59: Chapter 59 The Fish That Escaped the Net

"Cao Mu" looked at his hands and flexed his body.

He hadn't felt this way in a long time. Although this body was a bit subpar, it was barely usable and could still be salvaged.

"So that's how it is."

Lin Ming also smiled.

The current Cao Mu felt like a completely different person from the previous one, especially with the words "Cao Mu" had just spoken.

He could basically deduce that there was an old monster's Divine Soul within Cao Mu, and now this old monster had taken over Cao Mu's body.

Becoming "Cao Mu."

"As a token of my gratitude, I'll give you a quick death."

"Cao Mu's" gaze fell upon Lin Ming, and he also smiled.

A purple-black aura emerged and condensed in his hand, surging toward Lin Ming to devour him.

Seeing this, blue lightning reappeared on Lin Ming's fingertips. With a swipe of his finger, it collided with the aura.

"The Nimo Seal. I really am fated with your Inverse Demon Cult."

Lin Ming said slowly.

Wasn't this move the Inverse Demon Cult's technique, the Nimo Seal?

It seemed that the person possessing this bandit leader was likely some old monster from the Inverse Demon Cult, just like that old man in the ring.

"You certainly have a sharp eye."

The smile on "Cao Mu's" face gradually faded.

Since the opponent could block his Nimo Seal and recognize his origin, it was enough to prove the opponent's background was extraordinary.

That made it even more impossible to let him live.

The aura on "Cao Mu" surged rapidly, breaking through to the Spirit Treasury Realm in an instant and continuing to rise until it barely stopped at the Bitter Sea Realm.

It wasn't that his strength was limited to this, but rather that Cao Mu's body could only withstand so much power. If he continued, Cao Mu's body would collapse from the strain.

Even so, it was more than enough to deal with a mere Spirit Platform Realm cultivator.

Even if the opponent had cultivated lightning arts to an extremely profound level, the fundamental gap in their cultivation Realms couldn't be bridged by lightning arts alone.

"Time to go."

Since the opponent had allowed him to obtain "Cao Mu's" body, he decided to give him a quick death.

Perhaps the opponent's body was even more suitable for him than Cao Mu's.

Thinking of this, "Cao Mu" sped up. With a single stride, he was in front of Lin Ming, his hand covered in purple-black aura descending directly toward Lin Ming's head.

But at that moment, "Cao Mu" froze.

It was as if an invisible force had halted his body.

This made "Cao Mu" realize something was wrong.

"After all that, it turns out to be an old fogey from the Inverse Demon Cult possessing someone. I thought Daoist Fu Xu Zi was the only old fogey left alive."

Lin Ming sized "Cao Mu" up and down as he spoke.

The reason he thought so was mainly based on Daoist Fu Xu Zi's memories.

When Wuji Pavilion wiped out the Inverse Demon Cult back then, they used the power of Formations to completely cover the Inverse Demon Cult's headquarters. No one could escape. Two Nirvana Ancestors from Wuji Pavilion personally acted to kill the Nirvana Ancestors of the Inverse Demon Cult.

Daoist Fu Xu Zi had witnessed the fall of their ancestors and the demise of the other cultivators in the Inverse Demon Cult.

He had only barely survived by entering the Inverse Demon Cult's Legacy item, the Fusion Ring, with his Divine Soul.

Given that the headquarters was covered by a Formation and their Nirvana Ancestors had fallen, Daoist Fu Xu Zi believed it was impossible for anyone else to have survived.

As for the Inverse Demon Cult members outside the headquarters, they had basically all been slaughtered.

This was what Lin Ming knew from the records in his Sect's documents.

After Wuji Pavilion destroyed the Inverse Demon Cult headquarters with thunderous momentum, they began a purge and placed bounties on all Inverse Demon Cult members throughout the Qingyuan Realm.

Presumably, even if there were still Inverse Demon Cult members around, they wouldn't dare call themselves such.

And only those at the Other Shore Realm or above could achieve Divine Soul detachment.

Needless to say, people of that caliber were likely all killed off by Wuji Pavilion; Wuji Pavilion wouldn't leave any hidden dangers for themselves.

After all, there were too many cautionary tales from the past.

But now, a hidden danger had appeared right before him.

As for the reason Wuji Pavilion destroyed the Inverse Demon Cult, Lin Ming didn't know. He hadn't found it even after scouring Daoist Fu Xu Zi's memories.

He only knew it seemed to involve some grand plan of the Inverse Demon Cult, and that was it.

The documents in his Sect didn't have any information on this either, which made Lin Ming a little curious.

But it was only curiosity, nothing more.

"Who are you?"

"Cao Mu's" expression changed drastically.

He hadn't expected Lin Ming to mention Daoist Fu Xu Zi's name.

Could he have some connection with Daoist Fu Xu Zi?

Could it be that Daoist Fu Xu Zi had also survived that battle?

"You people have too many questions."

Lin Ming shook his head.

He didn't have the spare time to answer the questions of the dead, nor was he interested; it was a pure waste of time.

He walked up to Cao Mu and tapped his finger on Cao Mu's forehead.

With that tap, the person's Divine Soul was forced out directly from Cao Mu's body.

This was something the person hadn't anticipated.

But he quickly made a decision.

He immediately chose Lin Ming and flew into Lin Ming's Divine Sea.

Since Lin Ming was unwilling to tell him, he would find out what he wanted to know himself.

He entered Lin Ming's Divine Sea, but the moment he stepped inside, he regretted it.

"Nirvana..."

Only now did the person realize that the Lin Ming before him was not some Spirit Platform Realm cultivator at all.

But a Nirvana Realm Old Ancestor.

Only from a Nirvana Realm Old Ancestor had he ever felt such an aura.

This instantly caused him to lose his composure.

A Nirvana Realm Old Ancestor actually disguised himself as a Spirit Platform Realm cultivator—how could someone be so deceptive?

But it was too late for words.

Now, he was like a lamb on a chopping block, left to be slaughtered at will.

He tried to struggle, tried to flee.

But with his strength, he simply couldn't do it; he couldn't even move now.

His Divine Soul dissipated.

Lin Ming acted immediately. There was no need for chatter; he would just perform a soul search.

"He really is a fish that escaped the net."

After glancing through the person's memories, Lin Ming learned that he was indeed an Elder of the Inverse Demon Cult, though there was a significant gap in strength between him and Daoist Fu Xu Zi.

On the day the Inverse Demon Cult was annihilated, he wasn't in the Sect; he had gone out on a mission.

Thus, he escaped the destruction of the Inverse Demon Cult.

Although he escaped the Sect's destruction, while he was preparing to join another demonic Sect, he was accidentally discovered and reported.

He was directly crushed by an Elder from Wuji Pavilion.