Heaven Slaying Blade

Chu Mo looked at Miao Yi Niang and shook his head, saying, "See, how did we end up discussing this matter again?"

Miao Yi Niang smiled apologetically at Chu Mo, "Alright, I won't mention this issue again. You just said establishing this power has something to do with your master, but we got sidetracked."

Chu Mo chuckled, "We didn't go off on a tangent. At the very least, I now know what my sister has been through. At least...I know that I'm still very weak and that I have a long way to go!"

Chu Mo sighed softly, determination in his eyes, "My master was severely poisoned. To detoxify him, a huge amount of medicinal materials is required. The quantity is so large you'd be frightened if you knew. Hence, we must have a powerful force help us with this matter."

"So that's how it is. Don't worry, your affairs are my affairs too." Miao Yi Niang stared into Chu Mo's clear eyes, speaking earnestly.

"And my sister's affairs are my affairs. When the day comes that I've reached the innate stage, I will go to the Vermilion Bird Continent and wipe out all of your enemies!" Chu Mo grinned.

Miao Yi Niang wiped the tears from her eyes and gave a sweet smile, "I believe that you can definitely do it. I will surely witness that day."

"Of course, who do you think I am?" Chu Mo said, suddenly feeling a pang in his heart, because...this wasn't his usual catchphrase.

Miao Yi Niang's smiled radiantly, "You're the best...little man in this world!"

Chu Mo held back his inner pain and wondered while looking at Miao Yi Niang: I'm a man, why add the word 'little'? I'm already thirteen years old! I'm not small!

Miao Yi Niang looked at Chu Mo, "Speaking of which, are you really going to cure Xia Jing's disease?"

Chu Mo smiled, "If he really behaves, curing him...doesn't sound too bad."

Miao Yi Niang remarked, "After all these years, everything he's done deserves death. Curing him...is too good for him. However, none of those high-ranking people are clean either!"

Chu Mo nodded, "That's right. When I say I'll cure his disease, what I really want is to receive a large number of medicinal materials from him. I'm not really a good person either..."

"How could it be the same?" Miao Yi Niang glared at Chu Mo, "Don't compare yourself with those dirty individuals. In my heart, you're the best person in this world!"

Chu Mo softly said, "On the contrary, I think I'm just like any ordinary person in this world. I have a conscience, but I also have selfish desires. I even distinguish not between good and evil, but between positions."

"Who in this world dares to say they don't have selfish desires?" Miao Yi Niang looked at Chu Mo, "It's my fault for asking. I just feel like that old bastard got off too easy."

"Ultimately, it depends on him," Chu Mo said. "Since I can cure him, naturally I can take his life too!"

Miao Yi Niang's eyes brightened and she laughed, "That's exactly how it should go!" In the end, she was just worried Chu Mo would be taken advantage of or deceived. As long as Chu Mo was okay, Miao Yi Niang didn't care about the rest.

Just as Chu Mo said, sometimes people are only divided by their positions, not by good or evil. Everyone in this world eats grains and has feelings. Who doesn't have some personal desire?

After dinner, Chu Mo returned alone to the General's Mansion.

He didn't see One-Armed Uncle. He has probably gone to take care of the Primordial Beast materials.

After returning to his room, Chu Mo began to reflect on everything that had happened that day, evaluating his gains and losses.

This had become a habit of Chu Mo's over the past half a year. Only in this way, could he make better, faster progress.

"I knew beforehand that there was a terrifying person sitting in the Prince's Mansion, but I didn't think he'd be this powerful. Sister Yiniang said he should've reached the Sixth Layer Peak...couldn't he easily kill me with a slap?" Chu Mo muttered to himself, feeling somewhat apprehensive.

"It seems that from now on, when doing anything, I should think more thoroughly...for instance, I knew there was such a powerful figure and that I had to go anyway. In such a situation, what means could I use to prevent that powerful figure from making a move?"

Chu Mo narrowed his eyes and muttered to himself, "Elixirs!"

"Xia Jing refrained from saying anything when I insulted him because he wanted to cure his illness!"

"So…why would a strong person who has reached the Sixth Layer Peak of Yellow Rank and can act without restraint in the human world want to stay in a secular mansion? For resources!"

The Chu Mo of today was not the helpless teenager who had fled Yanhuang City in distress more than half a year earlier. After experiencing so much, Chu Mo understood the importance of resources far more than his peers did.

The higher-level cultivators need an astronomical amount of resources for their cultivation. They themselves have to cultivate every day; where would they find the time to seek these resources?

Therefore, taking up residence in a prince's mansion is an excellent choice!

"I was causing a ruckus in the mansion today, but he didn't make a move. This indicates that the agreement between him and Xia Jing was probably to only protect Xia Jing alone!" Chu Mo narrowed his eyes, analyzing the situation in his heart: Otherwise, Xia Jing just needed to have him make a move in the beginning, how could I have survived till today?

"It must be this way!" Chu Mo's eyes sparkled brightly, murmuring, "Which means, even people of this level can be useful to me as long as I know what they want!"

Having understood these things, Chu Mo finally calmed his heart and began cultivating for the day.

He was only a tiny bit away from reaching the Fourth Layer of the Yellow Rank. According to Chu Mo's estimate, he would breakthrough to the Fourth Layer in about ten or so days, around the New Year!

Although he was still at the Primordial Pass stage, reaching the Fourth Layer of the Yellow Rank symbolized moving from body refinement to bone refinement stage. Entering a brand-new domain would undoubtedly significantly enhance his overall abilities.

"If Grandpa knew that I made a breakthrough to the Fourth Layer in half a year, would he be so surprised that he wouldn't believe it?"

Chu Mo contemplated and started to circulate Heaven's Will, My Will.

As night fell, within Yanhuang City, a massive amount of primordial energy began to rush towards the General's Mansion in a frenzy.

Almost simultaneously, several people - in the Prince's Mansion, the Imperial Palace, the Grand Marshal Mansion - opened their eyes, faces showing surprise.

"In Yanhuang City... since when did we have another such powerful figure?" Strikingly, individuals in different areas almost simultaneously shared these thoughts.

Because Chu Mo's cultivation technique drew in primordial energy at such a terrifying rate, it disrupted the balance Yanhuang City had maintained for so long. Those individuals sensed this immediately, but could not identify who was causing it, as they hadn't reached that stage of cultivation yet.

Chu Mo, still unaware, managed to alarm the most powerful individuals in Yanhuang City as soon as he started cultivating.

At the moment, his mind was at peace. Like sleeping, vast amounts of primordial energy coursed through his meridians and flowed into his elixir field. The supply of primordial energy in Chu Mo's elixir field increased and condensed continuously.

Cultivation is a long process, even for a prodigy — perseverance is required.

The next morning, Chu Mo awakened from his meditation. Feeling refreshed, he realized he had gained a bit more strength.

"The accumulation of primordial energy, once it reaches a certain level, it will mutate. It's like a drop of water, which appears so weak and fragile, as if it can't do anything. But when countless drops combine, they can breach river banks, erode mountains, and ignore any resistance along the way, pushing forward!" The Demon Lord, sitting in Chu Mo's room and looking at Chu Mo who just woke up with a joyful face, said: "We call this mutation... breakthrough!"

"Master, you're back!" Chu Mo's face broke into a happy smile.

"Yes, you've been doing well lately. However, what you did yesterday was rather reckless." The Demon Lord said slowly: "There is someone in that royal mansion who could easily squash you."

"You know what I've done?" Chu Mo stared blankly at the Demon Lord.

The Demon Lord glanced at Chu Mo: "I wasn't in Yanhuang City yesterday, but my divine sense was always with you."

"Doesn't that mean you know everything I've said?" Chu Mo widened his eyes, looking at the Demon Lord.

"No, I don't." The Demon Lord replied indifferently: "You'll understand once you cultivate your divine sense. I've left my divine sense on you in case anything unexpected happens. When you were fighting in the royal mansion yesterday, I sensed it and I felt another divine sense observing you."

"Did you have divine sense at the Sixth Layer?" Chu Mo asked.

"Yes, but it's weak." The Demon Lord nodded.

"Did he notice you, master?" Chu Mo looked up at the Demon Lord, full of curiosity. What level of cultivation had his master achieved?

"Him? Not in this lifetime!" The Demon Lord stated indifferently.

Phew!

Chu Mo let out a breath: "That's good!" At the same time, he couldn't get a certain thought out of his mind: was it just him, or did the Demon Lord seem different upon returning this time? Had he... become slightly less cold? Having spent so much time with the Demon Lord, Chu Mo felt he knew him well. The changes in the Demon Lord's disposition were clear to Chu Mo.

"Master?"

"Yes?"

"Is your body... in better condition now?"

"It's manageable for a few years."

"How did you manage that?"

"Why are you asking this?"

Chu Mo looked at the Demon Lord, declaring earnestly: "I want to find the antidote for you!"

The Demon Lord shook his head: "Forget about it. There's no such thing in this world!"

"Do you know the ingredients for the antidote?" Chu Mo asked.

"There are none in this world." The Demon Lord shook his head, stating faintly.

"So you... won't be leaving anytime soon then?" Chu Mo inquired.

"I will stay here for a while." The Demon Lord said.

"That's good then!" Chu Mo breathed a sigh of relief and looked at the Demon Lord, "Master, the medicinal properties of every herb in the world intersect in some ways. Even if an antidote for the Poison of Seven Killings doesn't exist in this world, there must be herbs with similar medicinal properties!"

The Demon Lord agreed with Chu Mo's words, but he had a faint, cold smile on his face: "You think I don't know that? Even if you find it, what can you do? Can you transform tens or hundreds of thousands of pounds of medicinal herbs into a single pill? Not even the top alchemists within my realm can do that! So, stop daydreaming and focus on your cultivation."

Although scolded, Chu Mo was elated. He thought: although I can't, the jade pendant can! What will you look like when the first detoxification elixir is prepared? Just thinking of that scene brought immense joy to Chu Mo.

The thought alone made Chu Mo very happy.