257: Disappearing emotional value

"Reincarnation Secret Technique?! Little Cherry! Where in the heck did you reincarnate me?! How did I become a Demonic Cultivator?! And a little brat who is the remnant of the Demon Race, no less?!"

He was practically crying without tears.

This randomization was too much of a 'surprise,' wasn't it?

Going directly from being a former Human Race Prodigy and an eyesore to multiple major powers, to becoming the "Star of Hope" for the revival of the Demon Race in the Western Desert?

[Ding! H-Host! You're finally awake!!!]

A clearly excited Loli Voice sounded in Chen Yuan's mind. It was Little Cherry, whom he hadn't heard in eight years.

[Host! I missed you so much! Wuwuwu... Do you know how I spent these eight years? I watched over your ignorant consciousness every day, I... I was so bored, so lonely, and I really wanted you to recover!]

Little Cherry's voice was full of grievance.

Chen Yuan's mouth twitched:

"Cut the act! First, explain to me what's going on? How did I become a Demonic Cultivator? And why am I saddled with such a 'glorious' mission for the Demon Race?"

[Uh... well...] Little Cherry's voice immediately sounded guilty. [The reincarnation location and identity are completely random, you know! The System can't interfere!]

"I don't believe a word of it!" Chen Yuan grumbled irritably, then remembered something more critical,

"Wait, you said eight years? My mother... what happened to my mother in this life?"

When this was mentioned, Little Cherry's tone instantly became serious, even carrying a hint of anger: [Host, your mother in this life is dead again. And it wasn't an accident; she was murdered.]

"What?!" Chen Yuan's eyes narrowed.

Although his feelings for his mother in this life mostly came from the eight years of memory Fusion, the Bloodline kinship and warm care were undeniably real. Hearing of her tragic death, a wave of Malevolent Qi immediately surged in his heart.

[It was done by your grandfather, Chen Moyou, and your father, Chen Tiansha.] Little Cherry's voice was laced with sarcasm. [The reason is simple, and cruel. Your mother was Human Race.]

Chen Yuan's pupils suddenly contracted.

Little Cherry continued:

[Chen Moyou, that old Devil Head, has placed all his hopes for the Demon Race's revival on you.

He worries that when you Cultivate to a high Realm in the future, you might sense the part of your Bloodline belonging to your Human Race mother, thus developing unwarranted feelings for the Human Race, which would affect his so-called Great Demon Race Cause.

Therefore, to ensure that you can hate and deal with the Human Race without any psychological burden in the future, they conspired together, killed your mother, and fabricated the illusion of a Qi Deviation.

Chen Tiansha coldly acquiesced to this.]

The chilling truth, like a cold wind, made Chen Yuan feel cold all over.

For a baseless goal, could they so easily strip away a life and erase familial affection?

The Demonic Path is ruthless; he experienced it firsthand today.

"How do you know all this so clearly?" Chen Yuan forced himself to calm down and asked.

[Because I was so bored these past eight years!] Little Cherry said self-righteously. [Since I was idle anyway, I quietly expanded the Monitoring Range, centered on you, little by little.

Now, the entire Demon Nether Palace, including three hundred *zhang* underground and the floating clouds in the sky—any place with energy fluctuations or sound information—is under my surveillance!

I saw their conversations during their plotting and their actions while covering up the traces, all clearly! I recorded everything perfectly!]

Chen Yuan: "..."

He suddenly had an ominous feeling.

Since when was Little Cherry so powerful?

And monitoring the entire Demon Nether Palace?

"Little Cherry."

Chen Yuan's voice deepened. "Tell me honestly, did you use my Emotion Points?"

Chen Yuan couldn't think of any other way Little Cherry could monitor the entire Demon Nether Palace besides using his Emotion Points.

[Ah? Well... um...] Little Cherry's voice instantly became hesitant, and she tried to change the subject.

[The weather is really nice today, even though you can't see the sun in the Western Desert.

Oh right, we need to plan your mother's matter carefully. Revenge requires strategy.]

"Little! Cherry!" Chen Yuan spoke slowly, word by word, the ominous feeling in his heart growing stronger.

He immediately focused his mind and called up the System Panel.

A Pale Blue Light Screen, visible only to him, unfolded before his eyes. The information displayed made his vision go dark:

[Host: Chen Yuan (Reincarnated Body)

Bone Age: 8 years

Cultivation: Golden Core First Level.

Bloodline: Human-Demon Hybrid (Recessive, Unawakened)

Cultivation Technique: "Nine Nether Demonic Fiend Art"

Status: Memory recovered, Soul and Physical Body initially Fused (requires time to stabilize)

Emotion Points: 5327 points]

Chen Yuan's gaze was fixed on the "Emotion Points" column.

If he remembered correctly, eight years ago when he activated the Reincarnation Secret Technique, his remaining Emotion Point balance was over 100 million!

Now... just over five thousand???

"Little Cherry!!!! Where are my 100 million-plus Emotion Points?! Explain yourself!!!"

[Wuuu... Have mercy, Host!] Little Cherry let out an exaggerated shriek. [I... I was just so bored! Maintaining Minimum Power Consumption Monitoring also uses a lot of energy! I did this for you, Host! Look, didn't I find out your mother's situation clearly?]

Looking at Little Cherry's pitiful appearance.

Chen Yuan waved his hand. "Forget it, forget it."

[Host, are you not angry anymore?]

Little Cherry blinked her large eyes, her eyelashes fluttering.

"Alright, the matter is over. I won't pursue it further. Given my current situation, what should I do?"

Little Cherry pondered for a moment, seemingly deep in thought.

[Host, Chen Moyou's Cultivation is currently at the Third Revolution Tribulation Crossing Stage. Baixi and the others do not yet have enough strength to deal with him.]

Hearing Ye Baixi's name, Chen Yuan quickly brought up their System Panels.

Eight years had passed in the outside world, but Ye Baixi and the others had Cultivated for eight hundred years inside the Time-Space Pearl!

[Name: Ye Baixi.

Cultivation: Mahayana Perfection.]

[Name: Shen Nianchu.

Cultivation: Body Integration Perfection.]

[Name: Lin Xue.

Cultivation: Mahayana Early Stage.]

[Name: Qin Shuhan.

Cultivation: First Revolution Tribulation Crossing Stage.]

[Name: Liu Meier.

Cultivation: Early Integration Stage.]

[Name: Xu Nuo.

Cultivation: Body Integration Perfection.]

[Name: Su Yuejin.

Cultivation: Mahayana Middle Stage.]

[Name: Leng Youmeng.

Cultivation: Tribulation Transcendence Stage.]

Chen Yuan paused slightly when he saw Leng Youmeng's System Panel.

Revered Master has actually made rapid progress too.

Could it be that she also entered the Time-Space Pearl to Cultivate?

Never mind, I shouldn't think about that. What I need to consider now is the immediate Predicament.

Located in the Western Desert, unfamiliar with the area, and surrounded by the Demon Race—where should he go?

[Host, why don't you contact Ye Baixi and the others now, have them attack here to create chaos, and then you can take advantage of the confusion for your Soul to return to your Physical Body.]

"No, that's too risky!" Chen Yuan rejected Little Cherry's suggestion.

"I will leave by myself."

Chen Yuan decided to leave the Western Desert first, and then contact Ye Baixi and the others.

[Host, the outside world is full of Poisonous Qi and Miasma now. You won't be able to leave this place!]

"Can't you give me a Medicinal Pill that can ward off the Poisonous Qi?"

[Uh.] Little Cherry's expression stiffened. [Well, Host, those Emotion Points...]

"Fine, consider it compensation for you secretly using my Emotion Points."

Little Cherry was practically crying without tears. Didn't they agree to drop the matter?