81: Chapter 81 Ding, ding, ding! Reward received!

[Ding, congratulations to the Host for successfully completing the task: Destroy the Blood Demon Sect crisis. Received task reward: one random lottery draw.]

[Ding, congratulations to the Host for successfully completing Dark Turmoil (I) (Main Quest). Received task reward: God-Demon Shuttle.]

[Ding, congratulations to the Host for successfully completing Dark Turmoil (I) (Side Quest 1). Received task reward: Great Demon Pill.]

As Former Sect Leader Nangong Liyue's soul fully reclaimed ownership of her body, her consciousness also cleared.

Following this, a series of System notification sounds for rewards rang out continuously.

These were rewards he had been longing for all along.

After all, every powerful reward granted by the System meant adding another trump card to his arsenal.

"Is Rou'er doing well now?" Former Sect Leader Nangong Liyue asked, lifting her beautiful face.

As long-time friends, Former Sect Leader Nangong Liyue and Sect Master Min Qingrou shared a deep emotional bond!

Correspondingly, she seemed to hold no resentment toward his actions just now, which appeared like teasing but were actually flirtatious.

"She was taken away by her Family," Gu Qingge said.

Sensing the faint trace of heartache flowing between Gu Qingge's brows, Former Sect Leader Nangong Liyue asked softly, "Is the Min Family very strong?"

Hearing this, Gu Qingge nodded slightly.

The pressure Min Wudi had exerted on him last time was undoubtedly real.

If his guess was correct, the other party's Realm should be at least the Soul Transformation Stage.

Or perhaps even far beyond the Soul Transformation Stage!

In short, being too rigid leads to breaking; sometimes, lowering one's head isn't actually that difficult.

At the very least, given his strength at the time, he might not have been able to inflict effective damage on them and could have instead been slaughtered on the spot.

Even if he exhausted all his trump cards, at most he could only fight to a draw.

And that would be a situation fraught with absolute danger!

After all, his Realm was merely the Golden Core Stage, unable to unleash the full combat prowess of a Saint Weapon.

"Let's go, take me to your Sect's Forbidden Ground to take a look." Gu Qingge wandered around and found that there really were no anomalies.

He simply set his sights on the treasures left behind in the Forbidden Ground by the various experts who had passed away there.

"Demon Lord Yutian..."

"Although she was not the legendary powerhouse of the Venerable Realm, if left to grow, she might truly have been able to stand supreme in the world."

"It is a pity that her path to rise happened to encounter me. She was destined to vanish into nothingness."

Hearing these words, Former Sect Leader Nangong Liyue had no objections to Gu Qingge's request to enter the Sect's Forbidden Ground.

After all, in her view, if it weren't for him, she would likely have already been destroyed by Demon Lord Yutian's remnant soul, her consciousness completely dissipated between heaven and earth.

The current Blood Demon Sect had turned into a peerless devil's den of lifelong wickedness and chaos.

Even Former Sect Leader Nangong Liyue found it hard to believe that such a massive change could occur in such a short period of time!

Murder and arson, kidnapping and extortion, and the brutal treatment of the human Cultivators they captured.

Facing this, Former Sect Leader Nangong Liyue asked herself: had she never understood the character of those under her command?

Perhaps.

Otherwise, she would not have been betrayed so easily, and nearly eliminated by Sect Leader Mo Tianxing's schemes.

In this life, she had become a stepping stone on someone else's path to advancement.

Looking at the blood pool that the Blood Demon Sect had previously cultivated using all the Sect's resources, Former Sect Leader Nangong Liyue couldn't help but sigh, "I never expected that this place would have indirectly transformed into a Blood Soul Mound!"

"Blood Soul Mound? What is that?"

Gu Qingge seemed to have encountered an unfamiliar term again and could not help but humbly ask for her guidance.

"Using blood as a nest, returning like a swallow."

Former Sect Leader Nangong Liyue parted her red lips slightly and uttered these eight words.

"This place contains a portion of the blood power refined by that heart. It has great utility for Cultivators who Cultivate using blood as a guide."

Her implication was nothing more than for Gu Qingge to extract the power from this Blood Soul Mound and make it his own.

"So, you should be the one to absorb this."

However, Gu Qingge did not accept it and instead declined, saying, "It's said to enhance blood power. That proves that the effect of this item on enhancing me is negligible."

"Rather than that, it would be better for you to refine it, which would also be of great benefit."

Gu Qingge gazed down at the eerie blood-colored soul mound, his heart harboring no thoughts of snatching this Opportunity.

He knew that since Former Sect Leader Nangong Liyue could be judged by the System as a Destined Villainess, she must have her own unique Destined Opportunity.

Is a Destined Villainess not also another kind of Destined Girl favored by the heavens?

It is just that, bound by some chain of fate, her predetermined destiny line leads to a dark end.

Unless there is a great Opportunity or great Luck to change it, it is difficult to urge them to escape their fixed ending.

According to Gu Qingge's judgment.

Perhaps she might not have necessarily been completely possessed by that remnant soul of Demon Lord Yutian before.

Instead, she might have borrowed its power, lying in wait to ambush, waiting for an Opportunity to launch a counterattack she was sure to win!

Then, in one fell swoop, she would completely devour the other party, turning it into true power fused with her own.

Of course, this was just Gu Qingge's baseless speculation.

But he could be certain of one thing: the value of Former Sect Leader Nangong Liyue far exceeded that of an ordinary Nascent Soul Stage Cultivator.

Subsequently, she no longer declined, reached out to take an object from her spatial ring that resembled a jade bottle, and with its inner space, sucked in this pool of blood containing the aura of the Blood Soul Mound.

"Since we are here, why not..."

Having wandered on the boundary of life and death, Former Sect Leader Nangong Liyue had come to understand a few truths.

Following the rules does not necessarily allow one to live better.

However, having the courage to break the rules, and possessing the strength to break the rules.

Then, one can live very comfortably.

The Forbidden Ground of the Blood Demon Sect hid countless items of blood Qi, as well as the corpse-derived Yin sources of past Sect Masters.

These corpse-derived Yin sources could be completely absorbed by Cultivators who Cultivate Blood-Evil Qi, and could urge the improvement of their Realm.

Furthermore, they had an extremely special function.

They could be used to resist the barrier of the Asura Blood Bridge in the Immortal Treasure Spring Secret Realm.

At the instant after the Immortal Treasure Spring Secret Realm opened, if one could borrow the other party's ability, one could remain safe and worry-free!

There would be no need to participate in the slaughter and competition with the Undead Souls, which would lead to signs of death spreading endlessly.

Additionally, the dry bones of these past Sect Masters and Elders in the mounds were not ordinary items.

Therefore, they could be completely reused as tools for killing.

They were tools that one didn't need to worry about in terms of damage or value.

If those Sect Masters and Elders heard him say such things, they would surely be enraged and attack with blades, regardless of death.

This kid was truly vicious.

Even after death, he wanted to shatter all their bones?

Later on, Gu Qingge and Former Sect Leader Nangong Liyue searched for resources in a nearly carpet-like manner.

Including those corpse-derived Yin sources.

"You?" Gu Qingge felt two soft, marshmallow-like objects press lightly against his lips, their orchid-like fragrance constantly washing over his consciousness.

"Matters of affection arise from the heart, manifest in feelings, and intertwine in the soul; one should simply be able to ask their conscience without guilt."