The Demon Eye of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality

After Mu Chunfeng finished speaking, he turned around again and looked sharply at Madam Wen.

"These are my conditions. If you agree, I will do everything in my power to remove the restrictions on you and restore your freedom. If you don't agree, I can give you a quick death right now. Will you choose to die on this deserted island, filled with hatred for the Six Paths Supreme Saint, or will you choose to live and fight for your future?"

Madam Wen stared intently at Mu Chunfeng, her eyes flashing with a complex mix of emotions: anger, resentment, humiliation, vigilance, and a sliver of hope.

But she had no choice—agreeing to Mu Chunfeng's request was her only way to survive.

She remained silent for the duration of an incense stick burning. The only sounds in the cave were the waves crashing against the rocks and the faint breathing of the two people.

Finally, she slowly closed her eyes, her voice tinged with weariness, yet exceptionally clear: "I promise you."

"all?"

"all."

Upon hearing those two words, Mu Chunfeng secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

People with higher cultivation levels tend to cherish their lives more. Although the conditions she set were somewhat harsh, they were ultimately a fair and mutually beneficial transaction, and she eventually compromised.

He did indeed have murderous intentions, wanting to get rid of Madam Wen once and for all and eliminate any future troubles.

But then I thought about it again. The value of a Nascent Soul cultivator is far greater than that of a few inanimate objects. If I could use them for my own purposes, they would definitely be a major trump card for venturing into the Chaotic Star Sea and even entering the Void Heaven Palace in the future.

Weighing the pros and cons, subduing her is clearly more advantageous. Of course, if subduing her is not possible, killing her is not too late.

Mu Chunfeng took out a jade bottle from his storage bag, poured out a healing pill that emitted a rich medicinal fragrance, and handed it to Madam Wen's lips: "Take this pill first to stabilize your injuries. Then, make the vow against your inner demons."

Madam Wen did not speak, but gave him a deep look before swallowing the pill.

The pill melted instantly upon entering her mouth, and a gentle medicinal power spread out in an instant, nourishing her damaged meridians and internal organs.

She regained a bit of strength, and gazing at the cold moonlight filtering through the cracks in the stone ceiling, she spoke slowly and deliberately: "I, Wen Li, here today swear an oath against my inner demons..."

Only after carefully checking every word of the oath and confirming that the oath to the inner demons had been fulfilled did Mu Chunfeng finally feel completely at ease.

"very good."

Mu Chunfeng nodded, a gentle smile appearing on his face: "From today onwards, we are allies. Senior Wen, please take good care of your injuries."

After saying that, he raised his hand and cast several spells, releasing all three restrictions on Madam Wen and returning her storage bag.

Madam Wen did not respond. She closed her eyes again and silently circulated her internal energy to absorb the medicinal power of the pill.

However, beneath her tightly closed eyelids, a complex and enigmatic light still flickered deep within her eyes.

Mu Chunfeng said no more, and led Xue Mo to a corner outside the stone cave where he sat cross-legged. He took out pills and spirit stones from his storage bag and began to circulate his energy to restore his mana.

Time passed quietly as the two of them regulated their breathing in silence.

……

Five months later.

The Starry Sky Palace, located on the fiftieth floor of the Sacred Mountain in Tianxing City.

With a soft "hum", one of the teleportation arrays emitted a bright white light, and two figures suddenly appeared from the dazzling spiritual light.

One of them was dressed in a black robe, with a handsome face, and appeared to be a young cultivator in his twenties; the other was dressed in a white robe, with a mask covering his face, and was none other than Mu Chunfeng and Xue Mo.

This Starry Sky Palace is several tens of feet square, and is made entirely of huge, white, jade-like stones. The dome is inlaid with dozens of large moonstones, casting a soft and cool glow.

On one side of the main hall, dozens of ancient teleportation arrays of varying sizes were neatly arranged, with spiritual light flashing between the array patterns, and dazzling white light occasionally illuminating and then dimming.

In front of each teleportation array stands a tall blue stone tablet, with the names of inland sea places such as "Kui Xing Island" and "Wei Xing Island" on the left and the names of outer sea monster-hunting islands such as "Ning Cui Island" and "Zhu Luo Island" on the right.

At this moment, Mu Chunfeng looked around and saw people coming and going in the hall, with a tense atmosphere amidst the noise.

Most of the cultivators who had just returned from the outer seas looked exhausted, and their robes still bore the lingering scent of blood; while those preparing to depart were in groups of three or five, their expressions solemn.

At the center of the main hall and the exit, more than ten guards dressed in Star Palace attire coldly scanned the entire area. With them there, although the hall was bustling with noise, no one dared to make a loud fuss.

"We've finally arrived in Tianxing City."

After several months away, Mu Chunfeng returned to the inner sea, and her tense nerves finally relaxed a little.

He straightened his black robe and led the Snow Demon straight to the left side of the main hall.

A dozen or so cultivators were queuing in front of the teleportation array leading to "Kui Xing Island".

Mu Chunfeng and his companion followed quietly at the back of the group, and it was soon their turn.

"Kui Xing Island, two people. Thirty low-grade spirit stones."

The Star Palace steward in charge of guarding the formation said coldly without even looking up.

Mu Chunfeng stepped forward and deftly took out thirty spirit stones from his storage bag and handed them over.

Watching the steward embed the spirit stones into the array plate's grooves, he couldn't help but sigh inwardly, thinking that the teleportation arrays in the inner sea were still cheaper.

Recalling a few months ago, when they traveled from Tianxing City to Zhuluo Island in the outer sea, even with seven people, each person's teleportation fee required one mid-grade spirit stone.

It's no wonder that although the outer sea is rich in resources and teeming with monsters, only those monster hunters who live on the edge and wealthy high-level cultivators dare to venture there. Ordinary rogue cultivators simply cannot afford the expensive teleportation fees.

"Buzz—"

The deacon cast a spell, instantly activating the runes on the array base. A blinding white light shot into the sky from beneath their feet, completely engulfing the two figures.

When vision cleared again, the oppressive and tense feeling that belonged to the Starry Sky Palace of Tianxing City had completely disappeared.

This is a smaller teleportation hall, but it is also made of white jade. There are only a few guards inside, and their presence is far less imposing than that of Tianxing City.

"Finally back, Kuixing Island!"

Mu Chunfeng's face lit up with joy, and he led Xue Mo straight out of the teleportation hall.

He had already made his plans: upon his return, he would first inform Cao Lu of the entire journey, and the promised Dust-Clearing Pill must not be lost; once he obtained the pill, he would immediately pick up Yuan Yao and Yan Li and head to Tianxing City to focus on preparing for the important event of Core Formation.

Half an hour later, in a private room on the second floor of Baishui Tower

Mu Chunfeng recounted the general course of her trip to Cao Lu, picking out the parts she could to tell him. As for her affair with Madam Wen, she naturally didn't mention a word about it.

Upon hearing that it was a case of several subordinates who had turned against each other because they were greedy for money, a ruthless glint flashed in Cao Lu's eyes.

But upon hearing that Mu Chunfeng's trip had ultimately ended without serious harm and that he had brought back several treasures, the shrewd shopkeeper stopped mentioning his fallen subordinates, as if they had never existed.

Then Mu Chunfeng took out the storage bags of those people.

Naturally, he had already looted all the valuable spiritual materials and stones inside, except for the two magical treasures.

As for why only two items were left, it was naturally because Mu Chunfeng had secretly embezzled the majority of the money, and the two items left were relatively defective among the four, with a value just equal to that of the Dust-Clearing Pill.

To his surprise, even so, after inspecting the items, Cao Lu still waved his hand and allowed him to choose one more item from the remaining two magic treasures, and also gave him the promised Dust-Clearing Pill for free.

This unusual generosity surprised Mu Chunfeng.

He wasn't quite sure what Cao Lu was up to, but then he thought that he was about to leave Kui Xing Island and would most likely have no further dealings with Bai Shui Lou. With that in mind, he went along with it and accepted the gift.

After exchanging a few more perfunctory words, Mu Chunfeng got up to take his leave.

After leaving Baishui Tower, he first let Xuemo return to his cave to rest, while he turned around and walked towards Qingfeng Pavilion.