Having been given a second chance at life, I choose to join the Demonic Sect!

Surrounded by these beautiful women, Cao Meng regretted his decision; he should have come quietly.

In the end, Cao Meng chose to pay a small fee to avoid further trouble, and only managed to escape by giving out a few small gifts.

"Damn system, you've screwed me over again!"

Cao Meng took out the attendance record and, after confirming that the check-in location was at Peak Master Gong Yu, he cursed angrily.

The Peak Master's Palace is the Peak Master's residence, meaning there's a 90% chance of encountering the Peak Master.

"call!"

Cao Meng let out a sigh of relief. Fortunately, he had already thought about what to say if he encountered Song Yafei, the Peak Master of Dream Poetry, on the way here.

When Cao Meng arrived at the peak master's palace, he saw that the check-in location was the main hall, and he was immediately relieved. At least it wasn't the other party's bedroom!

The main hall is easy to handle; just go in and give a casual greeting.

If no one is around, that would be even better; I can just turn around and leave as soon as I've checked in!

Cao Meng arrived at the main hall and saw Song Yafei sitting at the head of the table. It was clear that she had noticed his arrival and was waiting for him there.

"Greetings, Uncle-Master Song!"

Cao Meng bowed respectfully to Song Yafei, while simultaneously summoning his subordinates:
"System check-in!"

"Ding! The host has successfully checked in at the Dream Poetry Peak Master's Hall and obtained the recipe for the Tier 3 Spirit Drink, Dream of a Fleeting Life, with absolute access!"

"Friendly reminder: The Hehuan Sect's daily check-in map is now open. Check-in cooldown period: 30 days remaining!"

Song Yafei stared at Cao Meng with her beautiful eyes and said with a charming smile:

"Nephew Cao Meng, what brings you to my Dream Poetry Peak? Are you here to spy on me, or to plot against me?"

Song Yafei didn't have a good impression of Cao Meng because she wasn't on Duanmu Fei's side; she was on Han Sijing's side. More importantly, she had a grudge against Xia Yulan!
Baiyuexuan in Chunfeng City is one of her businesses. Cao Meng helped Xia Yulan turn the canteen business around, especially the takeout business, which had caused considerable damage to her spiritual cuisine business.

Given this situation, it's no wonder Song Yafei has feelings for Cao Meng. The fact that she didn't take the initiative to attack Cao Meng is already a testament to her magnanimity.

Adding to what Cao Meng did a few months ago, the fact that the other party still dares to come to her territory is a provocation.

"Uncle-Master Song, what are you saying!"

Cao Meng felt that he was such a good person, how could he possibly do such a thing?

"You went to Senior Sister Han's cultivation place and disturbed her cultivation."

Furthermore, you tricked Senior Sister Han with a fake method of refining the Immortal's Secret, and you and Junior Sister Xia poisoned Junior Sister Yuwen!

"So, you're planning to make a move against me today?"

Song Yafei sneered, ruthlessly exposing Cao Meng's recent misdeeds. She seriously suspected that Cao Meng was planning to harm her.

"Uncle Song, actually, the celebration is approaching, and I was thinking of asking you for a few lines of poetry to use for the occasion. If you don't welcome me, I'll leave now!"

Cao Meng has now successfully checked in and is too lazy to waste any more time, so he's ready to slip away.

"In that case, Nephew Cao Meng, please wait a moment. Your uncle needs to gather his thoughts!"

Today, Cao Meng took the initiative to come to Song Yafei's territory, and she will let him get away again.

After Song Yafei asked Cao Meng to stay, she took out the Immortal Inquiry Machine and started playing with it, sending a message to someone.

Although she didn't think Cao Meng was a good person, she had to admit that the "Quest for Immortality" he created was a good thing.

"Uncle-Master Song, my master has called me back for dinner. Why don't you give me the poem when you've finished it?"

Cao Meng sensed something was wrong and tried to slip away again.

Song Yafei is peacefully playing the game of Asking the Immortals, she doesn't seem to be preparing to compose poetry at all!

Moreover, Cao Meng was just using a random excuse; he didn't actually want the other party's poems.

"Nephew Cao Meng, let's wait a moment!"

Song Yafei stopped Cao Meng again, as if she thought this was a vegetable market where she could come and go as she pleased.

She's already called for help; if Cao Meng leaves, it'll be no fun!

"I think we should just forget about it?"

After Cao Meng finished speaking, he took off running, but Song Yafei flashed and blocked his retreat, sneering:
"Cao Meng, Junior Sister Yuwen needs to see you. Let's wait a bit longer!"

The person Song Yafei was calling was Yuwen Jing. She and Yuwen Jing had a good personal relationship, so naturally she had to call for her enemy when he came.

……

"You traitor Cao, today I'm going to chop off your dog paws!"

Yuwen Jing suddenly charged at Cao Meng with a large sword, but fortunately Cao Meng reacted quickly and successfully dodged it.

Upon seeing that the visitor was Yuwen Jing, Cao Meng said helplessly:

"Uncle-Master Yuwen, it really wasn't my fault that day, it was all Uncle-Master Xia's fault!"

Cao Meng felt that he and Yuwen Jing were both victims, and the culprit was the great demon Xia Yulan. The other party should go and settle accounts with Xia Yulan, not cause trouble for him.

"You and Xia Yulan are both scourges of the sect, you both deserve to die!"

Yuwen Jing once again attacked Cao Meng with her broadsword. She wanted to cut off Cao Meng's right hand that had touched her, and then go to Xia Yulan for revenge.

Facing Yuwen Jing's broadsword, Cao Meng kept dodging.

Song Yafei was somewhat surprised to see that Cao Meng was able to hold on against Yuwen Jing's offensive.

Although Yuwen Jing's moves controlled her power, they were still beyond the capabilities of a Nascent Soul cultivator.

"Cao Meng, if you hand over the true method for refining the Immortal Inquiry Machine, I will help you stop Junior Sister Yuwen!"

Song Yafei also inquired about the method of refining the Immortal Machine. After her investigation, she found that the cost of this thing was only one hundred low-grade pieces, but it could be sold for one thousand low-grade spirit stones.

This stuff is highly profitable, and the market is incredibly competitive—who wouldn't be tempted?

"Senior Sister Song, this scoundrel Cao will not hand over the method of obtaining the Immortal's Secret. If we capture him together and torture him, we will surely be able to force him to hand over the method of refining the Immortal's Secret!"

Seeing that he couldn't defeat Cao Meng, Yuwen Jing decided to get serious.

In order to prevent Song Yafei from defecting to the enemy, she even planned to drag Song Yafei down with her.

"My two senior uncles, I, Cao Meng, am not made of clay. If you still want to make a move, I won't hold back!"

Cao Meng immediately pulled out two fifth-tier talismans. She felt that she had only played with Yuwen Jing earlier because she had a good feel for them back then.

If the other party continues to go too far, don't blame yourself for fighting back.

Yuwen Jing stared at the two massive, fifth-tier talismans in Cao Meng's hands and cursed angrily:
"You scoundrel, if you've got the guts, don't use the talisman Xia Yulan gave you!"

Although Yuwen Jing's cultivation was close to the fifth level of the Nascent Soul stage, she still felt a chill run down her spine when she saw so many fifth-order talismans.

Damn Xia Yulan, it's one thing for you to bully me, but you also let your man use so many talismans to bully me. You deserve to die.

"Uncle-Master Yuwen, if you have the guts to suppress your cultivation level, fight me at the same level!"

Cao Meng isn't stupid. What kind of cultivator would he be if he had talismans but didn't use them?

Of course, if Yuwen Jing dared to suppress her cultivation level and fight him, he would definitely pin her to the ground.

"roll!"

Seeing the number of fifth-tier talismans in Cao Meng's hand, Song Yafei knew that she would not be able to defeat him today, so she told him to get lost.

"Uncle-Master Yuwen, you've been somewhat ungrateful today."

Today, Uncle Xia even said he wanted to kidnap a female cultivator at the fourth or fifth level of the Nascent Soul stage so I could absorb her primordial yin energy to advance my own Nascent Soul stage. If I hadn't refused, who knows how we would have met!

Cao Meng thought Yuwen Jing was an ingrate. He dared to bet that if he hadn't rejected Xia Yulan, Yuwen Jing might be lying in his bed right now while he was eating rice with his fellow disciples.

"In that case, I should thank you for protecting my innocence!"

Yuwen Jing's tone was very cold. She believed Cao Meng's words because Xia Yulan was really capable of doing such a thing.

The other party might actually bind him and use his own primordial yin to help Cao Meng improve his cultivation.

"No need for thanks, let's just wipe the slate clean!" Cao Meng said quickly, which made Yuwen Jing grit her teeth in anger.

Damn Cao Cao, I'll chop off your dog paws sooner or later.

……

After leaving Mengshi Peak, Cao Meng headed straight for Wanqi Peak to check on the situation.

As soon as Cao Meng entered Wanqi Peak, he saw Ying Ling'er, the senior disciple of Wanqi Peak, leading the other disciples of Wanqi Peak in cultivation.

These people were clearly preparing for this celebration, ready to prove Wan Qifeng wrong.

"You traitor Cao, take this!"

When Ying Ling'er noticed Cao Meng watching from the side, she immediately lashed out at him with her whip.

"Go aside!"

After catching Ying Ling'er's whip with his bare hands, Cao Meng threw her aside.

If it weren't for the fact that it was my fault back then, and that I accidentally damaged her body with the Tongyou Finger, I would definitely have beaten her up!

"I brought you gifts!"

Cao Meng gave each of Wanqi Peak's personal disciples a "Questioning Immortal Machine," since if he wasn't mistaken, these people could also be considered half of his disciples!

"Thank you, Junior Brother Cao Meng!"

Wan Qifeng's personal disciples bowed and thanked Cao Meng one by one.

You should know that a single Immortal Inquiry Machine costs a thousand low-grade spirit stones!

"Junior Brother Cao Meng, I've recently switched to learning swordsmanship, but there are many parts I don't understand. I wonder if you could privately give me some pointers!"

One of the female disciples winked at Cao Meng, and the meaning of her "guidance" was self-evident.

"Are you tired of living? Aren't you afraid that Uncle Xia will capture you and use you to test poison?"

Seeing her junior sisters so disappointing, Ying Ling'er adopted the demeanor of the eldest senior sister and sternly reprimanded them.

At Ying Ling'er's rebuke, the women retreated one by one, keeping their distance from Cao Meng.

Honestly, although they coveted Cao Meng, they didn't want to die, and even less did they want to be captured by Xia Yulan to test poison.

"You traitor Cao, don't think that just because you're trying to be nice to me, I'll forgive what you did to me!"

Although Ying Ling'er obtained Cao Meng's divine clues, she would not forgive Cao Meng's evil deeds.

He thinks he can forgive me with just a mere fortune teller? Absolutely not!

"Ying Ling'er, what did I do to you?"

Cao Meng simply refused to admit it. After all, if what he guessed was true, Ying Ling'er was indeed his half-disciple, so he absolutely could not admit to this!
"You have the guts to swear to God that you didn't defile my body!"

Ying Ling'er glared fiercely at Cao Meng, that cowardly bastard who dared to do something but not admit it.

"Stop fooling around, go play somewhere else!"

Seeing that the other party was still fixated on this matter, Cao Meng then gave them ten more divination slips.

Ying Ling'er's mouth still needs to be shut, because if this gets out of hand, it will be embarrassing for everyone.

"You came to see me today?"

Including the first one, Ying Ling'er has received eleven Immortal Inquiry Machines today.

Knowing when to stop while she was ahead, she temporarily set aside the other party's previous misdeeds and inquired about Cao Meng's true intentions.

"What are you thinking about?"

Cao Meng felt that Ying Ling'er and Hong Qi were comparable, both being excessively narcissistic.

"The celebration is about to begin, and my master asked me to come and discuss some things with Uncle Shen."

Cao Meng gave Ying Ling'er a perfunctory reply and flew towards the summit; he was off to do something important.

……

"Cao Meng, what brings you here!"

In the palace atop the mountain, Shen Aoxue was tending to flowers when she was startled to see Cao Meng suddenly arrive.

"This disciple greets Martial Uncle Shen!"

After bowing respectfully, Cao Meng quickly approached the other person and put his arm around him.

"Cao Meng, how dare you!"

Shen Aoxue frowned and sternly rebuked Cao Meng for his frivolous behavior.

"My Uncle Yinghuai deceived me so badly!"

After smelling the fragrance on Shen Aoxue's body, Cao Meng revealed her identity.

When Shen Aoxue realized that her identity had been exposed, her body went limp. Cao Meng quickly picked her up and carried her to her bedroom.

"A Titled Douluo Passes By, Sealing 100,000 Words—"

After three days and three nights of fierce fighting, Shen Aoxue had long since dropped her pretense. She nestled against Cao Meng's chest and asked:
When did you find out?

Yinghuai was able to confirm her identity not because Xia Yulan and Duanmu Fei told her, but because Cao Meng discovered it himself.

However, she was puzzled as to how Cao Meng had discovered her, since she had disguised herself very well.

"I guessed it!"

Cao Meng was quite surprised that Yinghuai, the congenital survivor, was actually Shen Aoxue, the master of Wanqi Peak.

However, this made him even more excited, after all, Yinghuai was different from the great demon, the female demon, and the wronged senior sister.

The powerful demons and female demons have too much airs about them when they are in high positions. They never cooperate with me and only care about their own enjoyment.

As for the vengeful senior sister, she wouldn't take the initiative to cater to him; he had to hold her down and force her to cooperate with him.

Only Yinghuai, as the peak master, would actively cater to her and fulfill all her demands.

"Cao Meng, if you guessed wrong just now, you're dead!"

Yinghuai thought Cao Meng was really bold. If he guessed wrong, it would be disrespecting his superior, which was a serious crime.

Yinghuai knew she had been deceiving Cao Meng for so long, so she leaned against his chest and began to tell him the origin of her identity as Shen Aoxue.

Shen Aoxue was originally a maid of the previous Wanqi Peak Master. In order to save Yinghuai's life, the previous Wanqi Peak Master paid a certain price and, with the tacit approval of other high-ranking members of the Hehuan Sect, arranged a fake death to give everyone in the sect an explanation on the surface.

The maid Shen Aoxue was sent to die in place of Yinghuai, and Yinghuai survived using Shen Aoxue's identity and inherited the position of peak master of Wanqi Peak.

"Cao Meng, if you stay with me, I will affect your chances of becoming the sect leader. If you want to break up with me, I will not blame you!"

"At that time, we'll pretend to be strangers. I'll keep quiet about what happened between us and won't affect your future!"

Yinghuai knew very well that with Cao Meng's talent, no one among the same generation in the Hehuan Sect could compete with him. If nothing unexpected happened, Cao Meng would definitely be the next sect leader of the Hehuan Sect.

However, if the other party were to be with him, he would be tainted by the stain of colluding with sinners, which would affect his future succession to the position of sect leader.

Therefore, she was willing to sever this ill-fated relationship for Cao Meng's future and fulfill his wishes.

"Forehead!"

After his initial embarrassment, Cao Meng hugged the other person tightly and laughed:

“Uncle-Master Yinghuai, back then the old Living Buddha asked me to go to the Western Regions Buddhist Continent, guaranteeing that my minimum achievement would be the Tribulation Transcending stage, but I didn’t go.”

Do you think I would abandon you for the position of sect leader of the Hehuan Sect?

Cao Meng felt that although he was a little bit of a womanizer, he was a responsible person and would take responsibility for his womanizing.

She would never abandon her beloved for the sake of a sect leader position; otherwise, what difference would there be between her and the man who was reduced to ashes? (End of Chapter)