Chapter 96: Spirit Defilement Valley

Swallow it down, and it will help you ascend.

Inside the house, Lu Chen shoved a pill into Mu Hanyu's mouth.

These are all sixth‑grade pills…?

Mu Hanyu never expected Lu Chen to still have so many top‑grade pills on him.

Her cultivation has now reached Condensed Spirit Perfection; she is only a step away from the Cave Heaven realm, and thus needs these pills to boost her progress.

However, among these, many pills have an aura she is quite unfamiliar with.

'Eating this, will it really let me ascend?'

'Don't ask, just keep eating.'

'Yes, Master…'

The next day, the sky grew faintly light; seeing that they had long entered the territory of Perfection Isle, the Spirit Defilement Valley was already in sight.

'Hanyu, we're almost there.'

Mo Tiancheng stood at the front of the flying vessel, sending a mental transmission to Mu Hanyu.

Not long after, Mu Hanyu came out.

Her face showed a slight flush, as if she had just woken up.

Gurgle.

She swallowed lightly, then walked up to Mo Tiancheng.

Lu Chen also followed and stepped forward.

Not far below lay the border of the Spirit Defilement Valley.

Looking around, many flying devices similar to the vessel were continually rushing here.

The cultivators aboard these flying devices all had strong auras; the leader at least had reached the Condensed Spirit realm.

Mo Tiancheng's face originally showed indifference, but upon arriving here he gained a touch of humility.

There's no other reason; at Star Cliff, he is unquestionably the foremost.

But here, ninety percent of the Cave Heaven cultivators from the Mo Realm are present, and moreover, four Perfected Dao experts from Perfection Isle and Crown Province have manifested in the world.

Mo Tiancheng adjusted his robes and took out a special token from his sleeve.

Not long after, a blue‑robed elder flew over.

'Sect Master Mo, you've come far; I apologize for not greeting you properly.'

The elder clasped his hands in salute.

Mo Tiancheng immediately returned the salute, smiling: 'Elder, you're too polite.'

Before his words faded, he suddenly sensed a strong killing intent sweeping over.

For a moment, everyone aboard the surrounding flying devices fixed their gaze on the same direction.

'What is that?'

Only to see, the void above the clouds was suddenly torn open, a hundred‑zhang gap appearing, from which a seventh‑grade Black Blood Phoenix that blotted out the sky burst forth.

Trailing behind it was a cloud of mist formed from the condensed bones of demon beasts, blood mist drifting in the air, a faint aura of death spreading.

A gorgeous woman lay on her side barefoot within it, her black cheongsam loosely draped, revealing large patches of blood‑red skin.

She lazily propped her elbow, lightly tapping the head of the male companion beside her.

Beside her, several handsome male companions wearing only close‑fitting garments knelt, each holding a cup of fruit tea.

The male companion she pointed at smiled, quickly plucking a green grape and feeding it to her.

'I never expected the ancient ancestor of the Myriad Demon Tower to actually come…'

Seeing this, Mo Tiancheng's heart trembled.

As a demonic cultivator, he well knew how difficult it was to break through into the Perfected Dao realm.

Therefore, upon sensing the opponent's aura, he actually felt a hint of fear.

Just a glance, and ninety‑nine percent of the cultivators hurriedly averted their eyes, not daring to look again.

There are two reasons for this.

First, out of deference to the other's realm, they feared offending them.

Second, because the other excels in the art of dual cultivation; if they take a liking to you, death is certain.

These people do not include Lu Chen.

Lu Chen stood beside Mu Hanyu, his gaze fixed straight on the cloud of mist above.

'The Myriad Demon Tower, one of the six great demonic sects?'

'So it turns out another Perfected Dao cultivator from Perfection Isle is her.'

Lu Chen furrowed his brows slightly.

The yin energy of Perfection Isle is truly heavy; both Perfected Dao cultivators there happen to be women.

Beside them, the Empress's soul form also flew out.

She greatly disliked the other's ostentatious manner of appearing.

Had it been in the past, she would surely have struck out herself and torn the other apart.

'I never thought the Female Yama King would also have a moment of embarrassment.'

Seeing the Empress's expression, Lu Chen couldn't help but send a teasing mental message.

I had thought the Empress would get angry, but instead I saw her eyes focused, and a fierce hostility toward a formidable rival suddenly arose.

'Again, the aura of the Netherworld Clan!'

'It's right on her.'

Upon hearing that, Lu Chen glanced once more at the woman above.

I never expected that, at this glance, our eyes would actually meet.

The woman is named Luan Yue, and people honor her as Old Ancestor Luan Yue.

She was originally a demon beast, but after cultivating to the highest level she transformed into human form.

The moment she saw Lu Chen, her keen sixth sense told her that this man was steeped in the aura of many women.

"Interesting."

She felt a slight interest, but only a slight one.

The next moment, the blue-robed elder who had been nearby flew away from the Mo Tian Cheng flying vessel and headed toward where Old Ancestor Luan Yue was.

Before everyone could recover from the shock of the appearance of the Wan Yao Lou Old Ancestor, a terrifying aura once again appeared in the sky.

In an instant, everyone realized something was wrong.

Only two Dao Comprehension demon cultivators exist in Zhenzhou.

Old Ancestor Yun Shu is currently inside the sect, while the other Old Ancestor, Luan Yue, is right before our eyes.

Then, who could this aura belong to?

"Could it be that they invited those two from Mianzhou for this trade fair?!"

Everyone knows that the cultivators of Mianzhou were also invited.

But I never expected that the demon sects, which had previously been scattered and each acting independently, would actually be so "united."

However, this is the power driven by profit.

In the righteous-demon war, the victor can divide the loser's territory, and neither of the two great continents, Tianzhou and Xuan Zhou, would give up the chance to get a share.

In an instant, two Dao Comprehension realm auras appeared simultaneously at the far end of the sky.

The emergence of these two auras even affected the space around Ling Hui Valley; the clouds above became strange, carrying an eerie aura.

"The Xuan Ming Old Ancestor of Mianzhou... and the Tian Sha Old Ancestor."

They came by breaking through the void, unlike Old Ancestor Luan Yue; they used their flesh bodies to pierce the sky, without any flying implements.

Sensing these two auras, Old Ancestor Luan Yue's lazy expression gradually faded; she sat up, and a hint of wariness flashed in her eyes.

Old Ancestor Xuan Ming smiled with his hands behind his back, emitting a supremely oppressive grin: "Luan Yue, long time no see, how do you still enjoy keeping male pets?"

"Hmph, if Old Ancestor Xuan Ming likes them, I can give you two."

"Then I'll pass; I have no taste for that sort of thing."

"Hehe..."

As the two chatted, suddenly the organizer of this trade fair finally appeared in the sky above Ling Hui Valley.

Old Ancestor Yun Shu!

She wore a simple white robe, unlike the three Dao Comprehension cultivators; if she did not release her aura and one did not look at her face, she would seem like an ordinary female cultivator.

It is precisely because of her face that she differs greatly from ordinary female cultivators.

Her face is extremely distorted, her pupils scattered, a black pattern spreads from her brow, and both temples have been pierced by some strange object.

Seeing this, Lu Chen furrowed his brows: "Is this... Chu Lian's master?"