The entire sect is obsessed with love, but I'm the only one who's truly insane.

When Lin Du went to look for the person, those little brats who were eyeing their junior uncle were squeaking and yelling in Xia Tianwu's hands.

A curtain hung perfunctorily in the room; in front of it were several people who had already been cured by Xia Tianwu, while behind the curtain were those who were receiving treatment.

"Hey, no, Junior Sister, it hurts, it hurts, be gentle." Mo Lin, shirtless, felt that the scene was somewhat familiar.

Summer remained calm as she removed the rotten flesh torn apart by the demon's claws, washed it, and applied medicinal powder. "Although your body is now fully recovered, the recovery speed is not as fast as before. After fighting for seven days, your spiritual energy couldn't supply enough to repair the wounds, so we had to dig it out. You could endure having your bones removed, so why can't you handle this?"

Mo Lin gritted his teeth, "I can take it, I can take it."

Lin Du tossed a bag of mints into the air, saying, "That's enough."

If you keep pretending, you'll go too far. You didn't make a sound much when they were scraping your bones before.

Mo Lin stuffed the candy into his mouth, chewing it loudly, and mumbled, "Junior Uncle, are you alright?"

"I'm fine. Who do I think I am? I don't do that kind of physical labor, so I'm healing quickly." Lin Du sat down next to Ni Jinxuan with a smile, casually picking up the white dumpling. "How's the wound on your leg?"

"It'll be over in a minute!" Ni Jinxuan's eyes crinkled into a smile. "I didn't feel any injuries while killing the demons, but I only realized afterward that I'd been bitten on the calf, and I didn't feel a thing!"

Upon hearing this, Lin Du glanced at her leg. There was nothing unusual under her dress, and her foot was fine. He guessed the injury was on her leg.

Chu Guanmeng let out a long sigh and rubbed her hand against Lin Du's palm. "Ah, you still say you're not Xue Ling."

Lin Du said calmly, "It's just artificial snow, don't make a fuss."

Chu Guanmeng grimaced, "Oh my, artificial snow, indeed."

Based on its long history of experience, it knew that a human cultivator could not possibly mobilize the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to bring down spiritual snow.

Lin Du refused to acknowledge his identity as Xue Ling, no matter what.

It finally understood: humans are wicked.

"Hey, I said, do you want to eat something good?" Lin Du pinched its belly.

Chu Guanmeng glanced at Lin Du suspiciously, her small eyes gleaming with doubt. "Hmm?"

Lin Du smiled but remained silent. Mo Lin finally put on his clothes, stood up, and lifted the curtain. "Junior Uncle, what are our plans now? My master is still cleaning up the mess."

"Go to the Heavenly Dao Secret Realm. What about Hou Cang and Qi Zhen?" Lin Du lowered his eyes, pondering the outcome of this situation.

Several of my junior apprentices have only sustained minor injuries, while the situation for others is still uncertain.

"Qi Zhen is inside. He got dizzy from being shaken by Yuan Ye's iron-eating beast, so we let him fall asleep first," Ni Jinxuan said. "We don't know about Uncle Hou Cang."

Lin Du responded, hoping he was dizzy from the shock rather than from anger.

"Shall we go and take a look inside the Heavenly Dao Secret Realm?" Yuan Ye asked eagerly.

Lin Du nodded, "Okay."

The group stood up at the same time. Although most of them were bound arm and leg, the Heavenly Dao Secret Realm was not a small world and there wouldn't be many ferocious beasts inside, so theoretically the danger level wasn't high.

"Then, what about Qi Zhen? Should we bring him along?" Ni Jinxuan asked.

Lin Du took a deep look and said, "It's not good to leave it alone. I'll go see what my senior brothers are doing and see if I can help look after the child."

As soon as he finished speaking, Ju Yuan and Hou Cang pushed open the door and entered. "Are you all here? Are you hurt?"

Ju Yuan was somewhat disheveled, covered in filth. Although he still looked energetic, it was clear that he had suffered some injuries. Hou Cang was in a much worse state. He had the highest cultivation level and had taken most of the damage for Lin Du and the other two. Even with the strength of a sixth-rank Marquis, he still had some deep wounds that exposed the bone.

Hou Cang still had that cold face. After entering, his gaze lingered on Lin Du for a moment, and after confirming that everything was alright, he looked away and gestured for Ju Yuan to speak.

"Let's go back to the sect. We don't need to handle the rest."

Lin Du and Mo Lin exchanged a glance. "We plan to go to the Heavenly Dao Secret Realm before going back. Senior Brother, you are injured, so you should go back first."

Upon hearing this, Hou Cang's face showed some change, but his nature prevented him from asking questions. However, he subconsciously thought of Lin Du's words: "People have mouths to ask questions."

"Why wouldn't you let me go just now?"

Lin Du thought about it. Since she entered the sect, her senior brothers and sisters had been tolerant and guiding her, and her junior brothers and sisters were simple and easy to deceive because they were less experienced than her. But Hou Cang was a bit troublesome.

It's best to be direct with such highly sensitive individuals.

She raised her hand and set up a soundproof barrier. "Several months ago, my Cold Moon Spirit went missing and was swallowed by a fog, which absorbed most of its moonlight power. My master, senior uncle, and I confirmed that there was the power of the Heavenly Dao rules and a sufficient amount of the Three Poisons within that fog."

Hou Cang replied simply, "I know."

"Does Senior Brother know that the core of the first wave of demonic tide contains the same mist?" Lin Du asked.

Hou Cang frowned slightly and shook his head, while Ju Yuan and his fellow disciples beside him were completely dumbfounded.

"During the second wave of the demonic tide, at the moment when the mother tree was being pulled by the mother-child array, I sensed that a very small part of the energy in the upper and lower arrays originated from the same source. Therefore, it helped me in the process of resisting and also confirmed that there was indeed that special mist inside the mother tree."

While speaking, Lin Du habitually rubbed the woolen ball, squeezing and kneading it like a stress-relieving toy, which angered Chu Guanmeng so much that she bit it again before stopping.

"So what does this have to do with me?" Hou Cang asked.

Lin Du hesitated for a moment. Hou Cang's prejudice against Wei Zhi was probably greater than the snow in the far north. She asked her to think about how to make it up.

"According to my special channels, the Demon Lord's cultivation technique is related to the Three Poisons, and that fog is also related to him. The Demon Tide is likely the work of Qian Yu, rather than the control of the Heavenly Dao rules."

The best lie is the whole truth.

Lin Du's voice was calm and steady. "And I suspect that this Heavenly Dao Secret Realm is not the true Heavenly Dao Secret Realm. The secret realm evolved from the power of rules may be full of deception and fallacies. Greed, anger, and ignorance are extremely harmful to cultivation. Among us, whose obsession is the deepest and who is most easily misled by the fog of the three poisons?"

Hou Cang's gaze was a little strange. Was Lin Du pointing at him?

He paused for a moment, then said, "I cultivate the Supreme Dao of Forgetfulness."

Lin Du said innocently, "Then aren't you afraid that once you go in, your greed, anger, and ignorance will be amplified, and your Daoist heart will be shattered again?"

Hou Cang realized he still didn't like his junior sister, really.

The only one who was pleasing to the eye was Lin Du, who never opened his mouth.

Hou Cang tried his best to refute, "First of all, my Dao heart was not broken, I was choosing a new path. Don't slander me."

Those who had truly experienced the shattering of their Daoist heart nodded perfunctorily, "Ah, yes, yes, yes."

Hou Cang: ...

He's tired. Let it end.

"I'm going back to my sect now."

Lin Du smiled and waved to Chu Guanmeng, "Farewell, Senior Brother."

"Come see me again after you return to the sect. You blocked my attacks more than a hundred times in seven days. Your movement technique is not good enough. You need to practice." Hou Cang turned and left.

Lin Du: ...Heh.

She raised her hand and waved away the barrier. "Senior brothers, you go first and take Qi Zhen back. We'll return to the sect after we've explored the Heavenly Dao Secret Realm."

The person behind the curtain struggled to get up. "Uncle-Master, wait a minute. I think I'm ready now. I also want to go on a training trip so I can advance as soon as possible and not just hold everyone back like I did this time."

Lin Du turned around casually and looked steadily at Qi Zhen, "That's fine too."