Evil Cultivator

Hua Chunning knelt on the ground. "This disciple misspoke, please forgive me, Sect Leader."

Li Chengxuan remained silent for a moment, then waved his hand and said, "Go back to your cultivation. I will take care of everything else."

"Yes." Hua Chunning bowed respectfully, rose, and took her leave.

The problems Hu Yueqiu encountered were essentially the same as those Hua Chunning back then.

Therefore, Hua Chunning empathized with him and mustered the courage to bring him back to Supreme Mystery Mountain.

Just now, for the first time ever, he took the initiative to ask for a Dao Path for Hu Yueqiu.

Li Chengxuan naturally understood Hua Chunning's meaning.

Hua Chunning Manifestation insufficient, so he collected the Spring Phenological Periods in the Grotto-Heaven, using [Yi Wood] as the foundation and inheriting [Lesser Yang] above, and entered the Dao through Qi Ingestion, thus obtaining a [Yang Spring] Dao Path.

Hu Yueqiu could naturally follow this method, going to the Grotto-Heaven to collect Autumn Phenological Periods to govern [Fu Water] and connect with [Greater Yin].

Although [Greater Yin] is noble, its principles are sound, and there should be some chance of success.

However, Li Chengxuan was unwilling to take the risk.

Liu Zhijian and Duanmu Ren were brought from Earth, which goes without saying.

Hua Chunning comes from Rejuvenation Valley, so we know her well.

Where is Hu Yueqiu?

Hua Chunning found it by the roadside at the foot of Rosy Clouds Resting Mountain and brought it back with her.

There is a large formation on Supreme Mystery Mountain.

As long as Li Chengxuan, he could easily see everything on the mountain, just like reading the lines on his palm.

Li Chengxuan didn't believe that Rosy Clouds Resting Mountain couldn't do it.

Therefore, even if Hu Yueqiu was not a spy sent by Rosy Clouds Resting Mountain, it was definitely Xue Household intentionally allowed to be sent to Supreme Mystery Mountain.

Although Li Chengxuan could control the life and death of those who traveled between the two worlds through the [Two Worlds Pearl].

However, some information can be conveyed even by the dead.

To this day, Li Chengxuan hasn't even brought Jiang Xiaoyu to Earth, let alone Hu Yueqiu, who's just arrived!

"We need to continue observing."

"If the [Fu Water] Manifestation is completely depleted, then that is Fate, and I cannot blame myself."

When Hua Chunning returned to the small courtyard next to the General Affairs Hall, she heard Jiang Xiaoyu shouting loudly.

She's always so full of energy and carefree.

"Senior Hua." Hu Qiuyue greeted Hua Chunning upon her return, then earnestly replied to Jiang Xiaoyu, "You're truly different."

"How could that be?!" Jiang Xiaoyu tilted her head to look at Hu Qiuyue, suspecting that the Xiao Hu was lying to a child. She snorted and shouted, "I don't believe it!"

Hua Chunning walked over, patted Jiang Xiaoyu's head, and casually asked, "Don't you believe in what?!"

Jiang Xiaoyu still really liked Hua Chunning, who was beautiful, gentle, and smelled wonderful. She quickly ran over and rubbed against her, only feeling satisfied after being covered in the flower fragrance. Then she complained, "Xiao Hu lied to me just now, saying that clouds and rosy clouds are different!"

Hua Chunning frowned and sighed as she listened.

Jiang Xiaoyu was at the age where she liked to imitate adults, so it wasn't a big deal that she called Hu Qiuyue "Xiao Hu" after me.

The key point is that yesterday, while eavesdropping on the old steward's conversation at the school down the mountain, he learned some remarkable knowledge. After returning to the mountain, he actually called Liu Zhijian "Old Liu" to his face, which angered Liu Zhijian so much that he immediately turned black-faced and beat Jiang Xiaoyu severely.

Jiang Xiaoyu screamed and cried for a long time after being hit.

I forgot about it completely in the blink of an eye today.

"They are different." Hua Chunning patted Jiang Xiaoyu's head. "Clouds are the manifestation of [Clear Qi]. Rosy clouds are [Wu Earth] in the sky."

Jiang Xiaoyu didn't understand anything about [Clear Qi] or [Wu Earth], but suddenly nodded and said, "No wonder when I was on the mountaintop, I called Yun Cai down to play with me, but she ignored me!"

"I mistook you for someone else!"

Jiang Xiaoyu was overjoyed to have found the reason for her failure, and then she thought of Lingxia: "Senior Sister Hua, when will you take me to Rosy Clouds Resting Mountain?"

Hua Chunning was asked this question several times a day by Xiao Yu'er. She sighed and said, "I was just scolded by your grandmaster. I have to focus on my cultivation and can't go down the mountain for a while."

Jiang Xiaoyu looked disappointed, but she didn't dare to argue with Li Chengxuan. Her eyes darted around, and she turned and ran outside. "I'll go find Old Liu and ask him to take me! I'll tell him there's a big fish there, he'll definitely agree!"

Hua Chunning smiled helplessly and called out to the retreating figure, "Don't yell at me like that. I don't have time to save you if you get beaten up."

"Okay, Xiao Hua!"

Although Hu Yueqiu was aloof, a smile appeared on her lips and a hint of amusement in her eyes.

However, what Hua Chunning said next made Hu Yueqiu unhappy.

"I went to see Master." Hua Chunning carefully chose her tone, trying not to sound heavy, "Your situation is a bit complicated. Master said he needs to take another look."

"I understand." Hu Yueqiu, having experienced much of the world, naturally understood the meaning behind the words: "Thank you, Senior Hua."

Hua Chunning has gone into seclusion for spiritual cultivation.

Jiang Xiaoyu was busy bothering her master and stopped going to the mountaintop to chat with Baiyun.

Feeling somewhat bored, Hu Qiuyue avoided several key locations on Supreme Mystery Mountain and wandered aimlessly.

Although Senior Hua didn't say it explicitly, he must have gone to the sect leader for help regarding his own matter and was then scolded and sent away.

Hu Qiuyue had been disappointed countless times before and thought she was used to it, but she was still a little sad.

Why is it so difficult?!

Hu Qiuyue was the daughter of a fisherman by the lake. She was originally destined to marry a fisherman like her mother, mend nets every day, and have several children.

The men continued to be fishermen, and the women continued to mend their nets.

This is how our ancestors have always lived.

Until one day, Hu Yueqiu found an ancient sword in the lake.

The moment Hu Yueqiu grasped the sword, she suddenly froze, feeling that her hands were meant for wielding a sword to kill, not for mending fishing nets.

And so, a female swordswoman suddenly appeared in the fishing village.

It wasn't until her grandfather heard the news and came to her door that Hu Yueqiu learned that there were immortals in the world, and even that the Hu Household were descendants of the [Greater Yin]!

Immortal!

The door to a new world has been opened.

But behind the door lay only pain and torment.

I do have Manifestation.

However, the Manifestation was deteriorating at every moment, and the hope of entering the path became increasingly slim.

Even Rosy Clouds Resting Mountain, the leader of the immortal Immortal Dao in the Southern Edge Continent, was helpless after seeing it.

Sometimes Hu Yueqiu wondered, wouldn't it be better if she knew nothing about cultivating immortality and lived a carefree life, wielding a sword and roaming the mortal realm?

However, Hu Yueqiu quickly dismissed the idea.

I will never give up!

Supreme Mystery Mountain is our last hope.

Although I had heard a lot of rumors about the Supreme Mystery Demon Sect before I came here.

It wasn't just about the Blood Qi of the Human Pill; it even included the scandalous gossip about the head of Supreme Mystery Mountain and his female disciples.

When Hu Yueqiu initially sought apprenticeship by the roadside, there was indeed an element of gambling involved; she was already mentally prepared to be refined into Human Pill or used as a plaything.

After arriving at Supreme Mystery Mountain, I discovered that the rumors were all false.

Senior Hua is a gentle and kind person.

Although that Senior Liu was taciturn, he was so attentive to Xiao Yu'er that he must not be a bad person.

As for that sect leader, he always had a cold face, which was indeed a bit intimidating, but he stayed in the Ancestral Hall every day and didn't seem to have done anything bad.

Now, Hu Yueqiu is absolutely certain.

Supreme Mystery Mountain is definitely not the demonic sect of legend!

Just then, Hu Yueqiu suddenly stopped.

Before I knew it, we had arrived at the back of the mountain.

Large swaths of red mist were continuously billowing from the forest ahead, turning the entire area blood-red, which looked quite eerie. Even from a distance, one could smell the sweet, pungent odor of blood.

Immediately afterwards, terrifying cries and screams rang out, as if an unparalleled demon was torturing and harming millions of ordinary people, with boundless resentment soaring to the heavens.

"Such a strong Blood Qi... such resentment!" Hu Yueqiu's eyes widened, her voice trembling. "This is... Evil Cultivator refining Human Pill!"

"This Supreme Mystery Mountain is truly a demonic sect!"