“What’s going on?”
Seeing himself automatically switch back into the Blazing‑Fire Phoenix form, Lin Mo was completely baffled.

The system said, “Host, this should be the effect of the Demon Lord’s secret art. Normally there’s no problem, but if a male touches you for too long, your Blazing‑Fire Phoenix form will automatically switch back on.”

So that was it…

But it didn’t really affect much.

With a thought, Lin Mo unequipped the Blazing‑Fire Phoenix skin and returned to his original body.

Wang Li, off to the side, had seen the whole thing clearly.

She covered her mouth, eyes wide in disbelief. “Just now you… that, I…”

For a moment her mind was a complete mess, filled only with Lin Mo’s beauty from a moment ago; she couldn’t even string a proper sentence together.

Lin Mo reacted quickly and smiled. “That’s right, you saw my transformation just now. I wasn’t lying about what I told you before—I really do have the ability to change my gender.”

With that, he patted Wang Li on the shoulder.

“Do your job well. I’ll slowly help you fulfill your wish in the future.”

In this moment, Wang Li no longer had the slightest doubt about his words.

Her eyes shone brightly as she nodded hard. “In this life, as long as Young Master helps me fulfill my wish, I’ll follow you to the death.”

Lin Mo waved his hand. “No need to follow me.”

He glanced over Wang Li’s current appearance.

The lines of her face were softer, and her figure had become more shapely and curvy.

Compared to more than half a year ago, she was much more feminine now.

That also meant the pills he’d given her were working.

He cast a look at Lin Tian, who was still unconscious on the ground. Combined with the flirting he’d just seen between the two of them, Lin Mo already had his answer. A meaningful smile tugged at his lips. “I’ve always valued family the most in this life. It’s good enough if you become one of the Lin family.”

That brat Lin Tian might seem a bit cheeky on the surface, but he was actually a pretty decent person.

Wang Li’s cheeks flushed bright red; she had clearly understood what Lin Mo meant.

Not long after, everyone in the Lin family learned that Lin Mo had returned.

The Lin clansmen, who had originally been diligently cultivating, all came out to welcome him.

Lin Mo roughly gauged the current cultivation levels of the Lin family members.

He found that in this half‑year, everyone’s cultivation had improved to some extent, especially among the younger generation.

Gu Ningxin grabbed Lin Mo’s hand and asked, “Mo’er, this past half‑year, where have you been?”

Lin Mo pointed at Qu Ruyan, who was standing to the side. “There. I went to the Demon Realm and brought her back.”

Gu Ningxin still recognized Qu Ruyan and knew she was her child’s spirit pet, so she didn’t ask further.

She called to the Lin family’s kitchen to prepare food for Qu Ruyan.

“Your name is Yanyan, right? What do you like to eat?”

“Auntie will have someone make it for you.”

Qu Ruyan said happily, “Auntie, you’re so nice. I want to eat snake meat and tiger meat, preferably roasted.”

Gu Ningxin was a bit surprised. “Little girl, your tastes are pretty heavy.”

Lin Mo said, “Mother, anything is fine, no need to go to so much trouble. This girl isn’t picky.”

Gu Ningxin smiled. “It’s no trouble, no trouble. That kind of demonic beast meat is still available for purchase.”

“In that case,” Lin Mo said, “just buy up all the tiger and snake meat in the market.”

Gu Ningxin said, “Only a small portion of the Lin family can even eat snake and tiger meat. Buying it all would be a bit too much, wouldn’t it?”

“Don’t worry,” Lin Mo said. “Even if you buy everything in the market, it still won’t be enough to fill the gap between this girl’s teeth.”

Gu Ningxin looked at Qu Ruyan in surprise.

Her frame isn’t even that big. Is it really that exaggerated?

But she didn’t doubt Lin Mo’s words.

She ordered the servants of the estate to go clear out all the snake‑demon meat, tiger‑demon meat, and the like from the market.

By lunchtime, Lin Zhan, having finished his cultivation, noticed Lin Mo’s figure.

He rushed over, wanting to give Lin Mo a fatherly bear hug.

“Mo’er, your father missed you so much!”

Lin Mo reacted quickly and dodged with a flash.

If he let his old man hug him, wouldn’t he be forced into a live transformation show on the spot?

Having hugged empty air, Lin Zhan didn’t feel the least bit awkward.

“You brat, you dodge pretty fast.”

“So, in this half‑year, you’ve been out there womanizing quite a bit, haven’t you?”

“Don’t blame your father for not reminding you: walk by the river too often and your shoes will get wet sooner or later. That senior sister of the Jiang girl was pretty good. You’d be better off putting some effort into her and taking her down early.”

As for Gu Qingxue, there was no use for Lin Mo to be anxious.

“Father, you should worry more about yourself.”

Lin Zhan said, “You brat, what’s that supposed to mean? What’s wrong with me?”

Lin Mo lowered his voice. “Your wife is still just a mortal right now.”

“Even with the Longevity Pills I refined…”

“Mother will at most live to about two hundred.”

In the cultivation world, years really slipped by without notice.

Two hundred years was truly not a long time.

Lin Zhan’s expression changed; clearly, Lin Mo had hit on the very thing that was troubling him most at the moment.

Lin Mo said, “Is it really good to let Mother go on living out her life as an ordinary person like this?”

Lin Zhan’s eyes widened. “Mo’er, you already know?”

Lin Mo shrugged. “I know a bit, but not much.”

Seeing his grandfather Lin Nantian walking over, Lin Mo quickly said, “Let’s talk about this later.”

As for the matter of Gu Ningxin, Lin Mo would have to deal with it sooner or later.

After all, both Yan Ruyu and his own daughter were demons.

He couldn’t possibly let his daughter and Yan Ruyu live in the Demon Realm for their entire lives, right?

To resolve these issues at the root, he would have to change the relationship between humans and demons.

But for now, there didn’t seem to be any way to solve this.

At this moment, the system spoke up. “Host, I have a way!”

Lin Mo said in surprise, “You can solve this?”

“Tsk, it’s not that I can solve it,” the system said. “It mainly depends on you, Host. As long as you can become the ruler of the Human Realm and the Demon Realm, I don’t think this will be a problem at all.”

Lin Mo seriously considered the feasibility of the method the system proposed.

If things were really as the system said, then it truly wouldn’t be a problem.

But was becoming the ruler of the Human Realm and the Demon Realm that easy?

Never mind that he was currently the Demon Realm’s young lord.

Even Lin Mo himself had no idea how he’d ended up with this Demon Realm young lord identity.

Who knew if there were any other traps hidden in it?

Furthermore, if things proceeded normally, who knew how many years it would take for the Demon Realm’s old ancestor to pass away?

As for becoming ruler of the Human Realm, Lin Mo felt that was even more distant.

He hadn’t even been to the Upper Realm once.

To make the five great Upper Realm clans and all the disciples of the major first‑grade immortal sects submit was by no means an easy task.

Not to mention the hidden big‑shot figures behind the scenes.

Clearly, becoming ruler of the Human Realm was not something easily done either.