Ugly Old Woman coughed twice and stared at Moon Goddess. "Since that is the case, why are you still agonizing over whether to kill him or not? If you believe he has fallen into the demonic path, then act decisively and kill him. Why hesitate?"
Moon Goddess's face was cold and clear, every inch of her skin radiating a moonlike, immaculate glow. A veil of mist clouded her lucid eyes as she said, "I did not hesitate!"
"If it was not hesitation, then what was it?" Ugly Old Woman asked.
"I..." Moon Goddess said.
Suddenly, Ugly Old Woman let out a thunderous shout, her voice ringing as brightly as a phoenix's cry and a dragon's roar.
Boom!
Moon Goddess was startled by that shout, and her entire body trembled slightly, as though she had received a blow to the head. A powerful current surged into her body and jolted her awake from her confusion.
After awakening, Moon Goddess was utterly alarmed, her body drenched in fragrant sweat.
Ugly Old Woman sighed. "Recently, you have been too obsessive, and a Heart Demon has already arisen. Before Ning Xiaochuan has even fallen into demonhood, you have already fallen first. Stay here for these three days. Calm your heart and restore your will. If your will is not firm enough, it will greatly affect your future cultivation."
"Thank you for your guidance, Granny."
Moon Goddess's gaze gradually regained its calm. She walked beneath an Azure Green Osmanthus Tree outside the house, sat cross-legged beneath it, and began cultivating.
The bloody aura within the Blood River grew increasingly dense. Translucent human figures floated upon the river's surface, like one human soul after another.
Ning Xiaochuan and Xiao Ling'er sat by the Blood River, one large and one small, their two figures seated side