261: A person's wisdom is limited, but what about a group of evil practitioners?

Black Coffin Grotto Heaven.

Chu Mo’s true body slowly opened his eyes.

“Now, each Clone has its own duties, and the Great Wei Dynasty has been successfully taken over. However, to avoid any accidents, Yang Yixin, Left Protector of Seven Kill Hall will remain with Nangong Ao for now. Additionally…”

“That old fellow Nangong Wuji definitely has a great secret. The Imperial Mausoleum needs to be dug deeper, and the stone tablet used as a door must also be acquired. After all, it’s at least a half-Immortal Artifact.”

There was nothing in the outside world that required Chu Mo’s special attention. His true body was very safe here and did not need to go out; everything could be resolved by the Clones.

However, the black coffin in the Great Wei Imperial Mausoleum had always lingered in his mind.

“What is the connection between Youming Mountain and the Imperial Mausoleum? Why did Nangong Wuji hide in the Imperial Mausoleum? What was he after? What is the specific function of the netherworld lotus seed?!”

The path ahead was shrouded in thick fog, so Chu Mo could only activate his Clones, relying on their wisdom to find clues.

Furthermore.

“During the Xuanwu Gate incident, I was a bit too overconfident, giving Nangong Tai time to react. I should have used thunderous methods from the very beginning, hard-controlling his Primordial Spirit…”

Speaking of methods to hard-control a Primordial Spirit, Chu Mo currently had no means to instantly control one. He needed to quickly figure out a way.

“The Soul-Reaping Sanskrit has a mind-bewildering effect, but it can’t be cast and controlled instantly. The Soul-Snatching Bell also works, but it can’t instantly control the situation…”

“Then, is there room for improvement in Charm Arts? Charm Arts, Charm Arts, focus on confusing the mind, and they are incredibly fast-acting! A good direction, I’ll try to develop it.”

In an instant, all the black coffins in the Grotto Heaven simultaneously ceased their Cultivation and began to research how to improve Charm Arts to control Primordial Spirits.

One person’s wisdom is limited, but the wisdom of a group of Evil Path Cultivators is boundless, with various unorthodox and Evil Path methods frequently emerging.

For example, the true body transforming into a cross-dressing big shot, using beauty to seduce, then applying rouge and powder mixed with chronic Drunken Immortal Powder, and before fighting, spouting a bunch of trash talk while employing Soul-Reaping Sanskrit techniques, though the frequency also needed to be controlled.

Such self-harming methods were instantly rejected by Chu Mo. Each of these Clones wanted to harm the true body; it was simply outrageous.

However, the Clones gave a very reasonable explanation: the hidden reward 'Enemy of Hehuan Sect' increased charm, and although it was only effective on the same gender, to deal with female Cultivators, he could just pretend to be Shen Qingqiu.

Evil! Too damn evil!

If these weren’t the Clones he had painstakingly refined, Chu Mo would definitely have annihilated all these unorthodox and Evil Path methods.

However, some effective suggestions were adopted by Chu Mo.

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Meanwhile, elsewhere.

The Clone in the Imperial Mausoleum was having a terrible time.

Because the great Formation beneath the Imperial Mausoleum was extremely special, several Clones used to refine zombies failed.

However, the Clone who first proposed refining himself into a zombie to lie dormant here, besides setting up the Corpse Refining Formation, also set up a Yin Gathering Formation.

“Brothers, the Yin Qi in the Imperial Mausoleum is really not enough, so I didn’t tell you about this. I’m sorry, but rest assured, I, Mo Shi, will definitely live on for your sake!”

Three thousand meters below the Imperial Mausoleum.

In an excavated vacuum zone, Mo Shi, the Clone who had transformed himself into a zombie body, bowed to the other nine withered bones.

If someone skilled in Formations were here, they would discover that the positions where these nine withered bones lay perfectly conformed to the concept of Nine Yin Converging into One.

It wasn’t that the other nine hadn’t noticed, but initially, their positions weren’t like this.

It was Mo Shi who moved them to these positions while they were refining themselves into corpses.

Initially, Mo Shi did not intend to seize their Yin Qi, but rather wanted to set up the Ten Yin True Essence Formation to increase the Yin Qi on his side.

However, during the movement process, he discovered that this great Formation could actually seize the Yin Qi and corpse Qi from the other nine.

If they continued with the original setup, all ten of them would definitely be annihilated; even sharing and preserving ten wouldn't be enough.

Thus, it was better to let him succeed alone.

And the result was that only he succeeded, and the Nine Yin Converging into One Formation even plundered a trace of the Imperial Mausoleum’s Earth Vein Qi.

The great Formation beneath his feet could no longer stop him.

“No need to rush down. Going down would only lead to discovery. Instead, I’ll use this Opportunity to Cultivate with the Earth Vein Qi here. Perhaps I can even draw the Qi from that blood lake to nourish my body.”

Considering there was a big BOSS below, Mo Shi did not act rashly. Instead, he lay still and Cultivated.

The Nangong Ao Clone would certainly try every means to prevent Nangong Wuji in the Imperial Mausoleum from having peace. He only needed to wait quietly.

Sooner or later, there would be an Opportunity to sneak into the Imperial Mausoleum and steal the Opportunity within.

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“Junior Sister, please return! The Great Wei has suffered such a great calamity. I should return with you, but this matter concerns the entire world’s common people, so I cannot leave Luoshui City!”

“I understand Senior Brother’s intention, but what exactly is this matter that concerns the common people of the world? Can Senior Brother not tell me?!”

“I promised someone that I would never speak of this matter to anyone, not even to you, Junior Sister!”

Shen Qingqiu stood with his hands behind his back by the window, sighing inwardly.

Last night, Junior Brother Han Li had come to him and explained that eliminating the Demonic Path was of utmost importance.

The Disciples of Xuanxiao Sect were willing to bear the infamy of being heretics and falling into the Demonic Path, all to completely eradicate the Demonic Path.

How could he allow the efforts of these Disciples to be ruined in an instant?

“Is that person Senior Brother’s beloved?” Nangong Yan’s red lips parted slightly. Although her tone was still cold, it clearly carried a hint of emotion.

“No.” Shen Qingqiu gazed at the bustling and prosperous streets outside, filled with Mortals.

Without exception, all these Mortals had happy smiles on their faces.

Because here, they could eat their fill, dress warmly, and have wives, children, and warm beds.

They would not be casually killed by Immortals just because they were Mortals, nor would they be looked down upon because of their profession.

Here, they were treated as human beings.

This was a feeling they had never experienced in the outside world. This place was like a paradise.

Shen Qingqiu saw all of this, and his state of mind also underwent some subtle changes.

“A hundred years of life, a day for an ephemeral insect!”

“A simple closed-door Cultivation for us might be their entire lifetime. The divergence also began here. Immortal Cultivators gradually drew a line with Mortals, viewing them as ants, yet they forget that they themselves emerged from these ants. They have forgotten their roots, and from then on, demonic thoughts arise from their hearts. The more profound their Cultivation, the more self-important they become, and the heavier their demonic nature.”

“Where is there such a thing as being born sacred? Everyone seeks Immortality and the Dao, yet they draw a line with Mortals. They have never considered that they too are part of this vast multitude of beings.”

“Immortal, Immortal! If one loses the 'human' character for the sake of Immortal Ascension, wouldn’t they ultimately become an evil demon devoid of any emotion and full of desires?!”

Nangong Yan didn’t hear a single word of Shen Qingqiu’s speech. She was only relieved that the person who entrusted her Senior Brother with this matter was not a woman.

“Senior Brother having such thoughts is truly a blessing for the common people of the world!”

“Compared to him, I am still far inferior, because he has already taken practical action, while I have only just gained this realization.”

For some reason, Nangong Yan felt that the Senior Brother in front of her was becoming more and more terrifying, and his aura was growing deeper.

“Junior Sister, go! Your homeland needs you, your nation’s people need you. If possible, I do not wish for you to fight this war, because war will affect those innocent people.”

“When prosperous, the common people suffer! When destroyed, the common people suffer!”