang ChenYue was not a naive person who didn’t understand the ways of the world.
When he realized something unexpected was happening, he very quickly brought up his
guard. Now, seeing a Poisonous Tail Flood Dragon appear suddenly from the bottom of the
lake, his face turned pale, but unlike the others, he was not as panicked.

His luck didn’t seem to be too good. The moment that Poisonous Tail Flood Dragon stepped
onto dry land, it chased towards the direction he ran.

Elder Shi, who was not far away, also witnessed this scene and a look of uncertainty
appeared on his face. After a moment of hesitation, he abruptly turned around and
increased his speed as he was fleeing from the spot, no longer caring about Fang ChenYue's
fate.

All things considered, no matter how important Fang ChenYue was, he was still not as
important as one's own life. Who would willingly deliver themselves to the doorstep of
certain death? Elder Shi was no fool. As for the Tian Xin Sect’s disciples there at the time, he
was not so righteous as to sacrifice these disciples just for a third-generation disciple.

But, since Elder Shi was already like that, the other disciples, who were weaker than him,
were even more unlikely to go help Fang ChenYue. They were unable to even fend for
themselves. In an instant, not even their shadows could be seen. As for that Poisonous Tail
Flood Dragon, for some unknown reason, it persisted in chasing after Fang ChenYue.

Fang ChenYue was only a level four mage with no combat ability when combat ability was
needed. Even his physical strength was not as strong as that of practitioners. Very quickly,
the Poisonous Tail Flood Dragon caught up to him.

A gigantic shadow enveloped him from above. The way forward was blocked by the
Poisonous Tail Flood Dragon. Its twin perfectly round eyes were fixed on Fang ChenYue,
who appeared very tiny in front of him.

Rays of ruthlessness radiated from its ferocious face as if it would eat up Fang ChenYue in
the next second.

There was not a drop of blood left in Fang ChenYue's pale face. Although he knew that it
would be hard to escape death this time, his stubborn eyes still reflected his unwillingness.
His life had just started. How could he be willing to let it end right here and now?

Of course, he saw how Elder Shi and the others didn't save him from the face of death. It
couldn’t be denied that he felt bitter in his heart, but he felt no hate because in this
struggle, if their positions were reversed, he might make the same decision as they did.

However, he was only a normal man, after all. He didn’t want to die, and he felt
hopelessness as well as unwillingness in his heart. However, he could only watch with eyes
wide open, with his own tragic death nearing in the jaws of the Poisonous Tail Flood
Dragon. This type of powerlessness was suddenly magnified. Right at that moment, he
suddenly understood why ZiLin always wanted to be a practitioner.

If he could do it over, he would also want to be a practitioner who could summon the wind
and rain!

Under the roars of the Poisonous Tail Flood Dragon, Fang ChenYue finally couldn’t stand it
any longer and fell to the ground, sitting. A thread of regret rose in his heart. With death
hanging over his head, he finally realized how reluctant he was to leave his Master;
reluctant to leave his fellow disciples; especially the one who grew up with him from when
they were young, ZiLin. If he found out that Fang ChenYue had died, he would probably feel
a deep sorrow and there was also that Xiao Shidi who was always making him worried…

Just as Fang ChenYue closed his eyes and surrendered to his fate, the roars of the Poisonous
Tail Flood Dragon suddenly died down.

After not hearing any sound of movement for some time, Fang ChenYue couldn't but open
his eyes, only to be shocked speechless by the scene in front of him.

He saw the gigantic Poisonous Tail Flood Dragon cowering on the ground. Its bloodshot
eyes had already regained their clarity, replaced instead with a look of terror, as if
something a hundred percent more terrifying had appeared. It lowered its gigantic head in
fear and trepidation.
Fang ChenYue didn’t know what happened, but he very quickly connected the dots to that
mysterious person who helped them out earlier. Even though he wasn’t sure, it could only
be him.

Fang ChenYue hastily scrambled up and backed away from the reach of the Poisonous Tail
Flood Dragon. He cupped his hands respectfully towards the emptiness in front of him and
said with emotion, "Many thanks to Elder for lending a helping hand. This favor of saving
my life, junior will never forget even after losing all my teeth!"

After some time, a rather unhappy voice suddenly rose from the emptiness, "Why are you
just standing there? Use your soul force and try to see if you can bond with it."

Fang ChenYue was stunned. He felt that he must be hallucinating. That mysterious person
wanted to help him bond with the Poisonous Tail Flood Dragon? He most definitely must
have heard it wrong. Furthermore, this voice seemed to suggest that he was somewhat
unwilling?

Of course, Ling Xiao was not doing it willingly. In his eyes, Fang ChenYue was his imaginary
love rival. Who would be willing to help someone they didn't like? He was not a saint, after
all!

However, You XiaoMo at his side was not pleased!

Earlier, when he saw Fang ChenYue in danger, his whole face turned white in fright and he
would have called out long ago if Ling Xiao wasn't in time to cover his mouth.

After that, Ling Xiao reluctantly, and unwillingly, rescued Fang ChenYue.

Although You XiaoMo heaved a sigh of relief, when he thought about the actions of Elder
Shi and the rest casting Da shixiong aside, he was worried that the same thing would
happen in the future. So, he thought that if Da shixiong could bond with this demon beast,
although it’s terrifying appearance was a little unsightly, if there was this demon beast
guarding him, he probably wouldn’t be in any more danger.

However, when he voiced out his thoughts, he was flatly rejected by Ling Xiao. You XiaoMo
had yet to be this concerned over him and now he was showing concern for his Da shixiong
in front of him?

Ever since he realized his own feelings, Ling Xiao was very unhappy about how You XiaoMo
was always worried about his seniors. And now, wanting him to help Fang ChenYue bond
with a demon beast, don't even think about it!

How could You XiaoMo know what Ling Xiao was thinking? He was only thinking naively
that he wanted the people who were good to him to get by well, that was it. So, he simply
promised Ling Xiao a few favors like before.

Who could have known that Ling Xiao would harden his heart this time as if he had just
eaten measuring weights. No matter how many extra magic pills You XiaoMo promised to
give him each day, he refused to budge.

You XiaoMo felt helpless and could only ask, "Then what do you want in exchange for your
help?"

Ling Xiao didn't intend to relent but these words suddenly gave him an idea. The corner of
his lips rose up to reveal a suspicious smile. He paused for a bit before leaning in to his ear
to say a sentence.

One second later, You XiaoMo was bright red. He simply did not think that Ling Xiao would
propose this condition. Clearly, their brains never operated on the same track.

You XiaoMo had the impulse to bite Ling Xiao. This fellow clearly had ulterior motives and
must have been waiting for this instant. But… seeing Da shixiong's still colorless face, he
conceded. After all, this was something that would happen sooner or later.

And so, You XiaoMo grit his teeth as he agreed to Ling Xiao's condition.

Ling Xiao was happy hearing him agree, but when thought about how You XiaoMo only
agreed because of Fang ChenYue, he immediately felt unhappy.

That was how Fang ChenYue came to hear that hallucinatory voice.

Ling Xiao didn't hear him answer so he said impatiently, "Hmph, if you're not willing, then
forget about it."

Before You XiaoMo could get anxious, Fang ChenYue opened his mouth, "Wait, Elder, wait.
Junior is wi… willing!"

Fang ChenYue was so agitated that his whole face was red. This kind of opportunity was not
something one could come across every day. This mysterious Elder was willing to extend a
helping hand. If he refused, he would probably curse himself to death.

"Then just get with it," said Ling Xiao.

Fang ChenYue took a few steps forward. This Poisonous Tail Flood Dragon was indeed going
to be a level eight demon beast, but right now, it was still only a level seven demon beast,
still a while away from level eight. However, compared to a level eight demon beast, it was
easier to bond with a level seven demon beast.

What was even more surprising was that the Poisonous Tail Flood Dragon didn’t resist. It
simply accepted the soul force that Fang ChenYue sent into its glabella.

If the others did not understand what that pressure on them was, as a demon beast that
had gained spiritual consciousness, it was very clear on how noble that person's bloodline
was. Among the demon beasts, it belonged to royalty. Just the pressure from the bloodline
alone made it unable to raise the slightest bit of resistance.

So, being able to make such a high-level demon beast terrified, it could only be a genuine
noble bloodline. Therefore, it could only submit. Otherwise, that person would instantly
chop off its head.

The gentle soul force entered without any hindrance and contacted the soul of the
Poisonous Tail Flood Dragon. Both sides established a bond very quickly and the whole
process seemed so smooth that it felt unbelievable.

Although Fang ChenYue had never bonded a demon beast before, he had heard others talk
about how hard it was to bond with a high-level demon beast. However, he didn’t feel any
resistance at all. Rather than giving himself credit, he knew that the mysterious person
must be helping him yet again.

Fang ChenYue did not know how to repay this mysterious person. There were many
questions hidden in his heart, but he did not think deeply over them. He only knew that this
mysterious person was not going to harm him. Otherwise, he wouldn't have saved him, and
he also wouldn't have helped him bond the Poisonous Tail Flood Dragon.

It was just that before he could think up words of thanks, Ling Xiao's impatient voice was
heard again, "You can go now."

Hearing the voice of the mysterious person, Fang ChenYue also did not dare delay. He
cupped his hands respectfully, "Elder, today's favor, junior will not forget it this entire life.
Junior is the Tian Xin Sect's Fang ChenYue. In the future, if Elder had any use for me, please
send orders."

With those words, he brought the Poisonous Tail Flood Dragon along with him and left.

After making sure that no one was left, Ling Xiao took You XiaoMo out of hiding.

A level eight demon beast. Fang ChenYue's luck could no longer be described as ordinary. In
a place like the Paradise Realm where danger lurked in every corner, Fang ChenYue's
survival had a degree of guarantee.

After this dangerous period was over, Fang ChenYue would probably become even more
famous. The Tian Xin Sect will also rise in prominence by promoting him. It must be said
that if the Poisonous Tail Flood Dragon succeeded in advancing to level eight, it would mean
that the Tian Xin Sect would have an additional Spiritual level fighter. Furthermore, this
level eight demon beast's combat ability was much more impressive than ordinary Spiritual
level fighters.
 Chapter 164: Jade Spiritual Cave
"Are you satisfied now?" Ling Xiao tilted his head and glanced at You XiaoMo.

You XiaoMo's eyes were beaming as he nodded his head. Of course, he was satisfied. He
knew that if he dared to say that he was not satisfied, Ling Xiao would give it to him, so he
quickly changed the topic. "Ling-shixiong, who would expect that a no less than a level eight
demon beast would appear here? Then, won't it be even more awesome inside the Jade
Spiritual Cave?"

You XiaoMo was extremely curious and there was one thing he had found to be very
peculiar.

Since Elder Shi chose to lead his people to this road, it couldn't be that he didn't know that
there would be a Poisonous Tail Flood Dragon in the lake. But seeing how he acted just
now, it was as if he didn't know about it at all.

Although this was You XiaoMo's first time in the Paradise Realm, he knew that he would
need to prepare beforehand. Therefore, it was even more impossible that the Tian Xin Sect
didn't make the necessary preparations. After all, they already came here fifty years ago so
they should have collected quite a lot of information.

"The Poisonous Tail Flood Dragon doesn't hide in the lake to cultivate all the time. Since
Elder Shi didn't receive information on this matter, clearly the Poisonous Tail Flood Dragon
wasn't in the lake fifty years ago," Ling Xiao voiced his guess. He already discovered the
existence of the Poisonous Tail Flood Dragon earlier. If not for his consideration for You
XiaoMo's feelings, he would not have bothered to warn them to leave. Especially since they
weren't the least bit grateful.

"But…"

Ling Xiao continued, "This lake isn't really that great of a place for cultivation. Since the
Poisonous Tail Flood Dragon chose this place, there may be magic herbs down below."

"Really?" You XiaoMo's expression immediately livened up. His shining eyes were fixed on
the surface of the lake that had already calmed down.

The Poisonous Tail Flood Dragon was currently of level seven strength which meant the
magic herb at the bottom of the lake was at least a level seven magic herb. Right now, he
didn't even have a single stalk of a level seven magic herb.

"Do you want to hide in the dimension first? I'll go down to look and call you when I'm
back." As soon as Ling Xiao said those words, his arm was grabbed by You XiaoMo.
"No, I want to go down with you. You won't be able to recognize a level seven magic herb.
Furthermore, there may be other magic herbs inside the lake," You XiaoMo said
determinedly.

Ling Xiao considered for a moment and agreed. It would be very troublesome to dig out the
whole bottom of the lake under water. After all, they still wanted to go look for other magic
herbs, so they shouldn't waste too much time on this. So, he took You XiaoMo with him and
dived to the bottom of the lake.

The lake water was very clear, about a hundred meters deep, and the bottom was covered
with small pebbles and such. It really didn't look like a place where magic herbs would
grow, but it was unlikely that the Poisonous Tail Flood Dragon would guard a lake for no
real reason.

Finally, they found a stalk of a level seven magic herb in a corner of the lake bottom.
However, this stalk of magic herb was a while away from maturity. As luck would have it,
You XiaoMo had seen it before.

There was a time when You XiaoMo was called over to see Kong Wen a few times. At that
time there was a small patch in Kong Wen's courtyard that was planted with high level
magic herbs. This stalk of magic herb was one of them.

Lease of Life magic herb, was the most important magic herb to refine the level seven
Regain Life magic pill. If the soul was still present, it didn't matter how heavy the injuries
received, the person would recover.

But there was a side effect.

That is, after one used the Regain Life magic pill to get back their life, their cultivation would
plummet. There were still a lot of people fighting for it, since having a Regain Life magic pill
was equivalent to having two lives. Exchanging level of cultivation for one's life was worth
it!

You XiaoMo's luck was not bad. This stalk of Lease of Life herb was medium quality. With
this as the foundation, he only needed to give it spiritual water in the following days and it
would become a stalk of high quality magic herb.

After transplanting the Lease of Life magic herb into his dimension, You XiaoMo and Ling
Xiao hurried to the Jade Spiritual Cave.

There was not just one road to the Jade Spiritual Cave and on top of that, they were
delayed on the way for quite a while. So, by the time they reached the entrance, a few
groups of people had already barged into the Jade Spiritual Cave.
The Jade Spiritual Cave was the place where mid-level magic herbs and mid-level demon
beasts abounded. Before they came near, they could already hear the angry roars of the
demon beasts. The floor of the humongous cave was covered with green vines of unknown
name. Ancient trees soared to the skies, blocking the sunlight. They were continuously
discovering traces of demon beasts along the way.

It was too bad that the magic herbs they were guarding were those that You XiaoMo
already had. Other than that, there were also a few demon beast lairs that had been
cleaned out. The ground was still covered in fresh blood that hadn't dried, indicating that a
fierce fight had occurred not too long ago.

You XiaoMo wanted to find the Dipper Herb which was a level six magic herb. According to
the map, Dipper Herb was located at the Southern part of the Jade Spiritual Cave. However,
it was unclear where exactly it grew. The South part was so vast and if they had to look for
it, it would be like fishing for a needle in the ocean.

"Xiao Shidi, bring out those two Hidden Dipper Stink Bugs," Ling Xiao, who was standing on
the green vines and evaluating the surroundings, suddenly said to You XiaoMo.

The Hidden Dipper Stink Bugs fed on Dipper Herb, so their sensitivity to the Dipper Herb
would be very high. There was nothing better to lead them to it.

You XiaoMo clearly understood this point. As soon as Ling Xiao finished speaking, he
disappeared, and reappeared a moment later, holding a jade box in his hands. The two
insects were lying inside, the Hidden Dipper Stink Bugs which Ling Xiao gave him that time.

Since they hadn't eaten for too long, the two Hidden Dipper Stink Bugs were breathing
rather weakly. Luckily, it was not too much of a hindrance. After You XiaoMo let them out,
one male and one female instantly came back to life with blood pumping, as they suddenly
started to fly, flying rather crookedly in one direction.

This time, You XiaoMo did not let Ling Xiao carry him over because he also let PiQiu out,
who was now at level five. On this side, his strength was probably not high, but it was more
than enough to bring You XiaoMo along.

Although Ling Xiao was not too happy, PiQiu really should be strengthened.

Blue Blooded Wolves were the type that grew up by battling. If they were left too long in
the dimension, not only would the nature of the Blue-Blooded Wolf wear away, the power
to kill would also definitely weaken. This was not something he wanted to see.

If the Blue-Blooded Wolf was unable to protect You XiaoMo, what was the point of having it
around?
PiQiu, who was let out, howled. Luckily, the sound of beasts howling was a normal
occurrence in the Jade Spiritual Cave. Therefore, no one took notice of this howl. Soon
after, PiQiu's whole body leapt up and flew forward at top speed.

Although he was only at level five now, unable to fly, his running speed on level ground was
not bad. In just a few seconds, he sped through several thousand meters, closely tailing
behind the pair of Hidden Dipper Stink Bugs.

Ling Xiao didn’t run to take the lead. Instead, he followed close by You XiaoMo, surveying
the surroundings from time to time.

An hour later, the Hidden Dipper Stink Bugs finally started to slow down.

In front of their eyes there was a luxuriantly green mountain range. Everywhere, it was
covered with abundant growth and filled with an extraordinary amount of spiritual energy.

As You XiaoMo got down from PiQiu, he heard the angry roar of a demon beast. Not far
ahead, he could faintly see what seemed to be several flashes of light.

The two Hidden Dipper Stink Bugs were no longer flying forward. Instead, they were circling
around You XiaoMo, as if urging him. They were so aware because You XiaoMo had already
bonded with them. The Hidden Dipper Stink Bugs which had acknowledged their master
naturally wanted You XiaoMo to lead. Furthermore, they could sense the danger ahead.

"Ling-shixiong, it seems that someone else beat us here," said You XiaoMo.

Ling Xiao wrapped his arm around his waist and said, "We'll go over and look. Don't let
PiQiu follow. Let him wander around by himself. As a Blue-Blooded Wolf, how can he not
fight? We'll regroup four hours later."

"Wai…" Before You XiaoMo could protest, he was brought away by Ling Xiao.

PiQiu stayed in the spot, his silvery white tail wagged faster and faster. The two ruby eyes
glowed eerily, giving off red flashes of light, especially after Ling Xiao said those words. The
strong red flashes got stronger and stronger, a sign that it was excited and charged up. He
looked in the direction they left for a bit, and then turned around and bounded away into
the thick growth of grass.

It never crossed You XiaoMo's mind that his PiQiu, when it returned there two hours later,
would have its silvery fur completely dyed red and its whole-body reeking of blood. The
fresh blood would still be dripping down its fur. His cultivation would also have increased a
huge chunk. But… there would also be a long string of troubles following behind.

After a moment, a group of people appeared in the field of vision of Ling Xiao and You
XiaoMo.
Dressed uniformly in gray robes, a few of them complete with gray hoods. Clearly, they
were from the Xing Luo Sect.

On the other side of the people from the Xing Luo Sect were the Xiao Yao Sect and the Ji Le
Sect. The two forces made up twelve people, mostly of Sun and Moon level. The strongest
ones were two three-star Star level and four-star elders. Not anyone whom You XiaoMo or
Ling Xiao would recognize.

At this moment, these twelve people were surrounded by the people from the Xing Luo
Sect, looking like they had their backs up against the wall.

Overall, the combined strength of the people from the Xing Luo Sect was clearly much
higher than that of the people from the Xiao Yao Sect and Ji Le Sect. Among them was a
seven-star Star level middle aged man whose hood had been lifted off his face, revealing a
rather wicked face covered in a thin layer of black mist. He stared at the twelve people with
a look of blatant savagery.

"Xing ShiYi, what is the meaning of this? Isn't it up to one's own ability to get magic herbs
and demon beasts? It can't be that you're thinking of killing us?" Xiao Yao Sect's Mu Sheng
spoke harshly while looking extremely imposing.

"So, what if I kill all of you. If you want to blame something, blame it on your bad luck. You
just had to run into us and interrupt our plan." The middle-aged man laughed out loud. The
large sword in his hand was stained with a lot of blood, dripping to the ground as he
cackled. A little while later, he stopped and said in a grave voice with a murderous look in
his eyes, "Kill them all. Leave none alive."

Mu Sheng cried out in terror, "Xing ShiYi, if the Tian Xin Sect and the Qing Cheng Sect find
out that you all are colluding with the de…"

Before he could say ‘demons’, his head was chopped off by someone who snuck up behind
him. The one who snuck up behind him was one of the Ji Le Sect’s disciples.
 Chapter 165: Silencing Witnesses
Hearing this, even if the rest of the words were not voiced out, everyone there already
understood.

What could he be referring to by saying de...? If not demons, what else could it be?
Furthermore, recently the Tian Xin Sect and the other major forces had been like fire and
water with the demons. The appearance of the Xing Luo Sect indeed looked a little strange.

As for that disciple from the Ji Le Sect with his sneak attack, he was likely a spy for the Xing
Luo Sect.

The reason why he beheaded Mu Sheng before he could finish his words was because Mu
Sheng purposely spoke in a very loud voice. Therefore, he was afraid that there would be
people nearby. If they overheard it and informed the Qing Cheng Sect and the Tian Xin Sect,
the Xing Luo Sect would be in a very difficult position.

Therefore, to protect the grand scheme of the Xing Luo Sect, the disciples of the Xiao Yao
Sect and Ji Le Sect had to die.

By the time the last Xiao Yao Sect’s disciple fell to the ground, the surrounding area was
already flooded with the overpowering stench of blood. Every single corpse was beyond
recognition.

At this moment, five men in black robes appeared next to those corpses.

The men in black robes were extremely tall. Over two meters, almost three meters tall. The
towering Xing ShiYi instantly appeared very short and small in comparison.

The two sides exchanged a few words. The five men in black robes suddenly squatted down
next to the corpses. One by one, dark hands stretched out from inside the black robes and
latched onto one of the corpses before pulling them into their black robes, followed by
crunching sounds. The sound of bones being gnawed could suddenly be heard. Bright red
blood flowed out from beneath their feet and a newly severed arm suddenly fell out from
inside one of the black robes…

"Blergh!!!" Someone threw up. This person was…

"Who’s there?!" Xing ShiYi's face changed visibly. His sharp and piercing gaze was directed
towards the direction of the sound of vomiting.

That direction was precisely where You XiaoMo and Ling Xiao were. The person who was
throwing up was, of course, You XiaoMo. The five men in black robes eating corpses made
him unable to stop himself from vomiting. He just got used to bloody scenes 'after much
difficulty'.

Xing ShiYi was not the only one who heard the sound. There were also the five men in black
robes. They immediately stopped feeding, some of them simply tossing out half eaten
corpses.

Some of the corpses had their top halves eaten, some had their bottom halves eaten, and
some of them only had the four limbs remaining…

All sorts of horrible sights. Extremely bloody, exceedingly nauseating. The gleaming white
intestines, brain spatter and the like. Everything was flowing out, and so…

"Blergh!!!" You XiaoMo couldn’t hold it in again. With an empty stomach, he threw up the
acidic stomach juices.

The moment he made a sound, Xing ShiYi immediately figured out his exact position. Very
quickly, he found You XiaoMo and Ling Xiao. Seeing that they had been discovered, Ling
Xiao also didn't intend to hide any longer. He carried You XiaoMo, who was vomiting non-
stop, and placed him on one of the towering great vines.

This face of Ling Xiao's, someone like Xing ShiYi was not unfamiliar with. One look and Xing
ShiYi's expression immediately changed, "Tian Xin Sect's Lin Xiao?"

Saying that, his sharp eyes immediately locked onto their surroundings as if trying to see
how many people were still hiding around them.

What surprised him was that other than the two of them, he didn't discover anyone else.
On the surface, it seemed as if there was only the two of them. However, Xing ShiYi didn’t
immediately let his guard down, looking at Ling Xiao and You XiaoMo with a hundred
percent vigilance mixed in with threads of ruthlessness.

Ling Xiao glanced at them in amusement. The Xing Luo Sect teaming up with demons?
Really something he never expected.

But considering the actions of the Xing Luo Sect these few years, indeed there had been
visible trails of spider webs and horses' hooves. It was possible that the Xing Luo Sect had
been working together with demons. Originally, he planned to pretend that he didn't see
anything. Unfortunately, if man proposes, god disposes.

Ling Xiao lowered his head and looked at You XiaoMo, who was still vomiting. He patted his
back gently, "Xiao Shidi, are you alright?"

You XiaoMo didn’t answer his question, but a hand stretched out in front of him and tugged
on his clothes. Did it look like he was alright? God in heaven, this was the first time he
witnessed the monstrosity of people being eaten.

Of course, this was not the first time he witnessed such a bloody scene. It happened before
on the green plains outside HunJi city, limbs covering the ground. That time, he felt the
impact very strongly, but it happened rather quickly and there were no man-eating
monsters.

Although he watched quite a few horror films in his previous life, some of them depicting
man-eating zombies, those were all fiction, separated by a screen. In his heart, he knew
that it was fake. When did he ever have the 'pleasure' of viewing it up close? Furthermore,
it was a live version. The assault on his senses was not small. It was good enough that he
didn't throw up his whole stomach.

Ling Xiao beamed as he patted his back, "It's good that you're used to it."

Get used to your sister! You XiaoMo rolled his eyes at him. Again, with those words.

"Tian Xin Sect's prodigy Lin Xiao actually appearing here by himself? *ha ha ha* Take it that
your luck is bad. Looks like there will be a great harvest today. After killing you, it would be
as if the Tian Xin Sect had lost an arm. I believe Grand Master and Young Master will
definitely be very pleased."

After observing for a long time, Xing ShiYi was finally confident that other than the two of
them, there were no other Tian Xin Sect’s disciples around. Only then did he laugh out loud,
with a savage and wicked look on his face.

He seemed to be already picturing the reward the Grandmaster would give him.

It must be known that although the Tian Xin Sect's Lin Xiao was only a two-star Star level
practitioner, 'he' was only thirty years old, about the same as the Qing Cheng Sect's Luo
ShuHe. Very few people could reach Star level at this age, such as their Young Master, Xing
TianXie.

Xing Luo Sect's Young Master was already forty-one years old. His cultivation was two stars
higher than Ling Xiao's and Luo ShuHe's.

However, when the Young Master was thirty years old, his cultivation was only one-star
Star level. Although it was only lower than these two people by one star, the arrogant
Young Master viewed it as humiliation. Therefore, he had always regarded them as
enemies.

Their Grand Master also felt that if Lin Xiao and Luo ShuHe could mature, they would
become Xing Luo Sect's biggest obstacle one day in the future. Therefore, he had decreed
long ago that during this opening of the Paradise Realm, if there was an opportunity, these
two must be killed.

Xing ShiYi never expected that before he could go looking for them, one of them would
present himself to him. Furthermore, there was only one person by Lin Xiao's side. And was
only a puny mage riding on his coattails. Wasn’t God doing him a favor?

"Xing ShiYi, I want Lin Xiao's body.” At this time, one of the men in black robes suddenly
opened his mouth. The demon's voice was hoarse, like the sound of some rusty machinery
that struggled to turn. A barely concealed excitement could be detected, as if Lin Xiao were
already in his pocket.

Xing ShiYi roared with laughter while saying, "No problem. But I must bring his head back to
our Young Master. He would definitely be very happy to learn that Lin Xiao is dead."

"Then, are you going to do it, or shall I let my underling do it?" the black-robed man
sniggered wickedly.

"Let me do it. A mere two-star Star levels. I can bring him down with just a finger."

Xing ShiYi spoke flippantly while his eyes were filled with intense bloodthirsty killing intent.
He raised his right hand and waved the large sword in his hand, flinging away the drops of
blood on its blade.

Right at this moment, Ling Xiao, who was comforting You XiaoMo, started to laugh.

A hint of suppressed self-satisfaction could be heard in Ling Xiao's laughter. Those who
heard it got a rather strange feeling. Normally, wouldn't one run away a long time ago when
faced with such a great disparity in strength? Not only did they not, they didn’t even show
any signs of anxiousness.

Xing ShiYi and company finally felt that something was not quite right, "What are you
laughing at?"

Ling Xiao stopped laughing abruptly and glanced at Xing ShiYi in amusement. He then
lowered his head and looked at You XiaoMo, who was just about done vomiting. He gently
caressed his silky hair with one of his hands as he laughed while saying, "Xiao Shidi, your
shixiong understands and sympathizes with you, as this is your first time seeing such a
gruesome scene, but you also have seen that they have discovered our secret, so your
shixiong 'has no other choice' but to kill them right in front of you. You also have to show
some understanding and sympathize with your shixiong, ok!"

You XiaoMo rolled his eyes at him. How could he not know that these people have already
discovered whatever secret of theirs? Speaking so pompously, wasn’t it just him wanting to
kill them? Still coming up with so many excuses.
In these pasts few days he encountered all sorts of bloody and cruel experiences one after
another. Furthermore, today's scene was so bloody and gruesome. He felt that his ability to
endure was quickly heading towards a very strong and abnormal direction. He now realized
one truth. There was no such thing as most gruesome in this world, there was only even
more gruesome!

However, to Xing ShiYi and company, hearing these words from Ling Xiao was like hearing
the world's funniest joke.

Lin Xiao wanted to kill all of them here by himself? Surely it had to be a joke. Furthermore,
he must have misunderstood his position, ba. Surely it was them who would be silencing
witnesses.

Since Ling Xiao came upon their scheme, discovering that the Xing Luo Sect was working
with the demons, there was no way they could let him, and the puny mage go no matter
what.

Ling Xiao stood up and patted his melon seed head, saying in a considerate voice, "Xiao
Shidi, go ahead and throw up. By the time you’re finished, I will have done away with the
witnesses."

You XiaoMo was speechless. He could only continue rolling his eyes in answer. He realized
that this fellow really had no lower limit.

Ling Xiao then jumped down from the vine, his clothes fluttering in the wind, a slight smile
on the corners of his lips. He seemed to have a scholarly and noble air. Who would have
guessed that he had killing on his mind at that time?
 Chapter 166: Windfall
Ling Xiao walked to the front of Xing ShiYi and company. If there were a fan in his hand, and
if he opened it with a click, he would probably look like a handsome and refined elegant
prince. Too bad he didn't have one. What he did have, was a heart ready to 'silence the
witnesses'.

"Consider yourselves lucky!" Ling Xiao beamed as he looked at them.

These words were not looney talk. When he killed, he’d usually like to use all sorts of
different methods. The people killed by him sometimes ended up without arms or with
missing legs. Sometimes, half of the head was gone, just like what happened the last time at
the green plains. However, that was one of the few times he was so violent.

But, there was no such thing as most violent, there was only even more violent!

He had yet to cause a truly bloody scene. However, this time, he really empathized with You
XiaoMo. Therefore, he didn’t intend to make it too bloody. He was going to force himself to
leave their bodies intact.

"We are indeed lucky. You however, are out of luck because you will soon be dead." Xing
ShiYi swung his large sword and stared at him squarely. However, he faintly felt a thread of
uneasiness in his heart.

He had never had this feeling before. To think that he would experience this kind of
misgivings facing a two-star Star level practitioner. Xing ShiYi felt that it must be because he
was overly excited, causing him to have these feelings. If he killed Lin Xiao, everything
would be alright.

"Xing ShiYi, why are you still standing there? Hurry up and do it!" at this moment, the black-
robed man behind Xing ShiYi suddenly shouted in a deep voice. His tone was tinged with
anxiousness.

Xing ShiYi's brow twitched. His whole body started to spin at a high speed. Suddenly his
body disappeared and a second later, he appeared again in front of Ling Xiao. The large
sword in his hand was still stained with blood. With a momentum that caused one's heart
to race, he swung it down towards Ling Xiao's crown.

His strength was seven-star Star level, above 'Lin Xiao' by a whole five ranks. With such a
disparity, he believed that 'Lin Xiao' would simply be unable to react. So, he intended to
take 'Lin Xiao's' life.

But when the large sword connected with 'Lin Xiao's' body, just when a tiny bit of glee could
be seen on Xing ShiYi's face, 'Lin Xiao's' body disappeared. Was it an afterimage?

Xing ShiYi's expression changed abruptly. Before he could change his stance, a palm
attached to his abdomen. Flames seemed to flicker for a second on that palm and then
quickly disappeared. Xing ShiYi's eyes were open wide in horror. He appeared to be frozen
in time, with no further reaction.

Ling Xiao's body materialized as he took back his hand that was stuck on his abdomen. He
poked the forehead with a finger and Xing ShiYi's towering body immediately fell
backwards.

Nobody was aware what really happened, but Xing ShiYi seemed to have lost.

Naturally, the people with low cultivation couldn’t tell, but the five black-robed men knew
that Xing ShiYi was dead.

His vigor was very strong at the beginning. But, 'Lin Xiao' seemed to have done something
and it weakened in a flash. His soul force also dried up in an instant.

The covered face of the leader in black robes was shocked to the extreme.

The intelligence of 'Lin Xiao's' level did not add up. The report clearly said that 'Lin Xiao' was
a two-star Star level practitioner. But how could a two-star Star level practitioner instantly
kill a seven-star Star level practitioner at the first meeting? It was very clear that 'Lin Xiao'
was simply not a two-star Star level fighter. Everyone had been fooled.

The black-robed man suddenly remembered what he just said about a secret, a secret that
was exposed? Could it be that he was referring to his cultivation?

However, that was also not right. Before, 'Lin Xiao' didn't make any moves. They basically
knew nothing about his true strength. Or could it be that he was there for some other
reason and was afraid that they would expose him, so he wanted to silence witnesses?

No matter what he did, the black-robed man couldn’t figure out what Ling Xiao was
thinking.

Of course, he had no idea that everything he was thinking was all wrong except for the last
part, 'silence witnesses', these two words were correct.

However, what he really couldn’t make sense of was that since the Paradise Realm had a
limitation on cultivation level, and based on how he killed off Xing ShiYi, he couldn’t be Star
level and below. With this kind of level, how could he enter the Paradise Realm?

Since he couldn’t figure it out, they could only run away because his cultivation was the
same as Xing ShiYi's. He was also a seven-star Star level and even Xing ShiYi was dead, how
else would he end up?

"Leave!" The black-robed man quickly barked out a word and was the first to retreat.

The other four black-robed men also thought like him. Since there was no way for them to
beat 'Lin Xiao' now, they should first retreat and then find an opportunity in the future to
deal with 'Lin Xiao'.

As for Xing Luo Sect's disciples, after witnessing the killing of Xing ShiYi, each one of them
was in a daze. Only when they heard the black-robed man's order 'leave', did they finally
react, immediately rushing to escape.

Ling Xiao saw that they had some sense to spread out. But he didn’t immediately chase
after them. Instead, he stood on the spot with a cunning smile. If he didn't already make
the preparations, why would he just show up so brazenly? Too naive!

A few moments later, the naive black-robed men and disciples of the Xing Luo Sect returned
to the same spot. When they saw each other, the shock was evident on all their faces. After
escaping for so long, how could they end up coming back to the same spot?

The black-robed man raised his head sharply and saw Ling Xiao standing not far from them,
beaming while looking at them. The other side seemed to have known that they would
come back, standing at the same spot, simply not even taking a single step.

This kind of phenomenon, it must be an illusion. Only an illusion could create such a huge
effect. Clearly this 'Lin Xiao' already set up an illusion earlier in this place. How could he
have done it?

Too many questions. The black-robed man suddenly thought of something. His eyes
widened suddenly as he said harshly, “You are not Lin Xiao!"

As it turned out, this was the secret he spoke of.

Ling Xiao shrugged as if it couldn’t be helped. He laughed as he said, "Since I've been found
out, it’s inevitable. Now I can't pretend that I didn't see you all."

No matter how gifted, an ordinary person really couldn’t become such an outrageously
powerful fighter in only thirty years. On top of that, his behavior was inconsistent with
previous reports. It was enough to confirm that he was not the real Lin Xiao.

Thinking of this, the black-robed man felt his body grow cold.

Someone able to overcome the restriction of the Paradise Realm. Either he had a special
method, or his strength was even higher than that of the owner of the Paradise Realm.
"You all have really bad luck. Since you already know my secret, you all have to die right
here today!" Ling Xiao declared nonchalantly. A second later he was again all smiles, "But
you all don't have to worry. I won't tell anyone about the collaboration between the Xing
Luo Sect and the demons. So… you can all go to your deaths at peace!"

With consideration for You XiaoMo, Ling Xiao left their bodies in one piece. However,
looking at the whole place covered in bodies, it really affected one’s appetite. But You
XiaoMo already had nothing left to throw up.

You XiaoMo looked away gloomily, not wanting to look at Ling Xiao, who was smiling
dazzlingly while standing in the middle of the corpses. He discovered that Ling Xiao might
have been right. There would be a day when he would be very used to this thing with dead
people. That was, if Ling Xiao were to keep killing people this way in front of him.

"Xiao Shidi, how is it? Are you used to it yet?" Ling Xiao walked over and took him down
from the vines. He happily used his sleeve to wipe the corners of You XiaoMo's mouth. He
was not used to it. For goodness sake, don't you think it's too extreme?

You XiaoMo was still tight-faced. Then he glanced at Ling Xiao gloomily and helplessly. The
reality was, he would rather be pure and innocent, for real!

Since You XiaoMo felt that all the bodies covering the floor was too gruesome, he refused
to go down there. Ling Xiao had no choice but to take off the magic bags of the black-robed
men and Xing Luo Sect’s disciples with his own hands.

However, he accidentally broke two of the magic bags when he killed them. The things
inside fell out and were mostly stained with blood. Luckily, they were nothing much, so Ling
Xiao didn’t pick them up. In the end, he harvested fifteen magic bags, five of them from the
black-robed men.

Speaking of coincidences, the reason why the Xing Luo Sect and the black-robed men
appeared here was also because of the Dipper Herb. However, their motive was different.
They were aiming for the Hidden Dipper Stink Bugs that were found near the Dipper Herb.

One would only have to have read the demon beast scrolls to know that where there was
Dipper Herb, there would be Hidden Dipper Stink Bugs. However, where there were Hidden
Dipper Stink Bugs, there may not necessarily be Dipper Herb.

By the time they found the Dipper Herb, You XiaoMo's two Hidden Dipper Stink Bugs had
already dived straight into a pile of Dipper Herb, happily eating their meal. In just a short
while, they stuffed their bellies until they were completely round.

However, it was not just his pair of Hidden Dipper Stink Bugs buried in the pile of Dipper
Herb. There were still quite a lot of others nearby. It was just that not all of them would
show themselves. Since You XiaoMo already bonded with them, the moment he got there,
he knew exactly which ones were his.

After putting the pair of Hidden Dipper Stink Bugs back into his dimension, You XiaoMo
started to dig up the Dipper Herb. Since he had a pair of Hidden Dipper Stink Bugs, the
Hidden Dipper Stink Bugs guarding the Dipper Herb did not attack him while he was digging
up the Dipper Herb.

Those of the same kind were very sensitive to each other. What more since level six demon
beasts were mostly those that have already awakened.

The Dipper Herb had already grown here for many years. Furthermore, most of them were
already mature. Most people would pick the mature ones. But You XiaoMo didn’t do that.
He only dug up ten stalks of Dipper Herb which were close to maturity. He also picked up a
hundred or so seeds that had fallen to the ground. His luck was very good. These seeds
dropped not too long ago, so a lot of them were still of good quality.

In the future, these Dipper Herb or the fallen seeds would sprout and grow. In the end, they
would replace the patch of Dipper Herb that had been completely eaten.

You XiaoMo was not a selfish person so he only picked up a hundred or so.

"Ling-shixiong, why are the Xing Luo Sect and demons targeting the Hidden Dipper Stink
Bugs?" You XiaoMo asked curiously.

Ling Xiao was leaning on the vines. He said casually, "Most people who target Hidden
Dipper Stink Bugs are surely aiming for the Golden Winged insects that have evolved three
times. That is the true value of the Hidden Dipper Stink Bugs."

You XiaoMo pondered for a moment, "But for the Hidden Dipper Stink Bugs to evolve three
times, it requires a lot of Dipper Herb. On top of that, success is not guaranteed. Are they
not afraid of failure?"

"Who knows what they are planning!" Ling Xiao said uncaringly, "Have you finished
choosing? Let's leave right away. The bloody stench here will soon attract other
practitioners and demon beasts."

"I'm done." You XiaoMo nodded as he sent the last seeds into his dimension.

Ling Xiao walked over and picked him up. You XiaoMo was very accepting as he was already
very used to being picked up. This was the biggest disadvantage of being a mage. If there
was no demon beast by their side, it was very inconvenient to get around.

Not long after the two of them left, just as Ling Xiao said, a group of demon beasts arrived,
drawn by the thick stench of blood. There were low level and mid-level demon beasts.
Those which had not awakened started to instinctively chew on the bodies on the ground.
By the time a group of practitioners was attracted over, the faces of the bodies had already
been chewed beyond recognition. It could only be vaguely made out that they were from
the Xing Luo Sect.

Only half the time agreed upon with PiQiu had passed but Ling Xiao carried You XiaoMo
directly to the appointed place. They then found a secluded place to hide.

While other people were snatching magic herbs and demon beasts, You XiaoMo was
snatching other people's magic bags. He and Ling Xiao were in the midst of dividing the
spoils while hiding.

Since the magic bags of the Xing Luo Sect and the Qing Cheng Sect were marked, You
XiaoMo first took everything out and then threw away the magic bags. After all, he had a
dimension to put the things in.

As for the magic bags from the five demons, after Ling Xiao made sure that they were not
marked and there was nothing special about them, they could be used without worry, but…

You XiaoMo didn’t like it. When it came to the magic bags of those man-eating demons, he
didn’t have the slightest interest.

There were twelve Xing Luo Sect’s disciples, but they only got ten magic bags because the
other two were ruined by Ling Xiao. Luckily, they were all practitioners. However, the things
inside the magic bags of the five black-robed men surprised him. It seemed as if there was
nothing of use. Not only that, they were also quite paltry.

Ling Xiao heard him complain and said noncommittally, "The cultivation methods of
demons and practitioners are not quite the same. Their flesh is rather sturdy. That's why
they concentrate on the body when cultivating.”

You XiaoMo exclaimed 'oh'. Suddenly he caught sight of something in the pile of stolen
goods out of the corner of his eye. He picked it up and said, "What is this thing?"
 Chapter 167: Causing Trouble
Ling Xiao tilted his head and saw an ox skin sheet in his hand. This piece of leather seemed
very familiar. It appeared to be very similar to the incomplete map of the Jade Spiritual cave
which he had.

You XiaoMo spread it out and looked. There was a route marked on it, but it was not clear.
Also, it did not indicate where it was leading to. This map was found in Ye Dan's magic bag.

At this time, Ling Xiao fished out another piece of leather from the pile of stolen goods. It
was the same as the one he had in his hand. If one wanted to insist on the details, they
were different in size.

The one in his hand was only the size of two palms. The one in Ling Xiao's hand was the size
of an A4 paper. On it, the terrain and routes were depicted very clearly. At the center of the
map was a symbol of a palace. It seemed as if most of the routes were leading to that.

Comparing the two maps, it was clear that the one in Ling Xiao's hand was better. You
XiaoMo immediately tossed away the map in his hand and went over to Ling Xiao to read
the map together.

"Ling-shixiong, does the Paradise Realm have this kind of place?" You XiaoMo asked full of
curiosity.

"The Paradise Realm used to have a Master. The existence of a palace is nothing strange."
Ling Xiao opened the map and lay it on the ground. Looking at it like that, this map was very
complete. The places they had gone to were mostly in it and there was still a lot they hadn't
covered.

The preparations of the demons were so complete. Looked like they had been paying
attention to the Paradise Realm for a long time. Or perhaps they prepared all these things
to deal with the disciples of the major sects. After all, most of the magic herbs were of no
use to them. Only demon beasts were of use.

You XiaoMo compared them for a second and discovered that although Ye Dan's map was
small, the map's destination was also that palace, though via a different route.

"Ling-shixiong, do you think that both were headed to this palace? The Qing Cheng Sect had
it, so the Tian Xin Sect should also have it, right?" You XiaoMo thought it over and suddenly
looked towards Ling Xiao.

But Ling Xiao didn’t get this map. Furthermore, Elder Shi pointed them in the complete
opposite direction from the palace. He seemed to have purposely sent him further and
further away from the palace, making it clear what his intentions were.

Ling Xiao smirked, "Not even telling me such an important thing. Looks like Tang Fan has
been wary of me for a long time. Oh well. Let's go over there and look. What is the secret
hidden in the palace, attracting the attention of all the major forces?"

You XiaoMo immediately nodded his head in glee.

He also wanted to go look, but he was not in a hurry.

The place they were at now was the Jade Spiritual Cave. From here, it would take at least
half a day to get there. Furthermore, they would probably come across all sorts of magic
herbs or demon beasts. Digging here, digging there, it would also take some time. In the
end, it would probably take over a day.

As for the others, their situation was probably the same as them. Furthermore, they might
not necessarily have such a clear map.

After that, You XiaoMo and Ling Xiao picked through the things together, finally dividing up
all their spoils of war.

There were seven to eight martial arts techniques all together, but because they were from
the same forces, there were a few copies of the same techniques. Luckily, Xing ShiYi's
martial art technique was a high quality mid-level volume. It seemed to be one practiced by
the core disciples of Xing Luo Sect. However, since its nature was rather dark, what people
would consider tainted ways, it could only be stored or sold.

As for the demons, their martial art techniques were passed on from generation to
generation, so there was no specific volume of martial art techniques.

Next were the magic pills. There were seven mid-level pills and more than five hundred low
level pills. Half of them were dug out from the magic bags of the two mages. It was too bad
that Ling Xiao didn’t like them, so You XiaoMo could only put them away and find a way to
sell them off later.

Last of all, the magic herbs. Big sects were not the same as their assets were rather
significant. Furthermore, people like Xing ShiYi would have come across good magic herbs.
There were a few stalks of mid-level magic herbs which You XiaoMo didn’t have. Moreover,
the quality was not low. It was too bad that there wasn’t a single stalk of level seven magic
herb in their magic bags.

By the time they were finished dividing up and putting away the things, two hours had
passed.

You XiaoMo placed all the magic bags into one of the magic bags and then handed it over to
Ling Xiao.

Ling Xiao took the magic bag and smiled until his eyes turned into slits. With a flick of his
hand, he flung the magic bag with quite a lot of force. The naked eye could see the magic
bag soaring through the air, but just for a little while. Very quickly, it disappeared from their
field of view. Who knows where it flew off to.

"Strange, why is PiQiu not back yet?" As You XiaoMo watched the magic bag disappear, he
finally realized that the agreed-upon time had already passed.

"Maybe he is too caught up in the joy of playing." Ling Xiao seemed to be thinking of
something, the corner of lips lifting showing a hint of amusement.

"Playing?" You XiaoMo didn’t understand.

"Blue-Blooded Wolves are famous for their combat ability. Furthermore, fighting is the
fastest way for them to rise in level. You were only willing to let it out after all this time, so
of course he had to 'play' to its heart's content before coming back," Ling Xiao rested his
head on his arm and said contentedly.

You XiaoMo didn’t say anything.

It seemed like the playing he was referring to was fighting. He did know it was the nature of
Blue-Blooded Wolves to love fighting, but he didn't know that they’d rise in level by
fighting.

You XiaoMo asked helplessly, "Then when do you think he will come back?"

Ling Xiao pondered for a moment and laughed while saying, "Wait for it to get over its
excitement, then maybe it will remember your instructions."

You XiaoMo immediately felt the blow but soon thought of something, "Since you already
knew, why didn't you say something earlier?"

"Why should I say anything?" Ling Xiao gave him an odd glance. "Your PiQiu should get
some training. Isn't the Paradise Realm the best opportunity? Furthermore, if it doesn't
train for too long, it may end up weaker than normal level eight demon beasts. Are you
willing to see a mighty Blue-Blooded Wolf end up as a useless lump of meat?"

You XiaoMo thought it over for a second. A useless lump of meat. How fat would Da PiQiu
end up? This type of thing was not uncommon on the 21st century Earth. Often, he would
see these kinds of things on TV or on the web.

He shuddered in disgust. If PiQiu really were to end up like that, he would probably have to
commit suicide out of guilt. But he was curious. How did Ling Xiao come up with that
expression?

You XiaoMo stole a glance at Ling Xiao. The latter had no reaction whatsoever, only saying,
"Alright. Let's just wait for two hours."

And so, they waited for two hours.

During that time, You XiaoMo looked out quite a few times, right until two hours later. This
time, when he stretched his head out to look, he finally caught a glimpse of a beast. Except,
this beast figure didn’t seem to be a white PiQiu. Rather, it was a very bloody PiQiu.

You XiaoMo ran out in shock, "PiQiu, how did you end up like this?"

PiQiu seemed to know that he was in the wrong and whimpered, turning away shamefully,
not daring to look at him or get any closer.

You XiaoMo also did not dare to get closer. The bloody stench was too strong, almost
causing him to faint of suffocation.

Ling Xiao walked out from behind and gazed at PiQiu delightedly. With a rather judging
tone, he said, "Not bad, not bad. Your first time out and you hunted down so many. As a
newbie, your performance is not bad. But it's still a little lacking. Not only are you covered
in filth, you are actually injured!"

"PiQiu is injured?" You XiaoMo cried out in alarm and immediately forgot about the
bloodiness. He quickly walked over and examined him thoroughly once over. Finally, he
discovered a cut behind his right hind leg.

Seeing this cut, You XiaoMo let out a gasp.

This cut was rather too big. Who knows what caused it, resulting in such a large wound. The
cut was four centimeters deep. The white bone was almost visible, and fresh blood was
flowing out continuously. But it would have been overlooked if not examined closely. Who
asked it to be covered in blood, a moment of inattentiveness, and it would have been
overlooked.

In a moment of panic, You XiaoMo wanted to put him back into the dimension.

At his side, Ling Xiao placed a hand on his shoulder to stop him, "Wait a bit, people are
coming."

Just after he said this, shrill sounds could be heard coming from afar. The sound was getting
nearer and nearer. It was the sound of flying swords piercing through the sky. Clearly, a lot
of people coming. A mix of furious voices could be heard.
Since You XiaoMo would soon advance to become a level four mage, his soul's awareness
was getting stronger and stronger. From far away, he could hear what the voices were
saying. Most of it was 'Where did it run to?' 'Quick, give chase, don't let it run away' and so
on. Although they didn’t specify what 'it' is, You XiaoMo could guess that they should be
referring to PiQiu.

Soon after, that group of people appeared in their field of vision one after the other.

One by one they floated down from the sky flauntingly, dressed fashionably as if afraid that
others wouldn’t know that they come with powerful backing.

You XiaoMo took a closer look and his eyes almost fell out of their sockets.

The people in front were people he recognized. These people should be heading to the
Southwest direction, Lei Ju and company. Why did they end up here?
 Chapter 168: Infighting
"There's the Blue-Blooded Wolf!" Just after landing, one of them exclaimed excitedly.

Everyone turned to look at the direction he pointed at. Sure enough, they saw a Blue-
Blooded Wolf bathed in blood. But, at the same time, the two-people standing next to the
Blue-Blooded Wolf couldn't be ignored as they entered their field of vision.

The one with the strongest reaction was Tang YunQi.

The moment she saw Ling Xiao, her whole face lit up. She quickly overlooked You XiaoMo at
Ling Xiao's side and ran over excitedly while exclaiming, "Xiao-ge, how come you're here?"

Before entering the Paradise realm, Tang YunQi wanted to move around together with Ling
Xiao. But for some reason, her father grouped her with Lei Ju and two other Elders. Later
they didn't allow her to wait for Xiao-ge. She had thought that she wouldn't be able to see
Xiao-ge for a while, but unexpectedly, just a few days into the month, God let her meet up
with Xiao-ge.

However, when she got there, she discovered that the horrid You XiaoMo was again
standing next to Xiao-ge.

If it were before, Tang YunQi would not hesitate to show her disgust, but she had learned
from experience. The moment she’d show any disgust towards You XiaoMo, it would only
make Xiao-ge go further and further from her.

"You-shidi, I knew you would be together with Xiao-ge. I'm very happy to see the both of
you." She smiled happily as she gave You XiaoMo a glance.

You XiaoMo seemed to find it hard to believe and blinked twice. This young lady saying she
was happy to see them was the same Tang YunQi who always stared at him with hatred?
Furthermore, the one she was happy to see was not him, but her Da shixiong, right?

Although Tang YunQi's disgust towards him was not as blatant as before, this type of
transformation only made him more horrified. This fellow had problems!

On the other hand, Lei Ju was not this 'happy' to see Ling Xiao.

With a face so dark, as if smeared with a layer of charcoal, glaring daggers at Ling Xiao again
and again. Only after some time did he smile superficially while saying, "Lin Xiao, what are
you doing here? Aren't you supposed to be…"

"Be where?" Ling Xiao asked in return.

Lei Ju seemed to choke for a bit, no longer continuing what he was going to say.

He suddenly realized that only a few people knew that Ling Xiao would be sent to the
North. He entered the Paradise Realm before Ling Xiao. Later, he didn't see him again and,
in the meantime, he also didn't see any other disciples from the Tian Xin Sect. If he said it
out, Ling Xiao would be suspicious.

Thinking like this, he paused for a while before saying, "Why is it just the two of you? Where
are the other disciples?"

Ling Xiao looked at him expressionlessly and said calmly, "We got separated in a moment of
inattentiveness, ah. Midway, we came across a very strong demon beast. We couldn't
defeat it, so we could only run. Who would have guessed that we would become
separated? You-shidi and I also don't have a map of the Paradise Realm, so we ended up
running here in the end."

The East was next to the North, so he was not worried that they would doubt him. Even if
they did doubt him, there was nothing they could do about it.

"Is that so!" The corner of Lei Ju's mouth twitched. He really wished that the demon beast
had killed Ling Xiao.

"Oh right, why are you all here? I remember you all were headed to the Southwest. Could it
be that you all got lost just like us?" Ling Xiao smiled as he asked in return, eyes fixed on Lei
Ju.

Lei Ju was flustered by his gaze and failed to answer his question in a timely manner.

At this time Elder Wang who was standing quietly at the side suddenly opened his mouth to
explain, "Lin-shizi, we're here because we were chasing a demon beast. But that demon
beast was too cunning, leading us all over the place. Unexpectedly we ran all the way here,
but…"

After speaking for a while, Elder Wang suddenly came to a turning point. His shrewd gaze
fell on the PiQiu in front of You XiaoMo. "If this demon beast didn't get in the way, we
would have caught that demon beast a long time ago."

His words immediately caught everyone's attention.

Only then did everyone realize that the Blue-Blooded Wolf they were chasing was lying
down quietly in front of You XiaoMo. Furthermore, it was not resisting at all, as You XiaoMo
was cleaning its wound.

Tang YunQi glanced at You XiaoMo and then looked at Ling Xiao. She suddenly said sweetly,
"Xiao-ge, this Blue-Blooded Wolf is very beautiful. Has it already acknowledged you as its
master? Can you give it to Little Qi? Little Qi likes it very much."

Everyone immediately turned to look at Ling Xiao.

They had thought the Blue-Blooded Wolf did not have a master. It was possible that when
they were chasing it, it was tamed by Ling Xiao. Although time was short, they believed it
was because they tired the Blue-Blooded Wolf. That was the reason why Ling Xiao was able
to successfully subdue it. Therefore, it was only right that this Blue-Blooded Wolf belonged
to them. Giving it to Shimei was not unreasonable.

"That won't do." The corner of Ling Xiao's lips rise slightly as he rejected it without the
slightest hesitation.

Tang YunQi was stunned. She recovered quickly and forced herself to ask in a calm voice,
"Why not? Xiao-ge, don't tell me you have already bonded this Blue-Blooded Wolf?"

Ling Xiao shook his head. The corner of his lips curved up as he smiles while saying, "Your
guess is right. But the one who bonded with the Blue-Blooded Wolf is not me."

With that, everyone shifted their gaze onto You XiaoMo. If it was not Ling Xiao, it could only
be You XiaoMo. Among the group, there was one person struggling to control his envy,
glaring at You XiaoMo surreptitiously from the corner of his eye.

Lei Ju was immediately displeased, cutting in before Tang YunQi to say, "Lin Xiao, you're too
much. We found this Blue-Blooded Wolf first. What makes you think you can give it to You
XiaoMo? If we didn't injure it seriously first, do you think you would have been able to
capture it?"

Before, the Blue-Blooded Wolf was of level five strength. But that was before it came across
Lei Ju and company. It succeeded rising to become a level six demon beast while fighting, a
Star level cultivation.

Lin Xiao was also of Star level cultivation; the strength of the Blue-Blooded Wolf must be
much lower than his for it to submit to bonding. Therefore, they felt that it must be due to
their efforts.

As soon as Lei Ju finished talking, the others chimed in their agreement. The two Elders also
nodded their heads while looking at Ling Xiao reproachfully.

Ling Xiao raised his hands as he said in a helpless tone, although he was clearly smirking in
amusement while saying, "When did I say that You-shidi bonded with the Blue-Blooded
Wolf only after you all came across it?"

Lei Ju was stunned but then scoffed coldly while saying, "What are you trying to say? Are
you trying to say that the both of you bonded this Blue-Blooded Wolf earlier? Don't joke. If
you really bonded this Blue-Blooded Wolf, why would you let it go? Furthermore, do you
have any proof that you bonded with it before we saw it?"

Ling Xiao had guessed that he would ask, so he wasn't anxious as he looked at them while
speaking leisurely, "Why do I need proof? Anyone with a brain would know that it's
impossible to bond a level six demon beast in such a short time, even if it is weakened.
Bonding takes time. But if you all still can't accept it, you can go ahead and ask the Blue-
Blooded Wolf."

The faces of Lei Ju and Elder Wang who was mocked by Ling Xiao as being brainless were
quite the sight.

Even though they knew that he was right, they were still unwilling to give up a level eight
Blue-Blooded Wolf. Furthermore, this Blue-Blooded Wolf was currently only at level six,
making it even rarer.

But, as everyone's gaze moved to You XiaoMo and the Blue-Blooded Wolf, there was really
no need to ask as they already knew the answer. Looking at how the Blue-Blooded Wolf
was interacting with You XiaoMo, no matter how one looked at it, it didn't seem as if they
just formed a master-servant relationship.

Since the Blue-Blooded Wolf was injured, You XiaoMo was worried that it would get worse,
so he let it lie on the ground. The Blue-Blooded Wolf was very obedient. Not only did it lie
down, it exposed its belly while looking woefully at You XiaoMo. After being glared at, it
even whimpered miserably, as if it were acting spoiled.

But You XiaoMo did not give in. If it weren’t already injured, he’d really want to give it a
thorough beating. Even if it was good at fighting, it didn’t mean it had to end up in such a
condition. Furthermore, out of all the people out there, it just had to run into these people
of utmost quality and bring them here on top of that. Really, poor upbringing!

Luckily, he had a healing magic pill. Otherwise, it really would be difficult to manage.

But there was no way he could take out the healing magic pill he refined because those
were all high-quality magic pills. Tang YunQi was a mage. One look and she would be able to
tell what quality the magic pills were. He could only use the ones he got from the spoils of
war before. Although the quality was not as good, at least it had some healing effect.

You XiaoMo poured out a handful of magic pills and stuffed them right into PiQiu's mouth.
He then crumbled a few pills and sprinkled them on the wound. Although it would take a
while to heal, at least it was no longer bleeding. Only then did he let out a sigh of relief.

If one were to say that their master and servant bond started less than fifteen minutes ago,
there was no doubt that no one would believe it.

Where could anyone find a pair of master and servant with such a rapidly developed tacit
understanding? Where could anyone find a demon beast that would act spoiled towards a
master it had acknowledged less than fifteen minutes ago? All sorts of signs were pointing
that the reality was very likely what Ling Xiao was saying. This Blue-Blooded Wolf was a
demon beast that they bonded with a long time ago.

Lei Ju was still unwilling, an uncertain expression on his face.

At this moment, someone suddenly squeezed to the front. That person was Jiang Liu.

Jiang Liu was currently the favorite pupil of the Master of Heaven peak. To guarantee his
safety, Tang Fan placed him in Lei Ju's group. Among the five people, he and Tang YunQi
were mages. Their status was not low.

Furthermore, the other three practitioners all had strengths of Star level and above. For
example, Lei Ju was one-star Star level. Speaking about Elder Wang and the other one, one
was a seven-star Star level, while the other was a four-star Star level. This kind of group
could be considered invincible in the Paradise Realm. Tang Fan's intention was plain to see.

Jiang Liu did not speak before this, and because he was standing near the back, You XiaoMo
didn't really notice him. Now that he had stepped up, it seemed as if everyone's attention
was focused on him.

Jiang Liu seemed a little bashful as if he were very uncomfortable with everyone's eyes on
him. He looked at Ling Xiao and said, "I feel that since this Blue-Blooded Wolf had already
bonded with You-shixiong, then its master can only be You-shixiong and no one else. No
matter how we disagree, the result can't be changed. How about we each take a step
backwards? We still have time. There are so many demon beasts in the Paradise Realm. We
will have more chances. What do you say, Lin-shixiong?"

You XiaoMo pondered for a moment and suddenly felt that these words from Jiang Liu were
quite skillful.

If it were like before, he wouldn’t analyze his words. But ever since he decided to draw a
clear line between them in his heart, he had become much more careful when it came to
Jiang Liu. For example, with his words now.

He intentionally did not mention that he had already bonded PiQiu before this, as if he were
implying that You XiaoMo took advantage of the situation to bond with PiQiu, causing this
whole situation. He seemed to be silently accusing him of snatching their demon beast.
How was it that he never realized before just how cunning this fellow villager of his’ was?
Fine, seemed like he had been too kind-hearted!

Ling Xiao smiled, but did not speak.

Tang YunQi, who was standing at the side immediately agreed, "What Jiang-shidi said is
right. Now is the time for us to work together with one heart. It's just one demon beast.
Everyone can look for another and that would do. Such a large Paradise Realm, it can't be
that we're worried we won't be able to find others. What do you say, Elder Wang?"

"What Young Miss said is right." Elder Wang immediately nodded.

Lei Ju saw that three out of the five have agreed, so even though he was unwilling, he could
only come to terms with it.

"Since you all want to look for demon beasts, then we shall go our separate ways." Ling Xiao
walked to You XiaoMo's side and then turned to say this to them. His words and manner
clearly showed that he wanted them to part ways right there.

Several people were stunned, especially Tang YunQi. Her pretty face suddenly revealed a
trace of anxiousness as she quickly said, "Xiao-ge, isn't it better if we go together?
Furthermore, there were only two of you. What would happen if you meet with danger? A
few more people mutually looking after each other is preferable, is it not?"

"You-shidi and I want to look for magic herbs. You all want to look for demon beasts. I'm
afraid it won't be too convenient…"

Before Ling Xiao could finish speaking, Tang YunQi immediately interrupted, "It won't be
inconvenient. We can also follow Xiao-ge to look for magic herbs, ah. Furthermore, there is
usually demon beasts guarding the magic herbs. Just nice, we can catch demon beasts while
the both of you dig up magic herbs. Two birds with one stone!"

"Alright then." Ling Xiao considered for a moment and agreed.

You XiaoMo wanted to say that he had yet to speak!

 Chapter 169: Jiang Liu's Probing
And so, a new group of people was formed.

Many times, You XiaoMo wanted to ask Ling Xiao why they had to join them. The map they
had must not be discovered by Tang YunQi and company. But it was all for naught, because
Tang YunQi was forever stuck to Ling Xiao, asking this and that. He simply had no chance to
bring it up.

There was one thing for certain. Ling Xiao must have expected it already. That was why he
accepted Tang YunQi's suggestion without talking it over with him first. So, even though his
heart was bursting with curiosity, You XiaoMo still had to bear with it.

A lot of the magic herbs and demon beasts were at the Jade Spiritual Cave. Although You
XiaoMo just left the Jade Spiritual Cave a few hours ago, he was planning to return to the
Jade Spiritual Cave to dig up some magic herbs. Therefore, he moved forward with them
without protesting.

The whole way, the one with the most words was Tang YunQi. No one knew where all those
words came from, from the North pole to the South pole. Although Ling Xiao didn’t say
much in reply, she still carried on enthusiastically by herself.

You XiaoMo was rather bored, riding on top of PiQiu.

Although PiQiu had a wound on one of its legs, the healing capability of the Blue-Blooded
Wolf was very strong. Furthermore, You XiaoMo was not stingy with the Healing magic pill.
Right now, that wound was already healing rapidly, not the least bit affecting his strong and
vigorous posture.

Just as he was feeling bored, Jiang Liu who was walking in front started to slow down his
pace. Very quickly, he was walking side by side with him.

Jiang Liu seemed to have been looking for an opportunity to talk to him. A dazzling smile
burst forth from his bright and fresh face as he looked at You XiaoMo. He smiled while
saying, "You-shixiong, it's been a long time. I didn't expect us to meet in the Paradise Realm.
Looks like we are quite fated, am I right?"

"Right, ah!" You XiaoMo laughed dryly.

What fated? From his point of view, it was more ill-fated. He knew that Jiang Liu certainly
did not expect that he would make it to the Paradise Realm.

Nevertheless, he kept the same expression on the surface. It was just that he was very
curious. He and Jiang Liu were disciples from different peaks, with not much contact with
each other. Although there was bad blood between Capital Peak and Heaven peak, they
were newly admitted disciples, still under a year. Even if he had assimilated himself into his
peak, it was hard to imagine that the rivalry would rise to the extent of stabbing him in the
back. But thinking back now, he felt that Jiang Liu probably hated him from the beginning.

But he couldn’t figure out why Jiang Liu hated him so much. He didn’t remember ever
offending Jiang Liu, but he couldn’t be sure about the original You XiaoMo.

Jiang Liu didn’t seem to detect his wariness. He glanced at the Blue-Blooded Wolf below
him and said admiringly, "You-shixiong's luck was very good. Just a few days after entering
the Paradise Realm and you already have a level eight Blue-Blooded Wolf. I read in the
scrolls that the combat ability of the Blue-Blooded Wolf is very strong, probably one of the
best among the demon beasts of the same level. I also really want to have a Blue-Blooded
Wolf."

You XiaoMo's brain churned quickly as he said, "There is still over twenty days left. I believe
you will have the chance."

Jiang Liu winked at him cheekily, "I also believe my luck can't be that bad. Oh right, You-
shixiong. This Blue-Blooded Wolf if very big. Can you let me get on as well? I also want to try
and see how it feels to sit on a level eight demon beast. Can I?"

You XiaoMo was momentarily speechless when he heard those words. Normally, people
wouldn't bring up this kind of request. However, he couldn’t just say that, so he only said
awkwardly, "I'm sorry, Jiang-shidi. PiQiu doesn't like strangers to get close to it. Also, his
injury still hadn't healed so I'm afraid it is not possible."

"Is that so, ah. Then it's fine. I was only asking, nothing more." Jiang Liu frowned
imperceptibly and then nodded understandingly, as if his words just now were really
something he just thought of.

You XiaoMo laughed awkwardly and didn’t say anything more.

Unexpectedly, Jiang Liu brought up another topic. He looks at him in a probing manner as
he said, "You-shixiong, there is something I want to say, but you must not accuse me of
being a busybody. I'm only curious, that's all."

"What is it?" You XiaoMo frowned, not knowing what Jiang Liu wanted to say.

Jiang Liu looked at him with shining eyes, his fingers linked behind his back, as he smiled
seemingly harmlessly while saying, "I heard that only level three mages have the right to get
a spot on the Paradise Realm list. Since You-shixiong can appear here, does it mean that
you are already a level three mage?"
Hearing his words, a strange look immediately appeared faintly on You XiaoMo's face. This
matter of him not being a level three mage seemed to have spread from Capital Peak. A lot
of the disciples were also blabbermouths. It seemed like Flying peak and Heaven peak must
have received the news.

Before he entered the Paradise Realm, it surprised him that Tang Fan and Kong Wen didn't
just say, "You are not a level three mage." But thinking back now, it was probably because
the Paradise Realm was about to open, and the two of them were people who didn't like to
lose face. Attacking their own disciple in front of the other sects would instead cause others
to gossip.

At that time, his thinking was thus: if Tang Fan and Kong Wen insisted on pressing the point,
he would just come out and tell them that he was already a level three mage. He'd say that
he by chance broke through the day before setting out. Even if they suspected him, there
was nothing they could do about it because he was genuinely a level three mage.

However, he didn't get the chance to say it, so right now, other people did not know what
his actual level was.

Originally, others could generally figure out his cultivation by looking at his soul force.
However, ever since he gained true mastery over his dimension, the dimension seemed to
be able to form a faint protective barrier around his body.

This matter was found out by Ling Xiao who then told him about it. Otherwise, he wouldn't
have known. That protective barrier could conceal his level according to his will.

Therefore, in the eyes of Tang Fan and company, he still appeared as a level two mage.

Since Jiang Liu was already a level three mage, he should have the ability to see through his
level. That meant he should know what level he currently was. Yet he still asked this kind of
question. Therefore, it was unlikely that he didn’t have an ulterior motive.

You XiaoMo didn’t like people bad mouthing Ling Xiao behind his back, so he put on a
happy voice and said, "Yes, ah. Talking about that, my luck is good. The night before we set
out, by luck, I broke through while refining magic pills. However, because everyone was
busy with the Paradise Realm, I didn't tell everyone."

Jiang Liu's expression froze momentarily, but he recovered very quickly. There was no trace
of awkwardness on his face. Instead he appeared very happy for him as he said, " You-
shixiong is really a level three mage? Didn't I say that your luck is not bad?
Congratulations!"

"I still haven't congratulated you. I heard that you also became a level three mage not too
long ago. Congratulations to you too!" You XiaoMo said hurriedly. He suddenly felt as if he
were saying his new year greetings.

Jiang Liu laughed, but his eyes were flashing as he glanced sharply, "How can I compare
with You-shixiong's luck? If not for the old master's benevolence, there was no way I could
have risen to a level three mage within three short months."

You XiaoMo laughed while saying, "Actually it is you who had better luck than me. At least
you have a master who cares for you and supplies you generously with magic herbs. Unlike
me, I must buy everything myself. The magic herbs that I use for refining magic pills is
bought with the money I got from selling magic pills. If not, I probably wouldn't have been
able to rise to the next level."

Immediately the smile on Jiang Liu's face slipped.

He felt that these words seemed to be mocking him. He had a master who supplied him
with magic herbs and because of that, he was able to rise quickly. On the other hand, You
XiaoMo's magic herbs were bought with the gold coins which he earned himself and yet,
the speed with which he advanced was about the same as his own. These words seemed to
be saying that if he didn't have a master who supplied him with magic herbs, he couldn’t
compare to You XiaoMo.

Although You XiaoMo probably didn't have an ulterior motive when he said those words,
Jiang Liu felt that every word was like a thorn, stabbing deeply into his heart, forming a dark
mass that seemed to be expanding.

"As expected of You-shixiong, this matter, this shidi cannot compare," he put on a fake
smile.

You XiaoMo laughed while saying, "Jiang-shidi's innate talent was already higher than mine.
I can only rely on hard work to make up for the deficit in my innate talent."

Jiang Liu seemed to choke momentarily, no longer saying anything more.

After that, the two of them concentrated on the journey and no longer spoke. It was
unclear if Jiang Liu already got the answer he was looking for, or if he was really rendered
speechless by You XiaoMo's words. Whatever the case, he was no longer seen looking for
You XiaoMo to talk to him.

As for You XiaoMo, at first, he was endlessly depressed because he had to travel together
with Tang YunQi and company. Now, it seemed as if the depression from before had been
swept away. His delicate and glowing face was sparkling with joy straight from his heart,
even saying a few words to PiQiu from time to time.
At the front, Ling Xiao, who never once looked back, suddenly raised the corner of his
mouth.

Tang YunQi just happened to turn her head and caught sight of the smile before it
disappeared. She couldn’t help asking curiously, "Xiao-ge, what are you smiling about?"

Ling Xiao shot her a glance and then replied indifferently, "Nothing."

Tang YunQi didn’t really believe it and wanted to keep asking, but right at this moment, Lei
Ju, who was always at the front leading the way, suddenly ran back and shouts excitedly
and happily, "Everyone, quick, come and see. There is a level six demon beast in the cave
ahead."
 Chapter 170: Coward
The Black Leopard was a mid-level demon beast. However, the Black Leopard was unlike
regular mid-level demon beasts, because there were three different types. They were the
Stone Flame Black Leopard, the Blue-Eyed Black Leopard, and the Golden Black Leopard.

Among them, the one with the most potential was the Golden Black Leopard. According to
a legend, the Golden Black Leopard was the one was most likely able to break free from the
restrictions of their bloodline to become a level nine demon beast. That was because they
were the same as the Blue-Blooded Wolf, both were level eight demon beasts. Unless a
special method was used, most of the level eight demon beasts could rise no further than
this.

Lei Ju said that the level six demon beast was none other than a Golden Black Leopard, with
exceptionally beautiful golden eyes. The eyes were like jewels, radiating dazzling rays of
light and there was also the jet-black fur which appeared to be gleaming, exceptionally
beautiful.

The worth of a Golden Black Leopard was higher than that of a Blue-Blooded Wolf. No
wonder Lei Ju was so excited. If he could bond with this Black Leopard, when he returned to
the Tian Xin Sect, he would be favorably regarded by the Grand Master. He would also gain
better face.

However, the problematic thing was, this Golden Black Leopard's cultivation was at the
pinnacle of a seven-star Star level expert. Looking at the fluctuation in its magic energy, it
seemed as if it would soon breakthrough.

If it managed to breakthrough successfully, even if it were newly risen level seven demon
beast, which hadn't stabilized its power, it would still be very dangerous for them. No
matter what, a Star level fighter was no match for a level seven demon beast.

The Golden Black Leopard was not aware of their arrival. Lei Ju also didn’t dare to alarm it,
so he quickly ran back after discovering it and prepared to discuss with everyone how to
deal with it.

Elder Wang pondered for a moment before speaking, "Looks like we can only send
someone to lure that Golden Black Leopard out. Then the rest of us will lie in ambush
outside and launch a sneak attack when it isn't aware."

Speaking of sending someone over to lure the demon beast out, Elder Wang's gaze
stealthily glanced over everyone, remaining on Ling Xiao for a moment. Although it was
only a moment, it was still noticed by Ling Xiao, causing him to raise the corner of his mouth
for a moment.

Lei Ju also looked veiledly at Ling Xiao, "Then, according to Elder Wang, who should we
send?"

Elder Wang looked at everyone and hesitated for a moment before speaking, "Actually, it
would be the best if I go. But I and the Black Leopard were almost of the same strength. If
everyone gives me enough time, I am confident that I'm capable of wounding it seriously.
This way, we would be able to pay the smallest prize and still catch it. Hence, the person to
lure out the Black Leopard can only be chosen from among the three of you. Which of you
are confident that you would able to escape from the claws of a level six Black Leopard?"

Elder Wang's words were not wrong. The defense of a Black Leopard was not weak. All their
power together might not succeed in wounding the Black Leopard seriously. Therefore, it
was best if they let him make the move.

However, if they were to go this way, the person luring the Black Leopard would be in
extreme danger.

Without waiting for Ling Xiao to speak, Lei Ju looks at him and said, "Lin-shixiong, the
Golden Black Leopard is guarding that cave, so there should be a stalk of level six magic
herb inside. What the both of you want is the magic herb. What we want is the demon
beast. Regardless, you still must do your share. How about we hand over the task of luring
out the demon beast to you?"

With those words, multiple pairs of eyes looked over to him.

Tang YunQi spoke up unhappily, "The one who wants the magic herbs is not Xiao-ge. Why
should he be the one to take the risk?"

After saying that, she purposely glances at You XiaoMo as if saying, 'You are the one who
wants the magic herb. Why must Xiao-ge go get it for you? Why don't you go get it
yourself?'

You XiaoMo rubbed his nose, too lazy to entertain her.

Ling Xiao glanced over everyone expressionlessly and then said helplessly, "Lei-shidi had a
point. So, just leave the task of luring the demon beast to me."

Hearing these words, a veiled look of delight escaped from Lei Ju's eyes, along with rays of
evil intent. He very much wished that Ling Xiao would die under the claws of the Black
Leopard.

Tang YunQi didn't expect Xiao-Shixiong to agree. She stomped her feet in anger and took
advantage of the time when no one was looking to glare at You XiaoMo with hatred. It was
all because of this guy!

As for the one being overlooked by everyone, Jiang Liu, his expression was neither happy
nor sad. It was just that when he looked at You XiaoMo, there would be a hint of envy. He
knew there was no use for him to get excited. It was extremely clear to him that the Black
Leopard would not be his.

After getting everyone in their respective positions, Elder Wang sent Ling Xiao a signal with
his eyes.

Ling Xiao found it very amusing. He then entered the cave. It was said that obedient people
were suspicious.

The ones with suspicions were of course not Elder Wang and company. Instead it was the
one who understood Ling Xiao the best, You XiaoMo.

Earlier, when he heard Ling Xiao agree to lure the Black Leopard, he already became
suspicious. How could this master listen to others? Could he really let Lei Ju push such a
dangerous task onto him? Although his strength was way higher than the Black Leopard’s,
Ling Xiao was someone who would never agree to something disadvantageous.

So, You XiaoMo felt that something was bound to happen inside the cave.

Just as You XiaoMo was popping his head in and out towards the cave, a deafening roar of
fury rang out. The sound seemed to shake even the ninth heaven, quite simply, a sonic
boom. It almost damaged his eardrums, but luckily, he managed to use his soul force to
protect his ears in time.

A few seconds later, Ling Xiao flashed out of the cave followed immediately by a black
demon beast with a pair of golden eyes, flying out of the cave. The black fur seemed to be
standing on end, its golden eyes filled with murderous intent, fixed on Ling Xiao, as if it
would at any moment rush over and rip him to shreds.

Ling Xiao didn’t delay and immediately led it to where Elder Wang and the other two were
lying in ambush.

According to their plan, after Ling Xiao lured the Black Leopard out, Elder Wang would
immediately use his most powerful killing move. And then, in case the unexpected
happened, Lei Ju and the other Elder would start their attack to try and bring down the
Black Leopard as quickly as possible.

However, it was not clear whether it was because the Black Leopard was too cunning, or
because Elder Wang and company were too simple-minded.

Elder Wang condensed a third of his spiritual energy into his killing move, but it was
detected by the Black Leopard. The body of the Black Leopard which was about the same
size as that of a Blue-Blooded Wolf dodged nimbly in mid-air. The killing move which lost its
target immediately hit the mountain’s side, causing the whole side to explode, revealing a
huge gash.

The other Elder was stunned, releasing attacks rapidly. However, the one who should be
attacking with him at the same time, Lei Ju, was motionless. He immediately yelled
furiously, "Lei Ju, what are you doing?! Why are you not attacking?!"

Only then did Lei Ju seem to regain his senses. In an uncoordinated mess, they attacked the
Black Leopard, but in such haste, how could they match up their moves? Twice in a row,
their attacks missed their target.

The Black Leopard acted as if it had eaten a supernatural magic pill. Facing three Star level
fighters, yet it didn’t seem to be at a disadvantage at all. It’s extremely agile body was
dodging the attacks from the three of them, even launching counterattacks from time to
time.

Probably because the attacks from the three people were taking up its attention, Ling Xiao
was overlooked at the side. From time to time, it growled furiously while attacking Lei Ju
and company.

Lei Ju was so frustrated that his eyes were red with anger. Why was it not attacking Ling
Xiao instead of constantly attacking them?

He couldn’t figure out no matter how hard he thought. It was too bad that his strength was
six stars, below that of the Black Leopard. His attacks against the Black Leopard didn’t even
scratch the surface. Instead he was left dodging himself into a tight corner.

Therefore, over one half of the pressure fell onto Elder Wang because of insufficient
cultivation, the other Elder could only share a little bit of the responsibility.

As for Ling Xiao, after luring out the Black Leopard, he would wander around the edge,
pretending to launch attacks from time to time to avoid being the target of wagging
tongues, showing that he was putting in his best efforts.

The men were losing strength as the fight went on, whereas the Black Leopard seemed to
be getting bolder and bolder. Elder Wang finally realized that the situation was not good. If
it continued like this, they would all die under the claws of the Black Leopard.

"Lin Xiao, you and the rest keep it occupied and let me prepare for a bit. When I shout, all of
you retreat to the South at the same time." A flash of bodily pain flashed across Elder
Wang's old face, but he still made the decision in the end.
The corner of Lei Ju's eyes twitched fiercely. He knew what Elder Wang meant. It seemed
like he was planning on giving up on the Black Leopard. Although he was unwilling, right
now, it was the only choice. Otherwise, not even one of them would be able to escape.
Thinking like this, he glared heatedly at Ling Xiao. It was all because of this guy!

Although they were unwilling to let go of the golden Black Leopard, every one of them still
acted according to Elder Wang's wishes. Even though this demon beast was very attractive,
one must still have life to be able to enjoy it.

.......

An hour later, somewhere in the Jade Spiritual Cave, a few desperate figures appeared.
They were none other than Lei Ju and company, chased by the Black Leopard and fleeing in
all directions. This time, it could be considered giving away the bride only to lose one's army
on top of it. Not only did they not get the demon beast, each one of them had some sort of
injury.

"Damn it!" Lei Ju's eyes were red with fury. The more he thought about it, the more
frustrated he felt. In the end, he just slammed his fist into the ground.

Elder Wang looked at him venting and shook his head helplessly. In his heart he admitted
that they were too conceited. No wonder, it was a golden Black Leopard such great
potential and even greater force. Even four of them joining forces were unable to bring it
down. On top of that, they almost lost their lives.

The look on Tang YunQi's face was unsightly. Although the outer appearance was not as
beautiful as the Blue-Blooded Wolf, that Black Leopard's strength was still ranked up there.
If she could bond with it, she wouldn't have to rely on anyone else in the future. Never did
she expect that it would end in failure.

"Lin Xiao, aren't you the number one of the Tian Xin Sect? Just now when it was time to act,
why is it that you seem to not have used all your strength? Did you do it on purpose?" Lei Ju
got more and more frustrated the more he thought about it. With all this resentment, when
he looked at the person next to him – Ling Xiao, who acted as if nothing happened – it only
drove him to his utmost limit, causing him to lash out sarcastically at him.

His words immediately focused everyone's attention on Ling Xiao.

Ling Xiao glanced at him indifferently, "I should be the one to ask you these words. I risked
my life to lure out the Black Leopard. And when it came time to act, why was it that when
the two Elders were attacking, you were only standing there like a statue?"

The moment he brought it up, everyone remembered it. Lei Ju at that time was very
strange. Everyone already discussed it clearly. Why did he not react at all, wasting the
opportunity?

Especially the other Elder. His impression of that moment was the strongest of all because
he was the one who shouted at Lei Ju to attack. Thinking of that, his expression began to
turn more and more unsightly.

Lei Ju's face turned green and then white. He didn't expect that Ling Xiao would turn the
arrow back at him. But how could he tell them the truth? He couldn’t possibly say that at
that time, he was hoping that Ling Xiao would be killed by the Black Leopard, and that's why
he purposely didn't do anything.

He could guarantee that if he said the truth, even if Ling Xiao didn’t do anything, Elder
Wang would probably hate him to death. In the Paradise Realm where danger lurked all
around, it was better to have one more comrade than one more enemy.

"Elder Wang's killing move missed the Black Leopard. I was too shocked, so I didn't react for
a while." Lei Ju did not dare to appear too guilty, so he put on a face of chagrin.

Elder Wang didn’t doubt his words. After all, he felt that Lei Ju had no reason to risk his life
for some trickery, unless he didn’t want to live. Thinking like this, he helped to round out
the bumps.

"Now is not the time to argue over who is to blame. Next, we should think about the
journey ahead. Oh right, was that level six magic herb dug out successfully?" Hearing these
words, everyone turned to look at Ling Xiao.

At that time, he was the one who lured the Black Leopard out. Later, when they were facing
off with the Black Leopard, Ling Xiao should have gone to pick it. It made sense that the
stalk of magic herb should be in Ling Xiao's possession.

Furthermore, the magic herbs in the Paradise Realm were mostly medium quality and
above. If it turned out to be a high-quality magic herb, that would mean a high price.
Therefore, there was no one who was not interested. If they managed to catch the demon
beast, naturally they wouldn't pay any heed to the magic herb. But since they failed,
naturally…

How could Ling Xiao not know what they were thinking. The corner of his lips rises up as he
said, "At that time, I thought your plan would work. On top of that, the scene was in total
chaos, so I didn't go dig up the magic herb. I'm afraid I have disappointed all of you."

Lei Ju laughed coldly as he said, "I see, you want to keep that magic herb to yourself!"

Elder Wang frowned, but did not speak, seeming to agree with Lei Ju's words.

Ling Xiao sneered and stared at him while saying, "I am a practitioner. Do you think I'd be
able to dig out that stalk of magic herb? If you all are going to start counting, I'm not afraid
of counting with you. Speaking about that, we already discussed it clearly beforehand. You
want demon beasts. We want magic herbs. Therefore, I went to lure that Black Leopard out.
The result, your lack of reaction caused everyone's effort to be in vain. Now you want to
accuse me of taking that stalk of magic herb for myself, are you in any position to say that?"

Lei Ju's face turned purplish black hearing those words. A thread of hate flashed across his
glinting eyes.

Seeing Ling Xiao looking so earnest and speaking with such righteousness, a certain person,
who was only too clear about the real situation was having a hard time holding himself
back. No one could have known that Ling Xiao had the potential to win an Oscar!
 Chapter 171: Disharmony
Ling Xiao was naturally deserving of the Oscar with his deviousness. He didn’t say 'my
efforts'. Instead he said, 'everyone's efforts'. If one were to just look at one spot and miss
the big picture, it was devious. This way, everyone's attention would naturally go in the
direction of “because of Lei Ju's error, the plan failed'.

Lei Ju realized that the looks Elder Wang and a few others were giving him were turning
strange, so he immediately yelled out agitatedly, "I see that you are clearly trying to use this
as an excuse to change the topic, so you can keep that level six magic herb to yourself."

"Didn't I say that I didn't dig out that stalk of magic herb? Even if I did dig it out, doesn't that
mean that it belongs to me?" Ling Xiao asked indifferently in reply.

"You're finally showing your true face. Sure enough, that stalk of magic herb was stolen by
you," Lei Ju accused him angrily.

You XiaoMo finally couldn’t take it any longer, "Lei-shixiong, your words are rather too
much. At that time, we have discussed it clearly. You want the demon beast. We want the
magic herb. But because of your mistake, not only the Black Leopard was not caught, there
wasn't even enough time to dig up the magic herb. And now you are accusing Ling-shixiong
of keeping the magic herb for himself. Could it be that you think the fault doesn't lie with
you? Or are you trying to shift everyone's attention so that no one would question your
actions?"

Why did he have the feeling that Lei Ju's brain was nothing but mush?

He himself let the demon beast escape and now he wanted to snatch their magic herb.
Unbelievably shameless. He didn’t believe that after saying it so clearly, the others would
still side with him.

Lei Ju was shamed to anger, yelling furiously at him, "Is this a place for you to talk? Merely a
puny mage and yet you dare to interrupt our discussion?"

You XiaoMo shrugged his shoulders innocently, "Who asked Lei-shixiong to keep harping on
the magic herb? Even an idiot can see that you are trying to divert attention, simply not
daring to accept the blame for the plan's failure." He looked at Lei Ju as if to say that he was
the one who was a coward!

Lei Ju glared at him furiously and spat out the words ferociously, "Shut up!"

However, his manner instead confirmed You XiaoMo's accusations. Lei Ju was so anxious to
point the blame at Ling Xiao because he really had that in mind. Not even having the
courage to accept responsibility, this kind of person was undoubtedly a coward!

Although no one said anything, it was clear that they already agreed with You XiaoMo's
words.

"Alright, let's not fight over a little thing. No matter who is to blame, this matter is already
over, so let's not bring it up again. Next, we still want to continue looking for magic herbs
and demon beasts." In the end, Elder Wang was again the one who became the
peacemaker. Although his words seemed to be for the benefit of everyone, it could also be
taken as absolving Lei Ju of any blame. The shrewd ones could tell with one glance that he
was partial to Lei Ju.

"That's right, ah. We are all disciples of the same sect," the other Elder immediately chimed
in.

Ling Xiao's eyes were full of amusement as he glanced at the two of them, "No need. Let's
go our separate ways. I don't want to have the same thing happen again, not getting the
magic herb and still having to pay with our lives."

Lei Ju flared up instantly, "What are you trying to say?"

Ling Xiao laughed and said, "What I'm trying to say, you should already understand. I have
no interest in working with someone who can turn around at any time and slander
someone. I have no confidence in your character."

"Lin-shizi, you're going overboard. Before, Lei Ju was careless, that's all. There is no need to
haggle over every ounce," Elder Wang said with a frown.

Ling Xiao shrugged. Fixing on him his gaze full of amusement, he said, "Elder Wang, the next
time you want to favor Lei Ju, remember to not be too obvious, lest the other disciples
suspect that you don't have the integrity to be impartial."

But I doubt you can have a next time…

Elder Wang's face darkens, "Lin-shizi, is this how you talk to your Elders?"

He was an Elder of seven-star Star level yet getting accused by a two-star Star level brat. Do
you really think we are still in the Tian Xin Sect? The Paradise Realm was a place where
strength was crucial.

Ling Xiao doesn't bother with him and walked to You XiaoMo's side, "Xiao Shidi, let's go."

You XiaoMo wanted to leave long ago. He felt that he would probably start to have
difficulties breathing if he had to stay with them a second longer. Now that Ling Xiao was
finally thinking like this, he was even more eager to leave.
"Wait for me, Xiao-ge. I also want to go with you." Tang YunQi rushed up suddenly from
behind, grabbing Ling Xiao's arm with one hand while looking anxiously and expectantly at
Ling Xiao.

Ling Xiao pulled his arm away and was just about to speak when Lei Ju's voice was heard,
dripping with poison.

"Tang-shimei, I advise you to not follow him. With his two-star Star level strength, he won't
make it in the Paradise Realm. I'm afraid he would be dead before he can even find a stalk
of magic herb. It's better to follow Elder Wang. At the least, he can guarantee that you will
live. Furthermore, there is already a parasite by his side. If there is any danger, he would
definitely choose to save the parasite."

Ling Xiao gave him a meaningful look before speaking to Tang YunQi, "Tang-shimei, what Lei
Ju said is not wrong. My strength is not high. If you follow me, I won't be able to save you
from danger. Therefore, you should follow them. After all, if you were to die in the Paradise
Realm, they still must face the wrath of your father when they go back. So, they won’t dare
to let anything happen to you. You should not worry and follow them. Just be like Lei Ju and
hide behind Elder Wang and that’ll do."

Of course, that would only be valid if they were still alive.

Tang YunQi was very close to him so she could see his expression clearly when he said those
words. His indifference when talking about her life, especially when he spoke about her
'death', the smile on his lips seemed to be very sincere.

Tang YunQi let go of his hand in shock and stared dumbly as he left with You XiaoMo. How
could Xiao-Shixiong become so terrifying? That expression – was it really that of Xiao-ge?

Lei Ju was originally very pleased with himself, but when he heard the last sentence, his
whole face became distorted.

Damn Ling Xiao, still so defiant when death is at hand. I can't wait to see if you are able to
leave the Paradise Realm one month from now.

You XiaoMo couldn't understand all along why Ling Xiao wanted to go with them.

Later, when he decided to just go along with the flow, Ling Xiao instead wanted to separate
from them. On top of that, it was in such a lay-down-one's-cards fashion, as if he were
making sure of something. This made him even more confused.

…....

"Ling-shixiong, what is it that you're planning?" Now that it was finally just the two of them,
You XiaoMo couldn’t suppress it any longer and just blurted it out.

Ling Xiao turned his head around. The smile on his handsome face changed into his usual
devilish expression from before, "Xiao Shidi, are you very curious over why I did what I did?"

You XiaoMo cast a sidelong glance at him. Do you have to ask?!

Ling Xiao laughed while saying, "Actually, it's nothing. I just wanted to verify something,
that's all."

You XiaoMo asked, "Verify what?"

Ling Xiao said, "The time the palace will open, and if they really knew about the palace."

You XiaoMo continued asking, "And the result? Do you have the answer?"

Ling Xiao said, "Yes."

You XiaoMo insisted, "...and the answer is?"

Does he want me to ask every question?

Ling Xiao beamed as he said, "They don't look the least bit hurried, so I surmise that the
opening of the palace would be in the latter half of the month. The exact timing, we would
have to look for another opportunity to figure it out. As for whether they know about the
palace, there is no need for me to answer."

There really was no need for him to answer. It was clear from the behavior of Elder Wang,
Lei Ju, and the others. When Ling Xiao wanted to leave, no one urged him to stay.
Obviously, they wanted Ling Xiao to leave early on. The reason most probably had to do
with the palace. Since Tang Fan didn’t tell Ling Xiao about the palace, he didn’t want him to
find out about it.

If Ling Xiao and he were to stick with them, Elder Wang would have to finally find an
opportunity to shake them off. Rather than waiting for that time to come, it would be
better to lose them early on to avoid unforeseen circumstances.

So, with both sides wanting to get rid the other, it was bound to happen. Where water
flows, a canal is formed.

"Then what are we going to do from now on?" You XiaoMo asked.

"Next, we are of course going to find that place on the map. Oh, if we had known earlier,
we should have sucked up Xing ShiYi's and Ye Dan's memory. Maybe we could have learned
something useful," Ling Xiao said rather regretfully.
Urgh! You XiaoMo subconsciously recalled what happened in the ice cave, the scene where
the demon Elder Jiang was sucked dry. On top of that, all the bloody scenes that took place
in these past two days. Can't do it, I can't think about it anymore. Otherwise, I won't be able
to take it anymore!

However, You XiaoMo was now very curious. At that time, did Ling Xiao really eat up Elder
Jiang? Although the scene wasn't very bloody, it was extremely strange.

"Ling-shixiong, you can't be like those demons, right, eating up those people, right?" You
XiaoMo felt that this kind of thing would probably happen again soon, so he wanted to
make sure.

Ling Xiao's answer was to knock him on the forehead, "Such disgusting people, you think I
will eat them? If I want to eat…" Saying those words, he suddenly eyed him from head to
toe and smiled while saying, "it would be someone like you, white and tender, the taste
would definitely be not bad."

You XiaoMo was silent for a while before rubbing his arms vigorously. Goosebumps were
forming all over his arms.

Ling Xiao licked his lips deliberately as if he couldn’t wait to taste it.

You XiaoMo remained quiet.

Why did he suddenly feel that he was looking at something very obscene? His eyes seemed
to be glued to Ling Xiao's tongue. He then saw the corner of Ling Xiao's lips rise upwards as
he moved closer towards him…
 Chapter 172: Shapeshifting Herb
When Ling Xiao leaned over, he took advantage of when You XiaoMo had yet to react to his
lips.

A certain someone was caught in a whirlwind for a moment and then his whole face turned
red. His first reaction was to look in all four directions. Only after making sure that there
was no one around did he let out a sigh of relief.

Ling Xiao put his hand on his forehead and drawled, "Xiao Shidi, your face is very red. It
can't be that you've caught a fever. Do you want Shixiong to help you lower your
temperature?"

You XiaoMo's face was bright red. He immediately flung away his hand. You're the one with
the fever, your whole family has fevers!

He had no idea that in some way, it could be said that he was also a member of Ling Xiao's
whole family.

Although Ling Xiao very much wanted to take advantage a few more times, he knew that
now was not the time. Naturally it was best to eat to one's heart's content. But of course,
stealing a few pieces here and there was also not bad.

It took half a day before You XiaoMo realized that he had been fooled around again by Ling
Xiao. Luckily, he had long ago tempered his heart into that of copper skin and steel bones.
Therefore… this time he didn’t make a fuss. But what should be made clear should still be
made clear.

So, You XiaoMo nudged Ling Xiao, "In the end, what is that ability of yours?"

Ling Xiao stroked his chin, not answering his question immediately, as if he were having
some difficulty.

You XiaoMo asked with uncertainty, "You can't say?"

Ling Xiao glanced at him, his expression full of amusement, "It's not that I can't say. It's just
that I'm not sure if I want to tell you now or continue whetting your appetite!"

You XiaoMo was speechless. This guy was purposely saying these words to irk him, right?

Definitely, certainly, absolutely!

He couldn’t go one day without playing with him? The more You XiaoMo thought, the
angrier he got. In the end, he simply threw down these words, "Do whatever you want."

He then turned around and walked off, as if saying 'I'm going to give you the silent
treatment.'

Ling Xiao deftly pulled him back and secured him in his arms, "Ok, ok. Since you are asking
me so pitifully, I'll let you know, okay?"

Hearing these words, You XiaoMo's ears perked up instantly.

Ling Xiao lowered his head and bit his ear. Before saying anything, You XiaoMo already
yelled out. "If you want to speak, just speak. Why bite my ear?"

You XiaoMo held his ear. He could still feel the dampness and wondered if the ear was one
of his sensitive points?

Of course, he knew. Ling Xiao laughed as he looked at him, "Alright, I won't tease you
anymore. Time to get serious."

You XiaoMo pushed him an arm’s length away, "You stand there and say."

Ling Xiao spread his hands out helplessly. Apparently, he couldn’t eat You XiaoMo anymore,
since he was so on guard against him. He continued speaking after a pause, "The reality is,
I'm not eating their corpses. To put it correctly, it should be sucking up their soul. Then I
recover their memories from their souls. That's all it is."

"Then why does the body disappear?" This was the point You XiaoMo was most concerned
about.

Ling Xiao said, "It doesn't disappear. I just threw it away."

You XiaoMo was stunned for a moment, quickly asking, "Threw where?"

Ling Xiao said, "Rubbish heap."

You XiaoMo stared at him wordlessly. You think my eyes are just for display?

Ling Xiao shook his finger, "Not the rubbish heap you are thinking of. The one I'm speaking
of is the rubbish heap that's a spatial black hole."

You XiaoMo asked, "What is this spatial black hole?"

At that time, he saw it with his own eyes. That thing was really a black hole, but it seem to
come from his hand. Since it was an ability of his, does that mean the black hole exists in his
hand?
Ling Xiao pulled him along and spoke as they walked, "The spatial black hole is a peculiar
dimension. Inside are immeasurable spatial forces. Even an Emperor level fighter would be
torn into pieces in a second. Anyway, you will soon understand."

Bluntly speaking, it was a place to get rid of incriminating evidence.

You XiaoMo subconsciously pondered this point. If this thing were placed on 21st century
Earth, it would be an unbeatable killing cheat. Of course, in Long Xiang Continent, the land
of killing people and silencing witnesses, it was the essential medicine for daily life and
travel. If you put the person you wanted to kill inside it, it would no longer exist in this
world. Even if some interested party wanted to investigate, they probably wouldn’t be able
to find any web of the spider or trace of horses' hooves.

But, what level would one have to be to possess the ability to open the black hole whenever
they wanted?

Until now, You XiaoMo still hadn't discovered that Ling Xiao was not human. Or one can say
that he had figured out long ago that Ling Xiao was not human. Only his level of
understanding was not the same, that was all.

"What I should have said, I have already told you. There are no other questions. Next I'll
bring you to a good place." Ling Xiao pulled his hand and walked off, looking very
mysterious.

You XiaoMo opened his mouth, wanting to ask, but thinking that he would soon see it
anyway, he bore with it instead.

As for PiQiu, he had long been neglected into a dark corner by the two people. However, he
was still very happy, bounding to his feet, following them, wagging his tail cheerfully.

After a while, You XiaoMo realized that the road they were on was very familiar. So familiar
that he recalled certain stones that still had PiQiu's bloody paw prints, like a cluster of
flowers. PiQiu also purposefully ran over to admire its own paw prints, making You XiaoMo
unable to bear it any longer, kicking him so much he flew away.

This idiot, what's there to be in awe of about one's own paw prints? If you want to admire,
you should admire him!

“Ahem,” You XiaoMo followed Ling Xiao into the cave of the golden Black Leopard they
discovered earlier. After just a few steps, that Black Leopard ran out. Its eyes were turning
around and round while flashing brightly as it prostrated extremely piously before Ling Xiao
as if it were submitting itself to the stronger one – or maybe for some other reason.

Witnessing this scene, You XiaoMo could already guess what happened.
No wonder this Black Leopard didn't really attack Ling Xiao before. No wonder it could
accurately dodge Elder Wang's attack. On top of that, it seemed to be so familiar with their
plan. Looked like it was all due to Ling Xiao's devious plan.

He had already colluded with the Black Leopard when he first entered.

Walking in a few steps further, You XiaoMo discovered a stalk of fiery red magic herb.

The magic herb was standing still in a small corner of the cave, giving off a thick scent. The
whole cave seemed to be filled with this fragrance. You XiaoMo couldn’t help taking in a
deep breath, his eyes open wide.

This stalk of magic herb was simply not a level six magic herb. He could feel the waves from
the magic herb. It was higher than a level six magic herb by one level. Although he couldn’t
name this stalk of magic herb, it was clearly a level seven magic herb.

This was the first time he saw a level six demon beast guarding a stalk of level seven magic
herb!

However, what surprised him was that Ling Xiao didn't dig out this stalk of magic herb. He
thought that Ling Xiao was bluffing Elder Wang and the rest when he said he didn't get to
dig out the magic herb. Looks like he really didn't dig it out.

Ling Xiao glanced at his expression. The corner of his lips rose slightly, "Xiao Shidi, do you
know what this stalk of level seven magic herb is?"

You XiaoMo gulped, "What is it?"

Saying something like this, it must be something big.

A brilliant smile appeared on Ling Xiao's face as he lifted the hair by his ear, "Shapeshifting
herb, have you heard of it?"

You XiaoMo's jaw dropped open in shock. Although he was not very familiar with level
seven magic herbs, it was impossible that he hadn't heard of the much-celebrated
shapeshifting herb, because to demon beasts, the shapeshifting herb was the thing they
dreamt about. With this magic herb, they could assume human form.

No matter if it was low level or mid-level or even high-level demon beasts, the first aim they
had from the moment of birth was to cultivate to achieve the ability to shapeshift. Most of
the time, the ability to shapeshift was their number one priority.

The reason was that the cultivation speed of a demon beast which could shapeshift was
higher than that of one which couldn’t.
As everyone knew, the ability of a demon beast to assume human form early on signified
that its level was high. As with the Blue-Blooded Wolf, there was a restriction of level eight
and above. If it was not fated, they couldn’t even dream of shapeshifting to cultivate to a
higher level their whole life. Therefore, for them, the shapeshifting herb was something
they must have even if it meant risking their lives.

Of course, there were certain demon beasts with noble bloodlines. They could assume
human form from birth. To put it in human terms, these types of demon beasts were
equivalent to an emperor's existence. However, such types of noble demon beasts were
extremely rare. Even on the Long Xiang Continent, an emperor class demon beast had never
appeared.

Some said that once the emperor would appear, ten thousand beasts would fall silent!

If this class of emperor demon beast really existed, probably all the demon beasts on the
Long Xiang Continent would have to obey them.

Going back to the point, the shapeshifting herb was able to break through the bloodline
restriction of demon beasts. It was another way for them to have the chance to break free
from the restraints of their bloodline, to achieve an even higher level.

No wonder this golden Black Leopard was guarding this stalk of shapeshifting herb to the
death, guarding it no matter what the cost. The allure of the shapeshifting herb was just too
great for the beasts.

"Ling-shixiong, this shapeshifting herb doesn't seem to be mature." You XiaoMo gulped
strongly, an immature magic herb meant there was still a chance it might drop seeds.

This stalk of shapeshifting herb, although completely fiery red, was certainly not an ultimate
red. He had seen the record of the shapeshifting herb on the demon beast scroll. The
deeper the color meant that the shapeshifting herb was slowly getting more mature. Only
when it turned the deepest red would it be mature. Clearly, the shapeshifting herb was still
some ways away from maturity right now.

"First, let's dig it out," Ling Xiao said.

You XiaoMo was waiting for those words. Without further ado, he took out a little spade
from his dimension.

The golden eyes of the Black Leopard lying submissively on the ground suddenly revealed a
very human-like, extremely begrudging look.

At that time, when it inadvertently discovered this stalk of shapeshifting herb, the wild joy
that sprang up in its heart could not be described. Then, to protect the shapeshifting herb,
it endlessly defeated demon beasts that were drawn to the shapeshifting herb. A few times
it was even teetering on the brink of death, but survived by holding on to a singular
thought, successfully defending the shapeshifting herb. Yet, it would soon have to hand it
over on a silver platter.

The Black Leopard was extremely unwilling but faced with the tremendous pressure
emanating from the bloodline of this man in front of it, it had no choice but to submit. This
kind of helpless feeling suddenly left it feeling miserable.

Upon discovering its state of mind, Ling Xiao's lips lifted, “Your contribution of the
shapeshifting herb won't be in vain. Of course, you will receive the benefits later."

Hearing these words, the golden eyes of the Black Leopard lit up instantly.

Although the man didn’t say the exact benefits, noble demon beasts loathe to lie, especially
this man in front of it. His level was possibly higher than it had ever imagined.

Such a grand person was promising it good things. Of course, he wouldn’t go back on his
words, so it immediately felt relieved.

Since the shapeshifting herb was a level seven herb, You XiaoMo dug with utmost care to
ensure that it remained intact. He took almost half an hour before he was successful in
digging up the shapeshifting herb completely, including the roots buried below. He then
quickly transplanted the shapeshifting herb into his dimension.

Seeing that he was done, Ling Xiao called him over. He gestured to the Black Leopard next
to him and said, "Xiao Shidi, bond with it."

You XiaoMo's eyes lit up immediately, but as if having thought of something, he said rather
awkwardly, "Ling-shixiong, I want to bond this Black Leopard to Second Shixiong or Fifth
Shixiong. Can I?"

Ling Xiao had long understood how his heart worked, but he still shook his head, "You can't.
Lei Ju and the others have seen this Black Leopard. It's hard to guarantee that they wouldn’t
recognize it. If you want to find demon beasts for them, we'll look for others."

You XiaoMo felt that was very reasonable so he agreed. Only then did he walk over to bond
with the Black Leopard.

Due to Ling Xiao, the Black Leopard didn’t resist, forming a bond with You XiaoMo very
quickly, becoming You XiaoMo's second bonded demon beast, and so PiQiu finally got a
companion. It had a look of enthusiastic welcome as it very quickly ran over cheerfully to
engage it in a lively conversation.
 Chapter 173: Life-bound Demon Beast
PiQiu, "Ao wu..."

Finally, there is one more to be controlled by Master like me, a comrade, I'm very happy!

Black Leopard, "..."

PiQiu, "Ao wu..." You don't have a name, right? Don't worry, Master will help you choose a
name.

Black Leopard, "..."

Like PiQiu? It would rather not.

PiQiu didn’t seem to receive the meaning from the expression from its eyes. He turned
around and ran to the front of You XiaoMo, 'Ao wu', calling non-stop. 'Master, master, my
comrade still doesn't have a name. Quick, help choose a name. It's best if it were like mine.'

Black Leopard, "..."

Black Leopard thought, really there were all sorts of bonded demon beasts, hence there will
be all sorts of Masters, of course, not including itself. So, it could already imagine what kind
of person its Master was.

In the end, although You XiaoMo didn’t grant PiQiu's request to give the Black Leopard a
ridiculous name, it was still sufficiently cheesy and at the same time reflected the inability
and laziness of the Master to pick names, because it received the name Xiao Hei, the reason
behind it being that its name had the word Hei.

But the rejoicing leopard had no idea that it was not long before he could no longer escape
from the clutches of fate!

Xiao Hei accepted this name very solemnly because it felt very lucky that the Master didn't
acquiesce to PiQiu's request to name it MaoQiu. Such a stupid name was too disgraceful to
its power and prestige as a golden Black Leopard. If it got out, it would be laughed to death
by those of the same kind.

You XiaoMo didn’t understand the language of beasts, so he didn't hear PiQiu's suggestion.
He was even more clueless about the derision his second bonded beast had for him and
PiQiu.

After leaving the cave, You XiaoMo and Ling Xiao set back on the road of looking for magic
herbs and demon beasts.

At first, they could only slowly search around the Jade Spiritual Cave because even though
they had a map, it was not possible to list in detail all the areas in the Jade Spiritual Cave.
Most of the places were just roughly outlined.

But with the addition of Xiao Hei, they no longer had to search blindly.

Although Xiao Hei wasn’t the highest-level demon beast in the Jade Spiritual Cave, before it
discovered the Shapeshifting herb, it already explored all the corners. So, it knew where the
high-level magic herbs and where the strong demon beasts were.

Jade Spiritual Cave was known as the place where mid-level magic herbs and mid-level
demon beasts were found. But that didn’t mean that high level magic herbs couldn’t be
found. The best example was the Shapeshifting herb.

Xiao Hei just happened to know a place where a stalk of level nine magic herb could be
found. Although it hadn't seen it with its own eyes, it could smell it. From the rather nose-
stabbing fragrance emitted by that stalk of magic herb, it must be a higher-level magic herb
than the Shapeshifting herb it guarded. But that place was guarded by a level nine demon
beast. But it was still not the strongest high-level demon beast in the Paradise Realm,
because that level nine demon beast could only be considered the fifth strongest in the
Jade Spiritual Cave.

As everyone knew, the strengths of the demon beasts in the Jade Spiritual Cave correlated
from outside to inside, from low to high. That was to say, the nearer to the center of the
Jade Spiritual Cave, the higher the strengths of the demon beasts.

However, because of the restriction on cultivation level in the Paradise Realm, very rarely
would practitioners dare to venture into the center. Hence, nobody knew that there were
demon beasts of those levels in the center of the Jade Spiritual Cave.

"Ling-shixiong, the disciples of the Qing Cheng Sect also seem to be looking for a level nine
magic herb. Do you think the level nine magic herb Xiao Hei told us about could be the
same one the Qing Cheng Sect is looking for?"

While on the road, You XiaoMo suddenly remembered something. Up ‘til now, they had
come across quite a few teams in just a few days, but they didn't hear anything concerning
Luo ShuHe. He was Luo ChengYuan's son, so he must have known about the level nine
magic pill recipe. Therefore, the pivotal task of looking for magic herbs was very possibly in
his hands.

"There is a possibility," Ling Xiao answered.

You XiaoMo exclaimed 'oh', and then reacted suddenly, "How do you know?"

Ling Xiao glanced at him and suddenly took out a small scroll as if performing a magic trick,
"On it, the fragrance of one of the magic herbs is like what Xiao Hei described."

You XiaoMo opened the scroll and took a glance which left him dumbfounded. This was
clearly a level nine magic pill recipe. Ling Xiao stole back the level nine magic pill recipe that
was stolen by the Qing Cheng Sect? Then why was it that the people of the Qing Cheng Sect
appeared as if nothing had happened?

Ling Xiao knew that You XiaoMo was very puzzled, so he explained, "Don't worry, this is not
stolen from the Qing Cheng Sect."

You XiaoMo asked, "Then how did you get this recipe?"

Ling Xiao laughed, "Such a valuable recipe, do you think the Tian Xin Sect would only have
one copy?"

Regardless of the value, or probability of loss, any sect or force would take precautions
against losing recipes, making more than one copy of them. Especially for a level nine
recipe, something that everyone wanted. For insurance purposes, there was no way the
Tian Xin Sect didn’t have backups. Otherwise, once the recipe was stolen, Tang Fan, that old
fellow would have exploded like thunder and cried bloody murder at the Qing Cheng Sect.
How could he still be so calmly planning the matters of the Paradise Realm?

At first, Ling Xiao was planning to go steal the recipe from the Qing Cheng Sect, but that
would be more troublesome because he didn’t know where Luo ChengYuan hid it. Only by
searching his soul would he know, but this way, Luo ChengYuan's soul would be damaged. It
was very possible that he would turn into a mentally broken, useless person from that point
on. It would be like getting rid of a formidable opponent on behalf of the Tian Xin Sect. This
making a wedding dress for others kind of act, Ling Xiao would not do it out of the kindness
of his heart, especially when the wedding dress was for the Tian Xin Sect.

Thinking like this, Ling Xiao cancelled his previous plan and then used some sleight of hand
to steal the other hidden copy of the magic pill recipe from the Tian Xin Sect.

The Tian Xin Sect was worried that the magic recipe would be stolen by other sects, so they
only prepared one more copy. Hence, there was none left after he stole it. But Tang Fan
was not aware, because he stealthily switched it out with a fake. If Tang Fan didn’t go
check, he wouldn't know.

"At first, I wanted to give it to you much earlier, but that time was rather busy, so I forgot,"
Ling Xiao explained.
You XiaoMo looked at him in amazement. This time he was very earnest, as if wanting to
see what he was really made of. In the end he could only sigh in amazement. This old fellow
was too awesome. If Tang Fan were to discover that the other copy of the magic pill recipe
was spirited away, he would be unimaginably shocked and furious, probably never to calm
down again.

You XiaoMo then found the description of the magic herb whose fragrance matched the
one described by Xiao Hei. However, it was only the smell, so there was still a big possibility
that it wasn’t the same.

Under Xiao Hei's lead, they finally reached the place of that level nine demon beast after
one and a half days. During that time, they gathered quite a few magic herbs and demon
beasts. However, You XiaoMo did not bond with those demon beasts. Instead, the demon
beasts were all placed into Ling Xiao's dimension. He… was not holding their low level
against them.

Ling He Canyon was one of the grand canyons in Jade Spiritual Cave. The one-thousand-
meter circumference of the canyon all belonged under the domain of the level nine demon
beast. A lot of the low and mid-level demon beasts were intimidated by its power and
strength, not daring to go near Ling He Canyon. Hence, numerous magic herbs grew in the
surroundings of Ling He Canyon, including low and mid-level magic herbs.

At this moment, Xiao Hei who was walking in front suddenly stopped.

You XiaoMo took one look at Xiao Hei with its golden eyes surveying the surroundings
vigilantly and couldn’t help asking, "Is something wrong?"

Xiao Hei turned his head ignoring his Master and growled softly to Ling Xiao.

You XiaoMo immediately looked towards Ling Xiao dryly.

Ling Xiao held back his laughter as he said, "It said that not long ago, there was a huge
battle between something and the Nine-Winged Unity Serpent.”

The Nine-Winged Unity Serpent was just that level nine demon beast. It was very strong, so
common sense dictated that practitioners could only think of running when coming across
it. Therefore, the one fighting against it was most likely a demon beast of the same level.

Ling Xiao took a step forward and inhaled deeply. The remnants of energy from the battle
of the two demon beasts were still lingering in the air. He then said, "The one who fought
against it was a level nine Heavenly Bird of Six Thunders. But it should have just broken
through to level nine not too long ago. Therefore, it was no match for the Nine-Winged
Unity Serpent who had been at level nine for a long time, so it lost and ran away.”
You XiaoMo blinked his eyes repeatedly. Just one breath and he could tell what kind of
demon beast it was. Too much of a dog! But then he seemed to think of something else,
causing him to swallow repeatedly. Two level nine demon beasts fighting…

Ling Xiao stroked his chin and suddenly revealed a crafty smile, "Both of them are currently
injured. Just perfect for us to take them in."

You XiaoMo keenly picked up on the wording of what he said. Level nine demon beasts
were able to shapeshift into humans. Therefore, their outer appearance was most likely
that of practitioners.

The situation was really like what Ling Xiao said. To defeat that Heavenly Bird of Six
Thunders, that Nine-Winged Unity Serpent didn't hesitate to use moves that caused harm
of a thousand to the enemy while reflecting harm of eight hundred onto oneself. The result
was that both were heavily injured. Right now, it was recuperating in its lair.

The Nine-Winged Unity Serpent didn't even have time to resist before Ling Xiao stomped on
its enormous head with one foot. Possibly because of too much strength, it fainted right
away after being stepped on.

"Xiao Shidi, come over and bond with it," Ling Xiao beamed as he spoke to the dazed You
XiaoMo standing by his side.

You XiaoMo frowned after coming back to his senses. He said, "Ling-shixiong, right now I'm
only a level three mage, so I can only bond with three demon beasts. If I bond with this
serpent, does that mean I can't bond with anything else?"

Ling Xiao said, "You don't have to worry about this. The restriction on the number of demon
beasts does not apply to mages with multi-colored souls. There is no restriction on the
number other than how much you can bear. But there can only be one life-bound demon
beast."

"Life-bound demon beast?" You XiaoMo raised his eyebrows in surprise. This was the first
time he was hearing this term.

"The life-bond is an extremely severe bond. Usually, unless the demon beast is willing, there
is no way to forcibly form the bond. Furthermore, once the life-bond is formed, both parties
can be regarded as sharing one life. If one dies, the other one could follow to their death.
Although there are some rare occurrences where the other one doesn't die, it would still
have to pay an extremely high price. Therefore, there are very few mages or practitioners
who would simply form a life-bond with a demon beast," Ling Xiao explained.

This was really some earth-shattering good news.

Life-bound demon beast? For now, You XiaoMo had no intention of forming that bond with
whichever demon beast. However, being able to bond with an unlimited number of demon
beasts was already a tremendous pleasant surprise.

And so, the Nine-Winged Unity Serpent which got stepped on by Ling Xiao was bonded by
You XiaoMo while he was in a daze. Although he would probably explode like thunder when
he awakened, the reality was they could just keep telling him that he just had to accept his
fate.

Thus, PiQiu and Xiao Hei expressed their deepest sympathies, my mate, you are not alone!

Since there were magic herbs in You XiaoMo's dimension, Ling Xiao placed the Nine-Winged
Unity Serpent into his dimension. Only then did the two of them advance deeper into the
canyon to find that level nine magic herb.

Standing at the top of the cliff, swaying in the wind, was the Emperor's Blood herb. The
Emperor's Blood herb was one of the pivotal herbs needed in the level nine Nobles magic
pill recipe that You XiaoMo had in his hands. It was the most important one and was also
the hardest one to find.

This time, You XiaoMo spent a whole two hours to finish digging up the Emperor's blood
herb.

To dig up this magic herb, he even drank a mouthful of spiritual water to replenish his
almost depleted soul force. Went to show how out of reach a level nine magic herb was to a
mage of this level.

This way, he already had one out of the five level nine magic herbs that were needed for
the Noble magic pill. He only needed to find the remaining four level nine magic herbs and
he would be able to refine one Noble magic pill in the future.

Speaking of which, You XiaoMo realized that Nobles magic pill could not really be
considered a genuine level nine magic pill. The reason why it was classified as a level nine
was because its effect came from five types of level nine magic herbs.

This kind of situation reflected the level because the requirement for these few magic herbs
was like defying heaven, it barely made the cut to be classified as a level nine magic pill.
However, it was still merely a mid-to-low level low quality magic pill. It had no use
whatsoever to Emperor level fighters.

After retrieving the Emperor's Blood herb, the two men and two beasts were ready to leave
Ling He Canyon and head towards the nest of the Heavenly Bird of Six Thunders. But just as
they were about to walk out of the mouth of the Ling He Canyon, a faint yet excited voice
could be heard coming from in front of them.
"Elder brother, that heavily injured Nine-Winged Unity Serpent is really inside the canyon?"

"That's what the Heavenly Bird of Six Thunders told me. Furthermore, it also said that the
level nine magic herb that the Nine-Winged Unity Serpent was guarding was a stalk of
Emperor's Blood herb – one of the pivotal magic herbs needed for the Noble magic pill.”

Xiao Hei: Little Black

 Chapter 174: Lucky Luo ShuHe
Hearing the words Noble magic pill, You XiaoMo already had no doubt that the one coming
was Luo ShuHe.

Hearing his tone of voice, it seemed as if they had the luck to bond with that Heavenly Bird
of Six Thunders and the one who bonded with him should be Luo ShuHe. practitioners could
also bond with demon beasts, but they needed the help of a mage.

"Congratulations, Da Shixiong, congratulations, Da Shixiong! Now we only must let Yun-

shimei bond with this Nine-Winged Unity Serpent, and that would mean that the Qing
Cheng Sect will have three emperor level fighters. When that time comes, the lowly Tian Xin
Sect will no longer be a match for us. We could even eliminate them."

"Ah, these things shouldn't be said too early. It's possible that the Tian Xin Sect is also as
lucky as us, bonding with two level nine demon beasts suddenly."

Luo ShuHe chuckled. Although there was faint admonishment in his words, anyone could
hear that he didn’t mind it and was quite excited. In his heart, he just didn’t think it possible
that the disciples of the Tian Xin Sect could be as lucky as them.

That shidi who was speaking scoffed, "What's so great about the Tian Xin Sect? This kind of
luck is not something anyone can have. The way I see it, they would be lucky to bond with
one level eight demon beast."

"Yang-shixiong, what Da Shixiong said is not wrong. It's too early to decide the outcome.
One month is not yet over. No one knows how it will turn out in the end." A gentle voice
suddenly spoke up. It seemed to be that Yun-shimei.

"I know. Seems like Yun-shimei speaks up for Da Shixiong every time," Yang shixiong teased.

These words seemed to anger that Yun-shimei. She could be heard stamping her feet as if
shamed to anger while saying, "I'm only agreeing with Da Shixiong's view. Don't talk
nonsense, Yang-shixiong."

Yang-shixiong laughed, seemingly not believing her words.

Maybe because Luo ShuHe bonded with a level nine demon beast, the group of people
were no longer as uptight as when they first entered the Paradise Realm. Now they were
already in the mood to joke around.

After a while, Luo ShuHe finally opened his mouth, "Everyone should not forget themselves.
The Nine-Winged Unity Serpent is not like the Heavenly Bird of Six Thunders. He had
already shapeshifted for many years. His injuries are also not as severe as that of the
Heavenly Bird of Six Thunders. Whether we will be able to bond it is yet uncertain.
Furthermore, the canyon is very deep. It is unclear whether there are other demon beasts
inside. Everyone be a little more careful."

"What Young Master said is right. The situation inside the canyon is not clear. How about
you let old me go first to look."

"Then, we'd have to trouble Elder Li," Luo ShuHe said.

"Young Master is too polite. If old me doesn't come back out in an hour, Young Master
should lead everyone away from here and find another opportunity to come back later,"
Elder Li said.

Luo ShuHe frowned. If Elder Li, who was a seven-star Star level were to fall inside, it would
mean that the situation inside was not as rosy as they imagined. He then said, "ShuHe
understands."

Naturally, not one word of their conversation escaped Ling Xiao's ears.

Ling Xiao didn't expect that their group of only three Star level fighters could walk up to
here. Furthermore, Luo ShuHe had pretty good luck. He chanced upon a heavily injured
level nine demon beast. If he’d really get to bond another level nine demon beast, the Tian
Xin Sect would really be pushed down completely by the Qing Cheng Sect.

It was a pity that their rosy plan was doomed to fail.

You XiaoMo wanted to catch that Heavenly Bird of Six Thunders to bond with Fifth Shixiong
or Second Shixiong. Unfortunately, Luo ShuHe was ahead by a step, so he couldn’t help
feeling a little disappointed.

You XiaoMo spoke hastily, "Ling-shixiong, that Elder Li is coming in soon. Should we not
hide?"

"No need. I thought of a good idea." The corners of Ling Xiao's lips rose up slightly, revealing
an especially warm smile, as if he had just thought of something excellent.

An hour later, Elder Li, who entered the canyon, came back out safely, but with a
disappointed expression.

Luo ShuHe frowned when he saw his expression, but still asked hopefully, "Elder Li, what is
the situation? Is that Nine-Winged Unity Serpent really heavily injured?"

Elder Li sighed, "Young Master, we are one step late. That Nine-Winged Unity Serpent was
taken by someone one step ahead of us. I just went in to look. There is nothing left inside."
Luo ShuHe's face couldn’t but fall as he spoke in a heavy tone, "That Emperor's Blood
herb?"

Elder Li smiles drily while shaking his head, "Also gone."

In an instant, the very happy atmosphere that was there an hour go disappeared all at once,
replaced with a very subdued heaviness. Everyone was silent. If it were only the Nine-
Winged Unity Serpent that disappeared, everyone would probably not be so disappointed.
But that Emperor's Blood herb was the purpose of this mission. If it was gone, finding
another one would be difficult.

After a while, Luo ShuHe frowned as he said, "Elder Li, who do you think took the Emperor's
Blood herb?"

Elder Li pondered for a bit, "The Emperor's Blood herb is a level nine magic herb. If not
careful, or if one's level is too low, it's impossible to dig it out completely without damaging
it. Old me saw what was left after the Emperor's Blood herb was dug out. Extremely
complete. So old me thinks that the person who dug out the Emperor's Blood herb must be
at least a level five mage."

"Level five mage. Only the Tian Xin Sect and Xing Luo Sect have that capability." Luo ShuHe
spoke solemnly.

For second class forces like Xiao Yao Sect and the rest, they would not send a level five
mage to the Paradise Realm. Although the Paradise Realm was a rare opportunity, the
element of danger was high. They wouldn't be able to bear the loss.

It was not the same for the Tian Xin Sect and Xing Luo Sect.

They had level eight and even level nine mages. Why would they bother about a level five
mage? They had deep resources and deep talents. They just had to pay a little more
attention to nurturing and that would do.

"The Tian Xin Sect already knows that the magic pill recipe was 'taken' away by Grand
Master. If it fell into their hands, it would be very troublesome. As for Xing Luo Sect, they
still don't know about the level nine magic pill recipe. If we act rashly, it would only cause
them to be suspicious. Furthermore, we just don't know who dug it up." The other seven-
star Star Level Elder Mo shook his head and sighed as he spoke.

"You can't mean just let it go?" Yang-shixiong said unwillingly.

They had been looking for the Emperor's Blood herb for a long time. They only managed to
charge into the Jade Spiritual Cave after much difficulty. It was clearly something that was
just before their eyes and yet they were just one step behind. This kind of feeling left them
feeling especially helpless and furious.

"Whatever it is, let's leave here before talking it over, ba." Elder Li said.

Although everyone's mood was down in the dumps, they knew that they shouldn't linger
there. Ling He canyon was no longer presided over by a level nine demon beast. Very
quickly, other demon beasts would come over once they got wind of it. Although they had
two seven-star Star level fighters, it was better to take precautions.

Very quickly they returned to the nest of the Heavenly Bird of Six Thunders since it was
heavily injured, Luo ShuHe left it in its nest.

Although it was very furious that the despicable human practitioners took advantage of its
injuries to act, there was nothing it could do about it. That human practitioner named Luo
ShuHe seized the opportunity to form a life-bond with him. Killing him would be the same
as killing himself. That was not something it was looking to do. Right now, the important
thing was to recover from his injuries. If the news that it was injured got out, the other
demon beasts would take the opportunity to seize its territory.

As for magic herbs, it was a pity that he only had a stalk of level eight magic herb. The
number of level nine magic herbs in the Jade Spiritual Cave could be counted on one hand.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have to go snatch the Nine-Winged Unity Serpent's level nine magic
herb.

The cave of the Heavenly Bird of Six Thunders was rather special. It was located on the edge
of a very steep cliff. At the precipice of the cliff, there was an enormous opening. The
mountain cave was big enough to accommodate his true form.

Due to his injury, the Heavenly Bird of Six Thunders had no way of retaining his human
form. He could only assume his true form and rest inside the cave.

When Luo ShuHe returned, he caught sight of the humanlike flash of anger in the
expression of the Heavenly Bird of Six Thunders. He knew that it was angry about
something. Thinking that they would be partners from now on, he said, "Heavenly Bird of
Six Thunders, I know you are very unhappy. But we are now partners, with you being my
life-bond demon beast. I promise that I won't treat you badly."

The Heavenly Bird of Six Thunders rolled his enormous eyeballs and gave him a glance.
Although he acknowledged the truth in his words, he still wouldn’t accept him right away. It
didn’t matter if he was the son of whatever the Qing Cheng Sect's Grand Master, or
however great his potential.

Luo ShuHe knew that he needed to give it a little time, so he did not bring up the matter
about the bond again. Instead, he asked tentatively, "Heavenly Bird of Six Thunders, we
want to leave this place. You… can you still fly?"

At first, the Heavenly Bird of Six Thunders didn’t react. After a while, that enormous body
suddenly got smaller and smaller, finally turning into a mini version of the Heavenly Bird of
Six Thunders. If one didn’t look closely, one wouldn't be able to tell what kind of demon
beast he is.

The cavernous mountain cave felt extremely wide suddenly.

Luo ShuHe was struck with glee. The willingness of the Heavenly Bird of Six Thunders to
shrink himself meant that he was already showing some signs of accepting him.

At that time, when he was establishing the bond with the Heavenly Bird of Six Thunders, he
did feel some hesitation. After all, forming the bond by force increased the possibility of
lowering the affinity of the bond. Apparently, there was some hope.

Luo ShuHe scooped up the mini Heavenly Bird of Six Thunders and placed him carefully on
his shoulder before leaving the cliff.

Seeing the Heavenly Bird of Six Thunders, everyone's mood finally started to lift a little.
Although they couldn’t find the Emperor's Blood herb, having a level nine demon beast
allowed the Qing Cheng Sect to rise one level, putting the Tian Xin Sect under their feet.

Now their mission continued with their quest for other magic herbs and demon beasts. For
the moment, the dreams of level nine magic herbs were put to one side.

The Heavenly Bird of Six Thunders told them that although there really were more level
nine magic herbs in the center of the Jade Spiritual Cave, the demon beasts guarding the
level nine magic herbs were even stronger. Some were almost on the point of breaking
through past level nine. They would only be walking to their deaths if they proceed.

Although it was too bad, while depending on the Heavenly Bird of Six Thunders, they really
managed to find quite a few good magic herbs and demon beasts of acceptable level in the
following fifteen days. Although their levels could not match that of the Heavenly Bird of Six
Thunders, level six and level seven were not too shabby. Although some of the demon
beasts had already gained spiritual enlightenment, they would still lose when battling with
humans.

In no time the contingent that started with five people rose like a dragon suddenly, with the
addition of seven mid-level demon beasts. Not only that, this lineup could probably be
considered the strongest lineup in the Paradise Realm.
 Chapter 175: Shapeshifting and a New
Team Member
Fifteen days later, the time since they entered the Paradise Realm had already been twenty
days. At last, only one third of the time limit of one month remained.

At this time, a lot of the forces had already started to assemble back together. All of them
were headed in one direction. That direction was the Paradise Realm's highest peak, the
magnificent palace on top of Demon Beast peak.

It was said that the palace was originally sealed. But for some reason, there was a chance
that the palace would open once a month for one day. That timing fell on the latter part of
their one-month time limit.

Due to this, when Ling Xiao and You XiaoMo came across Lei Ju, they were not the least bit
worried that they would miss the opening of the palace, since even if they rushed there
immediately, they could only wait outside. Furthermore, it was not certain that they would
even be able to make it to the palace on the Demon Beast peak.

The Demon Beast peak was named thus because it was occupied by countless powerful
demon beasts.

Not only that, but those demon beasts were all the rare kind of grand demon beasts. The
lowest was level six and the highest was said to be level ten. Any higher was limited by the
restriction of the Demon Beast peak so the strengths of the demon beasts stopped at level
ten.

With that many demon beasts of such formidable strengths, if they really came across
them, there wouldn't be enough people for them to trample on even if all the sects were
added together.

Luckily, if these mighty grand demon beasts were not provoked or alarmed, they were
usually holed up in their own territories. They wouldn't venture out for no reason.

Since the road to the Demon Beast peak was arduous with all sorts of obstacles, most of the
sects and forces would plan to arrive five to six days in advance.

Although there were numerous Qing Cheng Sect’s disciples, their strengths were all over
the place. Groups of five charging in was not possible, so they already agreed before
entering that Luo ShuHe and they would meet twenty days later at some small valley.

Luo ShuHe's group of five was the first to arrive. They first cleared the small valley of all the
demon beasts and then started waiting inside.

However, because they arrived early by half a day, they saw no signs of their brothers even
after waiting for over four hours. When everyone was about to get restless, Elder Li
proposed that he goes to check out the situation…

On the grasslands that stretched as far as the eye could see, a human figure was sitting
quietly, cross-legged on the grass.

This person was You XiaoMo. In his vicinity, three demon beasts of uneven sizes were
encircling him. One looked like he was deep in thought. One was expressionless. One
looked indifferent but was rolling his deep green eyes as if saying 'Why do I have to follow
you guys doing this kind of stupid thing?'

Right at this moment, the one that appeared deep in thought suddenly howled, and was
the first to jump up. Its white tail wagged cheerfully at top speed, while its pair of eyes
shone as they looked at You XiaoMo.

The other two pay no attention to its excitement, continuing to lie lazily on the ground.

However, their eyes were fixed on the one they were encircling, You XiaoMo. The spiritual
energy surrounding You XiaoMo suddenly started to stir fiercely, as if it could no longer be
held back. Faint whitish strands surrounded him, forming a vortex. Suddenly, these strands
of spiritual energy were sucked into the space between the person's eyebrows.

The faint seal that appeared when he was cultivating in the dimension appeared once again
between his eyebrows. This time, because there were three demon beasts watching, they
clearly saw the seal flash in the space between his eyebrows. However, the seal was still
indistinct.

But if they had seen the seal when it first appeared, they would have discovered that the
seal between You XiaoMo's eyebrows this time was a little larger. Furthermore, it slowly
expanded sideways from the center of his forehead. When the seal disappeared once again,
the waves of spiritual energy in the air finally calmed down.

You XiaoMo opened his eyes and heaved a deep sigh of relief. Finally, he had broken
through the third level to become a level four mage.

Heaven knew that he had been waiting for this moment for almost half a month. Being
stuck at the pinnacle of level three left his heart suspended in mid-air.

What he didn't expect was that it took more than twice the spiritual energy than it did
before to go from level three to level four. Clearly it was not so easy to break through to
level four. As for the second level for the Heavenly Soul Scripture, he already managed to
break through. That was the reason why he tried to push through to become a level four
mage.

Since he just had a breakthrough, his soul force was full.

You XiaoMo took stock of the soul force of a level four mage. The strength of the force was
much more than that of a level three mage. He was confident that if he were to come
across a level nine magic herb, he wouldn't have to drink spiritual water to dig it out
completely.

Seeing that the Master was not paying them any heed, PiQiu howled at him.

Only then did You XiaoMo react. He laughed as he rubbed PiQiu's head, "I know. Don't
make a fuss."

Saying this, he stood up and then disappeared from the sights of the three demon beasts.

The three demon beasts did not panic because this kind of thing had happened many times.
You XiaoMo didn't really disappear, he just entered his own dimension. That's right, the
place he went to be his own dimension. The place he was in before was Ling Xiao's
dimension.

In principle, the two dimensions could not be superimposed on each other.

However, You XiaoMo's dimension was not a dimension in the true sense, refined from a
spatial rift, his dimension was rather special. To put it into words, it could be explained as a
dimension carved out from a spatial rift. So even if he was now inside Ling Xiao's dimension,
he could still enter his own dimension.

Half an hour later, You XiaoMo reappeared in front of them.

However, this time there were three stalks of magic herbs in his hand. These three stalks of
magic herbs were none other than the Shapeshifting herb.

Half a month ago, he planted the Shapeshifting herb in his dimension. To speed up the
maturity of the Shapeshifting herb and to hasten the dropping of seeds, he watered it with
spiritual water once every two hours. He finally succeeded in making the Shapeshifting herb
mature. Not only that, he also used the seeds that fell to cultivate a few more stalks of the
Shapeshifting herb, all high-quality ones at that.

Thus, the Shapeshifting herb in his hands was not the fiery red of before. Instead, it was a
deep, deep red, as if the color had been precipitating for many years.

Seeing You XiaoMo reappear, PiQiu and Xiao Hei leapt up from the ground. A pair of red
and a pair of golden eyes fix desperately on the Shapeshifting herbs in You XiaoMo's hand.
There was no longer any resistance left in Xiao Hei's heart because PiQiu told him that
Master could cultivate the Shapeshifting herb, and high-quality ones at that. As one that
had grown up inside the dimension, PiQiu was the second most familiar with his master’s
secrets.

Once he heard that there would be the Shapeshifting herb, and a high quality one at that,
Xiao Hei was very shamelessly bought over by a stalk of the Shapeshifting herb. From the
heart in his body to his soul, if there was the Shapeshifting herb, other than handing over
his life, everything else, he would do.

But, not only did You XiaoMo hold the Shapeshifting herb, he also brought his Jin Ming
Cauldron.

For demon beasts, once the Shapeshifting herb was mature, they would immediately find a
favorable time and place to gobble down the Shapeshifting herb, because if they delayed, it
was very probable that other demon beasts would get wind of it and come and snatch it.

Therefore, even though demon beasts knew that the Shapeshifting herb shouldn't be
gobbled up carelessly, each one of them was too eager to wait.

However, even though the Shapeshifting herb was a level seven magic herb and couldn't be
compared to magic herbs of level eight and above, the medicinal power it contained was so
strong that even demon beasts wouldn’t be able to handle it. Therefore, many demon
beasts might not be able to shapeshift successfully even though they had the Shapeshifting
herb.

However, this might also be related to the quality of the magic herb.

Low and mid quality Shapeshifting herbs were considerably inferior when compared to high
quality Shapeshifting herbs. On top of that, demon beasts did not understand the correct
way of using the Shapeshifting herb. All these resulted in the high rate of failure seen with
demon beasts when it came to shapeshifting.

What You XiaoMo wanted to do, was to help PiQiu and Xiao Hei refine the Shapeshifting
herb into magic pill form.

Simply gobbling down the Shapeshifting herb would cause the medicinal energy to riot in all
directions inside the body. Although the flesh of demon beasts was quite resilient, they
might not be able to withstand it. Furthermore, it might cause the power of the
Shapeshifting herb to leak out.

So, one just needed to refine the Shapeshifting herb into magic pill form, gently wrapping
up the medicinal power by using the soul force. That way, the chance of successful
shapeshifting would be increased.

Not long after, You XiaoMo succeeded in transforming the three stalks of Shapeshifting
herbs into three magic pills. Refining magic pills from a single stalk of magic herb was much
easier than blending multiple types of magic herbs. The time he took was less than fifteen
minutes.

PiQiu and Xiao Hei used their teeth to lightly grip the Shapeshifting magic pill that You
XiaoMo handed to them. They then took off running to find their own place to prepare to
shapeshift.

After the two of them left, You XiaoMo just kept the other Shapeshifting magic pill before
turning to look at the Nine-Winged Unity Serpent. Speaking of the Nine-Winged Unity
Serpent. This fellow woke up to discover that he had been bonded by a despicable human
and that despicable human was the mage in front of him. Not only that, he also found out
that his bonded master was only a level three mage. Most importantly, this puny level three
mage didn’t form a life-bond with him. He was furious.

The dignity of a high-level demon beast was sacred and inviolable. Especially when it was a
puny mage.

However, he had yet to flaunt his power in front of the puny mage, because there was an
even stronger force coming from a unique blood lineage pushing him down with immense
pressure. So, the Nine-Winged Unity Serpent finally came to realize what was called, there
were heavens beyond heavens, beasts beyond beasts.

This puny mage in front of his eyes had such a noble emperor demon beast. No wonder he
didn't form a life-bond with him who was merely a high-level demon beast.

The Nine-Winged Unity Serpent used his pair of enormous snake eyes to look at the body of
the puny mage.

It must be said that this was blinding to his demon beast eyes. A level three mage managed
to bond with an emperor demon beast and a life-bond at that. What the hell, this kind of
luck was just an embarrassment of riches.

Seeing that the puny mage had an emperor demon beast, the Nine-Winged Unity Serpent
no longer quibbled about the matter with the bond. Of course, not quibbling did not mean
he identified with him.

However, the problem with the injury on his body was solved by this puny mage in front of
his eyes, healing him seventy to eighty percent in just two days. He was beyond delighted
that he made such an astute decision at that time. He hardened the resolve in his heart to
hang on to the large tree behind this small tree. A certain narcissistic snake harbored that
thought.

But if you wanted to talk about some regrettable flaw, that would be…

"SheQiu, why did you become so small again? I almost stepped on you." You XiaoMo
squatted down and picked up the mini version of the Nine-Winged Unity Serpent.

The Nine-Winged Unity Serpent, also known as SheQiu, used his pair of profoundly green
eyes to glance at You XiaoMo dispiritedly. Anyone given the name SheQiu would also most
probably feel unhappy. Furthermore, enlarging and minimizing oneself was an innate ability
for most demon beasts.

As for why You XiaoMo chose the name SheQiu, the fault was his own.

He should not have curled up into a ball when he woke up, giving him the inspiration.
Saying that if his name had the word qiu, he could be PiQiu's companion. Later they could
also form a Qiu team and so, this was how SheQiu came to be…

His balls were really aching, ah!

Furthermore, what was this joke about a Qiu team?

The Nine-Winged Unity Serpent, ah no, SheQiu, even though his face was rather
expressionless, the agitation in his heart was quite spirited. You XiaoMo had no idea. You
XiaoMo had even less of a clue that the reason why he changed into a mini snake was
because he didn’t want You XiaoMo to find him. It was intentional!

The clueless You XiaoMo was still thinking that something must have happened to SheQiu's
body when he had his breakthrough.

Just as he was about to examine SheQiu, a wave of energy fluctuation could be felt coming
from the direction where Xiao Hei was cultivating. You XiaoMo felt that this wave of energy
was rather forceful. Turning around to look, he discovered that Xiao Hei's shapeshifting
caused a turbulence in the energy of heaven and earth. No wonder the hurdle between
level eight and level nine was known as the hurdle of despair.

The turbulence of energy affecting heaven and earth continued for a whole quarter of an
hour and still doesn't stop. Before it could subside, something started to stir in PiQiu's
direction, a sign of impending success in shapeshifting.

For a while, the two energy forces affecting heaven and earth seemed to be competing,
forces of tremendous strength.

Only after two hours did the two waves of heaven and earth affecting energy subside one
after the other.
SheQiu: snake ball
 Chapter 176: Ascending Demon Peak
The first human figure to appear was a pretty young man who looked sunny but was
gloomy. The pretty young man had a beautiful face, but not like anything else. His figure
was rather delicate with a very slim waist that looked as if it wouldn’t stand up to a hold. In
the face of the pretty young boy that should clearly warm the heart and delight, the eyes
was instead cold, as if everyone owed him a gold coin.

This pretty young man was none other than Xiao Hei!

Xiao Hei didn’t seem to be very happy with his own human form, cold-faced from the start
to the end. After appearing, he didn’t even greet You XiaoMo and SheQiu, and just sat
down in a huff, cross-legged on the ground.

But still there was something good that came out of it. His cultivation was now higher than
it was before shapeshifting. Originally, he hadn't broken through Star level. After
shapeshifting, he advanced right through level six, becoming a two-star level seven.

You XiaoMo wanted to ask him what the matter was but he was distracted by PiQiu.

Right after the appearance of Xiao Hei, Da PiQiu also walked out in human form from the
place he was cultivating…

A short and stout little fatty was striding over on his two stumpy legs. However, probably
because he was still not used to walking on two legs, the little fatty fell over with each step
he took. This happened again and again until the little fatty finally got mad and gave up
walking on two legs altogether. He simply fell to the ground and crawled towards them on
his hands and feet…

You XiaoMo, "..."

Xiao Hei, "..."

SheQiu, "..."

What was this difference between now and what it was before shapeshifting?

Little fatty crawled up to them with much difficulty. Although it was only short several
hundred meters, he was already huffing and puffing tiredly. He sat on the ground wheezing
as he was catching his breath.

You XiaoMo was the first to react, exclaiming happily, "How apt that you're my Da PiQiu,
still looking like a ball even after shapeshifting. Looks like you really like the name I picked
for you. But I didn't expect you to be so this small after shapeshifting. I see that Da PiQiu
doesn't seem to really fit you."

Don't look at the huge size of PiQiu's actual body. The fact was, it had only been about two
months since his birth. It was already a miracle that he was able to shapeshift so one
shouldn't quibble about his human form.

However, after hearing those words, PiQiu's expression lit up in an instant as he looked
expectantly at his master. He had wanted to get rid of this ridiculous name a long time ago
but at that time, he was unable to speak, so he had no choice but to accept it.

Then You XiaoMo clapped his hands and said, "From now on, you'll just be known as PiQiu."

PiQiu who suddenly lost the word Da, "..."

Xiao Hei and SheQiu looked at Da PiQiu with sympathy, oh wait, now it's PiQiu, but… there
didn’t seem to be a difference from before.

PiQiu objected, "Master, I don't like PiQiu."

You XiaoMo exclaimed in surprise, "Why? PiQiu is very nice sounding, just like SheQiu.
Later, you all can form a Qiu team. How good, ah. That's right, there's also Xiao Hei. Since
everyone has the character Qiu, it'll be good if Xiao Hei also changes his name."

Xiao Hei ground his teeth as he said, "I don't want to."

You XiaoMo saw that his face turned black, so he immediately explained, "Xiao Hei will
change his name to HeiQiu. After all, your fur is black. But since everyone is used to calling
you Xiao Hei, although your real name will be HeiQiu from now on, everyone call still call
you Xiao Hei."

SheQiu's pair of green eyes suddenly lit up but it was only for an instant. Very quickly the
rays of hope were extinguished. Although he really wanted to change his name, he might as
well not say anything.

Why would You XiaoMo care if they liked it or not? He wanted them to form a Qiu team, so
it was going to be so, even if they didn’t like it. Therefore, resisting was completely
pointless.

Clearly SheQiu understood this point. Therefore, he didn’t make too much of a fuss about
his name.

Although he hadn't been together with You XiaoMo for long, he could still tell that this puny
little mage was not someone without his own ideas. The things that he had decided upon,
unless you could convince him otherwise, he wouldn’t care about you. Even if you spoke
until your lips split, he would continue resolutely with what he had decided.

And so, a three-person Qiu team came out fresh from the oven.

You XiaoMo smiled in satisfaction. Later, once they gathered enough members, they might
be able to form a five-person basketball team or even make up two soccer teams.

Right at this moment, hysterical laughter rang out in the sky.

When everyone raised their heads, the owner of that laughter had already appeared in
front of them. A dashing and imposing… old man?

You XiaoMo pouted, "Ling-shixiong, you'll look better if you resume your original
appearance."

He really couldn’t bear to look at Ling Xiao's usual expression on the face of an old man. It
made it seem surreal. Maybe it would even cause him to recall the old man Ling Xiao every
time he saw him from now on…

The old man laughed sinisterly, "Xiao Shidi, do you judge people solely by their
appearance?"

You XiaoMo threw up, “Blergh~"

PiQiu, HeiQiu, and SheQiu looked up at Ling Xiao in worship.

After teasing his own Xiao Shidi, Elder Li, who was Ling Xiao, agreed to You XiaoMo's
request and finally resumed his original appearance. Of course, this was not his true
appearance, but Lin Xiao's appearance.

Seeing Ling Xiao in his original appearance, You XiaoMo felt a little better, saying wearily,
"Why did you come in? Were you found out?"

"If I don't let them find out, do you think they can?" Ling Xiao's nose was almost pointed to
the sky. These words were spoken with utmost self-confidence, spoken as if Luo ShuHe and
company did not exist.

You XiaoMo was silent.

Even though it was rather arrogant, it couldn’t be denied that this fellow had the right to be
that way.

Speaking about that, Ling Xiao had a good idea at that time, to impersonate Elder Li. And so,
fifteen days ago, the Elder Li that entered Ling He canyon simply couldn’t check on SheQiu
and the Emperor's Blood herb before he was eliminated by Ling Xiao.
After eliminating that fellow, he tossed Elder Li's body into the black hole because he
absorbed Elder Li's memory, he was able to mimic him very closely. Luo ShuHe and
company completely couldn't tell that he was a fake.

"Ling-shixiong, are they preparing to head to the palace?" Counting the days, You XiaoMo
realized that two thirds of the month had already passed, so it should be about time.

Ling Xiao uttered a vague sound of agreement, and then said, "I have gotten quite a lot of
information from Luo ShuHe and company these few days. However, I still feel that Luo
ShuHe seems to be hiding something."

"He can't even tell Elder Li?" You XiaoMo asked excitedly, "Then what could he be hiding?
Can it be that you're overthinking things?"

According to the situation, it was unlikely that Luo ShuHe would conceal things from his
own people, especially from two strong Elders. The reason being that there were dangers
upon dangers in the Paradise Realm. If they didn’t work as one, many things couldn’t be
accomplished.

Ling Xiao cast a sidelong glance at him and narrowed his eyes while saying, "Xiao Shidi, do
you think I'm overthinking things?"

You XiaoMo laughed hollowly, "I'm only guessing, that's all."

PiQiu, HeiQiu, and SheQiu looked at him with disdain. So, domineering towards them and
yet not even daring to exhale when it came to Da Shixiong. Utmost contempt!

After this, Ling Xiao was not planning to follow Luo ShuHe and company any more. Firstly,
they already had enough information, so it was unlikely that they would have to rush
around blindly when they went up Demon Beast peak. Secondly, all the Qing Cheng Sect's
disciples would be gathered together, so there would be a significant decrease in efficiency.
Following them would only be a waste of time. Since he had decided not to follow them any
longer, 'Elder Li' no longer had to go back there.

At the same moment, not long after 'Elder Li' left, Luo ShuHe and company finally saw the
first batch of people they were waiting for.

Not long after the first batch reached the small valley, more Qing Cheng Sect’s disciples
started to arrive one after another. Roughly throughout the day, the disciples arrived until
finally everyone was here. However, there were some casualties. Fortunately, the disciples
who were hurt did not have serious injuries.

Luo ShuHe took a headcount and realized that Elder Li had yet to return.
Elder Li was not an irresponsible person. Not returning after such a long time probably
meant he had met with some thorny issues. However, they did not know where he went, so
they couldn’t go look for him. In the end, Luo ShuHe decided to wait for half a day. If he
didn’t come back by then, they would set out without him.

The result was a foregone conclusion. 'Elder Li' simply didn’t come back.

On the other side, Ling Xiao and You XiaoMo, who set out one step before them, relied on
the map and very quickly arrived at the foot of Demon Beast peak.

During that time, they came across groups from the other sects and forces.

Vast and mighty with a rather imposing manner, among them were those from the Tian Xin
Sect. Naturally, they had also assembled together, led by a few strong Elders. Among the
people were Lei Ju, Tang YunQi, and others.

It was worth mentioning that the group of people also contained the few disciples who
parted ways with Ling Xiao at the stone platform. Looking at them, it seemed as if they had
not told anyone about what Ling Xiao told them to do.

Other than that, Fang ChenYue and Fu ZiLin were also present.

The curious thing was, Fang ChenYue didn’t seem to be regarded as highly by the few Elders
as You XiaoMo had imagined.

Especially that Elder Shi who abandoned him to save himself. He was not trying to get on
Fang ChenYue's good side. Instead, he was with the haughty and pompous Tang YunQi and
Lei Ju. They must have had some lucky encounters these fifteen days, bonding with a level
seven and level six demon beast.

As for the Poisonous Tail Flood Dragon which Fang ChenYue bonded with, there was no sign
of it. Most probably it was hiding as its mini-version.

HeiQiu: black ball

 Chapter 177: Water Demon
Ling Xiao said, "I didn't expect that Fang ChenYue would be so shrewd."

Really like what they say that one could get in trouble because of one's riches. Although
they were disciples and elders from the same sect, they might still harm you because of
jealousy. Furthermore, this was the Paradise Realm. Anything could happen. Even if some
people were to do it, they could easily push the blame off themselves. Therefore, the best
way was to keep the matter of having a bonded demon beast to oneself.

This was why Ling Xiao said that he was shrewd.

Fang ChenYue was much smarter than those two who were currently flaunting their level
seven and level six demon beasts. At the least, he understood the principle that one
shouldn't let others see one's own wealth.

"Da Shixiong had always been rather smart," You XiaoMo said while feeling extremely
pleased with himself.

Ling Xiao glanced at him, "Then who do you think is smarter? Your da shixiong, or me?"

You XiaoMo curled his lips. He knew that if he said that Da Shixiong was smarter, Ling Xiao
would kill him. So, he had no choice but to say hollowly, "Of course you are smarter."

If PiQiu and the rest were here, they would despise You XiaoMo for bullying the weak while
fearing the strong.

Ling Xiao added, "But your Da Shixiong and Second Shixiong don't seem to be in a favorable
position, ah."

You XiaoMo froze, then asked hastily, "What happened?"

At that time, the distance was far, so he didn't get a clear look.

Ling Xiao said, "All of Capital Peak, including you is not even ten people. On top of that,
Capital Peak does not get along well with Heaven peak. Recently, Tang YunQi and Lei Ju
bonded with a mid-level demon beast each. Although the strength is not high, it can still be
considered as adding to the combat strength of the Tian Xin Sect. This way, Capital Peak
wouldn't be able to overcome it. Being pushed aside is something that can be foreseen."

You XiaoMo felt that this matter couldn’t be helped.

Choosing to keep a low profile guaranteed that one would be pushed aside. Unless Da
Shixiong chose to act like Tang YunQi and brought out his own bonded Poisonous Tail Flood
Dragon. However, that would be akin to putting himself in danger. If Lei Ju knew that Da
Shixiong 's bonded demon beast was even more powerful than his own, who knew if he
wouldn’t do some underhanded thing.

So, with regards to this point, even though it resulted in getting pushed aside, You XiaoMo
was still very much in agreement with Da Shixiong's actions.

After that, the two of them no longer talked about this issue.

Although there were many ways to get to the Demon Peak, there was only one road up the
Demon Peak. It was through the Death Valley beneath the Demon Peak.

Death Valley was the first dangerous obstacle for Demon Peak. Inside was a snake nest.
Furthermore, it was said that the snakes inside this nest was the same kind of snake as
those found in the Ten Thousand Python Demon Plain.

Therefore, some people have already guessed that the Evil Heavenly Pythons of the Ten
Thousand Python Demon Plain most probably came from the Paradise Realm.

No matter what the reality was, Death Valley was not the kind of place to charge into. At
least for forces of the Tian Xin Sect's strength.

Luckily, they’d already experienced it before, so they knew how to charge through this
obstacle while paying the lowest price. However, these things were not important when it
came to You XiaoMo and Ling Xiao.

Just as they stepped into the Death Valley, Ling Xiao summoned SheQiu.

SheQiu looks at Ling Xiao questioningly, "Is something the matter, boss?"

Ling Xiao beamed as he pointed to the entrance of the Death Valley, and patted him on the
shoulder, "Go have a chat with your brothers. Remember not to talk for hours and forget to
come back."

SheQiu's face falls, "Boss, those low-level creatures are not my brothers."

Ling Xiao nodded, "Of course I know. But they are your kind, after all. Go quickly. Stop
dawdling."

SheQiu could only swallow the bitterness and go find his 'brothers' to have a heart to heart
talk. Mother! He was a level nine demon beast. Talking with a group of low level demon
beasts, and most of them had not even achieved enlightenment. What the hell could they
talk about? But it was the boss's orders. He had to go even if he didn’t want to.
SheQiu disappeared quickly inside the Death Valley. Not long after, the faintly agitated
Death Valley suddenly quieted down. That noxious unnatural odor also dissipated.

Clearly it was the work of SheQiu. After all, as a high-level demon beast, if he couldn't
suppress a group of low level demon beasts, his life would be too much of a failure.

At this point, Luo ShuHe's group had no idea that the one hour that they had calculated to
charge through Death Valley would turn into three hours under SheQiu's provocation. So,
by the time they climbed to the top of Demon peak, the treasures on the mountain top
seemed to have been wiped clean by certain people.

Speaking of certain people, after easily stepping over the first obstacle, Death Valley, they
simply set out for the mountain peak.

The Demon Peak had a barrier. It was said that the palace opened once a month. What
opened, though, was the barrier of Demon Peak.

In fact, other people could still go up when the barrier was not open because the barrier
was aimed against demon beasts. But because the top of Demon Peak was flooded with a
layer of poisonous gas, only the demon beasts that had grown up during the poisonous gas
did not fear it.

Therefore, when the barrier was not open, the top of Demon Peak was filled with a layer of
concentrated poisonous gas. Taking in one breath would endanger the bodies of
practitioners and mages. When the barrier was open, the poisonous gas on top of Demon
Peak would dissipate considerably. If one went up at this time, although the poisonous gas
was still there, if one came back down within the stipulated time, there wouldn't be a
problem.

The second distinguishing feature of Demon Peak was the Shallow Shores. It was the most
dangerous place in Demon Peak, not just one of the most dangerous.

The Shallow Shores was also called an illusion of flowers in the mirror or moon in the water.
The meaning was to not let appearances mislead you. Often, what one’s eyes saw was not
what the reality turned out to be.

Furthermore, although it was called Shallow Shores, it was not the least bit shallow. It was
but a name, nothing more, because of a group of transparent Water Demons under the
surface. Water Demons were mid-level demon beasts. Although their strengths were not
very high, the underwater was their world.

Water Demons were not a type of kind and gentle demon beasts. They would willfully
attack humans, no matter if they were in the water, or up in the air.
Usually, those flying on top of Shallow Shores, if they carelessly flew too low, without
paying attention to what was happening under the Shallow Shores, they would most
probably be dragged into the water by the Water Demons.

If no one saved you in time, of if you were incapable of saving yourself, you would most
probably be divvied up and eaten by the Water Demons under the Shallow Shores.

However, the most horrific place in Shallow Shores was not here.

It was said the surroundings of Shallow Shores was inhabited by a lot of level seven and
above demon beasts. It was the place in the Paradise Realm with the strongest demon
beasts, more than at the Jade Spiritual Cave.

Therefore, if there was too much movement, it would most probably attract those very
powerful demon beasts.

You XiaoMo was carried by Ling Xiao, flying over the Shallow Shores.

However, perhaps because Ling Xiao was being mischievous, You XiaoMo kept feeling that
they were flying a little too close to the surface of the Shallow Shores, so low that he could
almost saw the bottom of the crystal-clear water. However, the surface of the water was
extremely still, making it seem as if it were impossible for the bottom of this crystal clear
and calm water surface to have the savage and cruel Water Demons.

Thinking of how a Water Demon could suddenly jump out of the water and grab them, You
XiaoMo felt a cold chill and quickly patted Ling Xiao on the shoulder, "Ling-shixiong, how
about we fly a little higher?"

When Ling Xiao heard these words, he knew that he was afraid. He turned his head towards
him and smiled. Just when he was about to speak, there was movement on the surface of
the water. A ripple spread out from the water surface, as if it were a sign of something.
Next, wave after wave started to spread out violently, faster and faster.

Right at this moment, the water surface broke open suddenly and a shrieking transparent
Water Demon rushed out from under the water.

This sound stunned You XiaoMo and terrified him such that he almost let go of Ling Xiao's
arm. Fortunately, Ling Xiao reacted in time, hugging him tight and immediately speeding up
while flying higher. The Water Demon ended up empty-handed.

You XiaoMo turned to look. The transparent body of the Water Demon was rather clearly
visible above the water. It looked like a human body made from water. What was different
– it seemed to be another species. Its ears were long and pointy, ad it had very sharp teeth.
It couldn’t speak, but its mouth could issue a voice that was extremely aggravating to
humans.

Since it came up empty, the Water Demon fell back into the water, splashing, but it didn’t
dive back to the bottom of the water. Instead it floated on the water surface and glared at
them viciously.

You XiaoMo looked at it in horror, "Ling-shixiong, why does this Water Demon look like a
human?"

Ling Xiao stopped in mid-air while holding onto his waist. He looks down from up high at the
Water Demon that was glowering at them. He laughed, "Do you know how the Water
Demon demon beast came about?"

You XiaoMo shook his head immediately. He didn't see any detailed records of the Water
Demon on the demon beast scrolls. He only knew that it was a type of mid-level demon
beast that was usually level four to level five in strength.

It was not very strong; the Water Demon lived its whole life in the water. Furthermore, they
were large in number. Therefore, even if a Star level fighter fell inside, he might not be able
to free himself.

"To be exact, the Water Demon is a semi-demon beast because its former body is that of a
human," Ling Xiao said.

"Human?" You XiaoMo jumped in shock. No wonder it looked humanoid.

"A very long time ago, before this world had this kind of demon beast, water demon, legend
said the first water demon came about from the transformation of a practitioner who
mistakenly took ice poison. That kind of ice poison can only be found at the bottom of a
ten-thousand-year-old abyss. That practitioner mistakenly entered the ten-thousand-year-
old abyss. As a result, he mistook the ice poison for a spirit gem and consumed it. After that,
the ice poison spread very quickly throughout his whole body. Although he didn't die, he
changed into a half man half demon water demon. Furthermore, he could only survive in
the water."

Water demons might not be very well known, but the ice poison was something everyone
knew. If the abyss was more than ten thousand years old, it could be found.

"So, all the water demons are people that transformed from mistakenly taking ice poison?"
You XiaoMo asked in surprise. If it really were so, the ice poison at the bottom of the abyss
was rather too incredible.

Ling Xiao glanced at him in amusement, refuting his statement, "Of course not. You think
there are so many ten-thousand-year-old abysses?"
You XiaoMo rubbed his nose, "Then how did the other water demons come about?"

Ling Xiao spoke, "It's infection. After that practitioner turned into a water demon, his whole
body, top to bottom, seemed to have turned into ice poison. On top of that, after he turned
into a water demon, his strength became higher than it was when he was human. Most
importantly, he had a very high IQ. He spread a rumor to deceive the practitioners of that
time saying that there are spirit gems at the bottom of the ten-thousand-year-old abyss. Of
course, those idiots took the bait. And so, an unending stream of practitioners headed for
the abyss. The result was as expected, it seemed over half of the idiots turned into his
kind."

You XiaoMo took in a sharp breath. That water demon was too much.

The most brilliant part was yet to come.

Although later a few mighty practitioners did organize men to eliminate that water demon,
it was already too late.

Among the previously infected practitioners, some of them that were stronger didn't turn
into water demons immediately, but the result was still the same. The bad thing was they
brought back their whole body's worth of ice poison to the human population.

At that time, a lot of people didn't know that the ice poison was extremely contagious. Not
only does it spread by touch, it can also spread through the air.

So, it simply led to a disaster. It was said that the whole population of a town of over ten
thousand people were infected by ice poison and turned into water demons. At that time,
the news shocked a lot of people. They finally understood how dangerous ice poison could
be.

After that, although there was a great alliance of practitioners to eradicate the water
demons, because the problem was too extensive, there would always be a fish that slipped
from the net. Therefore, they couldn't get rid of the water demons completely. Fortunately,
the water demons could only survive in their respective habitat. So, if humans didn’t go
near bodies of water which might have water demons, it will be fine.

So, before now, the water demons seemed to have been half demon beasts that had been
stamped out of existence for many years. No one expected that the master of the Paradise
Realm would raise a group of water demons in captivity, something that would make
practitioners quake in terror at the mention of the name.

You XiaoMo swallowed repeatedly, "Ling-shixiong, do you think this Shallow Shores is a ten-
thousand-year-old abyss?"
Although a ten-thousand-year-old abyss would have water demons, there was a saying that
with risk comes reward. Before, Ling Xiao said that ice poison could only be found in a ten-
thousand-year-old abyss. It's the same for spirit gems, but it was not for certain. However, it
was very likely.

Ling Xiao suddenly gave him a strange smile, "I forgot to tell you. An abyss that had over a
thousand water demons would definitely be a ten-thousand-year-old abyss."

You XiaoMo felt very strongly that if this fellow can say that, there must be a thousand
water demons below…

Under You XiaoMo's terrified look, Ling Xiao pulled his arm while smiling slightly, "Xiao Shidi
wants to know if they are down there? We'll just have to go straight in and we'll know."

Before You XiaoMo could let out a scream, he was already diving in head first into the
Shallow Shores with Ling Xiao…
 Chapter 178: Spirit Gems
The ice cold deep water almost pierced the skin, but it was only for a moment before the
feeling disappeared, replaced by a gentle energy. That gentle energy surrounded You
XiaoMo and spread out, forming a membrane like a water bubble, gently undulating as it
enclosed him and Ling Xiao within.

You XiaoMo took one look and knew that it was Ling Xiao's work of art. Just as he was about
to say something, a clash rang out, and the membrane of the water bubble shook suddenly.
There seemed to be something in the ice-cold deep waters.

At this moment, Ling Xiao's voice entered his ears, "Take your soul force and condense it in
both of your eyes."

You XiaoMo didn’t hesitate, took a wisp of his soul force and covered his eyes with it. Faint
white rays immediately shone from his black eyes. When he looked forward again, he finally
saw the water demons dashing against the barrier.

One, two, three… countless water demons surrounded them, with cold expressionless
faces, as if they were already food in their mouths.

After the first water demon dashed against the barrier enclosing them, sounds of the
second and third hits rose and fell. The water demons were slamming against the barrier
frantically as if their lives depended on it. Each one of them not seeming to tire nor bruise,
slamming into the barrier, making it ring as if it could break at any time.

You XiaoMo gripped Ling Xiao's arm tightly, terrified that they would really puncture the
barrier. Although he knew in his heart that it was not possible, he still felt his insides quake
with fear.

Furthermore, these water demons were just like those described in the scrolls, mostly of
level four or five strength. Based on their strength and power, it was impossible for them to
break Ling Xiao's barrier.

This situation continued for roughly the time it’d take to burn half a joss stick. Then the
water demons finally stopped their self-harming ramming actions. Every one of them
opened their mouths and let out bursts of sound waves. However, the sound waves did not
reach You XiaoMo's ears because they were kept outside by Ling Xiao's barrier.

Very quickly, You XiaoMo realized why they were roaring. Looked like they were issuing
sound waves not to attack them, but to summon their own kind.

Ling Xiao had said that this Shallow Shores was a ten-thousand-year-old abyss with over a
thousand water demons lay in its depths.

Although the ones there were only those of level four and five strengths, no one could
guarantee that there weren’t stronger water demons in the Shallow Shores.

A few minutes later, You XiaoMo saw a water demon which was different from the others.
Its body was still transparent, but there were dark purple rays coming from within it. If
ordinary practitioners were to see this, they’d probably have no choice but to run for their
lives, because this water demon was of level nine.

Unlike You XiaoMo's look of horror upon seeing this water demon, Ling Xiao expression
turned to joy upon seeing it, his eyes almost shining, "Turns out there really is a spirit gem
down there. This water demon had a level nine cultivation most probably because it
absorbed the spirit gem at the bottom of the abyss."

Spirit Gem was something very different from Spiritual water.

Simply put, a spirit gem was almost equivalent to the condensed essence of a million drops
of spiritual water. That’s how precious it was.

However, things like spirit gems were not the same as spiritual water. Places with spiritual
water might not necessarily produce spirit gems. The formation of spirit gems required the
right time and the right place. Just like the spiritual water in You XiaoMo's dimension,
although he had a lake that was completely made up of extremely pure spiritual water, it
did not satisfy the condition of the right time. It could only be considered man-made, so it
couldn’t produce spirit gems.

So, to put it more accurately, the Shallow Shores were an immense pool of spiritual water,
most probably a naturally occurring one. Then the master of the Paradise Realm decided to
rear water demons in it, so it appeared here. Furthermore, because there was ice poison
below the spiritual water, no matter how attractive it was to men, they could only look at it
from afar as it was not something that could be touched carelessly.

However, the allure of the precious spirit gem was sufficient to drive practitioners and
mages mad with desire. Therefore, there were times when even knowing that the danger
was greater than the chance, there would still be people coming to replace the fallen for all
kinds of treasures.

Hearing that the water demon had absorbed the spirit gem, You XiaoMo asked hastily,
"Ling-shixiong, aren’t we too late now that the spirit gem in the abyss had been absorbed
by this water demon?"

If it really was like that, their luck was too bad. After finally coming across this rare chance
of finding an abyss with a spirit gem, they were one step too late.
Ling Xiao said, "This abyss is at least over a few ten thousand years old. There were
probably quite a few spirit gems inside. No matter how capable the water demon, it is
impossible for them to absorb it completely."

You XiaoMo tugged on his clothes repeatedly, "Ling-shixiong, then let's quickly go down and
have a look."

At this moment, that water demon finally started to act. It raises its head and roars. Its big
and sharp mouth seemed like a cannon, as it slowly starts to condense energy into a ball.
The power in that sphere of energy was extremely violent. Everything underwater seemed
to be affected. Even You XiaoMo, hiding inside barrier, could feel the shockwaves.

A moment later, the water demon's energy ball was fully formed.

A faint sinister and ferocious ray flashed in the eyes of the water demon as it gave out a
deafening roar and shot the ball of energy at them.

The naked eye could see the ball of energy speeding towards them. The tremendous power
seemed to cut open the water. In a flash, it enveloped the barrier surrounding them.

Logically speaking, having such a tremendous amount of energy hitting the barrier, it should
at least shake a little. However, You XiaoMo's wide open eyes could only see that after it hit
the barrier, it very quickly… got absorbed.

That water demon clearly had very high spiritual intelligence. Seeing that its attack was
unsuccessful, and how easily it was neutralized, its pupils widened suddenly. Just as You
XiaoMo though that it was going to continue its all-out assault, the water demon turned tail
and ran off.

That speed, that action, no matter how one looked at it, it seemed as if it had happened
many times before. You XiaoMo had thought it had so much backbone, and was so
awesome, never expecting that it would run away just like that.

Naturally, Ling Xiao chased right after it without saying a word.

The Shallow Shores were very deep and looking for it will be troublesome. Ling Xiao had
always been someone who likes to get straight to the point.

The water demon was only at level nine, clearly no match for Ling Xiao. He caught up to it in
no time. Seeing the water demon fleeing at top speed, this old fellow appeared in front of it
with utmost ease. Stretching out his hand, a formless hand appeared outside the barrier.
The water demon struggled with all its might, but it was still caught by Ling Xiao's magical
hand.
Looking at the water demon struggling non-stop, Ling Xiao smiled at You XiaoMo, "Xiao
Shidi, do you have any interest in bonding with a level nine water demon?"

You XiaoMo looked at that water demon and shook his head vehemently, "I don't want it."

Thinking that the water demon was once human, he felt a wave of nausea. Furthermore,
the body of the water demon had the highly contagious ice poison. This plaything sounded
very much like the narcotics that drove men to depravity. Just thinking that this thing would
be following him around all the time made him have goosebumps.

"That's a real pity," Ling Xiao sighed.

Not in the least, was what You XiaoMo thought as he clenched his teeth.

Ling Xiao then smiled at that water demon while saying, "Since Xiao Shidi doesn't want you,
the only use left for you is to lead the way. Don't try to refuse me. Of course, I can still find
the spirit gem after I kill you. But I don't want to kill you, so be good and listen."

A faint expression of horror flashed across the purplish transparent face. It looked like it
could already imagine what Ling Xiao would do. If it really dared to refuse, it believed that
this man in front of it would kill it without the slightest hesitation. After weighing the pros
and cons, the water demon finally still took them to the spirit gem.

Not only were the Shallow Shores deep, the underwater world was also vast.

The water demon brought them down for almost five thousand meters before reaching the
bottom. Not long after, an enormous piece of milky white crystal appeared before them.

At this point, the water at the bottom was clearly divided into two distinct colors.

The water surrounding the crystal was faintly milky white, enclosing the enormous crystal at
the bottom of the water.

The water demon stopped in front of this piece of crystal and approached it of its own
accord. It even stretched out its hand to touch it as if telling them that this piece of crystal
was the spirit gem they were looking for.

Ling Xiao stretched out his hand but stopped his hand suddenly just before he touched the
'spirit gem'. At this time, he beamed as he raised his head and looked at the water demon
with an extremely sweet expression. He parted his lips lightly and said, "Are you hoping that
I would touch it?"

The expression of the water demon changes abruptly. A fist booms towards the so-called
'spirit gem'. The 'spirit gem' was unable to withstand the force of the fist. In an instant, a
huge chunk of it split off with a *hong*. The fragments of the 'spirit gem' immediately flew
towards Ling Xiao who was the nearest to it.

But the result was still the same. The moment it got close to the barrier, it was repelled
outwards. Not the least bit effective.

These things were not spirit gems. The IQ of the water demon was so high. There was no
way it would be willing to give away the spirit gem it had been guarding in preparation to
ascend in level. Therefore, it intentionally led them to the crystal formed by ice poison,
wanting to deceive these two people with it. It didn't expect that they would find out.

"Overestimating your own strength." Ling Xiao snorted, "I gave you a chance, yet you did
not appreciate it. So, don't blame me."

Then Ling Xiao flicked his finger. The purple flames that hadn't appeared for a long time
came to life once again. Only this time the purple flames seemed to be not quite the same.
There were traces of other flames in their midst, as if two types of flames were intertwined
together. It finally took the form of a fire dragon that charged at the water demon.

As soon as the water demon caught sight of the flames, it felt the burning hot temperature
transmitted by the flames, causing its eyes to widen in horror. Finally, it really felt terror.
 Chapter 179: Battle
The ice poison in the body of water demons looked very ferocious, as if no one would be
able to deal with it. But no matter how awesome a water demon, there were still things
that it feared, such as fire.

Naturally, normal fire would not be of much use to anyone, but it was not the same with
divine fire. The temperature of divine level flames seemed like it would melt or evaporate
anything, including the ice poison of water demons.

Many years ago, the first water demon died under a divine level flame.

And so, water demons were extremely sensitive to fire, especially divine flames. It was
enough to wipe out a whole clan of water demons. Therefore, a water demon would not
dare to get close, even a level nine one wouldn't be able to do it.

The water demon could sense that if these flames were to wrap around its body, it would
die.

The water demon finally felt fear, all thoughts of resistance disappeared. This time it really
wanted to escape, but it already wanted to trick them. Ling Xiao would not let him off
again. He was not a benevolent person and yet he gave it a chance. Unfortunately, it didn't
appreciate it.

Very quickly the purple flames engulfed the body of the water demon. The unique divine
level flames emitted a red-hot temperature as it slowly roasted the screaming water
demon. Not long after, the water demon turned into a ball of ashes and was no more.

Just like that, the most powerful half demon beast of the Shallow Shores was gone. The
remaining water demons no longer had something to bind them. Once the leader was dead,
they scattered like sand.

After the death of the water demon, Ling Xiao went up to that huge piece of ice poison. He
brought his hand down in one swing and that piece of ice poison split open instantly,
breaking into two halves right down the middle.

You XiaoMo was speechless as he looked at him. This fellow was simply not afraid of ice
poison, before, he was only playing with that water demon. Obviously, his despicable
nature could never be changed. However, his attention was very quickly diverted to the
split in the ice poison.

A burst of magical blue light radiated from the split surface of the ice poison. The blue light
shone at the bottom, turning the water a deep blue. Magical and beautiful.
This burst of blue light was coming from a ball of blue liquid under the ice poison. Very
quickly, You XiaoMo sensed a concentrated burst of ultimate spiritual energy. Taking in a
breath, his whole body felt lighter instantly, filled with energy.

"This is the spirit gem?" You XiaoMo stretched his head out to look at the ice blue liquid
covered by the ice poison. If examined closely, one would discover that under this ice blue
liquid, the glimmering rays of the crystal were faintly visible.

Ling Xiao simply got rid of the ice poison surrounding it and finally revealed the true face of
the spirit gem.

A spirit gem was the epitome of all crystals. Its value defied the heavens.

No matter if it were a practitioner or a mage, especially one of imperial level and above, if
they held a small piece of spirit gem in their hand as they cultivated, the results would be
twice as good with half the effort. Rather than slowly taking in the spiritual energy from
heaven and earth, it was many times more effective, because a spirit gem of the size of a
small child's fist held an incredible amount of spiritual power.

Right now, this piece of spirit gem in the depths of the Shallow Shores was the size of a
soccer ball. It looked small, but the amount of power was already considered not little. For
a ten-thousand-year-old abyss to have a spirit gem was already considered a good thing.

Ling Xiao fished out a complete piece of spirit gem from the ice blue liquid.

Careful examination revealed that the liquid was milky white. It was just that the spirit gem
appeared blue, so the light which was shining on the liquid turned it ice blue.

You XiaoMo couldn’t wait to pick up the spirit gem from Ling Xiao's hand.

Although the water demon depended on this piece of spirit gem to breakthrough to level
nine successfully, because it didn't absorb the power of the spirit gem directly, this piece of
spirit gem did not lose much of its power. Otherwise, that water demon would not be of
only level nine cultivation.

After obtaining the spirit gem, the two of them left the Shallow Shores.

Due to the death of their leader, the remaining water demons didn’t dare to stop them and
so, the most precious treasure under the Shallow Shores was easily taken away by them
just like that.

After coming out of the water, the Shallow Shore regained its clear and calm appearance
once again. You XiaoMo lowered his head to look. There was no trace of that group as they
probably realized how powerful Ling Xiao was, so they dared not appear again.
Not catching sight of water demons, You XiaoMo couldn’t help letting out a sigh of relief. If
not, every time he saw one, he would inevitably think of their former selves. The road of
cultivation was incomparably ruthless.

"Roar!!!" Right at this moment, the earth and heavens shook suddenly.

A few seconds later another angry roar rang out, followed by another, just as sudden one.
The roars were mixed with faint spiritual assaults. Wave after wave was coming from deep
inside the thick forest surrounding the Shallow Shores.

Before You XiaoMo could settle his nerves, another angry roar came from deep inside the
thick forest. Except this time, it was from a different demon beast.

Rays of glee shot out from Ling Xiao's eyes as he said in utter delight, "There are actually
two level nine demon beasts fighting. Looks like our luck is not too bad."

Just as Ling Xiao said, there really were two level nine demon beasts battling. By the time
they got there, the two demon beasts had already fought until there were rivers of blood,
their blood and the blood of the small and weak animals that they affected. The scene was
too horrible to look at. If it continued, they would probably destroy the whole forest.

"Huh? It's a Six-Winged Divine Tiger and a Dead Soul Beast. High level demon beasts,” Ling
Xiao said rather thoughtfully.

Hearing these names, You XiaoMo felt they were very unfamiliar. Only after thinking it over
for a while did he remember that these two types of demon beasts were demon beasts of
ancient times of rather high strength and potential. Demon beasts from ancient times
seemed to have disappeared from Long Xiang Continent. It was unclear if they were extinct
or they just left. How unexpected for them to appear in the Paradise Realm.

It's unclear why these two demon beasts came to blows. Furthermore, they seemed to be
determined to battle to the end.

But from the situation on the battlefield, it looked like the Six-Winged Divine Tiger was at a
disadvantage. She received a very heavy injury especially in the abdomen. The blood
seemed to flow non-stop. The spot where she was standing looked like it would soon turn
into a pond of blood.

In front of her, that Dead Soul Beast did not have as serious an injury. His pair of green eyes
were fixed on the Six-Winged Divine Tiger, looking extremely greedy.

The Six-Winged Divine Tiger roared at him furiously. Her eyes were firm and tenacious as if
she wouldn't give up no matter the circumstances. She seemed to be guarding something.
Very quickly, You XiaoMo caught sight of what the Six-Winged Divine Tiger was guarding. It
was a newly born baby Six-Winged Divine Tiger. Even its eyes have yet to open and it looked
like the Dead Soul Beast was aiming for this baby divine tiger. No wonder the Six-Winged
Divine Tiger was so furious. If someone targeted his child, he also would not let the other
party go.

However, the Six-Winged Divine Tiger was clearly not a match for the Dead Soul Beast.
Although both were level nine, the level was not the same. The Six-Winged Divine Tiger was
three-star level nine while the Dead Soul Beast was five stars. A difference of almost two
stars.

"That Six-Winged Divine Tiger won't be able to hold on much longer," Ling Xiao said
suddenly.

After his words, that Dead Soul Beast launched another sneak attack. The soul beast was
cunning. Even though he was stronger, he still wouldn't engage in a just and honorable
battle in the open. This was also the reason why he received less serious injuries.

Although the Six-Winged Divine Tiger had the heart, she was powerless. After the successful
sneak attack, her body crashed to the ground. Although she was already out of energy, her
eyes still carried a look of extreme unwillingness.

The greediness was apparent on the Dead Soul Beast as he slowly walked towards the baby
Six-Winged Divine Tiger. He then opened its wide bloody mouth. Just as he was about to eat
up the baby Six-Winged Divine Tiger, a joking voice suddenly reached it from above its
head.

"Are Six-Winged Divine Tigers so delicious?" The Dead Soul Beast was stunned. This person
could appear near him without warning. Furthermore, he did not detect him at all. There
could only be one reason for this. This person must be stronger. Was it a high-level demon
beast?

Not caring if that was the case, the Dead Soul Beast lifted its legs and ran. It was not that he
was a good-for-nothing coward. The other party was stronger, and he also just fought with
the Six-Winged Divine Tiger. If he had to continue fighting, the one to die would be himself.

"Running away?" Ling Xiao snorted lightly and reached his hand out and seized. It looked as
if an invisible hand very quickly grabbed hold of the Dead Soul Beast and pulled it back.

When the Dead Soul Beast fell to ground, he immediately adopted a defensive pose and
looked warily at Ling Xiao, "Who are you?"

The Dead Soul Beast stared at Ling Xiao in surprise and bewilderment, while calculating in
his heart. He really hadn't seen this person before in Demon Peak. Could it be that he was
not a demon beast from Demon Peak? Even if he wasn’t, it was impossible for someone as
amazing as himself to not have heard of him.

Ling Xiao stroked his chin, pondering for a bit before saying, "Who I am is not important.
What is important is that I will give you one chance to save your life. In a while, there
should be group of people coming up the mountain. When that time comes, go find the
Tian Xin Sect's Fu ZiLin. He is a mage. After bonding with him, I will leave you a horse, how
about it?"

Since Fu ZiLin would soon breakthrough to level four, if this Dead Soul Beast was willing to
cooperate, his soul force should be enough to conclude the bond.

He originally wanted You XiaoMo to bond with this soul beast. But he was too ruthless, too
deceitful. Ling Xiao felt that the soul beast did not suit You XiaoMo, so he forced him to
bond with Fu ZiLin. This way, they could avoid the danger of them getting found out.

"You want me to voluntarily bond with a mage?" said the stunned Dead Soul Beast.

Ling Xiao's eyes narrow, "What is it? Are you not willing?" When he spoke, an immense
pressure stemming from the bloodline crushed on the body of the soul beast like a huge
mountain.

The expression of the soul beast changed abruptly as he said in terror, "An… an emperor
demon beast?"

He finally understood why this man felt very dangerous right from the start. He was an
emperor demon beast, and one that had matured for a very long time at that. His strength
was probably higher than the master of the Paradise Realm. Someone this strong couldn’t
possibly be trapped inside the Paradise Realm.

Knowing that he was possibly an emperor demon beast, the soul beast gave up all hope of
resistance. Someone this strong could very easily track him down, so even if he didn’t want
to accept the condition, it was all he could do.

"Enough. Your answer?" Ling Xiao didn’t give him time to think.

The soul beast smiled bitterly while saying, "Yes!"

How unexpected that one moment of greed would result in this kind of downfall. If he had
known of this outcome earlier, he would not have, under any means, come to the territory
of the Six-Winged Divine Tiger.

You XiaoMo looked at Ling Xiao in adoration, especially when he heard him let the soul
beast go find Second Shixiong of his own accord. He could even think of such a good
method. This fellow was so shameless!
Only after the soul beast left, did they go down to check on that level nine Six-Winged
Divine Tiger. Unfortunately, the mother divine tiger was already dead.

Before leaving, Ling Xiao dug out the core of the mother divine tiger. He then put that baby
divine tiger who had yet to open its eyes into his dimension. Demon beast cores were
valuable things, especially to those of the same clan. If absorbed by the baby divine tiger, it
would very quickly skip over its immature phase and enter straight into its mature stage.

After finishing all that, the two of them finally set off towards their final goal.

Not long after, an immense towering palace full of majestic splendor appeared in front of
them.

The palace stood all alone at the apex of Demon peak. It was unclear what it was made of,
but the whole palace would emit bursts of piercingly cold silver rays from time to time.
Even though the master was no longer here, the imposing presence of the palace could still
be felt.

However, the strangest thing was that the palace gates were wide open with only two
guards standing outside.

The guards were obviously not real guards. Instead they were made from a silver-colored
material. They looked like puppets, seven meters tall with an iron lance in their hands,
standing with an awe-inspiring presence at the palace gate.

You XiaoMo stood in front of one of the guards and let out a heartfelt sigh in his heart. If
not for the guard's completely silver face, he would have thought that it was a real human,
despite the extraordinary height.

Right at this moment, a red flash of light appeared in the wooden eyes of the guard.

Before he could react, the iron lance in the hand of the guard pointed straight at the spot
where he was just standing. You XiaoMo's jaws dropped open as he stared speechlessly at
the guard as it turned its enormous body. A mechanical voice rang in his ear.

"Palace trespasser, die!"

 Chapter 180: Palace Statue
Just as they were charging into the palace, the Tian Xin Sect and the other forces were
experiencing a thousand sufferings and ten thousand hardships, finally breaking through
the Death Valley.

Since there was only one road to ascend Demon Peak, the few sects couldn't avoid coming
across each other. Luckily everyone's goal was the palace on the peak of the mountain.
Hence, there were no bloody incidents. Everyone seemed to go their own way with very
little interaction.

When they came, the Tian Xin Sect had forty to fifty people altogether. But now, all the
disciples including the few Elders did not even add up to thirty people. Some of them even
sustained very serious injuries. To not let them hold the others back, the heavily injured
disciples did not set off with them to ascend the mountain. Therefore, the number of
people going up the mountain was now about twenty.

Since it was already like this for the Tian Xin Sect, the other forces couldn’t possibly be
spared.

Among them, the one which lost the most people was the Xing Luo Sect. They were already
low in number and after Ling Xiao killed off close to ten of them, their number immediately
dropped by half. However, the Qing Cheng Sect also lost quite a few disciples. Furthermore,
one of their prominent members was dead, Ye Dan.

In the beginning, Luo ShuHe still thought that Ye Dan was held up by some matter, so he
didn't make it in time to meet up with them, just like Elder Li. Only later did he find out that
Ye Dan was already dead, and the ones who killed him were the disciples of the Tian Xin
Sect.

Even though he knew that the perpetrators were from the Tian Xin Sect, Luo ShuHe didn’t
let the Qing Cheng Sect’s disciples engage in an endless battle with the Tian Xin Sect. That
was because sooner or later, the Qing Cheng Sect would go looking for them to settle this
debt of blood. It was only a question of time.

However, certain observant people discovered that whenever the Qing Cheng Sect’s
disciples looked towards the Tian Xin Sect, veiled but determined looks of killing intent
were hidden in their eyes. These observant ones were none other than Fang ChenYue and
Fu ZiLin.

They had planned on going up the mountain together with the Tian Xin Sect, but
unfortunately, because they lacked combat ability, and because Tang YunQi went against
them at every turn, after charging through Death Valley, they were left behind by the Tian
Xin Sect at the foot of the mountain with the disciples who sustained injuries from the
struggle in Death Valley.

The result was easily predicted. The soul beast couldn't find Fu ZiLin among that group of
people ascending the mountain, so he had no choice but to personally make his way down
the mountain to look for him.

Luckily, they didn't leave the boundary of Demon Peak. Otherwise, that soul beast, no
matter how awesome he was, wouldn't be able to descend from Demon Peak to bond with
Fu ZiLin.

He was most probably the most pitiful demon beast throughout all of history. Other demon
beasts were found when practitioners and mages come up to their door. On the other
hand, he had to go find a mage to bond with out of his own accord. Could there be any
other demon beast more pitiful than him?

Back to You XiaoMo, it looked like the guard was going to poke a hole through his body, but
no matter how strong those two guards were, they were no match for Ling Xiao.

But he still couldn’t benefit those that came after, so Ling Xiao didn’t just turn them into a
pile of scrap metal. Instead, he picked up You XiaoMo and charged right into the palace. The
two guards failed to find their target, so they stopped their attacks and turned back into
stone statues.

Just as the two men entered the palace, the grand doors of the palace suddenly closed with
a slam.

The grand doors cut off the rays shining in from outside. However, the palace seemed to be
built of some special material. The surface emitted bursts of light rays and although it was
not very bright, it was enough to see clearly.

The great hall was extremely capacious. In it, the thing that stood out the most were the
pillars made of a type of white colored stone because there was a candelabra next to each
of these pillars. There were three green candles on each candelabra. Not five seconds after
the doors closed, these candles lit up with a flash.

In an instant the entire great hall was painted a dreary green. The bleak and shadowy great
hall looked as if ghosts and goblins would come out at any time.

You XiaoMo felt like mocking the master of this palace for his exquisite taste. What was up
with the green candles? This was the first time he had seen green candles. Turning such a
nice palace into a veritable haunted house.
"Ling-shixiong, this place is so creepy. Do you think there are ghosts?" You XiaoMo asked as
he tried desperately to rub away his goosebumps while his teeth were chattering.

Ling Xiao lowered his head and looked at him in amusement, "Whether there are ghosts, I
don't know. Whether there are people up to some tricks, that I do know."

Right! The one playing tricks must be the master of the palace, a practitioner who took
absolute delight in the perverse.

However, he couldn’t say if there were ghosts in this world. If it were the 21st century
Earth, he would have to said they did exist rather than not. But he felt that in this
dimension, even if there were ghosts, they would be the ones to fear humans.

The two of them walked further in, right until the end. Finally, they caught sight of a
humongous statue.

There were ten stone platforms lined up neatly in front of the statue. There seemed to be
something on each platform but there was an orb of light enveloping the objects, making it
impossible to make out what was inside.

Ling Xiao said, "These things should be the treasures of the palace."

You XiaoMo's eyes lit up, "Then… can we take it?"

Ling Xiao looked at him with eyes full of laughter, "You go try."

You XiaoMo's heart thumped, the foot he had just stretched forward was immediately
withdrawn, "It's better if you go."

Ling Xiao mocks him, "Little coward."

You XiaoMo grumbled softly, "This is clearly called being cautious!"

One look and one could tell that there was a problem with those orbs of light. He was not
stupid, so why would he run over there foolishly?

His intuition was right. Those treasures looked as if they could be obtained as easily as
spitting on one's hand, but it was a trap.

Just a few seconds after Ling Xiao walked over, the few ordinary-looking red candles in front
of the statue suddenly lit up. The bright red light pushed the green rays of light from the
green candles outside and enveloped the two of them.

At the same moment, the eyes of the statue suddenly opened, shining like two gems. The
blood red rays made it seem extremely demonic, with glinting blood red.
An ancient-sounding hoarse voice was heard. It seemed to have lived through times long
enough for blue seas to turn into mulberry fields. It was both ice-cold yet indifferent, slowly
ringing out in the grand hall.

"Since you have come up to here, it must mean you have the destiny. If you want the
treasures, you must pass my test." As the voice spoke, the ten orbs of light on the stone
platforms immediately floated upwards, revealing the things inside. Ten altogether. If these
were to leak out, it most probably would cause all the big sects to fight over them. When
that time came, there would be rivers of blood.

Looking at just one of those things, You XiaoMo's saliva already covered the whole floor.

The first stone platform, the treasure inside the orb of light was a stalk of magic herb which
was of high level. A preliminary estimate would place it above that of the Emperor's Blood
herb.

The second stone platform held a volume of martial art techniques. On top it was written in
gleaming letters: High Level Purple Cloud Wing martial art technique.

The third stone platform held a magic pill. Its level couldn’t possibly be low for it to be
displayed inside the palace.

The fourth stone platform held an egg. It was unclear what kind of egg it was.

The fifth stone platform held a bunch of seeds of every color. They seemed to be a variety
of seeds.

The sixth stone platform was also a volume of techniques. Not for practitioners but
targeted at the soul force instead. A volume of high level soul force technique.

.......

The tenth stone platform. You XiaoMo strained his eyes as wide as he could and finally
made out the words written on the scroll - High Level Magic Pill Recipe!

His two eyeballs almost fell out. There was a high-level magic pill recipe in this place?

You XiaoMo immediately became excited. He tugged at Ling Xiao with saliva dripping right
onto the floor, "Ling-shixiong, quick, go take the test. The last one is a good treasure!"

Ling Xiao glanced at him, "You only want the last one?"

You XiaoMo wiped the corner of his mouth, "… actually, I want all of them."
Ling Xiao showed a 'I knew you were going to say that' expression, "The master of the
palace won't be so kind."

You XiaoMo said, "It doesn't matter, we can just take them by force."

Ling Xiao laughed as he said, "You are clearly acting like a bandit."

You XiaoMo refuted indignantly, "Nonsense, I just don't want the treasures to lie here all by
themselves in this ice-cold palace, that's all."

Ling Xiao pushed him forward a step, "Then you go."

You XiaoMo immediately retreated, "It's still better if you to go." He still felt that there was
something up with that statue.

At this time, the statue seemed to have become impatient from waiting. It opened its
mouth without waiting for them to choose. Again, the hoarse voice, "My test is for you to
kill your companion. Then all the treasures here will be yours."

You XiaoMo, "..."

Ling Xiao laughed sinisterly, "Xiao Shidi, what should we do? He wants me to kill you."

You XiaoMo turned away, "We don't want it anymore."

Ling Xiao roared with laughter, "Just like this and you don't want it anymore? Really?"

You XiaoMo turned his head and looked at him with grief, "I can't kill you."

Just as he spoke those words, a thud was heard. He was rapped on his forehead again. You
XiaoMo looked at him with tears whirling in his eyes. Why did this person hit him on the
forehead again?

Ling Xiao mocked him, "At least you know your limitations, but, are you not afraid that I
would kill you?"

You XiaoMo's fierce manner evaporated, leaving him smacking his lips. He pursed his lips as
he said, "Your strength is higher than the palace master. And you're also not a mage. What
the hell would you need these for?"

Ling Xiao could no longer stand his stupidity, saying, "Idiot, one look and you can see that
it's a trap. And you think it is real. Look and see what is under our feet."

You XiaoMo looked down, wasn’t it just floorboards? Stealing a glance at Ling Xiao, he saw
him smiling gently at him. His neck shrank, alright, there seemed to be formations drawn?
"What is the meaning of this?"

Ling Xiao said darkly, "You think the treasures on the stone platforms are so easy to get?
The palace master is only trying to use the greed of men. When this area is completely
splashed with blood, the formations on the floor will activate. At that time, probably no one
would be able to escape."

You XiaoMo swallowed repeatedly. This time he really received a scare.

 Chapter 181: Captured
Ling Xiao said it all very clearly in front of the statue.

If the one here today were not him, but Luo ShuHe and those people, there would probably
be a massacre over those treasures. It was too bad the statue found itself with the wrong
people this time around.

The statue that didn’t receive an answer after a long time ordered one word, "Kill!"

Then the glinting blood-red eyes of the statue suddenly shot forth two rays of red light. The
red light shot right at where they were standing before, but it didn’t pierce through the
floor. It seemed like the statue was impatient for them killing each other, so it decided to
act.

Ling Xiao hugged You XiaoMo and dodged the statue's attack. He laughed coldly, "Finally
can't wait any longer?"

The statue's reaction was to continue attacking. At the same time, sounds could be heard
coming from deep in the palace. During the ghastly green light, a group of puppets which
looked exactly like the guards outside slowly emerged. If there was a difference, it would be
the aura.

The strengths of these puppets were higher than the two guards outside by quite a bit. The
weakest one was Moon level. And it seemed like it wasn’t just a few, emerging continuously
from deep in the palace. At least a hundred.

You XiaoMo jumped in fright, "This seems a little too showy."

He finally understood the traps Ling Xiao mentioned. There were so many puppets hidden
in the palace. If it were the Tian Xin Sect and the other forces, they would probably be
unable to cope and suffer a terrible beating, akin to losing one's army even after giving
away the bride.

But there was something he didn’t understand. Since it was a trap, why would they still
come up, fully aware of the dangers? It couldn’t be that the stone platforms were that
enticing to them, making them willing to forfeit their lives?

Ling Xiao thrust his palm forward and the wind immediately crushed ten of the puppets into
bits and pieces.

But the puppets were after all without intelligence and without life. They didn’t know
tiredness. They didn’t know pain. They only knew how to attack blindly, only stopping when
they could no longer move an inch.

Since Ling Xiao knew this, he did not hold back. Right away he turned them to powder. The
floor was very quickly covered in layers upon layers of fine powder, really crushed to the
extreme.

The statue's eyes saw that the puppets were being crushed to pieces, making the statue
furious.

After getting infuriated, it stood up. In an instant it was standing from its original cross-
legged position.

Its huge hand swiped down forcefully at their heads, with a force that wanted to flatten
them. But it came up empty-handed again, leaving the floor shaking, but not split open.

Ling Xiao's brow twitched. He saw the intact formation on the floor from the corner of his
eye and his lips curved up suddenly. He thrust out his palm; burning hot flames condensed
into a fiery ball and slammed onto the floor, causing it to crumble with a loud shattering
noise. The intact floorboards were finally completely ruined, exposing a huge hole in the
floor.

Naturally the explosive sound did not escape the sects that had come up one third of the
way. They could even feel the ground beneath their feet vibrating. Everyone's expressions
changed instantly.

Luo ShuHe exclaimed in shock, "What is the meaning of this? Did someone actually beat us
there?"

It was not just Luo ShuHe. The people from the other forces also had the same stunned
expression. While guessing in their hearts who beat them to it, they quickened their steps,
lest the treasures were all wiped clean by the first to arrive.

Unfortunately, no matter how quickly they moved, it wouldn’t be of any use. They hadn't
even passed the Shallow Shores. If the water demons wanted to stop them, even if they
were given speedy wings, it would be of no use.

"A guy who only knows how to use brute force won't have a peaceful reincarnation!" Ling
Xiao dodged the statue's fist as it came down on his head. He then delivered You XiaoMo to
a safe spot and brought out Xiao Hei from the dimension to guard him at his side.

You XiaoMo hugged Xiao Hei who was in his original form and popped his head out from
behind the pillar before lowering his head to whisper to Xiao Hei. "Xiao Hei, do you think
Ling-shixiong will be able to swipe all ten treasures?"

Xiao Hei rolled his eyes at him. How could a mere soul remnant be the boss's match?
You XiaoMo pretended he didn't see it. Suddenly the corner of his eye caught sight of that
the ten treasures had fallen onto the stone platforms. Those orbs of light had also vanished.
He couldn’t help suggesting, "Xiao Hei, how about we go over there while they are
fighting…"

Before he could finish what, he was saying, with a thud, Ling Xiao's fist smashed the entire
statue. Stone chips scattered in every direction and a red soul flew out from the pieces of
the statue. Before it could escape, it was engulfed by a ball of flames, turning into ashes.

A ghostlike voice suddenly cried out. The sound was so deafening that it hurt the eardrums
and it seemed to come from the depths of the palace. It was followed by an infuriated voice
that was different from the hoarse one before, "You actually dare to destroy my spirit
double. You deserve to die. I will make you pay the price!"

The voice howled in crazed anger, shaking the whole palace…

Ling Xiao ignored the owner of that voice and moved to the stone platforms in a flash, using
the time to put the treasures directly into his dimension.

The owner of the soul remnant did not plan on letting him go just like that. After a few
piercing screams, all the green candles went out with a puff.

A gust of spine-chilling cold wind enveloped the whole palace in an instant.

"Xiao Hei, don't touch me." You XiaoMo suddenly felt a rush of cold air rising from his feet.
He then felt something touch his arm. He thought it was Xiao Hei who was standing by his
side, so he said that without turning his head.

Xiao Hei rolls his eyes at him, "When did I touch you?"

"Just now. If not you…" You XiaoMo turned his head; before he could say ‘who’, a faintly
glowing pale green face suddenly appeared in front of him. Now, the face was looking at
him expressionlessly.

"Ghost ah!!!" You XiaoMo screamed out wildly.

This fellow feinted to the east and attacked from the west. Because Xiao Hei's strength was
not a match for the other party, and the other party also seemed to practice some deviant
combat techniques, by the time Xiao Hei reacted, You XiaoMo had already disappeared,
taken away by that lingering soul fragment right in front of his face.

When You XiaoMo's smell disappeared from the grand hall, Ling Xiao seemed to have
sensed it immediately. He appeared a second later where they were hiding behind the pillar
and saw that only a certain demon beast remained. Ling Xiao looked at Xiao Hei wordlessly.
Xiao Hei hung his head in shame. He knew he was wrong. If he had known, he would have
dragged Master into his dimension at all costs.

Speaking of You XiaoMo who was taken away by the soul remnant, one man and one ghost
very quickly appeared in a certain corner of the palace.

This was a stone room that was not much smaller than the great hall. An enormous pool of
blood was placed right in front. A human figure was soaking in the middle of the pool of
blood. The face of the human figure resembled that of the lingering soul remnant.

The soul remnant lifted You XiaoMo and walked up to the pool of blood. He raised his arms
and without a moment of hesitation, tossed You XiaoMo into the pool…

You XiaoMo was terrified, leaving his whole body in cold sweat. Just when he was about to
fall into the pool of blood, You XiaoMo disappeared in an instant.

The pale green pupils of the soul remnant contracted as its extremely hoarse voice was
heard once more, mixed with a trace of incredulity, "Dimension?"

The green pupils moved about determinedly, rapidly scanning all four corners of the blood
pool. It was too bad; since he couldn’t refine a genuine dimension while he was alive, how
could he possibly discover You XiaoMo's high level dimension now that he was dead?

When he was searching, You XiaoMo already manipulated his dimension to leave the stone
room.

The stone room made him feel too oppressed, as if it were some sort of sacrificial chamber.
Especially that pool of blood. The stench of blood was unbelievably strong. Furthermore, it
seemed as if it was not just the blood of human practitioners, it looked like even a great
number of different demon beasts was thrown in there.

However, to leave the stone room, You XiaoMo depleted his soul force in an instant. He was
now a level four mage, but the most he could manipulate his dimension was about two
hundred meters. Any more, and he would overuse his soul force.

Due to the speed of the soul remnant being too high before, You XiaoMo had no idea where
he was in the palace. He had no choice but to drink spiritual water while looking for a way
out.

Just as he was wandering around in confusion, Ling Xiao already reached with stone room
with Xiao Hei. Although he didn't see You XiaoMo, he knew that You XiaoMo was already
out of danger.

Naturally, the soul remnant didn't expect that his lair would be so easily found by the other
party.

The two sides went all out. This time, Ling Xiao no longer stayed his hand. He simply
smashed the pool of blood, which was also the real embodiment of the soul remnant, into
bits. The pool of blood that had been nurtured for over a thousand years was no more, just
like that.

Negative emotions poured out from the body of the soul remnant, like an enormous black
hole. At this time, all the other spirit doubles distributed throughout the palace were called
back to replenish the soul remnant. Not long after, an almost complete soul appeared in
front of Ling Xiao…

You XiaoMo, who was completely unaware of the showdown happening in the stone room,
was controlling his dimension to take a few halting steps at a time, moving forward in small
spurts. He really wanted to leave his dimension, but he was afraid that the ghost soul would
suddenly appear in front of him and cause him to piss in his pants.

When it was quiet all around, with not a sound to be heard, You XiaoMo finally came out of
his dimension.

This was a very long and wide corridor. At one glance, it seemed that the end of the
corridor was not visible. On both sides there were loft-like stone rooms. Some of them had
no doors at all, making it possible to walk right in. Others had doors which were tightly
closed.
 Chapter 182: The Collapse of Demon Peak
You XiaoMo stood outside those wide-open doorways and examined the lofts. He
discovered that these lofts seemed to be where practitioners would practice. Some lofts
were so simple and bare that there was only a bed. Some of the floors were in a complete
mess with scattered weapons and combat techniques.

To pass off as a qualified treasure hunter, You XiaoMo prepared a magic bag and collected
everything in the lofts, good and bad. He then moved onto the next loft. As for the tightly
closed stone rooms, he didn’t dare to touch them for now. Who knew if some living thing
wouldn’t suddenly rush out from inside.

Just when You XiaoMo finished clearing out the tenth loft, he suddenly caught a whiff of
medicinal fragrance. The medicinal fragrance was extremely strong, continuously diffusing
out from the neighboring stone room.

You XiaoMo walked up to the stone room and looked at the tightly shut stone door. The
stone door seemed as if it hadn't been opened for a long time, with green moss growing on
top of it. Could it be that this stone room was where magic herbs were stored?

No matter what the answer was, the presence of medicinal fragrance meant that there
must be magic herbs inside.

You XiaoMo rolled up his sleeves immediately and exerted all his strength. The door finally
opened a tiny crack. At this moment, the medicinal fragrance emitted from the magic herbs
immediately rushed out from the cracked door. Breathing it in invigorated the soul.

After half of a quarter hour later, the stone door was finally pushed by him enough to
reveal a gap that was just enough for his body to enter.

After forcing his way into the stone room, panting and wheezing, and seeing the magic herb
fields filling the room, he felt that it was all worth it.

This place was even more spacious than the great hall. It couldn’t be considered a stone
room, because this was like a miniature world. Above was not a ceiling, but an expanse of
blue sky. The floor was covered with magic herb fields. There were those that had matured,
those that had yet to mature, and some that were even just germinating.

Most were low level magic herbs, followed by mid-level magic herbs, and finally the high-
level magic herbs.

What was rather disheartening was that there were not many high-level magic herbs. By
the time You XiaoMo found them, he only saw a small patch of high level magic herbs lying
pitifully in a corner. At a glance, it was not more than a hundred stalks.

You XiaoMo lamented as he moved all the high-level magic herbs into his dimension.

At this time, Luo ShuHe and the rest finally reached the peak of the mountain after
enduring one thousand sufferings and ten thousand hardships. If Ling Xiao had not dealt
with that level nine water demon, they would probably be even slower.

But what greeted them was a great hall that was already riddled with a thousand wounds
and a hundred holes.

Luo ShuHe's expression was extremely unsightly, "Sure enough, someone beat us here."

However, the extent of destruction of the great hall exceeded his expectation. He had
thought that even if someone would beat him to it, their strength wouldn't be high enough
to charge past the guards. He didn't expect the other party's strength to be even higher
than he thought possible.

The other forces had also arrived. Seeing the condition of the great hall, their reactions
mirrored that of Luo ShuHe.

At this moment, the Qing Cheng Sect's Elder Mo shrewdly noticed that the Tian Xin Sect's
Lin Xiao was not here. He whispered into Luo ShuHe's ear to inform him.

Luo ShuHe looked over to the Tian Xin Sect's location and, true enough, he did not see Lin
Xiao. He couldn’t but have his suspicions piqued, could it be that the person who beat them
here was Lin Xiao?

But it didn’t seem right after thinking it through. Lin Xiao's strength was still two-star Star
level. The Elders of the Tian Xin Sect who were stronger were still here. Even if they sent Lin
Xiao to go ahead of them, he couldn’t have caused all this by himself. Furthermore, that
little mage who was by his side was also not here.

The condition of the palace was beyond everyone's expectations, and so the few major
forces decided to put aside their differences to discuss how to deal with the current
situation.

Luo ShuHe glanced at the Tian Xin Sect representative and remarked seemingly
offhandedly, "Elder Shi, why was it that fellow Lin Xiao is not among you? Could it be that
you all let him go ahead?"

With his remark, the other people finally noticed this bit, all of them turning to look at the
rather gloomy-looking Elder Shi.

Of course, Elder Shi couldn’t tell them that the Tian Xin Sect did not tell Lin Xiao anything
about Demon Peak. This was an internal matter of the Tian Xin Sect. If they were to find
out, they could use it against them. If Lin Xiao found out, he might act out in retaliation.

"Lin Xiao is held up by some matter. He should be on his way now. Everyone knows that
there are layers upon layers of dangers in the Paradise Realm. No one knows what can
happen. It's only normal that plans change accordingly."

Luo ShuHe dusted off his sleeve while laughing, "Looks like fellow Lin Xiao's luck is not too
good!"

Elder Shi narrowed his eyes, looked at the Qing Cheng Sect’s disciples behind him and said,
"Putting Lin Xiao aside, there doesn't seem to be any sign of the esteemed Ye Dan and Elder
Li. It can't be that they are 'also' held up by some matter?"

Luo ShuHe's expression darkened. A hardly detectable murderous intent flashed across his
eyes.

Of course, Elder Shi didn’t know that Ye Dan was already dead under the hands of Ling Xiao.
And that the Qing Cheng Sect already knew that the 'murderer' was them. These words
were tantamount to a thorn driven deeply into the hearts of everyone in the Qing Cheng
Sect. Clearly this was not the time for them to act out. This was probably what was called
the highest state of ignorance.

"If you all want to 'reminisce', we, the Xing Luo Sect, will not keep you company." Looking at
the two of them trading barbs one after the other, the expression on Xing Luo Sect's
Twelfth Star was rather impatient. They already did not get along well with the two major
forces. On top of that, they also had another motive this time, so they loathed even more to
collaborate with them. They then set off by themselves to charge through the barrier.

With the departure of Xing Luo Sect, the other people also felt that there was no need to
work together. They were originally depending on their own strengths so in a flash, Elder
Shi also brought his people with him. The three independent forces followed suit. Only the
Qing Cheng Sect remained in the great hall.

"Young master, why aren't we taking advantage of the situation to kill off the people from
the Tian Xin Sect?" Elder Mo asked in frustration.

Luo ShuHe shook his head, "Not now. The injuries of the Heavenly Bird of Six Thunders were
too grave. Although it had recuperated for half a month, it only recovered twenty to thirty
percent. We have few strong ones on our side. If we were to fight now, the other forces
would be at an advantage. Furthermore, the Tian Xin Sect, that side seemed to have
bonded with a few mid-level demon beasts. We can't take their combat ability lightly for
now."
A dissatisfied disciple spoke up, "Young master, you can't mean to let them go just like
that?"

Luo ShuHe scoffed in disdain, "Of course not. Wait till we leave Demon Peak. I will make the
Tian Xin Sect pay the price.

Unfortunately, man's plans were nothing compared to God's plans. Just as the various
major forces went their separate ways and prepared to search deep into the palace for
treasures, another shockwave traveled through the palace. This time, the frequency of the
shaking was much stronger than what they felt when they were halfway up the mountain.
The ground was shaking non-stop, as if it were about to split open at any time.

At this time, the demon beasts on Demon Peak also suffered a shock. A few high-level
demon beasts were taken aback to discover that the barrier that imprisons the Demon Peak
seemed to have gotten much thinner than before, as if it could split open at any time.

"Roar!!!" An immense and limitless power pressed down from the top of Demon Peak
downwards.

All the demon beasts looked at the palace on the peak in terror. But a second later, they
lost all control over themselves and fell to the ground. Each one of their faces was bright
red with bulging blue veins. The terror rooting in their hearts would never be eliminated.

This phenomenon didn’t only affect the demon beasts at the foot of the mountain. It also
included the demon beasts who had been bonded.

Tang YunQi almost fell to the ground. She kicked the Seven-Tailed Demon Fox who was
crawling on the ground, "Idiot, what are you doing on the ground? Why are you not
hurrying up to protect me?"

The Seven-Tailed Demon Fox was her bonded demon beast. Its strength was one-star level
seven. It just had a breakthrough not long ago. If it wasn't because it had just had a
breakthrough, it wouldn't have been caught by Elder Wang and the rest at that time. After
that, although it had a smooth breakthrough, it also lost its freedom. It was bonded by Tang
YunQi and it wasn't even a life-bond.

However, no matter how Tang YunQi kicked it, it remained cowering on the ground
shivering. Not that it didn’t want to get up; it couldn’t, because that pressure was too
terrifying. It was simply unable to put up any resistance.

Lei Ju's level six bonded demon beast was also in the same situation. But he was not as
brainless as Tang YunQi. He could feel that there was an immense pressure. Clearly that
roar just now from inside the palace was terrifying his bonded demon beast.
At the same time, the Heavenly Bird of Six Thunders almost fell off Luo ShuHe's shoulder.

Although it was a high-level demon beast, under the pressure of an emperor demon beast,
he could not resist.

Very quickly, Luo ShuHe's expression changed drastically as he sensed his condition, "What
happened?"

The trembling voice of the Heavenly Bird of Six Thunders was transmitted into Luo ShuHe's
mind, "It can't be a mistake. That roar just now is from an emperor demon beast. But how
can an emperor demon beast appear on Demon Peak?"

It was as if he were talking to himself, but it caused Luo ShuHe to gasp.

Emperor demon beast, none other than one of the royal class. If he could bond with an
emperor demon beast, wouldn't that mean he would be able to march across Long Xiang
Continent with nothing to fear? Luo ShuHe couldn’t help feeling a slight twinge of regret at
this thought, but he very quickly suppressed it.

He already had a life-bound demon beast, so he absolutely couldn’t dream of other demon
beasts.

Furthermore, the majesty of emperor demon beasts would not allow them to bond with
practitioners, even a life-bond wouldn’t do. Unless there was unbelievable good luck, no
practitioners would dare to dream of emperor demon beasts.

Just as everyone was still in shock, the palace finally collapsed.

Not only that, everyone heard a cracking sound, and an extremely deep fissure appeared in
the mountain under their feet.

Some people yelled out 'not good' as everyone tried to get away. A second later, the fissure
started to extend downward from the peak, as if someone split it open with brute force.
The Demon Peak barrier was also totally gone.

Each demon beast fled from the disaster, striving to be the first to escape down the
mountain.

You XiaoMo was still digging magic herbs in the stone room when it also started shaking as
the ground split open. Because it happened suddenly, in a moment of carelessness, a few of
the roots of the halfway-dug-out stalk of level seven magic herb in his hand snapped,
making his heart ache unbearably. This was a high-level magic herb. He still put it into his
dimension anyway.

He had wanted to dig up some mid-level magic herbs, but the magic herb stone room was
already starting to crumble. The falling stone fragments smashed onto the magic herb
fields, flattening the magic herbs that had been growing for who knows how long.

Before You XiaoMo could feel the pain in his heart, an enormous boulder dropped down
towards him, frightening him so much that he quickly entered his dimension. Damn, what a
reckless waste of a heavenly treasure!

It seemed that all the demon beasts in the Paradise Realm were able to sense the collapse
of Demon Peak.

Even the demon beasts that were amid killing and shredding stopped on their own,
everyone turning to look towards Demon Peak.

As the palace fell with a loud sound, bursts of light stroke down from the mountain peak.
Those were practitioners fleeing the disaster because of the collapse of Demon Peak, the
restriction on both practitioners and demon beasts disappeared. The practitioners who
couldn’t fly earlier all took to their flying swords to flee down the mountain.

However, because Demon Peak was too large, and because everyone was fleeing in a hurry,
quite a few disciples were separated from their group, such as Tang YunQi.

Under the protection of the Seven-Tailed Demon Fox, Tang YunQi staggered and stumbled
down the Demon Peak. Although she could have let the Seven-Tailed Demon Fox bring
along one or two other people with no problem at all, now of life and death, she only cared
about herself.

As a result, as the first one to flee the scene, she found herself separated from everyone
else. When she reached the foot of the mountain after much difficulty, the ruins of Demon
Peak were all around. An enormous chunk of the peak blocked the way in front of her,
cutting off her line of sight.

Tang YunQi cursed at the Seven-Tailed Demon Fox angrily, "Good for nothing. Quick, bring
me to the others."

The Seven-Tailed Demon Fox glanced at her with suppressed anger. Damn human. Daring to
treat it, who had the ancient lineage of the Nine-tailed Demon Fox, this way. There will
inevitably come a time when you’ll undoubtedly regret it ten thousand times!

Right at this moment, a yelp of pain came from behind them.

"Ouch, damn it. Why are there so many sharp rocks over here? I must have landed
wrongly!'

"Who is it!" Tang YunQi was shocked, turning around abruptly. After shouting, she realized
that the voice sounded rather familiar but that grumbling voice immediately stopped. She
rushed to the rock to look, and her eyes immediately widened, feeling both astonishment
and excitement.

"It's you, You XiaoMo!"

 Chapter 183: Killing Intent
Seeing You XiaoMo, Tang YunQi naturally searched for Ling Xiao's figure nearby. But after
looking right and left and discovering that Ling Xiao was nowhere to be found, a strange
expression appeared on her pretty face. Tang YunQi narrowed her eyes and looked You
XiaoMo up and down before saying bluntly, "Why are you the only one here? Where did
Xiao-ge go?"

You XiaoMo glanced at the Seven-Tailed Demon Fox at her side. This Seven-Tailed Demon
Fox already had all seven tails. Clearly it was already of level seven cultivation. He cursed in
his heart 'damn it', why was it that he had to come across this devious and unreasonable
girl when he was with a single spear and a single horse? How terrible was his luck!

You XiaoMo didn’t dare to say that he had no idea where Ling Xiao went. Admitting it would
only tell her that he was alone. His eyeballs rolled one round as he said, "Ling-shixiong is
nearby. He… asked me to wait for him here for a bit. Do you want to wait with me for Da
Shixiong?"

The last sentence was not sincere, but he was afraid that Tang YunQi wouldn’t believe him.

"Xiao-ge is really nearby?" Tang YunQi, who usually looked as if she had no brains at this
moment did not show the usual excitement at wanting to see Ling Xiao. Instead, she
doubted You XiaoMo's words. Her not so shrewd eyes revealed a trace of sharpness, as if
she wanted to skin You XiaoMo alive.

You XiaoMo gulped, "Of course." This Tang YunQi, why did it seem that she looked a little
different from usual?

Tang YunQi suddenly stretched out her neck and looked at him pointedly while enunciating
every single word, "You XiaoMo, you're lying to me. Xiao-ge is simply not nearby. You got
separated from Xiao-ge, right?"

You XiaoMo's eyes widened. When did this flower vase get so smart? Seeing through his lie.

His reaction confirmed Tang YunQi's guess. The smug expression abruptly changed as she
let out a crazed and unrestrained laugh. The pretty face distorted slightly, revealing a
hideous look. The corner of her mouth curled up into a sneer, "You XiaoMo. There is also
this kind of day for you. Xiao-ge is not at your side. I'd like to see how you can defend
yourself!"

He did have a way to protect himself. For real!

However, the existence of the dimension must be kept a secret from Tang YunQi at all
costs.

However, looking at his current situation, Tang YunQi seemed to have something planned
for him, and not even one of his Qiu team was here by his side. Even the weakest PiQiu was
put in Ling Xiao's dimension…

"You, don't get any ideas. the Tian Xin Sect forbids their disciples from killing each other,"
You XiaoMo took a few steps back hastily.

"Haha, so what?" Tang YunQi threw her head back and laughed out loud before replying
flippantly, "There is only you and me here. If I kill you, who would know? Even if someone
were to see it, do you think my dad would punish his daughter because of you?"

Of course not! He was only a puny mage, and one who was involved with Ling Xiao at that.

Now, Tang Fan had already decided to forsake the fake Lin Xiao, Ling Xiao. Naturally, he also
couldn’t wait to see both die.

It's possible that after Tang Fan found out that Tang YunQi killed him, not only would he not
get angry, he might even praise her.

"Demon fox, finish him off!" Tang YunQi couldn’t wait for You XiaoMo's answer. To avoid a
long night fraught with dreams, she wanted You XiaoMo to die right now in front of her.
She had had enough of all of this. Every time she saw that Xiao-ge only had You XiaoMo in
his eyes, ignoring her, she felt as if a knife were stabbing into her heart, making her want to
flip out crazily every single time.

This time the father in heaven was finally on her side, letting her come across You XiaoMo
when he was by himself. Not only was Xiao-Shixiong not by his side, even his bonded
demon beast was nowhere in sight. Such an amazing opportunity would even make her
laugh out loud in her dreams.

The excitement made Tang YunQi unable to think of anything else. Therefore, she didn’t
consider why You XiaoMo, who clearly shouldn't appear in this place, was here!

The Seven-Tailed Demon Fox glanced at Tang YunQi darkly. Although it didn’t know what
kind of grievances existed between them, a woman who even wanted to kill a fellow
disciple, simply did not deserve to be its bonded one. But it couldn’t disobey this despicable
woman. Otherwise, its bond would rebound and strike it.

Looking at the Seven-Tailed Demon Fox advancing towards him step by step, You XiaoMo
retreated with a complicated expression. You XiaoMo wavered non-stop between revealing
or not revealing the existence of the dimension. If he didn’t escape into his dimension, he
would die. If he escaped into his dimension, probably… Tang YunQi would die, because Ling
Xiao would kill her to silence her.

Choosing between his own death and Tang YunQi's death, You XiaoMo thought, unless he
were a saint, even an idiot would know to choose the latter.

"Wait first! I have something to say," You XiaoMo hastily stopped them.

The Seven-tailed Demon Fox paused. This human was a little strange. It turned around and
glanced at Tang YunQi.

Although Tang YunQi couldn’t wait for You XiaoMo to die, she was still very happy to see
You XiaoMo's desperate struggles before death. So, she granted him his wish, smiling
smugly, "I'll give you an opportunity to have your last confession. If I'm happy, I may even
help you convey them to Xiao-ge."

You XiaoMo looked at her with her 'big show of mercy' expression and felt a little peeved.
This hateful girl. Who said he wanted to confess?

"Tang-shimei, I still think it's better for you to run away. What I just said is the truth. Ling-
shixiong will be here very soon. If he finds out that you want to kill me, he would really kill
you." After saying these words, You XiaoMo felt that he had really become a fast-talker.
Clearly, he had been hanging around Ling Xiao for too long, causing him to be infected with
his deceitful nature.

"Shut up!" Tang YunQi's face darkened instantly as she glared at him, "You XiaoMo, do you
know what part of you I hate the most? It's precisely this self-righteous attitude of yours.
What makes you think that Xiao-ge would do all that he can for you? Who do you think you
are? I have known Xiao-ge for almost ten years. As for you, not even a year. What makes
you think that Xiao-ge is yours? Tell me, what makes you think so!!"

Speaking up to here, Tang YunQi was almost screaming hysterically. Green rays were
shooting out of her eyes as she glared at You XiaoMo with murderous intent.

You XiaoMo also really wanted to know, but after thinking here and there, he could only
come up with one conclusion.

It was because he knew that Ling Xiao was not the real Lin Xiao. He knew Ling Xiao's secret
and Ling Xiao also knew his secret. But he couldn’t say that. He could only say that love was
blind!

"If that is what you want to say, then you can go and die now. Demon fox, kill him!" After
yelling, Tang YunQi finally regained her balance, smugly ordering the Seven-Tailed Demon
Fox.

The Seven-Tailed Demon Fox looked fixedly at You XiaoMo. This time, it no longer hesitated
and spat out a fiery red ball of flames. The red ball of flames contained an enormous
amount of destructive energy, flying swiftly towards You XiaoMo.

When it seemed as if the only choice left was to expose the existence of the dimension, a
black shadow appeared in front of You XiaoMo just as he was about to enter his dimension.
Not only did the ball of flames get blocked, it was sent flying back.

The Seven-Tailed Demon Fox completely didn’t expect that someone would block its move
and almost got hit by his own attack in a moment of inattention. Although it managed to
avoid much of the impact, a few patches of its white fur that covered its whole body got
singed black. Luckily, it didn't go all out before because it saw that You XiaoMo was only a
puny mage. This was what's called karma!

"SheQiu? So happy to see you.” You XiaoMo got a clearer look at his helping hand and was
overjoyed and excited. He almost forgot that before they climbed up Demon Peak, Ling Xiao
had left SheQiu in Death Valley and now that something happened to Demon Peak, SheQiu,
who just happened to be at the foot of the mountain, would be in the safest position.

SheQiu made a face, "If you stopped calling me SheQiu, I too would be very happy to see
you."

You XiaoMo laughed while saying, "Clearly SheQiu is a very nice sounding name."

"Who are you? Why are you meddling in our business?" At this time, Tang YunQi, who was
neglected by them at one side finally reacted. Her voice which used to be very sweet turned
shrill and sharp. If not for her pretty face, if one just listened to her voice, one would think
that it belonged to a heinous woman.

SheQiu scoffed coldly. He really hated narcissistic women, "Hateful woman, if I hear that
grating voice of yours again, I will cut off your tongue."

Tang YunQi had long lost her cool. Hearing his words, she suddenly couldn’t conceal the
fury on her face. Seeing that You XiaoMo was so close to dying in front of her before this
busy body rushed out of nowhere, her heart couldn’t help feeling vexed and impatient.
Pointing at SheQiu and You XiaoMo, her lips quivered as she said, "Seven-Tailed Demon Fox,
go… eat up the both. Don't leave an intact corpse!"

Who would expect that the Seven-Tailed Demon Fox, who had just listened to her
obediently before, would not react at all in response to her order. Seeing that the Seven-
Tailed Demon Fox remained motionless for a while, Tang YunQi glowered at it, "Useless
thing, did you not hear me tell you to eat them?"

Hearing her call, him a useless thing, the Seven-Tailed Demon Fox lowered its eyes,
"Master, I can't beat him."
Tang YunQi seemed to have been provoked. Her eyes opened wide instantly as she vented
her fury at it, as if trying to cover up her panic and confusion, "You're worthless. Aren't you
a Seven-Tailed Demon Fox? How can you not even beat a human? Get over there right now
and eat them. I order you!"

The enormous body of the Seven-Tailed Demon Fox shuddered abruptly but it still said,
"Master, he is a level nine demon beast who has shapeshifted."

It, who was only a level seven, going up against a shapeshifted level nine demon beast,
would only be walking towards on the road of death. Although it signed an ordinary bond
with Tang YunQi, it still valued this life very much. Otherwise it would have killed off this
bonded master long ago.

As if her throat was completely blocked up, Tang YunQi no longer said a word, looking at
SheQiu with a face full of terror. This person was a shapeshifted level nine demon beast?
How could this be? Wasn’t You XiaoMo's bonded demon beast a Blue-Blooded Wolf? How
did it turn into a level nine demon beast?
 Chapter 184: Fated
This really was a reversal of the wheel of fortune!

A second before, Tang YunQi still confidently thought that she could dictate the life or
death of You XiaoMo with one word. Her words and demeanor disgusted everyone on the
scene, beast or man. As a result, a second later, the appearance of SheQiu turned the
situation around. The person at a disadvantage was now herself.

Towards Tang YunQi who always thought of herself above the whole world, this blow was
too much for her to take. Not a single word came out of her for some time, turning the
surroundings extremely quiet.

You XiaoMo sighed, "Told you to run and yet you refused to run."

The corner of SheQiu's eye twitched, "Master, these kinds of words don't suit you."

You XiaoMo blinked, "Is that so? Then what kind of words suit me?"

SheQiu said, "There are no words that suit you. It's best that you shut up and watch the
show."

You XiaoMo said, "SheQiu, why are you just like Ling-shixiong, so hateful?"

SheQiu answered happily, "I'm very honored to be just like Boss!"

You XiaoMo, "..."

This fellow was beyond saving. What was so good about that guy? So many people to learn
from, and he just had to learn from Ling Xiao!

SheQiu pointed at Tang YunQi and asked, "Master, how do you want to handle her?"

You XiaoMo suddenly remembered that this girl was still here. He immediately put on an
expression of careful consideration. As it was, his dimension was not exposed. To kill or not
to kill her. It was really a dilemma!

After panicking for a bit, Tang YunQi finally calmed down.

Seeing You XiaoMo's pensive expression, Tang YunQi raised her chin and snorted coldly,
speaking decisively, "You XiaoMo, I think you don't dare to kill me. If my dad found out, you
would die without a place for burial. My dad won’t let you off. I urge you, it's best to let me
go."
Young miss, these words are rather too offensive? Right now, the advantage is clearly in my
hands. And yet this chick is still not terrified. Still acting 'I deign to give you a chance to
correct your mistakes', damn, who wants your mercy, ah!

Hearing these words, even he, such a benign and benevolent person couldn’t help feeling
the faint bubbling of anger.

You XiaoMo looked toward SheQiu, "You say… if… will people find out?"

SheQiu really wanted to copy Xiao Hei and roll his eyes at him but he was a noble and
refined high level demon beast, "Even if someone finds out, I can kill them before they have
a chance to tell anyone."

You XiaoMo exclaimed, "You know what I'm saying?"

SheQiu finally couldn’t help rolling his eyes at him, "What you want to say is written on your
face."

You XiaoMo rubbed his cheeks, was he that obvious?

SheQiu asked again, "So, tell me clearly what your decision is."

Although he really wanted to kill Tang YunQi, to be a respectable demon beast, he still very
much valued his master's wishes.

You XiaoMo tilted his head and glanced at Tang YunQi, "Then… act as you see fit."

Tang YunQi's expression which was brimming with confidence slipped instantly. You
XiaoMo, who in her heart had no way of hurting a hair on her head, right now actually
tacitly agreed to let his demon beast kill her?

This couldn’t be. Finally, terrified, Tang YunQi stumbled back a few steps. She was the
young miss of the Tian Xin Sect. The one who was above everyone else. Her father was the
Grand Master. Her future was limitless. How could she die here?

"You…" Tang YunQi wanted to start ranting but she could only say one word. The rest of the
words will never be said, as something happened in an instant, and a bright red tongue fell
to her feet.

She wiped the bright red blood that was pouring out continuously from her mouth. Only
crying sounds were coming out of her mouth. She felt a piercing pain coming from her cut
off tongue, almost making her want to pass out dead on the spot. But not only did she not
pass out dead, she also saw very clearly that her tongue was at her feet.
Tang YunQi's eyes popped out and she almost fell apart. Her tongue had been cut off? She
could never speak again?

You XiaoMo shuddered and covered his own mouth reflexively. SheQiu really did what he
said. He had just nodded, and he had passed like thunder and moved like wind to cut off
Tang YunQi's tongue, and it even seemed to be the whole tongue…

SheQiu flicked off the blood on his fingernail and glanced indifferently at the completely
horrified Tang YunQi, "Finally know how to be terrified, huh, woman? It's a pity it's too late.
You will pay for your stupidity and the price is death!"

Tang YunQi felt a deep regret. She never expected that she would die.

SheQiu seemed to understand her expression, saying in a sweet voice dripping with poison,
laughing, "Actually, you should thank me, because the person killing you is me, and not Boss
Ling Xiao. Because… if you had him kill you with his own hands, you would die a much
worse death."

Tang YunQi shook her head furiously. Impossible. Xiao-ge would never kill her!

SheQiu laughed while looking at her eyes and said in a low voice, "Do you want to know
why? It's actually very simple. Because your most beloved Xiao-ge died a long time ago. The
one you're pestering every day and every night is an impostor."

Tang YunQi's pupils shrank and shrank. If she could still talk, she would wail and shriek until
the end of time denying SheQiu's words. But as it was, she could no longer speak. Instead
her mind very clearly thought back to Xiao-ge's recent abnormal behavior. If it were really
like what he said, wouldn't all the doubts she had been having these days be resolved just
like bamboo meeting the edge of a knife?

But she had no way of believing the fact that her most beloved Xiao-ge was dead. Xiao-ge
was so formidable. How could he die? Filled with doubt and regret, Tang YunQi's heart was
dug out by SheQiu.

Opposite of them, You XiaoMo couldn’t take it anymore and turned away. He was realizing
that each one at his side were all princes of violence and gore. If it was not intestines and
brains, it was hearts and other organs. Can they not leave an intact corpse?

SheQiu turned his head and saw You XiaoMo, who had turned away, and was not surprised
by his what was unseen was deemed clean behavior.

Rather, he had expected that You XiaoMo would not have dared to watch the whole
process. Of course, he didn’t consider himself violent and bloodthirsty.

After finishing off Tang YunQi, SheQiu then shifted his attention to the Seven-Tailed Demon
Fox who was silently standing by the whole time watching its master getting killed. From its
reaction, he could tell that Tang YunQi was a very selfish woman.

The descendant who possessed the bloodline of the ancient nine-tailed demon fox. An
unbelievable fortune and she only formed an ordinary bond. And cursing it a worthless
thing every time she opened her mouth. No wonder the Seven-Tailed Demon Fox would
rather suffer the retribution from the bond and ignore her impending death. Now that the
woman was dead, it had regained its freedom.

"Do you have any interest in following my master and boss?" Under the guarded eyes of the
Seven-Tailed Demon Fox, SheQiu issued an invitation suddenly.

At this time, it was not only the Seven-Tailed Demon Fox who was in shock, even You
XiaoMo turned around and looked at them in surprise.

After a moment of silence, the Seven-Tailed Demon Fox asked, "Why?"

Why were you, a distinguished high-level demon beast, willing to follow a very weak mage
who wasn’t even capable of defending himself? It did not understand.

SheQiu was all smiles, "I can't explain it to you now, but I can promise you that you will
definitely not regret it."

After saying these words, the corner of his mouth suddenly twitched.

The drooping eyes of the Seven-Tailed Demon Fox widened in an instant as it tried to hold
back an impulse to speak before transmitting its voice, "Is what you said true?"

SheQiu nodded, "I swear on my name as a Nine-Winged Unity Serpent that not one word is
false."

"Alright, I agree!" the Seven-Tailed Demon Fox accepted readily.

In You XiaoMo's eyes, they only exchanged three sentences. Two sentences from SheQiu,
one sentence from the Seven-Tailed Demon Fox. And then the Seven-Tailed Demon Fox
suddenly accepted SheQiu's invitation. Strange, simply bizarre to the extreme!

The most hateful thing was, they simply didn't discuss this with him, the master of the
bond, deciding among themselves this matter of following along.

You XiaoMo objected resentfully, "SheQiu, do you not think you should ask for my approval
first?"

SheQiu looked at him with an apologetic expression which was clearly faked, "Sorry, I
almost forgot about you. So, master, your opinion?"
You XiaoMo gritted his teeth, what 'almost forgot about you'? Too hateful!

The Seven-Tailed Demon Fox walked up to You XiaoMo and lowered its noble head. It asked
humbly, "Please, you must accept me. It doesn't matter even if it's an ordinary bond. I'm
willing."

This word, willing, was not something that could be uttered carelessly. Although it looked as
if it had been taken in by SheQiu's words, it really had considered it carefully.

It could see from the Nine-Winged Unity Serpent that his bonded master was someone who
was completely without arrogance. Completely different from that Tang YunQi woman.
Although it was the same ordinary bond, the attitude was as different as Heaven and Earth.
This kind of master, and on top of that, the benefits that SheQiu mentioned, it was willing
despite being in an ordinary bond.

With someone so sincere, if he were to refuse, wouldn't that be too hard-hearted?

In the end, You XiaoMo nodded and agreed, "Since you are preparing to join my Qiu team, I
might as well pick a name for you. The fur on your body is very thick, how about we call you
MaoQiu." (fur ball)

The Seven-Tailed Demon Fox stared wordlessly. After a moment of silence, it looked back at
SheQiu, ‘can I change my mind?’

SheQiu coughed, ‘sorry, no can do, once a master had been put up for sale, absolutely no
returns or exchanges!’

Seven-Tailed Demon Fox, "..."

In the end, it still accepted. Compared to SheQiu, it felt that MaoQiu was already a lot
better. Luckily it wasn't called HuQiu. (FoxBall) Otherwise, it would have turned into a
HuQiu. (Fur Coat)

After confirming the new member, one man and two beasts simply left the scene of the
crime.

Right now, everyone was separated because of the collapse of Demon Peak. But after
recovering, sooner or later, the search would reach this place. The discovery of Tang YunQi
was only a matter of time.

At first, You XiaoMo wanted to let the Seven-Tailed Demon Fox bond with Fifth Shixiong.
But, remembering that Lei Ju and rest knew that Tang YunQi's bonded demon beast was a
Seven-Tailed Demon Fox, if they recognized it, it would bring trouble to Fifth Shixiong.
Therefore, he dispelled the notion.
Coincidentally, Ling Xiao took in a newborn Six-Winged Divine Tiger not long before this.
Although it would have to be nurtured while it was still young, the potential of the Six-
Winged Divine Tiger was tremendous. Furthermore, nurturing it from youth might help
form a closer understanding.

At this same moment, a matter of hard-selling was taking place where Fang ChenYue and Fu
ZiLin were located.

Due to the collapse of Demon Peak, the Dead Soul Beast couldn’t find Fu ZiLin in the
quickest time. Luckily Ling Xiao had told him that Fang ChenYue's bonded demon beast was
a Poisonous Tail Flood Dragon.

To dodge the collapse of the mountain, Fang ChenYue had no choice but to allow the
Poisonous Tail Flood Dragon to assume its original form. It was just that, unexpectedly, they
were located right on the spot where the mountain split open. Although the Poisonous Tail
Flood Dragon was a level eight demon beast, it was only at level seven. To protect Fang
ChenYue and Second Shixiong, they were almost flattened. Luckily, its body was big enough
to attract attention, and was seen by the Dead Soul Beast who happened to search in the
area. Otherwise, the two men and one beast would have fallen into the crevasse.

But here was where the problem began. The soul beast wanted to bond with Fu ZiLin, but
Fu ZiLin was cautious by habit. He did not believe that he would run over here to bond with
him with no rhyme or reason. It simply didn't make any sense.

Although the Dead Soul Beast was their savior, he was not going to make light of his future
just because of a little indebtedness.

"Just tell me, what would it take for you to be willing to bond with this old one?" the Dead
Soul Beast asked woefully.

"Why must you bond with me?" Fu ZiLin asked expressionlessly.

"This old me… this old me loathes too much freedom, so I want to find a bonded master, is
that not allowed?" The Dead Soul Beast's face was distorted as he forced out a ridiculous
reason. Dammit, who would complain of too much freedom, he really hated that he did not
have enough freedom!

Fu ZiLin was not fooled, "Since it's like that, it doesn't have to be me. Anyone would do."

The Dead Soul Beast was never good-tempered to begin with. He had already presented
himself to the doorstep and yet he was actually facing a decline with all sorts of excuses
situation, so he flipped out on the spot, "Mother! This old one took a liking to you, so what
about it? This old one wants to bond with you, so what about it? This old one is not that
patient, so out with it, are you willing to bond with this old one or not?"

Fu ZiLin, "..."

Fang ChenYue, "..."

In the end, they formed the bond, but only an ordinary bond for now, because Fu ZiLin said
that he didn’t trust him right now, so he wanted to evaluate his performance. If there was
really no problem, it would be changed to a life bond in the future.

The Dead Soul Beast gnashed his teeth while forming the bond with him in tears. If there
was a ranking for losers in this world, he would rank at the top!
 Chapter 185: Gathering at the
Teleportation Point
Half an hour later, the collapse of Demon Peak had finally stopped. All the major forces
began counting the casualties. In just a glance, one could tell that it was very horrible.
Although a lot of people fled in time, there were some people who did not have time to
flee; some fell into the cracks, some were crushed to death; the number of people dropped
drastically.

People from the Tian Xin Sect realized that Tang YunQi had disappeared.

Elder Wang’s face turned pale while looking through the crowd several times, but he still
couldn’t find Tang YunQi’s figure. The headmaster specifically handed Tang YunQi to him,
were something happened to her, he’d be the one whom the headmaster asked first. “Have
any of you seen YunQi?”

Huang Jie stood up and said, “Elder, when Demon Peak started to collapse, Tang-shimei was
the first to flee towards the hill; at that time, she had the Seven-Tailed Demon Fox by her
side.”

They already knew Tang YunQi’s personality, but to just run off by herself first and not care
about her other brothers’ and sisters’ life or death was a different matter. If she had done it
secretly, perhaps other people wouldn’t say anything and just hold in their resentments,
but since she just went by herself in front of everyone, of course she’d be criticized.

Huang Jie wasn’t the type to get irritated easily. He was Du Yun the Maitreya’s only
disciple; he was not from the same branch as Tang YunQi, so he rarely had to talk with her,
but he still didn’t like her one bit.

“There is still one day left until we have to go back from the Paradise Realm; how about
this, Huang Jie and I will look for YunQi, while the others can go to the teleportation point
first. We will meet there in five hours,” Elder Wang said.

Huang Jie couldn’t but say, “Elder Wang, Tang-shimei had the Seven-Tailed Demon Fox by
her side, even if we don’t look for her, she can go to the teleportation point by herself.”

Elder Wang glanced at him, “Huang, you also know how YunQi’s temperament is. Besides,
Paradise Realm’s crisis is very dangerous. What are we going to do if something were to
happen? It’s better if we look for her.”

When he said it like that, Huang Jie couldn’t find any excuse to refuse, but his impression of
Tang YunQi became worse. This Da Xiao Jie, she couldn’t let people rest until the end.

With that, they began to part ways.

The teleportation point was not too far from Demon Peak, and they didn’t have to look for
magic herbs anymore. So even though they spent a few days to came from the
teleportation point to Demon Peak, now they only had to spend half a day to go back.

Elder Shi went in the direction where the most people were; he found that most of them
looked weary, their injuries seemed to be heavy. It wasn’t surprising, Paradise Realm’s real
treasures were on the top of Demon Peak, but nobody expected that Demon Peak would
collapse. Not only had they ran out empty-handed, they had also lost a lot of disciples. One
could say that this time’s trip to Paradise Island, all the major forces had to pay a very high
price as this tragedy was even worse than the previous trips.

At this time, Luo ShuHe had arrived at teleportation point along with the disciples.

Compared to the Tian Xin Sect, the Qing Cheng Sect suffered heavier losses.

From forty to fifty people, nearly half had died; the rest of the disciples either had minor or
serious injuries, their casualties exceeded the previous ones. But there were people much
worse than them, for example the Xing Luo Sect, counting all their elders and disciples, only
six people were left.

Probably the least damages were to the three small forces, except Xiao Yao Sect had five
deceased disciples and Elder Xing Shiyi was killed, all the remaining forces didn’t seem to
suffer much, even the individual groups had only lost three.

When Luo ShuHe counted the rest of the disciples and people in his group, his face became
sullen. Even until this time he still couldn’t find Elder Li, he suspected that he was perhaps
already dead. But Elder Li was a cautious person, he wasn’t the type to die easily, and to die
in such strange way.

Luo ShuHe felt that there was something wrong with Elder Li’s death and turned his gaze
towards the Tian Xin Sect.

“Young Master, how is the injury caused by the Six Thunderbird?” Elder Mo came to him
and whispered, it sounded like just a normal greeting, but only Luo ShuHe knew the hidden
meaning inside it.

Luo ShuHe knitted his eyebrows, his eyes showing a hint of annoyance, “It’s already healed
around fifty percent.”

Elder Mo asked, “Then what are you concerned about, young master?”
Luo ShuHe answered, “There’s nothing for you to worry about.”

On the other side, while Elder Shi was asking the disciples about their conditions, he
realized that there was somebody approaching them. Before he could turn around, Qin
ShiYu, who was only slightly injured, suddenly said, “Elder Shi, the people from the Quing
Cheng Sect have arrived.”

Elder Shi turned around and looked, Luo ShuHe came over with a group of people, each one
of them full of killing intent. Although they intended to hide it, it was still showing.

“Mo Sheng, what do you mean by that?” Elder Shi frowned as he saw him coming here
together with Luo ShuHe. Seeing them coming closer without a friendly attitude, surely,
they didn’t come here just to have a chat.

Luo ShuHe came while holding a magic bag, “Elder Shi, this magic bag belongs to the Tian
Xin Sect, ba?”

Elder Shi narrows his eyes, he can roughly guess their intention for coming here, and
immediately said, “Some of our disciples were missing earlier, and later, somebody robbed
them of their magic bags. Luo-gongzi, how come you have the Tian Xin Sect’s magic bag?
Don’t tell me the one who took my disciple’s magic bag was you, Luo-gongzi?”

“Nonsense, we, the Qing Cheng Sect don’t have any intentions to take your magic bags.”
The Qing Cheng’s disciple, seeing them pushing the blame on his Sect instead, he had
anxiously retorted back.

“Okay, let’s not talk about this anymore.” Luo ShuHe shouted to stop his man from finishing
his sentence.

The disciple finally came back to his senses, the old man’s provocation made him almost
spill the beans, he immediately broke out in cold sweat, shamefully returning to the group.

Luo ShuHe calmly stared at Elder Shi and said, “This is the magic bag that Yang-shidi picked
up at the Green Mountain stream, it seems like it really does belong to the Tian Xin Sect, so
of course we will return it, but right now we are not here to give back your lost stuff.”

Elder Shi lifted his eyebrow, “And why is that?”

Luo ShuHe threw the magic bag on ground, saying, “The one who was holding this magic
bag in his hand was my junior brother, and he had been dead for a long time.”

Elder Shi’s facial expression changed, “Luo-gongzi, don’t tell me you want to say that the
one who murdered your junior brother is from our side?”

Mo Sheng coldly make a humph sound and said, “The evidence is here, and you still want to
not admit to one’s own crime, saying that the murderer is not from the Tian Xin Sect. Today
we come here to take justice for our deceased disciples.”

Elder Weng’s temper exploded immediately and he spat, “Mo Sheng, if you can come here
to frame us, who knows, maybe you guys from the Qing Cheng Sect killed our disciple, took
the magic bag, and framed us. Don’t think that you can easily bully the Tian Xin Sect.
Fucking Qing Cheng Sect, you’re just a bunch of thieves!”

Upon hearing those words, the faces of the people from the Qing Cheng Sect darkened.

Mo Sheng’s angry face became even paler, he knew about the level nine magic pill recipe,
so he knew what ‘thief’ meant, but his disciple didn’t know.

From Luo ShuHe’s gloomy face, his eyes gave off a piercing cold stare, “What is the Tian Xin
Sect? Aren’t you just cowards who don’t even dare to confess what you’ve done?”

These words made the Tian Xin Sect’s disciples react.

Since things had become like this, there was no way to reconcile.

As soon as Luo ShuHe and the others walked towards the Tian Xin Sect, other forces
realized it, but they kept out of it and waited.

For now, the Tian Xin Sect and the Qing Cheng Sect had the largest number of survivors.
Even though they wanted to intervene, they didn’t have the strength to do it. Besides, they
were glad that the two biggest factions were against each other. They even looked forward
to it, hoping that both Sects might even fight to death.

Just when they looked forward to the two sides clashing, there was suddenly a sound
coming over from the teleportation point area, a cheerful laugh. “So lively, is everyone
welcoming me?”

Hearing this sentence, most people couldn’t help pursing their lips. Who was this person
who could be so thick-skinned?

Everyone looked in the direction of the sound, there was somebody walking towards the
meeting point, and to their surprise, it was Ling Xiao.

After seeing Ling Xiao, everyone suddenly remembered that there was something–

When they thought about it he looked like he had not appeared on Demon Peak at all;
because the atmosphere was intense at that time, there were not many people who had
noticed.

Seeing Ling Xiao come back safely, Elder Shi was startled, and so was Elder Weng who was
standing beside him, they quietly glanced at each other.

Unexpectedly, their reactions were all seen by Luo ShuHe. This reaction did not seem to be
a happy one, instead, they looked so surprised that he arrived here. Did they perhaps
believe that Lin Xiao had died? It seemed like the relationship between Lin Xiao and Elder
Shi was not like what Luo ShuHe imagined. A perceptive person like Luo ShuHe had already
started guessing.

At this time, there was someone who popped out from behind Ling Xiao; that person spoke
softly, “Ling-shixiong, they don’t seem to welcome you.”

This person was You XiaoMo; after YunQi’s death, he, along with SheQiu and MaoQiu, went
to the teleportation point road to look for Ling Xiao. Of course, it was before he made an
uproar. But the person himself looked like he didn’t care.

Ling Xiao laughingly said, “Xiao Shidi, some words are better left unspoken.”

You XiaoMo replied, “… I’ll remember that next time.” As if.

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T/N:
Du Yun the Maitreya: Du Yun was so kind that he’s nicknamed Maitreya — a Boddhisatva
from Buddhist tradition.
Da Xiao Jie — Big Miss/ daughter from distinguished family/high ranking status.
 Chapter 186: The Criminal
T/N: We don’t translate the honorifics because it’d be hard to convey the meaning properly
and distinguish real siblings from the honorifics. Therefore, only the honorifics that have one
meaning will be translated into English.

Elder Shi was the first to react. Before others had a chance, he hurriedly spoke out, “‘Lin
Xiao’, you came just in time, the Qing Cheng Sect said that we killed their disciples, and now
they want to deal with us.”
If you took a good look, it was noticeable that when Elder Shi looked at ‘Lin Xiao’, there was
a hint of guiltiness in his eyes that couldn’t be concealed by his speech.

Ling Xiao acted like nothing had happened, walking over and looking at both side’s
murderous intent; finally, he laid his gaze on the Qing Cheng Sect and laughingly he said,
“It’s already the last day, why don’t we take a step back? Paradise Realm was dangerous,
something out of our expectations might happen. Someone might have even set up that
trap to frame us, wanting to provoke us against each other while they just sit and receive
the fisherman’s benefit. We are all adults, we have to be careful and think of the
consequences.”

These words were very clear and logical, and seeing Ling Xiao’s earnest attitude, many
people’s anger calmed down. Luo ShuHe and Mo Sheng looked at each other, they didn’t
expect Ling Xiao to point out their doubts with only one sentence.

The truth was, when he took the magic bag earlier, Luo ShuHe also suspected that
somebody might have been deliberately trying to put the blame on the Tian Xin Sect,
because according to the person who found YeDan’s corpse, there weren’t many traces of
fighting on the scene. So, one could assume that the opponent’s level was above YeDan,
probably much higher.

But for such a high-level master, how could they leave such an obvious mistake? Even
though they suspected it, they couldn’t just announce YeDan’s death like that. So, Luo
ShuHe instead thought that since the Qing Cheng Sect and the Tian Xin Sect’s relationship
had reached the point of being like water and fire, and that sooner or later would be torn
anyway, they could use YeDan’s death to blame the Tian Xin Sect and then the Qing Cheng
Sect could openly act. But only they knew the truth, not the other disciples, so Ling Xiao’s
words shook them up.

You XiaoMo tried to hold back his laughter. Ling Xiao was good at acting. As the only one
who understood this situation, seeing his pretentious act which the opposite of his true
nature was, You XiaoMo started feeling like he wanted to vomit. Of course, only in his mind.
Originally the two sects were already at the flaming point, but thanks to Ling Xiao’s
“advice”, everyone’s anger had almost died down. The other forces saw that there was
nothing to see, got bored, and left.
Luo ShuHe and the others seemed to have other plans, but also didn’t continue.

Even You XiaoMo, who had a two-digit IQ, could see their inner thoughts. Even though Luo
ShuHe had contracted with a level nine demon beast, he also knew that the level nine
demon beast suffered a serious injury. Unless he had the same lake water as he did, there’s
no way the injuries of the Six Thunderbird had healed. Therefore, he shouldn’t start a
conflict now.

Ling Xiao came up to Elder Shi, making it look like it was unintentional, and said, “Elder Shi,
you all came here at the same time, don’t tell me you all already promised beforehand?”

This sudden remark made Luo ShuHe, who had already prepared to go, stop in his tracks
and look over again with a puzzled expression.

Elder Shi, worried that he’d continue to speak, quickly dragged Ling Xiao to another place
where others couldn’t hear their conversation.

Making a cough sound, he said, “I accidentally got the information of when Demon Peak
would be opened, so I made an appointment with the other Elders to go together to Demon
Peak. At that time, you were still in the north, so I was too late to inform you.”

Ling Xiao made his *oh* sound a little long.

Elder Shi didn’t realize his train of thought, and while patting his shoulder, he faked a big
laugh. “But fortunately, you didn’t come, Lin-shizhi. You might not know, but Demon Peak
just collapsed a while ago, and lots of people got injured. Lin-shizhi, you really are a
fortunate person.”

Ling Xiao raised the corner of his mouth, “Just as Elder Shi had said, Ling Xiao’s luck is really
good.”
If only this old man were to know that the person standing in front of him was the one who
caused Demon Peak to collapse – but he wouldn’t say that.

“That’s right, Elder Shi, how come I didn't see Elder Wang and Huang Jie-shidi?” As if
wanting to ease the tension, Ling Xiao ‘considerately’ changed the topic.

Elder Shi suddenly felt relieved, “YunQi had disappeared, so they are looking for her. After
five hours at most, they should be back.”

There was a proverb that said speak pf the devil, and the devil shall appear. Right after
Elder Shi said it, somebody arrived at the teleportation point. It was none other than Elder
Wang’s group, but their expressions looked very gloomy.

Elder Shi looked over, his sight falling to the stretcher carried by two disciples at the back of
the group. When he saw the person on the stretcher, he took a breath, and his eyes
darkened.

“Wha… what’s the matter?” Elder Weng’s face also became pale. His eyes darkened as he
stared at the hole in the chest of the person on top of the stretcher. Tang YunQi’s body was
covered in blood; her lifeless appearance indicated that she had been dead for a few hours.

Of course, their gloomy expressions were not because of Tang YunQi’s death, but because
of the Grand Master’s anger – once he found out that his daughter had died in Paradise
Realm where they had taken responsibility…

“Elder Wang, what happened? How come my niece YunQi is dead?” Elder Shi hurriedly
went to Wang An’s side, who had the gloomiest expression.

Wang An was the one who was given the responsibility to ensure Tang YunQi’s safety when
they were inside Paradise Realm. Now that Tang YunQi had met this accident, he was the
one to hold the biggest responsibility.

The moment he found Tang YunQi’s body up until now, one could say that Wang An’s facial
expression had not gotten any better. In fact, it had only gotten worse. His icy-cold gaze
looked as if he wanted to devour a person. After he heard Elder Shi’s words, he coldly said,
“I don’t know what happened either. By the time we found her, she was already dead.”

He also wanted to know who had killed Tang YunQi. Although he couldn’t protect Tang
YunQi, if he could have brought back the murderer at least, the punishment would have
become lighter. However, the murderer’s work was too clean, he couldn’t find any clues
about while he was at the crime scene.

When Elder Weng saw that they were getting nowhere, he couldn’t help but wonder, “Elder
Wang, where is Niece YunQi’s contract beast?”

Upon hearing this sentence, Wang An’s facial expression became gloomier, “It’s gone. I
suspect the murderer might have been after Tang YunQi’s contract beast, that’s why she
was killed.”

It was not uncommon to kill people just to rob them of their treasure, that’s why everyone
didn’t doubt this reason. But–

Tang YunQi’s contract beast was a level Seven One Star. The Seventh-Star Star rank beasts
were powerful, despite even being in the Paradise Realm. When compared to the level
seven demon beast, the strength gap was still very big. No matter how they thought about
it, there was no way that a practitioner would just kill her to rob her of a treasure in just a
few hours. Unless it was planned, like for example if more than one Star Rank Seventh Star
joined forces, then it might be possible.

However, this theory didn’t have any evidence.

The collapse of Demon Peak wasn’t something that anyone could have expected, Tang
YunQi getting separated from them was also accidental, so they could rule out the
possibility of a planned murder. If they thought about it like this, there was only one
possibility.

The killer might be a person who owned a contract beast, and his contract beast’s strength
was likely above Tang YunQi’s contract beast’s. Only this way, could they explain Tang
YunQi’s death.

“Stronger than a level Seven demon beast.” Wang An said this to himself, his fierce eyes
instantly looking towards all the practitioners and mages who owned contracted demon
beasts. With this as the key, the scope for the potential murderer had narrowed down a lot,
because not everyone had the chance to get a contract with a level Seven Demon Beast and
above. They could even say that this kind of person was absolutely like a phoenix feather
and a unicorn horn.

Besides, if the murderer really had snatched Tang YunQi’s contract beast, then that person
was most likely a mage, because only mages could get a contract with more than one
demon beast. With this, the scope had narrowed down even more. But they still could not
rule out the possibility that the murderer might be two or more people.

Having said that, Wang An still couldn’t risk offending the other parties by confronting
them. No one would like to be suspected as Tang YunQi’s murderer. Besides, not everybody
was like Tang YunQi, who flaunted her demon beast for everyone to see. The stronger the
demon beast, the more they’ll hide it; otherwise they might be the one who gets killed and
robbed of their treasures.

So, in the end, Tang YunQi ending up like this was completely because of her own actions.
Nevertheless, Tang YunQi’s death still caused an uproar among the crowd.

The murderer suspects were not only Wang An and his people, everyone here was sharp.
Although some may not show it, but secretly, they must have told their own contract beasts
to hide.

However, there was one person whose contract beast was very eye-catching. That person
was Fang ChenYue.

At that time, to save people, Fang ChenYue was forced to bring out the Poisonous Tail Flood
Dragon. The consequences were that some people ended up seeing it. Some people were
the disciples from martial arts, and their friendships were not deep enough; even if Fang
ChenYue had asked them to not tell, there ought to have been some disciples who spilled it
out.

Elder Shi, who You XiaoMo guessed had abandoned Fang ChenYue before, was showing an
utterly unhappy expression, because he found out that the Poisonous Tail Flood Dragon
was the demon beast that was from the lake before.

Apparently, not only had Fang ChenYue survived, his luck was also large. He didn’t know
how he had managed to get a contract with the Poisonous Tail Flood Dragon, but after that,
Fang ChenYue also didn’t tell them about the Poisonous Tail Flood Dragon. He clearly must
be cautious of them.

After they met, Fang ChenYue was surrounded by a group of disciples asking him this and
that. Fortunately, there was Fu ZiLin. His expressionless yet as cold as an iceberg face,
scared people off.
When You XiaoMo walked out, his cold face melted a little.

“Da Shixiong, congratulations!” You XiaoMo, ignoring Ling Xiao, who was busy playing
innocent in front of Elder Shi and the others, immediately ran towards Fang ChenYue, who
was surrounded by a crowd before, sincerely congratulating him.

Upon seeing him, Fang ChenYue’s face finally revealed a sincere smile. He pulled XiaoMo to
his side, checking over his body. After he was sure that he didn’t have any scratches, he
finally sighed in relief.
Fang ChenYue said, “Da Shixiong wants to congratulate you too; I heard you managed to get
a contract with a Blue-Blooded Wolf. Not bad, oh?”

You XiaoMo immediately laughed cheerfully. “Da Shixiong’s luck was better than mine, I
heard that the Poisonous Tail Flood Dragon had dragon’s blood inside its veins, and
someday will get to breakthrough into level eight.”

Fang ChenYue pointed his finger towards his forehead, “Poisonous Tail Flood Dragon is only
level seven right now, it’ll be a long time before he can breakthrough into level eight, and
besides, do you think a level nine shape-shifting beast could breakthrough that easy?”

Speaking of shape-shifting, You XiaoMo’s eyes sparkled, “Da Shixiong, can I see your
contracted demon beast?”

“Of course!” Fang ChenYue couldn’t but agree. The Poisonous Tail Flood Dragon didn’t like
being watched by humans, so it changed into mini size and hid inside his clothes. If other
people asked him, he wouldn’t let it, but You XiaoMo was different.
You XiaoMo took the Poisonous Tail Flood Dragon from inside Fang ChenYue’s sleeves, and
touched its mini body, whispering, “Poisonous Tail Flood Dragon, ah, Poisonous Tail Flood
Dragon, ah, I’ll leave Da Shixiong’s safety to you, you can never let me down, oh, or else I
will ask Ling-shixiong to beat you.”

Poisonous Tail Flood Dragon, “…….”

After he talked in a manner that looked like he was talking to himself, You XiaoMo gave the
Poisonous Tail Flood Dragon back to Fang ChenYue, and then casually mentioned, “Second-
Shixiong, you didn’t contract a demon beast?”

In fact, he only wanted to know whether the Dead Soul Beast looked for Second-shixiong to
form a contract. When they heard this sentence, both went silent; although he was silent
before, Fang ChenYue finally opened his mouth, “Xiao Shidi, we will tell you after we get
back.”

It seemed like he had formed a contract, so You XiaoMo nodded immediately.

“Xiao Shidi, look at Lin Xiao over there.” Fu ZiLin don’t always open his mouth, but when he
did, he only said such a shocking thing.

You XiaoMo turned back to look and found out someone very familiar was walking toward
Ling Xiao.

Da Shixiong: the eldest senior brother / the first to become the disciple
Xiao Shidi: The youngest junior brother / the last to become a disciple
 Chapter 187: Xiao Long Pick up
That person wasn’t a stranger, it was Jiang Liu.

Speaking of him, You XiaoMo found that Jiang Liu appeared to be very low-profile, from the
time they entered Paradise Realm until now, he hadn’t heard anything about Jiang Liu, or
whether he had a contract beast or not.

You XiaoMo turned towards his two seniors and said something, then walked toward Ling
Xiao. When he got near, he heard Jiang Liu, whose back was to him, say to Ling Xiao in a
slightly cheerful tone, “Lin-shixiong, congratulations on coming back safely.”

Ling Xiao slightly raised his eyebrows, looking somewhat surprised that he came over to talk
to him, and immediately smiled. “You are… Jiang-shidi, aren’t you?”

You XiaoMo almost spat.

Ling Xiao’s words were a little bit too cruel. Just by looking at Jiang Liu, you could tell that
he was the “smiling Lin Xiao” fan. It might be difficult for him to take this chance to talk to
Ling Xiao, but not only did the other party not remember him, he even almost forgot his
name. Truly tragic!

Jiang Liu’s whole face almost changed color, but his ability to endure was not low. He
immediately recovered and put on a smiling face. This guy was tougher than the previous
one. “Yes, Lin-shixiong, you might not really remember me. Tang-shijie and I are Shi Jie Di
(t/n: big sister and little brother — disciple relationship only), we share the same master.”

Ling Xiao knocked his head, “Aiya, look at my memory. I remember now. During the big
competition at WuShuang Mountain last time, I remember that it seemed like you went to
my room looking for You-shidi, right?”

Jiang Liu’s face changed a bit; he didn’t know why Ling Xiao suddenly mentioned this matter
again. He suddenly didn’t dare to keep staying here, and quickly found an excuse to go
away. Up until the end, Jiang Liu still hadn’t found out You XiaoMo had been standing
behind him all that time. Seeing Jiang Liu stuck on his own words, You XiaoMo almost
laughed out loud.

Regarding Jiang Liu, You XiaoMo had already discovered his true nature. Not only that, he
remembered he was so dumb before, like the WuShuang Mountain’s incident that Ling Xiao
had mentioned just now.
At that time on the WuShuang Mountain, Jiang Liu tricked him to go with him. Although he
was exposed, Jiang Liu still deceived him by telling him that he was threatened by Tang
YunQi. Now that he thought about it, those lies were really flawed, but he still didn’t realize
it. Jiang Liu was Master Feng’s Heavenly Peak’s top disciple. With Master Feng valuing Jiang
Liu highly, there was no way Tang YunQi had bullied him. Even if Tang YunQi’s father was
Tang Fan, with Master Feng from Heavenly Peak’s identity, Tang Fan was the one who must
bow down to him. So, there’s no way she’d bullied him. He must have been stupid to
believe that.

Now the more he thought about it, this guy really had too many faces. He looked harmless
on the surface, but he was the most wicked person out there. Disguised as innocent and
harmless, but he was very narrow-minded. The treacherous and cunning type!

Fortunately, he was not too late to realize it!

Ling Xiao patted his head, “Have you finished laughing?”

You XiaoMo nodded and said, “Ling-shixiong, did you really forget Jiang Liu?”

Ling Xiao raised his brows, “He harmed you three out of four times, how could I forget
him?”

You XiaoMo’s face reddened, “The one he harmed was not you, I should be the one who
remembered him.”

Ling Xiao’s eyes narrowed, “From your head to your toes, which part doesn’t belong to me?
Harming you means harming me. Why shouldn’t I resent him?!” He said this firmly, with no
signs of the question being rhetorical.

You XiaoMo stared at him. Damn it, from head to toe, who belongs to you — he really
wanted to shout that back at him but seeing Ling Xiao’s ‘Don’t you dare say no’ expression,
he could only swallow back his words.

After two hours, almost all the people who came into the Paradise Realm had arrived at the
teleportation point. Although nearly half of the people were dead, there were many people
who had survived. When the number of people had increased, the teleportation point
started to give of a faint smell of blood. Finally, the spell under their feet began to glow and
the transmission started.

One by one, the people at the teleportation port began to disappear. Since the transmission
circle on the other end wasn’t very big, it could only transport around five people at a time
and it transferred randomly.

When the people on the teleportation port lessened, You XiaoMo screamed. He felt that
there was force grabbing a hold of him just before he got transferred. Just when he started
to lose consciousness, his waist was hugged tightly.
— Wan Mang Yao Yuan Borderline —

A month had passed, the people who protected the transmission circle saw a light that kept
on glowing, and the people continued coming out from the transmission circle. All they saw
were the pale faces that continued to show some lingering fear.

And then, someone suddenly made a *yi* sound, “Why are there six people this time?”

His words suddenly caught the attention of most people, and everyone went to the
transmission circle to see. This time, the transmission circle transferred six people, which
was unusual. Six people came out of the transmission circle. The people who walked out
last were surprisingly Ling Xiao and You XiaoMo.

You XiaoMo, who heard these people’s whispers, suddenly looked up towards Ling Xiao.
Don’t tell me the sixth person that they mentioned was Ling Xiao?

Luckily, people didn’t investigate this matter. The transmission circle probably could send
out an extra person sometimes; and soon, everybody’s attention was drawn towards the
people who just came out of the transmission circle.

Ling Xiao looked around, he didn’t find Tang Fan’s figure. Not only that, the Qing Cheng
Sect’s leader Luo Cheng was also not there. Originally since a month had already passed,
the people from the two sects who were waiting shouldn’t be this little. Now there were so
few and scattered, surprisingly not that many, something big must have happened.

Ling Xiao caught a young martial arts disciple from the Tian Xin Sect, and casually asked,
“Why is it only you guys who came here, and the leaders didn’t?”

When the young disciple saw that the one who asked him was Ling Xiao, surprisingly he
didn’t tell him at once. Instead, he hesitated a bit, and then his eyes flickered before saying,
“The leaders are having an issue, so they told Xiao-shishu to come first and greet Da
Shixiong.”

Ling Xiao made an ‘oh’ sound and asked, “What issues are they having right now?”

The young disciple smiled reluctantly, “Da Shixiong asked the wrong person, my status is
not high enough to know this matter clearly.”

Ling Xiao asked, “Then who knows about it?”

The young disciple suddenly choked up. Da Shixiong was usually not someone who loved to
investigate things thoroughly; thinking about the teacher’s warning, he decided to hide it.

Seeing that he wouldn’t say anything, Ling Xiao didn’t ask again.
The disciple immediately sighed in relief and fled away. If he were to say something again,
he’d definitely spill the beans.

Not long after everyone had finished transferring back, they destroyed the small
transmission circle. After that, everyone went away from Wang Mang Yao Yuan. When Ling
Xiao and You XiaoMo were just about to go back, they saw Luo ShuHe, along with the
disciples from the Qing Cheng Sect, leaving in a hurry. Their expressions appeared to be
very anxious, and they didn’t even say any greetings.

“Lin Xiao.” Just then, Lei Ju’s master came over and called Ling Xiao, and talked to him in an
unusually polite manner. “There is a big problem in the Tian Xin Sect. The Grandmaster
asked you to come back with me at once. Let’s go back now.” He didn’t deliberately urge
him, and without sarcasm in his words.

This kind of manner made Xiao Long look so fake that it made even You XiaoMo suspicious,
not to mention Ling Xiao.

Ling Xiao smiled and nodded, “Let’s go.”

Then he took You XiaoMo’s hand, prepared to go together.

“Wait.” Xiao Long suddenly opened his mouth and called them. When they looked at him,
he explained, “This time, we must go back immediately to Wu Shuang Mountain, and we
don’t intend to stop halfway, because it is urgent. Your junior shouldn’t come back with
you. Let him go back with the people from the same division. Their destination is the same
anyway.”

Ling Xiao paused, and then raised the corner of his lips, “That’s fine. Then, Xiao-shisu,
please wait for me a little.”

Unexpectedly, Xiao Long didn’t make it difficult for him, and just let him go.

Lei Ju saw his leaving figure from behind, looking somewhat dissatisfied, and said, “Shifu,
why did you let Lin Xiao go? He bullied me in Paradise Realm.”

Xiao Long sneered, “Don’t worry, he won’t be able to keep his cockiness for too long.”

Although Lei Ju didn’t know what had happened, he knew his Shifu couldn’t be wrong, so he
became happy.

On the other side, Ling Xiao handed You XiaoMo to Fang ChenYue and Fu ZiLin. When both
came closer, the Poisoned Flood Dragon who always lazed around on Fang ChenYue’s
shoulder, suddenly behaved like it was afraid of something. However, because it was too
small, there were not many people who realized it. But because Fang ChenYue had become
his contractor, he was aware of it.
Before he even opened his mouth, Ling Xiao and You XiaoMo had arrived in front of them.
Ling Xiao said, “Fang ChenYue, please take care of You-shidi.”

Fang ChenYue was surprised that he handed You XiaoMo over to him, but nodded anyway,
“Don’t worry, I am his Da Shixiong, of course I will take care of him.”

Ling Xiao nodded slightly and went away. When he looked at his back, You XiaoMo wanted
to say something, but stopped. He felt that there was something weird about the whole
situation.

The pressure of the atmosphere around the people became vicious.

 Chapter 188: Zhou Peng’s Incident
By the time You XiaoMo was just about to climb the winged bird, Xiao Long had already
flown away. Fang ChenYue, who was beside him, patted his shoulder, signaling him to sit
down because the winged bird was about to fly.

Although it was impossible to get information from other people, the one who picked them
up at the summit was You XiaoMo’s Fourth-shijie, Nan GongYing. When they asked,
although Nan GongYing was hesitant, she still told them anyway.

Something big had happened at the Tian Xin Sect.

A month ago, all the major forces and the demons had been in constant dispute. Both sides
had many casualties. The bad relationship had continued to get worse, but not that long
ago, just around half a month after they enter the Paradise Realm.

The Tian Xin Sect dispatched several armies against the demon’s attack, only to be caught in
a surprise attack by the demons and were annihilated. Among these people, there was Xiao
Long’s best disciple, Wang YuFei. He was the one who mocked You XiaoMo at the library
because of the Lei Ju’s incident.

The demons’ attack against the Tian Xin Sect was something that they had expected. But
the problem was that the Tian Xin Sect’s armies were something that was temporary
because of the conditions. They still hadn’t fixed any schedules yet for the shift changes,
and it changed almost every day.

Somehow the demons looked like they knew when and where the shift changed. Not only
did they manage to sneak into the Tian Xin Sect’s territories, they also managed to kill two
patrols. When he found out about this matter, the Grand Master became furious and
ordered the matter to be investigated thoroughly.

To be able to know the exact time and place clearly, there were only two possibilities: one
was that there was a spy from the demon’s side hiding inside the Tian Xin Sect. Second was
that someone was working together with the demons, and that’s how the information
leaked out.

And thus, Tang Fan gathered all the people who knew this information and investigated
them one by one. In the end, they found a suspect. That person was Zhou Peng, Lin Xiao’s
closest junior.

There was no clear evidence about Zhou Peng teaming up with the demons. He couldn’t tell
them his whereabouts that day, and no one could give any testimony for his alibi, so he
became the suspect, and was put on death row by the Tian Xin Sect.

As to why they took Ling Xiao, that was because Zhou Peng and Ling Xiao’s relationship was
as close as brothers and Zhou Peng usually obeyed Ling Xiao’s words. Moreover, Ling Xiao’s
behavior for the past year was very unusual. So, the Grand Master suspected there was
something wrong with him, and asked Xiao Long to bring him back to the Tian Xin Sect.

You XiaoMo became speechless, “You can arrest people without evidence?”

Tang Fan clearly wanted to control Ling Xiao, so he took this opportunity to make Ling Xiao
become powerless.

Nan GongYing was really puzzled too; Lin Xiao was the Grand Master’s top student. He was
powerful, kind towards people, all disciples – whether they were junior or senior – put their
trust in him. You could even say that he had the possibility to become the Grand Master’s
successor. Usually, the Grandmaster should have had a proper investigation done before
ordering people to take Lin Xiao back, this was not the proper way to treat the future heir.

Then again, no one could ever guess what was inside the Grand Master’s head, so even if
they puzzled over his actions, the most they could do was just observe from the side.

“Anyway, I believe Lin Xiao should be okay. We just have to wait for him, the Grandmaster
might release him in two days,” Fang ChenYue said while looking at You XiaoMo. He
obviously said this to relieve You XiaoMo, because he assumed You XiaoMo would be very
worried about Ling Xiao. In fact, You XiaoMo never worried about him. On the contrary, he
only hoped that this matter wouldn’t become serious, or else it would be over, especially if
they ended up provoking Ling Xiao.

On the third day the sun begun to rise, they finally arrived at the summit. Due to the
demons’ attack, the atmosphere at the summit was much more oppressive compared to a
month ago.

When the five of them got to the summit, they received a lot of attention from all the
disciples. Although, there was one more disciple who should have been there, and that
person was Zhao Zhang’s nephew.

Unfortunately, his luck was not as good, and he had died in the Paradise Realm’s territory.

Fang ChenYue, while leading his juniors, walked towards Kong Wen, “Shifu, your disciples
have come back.”

Kong Wen showed a comforting smile, his gaze falling towards the Poisonous Tail Flood
Dragon which was on Fang ChenYue’s shoulder. “As expected of my disciple. The Poisonous
Tail Flood Dragon is not a normal mid-level demon beast. Pretty good, pretty good. Shifu
didn’t raise you as my disciple all these years for nothing. And ZiLin, even though you only
got a contract with level six demon beast, it’s better than nothing. Please continue to work
hard.” He talked while looking at Fu ZiLin. This second disciple of his, although Kong Wen
didn’t really like his cold demeanor, Fu ZiLin had the skill that could only be found one in a
hundred. That made him proud.

The level six demon beast that he talked about was the Dead Soul Beast which was sitting
on top of Fu ZiLin’s shoulder. This Dead Soul Beast was a high level ancient demon beast,
and there were no records about it in the library’s scrolls; besides, it concealed itself on
purpose, so even Kong Wen couldn’t recognize it.

After that, Kong Wen called the other two elder disciples over. Their luck was not as good
as Fang ChenYue and Fu ZiLin, they were only able to obtain a level four and level five
demon beast.
Other than the demon beasts, some people got many magic herbs in the Paradise Realm,
especially Fang ChenYue. He contracted with the demon beast quite early. The Poisonous
Tail Flood Dragon was a beast that guarded many magic herbs. Since these kinds of things
were done individually, no one had to seek permission.

There were five people, but he only called and praised four people. Kong Wen left out You
XiaoMo, consciously or unconsciously.

Fang ChenYue, who didn’t seem to realize it, used all his strength to bring out You XiaoMo,
who was hiding in the crowd, to the front. He happily said, “Shifu, there’s still You XiaoMo.
He is the same as ZiLin, he contracted a level six Blue-Blooded Wolf at the Paradise Realm.”

Kong Wen’s smiling face immediately shrank, he answered drily and didn’t say anything
after that; as if he’d lose something if he said more. Before this, even if he didn’t really like
You XiaoMo, he wouldn’t obviously show it – but now he did it in front of a lot of people.

Fu ZiLin, who usually did not really talk, softly said, “Shifu, you don’t feel happy for You-
shidi?”

Kong Wen took one look and immediately choked on his words; he breathed in quickly, and
then gazed at his two students’ faces, saying, “Of course not, as a teacher, I’m really happy
for him.”

Fu ZiLin nodded, “That’s good, then. I’m also happy for him.”

Kong Wen stared at You XiaoMo, drily laughing. Who was possessing Second-Shixiong right
now? This made him extremely unhappy. Kong Wen became angry at his two disciples; he
didn’t say anything again, and just found an excuse to leave.

After Kong Wen left, You XiaoMo immediately felt that the pressure had reduced a lot. He
left after he talked with the other disciples.

As soon as he arrived in his room, he went to his bed and quickly fell asleep as soon as his
head touched the pillow. During the whole month in the Paradise Realm, he didn’t get
decent sleep. He slept through the whole day until the next morning and felt refreshed
after he woke up.

Just when he opened the door, he ran into Yang Yi, who lived next door. Yang Yi was the
same as ever, still loving to gossip with his talkative mouth; if he stopped gossiping for one
day he would feel uneasy – and to think that his practice was still progressing well while he
gossiped.

It was good to have a senior who loved to gossip, he could ask him about everything
happened that he didn’t know.

The news about Tang YunQi’s death in Paradise Realm had become an uproar in no less
than a day. However, because she did so many evil deeds while she was still alive, many
people didn’t really like her. So, there were quite a lot people who secretly rejoiced in
another people’s misfortune.

Tang Fan demanded that they investigate it thoroughly. But after much discussion, most
people believed that the murderer was most likely from the Qing Cheng Sect. The Qing
Cheng Sect and the Tian Xin Sect hated each other, besides, the only one who wasn’t afraid
of the Tian Xin Sect was the Qing Cheng Sect. Other factions, although they could have
wanted to kill her to take her treasure, they still had to consider the one who was backing
up Tang YunQi.

So even though they said that they wanted to investigate thoroughly, in fact they had
already determined that the Qing Cheng Sect were the ones who had murdered Tang
YunQi. According to the most reliable information, Tang Fan had already given an order to
not hold back the next time they ran into any Qing Cheng Sect’s disciples.

But You XiaoMo didn’t care about any of that information, he only cared about Ling Xiao’s
matter.
When Yang Yi heard him question about Ling Xiao, he wasn’t surprised, but he looked at
him apologetically, “, I don’t know anything regarding Lin Xiao myself. This matter is among
the Tian Xin Sect’s classified information, no matter how much I asked, they wouldn’t tell
me anything. But if it is you who wants to know what happened with the person who is the
strongest after Lin Xiao, I can give it to you.”

You XiaoMo thought about it for a minute, and then asked, “That Zhou Peng?”

Yang Yi was surprised, immediately looking around to check, and when he was sure that no
one was around, he whispered, “You-shidi, regarding Zhou Peng’s matter, please keep it a
secret. The Grand Master already gave an order to forbid anyone from talking about this
matter.”

You XiaoMo was surprised, “Why is that?”

Yang Yi whispered, “You still asked why? Grand Master and the others apparently have
already determined that Zhou Peng was the one who worked together with the demons. I
heard that the Grandmaster had already decided to expel Zhou Peng.”

You XiaoMo’s eyes widened, “What do you mean by decided?”

Yang Yi sighed and said, “I mean it as it is. I feel that Zhou-shixiong is really pitiful.”

Although he was not familiar with Zhou Peng, but he had heard many things about Zhou
Peng. He was a straightforward and tough guy, generous, and never spoke arrogantly.
There was no way that this kind of person could work together with the demons;
furthermore, working together with the demons wouldn’t give him any benefits.

Even he could guess it, how could the Grandmaster not? Moreover, Zhou Peng was his
disciple. Now he even dealt with his two most outstanding disciples; they really couldn’t
guess what was inside the Grand Master’s head.

You XiaoMo reluctantly shook his head. No matter how he thought about it, Tang Fan
wasn’t clever enough.

The demon and the human conflicts were getting more serious each day, and on top of
that, they still had issues with their relationship with the Qing Cheng Sect. The war between
these two sects could break out at any time, yet he still detained his own disciples during
this crucial time. Was he not afraid that other people would object him?

After Yang Yi left, You XiaoMo went to the dining hall.

He realized the seniors and juniors who weren’t that close to him during peaceful times
were now acting cold towards him, some even avoiding him. How puzzling.

Even though he didn’t know why, he preferred it this way.

When he went back to his room, he ran into Zhao DaZhou, who was looking for him.

Zhao DaZhou had come yesterday, but You XiaoMo was sleeping. Knowing that he must be
tired, he didn’t disturb him and just went away. He just came and went away by himself,
even Yang Yi didn’t know about it.

Zhou DaZhou apparently had heard about how Kong Wen treated him yesterday, he looked
at him up and down in a glace, and carefully asked, “Seventh-shidi, are you okay?”
You XiaoMo raised his eyebrow and looked at him, “What would be wrong with me?”

Zhao DaZhou thought that it seemed that he didn’t lie, instantly sighing in relief, “If you
think that there’s nothing wrong, then it’s okay. Oh right, I’ve heard about Lin Xiao, you
don’t have to worry, Lin Xiao is very outstanding, and he has large potential. The Grand
Master won’t make things difficult for him.”

Why would you guys think that I’d be worried about him? You XiaoMo became depressed. If
they heard this tone, it would look like he was worried that Ling Xiao wouldn’t be able to
sleep or eat. Even heaven knew that that guy was tough, that kind of guy didn’t need this
little mage to worry about him. But of course, he couldn’t say it out loud.

When he looked at him, You XiaoMo suddenly remembered one thing, “Fifth-shixiong,
please come with me, I have something for you.”

Zhou DaZhou suddenly realized that they were still standing outside his room, but he was
very curious about what You XiaoMo had for him, so he followed him inside.

You XiaoMo turned towards him and said, “Please wait here for a while.”

After he said that, he went behind the changing screen. When he was sure that Zhou
DaZhou wasn’t peeking, he secretly took out the small Six-Winged Divine Tiger demon beast
from his space. The little Six-Winged Divine Tiger opened its eyes, both of its paws holding
its mother’s condensed spirit, and looked at him, rather dazed.

You XiaoMo immediately looked at this meng face that was still covered in blood. This small
fellow was too cute. He hated to part with it, but beside this little one, You XiaoMo had no
other choice to pick.

Zhou DaZhou wondered what took him so long, and then he saw him coming out from the
screen. Just when he was about to talk, the small demon beast attracted his attention,
“Seventh-shidi, this is…?”

You XiaoMo carried the Six-Winged Divine Tiger demon beast in front of him, excitedly
saying, “Didn’t you ask me to help you find a demon beast the other day? I found this to
give it to you. How is it? Cute, isn’t it?”

Zhou DaZhou gaped, too speechless and only said, *Na, na*. He had long forgotten about
that.
At that time, although he had asked You XiaoMo to find him a demon beast, he didn’t really
say it seriously, and he didn’t think that he would really find one. Moreover, he never saw
this type of demon beast species.

After the long silence, Zhou DaZhou finally couldn’t but ask him with trembling lips,
“Seventh-shidi, is this demon beast really for me?”

You XiaoMo nodded, “Really.”

Zhou DaZhou, “Really, really?”

You XiaoMo nodded again, and said patiently, “Really, really.”

Zhou DaZhou: “Really, really, really?”

You XiaoMo: “...”

T/N: meng = Moe (in Japanese)

 Chapter 189: The Ruse of Self-injury
After You XiaoMo repeated it so many times, Zhao DaZhou finally believed him.

Zhao DaZhou was giggling while holding the Six-Winged Divine Tiger. He always thought
that the possibility of him having a demon beast would be after a few hundred years.

For that opportunity to happen, he was to become a level six or level seven mage before his
father would let him to do as he pleased, and then, he and his fellow disciples would leave
the Tian Xin Sect to go on an expedition. After that, he would finally be able to make a
contract with his first demon beast, so it was totally unexpected for him that his Seventh-
shidi would give him this demon beast.

Once he finished giggling after a long time, Zhao DaZhou suddenly thought of a question.
He put both of his hands under the little Six-Winged Divine Tiger’s arm, looking at the
confused little demon beast, and asked, “Seventh-shidi, what is this little demon beast’s
species, is it a low rank or a middle rank?”

You XiaoMo said without hesitation, “Isn’t it supposed to be a high-level demon beast?” He
even said low level, does he look like the type that would use a low-level demon beast to
impress his senior?

Zhao DaZhou laughed at him, not believing his words, “You have a small body, how would
you even manage to capture a high-level demon beast so easily? Don’t think that I know
nothing, if this little demon beast is a species that was just born not too long ago, its
parents would definitely be by its side.”

What he said was right, but…

You XiaoMo shrugged and said, “But it really is a high-level demon beast, ah…”

“Haha… I was only…” Zhao DaZhou wasn’t really clear about what he said, so after he
laughed halfway, he stopped suddenly. He immediately turned his head so fast, it made You
XiaoMo think that his head would come off, and then stared at him with wide eyes. “What
did you just say?”

You XiaoMo repeated patiently, “I just said, it is a high-level demon beast.”

Zhao DaZhou immediately shook his head, “It’s wrong, you didn’t say it like that before.”

You XiaoMo, “Where did I say it wrong?”

Zhao DaZhou said, “Just a moment ago, you clearly said, but it really is a high-level demon
beast, ah. I absolutely didn’t mishear that.”

You XiaoMo, “...” You deliberately want to find a fault, don’t you?

Zhou DaZhou didn’t notice his expression, he just stared at the little Six-Winged Divine Tiger
that he was holding, hardly believing it, and said, “Seventh-shidi, how did you get this high-
level demon beast while no one else found it?”

You XiaoMo had expected that he would ask about that, so he had already prepared the
excuse to answer him, “At the Paradise Realm, I encountered two demon beasts who were
fighting intensely, then they both died, leaving only this little demon beast, so I just brought
it with me.”

Zhao DaZhou showed a complicated emotion while looking at him, and said, “Your luck is
really great.”

You XiaoMo laughed, “Now this luck is yours.”

Zhao DaZhou became silent for a while, and then opened his mouth and said, “I heard you
contracted with a level eight Blue-Blooded Wolf, why didn’t you take this high-level demon
beast for yourself?”

You XiaoMo became awkward, what should he tell him, that he didn’t get PiQiu at the
Paradise Realm? After he quickly thought of a reason, he explained, “This little demon beast
was born less than a month ago; even if I took a contract with it, it’d hardly have any use to
me for the time being. It is not as good as the Blue-Blooded Wolf who can fight. You might
not know, but I found many mature magic herbs thanks to this Blue-Blooded Wolf.”

Matured magic herbs and the ones that were still growing were two different things, if he
didn’t say that they were matured magic herbs, people would find out and come up to him,
asking whether he had a field to grow those magic herbs.

Zhao DaZhou looked at him with half-believing eyes, watching him for a while until he
believed that he didn’t lie, and then he admiringly fondled the little Six-Winged Divine
Tiger’s soft fur. “Since you say it like that, then I should accept it. Oh right, the thing that’s
on top of his claw, is it its parent’s concentrated spirit?”

He had noticed it since before, the little demon beast had been holding the concentrated
spirit tightly with its two paws. You XiaoMo nodded, “That is its mother’s concentrated
spirit, if it can absorb this concentrated spirit, its early stage of cultivation should be higher
than other demon beasts of its kind. By the way, you shouldn’t let other people know about
this demon beast.”

Zhao DaZhou said, “Don’t worry, I know what I have to do.”

Since this little demon beast was too rare, You XiaoMo let him form a contract in his room;
because he had the experience of forming a contract several times, he could then guide
him. Although the little demon beast was a high-level demon beast, its spirituality hadn't
developed yet. So even though the aura of a high-level demon beast would give off an
unusual pressure, for Zhao DaZhou, who was already a third level mage, it was not a big
problem at all.

Half an hour later, the contract was finally finished. Zhao DaZhou and the small demon
beast’s bond was a life contract, so it took longer; they stayed for a while before leaving.

After sending Zhao DaZhou off, You XiaoMo tidied up his room briefly, and then he went
into his dimensional space.

He already planted the magic herbs near he got at the Paradise Realm. In fact, most of them
were Dipper herbs, and it had the ability to produce around a hundred seeds. Now that
most of the seeds had fallen off, both Hidden Dipper Stink Bug were flying happily around
the magic herb field.

You XiaoMo walked towards the lakeside and looked around. Aside from SheQiu and
MaoQiu, who didn’t really like water, the other two were at the lake playing around. He
couldn’t help getting a headache.

Come to think of it, the real reason he formed a contract with these demon beasts was so
that he could get them help him from time to time. Such as watering the magic herbs with
the diluted spirit water and gathering the seeds. The magic herb seeds that he had planted
grew up at an incredible speed, and there were many of them; if he didn’t gather them for a
while, it would pile up. He originally thought that these guys would help, but they were just
lazing around.

You XiaoMo walked over, looking at SheQiu and MaoQiu who were lazing around, and then
said to the two of them who were at the lake, “PiQiu, XiaoHei, didn’t I ask you to help me
pick up the seeds? Why are both of you swimming in the lake instead?”

XiaoHei turned into a ruthless beautiful young boy, he rarely spoke, and he often ignored
him, just like now, even though he heard his words, he didn’t care, and just hid in the water.

PiQiu was better, he emerged from the lake, showing his white and tender face that looked
like steamed buns, naively said, “XiaoHei and SheQiu said that it is your business, it had
nothing to do with us.”

You XiaoMo’s delicate and pretty face suddenly darkened.

XiaoHei splashed out from the water, staring at his face, and said, “Idiot, do you want to get
spanked?”
PiQiu got scared, and immediately dived into the water.

You XiaoMo became angry, no matter what anyone said, he was the one who raised PiQiu
until he grew up, and although it was only for a few months, he already considered PiQiu as
his own family. He didn’t expect that XiaoHei would deceive PiQiu.

There were many magic herb seeds, and he usually was busy, so he didn’t have time to
collect it. Even if he asked them to help, it was a task that wouldn’t take too much time.
They played in the water, slept, and lazed around in the space, yet they didn’t have time to
help him pick up the seeds?

He didn’t know why, but You XiaoMo suddenly felt so irritated.

As if responding to his feeling, the space that was so peaceful before suddenly blew a
strong wind, the blue sky turned dark and thundered instantly, along with lightning that lit
over half of the sky; the gloomy space suddenly became oppressive.

This phenomenon immediately woke SheQiu and MaoQiu who were taking a nap at the
lakeside.

XiaoHei and PiQiu who were inside the water also came out from the water, going back to
the lakeside, and looking at the sky along with SheQiu. They guessed that it had some
connection with You XiaoMo’s body.

You XiaoMo didn’t realize it at first, he only started to realize it after there were few
lightning sounds. His irritable mood suddenly turned into a scared one. He looked around
blankly, everything around him was blown upside down. After a while he suddenly
remembered, and he ran towards the magic herb field, and after he saw that all magic
herbs were planted securely on the field, he suddenly relieved.
The four beasts didn’t say anything, but they could vaguely guess what happened.

PiQiu looked at his master’s figure from behind, and then looked at XiaoHei, SheQiu, and
MaoQiu. He then shook his body off the water drops, and his two little legs ran off towards
his master.

“Master, I’ll come to help you.”

You XiaoMo turned back to see the baby PiQiu hurried to come to his side; compared to the
time he couldn’t walk after transforming, this was really an improvement, he couldn’t help
laughing, “PiQiu is a good kid, I didn’t spend the several thousand of gold coin to buy you
mutton for nothing.”

PiQiu grinned instantly, revealing two rows of baby teeth. His spirituality formed early, so
he knew that his master was good to him.
Both master and servant looked at each other and giggled for a moment, and then began
picking up the seeds.

Both worked together continuously, each of them carried a magic bag and each worked on
one block of the magic herb field. No matter if the seeds were good or bad, they put it into
the bag. The mood was so comfortable, as if nobody could get in between them.

When You XiaoMo was just about to pick up a seed, he suddenly felt that there were three
more breaths. He turned his head to one side and saw that the cold-faced XiaoHei was
squatting on the magic herb field beside him. One of his hands was holding the magic bag,
while the other hand was picking up the seeds that fell on the ground. In front of him was
SheQiu’s lazy figure and MaoQiu’s silent figure.
He took a glance and then withdrew his gaze, bowing his head, the corner of his mouth
slowly curving up. What a bunch of awkward guys, made him must use this “self-injury”
ruse.

However, the change in the space was unexpected. He himself didn’t realize it, but the
space changing to follow his mood was greatly beyond his expectations.
 Chapter 190: Death Prison
After that day, You XiaoMo didn’t have to worry about picking up magic herb seeds any
longer. Because of his “self-injury” ruse, SheQiu lead the other four demon beasts to
initially help pick up the seeds that fell in the magic herb fields. Furthermore, they even
started to help watering them with spirit water.
You XiaoMo wrote down all the kinds of magic herbs he had, how frequently they should
water them, and when they would mature, then pasted it on the board. So, if they found
something they didn’t understand, they could just look at it and they didn’t have to look for
him. After he finished, he felt that he was so clever!
Lead by SheQiu, not including PiQiu, all three of them feel that they’ve been deceived!
Ever since they helped to collect the seeds, You XiaoMo handed them this task. It was
originally his task, but now it was all their tasks.
Even though they knew they’d been deceived, they still completed it. Otherwise, if You
XiaoMo became unhappy, the thunder would be waiting for those who lived in the space.
In the blink of eye, it had been half a month since they came back to the Tian Xin Sect.
Although it looked like the breeze was still and the waves quiet, everybody could feel it,
whether it was the Tian Xin Sect, or the other sects, their relationships were reaching the
limit.
The relation between the Tian Xin Sect and the Qing Cheng Sect was the most vulnerable.
But the grand masters from both sides were not just leaders by name, they already had
problems with constant disputes between the human practitioners and the demons. If they
were still killing each other, then the demons would just take advantage of it.
On top of everything, a serious thing had happened a few days ago. It was related to the
people from Xing Luo. Rumors said the people from Xing Luo were working together with
the demons.
The reason was that when the Paradise Realm had only been opened for five days, at the
Wang Ling cave, beside Xin ShiYi’s group everyone had been killed mercilessly, and there
were also five unidentified bodies. Later people found out those bodies belonged to those
who hated practitioners deeply. Demons.
From the traces of the fights at the crime scene, it looked like the people from Xing Luo
worked together with the demons to fight their enemies. But these were not the reasons
they doubted whether the Xing Luo Sect was working together with the demons or not.
The real reason was that there was a practitioner who came with them to the Paradise
Realm, and he made a contract with a demon beast. That demon beast said that before
they made a contract, it saw some people from the Xing Luo Sect walking together with an
extravagant person, and then they killed the people from the Xiao Yao Sect.
As for how they died, and who killed them, the demon beast didn't see it, because it was
blown away by a powerful force.
This really was the biggest news!
For one of the big sects to join forces with the demons, it was disastrous.
For a while, apart from the people from the Xing Luo Sect, they temporarily compromised
to set aside the prejudices between the Qing Cheng Sect and the Tian Xin Sect, and they
formed an alliance to oppose the Xing Luo Sect.
The result was that the master of the Xing Luo Sect, ShenTu Dao, was forced to come out
from his seclusion. ShenTu Dao stated that the people from the Xing Luo Sect never worked
together with the demons, and that everything was framed by that practitioner.
For a mere independent practitioner, who didn’t have any backup to protect him, and who
was without any resentment towards the Xing Luo Sect, would he just suddenly frame the
Xing Luo Sect? This argument didn’t make any sense.
Not long after, the elder from the Xing Luo Sect explained that the said practitioner once
had a conflict with the disciples from their Bamboo Group, and then he held a grudge long
enough to frame the Xing Luo Sect. He even brought a witness.
At first, some people believed it because after they checked it out, that practitioner really
did have some grudges against the disciples from the Xing Luo Sect. But not long after, this
lie was cleared.
To confront the accusation towards the Xing Luo Sect, ShenTu Dao of course couldn’t let
him off the hook, and thus sent people to hunt him down. Fortunately, that practitioner’s
demon beast had the ability to conceal their breath, so he didn’t get caught. Later, when
that practitioner was driven into the corner, he ran into the Qing Cheng Sect and made an
oath in front of many people, then he disappeared.
Because of that oath, the people who half believed and half doubted him, finally believed
him. Led by the Qing Cheng Sect and the Tian Xin Sect, both big sects forced ShenTu Dao to
take an oath. If Xing Luo Sect really didn’t join forces with demons, then he should take an
oath.
Of course, ShenTu Dao couldn’t take an oath, so it meant that the Xing Luo Sect really was
working together with the demons.
Working together with the demons meant that they had betrayed humankind; this round of
events, even the notably cunning person like ShenTu Dao wouldn’t expect that things would
develop like this.
Ultimately, the Tian Xin Sect worked together with several other sects to oppose the Xing
Luo Sect.
In less than half a month, the situation had changed dramatically. Now, several forces were
discussing how to deal with the Xing Luo Sect. ShenTu Dao’s strength was at the emperor
level, Luo ChengYuan and Tang Fan had to participate. After Tang Fan left, the matter about
Ling Xiao and Zhou Peng was set aside for the time being.
You XiaoMo got all the news from Yang Yi.
Before, You XiaoMo didn’t understand why Tang Fan didn’t release Ling Xiao and Zhou
Peng, even though it was already late. Now he knew that things had changed.
Later, he asked around where the death prison’s location was. Everything comes to the
person who waits; he finally found him.
The Tian Xin Sect’s death prison had a long history. It’s located at Wan E forest, behind the
Tian Xin Sect’s mountain, but it was heavily guarded. The guards were Silver Armor guard,
and they all were star level guards protecting the place. Besides, there was a barrier
surrounding the Wan E forest. If someone touched it, the Silver Armor guards would come.
The death prison was heavily guarded because they put all the prisoners inside, from way
long ago until now. There were the Tian Xin Sect’s traitors, moles who spied on the Tian Xin
Sect, some famous villains, and so on.
Up until now, the people inside had reached a large number, so it was necessary to keep
many guards outside. Not only that, there was the Tian Xin Sect’s elder who was very
famous a long time ago.
Currently, from the inside of the endless darkness, there was a flicker of fire, continuously
giving out a sound, a very heart-wrenching one. That was a sound of grieving anguish,
followed by the sound of beating; the painful sound became louder and louder, but as time
went by, the sound became numb.
This was the current situation of the death prison, the hidden world that resided beyond
the Wan E forest, while at the same time, it was a world that looked like purgatory.
Just by staying at the death prison for a day, anyone could become insane. It was said that
even when your good friend was standing in front of you, you wouldn’t be able to recognize
them.
*Ka ta ka ta*, light footsteps could be heard, coming from the death row entrance.
There was a light coming out of the flame, and the reek of fresh blood perforated the air, it
was salty and humid. Soon it spread to the tip of the nose, enough to turn a normal
person’s expression into a frightened one in an instant. Instead, there wasn’t even a slight
sign of reaction. A slow step came out from upstairs, drops of blood flowing down from the
edge of his feet.
From the side of the river of blood, there was a mountain of bones piling up, and these
bones looked ‘fresh.’ The bones still had some residual flesh; dozens, hundreds of them
were piling up alongside the river of blood. If it weren’t at the death prison’s underground,
which was dim enough to limit one’s vision, anyone would be scared to death just by a
glance.
However, the man looked at the piles of bones at his side as if it were nothing and
continued to walk until he reached the end of the river blood.
As far as the eye could see, the death prison was dyed in a deep red color, the iron bars
looked as if they were burned by a mortar, each was scorching hot, enough to burn and tear
down the flesh and blood.
Inside this prison, locked individually, people were bound to change beyond recognition. No
one could see the appearance of a single person.
From inside the cells, several people looked at the man who was walking in front of them.
Among them, there was an old man who had a distorted look and suddenly dashed out,
both hand held the iron bars tightly. He wasn’t afraid of the pain from the burning irons,
and uttered a mournful scream, “Tang Zhen, you demon! Just wait until the day when you
and Tang Fan die mercilessly!”
“Hehe…” the man laughed softly, stopping in front of the old man’s cell. He turned around
to see the old man, showing a cheerful expression with a hidden joyful smile, “Old man, it
seems like your life will only last for a few more days, soon it’ll be your turn.”
After saying that, he ignored the old man and continued to walk.
Fifteen minutes later, he reached the end of the cells. The few cells at the end were built
differently from the front ones. These rooms didn’t have hot iron bars, instead, the surfaces
used a black spar. Although it looked like an ordinary thing, the black spar could suppress
practitioners greatly. Inside of there, they couldn’t use any of their power.
The man walked by, and stopped at the last two rooms, he turned his body and looked at
the dark cells on his right side. There was a silhouette of a slender figure that seemed to
become one with the darkness.
That man stared at the person inside, and smiled, “Lin-shizhi, how do you feel, confined for
half a month?”
The owner of that slender figure walked out of the darkness; surprisingly, it was the one
You XiaoMo hadn’t seen in the last half month – Ling Xiao. Although he was imprisoned,
there wasn’t a hint that he had any difficulties. On the contrary, he still had the aura of
elegance, just like a handsome and refined noble son. Looking at his hypocrisy, he pondered
for a while, and nodded, “I’m fine.”
The man thought that he was only boasting, and said, “Lin Xiao, your qualifications were
excellent, you’d make an excellent successor. It’s a pity that my eldest brother doesn’t want
a rebellious disciple. You surely know what kind of place death prison is, if you enter here,
you won’t be able to go out for the rest of your life.”
Ling Xiao said, “I indeed didn’t think that the Tian Xin Sect, although it looks like a
prestigious sect from the outside, unexpectedly did these kinds of things behind the scenes.
Are you not afraid that if this information were to leak out, it would damage the Tian Xin
Sect’s reputation?”
The man was laughing, *he he*.
“You don’t have to worry about this, ever since the death prison was established, nobody
had escaped and gotten out of this prison.”
Ling Xiao answered back, “Don’t be so sure about that.”
The man said, “I can prove whether I was only bluffing or not to you. Next time, it will be
your and Zou-shidi’s turn. Enjoy your last few days.”
After saying that, he went away, and it soon became dark again after his figure
disappeared.
The black-colored cells soon become silent and grim again. Suddenly, there was a soft voice
coming out from inside the darkness.
From inside the cell in front of him, Zhou Peng, whose voice were choked with sobs and full
of desperation, said, “Da Shixiong, I’m sorry, if I wasn’t being so stupid, you wouldn’t be
dragged into this and taken to the death prison with me.”
Ling Xiao smiled, and suddenly said “Zhou-shidi, I already said this before, but this isn’t your
fault. Tang Fan was already dissatisfied with me before this, and you’re the closest to me
during normal times, so it’s natural for him to put his hand on you. In fact, I was the one
who dragged you into this. You don’t have to blame yourself anymore, you should just think
about how to escape from this place instead.”
“Da Shixiong, you don’t have to comfort me anymore, my heart had understood this matter
clearly.” Zhou Peng said while shaking his head. He thought Da Shixiong said that because
he wanted him to stop blaming himself.
Ling Xiao laughed while scolding him, “Who wants to comfort you? Don’t tell me you didn’t
believe my words?”
Zhou Peng choked back a sob, he couldn’t explain it properly and could only make a *na,
na* sound.
Ling Xiao said, “Zhou-shidi, if one day, you found out that I wasn’t the Da Shixiong that you
knew, would you regret doing all these things for me?” He finally asked him about this.
Zhou Peng was suddenly stunned, after a while he became silent, and then he shook his
head firmly, “I wouldn’t.”
Ling Xiao asked, “Why?”
Zhou Peng hesitated for a moment, and then said “Actually, I feel that the you right now
had become much more humane. The you before, although you appeared to be kind to
everyone, I feel that you still distanced yourself at one point. Although you understood
them, you didn’t believe anyone, you only believed in yourself, and you never opened your
heart to me. To tell you the truth, I used to feel uncomfortable before, because you always
used the similar tone to order as it should be by rights to let me help you do things. But I
feel that the you right now had changed a lot. You have become much more cheerful, you
can share lots of things with me, and you even helped me improve myself…”
Although it was completely dark, Ling Xiao clearly saw in a split second, that his face didn’t
show any sign that he was nervous or any kind of unnatural expression. Upon hearing his
reasoning, he couldn’t help but laugh, it was the first time for him to hear from other
people that he was sociable and cheerful. He laughed hard. It was killing him.
Nevertheless, Ling Xiao never thought that Zhou Peng could see clearly through everyone,
and he always thought about so many things deep inside his heart even though he never
said it. He really couldn’t hold it back. “Since Zhou-shidi really believes in me, then I shall
reward you with a huge gift.”
Just when he finished this sentence, the old man at the cell next to Ling Xiao’s suddenly
made a sound.
“Little brothers, do you have any interest in making a deal with me?”
 Chapter 191: Secrets and the Transmitter
Stone
Tang Zhen was Tang Fan’s biological little brother, there was only a five years difference
between them. During their younger days, you could say that both were the most talented
people in the Tian Xin Sect. During Grand Master Yu’s reign, they caught his attention, and
he personally trained them.
At that time, many people were guessing around to who would succeed the Grand Master,
because both brothers were the best in the last three generations. Everyday people would
discuss who was better between Tang Fan and Tang Zhen. Some people even believed that
they would end up against each other.
However, the outcome was beyond everyone’s expectations, because Grandmaster Yu had
an accident.
Grand Master Yu’s strength was at Spiritual level seventh star rank, and he almost had a
breakthrough into Emperor level.
But when he went out to do some work, he and other elder disciples encountered the
demons attack, and all of them had perished.
Losing a Spiritual level seventh star rank, and a Grand Master to boot, was a big blow for
the Tian Xin Sect. Luckily, according to the Tian Xin Sect’s inside information, there weren’t
any other forces that were involved in this accident. During the critical moment, there was
a great elder protecting the Tian Xin Sect using his enormous strength. He had incredible
strength, and he fought back those who tried to provoke them.
A country should not be without a ruler even if were just for a day, and that included the
Tian Xin Sect.
Later, that great elder became the one who made the decisions and arranged a new Grand
Master. The candidates were Tang Fan and Tang Zhen.
Because of their good characters, innate talents that could only be found one in a hundred,
and the fact that they were hardworking practitioners, this made them the best candidates
to become a Grandmaster. But if there were two candidates, of course they should
compete.
But the day before the competition, Tang Zhen decided to withdraw, giving up the position
of Grand Master to his Da Shixiong, Tang Fan, and voluntarily went to protect Tian Xin
Sect’s death prison. Nobody knew the reason why he decided to withdraw, and the only
thing they knew was from then on, Tang Fan had become the Grand Master for several
hundred years.
This matter wasn’t really a secret, because all the predecessors who from the same period
as Tang Fan, those from a few hundred years ago, knew about this. Yang Yi only had to ask a
little to know the story roughly.
A little brother who could sacrifice himself for his brother’s future, in the whole continent
of Long Xiang, if there were somebody who could believe Tang Fan unconditionally, it
would be only his little brother Tang Zhen.
After he heard about this from Yang Yi, You XiaoMo felt that there was something wrong.
Tang Zhen gave up the Grand Master’s position to Tang Fan, it means that the two brothers’
relationship was very good. But then again, Tang Zhen didn’t really have to protect the
death prison.
Staying in the death prison for too long would made you develop neuroticism, furthermore
it wouldn’t be any help for a practitioner. The air at that place was very heavy, if the
practitioner was not strong enough, the odds of being possessed by a devil were very high.
So, if their relationship were good, Tang Fan should have called Tang Zhen back after he
succeeded the Grand Master title. But not only did he not he do it, he ignored it for a few
hundred years. Could it be that there was a special place at the death prison?
You XiaoMo really wanted to go to Wan E forest and look, but the guards there were
exceptionally strict, he might even get caught before he went near it.
He asked SheQiu, but SheQiu simply rolled his eyes, and said that he would only hinder Ling
Xiao if he went there, and just told him to relax.
It was not easy for him to worry about Ling Xiao, but once he did, he was told that he would
only become a hindrance; someone was being arrogant.
Three days later, You XiaoMo saw Fang ChenYue who he hadn't seen for many days.
This time, Fang ChenYue didn’t look for him to chat around; a month ago, he promised You
XiaoMo that he would give him some high-level magic herb seeds, and not long ago, a small
high-level magic herb field recently dropped some seeds, so he finally had the opportunity
to enter the seed house. After he got a hold of the seeds, Fang ChenYue especially came
here running to give him the seeds, and after talking a bit, he hurriedly going back.
You XiaoMo brought the seeds and gave it to SheQiu and the others, let them soak the
seeds in the spirit water until they became puffed up, set up the magic herb fields, and then
planted them in the fields. Because these were high level magic herb seeds, the growth
time for these seeds was much longer, so they needed to prepare them beforehand before
they could plant them.
In the afternoon, You XiaoMo went out from the space, and then he went to meet Zhao
DaZhou who was in a rush looking for him.
When Zhao DaZhou saw him, the first thing that he said was, “Seventh-shidi, I’m really
sorry.”
Saying that all sudden, You XiaoMo didn’t know what he meant.
After he panted a few times, Zhao DaZhou began to explain, “Last time, didn’t you say that I
shouldn’t let other people know about MengMeng’s existence? I wasn’t careful enough,
and my dad found out, so I had to tell him about it.” MengMeng was the little Six-Winged
Divine Tiger.
You XiaoMo just wondered about what he was going to tell him, but it was about this
matter. He already expected that Fifth-shixiong wouldn’t be able deceive Zhao-shibo, so he
already expected that Zhao-shibo would find out.
Zhao DaZhou saw his flat expression and couldn’t but be surprised, “Don’t tell me you
already guessed it?”
You XiaoMo patted his shoulder, and said in an understanding tone, “Fifth-shixiong, to tell
you the truth, I feel that with your IQ, it’s impossible for you to deceive Zhao-shibo.”
Zhao DaZhou twitched his mouth, “Should I thank you for being so understanding to me?”
It sounded like he was praising his father’s high IQ, but it clearly meant that his own IQ was
low.
You XiaoMo laughed, “You don’t have to.”
Zhao DaZhou rolled his eyes, while keeping his face close to him, but the worries in his
heart had finally lifted. He was afraid that You XiaoMo would be mad at him.
You XiaoMo didn’t get angry at all, in fact he felt that it was better for Zhao-shibo to know
the truth. Since he was much smarter than Fifth-shixiong, he knew that such a treasure
shouldn’t be exposed to other people, and with his harsh language, he could help keeping
the secret, so it would lessen the chance that MengMeng would be found out.
Zhao DaZhou said, “there’s still one other thing, have you heard about Xing Luo’s matter?”
You XiaoMo asked back, “I’ve heard about it, why did you ask?”
Zhao DaZhou said, “I heard my father say that Grandmaster would go to the Yun Canyon
tomorrow and meet with other forces, and afterwards they will go looking for the Xing Luo
Sect. They estimated that this war would last for several days.”
You XiaoMo nodded his head, “I know about this, ah.”
Zhao DaZhou rolled his eyes and said, “I know you do, what I want to say next is the thing
that you don’t know, please listen until I finish talking.”
You XiaoMo rubbed his nose, he felt that recently he received too many eye rolls.
Zhao DaZhou said this in the mysterious way, “There is something that you absolutely don’t
know. Not everybody in Tian Xin Sect listens to what the grandmaster had said. My father
said that inside the Tian Xin Sect, there is a group of strong people that can’t be controlled
by the Grand Master, so he really wants to eliminate them as soon as possible. Sadly, their
strength is too high, unless he breaks them one by one, it would be impossible even for
grandmaster to remove them.”
You XiaoMo, thought about it, “Don’t tell me they used to oppose the Grand Master to
succeed the previous Grand Master?”
Zhao DaZhou praised him and said, “You’re correct, my father told me, actually, during the
time when the current Grand Master succeeded the grandmaster title, there was a hidden
story behind this, although it wasn’t very clear specifically.”
You XiaoMo wasn’t a fool; when he had heard Zhao DaZhou mention his dad a few times,
he knew why he told him about this.
This kind of matter concerning Tang Fan was an absolute Tian Xin Sect secret, you couldn’t
obtain it just from Yang Yi-shixiong’s gossip. Since Zhao-shibo asked Fifth-shixiong to tell
him this, it was clearly his way of thanking him for the high level little demon beast that he
gave to Fifth-shixiong.
Zhao-shibo couldn’t interfere with Ling Xiao’s matter, but the people who opposed Tang
Fan could do it, so Zhao-shibo wanted to warn him that he could look for those people.
After sending Zhao DaZhou off, You XiaoMo stayed inside his room all afternoon.
When he got out of his room, he apparently already had some determination, his
expression looked firm.
The next day, Tang Fan and others left the Tian Xin Sect for Yun Canyon. The reason he
could just leave the Tian Xin Sects was because the person who temporarily filled in his
position was the great elder who helped him succeeded the Grand Master position. That
great elder was already very old, and of course it had been a long time since he handled
things, so nobody knew how strong he was now.
In You XiaoMo’s space, on the second day Tang Fan left, he gathered up all the Qiu team
members to start a secret discussion. “You want me to infiltrate the death prison at Wang E
Forest and look for boss? Only me?” SheQiu frowned while looking at him. He didn’t
understand this way of thinking, in the end, who was the one who had to listen and do all
the work?
You XiaoMo nodded, “I didn’t ask you to bring me and look for Ling Xiao, but I want you to
help me tell Ling Xiao about that matter. I think we can make use of it, who knows, maybe
we can even get Zhou Peng out.”
SheQiu made a complicated expression while looking at him for a long time, and then
looked at Xiao Hei and the others.
Xiao Hei and the three others who were beside him turned their heads away, not looking at
them.
The four beasts’ reactions immediately made You XiaoMo confused, he thought that his
plan didn’t have any problems, he had confidence in this plan, even just a little, so why did
they have those kinds of reactions? Besides, it made him feel that somehow, they were
feeling somewhat guilty.
After a while, SheQiu made a coughing sound, and then took out a luminous stone from his
chest and gave it to him.
You XiaoMo took the stone, “What is this?”
This whitish stone had milky white color inside; it was very beautiful.
SheQiu’s eyes were sparkling, and then he said, “This is a transmitter stone.”
You XiaoMo asked, “What is a transmitter stone?”
SheQiu mumbled, “It… can let two people to talk with each other even when they are not at
the same place, as long as it’s not exceed ten thousand miles.”
You XiaoMo nodded, it’s like the 21st centuries telephone, but the distance was longer, and
there’s no limit for the signal or place. Of course, he knew that; and then, he asked in a very
gentle tone, “Then, who are you usually talking to using this stone?”
SheQiu imitated Xiao Hei and the others, turning away his head, not daring to look at You
XiaoMo.
You XiaoMo “…”
Transmitter stone, “Haha…”
 Chapter 192: Bottleneck
Following the “Ha ha” sound, the atmosphere instantly quieted down.
Five seconds later, someone got pissed and jumped up from the ground, brutally throwing
the transmitter stone away, while furiously shouting, “Ha ha… Ha your sister, you all
deceived me, spun me around and around like a toy.”
You XiaoMo was deathly angry, and to think he wasted all those times “withering away”
from worrying about Ling Xiao. In the end, that bunch already had been in cahoots with
each other, all except him who had been utterly fooled. He felt abandoned. What a bunch
of assholes!
The stone transmitted Ling Xiao’s voice with a laughing undertone, “Xiao Shidi, don’t be
mad, there is a reason I didn’t tell you right away, but I’m really happy to see you worry for
me.”
The moment Ling Xiao said this, the SheQiu group understood and quickly dispersed, even
the little innocent PiQiu was fast on his legs, although, he went to pick up the transmitter
stone that was thrown earlier.
You XiaoMo rolled his eyes toward PiQiu, who wanted you to meddle in my business?
PiQiu pretend he was blind, couldn’t see anything, and then *pi pi* ran away.
You XiaoMo fiercely said, “You better have a reasonable explanation, one good enough to
convince me, or else… I won’t refine any magic pills for you to eat anymore.”
Ling Xiao,” Ha ha.”
Ha your sister, ah! Hurry and tell me, quickly.
Ling Xiao seemed to receive You XiaoMo’s resentment, so he started to explain, “Actually,
Tang Fan arranged people to monitor you.”
Fuck, You XiaoMo realized that this “couldn’t be any shorter and simpler” of a sentence to
succeed in persuading him, and he was hoping for a longer explanation, in the end the first
sentence explained everything.
You XiaoMo suddenly remembered all the stuff he had done, anxiously saying, “You said
Tang Fan arranged people to monitor me, which means he already learned everything I
have done this past half month?”
Ling Xiao saw him getting frustrated and calmly said, “No, rest assured, Tang Fan didn’t
send his men to monitor you side by side, only when you leave the peak, his men will follow
you.”
You XiaoMo silently let out a sigh of relief, “Then it’s okay.”
He calmed himself down, he knew that he was making a fuss; if Tang Fan really sent people
to closely monitor him, Ling Xiao would have certainly warned him beforehand and told him
to be careful. But then, since he didn’t say anything, it was probably because that spy was
not a threat.
Ling Xiao gave a *ha ha* laugh, “Not angry anymore?”
Dropping a bomb like that, You XiaoMo lost all his energy to get angry, “Are you still in the
prison? When will you leave?”
Ling Xiao teased, “Miss me?”
You XiaoMo pouted, “Who would miss you?!”
Ling Xiao was very satisfied with his “mouth said one thing, but heart speaks another,”
softly saying, “Xiao Shidi, I miss you so much…”
You XiaoMo heart went on a rampage, how could he say something like this so easily, but
he had underestimated Ling Xiao’s thick skin; what Ling Xiao said next made his pink
blushing face quickly go red from anger.
“I really miss you… when you are naked from head to toe, such meticulous fair and smooth
skin rubbing my body, so soft and delicate that it makes me horny every time. When that
happens, what goes down there can’t help but go… hard, Xiao Shidi, what should I do now, I
suddenly want to eat you…”
Ling Xiao’s vulgar voice slowly transmitted through the stone, every word seemed to be
bewitched, softly coaxing into You XiaoMo’s ear, making him unconsciously remember the
skinship of those nights when Ling Xiao embraced him. This was absolutely a restricted
image!
“Ah-ah!!!” You XiaoMo shockingly threw away the transmitter stone again.
Ling Xiao’s laugh spread through the air, and then a *plunk* sound and the stone dropped
into the lake, the sound also disappearing.
SheQiu kicked little PiQiu into the lake, PiQiu bitterly looked at them, accepting his fate and
dived down to pick up the stone again, giving it back to You XiaoMo.
You XiaoMo’s mouth twitched, he took the stone, then patted PiQiu’s little head, calmly
saying, “PiQiu, you don’t have to pick it up next time.”
PiQiu looked at him, then silently ran away.
You XiaoMo swore, he could read the meaning in PiQiu’s eyes, “As long as you stop
throwing it, I will stop picking it up,” this was literally threatening him.
The angry You XiaoMo directly diverted the anger toward Ling Xiao, “If you don’t speak to
the point, I won’t make any more magic pills for you.”
Ling Xiao held in his laughter, saying, “Ok, here is the issue, for the next month, try to stay
in your room as much as possible. No matter what happens, keep hiding inside. It’s safer;
also, let SheQiu out to protect you.”
You XiaoMo excitedly said, “Don’t tell me you are about to do something big?”
Ling Xiao said, “You can say it that way.”
You XiaoMo continued, “Are you plotting to overthrow and claim the throne?”
Ling Xiao said, “You can guess.”
You XiaoMo, “…”
That moment someone nearly blew his fuse again, Ling Xiao said, “You don’t have to ask
anything, when the time comes you will know, the less people who know, the better.”
You XiaoMo reluctantly accepted, “So when will you escape the death prison?”
Ling Xiao paused a little, “That moment is probably not too far, uhm, actually, the death
prison is very fun to play at.”
You XiaoMo blankly said, “Oh, then you might as well stay in there a few years, go and have
a blast.”
Ling Xiao laughed, “I would like to, ah, but this death prison doesn’t have your milky smooth
body, and your squishy soft butt. The fun will soon be boring, and I’m still longing for
your…”
Body…
You XiaoMo finished the sentence for Ling Xiao inside his mind, wanting to faint, could this
guy be any more vulgar, ah!
Although he succeed in contacting Ling Xiao, You XiaoMo once again got vulgarly roasted by
Ling Xiao; simply speaking, this was literally throwing money down the drain.
As for the transmitter stone, You XiaoMo didn’t return it to SheQiu, but straightforwardly
confiscated it, and then he ignored the four who ganged up to deceive him. Don’t think that
just because Ling Xiao said a few words, he would drop the charge; You XiaoMo was a very
petty man.
The next few days, the SheQiu group was very cautious and careful, especially in front of
You XiaoMo. Sometimes they even had to look at his mood, it looked like the master finally
stood up to fight for one’s own right.
Then three more days passed; the outside finally came with the news – Tang Fan and Lou
ChengYuan had joined forces, and after paying a small price, they finally succeeded in killing
the Imperial level ShenTu Dao.
As for the demons, originally, they were cruelly beaten by the major forces and suffered
from heavy casualties. Moreover, the demons were already wicked in nature, working with
them was like a double edge sword; even though they had an alliance with the Xing Luo
Sect, in the end, those demons didn’t send their men to lend a hand.
Since then, the three major forces now lost to the Xing Luo forces, the southern area was
finally under the absolute reign of the Qing Cheng Sect and the Tian Xin Sect.
Originally this should have come to the end, but conflicts happened at the time when they
were sharing the goods, Tang Fan and Luo ChengYuan couldn’t agree with each other,
resulting with breaking up in conflict; the situation in the south was again turned into a
tense atmosphere.
Their common enemy, the Xing Luo Sect had disappeared, the demons also went back into
the dark to recuperate, so there wouldn’t be any storms coming up in this short period of
time. But predictably, the Tian Xin Sect and the Qing Cheng Sect conflictions quickly rose up.
Tang Fan and Luo ChengYuan turned their backs against each other, all the old debts were
being brought up one by one.
The Tian Xin Sect had their own reasons, the Qing Cheng Sect had their own right.
One side accused the other of his daughter’s murder and stealing the magic pill recipe. The
other side asked for justice for his disciples and his elder’s death, even Elder Li’s death was
grouped into the Tian Xin Sect’s crime, although, in a way, it was not wrong.
Of course, they would never have thought that in a sense, all of them had been killed by the
very same man.
No matter what the truth was, the Qing Cheng Sect and the Tian Xin Sect had already made
up their minds.
In two or three months’ time, the southern forces were likely to go under a big reform, with
the Qing Cheng and Tian Xin Sect’s both being stubborn to death, afraid that another major
force would end up crumbling. In the next two weeks, there were various small battles
between the two.
You XiaoMo listened to Ling Xiao’s word and holed up in his room where he either refined
magic pills or harvested his magic herbs.
But to have a gossip-lover Shixiong, he was not completely clueless; even though his ear
never stuck outside the window, sometimes he even knew sooner than the others.
It was worth mentioning that Zhao Da Zhou came to visit him again, and this time he
brought good news; his MengMeng after nearly a month of efforts, finally succeeded in
absorbing the concentrated spirit, and the results were, even though he was not born more
than two months ago, Meng Meng’s strength had already surpassed PiQiu’s, his level was
now level six three star, even a rocket wasn’t that fast.
Zhao Shibo was also very happy, and when he was happy, he pulled some of his authority to
give him more magic herbs. You XiaoMo could not refuse and had no choice but to accept.
After that, You XiaoMo found an excuse to see MengMeng, and then secretly stuffed a
shapeshifting pill into his mouth and asked him not to tell Zhao Da Zhou and Zhao Shibo for
the time being. MengMeng had gained his wisdom, vaguely remembering this person as the
one who had saved him before, so he promised, because it just temporary anyway.
And so, You XiaoMo would, practicing from time to time and occasionally talking with Ling
Xiao through the transmitter stone, leisurely pass through the month. But today, You
XiaoMo finally met his first obstacle in his cultivating.
Today, just like every other day, he stayed inside his space to practice the Heavenly Soul
Scripture. Usually he absorbed the spiritual energy smoothly, and each time his soul power
would improve, but this time he could not feel anything.
You XiaoMo originally wanted to use the space’s dense spiritual energy to try whether he
could breakthrough to Heavenly Soul Scripture’s second level. He could feel that he was
only a thin layer away from the second level, but he didn’t know why, he felt like he had
gotten stuck at some part, he could not move forward or backward, and was stuck at a
standstill there.
You XiaoMo knew he was being hasty, and you cannot hastily eat hot tofu, before his
practicing was smooth sailing, perhaps too smooth and lucky, so it should be normal to
encounter an obstacle now. Don’t get anxious ya!
Even though he understood it clearly, he was still a bit impatient.
But soon, the news that Yang Yi-shixiong brought next made his impatience disappear.
It had been a month since the Tian Xin Sect set against the Qing Cheng Sect. Through all the
small and big battles, victories and defeat, both sects still equaled in strength, but today the
Qing Cheng Sect had flashed out their hidden ace, instantly taking all the advantages to
their side.
The hidden ace was Luo ShuHe’s level nine contract beast, a real Imperial level warrior.
The Qing Cheng Sect’s young master Luo was lucky enough to have a contract with a level
nine beast, no wonder they dared to challenge the Tian Xin Sect. As such they had already
expected it, and held it to the present, perhaps they had already been well prepared.
At this point, all the neutral bystander forces, one after another, stood to the Qing Cheng
Sect’s side; now that the wind had turned, the Tian Xin Sect was quickly pressured.
It was said that the Qing Cheng Sect was organizing their people, preparing to attack the
Tian Xin Sect in three days.
The news Yang Yi told was neither earlier or later, after all, their battles had already
attracted a lot of attention, some even received the news quicker.
So, when You XiaoMo got the news, the Tian Xin Sect was already in chaos, people started
to panic, everyone was talking about this matter.
Until the next morning, Tang Fan finally came forward to appease people, he assured all
that the Tian Xin Sect would not lose.
Tang Fan had already been the Grandmaster for hundreds of years, his power and trust was
still very high, many disciples and elders panic eased after hearing his assurance.
Three days later, the Qing Cheng Sect brought their men to attack.
In addition to the Qing Cheng Sect, there were other forces and lone practitioners who also
came to watch, because this battle marked a big turning point of the major forces in the
south, many people wanted to use their own eyes to witness this piece of history.
 Chapter 193: Showdown
As the sun gradually rose, the mountain where the Tian Xin Sect was beginning to light up.
On the road that lead to the Tian Xin Sect’s square, if the Qing Cheng Sect and the Tian Xin
Sect were to confront each other, this square was a perfect battleground.
The square had been filled up with spectators since dawn, but most of them were standing
rather far away from the main ground; after all, a battle between two Imperial level
practitioners was usually very gruesome, anyone could accidentally be caught up in the
waves.
Under the expectations of the crowd, suddenly dozens of winds slashing sounds
approached from the distant, the momentum was large, making the people gasp in
surprise.
Not long after, the leader of the group had arrived at the square and proclaimed, his words
accompanied by very rude laughter, “Tang Fan, I, Luo ChengYuan, have come forth; stop
being a turtle hiding in your shell, come out and fight!”
All the eyes in the square switched to where Luo ChengYuan standing. Afterward, another
wind slashing sound stopped by his side, dozens of figures floating behind his back,
including his son, Luo ShuHe.
Some people opened their eyes widely to see Luo ShuHe’s level nine beast, and they finally
found it on his shoulder, but the beast was in its mini size, so the people couldn't see it
clearly.
Although they could not see the Six Thunderbird, the Qing Cheng Sect’s strong troop had
made a lot of people gasp in fear. The crowd was faintly disturbed, a thousand-year-old sect
was so distinctive, second-rate forces cannot compare to them.
The Qing Cheng Sect sent out sixty strong practitioners, the lowest at the Moon level, the
Star and Spiritual level cultivators were everywhere, like sale off bok choy. Just for this one
battle, the Qing Cheng Sect sent out many strong practitioners, it looked like Tian Xin Sect
couldn’t avoid this fight.
On the other side, even after Luo ChengYuan had led his men to lineup while waiting, Tang
Fan still hadn’t showed up.
Luo ChengYuan wrinkled his eyebrows, loudly shouting, “Tang Fan, are you so afraid of us in
the Qing Cheng Sect that you have to hide your tail and can’t come out?”
His voice was deliberately loud, almost spreading thousands of miles away, like he was
afraid that Tang Fan couldn’t hear him.
“Oh, Luo ChengYuan, don’t think that because you have a level nine demon beast that it can
help you reign over the south. The words spilled out of the mouth of the one who had been
number two for thousands of years is absolute nonsense. Let me clarify this today, right
here, a ‘thousand year’ number two will forever be a ‘thousand year’ number two; no
matter how hard you climb, you can never become number one.”
Up above the Tian Xin Sect’s peak, Tang Fan let out a cold sneer, his blunt words causing an
uproar among the people standing by the square. Who would have thought Tang Fan would
say such an arrogant thing?
Luo ChengYuan ‘s face suddenly intensified, his eyes quickly becoming gloomy. “If you don’t
try, you won’t know who is the eternal number two, but I think you have no other choice
now, because right now, me, the grandmaster, will send the Tian Xin Sect to destruction.”
As soon as he finished his sentence, on the opposite mountain, dozens of silhouettes
appeared.
The wind-slashing sound once again approached; not long after, people had arrived on the
opposite side of Luo ChengYuan. They were led by Tang Fan, and behind his back there
were the Tian Xin Sect warriors among whom, just like in the Qing Cheng Sect, the lowest in
strength was a Moon rank.
Both sides lined up were the millennium rare of the rare, all the people gathered at the
square couldn’t but widen their eyes to engrave this picture in their hearts.
At the same time, You XiaoMo, who was still hiding inside his room, could also heard those
two voices.
To think that he had thought he would need someone to report to him the battleground
situation, and yet he didn’t expect to hear it live, those two must have used a lot of power
to talk this loudly, ah.
SheQiu, who was lazily lying on You XiaoMo’s bed, suddenly came out from behind the
screen, unexpectedly proposing the idea, “Master, want to go and see?”
You XiaoMo froze as he was holding a book, he tilted his head, “You are willing to take me
out?”
He thought that SheQiu wished he wouldn’t ever leave this room, to think that SheQiu
would take the initiative to bring him out. Something was wrong here, but he was really
interested in viewing the battle scene with his own eyes.
SheQiu nods, “Of course.”
Although he couldn’t figure out what he was thinking, You XiaoMo didn’t care, maybe he
could see Ling Xiao if he went to the battlefield, so he agreed.
Following along was also the Qiu team; they didn’t want to stay inside the space, of course
because they couldn't see the fun if they stayed in there. You XiaoMo had no choice but to
let them out; they all turned to their mini size, hiding inside his clothes.
To leave the peak, he must avoid Tang Fan’s men who had been sent to monitor him.
However, this was not a big deal to You XiaoMo, Tang Fan thought he was just a weak little
mage, so the spy he sent out was only a Star rank three star.
If he entered the space, and controlled the space slowly, moving to the mountain foot
where the Tian Xin Sect’s square lies, he could reach there in no sweat.
But right now, You XiaoMo was ready to go out, a disciple of Capital Peak suddenly came for
him.
You XiaoMo recognized this guy, he was the one who swept Kong Wen’s courtyard, the last
time he went to meet Kong Wen, he also saw this man, seemed like he was called Zhu An
something.
Zhu An said, “You-shidi, sorry for bothering you, but I need you to come with me, the peak
master wants to see you.”
You XiaoMo difficulty wrinkled his eyebrows, Kong Wen asking for him right at this period
probably didn’t mean any good. He asked, “Zhu-shixiong, do you know why Shifu wants to
find me? “
Zhu An emotionlessly said, “I don’t, You-shidi, just follow me and you will soon know.”
Ending his sentence, he seemed to be certain that You XiaoMo can keep up with him, he
turned around and walked.
You XiaoMo hesitated for a moment, then he reluctantly shook his head and followed him;
his relationship with Kong Wen really needed a work out, or else he would inconvenience
his two Shixiong’s who would get caught in the middle. Besides, he had a feeling that if he
missed this chance, there wouldn’t be any more opportunities.
The courtyard inside the compound was still the same as ever, unfortunately after a few
months the surrounding remained but the people were gone.
Zhu An walked to the door, speaking with respect, “Peak master, I have brought the one
you asked for.”
After a while, inside the room came out Kong Wen’s gloomy voice, “You go outside and
keep watch, unless I have granted permission, don’t let anyone enter here.”
Zhu An replied “Yes, peak master.”
You XiaoMo pushed the door open and went in, he saw Kong Wen standing beside the
window with his hands behind his back, just like the last time; the only difference was that
beside the window, the level eight magic herb, Blazing Flower, was no longer there.
You XiaoMo walked behind his back, carefully asking, “Shifu, what do you need me for?”
Kong Wen turned around, his usual cold face now unexpectedly covered with a gentle
smile, looking at him with eyes full of kindness, as if he had always been a kind elder.
You XiaoMo suddenly had goosebumps all over his body, an alarm triggered inside his brain,
something was wrong with Kong Wen today.
Kong Wen laughed, “Don’t be nervous, little seventh, the reason I need you is mainly
because I want to have a chat with you.”
You XiaoMo’s mouth stiffened, he tried to put on a smile, “Shifu, what do you want to talk
about?” I’d have to be dumb enough to believe you – chat? He couldn’t see anything good
about talking with Kong Wen.
Kong Wen said, “Little Seventh, you have been in the Tian Xin Sect for about a year now; as
your Shifu, I haven’t been able to teach you much, you won’t blame me, ba?”
You XiaoMo lowered his head, “No, sir, I know you have been busy.”
As he spoke the last word, You XiaoMo deliberately increased the tone of irony inside it.
Kong Wen acted as if he didn’t understand, “Then it’s okay, but I didn’t expect that in less
than a year, your relationship with Da Shixiong and Second Shixiong would be even closer
than the others’. Not only did Da Shixiong disobey me for you, even the ever-cold Second
Shixiong spoke out for you, which really gave me a surprise. Little seventh, can you tell this
Shifu, what benefits have you offered to your two Shixiong’s, so that they would start
protecting you?”
You XiaoMo couldn’t read Kong Wen’s deep dark eyes; he took a step back, and said, “Shifu,
what kind of person do you think Da Shixiong and Second Shixiong are? They are your
personally trained disciples, you must be the one who is most clear about their
personalities. Do you think that they would throw away their life code just for some random
benefit?”
Kong Wen laughed, “Of course I should be the clearest about them, that is why I feel that it
is so strange. How would you, out of all people, make my two prized disciples take your
side, even to the point of disobeying me?”
You XiaoMo said, “Shifu, you asked me, why don’t you ask yourself first? At first you took
me in as your disciple, and yet you ignored me. Da Shixiong, because he noticed it, he
started to look after me more frequently. Later you started to make things difficult for me
as much as possible. You have never treated me as a proper disciple, and what do you have
to say about that?”
Kong Wen noticed that his “You” had gone from formal to informal, his expression went
grim in a blink, “Are you complaining about me?”
You XiaoMo shook his head, “No, I’m not, I’m just speaking the truth.”
Kong Wen said, “The thing I regret most, the worst thing I have ever done in my life, is that I
accepted you as my disciple.”
You XiaoMo replied, “Me too.”
Kong Wen eyes went cold, “You XiaoMo, I won’t beat about the bush with you anymore, as
Lin Xiao was imprisoned by the grandmaster, since you have a relationship with him, the
grandmaster will certainly not let you get away. If you want to survive, if you hand over the
items, I will guarantee you can safely leave the Tian Xin Sect.”
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T/n: In Chinese, the pronoun is much more classify than in English. The “you” momo used
to call Kong Wen before is a formal “you” (Nin 您), which it a polite way to address
someone with respect, like how a waiter address customer as “sir” or “madam”. Later
Momo address Kong Wen as “you” (Ni 你) but this pronoun is much more informal, as this It
use to address stranger, or someone is on the equal with you. This pronoun is very impolite
if you use this toward your elder, parent, teacher, etc., …
 Chapter 194: You XiaoMo’s Soft Spot
Motherfucker, finally he spilled the beans!
You XiaoMo had soon figured out that Kong Wen had another purpose for calling him here,
after a long wait, finally the cat was out of the bag.
Although, You XiaoMo was caught by surprise as Kong Wen’s words seemed to imply that
he was after something he owned. had Kong Wen found out about his secret space?
Impossible, ah, he had been extra careful up to now, beside Ling Xiao had also said before
that he already set up a barrier around his room. If Kong Wen secretly monitored him, Ling
Xiao would have found out.
You XiaoMo couldn’t determine whether Kong Wen had learned about his space or not, he
had no other option but to say, “What do you mean?”
Kong Wen squinted his eyes, “You don’t have to pretend, I already knew, with your
qualifications, if not for that item, it would be absolutely impossible for you to gain three
levels in just a year. I am now giving you a choice; do you want to take it out yourself or do
you want me to do it for you?”
You XiaoMo’s heart suddenly started beating fast, Kong Wen really was a sly fox. He had
long suspected him but still pretended as if nothing had happened. It seemed that he really
had found out about the existence of the space and wants to claim it for himself, that’s why
he stayed quiet about his discovery until now.
At this moment, SheQiu’s anxious voice interrupted his thoughts.
SheQiu said, “Master, you must not believe him, he is deceiving you, he doesn’t know about
the space’s existence at all, he is only setting you up with words, don’t fall into his trap.”
You XiaoMo finally reacted in time, he lifted his head as he saw Kong Wen’s eyes sharply
stare at him, as he was trying to find some clue from his expression. You XiaoMo was
surprised a little, but then quickly calmed down.
You XiaoMo said, “I also cannot fathom what you’re saying.”
Kong Wen laughed, his smile hidden with a creepy chill, solemnly saying, “I have given you a
chance, since you didn’t cherish it, then don’t blame me for being ruthless. You are about to
die anyway, even if you disappear no one would investigate it, maybe Tang Fan would even
send his gratitude to me as I help him finish you.”
Even though You XiaoMo denied it, but from his reaction, Kong Wen finally got the answer
he wanted.
This You XiaoMo, as expected, he was hiding a secret, a quick level-up method. If he could
have it, those geezers of Heaven peak would have to be humble before him.
Thinking of this, Kong Wen didn’t give You XiaoMo any chance to dispute, he had already
decided You XiaoMo was holding a sacred treasure, which was enough. Afterward, he
raised his hand toward You XiaoMo, grimly smiling. “Behave and take out that item, then I
will see you as my used-to-be disciple and spare you from the hurtful death.”
You XiaoMo wanted to take a step back, but then he found out his body couldn’t move, he
couldn’t help but panic. Kong Wen really did have some underhanded tricks, no wonder he
decided on this day to finish him off.
Just right about when Kong Wen nearly caught him, a green shadow climbed out from You
XiaoMo clothes. This shocked Kong Wen and he wanted to take his hand back, but it was
too late. On the back of his hand there now appeared two small bloody holes, as his red
blood spilled out, it slowly had become a greenish color.
Kong Wen screamed, he drew back a step and hit the desk beside him, which made all the
pen brushes on the table fall off and scatter on the floor. He panicked and looked at the
green shadow on You XiaoMo’s shoulder. He found out that that it was a green snake in
mini size curling up on You XiaoMo’s shoulder, its bright red tongue flicking towards him.
Kong Wen raised his hand to look. He was frightened to find out that the venom had
extended to the whole arm; if not for his quick action of protecting his inner core circulation
system, he was afraid that this venom would have spread further.
“What kind of snake is this?” Kong Wen’s pupil’s constricted and he glanced toward the
thing on You XiaoMo’s body, “You didn’t contract with just one demon beast, right? This is
also your contract beast?”
If this were the level six Blue blood Wolf, Kong Wen himself could deal with it, he was a
level eight mage, his soul was capable of attack and defense, that was why he had
confidence in dealing with You XiaoMo. Unexpectedly, You XiaoMo didn’t contract with just
one beast, since this snake could easily break through his defense, this one was above level
eight!
Thinking about this, Kong Wen knew things had gone out of his control, now he shouted
those words, he immediately rushed to the window. Before they had time to react, he had
to run to where there were lots of people.
But his intention was destined to fail; the windows that were previously opened suddenly
slammed down, a black shadow appeared in front of it, blocking his escape path.
Kong Wen was startled. He hurriedly rotated his footsteps to another direction to escape,
but as he turned around, the way was already blocked by another person of a bewitching
face, MaoQiu.
All the escape routes had been cut off.
Kong Wen’s heart sank, his facade couldn’t conceal his terrified expression.
Being a level eight mage, naturally he had recognized their identity as demon beasts, but
what scared him was that most of these beasts here hadn’t reached level nine. Yet they
were all in human form, which indicated one thing, You XiaoMo must have the shape
shifting herb. Not herb, but herbs.
Kong Wen quickly shifted his intention; this was not the time to seize the treasure,
protecting himself was the priority.
The whole process only occurred in a moment, Kong Wen with his escape route being
blocked, blatantly shouted, “You XiaoMo, what do you want to do, you want to disgrace
your teacher and annihilate your ancestor?”
Kong Wen deliberately shouted, acting as if he did it unintentionally. Even Zhu An, who was
standing outside would hear it, even the nearby people most likely could. If he had
expected the appearance of the demon beasts, how could he have not taken the time to
prepare? That why, the moment You XiaoMo came to the courtyard, they had already
cooperated.
MaoQiu said with a bewitching face as it gave away a sneering smile, “You don’t have to
shout, this room had been covered by my hallucination spell, outsiders won’t be able to
hear anything.”
A demon fox was best known for its confusing trickery, and hallucination spells were one of
their specialties.
Although he had expected this outcome, but when he heard the answer, Kong Wen
couldn’t help feeling disheartened; the hunter now had become the hunted.
Who would have thought that this used-to-be weak little mage now had become so
powerful? In just a short year, not only had he become a level three mage, but he had also
contracted with four powerful demon beasts. Really, they had to look at things in a
different light, as nothing stays the same. With this kind of fighting strength, he could easily
take over the south!
Kong Wen regretted this, but the dignity of a level eight mage didn’t allow him to bow
down to his disciple. When he thought of his two favorite disciples, his fear suddenly
decrease little by little.
“You XiaoMo, if you let me go free today, I will treat it as if nothing had happened. Of
course, you can also choose to kill me, but in the future, when your two seniors learn about
this matter, you think you can continue your relationship with them? Your brotherhood
shall never be mended again!” Kong Wen coldly made *heng* a sound.
When he finished his sentence, Kong Wen face had already calmed down by a lot. He
believed You XiaoMo relationship with his two disciples was his last card from being killed.
He had no choice but to admit, Kong Wen’s words indeed had caught You XiaoMo in his soft
spot.
Until now the reason You XiaoMo hadn’t spoken a word was because of this thought. Kong
Wen could kill him without hesitation, but You XiaoMo couldn’t do that.
It was not that he was afraid of accepting the ‘Shifu murder’ sin, it was because he didn’t
want to put those who were nice to him in a tough spot. In this life, he might not have many
friends, but his Da Shixiong, Second and Fifth Shixiong had always been sincere to him.
Seeing him not utter a word, Kong Wen knew he had hit the right spot.
You XiaoMo really cared about his brotherhood with his seniors, this way, although Kong
Wen might be at a disadvantage, in the emotional respect, he still had the initiative.
Kong Wen couldn’t help but put on a content smile. “You XiaoMo, take away your demon
beasts, I will ignore what happened today, and you shall still be my good disciple.”
XiaoHei, MaoQiu and PiQiu immediately rolled their eyes at him, this old coot really was a
give him an inch and he will take a yard type. This egotistical man, he thought that their
master would be dumb enough to believe in his words?
Unfortunately for Kong Wen, You XiaoMo was not dumb. However, he was still having a
hard time, to kill or not to kill was the hardest choice he had ever encountered since he
came to this world.
The atmosphere went silent for a while, SheQiu who had been staying on his shoulder, now
suddenly said, “Master, let me say a word, I think you treat your three seniors way too
nicely. Even though they also take care of you, on the scale speaking, they haven’t had a
chance to treat you better and yet you already gave them your best. Just think, is there any
shidi with this greatness, out of worry for their safety you even found three high level
beasts for each of them. Although I haven’t seen many different people, I can assure you,
you are definitely the foolish one.”
“You have given them too many blessings, even gone way passed the borderline of
brotherhood. If later they sever their relationship with you as they blame you for killing
their Shifu, then I think they are not worthy of your goodwill. The Shifu has abandoned the
teacher-student bond to kill and steal, and you, as the disciple, must just stand still and let
your Shifu kill you? Moreover, this Shifu never gave you any affection. He even accepted
you as disciple only for his personal benefit. That is why, if they cannot sympathize with
your situation, you should just let the relationship die. Don’t feel regret about it, and I
believe, if boss Ling Xiao is here, he would also say the same thing.”
After listening to SheQiu’s analysis, You XiaoMo’s hesitation had disappeared and now he
became engrossed in something else. He looked at Kong Wen with the eyes full of thought,
as if he was judging what SheQiu said about Kong Wen, and whether it was right or wrong.
Kong Wen, standing on the opposite side, saw this face. His heart suddenly sank low, his
facial expression becoming extremely unsightly. You XiaoMo’s resolve had been shaken by
just a few sentences?
If You XiaoMo really listened to the snake on his shoulders, then Kong Wen was in a very
dangerous situation.
 Chapter 195: Kong Wen’s death
Kong Wen’s complexion kept getting worse over time, the fear in his eyes becoming more
and more revealed.
That damn beast, did he just say You XiaoMo, for his three seniors, even went through the
trouble and found three different high-level beasts for them? How could this be possible?
But he immediately thought of Fu ZiLin and Zhao DaZhou; besides Fang ChenYue, those two
also had close relationships with him.
Kong Wen’s mind instantly filled with anger.
Fu ZiLin, his good disciple, even dared to hide the truth about his contract with a high-level
demon beast, no wonder that day he publicly disgraced this Shifu in the face, turned out he
had already been bribed.
Very good, very good!
What a waste, he spent nearly a decade to teach them wholeheartedly, and yet this was
how they repaid him!
Kong Wen eyes suddenly filled with hatred to the bone, his eyes focused on You XiaoMo as
his face couldn’t but twitch. All because of this person, if it weren’t for him, his two beloved
disciples would never betray their Shifu. You XiaoMo, the damn You XiaoMo, if he had
known that things would have come to this point, he should have just one-hit killed him
before everything began!
You XiaoMo let out a long sigh; he had to admit, what SheQiu said kind of made sense.
Kong Wen wanted to kill him, and he couldn’t just stand still; moreover, Kong Wen had
learned about some of his secrets. If he let him live, it would only bring more trouble for
him and Ling Xiao in the future.
Kong Wen was a peak level eight mage; with his appeal, if he wanted to put a bounty on
You XiaoMo with a level eight magic pill as the reward, there would be tons of experts who
would risk their life for him. If that really happened, then they would have endless troubles
following along.
As for the three high level beasts he found for his seniors, he didn’t want them to repay him
or some sort, he had done it voluntarily in the first place.
But he was amazed, Kong Wen intentionally chose this day to act, because all the powerful
practitioners of the Tian Xin Sect wouldn’t be here, as they were at the battle to fight. So
even if he laid his hand on his disciple, there would be no one here to find out. This moment
was indeed a perfect chance, but he didn’t expect this could also be his one-way pass to
hell.
The war between the Qing Cheng Sect and the Tian Xin Sect, this day was not only a good
day for Kong Wen to finish him, but this could also apply to You XiaoMo, because he could
push this crime onto the Qing Cheng Sect.
He realized, ever since he got together with Ling Xiao, his heart had sunk darker and darker,
should he say that Ling Xiao’s strategy was a complete success? You XiaoMo couldn’t help
facepalming.
This action indirectly told everyone the answer in his heart; in addition to Kong Wen’s
horrid face, the XiaoHei bunch also got excited, their master should be cruel when the time
called for it. Finally, they were willing to help their master!
“You XiaoMo, go and die for me!” Kong Wen knew he had resolved to kill him, he took the
risk and formed a massive soul force above his head.
When they thought that he would attack You XiaoMo, that soul force went straight to the
roof that was covered by barrier, this was truly a make a sound in the east, then strike in
the west kind of move. All he needed was his soul force to escape here so that the people
outside would find out.
SheQiu kept his eyes on every move Kong Wen made, so he didn’t panic, he transformed
from his mini size to his bigger size, his tail quickly wiped toward Kong Wen. As his tail was
his best, and hardest part of his body, even if faced with another level nine beast, this tail
could easily whip them and make them fly. The defense of the mage that had yet to reach
level nine was not worth mentioning.
Kong Wen’s soul armor, that he had cast onto his body, in a blink had been torn apart. It
made a *puchi* sound, the tail accurately pierced through Kong Wen’s chest, the blood
splashed everywhere, and the soul force that was charging toward the roof, since there was
no one to control it anymore, had immediately dispersed.
Kong Wen spat out blood and staggered back two steps, his body leaned on the wall as it
slipped down, the white walls now painted red by blood, even looking at it could give you a
shock; after a while his green robe also turned deep red.
A peak level eight mage like himself, if he hadn’t harbored any evil intentions, he could have
lived a glorified life for many years. But now this man had fallen, once again it reflected how
cheap a human life can be!
You XiaoMo’s face wrinkled like wasted paper, and he ultimately gave out a reluctant sigh.
If Kong Wen hadn’t been greedy about his treasure and provoked him, You XiaoMo would
never have thought of taking his life.
Life was so unpredictable!
Xiao Hei came forward, he furrowed his sharp thin eyebrows, “What, soft hearted?”
You XiaoMo’s mouth twitched, who needed to be soft hearted over a dead body, that
seemed too hypocritical, and he was not like Ling Xiao. “I’m just thinking if Da Shixiong
knew about this, he would be very sad.”
Xiao Hei made a *heng* as he said, “So what, you just need to get rid of this corpse, and
make the Tian Xin Sect think that Kong Wen had just gone missing.”
You XiaoMo thought a little, this idea was not bad, “Ok, but how do you plan to deal with
this body?”
Xiao Hei said, “Let me devour his body, a level 8 mage body is certainly a very nutritious
thing for me, maybe I can even gain a star after eating him.”
As he was saying it, his body was already in the position ready to come forth at any time.
You XiaoMo got scared by him and quickly pulled him back, “No, no!”
Xiao Hei was dissatisfied, “Why not?”
You XiaoMo said, “No means no, there is no why not.”
He was already dead, and You XiaoMo was already burdened with the “teacher murder”
sin, although the one in the wrong was this Shifu first; but if he also let his contract beast
eat his body, then this would be no different from a wild animal. This was not just for his
own sake, but also for his seniors, as they were in debt with Kong Wen’s years of effort of
raising them. If they knew his body was not in one piece, they wouldn’t even think about
continuing to be a brother-in-arms anymore.
Having said that, the problem was still there.
He could throw the body into his space, but he didn’t want his space to be stained with
blood; but if he buried it here. then it would be easily discovered.
SheQiu could see through his troubles and said, “Master, you don’t have to be troubled so
much over this body. Just let one of us take it away and get rid of it, we will find some
faraway place and bury it there.”
There wasn’t any other option, so You XiaoMo immediately said, “Xiao Hei, you go.”
Xiao Hei unwilling said, “Why me?”
You XiaoMo said, “I will give you another chance to thirst for this nutritious thing.”
Xiao Hei, “…”
This was holding a grudge against him!
Minority obeyed majority, in the end Xiao Hei against four people was undoubtedly
defeated, and he had no choice but to take the black bag with Kong Wen’s body inside
away. He then used the highest speed to leave the Tian Xin Sect, with the hope he could get
back in time to watch the battle.
After he finished cleaning up the holes and blood, MaoQiu finally took off the hallucination
spell outside. Zhu An was the only one left in the courtyard. SheQiu proposed to kill Zhu An
too, but You XiaoMo didn’t want to stain his hands further, moreover Zhu An so far hadn't
done anything to him, that’s why if you can avoid killing then avoid it.
After that, MaoQiu used one of its spells to trick people into thinking MaoQiu was Kong
Wen, waiting inside the room. After You XiaoMo left, MaoQiu called Zhu An inside, and
made an alibi. You XiaoMo left while “Kong Wen” was still doughty as a dragon and lively as
a tiger.
When everything was in order, they finally went to the foot of the mountain.
To avoid the supervisor, You XiaoMo deliberately hid inside his space, and moved the space
toward the foot of the mountain. Then he found a secluded place and finally came out of
the space.
You XiaoMo had to disguise himself so people wouldn’t be able to recognize him. He
changed his original blue robes into a black coat, and he let down his bangs; even though
there wasn’t much change overall, his aura had become more unrestrained and casual, a
very heroic manner.
PiQiu stuck his head out of his clothes and said, “Master, you’ve become so handsome.”
You XiaoMo broadly smiled, “Really, I also feel like that.”
SheQiu lazily scolded, “A flatterer and a narcissist.”
MaoQiu also nodded.
When You XiaoMo reached the square, fortunately, the fight had just begun, the edge of
the square was filled with lots of practitioners that came here to watch, constantly
whispering voice came from the crowd, almost everyone’s eyes were focused on the people
from the two sides.
Who would have thought, the Qing Cheng Sect and the Tian Xin Sect had just a few days
ago joined forces to eradicate the third largest force of the south, the XinLuo Sect. They had
even managed to damage the demons hard. Although people had expected that their
cooperation wouldn’t last long, they did not expect that they’d betray them so fast.
Today, the story about how Luo ChengYuan brought his disciples to destroy the Tian Xin
Sect had almost caught the whole south’s attention.
Even though the Xing Luo Sect had been destroyed, the Xiao Yao Sect and various other
forces remained; even though they were second-rate sects, to draw them here, they
needed a lot of effort.
Therefore, Luo ChengYuan had a few days ago handed out the olive branch to them. Only
the XieSha Sect accepted it, the Xiao Yao Sect and the Ji Le Sect just gave neutral responses.
You XiaoMo walked to the center, he saw a familiar face among the warriors for today’s
battles, but he didn’t have deep impression of him. He vaguely remembered this one was
also Lin Xiao’s shidi, Luo something, as his relationship with Xiao Peng was neither good nor
bad.
This Luo-shixiong was still at moon level three star, his strength was nothing special, and yet
he appeared on the battlefield, so probably he was just a dummy. Not long after, this
Shixiong quickly got beaten.
His loss was not unpredictable, after all his opponent was a moon level four-star
practitioner.
But those two levels were still too low, their fight didn’t attract much attention.
After the opening fight finished, immediately various people cheered and shouted for the
real strong practitioners to step out.
The Qing Cheng Sect didn’t let them be disappointed, between the people stepped out a
dignified man.
 Chapter 196: Three Imperial
practitioners?
The man gracefully appeared, his vigorous heroic posture floating above the center square
as his robes leisurely floated along with the wind. Such a dignified and outstanding
appearance surely had captured everyone’s hearts.
He had just appeared and yet he immediately got all the cheers from the practitioners at
the square. This was the real battle everyone had been waiting for; compared to those
minor brawls earlier, the upcoming battle was undoubtedly pushing the atmosphere to the
highest.
That man was Luo ShuHe, as his recent limelight was even higher than his father’s.
Although he was only at the two-star Star level, his life contract with a level nine demon
beast quickly made him jump up to the same table as Tang Fan, an Imperial level
practitioner.
If he came out to fight, then the Tian Xin Sect was bound to send out another Imperial level
warrior. But as people saw on the surface, the Tian Xin Sect only had Tang Fan as an
Imperial warrior, so everyone continuously made guesses of whom the Tian Xin Sect would
send out to fight.
As he listened to the whispers getting louder and louder, Luo ShuHe’s face showed a faint
smile, his eyes swept across the Tang Fan side, and he slightly provoked, “Tang
grandmaster, I shall come forth in the third fight, I don’t know whether Tang grandmaster
had any interest to ‘consult’ with me a little?”
Tang Fan’s complexion was still as calm as ever; even after hearing those words, he still
casually said, “Young master Luo, you are too confident about yourself, your Six
Thunderbird had just stepped into the level nine realm not long ago, if you want to
challenge me, you’re still not qualified enough.”
Those frivolous words suddenly caused an uproar among the crowd.
But this was not surprising. Tang Fan, after all, had been famous for many years, and his
fame for his fighting prowess and his strength compared to Luo ShuHe, who had just
levelled up, was much stronger. Those words were not an exaggeration.
Although he was publicly disgraced, Luo ShuHe didn’t get angry, on the contrary, he even
slightly smiled.
“Whether I am qualified enough or not it is not up to Tang grandmaster to decide. I’m okay
with it, you are not the one I want to challenge today. By the way, your eldest disciple Lin, it
seems like he hadn't appeared for a long time now. I heard that he was locked up by you, is
it true?”
Tang Fan’s expression got slightly heavier, as if he didn’t want other people to mention Ling
Xiao. He coldly said, “This had nothing to do with your Qing Cheng Sect. “
Luo ShuHe ignored his words and continued, “I heard that, Tang grandmaster locked away
Lin Xiao because of his shidi’s mistake. Since the incident might be about Lin Xiao being an
accomplice, that is the perfect excuse to get rid of him, right?”
Tang Fan eyes flashed with frosty intention, “Young master Luo, where have you heard such
a fictitious thing?”
Luo ShuHe answered, “You should know better than me if it is a true story or not. Tang
grandmaster, I quite sympathize with Lin Xiao-xiong, actually, the heaven’s prideful child is
now being harmed by his shifu’s jealousy, such a pity, ah!”
Tang Fan’s face twitched a little, he glanced at Luo ShuHe as his eyes gradually got colder
and he then shouted, “Nonsense!”
However, regardless of whether what Luo ShuHe said was true or not, the people gathered
at the square already were enticed by Luo ShuHe’s words. They gave out a few criticisms.
“Could it be? Isn’t Lin Xiao Tang Fan’s eldest disciple?”
“These past few years Lin Xiao had brought him a lot of reputation, and his talent is also
first-class, which certainly would be a great help to the Tian Xin Sect one day. Tang Fan
should have no reason to frame his own disciple, right?”
“Pft, like you know everything. Lin Xiao is the best candidate for the next grandmaster seat,
and as his power gets stronger, he would certainly gain even more supporters. Which also
means that Tang Fan, sooner or later, will have to step down. Try seeing things further, if
Tang Fan was still in his prime time right now, do you really think he would be willing to
abdicate?
“Every man for himself, or else heaven shall destroy you.”
“Looks like Tang Fan is not a good person after all, he had even laid his hands on his eldest
disciple.”
“I heard that Tang Fan accused Lin Xiao of colluding with demons and put him in prison, but
then Lin Xiao was at the paradise realm for a month at that time. As if he had the damn
time to work with demons, ah!”
“Yes, I remember the first person to discover Luo Shan was a demon was Lin Xiao.”
…
The public’s opinion gradually leaned over to Lin Xiao’s side. A lot of people glimpsed at
Tang Fan with sneering eyes; even some of the Tian Xin’s disciples and elder He also
wavered. They had long been curious why the grandmaster had locked Lin Xiao away for no
reason. Suddenly a hint of suspicion toward Tang Fan arose.
One of the elders looked at Tang Fan with complicated eyes, “Grandmaster, they said…”
“Shut up!” Tang Fan didn’t wait for him to finish the sentence, he coldly scolded, “That is
Luo ShuHe’s provocation plan, and yet even you believe it. Don’t say you believe everything
other people say!”
The elder quickly turned red as he was scolded; he retreated in line. Indeed, those doubtful
words came from Luo ShuHe’s mouth, he was the young master of the Cheng Sect, of
course he would want the Tian Xin Sect to split up or be torn apart.
Tang Fan withdrew his line of sight, he took a step forward, his eyes coldly swept through
the square. “Lin Xiao colluding with the demons was our Sect’s scandal, which had no
relation to anyone else. Which means to the Qing Cheng Sect as well, not even a tiny bit. If
the young master Luo had enough free time to worry about this sinful person’s safety, you
might as well worry about yourself first. Great elder, I sincerely have to trouble you this
time.”
His sentence referred toward the senile looking old man standing between the people
behind his back.
The old man, with his hair and beard all white like snow, who obviously was of great age,
had skin like a seventeen or eighteen-year-old boy, glossy and snow white like it had been
rejuvenated. This old man was the same guy in the past who supported Tang Fan’s
ascension to the throne, he was the Great Elder Yuan Mo.
It had been a long time since Yuan Mo had last appeared in front of people. Many people
had long forgotten his appearance and reputation. Even Tang Fan had to ask him
respectfully, it was then obvious this person was not an ordinary one.
Everyone followed Tang Fan’s line of sight, but in the blink of an eye, too short for their
reactions to keep up, Yuan Mo had already disappeared from where he stood, and he
instantly appeared in front of Luo ShuHe.
Yuan Mo’s muddy eyes stared at Luo ShuHe, a mature yet melancholy voice flowed from his
mouth, “Youngling surpasses the old, Luo ChengYuan really was lucky to have such a
talented son. This old man won’t blabber anymore, come forth.”
Yuan Mo’s current level, even though it was a hundred years ago, his level was at the seven-
star Spiritual level. The path from Spiritual to Imperial was indeed a rocky road, but after all,
a hundred years have already passed, no one knew whether he had breakthrough into a
full-fledged Imperial yet.
Among the people at the center, SheQiu’s green eyes emitted a radiant glance, “This old
fart, he is also an Imperial level practitioner, but he only had one star. If he fights with the
Six Thunderbird, it will probably be a tie.”
You XiaoMo was surprised. “How do you know?”
SheQiu said, “He had been at a standstill at the one star for a hundred years now, and the
Six Thunderbird had just had a breakthrough to level 9 recently. His strength hadn't
stabilized yet, not to mention he was also seriously injured not long ago. Thankfully that
bird is physically stronger, so it can make up at some parts. In the end, those two should be
equal. If you don’t believe me, just look at them yourself.”
As Yuan Mo just finished his sentence, Luo ShuHe also pardoned himself, immediately
calling out the Six Thunderbird.
The human form of Six Thunderbird was a handsome man, his facial features gave people
lots of feelings. Between his eyebrows, he gave out a ruthless and tyrannical aura of a
demon beast. Since he was a thunder property demon beast, his fighting capability was
much stronger compared to other beasts.
That was why even though he just leveled up a while ago, just like SheQiu said, he probably
evenly matched Yuan Mo.
However, a battle between two Imperial level warriors could not compare to other fighters’
battles. Rock and dirt scattered throughout the grounds, the atmosphere got very tense,
and even the thick ground got blasted into a big pit.
Hidden among the crowd, You XiaoMo under SheQiu’s protection could still feel the
aftermath of the big battle.
While the others were focusing on the fight, You XiaoMo took out the transmitter stone;
unfortunately, the stone didn’t light up, which indicated Ling Xiao didn’t contact him.
You XiaoMo didn’t know where he was right now. Did his plan proceed smoothly or not?
MaoQiu next to him seemed to recognize his thoughts. “Master, rest assured, boss is a very
formidable man.”
You XiaoMo heard MaoQiu’s consolation, and he didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. “You
haven’t seen him yet, how do you know he is formidable?”
MaoQiu was silent. Of course, an emperor beast was formidable.
You XiaoMo didn’t hear MaoQiu reply, so he stopped asking.
Two hours later, on the square, the two figures who had been fighting non-stop finally
separated, the outcome just like SheQiu had predicted. One man, one beast, both tied.
Their injuries were neither light nor heavy, but if they dragged out this fight, then both sides
would suffer, and have no choice but to stop.
Luo ShuHe called back the Six Thunderbird, his face turning grim; even though he had soon
predicted the result, he didn’t expect the Tian Xin Sect to really have a hidden trump card. If
so, then the Qing Cheng Sect had no more advantages in their hand. It would be best to say
that they were evenly tied.
On the side where the Qing Cheng Sect’s party stood, Luo ChengYuan was proudly standing
in front of people. His expression became unfathomably deep, no one can measure it. His
abstruse eyes moved towards his son’s standing, and he slowly sighed. “Tang Fan, the Tian
Xin Sect will soon have two Imperial level practitioners. You purposely hid this fact because
you have been waiting for me to come straight to your door, right?”
Tang Fan, who was standing on the opposite side, suddenly showed a sneering smile. His
voice slowly transmitted throughout the square, “Who said that the Tian Xin Sect only had
two Imperial warriors?”
 Chapter 197: A Big Storm is Coming
Only?
Luo ChengYuan’s pupils suddenly constricted, he blurted out a voice that went hoarse
suddenly with a hidden trace of incredible shock. “Don’t tell me… the Tian Xin Sect had a
third Imperial practitioner?”
Following this sentence, all the noise among the square instantly went silent as their eyes
trembled with an extreme horrified astonishment. They looked at Tang Fan who had a calm
expression on his face.
After a brief silence, the crowd instantly burst out with the sound of fear.
“A third Imperial warrior? How can it be possible?”
“Since when did the Tian Xin Sect have a third one? How could I have never heard of the
news about the Tian Xin Sect having a newly leveled up Imperial warrior?”
“When a Spiritual level practitioner breaks throughs to the Imperial level, a big momentum
would greatly erupt. If the Tian Xin Sect had a third one, there should have been a big sign
that had shown up.”
“I’m afraid this time the Tian Xin Sect might become the one and only Sect in the south.”
If what Luo ChengYuan said was true, that the Tian Xin Sect really did have a third Imperial
practitioner, with Luo ChengYuan’s current level, he wouldn’t be able to handle two
Imperial’s at once. If he can only tie with Tang Fan, then if there were more than one
person, if Tang Fan held him down, then all the people he brought here today would die.
Luo ChengYuan’s face instantly became unsightly to the extreme, as he didn’t expect the
situation would have reversed. The spy he sent to the Tian Xin Sect did not have a low
position. If the Tian Xin really did have another Imperial level warrior, there was no way
that person couldn’t have learned about it.
Tang Fan’s expression didn’t look like he was lying, though; there was only the explanation
that the existence was a third person whom only Tang Fan knew. He could guess this
through the Tian Xin’s disciples and elders’ expressions, which obviously proved that even
they didn’t know about the third presence.
Behind Tang Fan, not far away, Yuan Mo gazed at Tang Fan’s figure, he suddenly wrinkled
his eyebrows, because he didn’t know whether what Tang Fan said was the truth or not.
Even though he was a Great elder himself, he was also clueless about it.
Tang Fan slowly walked a few steps forward, his eyes swept through the people inside the
square and finally landed on the people of the Qing Cheng Sect, but it was only just a quick
glance. The way he acted almighty and looked down on people like they were ants made a
lot of people furrow their brows.
“After today, in this land, the Qing Cheng Sect won’t exist anymore. In the name of Tang
Fan, I ask everyone, and the other forces, surrender or face your demise. The choice is in
your hands, but I only give you one day, by tomorrow, if no answer is given, then I shall see
all of you as an enemy!”
The atmosphere was lost in silence, only Tang Fan’s arrogant voice echoed throughout the
sky, slowly transmitting to everyone’s ears, as if everything had been decided for them.
“Motherfucker, this Tang Fan guy is getting too cocky.”
Among the people, You XiaoMo whispered a sentence, but it seemed like ‘someone’ had
forgotten the square was dead silent right now and his voice was not that small either…
To say “This Tang Fan guy was getting too cocky” in front of the person himself, it seemed
like his nerves were not small as well. Not only the people gathered here could hear it
clearly, but up above in the sky, even Tang Fan’s group could hear it.
A pair of eyes filled with surprise looked toward You XiaoMo’s direction, wondering who
dared to be the leader bird at this important moment.
You XiaoMo was so embarrassed that he wanted to join his ancestors.
Hidden inside his clothes were the four beasts who also had no words to say, it seemed like
a big storm was coming.
Because You XiaoMo was in disguise, even his bangs were down, not many people
recognized him. Two months ago, outside of Demon peak as he and Ling Xiao kept fooling
around, a lot of people had seen his face.
However, a real strong practitioner, such as Tang Fan, with one glance, he could tell that
this one was You XiaoMo.
This little mage should have been monitored by his men, and yet he appeared at the
square, probably, You XiaoMo had escaped the surveillance and ran here.
Tang Fan faintly squinted his eyes, those eyes flashed a deadly intent.
As a disciple of the Tian Xin Sect, he dared to say the grandmaster’s name plainly, this You
XiaoMo really was not to stay.
Tang Fan felt a little regretful that he didn’t finish this one off sooner. Hidden under his
sleeve, his fingertips suddenly shot out a secret attack.
Before SheQiu acted, that secret attack was soon discovered by Luo ChengYuan. Luo
ChengYuan also recognized You XiaoMo’s identity, even though he had only seen him once,
his impression of this little mage was quite deep.
As he saw Tang Fan attack this mage, inside Luo ChengYuan’s head popped up a plan, he
immediately blocked the secret move, and not only that, he deliberately created a big
impact.
When the people’s attention had averted towards them, Luo ChengYuan immediately
shouted. “Tang Fan, such a waste for you to be the grandmaster, to think you don’t mind
attacking someone a weak and inexperienced mage. You really have given the Tian Xin Sect
some face.”
A little mage had no value of strength.
Even if that sentence was likely to be unintentional, the fact that Tang Fan wouldn’t let a
little mage off the hook remained. Such a narrow-minded person, how could he be qualified
for the grandmaster position? If people worked under him, wouldn’t that make every day a
day they were living in fear?
In the moment, those forces which originally intended to surrender to the Tian Xin Sect’s
side, suddenly hesitated.
Tang Fan read through all the expression of the people, his face suddenly sunk.
Being preempted by Luo ChengYuan, he couldn’t say You XiaoMo was a Tian Xin Sect’s
disciple, or else the people gathered here would know he wanted to kill his own sect’s
disciple. He was afraid that other disciples and elders would harbor doubt toward him.
But if he could think to this point, then how could Luo ChengYuan also not think of it.
He didn’t wait for Tang Fan to speak, he continued, “Others probably don’t know, but this
little mage was a Tian Xin Sect’s disciple. He only unintentionally let out some words and
now Tang Fan wants to kill him. Try to think a little, if such a man rules over you, what will
happen to you all in the future?
One again an uproar broke out among the people.
Even the Tian Xin Sect’s side was also shocked by Luo ChengYuan claim. This little mage was
Tian Xin Sect’s disciple?
He had succeeded in becoming the focus of attention, You XiaoMo facepalmed, he was so
done for.
He just wanted to secretly slip away. He did not expect Luo ChengYuan to expose his
identity like that, won’t this just push Tang Fan into murdering him sooner?
As expected, he immediately felt a gaze as sharp as a knife freeze him all over.
He looked up, obviously it was Tang Fan, his deadly stare filled with killing intent that even
an outsider could notice. After a moment, he moved his line of sight toward Luo
ChengYuan, coldly lifting the corner of his mouth, “Luo ChengYuan, after I finish this one, it
will be your turn next.”
After he finished his sentence, his eyes returned to You XiaoMo who just let out a sigh of
relief, casually saying, “You as a disciple of the Tian Xin Sect, publicly insulted the
grandmaster. You’re such an unfaithful person. With my position as the Tian Xin Sect’s
grandmaster, from today on, You XiaoMo is expelled from this sect!”
You XiaoMo pupils ferociously constricted, Tang Fan kicked him out, did he hear it right?
The crowd once again started whispering, Tang Fan seemed to be the type who puts his
face above all others.
Lots of people looked at You XiaoMo with sympathy.
You XiaoMo’s eyes filled with tears, “SheQiu, what should I do? I got kicked out of the sect.”
SheQiu twitched his mouth, “He kicked you out of the door. His loss. There is nothing to
grieve about.”
Moreover, you and boss will soon leave the Tian Xin Sect, isn’t this a much better situation
ah, but of course, he won’t tell You XiaoMo anything.
You XiaoMo cried, “But I never thought about being expelled ah, and this was too sudden.”
He had lived here for almost a year now, his seniors were all here, and he couldn’t abandon
them.
SheQiu was speechless. Didn’t you already kill two important people of the Tian Xin Sect?
Even though it was indirectly, to think you haven’t thought about being expelled one day,
sir, you must be really dedicated toward the Tian Xin Sect, ah!
But fortunately Tang Fan was blind, or else, later if boss wanted to take him out of this sect,
it would require some work.
This incident, he liked it!
But SheQiu didn’t intend to tell him the truth, he beat around the bush and said, “Then
there is no way. Tang Fan, this senile old fart, really kicked you out in front of all these
people. Just accept the fact, but you should pity him a little, he’s already too old, inside his
head is probably filled with poop. Maybe the poop had blinded his eyes.”
Every sentence that came out was ‘poop this poop that’ without hesitation. But most
importantly, his voice was not small as well, especially when people’s attention was still
focused on You XiaoMo, his words were just like thunder strikes to the ear.
To think someone, in front of Tang Fan, would not only call him old, but he even said the
inside of his head was filled with poop. Who was this man, ya, these words were too
domineering! They felt the need to bow down before him.
 Chapter 198: Tang Fan is an Idiot
Tang Fan’s face turned purple with rage. He had been Tian Xin Sect’s grandmaster gloriously
for hundreds of years, no one had ever been disrespectful or impolite to him before, let
alone publicly disgracing him in front of so many people.
Even though he could tolerate it, his expression said otherwise.
Tang Fan took a deep breath and tried his best to calm down the anger raging inside his
heart. As his eyes rose with a killing intent, it was as though a sharp arrow pierced through
You XiaoMo and SheQiu. Being disgraced by his own disciple in front of a crowd, if he didn’t
give them a lesson today, even if he won today’s war, he would still be the laughing stock of
this continent.
“Who do you think you are to come here and cause a fuss, You XiaoMo. You bear a grudge
against me for expelling you. You even allowed your friend to speak such gibberish. If today
I let you two go, this grandmaster title of mine will be nothing but trash!”
Tang Fan stared at them, he no longer cared about how a grandmaster should behave
anymore. Even if it resulted in him being criticized for bullying the weak, he still wanted to
kill both You XiaoMo and the man next to him.
“Oh ho, that old fart is so ashamed that he got angry.” SheQiu laughed without any fear.
Tang Fan eyes instantly flashed with killing intent, he turned over his hand and blasted out a
palm force toward You XiaoMo.
The power of this technique took half of his spiritual power, the huge palm was surrounded
by a raging flame, carrying the pressure of an Imperial warrior as it blasted down from the
sky.
In the eyes of many people, You XiaoMo and that man wouldn’t be able to survive.
If they had the gall to challenge an Imperial warrior, they must have the gall to accept the
rage of an imperial warrior. The existence of an imperial warrior was rare like a phoenix
feather and unicorn horn, half of their strength could easily kill a peak seven-star Spiritual
level, let alone a small mage like him.
But surprises always come unexpectedly.
When all the people thought that the two of them would die under Tang Fan’s palm force,
the man who was just mocking Tang Fan earlier suddenly stood in front of You XiaoMo as
he quickly punched out a fist.
A strange green aura was suddenly emitted. A *puchi* sound, and the shot went straight to
Tang Fan’s palm force. In a blink, it heavily hit the force and all the sudden, a big explosion
came out from the collision of the two energies, the aftermath caused the atmosphere to
ripple.
Above in the sky, Tang Fan’s expression suddenly changed, and he immediately took a step
back.
At the same time, that strange green aura turned into green arrows as it came out from the
explosion, targeting Tang Fan with super speed, in just the blink of an eye.
Tang Fan crazily pushed the spiritual power to flow inside his body. Fortunately, he had
prepared beforehand; he quickly formed a thick shield made from condensed spiritual
power in front of him. However, when that green aura with a *puchi* sound struck his
shield, it made many small holes on it.
In the square, people went completely silent.
Although no one knew what happened, those with sharp eyes saw it clearly.
Tang Fan used half of his energy and yet that man could easily dispel it, and even make a
hole in his spirit shield.
Everyone was horrified looking at the holes in Tang Fan’s shield – a shield made by an
Imperial level practitioner.
A few seconds later, the sound of gasping continued one after another. To break that kind
of defense was impossible unless he were also on the same level; this unusual-looking man,
was he also a genuine Imperial warrior? Some people couldn’t hold back and let out foul
language.
“Fuck, that guy is too buff!”
“Since when did Imperial warriors start spawning everywhere? Ah, to think another
imperial warrior appeared again, it seems like they have become bok choy.”
“I bet, Tang Fan is definitely crying inside.”
“Me too, I bet Tang Fan is bleeding inside his heart right now, he just kicked out a disciple
that had an imperial level friend, such an idiot ah!”
People started to discuss one after the other, even Luo ChengYuan was also in shock as he
looked over at that guy, his eyes were filled with surprise.
As for Tang Fan, he was terrified from the inside out. You XiaoMo had an Imperial level man
to protect him? No wonder the aura surrounding him was a bit strange. He didn’t expect
that man would turn out to be an Imperial warrior, and not mention his strength was no
less than his?
“I don’t know who you are, but this is a matter between me and that Tian Xin Sect’s
disciple. I must ask you, sir, not to intervene. Even if you are an Imperial level practitioner,
fighting against two other Imperial at once might still be too much for you.”
Tang Fan, although he was endlessly astonished, he was, after all, still the head of a sect, he
had to quickly calm down. At present, the Tian Xin Sect was still at the biggest advantage; if
he angered this man, causing him to switch sides to the Qing Cheng Sect, then the scales
would tilt, and the gains would not make up for the losses.
Only, Luo ChengYuan didn’t wait for that man to answer and he burst out laughing, a very
apparent satirical laugh.
“Tang Fan, your skin is thick, this little friend here just got kicked out of your door, and now
you said he is a Tian Xin’s disciple? Must be a talent to say those words with your eyes wide
open.” As he ended the sentence, Luo ChengYuan immediately turned around and said to
SheQiu, “My friend, this lowly man, Luo ChengYuan, as the head of the Qing Cheng Sect, is
very happy to help out if you are in a dire situation.”
Tang Fan’s face suddenly got colder, and he gloomily looked at Luo ChengYuan.
SheQiu slowly smiled, these two sly fox’s intentions, how could he not know them. “Ha, you
two can say such nice words. Too bad you’re asking the wrong person.”
Ask the wrong person? Including Tang Fan and Luo ChengYuan and the people in the
square, everyone started asking themselves this question.
SheQiu pushed You XiaoMo, who didn’t want to see anyone, forward. SheQiu evilly
laughed, “He is my master, so naturally he has the final say.”
Everybody immediately rolled their eyes as they stared at the uneasy You XiaoMo. This little
mage was the master of an imperial warrior? Since when were Imperial level practitioners
so cheap to be this little mage’s bodyguard?!
Right away, a voice of anger suddenly shouted out.
“It’s really you, Nine-Winged Unity Serpent!”
Everybody felt a buzz inside their ear, Nine-Winged Unity Serpent? Isn’t that a high-level
demon beast? Following the direction of the voice, everybody recognized this sentence was
said by the Six thunderbird.
At this moment, the Six thunderbird was already in his human form, his angry face stared at
the man behind You XiaoMo. If he hadn’t had such a bad injury in the first place, his
freedom wouldn’t have been grabbed by chance by this practitioner.
Chaos! Too chaotic!
So that man was not a practitioner, he was a level nine beast!
SheQiu had soon guessed that bird would recognized him, and he didn’t deny it, he even
generously admitted, “Didn’t expect you to be still alive.”
Six thunderbirds ground his teeth, “Since you haven’t died yet, then how can I die so soon?”
No one noticed that Luo ShuHe’s face became excited, he had been suspecting that the
Nine-Winged Unity Serpent probably was contracted to at least a level five mage. He never
thought that it would be this little mage.
If you put it that way, then that Emperor Blood herb was also taken by him, and not only
just that, he probably also had something to do with the missing Elder Li too. Well, but
then, he didn’t have any evidence to prove it was his doing.
You XiaoMo listened to their conversation and he began to feel a headache coming on.
“SheQiu, don’t quarrel with him.”
He only came here for the fun, until today he had never thought that one day, he would be
in the spotlight like this; he couldn’t digest this fact at all.
SheQiu also didn’t intend to make a fuss any longer, he promptly took a step back.
This action answered everyone’s question. This man truly was this little boy’s contract
beast, seeing how obedient he was towards him.
As for Tang Fan, his expression was like it had gone deep into a different world. There was a
big difference between having an Imperial warrior friend and a level nine contract beast.
Your friend can ditch you, but a contract beast cannot, as both lives between the beast and
its master were linked, it was impossible for a beast to leave its master.
“My little friend You, with my position as the Great Elder, I have decided to annul your
expulsion from Grandmaster Tang, you are still a Tian Xin disciple.” The great elder Yuan Mo
took this moment to suddenly open his mouth, and his sudden words were like a stone
falling into a calm lake, causing a ripple on its surface.
This made people break out in shock; even though Yuan Mo rarely appeared in these past
hundred years, his prestige was much higher than Tang Fan’s. No one would dare to
disobey his word, even Tang Fan had to give him face. Today, in front of all the people, he
publicly degraded Tang Fan; although it might lead to Tang Fan harboring resentment, it
was worth it since he was able to grab a level 9 beast to their side.
Before the sentence was even finished, Tang Fan’s expression turned gloomy like water.
While people were waiting for You XiaoMo’s answer, he shook his head, “I’m sorry Great
Elder, I don’t want to return to the Tian Xin’s Sect.”
“Why?” Yuan Mo asked, “If it was because of Lin Xiao’s lock up, then I shall free him.”
You XiaoMo was surprised by that acknowledgment.
Tang Fan’s face became more and more twisted.
 Chapter 199: You Dare to Make a Move
on My Man?
“Great Elder…”
Tang Fan didn’t expect Yuan Mo could slaughter his face like that in front of so many
people, he looked at Yuan Mo unbelievably, his eyes saying everything.
“You shut up!” Yuan Mo didn’t let him finish his sentence, loudly shutting him down and
coldly looking at him, “Tang Fan, don’t you feel enough shame?”
Tang Fan’s face turned red from embarrassment. This was the first time Yuan Mo scolded
him, not only in front of people, not only that but also because of this little mage. Tang Fan
lowered his eyes as they flashed with a hint of shivering blood-thirst.
You XiaoMo replied, “No, that’s not the reason.”
Yuan Mo was a little surprised, “Then why?”
“Grandmaster Tang is a narrow man, for now, he will stop at kicking me out, or framing his
eldest disciple, Lin Xiao. However, in the future, he probably could go beyond that
boundary.” You XiaoMo responded. “Even though I just joined the Tian Xin Sect less than a
year ago, I do have some lingering feelings for the Tian Xin Sect. Although, Grandmaster
Tang’s compassion really can’t give it any compliments.”
You XiaoMo didn’t realize that the transmitter stone inside his clothes had been lit up for a
while.
Being told like that, Tang Fan screamed, “You XiaoMo, you really are looking to die!”
You XiaoMo used a lot of guts to say those words, as he boldly faced Tang Fan’s sharp stare.
He’d rather be hiding behind SheQiu, those eyes were way too scary, but… SheQiu was
holding him down right now, he could not run away.
Yuan Mo, who hadn't said anything for a while, proclaimed, “Tang Fan’s misconduct and
bad deeds really do not suit the grandmaster title…”
“Old geezer, in the end, whom are you helping?” Tang Fan stopped him right in the middle
of his sentence, as his voice became more twisted and gruesome, his face wrinkled up like
an earthworm. It was a very unsightly expression.
Yuan Mo’s face instantly sunk, “Tang Fan, do you know who you are talking to?”
Even though a hundred years ago, he was the one who had helped Tang Fan ascend to the
grandmaster seat, that didn’t mean he would support every decision Tang Fan made.
In fact, even before he had felt that Tang Fan was not suited for this seat, because his heart
was too dark. To get rid of the thorn in his eye, he was very likely to sacrifice any Tian Xin
warriors, everything was for his own benefit. This time was even more outrageous, after all
the trouble of raising two exceptional disciples, he couldn’t even distinguish between right
and wrong. He had locked them in the death prison, and obviously he didn’t want to set
them free.
Now he even kicked out a disciple with a level 9 contract beast, how could Yuan Mo not
know about Tang Fan holding a personal grudge against this little boy? He was very
disappointed.
“Well, old geezer, except you, who do you think I’m talking to, huh?”
As he had decided to tear off his mask, Tang Fan decided he no longer needed to hide his
true face anymore.
He had never been an upright type of person, the thing so-called ‘justice,’ that was just a
facade he put on.
No one expected that the situation would get worse and that it would turn into this kind of
scene.
Yuan Mo’s face filled with anger, “Tang Fan, today I, the Great Elder, in the names of all the
Elders, remove you from the grandmaster seat! From today on, you are no longer the Tian
Xin Sect’s head!”
“Ha ha ha!” Tang Fan boldly laughed out loud with an ear-splitting tone, it echoed
throughout the square. Those people with lower power even had to cover their ears to
protect themselves, as they faces filled with pain. After a while, that wild laugh ended, and
then a brutal voice spoke as it was directed toward Yuan Mo. “Hey, old geezer, you really
think that the Tian Xin Sect today was still under your control? Let me tell you, dead bones
like you have no right to speak. As the Tian Xin Sect is already in my palm. These many years
I still gave you my respect only because you used to help me, or else I would have killed you
a long time ago.”
“You, you, you… Such major immoral betrayal! Disgracing your predecessor!” Yuan Mo was
so angry he couldn’t speak properly.
“So, what?” Tang Fan slowly, softly said, “Today no one shall leave here alive, be prepared
to become the first offering.”
Offering?
This sentence suddenly caused a big disturbance, they couldn’t make sense of what Tang
Fan had just said.
Yuan Mo’s face twisted, “Tang Fan, you really have a problem after all. When the second
elder told me, I still didn’t believe it. The third Imperial warrior you just spilled out, in fact, it
was your brother Tang Zhen, correct?”
“Old geezer, you still do have some brains left, ah.” Tang Fan sneered, “but it is too late. No
one can stop me from dominating the Long Tian continent now. “
“In your dreams!” Yuan Mo coldly shouted.
“Dream or not, you just need to wait to find out.” Tang Fan, after coldly finishing this
sentence, he also stopped bothering himself with Yuan Mo.
He suddenly screamed out.
In an instant, his energy power rose up insanely, that vigorous energy slowly drifted out
from his body, and warped the atmosphere around non-stop. Even with naked eyes, people
could see the spiritual energy rapidly flowing into his body. He then ripped off the fabric on
his left hand, revealing a dragon tattoo wrapped around his arms. As if it came back to life,
the little golden dragon flew out of his arm and shot straight up into the air.
What happened next was a once-in-a-lifetime scene no one could forget.
Originally Tang Fan’s level was at two-star Imperial level, but then his strength crazily shot
up with a maddening speed and made its way to three stars. But it didn’t stop there, by the
time it reached to four star the speed started to slow down, and then stopped at peak 4
star.
Not a single witness understood what it meant.
Tang Fan really had hidden his real strength, his true level was a peak four-star Imperial
level.
At that moment, people couldn’t say a word, all the people from the Qing Cheng Sect were
overwhelmed with shock as they stared with eyes wide open, especially Luo ChengYuan, his
eyelids trembled with fear.
Tang Fan closed his eyes to enjoy this comfortable feeling of gaining back his strength. He
let out a sigh, he had been suppressed it for so long, to finally release it…this feeling was
too awesome, and not to mention, he also enjoyed all those horrified expressions.
Tang Fan opened his eyes and he leaned his head to glance at Yuan Mo’s shocked face. He
laughed evilly. “Old geezer, rest assured, after I finish You XiaoMo and his contract beast, I
will take care of you!”
Having said that, his figure suddenly disappeared from where he stood and in the blink of
an eye, he reappeared in front of You XiaoMo.
SheQiu had set his eyes on Tang Fan since the beginning and after hearing his declaration,
he had firmly stayed alert. So, when he saw Tang Fan disappear, he first pushed You
XiaoMo away, then he looked up to the sky and hissed a sound as his true form was
revealed. A big Nine-Winged Unity Serpent almost covered half of the sky, with its dark
green body rolled into a circle.
Such a magnificent sight.
Demon beasts could level up fast in human form, but in the end the original form was still
more powerful. Since SheQiu’s level was level nine three star, it was less than Tang Fan by a
star. In the case he couldn’t control the situation, he wouldn’t take the risk.
You XiaoMo shockingly looked at the war between man and beast.
MaoQiu and Xiao Hei had turned back to their human forms, each person took an arm and
immediately took him away from the battlefield.
Although You XiaoMo could hide inside the space for refuge, that was just plain dumb as it
would expose the space’s existence to everyone. One should know, when it came to
benefits, any practitioners would go crazy with madness for it.
So, they decided to drag their master to an unoccupied field, so he could enter the space.
But the ideal was rich while the reality was weak!
Tang Fan was determined to kill You XiaoMo, that’s why he didn’t need to confront the
Nine-Winged Unity Serpent, even though his strength was higher than him by one star. The
Nine-Winged Unity Serpent was a rare lineage of high-level demon beasts, if that snake
went all out, even he probably couldn’t deal with it that easily.
SheQiu made a miscalculation. He didn’t expect that Tang Fan would think like that.
Since SheQiu’s true form was not as quick as his human form, plus Tang Fan’s strength was
higher, Tang Fan easily shot past SheQiu.
“You XiaoMo, die!”
Behind his back, Tang Fan proudly laughed.
You XiaoMo turned around to see and saw Tang Fan’s sarcastic face as he dived down from
the sky, rushing straight toward him. He was only a few kilometers away and yet in a blink,
Tang Fan appeared in front of him…
Tang Fan fiercely laughed, under every person’s shocked eyes, Tang Fan pulled a fist toward
You XiaoMo.
A fist from an Imperial practitioner, even Xiao Hei and MaoQiu wouldn’t be able to
withstand, not to mention You XiaoMo, who didn’t even have the time to blink. As he saw
Tang Fan’s fist ready to fall on him, a shocking thing happened.
A giant fire pillar rumbled from the ground and rushed out to the sky. Suddenly that soaring
fire swallowed up the first force, and it shot straight to the sky. Its heat and power
submerged the whole area in bright red.
Everybody was terrified, why were there flames from below the square?
But what shocked them more was that inside that scorching flame a slender figure
appeared, floating in mid-air. His face wasn’t clear, but his body let out the strong aura of a
practitioner who’d make everyone’s hearts throb. With his proud posture and his white
robes elegantly drifting among the flame, it made everyone see a god high above in the sky,
noble and elegant.
At this moment, the man stretched out his hand from inside the flame, casually catching
Tang Fan’s fist, his domineering voice echoed throughout the heavens and earth.
“You dare to make a move on my man? Do you have a death wish?”
 Chapter 200: Revealing the identity
A domineering voice spread throughout the area from above to the very bottom corner.
The square sunk deep into silence, the whole vast sky now felt like there was only the man’s
voice. Time seemed to stop at this moment.
Dare to make a move on my man!
Don’t say that this “my man” was the expelled You XiaoMo, ba. Before it was the level 9
beast Nine-Winged Unity Serpent, and now there appeared another man who could catch
Tang Fan’s fist’s force with no difficulty, which clearly indicated his strength was higher than
Tang Fan.
This You XiaoMo, what kind of god are you, to have Imperial level practitioner appear
beside him one after the another?
Tang Fan’s face completely distorted as if he still couldn’t hide his horrified expression.
The others may not have noticed, but Tang Fan was only one arm away from that man, so
he could see the face clearly, plus that familiar voice, Tang Fan immediately recognized the
identity of that man.
“You… You are… Lin Xiao?” Tang Fan frighteningly shouted.
This sentence was like dropping a stone into calm water.
Everybody stood petrified as if they were struck by lightning; they maintained their posture
for one second, and then stiffly looked toward Tang Fan’s direction. Everyone went silent
for another few seconds, and finally their inner thoughts escaped. No one knew who was
the first one to curse.
“Fuck, am I having a hallucination right now?”
“Am I having an hallucination also, did Tang Fan really just say Lin Xiao?”
“Fucking dammit, what with today’s events? The later ones are even more shocking than
the previous ones! This is too much info for me to consume.”
“Can someone tell me the truth? Isn’t Lin Xiao only a Star level? Since when did he become
more powerful than Tang Fan?”
“Mother lord, this teacher-student duo… One compared to the other is even more bizarre,
both have hidden their own strength, but the truly dreadful one is Lin Xiao – he jumped
from to Star level to even pass his own Shifu. He had not yet reached a hundred years of
age, right?”
…
“No, you are not Lin Xiao!” Tang Fan tried to convince himself to break that ‘unreal’ image,
violently shaking his head. His eyes shone like a torch as they scorched Ling Xiao. With a
twisted face, he said, “Lin Xiao’s talent is not bad, but it is absolutely impossible for him in a
short period of ten years to achieve the Imperial level. A dozen months ago I already felt
something was not right. No matter how much one person can change, it is impossible to
change their personality completely.”
Hearing Tang Fan’s words, Ling Xiao raised his lips and showed a freaky smile. When he
tried to speak, Tang Fan suddenly used his other hand to attack him, Ling Xiao followed
along the action and loosened his restraint.
Once his hand was set free, Tang Fan immediately retreated like a frightened rabbit, until
he felt the distance was safe and then he stopped.
Ling Xiao, from the beginning to the end, didn’t take any advantage to chase Tang Fan;
whatever happened, he was still nonchalant and superiorly still. Ling Xiao’s smile didn’t
fade, as his unchanged face jeeringly looked at Tang Fan, as if he were watching a dancing
clown.
As for the flame that surrounded him, when he raised his hand, that flame seemed to be
called back. It slowly faded until it completely disappeared, revealing a very familiar figure
and face.
Standing not far away, Luo ChengYuan stared at Ling Xiao for a while, and finally let out a
sigh of relief.
Luo ShuHe came to his side and whispered, “Dad, is he really not Lin Xiao?”
Luo ChengYuan shook his head, said, “Yeah, I have met Lin Xiao a few times before, there is
a big difference between this man’s aura and Lin Xiao’s aura. Before, I couldn’t recognize it
probably because he was deliberately holding back his aura. I’m afraid that this one’s
strength is even way above me.”
The color on Luo ShuHe’s face changed even more.
“However, for now we don’t have to worry, Tang Fan and this person seem to be in a not-so
small dispute. We should observe the direction of this situation first, if I’m not wrong, this
time Tang Fan is probably trapped in a big disaster now.” Luo ChengYuan spoke those
words with a face that couldn’t help but reveal a trace of joy.
“I hope so…” Luo ShuHe looked at that man with his eyebrows slightly furrowed.
On the opposite side Tang Fan was standing with a frozen expression as he looked at Ling
Xiao. It was not like he never thought about the fact that Ling Xiao was an imposter, but he
never thought that Ling Xiao’s ability was higher than his own. Such a strong warrior like
him, why did he have to pretend to be Lin Xiao and lurk in the Tian Xin Sect? Tang Fan
couldn’t think of any reason, so then, maybe, there was something inside the Tian Xin Sect
that had attracted him.
Tang Fan took a deep breath; he forced himself to suppress his anger down, and he looked
at the man before he slowly asked, “In the end, who are you? Why are you hiding inside the
Tian Xin Sect?”
Ling Xiao laughed, “Who I am is not important. As for the purpose, well, why should I tell
you?”
Tang Fan gloomily asked, “The grudge between you and me is only because of Lin Xiao.
Strictly speaking, you and me, we have nothing to do with each other. I know you must be
looking for something here. I am the grandmaster of the Tian Xin Sect, if you are willing to
leave now and not take part in today’s war, I shall give you the things you want with my
own hand.”
Ling Xiao made a *pft* a sound and laughed, this old fart really was self-righteous; he did
guess it right, though, so Ling Xiao generously admitted, “Indeed, I’m looking for a person.”
On the inside, Tang Fan was joyful, but it didn’t show on his face; only his tone was a little
eager. “Who are you looking for, if you say the name, I shall immediately send him to you.
Furthermore, I shall make it so that one not dares to resist.”
Ling Xiao had yet to make a sound and Yuan Mo quickly shouted out loud, “Tang Fan, you
are not the head of the Tian Xin Sect anymore! You have no right to decide the disciples of
the Tian Xin Sect’s life or death matters.”
“Shut up, old geezer!” Tang Fan angrily turned around and shouted, this geezer dared to
destroy his call for business. Out of all the things he needed to resolve, he must erase this
old man first.
After he finished the sentence, he turned back to Ling Xiao, and said, “Well, who is it that
you want?”
Ling Xiao jokingly looked at him, under everyone’s curious gaze, he looked down at You
XiaoMo whose eyes were wide open. He gave him a smile and instantly stretched out his
hand. Energy was released from his action, that energy lifted You XiaoMo up and brought
him in front of Ling Xiao.
Ling Xiao reached out and held You XiaoMo’s waist, with an intimate gesture he brought
You XiaoMo to his chest. Under You XiaoMo’s stare, he slightly smiled at him and then
looked at the anxious Tang Fan, sneering, “Grandmaster Tang, this little mage is the one I’m
looking for.”
Tang Fan eyes twitched a few times, his old wrinkly face suddenly cracked.
Some of the people in the audience down below, watching this scene, held in their laughter.
Then one laughed out loud, and once there was one, then there was a second and third…
and so the whole crowd burst into laughter.
Even the ever-serious face Yuan Mo this time he couldn’t but laugh loudly, “Tang Fan, ah,
Tang Fan, the moment you kicked him out, you probably didn’t expect that you would have
cut your last life-saving straw by your own hand! What retribution, ah!”
“Shut up!” Tang Fan angrily roared at him as he finally understood that the man was simply
playing with him; no matter whom he wanted, he did not intend to reconcile.
If things have come this far, Tang Fan knew this fight was inevitable now, so he didn’t
hesitate for a moment. He clenched his fist and let out a big shout, next, an enormous aura
burst out from his body, this aura caused the whole spiritual energy of the area to become
turbulent.
Under this pressure, the people in the square felt a lag in their breathing, like a hundred-ton
boulder dropping onto their body. They couldn’t help but be terrified, a peak four-star
Imperial level practitioner was dreadful. If it were not for the unforeseen event earlier,
perhaps they wouldn’t be able to avoid this calamity.
“I don’t know who you are, but those who go against me, I shall not let them pass! Even
you, wait for your death!” Tang Fan grinned as he looked toward Ling Xiao.
Before, he thought that rather than having an Imperial level enemy, it was better off to be
without one. That was why he had to ignore his anger and had offered a condition, but he
didn’t expect this person to not care even an inch.
He didn’t excuse himself anymore; even though he was indeed afraid of his strength, it was
not like he didn’t have any trump cards.
When he reached this thought, Tang Fan suddenly opened his mouth and shouted, “Tang
Zhen, come out now, let these people here witness the power of us brothers!”
Luo ChengYuan’s group immediately raised their guard as they looked around.
After a few seconds, there was still no one in the square responding to his words. The
square was so quiet that you could hear one’s breathing. But soon, a whisper broke out.
“Don’t say, perhaps, Tang Zhen was so scared, he didn’t dare to show his face?”
“Impossible, I heard that the Tang brothers are very close to each other, to the point of
giving up the head seat to the other.”
“Who said it was impossible, to lose the title and to lose your life is a big difference.”
Tang Fan was angry, he absolutely didn’t believe that Tang Zhen would leave him alone to
escape, not to mention they even have a bigger hidden trump card; this fight was not a fight
that they didn’t have a chance to win, that was why he didn’t resign and called out a few
times more.
Opposite of him, Ling Xiao was stroking the bristling You XiaoMo while he lightly laughed,
“Don’t bother calling, no matter how hard you try, he won’t show up.”
 Chapter 201: Resolve
That one single sentence made everyone fall silent.
After a while, Tang Fan’s roar once again pierced through the air, “What did you do to Tang
Zhen?”
Ling Xiao laughed and slowly said, “Not much, I just killed him, that’s all.”
His strength was probably like Tang Fan’s, an Imperial practitioner, but it was just a “just” to
that man. Though those words were too arrogant, everyone knew that this arrogance had
its standing.
Tang Fan angrily stared, “You actually dared to kill Tang Zhen! You’ll pay with your life!”
Before the last word even came out, Tang Fan’s figure was already gone from where it
stood; his whole body was covered in killing aura. He gathered all his spiritual energy and
attacked Ling Xiao. His eyes were filled with blood from anger as he straight up ignored the
gap in strength between himself and his opponent.
Just when he was about to come close, Ling Xiao finally acted, even You XiaoMo under his
arm moved a bit.
The distance was only one step away and even this time Ling Xiao still gave him the slip.
Tang Fan’s pupils instantly shrank, he couldn’t believe it! His speed had reached the
maximum, as he had also undergone soul training techniques specified for speed, even if
the other party were higher than him by one or two stars, it would still be impossible to
easily escape his attack. His mind couldn’t help feeling a sense of absurdity.
He remembered Ling Xiao had entered the Paradise Realm…
His train of thought hadn’t reached its destination yet, and Ling Xiao’s indifferent, slightly
disdainful voice was already ringing next to his ears, laughing faintly. “Tang Fan, I admit that
you are a very talented genius, you reached the Imperial level in less than a thousand years,
such talent is indeed an incredible rarity, hard to come by, but unfortunately, you have
sinned too much. Destiny is not standing by your side anymore, your fate in this life is
destined to have a miserable ending!”
The Wan E forest behind the mountain of the Tian Xin Sect was where Tang Fan’s misdeed
would take place.
Millions of human skeletons, the grieving emotions had long overfilled the sky.
Today was the day Tang Fan must pay his debt.
Ending the sentence, Ling Xiao applied an unavoidable palm force toward Tang Fan.
Two flames of purple and red appeared along his hand as they flew in his palm’s direction
into Tang Fan’s body. Those scorching flames burned all his vital energy channels and flesh
in a blink of an eye.
The flame was so powerful, even Tang Fan who was known to be a strong practitioner
couldn’t but scream desperately. The voice was full of suffering, even the crowd felt their
scalp going numb just by hearing it.
Everyone stood horrified, watching a soulless-like Tang Fan drop down from the sky; a
*thud* sound, as he heavily hit the ground.
The fate of a sect grandmaster had such a horrible ending, really a retribution, ah!
“Grandmaster!” Tang Fan’s henchmen shouted.
These people were obviously not afraid of death, but there were some who were too
scared to say a word.
Ling Xiao looked in the voice’s direction; there were a few anxious faces, and there were
some that tried to blend into the crowd. Unfortunately, there were a few familiar people
who had some grudge against him before.
The teacher-student Xiao Long bunch, when they saw Ling Xiao look at them, they couldn’t
help cursing those who shouted for Tang Fan earlier.
When people thought the war had come to an end, a wind-slashing sound suddenly flew
over the square. When the person reached the destination, some people who recognized
the appearance behind that sound couldn’t but let out an “eek”.
That person was Zhou Peng, who was imprisoned previously.
Zhou Peng ignored people’s gaze as he threw someone in Tang Fan’s direction.
Since Tang Fan had yet to die at this point, when he tried to look over to see who it was, his
eyes couldn’t help constricting.
It was none other than Tang Zhen, his younger brother; from the appearance everyone
could tell there were similar features between them, but his eyeballs looked like they had
almost fallen out of their sockets, like he had seen a living hell, though his breathing had
already long stopped.
Tang Fan’s throat uttered a bizarre giggle-like sound, after a while he finally spat out a
sentence, “That thing had been completed, all of you… cannot escape, I want all of you… to
be buried one by one!”
As soon as he finished the sentence, his breathing also completely vanished.
The grandmaster of the Tian Xin Sect, Tang Fan, leading such a prestige life, was now dead
just like that!
Everyone looked at each other, they couldn’t understand what his last words meant, they
couldn’t help but look up to the sky at Ling Xiao.
Ling Xiao knew clearly what Tang Fan meant, though; he furrowed his eyebrows and turned
over to Zhou Peng, “Before you came, how much had that thing advanced?”
Originally Ling Xiao wanted to destroy that thing before coming here, but You XiaoMo was
in danger unexpectedly, he had no choice but to abandon it and directly come here to save
him.
Zhou Peng said, “The situation is not good right now… that old man said that thing will
enter the world in no longer than an hour.”
“So, there is still an hour left, it shouldn’t be…” The two final words “a problem” hadn’t
come out of his mouth yet, when Ling Xiao’s expression suddenly changed.
He sharply looked at the back of Tian Xin mountain, You XiaoMo under his arm also noticed
his change in expression, he followed along his line of sight, eh, nothing at all!
You XiaoMo hurriedly asked, “What happened?”
Ling Xiao said, “That thing is coming.”
You XiaoMo whispered, “What thing?”
Ling Xiao lower his head and laughed, “You guess?”
You XiaoMo, “…”
As soon as he stopped speaking, the ground suddenly vibrated and started buzzing like an
earthquake, but it was more intense than a normal one. A breathing sound could be heard
under their feet, all the practitioners’ expression at the square suddenly changed.
Obviously, they also noticed something was under there, and like a train wreck they quickly
flew up into the sky, and then looked down to the ground.
After a moment, something seemed to hit the thick ground of the square, thump thump, as
if it hit directly into everyone’s hearts. The whole area was completely silent but for that
sound. After some time, that thing finally quieted down, but the crowd couldn’t keep their
calm, instead it became even more nerve-wracking.
A few seconds later, a big *bang* loudly escaped, a huge wave of fire crazily poured out
from underground, those fire waves looked like a big fire pillar, they were even bigger than
Ling Xiao’s earlier.
That fire wave kept ragingly pouring out, the whole square hadn’t expected such movement
would cause an impact this loud. Those who couldn’t dodge in time were hit by a wave of
fire, stronger ones only spat out some blood and then quickly ran away. The weaker ones
were directly swallowed by the fire. For a short period of time, the sounds of agony could
be heard one after another.
Ling Xiao was flying near the border of the square, he should have been out of the target
zone, but that thing seemed to target only him. Under his feet was the center of that fire
wave, that fire once again raged up, in a blink it submerged both Ling Xiao and You XiaoMo,
who was under his arm.
In front of Ling Xiao, who was born with fire within him, this kind of fire obviously couldn’t
do anything. It couldn’t even burn a single strand of his hair, and You XiaoMo who was
wrapped inside his arm was even more secure.
Ling Xiao stroked You XiaoMo’s head, and then gave him a kiss on the forehead. By the time
You XiaoMo looked up, being surprised by his action, he had already been sent by Ling Xiao
into his space without his consent. If he hadn’t done that, Ling Xiao was afraid You XiaoMo
would inconvenience him.
After sending You XiaoMo away, Ling Xiao looked down to the fire pit, faintly squinting his
eyes.
At the bottom of the pit was a monster whose body was made from massively thick blood,
refined from over thousands of people’s blood and bones. This monster couldn’t be called a
demon beast, because it didn’t even have a face, and yet its negative emotions were
extremely intense.
This kind of monster was attracted to one’s strength. The more powerful someone was, the
more it was attracted.
It was probably aware that he was the strongest one among them all, that was why it
continued pursuing him.
Ling Xiao thought it arrived at about the right time, saving him the effort of trying to find it
himself.
Ling Xiao paused a little, and then his body, swiftly like a sharp arrow, flew straight into the
fire wave.
At the same time, the fire seemed to be constantly rushing into his body, then it was
continuously refined into a tiny energy, and soon, that big fire wave was reduced by half.
That monster seemed to feel the threat coming out of Ling Xiao, it let out a sound as if it
were scared; it immediately turned back to hide in the ground, but would Ling Xiao let it
escape? The answer was no!
Almost in the blink of an eye, Ling Xiao had caught up to it. The thick blood smell constantly
emitted out of its body, and everywhere it passed, it left a hell-like atmosphere.
Ling Xiao also saw this scene and he couldn’t keep the smile on his face anymore. Whether
if he was angry or being hypocritical, now there was only a chill, all the way down the bone,
on his expressionless face. Ling Xiao looked at the monster, then he slowly lifted his right
hand and there on his palm was a black round mark…
Sometimes, even when someone was not a hunter, they could still become one.
As time passed, even hunters would become prey!
The monster’s food was practitioners, but if the position was reversed, it would also
become the prey of a practitioner.
The vibrations of the ground soon quieted down, everyone only saw that the churning fire
had finally gone back to where it was born. It vanished into thin air, just as though the
whole scene earlier was just an illusion, the only thing left on the ground was a big black pit.
But those with sharp eyes quickly noticed Ling Xiao had disappeared, when they thought
something must have happened to him, suddenly something was slowly appearing inside
the pit, one tall, one short. Wait…it seemed like the tall guy’s expression was a little strange,
on his cheek there was a faint mark, it resembled teeth.
Those two were Ling Xiao and You XiaoMo.
Ling Xiao, after he had finished that monster, had taken You XiaoMo out of his space.
You XiaoMo didn’t say any words as he bared his teeth toward him and bit him.
 Chapter 202: The End of the Show
The Tian Xin Sect and the Qing Cheng Sect’s war, because of Ling Xiao intervention, was
finally put to an end.
The biggest loss was on the Tian Xin Sect’s side, the Qing Cheng Sect’s side barely had any
casualties, at the most, there were only some people with light injuries.
Even so, Luo ChengYuan still took his people back home. The one whose strength was even
higher than the master of the Paradise Realm, he couldn’t find any reason to advance
anymore.
On the surface, Ling Xiao might not be a disciple of the Tian Xin Sect, but the one he
protected was, though barely. As he was unsure about the man’s standpoint right now, Luo
ChengYuan didn’t dare rush into action, otherwise his corpse might lie next to Tang Fan’s.
When the Qing Cheng group finally left, the crowd also dispersed as there was nothing left
to see.
In less than two hours, the square had almost emptied. The remaining ones were the Tian
Xin Sect’s disciples, who didn’t dare to leave as they looked up to the sky toward Ling Xiao
with respect and fear.
Yuan Mo hesitated a little, but he still came forward, looking at Ling Xiao, he said, “From
now on I will call you Lin Xiao, today Tang Fan had been killed by you, since you also found
the one you were looking for, there shouldn’t be any grudges left between you and the Tian
Xin Sect, right?”
Which literally implied, ‘can you overlook the Tian Xin Sect?’
With his age and status, to say these words was not easy.
Ling Xiao, toward this Great Elder, held a bit of appreciation. For the Tian Xin Sect’s future,
Yuan Mo even disregarded his self-esteem; if you can hold it then you can discard it.
Ling Xiao had no intentions toward the Tian Xin Sect in the first place. Even if he wanted to,
You XiaoMo wouldn’t let him either, or else. Ling Xiao touched the teeth marks on his
cheek, he had a feeling You XiaoMo was going to bite him to death.
Thinking about this, Ling Xiao said, “Great Elder, rest assured, I won’t do anything to the
Tian Xin Sect, but as you said, Tang Fan is dead, the grandmaster seat is now empty, I
expect there shall not be a second Tang Fan appearing.”
Yuan Mo was startled, and immediately, he tentatively asked, “What do you mean?”
Ling Xiao’s finger pointed toward Zhou Peng standing not far away, “Zhou-shidi is young
and can be considered a talented person compared to his peers, it would be fitting to let
him take on the head seat.”
Yuan Mo didn’t expect he would nominate Zhou Peng, he knew Zhou Peng’s personality,
although he was not the most suitable one for the grandmaster title, it was not like letting
him on was not ok, only… “His level is not enough for people to submit to.”
Ling Xiao had already guessed he would say so, and he calmly suggested, “What if he had a
contract with a level nine demon beast, then how about it?”
Yuan Mo’s heart moved a little, “Seriously?”
Ling Xiao nodded, “Sure.”
Before, he told Tang Fan that ‘Tang Zhen was murdered by him.’ That was a lie; at best he
only heavily injured Tang Zhen, the one who really killed him was Zhou Peng and his demon
beast. Previously when Ling Xiao said he wanted to give Zhao Peng a big gift, he meant this
level nine beast. This was when he pretended to be Elder Li, he found some excuse to leave
for a while, it was to capture this one.
Yuan Mo immediately expressed he would support Zhou Peng for the grandmaster seat, he
was worried that when Tang Fan died, the Tian Xin Sect would have one less Imperial level
practitioner and that the Qing Cheng Sect would take advantage of it. But if Zhao Peng
became the grandmaster, then it should be enough to make up for the loss from Tang Fan’s
death.
And the most important thing is, he saw Ling Xiao seemed to be interested in promoting
Zhou Peng, if he can get Ling Xiao to stand on Tian Xin Sect’s side, then there was no need
to be worried about if the Tian Xin Sect could grow strong or not, this was what he had long
intended.
Of course, it was not like he had never thought of Ling Xiao putting Zhou Peng on the seat
so that he could turn the Tian Xin Sect into his possession. But why would such a strong
person like himself do that? Not to mention, he also said he only came here to find
someone, so that possibility was relatively low.
Following Tang Fan’s death, it marked the day the Tian Xin Sect would undergo a big purge.
Those parties once led by Tang Fan, with Yuan Mo’s underhanded method, gradually
disintegrated.
And replacing them were those parties which had a long time ago been against Tang Fan’s
party. It was the bunch of people that Zhao DaZhou had told You XiaoMo about before;
even though some of them still opposed Zhou Peng becoming the head, they were all
suppressed by Yuan Mo.
With Yuan Mo’s method, even if they were unwilling, they still had to obey. Nominally, he
was the only Imperial level practitioner of the sect, but if in the first hundred years, he
could support Tang Fan onto the seat, then a hundred years later, he could still support
Zhou Peng.
With pressure here and there, those who wanted to stand up already stood up. Tian Xin
Sect’s atmosphere grew into a new color, some people were sad, but naturally some people
were content with it. After this big wash was over, the most notable change was Earth Peak,
most of the cheer was also from there.
As for You XiaoMo, although he was kicked out by Tang Fan, his disciple position was
restored by Yuan Mo.
When he came back to the Earth Peak, he was immediately blocked by three people as he
went to enter his room, three different angry faces stared at him.
You XiaoMo shallowly laughed, Ling Xiao was dragged away by Yuan Mo to help Zhou Peng
take the seat, so he was not here to help him.
“My three Shixiong’s, we should calmly discuss this matter.” You XiaoMo secretly glanced at
the door, trying to find any figures of those from the SheQiu bunch. Your master is in big
trouble now, where the hell are you?
SheQiu, just like the others, thought “Solve it yourself!”
Zhao DaZhou was the one who lost his patience first. He fiercely stared at him, “You
XiaoMo, you did so well hiding this fact from us. Now look how glorious you are! To think
we were touched from your kindness earlier, you have already contracted with a level nine
beast.” Of course, this was not the reason for his anger, what he was angry about was that
You Xiao Mo didn’t tell him anything at all, which clearly indicated he didn’t trust him.
You XiaoMo could only smile obsequiously, he didn’t mean it though.
Fang ChenYue, seeing his grievous little face, sighed and said, “Xiao Shidi, I understand your
idea. I cannot blame you completely, but you should be honest with me. The one who
saved me at the Paradise Realm, was it also ‘Lin Xiao’?”
You XiaoMo nodded; since it had come to this, he didn’t have to hide anymore.
Fang ChenYue’s heart finally calmed down, “I should have guessed this sooner… then, the
Dead Soul demon beast was also ‘Lin Xiao’s’ masterpiece?”
Remembering that Dead Soul Beast’s strange behavior and speech, they were full of doubt
before, but if this was ‘Lin Xiao’s’ doing, then things started to make sense. Although they
knew if it were not for You XiaoMo, ‘Lin Xiao’ wouldn’t bother helping them.
“Xiao Shidi, you treat us too well.” Zhao DaZhou grouchily said to hide his shyness.
You XiaoMo touched his nose, and laughed, “It’s because you are also good to me, ah!”
Fang ChenYue couldn’t help patting his head; this Xiao Shidi’s personality, he knew. If other
people repaid him with double kindness, he would repay back ten times better. In fact, the
lucky ones were them.
“That’s right.” You XiaoMo suddenly slapped his head; he took out from his magic bag a thin
book and handed it to them, “This is for you guys, good stuff, ah.”
Fu ZiLin took the book, he didn’t show any expression but directly opened it to see. When
he swiftly looked over it, his eyes instantly opened wide. This was only the second
expression people had ever seen on his face.
Zhao DaZhou was tickled by the sentence, he came over to look, and his reaction was the
same as Fu ZiLin’s – the only difference was that his expression looked more stupid.
Fang ChenYue also got curious. When he looked at it, he couldn’t take a breath, not for a
while. Then, he finally reacted and said, “Xiao Shidi, this this this… this book is not our sect’s
soul training, right?”
Although the handwriting was awful, it didn’t stop them from reading the book.
Compared to the Tian Xin Sect’s soul training manual, this Heavenly Soul Scripture was no
doubt a higher level.
But they did not expect You XiaoMo would give this to them, this was way too kind to
imagine.
Of course, they didn’t know You XiaoMo was feeling guilty, that was why he thought of
giving this Scripture to the three of them for them to practice it. After all, he was the one
who killed their Shifu, Kong Wen. Although he never treated him right, he didn’t treat them
badly.
Moreover, Ling Xiao didn’t say he could not give it to others in the first place, and the worse
of it, he never told him that he stole it…
After some explanation, the trio finally knew this soul training manual was given by Ling
Xiao.
All kinds of envy and jealousy arose, but after all, they had all lived longer than You XiaoMo
by a few years, their thoughts were much more subtle.
Fang ChenYue, as the representative, firmly warned him not to casually take out a soul
training manual like that. Even in the future if someone was nice to him, he shouldn’t feel
touched out of nowhere and then take it out, or else it could bring unexpected trouble.
You XiaoMo was “gently” taught a lesson from top to bottom, he even nearly swore to not
to take it out ever again.
But right now, he didn’t expect that this soul training manual would later bring him major
trouble.
After talking about the main business, Fang ChenYue suddenly remembered one thing. He
hesitated before asking, “Xiao Shidi, if that business with the Tian Xin Sect is over, are you
and ‘Lin Xiao’ going to leave here?”
You XiaoMo was petrified, he never thought about it, “I don’t know, I want to know his
intentions first…”
As he finished the sentence, he couldn’t help but shed a tear, why did he have such an
abnormal thought “Ling Xiao? Go where he goes?” Why does it sound like the idiom
‘married to chicken, follow the chicken, married to dog, follow the dog’?
Fang ChenYue sighed, why did he have a feeling his little shidi was sent off to his husband’s
house.
In fact, even Zhao DaZhou and Fu ZiLin also felt that way.
In their brotherhood, it turned out the youngest one was the first “to be married.” Wait,
this logic seemed to be a bit off.
Fang ChenYue no longer forced him, he patted You XiaoMo’s miserable face, and said, “Xiao
Shidi, in the future wherever you go, remember not to forget us, and we will always
remember you.”
You XiaoMo immediately said, “Shixiong, rest assured, I can forget Ling Xiao, but I certainly
will never forget you guys.”
Fang ChenYue and Fu ZiLin, “…”
Zhao DaZhou weakly inserted a word, “Seventh-shidi, next time, before you say those
words, remember to check behind your back first.”
You XiaoMo, “…”
Behind him was standing a shadow, and that one was Ling Xiao!
 Chapter 203: Fulfill the Promise
When they spotted Ling Xiao, Fang ChenYue and the others voluntarily started to leave.
You XiaoMo stood up, wanting to follow them and leave, but Ling Xiao grabbed his collar
and dragged him back.
Not waiting for him to say goodbye to Fang ChenYue and the others, Ling Xiao immediately
threw him off with a *hong* sound. When the two-leaf door closed, the three of them
almost bumped into it. They looked at each other, and then left.
We hope that we still can see you tomorrow, Xiao Shidi!
“Xiao Shidi, this is your own room, where are you going?” Ling Xiao asked, while leaning on
the wall.
You XiaoMo shrank his neck, “I… I’m not going anywhere, I just want to send off my three
seniors.” And to slowly slip away…
Ling Xiao glanced at him, “They have their legs to walk, they don’t need you to send them
off.”
You XiaoMo cried inside his heart, he didn’t mean it that way.
Ling Xiao took advantage of this moment when he was not aware, lifted him up, and walked
while carrying him behind the screen.
You XiaoMo got scared. “What are you doing?”
Ling Xiao turned his head, showing his pearly-white teeth, laughing eerily. “Doing you.”
You XiaoMo “……” This lecherous guy.
This isn’t a big-sized bed, but Ling Xiao just threw him like a sandbag, resulting in a very loud
sound. Luckily, there was nobody outside the room during this hour, or else people would
have gathered. Just by imagining how embarrassing it would be if people saw them, was
enough to make him want to puke…
You XiaoMo immediately shrunk into a ball, his expression was slightly distorted.
Ling Xiao poked his butt, “Are you playing dead?”
You XiaoMo “……” Shouldn’t you poke my face instead?
As if he heard his inner thoughts, Ling Xiao put his palm on top of his butt and stroked it a
few times. “You have more meat on your butt.”
You XiaoMo “….” Go die!
Ling Xiao took off his shoes and climbed up onto the bed and pressed his body on top of
him while pulling his clothes off. “Xiao Shidi, do you still remember your promise when we
were at the Paradise Realm? Don’t tell me you want to break your promise?”
The corners of You XiaoMo’s mouth twitched; as expected, Ling Xiao came here to collect
his reward. He shouldn’t have promised him anything, something must have possessed him
at that time.
As if he could hear You XiaoMo’s inner thoughts, Ling Xiao leaned down, bit his lower lip,
and nibbled it gently using his teeth. You XiaoMo immediately felt numb, as if he was being
electrified at the place where their bodies touched each other. His whole body was
trembling. After enduring for a long time, Ling Xiao didn’t have any patience to play
anymore.
He had longed for this juicy lump of meat called You XiaoMo for a long time. Today, no
matter what happened, he was going to eat him from inside out. So, he took the most
straightforward way, and that was to kiss him until You XiaoMo forgot everything else.
Ling Xiao slowly moved his hands downward, pulling his belt and throwing it to the floor,
and he did the same with his outer clothes. When the only thing that remained was the thin
inner robe, he didn’t try to take it off hurriedly. Instead, he put his hands into the lower
garment, and gently pulled his pants. Seeing his half-naked state made his blood boil.
You XiaoMo’s body was steaming with heat, just as if it were being boiled all over. When
Ling Xiao took off his clothes, You XiaoMo didn’t resist at all. His cheeks became bright red
as if he was in ecstasy. The blood inside his body was overflowing joyously, and his body
couldn’t help but stick close to Ling Xiao.
Ling Xiao really loved his reaction, and he couldn’t help chuckling.
Every time he kissed him, this little guy’s reaction was always so straightforward.
Ling Xiao lowered his head and kissed his lips. Using the tip of his tongue, he tried to open
his clammed-up teeth that were tightly closed, and then he forced his way into his mouth.
When XiaoMo felt the tip of his tongue, he tried to shrink up only to be entangled quickly.
When their tongues pushed against each other, it felt as if he got electrified, and he
couldn’t help letting out a moan.
You XiaoMo was unable to endure this kind of intense pleasure and tried to retreat by
putting his two soft hands against his chest, but he was too weak to move him up. His chest
was already exposed, and his fair skin was dyed in a pinkish color from the burning lust,
making him look more delicious than usual.
Ling Xiao couldn’t stop his hand from gently caressing and stroking him; his sly finger
slightly touched the trembling little nub on his chest, he even fondled it a few times with his
fingertips.
These movements made You XiaoMo gasp, his eyes opened like round bronze bells. The
sudden stimulation made him lose his reasoning little by little, but he quickly became
shocked again.
Ling Xiao bent over to his chest, sticking out the tip of his tongue, and licked his pink nipples
lewdly while sucking there a few times. This made You XiaoMo’s chest lighten up a bit,
while the sucked areas became red and swollen. After that, he caressed it again and kissed
it.
You XiaoMo cried, constantly letting out “ngghhh. ah…” sounds, the pleasure was sending
out electricity all over his body. It was putting him into disarray and bringing him
incomparable and never-ending excitement. This kind of torment was more unbearable
than ever, his body arched unconsciously, as if searching for something.
Ling Xiao took this opportunity to grab his waist, his hand moved toward his butt, and
pulled off the rest of the pants that were halfway down, revealing his well-rounded bottom.
From behind the thin undergarment that was covering up his upper body, he could faintly
see his member. This sight really was enticing.
You XiaoMo tried to clamp both of his legs together, but Ling Xiao was already in between
them.
It was the first time he felt such a strong desire, and the desire was running rampant, as if
wanting to gather up in one place and go down, eagerly trying to find a way out.
Ling Xiao’s face stiffened, his fervent eyes were gazing at You XiaoMo’s confused face.
Knowing that You XiaoMo couldn’t stand it anymore, Ling Xiao moved his hand towards the
bottom, and he reached into the clothes that covered the body slightly. Then he gripped the
thing that had been swollen and wet since a long time ago.
You XiaoMo suddenly opened his eyes widely, his body leaned powerlessly against his
shoulder. His body quivered with each of his strokes. As the panting grew heavier, his throat
sent out uncontrollable moans.
Ling Xiao grabbed his waist tightly, his forehead soaked with a thin layer of sweat, while his
eyes became darker than usual with a hint of a glimmer, just like a deep night sky full of
twinkling stars, yet with aggressiveness; like a ferocious beast, completely different than his
usual self.
Sensing that he was going to cum, Ling Xiao’s hand moved faster. When You XiaoMo
opened his mouth and moaned, he kissed his lips, continuously moving his tongue to tease
his sensitive spots. You XiaoMo came immediately, stimulated from both places. When he
let it out, Ling Xiao’s hand and the clothes on his upper body were sprayed with hot, wet
liquid. But it wasn’t clearly noticeable, as he was wearing white clothes.
Ling Xiao didn’t get rid of the hot liquid on his right hand. He first used his other hand to
half-support You XiaoMo who almost passed out from the intense pleasure, and then used
the fingers from his right hand, that was covered with the hot liquid, to thrust into the hole
of his lower part. He slowly squeezed in one finger. After making sure that he didn’t feel
uncomfortable, he squeezed in another finger.
You XiaoMo was shocked and his eyes widened. He clearly felt that there were two fingers
entering his body, and in such an embarrassing place. Although he already guessed that it
would become like this, but when it happened, of course he panicked.
At this time, Ling Xiao said near his ear with suppressed laughter, “Xiao Shidi, do you feel
comfortable?”
You XiaoMo’s face reddened, both of his hands were on his shoulders, but they looked
powerless. He only managed to say, “You… take your fingers out!”
Ling Xiao threw off his own clothes. His neat appearance and You XiaoMo’s messed up
clothes formed a strong contrast, but the thing below that was bulging out from his pants
could be seen clearly. He didn’t know when it happened, but it looked like it was going to
tear through the fabric.
You XiaoMo was sat exactly on top of it, his butt got poked with the hot and stiff, restless
thing. His body automatically turned around, wanting to flee.
But little did he know, the more he tried to move, the more Ling Xiao became excited. His
lower part became harder and hotter.
Ling Xiao was panting heavily while grabbing You XiaoMo’s slender waist, when You XiaoMo
was about to climax, Ling Xiao quickly pulled off his pants, and while You XiaoMo was
dozing off, he thrust into him all at once.
The moment You XiaoMo felt it come in, he inhaled sharply. The painful feeling of getting
torn from below cleared his mind, he grasped Ling Xiao’s hand tightly, his fingernails looked
as if they were going to sink into his flesh, which of course, was impossible.
Although Ling Xiao had stretched him before, for men, that place was small to begin with, it
wasn’t made to accept another man. Besides, Ling Xiao’s thing was bigger than that of a
normal man, so when he shoved it in all in one go, of course it would hurt so much he
almost died.
Ling Xiao didn’t want him to feel too much pain, but his endurance had already reached its
limit, so after he waited for him to adapt a little bit, he started to move slowly.
Thinking that his lower part was already torn, You XiaoMo felt it get thrusted into
repeatedly. His strained, slender body felt like a small boat swaying up on top of water. If
Ling Xiao hadn’t grabbed his waist, he would have fallen on top of the bed already.
Fortunately, Ling Xiao didn’t only enjoy himself, he sometimes took care of his lower part,
so after a while, You XiaoMo started to feel pleasure. The pain slowly started to subside,
and soon he enjoyed the feeling of lovemaking.
When Ling Xiao realized this change, he started to speed up. Whether it was because of his
strength or movement, You XiaoMo’s body started to shake violently, going up and down,
each time with intense movement. Soon, You XiaoMo became exhausted and surrendered
again.
But Ling Xiao’s endurance was much stronger than his. He didn’t show any sign of stopping,
instead, his movements became more and more intense, not stopping until he climaxed.
Ling Xiao hugged You XiaoMo tightly, supporting his body that couldn’t stop shaking, both
drenched in sweat and sticking close together. He then grabbed his head, and
simultaneously kissed his lips while he intertwined their tongues together. It muffled You
XiaoMo’s moan completely, until he was out of breath, and then he put him on top of the
bed. After that, he put both of You XiaoMo’s legs on top of his shoulders, positioning them
so their bodies were sticking close to each other, and then he started moving for a new
round…
 Chapter 204: The Past
The next day, Fang ChenYue was unable to see You XiaoMo.
Although he didn’t know what happened, he could imagine You XiaoMo yesterday must
have been punished very miserably, thus, they were very considerate and didn’t go and find
You XiaoMo.
When the sun started setting down, the punished You XiaoMo finally opened his eyes.
In front of his eyes was the familiar room’s decoration. Even though the sun had just set,
the sunshine was still kind of harsh. He had just opened his eyes but decided to close them
again; he roughly guessed he must have slept through a whole day.
You XiaoMo opened his mouth, his throat felt so dry as if it got burnt, and no sound could
come out of it.
He didn’t even remember what time they ended last night, because a certain someone
yesterday, being quite the “good-for-nothing”, had passed out in the middle. But seriously,
who could stay awake after being done nonstop for four to six hours? If he found someone
who could, he’d give his admiration to that one.
He only moved a little, but You XiaoMo immediately felt like his whole skeleton was being
torn apart. He could only hear the groaning sound coming out of it. The pain was so
agonizing that he wanted to pass out again. The most painful part of his body was the
private part down there, half of the pain was coming from here, he could still feel the
sensation of being stretched out.
In addition, it seemed like he couldn’t close his legs, the soreness came from them and it
felt like he had run a marathon.
When he thought of the image yesterday, being eaten inside out until complete exhaustion,
You XiaoMo silently cursed Ling Xiao, that fucking worse-than-a-beast man! Good or bad, it
was still his first time, and yet he laid his hands on him in this way.
The door suddenly creaked out a sound as it opened.
You XiaoMo glanced at the man, continuing to curse him. What a meanie.
The one who came in was none other than Ling Xiao.
Ling Xiao walked over to the screen and saw that You XiaoMo had finally woken up. He
chuckled and then walked to the table, pouring out a cup of tea before giving it to him.
“Xiao Shidi, your mouth must be really dry, here, have a drink first.”
You XiaoMo glanced at him, opening his mouth, like he would treat himself badly when his
mouth was so dry.
Ling Xiao immediately brought the cup to his mouth, he drank like a thirsty animal gulping
down the tea. Then Ling Xiao refilled the cup again, and You XiaoMo silently accepted it.
When he had his third cup, Ling Xiao asked, “Still want more?”
You XiaoMo shook his head, “Nah.”
Ling Xiao put down the cup, then walked to his side and helped him by massaging the
soreness away.
You XiaoMo stared at him, did he think that being nice to him would lessen his anger? But
he still comfortably accepted Ling Xiao’s service. Ling Xiao’s massaging skills surprised him a
little, it felt so nice he nearly let out a moan, the soreness was reduced a lot, who could
think that Ling Xiao also had this type of skill.
Ling Xiao lowered his head, he blew air into You XiaoMo’s ear, “Xiao Shidi, feeling good?”
You XiaoMo subconsciously wanted to nod, but suddenly he remembered he was still
angry, so he let out a fake cough and said, “Fairly ok.”
Ling Xiao looked at his awkward expression, he almost laughed out loud, but he didn’t
expose him, his hands rubbed down You XiaoMo’s shoulders, then his waist, then his butt,
…
“What are you doing?” You XiaoMo angrily turned around.
Ling Xiao was supposed to help by massaging him, and yet some pervert was nearly placing
his hands on his butt, anyone would know from his expression he had some evil intention.
Ling Xiao laughed, “I’m helping you massage, ah.” His two hands were still placed on his
butt.
You XiaoMo strongly yelled at him, “I don’t need it!”
Ling Xiao said, “How can I let it be, my job right now is to make you comfortable.”
You XiaoMo’s mouth twitched, just don’t hurt me anymore then! This was good enough,
and for the comfortable part, like he would believe this guy would be this kind. “I said I
don’t need it!”
He wanted to slap Ling Xiao’s hand away, but when he moved his back, he immediately
cried out in pain, his expression distorted.
“See, you cannot move right now, behave a little and let me help by massaging you.” Ling
Xiao used half of his body to press You XiaoMo down, making him unable to resist.
You XiaoMo wanted to fight back, but he couldn’t, though he was afraid that someone
would do something out of place again. He gave it a quick thought and changed the subject,
“About that, what is the deal with Tang Fan and Tang Zhen anyway? And what the hell was
that monster that suddenly appeared yesterday, did you destroy it?”
Encountering You XiaoMo’s long series of questions, Ling Xiao’s eyebrows did not even
move a little. He knew that You XiaoMo wanted to change the topic, and although it was so
funny, he still answered. “This matter should go back a few hundred years ago, when Tang
Fan was still not the Tian Xin Sect’s grandmaster.”
Hundreds of years ago, when Grandmaster Yu was still leading the Tian Xin Sect, the
grandmaster wanted to be on his seat for the shortest amount of time possible.
Grandmaster Yu was a very stunning figure; after he made his name known for two
hundred years, he still hadn’t taken in any disciples.
At that time, many people thought that he may not take in any disciples for another long
period of time, and then out of nowhere, he took in not one, but two disciples, and those
two were the two brothers, Tang Fan and Tang Zhen.
Grandmaster Yu held a very high hope toward those two, not only did he pass all the best
soul training techniques to them, he even never forgot to give them any magic pills. Those
with sharp eyes could clearly see that Grandmaster Yu was grooming them for the next
grandmaster title, but the title was only for one, while there were two of them.
Even though the word was like that, Grandmaster Yu only stayed on his seat for only two
hundred years; lots of people knew that he was a very ambitious person, so he certainly
wouldn’t abdicate that easily. That’s why the next head election wouldn’t happen for a very
long time, maybe another two hundred years, or five hundred years, or maybe another
thousand years’ wait was possible.
But then came the situation, something happened to Grandmaster Yu, that was the incident
Yang Yi had told You XiaoMo before.
That was when the Tian Xin Sect and other forces were discussing about the upcoming
tournament. When he was invited to attend the meeting, on the way back to the sect, he
and some other disciples who had followed him, were sneakily attacked by demons. It
seemed like those demons only targeted Grandmaster Yu, especially the demons with
strong levels.
After that Grandmaster Yu died; the Tian Xin Sect was in chaos for a long period of time.
Some people said that the reason the demons could pull a sneak attack on Grandmaster Yu
was because someone leaked out the information to them, because not many people knew
about that meeting’s time and place.
But then some people thought that it was probably just a coincidence, because other forces
had also been attacked by the demons. Although they were more fortunate, the casualties
weren’t that bad.
Since there had been no evidence, this matter remained unsolved.
Later, to stabilize the Tian Xin Sect, Yuan Mo came out to help Tang Fan, but there were still
some people who thought Grandmaster Yu’s death seemed fishy.
Then the truth was revealed; the real one who was working together with demons were the
two brothers, Tang Fan and Tang Zhen, and they were the ones who had leaked
Grandmaster Yu’s whereabouts.
The reasons: because they hated Grandmaster Yu, and their burning ambition.
Grandmaster Yu indeed saw through their ability and talent, that was why he had taken
them in, but he wanted those two to murder each other, the winner getting the
grandmaster position.
This was a very tempting condition, but unfortunately, Tang Fan and Tang Zhen were not
like average brothers.
Their parents had both died when they were young, so the two brothers had lived
dependent on each other for more than ten years. Their affection towards each other was
deeper than normal, that was why Tang Zhen gave up the grandmaster seat, so that his
brother could smoothly take over it.
Precisely because of this, those two had conspired a plan to murder Grandmaster Yu.
Probably because they had suffered a lot of hardships and witnessed countless forms of
distorted nature from humans, soon their mentalities twisted as well. Then they abused
their authority and used the Tian Xin Sect prison to lock away criminals into a type of
purgatory.
Every day there were dozens of prisoners that died in that purgatory as their flesh and
blood was used to make a peerless monster. This monster was a superb one and could help
them achieve their ambition to take over the Long Tian continent. In a full 200 years, both
brothers collaborated from inside to outside, the older was in the light while the younger
was in the dark. Since then, no one had ever found out.
But this secret of Tang Fan and Tang Zhen was no longer a secret after their deaths.
All the truths had been dug out by Ling Xiao and then relayed to Yuan Mo; as to how they
were to deal with Tang Fan’s cronies, that was Yuan Mo’s problem.
That monster, how it disappeared in the end, Ling Xiao didn’t say anything about that to
You XiaoMo, he only said two or three sentences to bypass the matter.
You XiaoMo didn’t care about that much, he only thought Ling Xiao must have killed it.
The next day, You XiaoMo finally got out of bed.
During that period, many people had come over to visit him, but most of them he was not
familiar with. As to why they were visiting, the answer was obvious.
A few days later, the news about Kong Wen’s disappearance finally spread.
At first, all the Elders and Shixiong thought that he must have had gone somewhere, but
then after a few days, they still hadn’t seen him come back. Without a single bit of
information, people started feeling something was wrong, so they sent people out to search
for him, but the result of course was that nothing was found.
You XiaoMo heard that his seniors these past few days had been looking for Kong Wen.
Because he was afraid people would find out, You XiaoMo hid inside his room and refused
to take a single step outside.
Ling Xiao wanted to take him outside several times, but You XiaoMo was dead set on
staying in bed, refusing to leave. Ling Xiao couldn’t forcefully carry him out, or else he
would cry like a wolf hound, and so, Ling Xiao moved into his room on that same day. The
bed was small, so Zhou Peng suggested getting them a bigger one, but Ling Xiao refused.
Compared to a big bed, he liked the smaller one more, because then You XiaoMo would
have no place to hide, and at night, he would automatically roll into his arms.
The next day, their small house welcomed in uninvited guests.
 Chapter 205: Dao Xin Academy
That uninvited guest was Ye Han. It was unbelievable that he could leave Yun Shui peak to
run to Earth Peak to see them.
When You XiaoMo heard about it, he was shocked to death. His relationship with Ye-shishu
was not that deep, he only met him a few times some months ago. After that he never went
back to Yun Shui peak again, and Ye-shishu was merely a name he occasionally overheard
from Da Shixiong.
But the most important thing was that, he didn’t come here for Ling Xiao, he came here to
find him.
You XiaoMo had yet to have any reaction, and Ye-shishu had already gotten straight to the
point. His sentence nearly made him piss himself.
Ye Han said, “I know Fang ChenYue took some of the mid-level seeds for you.”
You XiaoMo’s legs started trembling, he had known, but what had delayed exposing them?
Ye Han saw through his nervous expression, he suddenly laughed, “Don’t be nervous, I
didn’t come here to accuse you. Even If I had any intention to, I’m afraid I don’t have the
ability to do so.”
When he spoke those words, he glanced at Ling Xiao who was pretending to pick up the
book behind You XiaoMo’s back.
The story about this man not being the Lin Xiao they knew, after that event, the truth was
confirmed.
But out of fear of stronger people, no one dared to deny Ling Xiao.
In the past, people would always amicably call him two words, Da Shixiong. But now, every
Tian Xin Sect’s disciple, whenever they saw him, they always avoided him in fear. Even the
Elders didn’t dare to approach him.
Ye Han was a level seven mage, his power was only so so, but since he had a good
impression of Ling Xiao, compared to the others, he was quite calm.
You XiaoMo knew who Ye-Shishu referred to; he could only let out an awkward smile.
Ye Han looked at him from head to toe, then laughed, “At first, I already saw you were
really special, and it seems like my eyes are not bad at judging at all.”
Even though those words were a little narcissistic, it also meant that he was praising You
XiaoMo’s good natural endowments.
If this were in the past, You XiaoMo would have felt embarrassed from the compliment, but
after what had happened with Kong Wen, he became a little over-sensitive. The reason
Kong Wen started doubting him was all because of what “used to be his natural ability” and
that his level didn’t match. That was why he felt a little conscious about Ye Han.
“Ye-shishu, what do you need me for?” You XiaoMo tested him.
Ye Han suddenly paused, as if it was something difficult for him to say, “Do you have an
emperor blood herb?”
You XiaoMo surprised for a moment, “How do you know?”
Hearing his counter-question, Ye Han’s expression was a little bit relieved. He saw You
XiaoMo staring at him, so he embarrassingly said, “Nine-Winged Unity Serpent is a Yin
attribute beast, so he should be rather sensitive toward Yin attribute herbs, and an emperor
blood herb just happens to be one of them, so, well, that was just my guess.”
You XiaoMo had nothing to say, turned out it was him who spilled the beans.
Ling Xiao came forward as he placed one hand on You XiaoMo’s shoulder, he smiled yet he
didn’t seem like he was smiling. He looked at Ye Han, “You want his herb?”
Ye Han knew he couldn’t fool them, so he got straight to the point, “I’m collecting herbs for
a recipe, and the emperor blood herb is one of them, but this magic herb is extremely rare.
I have been searching for it for a long time now, but I still can’t find any. That is why I came
here to ask for your herb, in return I’m willing to exchange something of the same value
with you.”
Both You XiaoMo and Ling Xiao knew which recipe he was talking about.
It was likely the Noble pill recipe that was stolen before; who would have thought Ye Han
had prepared the ingredients for the recipe, and it seemed like he had been preparing for a
long time now.
If it were other people asking, he would certainly refuse right away.
Had You XiaoMo not owned a dimension, then that emperor blood herb would be a one-of-
a-kind treasure. Even if others promised him more benefits, he would never take it out.
But one could say Ye Han was very lucky, because You XiaoMo had used the lake water to
grow the herb into maturity before, he even got two extra seeds in return.
However, You XiaoMo didn’t want to take it out that simply.
But Ye Han, after all, was an Elder, to ask for some sort of payment seemed a little too…
Seeing him stammering, Ling Xiao calmly talked in his stead, “Exchange is not impossible,
but what thing are you going to use to exchange, that can attract our interest?”
Ye Han saw they were willing to accept the exchange, he could not but feel delighted, he
thought up some words and said, “I have a level seven recipe in my possession, I can give it
to you, but if it still isn’t enough, I will also give you information that I believe You-shizhi will
need.”
The third floor of the library only had recipes from level four to level six, You XiaoMo until
now did not own a single level seven recipe.
“What recipe might that be?” Ling Xiao asked in You XiaoMo’s stead.
“Soul recovery pills,” Ye Han said.
When he heard those words, You XiaoMo immediately revealed an obvious happy face; he
had heard about the Soul recovery pills.
Soul recovery pill was a level seven pill, mainly used to recover the damaged soul, if the soul
still existed, if you had this pill, no matter how injured someone was, their body could still
recover. Although it could not compare to a level eight or nine pill, the herbs to refine this
pill were much harder to find. Many people had not even heard about their existence.
But You XiaoMo had the exact herb that was used for that recipe, the Vitality herb.
Ling Xiao glanced at the excited You XiaoMo, continuing by asking, “Then about the
information you mentioned?”
Ye Han asked, “Are you going to leave the Tian Xin Sect?”
You XiaoMo was startled, and he looked at Ling Xiao. This was what he had wanted to ask
Ling Xiao about.
Ling Xiao said with no hesitation, “Of course.”
Ye Han had guessed that; with Ling Xiao’s power, it was impossible for him to stay in the
Tian Xin Sect. Besides, he had already told everyone that he had only come here to find a
person, and since that one was already found, of course he would want to leave.
Ye Han said, “I wonder, have you ever heard of the Dao Xin Academy?”
You XiaoMo was clueless, obviously he had never heard about it.
Ling Xiao lifted his eyebrows, “I have heard about it, seems like it is the most powerful
academy on the Long Tian continent.”
Ye Han nodded, “Yes, and Dao Xin Academy recruit’s students every three years with no
restrictions on origin. If you pass the test, you can enroll in, I have received the information.
Two months from now will be Dao Xin’s three-year enrollment time. I think You-shizi should
go and register there, if you can enter the Dao Xin Academy, it will be a good development
for his future.”
Toward the Dao Xin Academy, Ling Xiao only had some impression about its reputation, but
he didn’t know that much about it.
“Tell me what you know.”
“The Tian Xin Sect, even though it’s the biggest sect in the South, it also has its limitations. If
you want to become a genuine mage, you should leave the South.”
“What is your point?” Ling Xiao asked, while You XiaoMo silently raised up his ear.
Ye Han slowly said, “Some people think that a mage can only refine pills and can’t do
anything else. A true mage, besides refining pills, is one who can also initiate fighting. What
a mage lacks is skill training for their soul.”
You XiaoMo rolled his eyes, he remembered the time when SheQiu killed Kong Wen, at that
time around his body there seemed to have appeared a layer like an armor.
A genuine mage was not as weak as some people would think.
The reason why practitioners thought mages were weak was because most mages only use
soul training to increase the capacity of their soul. Simply said, they used it just to level up.
But, if one learned to properly wield their soul, one could be very strong.
Much like Kong Wen had done to defend himself when he made a soul armor. That
technique was also one of them, although what he practiced was a defensive style of soul
training, not the skill training. A skill training and a soul training were not the same. A soul
training was equivalent to practicing the inner power, while the skill training was to practice
attacking techniques like learning martial art movements, but it taught a mage to use their
soul to attack.
However, even a big sect like the Tian Xin Sect only owned a low-level soul training manual,
let alone an actual skill training technique.
In the entirety of the Long Tian continent, the place which had the most soul training and
skill training techniques was the Dao Xin Academy. One could only learn the techniques that
everyone yearned for after they were able to enter the academy. In addition, Dao Xin
Academy also had special instructors to teach students, which was much better than
researching on their own.
Ye Han had long heard about how Kong Wen ignored You XiaoMo, and how he managed his
recent achievements on his own two feet. But a mage was a broad and profound job, if
anyone wanted to thoroughly master it by themselves, it would be impossible.
Ye Han was not sure if Ling Xiao would bring You XiaoMo there, but he believed You XiaoMo
would find some way on his own. He remembered his young self who used to yearn for the
Dao Xin Academy, but at that time the conditions had been rather poor, and his talent was
not particularly high. In the end, he had to give up the academy…
That was still the biggest regret in Ye Han’s heart!
Although he was unable to enroll in the Dao Xin Academy, he had high hopes that You
XiaoMo would go, after all this was a chance no one should miss. Or else they would have
to wait for another three years.
Besides leveling up, every mage also wanted to be as powerful as a practitioner. That way
they wouldn’t have to rely on another to survive.
You XiaoMo was truly fascinated by that information, but a skill training technique was just
one of the things he was aiming for.
Why, you asked? Well, because previously, when he was stuck in the bottleneck, it made
him aware of his lack of understanding of this mage job. So, after he listened to Ye-shishu’s
words, he suddenly had a new aim in life – to enter the Dao Xin Academy.
You XiaoMo looked at Ling Xiao with eyes full of expectations.
Ling Xiao thought a little, “This information is worth the price, I accept!”
Ye Han let out a sigh of relief, while showing a happy smile, he had been worried that they
would refuse.
After the exchange was finished, Ye Han immediately left Earth Peak with You XiaoMo’s
emperor herb, and as to how to refine Noble pills after one finished collecting all the herbs?
Well, that was his business.
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T/n: A little explanation of soul training and skill training.
Soul training: to train your soul’s capability, quality and quantity.
Skill training: to train how to wield the soul power.
=> both train your soul, but the goal is different. Soul training increases the power of your
soul, but a skill training will teach you how to use your soul power to fight.
 Chapter 206: Addressing
Ling Xiao was not in a hurry to leave the Earth Peak; he had already promised Yuan Mo to
help Zhou Peng stabilize his new position within the Tian Xin Sect. Even though Yuan Mo’s
position was the highest apart from the grandmaster, Ling Xiao was still much more
fearsome to other people.
The party that used to oppose Tang Fan before, after his death, they started to come out
like spring bamboo after rain. Zhou Peng didn’t immediately suppress them, instead, he
gave to those who were willing to serve him the seats once occupied by Tang Fan’s men.
Like the Xiao Long’s party, before when Tang Fan was still alive, Xiao Long’s party was the
closest to him.
Zhou Peng already hated them before, but he didn’t choose to kill them, instead, he found
an excuse to exile them to a poor resource mountain, where their hands could not reach
the Wu Shuang Mountain, nor could they plan a coup d’état.
Seeing how Tang Fan was like an ant for Ling Xiao, Xiao Long and Lei Ju were both scared to
death, and so they didn’t dare to object to anything.
The biggest change was the Warrior Division, because the mage division didn’t have much
to do with the internal war of the Tian Xin Sect, so there weren’t many changes in the mage
division, although the atmosphere had slightly changed.
Of the three peaks of the mage division, Sky peak was the one which had the most
connections with Tang Fan, after his death, they couldn’t find any advantages to stand
above, plus now Earth Peak had You XiaoMo backing it up, even though Kong Wen was
dead, Earth Peak status was still unaffected.
Zhou Peng knew that Ling Xiao was very fond of You XiaoMo, and You XiaoMo was fond of
his seniors; after he took over the seat, the first thing he decreed was that there would be
no unfair distribution of resources between the three peaks and no special treatment.
Following this new rule, whether it was Earth Peak or Flying Peak, people all voted for it,
except for Heaven peak as they remained silent; even if they were dissatisfied, no one
dared to raise an objection.
When things got sorted out and Zhou Peng’s position was finally settled, Ling Xiao was
finally ready to leave the Tian Xin Sect.
Zhou Peng knew Ling Xiao would leave sooner or later, so he didn’t deliberately persuade
him to stay. Zhou Peng only said that, regardless of who Ling Xiao was, he would always
remain his Da Shixiong.
After that Ling Xiao scolded him, well, just for show and then Zhou Peng gloomily ran away.
On the other side, You XiaoMo wanted to say farewell to his seniors by giving a heartfelt
goodbye, but that idea was rejected by Ling Xiao.
The result of the bargain, You XiaoMo didn’t even get a chance to even see their faces;
moreover, Fang ChenYue and Fu ZiLin just happened not to be on the peak. If he wanted to
say goodbye to them, he would need to find them. In the end, You XiaoMo had no choice
but to tearfully write a letter to them, and then later he was dragged away like a little chick
from the Tian Xin Sect.
Looking at how the Tian Xin Sect was getting smaller and smaller with distance, You XiaoMo
couldn’t help letting out two drops of crocodile tears. He suddenly remembered something
he forgot to do – how could he have forgotten to swipe that Flame Flower herb, such
miscalculation!
“Ling-shixiong, where are we going next?”
You XiaoMo sniffled, quickly taking back that teardrop that had yet to fall, so fast that it
made it look like a fake tear.
Ling Xing leaned his head over, funnily looking at him, “Still calling me Ling-shixiong?”
You XiaoMo had gone dumb, that’s right, they had left the Tian Xin Sect, and he didn’t know
if he would be able to come back here in the future, and Ling Xiao was not the Tian Xin
Sect’s eldest disciple anymore. Of course, he was not his Shixiong, “What should I call you?”
Ling Xiao touched his chin, suddenly proposed, “How about you call me Xiao?”
“Denied.” You XiaoMo said without hesitation, quickly objecting to that idea, that was too
cheesy, “Maybe I should just call you Ling-dage.”
(t/n: dage = Da Shixiong, eldest brother, but this term usually on friendship level, or family,
or to someone you respect, not for romantic relationship.)
“Rejected.” Now Ling Xiao objected it.
You XiaoMo asked, “Why not?”
Ling Xiao hugged his thin waist so tightly that their bodies stuck together, he extended his
forefinger and lifted his chin like he was flirting with a well-bred woman. He smirked,
“Would dage kiss you? Would dage have sex with you? Would dage treat you like how I
do?”
You XiaoMo’s body had gone stiff, he could feel the sleeping monster down there; even
though it was in hibernation right now, he could still feel its shape under the clothes clearly.
What happened that night really left a big shadow on him.
You XiaoMo blushed, “Let go of me first.”
Ling Xiao acted naughty, “You call me Xiao and I will let you go.”
You XiaoMo’s lip shivered, he had an impulse to bite him to death, and then he really went
for it. He immediately lunged toward Ling Xiao’s arm, opened his mouth and mercilessly bit
him, he bit as he chomped on it.
Ling Xiao couldn’t hold his laughter, pulling his arm, “Stop.”
You XiaoMo violently shook his head, “Ah wun stup~”
(T/n: I won’t stop)
Ling Xiao was the first to surrender, though not because it was painful, he actually didn’t
even feel any tickle or pain, “Fine, I won’t force you. How about both of us take a step back,
you can directly call me Ling Xiao, okay?”
You XiaoMo thought a little, then gave a nod. He loosened his mouth; his jaw kind of felt a
little sore now.
Ling Xiao lifted his arm and squinted his eyes; there were no teeth marks left behind, and
his clothes were the high-quality ones, but there was a lot of saliva on it. Sparkling sparkle,
if not for his clothes being waterproof, it would have seeped through the fabric.
You XiaoMo rubbed his sore mouth and carefully watched Ling Xiao’s expression, he saw
him squint his eyes. You XiaoMo quickly shifted back into the corner of the carriage.
Ling Xiao took a deep breath, his smile gentle like a spring breeze. Like a flower blooming in
March, he softly spoke his name, “You XiaoMo.”
“Here~” You XiaoMo weakly raised his hand, too scared, this was the first time Ling Xiao
called his name.
Ling Xiao moved next to him, looked at his yet-to-wipe-saliva face, he wickedly licked his
lips, “You XiaoMo, you have a lot of saliva. Seems like you need someone to help you
swallow it all.”
You XiaoMo gave a “Ha?” sound, and then Ling Xiao’s face magnified in front of him. While
You XiaoMo’s mouth was still open, Ling Xiao quickly picked up those lips. He bit his lip so
hard that it made him scream in pain.
Ling Xiao held his head tightly, as his tongue easily infiltrated into You XiaoMo’s mouth with
an undeniable strength – but it was not a rough movement. He locked his tongue with You
XiaoMo’s and kissed him passionately. He said he could and he would, as if all of You
XiaoMo’s saliva was being sucked away.
You XiaoMo quickly waved a white flag.
Ling Xiao finally released him, as his body was paralyzed inside his arms and he was left
gasping for breath.
He had been taken advantage of again!
…
The Dao Xin Academy was in the north of the Long Tian Continent, as the distance between
the Tian Xin and the Dao Xin was far like that between heaven and hell. To some people,
even if they had any intention to enroll in the Dao in Academy, they would be powerless
because the Long Tian Continent was big.
The Long Tian Continent was a very vast and wide land, the Tian Xin Sect might be the one
who had taken over the South, but in the end the South was still only a little part of Long
Tian. If someone wanted to fly from the South to the North, it would likely take several
decades to reach the destination, and who would have enough energy to fly for a decade?
Besides, the North was still a little uncivilized, even the traffic system was not that
convenient.
Of course, to get from the South to North, this was not the only route, in fact there were
two more convenient routes to get from the South to the North.
First there was the transport circle, but to cast a transport circle to transport to the South
was too costly, not many people could afford this method. The second one was even more
impossible, and that was the transport space, this type of method would need more than
five Imperial level warriors to make it, and throughout the South there were only three
Imperial levels.
With the limited conditions, although the South was a very suitable place for other forces to
develop, because of the high fee, most of the South was still unenlightened.
It was said that a transport circle was not open more than a hundred times in one year.
Sometimes it was only opened one time per month, that was why even when the southern
forces were busy fighting each other to death, they didn’t worry much that outsiders might
take advantage of the situation. Everything had its cause.
“Ling… Xiao, why is it that it’s so expensive to cast a transport circle?”
You XiaoMo wrinkled his eyebrows at his first attempt to say Ling Xiao’s name. It felt so
awkward.
Ling Xiao said, “That is because the farther you are, the more energy is consumed. Since the
spirit stones needed to cast the circle are not available anywhere, if you can save on the
cost you should, and the South and the North span over almost the whole Long Tian
Continent. So, it would obviously set the cost high.”
You XiaoMo nodded, “Then where should we go?”
Ling Xiao said, “Naye City, the only city that had a transport circle to the North.”
Naye City was the biggest city in the South, its development was more prosperous than the
big city of Qing Cheng was, because there were several transport circles inside this city.
Those circles could help one get out of the South to reach other places. Although, transport
circles used to a more faraway place were fewer, the short-distance ones were plentiful.
Every year Naye City earned a large sum of money thanks to this.
 Chapter 207: Transport circle
Two days later, their carriage finally reached the outside of Naye City.
Naye City was located on a high slope, famous for its beautiful scenery. Up above the high
slope was the transport circle; it was said that every night, the sky here would be covered in
twinkling stars, sparkling and glowing all over the dark night with a variety of colors,
extremely beautiful, as if it covered all Naye City.
Rumors were that many lovers and couples would come to Naye City every year just for
this. And if your love was witnessed beneath those stars, then it would be blessed for all
eternity. Regardless of whether this rumor was true, this stunning scenery was real.
By the time You XiaoMo and Ling Xiao reached Naye City, the sun had cast down its fiery
red rays upon the clouds. Half of its body had sunk down to the horizon line, as the sun rays
fell onto the Naye City’s gate, making it a bright red.
Although the sun was about to go down, the flow of people going in and out the city was
still strong and continuous.
After they got off the carriage, Ling Xiao shooed away the Raging Inferno Horse and then
took You XiaoMo into the city.
Even though Naye City was established on a high slope, all that around it were famous
spots.
Up on the north side of the city was the endless Great Desert. The Great Desert was a vast
and very dangerous area, because this was the home of many low-level beasts, one could
meet a pack at any time. One couldn’t take precautions against it, since they were always
hidden under the sand.
To the south were large plains, also filled with low level demon beasts, but because their
strength was not that great, and they were less likely to stay in a group, this area was not as
dangerous. If a dozen of people gathered, then they could safely pass through the plains.
The west area was a sea, with lots of marine type low level demon beasts. Finally, a
mountainous terrain with a very rugged topography was to the east side. The area was
divided by a big mountain range, making this the largest canyon of the Long Tian continent.
The canyon was very wide, and above it was white mist floating all year round; some said
that this fog could affect practitioners very heavily, so no one had ever dared to fly above
the canyon.
That was why lot of people chose to leave via a transport circle and not by flying on their
own.
You XiaoMo gave the gate guard ten gold coins before entering the city.
After he had gotten behind the gate, You XiaoMo was a little unhappy, he made a *humph*
sound and said, “Naye City really knows how to steal money, ah! Five gold coins per person
as an entering fee, even worse than HunJi City’s three gold coins.”
Listening to his complaints, Ling Xiao laughed, “Naye City is, after all, the city that has the
biggest transport circle. If the city gave up on taking such an opportunity to make a big gold
pocket, that would be too dumb.”
You XiaoMo shrugged his shoulders; fine, if he were the city lord, he would probably do the
same, since there were countless practitioners wanting to leave the South through this
transport circle. Why was it that he felt like this relationship was between an abuser and
the abused?
“Next, where should we go?” You XiaoMo turned towards Ling Xiao.
Ling Xiao touched his chin, “Let’s go to where the transport system is placed first to
determine the time to leave, then we will plan something later.”
You XiaoMo gave it a quick thought, then nodded.
Suddenly an old man appeared; he had been concerned about them for a while now, and
his face was full of wrinkles as he showed a nice smile, “Hey son, it seems that you want to
go the transportation zone?”
You XiaoMo looked at him in surprise; the one who spoke to them was an old man wearing
clothes made from linen, he looked rather clean and his age seemed older, yet his step was
quite agile. You XiaoMo asked, “How do you know?”
The little old man saw he didn’t get annoyed and immediately said, “I have lived in Naye
City for almost fifty years, and I see your two faces are unfamiliar. Outsiders either come
here for the starry sky or for the transport circle, since you two are not a couple, then it’s
certainly for the latter.”
Hearing that ‘couple’ word, You XiaoMo secretly looked at Ling Xiao; it reminded him, their
relationship could be considered as that of lovers in some ways – after all, what needed to
be done had been done.
Ling Xiao was aware of his glance, he turned his head and winked at him, which made You
XiaoMo startle and quickly take back his line of sight. Ling Xiao smiled and asked, “Do you
know about the transport circle?”
The old man felt happy and he patted his chest confidently, saying, “Of course, this little old
man can guarantee. In Naye City, except the watchmen at the transportation zone, no one
is more knowledgeable about the transport circle situation than me; if you to want to know
something, just ask, I will answer what I know.”
A transport circle’s job was to transport, that was all, there was really nothing more to
know about it.
But the transport circles in Naye City were different, if someone didn’t understand the
situation, they could be tricked easily by the transport circle’s watchmen.
Because all the transport circles in Naye City were based on the distance to charge the fee,
if people did not learn the data of the circle used, then the watchmen would trick them into
using a longer distance route.
For example, they wouldn’t tell that the transport circle could go straight to the desired
destination, they would tell people to take the one that reaches another place, then from
that place they’d have to transfer to another circle to transport to their end goal.
This way they could charge a higher cost, and thus a new type of job was derived, and that
was what this old man did.
They would watch out at the gate and observe who was a first timer, whether here for the
transportation zone or not, then they would introduce and guide you for a certain fee.
Although he was not completely clear on the Naye City situation, Ling Xiao looked at the old
man’s positive attitude. He could roughly guess what would happen. Immediately, he said,
“Then tell us something, how many circles are there in the transportation zone?”
The little old man said, “There are currently ten circles open in the transportation zone right
now, three of them for the South territory. Except for some specific places, those can lead
you anywhere. The others lead to the western border of Jixian Valley, if you want to reach
other destinations in the West, you need to first transport to Jixian, then you can transfer at
a line there… and the last destination is the Black Swamp of the North.”
Ling Xiao asked, “How is the situation of the Black Swamp transport?”
Seeing him specifically mention this one, the old man knew this was their destination, so he
quickly answered, “Son, you have asked the right man. This transport circle was opened five
days ago, and because there aren’t enough people, it hadn't departed yet. It needs three
more people, if by today’s sunset they still don’t have enough, then the rest of the
passengers are going to have to split the fee and pay for the missing three so that that can
close the circle. If you two want to go there, you better register now.”
“Then we should hurry up, the sun looks like it about to set soon.” You XiaoMo alerted him.
Ling Xiao nodded, “Then let’s go.”
Before going, You XiaoMo took out from his magic bag two gold coins and gave them to the
old man.
After those two left, the little old man was petrified as he held the two gold coins with a
surprised and happy face. This was the first time he met someone who gave him this much.
Before, at best, he could get a dozen of silver coins, and occasionally there would be some
generous people. But still they would only give him one gold coin. With these two gold
coins, his family could live on them alone for more than a month.
The people standing nearby couldn’t but envy him; as they had been slower than this old
man, their expressions were full of regret.
The transportation zone was not very far from the city gate, they quickly arrived at the
place.
The zone was crowded with people, many were waiting on the side, they were mostly
practitioners. There were also some mages. Some people were busy discussing, some
people were waiting anxiously for someone.
A lot of people came, very few people left. Everywhere was packed with people and their
constant whispering.
At this moment, an uproar suddenly started among the crowd.
By the time You XiaoMo and Ling Xiao arrived, someone was sent flying, and with a *bang*
the person fell right before their feet. If they hadn’t taken a slower step, they might have
been caught in that fall.
They hadn’t reacted to what happened yet, and the one who had kicked that guy came out
from the crowd.
It was a big bearded man, with a tiger back and mature body. His aura sent out a tough and
aggressive feeling, that man was a three-star Celestial level practitioner, and the level of the
young man who was kicked was much lower – he was only at the four-star Moon level, no
wonder he was thrown out like a little chicken.
(t/n: tiger back and mature body = tiger back is very muscular and strong => the man is buff)
The young man got up from the ground with an angry face, he furiously fixated on that
bulky guy; even though his power was much lower, he didn’t seem to be afraid at all.
And then, from between the people a group came out. Their clothes were the same as that
young man’s.
One of the white bearded old men of that group immediately went to the young man’s side,
worriedly asking, “Are you alright?”
The young man fiercely said, “Uncle Lin, I want him to die.” He had never been this
disgraced since birth.
More and more onlookers gathered, You XiaoMo raised his ear to hear everyone’s
whispers, so that he could promptly guess the story.
Originally these people wanted to use the same circle to leave this place, but because there
weren’t enough people, all the passengers had to share the missing cost, but because of an
uneven distribution, they quarreled.
There were a total of fifteen people, a group of six, a group of three and a group of two, and
four other individuals.
Since this young man’s group was the largest in total, they didn’t want to pay the split fee
because it would take them six times more than others. So, they suggested splitting the cost
evenly between all the people. Of course, there were some who agreed with his proposal,
but that bulky man and some other practitioners felt that they covered the loss more, so
they disagreed, which led to a breakout. Even though the man’s party had more people,
that bulky guy’s strength was higher, that’s why he had the upper hand.
Just when they started to fight, a middle-aged man came over.
That middle aged man gloomily shouted, “If you continue to be noisy, then this transport
circle doesn’t need to be opened.”
The young man’s group and the bulky man’s expressions changed.
 Chapter 208: The Starry Sky of Naye City
This type of situation would occur every few days at the transportation zone, so there was
nothing to be surprised about anymore. No one hated that a fight broke out at the scene,
people all got excited, some even rowdily jeered.
Ling Xiao looked at the scene once and then ignored it; he pulled You XiaoMo to the
registration section, the old man earlier had explained all the details to them. The
registration section had a total of ten registration points, each represented one of the ten
transport circles; what they wanted to find was the last registration point.
Compared to the other nine points, the tenth one was undoubtedly the most deserted.
There were no people around, only a few practitioners whispering in quiet.
The staff was a bored-looking young man; when he saw the shadow suddenly appear in
front of him, he looked up and saw Ling Xiao and You XiaoMo. He was stunned for a
moment, then immediately became overjoyed, “Hello, do you guys want to register for this
transport circle?”
Ling Xiao nodded, “That’s right, when will this transport circle open? And how much is the
fee for two people?”
The man seemed to be so happy, he tossed away Ling Xiao’s question as he stood up and
excitedly waved at the group of people, “Yang Dui, there are two more people here to
register.”
Yang Dui was the middle-aged man who just yelled at the bulky guy and the young man
earlier. When they heard him, both parties were stunned, and then they immediately
walked over.
“You two want to go to the North?” Yang Dui walked forwards, looking at them from top to
bottom.
Ling Xiao reluctantly also glanced at them, “Any problems?”
Yang Dui wanted to shake his head, but then suddenly he remembered something, “There
is a small problem, the transport circle to the North needs a total of eighteen people, plus
you two means we are still missing one. It seems like there won’t be any more registrants
soon, so unless we all split the cost, this transport circle can’t be open.”
Ling Xiao nodded, “Okay.”
Seeing it being accepted so easily, Yang Dui face got a little better, he liked to deal with
straightforward people. Next, he turned around to the other bunch, he talked with a ‘not
allowed to refuse’ tone, “According to the number of people, then each one of you should
pay an extra 5,882 gold coins. No objection?”
When he said this, his eyes clearly pointed toward that young man’s group with a hint of
warning.
If Yang Dui had said it, if they continued to oppose, then it would be too ignorant.
The old man said, “We accept.”
The bearded bulky man looked at them, pleased; this whole matter was their fault, and the
results were expected.
Since everything had come to terms, Yang Dui finally left, You XiaoMo counted 211,000 gold
coins and gave it to the staff; after the staff accepted the money, he gave each of them a
badge.
Such an expensive fee, no wonder that young man’s group didn’t want to shoulder it.
Because their destination was too far, they would have to pay the amount of 100k gold
coins more for the shared fee. To an average person, this was indeed not a small number,
for some people even a few years’ savings wouldn’t be enough.
No wonder that at this transport circle, even though it had been opened for five days now,
there were only seventeen people who would register. That was just because lady luck was
on their side, most of the time to reach the ten-people mark was also a problem.
After paying the fee, the transport circle didn’t immediately start.
Because it need some rearrangement, the opening time was set to tomorrow morning at
Snake time.
(t/n: in ancient Chinese, the time system was a dual-hour system, which means there were
12 milestones per day, each milestone’s length equaled 2 hours. Using the earthly branches
system (or zodiac, as you all know it) to name the time. Start from 11pm to 1am is the Rat
time, then 1am to 3am is Ox time, and so on. So, Snake time is about 9-11 am.)
When people knew the exact time it was to start, they began to scatter. You XiaoMo and
Ling Xiao also left the transportation zone, since they had a whole night to spare.
At this point, the sun had finally set, as the sky gradually darkened.
They randomly found some tavern near the transport site to stay for one night; when they
walked up the stairs, You XiaoMo recognized the man who just walked into the tavern. It
happened to be that bulky man who was in the dispute earlier, but more of a coincidence
was that the bearded guy’s room happened to be right next to theirs.
When they walked into their room, You XiaoMo directly rushed to the big bed. Even though
he had gotten accustomed to the carriage, he had sat in there for so many days, his bones
had all gone soft and mushy, and it didn’t take long for him to fall asleep.
When Ling Xiao walked inside the bedroom, he saw that You XiaoMo had already faded off
to dreamland.
Ling Xiao went to the bedside and sat down, took off You XiaoMo’s boots for him, and
covered him with the blanket, then he gave him a kiss on the forehead before leaving the
room.
After an hour, You XiaoMo was woken up by hunger.
His stomach was growling non-stop, so loudly that he couldn’t continue sleeping.
With a chicken-nest head, You XiaoMo walked out of the inner room like a ghost, and the
first thing he saw was a table full of delicious dishes. Food really brightened his mood, his
eyes lit up as he rushed to the table, but when he had yet to touch his favorite chicken feet,
Ling Xiao lifted him up halfway through.
Ling Xiao amusedly said, “I have asked the servant for a basin of water. Go wash your face
and hands.”
You XiaoMo gloomily looked at him; fine, he was a good kid who had good hygiene.
He looked much cleaner after washing his face, his chicken-nest hair had also been
flattened, then Ling Xiao finally agreed to let him sit down at the table. All the dishes on the
table were You XiaoMo’s favorites, a fragrant braised chicken feet dish which seemed like a
local specialty, as well as braised pork – the meat was from a low-level demon beast,
delicious and juicy; this was also one of the local specialties.
You XiaoMo ate until his stomach went around. Half of the food on the table was now
inside his stomach.
Ling Xiao came over and teasingly touched his belly, evilly laughing, “Xiao Momo, your belly
is so round, ah, are you pregnant?”
You XiaoMo’s face was instantly pale, he didn’t even flinch when Ling Xiao called him Xiao
Momo, he just directly used his elbow and violently whacked toward Ling Xiao. “Get lost,
you are the one who is pregnant. Your whole family is pregnant. I’m a man, how could I get
pregnant?”
Ling Xiao was amused by You XiaoMo’s action, he laughed out loud, “Why not, as long as
you are determined enough, you can get pregnant anytime.”
You XiaoMo turned frightened, “It couldn’t be… Can men really get pregnant?”
Ling Xiao ambiguously said as he stood up, “Probably.”
You XiaoMo grabbed his clothes, “Don’t fool me, is it possible?”
Ling Xiao lazily glanced at him, and vaguely laughed, “Why do you seem so concerned about
it? Are you interested in having a baby? Well, seems like I will have to work harder.”
You XiaoMo immediately let go of his clothes and blushed, “I don’t want one.”
This expression tickled Ling Xiao, he couldn’t help laughing out loud. Long after that, You
XiaoMo finally realized he had been played. He angrily glared at him, but this stare into Ling
Xiao’s eyes made him feel like You XiaoMo was tempting him, and that quickly made his
blood boil over.
Ling Xiao seized his waist, he whispered into You XiaoMo’s ear, “Your stomach is probably
too full. How about going for a walk, and we can also go look at the starry sky of Naye City.”
You XiaoMo touched his belly, it really was bloated, so he agreed.
After a while, they left the tavern and headed to the busiest street of Naye City, under the
dark night sky, the street lights were still as bright as daytime, as the sky was also gradually
decorated with sparkling stars, twinkling beautifully.
Walking under such a night sky, both mind and soul felt so calm. Those dream-like stars
were exceptionally beautiful; no wonder couples would come here just to see them, to
spend a night under such magnificent scenery with your sweetheart, so romantic.
You XiaoMo didn’t expect Ling Xiao to take him out to see the starry sky, his cute face
couldn’t cover his surprised expression.
Ling Xiao smiled and didn’t say anything, he only pulled his hand and went to pay the
viewing fee.
Naye City’s starry sky was very famous, every year many couples would come here for it,
that was why the city lord thought of a good idea to make money, and that was to take
viewing fee at some of the most beautiful spots, each person would have to pay two gold
coins to enter.
Compared to the city entrance fee, these two gold coins were nothing, this price was in an
acceptable range.
Moreover, even if the price was set higher, there probably would still be an endless stream
of couples.
By the time You XiaoMo was about to pay the fee, he saw Ling Xiao take four gold coins out
of nowhere and give it to the guard. He was super surprised, since when did this person
have money? He always thought that Ling Xiao was penniless.
The slope was the best spot to view the starry sky of Naye City; when they walked inside,
some of the corners were filled with several couples. Aside from couples, there were also
plenty of people who came here alone, as they were simply here just to appreciate the
stars.
They laid down on the grass at a well-covered spot, Ling Xiao leaned his body on his side
and looked at You XiaoMo beside him, his one hand supported his head. He laughed, “So,
how about it, Xiao Momo?”
You XiaoMo noticed he called him by that name again, but… he was too lazy to bother with
it, because he knew that even if he made a fuss about it, Ling Xiao would certainly not
listen. He only acted according to what he liked, so it was a waste of saliva to nag him.
You XiaoMo looked up to the brightly lit sky, as if the stars were in front of his eyes, and he
nodded contentedly, saying, “So intriguing… this is the first time I have ever seen such
beautiful night sky after coming to this world.”
The sentence didn’t seem unusual, but Ling Xiao still felt a bit strange from that sentence.
What did he mean by “coming to this world?” But he didn’t ask, he just leaned over and
gave You XiaoMo a kiss on the lips.
You XiaoMo was shocked; becoming panicky, he looked around. When he was assured that
no one had seen this, he let out a relieved sigh. He was about to criticize Ling Xiao, but
when he looked up and saw his eyes were filled with content, he couldn’t help feeling the
thump of his heartbeat. His hands touched Ling Xiao’s face. “Ling Xiao, when will you reveal
your true appearance?”
Even until now You XiaoMo hadn't seen his real face not even once, his head was already
filled with curiosity.
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t/n: In the original version 酒楼 (jiu lou) was used which means a restaurant. In ancient
china, some restaurants would offer rooms for travelers to stay, but their focus was still
serving food, so the room cost was usually much lower than a hotel. Of course, the room
quality cannot compare to a true hotel. Jiu Lou usually only offer rooms for a short period of
time and the price will be more expensive if you extend your stay. But since western culture
had more types of establishments such as tavern/inn/pub/etc., and it had a clear definition
of a restaurant (no bed inside, just food), we will change this term to suit the context, and if
there is no available term that fits correctly we will use “restaurant.”
(Rare) One of my notes for different establishments:
inn: 70% sleep + 30% food -> price cheap to mid
tavern: 40% drink, 40% food, and 20% sleep -> cheap to mid
hotel: 80% room, 20% food -> mid to high
resort: has everything -> expensive
pub: 90% alcohol + 10% snack
 Chapter 209: Ling Xiao’s Real Face
Ling Xiao lazily looked at him as his eyes lingered on You XiaoMo’s curious eyes. He then
suddenly gave an ambiguous smile. He moved next to You XiaoMo, making the distance
between them closer, so close that their eyelashes almost met each other.
You XiaoMo could feel Ling Xiao’s breath on his face. He began to blush, fortunately it was
nighttime, so even if his face was red no one would see. Seeing Ling Xiao looking at him
without saying anything, You XiaoMo placed his hand on Ling Xiao‘s chest and pushed, “You
haven’t answered my question.”
Ling Xiao tucked his hair behind his ear, *ha-ha* he laughed, “It’s not that I can’t show you
my true face, but… what will you do in exchange?”
After hearing those words, You XiaoMo had an urge to swear, why did he have to pay just
to see his face? Like he would believe Ling Xiao would use Lin Xiao’s face every day after,
but… he was super curious, ah, he really wanted to know what his original look was like.
You XiaoMo hesitated for a long time, then cautiously asked, “That… what do you want?”
Hearing his reluctant words, Ling Xiao withheld his laughter, as he pointed to his lips and
said, “If you take the initiative to kiss me, I will let you see.”
You XiaoMo bit his lower lip, his eyes flashed as he seemed to think about the pros and
cons.
Ling Xiao didn’t urge him, he lay on the grass waiting for his decision.
Seeing his “it doesn’t matter what your answer is” attitude, You XiaoMo clenched his teeth,
he checked around first, and then when he sure no one was looking, he sat up, crawled
toward Ling Xiao and gave his lips a peck. This was the first time he took the initiative in
kissing.
When he thought the kiss was long enough, he didn’t think that by the time he wanted to
move away, Ling Xiao’s hand would already be on the back of his head, and suddenly those
lips that had just left were now touching again.
Ling Xiao directly pried open his teeth, as his tongue flexibly occupied inside, turning that
peck into a deep kiss, his tongue licked every corner inside You XiaoMo’s mouth, only when
his face started going red did Ling Xiao let him go.
“Xiao Momo, this is what you call kissing!” Ling Xiao licked his lips and laughed.
You XiaoMo heavily breathed in and out while wiping the saliva at the corner of his mouth.
This kiss nearly made his heart beat out of his chest, “Can you now let me see your real
face?”
Ling Xiao lowered his voice as he laughed, “Oh, you really want to see it that much?”
“Of course, I…” Xiao Mo raised his head, and when he saw Ling Xiao’s face, he became
speechless. His eyes went blank as if his soul had left his body, and it took a while before
that glazed look left.
This man, no wonder even when his identity was revealed, he still didn’t bring his true face
to light. It turned out to be too bewitching. His appearance was exceedingly outstanding
and handsome, so enchanting and sexy, yet it didn’t lose the masculinity. Like a god
descending to the mundane world. His gentle smile was dazzling and warm like the sun,
even those sparkling stars could not compete with him, though of course, this was only until
he opened his mouth.
If You XiaoMo had this look, he would need a mask every day.
But unfortunately, he didn’t have one to show off.
When Ling Xiao saw his foolish expression, he couldn’t help giving an elegant smile. His
slender finger lifted You XiaoMo’s head, his lazy eyes filled with passion as they stared at
You XiaoMo. “Xiao Momo, are you being enchanted by me?”
You XiaoMo finally got back his soul. He covered his mouth with a guilty conscience as he
turned away, “I am not.”
“No?” Ling Xiao moved closer as he smiled, “But I see your face is red like a ripe apple.”
“Your eyes must be wrong then.” You XiaoMo cast aside his hand, he turned his back
around to stop looking at Ling Xiao.
Of course, how could Ling Xiao let You XiaoMo escape, the more he resisted the more he
couldn’t hide. Ling Xiao simply embraced his whole body under his arms, they both rolled
over as Ling Xiao put him under his body. He rubbed his face on You XiaoMo’s hot cheek,
very maliciously saying, “Still saying no? Your cheek is so hot, obviously, someone was
enchanted.”
You XiaoMo rolled his eyes as he stared at that handsome face, he couldn’t control his heart
from rampaging. It went *thump thump thump* violently. He was so done now, he really
had feelings for him.
In his past life, he had never gone through anything called love, but it was not like he
couldn’t understand the feeling. He knew what this unnatural heartbeat meant, but
because he knew what it was, he felt that he might get sick. Ling Xiao was a man, ah.
To make matters worse, not only had he kissed this man every day, but also not long ago,
he had sex with him. Wouldn’t that make him homosexual?
This conclusion made You XiaoMo stop thinking. He had lived for nearly 20 years, but he
never thought he could ever like a man. Of course, it was not that he looked down on
homosexuals, but he still felt a little strange.
Ling Xiao looked at twisted face and he could roughly guess at what was running inside You
XiaoMo’s head. He tightly hugged You XiaoMo’s waist, “Xiao Momo, how do you feel about
how I usually treat you?”
You XiaoMo lifted his head, thought a little, then seriously said, “Bad.”
Ling Xiao made a face, he chopped You XiaoMo’s head, “I’m not playing around, answer
seriously.”
You XiaoMo felt aggrieved, that was his sincere answer after some serious thought. In his
opinion, Ling Xiao was indeed a very bad character, not to mention he spun him around
every single time. Teasing him was his pastime, obviously his happiness was built on his
suffering. Well, those words absolutely were something that he must never tell Ling Xiao.
He thought a little, and he unwillingly forced out a fake answer, “You are very nice to me.”
Hearing the answer, Ling Xiao gave a satisfactory smile, then he asked, “Did you like what I
did to you last time?”
You XiaoMo burst into shame, he was not sure if his face was still red from before, or if
those words made him red again. He frowned and didn’t answer his question.
Ling Xiao pinched his ass, “Talk, or else we are doing it here tonight.”
You XiaoMo stared at him, could he treat this as a threat?
Ling Xiao smiled as he winked at him, the hand placed on his butt didn’t move an inch. He
was even daring enough to shift down to You XiaoMo’s thigh. You XiaoMo was so scared, he
quickly clenched his butt cheeks together and surrendered.
“I will talk, okay? Take your hand off.”
Ling Xiao showed a regretful look, he had hoped that You XiaoMo would persist a little
longer.
How could You XiaoMo not see the ambition of a wild wolf (t/n: ill intention, vicious
thought), he flew into a rage out of humiliation as he glared at Ling Xiao. But then
shamefully lowered down his head and whispered, “L… Like…”
You XiaoMo dragged out the sentence, how could Ling Xiao not see through his motive, he
pinched and then rubbed You XiaoMo’s sensitive spot.
“I liked it!” You XiaoMo was stimulated and immediately yelled.
And then everyone all turned around to see them, although they couldn't see their faces,
people still noticed it was two men; then the whispering started. If anyone came here, then
it must be to view the stars. If they came as a pair, then they must be lovers. Even if they
weren’t, it was uncommon to see two men who came here together, some couldn’t help
doubting their relationship.
You XiaoMo’s face turned red, he admitted that he liked to play around and kiss Ling Xiao.
He certainly liked to be together with him and he had almost accepted the fact that he was
in love with Ling Xiao, but to publicly confess it, he was not that brave.
Even though Ling Xiao said that two men could be together, he was not dumb. In this world,
straight couples were the thing, not gay couples.
After he pushed Ling Xiao away, You XiaoMo crawled up and ran away.
Ling Xiao stood up, dusted away all the grass blades off his clothes, and immediately
pursued the lost lamb.
He was caught right away, and Ling Xiao’s strong arms surrounded his constantly struggling
body. “Okay okay, not playing with you anymore, we’ve already seen the sky, let’s go back
to the tavern.”
You XiaoMo raised his head, when he was about to speak, a line of gasping continuously
broke out. Only now did You XiaoMo realize Ling Xiao didn’t change back to Lin Xiao’s face,
no wonder he attracted so much attention. Seeing more and more onlookers stare with
lusty eyes toward Ling Xiao, he immediately grabbed Ling Xiao’s hand and pulled him back
to the tavern.
When they got back to their room, after closing the door You XiaoMo straightforwardly
pointed at the lack of interest Ling Xiao had and criticized, “Why don’t you change back
your face?”
Ling Xiao took a sip of tea, he leaned his head to the side, indifferently saying, “Why should
I change back?”
You XiaoMo came over, stole away his cup and drank it empty without hesitation. He went
quiet for a few minutes, then pushed back the cup into Ling Xiao’s hand, unwillingly saying,
“A man’s beauty is a sin.”
(t/n: the original idiom is 红颜祸水, means a woman’s beauty is the root of all trouble, with
the character 红 (pink) as a metaphor for woman, but in here, You XiaoMo changed it to 蓝
(blue), indicating a male’s role. XD clever You XiaoMo.)
Ling Xiao found it very funny; he picked up the teapot again and poured another cup, then
he drank right at the spot You XiaoMo just put his lip to, and then ambiguously looked at
him. He said, “Rest assured, I only love to sin with you.”
You XiaoMo blushed again, he made a *tsk* sound to cover the *thump thump* of his
heartbeat. He would never admit that hearing that sentence made him super happy.
A sound of a heavy object landing came from next door.
 Chapter 210: Hei Yin Village
Remembering that in the next room was the bearded guy, this sound surprised You XiaoMo.
If it was like any other day, You XiaoMo would have ignored the sound but that bearded
man was in the next room over and he was also on the same transport circle with them.
Ling Xiao lifted his eyebrows, “Someone wants to kill him.”
Just when You XiaoMo was about to ask who wanted to kill that guy, the fighting sound
from next door also stopped. After a while, when everything was still completely silent, he
hurriedly asked Ling Xiao, “Did they stop fighting? How is the result?”
Ling Xiao glanced at him, “Why are you so concerned about that man?”
You XiaoMo shook his head, “Nah, I was just curious, after all, that man is also leaving here
with us.”
This explanation was acceptable enough, “He didn’t die, all he had is some slight injuries.
Also, the one who ambushed him is the same level as him. They were probably sent by that
brat who he had that fight with earlier.”
“Such a petty man,” You XiaoMo sighed.
It was that lad’s fault in the first place. You Xiao Mo didn’t expect that just because that guy
had a little dirt on the face, he would immediately want to kill people. It looked like that lad
was not anything like a good guy. You XiaoMo thought of Tang YunQi, his enemy, the same
arrogant and bossy type, who had been spoiled too much.
Ling Xiao walked forward, directly hugging You XiaoMo and leading him into the bedroom.
“Don’t mind others’ business. Let’s just go to sleep.”
From inside the bedroom came out You XiaoMo’s protest, “Don’t take off my clothes, I will
do it myself!”
And then Ling Xiao’s laugh echoed throughout the room, “If you still want to be able to
leave this bed tomorrow, then you better behave and be obedient.”
That threat completely lit his rage.
The next morning, when You XiaoMo got up, he found out that the bearded guy had left,
and it seemed like he had been gone for a while. You XiaoMo hastily ate his breakfast and
then left the tavern with Ling Xiao.
When they arrived at the transportation zone, there were a lot of people gathered. It was
even more crowded than the previous afternoon. It looked like all the transport circles
would open today.
You XiaoMo found the register point from yesterday where the attendant was already
waiting for them.
Seeing the two of them come over, the attendant first expressed a happy face, then he
became petrified as he saw the man beside You XiaoMo, Ling Xiao.
Not until they stood in front of him did the young attendant finally recover with a surprised
expression. “This, you two…”
If it was not for him vaguely remembering You XiaoMo’s appearance, and the clothes they
wore, he almost wouldn’t recognize them.
You XiaoMo didn’t try to explain, he just directly gave the two badges to him.
The young attendant received them, looking. There was no doubt that these were the two
badges he gave them yesterday. After all, everyone had a secret, and strictly speaking, they
could only check badges.
When he made sure everyone had arrived, the young attendant led them to the transport
circle.
You XiaoMo peeked at the bearded man. It seemed like there wasn’t anything abnormal
and it looked like he didn’t get injured yesterday. He also looked at the lad’s group, their
faces didn’t show any sign of happiness, especially that spoiled lad. He glared at the
bearded man with ruthless eyes like he wanted to devour him. You XiaoMo was
disappointed. It seemed like he came a step too late and had missed a good show.
That lad seemed to sense his glance, he suddenly turned and looked at him. He ferociously
growled, “What are you looking at?”
You XiaoMo averted his eyes, such a hot-headed temper!
But that lad didn’t intend to let him go, as he needed to vent his anger. But when he was
about to go and trouble You XiaoMo, the old man next to him suddenly pulled him back.
The lad unhappily said, “Elder Fan, what are you doing?”
Elder Fan lowered his voice, “Don’t cause trouble. We are not here to play.”
The lad followed Elder Fan’s line of sight and he saw a handsome and bewitching man with
an exquisite, magnificent appearance with an arm on that boy’s shoulder. They seemed to
be in the middle of a conversation. He didn’t know what they were talking about, but
whatever it was, it made the boy blush red all the way to his ears.
The man seemed to be aware he was being watched and he reluctantly looked in the lad’s
direction. Those two indifferent eyes, so cold like the frosty twelfth lunar month, directly
aimed at him, exerted so much pressure on him it made him unable to breathe.
The lad was surprised, and he quickly averted his gaze. He didn’t dare to look at them
anymore; just one look could give off such pressure. This man’s strength was not low at all.
Knowing that he had almost provoked big trouble, the lad stopped.
You XiaoMo, of course didn’t know Ling Xiao had ‘solved’ some big trouble for him.
People followed the young attendant to the transport circle location.
The ground they were standing on was a huge square. The square was as big as a hundred
basketball courts and in the central point there was a beautiful round stone platform. The
stone platform was about ten meters wide and was engraved with complex ancient
patterns. It was also surrounded with fist-sized spirit stones which contained an enormous
amount of energy. This was the transport circle they were about to use.
The young attendant called them up one at a time to step into the circle. Since their
destination was quite far, the transport time would be longer, they would need two whole
days to complete the trip.
To let the energy focus, the young attendant let them all stand inside the circle.
The lad rushed to the center to steal the center spot, then he ignorantly looked at You
XiaoMo and the bearded guy, clearly intending to show off.
This kind of childish action made it so You XiaoMo couldn’t help smirking. He did no effort
to care about the lad.
The bearded guy was even more extreme, from the beginning, he had already ignored the
brat, and didn’t pay any attention to him.
That reaction was noticed by the lad, but he remembered what Elder Fan had said, so the
only thing he could do was only breathe in and out to tolerate it.
When the ancient pattern under their feet began to dance like musical notes, You XiaoMo
could feel a different kind of energy rising. This majestic energy was coming from the circle
under their feet. It started to flow out, quickly covering everyone.
Two days’ time was not long, but it was not short either. You XiaoMo’s five senses had
fallen to a numb state, if one didn’t have a certain mental strength then they wouldn’t be
able to handle it. That was also the reason why people didn’t want to use long distance
transport circles.
Although this was the first time he was sitting in the transport circle, and for such a long
time and that, You XiaoMo did not panic the slightest.
Because he could feel Ling Xiao by his side, since he had now confronted his true feelings,
he felt rather calm now.
Together with a man? Then so be it, if his feelings were true, screw what other people
thought. The most important thing was to follow your heart, he knew that he couldn’t
separate from Ling Xiao anymore.
Two days later, that weightless feeling dispersed, and their feet finally landed on the hard
ground. You XiaoMo opened his eyes, a warm atmosphere immediately blew at his face,
and the bustling crowd instantly shocked him.
This was a region surrounded by a black lake, the size was several times larger than an
average city, but it could not be called one, because it had a rare name, that is, Hei Yin
Village (T/n: Hei = black, Yin = mark, seal, stamp). The Hei Yin Village’s architecture was
entirely built using black stone, this stone was said to possess a strange ability that could
make demon beasts stay away.
The black lake was a major feature of the north border, famous for having many demon
beasts, ranging from low to high levels. If one’s strength was so-so, then they shouldn’t be
crossing the black lake alone. The black lake was covered in dark and muddy black fog;
excluding demon beasts, this type of fog could erode a practitioner’s spiritual defenses.
The Hei Yin Village was located right next to the lake. Every practitioner who wanted to
enter the North would have to pass through here.
Due to the potential dangers of the black lake, most people normally wouldn’t be able to
leave here right away. Moreover, the black lake was also quite large, it was said that even a
five-star spiritual level warrior in full force would still need three days to pass through, and
adding in the danger, the difficulty was even higher.
On the contrary, Ling Xiao could take You XiaoMo out of here and not even need half a day.
But this would make people suspicious of them, and they did not want to be in the
spotlight.
The most important thing was that the two of them were not familiar with the North, so
even if they could fly out of there, they still needed to find a way to Dao Xin Academy.
Fortunately, Hei Yin Village had continued to develop until the present day and had long
since found multiple ways to leave here.
Since the registration time for the Dao Xin Academy was still months away, they didn’t have
to rush. After reaching this decision, the first thing You XiaoMo and Ling Xiao wanted to do
was to find a place to rest. After two days of continuous transportation. You XiaoMo
needed some time to find his land feet.
However, this was their first time here, they didn’t know the situation of the Hei Yin Village,
that was why after they got out of the transportation zone, some people could see they
were rookies here, and soon they began to keep an eye on them.
To be able to pay for the transport fee, it was vital to have some gold coins to spare.
Hei Yin Village was not a peaceful area; because was an independent village, there was no
so-called governor, and the cost of living here was particularly high, money here came and
went every day. To have a few gold coins inside one’s pocket would make anyone
shameless enough to resort to anything. That was why there were dozens of robberies and
bandit incidents that took place on daily basis.
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T/n: The twelfth lunar month was the coldest month, usually falls somewhere between late
Dec: Feb. Since the lunar calendar based on the moon phase, when converted into
Gregorian calendar, there is no fixed day.
 Chapter 211: Gigantic Firebird
As soon as they stepped out of the transportation zone, a bunch of malicious looking people
blocked their way.
“Yo, you two don’t appear to be too bad-looking, ah. There must be plenty of money inside
of your pockets, right?” An evil-eyed midget looked at them with ignoble intentions while
his hand held a dagger. “How about giving some to us to show respect, no objections, ok?”
You XiaoMo heard them *tsk tsk* endlessly; this was clearly a midday robbery. Was the
situation in Hei Yin Village really that chaotic? He looked around, not a single onlooker had
any intention to help them. You XiaoMo realized that this was not something that only
occurred in Mo Feng Town where the Lang Ya Gang once tyrannized over. It seemed like
robbery was everywhere, ah.
But You XiaoMo wasn’t interested in dealing with these guys. He leaned his head on Ling
Xiao’s shoulder, because he still felt a little nauseated from the transporting after effects.
Seeing him so exhausted, Ling Xiao very obviously held him up as he drifted off to sleep.
The midget gang froze for a moment, and then they roared with ambiguous laughter. So
those two were in that kind of relationship, they really could not tell before. But they did
not find this surprising, because there were always people who had that kind of interest.
When they realized that Ling Xiao was walking forward but disregarding them, the midget
leaped in front of them again, pointing the dagger and maliciously said, “Are you deaf? If
you want to leave, give your uncle money.”
Ling Xiao inclined his head to one side, he slightly smiled, “What if I said no?”
The midget swung his dagger through the air, viciously saying, “If you want to die, then I
shall grant your wish.”
Since it had come to this, Ling Xiao was too lazy to say anything, he just ignored them and
turned to leave.
If the midget let them walk past here without doing anything, then he would become a
laughing stock. Seeing Ling Xiao refuse a toast only to be forced to drink as forfeit (t/n: to
reject something until something much worse stuff is forced onto you), he immediately
commanded his underlings, “My brothers-in-arms, come forth and kill them.”
A bunch of people with falchions (E/N: this looks like the modern-day machete) in their
hands crazily moved forward and attacked Ling Xiao. A strong bloodthirsty murderous
intent seeped from them. Apparently, they had killed a lot of other people.
Ling Xiao took a deep breath and then his figure vanished from where it had been. People
only saw a blurry shadow passing the gang. With not even the slightest pause, Ling Xiao
quickly disappeared in front of everyone eyes before he was suddenly in the middle of the
crowd.
All the eyes were on Ling Xiao’s path, and then suddenly a *sizzle* sound came to their
ears. Everyone quickly looked back and they couldn’t but scream as they took a few steps
back. A group of a dozen living people was now reduced to piles of ash.
Who was this beautiful man? People asked themselves while they stared, terrified, in Ling
Xiao’s direction.
Ling Xiao had no interest in other people’s impression, he randomly picked an inn and
walked in. It was just a normal inn, not low quality or high quality, and yet one room cost
ten gold coins. What a rip-off!
But Ling Xiao never had any concept of money, he threw ten gold coins straight at the
concierge. The man happily led them to a room. After they arrived inside the room, Ling
Xiao shooed away the concierge and laid the sleeping You XiaoMo on the bed.
Such an easygoing attitude, ten gold coins and he didn’t even flinch. This immediately
caught the eye of all the people in the lounge. Many began to secretly watch them.
However, after they heard how Ling Xiao easily killed a dozen Moon level practitioners, they
all took back their greedy intentions. This man would clearly be easily provoked after
showing such a brutal method of attack.
You XiaoMo slept blissfully the entire night. Afterwards his mood was much better. He only
woke up the next day when the sun had risen, but Ling Xiao had been awake much longer
than him.
You XiaoMo put on his boots and walked out of the room at the exact same time Ling Xiao
returned with a servant who was holding a basin of warm water behind him. Ling Xiao was
not surprised to see You XiaoMo standing there. He pulled You XiaoMo toward him and
tenderly whispered, “How are you feeling today? Still feeling sick, no?”
You XiaoMo shook his head, “I’m all right now.”
Ling Xiao stroked his head, “Good. Rinse your face, we will go out later.”
You XiaoMo nodded before he washed his face and rinsed out his mouth. He then changed
his clothes; all of this took less than fifteen minutes.
The two of them left the inn. You XiaoMo had no memory of yesterday’s incident and he
also didn’t know what Ling Xiao was up to now. Seeing Ling Xiao easily leading him in a
certain direction, he couldn’t help asking curiously, “Where are we going?”
Ling Xiao tilted his head, “We are finding a way to leave Hei Yin Village to go to Dao Xin
Academy.”
You XiaoMo turned sullen, “We have to use a transport circle again?”
Before, when they used the transport circle at the Paradise Realm, the transport time was
short, the loss of the five senses only occurred for a short moment, that was why he had
not felt very much. But this time was different. Two days of transport equaled two days of
numbness, which was a very difficult sensation to swallow. This left him traumatized and he
now felt a hint of rejection toward the idea of using transport circles.
Ling Xiao also didn’t want him to feel uncomfortable, that’s why last night, while You
XiaoMo was sleeping, he had gone out to acquire some information.
Between Hei Yin Village and the city where Dao Xin Academy was located, there were no
transport circles. The only one in the area was in the next town over, but since the northern
area was several times bigger than the south, even if they used the transport circle
available, it would take half a day.
He had no problem with it, but considering You XiaoMo, he gave up on this method; luckily,
there were also other choices.
Ling Xiao comforted him, “Don’t worry, I found another way. Besides the transport circle
within the Hei Yin Village, there is also another means of transportation. Even though it is
not as quick as a transport circle, it only takes a month to reach our destination.”
To You XiaoMo, a month was long enough, after all he could not be considered a real
practitioner, he didn’t have the endless boring years to spend. But over using the transport
circle, he would rather waste a month. Since the registration time was still a few months
away, he quickly asked, “What is it?”
“The Gigantic Firebird. It’s a type of bird whose speed is way faster than any level 7 beast. It
is a common mean of transportation in the North. An adult Firebird can be up to a hundred
meters long,” (328ft) Ling Xiao answered, “We should go there and check it out.”
You XiaoMo also stopped asking from West to South. He thought it might be the same as
the Winged Bird back in the Tian Xin. However, by the time he saw the real thing, he
realized how much of a gap there was between imagination and reality.
The location was in the Northeast; right next to the second transportation zone.
By the time they reached the square where the Gigantic Firebirds were, the place was
flooded with a surge of humans. This crowd was even larger than the one at the
transportation zone in Naye City – by several folds. Within the square, everyone was head
to head, shoulder to shoulder with not a single spot to step in.
You XiaoMo looked over the crowd, thinking about how he could manage to squeeze inside.
Right before he was about to come up with something, Ling Xiao grabbed him and moved
inside the crowd.
A path for two was easily opened because with Ling Xiao’s pace, all those blocking their
path were pushed away to the side by an invisible force. Those who were pushed to the
side became angry, but when they turned around and saw the situation, their anger died.
And soon, the two reached the front.
There was a reason why there were so many people at the Gigantic Firebird square.
Because there weren’t a lot of the birds, combined with their rest time, the birds were only
dispatched every three days. On every third day, five birds were dispatched, able to carry
approximately a hundred people each.
But then, there were nearly a thousand people who wanted to go in and out of Hei Yin
Village. Half of them was trying to leave; even though the transport circle was much faster,
the cost was too high so not many could afford it. That was why many people would choose
to use the Gigantic Firebird, it was much cheaper.
In the end, there were many people waiting for a ride. People would bash others or get
beaten up for the five hundred seats available. Some practitioners would join in the fight
just for one seat.
You XiaoMo and Ling Xiao came right on time because today was the third day.
However, the booking time had already opened three days ago, so most of the seats had
already been sold.
There was nothing absolute in these numbers. The people behind this Gigantic Firebird
square were downright profiteers who knew how to make money. Usually they’d leave
fifteen seats available for sale on the last day. According to the different positions and
comfort level, the price was different for these last fifteen seats.
This was all that Ling Xiao had learned while You XiaoMo was sleeping yesterday.
There were three types of seats, graded from high, mid to low class. The high class was a
box room type, costing 30,000 gold coins. The mid class was only seat, requiring 10,000 gold
coins, and the low-class seat only required 5,000 gold coins.
Although the high-class room was a price that didn’t even compare to the transport circle
fee, the price was still ridiculously high. Even so, every day there were still a lot of people
competing for it.
At this point, there were five high class box rooms left waiting to be bid on.
Since the two had arrived a little late, ten of the fifteen seats had been taken. This meant
that only five spots remained and there were still a lot of people. Ridiculously, the price had
risen to 45,000 for just one room.
T/n: asking from West to South: asking a lot of questions
 Chapter 212: A Bunch of Prodigals
Translated by Tracy
By the time they managed to squeeze past the crowd, the auction for seats were selling like
hotcakes. Due to the price climbing higher and higher, out of most people’s budgets, all
those left were a few patrons with thicker purses, still competing for the prize.
You XiaoMo glanced at the group of people participating in the auction: some people’s
faces were gaining a purple hue, while others spoke calmly as if the price were nowhere
near their limit. Of the latter category there was an extravagantly-dressed young master
holding a fan, with an expression of contempt indicating his absolute certainty at winning
the auction.
The young master raised the hand in which his fan was held and said with a haughty tone: “I
bid fifty thousand for all five rooms.”
Finished, he cast a smug look at his competitors.
Even adding in his followers, there were still only three people in total. The young master
obviously had no use for buying all five rooms; the move’s sole purpose was to be
provocative, with a generous dose of arrogance to boot.
Traces of anger appeared on his competitors’ expressions. One of them, the strongest-
looking man, walked over with an air of silk hiding steel. “You brat, impatient for death, are
you? Don’t think you’re so much better just because you have some gold coins.”
The young master didn’t show a trace of panic, seemingly completely unaffected by the
man’s imposing aura and instead replied with more vigor than before: “Hmph, this young
master just had more gold coins and just is so much better than you. What are you going to
do about it?”
A flash of fury passed over the man’s face before he dropped all pretenses and released his
aura. The young master’s strength looked no more than a Moon level six star; if he were to
clash directly with the man’s aura, then he’d only be eating dust.
However, the man didn’t have the chance to confront the young master head-on. Behind
him, a follower lashed out, exuding a more powerful and overbearing aura. A series of
bangs sounded as the two auras clashed.
The man backed away a few steps with an expression of horror. “A Spiritual level warrior?”
As soon as the words were out of his mouth, the surrounding people whipped around to
look at the young master and his followers in shock. A Spiritual level warrior as a mere
follower? This young master must be an important figure, most likely a disciple of some
esteemed family out to gain life experience.
With this realization, the man, along with all the others, immediately showed fear on their
faces as they regarded the young master.
The Hei Yin Village had always had plenty of outsiders who passed through, but the Hei
Marsh nearby was by far its most famous aspect. With its air pungent with poisonous gas
and an abundance of monsters, the marsh had a danger level of above average, making it
the perfect place for disciples to train. This was why, occasionally, one might see some
fancily-dressed noble with a string of followers constantly on their heels.
Regarding people like this, most wandering practitioners with neither background nor
support from a powerful family chose to avoid them altogether.
The man could only leave, bitterly spitting curses as he went.
The young master didn’t command his followers to pursue the retreating figure, instead
choosing to stand in place, scoffing: “Overconfident fool.”
“I bid sixty thousand for one room.”
At this, the young master immediately turned around. The only person who could have
spoken was a boy that looked to be, at most, seventeen or eighteen years old, standing in
front of his master.
The one who spoke was You XiaoMo, and he especially made sure to cut in before Ling Xiao
could do so. Ling Xiao tended not to hold back with his spending; although there was still at
least ten million gold coins in his storage bag, there was no way of knowing how much of
that they’d need in the future. To save some money, You XiaoMo decided to take charge of
their budget.
In saying that, You XiaoMo also spoke up because he wasn’t impressed with the young
master’s arrogance. Each room had more than two seats, though, so he only needed one.
The young master sneered, huffing: “I bid one hundred thousand.”
This sent the crowd that had accumulated around them into an uproar; as expected of a
disciple of a powerful family, blowing money on such a petty matter so freely. A lot of
people shook their heads, but still cast expectant looks at You XiaoMo in hopes of someone
who could knock the young master down a few pegs.
You motherfucker, You XiaoMo swore inwardly. He just wanted a room, was there a point
to this skyrocketing price? The idea of waiting another three days didn’t appeal him; time
was money, after all, and who knows what unforeseen event might occur between now and
then. Besides, this person was really asking for it with that attitude of his.
“One hundred and fifty thousand,” You XiaoMo said, living up to the crowd’s expectations.
The young master’s face darkened. “Two hundred thousand. If there’s one thing I have, it’s
money. I dare you to keep bidding.” With this, his two followers stood up, arms crossed,
opening the floodgates to their auras.
You XiaoMo pushed up his sleeves at once and jumped behind Ling Xiao, pointing at the
perpetrators and saying furiously: “Ling Xiao, you’re up!”
Ling Xiao was terribly amused with You XiaoMo’s antics. He had thought that You XiaoMo
was going to release SheQiu or MaoQiu on them, but occasionally playing the role of
bodyguard wasn’t bad.
Truthfully, everyone had already noticed Ling Xiao’s presence and assumed the young man
to be his servant or something of the kind. However, they soon realized that this was not
the case because what kind of servant calls his master by his name?
Ling Xiao lightly glanced at the young master, stating bluntly, “Twenty-one hundred
thousand, bid more if you dare.”
The young master was furious but before he could retort, his follower pulled him back and
spoke softly into one ear: “Young master, this person is a force to be reckoned with.”
Some strong people disliked portraying themselves as being too overbearing, so most
would keep a tight hold on their auras. It was still possible to detect, however, so despite
Ling Xiao’s overall presentation, the two followers could still recognize his power.
Furthermore, only the truly strong ones would dare to provoke them knowing full well that
they were Spiritual level warriors.
The young master’s complexion turned cold as he stared at Ling Xiao in surprise. There
were as many experts in Long Xiang Continent as there were clouds in the sky, and it was
thus not impossible for them to run into someone stronger than them. However, he had
never thought that he’d have run into a wall here, and this, coupled with the fact that he
was rather prideful, made it hard for him to back down.
The followers knew that their young master was too proud to do anything and decided to
take matters into their own hands. One of them stepped forwards, fist clasped: “Apologies,
our young master is too stubborn, please forgive us.”
You XiaoMo peeked his head out from behind Ling Xiao, his gaze darting around. “We’ll
forgive you, seeing as you’re so sincere. But… you’re not going to try and take our one room
away, are you?”
Hearing his emphasis on the word ‘one’, the follower quickly replied, “We won’t, you have
our gratitude.”
You XiaoMo let out a relieved sigh; as expected, it felt good to stop throwing money away.
He turned to Ling Xiao and said bitterly: “I’d have thrown you out in front from the start if I
knew it’d be so effective. Then we wouldn’t have spent a hundred and something thousand
coins on nothing.”
“Weren’t you complaining that I don’t hold back with my spending?” Ling Xiao replied,
smiling.
You XiaoMo looked at him in disgust. “You spend too much anyway, what a barbaric world.
Evidently, fists rule over civility here.” He thought for a moment, then continued: “Next
time something like this happens, you can stand at the front and I’ll talk.”
The young master and his two followers all had on expressions of indignation at how the
two of them talked as if they were alone.
Seeing that the flurry of activity at his auction had been ended, the organizer immediately
scrambled for someone to take You XiaoMo and Ling Xiao to their room. Soon, an
enormous Firebird rose before them.
Just like Ling Xiao said, a grown Firebird could reach heights of up to hundreds of meters,
like a huge wall of flesh. On its back was a building, not unlike an airplane cabin: a ‘fantasy’
version of an airplane, in fact.
Due to the quickly approaching departure time, crowds of ticket-holders started to board
the Firebird. There were two aisles to this process; as ticket-holders of box rooms, they
alone could enjoy one of the aisles. Compared to the other more supported one, this aisle
was clearly more spacious.
Walking through the door that was wide open, You XiaoMo could see the interior design of
the cabin.
Perhaps, in consideration of the Firebird’s limits, the cabin was solely built out of light
redwood. Various pretty trinkets and expensive jewelry were hung about the room, easily
transforming the space into an alluring one.
The big cabin was split into two parts, and the first-class box rooms were situated beneath
the Firebird’s neck. There were ten box rooms available; the mid-to-lower-class rooms were
spread out from the middle to tail of the Firebird, lower prices owing to the less ideal view.
Fifteen minutes later, the time to depart had finally come. You XiaoMo, who was sitting
inside his room, felt tremors in the floor beneath his feet. Looking out of the window, the
Firebird had already spread out its two wings, which seemed longer than its body. Soon
after, the ground was assaulted by a strong gust of wind, as the Firebird propelled itself
towards the clouds with breathtaking speed. It was a wonder how none of the occupants
had felt so much as a bump.
Gazing away from the window, You XiaoMo looked back to find Ling Xiao lying on the bed
with his eyes closed in peaceful rest and opted to not disturb him. He sat down on a vacant
spot on the ground and took out his Enlightened Golden Cauldron from the dimension after
a short break.
He may be situated within the bottleneck, but that couldn’t stop him from doing alchemy.
 Chapter 213: Yan City
Translated by Tracy
It’d been awhile since he last practiced alchemy, and the effects of that were made
painfully clear to You XiaoMo. Now, he was stuck at the cusp of progressing to level four
but practicing some alchemy occasionally might remedy that.
The most pressing concern now, however, was that his supply of magic pills in the
dimension was running rather low from Ling Xiao’s repeated usage. If there came a time
where pills were required, all he would be able to do was pray for a miracle.
Speaking of level four magic pills, he hadn’t made any after progressing. Thankfully, his pre-
progression habit of collecting magic herbs had finally come in handy. Inside the dimension,
there were over ten shelves full of different magic herbs that were standing tall and healthy
from being carefully looked after.
The main difference between level four and the lower level magic pills was that to create
level four pills, one needed a larger variety of magic herbs. Another reason was that level
four magic pills tended to undergo qualitative changes, so each step would need to be more
precise and handled carefully. Without the recipe, creating pills was impossible regardless
of the number of herbs at one’s disposal.
You XiaoMo gathered his thoughts and tried to recall the level four pill recipes that he had
copied from the library. Going through them leisurely, he settled on a magic pill named the
Yuan Yang pill. [t/n 元阳 yuan yang (lit. origin sun)]
The YuanYang pill was of average difficulty within all level four pills and wasn’t extremely
demanding to make. Upon consumption, the user’s inner powers were stimulated to
strengthen; this pill would be best saved for an emergency.
You XiaoMo had originally wanted to make some more Stinky magic pills but decided not to
since both the pill and its component herb exuded strong odors that would have nowhere
to go in a closed cabin like this.
The YuanYang pill required eight types of magic herbs in total; five were major components,
and three were there to aid in the process. There was generally slack cut for assistant herbs
as sometimes it was possible to use another similar herb in its place. Some pill masters
would choose to use level two or three herbs to save time and cut down on costs.
The output would still undoubtedly be one of level four, but the effects were sometimes
lacking in comparison to a complete magic pill. You XiaoMo, however, had plenty of herbs
at his disposal and had no need to replace any ingredients. Outside of the five major
component herbs, he decided to use level four herbs for the three assistant components as
well. Only the best pills would fetch the best price, he decided, and their money might go
down a lot faster than previously predicted.
After going through the steps of creating a YuanYang pill in his mind, You XiaoMo got down
to work. Just as he threw some herbs into the cauldron, Ling Xiao opened his eyes on the
bed.
The originally blank gaze was now directed on the person hard at work on the ground, eyes
crinkling at the corners.
Not even letting a second go to waste, was he? To be honest, though, a full month’s worth
of time spent airborne could get kind of dull, and You XiaoMo didn’t look like the type of
person to sit around and take it easy.
Ling Xiao’s body was splayed out horizontally across the bed, his smiling eyes giving off an
air of laziness. These sluggish gestures after returning to his normal appearance, especially
with the light smile that graced his lips every now and again, made Ling Xiao seem more
captivating than ever. His entire presence was radiant like the sun, too bright for people to
stare at.
You XiaoMo absentmindedly raised his head and was instantly captured by the sight before
him. Soon after, a tittering sound came from the cauldron, followed by the disappearance
of the pill inside.
But he hadn’t noticed this, still dazedly staring at the sight of Ling Xiao, lazily lying on the
bed. His dark, enchanting eyes, coupled with the long, silky black hair flowing down his
slender body like water made his figure more seductive tenfold. Even on a bed his air of an
elegant noble didn’t change; in fact, one could almost say that it only increased.
Under Ling Xiao’s amused gaze, You XiaoMo felt something warm dripping down from his
nose, distractedly wiping at it. He looked down and – it was a nosebleed!
To say that You XiaoMo was shocked by this would be an understatement. Who knew he’d
one day get a nosebleed from staring at a man? Evidently, not only his view on the world
changed since arriving here, but so did his tastes.
“Haha…” Ling Xiao finally couldn’t hold back anymore and let out a chuckle.
You XiaoMo just silently wiped the blood away. Oh god, this was by far the most
embarrassing thing he’d done yet. He had no doubt that Ling Xiao was going to hold it
against him for the rest of his life.
After that short intermission, You XiaoMo decided that it’d be best if he faced away from
the culprit behind him from now on. He didn’t want to ‘accidentally’ catch a glance and
have a repeat of the previous incident. He might have a lot of herbs, but that was no reason
to be wasteful.
Ling Xiao propped his head up with one hand, disappointedly staring at the figure facing
away from him. This kid was as amusing as ever.
Steadfastly ignoring Ling Xiao, You XiaoMo finally succeeded in creating his first pill. The
cost was a bit higher than he’d previously thought, though. Mid-level pills were a lot more
complicated than low level pills, as the ingredient herbs used had stronger medicinal
effects, which therefore made them harder to temper and required a longer time to make
due to the detailed steps one had to follow. It was little wonder that the finished products
contained greater amounts of spiritual energy.
Satisfied with his first level four pill, You XiaoMo went on to create his second.
By the time day two rolled around, he had already made a total of six YuanYang pills. This
speed was quite impressive for a beginner who had just progressed, and his success rate so
far was one hundred percent: that one time with Ling Xiao did not count.
You XiaoMo gleefully stood up, showing off his six pills to Ling Xiao. “Hey, Ling Xiao, don’t
these magic pills look pretty good?”
Ling Xiao took a big breath. “They smell good.”
You XiaoMo waved the pills in front of his face teasingly, knowing that Ling Xiao was
insatiable when it came to eating these. Just as he was going to take it back, however, the
bottle in his hand was suddenly thrown into the air. It took him a moment to realize what
had transpired, and by then Ling Xiao already had the bottle in hand, smiling, and downed
all six pills in one go.
“They taste good too,” he said, chewing.
You XiaoMo: “…”
He walked back to his cauldron, defeated. Patting his chest in an attempt at reassurance, he
told himself: only a day in this month had passed, he still had twenty-nine days. And so, in
the following days, You XiaoMo threw himself into feverous pill creation, with periodic
breaks in-between as Ling Xiao tugged him onto the bed with actions that allowed no room
for protest.
In the end, he managed to make enough to distribute and reserve pills for emergencies. A
row of jade bottles was laid out, not only containing YuanYang pills and the like, but also
some Stinky pills that he had made.
But perhaps because the smell was really, truly terrible, its odor seeped outside of their
cabin and into others’, causing many annoyed patrons to start swearing in the hallway. The
perpetrator was never found, however, so all they could do was to stomp back to their
rooms.
You XiaoMo was prepared for this and put up lots of trinkets that helped to ward off the
odor, throwing irritated pursuers off their trail.
A month passed by in a flash, and the Firebird finally touched down on the destination.
Yan City was an immensely large city that stood in the north. It was not just a normal city,
because its surface area was five percent of the northern region. This five percent was not
to be underestimated, however, as the entire southern region was only at most ten percent
of the northern region, so a mere city dominating five percent of the north was both
impressive and unheard of.
To reach Dao Xin Academy, one must pass through Yan City.
Yan City was the northern region’s central force, and at the same time the largest city in the
entirety of Long Xiang Continent. Due to its size, there were constantly many complicated
power struggles occurring in the city at any given time. It might not be the central hub of
Long Xiang Continent, but Yan City undoubtedly had many, many high-levelled fighters, and
there were also many accomplished fighters who hailed from Yan City as their birthplace.
The Firebird’s landing place was especially made for its duty. Other than them, there were
also many other people from all over the world arriving on the back of Firebirds as well,
lightly touching down on flat ground.
But their landing place was not inside Yan City, it was on the outskirts. Strictly speaking, it’d
take a couple of hours for them to walk to it.
Inhaling air that was somehow different to that of the South, You XiaoMo turned around to
see a series of enormous structures: Yan City!
The silhouette of Yan City towered over them like a beast that had recently awakened from
a thousand-year slumber; ready to unleash its wrath at any moment, yet brilliant and
breathtaking at the same time. The people for whom this was their first contact with the
city all found themselves unable to react to such sight.
You XiaoMo let out a shocked breath. If it already seemed so big from where they were
standing, how big would it be once they went inside the city?
Ling Xiao waved his hand in front of You XiaoMo’s face. “Little Momo, it’s time to come
back to earth.”
You XiaoMo was startled and shot Ling Xiao a look of exasperation. All he got in response
was a grin, followed by a tug on his arm towards the flow of the crowd. Almost everyone
who sets foot in this place is here to enter the city.
 Chapter 214: Helenos of Troy
Translated by Tracy
Yan City had four gates into the city, with one in each cardinal direction. Each of its four
gates were said to be made of a special jade and able to withstand blows from a Spiritual
level warrior without so much as a scratch.
In the past, there had been one such warrior who wanted to test if the gates were truly as
sturdy as the legend goes. He was taken down by guards at the gate not long after the start
of his barrage, and as for the gate itself… it was completely unscathed.
Yan City was the poster child of the North, symbolizing the authority of certain forces in the
territory. Due to this fact, air travel in the area directly above the city was forbidden and
any trespassers would be immediately shot down by patrol upon discovery. Worst case
scenario would result in the perpetrator being exiled and barred from entry for the rest of
their life.
The punishments were usually quite cruel. Because there had been people made an
example of in the past, all travelers looking to pass through the city were aware of this law
of Yan City. In fact, it could be considered a prerequisite to entrance, despite being by no
means broadcasted.
As the saying goes: when in Rome, do as the Romans do. And thus, You XiaoMo and Ling
Xiao followed the crowd of people onto the road and began their hike. Despite all
appearances, Yan City was quite a distance away from their landing area. It only looked
rather close due to its abnormally large silhouette.
Four hours of walking later, You XiaoMo began to feel the effects of this extreme exercise.
He looked forlornly at the seemingly close city and wilted in despair.
He had thought that Yan City was rather close, but obviously that wasn’t the case.
Apparently, they had only covered half the ground in these four hours, which would mean
that there’d be another four hours of walking until they could reach the city.
Ling Xiao, who was walking ahead, noticed that You XiaoMo had fallen behind. “What’s
wrong?” he asked.
You XiaoMo was half crouching and replied with a pained expression, “My feet hurt.” He
could feel the beginnings of a blister forming on two of his toes, making the very action of
walking painful.
“So fragile,” Ling Xiao said, approaching him.
You XiaoMo scowled at Ling Xiao. Please, he never liked going out in his last life to begin
with, opting to stay inside as much as possible. And this life as a scrawny pill maker who did
nothing but make pills and practice self-cultivation wasn’t much better; who’d have time to
strengthen the body? Walking for four hours straight was already quite an accomplishment.
Ling Xiao was not at all affected by You XiaoMo’s hostility, continuing after a chuckle: “I’ll
give you two options. One is being carried in my arms, and two is being carried on my back.
Which would you prefer?”
You XiaoMo was about to retort that there was no difference between the two, but after a
period of careful consideration realized that there was, in fact, quite a big difference. No
matter how he thought about it, the image of a man like him being carried in someone
else’s arms made him feel kind of embarrassed. Therefore, You XiaoMo opted for the latter.
Little did he know, both options were equally embarrassing for him. Feet getting tired after
a mere four hours of walking, he seemed even more delicate than a woman.
And so, a breathtakingly handsome young man who gave off an air of nobility appeared on
the road to the southern gate, carrying a dainty-looking boy on his back. This scene made
many an exquisitely-looking male coveting ladies turn their heads at Ling Xiao’s demeanor,
immensely jealous of the boy on his back.
With such a magnificent man, they couldn’t even cherish him, let alone make him carry out
tasks. Not only did that boy not cherish the man, but also dared to make the man carry
him!? What a despicable, ungrateful brat. The more they thought about it, the angrier they
became, directing their hateful gazes right at You XiaoMo.
You XiaoMo at this time did not yet detect that he was public enemy number one and was
half-napping on Ling Xiao’s back when he suddenly felt someone’s gaze on his back. Raising
his head from Ling Xiao’s nape, he caught many women hurriedly looking away, adding to
his confusion.
That confusion didn’t last long, however, as he realized that their stare jumped to Ling
Xiao’s face every occasionally. You XiaoMo felt like he’s found the answer after guessing the
thought going through everyone’s minds. A man’s beauty was a sin, indeed!
Ling Xiao used less than two hours to cover the remaining distance, following the flow of
people, and finally they were directly outside the southern gates.
The towering gates were painted a dull red color, reached to at least fifty meters in height,
sixty meters in width and were like nothing You XiaoMo had ever seen.
But for convenience’s sake, there were three smaller doors within the gates. Right now,
there were long lines of people hailing from a plethora of different backgrounds and
professions; travelers, merchants, pill-makers and even Yan City locals alike sensibly formed
neat lines with no trace of line-cutting.
Ling Xiao looked over the scene and walked over to the shortest line. In saying that, even
the shortest line had over two hundred people. Thankfully, the guards were quite efficient
and within fifteen minutes, twenty to thirty people had already passed through.
Feeling the pressure of being looked at strangely, You XiaoMo caved. “My feet feel much
better, you can let me down now,” he said to Ling Xiao.
“Really?” Ling Xiao asked, turning his head.
“Really,” You XiaoMo nodded, kicking at the air a few times to prove it.
At this display of confidence, Ling Xiao put him down. You XiaoMo’s feet were still slightly
sore as they touched down on the ground, but it was tolerable. He was going to start
working on strengthening his body once this whole academy business settled down.
The remaining time was grueling, but with Ling Xiao’s face it couldn’t be grueling even if
they wanted it to be. It wasn’t even ten minutes after You XiaoMo stood on his own again
when a guard clad in scarlet armor approached them. To be more specific, he walked
towards Ling Xiao.
The guard raised his clasped fist. “Excuse me, sir, my lady is also looking to enter the city
and wishes to ask for your company.”
Polite words aside, anyone with half a brain would be able to tell that this lady he speaks of
was only after Ling Xiao’s good looks; why else would she have chosen them out of all the
people here? You XiaoMo suspected that even he himself was simply an add-on.
Ling Xiao looked towards the first door which had a line of people longer than theirs, all
waiting to pass through. The lady that the guard speaks of seemed to be of an important
identity, however, and was able to enter Yan City freely. At this very moment, she was
sitting in an elegant horse-drawn carriage, peeking through the window with sharp eyes.
Ling Xiao looked towards You XiaoMo for approval and let out a few chuckles at the sight of
his moodiness. “What do you think, Momo?”
You XiaoMo considered it for a moment. His original plan was to just brave the lines, but
upon seeing hundreds of people still before him, he wasn’t entirely sure. The sun was about
to set, and this was an opportunity presented to them on a silver platter. Having made up
his mind, You XiaoMo nodded in agreement; only idiots would let this chance pass by.
Ling Xiao turned to the guard. “Then please excuse our intrusion.”
The guard was slightly taken aback at how Ling Xiao had asked for the opinion of the boy;
hurriedly, he snapped back to reality with an “It’s our pleasure” and lead them to the
carriage.
One would normally express their gratitude by personally speaking to the owner, but Ling
Xiao and You XiaoMo were not normal people. One never did things by the book and the
other was wrapped up in petty matters, so in the end they turned down the guard’s
suggestion and instead asked him to deliver their thanks.
Without even waiting for the guard’s response, the two of them left.
The guard could do nothing but follow their orders.
After a while, the convoy of carriages entered the city. Despite not catching the exact
conversation between the guard and his lady, You XiaoMo could faintly make out some
high-pitched swearing, confirming once and for all that the woman’s intention from the
very start was to seduce Ling Xiao.
But as soon as they made it past the city walls, You XiaoMo ordered a guard behind him to
pass on a message to his lady and made a run for it before she could personally come over.
Seducing Ling Xiao right in front of him? No way!
You XiaoMo smugly tugged Ling Xiao away from the fleet and very soon the lady’s carriage
was too far away to be seen.
Ling Xiao had to utilize his cast-iron self-control to hold back laughter as he watched You
XiaoMo go about his petty actions. What intense jealousy; although he knew for sure that
You XiaoMo held him dearly in his heart, it was still a surprise to see him react so strongly.
You XiaoMo knew nothing about the internal struggle taking place behind him as he
stopped dead in his tracks, whipping around.
All traces of amusement on Ling Xiao’s face instantly vaporized, leaving behind only
innocent confusion. “What’s wrong?”
“I was thinking, and I’d say… it might be best if you covered your face up after all.” In the
short time span of barely half a day, Ling Xiao’s uncovered face had already attracted a
person. Who knew how many others it would attract in the following days? You XiaoMo
didn’t want to spend all day driving away annoyances.
At You XiaoMo’s use of the word ‘cover’, Ling Xiao stroked his chin. “Alright. I have no
objections.”
You XiaoMo rolled his eyes so hard it must’ve hurt. All objections would’ve been rejected
anyway.
Having made a goal, the two of them set out to find a stall that sold masks. Since it was the
first time that either of them had been in this place, it took them nearly an hour to find a
store with exquisitely detailed masks for sale, named Emerald Court. True to its name,
Emerald Court occupied an unusually large surface area: about twice the size of normal
stores. The exterior was equally as grand with not a trace of tastelessness.
This so-called Emerald Court was a rather famous place in its surrounding area. It welcomes
an endless flow of customers every day, most of whom were women.
Translator’s note: Helenos of Troy
Once again, we have the saying of 蓝颜祸水lán yán huò shuǐ (lit. A man’s beauty is sin): see
the T/N in chapter 209 if you are a fellow victim of memory loss. The original phrase (with
woman instead of man) had a direct translation of Helen of Troy, who caused many a
misfortune with her exquisite looks (more info on her here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen_of_Troy). To represent You XiaoMo’s changing of this
saying (from female to male), the name Helen was replaced with its masculine counterpart,
Helenos. Apparently, it’s not an actual name anymore, but there were at one point a few
dudes in ancient history who were named Helenos, and who are we to judge the poor
naming choices of ancient parents?
 Chapter 215: Deadly Face
Translated by Rara
As he stepped inside the Emerald Court, You XiaoMo looked around to check everything
out. The decoration inside the store was even more of an exquisite luxury than the outside,
and it was very spacious also. It had only one floor, so the inside was divided into smaller
blocks, and each block displayed many beautiful fine jewelries. Since they wanted to buy a
mask, they went over to the third block on the right.
Various types of exquisite masks were hanging on the shelves, under the light, they were
magnificently lit up and very dream-like. The two hadn’t yet stepped inside and they
already saw how glorious they were.
Seeing two people walk by, the sales lady in purple clothes came over to welcome them.
But as her eyes saw Ling Xiao, she immediately became stunned, and then her cheeks
suddenly flushed with pink, even the basic etiquette was forgotten.
You XiaoMo twitched. He became more determined to make Ling Xiao wear a mask, or else
in this situation, he would wind up with more love rivals in the future. He totally disliked the
idea of spending everyday driving them away.
You XiaoMo ignored that silly girl as he picked up a mask off the shelf.
This was a purple mask that was made from some unknown materials, very flashy, probably
would attract more attention if worn. This one only covered the eyes, it couldn’t meet his
requirements.
When You XiaoMo put down that mask, that lady in purple clothes finally regained her soul.
With an embarrassed look on her face, the lady carefully asked, “Guest, what type of mask
would you like to buy?”
You XiaoMo glanced at her, he pointed at the snow-white mask on the top shelf, “Take that
one down and let me have a look.”
The lady followed the direction of his finger and seeing him randomly picked the most
expensive mask of all, she was surprised for a moment. Then she immediately was filled
with joy before quickly taking down that mask.
As You XiaoMo received the mask, he was also surprised. That mask was very thin, like a
cicada’s wing, and the texture was very soft, smooth and soothing, but it didn’t feel ice-
cold. It was a very delicate yet well-made mask. The most important thing was that this one
also covered half the face, only showing the lips and chin.
“What do you think about this one?” The more he looked, the more he loved it. He quickly
showed it to Ling Xiao.
Ling Xiao checked out the mask, he felt the texture of the mask, and directly wore it on his
face. The quality was certainly not bad. He felt like he was wearing nothing at all.
You XiaoMo widely opened his eyes as he stared at Ling Xiao, he couldn’t help but feel
utterly defeated.
Ling Xiao obviously wore a mask and yet he was still too attractive. Even though half of that
handsome face was covered by the mask, because he himself preferred white clothing, it
corresponded with that white mask, making it as if he was covered in a layer of sparkling
white, even more dazzling than usual, as though he was a god descended to this mundane
world!
Fuck, his eyes burned!
You XiaoMo got an urge to blind his eyes, as he was afraid he couldn’t hold back his
nosebleed.
His reaction was still in check, but that lady in purple was immediately dumbfounded like a
statue.
“How is it?” Ling Xiao grinned and looked at You XiaoMo.
You XiaoMo avoided his eyes, coughing, “Looks pretty.”
Ling Xiao smiled, “Then buy this one, I also like it.”
You XiaoMo internally screamed, please don’t smile!
After he finished screaming inside, beside his ear came a *bam* sound, like something
heavy dropped to the floor, You XiaoMo turned over and what he saw somehow had
comforted him in a way. Looks like he had more resistance against Ling Xiao attraction
around several times more than ordinary people. Look, that purple clothes lady they
ignored before had now fainted on the ground with her nose bleeding a flood non-stop,
someone’s face was surely a deadly weapon!
Fortunately, You XiaoMo never passed out like that, or else he would die of shame.
After that, Emerald Court men quickly carried the lady away, and then sent out another
staff person, this time it was a serious looking man. He seemed like he was one of the upper
management, because people beside him were very respectful toward him.
Seeing the mask on Ling Xiao’s face, the man lowered his voice saying, “This mask was
made from a hundred-year-old Ice silk, that is why the price is quite high. It costs 5000
crystal coins.”
“Crystal coin?” You XiaoMo dazed, how could he have not heard about this currency
before?
Ling Xiao suddenly remembered he forgot to tell You XiaoMo about this, he lowered his
head to You XiaoMo’s ear and whispered, “Crystal coins is a currency worth more than gold
coins, 1000 gold equals one crystal. Yan City is the most prosperous area in the Long Tian
Continent, so the basic currency unit here is crystal coins.”
After hearing those words, You XiaoMo suddenly felt his heart pumping hard, 1000 gold
coins only equals one crystal coin, then wasn’t 5000 crystal coins equal to five million gold
coins?
Seeing his pocket deflating by half, You XiaoMo could feel his skin tingling in pain, but that
mask was so suitable to Ling Xiao. He bit his lips, big deal! He will find a chance to find more
money.
In the end, he bought the mask.
Good lord, at first, he thought about wandering around to see if there was anything nice,
but looking at this situation, it seemed like he would have to throw away this idea.
Such an expensive thing, with the rest of his money, he was afraid he wouldn’t be able to
buy any other good items.
Fortunately, to prepare for any unexpected circumstances, You XiaoMo had specifically
refined some level 4 pills beforehand, but he didn’t expect it would come in handy this fast.
And in addition, if selling magic pills couldn’t bring in enough money, he might need to take
some risk and sell some magic herbs.
After paying the money, You XiaoMo felt he couldn’t stay here any longer, he quickly turned
around and couldn’t wait to leave. He didn’t think that when he had just taken two steps
that he would be dragged back by Ling Xiao. Unable to believe this, he asked, “What?”
Ling Xiao pointed at the clothing shop next to it, this was also one of the establishments of
Emerald Court. Since Emerald Court was a large mall-like building, there were lots of shops
inside of it. All the basic daily necessities can be found here.
Ling Xiao didn’t want to buy clothes for himself, he knew that You XiaoMo only wore three
to four sets back and forth, not to mention the quality was lacking.
You XiaoMo thought that Ling Xiao wanted to buy some for himself, he didn’t wait for any
words to come out, immediately refusing. “We can’t, ah, those clothes might be too
expensive. We need to save the rest of the gold in case of emergencies.” They had yet to
find any information about the academy at this point.
Ling Xiao, of course, only needed a glimpse to know what he was thinking, and he couldn’t
help but laugh. “What are you thinking? An expensive mask doesn’t mean clothes will also
be expensive. I have looked, those clothes aren’t made from any special materials, so the
price won’t be any higher than this mask. You will still have at least a million left to use.”
“Is it true?” You XiaoMo asked.
“Yeah.” Ling Xiao again guaranteed, “Ice silkworm is a level seven demon beast, it is normal
for a hundred-year-old Ice silk to be expensive.”
You XiaoMo decided to temporary believe him and followed him inside the shop. He asked
for the price, and it seemed like they were not too expensive. A clothing set cost about five
crystal coins, and the quality was not bad.
“Fine, you should hurry up and pick two.” Ten crystal coins was still affordable.
Ling Xiao could guess You XiaoMo had misunderstood, he didn’t bother to explain, simply
pulling him over before picking up a set of clothes that would fit You XiaoMo’s size. “This
doesn’t seem bad, want to try it on?”
You XiaoMo finally realized he wanted to buy for him, and he silently cursed his dumbness.
How could Ling Xiao replace his water and fireproof clothes, which even knives couldn’t
penetrate, for some ordinary clothes with no defense. If those clothes were burned in fire
and he would have to change clothes every day, then the one who would suffer would be
his pocket.
Ling Xiao, on the contrary, wanted to give You XiaoMo invulnerable clothing, but his clothes
were too big for You XiaoMo. Such place didn’t have anyone who could tailor his clothing
that was made from the silk of a Ninth Hell Silkworm to fit You XiaoMo.
In fact, You XiaoMo still thought that five crystal coins was expensive enough, and he
himself already had clothes to wear, and so he immediately pushed it away. “I don’t need it,
I still have some clothes.”
Of course, how could Ling Xiao let You XiaoMo refuse? He directly picked out a good set and
gave it to him. “Your clothes are too shabby. Are you sure that when we walk side by side,
others won't see you as my servant? Stop whining. Go and try some on.”
You XiaoMo was sullen. Fine, those words certainly had convinced him. This was also one of
the thorns inside his heart. Ah, no way he wanted to be treated as a servant, he had no
choice but to obediently take the clothes into the dressing room.
Ling Xiao picked out a set of white clothes with blue patterns on the rim. A refined and
delicate-looking one. When You XiaoMo wore it, his whole body radiated with a clean and
bright aura, compared to those hemp fabrics he usually wore. Right now, there was no
doubt he was more dazzling. Not like You XiaoMo’s looks were inferior, but he just didn’t
know how to dress.
Seeing You XiaoMo come out of the dressing room, Ling Xiao eyes suddenly lit up.
After changing into new clothes, You XiaoMo’s aura seemed to slightly change. Who would
have thought, that the ordinary looking You XiaoMo from before was this boy.
Ling Xiao gave himself praise for having such good eyes, but those eyes looked at You
XiaoMo revealing a little bit of a lustful look.
Although the original idea was to let You XiaoMo wear better quality clothes, Ling Xiao
really insisted on choosing the color. If they both wore the same color white, people would
stop seeing You XiaoMo as his servant, and maybe people would think they were a couple.
You XiaoMo didn’t know Ling Xiao’s thoughts, this was the first time he wore such quality
clothes, and it really gave him a nice sensation. It was a very soft texture and even the size
was right. In the end, they bought four sets before leaving the Emerald court.
 Chapter 216: You Help Me Wash
Translated by Rui
When they left Emerald Court, the sky was already beginning to darken.
Although they still had things to do, for now, they had to find a place to stay first.
But the troublesome thing was that they weren’t familiar with Yan City and so they didn’t
know the location of any tavern or inn, if they really were to continue looking, they’d
probably need to look for another one to two hours.
Ling Xiao said, “Why don’t I go and kill someone, then absorb their memories and have a
look.”
You XiaoMo quickly rejected the idea, “No.”
Even though he thought that it was very troublesome without a map, to kill an innocent
person over such a small matter, it’d be best if such sins were committed as little as
possible. Who knew if there wouldn’t be any retribution in the future!
Ling Xiao already knew what You XiaoMo’s answer would be, “Okay, then what do you say
we do?”
You XiaoMo looked towards the streets that were becoming more and more deserted, and
suddenly saw the back of a stooped figure that was standing with their back facing them in
a corner. His eyes sparkled and immediately he walked over to ask, “This old lady, do you
know the locations of the closest taverns or inns?”
The old lady slowly turned around, a face suffused with black suddenly appeared in front of
You XiaoMo. When she saw him, she grinned and started to laugh, revealing two rows of
teeth that were so black they look like they haven’t been cleaned for a few hundred years.
She stared at You XiaoMo with austere gloominess and chuckled, “Hey young boy, my
house has rooms to stay in. Do you want to go back home with granny?”
You XiaoMo became petrified in an instant.
Ling Xiao suppressed his laughter and walked over, facing the old person who clearly had a
problem. He softly spat out one word, “Scram!”
The old granny was startled and without needing Ling Xiao to say a second word, she
immediately disappeared out of sight.
You XiaoMo, who’d just taken a blow, was feeling blue and let Ling Xiao hold him close.
After a quarter of an hour, they found a tavern that couldn’t be upscale but was not simple
and crude either. Since there were many people seeking lodging, all the good rooms had
already been booked. There was only a low-class single room left, yet it was still not cheap.
It cost ten gold coins, the same price as a top-class room in NanYe City.
Ling Xiao simply paid the gold coins, he could still afford to dish out ten coins.
The room was small, as expected. It also only had a small bed but compared to You
XiaoMo’s room back in the Peak, it was not that much smaller. Ling Xiao, who was already
used to squishing on a bed with You XiaoMo, didn’t mind.
As soon as You XiaoMo recovered from his petrification, he was dragged by Ling Xiao to
take a bath.
The tavern did not have a hot spring, if one wanted to take a shower, only the Haha [1] lad
could heat the water. The lad was quite hardworking and filled up an entire large bucket of
hot water in no time. Taking the single gold coin given by Ling Xiao, the lad had a huge smile
on his face when he was leaving.
Ling Xiao just moved toward You XiaoMo and wanted to help him take off his clothes. You
XiaoMo immediately took a few steps back, using his hand to prevent the other from
walking over, and quickly said, “I’ll do it myself.”
Ling Xiao shrugged his shoulders like he didn’t really care, and the other person turned
around right away.
Just as he was in the middle of undressing, You XiaoMo suddenly heard a ruffling sound
coming from behind him, he turned around to see that Ling Xiao was already halfway
through taking off his clothes. Startled, he asked, “What are you doing taking off your
clothes?”
“Taking a bath, ah!” Ling Xiao said as if it’s an obvious answer.
You XiaoMo immediately tied up the clothes he’d just untied halfway, “Why don’t… you
wash first, ba?”
Ling Xiao took off the last piece of clothing on his upper body, revealing a naked and sturdy
chest and grinned at him. “I’ll give you two options. One is you wash together with me, two
is I help you wash.”
It seemed that the second option was safe, however… You XiaoMo didn’t believe Ling Xiao
was so kind. There’s a meaning behind it that he didn’t know about, and so, he weakly
asked, “Is there a third option?”
“There is!” Ling Xiao laughed and gently said, “We can go and engage in an ‘exchange’ on
the bed first, then wash up.”
Just as he let out a sigh of relief, You XiaoMo was frightened by the last sentence, the third
option was fudging [2] more ferocious than the first and second one. He didn’t believe that
he’d still be able to get off the bed after the ‘exchange’.
After careful consideration, You XiaoMo still chose the second option, at least it sounds
more normal than the first one. Then, at worst, he’d consider himself a small child who…
still did not know how to take a bath.
After hearing his answer, Ling Xiao’s expression floated.
That’s right, it floated, eyes expressing a lovingly pink emotion floated over You XiaoMo’s
body here and there, before changing into a glimmer of a prevailing smile.
Feeling that he’d just made a terrible decision, You XiaoMo saw Ling Xiao bend his back
and… start to take off his pants.
“Fudge [3], why are you taking off your pants?” You XiaoMo almost bit his own tongue.
“To take a bath, ah!” Ling Xiao gave an obvious answer.
“You you… weren’t you going to help me wash up? Why are you taking off your own
pants?” After he finished speaking, he really wanted to just bite off his own tongue. Wasn’t
this telling the other to take off his pants?
Luckily, Ling Xiao did not follow through with his words but rather smiled and looked at him
very treacherously. “I think you misunderstood, what I meant when I said I’d help you wash
was for us to wash together first before I’d then help you wash up.”
You XiaoMo was at a loss for words, had he just been tricked? He really was the number
one biggest idiot in the world, he just knew that there’s no way Ling Xiao was so kind
hearted as to let him off the hook. Just as expected, the other dug a hole and was just
waiting for him to jump down himself and yet he was still taking chances. God, bring forth a
strike of lightning to burn him to death!
You XiaoMo jumped up in rebellion but was suppressed by force.
Ling Xiao especially asked the lad to get the largest bathtub the tavern had, so there was no
problem with its capacity to fit two people.
Not long after, You XiaoMo was completely unclothed, he sat on Ling Xiao’s thigh in his
naked glory, their skin touching. Two hot blooded males taking something like a bath
together was intolerable.
You XiaoMo quickly discovers that there was a thick thing against his thigh and he
immediately became stiff all over.
There’s a ball of fire burning in his heart, You XiaoMo couldn’t help thinking of the last time.
At that time, although he looked like he had lost his mind, he still had memories of it, and
they were very profound too. So profound that it left a deep impression, and so, he
instinctively wanted to shrink back.
But after experiencing that kind of wonderful taste of overwhelming ecstasy, as an overly
vigorous and not very normal man, Ling Xiao thought that no matter what, he wouldn’t let
You XiaoMo off the hook today. Plus, since last time, he hadn't touched You XiaoMo for
more than a month.
Ling Xiao pulled his face over and immediately lowered down, kissing his lips. The other
person’s first reaction was to shrink his neck, his face was all red from suffocation. Ling Xiao
became aware of his movements, not only did he not let go of his mouth, he in fact tightly
hooked his hands around his waistline. One hand pinched at his sensitive hip. Taking the
opportunity of him being in pain, Ling Xiao’s tongue strongly plunged inside, caught his
tongue and began to suck.
The taste of kissing was quite wonderful, and before long, You XiaoMo’s tongue, that was
shrinking away, started to cooperate. The two tongues hooked onto each other until he
finally couldn’t breathe anymore, and their lips separated. The corner of the lips, wet from
saliva, pulled out a string of a clear silvery thread.
You XiaoMo was weak and panting in Ling Xiao’s embrace, feeling the wetness on his lips,
his face uncontrollably reddened almost as if blood was going to drip from it.
Ling Xiao pressed him against his body, You XiaoMo’s head rested on his slender shoulder.
Looking down, he saw the two-erect small red beans trembling on the chest, it was
seductive and cute, as if it were waiting for him to take pity on it…
One of Ling Xiao’s hands dragged You XiaoMo’s buttocks up to pick him up and flip his body
over so that the two of them were face to face.
You XiaoMo had no choice but to open his legs and sit on Ling Xiao’s body in a straddling
position. It was okay if he didn’t look, but as soon as he did, his nose felt itchy in an instant,
as if there were something that wanted to come out. With his naked body immersed in
water, Ling Xiao was so seductive he could be the death of people…
Ling Xiao laughed quietly, bent over and enveloped one of the red beans in front of him into
his mouth, sucking, licking and kissing. The smacking sounds of lips accompanied the gasps
and moans, resounding in the small, narrow room.
You XiaoMo felt that his limbs and bones, plus all his internal organs, were burning a raging
blaze. The heat was scurrying everywhere inside him, just like that day. It almost felt like a
turbulent tide was surging inside his body, from the top of his head to the tips of his toes; in
the end, his entire body was weak, so he could only let Ling Xiao do as he pleased.
The instant he was entered, You XiaoMo’s body tightened without his control; although it
was not so painful that he wanted to die like last time, it was still uncomfortable. He
couldn’t control himself for a moment and opened his mouth, biting down on Ling Xiao’s
broad shoulder. He did not go easy and directly bit until deep teeth marks appeared.
Ling Xiao did not feel any pain at all, and instead, all the blood in his body started to boil
and he got more excited. The most direct reaction was that the object buried inside You
XiaoMo’s body swelled in size, and the strength of his thrusts became more ferocious, like
he’d been possessed by the devil.
You XiaoMo was constantly gasping for air from being thrusted into and held onto Ling
Xiao’s neck, not even knowing which side the sun should rise from.
The dense hot steam of the water tub changed from thick to thin before disappearing in the
end. A good tub of water turned cold, but the people who were still ‘fighting’ inside the tub
didn’t show the slightest hint of stopping.
The next day, You XiaoMo lay on the bed miserably on his stomach and could not get up.
Now he finally knew the meaning behind Ling Xiao’s words of “helping to take a bath,” it
was using his tongue to lick his entire body everywhere, wu wu [4], taking a bath was so
brutal!
T/N
[1] 哈哈伙计 So essentially the lad’s name was HaHa which is the sfx for laughing.
[2] 特么 (Te Me) Slang way to say 他妈 (Ta Ma) indirectly as they sound similar. So in
english it’s like using the word fudge when you want to say fuck.
[3] 次奥 This is also a slang for the actual swear word f*ck. The word originally is
pronounced cao, so one slang is 草 meaning grass (romaji: cao but pronounced differently).
次奥 (romaji: Ci Ao) is another variation on the actual swear word, so once again, in english
it’s like saying fudge instead of f*ck.
[4] 呜呜 Crying sfx
 Chapter 217: The Truth About Soul
Training Manual
Translated by Yuanyulin
To indulge in carnal desires wouldn’t do anyone any good.
You XiaoMo finally understood, because that sentence clearly was from people who had
suffered the same misery as he did.
As for eating and drinking, all were done by the fresh-looking Ling Xiao, who’d been
accompanying him in their room all morning, while being stared at by You XiaoMo’s
grudging eyes. He massaged him nonchalantly, and then served him tea.
At noon, You XiaoMo was finally able to move from the bed, his ability to recover was
clearly much faster than last time. Apart from his back, which still hurt a little, he didn’t feel
pain anymore.
Looking at the lively You XiaoMo, Ling Xiao sighed, “It seems like if we do it again a few
more times, you’ll get used to it.”
You XiaoMo imperiously spit out these two words, “Fuck you!”
Of course, Ling Xiao couldn’t hear his ‘f’ word. He gave him the new clothes that were
hanging on top of the screen. At first, he was going to help You XiaoMo change, but
unfortunately, he was rejected mercilessly.
After finishing washing their faces and rinsing out their mouths, they changed clothes, and
then went downstairs. There were many guests in the tavern. When they stepped out from
their room, all kinds of voices were mixing, and the waves ran high into their ears (t/n:
extremely noisy). Many people were talking loudly, their saliva sprayed everywhere at the
same time.
Although Ling Xiao already put on his mask, because both wore white clothes, they were
quite eye-catching. Some people even stole a glance at them secretly.
The waiters at this tavern were very attentive; even with so many guests inside, the
moment both sat down, the waiter who served them yesterday was already walking
towards them with a business smile plastered on his face. Hearing the waiter’s greeting,
You XiaoMo nonchalantly chose some cheap dishes, while inside his heart, he angrily
labelled the waiter as a profiteer. Even though those were just some ordinary dishes, they
cost three gold coins. Even a robber wouldn’t be able to make money as fast as this tavern.
Deep inside his heart, You XiaoMo thought that he must think of a plan to make more
money.
Before he came here, he didn’t think that Yan City’s living expenses would be so high,
several times higher than the South. Counting the expenses so far, he believed that the five
million gold coins in his purse would soon be spent.
You XiaoMo put some vegetables into his mouth, while looking at Ling Xiao who was eating
the food gracefully, and was warming the heart and delighting the eyes (t/n: pleasant to
the eye), “Where are we going to go?”
Ling Xiao said, “According to the information, there’s still half a month before Dao Xin
Academy comes to Yan City for student enrollment. Because we still don’t know the exact
place and time, we should look for the information as soon as possible, to avoid clasping
the Buddha’s feet when danger arises (t/n: making a hasty last-minute effort).”
“Where are we going to look for the information?” You XiaoMo asked. Before Ling Xiao
could answer him, the waiter came carrying a teapot and heard You XiaoMo’s question, so
he asked, “Are both sirs going to gather some information?”
Hearing him speak initiatively, You XiaoMo simply asked, “Do you know any information
about Dao Xin Academy’s student recruitment?”
The waiter laughed, “Is this the first time both sirs have come to the Yan City?”
You XiaoMo lifted his eyebrow, you could tell just from that?
The waiter said, “Sir, you might not know, but the place for Dao Xin Academy student
enrollment is not fixed, sometimes at Yan City, sometimes at other northern region. But you
two are very fortunate, Dao Xin Academy will hold the student recruitment at Yan City this
year. Even though they still haven’t announced where they will hold the enrollment, they
are going to inform everyone in ten days. If you sirs want to know as soon as possible, you
can go to the Xian Ji Lou.”
You XiaoMo was taken aback, “What kind of place is Xian Ji Lou?”
The waiter became more certain that this was their first time in Yan City, “Xian Ji Lou is a
place specialized in selling information, it had one particular division that specializes in
looking for information upon request. For major events like the Dao Xin Academy student
enrollment, I’m sure Xian Ji Lou will have the information.”
It sounded like a good plan, but You XiaoMo still had a question. He asked, “If the
enrollment announcement is within ten days, doesn’t it mean I don’t really have to spend
gold coins to buy the information?”
The waiter explained, “Sir, you do not know, even though they will announce the news in
ten days, there is a time limit for Dao Xin Academy’s enrollment. If you cannot get it in time,
wouldn’t it mean that you miss this opportunity?”
You XiaoMo still had one question that he couldn’t figure out, “Doesn’t this Dao Xin
Academy have a reputation that no matter what the student’s origin is, as long as they
meet their requirements, they will accept them? Why don’t they give the location
announcement at an earlier date?”
The waiter answered patiently, “Because Dao Xin Academy is very famous, there will be
countless people signing up for the enrollment every time, but the people who are really
able to pass are fewer than one percent. So, they do it to not increase the burden for the
teachers, who still must choose students who have true potential. It’s been three years
since Dao Xin Academy started to plan this system. This year is the second time they will
implement it.”
So, their luck was bad, because they didn’t come ahead of time.
Because he got the information that he wanted, You XiaoMo gave the waiter one gold coin
as a tip.
After the waiter walked away, You XiaoMo suddenly frowned. His hunch yesterday was
indeed right, it hadn’t even been a day, he already had to spend some money.
Ling Xiao rubbed the creases between You XiaoMo’s eyebrow, “Don’t think too much, after
we spend money, we should just earn it again. Just eat, after that, we will go to Xian Ji Lou
to look. The enrollment isn’t top secret, so it must not be that pricey.”
You XiaoMo relaxed a little, what he said was true!
After they finished eating, both asked the direction to Xian Ji Lou, and then headed there.
Xian Ji Lou was located at the southeast corner of Yan City. It was a little far from their
current location; if they took the Gigantic Firebird, it would take them three days to arrive,
while transport circles would only take a moment. Although Yan City did not permit people
to fly above, people could use the Gigantic Firebird.
After they discussed it, You XiaoMo finally consented to use a transport circle. Although he
already had a hunch that this decision would hurt him for a moment – after really being
ripped off, his heart couldn’t stop aching nonetheless.
Since the spirit stones used for transport circle were very precious, and the spirit stone here
were better than the one used at Naye City, the price became high. But the speed was
indeed very fast, in just a moment, the people were already looking at an unfamiliar place.
They didn’t even have to ask people where Xian Ji Lou was, because they could see it
already.
Looking at the center where the people were flowing from, there stood a huge, magnificent
dome, as if it came from under the ground. This building was none other than Xian Ji Lou,
which covered a huge area. If compared with the earth’s Forbidden City, it approximately
wouldn’t reach one tenth of Xian Ji Lou.
Ling Xiao hand chopped You XiaoMo’s head, who was still in a daze, “You look stupid. Let’s
go inside and look.”
When You XiaoMo had just barely recovered from his surprise, Ling Xiao had already
dragged him through the entrance of Xian Ji Lou; there were two pieces of huge screens
that were very eye catching. One of them already had a lot of information that had already
been published, so everyone should know it. If the news was already on top of the screen, it
meant the information couldn’t be bought anymore. Another special thing about this place
was that it was not commendatory for a shop assistant to engage the customers without
solicitation.
On top of the screen, there was a bounty section, arranged based on the reward money,
from high to low. When You XiaoMo took a glance, he was amazed. Ling Xiao, who was
beside him, noticed his unusual behavior, and tried to follow his line of sight. Coincidentally,
he spotted the bounty with the highest reward, so he couldn’t help showing a nasty smile.
Two level nine magic pills. No wonder this bounty was placed in the first position.
Apparently that Qiu Ran mage really would go as far as giving up his treasure for the
Heavenly Soul Scripture.
You XiaoMo looked at the exact same information, but what took his attention wasn’t the
two level nine magic pills, instead, it was the bounty item that they had to retrieve. It clearly
mentioned the three words “Heavenly Soul Scripture.”
He believed that the Long Xiang Continent would not have other soul training manual called
Heavenly Soul Scripture. No wonder at that time, Ling Xiao could give him a soul training
manual so easily. It was a “stolen thing.”
You XiaoMo immediately grabbed Ling Xiao’s clothes, and stared at him with eyes that
looked like lasers, “You, you, you… please confess sincerely, that… don’t tell me...?”
The corner of Ling Xiao’s mouth suddenly curved up and became radiant, and gave him the
answer easily, “Exactly!”
You XiaoMo looked at him silently for a long time, and suddenly said, “You said you didn’t
steal it!”
Ling Xiao recalled back, “Did I say that?”
You XiaoMo nodded with certainty, “You did.”
Even if he didn’t, XiaoMo would still have said he did.
Ling Xiao said beamingly, “Well, even if I did say something like that, I really didn’t say it
wrong.”
You XiaoMo stared at him with wide eyes, “The information is already out, you still say that
you didn’t?”
“Of course,” Ling Xiao laughed happily, “Because I didn’t steal it, I just took it.”
You XiaoMo, “…” Was there any difference?
Ling Xiao touched his back, and then said to him pleasantly, “Even if you struggle over this
now, it’s no use. It’s already been a long time, and nobody knows that I was the one who
did it. You can learn using that soul training manual in peace.”
Of course, he understood, but You XiaoMo remembered that a few months ago, he
foolishly gave away the Heavenly Soul Scripture to his three seniors. Had he known earlier
that it was a stolen thing, ah nope, a taken thing, he wouldn’t have simply given it to them.
The only thing that he could be glad about, was that his seniors knew that that soul training
manual was very precious, so they certainly would keep it a secret.
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T/N:
Forbidden City (紫禁城): Chinese imperial palace from the Ming dynasty to the end of the
Qing dynasty—the years 1420 to 1912. It is in the center of Beijing, China, and now
houses the Palace Museum. It served as the home of emperors and their households as
well as the ceremonial and political center of Chinese government for almost 500 years.
Constructed from 1406 to 1420, the complex consists of 980 buildings and covers over 180
acres.
 Chapter 218: Deception
You XiaoMo, who was blown away, quickly recovered.
Anyway, it was just like what Ling Xiao said. Nobody knew that the Heavenly Soul Scripture
was in their hands, so he could just train with ease. If people found out about it in the
future, he would just keep on insisting that the Heavenly Soul Scripture was his. That way,
nobody would ever think of taking it from his hand.
After he decided on the ownership of the Heavenly Soul Scripture, You XiaoMo and Ling
Xiao started looking for the information that they wanted.
Xian Ji Lou wouldn’t put up all the information that they were yet to sell on the board. They
would first explain what kind of information it was with the price enclosed. If someone
thought they could afford it, and it was the type of information they wanted, then they
could just go to the window selling the information inside the building.
You XiaoMo looked at the news that was on top of the small screen and found information
that he had never even heard of. Such as, two given forces were in conflict, or the progress
and results of the great war from some famous powerhouses, and other information. But of
course, the most eye-catching one was the information about Dao Xin Academy.
You XiaoMo found the section about Dao Xin Academy data and the inside information for
student enrollment on the top five list. But when he saw the additional charge right beside
the news, his jaw dropped. Even though it was just forthcoming information, they charged
one thousand crystal coins, it really was expensive beyond limits. Moreover, he found that
the prices for many items at Yan City mainly used crystal coins.
One thousand coins, that meant he had to spend about one fifth of his total savings. Ling
Xiao touched his chin and pondered for a moment, “This price still makes sense, if there’s
no better price, you can buy it.”
You XiaoMo leered at him, “From what point of view does this make you think that this
price is good?”
Ling Xiao knew he was struggling with the price, and laughed, “Look carefully at the
description above, the information that Xian Ji Lou gives was not only about student
admission, they also have information about Dao Xin Academy, and we happen to need to
ask about that one too. For the people who already know the information about Dao Xin
Academy, this price would be indeed high, but for us, this information is exactly what we
need the most. Well, although for this kind of information, we can just ask around a little
bit, and we’ll know about it.”
You XiaoMo rolled his eyes. If Ling Xiao didn’t say it, he might feel a little bit comforted, but
because he added that last sentence, it just made him feel worse. He might as well have not
said anything from the beginning.
You XiaoMo still reluctantly bought a jade drive.
This so-called jade drive was an item that recorded various information and pictures, it was
extremely convenient. The amount of information that could be stored inside a jade drive
was very large. But this kind of thing was not particularly common in the South, because in
the South, people would usually use paper books or scrolls that were made from special
materials, so they didn’t have to worry that it would get damaged.
But the jade drives were more commonly used in the North, and Xian Ji Lou stored all their
information inside jade drives.
After You XiaoMo looked at it roughly, he handed over the jade drive to Ling Xiao.
Ling Xiao was faster than him; he already absorbed all the information in the jade drive by
the time he glanced upon it. “Unexpectedly, the information inside was quite complete.”
The information about Dao Xin Academy for the last eighteen generations was all inside.
You XiaoMo was sorting out the information that he just absorbed, and the data really was
complete.
The Dao Xin Academy will hold the student enrollment at Yan City, Lei Tian Tai district. It
was to begin from 9:00 a.m. and end at 7:00 p.m. Since there was a huge public square that
could hold hundreds of thousands of people, a registration was needed to go to that place.
One could already imagine how spectacular the scenery would be when they arrived.
Then again, this was not important. All it said was how the Dao Xin Academy was the most
famous institution in this Long Xiang Continent, thus the enrollment requirement bar was
very high.
The data in the jade drive showed, for example, that for a mage the first requirement was:
to reach level four within twenty-five years of age. If their level was below level four, or if
they were over twenty-five years old, then the applicants couldn’t pass.
However, the most surprising was that this was only the first requirement. Passing the first
requirement didn’t mean one was qualified to enroll into the Dao Xin Academy. There were
still two other exams, and they were alchemy and refining magic pills. Only after passing
these two tests could one truly become a Dao Xin Academy student.
But aside from these things, You XiaoMo found more surprising news.
The Dao Xin Academy student enrollment was not only for mages, but also practitioners.
The student enrollment for practitioners was also very demanding, but easier than a mage.
They only had one requirement – to reach Sun level before twenty-five years of age.
You XiaoMo asked Ling Xiao at once, “Have you reached twenty-five, and Sun level?”
Ling Xiao gave a faint smile while glancing at him, and jokingly said, “Even before I was
born, I had already passed Sun level.”
You XiaoMo didn’t believe him and investigated his eyes as if wanting to say, you bragger!
Ling Xiao just laughed and didn’t explain anything to him.
When You XiaoMo saw his reaction that looked like bragging, he believed that Ling Xiao
indeed was bragging at him, and said this to him anyway, “The Dao Xin Academy also had
open student enrollment for practitioners, do you want to try and sign up?”
Ling Xiao rubbed his chin, “This is a good idea.”
His original plan was to hide at Dao Xin Academy after You XiaoMo had enrolled, but it was
a troublesome idea. Besides, Dao Xin Academy had many experts, so it was difficult to
ensure that he wouldn’t be found. Although he had the confidence that he wouldn’t be
found out, he still couldn’t rule out the possibility of when an accident might happen.
If he enrolled as a student at Dao Xin Academy, he could be with You XiaoMo openly. But
there was one more troublesome thing, and that was the Soul Stone test.
A Soul Stone was designed specially to detect spiritual traces from practitioners and mages,
and it could determine a person’s age by reading the fluctuation in one’s soul. But only a
few people used it, unless there was a large-scale enrollment, like the Dao Xin Academy,
since they had an age requirement.
Even though Ling Xiao’s skill was high, it was impossible for him to change his own soul
fluctuations, so he’d be rejected because of the first requirement, unless…
You XiaoMo obviously thought about it, too. Ling Xiao was very skillful, there’s no way that
he was only twenty-five years old…
You XiaoMo looked at Ling Xiao, who was deep in thought, and asked, “Have you found a
way?”
After pondering for a moment, Ling Xiao nodded his head, “There’s a way.”
You XiaoMo became happy, and asked him quickly, “What would you do?”
Ling Xiao narrowed his eyes, and talked with a slightly bloody tone, “Find a body that had
similar build as I do, let him register in my stead, and then kill him to prevent him from
letting the cat out of the bag.”
You XiaoMo, “… Couldn’t you just use gold coins to bribe him?”
Ling Xiao laughed lightly, “Only a dead person can keep a secret.”
You XiaoMo wrinkled up his facial expression, “Is there no other method?” Even though he
really wanted Ling Xiao to go to Dao Xin Academy with him, to kill a person just for this
small matter was just too cruel. He wanted to protest an injustice in that person’s stead. If it
were him, he too, would feel extremely vexed.
Ling Xiao let out a ‘pft’ laughing sound.
You XiaoMo instantly made all kinds of facial expressions and leered at him. He had a
feeling that he was being played again.
Ling Xiao’s shoulder was trembling from laughing and could only stop after a long time. “In
fact, there’s another way. You just have to erase his memories after that.”
He could absorb other people’s memories, so of course he could also erase them too. But
there was one little problem, when he erased a person’s memories, it would be extremely
painful, and it would be unbearable to ordinary people.
You XiaoMo didn’t know about this, so his expression lit up again, “I’m fine with this
method.”
Ling Xiao laughed, “If you think this one is good, then let’s use this method.”
You XiaoMo nodded immediately, but when he had just barely nodded, he suddenly
remembered the biggest problem, “But where could we find a practitioner of Sun level,
with the age under twenty-five? If that person meets the requirements, don’t you think he
also wants to enter Dao Xin Academy, ba? What if after you erased his memories, he knew
about this information, and wanted to sign up? What would you do if that happens?”
He thought about the series of problem waiting ahead.
Ling Xiao said, “You don’t have to worry, I already thought of these problems; if we can’t
find a suitable one, I still can ‘make’ one, as for whether he will register after that, as long as
we erase his memories after he registers for us, then there’ll be no problems.”
You XiaoMo’s brain capacity had reached its limit, “What do you mean by ‘make’ one?”
Ling Xiao explained, “Aren’t you a level four mage? You usually refine a magic pill without a
problem, are you still afraid that you couldn’t make a pill to turn a Sky level practitioner into
a Sun level one using it?”
That’s right, You XiaoMo just realized, he was already a level four mage, if they couldn’t find
a practitioner who matched the condition, they just had to put up with it and look for a Sky
level practitioner. By that time, he could just refine three magic pills and give it to that
person to raise his level.
After that, both left Xian Ji Lou.
After discussing with each other, they decided to not look for a person who could meet the
requirement, because that person was certainly was going to register. Even if they found
him, that person might not be willing to do it. So, rather than wasting time, they might as
well look for people below twenty-five years of age, with Sky level five star or more.
But even though they lowered their requirements, it was also difficult to find this kind of
person, because they still had to look for the one with a similar figure to Ling Xiao.
As a result, they had spent seven to eight days already searching for one.
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T/N:
玉简: Literally a paper pamphlet thingy made of jade. It’s like a scroll (default shape) that
can make information flow inside your head as you open it/take it. Jade tablet is used more
often in Wuxia, but because of the certain properties (i.e. its ability to act like a magical
thumb drive) we decided to name it a Jade Drive.
 Chapter 219: Life and Death Street, Liu
Yue.
There was a narrow street at Yan City, sandwiched in between two big influential families,
yet it did not belong to either side.
The street was called Life and Death Street, and the people who gathered at that place
were all extremely violent and wicked; most of them were fugitives who fled from outside
to that place or people who did not belong to any force. But it didn’t mean that all the
people there were those who’d kill other people like flies, some of them were only lone
practitioners who didn’t want to join any of the major forces at Yan City.
Due to the agreement between forces at Yan City, the Life and Death Street became a place
that was not controlled by anybody. Because of that, the Life and Death Street’s state had
become very chaotic. All kinds of people who had unusual strengths, kidnapped people and
stole treasures would find themselves here. It was very chaotic, and it couldn’t become any
more chaotic than that.
On a bright sunny day, a robbery occurred on Life and Death Street.
A person who didn’t look that old, who looked just like a passer-by. The youth, whose
strength seemed to be only at the Sky level, robbed a bald, burly Star level guy. Probably
because he knew that his own strength was below the other person, the youth ran after he
robbed the guy’s magic bag. The bald guy got angry and called his companions to chase
after the youth.
The youth glanced back in a hurry, and his pupils became small in an instant. Apparently, he
didn’t think that the robbed bald guy had a group of thug companions, and none of their
strengths were below his. The youth ran in a rush, and carelessly ran into a dead end. When
the youth turned his head, the bald guy and his gang had already reached the entrance of
the dead end.
“You son-of-a-bitch, do you think you can still run? Dare to rob this great uncle’s magic bag,
don’t you know who this great uncle is?!”
The bald man made a vicious face while cracking his own ten fingers in front of the
cornered youth. The bald guy didn’t want to catch the youth in a hurry. Since the youth
dared to challenge the bald guy, they wouldn’t let go of him easily!
The youth’s face became pale, there was a glimpse of despair in his eyes.
If it were only the bald guy, he still could risk his life and try to run, but the bald guy had five
people following behind him, the gap was too big, he had no way out.
The people who live in the Life and Death Street were all vicious and merciless. For them, it
was easier to kill people than eat a dish.
When the youth turned desperately, he heard a surprised and bewildered sound from on
top of his head.
“Yi, this person’s figure is really like yours, eh? But he’s a little bit dirty.”
The youth looked up abruptly. He didn’t realize there were two unfamiliar men on top the
wall above his head. One was small, while the other was big. The small one who had just
talked looked younger, with a delicate and pretty face, and his eyes looked very bright,
without any impurity nor any hostility. This man surely wasn’t a person from Life and Death
Street; while the big one was gorgeously dressed and looked just like the aristocrats of high
nobility. But somehow this man gave off a rather complicated impression. After hearing the
boy’s words, he revealed a faint smile on his lips, “Then let’s choose him.”
The youth’s intuition told him that these two people were very interested in him, and
perhaps they could save him; they were the key. The youth had no other choice, so he
shouted at both hastily, “If both of you are willing to help me, I promise I will fulfill
whatever you want me to do.”
Nothing was more important than life; he didn’t mind even if he had to work like an ox. If
he could survive, he would do anything.
The teenager immediately showed a joyful expression, “Are you really willing to do
anything?”
The youth nodded without hesitation, “I’m willing to do anything, as long as both of you
save my life.”
The teenager quickly said, “Then you must not go back on your word, oh!”
The youth nodded, “I will never go back on my word.”
Seeing the youth made an unfathomable mystery (t/n: unable to make head or tail of it)
agreement with the two men right in front of his eyes, the bald man suddenly became
furious. He glared at You XiaoMo, who was on top of the wall, “Want to save him? That also
depends on whether you have the skill to do that or not, you guys try me!”
When he heard this, the youth immediately looked towards You XiaoMo’s side, to Ling Xiao.
He couldn’t be blamed for that, because You XiaoMo really didn’t look like a practitioner. A
mage also had abilities, but since he looked young, no matter how they looked at it, there
was no way he could win over a group of Moon level and Star level practitioners.
When You XiaoMo looked at the youth’s action, he couldn’t help twitching his mouth, and
quickly let out one of the Qiu team. Suddenly, a crimson object appeared out of nowhere in
front of the youth.
The youth stared at it with big eyes and couldn’t but rub his own eyes. It was unexpectedly
a fiery-red demon fox.
The fox looked like it had already matured; the pair of its rare, ruby-like irises was flickering
brightly and looked at him coldly, then turned to look at the bald guy and his group with an
ice-cold and blood-thirsty expression.
The bald guy and his men were suddenly frightened, they stopped hastily, stared at the
Seven-Tailed Demon Fox frightenedly. Seven tails, so that meant this one was a level seven
demon fox.
Not waiting for them to react and run away, Mao Qiu turned its figure into a brighter red
and ran towards them.
Its speed was very high, before the bald guy and his men were able to react or hide, each of
them were immediately burned by its flame. Suddenly there was an agonizing scream,
followed by other shrills.
Because the bald guy was the last one, he should have been able to run; but seeing that he
was already scared and limp on the ground, even if the seven-level demon fox were to kill
him, he was already unable to run away, not to mention that the other party was already
suppressing him using his power.
Those facts had proven that he already couldn’t escape; Mao Qiu simply didn’t give him any
chance to do so. After it killed his companions, Mao Qiu gracefully walked towards him,
opened its ferocious mouth in front of its prey, and ate the bald man’s upper body in one
bite. Before the bald man could even make a miserable cry, Mao Qiu had already swallowed
him completely.
As Xiao Hei said before, inside the bodies of strong practitioners and mages flow a lot of
energy through the meridian system. Eating their corpse would help them level up.
This was the first time You XiaoMo saw this oppressive sight, so he was terrified.
Ling Xiao intentionally let him look at it, so he didn’t cover You XiaoMo’s eyes.
The youth’s expression was calm. There were more brutal things that had happened on Life
and Death Street, if he couldn’t adapt even to this small thing, it would be impossible for
him to survive on Life and Death Street.
Two minutes later, the three of them appeared at the inn on Life and Death Street.
The inn was a tourist trap, the price was unusually high, and if they found out that the other
party’s strength was lower than themselves, they would just rob and kill them.
Nevertheless, for the people who couldn’t find a place to stay, they would still choose this
inn and just be careful not to reveal their valuables.
You XiaoMo put Mao Qiu back into the space, and then got comforted by Ling Xiao. He
already accepted the fact that demon beasts eat people, no matter what, it was a part of
natural selection; the survival of the fittest. If he couldn’t adapt, he would just get
eliminated, just like what he learned from his biology class.
The youth was surprised on how much both Ling Xiao and You XiaoMo got along with each
other; his instinct told him they weren’t just friends, instead, they were more like… lovers?
The youth was frightened by his own imagination. But he didn’t stay surprised too long,
there were some men who got together in this world, and because it was harder for female
practitioners to practice, compared to male practitioners in this Long Xiang Continent, there
were far less female practitioners compared to the opposite sex.
“My name is Liu Yue, I give my thanks to both of you for saving me. I’m wondering, what
can I do to help you, when both of you found me?”
Liu Yue got rid of his distracting thoughts, cupping his hands towards both. After he
witnessed the teenager’s contract beast, there was no way he would dare to think of doing
any funny business.
You XiaoMo asked, “Have you reached twenty-five years of age?”
Liu Yue blankly stared, “Not yet, I’m going to reach twenty-five next year.”
You XiaoMo was somewhat surprised, he hadn’t reach twenty-five years old, but he was
already so tall, what did he eat to grow up to be that tall?
“Hey, you…”
Before he could finish talking, he was already interrupted by Ling Xiao, “Xiao-Momo, let’s
just get to the point.”
You XiaoMo’s ears became red, he rubbed his nose and said, “Do you know about the
student enrollment at Dao Xin Academy? We’d like you to register for one of us. After you
finish this task, we will reward you accordingly.”
Liu Yue’s sight fell on Ling Xiao, he finally understood what they meant at the dead end
before. It was actually because of this. It was nothing difficult, “I can help you with that, but
my strength isn’t enough, Dao Xin Academy’s requirement for student enrollment is Sun
level or above.”
Student admission for Dao Xin Academy was extremely sensational, and he lived at Life and
Death Street, there’d be no way he hadn’t heard about it.
You XiaoMo laughed, “You don’t have to worry, I am a mage, I can just give you magic pills
to help you level up into Sun level. It wouldn’t be a problem anymore.”
Liu Yue’s eyes became bigger, and then asked excitedly, “Is what you said really true?”
You XiaoMo immediately took out a bottle of level three magic pills on top of the table.
Liu Yue couldn’t help rubbing his hand. He stared at the transparent jade bottle filled with
the magic pills passionately. The color and luster of these level three magic pills were much
darker than the low-grade magic pills that he got before; so, these were high-grade magic
pills?
“This thing, you will really give it to me?” Liu Yue asked him hesitantly, he still hardly
believed there would be such a good thing.
“Of course, but just for insurance, after that we will erase your memory about this matter, if
you agree to the terms, this bottle is yours. When things were done, I will give you five level
four magic pills. How about it?” You XiaoMo asked.
This was clearly where meat fell from the sky. If he were to reject it, he would become the
biggest fool in the world.
When he saw that he nodded, You XiaoMo was secretly relieved.
Were he to refuse, he couldn’t guarantee he would be able to find another person whose
figure was like Ling Xiao’s.
When Liu Yue was about to take the jade bottle, suddenly there was a hand that came over,
and the index finger was on top of the bottle’s neck. When he looked up, he saw that the
owner of the hand was a masked man.
Ling Xiao said, “I have to tell you beforehand. When I erase your memories, it will be
extremely painful – to the point that you may not wish to live.”
Liu Yue quickly responded, and said this firmly, “In order to become stronger, I can endure
all kinds of hardships.”
Ling Xiao raised his eyebrow and moved his hand.
Since it had already been eight days before they finally found Liu Yue, plus, they had to
make Liu Yue level up, as well as making his body features like Ling Xiao, it took another
couple of days before they could finalize all the details. Finally, they sat on top of the
Gigantic Firebird, and quickly went to the student enrollment place.
 Chapter 220: Go Get a Doctor if You Are Sick
The enrollment of Dao Xin Academy was a grand occasion. Thanks to it, compared to the
usual day, the flow of people that came in and out of Yan City was doubled, this brought
lots of prosperity to the city.

Even though this year the information about the location was restricted, there were still
endless amounts of people who had heard the news. Like today, all the roads leading to the
Lei Tian platform were extremely packed and busy with endless streams of carriages and
passengers coming in.

To save time, You XiaoMo and Ling Xiao used the transportation circle, which only took a
blink to reach the big street near the Lei Tian platform.

Located in the center of Yan City, the Lei Tian platform was a dueling arena with a very long
history attached. This place, since long ago, had seen the rise and fall of countless
individuals.

However, the center area was still a hectic and busy place overflowing with people.

Yan City had a rule that didn’t allow people to fly above, that was why You XiaoMo and Ling
Xiao had to walk on foot. Originally, You XiaoMo wanted to use a carriage, but there were
too many of them on the road, yet none willing to stop for them. Most of the carriages
either already had an owner or were loaded with guests, and almost all of them went
toward the Lei Tian platform’s direction.

Even though it was something You XiaoMo had expected, he would never have thought it
would be this many of registrants. Suddenly he came into realization why Dao Xin academy
did it. They already restricted the info and yet so many came, if they hadn’t done it, then
wouldn’t the amount have doubled?

Ling Xiao patted You XiaoMo head, “Let us go forward, and, let Liu Yue adapt a little."

Until now Liu Yue had never seen such a majestic scene, this made him feel a little
unadaptable. Not only that, he also had to learn Ling Xiao’s every movement and behavior,
his face was so tightly tensed, and he couldn't relax for a moment.

You XiaoMo looked at Liu Yue, who was wearing clothes that closely resembled Ling Xiao’s
style, except the mask. Mainly because that old mask was too dazzling, You XiaoMo had to
buy a new one and a new set of clothes for Liu Yue, to mix the spurious within the genuine.
Under the mask was the same face as Ling Xiao, of course, this was also Ling Xiao’s brilliant
work.
As for Ling Xiao, he changed into Liu Yue’s appearance, an ordinary looking face, the type
that people wouldn't pay attention to.

Ling Xiao was uneasy leaving You XiaoMo by himself, so he also came with them.

Fortunately, the distance between the Lei Tian platform and the transport circle was not
too far. After walking for nearly two hours, the trio finally reached the square next to the
Lei Tian platform. It was a very large square that seemed to have no border, drowning in a
sea of people, so loud and noisy like thunder striking next to one’s ear.

The rumored square that could contain hundreds of thousands of people, now looked just
like a street market. Such a large amount of people, this unbelievable scene shocked You
XiaoMo from inside out, he really underestimated the influence of the three words: ‘Dao
Xin Academy’.

Right now, in front of them, was a huge ground that was almost half full. Not everyone here
came for enrollment, some of them were only here to accompany their children, but the
fact was that this waiting line was so long that You XiaoMo couldn't even saw the mentor
who was sent here for the administration job.

You XiaoMo jumped up a little, this many people, when would this line end.

Ling Xiao pressed down on You XiaoMo’s shoulder, "Choose a line that doesn't have too
many people. The first registration day is only to test age and level, so the speed should be
much faster, if you hesitate, the lines will only become longer."

You XiaoMo knew his words made sense, so he said, "Okay, I will go line up, meanwhile you
should go with Liu Yue and give him some instruction, so that he can avoid mistakes."

Liu Yue hurriedly said, "I don't need it. I don't need it, I will be careful on my own."

Liu Yue didn't dare to let this big man accompany him. Not mentioning the pressure, he felt
when standing by Ling Xiao, after a few days of observing, he knew this big man was very
concerned about his companion. Even though it felt nice to have such a practitioner
protecting him, to ask for this big man’s protection, he didn't have the guts.

Ling Xiao said, "I will accompany you first, after that I will help him."

You XiaoMo saw them both reject his suggestion, so he didn't insist anymore.

Although there were a lot of registrants, compared to the practitioner side, the mage side
was already significantly lesser, not even half of it. Moreover, Dao Xin had set up ten
register points, so each line was not particularly long.
So, they picked the shortest one between all the lines, but there was still more than 500
people in front of them.

You XiaoMo stood on his tiptoes to see, he vaguely saw an elderly man who was taking
student's registration. His speed was not low, each person only needed less than a minute.

Ling Xiao noticed You XiaoMo couldn't stay put since coming and he once again pressed
down on You XiaoMo’s shoulder, "Calm down, that mentor is not going to run away."

You XiaoMo explained, "I'm not worried about him running away, I'm just a little excited, I
can't guess what will happen after I enroll into Dao Xin." In his previous life, it was not like
he had never gone to school before, but the meaning was not the same.

Ling Xiao had never gone to an academy before, so he was also clueless, but according to
the information the jade drive had mentioned, it seemed like it would not be bad at all. So,
he smiled and said, "Rest assured, it shouldn't let you down."

"Heh, some people really live in a fantasy, they haven't even passed the examination yet
and are already imagining the academy life. What a shameless bunch that thinks
themselves like the geniuses of the four major clans of Yan City."

Right after Ling Xiao ended his sentence, a satire and disdaining voice suddenly came to
their ears, and then was followed by some ear-piercing laughter full of contempt.

Ling Xiao’s expression went grim, and he turned to the side and looked at the person, his
eyes revealing a trace of killing intent. You XiaoMo quickly pulled his arm and hugged it to
calm him down and then looked at the guy, who was a young man in his twenties. He didn't
stand in the same line as them, but coincidentally was standing in the line next to them.

The youth lifted the corner of his eyebrow and gave out a very irritating feeling. Seeing
them look at him, he coldly made a *heh* sound. His expression filled with disdain, "What
are you looking at, did I say it wrong?"

You XiaoMo’s eyes trembled, the hand that hugged Ling Xiao squeezed tighter.

Ling Xiao originally was filled with anger, but You XiaoMo's action really amused him and
made him laugh, he thought You XiaoMo would tolerate it.

The youth saw them still able to laugh, he couldn't but feel like he was being ignored. His
face suddenly became salty, "This year's registrants are nothing more than a pile of junk.
Even the type that think they are good enough came to register.” He sneered, “Just wait
until people take you down; let's see how long you can stay satisfied."

You XiaoMo took in a deep breath, he faced those sneering eyes, said, "You are right, even
junk came here to register, look at your puny appearance. I totally can see you won’t be
able to be satisfied for long, either."

"What did you just say? Dare to repeat that again?" The youth’s face changed into every
color very splendidly, his eyes filled with raging flame as he stared at You XiaoMo as if he
wanted to say, ‘if you say it again, I’ll chop you into pieces.’

You XiaoMo glanced at him, "I'm not your servant. Why should I listen to you? Who are you
anyway?” The angry You XiaoMo was never polite to anyone. This image was very
conflicting to his usual obedient image.

This was the first time Ling Xiao heard him argue back, not to mention very cleverly and
eloquently.

The You XiaoMo right now gave Ling Xiao a very fresh feeling and was extremely
fascinating, thus Ling Xiao did not interrupt.

The youth’s face turned from green to purple, this was the first time he was talked to like
that. With anger affecting him, he didn't even spare a moment to choose an appropriate
word, "You… I want to challenge you, if you have enough guts, fight me on the Lei Tian
platform."

You XiaoMo knew Lei Tian platform’s purpose, but he had no concern for it. He said with a
trace of ridicule, "Why should I fight you? Is there a reason I should obey every one of your
words? I am embarrassing you, ah."

Not only did the youth roll his eyes, even the people standing nearby couldn't believe it and
stared at him. In the heart of most people, dueling on Lei Tian platform held a sacred
meaning. Usually, if someone challenged the other party, rarely anyone would reject it.
Unless it was a challenge sent by one of a higher level to the lower, but this type of
situation was generally rare.

The youth seeing that You XiaoMo seemed young, he thought You XiaoMo just an ordinary
level four mage, because this was one of the simplest requirements to register. He was a
mid-level four mage, that was why he dared to challenge You XiaoMo. But he never
imagined You XiaoMo would refuse him so bluntly.

"So, you are too afraid to fight me then. That is why you didn't dare to accept." The youth
maliciously sneered, "As long as you kowtow an apology to me three times, I won't consider
what happened earlier."

You XiaoMo surprisingly looked at him, "You want me to apologize for the fact that you are
going to be weeping soon? Is your brain sick? I suggest you find some doctor to check it, so
that you can avoid infecting the people around you."
The youth was so angry his finger trembled while pointing at him, not a single word came
out.

At this moment, outside the crowd came a loud laugh.

"This fellow here is right, you should go get a doctor if you are sick.”

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t/n: note for mage system.

From level 4 and beyond, since the distance between each level gets wider and harder to
reach a new level, within a level was now divided into three smaller parts, Low: Mid: High.
This refers to the progress within a level.

And between each level, there was also a stage called “peak”. If you nearly reach a new
level and breakthrough, then you are at the peak.

Example: level 4 mage that had a progress halfway to a new level => mid-level 4

Level 4 mage that have progress 2/3 to the new level =>high level 4

Level 4 mage that have progress 2/3 to the new level and almost breakthrough to new
level=>peak level 4
 Chapter 221: Get In Through The Back Door
The one who let out a laughing sound came out from the crowd, then person was a man
who carried a huge blade on his back. He had a bright and cheerful face with a strongly
defined facial contour, a very handsome man. He emitted a bright, elegant and
unconventional aura, one could tell just from a glance that he was a firm and manly man.

“If I’m not mistaken, isn’t that Gao Yang-gexia? Why does he come here?”

“You fool, why shouldn’t Gao Yang-gexia comes here? Don’t forget that he is the disciple of
Dao Xin Academy’s vice-chairman.”

“I heard that Dao Xin Academy sent outstanding students to maintain the order and safety
of this student enrollment. I never imagined they would send out Gao Yang-gexia. He really
is very incredible, ah!”

……

When they saw him, the people were all pleasantly surprised. Not only surprised, they also
couldn’t help making a gasping sound. All of them had heard about Gao Yang-gexia’s
popularity but had not been able to see his graceful bearing. Many people found it rather
regrettable because they never expected that they would be able to look at him this closely,
so they missed him already, while some hardcore fans immediately began fawning over him
in happiness.

The youth who dared to mock You XiaoMo earlier already turned pale in the face.

He never imagined that Gao Yang-gexia would unexpectedly hear their conversation and
help You XiaoMo.

If he were to be reported to the teachers at Dao Xin Academy, he probably wouldn’t be able
to enter Dao Xin Academy for the rest of his life. He was now twenty-five years old, three
years later, his age would exceed the admission limit.

You XiaoMo was looking at the man who spoke up for him with surprise, this person was
called… lamb?

Judging from his imposing manner, and how others treated him respectfully, this ‘Lamb’
could not be an ordinary person. The disciple of vice chairman, the rumored ‘second
generation’, ah, this identity alone was imposing enough. (t/n: second generation in china
means that you’re a child from someone powerful, like official/tycoon, thus enables you to
easily achieve any position without much effort)
Just right when he was being entranced, suddenly a hand was waving in front of his face.

Coming back to his senses, You XiaoMo saw Ling Xiao leering at him, and obviously, his
expression was irritated. This time, he was too embarrassed to say anything because they
were in public, so he had to pull back Ling Xiao’s hand instead.

Gao Yang didn’t expect to see him making this kind of scene. At first, he just came to do a
normal routine inspection, but then he overheard the teenager and youth’s conversation.
There’s no denying that the teenager’s words were full of confidence, but being confident
about oneself was a good thing, so he felt that the teenager was right.

He thought the teenager was a very gentle person; Gao Yang felt poorly for him and wanted
to speak up for him. But he didn’t expect the teenager to be so quick-witted, and even
refused the duel invitation as though it was the most natural thing to do. He looked like he
didn’t really understand the significance of dueling at Lei Tian platform.

“Little Brother, you really are an eloquent speaker, I really admire you!” Gao Yang was
laughing while cupping both of his hand in front of his chest towards You XiaoMo.

You XiaoMo laughed awkwardly, this level of speech couldn’t regard him as an ‘eloquent
speaker’. He felt that it was just at a tolerable level, “Not at all, you are too polite.”

But somehow, he felt that this Gao Yang was kind of like Zhou Peng; at the very least, their
characters appeared to be the same: a very generous kind of person.

Gao Yang said, “My name is Gao Yang. I wonder – how should I call you, little brother?”

You XiaoMo said: “I’m called You XiaoMo.”

At first, he was going to introduce Ling Xiao, but then Ling Xiao would enter the school using
a different face, so he dismissed the idea. Since Gao Yang was the vice chairman’s disciple,
they might meet again later.

Gao Yang was interested in him, so he said: “You-shidi, I think your queue is still very long. I
know a teacher, she currently doesn’t have anything to do, if you don’t mind, I can ask her
to test you.”

You XiaoMo became delighted and nodded in an instant: “I don’t mind, I don’t mind. I’ll be
troubling you to show me the way.”

This was the so-called getting in through the back door, ah, he unexpectedly had the
fortune to do it in this lifetime.

And then, the-not-so-polite You XiaoMo pulled Ling Xiao to follow Gao Yang and went
through the back door.
The onlookers were all shocked and gaping their mouths, Gao Yang-gexia would
unexpectedly open a back door for a person that he just met less than half an hour ago,
that was rather scary. When would they be able to walk in through the back door, ah, some
people immediately got jealous of You XiaoMo.

As for the incident between You XiaoMo and the youth, many people had already forgotten
about that.

Led by Gao Yang, they smoothly entered Dao Xin Academy’s hall. The hall was a place for
teachers to rest at for a while, except for the ones who had special statuses, outsiders were
not allowed to enter.

The hall where the teachers could rest looked very simple from the outside, there was only
a simple board on the door, but the inside didn’t look simple at all. The decorations and
furniture was all from the finest materials, they all looked so luxurious and valuable.

Apart from the teachers, there was a group that looked like students in the hall, followed by
some attendants or bodyguards behind them. To be followed by bodyguards, looked like
they were someone from the influential families.

As soon as they entered, the people looked at them, some people greeted Gao Yang
naturally, but You XiaoMo could feel it, there were many pairs of eyes that were lurking on
him.

“Ning Jing-daoshi, I brought you someone.”

After he greeted the others, Gao Yang brought them to a beautiful woman who looked to
be in her thirties, but still maintained her graceful bearing. This woman was the one he
called Ning Jing-daoshi, and just like her name, she made you feel comfortable and peaceful
just by looking at her. (t/n: her name 宁静 means peaceful, tranquil)

The woman wore aqua-blue clothes and pasted a gentle smile on her beautiful face. Her
sparkling beautiful eyes were looking at them just like a quiet, clear spring.

When she heard Gao Yang’s words, the woman’s line of sight naturally fell onto You XiaoMo
who was behind him, and warmly asked, “Are you the one who brought this little friend?
Gao Yang, since when did you start to help people go through the back door?”

This remark had a hint of teasing in it, but it wasn’t meant to criticize him.

Every time Dao Xin Academy held a student enrollment, there were many people who got
in through the back door. But what surprised Ning Jing the most was that Gao Yang would
bring people to go through the back door. From her impression, Gao Yang would never do
such a thing, so she really got curious. What kind of person could make Gao Yang make an
exception like this?

Upon hearing it, Gao Yang called You XiaoMo to go to her: “Ning Jing-daoshi, this person is
You XiaoMo, I feel like we’ve been friends for a long time even though it was our first
meeting. When I saw him sunbathing outside in the glaring sun, and knowing that you have
nothing to do, I helped him to look for you.”

You XiaoMo talked as formal as possible, “Nice to meet you, Teacher.”

Ning Jing looked at him for a moment, then smiled and nodded: “Since Gao Yang had
brought you all the way here, then please come with me.”

“Please wait a minute.”

Just when they were about to turned around, the students who also went through the back
door suddenly shouted at them.

Ning Jing’s beautiful eyebrow made a little frown.

The one who called out to them was a man in his twenties. When they looked at him, he
was already walking towards them, and happily said: “Ning Jiang-daoshi, since you will help
him to take the test, you shouldn’t have any problems helping us take the test too.”

The young man stared at Ning Jing-daoshi with a hint of passion in his eyes, filled with
obvious adoration towards her. You XiaoMo was surprised by this fact, so he glanced at
Ning Jing secretly. This Ning Jing-daoshi should be over thirty years old, while the young
man was only in his twenties. The age gap between them should be at least around ten
years.

But Ning Jing-daoshi was indeed a beautiful woman. This kind of gentle and beautiful
woman really fit his image of a “gentle sister”, only that she was a little bit older…

Ning Jing didn’t want to pay attention to them, but since he already said it, she couldn’t
refuse them. She lazily said, “Then you all can come with me.” And she turned around after
she said that.

The man’s smiling face turned cold all sudden, his venomous, cold stare fell on You XiaoMo.
Not only did Ning Jing-daoshi not smile at him, she didn’t even bother to say more than one
word to him; but towards this person, she was soft and gentle, just like dripping water.

You XiaoMo felt like he was being stared at by a venomous snake, he suddenly shuddered
from head to toe.

He noticed the man was looking at him, but he didn’t understand, he didn’t seem to have
said anything or did something, why did it look like he had offended him?
You XiaoMo didn’t realize it, but for Ling Xiao, who always took notice of his surroundings, it
was crystal-clear.

Ling Xiao slowly narrowed his deep eyes, his ordinary face suddenly became unfathomable.
Compared to the man whose gaze was cold like a venomous snake, his was more like a
sleeping lion.

Although they could be tested personally by Ning Jing-daoshi, for people who had statuses
like them, they had to rely on an unimportant person whose name they didn’t even know to
get this opportunity. The atmosphere suddenly became very delicate, apparently everyone
already became a little hostile towards You XiaoMo.

Ning Jing-daoshi walked toward the seat that was specially put on the hall and sat down. A
male staff immediately brought a scroll and a brush and put it in front of her.

This Ning Jing’s destructive power, indeed was powerful! You XiaoMo couldn’t help sighing.

After she paused a little, Ning Jing-daoshi talked to them with a warm voice: “Well then,
let’s start the test. Come here one by one, don’t cut in line. First tell me your name, age,
and lastly, your rank. Who wants to go first?”

The young man stood up immediately: “I will go first.”

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T/N:

Gexia (阁下) = Your Excellency, The Honorable, Your Lordship. A honorable title, kind of like
“-sama” in Japanese. It was commonly used during ancient times, on modern times, people
use it for letters (esp. business-related letters) and during diplomatic occasions.

Naming problem: Gao Yang was written with 高杨 (a common chara to write someone’s
name), but Momo, with his low IQ (as boss always said), mistook it for 羔羊, which mean
“lamb”. Well, you can’t really blame him since it’s spelled the same, Gao Yang XDD

Daoshi (导师) = teacher/tutor/academic advisor. The “导” means to lead, guide, conduct.
While the “师” is the normal character for a teacher/master.
 Chapter 222: The Genius’s Unexpected
Mistake
After saying that, the young man also took a glance at You XiaoMo with an obvious
provocation.

You XiaoMo really couldn’t understand, was there anything to boast about? To him, being
the first or last person was practically the same. Well, not like he had high hopes for other
people to have the same idea as him.

Ning Jing-daoshi casually replied, as if she had heard about this guy’s word and deeds.

The young man said: "My name is Chai Jun third son to the Chai family, I'm 24 this year and
a level 4 mage."

The middle phrase ‘third son’ was totally unnecessary, but he seemed to have said it
purposely to show off. The way he deliberately adding more pitch to indicate his
superiority, even an outsider would sense he was boasting.

Ning Jing-dashi’s calm face didn’t change in the slightest, she told him to stand in front of
the staff, who was holding the Soul Stone next to her, to get his age tested. With a serious
demeanor and calm attitude, as her eyebrow dropped while she began writing down the
information, she gave out a very mature and dignified aura.

In front of her, Chai Jun was stunned, his mind was too occupied to think, his eyes filled
with an overwhelming admiration.

After Chai Jun’s turn, his squad started pushing each other to be the next one in line.

Because Ning Jing-daoshi was a mage so obviously she only accepted registration from
another mage. That was why other practitioners who also used this back door could only
stand by and watch.

You XiaoMo carefully listened to people announcing their age and level.

He realized, most of these people were from 22 to 25, all at level 4. Meanwhile a level 5
mage, which was a genius level, hadn’t appeared yet.

But he had to admit, the north really was where the talented gathered. Back in Tian Xin
Sect, his two seniors’ qualification was genius. However, here at the Dao Xin Academy
enrollment test, that kind of qualification was only regarded as average. This really opened
his eyes, this was the first time he was deeply aware of how small the South was, their
situation was nowhere near the level of the North.

Ling Xiao, who was standing beside You XiaoMo, seeing his expression as if he was lost in
thought, couldn’t but ask, “Something wrong?”

You XiaoMo shook his head, said, "Nothing, I’m just thinking they are indeed very talented."

Ling Xiao lifted the corner of his mouth, knowing You XiaoMo probably was thinking about
Fang ChenYue and Fu ZiLin, so he smiled. "There is nothing for you to envy. For them to be
able to reach level 4 at this age, it all thanks to their family support. Moreover, most of
them already started practicing in their childhood, at least more than seventeen to eighteen
years, the longest maybe even twenty years. That is how long all of them have spent on
practicing.” Ling Xiao specifically looked at Chai Jun while ending his sentence.

You XiaoMo followed his line of sight that fell on Chai Jun, blinked, "They began practicing
since they were only four years old?"

Weren’t people supposed to learn how to walk and speak at the age of four?

(E/N: Wrong, children usually do that around eight months to two years old.)

Ling Xiao said, "All the disciples of the big family have to start practicing early, to begin at
four is nothing to be surprised about, there are some that even start sooner."

You XiaoMo couldn't stop staring, the hell were these big families, they surely were sadistic
enough.

Ling Xiao suddenly whispered in You XiaoMo ear, softly teasing, "You XiaoMo, you shouldn't
be the one to speak, comparing them to you, they can't even match your toe. It barely has
been a year since you started, and you have already become a level four mage. This kind of
talent, if you overlook the whole Long Tian continent, absolutely no genius can compare to
you."

You XiaoMo was silenced, but after a while, the corner of his mouth started curving up.
Hearing Ling Xiao say that, he faintly remembered, there was this ‘matter’, ah. The more he
thought about it, the more his cheeks became redder, more and more like a ripe peach.

Ling Xiao had an urge to chomp down on those flushing cheeks.

But he knew the limit right now. Although everyone's attention was on that Ning Jing-
daoshi, he couldn't guarantee people wouldn't look at their way. If people saw them, You
XiaoMo would get angry at him.

While Ling Xiao was thinking about it, Gao Yang who standing in front of them suddenly
turned his head around.
Gao Yang meant to call You XiaoMo up to test, but seeing his face become so red, he
couldn't help freezing a little. Not for a moment Gao Yang’s reaction worked again, as he
asked, "Fellow You, are you okay? Did you catch any illnesses?"

Ling Xiao didn't wait for You XiaoMo’s answer, he indifferently said, "He's fine."

Gao Yang looked at him, this man always gave him a weird feeling, but he couldn't figure
out how and why. After hearing his answer, and seeing You XiaoMo’s blush had slightly
faded, so he stopped asking. “Fellow You, you are next in line."

You XiaoMo listened to him and went to the front.

Since he didn't compete with the others to test first, he was the last one.

The crowd that was all lively earlier now suddenly quieted down and stared at each other.
Then they restored the "laughing at others pain" face. They wanted to see what was so
good about the person that Gao Yang personally brought here.

Ning Jing-daoshi looked at You XiaoMo with a faint smile. Her impression of this little
youngster was not bad, because unlike other people with arrogant attitudes, You XiaoMo
had a modest and polite manner with a somewhat shy personality. The most important
thing was that he looked at her with the respect for an elder.

Ning Jing-daoshi faintly smiled, "Little one, give me your information."

You XiaoMo scratched the back of his head, timidly saying, " I am called You XiaoMo, I think
this year I should be nineteen years old, I'm also a level 4 mage." He said ‘should be’
because he was not too sure about his age, after all he reincarnated halfway here, and he
also forgot to ask at first.

"..."

After he ended his sentence, the hall went quiet. A level four mage at nineteen? This kind of
talent could stand on the same ground as the geniuses of Dao Xin Academy.

Every pair of eyes fell on You XiaoMo, full of surprise.

Chai Jun, who was waiting for You XiaoMo to embarrass himself, couldn't help but swallow
his saliva. This natural endowment was not much difference from ‘that guy.’

A level four mage at nineteen, not like the North had not seen one before, but the number
was no more than fifty people.

Although Dao Xin recruited new students every three years, but the twenty to twenty-five
range usually made up the majority. Anyone less than twenty years old was very rare, this
type of person could be a genius.

This difference had a great connection with the first test.

To reach level four was not something you could do only by dreaming. Some people,
despite having begun training since childhood, the practice path did not go as smoothly as
some people thought it would. As such, this was a very rocky road, most people would be
twenty by the time they reached level four.

Those with good luck, they obtained level four at twenty – exactly at the time Dao Xin
opened for admission. While those with bad luck, even if they met the level requirements,
they still had to wait for another admission year.

That was why, even though nineteen years old was not the best of the best for natural
endowment, it was the best out of everybody here.

Ning Jing-daoshi looked at the youngster with astonishment in her eyes, this little one really
gave her a big surprise.

Ning Jing-daoshi was a level seven mage. Even though she was an outstanding beauty,
because her level was not particularly high, she never got a chance to have one of the real
geniuses under her palm. Most of them would usually prefer a better daoshi. This was one
of the things she regretted so much. To personally teach a genius would improve her
position and status inside the Dao Xin Academy a lot.

Originally, she didn't have much hope in this time’s admission.

Ning Jing-daoshi finally got back to herself and quickly asked the staff next to her, "Give me
the soul stone."

Those words made everyone shocked, Ning Jing-daoshi wanted to personally test his age!
However, when they thought about You XiaoMo's qualification, they soon became
discouraged. Even if today standing here was someone else besides Ning Jing-daoshi they
would have done the same.

You XiaoMo didn't have any reaction toward the uproar he had caused, his attention had
fixed on the soul stone in Ning Jing-daoshi hand.

This was the first time he saw a Soul Stone that could test age.

Even the 21st century Earth with a well-developed high technology couldn’t make such a
thing.

The Soul Stone size was slightly larger than a fist, with an appearance resembling a black
crystal; even though the structure was clearly visible, the surface was glossy like a mirror.

This thing, could it really test a person's true age?

You XiaoMo never had any experience with it, so he had a little doubt toward it.

Ning Jing-daoshi held the stone in front of You XiaoMo, smiled and said to him, "Put you
hand on it."

You XiaoMo listened to her and put his hand on it. Well, he thought it would be more
complicated.

When he removed his hand and looked at it, he could see some golden digits slowly
appeared on the stone, and when it completely emerged, You XiaoMo was suddenly
embarrassed...

Originally all the people had been long waiting for the result, after seeing the number on
the stone, every one of them was petrified while their eyes were wide open, as if they had
seen some unbelievable thing.

The silence inside the hall was broken by You XiaoMo guilty voice, "Sorry, I remembered
wrong."

Above the stone there was no sign of nineteen, but rather a clear eighteen number!

This joke was way too much to handle!

 Chapter 223: Conflicts Rise
Whose child was this!? Someone cut him off please!
The number shown on the Soul Stone was impossible to fake.
However, since the founding day of Dao Xin Academy, it was not as if an age fabrication
incident had ever occurred. Every admission year there would be several cases like this to
appear, but absolutely all of them were to deduct from a higher age.
You XiaoMo was the first one to break the academy record.
Even though it was just one-year difference, to many other people, that one year was a
thousand miles apart. Especially to those geniuses, the younger they were, the greater the
potential. Between nineteen and eighteen, both were considered geniuses, but the former
only seen as rare. It was not that much exaggeration that it would make every daoshi fight
over them, but eighteen was a different case.
Throughout the history of the Dao Xin Academy, those that had been able to reach level
four mage before the age of eighteen was less than a few. They all ended up becoming the
Long Tian Continent's first-rate mages. One example of it was the mage Qiu Ran, he also
enrolled in Dao Xin Academy when he was young.
(ra’s reminder: Qiu Ran is the guy whom Ling Xiao stole, ahem, took the heavenly scripture
from.)

Ning Jing-daoshi was astonished not only once, but twice. This little youngster continued
getting more and more powerful, which nearly scared her heart. She would never imagine
that this child could give her such marvelous surprises.
Gao Yang, who was standing beside him, was also shocked. He was just randomly helping a
fellow, who right now turned out to be a genius. What kind of luck was this? Among this
many people, he had the chance to meet this little guy.
"Heh, what genius. I think he is clearly trying to attract everyone's attention just to stand
out."
Chai Jun bit his teeth and gloomily smiled as he broke the silence with his voice. His tone
was not only filled with venom, but there were hidden hints of jealousy and resentment.
Gao Yang’s expression went cold, he unhappily looked toward Chai Jun, "Chai Jun, please
mind your wording, even if you are jealous of his talent, you don't have to speak out loud
about it. You are, after all, the son of a big family. Don't you know how to be polite?"

Even though Chai Jun had some fear and respect toward Gao Yang, it didn't reach the point
where he needed to lower his head in front of him. The Chai family had several outstanding
individuals that were highly regarded inside Dao Xin Academy, and their statuses were
equal to Gao Yang.
Which was why after hearing Gao Yang scold him, Chai Jun not only didn't take a step back,
he also became more inflamed. “Did I say it wrong? Is there anyone that can misremember
their own age? Knowing that the Soul Stone can accurately read the true age and he still
intentionally told a fake age, won’t that prove he just wanted to make himself famous? Isn't
this behavior very despicable?"
Through his explanation, all the people suddenly exposed a ‘came to the realization’
expression.

Chai Jun probably said it out of jealousy, but his words somehow make sense. No matter
how stupid a person can be, it was impossible to forget your age, unless it was intentional
out of craving fame.

But in You XiaoMo’s case, it was the opposite.

"Oh, he hadn't been accepted yet and he is already scheming things."

“Who knew that this guy could be this calculative."

"Just because he thinks himself a genius that can perk up and wag his tail, he really thinks
he is better than anyone else, huh?”

...
Since those people were Chai Jun’s same breath and branches (t/n: gang), to humiliate You
XiaoMo, they continued criticizing him one sentence after another with very disdainful
expressions on their faces. They wanted to teach him, no matter how high your talent was,
inside Dao Xin Academy it was packed with talents, and in their eyes, he was simply nothing
but air.
You XiaoMo knew those guys didn't like him, but he didn't expect they would use this to
humiliate him, unfortunately he couldn't exactly explain why he remembered wrong.
Ning Jing-daoshi saw him lower his head and not mutter a word. She thought he was sad, so
she quickly comforted him, "You XiaoMo, don't take their words to heart, you have a gifted
talent, your natural endowment is a real thing. Those people are just jealous of you, don't
let such a small thing bother you."
She didn't believe You XiaoMo would do this for fame, since her eye for people was not too
bad. If he really had such an intention in mind, how could he act so calm previously?
You XiaoMo was surprised by this and he raised his head, "Ning Jing-daoshi, I'm not sad."
Although it was true that his mental strength was a little weak, he was not that feeble to be
heavy hearted over such trivial things. If he was then back in the Tian Xin Sect, he would
have been crying to death when Kong Wen ignored him.

"So..." Ning Jing-daoshi looked at him, seemed like he was not that sad after all.
You XiaoMo saw through her doubts and honestly smiled, "I just got a little absent-
minded."
Ning Jing-daoshi was suddenly speechless. Fine, every genius had their own weird strings.
She had lived long enough to have knowledge and experience about this.
You XiaoMo continued asking, "Ning Jing-daoshi, when is the next test?"
Ning Jing-daoshi finally assured him, gently smiling, "Tomorrow morning will be the refining
magic herb and pill test, remember not to come too late."
“Thank you, Ning Jing-daoshi, for your reminder." You XiaoMo replied.
You XiaoMo and Ning Jing directly ignored those provocative people to the side and
continued talking to each other. But this action toward Chai Jun and those people who had
been waiting for the fun, this was an unacceptable thing.
Seeing You XiaoMo about to leave, Chai Jun didn’t have any intention of letting him off the
hook. In a moment, he quickly blocked You XiaoMo’s path, loudly saying, "You want to run?
Don't you have the guts to let people admire your nasty scheming?"
You XiaoMo silently looked at Chai Jun. But then when he was about to speak up, he saw
Ling Xiao standing outside, ready to come over, so You XiaoMo had to quickly give a gesture
that implied he was okay. Not until he finally calmed down Ling Xiao, did he look at Chai Jun
again. He helplessly sighed, whether he was a no name or gained himself some fame, he
was still a target of jealousy. This kind of life was so hard to live.

You XiaoMo said, "Hey, young master of the Chai family, I remember you are not a deaf
person, nor an uncultured one."
Chai Jun fiercely looked at him with vicious eyes.
You XiaoMo continued talking, "When I introduced my age, I said ‘should be’, this word
clearly emphasized my uncertainty; in other words, I was also not too sure whether I was
nineteen or not. I have already given you the hint, and yet you don't understand human
language. If so, then there is nothing I can do, I only speak human."
These words quickly stunned everyone at the scene, even Gao Yang and Ning Jing-daoshi
were the same.
Not until Chai Jun and his underling’s brains started working again did all the people
standing by laugh out loud. That last sentence was too hilarious. “Only speak human”,
didn’t that sentence give irony that implied Chai Jun was not human?
But what he said was not wrong, he really did add "should be", not only that, he also added
in " I think" before, showing double the uncertainty.

So, the truth was clear, he really couldn't remember his age, moreover, a true talented
genius didn't need to play such scheme for fame, because with his talent he would become
famous sooner or later.
Chai Jun face turned green, this person was clearly implying he was not human.
You XiaoMo didn't want to deal with him, the type of person that deliberately found faults
in people. The bigger the reaction, the more arrogant that guy would become.
When You XiaoMo tried to walk past them, Chai Jun eyes flashed as he suddenly reached
out his hand and grabbed him. "You XiaoMo, you dare to humiliate me," Chai Jun coldly
said.
Seeing this scene, Gao Yang immediately shouted at him, " Chai Jun, don’t you dare..."
But Chai Jun hadn't reached You XiaoMo shoulder yet and a silhouette suddenly appeared
next to You XiaoMo. A single hand grabbed Chai Jun’s wrist and squeeze it without
hesitation, leaving only a cracking sound, accompanied with a sad and shrill screaming
along with a sagging, powerless hand.
"Ah, my hand, my hand broke!"
Chai Jun expression had gone pale as he squatted on the ground, his left hand was holding
the broken right hand.
Other people were scared by this scene, dumbfounded as they looked at the man who had
suddenly appeared next to You XiaoMo. Because this man’s appearance was too plain, even
his clothes were very common, no one had paid attention to him. Seeing him act very
brutally, people realized this person's strength couldn't be overlooked. It seemed like he
was probably You XiaoMo's bodyguard.
The man looked down at Chai Jun, he spoke with a hoarse voice, "The next time you dare to
lay hand on my young master, I will eradicate you."
No one noticed You XiaoMo’s embarrassed expression after hearing Ling Xiao’s sentence.
Ling Xiao called him young master, even though he knew Ling Xiao was acting as Liu Yue,
but… he had lived two lives, and this was that first time someone called him young master.
"Third young master, are you ok?" Chai Jun's gang of scoundrels immediately rushed over,
worriedly looking at Chai Jun's scarily white face.
One person even glared at Ling Xiao, "Do you know who third young master is? You dare to
lay hand on him, the Chai family will never forgive you."
You XiaoMo came out from behind Ling Xiao's back, unhappily saying, "He is the one who
made the first move, I… my attendant just used legitimate defense. And why should I stay
still just because he is in a bad mood and wanted to vent on me?"
The person almost couldn't retort back, hastily saying "Even so, your underling shouldn't be
that ruthless, not to mention young master had not even touched you yet."
"Enough!" Ning Jing-daoshi finally flipped out, her beautiful face was covered in frost. She
walked toward Chai Jun's gang and said, "If you want to be disqualified, you can continue
making a scene."
One sentence and she had managed to silence them at once. To be disqualified from Dao
Xin Academy was not a joke, if their families knew about this, they would be finished.
Seeing her threat worked, Ning Jing-daoshi turned around to You XiaoMo and said, "If you
have other business to attend to, then go, I will handle the situation here."
"Sorry for troubling you, daoshi," You XiaoMo sighed with relief. He immediately dragged
Ling Xiao out of the hall, he was worried that if they stayed any longer, Ling Xiao identity
might be exposed.
You XiaoMo, who had just left didn't know that Ning Jing-daoshi was standing behind them
looking at Ling Xiao's figure while thinking something. Not only her, but also Gao Yang,
whose expression was also slightly surprised; he didn't expect that his companion’s strength
would be this high.
 Chapter 224: Young Master
Translated by Yuanyulin/Rara

After they left the hall, Ling Xiao’s facial expression had already shifted, not showing the
cold expression anymore. On the contrary, he looked very delighted instead.

When You XiaoMo turned his head, he saw him laughing, so he couldn’t help but ask:
“What are you laughing about?”

Ling Xiao raised the corner of his mouth, and said jokingly, “Young master, your imposing
manner today is good. I’ve known you for so long, I didn’t know that you had such a sharp
tongue.”

You XiaoMo: “… Don’t call me young master.”

The heck was a young master, too much pressure!

Ling Xiao smilingly said: “Young master, are you blushing?”

You really have gotten addicted to toying with me! You XiaoMo glanced at him, and then
turned back to the registration point at the square.

Ling Xiao followed behind him, while teasing him with ‘young master’ every now and then.
He really got addicted to toying around with him.

You XiaoMo was harassed continuously, and finally decided to ignore him. He had already
gotten into two fights today, he didn’t have much energy left. He had to rest to recharge his
energy.

Because they went through the back door, they finished much earlier than other people.
When they returned to the square, not only had the number of people not decreased, they
were spreading out like fire instead.

You XiaoMo and Ling Xiao found Liu Yue, who didn’t have to wait in the long queue.
Because practitioners only needed to determine their age and strength, the speed was
much faster. There were a thousand people in that line before, now it was only around
seven hundred or eight hundred people.

When he saw them came over, Liu Yue was surprised. How come they had finished the
registration so fast?

You XiaoMo realized his puzzled expression and said: “We accidentally got through the back
door, so we have already finished registering my name.”

Liu Yue became speechless. To be able to accidentally go through the back door, they really
were too tough.

You XiaoMo wanted to bring Liu Yue through the back door too, but when he thought that
he was currently registering in Ling Xiao’s stead, it would be troublesome if they were found
out, because it would be different than being rejected at the registration in the square.

Since there were too many people, the daoshi couldn’t be bothered to remember each
person who came and went in detail, their observation would be much lower, so it would
be advantageous for Liu Yue. As soon as he passed, both could return to their own
identities. The ordinary face that Ling Xiao currently was using was Liu Yue’s face.

“Sir, this line would take an hour, would you like to look for a place to rest, and then come
back here after an hour?” Liu Yue suggested.

You XiaoMo shook his head, “Don’t need to. I will wait with you.” He didn’t have anything
to do anyway, and the most important thing was that he was afraid that Liu Yue would
make a mistake, and then Ling Xiao couldn’t join Dao Xin Academy with him. He would cry
to death.

Liu Yue who didn’t know You XiaoMo’s thoughts, was suddenly moved. He became more
certain that these two were his knights in shining armor.

He was always alone, even when he was a child. He didn’t know who his parents were and
had been rolling, touching, and crawling on every dirty place, and he already saw many ugly
things. Everyone around him got close to each other only to rob the other person. To
survive and become stronger, he had already done many things like that against his will. He
always thought that his fate was bad.

Now that he had met them in this life, he decided to use this opportunity as much as
possible.

They calculated that their line would take an hour before they could register.

You XiaoMo wanted to look for a shorter line, but other people had the same idea as him.
So, when he just found one, other people immediately lined up there, so he had to go back
to their place.

Ling Xiao rubbed his head and said, “I already told you before, and you didn’t believe me.”

You XiaoMo glanced at him silently thinking, okay, I’m just looking for trouble myself.
Happy?
Before an hour was up, the long line in the front of them was gone.

When it was Liu Yue’s turn, the daoshi tested his age and strength. The overall process went
smoothly, but because he wore a mask, the daoshi looked at him more intently. Luckily,
they were not the only ones who registered while wearing a mask.

After that, they left the plaza and had to look for an inn to stay for a few nights. But the
better rooms at taverns and inns were already full, so they could only look for lower quality
ones.

At this time, both still didn’t know, because of the incident at the hall, You XiaoMo became
famous in just a few hours. As for whether it was in a good way or bad way, everyone
reacted differently.

Some favored You XiaoMo, such as Gao Yang and Ning Jing, while some had nothing to do
with him, they were just gossiping around with other people that with this year’s recruiting
students there was someone whose skill was very high, and ‘that person’ could be
considered as a genius.

In the past, Dao Xin Academy would take great importance with these geniuses.

The genius who were taken care of with such importance would of course have a bright
future, no matter whether they were from an aristocratic family or not.

But some people held resentment toward You XiaoMo and would spread bad words about
him to others. Like how this year, there was a new student called You XiaoMo, who was
very arrogant, not only had he dared to say his age wrong to gain some fame, he even let
his bodyguard injure the third son of the Chai family. He cared for nobody, was extremely
arrogant, and so on.

It couldn’t be said that their efforts didn’t bear any fruit. At least some people who had yet
to meet You XiaoMo already had a deep impression about him, and some obscure and
arrogant mentors even stated that they wouldn’t accept such a student.

But for people who already knew what kind of person Chai Jun is, only one percent believed
their words.

Having said that, You XiaoMo had indeed became the hottest topic of this year’s student
enrollment. Originally, he wanted to keep low profile, so he didn’t expect he would end up
becoming high profile instead. When You XiaoMo found out about this, he would most
likely start vomiting blood.

Inside the inn, Liu Yue and Ling Xiao had already turned back into their original forms.

The former was already aware of Ling Xiao’s face and identity, and he already learned his
every act and movement, but the pressure was especially big; the latter disliked the coarse
clothes, so he wanted to turn back as soon as possible.

After he turned back into himself, Liu Yue finally breathed a sigh of relief, and secretly
glanced at Ling Xiao who had already turned back to himself. Surely enough, he couldn’t
learn anything from this master who was very talented. When he thought about that, he
couldn’t but remember the decision that he made before he registered.

You XiaoMo was just taking out Ling Xiao’s mask from his magic bag, when suddenly heard
a ‘thump’ sound. When he turned around to look, it was Liu Yue who suddenly knelt in front
of them. Since he used quite enough strength, he bet Liu Yue’s knees must be hurt.

“What are you doing?” You XiaoMo asked at once.

Liu Yue faced his head on to the floor, and begged: “Sirs, I will follow you, I ask you to
accept me, I will do anything for you.”

You XiaoMo didn’t expect him to do this, so he became speechless.

On the other hand, Ling Xiao didn’t get surprised at all, and looked like he had already
expected him to do this.

You XiaoMo asked: “You… don’t tell me it’s because you don’t want to get your memory
erased?” His impression of Liu Yue was not bad.

Liu Yue immediately shook his head: “No, I really want to follow, sir, I… I want to become
stronger.” He felt that only by following both would he have the chance to become
stronger.

When You XiaoMo heard his last sentence, he couldn’t help but feel moved.

But he held so many secrets, if he added another person to his side, the probability of his
secret becoming exposed would increase, so he didn’t want to take a risk. But he also
understood Liu Yue’s persistence, so he was in a dilemma.

“I can give you a chance.” Ling Xiao said unhurriedly.

Liu Yue brightened up, “What kind of chance?”

Ling Xiao said, "You should take the chance while the enrollment hasn't ended yet, and
register yourself in, but use your original face. In addition, I won't erase your memory, but I
want you to swear to never speak a word about this matter."

Liu Yue was actually very interested in Dao Xin Academy, he knew if he could enroll in Dao
Xin academy and learn every kind of soul and skill training there, he would have a better
future than struggling on his own. But he also knew he was blessed by these two’s grace, if
they didn't agree, then surely, he would never have a chance to register. But he didn't
expect that this great man would agree. He was so happy he was almost speechless.

Liu Yue excitedly raised his hand and said, "I swear, I will never tell a soul about your
situation, if I go against my word, thunder shall strike upon me and I will die in an awful
way. I am willing to follow you sirs forever..."

"I don't need you to follow me, like I have said, I have only given you a chance, but that
doesn't mean I have agreed for you to follow us. It is all on you whether you are able to
grasp this chance or not." Ling Xiao interrupted his words.

Liu Yue felt a little disappointed when they rejected his following, but this result was blissful
enough.

The him few days ago would never even dream about such places like Dao Xin Academy.
And so, Liu Yue hurriedly left the inn to register. Even though he had already registered
once, that was when he was under another identity. Besides, the Soul Stone could only
check the age, if he avoided the same daoshi and the registration point he had registered at
before, then he was safe.

After Liu Yue left, You XiaoMo finally had a chance to ask his question, "Why did you let him
enroll in the academy? Aren't you worried about him revealing our secret?"

Until now he never thought Ling Xiao was the type to happily help people.

Ling Xiao laughed, "Rest assured, Liu Yue is a perceptive man, he knows what he should and
shouldn’t do. The reason I helped him was because people have already seen this "Liu Yue"
at the hall, if he one day went missing, then someone would surely investigate, which then
would increase the possibility of us being exposed."

You XiaoMo nodded, he was right, toward unexpected situations, even they wouldn't be
able to act in time.

Around the closing time of the registration, when night started to fall, Liu Yue also came
back. He was very careful, so no one had discovered him.

That night, many people went to bed early, many people were busy preparing their mental
state for the next day's test. Meanwhile, You XiaoMo took his time and went into the space
while Ling Xiao was taking a bath. All the fieldwork had been done by the Qiu team, and
they were in their human forms and sat by the lake and practiced.

There were also those two Dipper Stink Bugs; since the Dipper Herb supply was fully
stocked, every day for them was “eat until full, then sleep; sleep until full, then eat.” The
results was that a few days ago they successfully stepped into their first transformation
state. You XiaoMo went and checked them out and found that they were still inactive, so he
left the space.

The next morning, the three of them once again went to the square for the upcoming test.