Chapter 197 The world, which had been stable for many years…
The once stable family structure changed due to the appearance of Xie Jiaoyue and the destruction of the Gongshi family. The Xie family, which had been dormant for many years, took the opportunity to grow stronger and acquired a lot of resources.
However, with Chu Xingjin, the Wan family seemed to have gained the protagonist's halo as well. They spread the news of Xie Jiaoyue's unknown fate throughout the continent and seized the opportunity to take back a lot of resources that had already been taken by the Xie family.
Upon receiving news that the Wan family had seized another mine, Gongshi Moyu suddenly realized what was happening.
What exactly is he doing? His surname is Gongshi, and he's inexplicably on Xie's territory. Is he just secretly grieving?
The Xie family disciples were originally few in number, and most of them gathered here because of Xie Jiaoyue. Now that Xie Jiaoyue is gone, people are already in a state of panic. As the one who has been giving orders for the past few years, he has not even seen anyone. No matter who the enemy is, they must be overjoyed.
With this in mind, he finally stepped out of his room after many days.
Xie, dressed in black and holding a sword, stood at the doorway. The light was against him, making it impossible to tell if his eyes were open or not. He immediately asked, "Have you come to your senses?"
"You young people, all you know is love and romance, you don't have a single serious thing on your mind."
It's unclear whether he was referring to the person in front of him or someone from the past.
"Once you've figured it out, go and deal with it as soon as possible."
Gongshi Moyu took the jade slip and placed it between her eyebrows, not daring to reply, but silently began to handle the affairs.
The clashes between the demon realm and the cultivation world are increasing, and the most pressing issue is naturally the growing number of demonic beasts. After dealing with other matters, he immediately began reviewing briefings from his own family and other aristocratic families, studying them until late at night before discovering a problem.
The seals that were being destroyed were increasing, but these days, there seem to be signs that they are decreasing.
The reductions all occurred within Wan's territory.
The Wan family is not known for its sealing techniques, so could it really be the influence of Qi?
After much deliberation, Gongshi Moyu couldn't sit still any longer. Under the cover of night, he got up and headed straight for the battle zone belonging to the Xie clan.
Guided by some unseen force, he stood alone before an inconspicuous seal.
The seal wasn't large, appearing to be only about a meter square. Gong Shi Moyu inexplicably felt that perhaps if he lay down on it, he could cover the entire seal and prevent the monster from getting out.
He's just a bit of a useless person.
Perhaps because they were too small, although the seal was damaged, only small and low-level magical beasts could squeeze through. Gongshi Moyu didn't even need to take out his natal weapon; he could easily deal with them by simply making a hand seal. As a result, they never attracted the attention of cultivators, and no one wasted precious materials for repairing the seal to deal with them.
Gong Shi Moyu began to recall why she wanted to come to such a remote and deserted place alone in the middle of the night.
Just as his eyes began to glaze over, under his blank gaze, the broken seal began to emanate dark demonic energy, which mercilessly devoured the remaining seal.
Gong Shimo had already placed his hand on the Spirit Mirror, ready to call for help at any time.
But before he could even finish writing a single line, the seal in front of him vanished.
The seal and the broken vortex between the two realms all vanished completely, leaving only the pitch-black soil that was no different from the surrounding area.
Gong Shi Moyu tried stepping on it, and the solid and reliable feel was the most familiar and reassuring touch for every cultivator and mortal.
He stood there, stunned, countless possibilities flashing through his mind. After a long time, he still couldn't decide what changes had occurred that could have led to this situation.
It doesn't matter what the reason is, as long as it can belong to him, as long as it can be used by Xie Shi and Jiao Yue, all other issues are not within Gong Shi Mo Yu's current consideration.
He quickly took out the Mirror of Spirits.
"Gongshi Chuo, do your old cronies still talk to you?"
These words insulted her friend, her taste, and questioned her popularity. The moment Gong Shichuo saw these words, countless vulgar thoughts flashed through his mind. In the end, he thought that he couldn't beat this person, and his best friend seemed to have a secret relationship with this person, so he had no choice but to give in.
Returning to: "Yes".
"Please help me."
Gong Shichuo held the Mirror of Spiritual Communication right under his nose and stared at the sentence repeatedly.
Gongshi Moyu, who seemed to be omnipotent and never asked for help, actually sent her a message asking for "help".
It's not about helping, it's about giving a helping hand.
Gong Shichuo's mood brightened immediately, and he asked cheerfully, "What is it?"
If the psychic mirror could convey tone, she would definitely be speaking with certainty, as if this matter could definitely be accomplished.
Even though she doesn't know what it is yet.
"Help me spread this news." Gongshi Moyu described the seal in front of him. "It doesn't need to be too formal. Use storytelling, gossip, destiny, or anything like that. It's because the Xie family is destined for this extraordinary encounter."
Gong Shichuo, who had spent his childhood cultivating and playing with cats and dogs, was completely ignorant of worldly affairs. Upon hearing this, he realized that this matter would be quite difficult for Gong Shi Moyu, a workaholic who was detached from worldly affairs. However, with her and the equally playful cook Jin Wan working together, the matter would actually be quite simple.
But what's the point of promoting this?
Several days ago, in the Demon Realm.
Xie Jiaoyue didn't know how long she had been lying on the ground, so long that when she opened her eyes, she vaguely wondered if she had arrived in the underworld.
"Ouch, that hurts."
If your arms and legs still hurt, it means you're still alive.
She looked around. The weather was shrouded in dark fog, and she couldn't see much beyond that point, which made her wish she could get a car headlight to shine forward.
There are no sun, moon, or stars in the sky, and we don't know where the light comes from, nor what energy sustains this world that appears to have no sun.
Oh right, I forgot again, this isn't the physical world.
In a world full of monsters, surviving solely on demonic energy is not a big deal.
Xie Jiaoyue opened her eyes and let her mind wander. The distraction made her lower body pain less noticeable. After a long time, she finally managed to stand up from the ground.
Within sight, the familiar, strangely shaped red and black figure of the monster could already be vaguely seen.
Xie Jiaoyue immediately held her breath and sealed her entire body, enduring the pain as she tried to find a place to hide herself.
She shrank into a hollow in a towering tree that could be embraced by ten people.
The tree hole is located about ten meters above the ground. As long as the magical beast can't fly, she can just sit here and meditate.
Xie Jiaoyue was extremely fortunate, thankfully her cultivation level was high and she had already abstained from grains.
After Xie Jiaoyue sat steadily in the tree hole, she looked into the distance again. Sure enough, after losing its own aura, the magical beast was circling around in a daze. After circling a few times, it walked away leisurely with a clattering sound.
Just as she had imagined, it was completely mindless and, apart from being more lethal, no different from a wild beast she encountered on the roadside.
It can't even compare to smarter cats and dogs.
Xie Jiaoyue devoted half of her energy to meditation and rest, and the other half to being vigilant about her surroundings. After a full day and night, she was basically certain that the area where she had fallen had a very low monster population.
Xie Jiaoyue secretly released a bit of her aura, and after a full half hour, she finally encountered a magical beast.
She shielded her aura with her body, and the monsters began to feel dizzy and disoriented again.
Release it again, attract, block, and make people dizzy.
Xie Jiaoyue played with the monster for a full half hour. The monster was incredibly well-behaved, giving Xie Jiaoyue the illusion that she had raised a pet.
Once she was fairly certain that the magical beast had gone far away, Xie Jiaoyue took a risk and released a large amount of her aura at once.
The thunderous sound of hooves pounding the earth followed, adding an invisible pressure to one's heart, as if a hand were squeezing Xie Jiaoyue's heart, making her involuntarily reach out and press it down, as if that would give her some sense of security.
The tremor traveled through the earth and the tree trunks to Xie Jiaoyue, causing all the tiny wounds on her body to ache. Tiny beads of blood seeped from the already healed wounds, staining her already dirty clothes once again.
Two kilometers, one kilometer, five hundred meters.
Xie Jiaoyue silently chanted in her heart, "One hundred meters, fifty meters, stop!"
The charging monsters came to a stop. Due to inertia, the monsters behind that hadn't stopped in time couldn't brake in time and crashed into the monsters in front. Their huge bodies collided with each other, making a series of muffled thuds.
The monster in front turned around and bit you, and the monster behind it was not to be outdone, howling and slashing with its claws. They bit each other and slashed each other, and that's how the fight started.
The monster, controlled by rage, seemed to see only its sworn brother, a mortal enemy, and completely forgot the smell of food it had previously caught.
Xie Jiaoyue felt somewhat speechless.
Are there really so many high-level combatants who can't even grow a brain?
If they really had no brains, how did they manage to break down the barrier between the demon realm and the cultivation realm, and even spread their influence to multiple locations, creating the appearance of an attack on the cultivation realm?
At least, the Heavenly-level families—or rather, the Wan family—have always propagated this narrative, claiming that the Demon Realm has a Demon King who commands low-level magical beasts to attack the cultivation world, posing the greatest crisis to the cultivation world.
Although no cultivator had ever seen a magical beast with intelligence, this explanation was so reasonable and in line with the common sense of cultivators that it made people believe it without any doubt.
However, those familiar with evolution know that beings with intelligence and those without are completely different species, with a gap similar to reproductive isolation. It is unlikely that the Demon King is already so intelligent that he is almost demonic, while the other monsters are still like stray dogs on the roadside.
They're not queen bees or ant queens, relying on pheromones to command their cattle and horses in an orderly manner.
Moreover, these magical beasts in front of us are anything but orderly.
Xie Jiaoyue couldn't help but start believing in "Mr. Science" again. After all, metals can conduct electricity and wood is afraid of fire. What's wrong with her believing in science?
She rested for another day, allowing her external injuries to heal to about 70-80%. Her dantian was also replenished with spiritual energy thanks to the pills sponsored by Gong Shi Moyu. She crouched down and crawled out of the tree hole, then ran for several hours to another tree hole, where she crawled back in.
Repeat the previous attempt.
After trying seven or eight rounds, Xie Jiaoyue looked up at the sky and sighed.
What's it like to be the person with the highest IQ in the world?
Thanks for the invitation. I'm feeling a bit lonely and want to chat.
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