Chapter 135: Bone-Cutting Blood-Returning, Gu Nianmo's Opportunity

Gu Jiangming now needs to sort out his emotions.

He flipped through the deduction records of his Reincarnation Simulation in 【Mie Changsheng】.

He hadn't paid close attention before, but looking back now, he could perceive many issues in the details; specifically, Liu Moran in the state of the Demon Seed was clearly more aggressive, and her style of conduct was wild.

In the interactive state, Gu Jiangming hadn't paid special attention, but having looked now, he could feel the differences from the text.

【You are very tired tonight, but she still does not let you off, deciding to test your endurance once more.】

【You are very tired tonight; after you expressed this attitude, she snorted and turned away.】

At the time, Gu Jiangming thought this was just a difference in form of expression, not realizing they were two different people with different ways of expressing themselves.

Now, everything was in complete disarray.

However, the only one whose heart was truly in chaos from beginning to end was Liu Moran; many details that were once unknown were now appearing one by one, like silk being drawn from a cocoon.

【Gu Nianmo will, in his own way, return the essence of the Qilin Divine Blood to the Qilin of the Qilin Clan. He will lose the Golden Word "Qilin Divine Blood," but his destiny will not decline due to the loss of the effect of "Qilin Divine Blood"; on the contrary, it will be ushered toward sublimation.】

Later, Liu Moran also accomplished this.

【It seems the Qilin Clan gained the Qilin Divine Blood, but in reality, they lost the capital that should have been their Amulet. Zhou Kai believes that paying such a painful price is not worth it.】

As for the past, no matter how ridiculous it was to Liu Moran, this change was just as important to her. Even if Gu Jiangming still died this time, she truly felt what it was like to be loved.

【Jade may be shattered but its whiteness cannot be changed; bamboo may be burned but its integrity cannot be destroyed.】

【Becoming a god is inherently a path of invincibility; the hardships on this road cannot be exhausted in a few words. Today, the ties between the Qilin Clan and Gu Nianmo are exhausted; in the future, should he come knocking, the Qilin Clan cannot have a second word to say.】

【Gu Nianmo has triggered a new Opportunity—Bone-Cutting Blood-Returning.】

She will save the Senior Brother who belongs only to her.

【Facing the Qilin Clan under the gaze of all, Gu Nianmo laughed toward the sky. He bared his resilient arms and used a sword to pick out the essence of the Qilin Divine Blood flowing toward his heart meridian, using a sharp blade to cut through flesh and skin, right down to the bone. Most onlookers sighed, but Gu Nianmo was not afraid in the slightest, nor did he show any sign of pain, his expression composed.】

【Even Zhou Kai secretly sighed in its heart that this child had excellent character. Given time, he would surely become a great talent. Looking back at the many disciples who stared at the Qilin Divine Blood with greedy eyes, it could not help but shake its head.】

In the past, she had always regarded the other self within her inner world as an Inner Demon, an Inner Demon caused by Gu Jiangming's death; thus, Liu Moran thought every moment about slaying this Inner Demon.

【"I cannot possibly slay such a you."】

From husband to son, and from son to the revelation of the Demon Seed's true identity.

【"The favors you force upon us, you think of as blessings, but who would accept your sentiments?"】

【Bloodline and talent are certainly important, but without sufficient character, how can one persist in cultivation?】

【"When I am sad, you are sad; when I am heartbroken, you are heartbroken. Your emotions change because of mine, and you even love Gu Jiangming as deeply as I do."】

【By now, Liu Moran knew why Gu Nianmo wanted to return the Qilin blood; this was a kind of backbone that comes from a person.】

This time, after the 【Reincarnation Simulation】 was overturned and restarted, Liu Moran discovered that the truth did not seem to be like that. This Demon Seed might not only not be an Inner Demon, but might even be her biological sister—a sister or younger sibling with one body and two souls.

【Anything can be discarded, but if a person's integrity is lost, then their spirit and their soul are lost.】

【"I cannot refine you," you said in a resonant tone. "Perhaps the past me once disliked you, thinking you were a dove occupying a magpie's nest, but I am very clear now: although we are not one person, we are better than one person."】

【Liu Moran's gaze rested on the Qilin Clan. "You Qilins have always thought that your bloodline bestowed favors upon our Liu Family, but have you ever thought about whether our Liu Family needs your Qilin blood?"】

【"From now on, I and your Qilin Clan shall walk our own paths; do not come to stop me again," Gu Nianmo said coldly. After losing the Qilin Divine Blood, his realm of Heaven and Earth Enlightenment did not drop because of it; what was hindered was his cultivation talent, but if he truly wanted to develop the Qilin Divine Blood, Gu Nianmo had to walk the Monster Path.】

【This point ran counter to the ideals in his heart; therefore, Gu Nianmo could not avoid the heavy and choose the light, and completely choose the Qilin Path.】

【After hearing this, Zhou Kai only let out a long sigh.】

【It waved its hand, restraining the restless behavior of its clansmen.】

【You and Liu Moran were able to leave this place safely.】

【"Good child, are you alright?" Liu Moran asked from the bottom of her heart, reaching out to touch your wound.】

【And Gu Nianmo only smiled and said, "From now on, no one can stop me; with broad shoulders, all things are empty."】

【"Like a fish in water entering the river's flow!"】

【This was the first hundred years after you lost the Qilin blood. You focused on healing your wounds to adapt to the changes in your body now that it no longer carried the Qilin Divine Blood.】

【Over these hundred years, your cultivation showed signs of being unable to make any progress, which undoubtedly proved that the Qilin Divine Blood had indeed contributed greatly to your growth, but you never believed that a temporary loss would be a bad thing.】

【At the same time, your Qilin Divine Blood fell into the hands of a descendant of the Qilin Clan, which caused a Qilin named Zhan Lin to rise to prominence.】

【But the Qilin Clan did indeed stop hunting you and your mother after you handed over the Qilin Divine Blood.】

【This gave you ample time to cultivate.】

【After briefly taking care of your mother for a hundred years, your mother urged you to grow through tempering as soon as possible; otherwise, you would only be stuck in a quagmire, marking time.】

【Under her urging, you took the first step of tempering.】

【You stepped into the mortal world and began to seek ways to break through the realm of Heaven and Earth Enlightenment everywhere. In this process, you met a woman named Jiang Qiushui.】

【But you did not take her to heart, merely regarding her as a passerby. However, fate played a trick on you; through a coincidence, Jiang Qiushui was hunted by others, and you happened to save her.】

【Therefore, she developed an inexplicable curiosity about you.】

【You had no interest in this, but she insisted on pursuing it to the end. For this, you could only hide your name and change your identity to walk and temper yourself.】

【You went into seclusion in the Back-Flowing Blood River for three months, and your realm of Heaven and Earth Enlightenment faintly had the possibility of breaking through to the Feathering Stage.】

【And over these years, the oppression of the Demon Race was too intense, and the resistance of the Human Race in various places intensified. Under long-term struggle, the speed of the Human Race's cultivation improvement far exceeded the past.】

【A person named Fang Cheng appeared.】

【He was born with a pair of eyes that could see through everything.】

【Your mother once told you that in the future, there would be a person with a pair of special eyes. He might become your nemesis, he might become your friend, or he might become your help. Of course, you must also accept his challenge; after all, his destiny is no weaker than yours.】

【You surmised that it was perhaps this person named Fang Cheng.】

【As soon as he appeared, he was determined to break the problem of the Human Race's accumulated weakness, unwilling to let the Human Race remain depressed under the rule of the Demon Race, and wanted to restore the former glory of the Nine Provinces.】

【Unlike the Six Harmonies Society, where everyone had their own ulterior motives, Fang Cheng gathered all the forces that could be gathered, bringing together those truly committed to the rise of the Human Race.】

【And they soon discovered a new cultivation system—Merit.】

【With the help of Merit, many cultivators could challenge others across realms, and could even use this mysterious energy to achieve the effect of the weak defeating the strong and the small overcoming the large.】

【You, Gu Nianmo, also began to try to ponder this brand-new cultivation system. You discovered that Merit depends on Heaven and Earth's recognition of what you have done.】

【When the Heavens acknowledge that what you are doing is correct, It will bestow Merit.】

【In other words, at this time, Heaven and Earth support the Human Race in reclaiming the Nine Provinces; therefore, even if there is a significant disparity in cultivation between the Demon Race and the Human Race, under the protection of Heaven and Earth, they still possess the ability to fight the Demon Race.】

【After the Merit appeared, you discovered that your realm, which had long failed to progress, finally encountered a power capable of shifting it.】

【Your Ascension Realm now seems to be within reach.】

(End of this chapter)