Call me sis, and I'll protect you.
Mo Zuili turned to Mo Yongning and said, "Let her go."
Without hesitation, Mo Yongning released Shen Qingxing immediately upon hearing Mo Zuili's command.
After Mo Zuili finished making the arrangements, he walked to Mo Zuili's side and hesitated, "Young Master, she is a demon. Your senior brother is also..."
As he spoke, Mo Yongning turned around and saw Shen Ling following at the very back before continuing, "Young Master, the demon race is inherently cruel. I have never heard of anyone becoming a demon by accident. It is highly likely that he has demon blood since childhood, but he concealed it very well in his childhood."
Mo Zuili didn't know how to explain to Mo Yongning that, as a reader, she had read about Shen Ling's childhood experiences and knew him better than Shen Ling himself.
After listening to Mo Yongning's words, Mo Zuili could only nod repeatedly and say, "Trust me. Regardless of whether he has demon blood from childhood or not, at least he is on our side now and can help us."
After calming down Mo Yongning and Huang Yu, who shared the same concerns, and at least getting them to accept acting alongside Shen Ling and Shen Qingxing for the time being, Mo Zuili turned around and walked towards Shen Ling, who was trying to persuade Shen Qingxing.
Shen Ling's expression remained unchanged; it was unclear how much of the conversation he had overheard.
As Mo Zuili walked over, Shen Ling turned around first and said, "I've already spoken to her, and she can help us."
The entrances to the Demon Realm's legacy are scattered throughout the Demon Realm; we just randomly chose one to enter, and I don't know many of the details.
Mo Zuili nodded, finished discussing serious matters with Shen Ling, coughed, and asked, "Senior brother, just now..."
Shen Ling interrupted, "I didn't take it to heart. Their suspicions are normal. If it were me before I awakened my demon bloodline, I would have had the same attitude."
Despite saying that, Mo Zuili still keenly sensed Shen Ling's disappointment, sighed, and patted Shen Ling's shoulder, saying, "Don't overthink it, Senior Brother will definitely recover. Besides."
Mo Zuili raised an eyebrow and smiled: "I'm the young master of the Mo family now. Call me 'sister,' and I'll protect you. Let's see who dares to say a word then!"
Mo Zuili's original intention was to lighten the mood, but she didn't expect that after Shen Ling realized what was going on, she would call him "sister" without hesitation.
After calling out, seeing that Mo Zuili was stunned, she called out again in a pinched voice, "Sister~"
This gave Mo Zuili goosebumps.
Meeting Shen Ling's mischievous gaze, Mo Zuili paused for a moment, then patted Shen Ling's shoulder heavily, cleared his throat, and said, "Alright! Then I'll reluctantly accept this junior brother!"
From now on, we'll address each other differently; you'll call me "sister," and I'll call you "senior brother."
After this interlude, the tense and depressing atmosphere eased considerably.
Mo Zuili chatted with Shen Qingxing for a few minutes and gave Shen Qingxing a talisman that could barely conceal demonic energy.
The Phoenix Ruins are now filled with demonic energy. If Shen Ling and her companion conceal themselves, they won't be noticed unless they search carefully.
According to Zhu Hehong, the information she received from the Phoenix Clan is that there are currently five array eyes in the Phoenix Ruins. As long as all the array eyes are destroyed, the Demon Clan will no longer be able to absorb any energy from the ruins.
The passageways between the two sides will also be cut off.
With time of the essence, Mo Zuili split his forces into two groups, sending Huang Yu with Mo Shichen and Qingxing to the more distant array eye in the north.
If we encounter any familiar cultivators along the way, we'll go and cause trouble together.
Mo Zuili led the remaining people to the nearest array core and destroyed it first.
The two groups of people ran in different directions.
"Brother Yuanming! Isn't that Mo Zuili? Why are they split into two groups?" The white-robed cultivator, with sharp eyes, spotted Mo Zuili and the others and quickly grabbed the black-robed cultivator beside him, calling out.
Seeing that Mo Zuili was in a hurry, Xie Yuanming hesitated for a moment before grabbing the white-robed cultivator who was still shouting and flying towards Mo Zuili on his sword.
Before he could get close, Xie Yuanming was blocked by two men, one on each side of Mo Zuili.
Seeing Mo Zuili turn around, Xie Yuanming stopped and introduced himself, saying, "I am Xie Yuanming from the Xie family. The Phoenix Ruins are currently filled with demonic energy. Seeing Miss Mo's hurried movements, have you found the source of the anomaly?"
The white-robed cultivator next to Xie Yuanming, seeing Mo Zuili looking at him, quickly straightened his posture and said, "Xuanxin Sect, Kang Ling."
Mo Zuili withdrew her gaze and said calmly, "Follow me, I'll explain on the way."
On the way, Mo Zuili briefly mentioned the cooperation between the Demon Clan and the Phoenix Clan, emphasizing the need to destroy the magic array as soon as possible.
Before Xie Yuanming could speak after hearing Mo Zuili's words, Kang Leng angrily cursed, "Short-sighted! How dare the Phoenix Clan cooperate with the Demon Clan? Everyone knows that the Demon Clan is treacherous, cunning, untrustworthy, ruthless, and heartless! They've trapped us in the Phoenix Ruins, waiting for the Demon Clan to wipe us out. Do you think the Phoenix Clan can get out alive?"
Xie Yuanming also found the Phoenix Clan's actions incomprehensible and agreed with Kang Leng's criticism of the Demon Clan.
When they looked up, they found that the atmosphere among the group had become extremely strange after Kang Ling finished cursing.
Mo Zuili coughed awkwardly.
There were six people present: one who cursed the demons and the phoenixes, one who expressed agreement, and another from the phoenix clan and one from the demon clan.
Interrupting the cursing, Mo Zuili changed the subject to how to destroy the magic array and tell the other cultivators to search for it together.
"I wonder if the elders outside have noticed anything unusual?" Kang Ling sighed in the end.
Not only did they discover the anomaly, but Elder Tan and others outside also tried to force their way into the Phoenix Ruins.
The result was complete failure.
Human cultivators and demons have clashed fiercely more than once, but the Phoenix Clan, the true mastermind behind it all, had vanished completely long before demonic energy appeared in the ruins.
When the elder of the Yu family failed to force his way in, he spat out a mouthful of blood. As the others approached, he quickly took out a pill, swallowed it, and waved his hand to indicate that he was fine.
He turned to Old Tan and asked, "Still haven't found a solution?"
Old Tan shook his head with a cold face, and in front of him was Huang Tianlu, whose face was ashen.
"Damn Phoenix Clan!"
After cursing the demons, Huang Tianlu turned his gaze to the water mirror.
In the water mirror, Mo Zuili and her group had already begun searching for the magic array. Huang Yu and her group also spread the news of the magic array and led a large group of cultivators to the direction of the farthest magic array.
Although the water mirror could not transmit sound, the elders of the several families who had been paying close attention to Mo Zuili's actions were able to guess most of what was going on.
The Grand Elder of the Yuling Sect also turned his gaze to Shui Jing. The only thing he couldn't understand now was the demon next to Mo Zuili.
Shen Ling and Shen Qingxing were not the only demons to enter the demon race trial.
Huang Tianyao encountered the demon race at almost the same time as Mo Zuili. Unlike Mo Zuili's peaceful conversation, Huang Tianyao began to interrogate the demon race after capturing him.
The first time they couldn't get the answer, it seemed that even the demon didn't know the specific reason.
After Huang Tianyao swiftly killed the demon with a single stroke of his blade, he quickly organized a search party to begin searching for both the demons and the phoenixes.
After Mo Zuili made the assignments and they started to act separately, Huang Tianyao used a secret technique of the demon race to extract information from a phoenix's mouth. He quickly arranged the personnel and, along with Shangguan Fu'er and the others, began to search for the magic array.
Not long after the accident during the demon race's trial, the elders guarding outside used their unique abilities to obtain news of the opening of the demon realm's inheritance.
Combined with the images reflected in the water mirror, the elders deduced that the Phoenix Clan had set up a magic array in the Phoenix Ruins.
The cultivators inside the ruins only sensed an increasing amount of demonic energy, while the elders outside could see even more through the water mirror.
The Phoenix Ruins are now covered in ink. The Phoenix Ruins are inherently filled with overwhelming resentment, and many cultivators often die within its resentment.
Once this resentment and demonic energy completely merge, within three days, everyone within the ruins will be devoured and turned into nourishment. Those with weak consciousness will even have their souls transformed into nourishment for the demons.
The group tried countless times to force their way through, but at best their meridians were severed, and at worst their natal magic weapons were shattered, yet the entrance restriction remained unshaken in the slightest.
Although news of the incident at the ruins has reached all the families and sects, judging from the current situation, the speed at which the resentment and demonic energy combine is far too fast for reinforcements to arrive.
Old Tan sighed, realizing he could only place all his hopes on the cultivators within the ruins.
Compared to Huang Tianyao's fruitless search for the magic array, thanks to Zhu Hehong's inside help, Mo Zuili and her group found the magic array hidden by the Phoenix Clan's secret technique without much trouble.
The only headache was that after the Phoenix Clan finished setting up the magic array, they also set up a seal.
If you forcibly destroy it, you will suffer a backlash from the seal.
The only solution is to find the core of the formation, and have everyone work together to strike it, destroying the formation before the seal can backfire.
And the core of this magic array is mobile!
Kang Ling cleaved the solidified vengeful spirit in half with a single stroke, and sighed to Xie Yuanming, "If only the Yu family were here, it would be much easier. They always have an array plate hanging up, and their specialty is arrays."
After speaking, he looked around and saw that, apart from Mo Zuili and his group, there were also several rogue cultivators who came over to help eliminate the vengeful spirits and guard against the demons.
“We don’t have anyone here who is good at formations. Most of them are sword cultivators. Miss Mo is a talisman cultivator, and the woman in red next to her doesn’t look like a formation cultivator either.”
Xie Yuanming paused for a moment, then looked at Mo Zuili, who was sitting cross-legged with her eyes closed, releasing her divine sense to search for the array's core, and said, "Miss Mo is already looking."
Kang Ling sighed, "Didn't all of us go up and try? Even that guy named Shen Ling, who can refine medicine and is also a sword cultivator, with the strongest divine sense, couldn't accurately locate the center of the formation."
A rogue cultivator overheard their conversation and sighed, "Those people who went to find the Yu family have been gone for almost half an hour. The Yu family's array cultivators should be here soon."
Xie Yuanming withdrew his gaze from Mo Zuili and looked up at the horizon. Now he could only hope that the Yu family cultivators would arrive soon.
"boom!"
Before the group could finish their reflections, a loud bang occurred.
Facing the magic array, Mo Zuili opened her eyes, stood up, and unleashed a spear strike in one swift motion.
"Quickly! Attack the center of the formation!"
Zhu Hehong and Shen Ling, who were flanking Mo Zuili, were the first to act, quickly striking at the point where the Phoenix Flame Spear had been inserted.
Kang Ling, who had just been saying that Mo Zuili couldn't possibly succeed, was dumbfounded. It was only after Xie Yuanming reminded him that he reacted and joined the others in taking action.
The Yu family cultivators, who were being brought over by the rogue cultivators, sensed the fluctuations in spiritual energy from afar and smiled at the rogue cultivators, saying, "It seems that the core of the formation has been found."
After laughing, he murmured, "Which member of the Yu family is it?"
After all, not everyone in the Yu family could find the moving core of the formation.
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