Chapter 44: Murder of Lin Mo

Li Xuan stood still, his gaze calmly fixed on Lin Mo before him, and when the whip came at him, he snapped his fingers unhurriedly.

The snapping of his fingers was accompanied by Lin Mo's painful scream.

Ah!

Lin Mo suddenly felt a sharp pain in his chest; his martial soul whip instantly lost control, turning into soul power that dissipated into the air, and Li Xuan was not hit by the whip.

"You… what exactly have you done to me?" Lin Mo wailed in agony, his whole body enveloped by scorching heat; the intense pain combined with his irritable mood brought him to the brink of collapse.

"Can I tell you that? I'm a coward; if I hadn't ensured everything was perfect, could I have confronted you directly?" Li Xuan spread his hands and said with a grin.

"It's too hot! Too hot!" Lin Mo, tearing at his own clothes in pain, knelt on the ground, his eyes blazing as he stared at Li Xuan, his gaze filled with anger and suffering.

"Take your time enjoying this; I have plenty of time. The Burning Heart Divine Flame will use your Heart Fire as fuel, and only when the Heart Fire is exhausted will you end your life in pain. Rest assured, it's only a few hours; it won't be long." Li Xuan lowered his gaze, his tone slightly flippant as he spoke to Lin Mo.

The last time Li Xuan used Dark Realm Ghost Orchid to confuse Lin Mo, he casually left a Burning Heart Seal on Lin Mo's chest; now Li Xuan can activate the Burning Heart Seal, easily igniting the Burning Heart Divine Flame within Lin Mo's body.

Ah...

Ah...

Lin Mo rolled on the ground in increasing agony, simultaneously tearing his own clothes wildly.

Li Xuan stood aside, his gaze calmly watching Lin Mo still rolling before him, neither sorrowful nor delighted, unusually indifferent.

If Li Xuan wants to leave the Flower Sea smoothly, Lin Mo cannot survive.

After all, Lin Mo is the Chrysanthemum Douluo—a pawn placed beside him to constantly monitor him.

After cultivating the Strange Fungus Sky‑reaching Chrysanthemum, Li Xuan needs to disappear for a few days; if Lin Mo were still alive, his discovery of Li Xuan's disappearance would surely lead him to contact the Chrysanthemum Douluo, and then Li Xuan would have no chance to escape.

Thus Li Xuan set this trap to slaughter Lin Mo.

Moreover, the previous body was killed by Lin Mo's whip, and Li Xuan took the opportunity to avenge that former self.

In this way, Lin Mo was burned for over two hours before he finally calmed down, kneeling on the ground with hollow eyes, his face etched with pain and despair.

Li Xuan controlled the Burning Heart Divine Flame to scorch the Heart Fire, without burning Lin Mo's body.

So Lin Mo died only because his Heart Fire was exhausted; his body suffered no injury.

Li Xuan examined Lin Mo's corpse and found it completely devoid of life; only then did he feel at ease.

"Enough. Dust to dust, earth to earth; your torment is sufficient." After Li Xuan finished speaking, the Burning Heart Divine Flame reappeared, but this time it targeted not the Heart Fire but a searing heat, quickly turning Lin Mo's corpse to ash.

Watching Lin Mo's remains turn completely into a pile of white bones, Li Xuan finally let go of his concerns.

Lin Mo had completely dissipated, and now Li Xuan needed to make preparations to leave the Flower Sea.

Since Lin Mo wasn't carrying any money today, the Soul Coins should still be in the Supervisor's Mansion.

Anyway, now that all the servants in the Supervisor's Mansion have been sent away by Lin Mo, Li Xuan didn't hold back and began a flamboyant search inside the Supervisor's Mansion.

After searching for a while, Li Xuan found several bags of Soul Coins and a few bags of Seeds in the Courtyard; the quantity was small, seeming to be Lin Mo's hidden stash.

At that moment, Li Xuan unexpectedly discovered a secret chamber.

It was beneath the artificial hill in the backyard. It was unclear which supervisor's tenure had left this treasure.

After triggering the mechanism, a series of chain‑pulling sounds rang out, and a hidden door leading to the secret chamber slowly opened.

Li Xuan thought for a moment, then tossed a few stones into the interior.

The stones clanged and rang as they struck the stairs, but triggered no mechanism.

Only then did Li Xuan feel at ease and proceed down the steps.

Soon, Li Xuan reached the end of the stairs, where a modestly sized secret chamber lay.

However, a small mound of Soul Coins was placed in the center of the chamber.

"Who's secret chamber is this? How much treasure have I uncovered! There are so many Soul Coins here!" Li Xuan said with a delighted expression, looking at the Soul Coins.

After leaving the Flower Sea, money is needed everywhere; now, with this pile of Soul Coins, Li Xuan can live carefree for a long time.

So Li Xuan didn't hesitate; after squatting down, he opened the Void Pearl and began swiftly loading these Soul Coins into the Void Pearl.

After a dozen minutes, the small mound of Soul Coins was completely transferred into the Void Pearl by Li Xuan.

Li Xuan estimated that this pile of Soul Coins amounted to at least seventy to eighty thousand; after loading all the Soul Coins, two large boxes remained in the secret chamber.

Li Xuan thought for a moment and, instead of opening the two large boxes inside the chamber, he directly placed the boxes into the Void Pearl, intending to examine them carefully later.

With the mound of Soul Coins gone and the two large boxes gone as well, the chamber suddenly felt spacious.

Li Xuan meticulously searched the chamber once more, and after confirming nothing was hidden, he finally left the secret chamber.

As he departed, he thoughtfully closed the chamber's main door.

Back in the Courtyard, Li Xuan collected Lin Mo's charred bones and tossed them into the Chitang, then placed the Strange Fungus Sky‑reaching Chrysanthemum at the exact center of the Courtyard.

Since the Immortal Grade spirit plant has already been cultivated, its vitality is extremely robust, and keeping it free‑roaming in the Courtyard poses no problem.

To be honest, this Immortal Grade Strange Fungus Sky‑reaching Chrysanthemum is quite powerful, and Li Xuan likes it a lot, but this particular Seed has no affinity with him.

If Li Xuan wants the Strange Fungus Sky‑reaching Chrysanthemum, it's safer to obtain it from the Bing Huo Liang Yi Yan.

Looking around, there was nothing in the Supervisor's Mansion that Li Xuan cared to linger over.

Li Xuan simply scaled the wall, leapt out of the Supervisor's Mansion, and headed straight toward the North District.

After cautiously returning to his own small Courtyard, Li Xuan quietly locked the house door, then concealed the entrance to the basement before finally entering the basement.

The basement still contained a pot of Kongming Grass, a pot of Lucky Four‑Leaf Clover, a pot of Dark Realm Ghost Orchid, and a pot of Starfire Vine.

Li Xuan would never abandon the Kongming Grass and Lucky Four‑Leaf Clover, so after much deliberation he kept the Starfire Vine seeds, and for the remaining three plants he could only find a backpack, slinging two or three Flower Pots on his back.

Although the three Flower Pots were a bit heavy, Li Xuan's physical condition was still quite good, and he carried the three pots deeper into the tunnel.

Soon, Li Xuan met Bai Wen, and the two jointly dug the tunnel, hoping to leave here as quickly as possible.

I've revised it several times, still not quite satisfactory; apologies to all the readers, I'll tweak it again tomorrow. Good night, dear readers (End of chapter).