Chapter 526: Senior Brother, he has so many wives…
The first lunar month had passed. Blood-colored layered clouds covered the sky, and heavy snowfall, carrying a killing aura, fell in profusion. All visible mountain peaks were covered in a layer of snow-white feather robes, and in the forest, there were also bloodthirsty demonic beasts lurking.
After leaving Tian Bei City, they had traveled for about half a month, and Ye Anping and the other two had also crossed the “Blood River” that divided the Eastern Domain, entering this lifeless land.
This region was one where day and night were indistinguishable and where the sun and moon were never seen, and it was the place Si Xuanji least wanted to set foot in among the Five Domains.
Her “Bright Moon” Dharma Eye, suspended in the sky, was almost useless here. Moreover, the dense killing aura in this region was utterly incompatible with her Moon Spiritual Energy. In this place, Si Xuanji was merely a cultivator with a high cultivation base and immense spiritual power. Most of her divine abilities were rendered unusable.
It would be incredibly easy for either Sun Juehu or Tian Mo Sect’s Yu Yan to target her here. Therefore, even though the demonic cultivators in the Eastern Domain had lost their territories west of the Blood River within months, Yu Yan, the ancestor of the Tian Mo Sect, was likely still feeling confident. Yu Yan probably believed that Si Xuanji would not lead the Xuan Xing Sect across the Blood River to attack the Tian Mo Sect’s mountain gate.
However, if Si Xuanji were to cross the Blood River, Yu Yan would probably be ecstatic. For thousands of years, he had been searching for an opportunity to kill Si Xuanji, but she had always stayed within the Western Regions. Now that Si Xuanji had willingly come to his territory, it was like a pie falling from the sky. He just didn’t know if Yu Yan’s “teeth” were strong enough to bite into this pie filled with “reverse stars”…
Whoosh…
The gale, carrying heavy snowfall, whipped at their faces. Ye Anping raised his hand to shield his head with his bamboo hat. He looked at the thunderclouds slowly gathering on the dark mountain range ahead, anticipating a blizzard soon. He then signaled to the two people beside him, indicating to find a place to seek shelter from the snow.
Xiao Tian was still in Ye Anping’s soul realm, rebuilding the room that Xue E had dismantled earlier. Xue E, understanding the hint, her eyes rolled, and she pointed to a mountain peak about a hundred Li away: “Ye Anping, I remember there’s an abandoned demonic cultivator’s cave dwelling over there.”
“Mm… that’s the place.”
Ye Anping took a brief look, then changed direction with Feng Yu Die and Gu Mingxin, flying towards the mountain Xue E had pointed to. In a short while, they found the demonic cultivator’s cave dwelling she had mentioned.
The cave dwelling was built within a rocky cavern. Although there was some furniture and decorations inside, most of the valuable items had been looted. Judging by the dust on the furnishings, someone had gotten there decades ago. However, it was still a place to shelter from the snow, and Ye Anping didn’t expect much more.
After asking Gu Mingxin to set up a simple formation outside to conceal their aura, Ye Anping started a fire and began roasting the marinated roasted chicken. The sizzling sound of oil and the aroma soon filled the entire cave.
Feng Yu Die leaned beside him, gnawing on the roasted chicken. Ye Anping also took out a blanket and draped it over his shoulders. He then pulled out the plan he had painstakingly refined in Tian Bei City and began to meticulously review and correct it.
Naturally, he and Feng Yu Die could not confront Yu Yan head-on. Yu Yan would have to be dealt with by the great hero Xuan Ji. His task was to infiltrate the Tian Mo Sect’s forbidden area and destroy the Blood Pool during the battle between Xuan Ji and Yu Yan. Once the Blood Pool was destroyed, Yu Yan would essentially be buffed, and the rest would depend on Xuan Ji’s prowess.
However, it sounded easy, but it was exceptionally difficult to achieve. First, they had to wait for the cultivators from Hantian Kingdom, the Southern Domain, and the Western Regions to surround the Tian Mo Sect, drawing out as many elders and disciples as possible. Otherwise, it would be impossible for him to sneak into a place that even the former Gu Mingxin was not qualified to enter.
Furthermore, destroying the Blood Pool would require the combined efforts of him and Mo Chi Ling, with one person severing the void and the other consolidating the killing aura. In the game, Feng Yu Die was originally supposed to do this, but…
Ye Anping glanced at Feng Yu Die’s happy face as she gnawed on the roasted chicken and sighed inwardly, feeling that it would be better to handle it himself.
In addition, they also had to deal with…
Ye Anping continued to read the parchment in his hand. Below were seven or eight names heavily circled. He Buqun, He Qingjiao, Fu Jinfeng, Yue Ming… These individuals had varying levels of cultivation. Ye Anping was unsure who they would encounter at the Tian Mo Sect, so he made detailed countermeasures for each of them.
If it were He Buqun, they would have to rely on Agu and Feng Yu Die working together to hold him off… As for the others, it would require at least two people from Feng Yu Die, Gu Mingxin, and Junior Sister to deal with them with a ten percent chance of burying them.
He Qingjiao, in particular. In the game, this person was Gu Mingxin’s greatest rival within the Tian Mo Sect. When Gu Mingxin was in the late Nascent Soul stage, she fought to the death with him before Yu Yan, using all her strength and summoning A Mang to sever He Qingjiao’s right arm.
He Qingjiao possessed the Heavenly Spiritual Root aptitude, and like her, had painstakingly cultivated her body since childhood, obtaining many fortuitous encounters. Crucially, she had lived for seven hundred years, enduring trials in pools of blood for seven centuries.
But then again… He Qingjiao in the game died a rather pathetic death. After being defeated by Gu Mingxin in the game, she left the Tian Mo Sect and lived in seclusion in the Eastern Domain. However, she was coincidentally encountered by Feng Yu Die and, having lost her right hand, was easily defeated by Feng Yu Die. In the end, she was also “humiliated” by Feng Yu Die. After Feng Yu Die left, He Qingjiao, unable to bear the shame, broke her own meridians and died. Feng Yu Die in the game, in her later stages, was just like the past owners recorded in the Heavenly Scroll of the Dao; she truly did nothing good…
“Hoo…”
Thinking of this, Ye Anping glanced at Feng Yu Die, who was still engrossed in gnawing on the chicken skin, and couldn’t help but exhale softly.
Feng Yu Die, noticing him looking at her, rolled her eyes. She glanced at the half-eaten chicken leg in her hand, and with a bit of reluctance, she extended it, “Young Master Ye, here… hehe…”
Ye Anping pondered for a moment, then with a wry smile, opened his mouth and took a bite, “Aooo~”
Regardless of anything else, whether it was her temperament, strength, or personality, the Feng Yu Die before him was vastly different from the one in the game, essentially two different people.
“Yunluo has caused a lot of trouble… Alas—”
“Huh? Who did Young Master Xiao harm?”
“Just kidding.”
Ye Anping smiled. Seeing her huddled up and seemingly cold, he casually pulled aside the blanket he was wearing. “Here…”
Feng Yu Die’s eyes lit up immediately. She shuffled closer and leaned against Ye Anping’s side, giggling and tilting her head to rest her cheek on his shoulder, grinning foolishly. “Hehehe…”
The two of them huddled together, one gnawing roasted chicken, the other studying the plan.
A short while later, Gu Mingxin also came in after finishing setting up the formation outside. Seeing the two huddled together, her face clearly showed displeasure, but considering Feng Yu Die wasn’t officially part of the household yet, she didn’t say anything.
“Ye Anping, the formation is set up~”
“Mhm… Let’s rest for a bit, and we’ll continue our journey after the blizzard passes. We should reach Yu Yuan Valley in a few days, and then we’ll go ask Mo Chi Ling about the situation.”
“Okay~”
Gu Mingxin narrowed her eyes and smiled. She pulled aside the blanket on Ye Anping’s left shoulder and, just like Feng Yu Die, rested her cheek on his left shoulder, causing the gnawing Feng Yu Die to slowly stop chewing and frown as she glared over.
Seeing that the two seemed about to argue again, Ye Anping quickly placed a hand on each of their shoulders, reprimanding, “Rest well.” Only then did he manage to quell their verbal sparring before it escalated into a full-blown fight.
The cave dwelling fell silent. The cold wind blowing in from the cave entrance made the campfire in front of the three flicker unsteadily. Gu Mingxin saw Feng Yu Die leaning on Ye Anping’s shoulder, her eyelids fluttered, and she closed her eyes. She then quietly reached out and began to touch Ye Anping’s belt.
?
Feeling that touch, Ye Anping paused slightly and immediately gave her a scolding look.
However, Gu Mingxin gently bit his ear and whispered, “It’s been half a month, haven’t you rested enough? Whoosh… I’ve been holding back for half a month…”
Ye Anping rolled his eyes and immediately grabbed her left hand that had slipped inside his clothes. But just as he was about to reprimand her, Xue E, who was on lookout outside in the blizzard, scurried in and said, “Ye Anping, Mo Chi Ling is here with two people.”
Then, a faint sound of footsteps came from the cave entrance.
Tap tap…
Ye Anping hurriedly pushed Gu Mingxin’s right hand off him and softly greeted, “Senior Mo, I trust you are well.”
“…”
Mo Chi Ling was wrapped in bandages and sat in a wheelchair, pushed by a masked man. However, the surprise was evident in her eyes as she softly asked, “How did Young Master Ye know it was me?”
Honestly, Ye Anping was also quite surprised. He knew Mo Chi Ling had informants all over the Eastern Domain, but finding them in such a desolate wilderness was truly terrifying. If Xue E hadn’t been on lookout outside and informed him in advance, he would have been on edge for quite some time.
Ye Anping smiled and said, “I guessed.”
“I was originally hoping to see Young Master Ye’s bewildered expression, but it seems I’ve come up empty.”
Mo Chi Ling turned her wheelchair and moved closer to them. Seeing Ye Anping with one on each side, she was silent for a moment, then shook her head and said, “Young Master Ye was a true savior in Tian Bei City. This humble woman was frightened upon hearing about it. Tian Bei City, which once resisted Nancheng City and tens of thousands of Imperial Sect cultivators, was actually broken by you alone…”
“Less flattery, please,” Ye Anping exhaled lightly and asked, “Why are you so eager to find me, Senior Mo?”
“Doesn’t Young Master Ye want to see me?”
“I was planning to visit your esteemed abode after reaching Yu Yuan Valley, but who knew Senior Mo would come to me first?”
“…” Mo Chi Ling’s brows twitched slightly. She really wanted to ask, “How did you know I was in Yu Yuan Valley?” Ye Anping had found her “Heartbreak Palace,” hidden deep in the mountains and forests, with Gu Mingxin, and she was already shocked. Now, Ye Anping even knew she had a cave dwelling in Yu Yuan Valley.
“Young Master Ye is truly a hidden dragon and a crouching tiger. I hid in the Eastern Domain for so many years, but even that old scoundrel Yu Yan knows nothing about me. How can Young Master Ye know my whereabouts so clearly… Could it be that the Heavenly Scroll of the Dao is in your hands?”
“Heh, guess?”
Stare—
Mo Chi Ling stared at Ye Anping’s placid face for a long time, then finally seemed to give up, spread her hands, and said, “Never mind… As Young Master Ye said, the Immortal Families are unstoppable outside the Blood River. In just a few months, they have approached the edge of the Blood River. I presume they will be crossing soon.”
“It’s also thanks to the information Mo Chi Ling sent to the Immortal Families.”
Mo Chi Ling shrugged slightly and took a jade slip from her sleeve, handing it to Ye Anping. “The movements of the demonic cultivators and the Immortal Families in recent times are all in this jade slip. Rather than listening to me, you should see for yourself.”
“Mhm…”
Ye Anping took the jade slip and, without a word, began to examine it with his spiritual sense. It contained a battlefield report from the past few months. Which sect’s disciple killed which sect’s demonic cultivator in what location, all clearly listed within the jade slip. This information was likely even more detailed than what the various sect leaders of the Immortal Families were currently receiving.
After several months of warfare, the Immortal Families, with a battle damage ratio of nine to one, had virtually wiped out all the demonic sects west of the Blood River. The survivors either escaped across the Blood River or found places to hide.
However, upon seeing one particular entry, Ye Anping’s brows furrowed, and he murmured, “North Nether Sect completely annihilated?”
“Mm… it was killed by the eldest son of the Tian Mo Sect’s Grand Elder, He Qingjiao. I sent people to confirm when I heard about it, but no matter how we confirmed it, it’s true that a cultivator in the late Nascent Soul stage could kill the North Nether Sect’s Sect Master Chen.”
“Hoh…” Gu Mingxin couldn’t help but show a bit of interest upon hearing this, but a trace of killing intent flickered in her crimson eyes. “Senior Brother He is quite capable, hehe…”
Feng Yu Die had woken up just now. Hearing this, she frowned and said, “…I killed a Core Formation demonic cultivator when I was still in the Foundation Establishment stage.”
“…” Ye Anping pinched her cheek and affectionately stroked her chin. To be honest, he hadn’t expected Chen Mingfeng to die… Not to mention that man was an Immortal cultivator who had survived the previous Immortal-Demonic War, a warrior who had followed Zu Yuan in conquering lands north and south, unlike Yun Tianchong, who became a Deity Transformation cultivator relying on his father’s resources. Moreover, Gu Mingxin was now beside him.
In the game, the North Nether Sect Master died at the hands of Gu Mingxin. — Chen Mingfeng and Gu Mingxin fought for fifteen days in Tian Lan Valley, but ultimately could not defeat Gu Mingxin and A Mang, dying on the spot. No disciples of the North Nether Sect survived. Now, since Gu Mingxin had been “awakened by the heavens” by him, theoretically, Chen Mingfeng should not have died.
Ye Anping pondered for a moment and asked, “After Gu’er left the Tian Mo Sect, did Yu Yan take He Qingjiao as his personal disciple?”
“Yes,” Mo Chi Ling nodded. “When Gu’er left, He Buqun sent He Qingjiao to that old man Yu Yan. This was something He Buqun wanted to do all along… to force Gu’er out, and have his eldest son replace Gu’er, thereby elevating his He family to a position second only to one person within the Tian Mo Sect.”
“I see…” Mo Chi Ling looked at Ye Anping’s pensive expression, hesitated for a moment, and added, “As for another matter concerning him, Young Master Ye’s wife is quite attention-grabbing; she has caught He Buqun’s eye.”
“…So?”
“So, He Buqun sent his eldest son to finish off Young Master Xiao of the Xuan Xing Sect and your wife.”
Ye Anping nodded calmly, “Mm… Young Master Xiao is also my fiancée.”
? Mo Chi Ling couldn’t help but stare at Feng Yu Die and Gu’er, tilting her head and asking, “Ah?”
Ye Anping shrugged slightly and smiled, “Where is He Qingjiao?”
Mo Chi Ling was somewhat speechless, thinking that Ye Anping was truly more than met the eye. This handsome young man actually had so many wives privately, almost as scummy as Yun Tianchong, and each wife had such high status…
“He has already gone to Moonfall Gorge. I heard that Young Master Xiao and the others are leading Xuan Xing Sect disciples to prepare to capture Moonfall Gorge.”
“I see… then I must go too.”
“Does Young Master Ye intend to confront him head-on? As you know, He Qingjiao personally killed the North Nether Sect Master alone, and there are still several Tian Mo Sect elders guarding Moonfall Gorge…”
“I could break through Tian Bei City, what’s so difficult about a small gorge…” Ye Anping shrugged and smiled, “Besides, does Senior Mo know He Qingjiao’s true identity?”
“What do you mean?”
“She is not He Buqun’s eldest son, but his eldest daughter… without a ‘Que Que’.”
“Young Master Ye’s words are quite vulgar…” Mo Chi Ling twitched her eyebrows, but then relaxed her shoulders. “However, I’ve also never heard this before. Does Young Master Ye need my help?”
“No need, Senior Mo can wait for us at the Tian Mo Sect. I promised you that I would help you kill Yu Yan…”
