Chapter 196 - 153: The Mu Family (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

Chapter 196: Chapter 153: The Mu Family (Seeking Monthly Tickets) After returning to Chen Bell Platform, Li Mo settled down for a temporary stay. When his master Zhou Buping returned, Li Qian asked about the bat pattern, but Zhou Buping indicated he had no knowledge of it. In the following period, Li Qian went to Divine Sword Sect’s library to go through various materials but found no records. Finally, Li Qian remembered that Elder Gu was very knowledgeable about all sorts of strange tales and might know about the bat pattern, so he went to Lijian City to visit Elder Gu. This Elder Gu was already very, very old, with a strong aura of decay about him. After all, he was an elder over a hundred and thirty years old. Such an age would be considered very advanced even among Grandmasters and Great Grandmasters. The old man was lying on a recliner, basking in the sun. "Li Qian, it seems like you haven’t visited for a while," Elder Gu said with a chuckle, "If you didn’t come again, you might not be able to see me anymore." Saying so, he gestured with his hand, signaling the servant on standby to fetch something. After a while, the servant respectfully handed a thick book to Li Qian. Upon receiving it, Li Qian saw it was a book studying demon text, clearly summarized and written by Elder Gu. "This book is the greatest effort of my lifetime. My juniors are not interested in this, so I can only give it to you," Elder Gu said. "Elder Gu, such a precious item, this junior feels undeserving." Li Qian said. Without Elder Gu’s help, his learning of demon text would have been much more difficult. "If it weren’t for your demon text book, I wouldn’t have been able to achieve such results," Elder Gu waved his hand. "Elder Gu, then this junior will accept it." Li Qian nodded, then took out a piece of paper with a dark teal bat pattern drawn on it. This was what he had sketched based on the pattern on Li Mo’s arm. Elder Gu tried to sit up but struggled a bit, and Li Qian quickly went to help him. "Let me see." Elder Gu said, stretching out his thin and skeletal hand, almost like skin and bones, to receive the paper. He then studied it carefully. After a while, Elder Gu asked seriously, "Li Qian, where did you see this pattern?" Seeing Li Qian’s hesitant look, he immediately added, "Never mind, you don’t need to tell me that. However, I do know a bit about this thing... It’s supposed to be from Ancient Times, said to be a demon mark of the Mu Family." "The Mu Family?" Li Qian was taken aback and said in surprise. "Yes, the Mu Family. It is said that they herded the Human Clan for demons... alas, they helped tyranny, willingly become pawns of demons... After the Human Clan drove out the demons, the Mu Family was almost wiped out and ceased to exist..." Elder Gu said, "However, with the reemergence of demons, there may still be remnants of the Mu Family in existence." Li Qian was shocked. He had not expected the mark to come from the Mu Family. Could it be that Li Mo’s background is likely related to the Mu Family? "Elder Gu, can this mark be passed down through descendants?" Li Qian couldn’t help but ask. "It’s said to be so... In Ancient Times, the hunting down of the Mu Family was based on this mark, anyone who had it was almost certainly from the Mu Family..." Elder Gu nodded. "Thank you, Elder Gu, for the explanation." Li Qian said. He suddenly understood why, since ancient times, there were sects in the great Chang who worshipped demons, perhaps involving this kind of Mu Family. "Of course, what I said might not be true; after all, it’s hard to distinguish real from fake in these historical matters..." Elder Gu laid back down, seemingly tired. "Elder Gu, then I will not bother you further." Li Qian bowed. Elder Gu waved his hand. Only then did Li Qian leave Gu Mansion. For some time after, Li Qian spent every day studying the pattern on Li Mo’s wrist. Strangely, ever since Li Mo started cultivating at Chen Bell Platform, Li Mo had not experienced any hallucinations again. Li Qian guessed it might be because of the Chen Bell Domain? So he let Li Mo cultivate outside the Chen Bell Domain once, and the hallucinations reappeared. He was now fairly certain that the Chen Bell Domain could shield the influence of the dark teal bat pattern. Considering the dark teal bat pattern might be related to the Mu Family and even to demons, Li Qian advised Li Mo to stay in Chen Bell Platform as much as possible. And not to show the pattern to anyone else. Li Mo was confused but still obediently followed Li Qian’s words. ... Xiang State. This place once belonged to Baihua Palace. Later, it fell into the hands of the He Family. With the establishment of Taiwu Dao, it became a territory directly under Taiwu Dao Mansion. Yong’an County, located in the northwest of Xiang State, although not bordering Huilong Mountain Range, was less than a hundred miles away in a direct line. Deep into the night. Atop a certain mountain peak, a dark cloud descended from the sky, revealing dozens of ferocious figures. Leading them was a wolf-headed humanoid, donned in a loose white robe, with a string of ghastly skulls around his neck. To the left was a lion-headed humanoid, with brown-black fur, wearing black beast-eating battle armor, and carrying a huge axe on his shoulder. On the right hand side was a burly black ape holding a massive iron rod. The others were also monsters, just with far less powerful auras than these three. "Humph, that waste Huang Lang, taking so long and still trapped here. I don’t know why the ancestor let it take charge of Lion Camel City..." The speaker was a monster with a lion’s head and a human body, carrying a disdainful tone. "We can’t take this lightly; this place isn’t as simple as it seems." The wolf-headed, human-bodied monster said. "Bai Chao, you don’t actually believe the nonsense your nephew Bai Gao made up, do you? That there’s someone in the Human World who has cultivated Qi Blood Holy Realm?" The lion-headed monster spoke. "Master Slave, he wouldn’t lie." The wolf demon Bai Chao shook his head. "I believe it too." The ape demon Yuan Shou said in a deep and muffled tone. The lion demon Master Slave sneered, "It’s clearly just an excuse to shirk responsibility. This time I want to see if this tiny Human World really has a human who has cultivated the Qi Blood Holy Realm." Wolf demon Bai Chao and ape demon Yuan Shou said nothing, knowing that this Master Slave was a descendant of the master of Lion Camel Ridge, extremely arrogant. "We should stick to the plan, assist Huang Lang, and eliminate this Taiwu Dao Mansion." Said wolf demon Bai Chao. They risked a huge danger, traveling thousands of miles to come here, all to break the stalemate on this side. Lion Camel Demon City was an important arrangement of Lion Camel Ridge in the Human World, related to whether the Demon Race could break the barrier array of the Human World in the future. "Then let’s get started. My Sky-splitting Axe is already thirsting for blood." The lion-headed Master Slave sneered, "Today I can properly savor the high-ranking martial artists of the Human World." Saying this he carried the giant axe and soared out, speeding up as he went. His body began to transform, and in mid-air, he took on the form of a gigantic lion demon, over a dozen meters tall. Terrifying demon energy spread, forming a surge of yellow sand that stretched towards the camp of Taiwu Dao Mansion in the distance. Seeing this, wolf demon Bai Chao and ape demon Yuan Shou no longer concealed themselves, also flying out and taking on huge demonic forms. Dozens of other miscellaneous-sized demons also completed their demonization. ... Taiwu Dao Mansion camp. Daoist Master Yu Song was cultivating. After years of cultivation, he had fully recovered, but... he had made no progress at all. In this Human World, due to the influence of the barrier, there was a huge constraint on Heavenly Phenomenon Level Celestials, making cultivation far more difficult than outside. This also applied to demons. But... those powerful invading demons were often at the level of Demon Saints, using demon sacrifices to condense their demonic forms when descending, giving them a natural advantage. As long as they consumed enough human vitality, they could quickly increase their strength, eventually reaching the limit of what their demon bodies could achieve. They also possessed Demon Thoughts comparable to Myriad Phenomena Level Martial Intent. If he didn’t have a special Heart Protecting Secret Talisman that could resist Myriad Phenomena Demon Thought, facing such level of demons, he would stand no chance as a mere intermediate Heavenly Phenomenon Level Celestial. Unfortunately, human martial artists didn’t have the miraculous methods to condense demonic form and descend with Demon Thoughts. This was an innate racial talent unique to Demon Saints. That’s why the Martial Alliance only sent these Heavenly Phenomenon Level Celestials into the Human World, and they couldn’t send anyone too strong. After all, under the influence of the barrier, a Human Clan Martial Saint entering the Human World would hardly be able to exert their strength. They may not even be able to display the power of a top Heavenly Phenomenon Level Celestial. If they were to perish in the Human World, that would be a real frustration. Of course, for a Demon Saint descending into the Human World with Demon Thought, there were also significant risks. If the Myriad Phenomena Demon Thought of a Demon Saint were destroyed, the impact on the original body would be tremendous. It’s precisely because of such restrictions in the Human World that the Demon Saints dare to be so bold in descending with Demon Thought. Outside, if a Demon Saint dared to do this, they wouldn’t even know how they died. "Although it’s difficult to cultivate in the Human World, it’s much safer after all." Thought Daoist Master Yu Song to himself. It seemed risky, having to keep an eye on the demons within the Huilong Mountain Range. But for Daoist Master Yu Song, who had experience outside, it was just that. The world outside the Human World was truly extremely dangerous. As an intermediate Heavenly Phenomenon Level Celestial, he was among the top existences in the Human World. But in the outside world, he was just a mid-level expert. At any moment there was a chance of dying in battle. Of course, those with the highest death rates were the ordinary Celestials. There was a major reason the Yu Family’s population only maintained a few dozen people... many had died in battle. He once had over twenty children, besides those who died of various reasons in infancy... most reached the level of Celestial, then were sent to the battlefield, and in the end only a few survived. Not to mention his grandchildren, who died even more. However, since coming to the Human World, his Yu Family started multiplying again, and in just a short ten years, the family population had increased by over a hundred. As a family that survived in the outside world, they had a severe sense of crisis and knew how to better continue their lineage - by procreating like mad and increasing descendants. Suddenly, Daoist Master Yu Song’s face changed dramatically, as he sensed an extremely violent and terrifying demonic aura approaching rapidly from the southeast. "This aura..." "Wait, there are three..." His face turned extremely grim. These three auras were definitely not weaker than the demons from Huilong Mountain. In fact, one might be even stronger. "Could it be the demons from other fallen areas of the Demon Race have come over?" Daoist Master Yu Song was greatly shaken, thinking of a possibility. But how did these demons get here? Did the other Dao Mansions not notice at all? Moreover, weren’t these demons afraid that the neighboring Dao Mansions would take the opportunity to counterattack if they left their territories? ... PS: Seeking monthly tickets!!!