124: Rest in peace, brother! Ninth level of demon transformation!

So, the two brothers stepped into the main chamber.

As soon as they entered, they saw the remnant soul of an old man, seemingly waiting for them.

Seeing Chen De and the others arrive, the old man said, “You’re here!”

“I’m here!”

…

After a lot of pointless talk, the remnant soul inquired about the outside world from the two of them.

Chen De also asked the remnant soul about his situation.

It turned out that he was once a peak Void Union Realm existence.

As for why he ended up like this, he only said it was due to greed and didn't elaborate.

Chen De and Shen River knew that this was the time to rely on him for benefits.

Bringing up someone's painful past and rubbing salt in their wounds was not good.

The old man naturally knew what Chen De and Shen River were there for.

He didn't say anything.

After all, if it weren't for benefits, who would be willing to come to such a desolate place?

He wouldn't even be willing to come himself.

His inheritance wasn't that complicated; whoever could reach this place would receive it.

He didn't care if it was a man or a woman, a human or a demon.

So, the old man's remnant soul very readily sent two beams of light onto Chen De and Shen River.

Chen De and Shen River, confused, asked, “What is this?”

The old man smiled slightly, “These are Law Seeds. When you reach the Void Union Realm, you will naturally understand their purpose.

Besides that, there's another benefit: the energy contained within them isn't very useful for those in the Void Union Realm.

But for you, it can definitely greatly increase your cultivation.”

As he spoke, losing the support of the two seeds, the old man laughed heartily and vanished.

Chen De activated his system's power and immediately absorbed the energy surrounding the seed.

“Ding, Host absorbed special energy, gained +1 attribute point!”

“Ding, Host absorbed special energy, gained +1 attribute point!”

“Ding, Host absorbed special energy, gained +1 attribute point!”

…

The system prompts were dense, almost reaching the three-thousand limit.

Chen De quickly used them all, breaking through one realm.

Then, the prompt sounds still didn't disappear.

Chen De performed the same operation again, breaking through another realm.

Only then was the power within the Law Seed completely absorbed by Chen De.

So sweet!

After refining it, Chen De immediately felt how sweet it was, breaking through two realms at once.

So he boldly attacked, ambushing Shen River beside him.

Previously, Chen De swore brotherhood for benefits; now, he acted for even greater benefits.

As the saying goes, plans can't keep up with changes, and this was exactly it.

While Shen River was caught off guard, Chen De suppressed him with a backhand and snatched the portion that had just been given to him.

Treasures of the world belong to the virtuous; surely Chen De was virtuous enough.

Although the Law Seeds directly integrated into the body upon being received, not everyone had Chen De's ability.

Therefore, they had not yet been refined by Shen River.

…

Then Chen De looked at the person in front of him, who he had just fought alongside.

The person he had suppressed out of avarice, wanting to monopolize everything.

Although what Chen De did was indeed a bit immoral, he originally had a tiny thought of letting him go.

But Chen De's current cultivation was not enough, so the method of parasitism couldn't be used.

That left only devouring.

Moreover, if this matter spread, it might damage Chen De's morality.

However, Chen De didn't care about this, because as long as no one knew about Chen De's immoral act, then Chen De was still moral.

Thinking of this, Chen De felt it was important to prioritize the bigger picture.

After all, Chen De alone upheld the morality of the entire world; he could not fall.

So, to prevent the world's moral standards from being lowered, and to prevent Shen River from having any other hidden tricks, Chen De chose to decisively act and refine him to death.

He also refined a portion that had integrated into Shen River's body, which immediately elicited a violent scream from him.

Chen De quickly offered comforting explanations, saying, “Don't blame me. I originally intended to let you go.

But I acted for morality, for the common people of the world. If you want to blame someone, blame the common people of the world.”

As Chen De's words fell, other sounds mixed with the screams.

But the screams were too loud and too dense for Chen De to hear clearly.

Chen De thought that Shen River was probably saying words of forgiveness, fearing that Chen De would feel guilty.

But Chen De did not stop his actions to listen; the current priority was more important.

Since Chen De wasn't listening to words of praise either, he once again accelerated his actions.

Chen De couldn't help but sigh that Shen River was truly a person of profound righteousness.

A person of profound righteousness fulfilled another great person.

Even if Chen De's previous attack on him was not entirely honorable, this attack was for the greater good of the world.

The merits and demerits canceled each other out; it was a flaw that did not overshadow the brilliance.

Moreover, the person had just forgiven him.

Didn't that mean he had obtained the deceased's promise before death?

Chen De thought this way, and his heart was no longer burdened by guilt, only filled with a sense of morality and responsibility.

It was still the same saying: as long as no one knew about Chen De's immoral act, then Chen De was still moral.

For example, Chen De now was very moral.

“Brother, may you have a good journey!”

Just then, the old man who had given things to Chen De and Shen River earlier reappeared, “There's one more thing…”

Suddenly, he froze.

He saw only Chen De in the field, and the item in Chen De's hand.

Immediately, his eyes met Chen De's, and they were speechless.

Seeing that he had been caught red-handed, Chen De first swallowed the refined item in his hand, once again raising his cultivation by two realms.

After doing all this, Chen De also felt a little shy, his face burning with a slight sting.

What to do?

Should he…

But Chen De suddenly shook his head vigorously.

The old man had just given Chen De so many benefits, and Chen De turned around and finished him off.

Was that acceptable?

That was simply not something Chen De's morality would do.

This did not conform to Chen De's morality!

Then what should be done?

After all, the righteous path of heaven and earth must not be defiled!

Chen De was very conflicted.

Suddenly, a scream interrupted Chen De's thoughts.

It turned out that at some unknown time, and in some unknown way, Chen De's hand instinctively grabbed the old man's remnant soul…

No, it was that at some unknown time, the old man's remnant soul appeared in Chen De's hand on its own.

And Chen De's hand just happened to activate soul-searching mode.

Since the old man was a soul body, the damage from soul-searching was simply comparable to true damage!

Chen De also just happened to break through to the ninth level of the Demon Transformation Realm, practically invincible in the Demon Transformation Realm.

And the old man just happened to be on the verge of complete dissipation, his strength greatly diminished.

And the force Chen De used in his hand just happened to be enough to prevent the old man from breaking free.

So, it became like this.

Seeing that the old man was about to perish, Chen De, of course, couldn't let him die.

After all, the old man had shown great kindness to Chen De.

How could Chen De repay kindness with enmity?

Chen De was not that kind of person!

But by the time Chen De realized the old man's situation, it was already too late.

One second before Chen De wanted to stop, the old man's remnant soul just happened to… just regretfully completely dissipated.

Chen De cried, falling to his knees, weeping bitterly.

Chen De knew that from today on, he would be misunderstood as a treacherous, ungrateful villain who repaid kindness with enmity.

But none of this was what Chen De wanted to do!

Putting everything aside, didn't the old man and his elder brother have any fault at all?

All of this, all of this, was not Chen De's intention!

One could only say it was an accident!

Was being accidental also wrong?

Fortunately, Chen De had enough morality; even if some was deducted this time, it wouldn't affect anything.

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