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“No, he said he wanted me to go out and gain experience.”

“You’re here, where’s Ning Shuang?”

Zhang Cangfeng couldn't help but cover his forehead when he heard this, then pointed at the woman in front of you.

You carefully scrutinized the woman's beautiful face and immediately felt a sense of familiarity.

“Ning Shuang?”

The beautiful woman was a little annoyed.

“You just recognized me!”

You gave an awkward smile. Bai Ningshuang had grown into such an enchanting beauty, like a celestial maiden, completely unlike her childhood self.

After a simple reunion, you learned that the two of them had been traveling down the mountain for a year.

They had come here at the request of Manor Lord Yue from a place called Yue Family Village, several hundred miles away.

His daughter, Yue Yinping, had been abducted and was missing.

Their first thought was Nan Niu Town, as it was a notorious human trafficking hub within a thousand-mile radius.

Because the local government had been bribed, human trafficking became increasingly rampant.

After much investigation, it was finally confirmed that Yue Yinping was trafficked here, and you happened to meet her today.

Bai Ningshuang spoke while shedding tears.

“Su Gege, I finally found you. Otherwise, Ning Shuang would have felt guilty her entire life.”

“It was all my fault back then.”

“You must have suffered so much all these years.”

“If I could take your place, I would willingly endure all the suffering you went through.”

As she spoke, Bai Ningshuang burrowed into your embrace again, and you immediately felt the front of your clothes soaked.

You felt quite impatient with Bai Ningshuang, who cried at the drop of a hat.

You found an opportunity to push her away.

“Actually, I haven't suffered much these past few years.”

“Aren't we going to rescue Yue Yinping now?”

“Let's go look for her first.”

Upon hearing your words, Bai Ningshuang seemed to awaken from a dream, then looked at Zhang Cangfeng beside her.

“Junior Brother Zhang.”

“Didn't you bring that woman's portrait earlier?”

“Let's take a look first.”

“Okay.”

Because Bai Ningshuang had entered the sect half a year earlier than Zhang Cangfeng, her seniority was slightly higher than his.

Zhang Cangfeng walked towards the women, comparing them one by one with the portrait.

These women all had vacant eyes and tattered clothes, clearly having been drugged. Their consciousness was muddled, and they would follow whoever pulled them.

After checking, Zhang Cangfeng found a pale, frail woman.

“Yue Yinping?”

After her name was called, Yue Yinping still had a dazed expression.

Immediately, Zhang Cangfeng took out a bottle of Spirit-Cleansing Powder and held it under the woman's nose. The woman immediately sneezed.

After sneezing, her consciousness instantly cleared, and she was startled to see the three of you.

“Who are you? My father is the Estate Owner of Yue Family Village. I'll give you whatever you want.”

“Don't hurt me!”

Zhang Cangfeng immediately stepped forward to explain the situation. Upon learning that she had been abducted to Nan Niu Town, several hundred miles away, Yue Yinping immediately leaned on Zhang Cangfeng and burst into tears. While her consciousness was muddled, she had no idea what had happened.

You felt a surge of anger seeing this drugged woman in such despair.

You couldn't help but feel a little ashamed for having watched these women perform earlier.

Then, you released your Divine Thought, covering the entire Nan Niu Town.

You discovered that there were many other places hiding a large number of abducted women.

Then, your Golden Sword unsheathed, splitting into hundreds and thousands of shadows, killing all the men in Nan Niu Town, regardless of age!

Because of your recklessness, the root of trouble began here.

The mayor of Nan Niu Town was named Chi Wushu, a Named Disciple of Chu Yuan, the Master of Ghost Fiend Abyss.

Chu Yuan was fond of women and enjoyed eating the hearts of beautiful women. Chi Wushu catered to his preferences, annually offering a hundred virgins of superior beauty for his enjoyment.

Over time, although Chi Wushu had no Cultivation Aptitude, he was rewarded with many Medicinal Pills and Magical Artifacts, thus dominating a region in the mortal world.

Because of his dominance, the quality of the women he presented became increasingly superior.

You, without regard, unintentionally killed Chi Wushu and cut off Chu Yuan's food source, which immediately drew Chu Yuan's attention to you.

However, seeing that you were a Shu Mountain Disciple, he did not immediately act out. Instead, he prepared to cast an evil Spell on you, to seize your true form and embed a The Curse of Hades (Underworld Curse Seal) into you, causing you to suffer Soul corrosion for life.

However, your Dao cultivation was profound, and he couldn't seize you immediately. He could only set up an altar to prepare to diminish your Dao cultivation.

But just as Chu Yuan had everything ready, a Flying Sword broke through space and flew in, directly severing his head.

Before long, a small figure emanating green flames drilled out of Chu Yuan's head; it was Chu Yuan's Primordial Spirit.

Just as he was about to undergo Reincarnation, the precious pearl on the hilt of the Flying Sword shone brightly, drawing him into it before flying away.

…

You were unaware of all this.

Seeing your ruthlessness in killing all the men in Nan Niu Town, Zhang Cangfeng frowned slightly, but Bai Ningshuang clapped her hands in delight.

“Su Gege, well done!”

“Earlier, I said we should eradicate all these people, but Junior Brother Zhang refused, saying we shouldn't interfere too much with mortal affairs.”

Zhang Cangfeng's eyes were filled with helplessness.

“I'm doing this to avoid trouble. If we undergo Tribulation in the future, all this Karma will come back to haunt us.”

Because you already had a thousand years of Dao cultivation, you were fearless of this, only feeling that killing these people was no different from killing cattle or chickens.

For a moment, you were full of vigor.

“No matter, let them come.”

“If they come, I'll kill them a second time!”

Zhang Cangfeng said no more and went to rescue the other trapped women.

Ultimately, you rescued over a hundred women from Nan Niu Town and prepared to take them to a nearby Chu Xiang City, to hand them over to the local yamen so they could find their families.

As you were leaving, Zhang Cangfeng took out a cloth bag.

This cloth bag was called the Thunderfire Bag. His Master had refined it by collecting heavenly fire and heavenly thunder, and had given it to him for self-defense when he descended the mountain.

He cast a ball of thunderfire towards Nan Niu Town before leaving.

Thunder and fire exploded with deafening roars. Large and small lightning and flames spread like a flood throughout Nan Niu Town, continuously burning the entire town and the corpses. Soon, Nan Niu Town became a barren expanse, with the only difference from the surrounding wasteland being its color.

After you handed the women over to the authorities in Chu Xiang City, you took Yue Yinping to Yue Family Village.

Everyone in Yue Family Village was surnamed Yue. It was a large estate in the surrounding ten li and eight villages, with thousands of people.

Upon seeing his daughter, Manor Lord Yue burst into tears and offered two hundred taels of silver for you to accept.

Zhang Cangfeng and Bai Ningshuang both declined, but you felt that it was a shame not to take money when it was offered. You directly used a Spell from the Baiyang True Explanation to put the two hundred taels of silver into the spatial dimension within your sleeve.

Seeing your methods, Manor Lord Yue was quite amazed and eagerly asked if you were a highly skilled Disciple of Shu Mountain.

You merely said that you, Zhang Cangfeng, and Bai Ningshuang were childhood friends and had fortuitously met midway.

And after you finished speaking, Manor Lord Yue immediately showed a look of sorrow and misery, and the people of Yue Family Village around him also looked as if they had lost their parents.

To an outsider, it would seem as if their parents had died.

You didn't know why these people were putting on such a display, but Bai Ningshuang's kindness was stirred, and she began to ask Manor Lord Yue what exactly was going on.

Seeing Bai Ningshuang inquire, Manor Lord Yue told them what had happened in the village.

Manor Lord Yue's younger brother had followed a Loose Immortal in his early years of Cultivation. That Loose Immortal, seeing no hope of surviving the five-hundred-year Tribulation, chose to dissolve his body and undergo Reincarnation to re-Cultivate.

But something went wrong with his Reincarnation, and he became a Poison Dragon in the Poison Dragon Pool.

He was later captured and refined by an evil Cultivator, who refined his Primordial Spirit into a Magical Artifact called the Poison Dragon Sword.

Upon learning this, Manor Lord Yue's younger brother directly found that evil Cultivator, intending to retrieve his Master's Primordial Spirit.

However, this evil Cultivator had refined the Poison Dragon Sword for his own Undergoing Tribulation, so he naturally refused to return it, and fought to a standstill with Manor Lord Yue's younger brother.

Later, seeing that they were in a stalemate, the two made an agreement: each would go and call upon friends, and on the seventh day of the seventh month, they would have a wager battle in Gui Li Plain, a best-of-three system.

At that time, whoever won would have to grant the other a request.

Upon seeing the three of you, Manor Lord Yue immediately wanted you to help.

He also stated the benefits of participating: all the relics of that Loose Immortal were in Manor Lord Yue's brother's possession. If you participated, regardless of winning or losing, each of you could take one item!

Your eyes immediately lit up when you heard about Magic Treasure.

You had been extremely envious of Zhang Cangfeng's Thunderfire Bag earlier, so you naturally wanted a powerful Magical Artifact for self-defense as well.

At the same time, you couldn't help but inwardly criticize Baiyang Real Person.

That old man didn't even give you anything when he left, just a broken Flying Sword, and a chipped one at that.

What is your choice now?

Option one: See what Bai Ningshuang and Zhang Cangfeng decide, and choose whatever they choose.

Option two: Step forward and proactively agree to Manor Lord Yue.

Option three: Directly refuse Manor Lord Yue and persuade Bai Ningshuang and Zhang Cangfeng to leave with you.

…

An option appeared?

Su Mo was still carefully experiencing the Baiyang True Explanation. With his astonishing memory now, he had already memorized the entire Baiyang True Explanation.

But he could only grasp the superficial meaning.

To fully understand it, he would have to learn medicine, physiognomy, astrology, and divination, just like his simulated self.

Fei Lingxue was very proficient in medicine, physiognomy, astrology, and divination.

Perhaps.

When she returns, he could teach her the Baiyang True Explanation, then let her Cultivate it. After she Cultivates, she could then teach it to him, Xu Miaoyin, Huang Qingwan, and the others.

This way.

Everyone would have the power to protect themselves.

Yes, that's what he'd do!

Su Mo felt a weight lift from his heart, then looked at the choices in the simulation.

Since there was an opportunity to acquire treasures, there was no reason to refuse.

He also wanted to see what kind of treasures the Loose Immortal had left behind.

Then, Su Mo chose the second option.

Before Zhang Cangfeng and Bai Ningshuang could consider, you proactively stepped forward and agreed to Manor Lord Yue.

“Since he's an evil Cultivator, everyone has the right to punish him.”

“I agree to this matter.”

Seeing your attitude, Bai Ningshuang and Zhang Cangfeng could only follow suit and agree.