Cultivating immortality relies on spatial abilities; defying fate to become the protagonist.

Chapter 185 Muto
Gu Shihan, Shi Qinghan, and Mo Yu exchanged glances and said earnestly, "We do!"

Before the words were even finished, the three of them were sent out of the inheritance site and fell to the ground.

"Hand over the inheritance!" a male voice rang out.

"Whoosh!" A number of cultivators surrounded Gu Shihan and her two companions, and they started chattering away.

"Senior brother, elder brother, trouble is brewing! These people are no pushovers. We need to finish this quickly and get out of here!"

"Yes!" The three nodded in unison.

Gu Shihan sneered, "Why should we hand it over to you? This is something we obtained through great hardship. Besides, you relied on us to get the treasure. The inheritance is for those who are destined to receive it. Even if it were placed in front of you, you wouldn't get it if you weren't destined to have it."

Shi Qinghan also stepped forward, clutching the True Fire Heart he had just obtained, emanating a scorching aura. "If you want the inheritance, then let's see if you have the ability to take it from my corpse."

Mo Yu silently drew his long sword from his waist, his eyes cold, as if he were about to drink blood at any moment.

The leader of the group laughed loudly, "You think you can defeat all of us just because you've just received the inheritance? Hand it over obediently, and we might even leave you with your corpses intact." With that, he commanded his men to charge forward.

Gu Shihan was the first to rush into the crowd. She used her body cultivation technique, her movements were as fast as lightning, and each strike was full of powerful force.

Shi Qinghan unleashed the Heart of True Fire, and crimson flames instantly spread out, burning towards the enemy.

The ink-feather sword flowers danced, forming barriers of sword energy.

However, the enemy outnumbered them, and the three of them gradually found themselves unable to hold their own.

Just then, a huge curtain of light suddenly descended from the sky, enveloping Gu Shihan and the other two.

A majestic voice rang out: "This is a divinely ordained inheritance; you shall not attempt to seize it. If you do so again, you will be punished by Heaven."

Just then, a huge curtain of light suddenly descended from the sky, enveloping Gu Shihan and the other two.

A majestic voice rang out: "This is a divinely ordained inheritance; you shall not attempt to seize it. If you do so again, you will be punished by heaven." Gu Shihan and the other two breathed a sigh of relief, exchanged glances, and watched the cultivators depart.

"Sister, senior brother, have you noticed that cultivators these days seem particularly irritable, easily angered, and extremely greedy? They haven't really left. How can we bypass them and leave?" Shi Qinghan coldly surveyed his surroundings and said in a low voice.

Gu Shihan thought for a moment and said, "Brother, this is definitely the influence of evil energy. Since we have taken over the inheritance, it is our duty to protect the purity of the spirit world. Let's go! I will use a teleportation talisman to take you away."

Gu Shihan took out a teleportation talisman, chanted an incantation, and after a flash of light, the three of them appeared in a secluded valley.

"The spiritual energy here is abundant; it's safe for now," Mo Yu said.

However, what they didn't notice was that the surrounding trees had strange black patterns faintly visible.

The three of them sat quietly in meditation to recover when suddenly, a group of dark figures sprang out from underground, looking like ghosts.

"Hanhan, something bad has happened! There's an evil spirit!" Xingbai's anxious voice rang out.

Gu Shihan suddenly opened her eyes and saw something vaguely approaching.

"Oh no! It's a demon corrupted by evil energy! Sister, senior brother, be on guard!" Shi Qinghan shouted.

The three quickly stood back-to-back in a circle. Gu Shihan formed hand seals, and powerful fire elemental energy emanated from her, repelling some of the demons. Mo Yu's swordsmanship was as swift as the wind, each strike precisely targeting the demons' vital points.

Shi Qinghan then summoned the power of the Heart of True Fire, and wherever the flames reached, the demons let out shrill screams.

However, the number of demons increased. Just when they were about to collapse, Gu Shihan remembered a secret technique from her inheritance, which activated the hidden spiritual root in her body—the light attribute spiritual root.

Light spiritual power is the nemesis of all evil and malevolent things, and when combined with the Red Lotus Karmic Fire, its power is even greater.

Ignoring her own physical exhaustion, Gu Shihan forced herself to unleash the power. A holy radiance erupted from her body, enveloping all the demons.

The monsters fled and disappeared as if they had encountered their natural enemy.

The three were exhausted, but their eyes were even more determined, knowing that the road to protecting the spirit world was long and arduous.

What they didn't know was that the spirit world was now a battlefield, with battles of all sizes making it increasingly chaotic and disorderly.

The Five Flowers Sect also seemed to be affected, with discord arising between its peaks, and disciples who went out perishing at a rate far exceeding usual.

When Gu Shihan and his two companions arrived at a nearby city, what they saw and heard shocked them. Had the Spirit Realm fallen into chaos?
"Sister, senior brother, things don't look good. I wonder how our Five Flowers Sect is doing? Should we go back to the Five Flowers Sect and take a look?" Shi Qinghan said, clenching his fist.

Gu Shihan and Mo Yu nodded in agreement and immediately headed towards the Wuhua Sect.

Upon arriving at the foot of Wuhua Sect Mountain, they saw flames soaring into the sky and constant shouts of battle echoing throughout the sect.

The three rushed into the sect and saw disciples from various peaks fighting each other, their eyes filled with madness.

"This evil energy can actually make people lose their minds and kill each other!" Mo Yu angrily drew his sword.

Gu Shihan closed his eyes and sensed that the source of the evil energy was beneath an abandoned stone pond in the servants' quarters.

"Come with me. Finding the root cause might be the key to stopping all of this." Gu Shihan rushed towards the outer gate servants' quarters first.

"Junior sister, isn't this a dried-up stone pond? Is there something strange about it?" Mo Yu looked at the stone pond, which was devoid of any water, and asked in confusion.

“Senior brother, isn’t such a dried-up stone pond unusual? We’re in the Spirit Realm, not the Mortal Realm, where water is never scarce.” Gu Shihan said as he examined the pond.

Mo Yu frowned and said, "This... Junior Sister, if we don't stop the fight, what's the point of coming here? This place wasn't originally like this. It's just that an elder from the outer sect drowned his beloved daughter here. In a fit of anger, the elder drained the pond and buried his daughter at the bottom, so that's why..."

"Senior brother, Xingbai senses a strong evil aura here. The source of the evil aura in the sect is here. Don't say anything more, just look around. There might be some secret room or something. There's definitely something wrong here."

Mo Yu didn't say anything more. He and Shi Qinghan jumped into the stone pond and began to investigate.

Xingbai also left the space and came to a large, seemingly ordinary rock. It twitched its little nose and scratched the rock with its paws.

With a "click," a hole, just big enough for one person to pass through, appeared in front of them.

Mo Yu was about to go in when Gu Shihan quickly stopped him, saying, "Senior brother, elder brother, to prevent evil energy from entering your body, you should cover your entire body with a fire membrane. Xingbai, restrain this place and don't let anyone notice anything unusual."

The three of them entered the cave one after another. It was a downward stone staircase. After walking down about a dozen steps, they reached the ground and a heavy earthen door appeared before them.

(End of this chapter)