Spring Breeze Pavilion
Time flies, and twenty years have passed in the blink of an eye.
This marks the 20th year that Shen Ge has stayed in Azure Origin City. Although he spends most of his time in seclusion, he has not missed a single piece of news from the outside world.
After all, Azure Origin City is a large city located near the central region of the Heavenly Desolation Domain, so news travels and spreads very quickly.
That day, Shen Ge came to the Spring Breeze Pavilion again. Spring Breeze Pavilion was considered the largest news relay station in Azure Origin City.
From major events in various regions and sects to minor matters like the death of a Devil Cultivator nearby, everything can be found here.
Moreover, these most basic real-time messages can all be accessed by spending one hundred mid-grade Spirit Stone to exchange for an entry token.
After browsing the news for a while, someone suddenly approached Shen Ge. The person didn't say anything, but silently selected some tokens containing the news and placed them next to Shen Ge.
Perhaps it was out of habit, but Shen Ge didn't say anything. After reading the contents of the token in his hand, he casually picked up another token lying next to him and started looking at it.
After browsing through nearly a hundred messages, Shen Ge suddenly saw one that truly counted as news to him.
"Li Xinyu, a disciple of the Heavenly Sword Sect, returned slightly injured while out hunting Devil Cultivator, suggesting she was ambushed by hostile forces."
"Luckily, I'm not dead." Shen Ge murmured to himself, then stared at the message in deep thought. He wondered who was behind it, whether it was his senior sister or his master.
After all these years, only those two have had the best chance of breaking through to the Spirit Severing Realm.
But this question is destined to remain unanswered; lacking information, Shen Ge simply cannot deduce anything.
"Do you have a grudge against her? Or is your affair because of her?" Li Xue, who was standing to the side, asked softly when she saw Shen Ge staring at the token.
Shen Ge nodded and said bluntly, "We have a grudge."
"When she got injured this time, were you guessing why her hand was injured? Or were you wondering if it was your senior sister or your master who did it?"
"How do you know everything?" Shen Ge gave a wry smile and said, "I really have no secrets from you."
To understand someone's thoughts, you must first understand them.
Shen Ge quickly stopped her, saying, "Alright, stop talking."
Li Xue listened obediently and actually skipped the topic.
After a few moments, she asked again, "What are you thinking about now? The past or...?"
Shen Ge shook his head and casually tossed the token back. "Even if I went there now, it would be useless. Besides, she's injured and probably won't be coming out for a while. So, I'd better just focus on breaking through the barrier to the Spirit Severing Realm."
"Even if I lose Spirit Severing, I won't be able to hurt her in the slightest next time, even if I stand right in front of her."
"Do you need my help?" Li Xue added, "Not to help you kill people, but to help you break through to the Spirit Severing Realm."
"I possess a formation that can gather spiritual energy to the maximum extent, and it also has the effect of purification and refinement. It is far superior to the formation in your rented cave abode."
"Then I'll trouble you." Shen Ge thanked him and then said, "By the way, you mentioned before that you have a Morning Glow Flower. Can I borrow it?"
The Morning Glow Flower, as red as the morning glow, has the effect of helping people to have sudden enlightenment. According to the classification of spiritual items, it should be considered a sixth-order spiritual item. Although it is only a relatively poor one, it is enough for Shen Ge.
Without a second thought, Li Xue took the flower, pot and all, out and handed it over.
"This flower's spiritual energy has just recovered somewhat; it should be able to sustain you for another year."
Shen Ge accepted the flowers and said, "Thank you."
"There's no need to be so formal," Li Xue said softly, sounding somewhat resentful.
Shen Ge chuckled and avoided her gaze, changing the subject. "Has the Myriad Stars Sect contacted you recently?"
Li Xue shook her head and said, "No, I haven't heard anything about the Myriad Stars Sect since Ye Xingchen and the others came that time."
"However, I do know their approximate location; it seems to be near the Jing River basin in the Rock Moon region."
"Alright, let's go. I finally have some free time today, so I'll go shopping with you."
Li Xue's face lit up with joy, and she said, "At least you have some conscience."
In a desolate mountain five thousand miles outside East Lin City, a streak of blood-red light swiftly cut across the sky, followed by a series of streaks of light.
"You bastard, you damned Devil Cultivator, how dare you defile a member of our Hai Household! Don't you dare run away!"
"How many times have I told you, your grandpa didn't do the rape and murder of those female members of your Hai Household."
"Your grandfather is Devil Cultivator, but he's also Devil Cultivator with principles. How could I possibly do such a despicable thing? I usually just kill directly!"
"You still dare to argue!"
"You bastard, take this sword!"
Mo Shang dodged the sword light, maintaining his speed while shouting, "Some people are in a hurry to kill and silence witnesses."
"Kid, I can smell the demonic aura on you from a mile away. You're even more ruthless than me, using the primordial yin essence of your own clan's descendants for cultivation. Aren't you afraid your ancestors will crawl out of their graves?"
"Don't believe it, everyone. This is that devil's way of sowing discord. He's being hunted down by us now. If we just put in a little more effort, he definitely won't get very far."
"That's right. You all know Hai Shou's character. Don't doubt your own people just because of a few words from the enemy," someone chimed in.
"No, we didn't suspect him." After all, they were all from the same Lineage, how could they not trust him? However, for some reason, these two explanations made them feel a little uncomfortable, as if they were trying to cover up the truth.
Of course, this feeling was very faint, so faint that it could be ignored.
Ahead, Mo Shang sneered and suddenly reached out, causing a blood-red banner to flutter in the wind and instantly blot out the sky.
"It's Soul-Summoning Banner! And it's... Hundred Million Soul Soul-Summoning Banner!"
"Watch out, watch out!"
"You bastard, you damned Devil Cultivator, you actually slaughtered hundreds of millions of lives! Aren't you afraid of incurring divine retribution?!"
The Hai Household members stared angrily at the blood-red banner in the sky, wishing they could tear that guy apart.
"Send a telepathic message to the clan elders, telling them to tear this scum apart. This person is a wicked and immoral man; if we eliminate him, it will be a great act of merit."
"Gentlemen, no rush." Mo Shang looked at them and said with a soft laugh, "Since you don't believe me, then I'll prove whether what I just said is true or false."