Becoming evil makes you ten times stronger, but becoming a demon gives you hundredfold strength

"Thank you both for the high regard." Meng Yu was also very happy. He was not afraid of the Eternal Night Palace, but there were still two days until Mirror Twelve woke up. With the help of The Dragon Palace of the East Sea, getting through should not be a big issue. "Thanks again to Miss Ao." "Miss, my foot, call me sister!" Ao Wu was so angry she wanted to knock Meng Yu's head, a fluctuation transmitted, causing both of them to frown. ... Since yesterday, Sleepless City had reinforced its defenses. In the district where Meng Yu was located, many residents had moved out, and many disciples of the Eternal Night Palace had taken their place. Every street was guarded, and the City-Protecting Great Array was monitoring everything. Four Third-Grade Golden Core cultivators guarded different directions. If Ao Wu had not shown up here, Sleepless City would have already made its move. No matter how talented, before they grow up they are but Foundation Establishment cultivators. To kill their Foundation Establishment and Qi Cultivation cultivators, of course, immediate retaliation is necessary! Outside Sleepless City, the City-Protecting Great Array was in a state of alert, with Spirit Stones fully stocked in the Eyes of Array, and various small arrays operating. Ao Wu could perceive the value of Cao Defang, and so could the Eternal Night Palace! Such a person must be either killed or captured; under no circumstances could they be allowed to escape! Several city guards of Sleepless City were vigilantly surveying their surroundings when suddenly, one of them felt something was wrong. It was an overcast day, but why had the sky turned blood-red? Looking up, the shocking sight left him completely dumbfounded. The clouds in the sky had turned blood-red, and a vast flood of blood from the heavens cascaded down like the Milky Way falling into a river, accumulating over Sleepless City into rivers, lakes, and seas! The city guards desperately rang the Golden Bells, while the City-Protecting Array started operating rapidly. One after another, Third-Grade Golden Core cultivators flew to the city walls, grimly observing the gathering blood waves in the sky, as vast as a blocked lake. Third-Grade Golden Core cultivators achieve Unity of Heaven and Man, Fourth-Grade Nascent Souls control domains! "Blood Sea Great Formation, Blood Shadow?" Master Jin took a deep breath. This kind of manifestation of heaven and earth, condensing a sea of blood, meant the opponent was definitely a Nascent Soul! Which of the three Nascent Souls of the Blood Demon Sect had come? "Jin Baichuan, is it? Thirty years and you're here to bully my disciple in your old age?" A melodious, gentle, yet indistinguishable male or female voice came through, heard by everyone in Sleepless City. Disciple? The first thought everyone had was Cao Defang. A Nascent Soul of the Blood Demon Sect had come to back up his disciple! Yesterday, Cao Defang killed twenty-one people from Sleepless City, and many had seen the video evidence. Most didn't understand it, but it didn't prevent them from boasting about the high level of skill it showcased, how amazing certain techniques were, and then claiming that this was the Saint Heir of the Blood Demon Sect wandering the Jianghu, and so on. Most people, including the Golden Core cultivators, truly believed Cao Defang was of the Blood Demon Sect. That Blood Transmutation Divine Saber technique, the authentic flavor was simply too thrilling. "Blood Shadow True Lord, is Cao Defang a person of the Blood Demon Sect?" Master Jin asked again, calmly. "Yes, he is the true successor of the Blood God Sect. Do you have any objections?" "Blood Shadow True Lord, he has killed our people." "Hehe." An unfulfilled voice transmitted from the sky, and then, fine rain began to fall. The rain threads were like lead, the rainwater like blood. Under the protection of Third-Grade law, Sleepless City would destroy or expel any cultivator or Magical Treasure exceeding Third Grade, with no exception. Even the Nascent Souls of the Eternal Night Palace couldn't do anything, but it didn't mean that Nascent Souls had no way of dealing with Sleepless City. The drizzling blood rain fell from the sea of blood, testing the City-Protecting Great Array. A powerful True Sage of the Blood Demon Sect had come to Sleepless City to welcome the sect's Saint Heir. ... Meng Yu looked at the sea of blood in the sky, his mouth involuntarily twitching. What a mess this all was. However, upon reflection, it seemed quite normal. When Meng Yu had mass-killed at the Immortal Sect, the Blood God Sect had declared Meng Yu a fine young man and so on. And when a certain sect's talented individual was slandered as an evildoer from a Demon Sect, the evildoers wouldn't just speak up for him but would also proclaim that he was one of their own, that they had committed arson and plundering together, and so on. Advising a prostitute to change her ways or coaxing a decent woman to sin are both considered amusements. Meng Yu sought out the Blood God Sect for the Formation Diagram of the Blood Sea Great Formation and experienced many interesting incidents along the way. He even observed the Blood Sea Great Formation, but... what was that thing in the sky? What Meng Yu saw was a genuine blood sea—boundless and vast like the waves of the ocean, with faint shadows lurking within and even huge whales gliding through. "Cao Defang?" In the midst of the blood sea, suddenly, hundreds of eyes of various sizes and shapes opened. "Hmm, senior, what do you need from me?" Being stared at by several hundred eyes, Meng Yu involuntarily rolled his, thinking of the monster he dealt with in 'Hundred Ghosts Day Travel' the day before, which was also covered with numerous eyes. "You are the Saint Heir of our Blood Demon Sect. Isn't calling me senior a bit too distant?" The voice was amiable, not at all haughty, just the several hundred pairs of eyes curiously watching Meng Yu. A Nascent Soul of the fourth grade cannot enter, but they can shoot from afar with spells, as long as they pass through the screen of the law and ensure the spells do not exceed the fourth grade. "Blood Shadow senior, please don't joke. I am but a swordsman from the Liuyun Sword Sect. I might have gained some insights occasionally, but I have no relation to the Blood Demon Sect. Why would you unjustly smear my reputation?" Meng Yu shook his head, helplessly realizing he had underestimated the allure of knowledge to the Blood Shadow. Sigh, showing off really wasn't good... "Kid, that slash of yours was truly stunning, truly magnificent." The voice of the Blood Shadow was filled with admiration. "I came here this time to see why Meng Yu killed my disciple, but I didn't expect to meet such a genius like you. Who says you aren't from the Blood Demon Sect? You are the true inheritor, the seed of our Sect. Who taught you the Blood Transmutation Divine Saber?" "Certainly not the Blood Demon Sect. I learned it from a fragment of a Buddhist Scripture, which has nothing to do with you. Better stop asking..." "No matter, the Blood Transmutation Divine Saber is merely one form—the philosophy behind it is what's important. Kid, catch." A strand of red light pierced through the Array, landing in front of Meng Yu. A curved knife, a leather scroll, and a bottle of blood. "Cao Defang, this is a gift for our meeting." The Blood Shadow's voice was very kind, and anyone who knew of the people who died at his hands would wonder if he had taken the wrong medicine upon hearing this. The vicious, cunning, shameless, and cold-hearted demon, how could he be talking so casually today with a mere Foundation Establishment cultivator? "For me?" Cao Meng De was stunned for a moment, then casually picked up the knife. The Blood Demon Knife, crafted by the Blood Shadow a hundred years ago—twelve in total, six given away, achieving three Third-Grade Golden Cores, two seized by others, creating a legend, two destroyed, leaving only the last one. The knife, three feet three inches long, was like a willow leaf caressing the face, with a crystal-clear blade resembling red crystal, far superior in material to the Red Sleeve Blade, and best of all, it had no soul within, utterly pure, making it the finest blade blank, now it all depended on how the owner would use it. A splendid knife indeed. Setting the knife aside, Meng Yu picked up the bottle of blood. The Blood Transmutation Divine Saber had the effect of purifying blood, and the Blood God Sect had similar creations. Meng Yu looked through the glass at the treasure inside and sighed. Extremely precious, truly something that could strengthen one's foundations, even useful to a Golden Core, but Meng Yu would rather die than touch it. Finally, there was a human skin scroll. "Xiao Cao." Not far away, Ao Wu called out. What the Demon Sect despised most were endlessly variable tactics, especially in deceiving others. Cao Defang might have high Cultivation Technique and a strong sword intent, but with his minor Foundation Establishment level and the lack of a flawless Golden Core, what if there was a problem within the scroll? "It's fine, Nascent Soul senior, surely you wouldn't harm a small Foundation Establishment cultivator like me, would you?" Meng Yu smiled. All curses, Gu Arts, poisons, etc., at the end of the day, first affect the spirit or the body. With Growing Golden Lotus and Shaoyang Mysterious Skill, he really was not afraid. A gust of wind unfurled the scroll, and upon seeing its contents, Meng Yu was stunned.