Chapter 24

Chapter 24: Immortal Lord Mo Yang
The two of them could not help focusing all their attention on Ye Chu Xue, watching as she processed the herbs in an orderly way. Their eyes shone with amazement.

“This girl is quite talented in alchemy. It looks like she really is the fated one for my Medicine King Sect. Let’s wait and see whether she can pass every trial!”

Inside the hall, Devil Qi raced wildly through Song Wan Ning’s body, attacking her blood points and meridians.

Black Devil Qi swirled constantly in her eyes, making her look like a Hell rakshasa, terrifying to behold.

To outsiders, she had already fallen deeply into Devil cultivation.

In truth, Song Wan Ning was perfectly lucid.

Those Devil currents seemed to run wild, but every step was under her control.

She did not reject Devil cultivation, but the way she entered it, and the consequences, had to be controlled by her!

Under the Heavenly Dao’s suppression, she chose to go the other way. She tried to control both Devil Qi and spiritual qi in her body, fusing them to walk a path of her own.

For someone who had already died once, the scariest thing was not trying. Even if the price was her life, it would only mean dying one more time.

Inside her dantian, Devil Qi and spiritual qi were crushing into each other, each fighting to seize the territory and take control.

Song Wan Ning’s eyes burned bright as she slowly cleared her meridians and began calming the two forces.

But the two powers acted like stubborn little children, smashing into each other again and again inside her dantian.

“Cough, cough, cough…”

Song Wan Ning coughed violently. Blood seeped from the corner of her mouth as she sagged against the wall, like a delicate flower in a storm, about to topple.

Yet beneath the mask, her eyes were frighteningly bright.

There was even a hint of madness in them.

“Hmph. She wants to fuse Devil Qi with spiritual qi? This girl is recklessly bold!”

Mu Zi Xu saw through Song Wan Ning’s plan. A mocking smile tugged at his lips. “From ancient times to now, no cultivator has ever been able to cultivate both paths at once. Fusing them is even more impossible. She really dares to dream!”

“And the sword Dao she cultivates is the Killing Dao. Now she’s already been seized by heart demons. Everything she does is pointless. Why struggle?”

In the Lower Realm, Devil cultivation was condemned by all, standing in direct opposition to the Cultivation World.

That was because Devil cultivators would do anything to grow stronger.

Stealing essence and drinking blood were common as breathing.

Their cultivation advanced by leaps and bounds each day.

But because they committed so much evil, their sins clung to them. It was extremely hard for them to survive heavenly tribulation, and on the immortal path there were almost no Devil Immortals.

No one wanted to become a Devil cultivator, but once karma was formed, no one could blame anyone else.

The Medicine King Sect’s creed was to heal the world and save people, the complete opposite of Song Wan Ning’s Killing Dao. Naturally, Mu Zi Xu despised her even more.

“The Inheritance Hall chose her. That means she must have something special,” Wang Yang spoke up from the side.

His friend seemed deeply biased against that little girl, and his words were pointed.

But to Wang Yang, the fact that she still refused to give up and kept fighting fate made her seem impressive.

Her resolve on the Dao was very firm.

“Hmph, something special?” Mu Zi Xu snorted again.

“I already probed it. That girl in white has poison in her body, and someone planted a tracker inside the toxin!”

“You think that’s how she got into my Inheritance Hall?”

“So young, yet full of schemes. No wonder heart demons cling to her!”

Using petty tricks to enter the Inheritance Hall, so what?

He had plenty of ways to make her leave with nothing!

She dared to scheme against the Medicine King Sect’s successor. She was courting death!

“She hasn’t become your Medicine King Sect’s legacy successor yet, and you’re already protecting her?”

Wang Yang raised a brow, but did not argue.

If she truly entered through despicable means, then it was indeed wrong.

“Hmph. In my life, I hate schemers the most.”

Mu Zi Xu did not deny it. In his heart, he had already decided that Ye Chu Xue was his legacy successor.

Wang Yang smiled. Out of the corner of his eye, he suddenly spotted someone passing by.

He quickly stood and bowed. “Immortal Lord Mo Yang!”

Mu Zi Xu’s expression shifted too. He quickly rose and bowed as well.

The newcomer wore black, like a shadow of ink. His figure was tall and straight like bamboo, his robes moving with the wind.

His sharp brows slanted into his temples, and his eyes were deep as an abyss. His cold gaze seemed able to see through every illusion in the world.

At his waist hung a sword. The hilt was ancient and plain, but the blade itself shone with a chilling light.

Around him, the rhythm of sword Dao flowed without form, as if it made its own barrier. Even the air trembled.

This man was the famed Immortal Lord Mo Yang of the Immortal Realm, the number one figure of the Limitless Sect.

Immortal Lord Mo Yang gave a cool nod in response. He was about to leave when his eyes flicked toward the water mirror.

Two figures were reflected there. His gaze settled on the black-clad figure, and the sword at his waist trembled slightly before going still again.

His brows moved. He could not help stopping.

Wang Yang and Mu Zi Xu straightened, only to see Mo Yang still staring at the water mirror.

Mu Zi Xu explained, “This is an image from the Inheritance Hall of my Lower Realm sect, the Medicine King Sect. These two are competing for the legacy.”

“Only that person is entangled with heart demons. Her immortal path is already cut off, so she doesn’t count.”

Mu Zi Xu thought a quick explanation would be enough for Immortal Lord Mo Yang to leave, but instead Mo Yang stepped toward them.

Mu Zi Xu and Wang Yang stiffened and exchanged a glance. They hurriedly pulled out a chair, set it under the tree, and invited Immortal Lord Mo Yang to take the seat of honor.

Immortal Lord Mo Yang did not refuse. He sat at the head seat, his gaze still fixed on the water mirror.

His expression was cold and unreadable.

Mu Zi Xu felt bitter. He had no idea what possessed this great figure today, that he would stop and sit with them.

On a normal day, Immortal Lord Mo Yang would have simply drifted away.

Could it be that the Immortal Lord had taken a liking to his legacy successor?

Mu Zi Xu’s eyes lit up. If their legacy successor was chosen by Immortal Lord Mo Yang, her future would be limitless!

With that thought, Mu Zi Xu wanted to praise Ye Chu Xue.

“This child in white is quite good. She works patiently, and her comprehension is high. She’s a fine seedling—”

Before he could finish, Immortal Lord Mo Yang looked over coldly.

Mu Zi Xu’s words stuck in his throat. He swallowed them back down.

Immortal Lord Mo Yang was famous for being impossible to read.

Mu Zi Xu pressed his lips together, swallowed all his emotions, and obediently watched the water mirror.

At that moment, Ye Chu Xue had already passed the first trial and arrived at the second room. Inside was an alchemy furnace.

Beside the furnace were several jade bowls filled with spirit liquid prepared in advance.

Ye Chu Xue was delighted. She walked over with full confidence and began studying the basics of pill refining.

Meanwhile, Song Wan Ning was still trapped at the first trial. Devil Qi and spiritual qi fought inside her, making her look painfully split.

She struggled to control the two forces within her.

Devil Qi and spiritual qi each claimed half of her face, and her exquisite features took on an eerie glow.