Blind Ghostwriter: Starts with the full level of Nine Yang Magic Skill

Chapter 300 Battle Against the Inner Demon (Seeking Monthly Tickets)
In fact, when Gu Mo heard about Ye Chen's dream, he guessed that it might be a demon in his heart, because the behavior of the woman Ye Chen encountered in the dream was obviously trying to induce and invade Ye Chen's martial arts will.

However, in the end, "Qiu Niang" broke down.

Despite all the effort put into learning martial arts, it turned out that Ye Chen's martial arts were utterly useless. He didn't even need to deliberately create any flaws; they were all flaws, which was equivalent to having no flaws at all.

Then try seduction, but Ye Chen is only fit to talk about philosophy.

Inner demons are high-level life forms without gender. They can change their form at will, and can be male, female, or even half-male and half-female. When they transform into a human, they have human senses, and when they transform into a beast, they have beastly senses.

Therefore, when the inner demon was teasing Ye Chen, it was actually aware of it. So, when it was about to make its move, Ye Chen's actions broke its defenses.

This isn't really the fault of inner demons; anyone would break down in this situation.

but,

Gu Mo has now basically figured out Ye Chen's current fate, which is "misfortune may be a blessing in disguise, and a blessing may be a misfortune in disguise." In simple terms, it means that he will turn bad luck into good luck and good luck into bad luck.

For example, in the matter of the clay figure, Ye Chen was extremely unlucky, but he turned misfortune into good fortune and even benefited from it. Because he was pulled into the Samsara Mirror, his primordial spirit was separated from his body, which allowed him to glimpse an opportunity to ascend to the Ascension Realm.

After that, he had a stroke of good luck and found several treasure maps for free. However, every good thing turned into bad, and he encountered his inner demons. But he also managed to turn bad luck into good. He encountered his intractable inner demons, but he managed to break down their defenses and nothing serious happened.

Gu Mo felt a deep sense of emotion.
Ye Chen is lucky. Originally, meeting him and losing his ability as the chosen one was a bad thing, but in reality, he was spared a life in a roundabout way.

According to Ye Chen's initial trajectory, he was constantly blessed with good fortune, while his bad luck remained hidden. When the bad luck naturally erupted one day, that would be the time when his good fortune was completely suppressed, and even the Heavenly King himself couldn't save Ye Chen.

But now, there's a balance between luck and bad luck; for every bit of luck you gain, bad luck gains, and vice versa.

This person is born with the divine body to traverse thunder.

Danger will definitely come, but it won't be absolute danger, and you'll always end up making a small profit.

Based on Ye Chen's fate and his experiences, Gu Mo basically guessed that he had encountered a demon in his heart. And, given the nature of a demon in his heart, although Ye Chen managed to escape a calamity last night by breaking through his defenses, it would definitely not stop there.

Back in Longhu Mountain, Gu Mo had encountered a demon in his heart that kept harassing him in various forms. In the end, it even used the concept of divinity and humanity, which Gu Mo saw through and fought before leaving.

Unless Ye Chen can also have the strength that Gu Mo had when he was at Longhu Mountain, he will not be able to get rid of his inner demons.

Gu Mo was able to get rid of his inner demons because he first reached the Ascension Realm in his physical body, which happened to be the point where the inner demons' abilities were restrained. The inner demons had the ability to suppress the primordial spirit, but they were almost powerless against the physical body.

Therefore, after Gu Mo saw through the inner demon, the inner demon was unable to pull Gu Mo's primordial spirit out of Gu Mo's ascended physical body and could only give up temporarily.

Ye Chen clearly had not reached the level of physical ascension.

The inner demons will never leave.

In fact, Gu Mo was right; the inner demon was still lurking in Ye Chen's consciousness, waiting for its chance to strike.

If Gu Mo hadn't enlightened Ye Chen, Ye Chen's self-awareness alone would have prevented him from breaking free from the inner demon's methods. If this continued, he would eventually be invaded by the inner demon, and when he ascended, he would be unable to escape its grasp.

……

At this moment, in the dream, time and space are frozen.

The little plum blossom, transformed from the inner demon, stared at Gu Mo. Suddenly, her demeanor changed drastically. With the same gaze and the same appearance, she now exuded an inexplicable sense of pressure.

Gu Mo said slowly, "It seems that my consciousness has come online!"

Although the inner demon didn't understand the meaning of "online", it could understand Gu Mo's meaning by combining the whole sentence. It slowly said, "Gu Mo, we haven't seen each other for two days... Well, according to human understanding, it's been almost two years. You've grown quite fast these past two days."

Gu Mo said in a deep voice, "In the past two years, I have often thought about how to kill you. I couldn't think of a way until a little over a month ago when someone told me that the laws of the world cannot be killed, but can be restrained. Only then did I realize that to deal with you, I must find your weakness."

The inner demon smiled and said, "So, you're provoking me now because you think you've found it?"

“Give it a try,” Gu Mo said. “You can’t directly harm the physical body because you don’t have a physical form, so you always invade people’s will in the form of dreams. You can think of it as a virtual existence. Since that’s the case, then use virtual to fight virtual!”

The inner demon chuckled, "You're right, but you've made a fatal mistake. You've become too arrogant. Since you know I can only attack the primordial spirit and not harm the physical body, why don't you stay hidden in your physical body like you did back in Longhu Mountain? Then I wouldn't be able to do anything to you. But now you've left your body and come to Ye Chen's dream. Do you think your dream control ability is stronger than mine?"

Gu Mo shook his head slightly and said, "I am definitely not as good as you at controlling dreams. That is your specialty. However, what you have here is just an avatar. Although your consciousness is your main body now, your energy is still just an avatar!"

The inner demon shook his head slightly and chuckled, "So, I said you've become arrogant. However, I can understand. With both your physical body and primordial spirit ascending, you are truly the number one person in the world. But you are only number one in the world; you don't understand the vastness of the heavens!"

"Say that again." Gu Mo chuckled and said, "Since my debut, I've encountered far too many people saying this to me, and without exception, I've killed them all. You, Inner Demon, will be no exception!"

As soon as Gu Mo finished speaking, he slapped the "inner demon" on the head, and instantly, the inner demon's head exploded into a watermelon shape.

And at this moment,
The dream that had just stopped started running again.

In Ye Chen's eyes, who was lying on the ground, Gu Mo first slapped Xiao Qingmei's head so hard it spun around, and now he slapped her head so hard it was smashed to pieces.

And in a daze,
Gu Mo replaced the bandit leader in this nightmare, becoming the nightmare that Ye Chen feared most.

"what!"

Ye Chen, who was initially terrified, suddenly erupted, picked up a stone from the ground, and charged towards Gu Mo.

At this moment, in this dream, Gu Mo's power was equal to Ye Chen's.

Because this is Ye Chen's nightmare.
Originally, it was the inner demon that used it to invade Ye Chen's will, wanting to deceive Ye Chen's will in this way, making him think that he had defeated the nightmare. When he ascended and truly needed to defeat the nightmare, it would replicate and simulate the original situation. The real situation was that the young Ye Chen was a hundred times weaker than the bandit leader, and it was impossible for him to win.

However, if one encounters a real nightmare at the crucial moment of ascension, one's will will inevitably collapse.

Therefore, this dream is a trap, a fake nightmare forcibly created by the inner demons. In this nightmare, the bandit leader is as strong as Ye Chen.

And at this moment,
Gu Mo appeared in the dream, replacing the bandit leader and becoming the new fake nightmare. His power was naturally exactly the same as Ye Chen's.

The battle between young Ye Chen and Gu Mo

Essentially, it became a battle between the inner demons and Gu Mo.

The inner demon wants Ye Chen to defeat Gu Mo, while Gu Mo wants to defeat Ye Chen.

at this time,

Seeing Ye Chen rushing over, Gu Mo suddenly grabbed Xiao Qingmei's corpse from the ground and said coldly, "Put Shitou down, or I'll have someone chop up your Xiao Qingmei's corpse and feed it to the dogs, and your parents, brothers and sisters... they'll all be begging for death!"

The enraged young man, Ye Chen, instantly calmed down.

"lay down,"

Gu Mo shouted angrily, his voice icy and chilling, carrying a cruel and unquestionable sense of control.

He held Xiao Qingmei's mangled corpse in his hand, his eyes looking down at her like she was an ant.

This sudden threat is far more effective than being attacked with swords.

His rage was extinguished as if doused with ice water; the young Ye Chen froze, his momentum abruptly halted.

His bloodshot eyes were fixed on the small body in Gu Mo's hands. His hand, gripping the stone, trembled violently, his knuckles turning white, but he could no longer take another step forward.

"lay down!"

Gu Mo shouted again, his voice like a heavy hammer striking Ye Chen's heart.

"Bang!"

The blood-stained stone slipped from Ye Chen's hand and hit the ground with a dull thud.

The anger in his eyes was replaced by immense fear and helplessness. His body hunched slightly, his shoulders trembled, and he let out suppressed, beast-like howls.

When the impulse brought about by anger and hatred vanishes in an instant...

The boy is still the same boy.

Gu Mo walked over, picked up a stone, and smashed it directly onto the head of the young Ye Chen.

In an instant,
Blood splattered, and the young Ye Chen collapsed to the ground, his head buzzing. Gu Mo continued to smash him with stones, and soon, the young Ye Chen was a bloody mess and motionless.

At this moment,

The dream began to crumble and become unreal.

The inner demon reappeared, and said in a deep voice, "You actually used such despicable means. Your victory was not honorable."

"Do I need to fight Ye Chen?"

"Aren't you afraid that this will prevent him from ever breaking free from this nightmare again, and that once he breaks through, he will inevitably fall into demonic possession..."

Gu Mo said speechlessly, "Once I kill you, there will be no more inner demons in the world. Will this damn nightmare still have any effect?"

The inner demon was slightly taken aback and said, "Fine, fine, so you thought you had me cornered, that's why you dared to do this. You'll regret it, Ye Chen will die at your hands."

"Oh, you're overthinking it," Gu Mo said. "It's okay if I can't kill you. So what if Ye Chen becomes a demon? It's alright. This guy is incredibly tough!"

Inner Demon: “…”

At this moment, the dream, like shattered glass, peeled away and dissipated, turning into specks of light that instantly vanished into the depths of Ye Chen's chaotic consciousness. Meanwhile, the will of the inner demon's true form disappeared in that instant, along with its clone, as if drawn by invisible threads, instantly withdrawing from this collapsing sea of ​​consciousness and returning to its unknowable origin.

However, just as the demonic clone was about to cross the boundary between reality and illusion.

Gu Mo's primordial spirit returned instantly.

In reality, inside Ye Chen's room at the Court of State Ceremonial.

Gu Mo suddenly opened his tightly closed eyes and quickly took out the ancient Buddha relic from the pouch at his waist.

Almost at the same instant, Gu Mo channeled the Qi of Law into the core of the relic, precisely capturing, stripping away, and forcibly activating the wisp of source Qi from the Mirror of Reincarnation contained within!
It was not a mighty torrent of power, but a strange aura that was faint yet incredibly resilient.

As soon as it was activated, it resonated wonderfully with Gu Mo's will.

"Om-!"

Gu Mo's martial arts realm—the black and white world symbolizing the cycle of yin and yang and the boundary between life and death—expanded at an unprecedented speed!

It was no longer targeting individuals, but instantly engulfed the entire area of ​​the Court of State Ceremonial!
Houses, walls, furniture, and even the dust floating in the air were all forcibly dragged into this absolute realm of black and white at this moment.

Space freezes, time stagnates.

Just as the demonic clone broke free from Ye Chen's sea of ​​consciousness and was about to cross spatial dimensions to return to its original body, it was as if it had crashed into an invisible yet extremely resilient spider web!
"Ok?"

The demon's true form let out a cold snort, filled with surprise and doubt, yet still heavy with contempt, "Have you run out of tricks? You think you can trap me with a mere domain? Wishful thinking!"

The inner demon is a life level above ascension. Even if it is only an avatar now, it far surpasses human power and is naturally not subject to the realm of martial arts.

The black and white spatial barrier couldn't even hold on for a moment under the impact of its will, and it shattered under the strain!

"Boom!"

The barriers to territory have been forcibly breached!
The demonic clone vanished into the void in an instant.

however--

Unbeknownst to the demonic clone, at this moment, in the Honglu Temple, a mirror-like light screen was appearing before Gu Mo, reflecting all its movements as it headed towards its original body.

In reality, this demonic clone only entered the mirror world created by the Samsara Mirror Source Qi. Gu Mo covered the outside of the domain with Samsara Mirror Source Qi, and when the demonic clone broke through the domain, it entered the mirror world.

Everything it is experiencing and seeing at this moment is merely a reflection of its consciousness at the moment it entered the mirror world.

now,

The demonic clone tore through space in an instant and headed east, arriving at a city called Wutong City.

But, at that moment,

The demonic clone suddenly sensed the anomaly and uttered a voice: "The power of the Samsara Mirror... Gu Mo, do you really think that just because your physical body has ascended, I can't do anything to you? My true body will be waiting for you to come and die in Wutong City..."

As soon as he finished speaking, that will erased itself, leaving only a wisp of unconscious demonic energy remaining in the Source Qi of the Reincarnation Mirror.

Gu Mo once again placed the Reincarnation Source Qi back into the ancient Buddha relic, forming an egg within an egg within an egg. The relic enveloped the Reincarnation Mirror Source Qi, and the Reincarnation Mirror Source Qi enveloped the inner demon energy.

At this moment,
Ye Chen, who was lying on the ground, woke up. He rubbed his head and struggled to his feet. He then sat down on a stool and said, "Big brother, did you just hit me? My head hurts!"

"That's not important," Gu Mo said. "What's important is that I helped you resolve the potential problem."

"Is it resolved?" Ye Chen asked blankly. "I did have a dream, but, brother, I dreamt that you hit me and even killed me. Brother, I'm a little scared when I see you now!"

"Oh, it's alright. Maybe you're just more respectful towards me now. You'll get used to it," Gu Mo said.

"Oh, is that so!"

"Do you know Wutong City?" Gu Mo asked.

"never heard of that."

Gu Mo nodded slightly and said, "Alright, you should rest for a bit. I'll be going now."

"Big brother!"

Ye Chen suddenly stood up and shouted.

"What's wrong?" Gu Mo asked, puzzled.

Ye Chen said somewhat awkwardly, "It's... it's... you know... that 'Ten-Ingredient Tonic Pill' you mentioned..."

Gu Mo raised an eyebrow and said, "Don't worry, I guarantee you'll be fine. You can come to me this afternoon to get your medicine!"

"Once a big brother, always a big brother!"

……

After leaving Ye Chen's room, Gu Mo did not leave the Honglu Temple, but went to the Honglu Temple's Registrar's Office to inquire about clues about Wutong City.

Based on the speed and timing of the demonic clone's consciousness that he saw in the mirror world, it was definitely no longer within the territory of the Qian Kingdom. The Honglu Temple, being the court institution primarily responsible for liaison with other countries, would certainly be the most knowledgeable about the territories of other nations.

Although today is the ceremony for establishing the heir apparent, no more than five people from the Court of State Ceremonial are qualified to attend the ceremony, naturally excluding the Chief Clerk of the Registrar's Office.

Upon learning that Gu Mo had come in person, the registrar personally came to greet him. The registrar's surname was Lin, and he was an elderly man around sixty years old.

Gu Mo went straight to the point, saying, "Registration Officer Lin, I've come today to ask if your Court of State Ceremonies has any records of a city called Wutong east of the Qian Kingdom?"

Lin, the registrar, quickly replied, "Indeed, does Master Gu wish to learn more about Wutong City?"

Gu Mo asked, "To which country does Wutong City belong?"

Lin, the registrar, poured Gu Mo a cup of tea and said, "Wutong City belongs to the Northern Zhou Dynasty and is the capital of the Northern Zhou."

Gu Mo asked with some doubt, "Isn't the Northern Zhou Kingdom a city of a hundred cities?"

Gu Mo knew about the Northern Zhou Kingdom, which was a neighboring country of the Qian Kingdom and also one of its vassal states, maintaining close ties with the Qian Kingdom.

Previously, when Gu Mo first came to Chang'an, Emperor Qian was still vying for power with Empress Dowager Yan. In order to replenish his private treasury, he signed trade agreements with three neighboring countries, including the Northern Zhou Kingdom.

However, as is well known, the capital of the Northern Zhou Dynasty was located in Baiyi City.

Lin, the registrar, explained: "Alas, Master Gu, you may not know this, but last year, the capital of the Northern Zhou Kingdom was still Baiyi City. However, at the end of last year, a rebellion broke out in the Northern Zhou Kingdom. The rebel army stormed into Baiyi City, burning, killing, and looting, and in the end, Baiyi City was reduced to ruins."

The emperor of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, however, fled Baiyi City with his court officials before it fell, eventually taking refuge in Wutong City. Wutong City was chosen because it was situated in a location surrounded by water on three sides, possessing a natural barrier for protection.

Gu Mo nodded and said, "I see."

Lin, the registrar, asked, "Is Master Gu perhaps heading to Wutong City?"

Gu Mo nodded slightly.

Lin, the registrar, quickly said, “Master Gu, your martial arts are unparalleled, so you don’t need to worry about the flames of war in the Northern Zhou territory. However, if you want to go to do something, it is not very convenient to go now, because the Northern Zhou territory is currently in a state of chaos, where people are not people and officials are not officials. In many places, there is not even a government office.”

"Thank you for your guidance." Gu Mo cupped his hands in thanks.

"By the way," said Lin, the registrar, "if Master Gu needs someone to guide him, he can go to the Yun family, the imperial merchants. The Yun family is the imperial merchants responsible for trade between Daqian and Beizhou. They have been traveling to and from Beizhou for a long time. Even this time, when the Beizhou court sent an envoy to Daqian to attend the ceremony, it was the Yun family that escorted them. Otherwise, their envoy might not have been able to arrive in Daqian safely."

Gu Mo asked, "The Yun family, is it the Yun family of Cangzhou?"

Lin, the registrar, nodded and said, "It's the Yun family. I heard that the head of the Yun family, Yun Xiu, is an old acquaintance of yours."

Gu Mo nodded.

……

In the Northern Zhou Dynasty, in the city of Wutong.

In a dark place, a shadowy figure was drifting about, which was the true form of the inner demon.

"The source of reincarnation... no wonder it dared to be so arrogant..."

Slowly, the inner demon evolved into a person and said, "Master Chen, have you prepared the thing you mentioned that can help me kill Gu Mo? Gu Mo is coming to find me. He has the physical body of an Ascension Realm cultivator, and my demonic energy alone cannot kill him."

at the same time,

The royal city of Chu, in a strange, ethereal valley.

Master Chen and Master Qiu were playing chess on a rock in the stream when a dark shadow appeared in the flowing water beside them—it was the clone of the inner demon.

Master Chen held a chess piece in one hand and said, "Don't worry, Heart Demon, Brother Qiu and I are not joking with you about this. After learning the reason why you couldn't kill Gu Mo a few days ago, we have already found that thing. It can kill even the physical body of an Ascension Realm cultivator!"

The demonic clone asked, "What exactly is that thing of yours? There's no need to keep us in suspense any longer, is there?"

Master Chen smiled slightly and said, "Dragon scales!"

(End of this chapter)