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

"Hahaha!"

"I did it!"

Just as Cao Meng and his companions were taking a nap and basking in the sunlight, a long, loud roar came from the cabin.

"Grandmaster, could you please keep your voice down? You're disturbing our afternoon nap!"

Cao Meng, who was awakened by the noise, immediately began to complain.

Don't you know that being suddenly woken up from your afternoon nap is like losing half your life?

"You bastard, why should I lower my voice? Can't you just shut your hearing?"

Before anyone arrives, the sound comes first.

After Nangong Yan appeared, she lifted Cao Meng up from the recliner.

I've burned through the furnace so many times before when I tried to refine the Immortal-Seeking Machine. Now that I've finally succeeded, shouldn't I be happy?

"Damn it, why can I only refine twenty Immortal Inquiry Machines in one batch?"

Nangong Yan remembered that Cao Meng could obtain at least several hundred "Asking the Immortal's Secrets" in one furnace, while she could only obtain twenty in one furnace.

Nangong Yan strongly suspected that this bastard had been hiding something and had tampered with the method of refining the Immortal Inquiry Machine.

"Grandmaster, this is a matter of talent!"

Cao Meng was speechless. Could Nangong Yan, a local native, compare to him?
I am an extraterrestrial demon, I have a cheat code, and there is a system protection mechanism!
"You bastard, are you implying that I'm inferior to you? That I'm not as talented as you?"

Nangong Yan smacked Cao Meng on the head with her backhand. This bastard dared to speak ill of his grandmaster!

This guy really deserves a beating!

"Grandmaster, perhaps it is?"

Cao Meng could only give Nangong Yan a perfunctory answer, after all, he couldn't very well tell her that he had a cheat code!
"You bastard, teach me your haphazard, haphazard weapon-forging method!"

Nangong Yan also recalled Cao Meng's previous actions, where he haphazardly threw the ingredients into a pot, making a chaotic stew without any regard for anything else...

No, one furnace of divine inspiration is enough!

Nangong Yan wanted to learn this. According to what she knew, Cao Meng seemed to be the only one in the entire Eastern Dao Continent who knew a mixed-up weapon-refining method.

If I could also learn the chaotic art of weapon forging, and then show it off to those women, they would definitely admire and envy me, hahaha!

"Grandmaster, you really can't learn it!"

Cao Meng was speechless. Was this a problem with the technique?

This is a problem with the hanging part!

I have a cheat code, but you don't. How can you learn it?
System: What kind of "all-in-one stew" method is this? It's clearly my system's safety net mechanism!
The system's safety net mechanism was originally intended to encourage the host, but how did the host manage to turn it into a complete mess?
"You bastard, just tell me how many spirit stones?"

Nangong Yan rolled her eyes at Cao Meng, subconsciously assuming that Cao Meng wanted spirit stones.

Nangong Yan herself has some family wealth, so as long as this scoundrel doesn't go too far, she can accept it.

"Grandmaster, this isn't a problem with spirit stones, it's a problem with people!"

This is the first time in Cao Meng's history that he has refused spirit stones.

Although Cao Meng wanted spirit stones, he knew which ones he could obtain and which ones he couldn't.

He had no way of teaching Nangong Yan how to make a mess of things. If he accepted the spirit stones but still couldn't do it, given her personality, she would definitely fight him to the death!
"Ugh!"

Nangong Yan sighed and said helplessly:
"Maybe it's because I'm a good person!"

Although Nangong Yan had only known Cao Meng for a short time, she was well aware of Cao Meng's greedy nature.

Even though I'm willing to give them spirit stones, they're still refusing. It seems I really can't learn this haphazard, mixed-up refining method!
"Forehead!"

Cao Meng's face turned awkward. He really couldn't see how Nangong Yan could be a good person; she looked like a female demon from every angle.

The Grand Tutor's Mansion of the Liuyun Dynasty...

"Son, has the matter been settled?"

Grand Tutor Ma Changkong anxiously inquired about Ma Zouri's situation, since the Hehuan Sect had not yet attacked this place.

If things go wrong, it's not too late to run away now!

"Liu Ruyan is still considering it, but news has come from Senior Sister Xing Lan!"

Ma Zouri is currently experiencing mixed feelings of joy and sorrow, while Xing Lan's side reports that her situation is currently quite good.

He had previously gone to the palace to find Liu Ruyan, hoping she would prepare fifty million soul fragments for him, but she was very hesitant and evasive.

They preach grand principles to themselves, saying that they can't let ordinary people die.

Ma Zouri felt that Liu Ruyan was truly hypocritical, but he did not expose her on the spot.

"what news?"

Is it good news or bad news?

Grand Tutor Ma Changkong doesn't care about Liu Ruyan's situation at all right now. What he cares about now is Xing Lan's attitude towards the Soul Refining Sect and whether the Ma family can be saved!
After thinking for a moment, Ma Zouri said:

"It should be good news!"

"???"

Grand Tutor Ma Changkong frowned. What do you mean by "should be good news"? Good news is good news, and bad news is bad news. There's no such thing as "should be"!
"Father, Senior Sister Xing Lan said that Cao Meng from the Hehuan Sect asked me to contact him..."

Ma Zouri briefly explained the general situation to Grand Tutor Ma Changkong.
"Cao Meng!"

Grand Tutor Ma Changkong knew this name, after all, there were rumors that the corpse disaster that broke out in the Liuyun Dynasty was caused by this person.

Ma Zouri mistakenly thought that Grand Tutor Ma Changkong had never heard of Cao Meng, so he quickly began to explain:

"Father, he is the number one genius of the Hehuan Sect. At the Hehuan Sect's Jade Pool Banquet, he once defeated a second-level Nascent Soul cultivator with only half a step Nascent Soul cultivation."

“My master participated in that Jade Pool and Jade Terrace event. After he returned, he said that Cao Meng was a mountain weighing down on the younger generation, an insurmountable mountain!”

Ma Zouri felt that Cao Meng was his idol. It was already difficult for a male cultivator with a "Furnace Cauldron Saint Body" to survive in the Hehuan Sect.

Cao Meng not only saved his life, but also became a Daoist partner with his senior uncle who was at the Nascent Soul stage, which made the younger generation afraid to utter a word.

This is absolutely a comeback!
"Zou Ri, what did Cao Meng ask you to contact him about?"

Grand Tutor Ma Changkong was a little worried. After all, judging from the previous calamity of corpses in the dynasty, he knew that Cao Meng was no pushover.

"Father, I don't know either!"

It was precisely because he didn't know that Ma Zouri said it should be good news.

"Father, are there any fortune tellers in the manor?"

Although Ma Zouri was a direct disciple of the Soul Refining Sect, he was actually only so-so among the direct disciples.

After all, he wasn't even qualified to show his face at the Jade Pool Terrace hosted by the Hehuan Sect.

As for asking about immortal secrets, even the high-level Nascent Soul stage cultivators of the Soul Refining Sect haven't finished explaining them yet, so there's no way he could get a chance!

"I think I've heard of this 'divine secret,' but I've never seen it, let alone possessed it!"

"Perhaps the entire Flowing Cloud Dynasty no longer possesses a single Immortal-Asking Machine!"

Grand Tutor Ma Zouri also expressed his helplessness. Although he was one of the Three Dukes in the Liuyun Dynasty, the Liuyun Dynasty itself was only a second-rate power!

The vast majority of the Immortal Inquiry Machines refined by Cao Meng were absorbed by the Joyful Union Sect, the Corpse Yin Sect, and the Beast Soul Sect.

Only a small portion of the Immortal Secrets leaked out, and most of those that did were obtained by other top sects through various means for research.

Even among first-rate powers, very few have the ability to inquire about immortal secrets, let alone the Liuyun Dynasty, which is only a second-rate power.

"Father, I need to go to the neighboring Moon Chasing Dynasty!"

In order to contact Cao Meng, Ma Zouri decided to follow Xing Lan's advice and go to the neighboring Zhu Yue Dynasty to obtain the Immortal Inquiry Scroll and contact Cao Meng. "It seems that the Zhu Yue Dynasty has already submitted to the Hehuan Sect?"

"Zou Ri, if you go to the Zhu Yue Dynasty now, I'm afraid Liu Ruyan will become suspicious?"

The surrounding forces all knew that the Zhuyue Dynasty had followed the Hehuan Sect's lead.

Grand Tutor Ma Changkong was a little afraid of being suspected by Liu Ruyan, as this would be detrimental to his plans!

"Father, I have a way to deal with this stupid woman!"

Ma Zouri didn't care about Liu Ruyan at all; a simple "Sister Ruyan" from him was enough to dismiss her.

Grand Tutor Ma Changkong was relieved to see that Ma Zouri was so confident.

"I wonder if that old dog knows that his ancestral grave has been dug up?"

Grand Tutor Ma Changkong estimated that the news of his troops digging up the Yi family's ancestral graves had probably already been relayed back by the spies that Prime Minister Yi Deweng had planted in the capital.

"What I want to know now is how Liu Ruyan will explain to Ito Makoto the sealing off of the Ito family's property and the desecration of their ancestral graves!"

"Hahaha!"

Grand Tutor Ma Changkong and Prime Minister Yi Deweng were at odds, as were their sons Ma Zouri and Ito Makoto.

Grand Tutor Ma Changkong's troops raided the Yi family's ancestral graves, much to the delight of Ma Zouri, whom he considered his son.

Makoto Ito, weren't you so great? Now even your ancestral graves have been dug up!

"How else can you explain it? You're obviously just putting all the blame on your father!"

Grand Tutor Ma Changkong knew without a doubt that little Liu Ruyan would blame everything on him, claiming that she made the decision all by herself.

Despite the truth of the matter, Grand Tutor Ma Changkong was not afraid.

"Father, didn't Liu Mingsu run away?"

"If word gets out that Emperor Liu Mingsu abandoned the country and fled, I wonder who Liu Mingsu would think spread it?"

"Who will Liu Ruyan think spread this?"

Ma Zouri made a suggestion to Grand Tutor Ma Changkong: he wanted to incite Emperor Liu Mingsu, Liu Ruyan, and the Yi family to fight like dogs!

"Son, that was a really underhanded trick of yours!"

"Aren't you and Liu Ruyan on very good terms? Isn't it a bit inappropriate for you to treat her like this?"

Grand Tutor Ma Changkong was very satisfied with Ma Zouri's suggestion; indeed, like father, like son.

Now that Liu Ruyan is in charge of the country, and the Yi family's ancestral graves have been dug up by her, it is the perfect time to secretly spread this news.

“If Liu Ruyan were truly on good terms with me, she should have helped me deal with Ito Makoto, instead of acting as a peacemaker in the middle.”

"Liu Ruyan is only doing this because I am a direct disciple of the Soul Refining Sect, and because of Father's powerful position in the court!"

Although Ma Zouri and Liu Ruyan are very close on weekdays, with Ma Zouri calling Liu Ruyan "Sister Ruyan" and Liu Zouri "Brother Zouri," Ma Zouri is actually very clear-headed and understands everything perfectly well!

"Zou Ri, I am very pleased that you understand this!"

Previously, Grand Tutor Ma Changkong was genuinely afraid that Ma Zouri would develop real feelings for Liu Ruyan.

After all, Ma Zouri was his only son. If he fell in love with Liu Ruyan, that venomous woman, it would be a real misfortune for the family!

Grand Tutor Ma Changkong, seeing how sensible his son was, couldn't help but sigh and said:
"Old Ji, his death was truly meaningless!"

"His son, Ji Boda, is really stupid, just as stupid as him. You can tell what kind of person Liu Ruyan is at a glance!"

Grand Tutor Ma Changkong believed that it was truly not worth it for General Ji Chengshi, who had risked his life to secure a marriage agreement between Ji Boda and Liu Ruyan.

Whoever marries a woman as vicious as Liu Ruyan is doomed!

And that idiot Ji Boda keeps fawning over the other party.

"Father, I have heard that Cao Meng, although he is quite talented, is extremely fond of women. In order to satisfy himself, he even opened a brothel!"

"That stupid woman Liu Ruyan is quite beautiful, and she was once a disciple of Su Qingyue, the peak master of Biyun Peak of Xuantian Sect. If Hehuan Sect attacks, we'll capture that stupid woman and send her to Cao Meng as a furnace!"

This idea only came to Ma Zouri; to Ma Zouri, women were nothing more than clothes.

Besides, he hadn't even worn Liu Ruyan's clothes yet, and he was already giving them away. As long as he could get enough benefits in return, that was fine!

"Who knows, my Ma family might just become the new royal family of the Liuyun Dynasty!"

Grand Tutor Ma Changkong finished Ma Zouri's sentence.

"Go quickly and come back soon!"

"I will handle things on my end!"

Grand Tutor Ma Changkong then signaled to Ma Zouri to hurry up and get things done.

Thus, the Ma father and son split into two groups, with Ma Zouri heading to the Zhuyue Dynasty.

Meanwhile, Grand Tutor Ma Changkong began to place people in the palace, and at the same time ordered people to secretly spread the news that Emperor Liu Mingsu had abandoned the country and fled.

At the border of the Immortal Dynasty, the Hehuan Sect's flying boat entered the territory...

Imperial power in the Eastern Continent is divided into three levels: Dynasty, Imperial Dynasty, and Imperial Empire!
A dynasty is a second-rate power, a country with a Nascent Soul stage cultivator in charge; an imperial dynasty is a first-rate power, requiring a Deity Transformation stage cultivator in charge.

The Imperial Dynasty is a top-tier power, with strength no less than that of top-tier sects.

Looking down at the Immortal Dynasty below, Nangong Yan instructed Cao Meng:
"You bastard! The Immortal Dynasty is located near Yangshan and is an affiliated dynasty of the Xuantian Sect."

"We'll wipe out the Immortal Wandering Dynasty later, and then the Xuantian Sect will walk right into our trap!"

Nangong Yan felt it was time to lure all the fish into the net.

Nangong Yan pointed at Shishi and began to instruct Cao Meng:

"You damn fool, make her hide later and not show herself, lest the fish won't take the bait!"

Shishi is quite powerful, and Nangong Yan is afraid that Shishi will scare those big fish into not daring to show themselves.

Cao Meng nodded, agreeing to let Shishi hide.

Wherever Cao Meng's flying boat passed, all living beings were captured and killed by the snow maidens he released.

Because the Xianyou Dynasty had already mobilized its best experts, all of whom gathered in the imperial city.

Cao Meng and his group fought their way to the capital of the Xianyou Dynasty. Cao Meng did not make a move along the way; it was the Snow Maidens who took action.

Cao Meng looked at the imperial city of the Xianyou Dynasty, where the great formation had already been activated, and countless restrictions sealed off the imperial city, protecting it tightly.

"The Xianyou Dynasty has colluded with the Xuantian Evil Sect. Today, I, Cao Meng, will follow the will of Heaven and destroy the Xianyou Dynasty."

Cao Meng felt that the Xianyou Dynasty was courting death. Knowing that he was coming to attack the city, they still dared to activate the defensive formation and keep him outside the imperial city.

"Cao Meng, leave immediately, or when the Upper Sect Xuan Tian arrives, your soul will be scattered."

Yongzhen, the Crown Prince of the Xianyou Dynasty, stood on the city wall, confronting Cao Meng.

Because of the protective array, Crown Prince Yongzhen was not afraid of Cao Meng.

"Whether I'll be beaten to a pulp by the Xuan Tian Evil Sect or not, you won't see it, but I already know what will happen to you!"

Cao Meng carefully examined the imperial city's grand formation and discovered that it was merely five overlapping fifth-tier top-grade defensive formations. He couldn't help but sneer!

"You traitor Cao, break through the imperial city's defenses first before you start spouting nonsense!"

Crown Prince Yongzhen was still very confident in the Imperial City's protective formation; he did not believe that Cao Cao could break through it!

"You really think this eggshell is indestructible!"

Cao Meng sneered and took out his siege weapon, the Nine-Star Crossbow, from his storage ring!

The Nine-Star Crossbow Cart is a low-grade sixth-tier spiritual weapon. Crossbow carts are siege weapons, far more powerful than ordinary spiritual weapons. (End of Chapter)