Chapter 127: with translation of chapter title

"I'll first notify the other forces." Shen Yuan said.

Shen Qingli had already said to Shen Duo, "Fourth Uncle, you arrange the army here; other matters we can discuss when we return to the clan. I need to hurry back."

Shen Jing sharply asked, "Do you sense a change in the ancestral land?"

"Not bad." Shen Qingli had Shen Kuo support Di Jin; she herself had already stood up, "I'll go arrange these Magic Sect people."

Everyone, without further words, said, "Good."

"Li Li."

"Here!"

Jiu Li leapt onto Shen Qingli's shoulder.

In an instant, the person and the beast arrived at Mo Yuan's mount.

Mo Jun and the other Magic Sect leaders and old monsters were also waiting here for Shen Qingli.

Upon seeing her, they all knelt down, saying, "Magic Lord."

"Rise up." Shen Qingli asked, "Speak, what do you hope to obtain from me?"

Shen Qingli had long distrusted gratuitous kindness, especially from this Magic Sect that once tried to kill her.

Mo Yuan, however, had long been prepared, immediately producing a book full of the marks of time.

On it were four characters of divine script, "Magic Sect's Precepts."

Jiu Li extended a claw to open it; on the first page, indeed written was that ancestral instruction.

Judging by the ancient aura emanating from it, it is certainly at least several hundred thousand years old and cannot be forged.

"Your subordinates know you certainly still cannot trust us, but in fact, you only need to let the Beast Lord enter battle form, and then you will know that what we say is not false." Mo Yuan explained.

"Me?" Jiu Li was curious, eager to try.

But Shen Qingli did not allow it, because she had actually recalled a detail she had overlooked.

Outside the Su Nv Sect, those few Magic Sect powerhouses, faced with Jiu Li in its berserk battle state, could not fight at all.

At that time, her attention was wholly on suppressing the great formation and observing Jiu Li's condition, so she did not think over this detail.

"You've realized that, right?" Mo Jun inquired, observing her expression, "Outside the Su Nv Sect, our people simply cannot lay a hand on the Beast Lord or you."

He, too, only after discovering this upon returning, immediately awakened the closed-door cultivators Mo Yuan and the previous generations, the predecessors… the sect leaders from their seclusion.

Over the past ten thousand years, the vast majority of peak Xuan Saints have habitually entered seclusion to delay aging and death, and the Magic Sect is no different.

The other Magic Sect old monsters, who had originally found it inexplicable, especially the one present at the alchemy site, suddenly understood, "No wonder the Divine Palace envoy would say that!"

"Not bad, that was a kind reminder." Mo Jun was truly immensely grateful.

Without that reminder, he would have committed an unforgivable sin!

Of course, his crimes are still grave now, so he knelt again, "Magic Lord, all of this before is entirely due to my ignorance, shortsightedness, and arrogant conceit; please, Magic Lord, impose punishment!"

"I killed your son; do you bear no grudge?" Shen Qingli countered.

"He died deservedly." Mo Jun truly bore no grudge, "Even if you wish me to die, it is only fitting."

He had almost destroyed the Magic Sect! All the hopes of demonic cultivators were nearly strangled to death by his mistaken decision.

"Magic Lord, you must still be extremely wary of the Primal Chaos Sect; the strength they displayed just now is less than three-tenths of their true ability." Mo Jun worried, "In the past, even if our Magic Sect joined forces with the Su Nv Sect, we were actually no match for the Primal Chaos Sect.

This is also one reason why our sect and the Su Nv Sect are willing to be driven by them. Over these years, the Primal Chaos Sect has privately and frequently covertly annexed some fringe forces, seizing their ancient lands.

Although the ancient lands of these fringe forces are far inferior to those of the Three Sects, Six Realms, and Nine Great Clans, there also exist some underestimated places. I do not know their main purpose in annexing these, but I understand it is certainly not merely simple resource plundering."

It is also because he knew these inside details that Shen Qingli just now ordered a withdrawal; he actually thought it very wise! He even suspected whether this girl Magic Lord knew something.

"So you mean that your Magic Sect's recent frequent condemnation for massacring weak clans and forces is actually doing dirty work for the Primal Chaos Sect's cadres?" Shen Qingli doubted.

"Magic Lord, your discernment is clear!" Mo Jun kowtowed.

Mo Yuan sighed, "Magic Lord, you may not know, our sect's cultivation resources have been dwindling since ten thousand years ago; demonic beasts, demonic plants, and even demonic energy have been gradually weakening year by year.

Nowadays, only the Yin Abyss under the Primal Chaos Sect's jurisdiction still has relatively abundant demonic energy, extremely suitable for our sect's disciples to cultivate. Each year, our sect sends a hundred new disciples there for training; the price is to serve as a blade for the Primal Chaos Sect.

Of course, I do not whitewash it; our sect's creed has always been 'if one does not act for oneself, heaven and earth will destroy.' Those forces are indeed innocent, but we must live, so we must kill."

"Then now that you have defected to me, aren't you deprived of this cultivation treasure ground?" Shen Qingli countered.

As for the Magic Sect's creed, she did not offer an evaluation.

Because, she herself is such a person.

Faced with the choice between her death and the death of innocents, she would certainly let herself live.

Her past life's experience had long made her understand that the cultivation world is survival of the fittest; if she herself cannot survive, yet she still pities others, then dying is just deserts.

Wasn't she formerly like that?

Clearly she herself wasn't all that strong, yet she helped that junior brother and that junior sister every day.

In the end, what then?

"Actually..."

Mo Yuan glanced at Jiu Li.

Jiu Li glared, "What schemes do you have for me!"

Mo Yuan hastily knelt, "Your subordinate dares not; I only hope you will relocate to walk a visit in our Magic Sect's ancestral land."

"Is your ancestral land also depleted of spiritual energy?" Shen Qingli asked.

"Not yet, but the demonic veins near the ancestral land have greatly diminished in demonic energy, far inferior to the Yin Abyss."

"Do you think Li Li going there could restore the demonic energy?" Shen Qingli was very doubtful.

"Perhaps it requires the Beast Lord to incarnate as a Magic God." Mo Yuan actually wasn't certain either, but being continually restrained by the Primal Chaos Sect is no solution!

Moreover, since the ancestral precept was written long ago, Mo Yuan felt that relying on people is inferior to trusting the ancestors; the forefathers surely would not harm their descendants.

But Shen Qingli had her own considerations; the last time Jiu Li recovered from battle form, she had been constantly drowsy, clearly one of the aftereffects.

Moreover, now it's all what they say, which may not all be true.

"I'll consider it," Shen Qingli said.

Translation: "I will consider it." Shen Qingli said.

"Naturally." Moyuan didn't even hope that a single statement would be agreed to.

Translation: "Naturally." Moyuan also didn't expect a single statement to be agreed upon.

"Naturally." Moyuan didn't even hope that a single statement would be agreed to.

Let's craft: "Naturally." Moyuan didn't even hope that a single statement would be agreed to.

After all, the Demon Sect had previously even considered joining the Primordial Sect to kill the Demon Lord—utterly treasonous!

Translation: After all, the Demon Sect previously wanted to join forces with the Hunyuan Sect to slay the Demon Lord—utterly treasonous!

We need to keep exclamation. So: After all, the Demon Sect previously wanted to join forces with the Hunyuan Sect to slay the Demon Lord—utterly treasonous!

Not being outright rejected is already the best outcome.

Translation: Not being outright rejected is already the best outcome.

"You all go back and wait for news," Shen Qingli said again.

Translation: "You go back first and wait for news." Shen Qingli said again.

Moyuan, however, said, "Subordinates should still escort you back to Changshui first, to avoid a backlash from the Primordial Sect."

Translation: Moyuan, however, said, "Subordinates should still escort you back to Changshui first, to avoid a counterattack from the Hunyuan Sect."

"No need; just contact me if anything comes up." Shen Qingli was unsure of the current state of the ancestral land.

Translation: "No need; if anything is needed, I'll contact you again." Shen Qingli was unsure of the current situation at the ancestral land.

If we bring the Demon Sect back, what if they instead join forces with the Primordial Sect to besiege us? As before, she still doesn't trust them.

Translation: If we bring the Demon Sect back, what if they instead join forces with the Hunyuan Sect to besiege the family? It's still the same—she doesn't trust them.

"Bring him along," Jiu Li said, pointing at Moyuan.

Translation: "Bring him along." Jiu Li, however, pointed at Moyuan and said.

Shen Qingli raised an eyebrow, "Do you like him?"

Translation: Shen Qingli raised an eyebrow, "Do you like him?"

"He's somewhat fragrant."

Translation: "He's somewhat fragrant."

Shen Qingli twitched the corner of her eye.

Translation: Shen Qingli twitched the corner of her eye.

Moyuan, still unaware of the danger, immediately bowed, "I am willing to serve the Beast Lord."

Translation: Moyuan, still unaware of the danger, immediately bowed and said, "Subordinate is willing to serve the Beast Master."

"Alright, then follow me. The rest of you, retreat to the Demon Sect and await my orders," Shen Qingli commanded.

Translation: "Alright, then follow me. Others, withdraw to the Demon Sect and await my orders." Shen Qingli commanded.

"Yes!" Moyun and the others had no objection, and immediately led the accompanying elite Demon Sect troops back to the sect.

Translation: "Yes!" Mojun and the others had no objection, and immediately took the Demon Sect's elite troops that were accompanying them back to the sect.

"Is your true form human?" Shen Qingli asked Moyuan again.

Translation: "Is your true form human?" Shen Qingli asked Moyuan again.

"Naturally." Moyuan was a bit bewildered, "Demon beasts cannot take human form unless they attain divinity; below the godly stage, they cannot assume human shape."

Translation: "Naturally." Moyuan was a bit bewildered, "Demon beasts cannot take human form unless they reach the Divine Transformation stage; below the Divine stage, they cannot assume human shape."

Shen Qingli pinched Jiu Li's soft paw, "Humans aren't edible."

Translation: Shen Qingli pinched Jiu Li's soft paws, "Humans cannot be eaten."

Demonic Origin: "?"