Mortal: Even with a Heavenly Spiritual Root, I still have to try and get my hands on the Little Gree

If Mu Yu had been in a good mood when he first obtained the Fire Spirit, he might have spared his life.

But now that things have escalated to this point, how could we possibly let him go?

While Ku Yao's escape technique, which consumes his life essence, is indeed fast, unfortunately, Mu Yu's lightning escape technique is even faster.

The grayish-white flames were pressed directly onto Ku Yao's face.

Ku Yao never expected that even burning his essence blood wouldn't be enough to escape, and that the route for his nascent soul to leave his body would be blocked.

Since both sides were dead ends, Ku Yao simply self-destructed his body before the grayish-white flames could touch him.

The timing was actually excellent. If it had been even a little later, Mu Yu's Asura Sacred Fire would have burned onto his body, and he would never have been able to use even a tiny bit of the magic power within his body.

"boom!"

With a burst of fire and an explosion, Mu Yu transformed into lightning and left before the explosion, reaching out to grab a fiery red nascent soul.

"If you hadn't coveted this storage bag, you might have actually managed to escape."

To be honest, Mu Yu's current lightning escape technique is only slightly faster than the Nascent Soul teleportation of a Nascent Soul cultivator in the early stage.

Logically speaking, it's impossible to capture the Nascent Soul cultivator Mu Yu in this cave.

But there was nothing he could do; he had been delayed because he couldn't bear to part with his storage bag.

The grayish-white flames in Mu Yu's hand transformed into a cage, directly trapping Ku Yao's nascent soul within it. If even a tiny bit of it touched him, the nascent soul would be instantly incinerated.

Trapped by the Asura Sacred Flame, Ku Yao finally recognized reality and hurriedly shouted:

"Fellow Daoist, spare my life! I am willing to offer up all my possessions, just please spare my life."

Upon hearing this, Mu Yu smiled.

"All your wealth? If I kill you, all your wealth will be mine anyway."

"Just stay put. Whether you survive or not depends on how many treasures the Mulan people are willing to offer in exchange for your life."

Mu Yu reached into the cage formed by the Asura Sacred Flame, and without hesitation tore off the storage bag held by the red Nascent Soul, then left a restriction on the Nascent Soul.

As for his natal magic weapon, Mu Yu wouldn't use it anyway, so he might as well keep it. He could use it as a selling point to get more good stuff from the Mulan people.

After all, the other party has already been placed under a restriction by Mu Yu, so there is absolutely no possibility that they can activate their natal magic weapon again.

"Oh, right. Be careful not to touch that Asura Sacred Flame, or you'll die."

Mu Yu spoke casually, letting the cage made of Asura Sacred Fire float beside him.

The battle between Mu Yu and Ku Yao ended so quickly that the other Mu Lan masters who came to help when they saw the situation was not going well were dumbfounded.

Just as the Mulan masters hesitated about whether to make a move, a mysterious figure shrouded entirely in a black robe suddenly spoke:

"I never imagined that someone like you would exist in such a remote place."

The black-robed man's voice was unusually hoarse, and faint sounds of ghosts wailing and wolves howling could be heard around him, much like some kind of low-quality background sound effect.

Of course, there are no background sound effects in this cultivation world, and those wailing sounds are the real lamentations of wronged souls.

In the world of cultivation, there are many demonic cultivators, but demonic cultivators who resemble ghost cultivators like this are truly rare.

"Remote? Did your Yinluo Sect run to this place you consider remote because you were beaten senseless in the Great Jin and can only find a sense of existence in places like this?"

"It's a pity, Venerable Tianku, you will not be able to return."

Mu Yu casually revealed the other party's identity, which immediately caused the sinister black aura around him to freeze slightly.

"Hmph! Youngster, how did you know?"

"Looks like we're all going to die today!"

The Heavenly Cry Master's voice rang out with some annoyance. Then, he made a hand seal, and his body instantly swelled up, transforming from an ordinary human into a giant over two zhang tall, with two horns on his head and fangs sticking out of his mouth, looking like a demon from the human world.

The demon's appearance was strikingly similar to one of the six demonic statues of the Six Extremes True Demon Art.

As for how Mu Yu knew, it was because he had secretly looked at the cultivation technique jade slip in Wen Tianren's storage bag.

With his divine sense, which was comparable to that of a mid-Nascent Soul cultivator at the time, it was quite easy for him to peek into the storage bag of a Core Formation cultivator.

If Wen Tianren hadn't possessed no important treasures, Mu Yu wouldn't have let him leave like that.

I wonder if that guy has come out of the boundless sea yet.

"Is it just a part of the Six Extremes True Demon Art? And you're so arrogant about it. It seems that the Great Jin Dynasty isn't all that great."

"Or is it that only your Yinluo Sect is so ignorant?"

"Would you like to see the complete Six Extremes True Demon Art?"

"Oh, right. I don't have the complete version either, but I do have the first half of this cultivation technique, which can be cultivated to the Nascent Soul stage."

Mu Yu completely ignored the other party's transformation and made a sarcastic remark.

"What Six Extremes True Demonic Art? Don't think that your nonsense will make you..."

The giant man who was actually the weeping monk that day did not believe Mu Yu's words at all.

Or perhaps he simply didn't realize that the cultivation technique he was practicing was only a part of a complete set of techniques.

"How ignorant!"

"It's one thing that I didn't recognize the Asura Sacred Flame, which was hailed as the Sacred Flame of the Ghost Path, but how come I don't even know about the Six Extremes True Demon Art?"

Mu Yu used his lightning escape technique to easily dodge the giant ghost claw that was attacking him, and appeared next to the Crying Immortal.

The next moment, the demonic nascent soul appeared, chanting incantations and casting a series of hand seals before spitting out a large mouthful of black mist.

In an instant, the Six Extremes True Demon Art was unleashed to its fullest extent by the demonic nascent soul. Although Mu Yu only possessed the Core Formation part of this technique, it was still useful for assisting in cultivation.

As for the complete version, we'll talk about that after we kill the Six Paths Supreme Saint.

Perfect timing, this is the perfect time to show it to the other party.

As the image of the Six Paths True Demon Body appeared behind the Ghost Path Nascent Soul, the Crying Immortal realized that what Mu Yu had said was actually true.

Everything can be faked, but the traces of practicing a martial art cannot be faked.

"No! Impossible! My Heavenly Fiend True Demon Art is the original, complete technique that can be cultivated all the way to the Nascent Soul stage."

"Illusion! You must be using illusion to disturb my mind!"

At this moment, Tianku Shangren's mentality was completely unbalanced. He could instinctively feel that the Six Extremes True Demon Art was real, but he subconsciously refused to admit it.

Compared to his previous arrogant demeanor that showed contempt for the cultivators of Tiannan, he now resembled a clown.

"As expected of a demonic cultivator, how can his temperament be so bad?"

"How did you manage to overcome your inner demons?"

"If demonic cultivation were this easy, I might as well have started it back then."

"I was just trying to tell you the truth out of kindness, never mind..."

Mu Yu casually made a couple of sarcastic remarks, then suddenly changed the subject and said:

"The Asura Sacred Flame cannot recognize it."

"Even the Six Extremes True Demon Art can't recognize us. Which of us is from a remote place?"

"Never mind, I just captured that fire spirit's golden divine lightning, can you recognize it?"

Upon hearing this, a distant memory surfaced in the mind of the Heavenly Crying Immortal. It was one of the things that the Heavenly Fiend True Demon Art had repeatedly warned him about when he was teaching the demonic art.

"Golden arcs of lightning... could it be... the divine lightning to ward off evil?!"

"Who are you? There's no way there could be so many treasures in such a remote place."

At this moment, the Heavenly Cry Master was on the verge of collapse. After shouting a couple of times, he tried to run away.

The giant's body shrank to the size of a dwarf in an instant, then suddenly exploded, turning into countless tiny black threads that scattered and fled in all directions.

Under normal circumstances, such a multi-directional escape method might be somewhat useful.

But now... unfortunately, it's already too late.

At this moment, the golden lightning arc in Mu Yu's hand reappeared, transforming into a huge golden electric net that directly enveloped the black threads.

The black threads that Tianku Shangren transformed into immediately turned into countless plumes of black smoke and were destroyed upon contact with the golden electric net. Tianku Shangren's howling could still be heard from within the black threads.

Seeing that escape was impossible, the countless black threads re-condensed within the protective lightning net, forming a very strange infant-like shape.

"Huh? Is this your original form, or your nascent soul?"

Mu Yu asked with interest, but the Crying Immortal did not answer at all. He continued to spew out a large amount of black mist from his mouth, trying to use his own true essence to annihilate the Evil-Repelling Divine Thunder that trapped him.

Theoretically speaking, if there is enough demonic energy, even the Divine Thunder that wards off evil could be corrupted by demonic energy.

Just like the Golden Thunder Bamboo Arrow of Xuan Gu, it is a product that has been demonized.

But with just that little bit of demonic energy from the Heavenly Cry Master? Don't even dream about it!

"Not going to answer? Forget it, you're too ignorant. You even took so long to recognize the Evil-Repelling Divine Thunder."

"A remote place? Ten thousand years ago, this Tiannan was the battlefield where the ancient demons fought head-on, and it was the place with the most abundant spiritual energy in the entire human realm."

"If it weren't for the ancient demon invasion destroying many spiritual veins, and the need for a massive amount of spiritual energy to suppress the true demonic energy, the concentration of spiritual energy in Tiannan would be not much weaker than that of the Great Jin."

After explaining the situation to the Heavenly Crying Immortal, Mu Yu tightened the Evil-Repelling Divine Thunder Net, annihilating the Heavenly Crying Immortal on the spot.

As for why they didn't capture the opponent's Nascent Soul...

The quality of the Nascent Souls produced by demonic cultivators is too poor, and they often contain strange and mysterious techniques, making them unusable.

Even when feeding Tihun, Muyu was worried that Tihun might get an upset stomach.

Therefore, it's better to just eliminate them completely.

Seeing that the Heavenly Cry Master was so easily eliminated, the remaining Mulan Masters did not hesitate at all and immediately turned and fled.

In this battle, Mulan's side sent a total of fifteen or sixteen masters, led by the Grand Master Kuyao, with Tianku Shangren as an external ally.

Originally, they thought they could easily pull out the strongest nail, but unexpectedly, the opponent did not even use a puppet and defeated Ku Yao and Tian Ku Shangren one after another with his own supernatural powers.

In this way, how could this battle continue? Continuing to fight would be suicide.

Seeing the Mulan people retreat, Mu Yu did not pursue them. Instead, he used magic to hang the cage formed by the Asura Sacred Fire in front of the damaged formation, using it as a decoration.

"The Mulan people shouldn't dare to come again anytime soon."

"But next time, the person who comes will probably be one of those divine masters. I won't be able to handle it then, so I'd better inform the higher-ups as soon as possible."

Mu Yu casually said a few words, then, under Bu Yunhe's admiring gaze, returned to her room.

……

A day later, the Mulan people came again, but this time only one person came as an envoy, specifically requesting the redemption of Ku Yao's nascent soul.

The one who came as an envoy was none other than the holy maiden of the Mulan people—Master Yue.

"I didn't expect it to be Saintess Mulan who came. Aren't you worried that I'll capture you?"

"You should know that your worth is far greater than that of Ku Yao."

Mu Yu looked at Master Le, whose expression was icy, and spoke casually.

Now that Master Le has come, it means that the Mulan people have already admitted defeat, and there shouldn't be any more Mulan divine masters coming to launch a surprise attack here.

Furthermore, since her innate ability to avoid misfortune and seek good fortune hadn't given her any warning, Mu Yu felt much more at ease.

"Enough with the nonsense. What exactly are your conditions for letting Master Ku's Nascent Soul go?"

Master Le was very impatient, mainly because Ku Yao's nascent soul could not hold on for much longer.

The nascent soul was already very weak after leaving the body, and being imprisoned by Mu Yu in a cage made of Asura Sacred Fire made Ku Yao's condition even worse.

If the matter is delayed any longer, Master Le seriously doubts whether Ku Yao will survive.

"You seem to be in a hurry!"

"It just so happens that Fellow Daoist Bu gave me a lesson yesterday, and I learned that not all Mulan people are as poor as I thought."

"There seem to be quite a few precious materials for those at the Nascent Soul stage and above in the Mulan Grassland."

"In that case, let's take everything on this list."

Mu Yu casually tossed over a jade slip, which listed various rare materials from the Mulan Grassland.

Although Master Nale had long been prepared to be slaughtered, he was still so angry that his face turned pale at the list of supplies drawn out in the jade slip.

"Impossible! This much material is enough for us to cultivate another Grandmaster-level being."

"I'll pay a maximum of four... no, a maximum of one-third."

Master Le gritted her teeth and gave her final offer, a price that still caused her heart to bleed.

Upon seeing this, Mu Yu clearly understood that this was Master Le's bottom line, and also realized that the Mulan people genuinely wanted to redeem Ku Yao, and were not bargaining with him.

But... that has nothing to do with Mu Yu.

"Half! And the amount of Geng metal must be sufficient, otherwise Ku Yao will surely die."

"No discussion..."

Upon hearing this, Master Yue suddenly raised his head, his crimson eyes fixed on Mu Yu, releasing an extreme killing intent along with his emotions, but Mu Yu seemed completely unconcerned.

Finally, Master Yue's attitude softened, and he said somewhat helplessly, "There is no Geng metal on the Mulan Grassland, so we really can't produce it."

"These are all the materials I have on me. If you still don't agree, then we'll have to send our priest from Mulan to talk to you."

Master Yue took off the storage bag from his waist and threw it directly to Mu Yu.

"Heh, so this is the bottom line for you Mulan people."

"I didn't expect that Kuyao would be so valuable."

After probing the storage bag with her divine sense, Mu Yu was very satisfied with the materials inside.

Don't push too hard Mu Yu did not want to face the pursuit of the Mulan people's divine masters.

Then, Mu Yu reached out and withdrew the Asura Sacred Flames that had trapped Ku Yao's Nascent Soul.

The moment the Asura Sacred Flame was retrieved, a powerful aura descended upon the area, followed immediately by a streak of silver light that swiftly struck Mu Yu's location.

Amidst a burst of thunder, Mu Yu successfully evaded the attack.

He then appeared beside Master Le, a pale blue flame appearing in his hand, which he was about to press directly onto Master Le's body.

But in the next moment, a bronze lamp appeared in Master Le's hand, and a spark the size of a pea appeared on its own, which then transformed into a blue demonic flame, intertwining with the azure ice flame.

The two were locked in a fierce struggle, and the Azure Ice Flame found itself at a disadvantage.

Seeing this, Mu Yu dared not delay and immediately activated his lightning escape technique to leave the spot.

The moment Mu Yu left, a large cyan hand brushed against Master Yue's body and grabbed nothing!

"Lightning Release Technique... How could it be so fast?"

With a flash of silver light, a middle-aged scholar-like sorcerer appeared in place, his gaze fixed on Mu Yu in the distance.

Clearly, if Mu Yu continues to use the Lightning Escape Technique to escape, the Divine Master Mu Lan will pursue him relentlessly.

With a flash of silver light, a middle-aged scholar-like sorcerer appeared in place, his gaze fixed on Mu Yu in the distance.

Clearly, if Mu Yu continues to use the Lightning Escape Technique to escape, the Divine Master Mu Lan will pursue him relentlessly.

"As expected, Divine Master Mulan has made a move."

"Did you not make a move just now because you were worried that my Asura Sacred Flame would burn Ku Yao's nascent soul?"

Facing Master Mulan, Mu Yu did not show any signs of impatience.

Because his innate ability to seek good fortune and avoid misfortune has not yet given any warning, it means that even the current Divine Master Mulan may not be able to harm him.

However, the sneak attack just now also served as a reminder to Mu Yu that she couldn't rely too much on her talent for avoiding danger and escaping misfortune.

Even if it's not an ominous sign, you might still be attacked from behind.

However, if I hadn't dodged it due to carelessness, my talent for avoiding misfortune should have shown an ominous sign beforehand.

Because you were able to dodge it, no ominous sign appeared. Or was it that no ominous sign appeared, so you were able to dodge it?

Ugh, never mind, my head is spinning.

"I just wanted to teach you a lesson. We, Mulan, will not break our promises."

The Divine Master Mulan did not continue the pursuit, as if what he said was true.

A hint of mockery appeared on Mu Yu's face.

"You won't break your promise? If it weren't for Fellow Daoist Wei Wuyai being here, would you really let me off the hook?"

Mu Yu spoke, directing her gaze to another empty spot.

As Mu Yu revealed the truth, Wei Wuyai's figure was also revealed.

As for why Wei Wuyai didn't intervene when Mu Yu was ambushed earlier, Mu Yu wisely ignored that.

Just write this down. You can settle this score later when you reach the late Nascent Soul stage.

"Fellow Daoist Mu, please don't take offense. I just wanted to see if your strength could be compared to that of us great cultivators."

"With me here, even if you hadn't dodged it just now, you wouldn't have gotten hurt."

"It seems that your strength is not far from the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm."

"Consider this as an apology for what happened before."

As he spoke, Wei Wuyai suddenly threw a piece of Gengjin the size of a walnut at Mu Yu.

Upon receiving this item, Mu Yu naturally accepted it without hesitation, examined it for a few moments, and then put it into her storage bag.

"It's alright, let's just forget about what happened earlier."

"If there were more of this Geng metal, Fellow Daoist Wei would certainly be willing to spar with me."

"If the amount of Geng metal were five times greater, even if Fellow Daoist Wei were to hunt me down, I wouldn't be unable to forgive him once."

Mu Yu spoke casually, showing no regard whatsoever for Wei Wuyai, a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator.

Wei Wuyai didn't care about Mu Yu's attitude, nor did he believe what Mu Yu said. He just thought that Mu Yu was using these angry words to mock him.

"Oh, such a quantity of Geng metal is not enough. It seems that Fellow Daoist Mu is going to refine a very powerful magic weapon."