Event Complete, Huge Harvest!

What kind of person was Chen Mo?

In the past, Li Yuan's impression of him was: a lackey of the Imperial Noble Consort, mediocre in strength, and fond of frequenting brothels.

Yet, his incredibly powerful performance at the training grounds that day made her realize that this young master was not as simple as she had imagined.

When it came to the Dao of the blade, Li Yuan considered herself second to none, having never tasted defeat among her peers.

She couldn't help but develop a profound "interest" in the man who had taken her first time.

Especially after witnessing that terrifying blade intent, defeating Chen Mo had almost become an obsession for her.

She had even, in her illusions...

But this "arch-nemesis" in her mind, this lecher who had trifled with her not long ago, had burned his own life force to unleash the Dragon-Startling strike, saving her from the jaws of the demon!

Confusion, bewilderment, bitterness... a myriad of emotions surged into her heart.

Li Yuan's mind went blank as she stared, dazed, at that figure standing in the rain.

"My Lord!"

Qin Shou's eyes were bloodshot, his vision splitting with rage.

Before Lady Liu transformed, she had swallowed all the black mist into her body.

As the crowd's vision cleared and they witnessed everything with their own eyes, their hearts were filled with an indescribable shock!

Most of his flesh and blood had been scorched away, leaving jagged white bones exposed, like a withered skeleton from a tomb!

Even so, he had not retreated a single inch, slaying the demon single-handedly!

What kind of grit and ferocity was this?!

The exclamations brought Li Yuan back to her senses; she stumbled over and caught his swaying body.

Her voice sounded choked with emotion:

"You lecher, you are not allowed to die! I don't permit you to die!"

"You're the Living Yama, you need your own approval to die... besides, who told you I was going to die?"

Chen Mo endured the pain, speaking in an irritable tone.

Although he looked miserable, he hadn't suffered any fatal injuries.

Within his vital points, life essence surged forth, continuously repairing his damaged body.

Lady Liu's methods were bizarre and highly effective against martial artists; if not for the Nine-Turn Green Essence Pill bestowed upon him by the Imperial Noble Consort, he might have truly capsized today!

[You dog of a servant, you had better stay alive for this Palace.]

Recalling Yu Youhan's cold demeanor, the corners of Chen Mo's mouth curled up slightly.

My Lady, I love you!

I'll give you a foot massage next time!

However, his body was too severely damaged; even if the life essence could regrow flesh upon bone, he wouldn't be able to recover in the short term.

Suddenly, Chen Mo remembered something.

He looked down to check his "little brother," and only after confirming that his second brother was unharmed did he breathe a sigh of relief.

As everyone knows, that particular part has no bones, after all...

Chen Mo dragged his "broken body" over to Lady Liu.

After the monster was slain, the various concubines of the Liu Family had vanished, leaving only Lady Liu lying alone on the ground, a massive wound having nearly severed her at the waist.

Black dust drifted continuously from the wound, and her entire being was fading at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"I thought that girl was bold enough, but I didn't expect you to be even crazier than her."

There was a hint of wonder and appreciation in Lady Liu's eyes, followed by a faint sigh as she murmured: "Heaven's will is unfathomable. I exhausted my schemes and calculated a thousand ways, only for it all to end in nothing..."

"I'm sorry, Ru Yan, sister tried her best..."

Her voice grew faint, fading away completely into the world.

Without even a moment of mourning for Lady Liu's death, a mouse crawled out from beneath her empty clothes and scurried along the base of the wall toward the distance.

Just as it was about to dive into a hole ahead, a flash of excitement crossed its beady eyes.

I, the mouse, can live...

Suddenly, a shadow loomed over it.

Immediately following, a foot, stripped down to the white bone, slammed down!

Splat!

"Squeak!"

The mouse became a mouse pancake.

[Kill Ghost: Faceless Demon, True Spirit +100.]

[Kill Monster: Rat Bride, True Spirit +45.]

Looking at the prompt text before him, Chen Mo raised an eyebrow.

The event wasn't over yet?

That meant there were still fish that slipped through the net...

Thinking of this, he turned and walked toward the Liu Family estate.

"M-my lord?"

The crowd stared in bewilderment as a skeleton soldier, its footsteps clicking "clack-clack," quickly disappeared at the end of the street.

"Is the Platoon Leader... still alive?"

"He's clearly nothing but a pile of bones, so why does he seem so full of energy?"

"Could it be a final burst of vitality before death?"

"Don't just stand there, hurry and follow! If we wait any longer, the Platoon Leader is going to fall apart, damn it!"

Liu Family estate.

Chen Mo carried his Horizontal Blade and stepped through the main gate.

The entire residence was deathly silent; the maids and servants were nowhere to be seen.

He crossed the front courtyard, arrived at the back garden, and pushed open the door to enter.

The air in the room was thick with the stench of decay, making it almost impossible to breathe.

Qin Ruyan, the second wife of the Liu Family, lay on the bed, her face aged and her body withered, shrouded in black deathly aura.

When he saw her during the day, she had been a youthful and beautiful maiden, but now she had turned into a dying old crone.

Hearing someone enter, she turned her head with great difficulty.

Seeing Chen Mo's miserable appearance, she froze for a moment, then pulled a brilliant smile.

"Sister didn't lie; she truly did her best."

Chen Mo stared at her and said indifferently, "If I'm not mistaken, the thing you're after is under this bed, right?"

Combining what Lady Liu had said with the behavior of the Liu Family members, it wasn't hard to guess the general outline.

The reason Qin Ruyan refused to leave this room was not because she dared not, but because she could not.

There was definitely something here that she had to keep hidden.

Qin Ruyan did not answer, instead speaking softly as if telling a story:

"My sister and I were twins born as one; since she is dead, I cannot live much longer either."

"Master Liu treated me exceptionally well. Even knowing I was a ghost cultivator, he was still willing to help me hide my identity... It's a pity that the Rat Bride chose him first, so he had to die."

"Twenty-nine lives taken, just one more, and the Rat Bride would have transformed from a ghost into a Sha."

"With the blood sacrifice of a Sha, the Great Evolution True Essence Array could be completed... Heaven did not grant my wish; in the end, I was one move short..."

Clang!

A flash of the blade swept past, decapitating her.

Chen Mo shook his Horizontal Blade, his expression impatient.

"Too much nonsense."

At this moment, a prompt flashed before his eyes:

[All survivors of the Liu Family have perished.]

[Event concluded.]

[Rating: Excellent.]

[Obtained Ancient Tome: Great Evolution True Essence Array Analysis.]

[Obtained Title: Fierce Ghost Buster.]

[After equipping this title, you can sense the aura of monsters and ghosts within a five-mile radius, remain unaffected by demonic aura, and increase damage dealt to monsters and ghosts.]

[Monster! I can tell at a glance that you aren't human!]

"Not bad."

Chen Mo nodded with satisfaction.

It seemed his guess was correct; the so-called "Liu Family survivors" didn't require him to indulge in the legacy of Cao Cao, but rather to exterminate them all!

With a thought, he withdrew the rewards.

Feeling a slight weight in his palm, a black thread-bound ancient tome landed in his hand.

The handwriting on the cover was mottled, yet the two characters "Great Evolution" could still be vaguely discerned.

As he flipped open the title page, golden light surged forth, and dense rows of text and diagrams were enveloped by the radiance as they poured into his brow.

In an instant, his spiritual altar was filled with the light of heaven and the shadows of clouds.

Profound and unfathomable truths of the Great Dao felt within reach, and his heart was flooded with indescribable realizations.

The ancient tome recorded countless formations, including many long-lost arrays from antiquity, all of which were now branded into the mind of Chen Mo.

Though he had merely memorized them, it did not mean he could use them with proficiency.

However, in terms of "knowledge reserves" alone, he was already inferior to no master of formations.

"I suppose I've become the Wang Yuyan of the Dao of Formations..."

"This title is actually quite useful; at the very least, if I encounter a situation like this again, I won't be so passive."

After tallying his rewards, Chen Mo cast his gaze toward the bed.

He was very curious: what exactly was hidden beneath this, worth paying such a price for?