Chapter 249 The Ruthless Senior Brother of the Path of Merciless Path, Used as Cannon Fodder (Part 32) ...
Heng Mo cleared a space on the table where he was reviewing memorials, and under Heng Qian's somewhat uneasy gaze, he poured out a pile of low-grade spirit stones, a full ten thousand of them.
The young emperor trembled at the sight of the overflowing spirit stones on the table and immediately knelt down with a thud. "Your Majesty, Uncle, this is too much! Your nephew cannot accept this!"
Ten thousand low-grade spirit stones are equivalent to ten million taels of silver. You should know that the entire national treasury of An Kingdom does not even have ten million taels of silver!
Heng Mo reached out and pulled the person up. "Take it. Also, tidy up the palace. It's not good for it to always be so desolate. Leave the demons to me. You just need to lead the people to live a good life."
The late Emperor Hengzheng spent almost the entire palace on the cost of exorcising the demon, without touching a single penny of the national treasury. In the end, he died because the demonic energy entered his body.
Now that Hengqian has ascended the throne, although Hengmo has been sending back spirit stones, amounting to dozens of low-grade spirit stones a month, the entire country is in dire need of rebuilding and there are many places where money is needed, so he has not renovated the palace.
"Yes, nephew will listen to your imperial uncle." Hengqian said this, but then sent Wang Fu to summon the officials of the Ministry of Revenue, clearly intending to put the spirit stones into the national treasury.
Heng Mo watched as Steward Wang was about to leave, patted him on the shoulder, and handed him a handful of low-grade spirit stones.
“When you and Father Emperor sent me to have my spiritual roots tested, I said I would take care of you in your old age.” Heng Mo looked at him with a smile. “Look, haven’t I grown taller than before?”
"Good, good, good, our little Mo has grown taller and more capable." Wang Fu nodded with a smile, but his eyes were already brimming with tears. "If the late Emperor could see this, he would be very happy."
Heng Mo didn't exchange pleasantries with Wang Fu for long, but he made his stance clear: as long as Wang Fu didn't commit the heinous crime of treason, he would be safe and sound for the rest of his life.
Besides the spirit stones, Heng Mo also left behind some talismans that could be used without spiritual power, jade tablets, several spirit-testing stones for detecting spiritual roots, and some pills that mortals could use. Then, amidst Heng Qian's profuse thanks, he left the palace.
There weren't many side quests in Anguo. Hengmo gave the rest to Lin You and those who submitted quests, and exchanged the rest for array materials of roughly the same value, setting up spirit-gathering arrays in various cities of Anguo.
He finally understood what his second senior uncle meant by the gift. The Xuan Yue Sect, which had previously tolerated the rampant behavior of the demons, had suddenly turned against the demons, who had previously been their accomplices, resulting in mutual destruction and their expulsion from the cultivation world.
Heng Mo looked at Lin You, "Senior Lin, are you able to find out how Father is doing?"
Lin You had never looked into this kind of thing before. Fortunately, the system shop had items for this purpose. After spending ten points, Heng Mo got the information he wanted.
"Hengzheng is living a peaceful and prosperous life as emperor in a place where there are no demons or cultivators. He is currently urging the number one person in the world to be his crown prince."
At the same time, Xuan Ling also found his destined person. Plans always change with needs. Unlike the original plot, the puppet transformed into a teenage girl.
They were about the same age as Heng Mo, and both had the same top-grade ice spiritual root, but their attitudes toward Xuan Ling were completely different.
The bright, lively girl's eyes sparkled with admiration and respect, and her clear, crisp voice expressed her feelings directly.
"Master, Master, you are truly a celestial being, extraordinary and holy. You are the most beautiful person I have ever seen in this world!"
"Master, you are truly amazing! You finished off such a powerful demon in one move. Is this the unparalleled prowess of the First Sword God, Xuan Ling?"
"How can you be so elegant and refined even when you're slaying demons? Your disciple is growing to like you more and more, Master!"
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Xuan Ling was lured in by these praises and gradually fell into the trap. By the time Heng Mo finished his training and heard the news, the demon race had already lost a demon general.
As Heng Mo completed more and more side quests with his cheat system, he accumulated more points. He no longer needed to save up for months for a single Breakthrough Pill and could now buy more advanced items.
Lin You tried to give him some advice, but Heng Mo refused, saying, "I can't rely too much on external things for my cultivation, and I have other uses for these Breakthrough Pills."
The seven elders of the Xuan Yang Sect, the second, third and fourth elders, have been stuck at the bottleneck for more than a hundred years. Is it really because they have unresolved inner conflicts and their cultivation is insufficient?
Why do other sects also have so many Nascent Soul stage cultivators stuck at various bottlenecks, and even quite a few stuck at the Golden Core stage?
Heng Mo didn't know what caused it, but if things continued like this, the cultivation world would only decline further and further. If the demon race rampaged again, who would protect this world?
The Second Elder took over Xuanling, and the Fourth Elder also helped share the sect's affairs. Even the other junior brothers helped teach the disciples and protect the sect.
The sect leader finally had time and was able to focus on his secluded cultivation. When Heng Mo's progress bar for his cheat-like quest had reached more than 50%, he received a message from his second senior uncle. His eldest senior uncle had already reached the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm and was only one step away from breaking through the bottleneck.
When there is a way to travel by flying on a sword, transportation in the cultivation world is actually very convenient. Heng Mo only took one day to return to the Xuan Yang Sect with Lin You, just in time for the celebration prepared by several elders.
Although the sect leader didn't think there was anything to celebrate about him hitting a bottleneck, it was still an event organized by his junior brothers, and he didn't want to spoil everyone's fun.
When Heng Mo returned, it was just in time for the toasting ceremony. Before he could even greet his master, his second senior uncle shoved a wine pot into his hand. "Little Mo, you've come back just in time. Come on, you can offer the first cup of wine to your senior uncle."
After speaking, he patted Heng Mo's shoulder. He dressed up in a rather formal manner to cleverly block everyone's view. Heng Mo's fingers trembled twice, and the Breakthrough Pill disguised as wine fell into the cup.
The two worked together flawlessly, and apart from the invisible Lin You, no one noticed anything amiss. Heng Mo obediently handed the wine cup to the sect leader: "Senior Uncle, this disciple toasts you, wishing you further progress in cultivation and protecting the sect's eternal prosperity."
The sect leader was completely unaware of anything amiss. After finishing his drink, he asked a few more questions about his experiences during his training trip before chatting with others.
They were all fellow disciples, so there wasn't much formality. After the Second Elder subtly stopped the Sect Leader from offering him a toast a few times, everyone subconsciously stopped holding their wine cups and instead gathered together to look at the scene in the Bagua mirror that the Second Elder had specially brought out.
The girl, who had been transformed from a puppet, was looking up and excitedly talking to Xuan Ling. Even though he was cold and didn't respond much, the girl was still happy to talk to him.
Even a simple "hmm" from the other person can make their eyes sparkle with excitement, and they'll shower them with words of admiration and respect.
Although Xuan Ling appears aloof, those who know him well know that this is the most enthusiastic he has been in hundreds of years.
Back then, the sect leader wanted to compete for resources in the cultivation world to improve the sect's ranking. He asked him to participate in the competition, and he asked him for more than three months and 107 times, but he never received a single response from him.
Just as everyone was discussing what would be the best outcome for Xuan Ling to vent their anger, the sect leader suddenly had an epiphany and was quickly sent to a secluded cultivation chamber by the Second Elder, who was already prepared.
The bottleneck he had just encountered was broken through inexplicably, and the sect leader couldn't figure out how he had suddenly attained enlightenment, no matter how hard he racked his brains.
It can't be that seeing what might happen to Xuan Ling made him resolve his inner conflict and directly break through to the Nascent Soul stage!
He'll only be able to let go of things after the other person really comes to a bad end, right? Does he have that much of a heart?!
If breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage were so easy, then for such a long time, Xuan Ling wouldn't have been the only Nascent Soul stage cultivator in the entire cultivation world.
Seeing his bewildered expression, the Second Elder finally regained some composure. He thought to himself, anyone would be bewildered in this situation!
"Didn't I tell you before that Xiaoqi's place has good feng shui and brings us good fortune? Look, you've made a breakthrough."
The sect leader looked at him with mixed feelings, feeling that his breakthrough was inseparable from him. He grabbed the Second Elder's arm.
"Second brother, you've been breaking through for so long now. It's a good opportunity to spar with me, help me stabilize my cultivation, and also see if you've made any progress."
The sect leader pulled the second elder into another room. After a series of crackling noises, the second elder came out limping, and the sect leader got his answer.
Heng Mo: ………? ?
Although I didn't intend to hide it from my elders, it's not very fair that you exposed me so easily.
Faced with Shang Hengmo's reproachful gaze, the Second Elder awkwardly touched his nose. "Ahem, it was bound to be said sooner or later, so what's the difference if it's just a little while longer, right?"
The sect leader's gaze also fell on Heng Mo. When he saw the other man instinctively shrink back, he gently went over and patted his shoulder: "Don't worry, Xiao Mo. As long as you don't learn bad things from your second senior uncle, our sect will not easily resort to corporal punishment."
Heng Mo nodded hastily, becoming even more obedient, but silently added in his heart: So, if you go astray, you'll get beaten up.
Looking at his second senior uncle, who didn't even dare to sit on a stool, Heng Mo couldn't help but grin. He never expected that his eldest senior uncle, who was always gentle and easy to talk to, would be the fiercest one.
This celebration was secretly arranged by the Second Elder. Only seven elders attended, plus Shen Ting, Heng Mo's friend who was involved in the Xuan Ling incident.
The effects of the Breakthrough Pill are easy to understand. As for its origin, in the cultivation world, a mere chance encounter is enough to explain it. The rest is up to the fifth, sixth, and seventh elders to work hard in their cultivation and strive to reach the Nascent Soul stage as soon as possible.
Heng Mo also took the opportunity to explain his goal to the elders: "I want to exchange the lives of demons for the Breakthrough Pill. As long as I can kill ten Nascent Soul stage demons or one hundred Golden Core stage demons and bring evidence of the killings, I can receive a Breakthrough Pill that allows me to break through the Nascent Soul stage bottleneck."
The Second Elder looked at Heng Mo and frowned: "If you want to run such a big operation, how many Breakthrough Pills do you have left? Aren't you going to keep one for yourself?"
Heng Mo lowered his eyes to look at the system page and his own points, silently calculated for a while, and then said hesitantly, "About two thousand? Is that not enough?"
The second elder, who was already limping, lost his balance upon hearing this and sat back down in his original spot, then jumped up with a loud "whoosh".
Heng Mo had never seen his second senior brother so lively before. Before he could even react, he had already taken out the recording stone and recorded everything.
"Heng Mo! Hand over the recording stone!" The Second Elder's furious expression was still recorded, and Heng Mo had already skillfully run behind the Third Elder to hide.
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Author's Note: [Owl emoji]
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