Chapter 196 Demonic energy obscured the sunlight…
The demonic energy blocked out the sunlight, making Xie Jiaoyue's vision dim.
Even though she couldn't use any swordsmanship or magic, the spiritual energy belonging to the Nascent Soul stage still covered Xie Jiaoyue's body, protecting her from being tainted by demonic energy, and allowing her to emit a small, soft light in this darkness.
But Chu Xingjin was different. Perhaps because no one could see him, or perhaps because his long-cherished wish had finally found hope of being fulfilled, Chu Xingjin stopped pretending and stopped covering his body with spiritual energy. Instead, he freely removed all protection and moved through the demonic energy like a demonic beast.
You will not be harmed.
Chu Xingjin did not speak immediately, but instead flaunted his special abilities in front of Xie Jiaoyue in a playful and unrestrained manner.
"Guess why I, who have always been overshadowed by you, am now able to overshadow you?"
Is this something so hard to guess? Xie Jiaoyue rolled her eyes in annoyance.
Looking at the surging demonic energy around Chu Xingjin, all the clues connected at this moment, and many things became clear.
If a furnace or cauldron could truly support the rapid development of an entire clan, then no matter how strictly the Heavenly and Earthly Department manages it, the world's use of furnaces and cauldrons would be far more extensive than that.
Xie Jiaoyue's physique can indeed provide considerable assistance to those who engage in dual cultivation, but not everyone is Xie Jiaoyue, and not everyone can possess a Heavenly Spiritual Root after acquiring a Heavenly Yin Physique.
Most furnaces die after a few years and don't provide much.
The rise of the Gongshi clan and the rapid increase in Chu Xingjin's cultivation were not only due to the furnace and cauldron, but also to demonic energy.
Given the Gongshi clan's background and status, how could they possibly learn to use demonic energy on their own? Even if they did, how could they possibly protect themselves from punishment?
Naturally, this was because the Wan family was behind the Gongshi family, becoming their backer.
"Does your entire clan use this thing for cultivation?" Xie Jiaoyue felt that, based on her past interactions with the Wan clan disciples, it was unlikely that all of them knew about this.
Chu Xingjin scoffed: "Only a fool like the Gongshi family would do something like letting a bunch of people know about it. Aristocratic families do need talent, but only a few people. A few people who can uphold the family's reputation are enough. The rest are simply not worthy."
Chu Xingjin was naturally the chosen talent. The Wan family valued his talent and temperament and directly groomed him as a core member.
Anyway, with the existence of the secret method for cultivating demonic energy, once someone practices it, they will be firmly bound to the same boat, so there is no need to worry about Chu Xingjin being disloyal.
Besides, it's all about interests, so what's the point of talking about loyalty?
Chu Xingjin's tone was filled with hatred: "Even though I used so many secret techniques, I only managed to reach the Nascent Soul stage a few days earlier than you."
His eyes blazed with deep-seated hatred: "I've fallen to this state all because of you, you vile woman! You stole my opportunities and the destiny that should have belonged to me, the chosen one of Heaven!"
"Xie Jiaoyue, you're nothing but a cauldron, yet you dare to compete with the Chosen One of Heaven for destiny? Do you think you're worthy?"
Chu Xingjin hadn't noticed it before, but after reaching the Nascent Soul stage, he belatedly realized the existence of fortune and discovered that, unknowingly, the fortune that originally belonged to him had flowed to Xie Jiaoyue.
He was the chosen one of Heaven, yet he was so easily fooled by a mere furnace.
At that moment, any trace of pity he felt for Xie Jiaoyue vanished completely, leaving only a soaring, deep-seated hatred.
Seeing that destiny is a blessing of the chosen one of Heaven, Xie Jiaoyue realized for the first time that the reason her previous actions had brought about those changes was because she had stolen Chu Xingjin's destiny.
This is truly exhilarating.
"How could someone as two-faced and selfish as you be favored by Heaven and have such great fortune? Heaven must be blind."
Chu Xingjin was about to get angry, but when he saw Xie Jiaoyue's miserable state, his anger immediately dissipated: "You're going to die anyway, why should I be angry with you?"
He stretched out his arms, letting the demonic energy bathe him, allowing it to seep into every inch of his skin: "Selfish and self-serving? If I weren't like this, how could I have achieved my current level of cultivation? If the Wan family weren't like this, how could they have stood at the top of the cultivation families for so many years? Since Heaven allowed us to discover the demonic energy by chance, doesn't that mean that the Heavenly Dao approves of us?"
Xie Jiaoyue caught the key phrase: "You've discovered demonic energy?"
Chu Xingjin did not answer, but smiled slightly, and with his toes pointing forward, he began to gently tug at Xie Jiaoyue's fingers.
Having ravaged the area enough, Chu Xingjin set up the brand-new seals he had prepared long ago. After setting them up, he gently kicked the stone that Xie Jiaoyue was holding onto away, and watched Xie Jiaoyue fall suddenly.
Enraged, Xie Jiaoyue grabbed Chu Xingjin's trouser leg at the last moment and, using the force of gravity and the immense suction from the demon realm, ripped Chu Xingjin's trousers off.
Damn it, even if she dies, she'll make Chu Xingjin lose face!
As Xie Jiaoyue landed, the damaged seal was repaired. The black mist-like demonic energy was instantly absorbed by the remaining attraction of the demon realm, and Chu Xingjin was thus unexpectedly exposed to all the onlookers.
Arms outstretched, but legs bare.
His buttocks were still exposed.
Chu Xingjin instinctively pulled his legs back and covered his lower body with his hands.
It's even more sleazy now.
Gong Shi Moyu surveyed everything before him with a gloomy expression, his eyes sweeping over Chu Xingjin's body, the seal, and the faces of the Wan Clan disciples around him before finally settling back on Chu Xingjin's face.
Chu Xingjin hurriedly put on a cloak to cover himself completely. After thinking for a while, he remembered the script he had prepared earlier and put on a sorrowful expression.
"Jiaoyue, Jiaoyue sacrificed herself to repair the seal, and has already fallen into the Demon Realm."
"I'm afraid it's more likely to be bad than good."
He comforted him from afar, saying, "Brother Moyu, don't be too sad. The Xie family still needs your support."
Gongshi Moyu did not answer. After confirming the state of the seal once again, she pulled Gongshi Chuo and said, "Let's go."
This is Wan's territory. Staying here is meaningless to them. They need to think things through more carefully.
He needed to return to the Xie family immediately to ascertain Xie Jiaoyue's condition through other means.
...
When you are sucked into the demon realm, the surroundings are sometimes pitch black and sometimes flashing with strange seven-colored light. You are surrounded by tearing forces, making it impossible to keep your balance. The feeling is like motion sickness, making you dizzy and lightheaded.
It's like a scene from a science fiction movie, where you travel through a wormhole.
Xie Jiaoyue wondered if she had traveled through time and space.
Indeed, going from the world of cultivation to the world of demons is a cross-realm transition.
She tried to use her inner energy to protect herself, and after several attempts, her dantian, which had seemed to be sealed, finally broke free from its stagnation.
Before she could even manage to draw her luck, the immense force of the impact sent Xie Jiaoyue into a complete coma.
Before she fainted, she was thinking that the reason she couldn't use magic before wasn't because there was too much demonic energy.
It's highly likely that Chu Xingjin plotted against her.
That damned Chu Xingjin! Today was a trap he set for her!
Chu Xingjin used the lives of countless Wan family disciples to set a trap for her!
How can a person be so heartless?
...
Gong Shi Moyu returned to the Xie family immediately. Xie in black was already waiting for her there. As soon as she arrived, Xie in black went to greet her.
After spending several years together, Xie in black had long regarded this hardworking and earnest child as his own son, and gave him a thorough check-up.
Gong Shichuo didn't let her off either; this young lady is quite a good child.
After seeing that the two were alright, Xie in black allowed them to speak.
“It’s not that I don’t care about Jiaoyue’s current situation, but judging from the bits and pieces you’ve sent me before, Jiaoyue’s situation is not something that can be resolved in a short time. You can’t afford to cause any more problems.”
Gong Shi Moyu had already sent many messages to Xie in black on the way, and his anxiety and panic were revealed through the text.
After Xie San-yan's few words, Gong Shi Mo-yu's mind finally returned to normal.
But he still couldn't figure it out: "What should we do? Jiaoyue has fallen into the Demon Realm, isn't her chances of survival slim?"
Xie, dressed in black, opened his palm, revealing a ball of red flame imprisoned within a transparent crystal sphere. Though faint, the flame was still flickering.
"The life-giving fire of the bright moon."
The flame looked like it might go out at any moment, which made Gongshi Moyu anxious: "I'm going to the Demon Realm too, I'm going to find her."
As she spoke, Gongshi Moyu was about to run outside.
Xie, dressed in black, pulled the man back and slapped him across the face: "Go ahead and do it if you don't want to live."
"Although Jiaoyue can still hold on, I guarantee that you will die immediately if you go to the Demon Realm."
"Do you know how difficult it is to patch a vulnerability in an interface that a cultivator can exploit? How many demonic beasts would be unleashed?"
"Or do you already know how the Wan family patched up the loopholes?"
Gong Shi Moyu couldn't answer a single question. He didn't even know if the Wan family had any connection with the Demon Realm, nor did he know how Chu Xingjin's cultivation had increased so rapidly.
After a long silence, Gongshi Moyu asked softly, "Is there nothing I can do to help her?"
Xie, dressed in black, gently placed Xie Jiaoyue's life flame on the altar.
He gazed at the altar: "Jiaoyue is the patriarch of the Xie clan, the patriarch of a Heavenly-level family. Her fate is intertwined with that of the Xie clan. The prosperity of the Xie clan will benefit her."
Xie, dressed in black, offered what he considered the fastest method: "The Wan family has invested so much effort in cultivating Chu Xingjin, they must want to make him the next leader of the Wan family, to compete with Chu Xingjin, and let the world know that the future of the cultivation world does not lie with the Wan family, or at least not only with the Wan family."
Luck is a very mysterious thing. Xie, who has lived for so many years, can more or less sense the existence of luck.
Chu Xingjin possesses exceptionally strong fortune, which is one of the reasons why the Gongshi and Wan clans chose him. They might even groom him as the next clan leader, allowing him to mutually benefit from the Wan clan's success.
Jiaoyue's fortune is comparable to Chu Xingjin's, and in fact, after he met Jiaoyue, Jiaoyue's fortune has subtly surpassed Chu Xingjin's.
But the world's fortune is finite; when one is strong, others are weak, and when one is weak, others can become strong. Now that Jiaoyue is in crisis, if they do nothing, Xie Jiaoyue's fortune will inevitably weaken, while Chu Xingjin's fortune may become stronger.
If he wasn't mistaken, the Wan family would definitely portray Chu Xingjin as a hero who would save the world, in order to boost Chu Xingjin's prestige and make his fortune even stronger.
Xie in black found it puzzling. Although Chu Xingjin had strong luck, he was a three-sex servant with no loyalty whatsoever. How could he be favored by the Wan family?
If Xie Jiaoyue were here, she would say, "That's the protagonist's halo."
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