Mountain and River Festival

The 514th Octopus is Back!
Dugu Qingli remained silent, only launching a relentless attack.

Si Han looked like he was about to switch sides, and if he really did, he would be finished. He had no time for idle chatter.

This is really troublesome. Why can't Si Han be a eunuch like the attackers Pei Qingyan brought in?

As for what Xuan Nu called "being tainted by demonic nature," she was mistaken.

Perhaps Xuan Nu and the Ice Prison Sect had some degree of alliance, but it's clear that Ling Qixuan hadn't revealed the whole truth. Xuan Nu didn't know that Dugu Qingli was the original incarnation of the Ice Demon. Sensing the demonic intent on her, she assumed it was due to being tainted.

Little did she know that it was Dugu Qingli's own demonic intent, which resonated with and was awakened by repeated contact with ice demons.

The demonic influence one acquires is entirely different from what is inherent in one's own nature.

Xuan Nu tried to draw the demonic energy that Dugu Qingli had acquired to her own use, transforming it into the Demonic Desire of the Maiden. However, as she tried to draw it, she discovered that Dugu Qingli's pupils were turning from blue to red, becoming increasingly ferocious.

Xuan Nu: "?"

Jiang Yuan: "..."

How come you also have a hidden bloodline like me? You're fierce too, and your killing intent is even stronger than mine.

Even when I activated my bloodline, my eyes didn't change color! How come yours are multicolored?

The goddess was even more dumbfounded. The ice sword became incredibly ferocious, and its power surged by more than one level, transforming it from a somewhat human-like little snow maiden into a killing machine.

With a loud clang, the ice sword clashed with the power of the Mystic Maiden, and waves of icy, chilling light rippled outwards.

The surrounding air turned frigid, as if freezing everything, from body to soul. Even moving within it felt solidified and inconvenient, with a bone-chilling frost.

Frost began to form on Si Han's skin, condensing and condensing with a crackling sound.

Then came Jiang Yuan, her brows furrowed with frost.

Next up is the Gundam, which has been frozen solid by the ice and is making a creaking sound, its movements becoming slower and slower.

"The Law of Frost?" The Mystic Maiden exclaimed in horror, "Isn't this the power of the Ice Demon? You are..."

Dugu Qingli remained silent, devoid of emotion at this moment.

"Crack!" The aura that Xuan Nu had created was shattered by a sword. Just as Xuan Nu was about to teleport, her surroundings were completely sealed off by Bing Lin, making it impossible for her to move.

Jiang Yuan wasn't idle either; enduring the freezing cold, she viciously stabbed the dagger into Xuan Nu's back.

Xuan Nu let out a miserable scream, her beautiful body rapidly aged and decayed, and a phantom suddenly escaped from her spiritual platform.

Even though this primordial spirit escaped, it was still very obvious in the midst of the frost, with even the soul covered in frost.

Dugu Qingli unleashed a sword strike, piercing through the primordial spirit and pinning it to the wall.

As the Xuan Nu's primordial spirit weakened, she chuckled softly, "So that's how it is, so that's how it is. I was careless... But it's alright, we'll meet again someday."

The primordial spirit vanished, seemingly having perished.

However, the next moment, like a celestial maiden scattering flowers, they gathered again outside the secret cave, a truly mysterious sight.

The primordial spirit turned its head and glanced into the cave: "There are no law-level life forms in the ancient realm, yet they have gathered in the mortal world... There is still a long way to go."

Just as they were about to flee, they were shocked to find that they couldn't escape.

A petite figure in purple appeared ahead, sitting in a wheelchair with a calm expression.

"King Yama!" Xuan Nu was truly horrified this time. Whether it was Jiang Yuan or Dugu Qingli, even if their backgrounds were incredibly strange, even if they could defeat her... they simply didn't have Huiyang, and their understanding of the primordial spirit was insufficient. It wouldn't be easy for them to truly kill her.

But the one in front of me can.

This is not just a Huiyang; she is proving the Qianyuan, and her understanding of the primordial spirit is far superior to that of the other girls.

Xuan Nu hurriedly fled, but how could her weakened primordial spirit escape Yuan Muyu's clutches? With a wave of her slender hand, she grabbed Yuan Muyu.

Xuan Nu struggled: "King Yama, we are allies! Is this how you call the Alliance of the Ten Kings of Hell?!"

"Since it's not in his best interest, then allies are meaningless." Yuan Muyu increased the force in his hands, and his primordial spirit began to steam, as if it were about to be evaporated alive.

Xuan Nu's face contorted in pain: "Yuan Muyu, you're a madman!"

"You have a good eye; you can make the same assessment as Xingzhou."

Xuan Nu: "?"

Yuan Muyu said, "You don't need to put on airs. I know this primordial spirit is just a division of your soul. Even if I kill it, it will only weaken your main body, not kill you."

The Mystic Maiden has never had just one incarnation; Pei Chuyun is merely her optimal choice. In reality, seeds are buried throughout the world, ready to become new Mystic Maidens at any time. As long as her original body hidden in the ancient realm remains intact, her power is limitless.

Eliminating this distraction is a serious blow to her main body, but not fatal.

Xuan Nu finally stopped acting: "What do you intend to do?"

“I suspect that your Charming Maiden Mystic Art is a modified version of the Yin-Yang Ultimate Intent Art’s Daoist cultivation section… and that you have withheld some of what you taught Pei Chuyun, concealing the fundamental techniques, such as your Manifestation Technique, which Pei Chuyun is unaware of.” Yuan Muyu said, “Hand over the complete manual, and I may spare your divided spirit.”

The Mystic Maiden sneered, "Why don't you search her soul?"

"Knowing that your mind is divided and your memories can be transferred at will, what's the point of searching for it?" Yuan Muyu said, "Of course, you can risk this divided mind dissipating and not tell me the complete manual of the Charming Maiden Mystic Art... But at this time of tribulation, you are still suffering such a great weakening from the divided mind, I'm afraid you won't survive the tribulation. You should consider what to do yourself."

Xuan Nu asked, "Do you want the Charming Maiden Mystic Art to help Lu Xingzhou gather the Yin-Yang Ultimate Intent, or to figure out a way to win back his heart?"

Yuan Muyu remained expressionless. Xuan Nu chuckled: "You guessed right, the Charming Maiden Mystic Art is indeed related to the Yin-Yang Ultimate Intent, but unfortunately it's not a modified version of the incomplete manual. It's just another set of techniques derived from some of the theories. I can give you the item, but whether you can use it to deduce the Yin-Yang Ultimate Intent depends on your abilities."

"So you have indeed seen the Yin-Yang Ultimate Daoist cultivation section?"

"I've seen it."

"where is it?"

The Mystic Maiden smiled slightly: "Naturally, he's in Maha's hands. If you're so capable, go and kill him for your lover."

Yuan Muyu remained noncommittal: "First, hand over the complete manual of the Charming Maiden Mystic Art."

The Mystic Maiden sneered: "Dream on."

Yuan Muyu increased the pressure on his hands and began searching for the soul.

The goddess's divided spirit began to dissipate, revealing a venomous smile: "You are destined to never obtain what you desire in this life."

Distraction dissipated like wisps of smoke, and almost simultaneously, women all over the world coughed up blood, including Pei Chuyun.

That was a shared feeling as the embodiment of the Mysterious Woman.

Theoretically, at this moment, the Mysterious Woman as known to people in this world is dead. If she were to revive from another body, it would be another form of cultivation, and even her temperament might change due to this new identity.

Yuan Muyu stared silently at the green smoke in his hand, the vicious curse of the Mystic Maiden still echoing in his mind.

It is destined that in this life... one will seek but not obtain.

“Lord Yama.” Ji Wenchuan came to his side and said in a low voice, “The Ice Prison Sect has been destroyed. Old Lu was not careless at all. The top forces of the Heavenly Frost Kingdom launched an attack with almost all their troops. Even without our participation, the sect was destined to be wiped out.”

"Yes. He's rarely careless."

Ji Wenchuan hesitated for a moment: "You...aren't you going in?"

Yuan Muyu said, "He doesn't want to see me."

Ji Wenchuan thought to himself, "That's not necessarily true. What's wrong with normal communication? Old Lu doesn't even shy away from using people from the Underworld for help anymore, and you're just being coy."

And even though your leg is all better, why are you sitting in a wheelchair pretending to be your mother?

There's a saying... his wife is almost showing her pregnancy, and you still haven't gotten over it.

He kept muttering about needing to distinguish what one likes... What's wrong with you? The moment you heard Elder Yin Feng say that Lu Xingzhou was going to deal with the Ice Prison Sect, you immediately rushed here, traveling thousands of miles a day. What else could you be concerned about but Lu Xingzhou himself? Could you really be concerned about a concept of the past?
After hesitating for a long time, Ji Wenchuan finally said, "Dugu Qingli shows signs of awakening the Ice Demon. Do you want to help?"

“This should be within Xingzhou’s plan. He’s trying to get Dugu Qingli to gradually get used to the existence of demonic energy… That’s the right thing to do. Demonic energy is inherently symbiotic with it and cannot be eliminated. If we don’t bring it out and try to control it now, it will be even more troublesome once we get to Huiyang.” Yuan Muyu said in a low voice, “Let’s wait a moment and see if Xingzhou can handle it properly. If not, I… I can take action then.”

Ji Wenchuan nodded.

When it comes to spiritual cultivation and knowledge, Ji Wenchuan is quite impressed with Yama.

It's ridiculous how you're emotionally involved. You're only now starting to clean up his messes? Where were you all this time?

The words are divided into two parts.

When Xuan Nu's distraction dissipated under Dugu Qingli's sword, Jiang Yuan and Si Han both breathed a sigh of relief. Xuan Nu was too troublesome; it would be difficult for any normal person not to fall for her tricks. Fortunately, it was someone as shrewish as Dugu Qingli.

"Hey, is she dead or not..." Jiang Yuan asked Dugu Qingli, but before she could finish, her heart skipped a beat.

Dugu Qingli slowly raised her sword, her red eyes fixed on her naturally beautiful peach blossom eyes, filled with murderous intent.

Jiang Yuan took a half step back: "You want to kill me? Logically speaking, even if you have awakened some kind of bloodline or something, and your personality has changed, you shouldn't have lost your memory."

Just like her personality has changed now, she knows very well who her own people are and won't turn her back on them.

But Dugu Qingli's current state seems to indicate that she truly doesn't recognize her own family or relatives.

Sensing that Dugu Qingli seemed genuinely interested in killing her, Jiang Yuan coldly said, "Perfect, I've had my eye on you, you white-haired bastard, for a long time now!"

A dagger held horizontally.

Dugu Qingli remained silent, but tightened her grip on the sword.

Her red eyes seemed to be analyzing some data—no matter how she analyzed it, she felt a strong aversion to the woman's presence; she would take off her clothes for Lu Xingzhou to see.

The two were on the verge of a battle.

Si Han had just broken free from the bewitching power of the Charming Maiden Technique and the icy confinement of Dugu Qingli, and he was dumbfounded: "You two should talk this out!"

The two women simultaneously snapped, "Shut up!"

Jiang Yuan added, "You're such a drag on."

Si Han: "..."

The dignified ruler of the Heavenly Frost Kingdom, a half-step Radiant Sun cultivator and one of the most powerful cultivators in the world, was being insulted as a burden. Knowing he couldn't afford to offend him, Si Han quickly sent a signal to Lu Xingzhou: "If you don't come soon, things are about to get out of hand!"

"Whoosh!" Lu Xingzhou broke through the boundary membrane and appeared in the arena.

Seeing the tense situation, he was dumbfounded and quickly stepped between the two: "Don't fight, don't fight, let's talk this out!"

As if drawn by something, the two who were originally in a standoff subconsciously attacked after he appeared. Lu Xingzhou, caught in the middle, became a sandwich, attacked from both sides.

(End of this chapter)