CHAPTER 132: CHAPTER 130: BLOOD MO LUO APPEARS

Baisha River Oasis.

When Zhouyang brought a gift to visit Chen Ping’an at White Camel Peak, he was unaware that the final battle of Demon Extermination and Dao Protection had already begun!

Outside Ping’an Marketplace, an ordinary-looking Eighth-Layer Qi Cultivation cultivator was preparing to enter the marketplace.

This ordinary-looking Eighth-Layer Qi Cultivation cultivator had already entered and exited the marketplace several times before. The cultivators guarding the marketplace were familiar with him, and when they saw him coming to the marketplace again, they performed several routine checks on him before quickly allowing him to enter the marketplace.

Once inside, just like his previous visits, he went straight to the free trading area of the marketplace, set up a stall, and displayed some materials such as Tier Two demon beast bones and hides, placing price-marked wooden plaques on them before closing his eyes and meditating.

There were many people like him in the market’s stall area, where many loose cultivators sold their items while meditating and cultivating to await customers.

There was no choice; for every day of staying in the market, they had to pay an additional day’s fee. For many loose cultivators, if their goods were not sold, this money would be spent in vain.

So to minimize their losses, they would meditate and cultivate during their stall time.

Although Ping’an Marketplace was newly built, it had a real Tier Three Middle-Grade Spirit Vein. Even though the concentration of Spiritual Qi in the free trading area was relatively thin compared to the whole spirit vein, it was still better than the loose cultivators’ regular cultivation spots.

Therefore, even if they couldn’t reach the best state due to managing their stalls, cultivating here was much more effective than at home.

For many loose cultivators who wished they could split one Spirit Stone into two, they wouldn’t tolerate wasting such an opportunity.

Seeing that the new loose cultivator in the market did nothing unusual, the Foundation Establishment cultivator in charge of the last inspection withdrew his Divine Sense and stopped paying attention to the person.

However, what this marketplace guard didn’t know was that as soon as he withdrew his Divine Sense, the corner of the loose cultivator’s mouth lifted slightly, revealing intense mockery in his eyes.

He quickly packed up his stall items, left the free trading area inside the marketplace, and headed straight for the Jade Spring Tower owned by the Zhou Family.

Inside Jade Spring Tower, Zhou Xuanhao had just finished a shift. Today, he was taking a rest at home, spending time with his wife Lin Yuting, and teaching his foster daughter Zhou Yuanyao cultivation.

The Qi Cultivation Stage cultivator’s maximum lifespan is one hundred and twenty. Lin Yuting’s lifespan was nearing this age, but Zhou Xuanhao was only halfway through his lifespan. They were destined not to grow old together until the end.

Therefore, in recent years, Zhou Xuanhao intentionally slowed down his cultivation to spend more time with his long-time companion, accompanying her through her last decade of life.

Moreover, Zhou Yuanyao had reached the age to start learning cultivation. Since Zhou Xuanhao had promised Zhou Xuan Yu to take care of his daughter, he was determined to teach her well.

Suddenly, as Zhou Xuanhao was explaining the intricate details of cultivation techniques to Zhou Yuanyao, his brow twitched abruptly, and he stopped speaking.

"Godfather, why did you stop?"

The little girl Zhou Yuanyao, engrossed in listening, anxiously asked when she saw Zhou Xuanhao stop.

"Yao’er, don’t worry. Just now, my brow twitched a warning, feeling stifled in my heart, as if something is about to happen. Let me sort out my thoughts first."

Zhou Xuanhao said, habitually releasing his Divine Sense to scan the cultivators passing outside, and he saw the loose cultivator heading directly to Jade Spring Tower.

For some unknown reason, seeing this person made Zhou Xuanhao’s brow twitch violently, and his heart contracted as if seized, making it hard to breathe.

"This person... is suspicious!"

"Stop, halt for me!"

He suddenly shouted, his voice thunderous and deafening to the loose cultivator’s ears.

"Hmm? I’ve been discovered? How is this possible!"

"No matter, since I’m found, I’ll take action in advance!"

Disguised as a Qi Cultivation Stage cultivator, the Blood Mo Luo’s eyes flashed bloodily, and surging demonic Qi soared from his body, transforming him into a blood shadow that charged towards the back courtyard of Jade Spring Tower.

"Ah! Demon Path evil!"

Zhou Xuanhao’s expression changed dramatically as he exclaimed in shock, grabbing Zhou Yuanyao beside him to flee in the opposite direction.

Unfortunately, the difference in cultivation between him and Blood Mo Luo was too great. Just as they barely escaped, Blood Mo Luo struck him with a bloodlight, sending him flying. Zhou Yuanyao in his hand was also flung out and caught by Blood Mo Luo.

"No! Don’t kill my godfather!"

The little girl, Zhou Yuanyao, growing aware, knew that her biological father, Blood Mo Luo, was a reviled demon. Seeing Blood Mo Luo about to finish off Zhou Xuanhao, she desperately clutched his arm, pleading earnestly.

"Hmm? Godfather? Does he deserve such a title!"

Blood Mo Luo’s face darkened, and far from sparing due to his daughter’s pleas, he coldly retorted with a smile, "Hehe, since you ask me to spare him, I’ll just have to kill him. You are my daughter, Blood Mo Luo’s; how can you recognize a traitor as father!"

With laughter not yet subsided, he waved his sleeve, releasing a blood-colored flying sword towards the fallen Zhou Xuanhao on the ground.

"Demon, cease your arrogance!"

A loud shout rang out from the top of the Spirit Mountain where the marketplace was located, and then a thick magic light wall appeared in front of Zhou Xuanhao on the ground, blocking the flying sword attack unleashed by Blood Mo Luo.

It was the Foundation Establishment cultivator stationed there who noticed the demonic qi fluctuations and promptly activated the Mountain Protection Array guarding the marketplace, rescuing their comrade Zhou Xuanhao in time.

However, the uproar from their confrontation instilled immense panic among all the cultivators within the marketplace.

"It’s terrible, the demon cultists are slaughtering the mountain! Run!"

"It’s over, it’s over! It’s a Purple Mansion stage demon cultivator! We’re all doomed!"

"Damn it! Are the cultivators guarding the marketplace blind? How could a Purple Mansion stage demon cultivator swagger into the marketplace? Or have they already sided with the Demon Dao?"

A variety of shocked cries sporadically echoed from all corners of the marketplace, everyone was staring anxiously towards the direction of Jade Spring Tower, their eyes filled with terror.

It hasn’t been long since the Liu Family of Chixia Mountain was exterminated by demon cultivators, and now all cultivators in the Baisha River Oasis Cultivation Realm are so wary of demons that they shudder at the mere mention of them, not to mention witnessing a demon cultivator in action.

Now seeing a Purple Mansion stage demon cultivator able to sneak into the marketplace defended by an array without detection was truly shocking!

"Such a mere Tier Three Array, yet dares to parade in front of this seat? Today, I will slaughter this entire marketplace to show you the consequences of opposing the Demon Sect!"

Within the marketplace, Blood Mo Luo was first stunned when he saw his flying sword intercepted, then he became wildly angry.

He never paid any mind to the Guardian Array of Ping’an Marketplace, as without a Tier Four Array or a Purple Mansion stage cultivator to oversee it, it could not withstand his assaults.

The reason he painstakingly infiltrated the marketplace was to ensure absolute success by capturing his daughter Zhou Yuanyao first.

In truth, he had long been aware of Zhou Xuan Yu’s betrayal, and had secretly investigated Zhou Xuan Yu’s connection with the Zhou Family.

Thus his plan was to leave Zhou Xuan Yu and the Zhou Family untouched for now, to avoid alarming them, and once he had captured his daughter Zhou Yuanyao, he would have plenty of means to slowly deal with Zhou Xuan Yu and the Zhou Family.

Now that his daughter Zhou Yuanyao was in his grasp, Blood Mo Luo harbored no more misgivings, and he certainly did not mind seizing this opportunity to ruthlessly retaliate against the Chen Family and Zhou Family, who had caused him harm.

He held his daughter Zhou Yuanyao with one hand, and extended his other hand to produce his Tier Five spiritual artifact, the Blood Banner.

"All of you, die!"

With a flash of bloodlight, the array light wall protecting Zhou Xuanhao shattered with one blow.

Yet, just when Blood Mo Luo was about to press his advantage and end Zhou Xuanhao’s life, his expression suddenly changed drastically, and he hurriedly shook the blood banner energetically, using the power of the Tier Five spiritual artifact to release a blood-colored shield, enveloping himself and his daughter Zhou Yuanyao.

The next instant, a sword light like a rainbow fiercely struck the blood-colored shield.

Flying Sword Rainbow, a phenomenon achieved after cultivating the sword technique to the second level, meant a Purple Mansion stage cultivator had intervened!

Sure enough, after Blood Mo Luo blocked the sudden rainbow-like sword light, he urgently glanced at the rooftop of a shop within the marketplace, his face full of undisguised shock, "Old Ghost Chen, why are you here?"

"Hmph, if this old man wasn’t here, wouldn’t you, demon, have succeeded again today?"

On the rooftop, Chen Family Ancestor Chen Yaohui flashed an angry expression as he heavily snorted.

Upon hearing this, Blood Mo Luo’s face instantly darkened, and he shouted sinisterly, "Ah, so you deliberately spread news of your departure to lure me out to attack the marketplace, right? Since that’s the case, surely you are not the only Purple Mansion stage cultivator here today. Who else is hiding? Come out!"

Having said this, his eyes scanned around, seemingly trying to find the hidden person.

"Demon, your time has come! Today, Zhang intends to seek justice for those deceased comrades!"

From another shop, Zhang Yunpeng flashed out, his face full of anger.

The Yellow Sand Sect suffered tremendous losses in this Demon Dao invasion, with the fall of a Golden Core stage cultivator and two Purple Mansion stage cultivators, reducing the sect’s high-end combat power by one-third, not to mention numerous Foundation Establishment stage and Qi Cultivation stage cultivators, to the point that every Yellow Sand Sect cultivator now harbors immense hatred towards demon cultivators, wishing to kill them upon sight.

"Oh, it’s all old opponents! Any more? If so, let all of you come out together! If it’s just you two, you can’t deal with me!"

Blood Mo Luo glanced at the emerging Zhang Yunpeng, his eyelids gently trembling, then he sneered coldly in disdain.

He spoke the truth: if it were only the Chen Family Ancestor and Zhang Yunpeng, they truly couldn’t defeat him unless they could produce a Tier Five spiritual artifact talisman treasure and Tier Four top-grade "Celestial Spirit Divine Thunder Talisman."

But if these two really had such treasures, they should have used them in their earlier sneak attack unprepared.

Nonetheless, Zhang Yunpeng had no intention of arguing with him, loudly shouting instead, "The two of us are enough to deal with you, prepare to die!"

Before the shout finished, his spiritual artifact was already summoned to attack.