348: The witch appears, the world is in chaos

“Clap, clap, clap—!”

Mo Shi couldn’t help but applaud.

“You guessed correctly!”

“Your guess is spot on!”

Though still in Mo Shi’s form, the voice was incredibly soft, filled with endless charm, and her eyes were brimming with admiration for Chu Mo.

“You are a talent, your methods are extremely profound, and your Heart-Nature is excellent. I’ll give you a chance to live now: hand over your life soul to me, then obediently have a Demonic Seal planted, and become my Demonic Slave!”

To hand one’s life soul over to another is to hand one’s life over to them, and to have a Demonic Seal planted is akin to becoming someone’s dog, unable to harbor any ill thoughts, or else the Demonic Seal will devour one’s heart, making life worse than death.

Of course, the most, most, most important thing was…

Once Chu Mo did that, his future Path would be completely blocked, and even killing the Lust Demoness would be useless.

Cultivating to a True Immortal would be the end of the road for him.

Therefore, Chu Mo would never, under any circumstances, give up his life soul and become the Lust Demoness’s Demonic Slave.

The Lust Demoness sensed Chu Mo’s emotions within the barrier and sighed regretfully: “Not many people catch my eye, only two and a half. That annoying guy from fifty thousand years ago counts as one, Shen Qingqiu counts as one, and you… count as half!”

Fifty thousand years ago? Annoying guy?

Could it be that this Demoness had stumbled over that person, and it was related to… affection?

Otherwise, Chu Mo couldn’t understand why a Demoness, especially one prefixed with ‘Lust,’ would refer to someone as an ‘annoying guy.’

But what did any of that have to do with him?

“Senior, you can slowly wait outside! Shen-ge is calling me home for dinner…”

Chu Mo turned and waved his hand without looking back.

Shen Qingqiu really did come, as for whether he was calling Chu Mo for dinner, perhaps!

“Xiao Han, you… be careful!”

When Shen Qingqiu saw Chu Mo, he was about to go forward and bring him back to Tower of the Heavens, when a sky-covering handprint slammed onto the barrier, shattering it.

The entire Zhenmo Pass trembled.

Fortunately, the barrier did not break.

Chu Mo looked at the Lust Demoness outside the barrier, who was forcefully refining his Clone, and patted his chest: “Phew! You scared the baby out of me!”

Boom!

Mo Shi slammed his fist on the barrier again.

Another violent tremor, but it was utterly useless.

“Dragons don’t roar, tigers don’t howl; a mere Demoness, how laughable!” Chu Mo walked towards Shen Qingqiu, grinning: “Shen-ge, this barrier you set up is really effective!”

“…” Shen Qingqiu quickly approached Chu Mo. Sometimes, he truly admired this guy’s ability to court death.

Mo Shi remained silent, simply continuing to bombard the barrier.

The commotion here alerted everyone within Zhenmo Pass.

They watched Mo Shi, who was constantly striking the barrier outside, with a mixture of shock and awe.

“What terrifying attacks! Which Fellow Daoist is willing to go out and slay this fiend?”

“Don’t look at me, my cultivation is shallow, I can’t kill this Demon!”

“If he continues to bombard it like this, even if he can’t shatter the barrier, he will still cause it to consume more energy. If this continues, in less than twenty years—no, ten years—in less than ten years, the barrier will surely break!”

“What should we do?”

Knowing they were no match for Mo Shi, everyone could only turn their gaze towards Shen Qingqiu.

Here, only Shen Qingqiu could contend with the fierce Demon outside.

“This… Alright! I’ll go slay him!” Meeting everyone’s gaze, Shen Qingqiu decided to take a risk.

Even if that Demoness appeared, at such a close distance, he was confident he could retreat.

However, Chu Mo blocked Shen Qingqiu, not allowing him to leave the barrier.

“Let the barrier consume energy; this Path will be fully open in two or three years. We won’t even need ten years. For now, let’s think of other countermeasures!” Chu Mo looked up at the rainbow bridge in the Void Realm that connected heaven and earth.

It was just a phantom now.

In two or three years, it would become corporeal.

At that time, the Void Ancient Road would be completely open.

There was no need to risk going out to fight now.

Instead of that, it would be better to seize the time to Cultivate, or to strengthen one’s offensive methods, in preparation for the great battle before entering the Void Ancient Road.

“Han Li is right! In less than three years, the Path to Immortality will open. You and Han Li can challenge the Path to Immortality. As long as one of you can achieve Immortal Ascension, won’t you be able to deal with these Demon Race members?”

The Xuanxiao Sect Sect Master arrived with several Elders, persuading Shen Qingqiu to remain within the barrier and not act rashly.

The Hundred Flowers Valley Valley Master, the Blazing Flame Valley Valley Master, and the Hundred Refinements Sect Sect Master also arrived at this northern front of Zhenmo Pass, each bringing their respective School Elders.

“Fellow Daoist Shen, you are the hope of all of us. You must not act rashly and jeopardize the great matter!” The Hundred Flowers Valley Master advised Shen Qingqiu.

The Blazing Flame Valley Master, the Hundred Refinements Sect Sect Master, and the monks of Tianlong Ancient Temple also spoke up to admonish Shen Qingqiu.

Do not act on impulse.

Xie Xuan, the current Shen Jian Sect Sect Master, arrived with many Shen Jian Sect Elders.

“I also think Fellow Daoist Han is right! A mere evil Demon is not worth Fellow Daoist Shen’s attention. Just focus on preparing for the Path to Immortality! Furthermore…”

Xie Xuan took off his storage ring and threw it to Shen Qingqiu, “Fellow Daoist Shen also Cultivates the Sword Dao. Inside are all the Sword Dao classics and Senior insights of my Shen Jian Sect. I hope they can help Fellow Daoist.”

“No, this is too precious!” Shen Qingqiu declined.

“While these Sect treasures are important, compared to the common people of the world, they are lighter than a feather. I hope Fellow Daoist Shen will accept them.” Xie Xuan’s words completely broadened the scope.

What a magnanimous spirit.

Such an action drew countless Cultivators to praise him, and even his previously tarnished reputation was redeemed.

He was unconstrained by trifles and possessed great righteousness.

The Shen Jian Sect had broadened its path.

“You few, aren’t you going to express yourselves?” Chu Mo looked at the leaders of the other renowned righteous Schools. Since they had all jumped out, shouldn’t they contribute their School’s treasures?

What?

School techniques are not to be taught to outsiders?

The Shen Jian Sect had no sectarian prejudice and willingly offered their contributions for the future great battle.

Your actions now seem petty.

Of course, Chu Mo would not tell the others that he already possessed all the items given by the Shen Jian Sect.

And, he had given them to Shen Qingqiu many years ago.

However, to Chu Mo’s surprise, these people had no intention of holding back any secrets; they all honestly presented their School’s classics and Senior insights.

“Could it be that their perspectives have truly broadened?”

Chu Mo stroked his chin, wondering if he had judged noble men with the heart of a petty man.

It was at this moment.

An unexpected change occurred.

The Sect Masters and Elders of the various Schools all launched a surprise attack on Chu Mo and Shen Qingqiu.

All of this happened in a flash.

No one present had anticipated it.

However, who were Chu Mo and Shen Qingqiu? How could they be killed by a mere sneak attack?

They each used their methods to resist.

Boom!

Although the two were sent flying, they were not harmed.

Countless attacks came again, continuing to strike heavily at the Sword Array Chu Mo had deployed.

“Not good!”

Chu Mo’s figure flew backward.

He, along with the Sword Array, was blasted out of the barrier.

The next moment, heaven and earth changed color, and endless Devilish Qi swept up, transforming into a giant hand that seized Chu Mo.

A bell-like voice rang out.

In the black clouds, Luo Qingdie’s figure appeared.

“Little guy! You didn’t expect that the Sect Masters and Elders of these renowned righteous Schools, during their early years of venturing out for experience, were subdued by my Clone and became my Demonic Slaves, did you? It’s just that I, this Demon, prefer to play dark chess, so I erased part of their memories, allowing them to Cultivate within their Schools in normal identities, serving as my pawns at critical moments!”

“Damn it!” Chu Mo turned to look at the Sect Masters and Elders of the various Schools within the barrier, excluding Xie Xuan, the new Sect Master who had later taken over his School.

Every other Sect Master and Elder, without exception, had a Demonic Seal appear on their heads.

These Demonic Seals were quite unconventional.

They looked exactly like… Succubus runes.