The improved female villains regained their memories.

"It's a bit cold."

The wind blew in gusts, sweeping away the fallen leaves on the street.

It carried the fallen leaves as it walked, until finally, it was blocked by the tightly closed gates of the Blood Palace.

Inside, it was completely dark, without a single ray of light.

Boom!

A dull thud.

dong dong dong! !

The sound of bones colliding with the building echoed repeatedly. In the darkness, Luo Benmo, dressed in a red robe, roared silently, relentlessly banging his head against the stone pillar.

pain.

It hurts too much.

It's not the pain of the impact that's there; on the contrary, the impact is meant to relieve pain.

Luo Benmo's spiritual energy continuously repaired the damaged areas, but the next second, even greater damage would occur. She slammed herself so hard that blood flowed freely, like a crazed madwoman.

Boom!

The heavy thud, the last one, made her almost dizzy.

Finally, she stopped, slumped onto the throne, and gasped for breath.

The most intense wave had passed; what remained was a tolerable throbbing pain. With trembling hands, Luo Benmo picked up the basin of water beside him, wiped his face with it, and then tossed it aside.

"Lone Wolf, come in!"

She chanted with her spiritual energy, forcing herself to remain calm.

The palace doors opened, and Lone Wolf stepped in, standing before Luo Benmo with a worried expression, yet his tone remained respectful: "Chief."

"Report the situation."

"Yes."

Lone Wolf took out a scroll and handed it to Luo Benmo.

The scroll records the current situation of Lingquan City, the reaction of the Immortal Sword Sect and the distance to here, the internal agents of various forces in the city, and... Yang Pingsheng's current situation.

After reading it, Luo Benmo destroyed the scroll with a burst of spiritual energy.

"Bring the Blood Pigeon here."

As she spoke, a savage glint flashed in her eyes.

"Now."

Chapter Twenty-Two: The Way of Heaven Leaves No Trace

In the distance, verdant mountains stretch endlessly, and the wind howls through the valleys, carrying dark clouds with it.

Luo Benmo stood at the palace gate, gazing at the mountains and the city beneath her feet.

Blood Pigeon appeared beside her, calling out nervously, "Leader..."

She glanced at her, said nothing, and turned to step into the hall.

Blood Pigeon followed her inside. As soon as they stepped in, the palace doors slammed shut, and torches were automatically lit, illuminating everything inside in a fiery red glow.

His silver hair was stained with blood. Luo Benmo sat back on his throne, looking down at her: "Blood Pigeon."

My heart skipped a beat.

The voice echoed within the hall, carrying supreme majesty.

“When you came to me for help, I told you that I could take you in, but only if you didn’t break my rules.”

Lightning flashed, and a whip brimming with the power of thunder appeared in Luo Benmo's hand.

This is her celestial artifact, condensed from her soul. Now, Luo Benmo is a senior Earth Immortal, and his understanding and use of celestial artifacts are no less than those of the old monsters.

Blood Pigeon lowered her head, not daring to refute, and could only weakly say, "Leader, I didn't..."

"quibble!"

The whip lashed down.

The night clothes were torn open, revealing flesh and blood, which crackled with lightning.

Blood Pigeon lowered its head, neither dodging nor avoiding.

"You killed another Heavenly King's subordinate, broke my rules, and even used my rules to break my own rules, Blood Pigeon, how dare you!!"

My brain is still throbbing with pain.

The contractions affected Luo Benmo's judgment; veins bulged on her forehead, and her face was contorted in a familiar grimace.

She muttered to herself, whipping the blood pigeon like a madwoman.

Blood Pigeon silently endured it, offering no resistance whatsoever.

pat-

The mask fell to the ground, revealing the girl's face.

Tears welled up in her eyes, her lips trembled, and she slowly uttered two words: "Xiao Mo..."

"Shut up, don't call me that!!"

Luo Benmo was furious. He unleashed a palm strike imbued with spiritual energy, which slammed into the Blood Pigeon.

Spitting out a mouthful of blood, the Blood Pigeon crashed into a nearby stone pillar, revealing its true form.

A pair of fox ears, a fox tail.

Blood Pigeon was the fox demon that Luo Benmo had met back then.

She clutched her chest, blood trickling from the corner of her mouth, her eyes glazed over: "Xiao... Xiao Mo..."

"I told you, you have no right to call me that."

The contractions seemed to disappear for a moment.

Luo Benmo put away his whip, teleported to Blood Pigeon's side, pressed her head down, and slammed it heavily onto the floor.

boom!

Stone bricks flew and cracked, and Luo Benmo grabbed her hair and pulled her up.

"You are not my friend, Blood Pigeon."

"Back then, you left without a word, completely forgetting about me. Then you went around stealing things, eventually even stealing from the Immortal Sword Sect. You were hunted down and had nowhere to run. At that time, I rescued you from those people. I took you in, gave you power and status, making you second only to the emperor. But what did you do to repay me?"

"If you can't be my good friend, can't you even be my good subordinate?"

“That’s not how it is…” Blood Pigeon dared not struggle, her voice already trembling with tears, “That’s not how it is, Little Mo.”

"I told you, you are not worthy to call me by this name."

Luo Benmo grabbed her face again and slammed it against the stone pillar.

boom!

"Waaah..."

The blood pigeon let out a mournful cry, nearly fainting.

If she hadn't been a powerful Earth Immortal herself, Luo Benmo would have been dead long ago with those two attacks.

"Everyone thinks the Immortal Sword Sect came for Spirit Spring City. They don't know, but don't you? Two years ago, you stole the Immortal Sword Sect's treasure, and two months ago, you left a trace and were caught. Otherwise, why would the Immortal Sword Sect come knocking on our door? I'm cleaning up the mess you made, but what about you? You were flirting with my brother behind my back?"

Luo Benmo grabbed Blood Pigeon's face, his eyes almost spitting fire: "You vixen, I think you want to die."

“…Xiao Mo, you’ve misunderstood me. I didn’t mean that.”

"You didn't? Blood Pigeon, the things you've done over the years are utterly despicable. You're the one who seduced married men, and you're the one who seduced disciples of the Immortal Sword Sect. I've always turned a blind eye to you, but you actually dared to lay a hand on my brother."

Thunder gathered in Luo Benmo's palm, representing the accumulation of Luo Benmo's anger.

The members of the Villain's Den all assumed that Luo Benmo had been targeted because he had defeated Lingquan City, the mortal representative of the Immortal Sword Sect. However, this was not the case at all. Leaving aside the fact that immortals don't value the lives of mortals, the Villain's Den alone contained so many Earth Immortal forces that even if the Immortal Sword Sect wanted to wipe them out, it would have to pay a considerable price—a price certainly not worth it.

But now, the intelligence Lone Wolf gave Luo Benmo indicates that the Immortal Sword Sect has dispatched ten Earth Immortals and one Celestial Immortal towards Lingquan City. Their scouts were wiped out in a single encounter.

The reason they didn't go immediately was because hostile forces had ambushed them. Once they dealt with the ambush, they would probably arrive in Lingquan City very soon.

And all of this is because...

Luo Benmo lowered his hand.

Blood Pigeon looked at her and said tremblingly, "Little, Little Mo..."

"You go."

She suddenly abandoned all her tyranny, leaving only exhaustion.

"Xiao Mo, listen to me, I didn't mean to seduce your brother. While fox demons do need vital energy for cultivation, I've never done anything so despicable. Those are just slanders against me by the Immortal Sword Sect. Xiao Mo, you have to believe me, I only took care of your brother because..."

"Stop talking."

Luo Benmo, dressed in a red robe, turned away from her and walked towards the palace gate.

Boom!

Outside the door, thunder continued to rumble.

The enemy is about to attack, but she still hasn't solved her problem.

Is Blood Pigeon a demon, or a fox demon? Demons cultivate demonic energy, not spiritual energy, so strictly speaking, Luo Benmo cannot devour a demon's spiritual root.

In the vast Lingquan City, there is actually only one person that Luo Benmo can devour.

Once she devours it, not only will the pain problem be solved, but she will also be able to advance to the Celestial Immortal realm. Once Luo Benmo reaches the Celestial Immortal realm, the Bloodthirsty Ones who have been endowed with Blood Spirit Roots by her will also increase in strength, and at that time, they may well be able to fight.

but……

Luo Benmo teleported to the courtyard where Yang Pingsheng was being held.

For the past two years, she has kept him here, like a canary in a cage.

She stood on the roof watching him—her younger brother, Yang Pingsheng. He was sitting in a wheelchair, carefully carving wood with a small knife in his hand.