Tang Xuanhua was completely unaware of the impending crisis. His eyes were filled with this "windfall," and he had filled three storage rings with it all to take it with him!
Just as Tang Xuanhua was grinning foolishly at the three storage rings in his hand, a dark shadow quickly emerged from the ground at his feet. The shadow transformed into a human form that looked exactly like the man lying on the stone platform!
Pei Yuexin had just finished packing all the pills when she turned around and saw a dark figure behind Tang Xuanhua. Pei Yuexin quickly shouted to Tang Xuanhua, "Senior brother, danger!"
Upon hearing Pei Yuexin's voice, Tang Xuanhua felt his hair stand on end, for he had just realized that there was something extremely terrifying behind him. However, just as the shadowy figure that had transformed into a human was about to insert its hand into the back of Tang Xuanhua's head, it found itself unable to move!
The shadowy figure instantly sensed something was wrong. As it tried to continue merging into the underground to escape, it discovered that it was completely bound. Qing Mo was standing right behind it at that moment!
Tang Xuanhua quickly turned around and saw that the humanoid shadow was still in the same position, with its fingers less than three centimeters away from his head. He immediately retreated to a distance!
The humanoid shadowy figure had a fierce expression on its face, and its eyes glowed with a faint red light. It seemed that it was currently unable to move, otherwise Tang Xuanhua would have lost his life here!
Pei Yuexin quickly went to Tang Xuanhua's side. She carefully checked Tang Xuanhua from head to toe and breathed a sigh of relief after finding that there was nothing wrong with him. After all, the two of them had grown up together since childhood and naturally had a very good relationship!
Tang Xuanhua then looked at the dark figure, then at Qing Mo standing behind it, and immediately knelt down and kowtowed to Qing Mo, saying, "Thank you so much for your help, great master! You have saved my life once again!"
Seeing this, Pei Yuexin quickly knelt before Qing Mo and immediately echoed, "Thank you so much for saving my senior brother's life!"
Qing Mo glanced at the two kneeling on the ground, then said, "Alright, get up! This dark figure is the soul of the demon corpse above. He was planning to enter Tang boy's body to induce him to become a demon and thus restrain us!"
Then he can secretly and quickly transfer his physical body, thus escaping from here!
Upon hearing Qing Mo's words, Tang Xuanhua was immediately filled with lingering fear. He was afraid that if he really fell for the demonic shadow's trick, it might even attack Qing Mo and his group. In that case, he would truly be seen as an ungrateful person!
If Qing Mo is unhappy at that time, I'll just die. But I'm afraid Qing Mo will take his anger out on Pei Yuexin and Cloud Cliff Sect. If that happens, I'll truly be the biggest sinner in the history of the Cloud Cliff Sect!
The dark figure, its back to Qing Mo, spoke in a low voice, "Who are you? Why are you able to enter my main tomb chamber? Did West City outside stop you?"
And why do you know I am a demon? Have other demons come to this Middle Thousand World?
Qing Mo showed no intention of answering the shadowy figure's questions. He slowly addressed the figure, saying, "I didn't come here to answer your pointless questions, but for one of the demonic treasures you've hidden— the Red Moon Bloodstone!"
Upon hearing Qing Mo's words, the black shadow formed from the demon's soul was greatly shocked. It immediately denied it, saying, "What Red Moon Bloodstone? I don't know, I've never heard of it!"
Qing Mo ignored the shadowy figure's words and slowly spoke again, "Your excuses are useless. If you hadn't stolen this thing, would you have been hunted down to death by other demons? Would you have fallen into this Middle Thousand World?"
"You'd go to so much trouble to resurrect your physical body? It's nothing more than waiting until you're resurrected, then fully integrating all these things to boost your strength before returning to the Demon Realm for revenge!"
At this moment, the demon soul shadow was once again stunned by Qing Mo's words. It did not expect that Qing Mo would say everything it had done and thought, as if Qing Mo had witnessed it doing these things!
However, the demonic soul shadow didn't seem too flustered. Even though Qing Mo told it all, it was certain that no matter what method Qing Mo used, it would not be able to find the Red Moon Bloodstone, since this was its most precious possession at the moment!
Seeing that the demonic soul shadow before it remained silent, Qing Mo slowly approached it. When the demonic soul shadow saw Qing Mo's face clearly and his expressionless, handsome sword, it suddenly felt that something terrible was about to happen!
Qing Mo stared directly into the eyes of the demonic soul shadow, then laughed and said, "It's alright if you don't speak, but don't worry, I know that you demons all grow up fighting from childhood, and your bones are exceptionally tough. So, using torture on demons like you is the most wasteful of time!"
However, I am somewhat curious as to why I sensed two auras of Red Moon Bloodstone here. I believe you can give me a definitive answer to this question!
Before the demonic soul shadow could speak, Qing Mo saw all its memories through its faintly red eyes; everything it had experienced was clearly seen by Qing Mo!
From everything it did at birth, every battle it experienced, to stealing the Red Moon Bloodstone, to its arrival in this world, its soul and body separated and awaiting resurrection, the demonic soul shadow now had no secrets left in front of Qing Mo!
After receiving the standard answer, Qing Mo ignored the pair of terrified red eyes in front of him, Qing Mo then smiled slightly, "I must say, you are indeed very cunning! No wonder I could sense the aura of the two Red Moon Bloodstone. It turns out you split them in two and hid them in the sea of consciousness of your body and the true spirit of your soul!"
No wonder you remained calm and composed after hearing my words. Let me guess, if I forcibly stuff your soul into your still-unrecovered body and merge the Red Moon Bloodstone with your body, could I forcibly extract it?"
At this moment, the demonic soul shadow could no longer remain silent. Its face successively showed expressions of fear, killing intent, regret, and a hint of resignation. It never expected that such a terrifying existence as Qing Mo would exist in such a low-level world!
Immediately, Qing Mo reached out and grabbed the demonic soul shadow by the neck, easily lifting it up. Originally, the demonic soul shadow had intended to touch its own soul through Qing Mo's body, trying to lure him into becoming a demon!
However, it discovered that its demonic energy, after entering Qing Mo's body through his palm, had no effect whatsoever, as if it had sunk into the sea. The unwilling demonic soul shadow immediately howled loudly. "Who are you? Why, why does my demonic energy have no effect on you? Even those Xuanxian and Xuxian can hardly resist the entry of demonic energy into their bodies!"
Why can you remain calm and composed? Why don't you go mad or become possessed?
Hearing the words of the demonic soul shadow, Qing Mo smiled and then said, "You think your little bit of demonic energy can disturb my mind? Since you're about to die, I'll take pity on you and answer your questions!"
Don't even mention your mere mid-stage True Demon energy; even the Demon Lord's demon energy wouldn't harm me in the slightest. After all, I can control Myriad Dao at will, and the demonic path is also within Myriad Dao!
As soon as he finished speaking, Qing Mo directly pushed the demon soul towards the demon body on the stone platform. Then, amidst the demon soul's terrified expression, Qing Mo forcibly stuffed the soul into the body. During this Cheng Zhong, even though the demon soul resisted with all its might, it was to no avail!
Once the body and soul had completely merged, the demon immediately sat up from the stone platform. He covered the bleeding wound on his chest with one hand and forcefully covered his mouth and nose with the other, but a large amount of demon blood still flowed out from between his fingers!
Just as the demon was about to point at Qing Mo and curse, his entire body lay flat again. Qing Mo used his spiritual power to bind him and forcibly lift him into the air. Then, Qing Mo raised his hand into a claw towards the demon, and a scream instantly echoed throughout the main tomb chamber!
The demon, still suspended in mid-air, endured unimaginable agony. He cried out to Qing Mo, "Ahhh! Kill me! Kill me now! You lowly human, kill me!"
I curse you! With the remaining essence of my soul and all my life force, plus a vow of eternal damnation, I curse you! In the future, the Demon Lord of my clan will find you and make you experience pain a hundred times greater than I have now!
Qing Mo ignored its curse and the suction force in his palm grew stronger and stronger. The demon in mid-air bled from all seven orifices, and blood seeped from every pore of its body. In no time, it was no different from a blood-soaked person!
Seeing this scene, Pei Yuexin was so frightened that she clung tightly to Tang Xuanhua's clothes. Tang Xuanhua was also quite frightened at the same time. He was only able to stand up because he was gritting his teeth and holding on, and his clenched fists had already dripped a lot of blood!
At the same time, the screaming demon was forcibly pulled out with countless red threads. These red threads, as thin as hair, flew towards Qing Mo's claws and slowly gathered into a crescent-shaped stone as red as blood!
After Qing Mo completely extracted the Red Moon Bloodstone from the demon's soul and body, the demon had long since lost all life force, and even its soul dissipated on the spot. However, before it was completely dead, an unusual black aura emanated from its body and shot straight towards Qing Mo at a speed invisible to the naked eye!
However, Qing Mo quickly grabbed the curse power unleashed by the demon race with all its might, and then looked at the unusual black energy in Qing Mo hand and said, "I've already told you, this young master can control Myriad Dao, and I'm also a master of the path of curses!"
Moreover, the Demon Lord you speak of is nothing more than a slightly larger ant in my eyes. My understanding of the demonic path might even be far deeper than his!
After saying that, Qing Mo crushed the cursed power in his palm. He turned around and saw Tang Xuanhua and Pei Yuexin trembling, then laughed and said, "Did I scare you?"
Upon hearing Qing Mo's words, Tang Xuanhua and Pei Yuexin nodded tremblingly. Then, they took several steps back in great fear. Tang Xuanhua looked at the gentle-faced Qing Mo and couldn't believe that this powerful figure before him could be so ruthless and bloodthirsty!
Then, Tang Xuanhua mustered his courage and spoke to Qing Mo, "Great, great power! You, you just said you understand the demonic path, so, so will you become like that demon, the demon race?"
Hearing Tang Xuanhua's words, Qing Mo smiled and replied, "Actually, you don't need to panic. Although I have comprehended the demonic path, I am still human. Moreover, nothing in this world can disturb my mind, and I will not become a demon as you guessed!"
After hearing Qing Mo's words, Tang Xuanhua glanced again at the demon corpse lying on the altar, its eyes wide open in death. He tugged at Pei Yuexin's clothes and gave her a look.
Then the two of them followed Qing Mo and the other two and left the demon's graveyard together. When they returned to the depths of the Bloodshade Forest, they found that the formation was still in operation!
Moreover, there were many frenzied monsters waiting at the entrance of the cemetery, eyeing Qing Mo and his group menacingly. Then, Da Bai, who was still sleeping in Mo Yanyu's arms, opened its eyes and casually glanced around at the frenzied monsters!
When Da Bai glanced at the berserk beast, it was immediately terrified and fled in all directions. Cang Lanyue looked at Qing Mo beside her and asked, "Master, this formation is very harmful. Should we destroy it before we leave?"
Qing Mo shook his head and then said, "This formation is now connected to the earth's veins and has become an indispensable part of this place!"
"If we destroy this formation, it will damage the earth's ley lines, which will cause even more living beings to suffer undeserved calamities!"
Hearing Qing Mo say this, Pei Yuexin weakly said, "Great Power, if we don't destroy this formation, won't those demonic beasts still go berserk and attack our human cities from time to time?"
Tang Xuanhua chimed in, "Yes! Great Master, do you have any ideas?"
Qing Mo nodded and then said, "Then let's carve another array to cover it. Although it can't completely eliminate the array set up by the demons, it can offset a lot of the side effects!"
For example, these monsters won't suddenly become extremely ferocious, nor will they have a strong craving for human flesh and blood, which allows their reproduction rate to continue to be maintained!
Just as mortals need to eat every day, these things are still indispensable for cultivators!
Upon hearing Qing Mo's words, the others nodded in agreement. This was the best possible outcome, given the vastness of the Crimson Spirit Continent and the immense demand for demon beast cores and pelts.
Qing Mo then proceeded to instruct Mo Yanyu on how to set up the formation. Tang Xuanhua and Pei Yuexin secretly took notes on the side. Qing Mo ignored them, knowing it would take them a very long time to understand the formation.
After taking care of everything, Qing Mo and his group returned to Ironwall City. When the people of Ironwall City saw that Qing Mo and his group had returned safely, they all spontaneously made way for them, after all, they still vividly remembered the divine power that Da Bai had displayed!
(The author would like the protagonist to travel to the following worlds next: Pan Yueming's version of The Legend of the White Snake, The Young Swordsman, and the Terminator series!)
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