Chapter 198

Chapter 198: Blood Sea Invasion

It turned out that Hongmo Zhengfang had a good relationship with Hongmo Xi, both belonging to the same faction within the Hongmo Sect, often crossing paths with each other. When they were young, Hongmo Xi even taught him for a time.

Although demon sects don’t value the ties of mentorship, Hongmo Zhengfang cared about it, treating Hongmo Xi as a half-mentor and elder brother. He fiercely scolded Li Hui, “You blind little brat! Look what you have done to my Senior Brother! His body is hollowed out; how much magical potions does he need to recover?”

At this point, Hongmo Zhengfang was filled with confusion, “Wait, Senior Brother, how could you be this weak with your cultivation? Even hundreds of enchantresses wouldn’t leave you in such a state.”

“Fool! You’re the one being toyed by enchantresses! Dugu Yi used the Slave Seal to switch with me and bore the suppression of the great formation. I almost got turned into a dried-up husk; it’s a miracle I woke up at all.”

“Humph! Dugu Yi is Yang Jueyu’s Master, right?” Hongmo Zhengfang clenched his fists, cracking his knuckles, and shouted angrily, “Bastard! Relying on a bunch of talismans to bully others, all he knows is to use talismans again and again. How about having a proper fight with artifacts?”

Li Hui wanted to argue that Dugu Yi had it tough too since the artifacts were devoured by the silver snake bracelet. How could he use artifacts?

He couldn’t help but feel amazed: “I remember from the travel notes left by Chen Mengde that silver snakes rarely attack. So, why did they seem so unusual on the Thirteenth Layer? Also, the scene in my mind showed a massive silver snake devouring the stars; how is that even possible?”

While Li Hui pondered, he heard Hongmo Xi say, “The blood sea is invading the Purple Fortress; this is Hongmo Jiu’s doing. Only by chance did he obtain a part of the heaven’s inheritance and can summon the blood sea from afar to attack the formation. This guy is not easy to deal with.”

Hongmo Zhengfang smacked his bald head, jokingly, “I know! It must be Hongmo Zheng Lin; Hongmo Jiu is his elder brother. The Li Family cultivators were brought into the Purple Fortress, and Dugu Yi sealed the Slave Seal. His losses are considerable; naturally, he wants to get revenge. Speaking of which, the blood sea invasion is quite timely; otherwise, both Qian Qiu Yue and I would have been caught by Dugu Yi.”

Mentioning Dugu Yi made Hongmo Xi’s eyes fill with wariness. Suddenly, he looked at Li Hui and said, “Brat, you’ve hit the jackpot by picking up the big knife Dugu Yi dropped in the formation. Hand it over, or else…”

Qian Qiu Yue sneered, “Or else what? Do you think you weakling can challenge me?”

“What did you say?” Hongmo Xi’s pupils dilated, green light flickering in his eyes. Although he became a slave cultivator to Dugu Yi, he still managed to reach the Bosa level. Every true disciple of the Hongmo Sect fought their way up; no one knew their real trump cards.

Qian Qiu Yue stood firm, “Are you deaf? Didn’t I just say that clearly?”

“Stop it! Stop!” Hongmo Zhengfang laughed bitterly at Hongmo Xi, “Senior Brother, even though she is just a female disciple from the Heart Refining Branch of the Jin Tian Sect, she has picked up quite a bit of that haughty attitude. Once she sets her mind on something, nothing will change her resolve.”

Hongmo Xi was startled, then looked at Li Hui and Qian Qiu Yue, thinking he understood, and cackled, “The little girl has feelings; she’s just afraid this brat is frivolous. He has such low cultivation yet can repel someone at the Condense Essence stage. Winning is winning, no matter which method he used. At least it proves he has considerable luck! So, you girl, to keep him tied down, why not hand over that Golden Silk Ring Knife and trade it for some Heartless Worms? You can control as many lovers as you want.”

“Oh? You have Heartless Worms?” Qian Qiu Yue’s gaze flickered briefly with interest.

“Hahaha, of course, I do.” Hongmo Xi grinned widely, as a high-level demon cultivator, he enjoyed drawing out various desires from cultivators, especially knowing this girl was connected to the Jin Tian Sect, which made him eager to lead her down a dark path—how enjoyable!

Li Hui cautiously speculated about Qian Qiu Yue’s feelings, “Does Senior Sister Yue feel troubled in love and want a shortcut? Haha, how wicked! But with women, when they reach a certain point, you can’t measure them with normal thoughts; that can lead to disastrous consequences.”

Just a guess, nothing concrete!

The Golden Silk Ring Knife belonged to the path of talismans; Li Hui definitively wouldn’t give it up. However, since Qian Qiu Yue seemed interested in the Heartless Worms, and it was brought up that she came from the Heart Refining Branch of the Jin Tian Sect, whose methods seemed related to forgetting feelings, she likely wanted the Heartless Worms for her cultivation. Hongmo Xi had no idea about that.

Just as Hongmo Zhengfang wanted to alert his Senior Brother, Li Hui said, “I share a deep connection with Senior Sister; she wouldn’t dare use any Heartless Worms on me. Hahaha, old fellow, you’ve misunderstood my intentions—if you want the Golden Silk Ring Knife, I don’t have it, but I have gathered quite a bit of Purple Essence Divine Water; I could trade it for some peace.”

“Uh, Purple Essence Divine Water?” Hongmo Zhengfang fell silent. No matter how close he was to Hongmo Xi, as a person from demon sects, he always prioritized his own interests. This clever little brat was shrewd, trying to leverage the Purple Essence Divine Water to win their favor.

“The Purple Essence Divine Water is useless to me.”

Hongmo Xi was displeased. Were it not for his currently terrible state, he would have forced the girl to use the Heartless Worms, believing that once their feelings were deeply rooted, they could then be separated—one going into the demonic path and the other into the righteous, leading them both toward greater suffering.

“Senior Brother, I need to cultivate towards Bosa; the Purple Essence Divine Water is suitable for breaking through. This brat frequently finds good items. I noticed his nine magic heads devoured plenty of treasures, and now that Hongmo Jiu has triggered the blood sea to invade the Purple Fortress, why not use the demonic transformation from the blood sea on artifacts? We can both benefit.”

“Humph, dull.” Hongmo Xi’s eyes narrowed dangerously, and he whistled; sharp rays of cold light shot from his sleeve, which Qian Qiu Yue intercepted with a raised hand.

Then Hongmo Xi said, “The little girl is troubled by feelings; even if it’s not this brat, the trials together of love will come fiercely. Take it! Consider it as a little gift for meeting you; either sever others’ feelings to complete yourself or sever your own feelings to complete others—your choice.”

Old tricks never die; Hongmo Xi wasn’t worried about Qian Qiu Yue using Heartless Worms for cultivating his methods. Some things, once involved, are impossible to escape from.

“Splash, splash…” Blood surged into the bug nest.

Hongmo Zhengfang didn’t seal the entrance; instead, he took out several artifacts from his Storage Artifact, using the blood sea to conceal the demonic energy. He finally caught an opportunity to rebuild his wealth and reminded, “Brat, where’s the Purple Essence Divine Water? Let me pick ten more artifacts.”

To Li Hui, artifacts were simply food for the silver snake bracelet. He told Qian Qiu Yue, “Senior Sister, you pick first. By the way, where are the fatso and Qiniang?”

“They were injured at their source, so they need some time to recover. For now, there’s no danger to their lives; I’ve taken them into my Beast Tamer Ring!” Qian Qiu Yue didn’t hold back. She selected ten artifacts from the Yin-Yang Nine Heads and handed over another ten to Hongmo Zhengfang, then sat down to recover.

Half an hour later, the bug nest rumbled, and the pressure from outside intensified.

Both Hongmo Zhengfang and Hongmo Xi’s faces changed simultaneously in horror, “Something’s wrong! There is a high-level demon cultivator aiding Hongmo Jiu!”