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Chapter 81: Save Me, My Father Has Gone Mad

Song Yiming was not in a hurry, as he headed to the Chu family's territory at a leisurely pace.

Every time he arrived at one of Chu County's cities, he would let one of the accompanying disciples take control of the city.

He brought along as many Nine Swords Mountain disciples as there were cities in Chu County.

Compared to Song Pang, who was drowning in anxiety, Song Yiming knew that rushing over was a waste of effort. Given that so many days had passed, the black heart grass had most likely already been used.

He was not really thinking about Song Pang, his son. If Chu Yun really had outstanding talent in pill refinement, what he needed to think about now was how to nurture his grandson.

At the same time, Song Yiming was waiting for the Qin family's reaction.

If the Qin family did not express their stance before they arrived at the Chu family's territory, then this trip would go smoothly.

If the Qin family made an appearance, they would face some setbacks.

The Qin family had a close relationship with Nine Swords Mountain's Great Elder Hong Fei, and the Great Qin Dynasty seemed to have some sort of hidden connection with Nine Swords Mountain.

Even he, as the sect master, did not know much about it.

That was a matter directly controlled by a few old fogeys of Nine Swords Mountain. He did not have the qualifications to interfere.

Although he was the sect master, he was not the strongest expert of Nine Swords Mountain.

In this world, strength spoke for itself.

The Chu family had arrived, and no one from the Qin family had appeared.

Song Yiming heaved a sigh of relief. This trip would go smoothly!

Chu Tianming and the other elders stood in front of the family's territory and stared at Song Yiming and his son with unsightly expressions!

The Qin family had not responded to their request for aid.

It was obvious that they did not plan to help.

Thinking back to the relationship between the Great Qin Dynasty and Nine Swords Mountain, Chu Tianming and the others felt dejected.

The sect master of Nine Swords Mountain was an expert at the ninth level of the truth realm.

How could the Chu family resist him?

Thus far, the Chu family had yet to cultivate any truth realm experts.

The Chu family's foundation had just been unearthed. Even the family elders who had received the power of the truth realm inheritance had yet to break through to the truth realm.

Could they commission the Black Moon Tower to act?

The price they would have to pay to deal with the sect master of Nine Swords Mountain was something that the entirety of the Chu family could not afford.

Could they give the Chu family's foundation as payment to the Black Moon Tower?

It was obviously impossible.

Chu Yun also received the news and rushed over. She thought of asking that mysterious senior for help.

Song Yiming ignored the people of the Chu family entirely.

There was not even a single one among them who had cultivated to the truth realm.

On what basis could they resist him?

Moreover, he was the sect master of Nine Swords Mountain. It was a great fortune for the Chu family to become in-laws with him.

Looking at things from that perspective, he did not understand why the Chu family was unwilling.

However, once he gave this matter a second thought, his heart burned with passion. If the Chu family could not bear to let Chu Yun marry out, and even spurned the opportunity to befriend him, the sect master of the Nine Swords Mountain, then there could only be one reason. Chu Yun's talent in pill refinement was beyond imagination.

Her existence was related to the rise of the Chu family.

"Father, it's her!"

Song Pang saw Chu Yun rushing over. He pointed excitedly at Chu Yun, his eyes burning with passion.

"Little beauty, you won't be able to escape from me."

Song Pang was extremely excited.

"Shut up!"

Pa!

Song Yiming suddenly shouted angrily and slapped Song Pang's face.

Song Pang was completely stunned.

He covered his swollen face and looked at his father in a daze. He did not understand why his father would suddenly hit him.

The members of the Chu family were also stunned.

At this moment, Song Yiming's heart was filled with terror.

His entire body was trembling. He was so weak that he could not help but kneel on the ground.

When others saw him like this, they thought that he was trembling with anger.

"Father, why did you hit me?" Song Pang looked wronged.

Pa!

Another slap landed on Song Pang's face. Song Yiming said angrily, "Hit you?"

"You are coveting Miss Chu?" Song Yiming roared and slapped Song Pang again.

"Why don't you piss off and look at yourself first? Are you worthy of Miss Chu?"

Chu Tianming and the others were dumbfounded. What was going on with the sect master of Nine Swords Mountain? Why was he beating his own son?

Look, his son's face was swollen. If he continued to hit him, the latter's face would look like a pig's head.

Chu Yun was overjoyed when she saw this. It must be that mysterious senior who had warned the Nine Swords Mountain sect master.

Even the Nine Swords Mountain sect master was forced to admit defeat. That mysterious senior was too powerful.

He had to be at the Emperor realm.

Song Pang's head was buzzing from the beating he was receiving. He was dumbfounded as he looked at his father.

What was going on?

Why was he being beaten?

He had never been beaten like this since he was young.

"Dad, I'm your son," Song Pang cried.

Slap!

Song Yiming slapped him again. To those watching, it seemed like Song Yiming felt that he had not given his son a proper beating, as he kept hitting him.

He cursed, "Why did I give birth to a b*stard like you?"

"Why are you so obsessed with marrying Miss Chu?"

"You're a piece of Sh*t. Miss Chu is such a precious flower. Do you deserve to be with her?"

"Why did I give birth to a useless thing like you? Don't you have any sense of shame? Since you're a piece of sh*t, just behave like a good piece of sh*t. Why did you come out to stink up the place?"

"Your presence taints Miss Chu's eyes. You're a piece of sh*t, yet you actually dared to covet Miss Chu. Doesn't your conscience hurt?"

"Where's your conscience? Why did you turn out like this? Huh?!"

Song Yiming shouted as he beat Song Pang up.

Everyone in the Chu family was petrified!

Nine Swords Mountain sect master, did you lose your mind?

Why were you talking about your son like this?

If your son was a piece of sh*t, were you not also a piece of sh*t? Moreover, you were an old piece of sh*t!

Chu Yun's mouth was wide open and her face was filled with shock. Was the mysterious senior so powerful?

Even the sect master of Nine Swords Mountain seemed terrified to the point of abandoning his dignity!

The one who felt the most pain was Song Pang.

He was completely dumbfounded.

His head was buzzing, and tears and snot were continuously flowing out. His head was swollen, and his face was beyond recognition.

What pained his heart even more was that the one who had done this to him and humiliated him was his own father!

I'm definitely not his biological son!

"Doesn't your conscience hurt?"

"You're a piece of sh*t, yet you actually wanted to defile a pure flower. Do you have any shame?"

"Why are you so thick-skinned?"

"Why don't you piss off? With your pathetic appearance, do you think you're worthy of her?"

Song Yiming's entire body was trembling as he continued to beat up Song Pang crazily. His attacks were getting more and more vicious and heavier.

Song Pang's head had swelled to twice its original size. His face was so round that one could no longer even see his facial features.

"Help! Help! My father has gone crazy!"

Song Pang's muffled cries could be heard as he struggled to call for help.

He was panicking. His father might have really gone crazy.

If his father did not stop now, he felt that he might even die!

No one noticed that cold sweat was breaking out on Song Yiming's forehead.

A terrifying pressure covered his body and showed no signs of abating.

Song Yiming did not dare to stop. He could only grit his teeth and hit his son harder and harder.

The Chu family was terrifying!

Soon after he stepped into the Chu family's territory, a mysterious and terrifying pressure descended on him.

The meaning it implied was obvious. It was a warning

What shocked Song Yiming was that this pressure was a hundred, no, a thousand times stronger than those old fogeys from Nine Swords Mountain!

He panicked!

His only way out of this was to take action personally and teach his son a lesson.

He was saving himself and his son as well.

He thought of many things. It was no wonder the Great Qin Dynasty chose not to co-opt the Chu family's territory and make them their vassals.

It was all because there was a terrifying existence hidden in the Chu family!

Perhaps the Chu family was a trap set up by some mysterious powerful existence!

Chapter 82: Loss of Morality Or Distortion Of A Father's Love

It was too tragic!

Not only was Song Pang physically battered, but his soul was also in turmoil from his father's beating.

Every time Song Yiming opened his mouth, Song Pang would be called a piece of sh*t, or asked to piss off or take a good look at himself.

Chu Xuan was speechless.

Was there something wrong with the head of the Nine Swords Mountain sect master?

I was just pressuring you and giving you a warning not to act impudently.

Why did you beat up your own son crazily?

He even humiliated him verbally.

Chu Xuan suspected that his son might not be his own.

Everyone in the Chu family was dumbfounded.

Chu Tianming and the others were originally extremely angry and disgusted with Song Pang's desire to marry Chu Yun.

However, his current image and condition evoked feelings of pity from them.

What a pitiful fellow!

He was tortured to such an extent by his own father.

Everyone seriously suspected that Song Pang was not his biological son. In fact, he might even have been picked up from a random rubbish heap somewhere.

At this moment, his "son" was being used as a punching bag to vent the anger in his heart.

Chu Yun could not bear to look at Song Pang's miserable appearance, especially when she heard Song Pang's muffled cries for help.

Song Pang raised a hand with great difficulty.

"Help, help me!"

Crack!

The hand was broken.

When the Chu family members heard the crack, their hands trembled.

The sect master of Nine Swords Mountain had gone crazy.

Should they stop him?

What if he went crazy and attacked them?

No one here could beat him.

However, if he killed his son and woke up from his madness, would he blame them?

Chu Tianming cursed in his heart. What was going on with Nine Swords Mountain? Why did they choose a crazy guy to become their sect master?

Could it be that something had gone wrong with his cultivation recently?

It was very possible!

"If you keep hitting him, he'll die," Chu Yun spoke up carefully.

Song Yiming instantly shot her a grateful gaze, and the pressure around him finally dissipated.

He kicked Song Pang. "Aren't you going to thank Miss Chu?!"

"Thank… Thank you!"

Tears streamed down Song Pang's face. His facial features could no longer be seen clearly, and his whole body had swelled up into a round ball!

His heart had suffered an immense amount of trauma!

This day would be a nightmare that forever haunted him!

Song Yiming said sincerely, "Miss Chu, don't worry. This piece of sh*t will never appear in front of you again!"

"I will bring this b*stard back and discipline him properly."

Although Song Pang looked very miserable, fortunately, his life was not in any danger. He could recover after spending some time recuperating.

"Actually, you don't have to be so ruthless."

Chu Yun looked a little apologetic.

The deterrence of that mysterious senior was too terrifying.

He had frightened the Nine Swords Mountain sect master to the point of insanity.

"Thank… Thank you!"

Song Pang was filled with tears of gratitude!

Chu Yun's face flushed red. It was all because of her that he had ended up in such a miserable state.

In addition, he even had to thank her for intervening, so she felt embarrassed.

"Goodbye. I'll go back and discipline my son now!"

Song Yiming took his leave with Song Pang in tow.

It was over!

Song Pang's vision went black when he heard that. Discipline my son? Was he going to f*cking torture me to death?

He immediately fainted.

Song Yiming had arrived threateningly, but ended up carrying his deformed son back in a panicked state.

He should have been angry at the person behind the scenes. Yet, despite being humiliated, and despite having his own son into a deformed state, Song Yiming did not harbor any grudges toward this person.

On the contrary, he was filled with respect and reverence for the person behind the scenes.

"It must be because that senior showed mercy. That's why I feel grateful and have a good impression of him."

"That has to be it!"

Song Yiming felt somewhat puzzled, but he did not feel that it was out of place either.

Chu Xuan had planted a soul seal on Song Yiming without the latter's knowledge.

Since Chu Xuan did not exert his will upon the latter, therefore, the latter had no idea that he had been controlled by someone.

As long as it did not directly contradict his thoughts, Song Yiming would not notice the presence of the soul seal. He only mistakenly believed that Chu Xuan had shown mercy, which was why he had respect and a good impression of him.

Chu Xuan had made Song Yiming his chess piece.

It was still unknown when or whether this chess piece would be activated.

Before the soul seal was activated, Song Yiming would have no idea that the soul seal had been planted. His mind and actions would not change at all.

The only change he would be able to sense was the increased respect and reverence for this mysterious senior.

There was no way Song Yiming would doubt himself because of this minor emotional shift.

This was the terrifying thing about the soul seed seal.

The sect master of Nine Swords Mountain had an esteemed status. With a stomp of his foot, many in the Southern Region would tremble.

Although he was not the strongest expert of Nine Swords Mountain, his status and influence were significant. During a critical moment, he could still play a significant role.

However, Chu Xuan had casually made him a chess piece. He did not really care if it could be used or what role it could play.

Song Yiming quickly left.

The Nine Swords Mountain disciples who controlled the Chu County cities were all stunned when they saw the sect master carrying an object that did not look like a human.

Looking at the object's attire, it seemed to be Junior Brother Song Pang…

What was going on?

"Retreat! return to Nine Swords Mountain!" Song Yiming ordered.

The Chu family was terrifying. They could not afford to offend that person.

Moreover, the other party kept such a low profile. It was obvious that they did not want to attract attention.

Therefore, he had to keep it a secret.

Song Yiming did not want that terrifying existence to be unhappy with him and come looking for him to kill him.

Given that terrifying existence's strength, even the combined might of Nine Swords Mountain would be insufficient against him.

If he was not careful, Nine Swords Mountain would be destroyed.

"Sect master, what's going on?"

The Nine Swords Mountain's disciples looked at the deformed Song Pang and asked curiously.

"What do you mean what's going on? This little b*stard is shameless. I have to teach him a good lesson!" Song Yiming said angrily.

The Nine Swords Mountain's disciples shut up. No matter how miserable Song Pang was, this was not a matter they could interfere with.

Song Yiming recalled all of Nine Sword Mountain's disciples from Chu County, and the territory returned to the control of the Chu family.

Great Qin Dynasty's imperial palace.

Qin Keyun looked at the information in her hands in disbelief.

Song Yiming did not die?

His son might not look like a human now, but to cultivators, it was not a life-threatening injury.

As long as the kid's foundation was not damaged, the injuries would be classified as superficial at most.

Was that handsome thirteenth young master of the Chu family so kind and merciful?

Qin Keyun's eyes lit up. Could she go and see him then?

Since he was soft-hearted toward the Nine Swords Mountain sect master, surely he would not make things too difficult for her, right?

However, what if…

Thinking this, Qin Keyun could only sigh.

She could not go to the Chu family, after all. What if he detained her and made her a servant girl?

The fairytale of the Great Qin Empress running off to become a servant girl… She was not mentally ill, and she was not infatuated with him to such an extent.

The elders of the Chu family felt like they were in a dream.

They believed that the Chu family was in great danger, so they were pessimistic and prepared to accept the fact that Chu Yun would be forced to marry Song Pang.

Who would have thought that it would end like this.

The sect master of Nine Swords Mountain suddenly went crazy. He beat up and humiliated his own son like a madman, to the extent that he no longer even looked human.

Was it the loss of morality or the distortion of fatherly love that caused this tragedy?

Chu Tianming had a feeling that Song Yiming's sudden fit of madness might have had something to do with Chu Yun.

How was that possible though?

He had to ask her in private.

"Do you think it's possible that it was due to the Empress's deterrence?"

A family elder asked in a low voice.

He had been brought back from the Great Qian Dynasty by Qin Keyun, so he had personally witnessed the Great Qin Empress' power.

"That can't be. Even though the Great Qin Empress is powerful, the Nine Swords Mountain sect master wouldn't be so afraid of her to the point of doing something so crazy, right?"

Chu Tianming expressed his doubts.

Furthermore, the relationship between the Great Qin Dynasty and Nine Swords Mountain was extraordinary. Nine Swords Mountain was still the main force guarding the borders of the Great Qin Dynasty.

On the basis of this relationship, they would not treat the sect master of Nine Swords Mountain like this, regardless of the reason.

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It was even less likely that they would risk ruining their good relationship with Nine Swords Mountain on account of the Chu family.

"It's hard to say. If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I wouldn't have been able to imagine the might of the Empress."

That family elder's expression was extremely solemn.

Hearing what he said, Chu Tianming and the others were suspicious. Could it really be that the Empress had really been secretly intimidating the other party?

Was she still thinking about the old times?

Was she still thinking about Chu Yuan?

"That bastard Chu Yuan!"

At the thought of Chu Yuan, Chu Tianming could not help but roar in anger.

Chu Yun stuck out her tongue. Third brother was not around either. If he were to return one day, the situation would be very uncomfortable.

The matter of the Nine Swords Mountain sect master forcefully seeking Chu Yun's hand in marriage for his son was like a farce. It did not cause too much of a stir and any commotion about the matter quickly died down.

Those who were well-informed only knew that the Nine Swords Mountain's sect master had come with great momentum, but had returned to Nine Swords Mountain with his deformed son.

As for what exactly transpired, no one really knew.

They only knew that Song Pang had been beaten to a pulp by his father.

Many people guessed that it was probably because of the Great Qin's Empress.

Great Qin Dynasty, Purple Moon County.

The former Purple Moon Kingdom was now just the Purple Moon County of the Great Qin Dynasty.

The county governor was the former ruler of the Purple Moon Kingdom.

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This person was very tactful. After surrendering, he did not have any thoughts of rebelling or wanting to become independent. He listened attentively to Qin Keyun's orders and became a capable subordinate of the Great Qin Empress.

Purple Moon County was also placed under his jurisdiction.

Even though he was no longer the ruler of a kingdom, and was only a county governor, he was still the most powerful person in Purple Moon County.

In a forest somewhere in Purple Moon County, a desolate figure walked into a damp, dark cave.

His eyes were filled with hatred.

There was a savage-looking scar on his face which stretched from left to right, covering his face.

The wound that resulted in this scar would likely have been enough to kill him had he not been lucky.

Hu Quan!

He had once been the leader of the Purple Moon Kingdom's heretic cult.

Now, he was in dire straits.

The heretic cult was still present in the Purple Moon County, but Hu Quan was no longer the leader of the Purple Moon Kingdom's heretic cult.

He was not one of the higher-ups.

Instead, he was a marginal figure.

Almost everyone had forgotten about him, the former leader of the Purple Moon Kingdom's heretic cult.

After the Great Qin Dynasty annexed the Purple Moon Kingdom, the heretic cult suffered a massive blow.

He was despised by the evil imperial court, who felt that he was useless. As such, they excluded him when they started rebuilding the heretic cult.

Hu Quan's backer had already abandoned him and chosen someone else.

The new sect leader had taken over, and would first make an example out of the old sect leader.

Hu Quan had thought that even if he had not contributed much, he had still been a loyal servant. However, despite serving the evil imperial court for so long, his situation and status had greatly changed.

He was no longer the sect leader of the Purple Moon Kingdom's heretic cult. He had wanted to go to the evil imperial court to cultivate and break through to the unity realm as soon as possible, but he was expelled by his former backer upon arrival.

His backer berated him for his uselessness and blamed him for the loss of his own personal reputation. He was then told that he did not deserve to stay in the evil imperial court.

Among all of the former heretic cult sect leaders, Hu Quan had the most miserable ending.

After the other sect leaders left their positions, they would always head to the evil imperial court to cultivate and become a member of the evil imperial court, even if they just ended up as pawns.

He was the only one who was expelled and abandoned.

The root of all of this originated from the Purple Moon Kingdom's heretic cult, which had almost been completely annihilated.

As the sect leader, he had been extremely incompetent.

This made the backer behind him become a joke among his peers.

Hu Quan was indignant and furious.

He thought about taking revenge on his backer, but the other party was too powerful and had too many subordinates. How could a mere peak-stage void realm expert like him take revenge on such a powerhouse?

After thinking about it, he decided that the root of his downfall was all due to the Chu family.

Thus, his hatred toward the Chu family grew stronger and stronger, to the point that he was now on the verge of losing his mind.

He had even been robbed recently.

As the sect leader of the heretic cult, who would have dared to rob him back then?

Hu Quan was injured, and he felt that his life had no future.

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He had also thought about going to the Evil King's Palace before dying and making a name for himself among the circle of heretic cultivators. His life would not have been in vain then.

However, Hu Quan did not dare to do so. He still respected the Evil King, so he could not bring himself to do it.

Therefore, he started making long-term plans again.

He wanted to take revenge!

He wanted to make his name resound in the Southern Region.

Taking out the blood spirit bead, Hu Quan's eyes shone with hatred.

"Chu family!"

He was going to go all out to take revenge on the Chu family.

Through his unceasing efforts, he had already found a method by which he could activate the blood spirit bead.

The materials were all prepared.

Now all he needed to do was act.

Looking in the direction of Chu County, Hu Quan gnashed his teeth. If it had not been for the Chu family, how could he have ended up in such a miserable state?

The root cause of everything was the Chu family!

Hu Quan thought that once he activated the blood spirit bead, the Chu family's territory would be contaminated, which would transform its residents into devils that would be hunted down and killed by the experts of the Southern Region.

His fame and notoriety would then spread throughout the Southern Region.

The Chu family, once one of the three great aristocratic families of the Qin Kingdom, would have been destroyed by his hands after being transformed into devils.

This would make him even more famous than those who barged into the Evil King's palace.

Even if he died, it would all be worth it.

Hu Quan examined his body's internal injuries. He did not have much time left.

Even if he died, he would drag the Chu family down with him.

Hu Quan had made up his mind. After briefly recuperating, he then rushed to Chu County.

He had to hide himself. He had to enter the Chu family's territory stealthily and secretly activate the blood spirit bead.

The devilish blood energy would contaminate the Chu family's territory, causing its residents to transform into devils.

Once that happened, all of the transformed devils would be killed.

This was the ironclad law of the human race!

No force was an exception to this. Even the evil imperial court would kill the devils as soon as they found them.

Anyone who was contaminated by the devilish blood energy would become vassals and servants of the demon race. They did not belong to the human race anymore.

Since they were not human beings, they would no longer be allowed to live in the human territory.

Moreover, transformed devils were mostly cruel. Their personalities would change, and they had no humanity to speak of.

As a person responsible for spreading the devilish blood energy, he would also be hunted down.

In the human race, no force could tolerate scum like him.

However, Hu Quan did not care.

He wanted to be the first person to spread the devilish blood energy in the Southern Region.

Even if he was condemned for generations, so what?

At least in the history of the cultivation world, his name, Hu Quan, would be left behind.

He would have taken his revenge and gained a reputation. What was there to be unsatisfied about?

Hu Quan's eyes were filled with madness. He wanted everyone to know that even if he died, he would drag the culprit down with him.

In order to avoid any accidents, Hu Quan had been extremely careful along the way, specifically going out of his way to avoid the Black Moon Tower.

He was afraid that news that he possessed the blood spirit pearl would be leaked.

Finally, he arrived in Chu County. He looked in the direction of the Chu family's territory.

He would take action tonight!

"This is my final madness!"

Chapter 84: Subduing The Devil Soul With One Hand

After Song Yiming's visit, the Chu family once again realized the importance of strength in the cultivation world.

Everyone began to put all of their effort into training, hoping to make the Chu family rise to prominence once again.

The defenses around the family's territory returned to their normal state. A spirit realm guard captain led the other guards to patrol the family's territory.

The heretic cult was no longer much of a threat.

Since most external threats were basically eliminated, there was no need to be on high alert at all times.

The defenses around the ancestral residence, on the other hand, became even tighter instead.

At least one unity realm family elder would be patrolling the ancestral residence.

After all, the Chu family's ancient site was of great importance, and they could not afford to lose anything inside it.

The other family elders were all cultivating in seclusion inside the Chu family's ancient site.

They took turns patrolling every three days.

As Chu Yun continued refining medicinal pills, and more of the Chu family's foundation was unearthed, three more unity realm experts were added to the Chu family's forces.

Everyone in the Chu family could envision the eventual rise of the Chu family to becoming a truly great aristocratic family.

The fact that they were ostracized by the Qin family and had not become a vassal of the Great Qin Dynasty was perhaps a good thing.

At the very least, Chu County was still under the control of the Chu family.

The resources the family elders needed for cultivation could be obtained by selling pills.

Chu Tianming had already selected a few of the more talented juniors of the Chu family to study pill refinement under Chu Yun.

Chu Yun could not be the only one refining all the pills, after all.

Someone to refine the lower-level pills and, hopefully, the Chu family would gradually form a pill refinement system and foundation that would herald the rise of the Chu family.

Outside the Chu family grounds, a figure silently appeared.

In his hand was a bead.

At this moment, the bead seemed to be melting as it turned scarlet red.

There seemed to be fresh blood flowing within it.

If one looked carefully, one would discover that there was a faint figure within the dark brown blood.

The blood spirit bead had already been activated.

After fifteen minutes, it would turn into devilish blood energy, contaminating the entirety of the Chu family's territory.

Hu Quan's expression was malevolent, and his eyes were filled with madness.

Suddenly, a gust of wind swept past him. Before Hu Quan could react, he felt his body being lifted up and, the very next moment, he found himself inside a small courtyard.

Chu Xuan frowned as he looked at Hu Quan.

This guy had not made any movements for such a long time despite having long since obtained the fake map of the Chu family's territory that he had provided.

He had almost forgotten about him.

He had not expected the other party to suddenly appear.

Moreover, something was very wrong.

Looking at the demonic blood bead in Hu Quan's hand, he could feel a powerful and dirty aura from it, as well as a dense demonic aura.

A blood bead condensed from the blood energy of the demon race?

Moreover, it was not ordinary demon race blood.

This guy wanted to give the Chu family a vicious blow without making a sound.

"You!"

Hu Quan was shocked. How did he come here? He had not been able to resist at all.

What kind of strength did this person have?

However, it was too late. The blood spirit bead had already been activated.

The other party could not stop the tragedy from unfolding.

Hu Quan was pleased with himself.

"Swallow them."

Chu Xuan waved his hand and instructed the Spirit Devouring Flower to swallow Hu Quan.

As for the blood spirit bead, it was naturally swallowed as well.

To the Spirit Devouring Flower, the demonic blood was a great tonic. It was not affected by the demonic blood energy's filth.

The Spirit Devouring Flower's roots instantly spread out and swallowed Hu Quan.

In an instant, Hu Quan disappeared from the world.

Boom!

The blood spirit bead suddenly erupted with powerful might.

A figure with a short horn on its head and ears sticking up appeared with a ferocious expression on its face.

It shook off the Devouring Spirit Flower to the side.

Chu Xuan's expression changed slightly.

It was the soul of a demon race expert!

With a wave of his hand, the Heaven-revolving Universe Array Formation covered the small courtyard.

Su Xian'er and Ding Yue were startled by the powerful demonic might and opened their eyes to look.

"Devil soul!"

Su Xian'er cried out in surprise.

"Kakaka, this venerable self has finally emerged. Human junior, kneel before me!"

The devil soul looked at Su Xian'er and its smile became even more evil.

"Human girl, you are too beautiful. Kneel down and let this venerable self vent his desires. If I am satisfied, I'll let you keep your consciousness."

Boom!

The devil soul's aura erupted and a powerful aura swept over the courtyard.

It was infinitely close to the Heaven realm!

It was either a peak-stage Supreme realm, or the half-step Heaven realm, devil soul.

When the other party had been at his peak, he was probably a Heaven realm demon race expert.

However, he had been seriously injured, and even his devil soul's realm fell by a level.

Su Xian'er's face was pale.

Could Chu Xuan deal with such a powerful devil soul?

"Kid, this venerable self needs a new body. Yours will do fine."

The devil soul looked at Chu Xuan and laughed. It pounced over, trying to seize Chu Xuan's body.

"Hmph, impudent!"

Chu Xuan snorted coldly and raised his hand to press down. Mysterious symbols spread out, forming a special domain!

"Heaven-sealing forbidden technique!"

If the other party had been a full-fledged Heaven realm expert, Chu Xuan would have been afraid and relied on the universe revolving formation to trap the other party before escaping.

However, it was only a devil soul, so he did not take it seriously at all.

With the many methods at his disposal, as well as the divine weapon and Dao weapon that the system had rewarded him with, it was not a problem for him to suppress a devil soul.

Moreover, this devil soul had not even reached the Heaven realm.

It was not an exaggeration to say that, within the Supreme realm, he feared no one.

As soon as the heaven-sealing forbidden technique was used, the devil soul instantly felt his own power being restricted.

He could no longer use his domain power.

What shocked him even more was that all of his power, including his secret techniques, were no longer working.

He even felt that his devil soul was losing consciousness!

How could this be?!

Who was he? How could he be so powerful?

Was this place not the Southern Region within the Northern Zone?

Mo Tuo was shocked. He could only watch his soul be compressed.

"I can't accept this. I can't accept this. I escaped with my life during the invasion of the Southern Region, but I'm actually going to meet my end here?"

"Why am I not in the Southern Region? Why?"

"Who brought me out of the Southern Region?"

Mo Tuo roared in his heart. He wanted to struggle, but it was completely useless.

Back then, when he invaded the Southern Region of the Northern Zone, he did not die in that shocking battle. He was lucky enough to escape with a strand of his devil soul.

However, he had not expected to die so soon after finally re-emerging!

Under the shocked gazes of Su Xian'er and Ding Yue, that powerful and boundless devil soul was actually suppressed by Chu Xuan with a wave of his hand.

It seemed so simple, almost like killing a mosquito.

Su Xian'er and Ding Yue were deeply shocked. Chu Xuan's strength was beyond their wildest imagination.

Chu Xuan looked at the compressed devil soul in his palm. He wondered whether the devil soul was related to the demons that had fought in the war in the Asura Ancient Land.

A mere wisp of his soul was already so powerful. When he was at his peak, he probably was not considered a weakling among the Heaven realm experts, right?

Should he kill it directly?

Chu Xuan hesitated. It would be a pity to kill such a powerful devil soul just like that.

However, to seal it, he had to suppress it personally.

There seemed to be no Buddhism in this world.

Otherwise, he would have converted this devil soul and turned it into his loyal servant.

Given Chu Xuan's current strength, the success rate of forcefully planting a soul seal on the devil soul was not high. After all, the devil soul's realm was much higher.

Chu Xuan frowned and thought about ways to deal with the devil soul. It was very likely that this was a devil race expert who had invaded the Southern Region back then.

In that case, he probably knew many secrets about that ancient war with the demons.

Especially about whether there were any traitors among the human race.

Due to this, Chu Xuan did not want to kill the devil soul.

Chapter 85: Three Lives Buddhist Scripture And The World-Cleansing Glazed Pagoda

Just as Chu Xuan was about to slice the devil soul into several pieces to weaken the devil soul's power so that he could control them one by one, a system notification rang out in his mind.

"The host suppressed the Heaven realm devil soul with one hand and has been rewarded with the Three Lives Buddhist scripture and the World-cleansing Glazed Pagoda."

Heaven realm devil soul!

Sure enough, the system had recognized it as a Heaven realm devil soul. Based on this revelation, he knew that when this devil soul was at its peak, it was a Heaven realm expert.

Chu Xuan examined the reward.

The Three Lives Buddhist scripture was a Buddhist cultivation manual.

There did not seem to be any Buddhist sects in this world, and Chu Xuan had not heard or read about any records of Buddhist sects in the past either.

At least up until now, there were none in the Southern Region, including the entire Northern Zone.

Chu Xuan was uncertain as to whether there were any in the other zones.

"The Three Lives Buddhist scripture is a Buddhist cultivation manual. It's divided into the Past Burning Lamp scripture, the Present Tathagata scripture, and the Future Maitreya scripture. The three scriptures contain many Buddhist divine abilities and cultivation techniques…"

After Chu Xuan read the Three Lives Buddhist scriptures, he hesitated for a moment and decided to accept the indoctrination.

Although he had mastered Buddhist techniques, he was not a real monk. He just decided to just cultivate one additional path.

After comprehending the Three Lives Buddhist scripture, Chu Xuan's body emitted a vast amount of Buddhist light. When the Buddhist light shone on the devil soul, sizzling sounds could be heard.

The devil soul was like snow melting under the rays of the scorching sun.

Ding Yue and Su Xian'er were stunned. At this moment, Chu Xuan exuded a majestic and pure aura, as if he was cleansing one's mind and soul.

That golden light seemed to contain some sort of mysterious power.

Chu Xuan retracted the Buddhist light. The Three Lives Buddhist scripture was exceptionally effective against the demon race. It had a powerful restraining effect on the devil soul.

More importantly, the power of the Buddhist light would allow him to convert others.

Chu Xuan now had a way to deal with the devil soul.

With a flip of his palm, a small seven-story pagoda appeared.

The seven-story pagoda shone with lustrous light, and looked like it could purify and cleanse all the filth in the world.

World-purifying glazed pagoda!

A supreme treasure of the Buddhist path!

It could purify the filth in the world, purify demonic qi, and turn it all into pure Buddhist power.

It could also suppress all demons and monsters.

The world-purifying glazed pagoda had a unique ability, which was to convert the suppressed demons into Buddhists!

Chu Xuan threw the devil soul into the first level of the world-purifying glazed pagoda and casually placed the glazed pagoda in a corner of the universe space.

When the devil soul was converted, he would have one more loyal Buddhist disciple under him.

It would even be one converted from the demon race.

At this moment, Chu Xuan could not help but wonder if he should impart Buddhist cultivation techniques?

Buddhist cultivation techniques had a strong restraining effect on the demon race.

Once it spread, the demon race would seek him out to retaliate, right?

In fact, they would probably even wish they could swallow him alive.

Chu Xuan was not in a hurry to spread Buddhist cultivation techniques though. He would decide after he became stronger.

Moreover, even if he wanted to spread Buddhist cultivation techniques, he had to deal with it properly. He could not create some hypocritical baldy monks.

If he spread the Buddhist cultivation techniques, would he not end up becoming the Buddha of this world?

If he stayed in seclusion and spread Buddhism by becoming a sage-like ancestor, the rewards he would receive from the system for that would not be bad, right?

Thinking this, Chu Xuan was moved.

However, in order to spread Buddhism, he needed a suitable candidate. At the very least, the candidate's innate talent could not be poor.

As such, the task of spreading Buddhism could not be carried out for the time being. He could only wait for the right time.

Chu Xuan glanced at Su Xian'er and Ding Yue, whose faces were still filled with shock. He waved his hand and said, "Don't make a big fuss about it. It's just a weak devil soul."

Su Xian'er took a deep breath. Sir's strength was beyond imagination. Even such a powerful devil soul was easily suppressed.

His strength should have at least reached the Heaven realm, right?

Ding Yue was even more excited. Master is indeed powerful. I must work hard to cultivate and strive to break through the first stage of the way of the sword as soon as possible.

He felt that he was about to break through the first stage of the way of the sword. The image of his childhood sweetheart in his heart had gradually faded away.

Ding Yue believed that it would not be long before he could completely forget her. He would then be able to climb out off the sea of love and misery and focus solely on the way of the sword.

The more he cultivated, the less he missed his sweetheart. Ding Yue found that his comprehension of the Sword Dao became deeper and deeper, and he became more and more focused on cultivating the Sword Dao.

His master was right. Only by breaking through the three stages of the way of the sword would he be able to tread upon the path of the Supreme Sword.

Ding Yue's gaze turned resolute.

After suppressing the devil soul, Chu Xuan's days returned to normal.

Chu Xuan listened to Su Xian'er's daily briefings about the happenings in the Southern Region.

There were still heretics in the Great Qin Dynasty causing trouble, but they were unable to cause any serious damage.

The conflict between the Great Qian Dynasty and the evil imperial court had already calmed down, and they were no longer fighting each other.

For now, there were no signs of them joining forces to deal with the Great Qin Dynasty.

The conflict between the evil imperial court and the Great Qian Dynasty was far too deep-seated. Unless they were faced with existential crises, it was virtually impossible for them to join forces.

Moreover, the relationship between the Great Qin Dynasty and Nine Swords Mountain was extraordinary. Unless they managed to rope in one of the remaining two sects, the combined forces of the evil imperial court and the Great Qian Dynasty might not be able to win.

"Let me out! Damn it!"

Inside the first story of the world-cleansing glazed pagoda, Mo Tuo was trapped by golden chains. Buddhist light swirled around his body, continuously corroding and enlightening him.

The rolling demonic qi around his devil soul was constantly being suppressed.

Mo Tuo was shocked. He sensed a mysterious power continuously corroding him, and this power even had a strong restraining effect on his demonic power.

He was a Heaven realm devil soul, and his demonic power was powerful. Yet that vast golden light could actually suppress him.

The restraining effect of any kind of power on another was usually not absolute and, in many cases, opposing powers often mutually restrained each other.

There were definitely cultivation techniques among the human race which could restrain demonic power.

However, the restraining effect of those cultivation techniques were not too strong.

Moreover, the so-called restraining effect would only appear when there was not much difference in strength between the two parties.

If one's strength was stronger than the other's, the restraining effect would be greatly reduced.

However, the restraining effect of this mysterious power was too strong. Mo Tuo felt that if he wanted to suppress this restraining effect, he needed to be at least two minor realms higher.

When demons encountered this kind of power against an opponent of the same realm, they would be easily suppressed. They would have no chance of winning whatsoever.

Mo Tuo was very shocked.

When did such a powerful and mysterious power appear among the human race?

Could this be a new cultivation method?

If it had just been the golden light eroding his devil soul, Mo Tuo would still be able to hold out for a period of time. He would not feel so hopeless.

What gave him a splitting headache was that he felt extremely uncomfortable.

In his ears, in his consciousness, and in his soul, there were continuous murmurs.

These murmurs were very strange. They actually interfered with his consciousness and thoughts.

It was too terrifying!

Mo Tuo was terrified. He was very worried that, if this continued, would he be tortured by the murmurs until he went crazy?

In the midst of all the murmurs, there was only one sentence he understood, "Put down the butcher's knife and become a Buddha."

"Argh, let me out!"

"Human brat, do you want to start a war between our two races?"

"Given the might of the demon race, once the war starts, even the combined forces of the five zones of the human race might not be able to face us!"

Mo Tuo kept shouting and threatening.

In the end though, he was scared.

"Let me go! I'm begging you. I can't take it anymore."

"Stop that voice. I'm going to collapse. Master, can I call you Master?"

"Let me go. I'll acknowledge you as my master and be your servant, okay?"

"Master, please let Mo Tuo go."

In the end, Mo Tuo cried and called him Master.