Thinking of this, he couldn’t help but grow a little curious. So his mother had actually also been a demon. Even in the Demon Realm, he didn’t know which clan she belonged to. Maybe he could even recognize a relative or two.
The surrounding area’s security was actually quite good—he hadn’t seen a single demon cultivator trying to rob or kill anyone for half the day. Upon realizing Lin Mo wanted to be robbed, Mo Pao’er was utterly speechless inside. He had lived for so long, and it was the first time he’d seen someone with such a masochistic mindset.
“Brother Mo, the demon cultivators inside the Demon Realm are not the same as those outside. Here, all the demon cultivators rely on demons, especially within the various clans’ territories. Unless they know someone’s identity, no one dares to act rashly.”
Lin Mo asked, “What about places outside of clan territory?”
Mo Pao’er replied, “The border areas between the three great demon clans are rather chaotic. Because of territorial disputes, there are demon cultivators not affiliated with the three major clans, so conflicts are more likely to break out.”
Lin Mo said, “Then let’s go there.”
Just as Mo Pao’er had said earlier, there were indeed many powerful beings in the Demon Realm. If he offended someone within their territory, it might drag out a whole bunch of people behind them, all coming after him in waves. The more chaotic a place was, the more suitable it was for him to reap regret value.
“Huh?” Mo Pao’er stopped in his tracks.
“What is it?” Lin Mo looked at him and saw that Mo Pao’er’s face was full of fear.
“Brother Mo, we don’t have any backing from the demon clans—going there is just going to get ourselves killed. To be blunt, Brother Mo, even though you’re at the Nascent Soul stage and you’re well-known and strong at the boundary between the human and demon realms, over there, Nascent Soul and Soul Splitting stage cultivators are everywhere—you won’t be able to stand out even if you go.”
“And once you make a move, your identity will be exposed, and it will definitely attract attacks from many demon clans and demonic cultivators. Why don’t we just leave the demon realm and go back to the border to live freely like bandit kings?” Mo Pao’er was genuinely afraid. Because he had no demon clan to rely on, he usually didn’t dare to come to the demon realm, so he always stayed near the boundary between the demon and human realms.
Besides, with just his Golden Core-level cultivation, in a demon realm where Golden Core cultivators are as common as dogs and Nascent Soul cultivators are everywhere, he really wasn’t worth noticing.
Lin Mo patted Mo Pao’er on the shoulder and said with a grin, “Don’t be afraid. I’ve got your back.”
Mo Pao’er still wore a conflicted expression on the surface, but inwardly he was already cursing: “This guy’s brain really isn’t right! A Nascent Soul protecting a Golden Core—won’t cut it in the demon realm!” He really did want to leave, but when he saw Lin Mo draw the Liuli Sword and press it against his neck, still smiling cheerfully, he said:
“You have only two choices—accompany me there and die, or be killed by me on the spot.”
Mo Pao’er, with tears streaming down his face, chose the former. At least the first option held a sliver of hope, while the second guaranteed death. Maybe, just maybe, he could slip away in the chaos when the time came. All he hoped was that this master wouldn’t be as arrogant and temperamental as when he was outside—cutting down anyone he didn’t like.
A few days later, they arrived at the boundary of the three great demon clans. Lin Mo could clearly feel that the hostility from the demon cultivators here was much greater. Although no one attacked immediately, many people were watching his every move.
Mo Pao’er warned, “At a time like this, Brother Mo, you absolutely must keep a low profile. Do not get into conflict with anyone, and try not to keep staring at others. The demon cultivators here usually travel in groups, and even if they have no clan backing them, they shouldn’t be underestimated.”
Just as he finished speaking, Lin Mo made eye contact with a demon cultivator walking toward them.
That demon cultivator stared coldly at Lin Mo.
“What are you lookin’ at?”
Lin Mo rolled his eyes at him and said, “My eyes are on my own body. I’ll look at whatever I want. You got a problem with that?”
Seeing this situation, Mo Pao’er quickly retreated to the side, not wanting to get dragged into it. He shook his head silently. This guy really doesn’t listen to advice…
Sure enough, just as Mo Pao’er had predicted, the demon cultivator in front of Lin Mo was furious. With a wave of his hand, seven or eight people immediately appeared at his side. He glared viciously at Lin Mo.
“Kowtow to me twice, hand over everything in your storage ring, or die.”
Lin Mo answered irrelevantly, “Are you the leader of this group?”
That demon cultivator was stunned for a moment, then laughed and said, “What, you want to join me too? Same as before—kowtow twice, hand over everything in your storage ring, and I might just consider taking you in.”
Lin Mo didn’t waste words. After making sure beating the small fry wouldn’t bring out a bigger threat, he drew the Liuli Sword in his hand. The man in front had a cultivation at the Soul Splitting stage, the others were all at the Nascent Soul stage. So that he could bait future ‘fish’ to bite, Lin Mo decided to end this fight quickly and decisively.
In an instant, demonic energy surged around his body. Before the few of them could even react, they had already had their legs severed one by one by Lin Mo. Fear and regret spread in their hearts. None of them had expected that this young man at the Nascent Soul stage they encountered would actually have such terrifying strength. Unfortunately, no matter how much they regretted, it was already too late—Lin Mo’s Liuli Sword had already taken all their heads.
Mo Pao’er, who was standing to the side, was dumbfounded. What had he just witnessed? A Nascent Soul cultivator casually killing someone in the Soul Splitting stage? No, that wasn’t the main point. The main point was that his big brother… was actually a demon cultivator?
This guy really hid it deep.
Lin Mo glanced at Mo Pao’er and said, “Take all the storage rings from their bodies.”
Mo Pao’er obeyed with utmost respect at this moment, and temporarily gave up on any thoughts of running away. He had a hunch that following Lin Mo meant he could live comfortably and enjoy good food.
After two full months passed, Lin Mo’s accumulated regret points had already reached 450,000. Seeing faint signs of his own breakthrough, he spent 50,000 regret points to let the system help him during the breakthrough to the Soul Splitting stage, attaching demonic energy inside his divine soul.
At the very moment of breaking through, Lin Mo clearly felt that his control over the demonic energy in his body had become different. As long as he didn’t want to use demonic energy himself, no one could tell that he was still cultivating demonic arts.
At this moment, he had already begun thinking about how to get revenge on Ye Kai. At the thought of Ye Kai, Lin Mo’s eyes turned incomparably cold. Now that he had the strength to kill Ye Kai, doing only that would be letting him off too lightly.
He had gone through hundreds of reincarnations, and every death was related to Ye Kai. Moreover, Ye Kai had shifted the blame for his own sins onto him. If that wasn’t exposed to the world—while using it to whitewash himself—Lin Mo would find it hard to eat or sleep in peace.
[I know the host has a question to ask,] the system said. [But let’s agree in advance—one question costs two hundred regret points.]
“My question is about how the spending on your end works—if you’re still going to charge me for consultation, then I’ll find my own way.”
[Host,] the system protested, [you have at least several hundred thousand regret points now—could you not be so stingy? Two hundred regret points is nothing to you, right?]
“I’ll give you three seconds to decide.”
Just as Lin Mo was about to count down to one, the system gave in.
[Fine, you win, you stingy-ass host. If you want to expose Ye Kai’s actions, the most straightforward method is to let everyone see what he’s done.]
[Although you still can’t afford the skill “A Dream of Yellow Millet”, you can purchase a small portion of it first. A Dream of Yellow Millet includes the ability to foresee life and death, clearly view the past and future timelines of various people, and more… It also contains the abilities to extract memories and visualize scenes. You can purchase just the last ability separately.]
Hearing this, Lin Mo’s eyes lit up slightly. This was a good skill. Not only could it expose Ye Kai’s actions to everyone, he could also use this ability to earn quite a lot of regret points. If Master Yuehua and Shen Ke’er’s souls were to know they had gone through a thousand lifetimes of reincarnation and were killed by them hundreds of times, wouldn’t the regret points come flooding in?
After all, these two had an unusual relationship with him, and the amount of regret points earned was related to how close the target was to oneself, as well as how deeply they regretted it. The most important thing was venting his anger.
“Then how many regret points does this ability require?”
[To buy it separately, it costs one million regret points, and one hundred thousand for a single use.]
“Piss off, don’t try to jack up the price on me. You just said that buying the ability to foresee life and death once only costs thirty thousand regret points, but this memory extraction ability costs one hundred thousand per use?”
[If the host feels it’s a loss, you don’t have to buy it.]
“Then I won’t buy it,” Lin Mo said, shrugging decisively. That many regret points could be better used to boost his own strength. There was no need to buy an ability that could only extract memories.
The system panicked: [Host, why aren’t you playing by the script?]
“It’s just too expensive. I just don’t think it’s worth it.”
[Then the host can haggle the price.]
[It’s not like you haven’t bargained a lot before anyway.]
As it said this, the system’s voice even sounded a little aggrieved.
Lin Mo said, “Let me name a price—six hundred thousand to buy this ability permanently, not just for one use.”
[Host, are you slashing at my main artery here?]
Even Lin Mo thought he was pushing it: “Fine, five hundred thousand to buy it then.”
[What the heck, why do your bids keep dropping lower and lower?]
“Four hundred thousand.”
[Wait wait—six hundred thousand, fine! Being able to meet a host like you is truly this system’s good fortune across three lifetimes.]
“I’m not that nice.”
The system roared: [I wasn’t praising you.]
Lin Mo laughed. This system was surprisingly easy to bully.
But even though this skill cost six hundred thousand regret points, he was still far from having enough. It seemed he would need to kill more of those in the Demon Realm who sought to rob him or take his life.
On Ye Kai’s side, ever since Master Yuehua gouged out one of his eyeballs, he hadn’t had any chance to recover. In just a few days, Yuehua would come knocking again. Although each time, Wanwan could help him escape, each time he had to endure the pain of his limbs being twisted like braids. Yuehua would take away one of his ears, his upper lip, his little buddy, and one side of his egg. His sanity was about to collapse.
Now he looked so hideous even Wanwan couldn’t bear to look at him.
And this time, when Yuehua came knocking again, there was no longer the usual cold indifference on her face, but a hint of excitement instead.
“This time, what should I take from you? Let me think… your brain?”
“Forget it. Your brain’s already shriveled—Mo’er wouldn’t like that.” Yuehua smiled faintly. “How about I just take your vocal cords instead? If you can’t talk, then you can’t sweet-talk and deceive others anymore. Mo’er would definitely like that too.”
Yuehua’s self-talk sounded like a demonic chant in Ye Kai’s ears.
“You crazy woman, don’t come any closer…” Ye Kai cried out in terror.
His limbs had only just recovered with great difficulty, only to be twisted again by Yuehua like braided dough. This time, he couldn’t even scream in pain—his vocal cords had already been plucked out by Yuehua’s demonic energy.
Fortunately, at the critical moment, Wanwan once again saved his miserable life. However, this time, the path they escaped into led straight to the Demon Realm.