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Ten thousand miles east of the Heaven Devil Mountain, the air suddenly stirred. A black figure popped out of an opening in the air. The first thing he did was activating his divine senses and looking around to ensure that there was no one following him. He did not stay in the open for long. Instead, he quickly located a hole in which he could hide.
“Hahaha!”
This person was Jiang Yi, of course. Even after he went underground, he could not relax. He activated his divine senses to look around him once again. Once he sensed the people of the Heaven Devil Race a hundred miles east of him, he broke out into laughter.
This was such a strong sect, and yet so many of them died. He even managed to snatch away the Ice Beast King’s core. What’s more, he found out that the people of the Fire Chi Race went after Cao Duantian to settle scores just before he left. How could he not be happy?
The three races and the Mantis Blade Sect’s feud has been settled. In the future, there would be much more for the three races to worry about. This Ice Beast King’s core would also help Jiang Yi activate the Smelting Divine Furnace. One could say that this was a job well done. His only regret was not being able to kill Cao Duantian.
Behind Cao Duantian was Cao Peiwen. Unless Jiang Yi did not want to remain in the Snow Region anymore, he could not afford to mess with Cao Duantian for now.
“Hehe, once I destroy the Dwarf Race and get ready to leave the Snow Region, I will kill you the moment I see an opportunity, Cao Duantian!”
Jiang Yi laughed mirthlessly to himself. He had never been a gentleman. He always believed in tit for tat. This time, he almost died on the Ice Island. If not for Fifth Eldress, he might still be running away from the Demigod in the Snow Region.
“Refine the core!”
His divine senses scanned his ring. Looking at the meat ball as big as an immortal peach, he realized that there was a problem. He had no idea how to refine the core at all. If he messed up, there was a risk that the huge power in the core would ruin his dantian.
“I’ll go back to the Heaven Devil Mountain first.”
Very quickly, he had an idea. Mo Yao’er and the others should have been back at the Heaven Devil Mountain by now. Since the Ice Island was dangerous at the moment, Mo Fu, Mo Qi, and the others likely rushed straight back to the Heaven Devil Mountain as quickly as they could. According to Jiang Yi’s calculations, they should have arrived by now.
“Go!”
Mo Yao’er was Mo Shen’s daughter. There were a lot of secrets that she understood. It would be a thousand times safer for Jiang Yi to refine the core on Heaven Devil Mountain. With that, he decided to turn into Mo Xing and follow the underground passages toward the Heaven Devil Mountain.
After traveling for an entire day, he arrived at the Heaven Devil Mountain in the wee hours of the night. He popped out of the ground, frightening the soldiers who had been patrolling the area.
“Who is it?”
A nervous soldier called out. Jiang Yi felt countless divine senses sweep over him. After realizing the commander standing behind him, the soldier trembled. He immediately said, “Elder Mo Xing is back. Quick, tell the Sacred Lady and the other elders!”
Swish! Swish!
A little subordinate flew toward the Heaven Devil Mountain. A second later, a commander led an entire army of soldiers out. They got to their knees just ten feet from Jiang Yi. With their voices full of warmth and respect, they said, “Greetings, Elder Mo Xing! Welcome back to the Mountain!”
“Welcome back to the mountain, Elder!”
The hundreds of soldiers of the Heaven Devil Race called out in unison. Jiang Yi blinked, not understanding why the soldiers were suddenly being so respectful to him.
Swish! Swish! Swish!
Jiang Yi waved his hand to summon them back to their feet. Just as he started to head up Heaven Devil Mountain, more than ten figures rushed down the mountain. Right in front of the group was Mo Yao’er, dressed in a black robe. She had tears in her eyes, and her body was trembling as she wailed from afar, “Mo Xing, is that really you?”
“Keke!”
Jiang Yi smiled and scanned the group following behind Mo Yao’er. He saw Mo Fu and Mo Qi looking overwhelmed as well. There was a hint of guilt and shame on their faces—they did not dare to meet his eyes.
Swish!
Mo Yao’er ran into his arms the moment she arrived, locking him in a death grip. Her slender body pressed tightly against his. She could not stop crying as she said, “This is great, this is great. Mo Xing, I thought I would never get to see you again. It’s great that you’re back!”
Jiang Yi lowered his gaze to look at the beautiful face in front of his chest, tears streaming down her cheeks. He realized that Mo Yao’er seemed to have slimmed down quite a bit. The affection that he felt was unconcealable. His gaze became as warm as his heart. The love he felt for this demon lady increased.
His hand, which had been hanging in mid-air, rested gently on Mo Yao’er’s back. He stroked the small of her back and smiled. “Keke, I’m Mo Xing. I have nine lives. Who can kill me? Alright, there are so many people watching us. Let’s take note of our image. You’re not afraid of harming your reputation, but I am—”
“Bah!”
Mo Yao’er broke into a grin and pushed herself away from Jiang Yi. Yet, one of her hands refused to leave his body. She held on to Jiang Yi’s arm, refusing to let go. Jiang Yi’s eyes turned to focus on Mo Fu and Mo Qi.
Both of them looked at Jiang Yi awkwardly, cupping their hands into fists. “Mo Xing, we…”
Jiang Yi understood what Mo Qi was thinking. Jiang Yi was enduring all the fire attacks on Ice Island. Yet, they dumped him there alone and turned to escape. Mo Fu and Mo Qi must have felt like they had betrayed Jiang Yi—they must have been feeling a lot of shame.
Jiang Yi waved his hand to stop the two of them from saying anything more. Smiling, he said, “Elder Mo Qi and Elder Mo Fu, you did not do anything wrong. It’s most important to me that the Sacred Lady is safe! Alright, these things have passed. I’m back safely now, aren’t I? Let’s never speak of this again.”
On hearing this, Mo Yao’er teared up once again. She turned to glare and Mo Fu and Mo Qi, before transmitting a message to Jiang Yi: “Mo Xing, I was knocked unconscious by Mo Fu earlier. Otherwise, I would have helped you for sure. I’m sorry!”
“It’s alright. Let’s return first. I’m tired. I want to take a rest!”
In fact, Jiang Yi was eager to refine his core. He was not in the mood to argue with them at all any further. He nodded toward Mo Fu, Mo Qi, and the others before flying up the Heaven Devil Mountain. Mid-way up the mountain, he suddenly frowned and transmitted a message to Mo Yao’er: “Sacred Lady, is the Patriarch up there?”
“No!”
Mo Yao’er shook her head. “An Ice Beast King appeared on the Ice Mountain. Majesty Father rushed over because I begged him to go and save you. Did you not meet Majesty Father on your way back?”
Jiang Yi shook his head. Mo Yao’er seemed to recall something as she lowered her voice. “That’s right, Mo Xing. Qiu Shan, Huo Gu, and Meng Da are all dead. I heard that they were killed by the Ice Beast. You were nearby at the time. Is that true?”
“Yes, it is!”
Jiang Yi realized that Mo Fu and the others were listening in curiously as well. He quickly put on a somber expression and said, “There really was an Ice Beast under the Ice Sea. It was also the Ice Beast King. I was lucky to have escaped. Qiu Shan and the others were indeed killed by that beast.”
“Hehe, it’s good that they’re dead!”
Mo Yao’er clenched her fists by her sides hatefully. “Even if they did not die, I would have gotten Majesty Father to gather an army to kill them. Hehe, how dare they plot to kill us!”
“Alright, Elders, perhaps all of you should return. I’ve been injured. I would like to rest to recover.”
Once he returned to his own castle, Jiang Yi waved at Mo Qi and the others. Then, he brought Mo Yao’er into his castle. Mo Qi and Mo Fu exchanged a meaningful glance as they smiled bitterly. Mo Qi shook his head gently and said, “There’s a talent in our sect. We’re all old now. The future belongs to Mo Xing and the rest.”
“That’s right!”
Mo Fu turned to glance at Jiang Yi’s castle and then said, “Qiu Shan and the others had obviously been killed by this man. According to what we heard, the Ice Beast appeared a few days after the battle between them. What’s more, Cao Peiwen did not take action despite the appearance of this Ice Beast. Obviously, this Ice Beast was among the various beasts that the Tiger Subdue Sect captured years ago. They had been hiding it for such a long time. Although it’s not clear why the Tiger Subdue Sect wanted to hide this, but Qiu Shan, Huo Gu, and the others were definitely killed by this man. This man has too much blood on his hands…”
Mo Qi nodded and replied, “No matter whether this man killed them or not. We have to keep this between us. The person on the Ice Mountain wanted to keep these things under wraps as well. If word gets out, the consequences might be unimaginable.”
