Chapter 414.1: So the Entire Divine Moon Palace Is Full of Your Wives?

Qi Yuan's spirits instantly lifted. "Actually, regarding my bloodline, I have a guess!"

Sister Horns gave him another look, somewhat surprised. "What guess?"

During their earlier conversation, she had already revealed that Qi Yuan possessed the bloodline of the Black Demon Abyss, and that it was of no low rank.

He lowered his voice. "I think I might be the long-lost ancestor of the Black Demon Abyss!"

She was utterly dumbfounded. After a long silence, she stared at him seriously. "I finally understand how you managed to offend the Taihuang Palace Master!"

His mouth is really foul! It’s a miracle he's lived this long, Sister Horns thought.

Beside them, Jiang Lingsu could not help but cover her mouth and laugh. At last, someone else shared the same feeling she did. Back when they were still at the Divine Radiance Sect, she had already realized just how terrifying her senior brother's mouth was. As long as he kept silent, he was an unparalleled handsome man, but everything fell apart the moment he opened his mouth.

He said with complete seriousness, "No, I never offended the Taihuang Palace! They provoked me first! I've always been low-key and never take the initiative to stir up trouble!"

The purple-robed woman smiled. "Stretch out your hand and let me feel it."

Qi Yuan immediately withdrew his hand. "You're openly sexually harassing me?"

As she approached Qi Yuan, the mark upon her arm began to flicker. Different patterns of flickering represented different bloodlines. The closer they were, the clearer it became. The purple-robed woman explained, "I'm checking your bloodline so I can make a record of it. Maybe the ancestor will be able to identify it."

Qi Yuan froze for a moment before subconsciously asking, "Does this flickering consume your energy?"

She was slightly stunned. "No."

His eyes immediately widened. "Holy shit, isn't this a perpetual motion machine! Hahaha! I've discovered perpetual motion, I'm going to get rich!"

When the two objects came close together, they emitted light without consuming any energy. If that wasn't a perpetual motion machine, then what was?

The prospect of becoming an inventor excited him immensely. “How about cutting off your hand and selling it to me? This would surely be the greatest discovery in the cultivation world in the past several million years!”

Sister Horns cursed, "Get lost!"

He appeared somewhat disappointed. "Haa... Even though inventing a perpetual motion machine would benefit countless generations, I am not the kind to force others, so I won't sacrifice you."

Qi Yuan had no right to make such decisions on someone else's behalf. The only thing he did was kill people. Still, after thinking about it, he extended his arm. What if it really turned out that he was the Black Demon Abyss's long-lost ancestor? That would be wonderful.

After all, the Black Demon Abyss was one of the great powers of the Sixth Heaven. If all of their Heavenly Venerables turned out to be his grandsons, then even the Taihuang Palace Master would have to think twice before making a move against him.

Ignoring Qi Yuan's nonsensical rambling, Sister Horns placed her hand upon his. The black mark flashed, appearing incomparably eerie. She quickly recorded the pattern of its flickering.

He soon withdrew his hand. "Have you finished recording?"

She crudely declared, "You’re such a turn on."

Qi Yuan was dumbfounded. "What a turn-off!"

"Hahaha!" She had always spoken whatever came to mind. "I'm leaving. Oh, right. I know you don't want to become my concubine, so I left you a little gift at the Black Demon Abyss outpost. Remember to pick it up. I'm heading to the Sixth Heaven first. I'll be waiting for you there."

Thus, she disappeared.

He appeared stunned. "The people of the Sixth Heaven don't have very high standards either!"

Jiang Lingsu also gritted her teeth. "That woman is far too vulgar!"

She had imagined that with her stunning beauty, there would be young masters coming to flirt with her. Instead, the one being flirted with was her senior brother!

***

Time slowly passed. Qi Yuan remained in the Miluo World, occasionally “fishing” and studying cultivation techniques as he refined the Star Golden Core chapter of the Qi Yuan Scripture. As for the Yin Spirit chapter, he had not yet begun improving it. After all, before creating his own cultivation method, he would have to discuss the dao with others and understand the Yin Spirit’s true essence.

During these days, Qi Yuan's fishing results had been rather fruitful. Including Mochi, he had caught a total of four fish. He’d carefully selected them beforehand. Hence, even if they disappeared one after another, no one would be any the wiser.

Moreover, he had been extremely considerate, leaving an inflatable doll inside each of their caves to impersonate them. No one would discover the truth for quite some time. However, there had been one small incident during this period that forced Qi Yuan to eat the grass around his own nest.[1]

The other fish had simply been too difficult to catch. Unwilling to return empty-handed, he had fished up one of the Yang Spirits from the very Moluo Sacred Tower he resided in. If news of this ever spread, the entire Moluo Clan would be thrown into turmoil.

Qi Yuan's eyes were filled with anticipation and delight. "In just ten days, I'll pack up and head to the upper world!"

Soon, he would be heading for the demon abyss. Jin Li's birthday was approaching. Qi Yuan let his thoughts wander. Just then, he seemed to sense something.

***

Meanwhile, at the entrance of the Miluo World, Hongyu was fleeing desperately. Her white robes were completely drenched in blood. Despair filled her eyes. She had been undercover in the Fifth Heaven for ten thousand years, yet a mere rat had exposed her, and now the Moluo Yin Spirits were hunting her down.

As long as she remained within the Moluo Sacred Tower, her fate was sealed. That was why she had desperately fled into the Miluo World. The Yin Spirits pursued her relentlessly. Heavily wounded and with very little spiritual power remaining, she would certainly be captured soon.

Thinking of her mission, Hongyu became incomparably anxious. The aura she had spent fifty thousand years gathering while infiltrating the enemy had not yet been transmitted back to the Divine Moon Palace. If she died here, all those years of effort would have been for nothing.

With her Divine Domain fully unleashed, she fled at full speed, pushing her velocity to its absolute limit.

"Wicked woman, where do you think you're running?!"

"You actually dared stir up trouble in our Moluo Clan? You're courting death!"

The chase immediately attracted the attention of many cultivators collecting Miluo Lights throughout the Miluo World. However, seeing that it was the Moluo Clan pursuing someone, they all chose to stay far away to avoid bringing disaster upon themselves.

At that moment, Qi Yuan’s voice transmission entered Hongyu's ears.

—Head southwest, toward the crimson Flame Mountain.

1. “A rabbit does not eat the grass near its own burrow” (兔子不吃窝边草) means one should avoid causing trouble, exploiting, or pursuing romantic relationships within their immediate circle, such as among neighbors or coworkers. ☜