Chapter 237- The Black-Bellied Demon Cultivator’s Senior Brother VS The Righteous Young Junior Brother (2)
The subsequent plot naturally involves the protagonist entering the sect and undergoing a spiritual root test. Mu Shaoyuan originally had three ordinary spiritual roots. However, after retesting upon entering Qingliu Sect, he discovered that two of his roots had disappeared, leaving him with a mutated lightning root, making him a rare cultivation genius.
A talent like him naturally attracted the attention of the sect. He seized the opportunity to improve his strength, hoping one day to avenge himself and his sect.
Despite extensive investigations, including Qingliu Sect’s involvement, the culprits behind the attack on Duankong Sect remained unidentified. It was only known that a group of demonic cultivators had ambushed Duankong Sect, but their identities were unknown.
With the protagonist’s aura, Mu Shaoyuan continued to advance through diligent cultivation, exploring various secret realms, and turning crises into opportunities, steadily increasing his strength.
An accident revealed a demon cultivator spy within Qingliu Sect. When the spy realized Mu Shaoyuan had discovered him, he tried to capture him. Fortunately, Mu Shaoyuan used an artifact from the Xumi Realm to shatter the demon cultivator’s demon core.
Outmatched and causing too much commotion, the demon cultivator fled when Qingliu Sect members noticed the disturbance.
Though the demon cultivator escaped, Mu Shaoyuan learned from intercepted communications that demon cultivators had allied with demonic cultivators to target righteous cultivators.
Consequently, cultivators began to unite and identify the traitors among them, uncovering many hidden demon cultivators.
The relationship between demon cultivators and human cultivators deteriorated further, and the demonic cultivators started targeting righteous cultivators, leading to an imminent war.
During the intense battle between Qingliu Sect, demon cultivators, and demonic cultivators, rumors spread about a demon cultivator who had successfully cultivated demon magic with a demon body. This demon cultivator was brutal and monstrous.
Both sides were too embroiled in their conflict to deal with the monster. Only after Qingliu Sect and the righteous cultivators suppressed the demon and demonic cultivators did they realize the monster had reached the Transformation stage and had killed countless people.
In the spirit of eradicating evil, Qingliu Sect and the righteous cultivators launched another campaign to eliminate the demon cultivator monster. By this time, Mu Shaoyuan had become one of Qingliu Sect’s most powerful cultivators.
During the battle with the monster, Mu Shaoyuan discovered it was the same demon cultivator spy whose demon core he had shattered. Enraged by their reunion, they fought fiercely.
To kill this monster, Mu Shaoyuan did not hesitate to self-destruct in an attempt to take it down with him. Ultimately, he succeeded in killing the monster and survived thanks to the Xiaguang Stone.
Not only did he survive, but the Xumi Realm within him absorbed the monster’s cultivation, significantly boosting his own strength. This leap in power positioned him at the pinnacle of the continent’s strength, and years later, he ascended to immortality.
In this story, the monster that everyone wanted to kill, the demon cultivator in a monster’s body, was actually Mu Jin’s lover. But currently, he was not a demon in a monster’s body but the highly respected and beloved top disciple of Qingliu Sect’s Chuan Yun Peak—Ning Yizhou.
Everyone knew Ning Yizhou as a good person, with a handsome appearance and a kind demeanor. Interacting with him made people feel like they were basking in the warmth of spring. He never behaved arrogantly like typical cultivators; instead, he was always approachable, with a gentle smile that made people feel close to him.
Ning Yizhou was regarded as the senior brother by everyone. Although his cultivation level was not the highest, he never cared about personal gain or loss and was willing to carefully guide the younger disciples of his sect.
Whenever he acquired precious treasures, he shared them with his junior brothers and sisters. He generously offered advice to those with lower cultivation levels. It could be said that almost no one in Qingliu Sect disliked Ning Yizhou.
Yet, this universally adored senior brother was actually a demon cultivator.
Over the years, human cultivators had expanded repeatedly, occupying many secret realms. Although demon cultivators and human cultivators had different cultivation methods, they also coveted those rare treasures.
Over time, the demon cultivators weakened, and the demon sovereign did not want to continue hiding. He envied the territories and treasures possessed by human cultivators and agreed to the demon sovereign’s proposal to cooperate, planning to target human cultivators together.
The demon sovereign had mastered a method of refining certain artifacts that allowed demon cultivators to conceal their aura, making them appear as ordinary human cultivators.
Using these artifacts, he infiltrated many sects with his people. However, the incident with Duankong Sect was unrelated to the demon cultivators; it was purely the work of the demonic cultivators.
Ning Yizhou’s true form was a white tiger, having lived for several hundred years. He was lazy and idle, but his strength was formidable. Among demon cultivators, it was rare to reach the Nascent Soul stage at his age.
Therefore, the demon sovereign sent him to Qingliu Sect, the largest sect, as an undercover agent, hoping he could gather information on Qingliu Sect’s movements.
Ning Yizhou’s character was relatively lazy; he didn’t wish for a real conflict between demon cultivators and human cultivators. In his view, demonic cultivators were not trustworthy, and if their numbers increased, the spiritual energy in the world would become scarce.
He knew that the demon sovereign didn’t truly want to cooperate with the demon lord but merely wanted to encroach more on human territory and seize more benefits in the process. Even so, Ning Yizhou saw no need to play the villain.
Therefore, he disguised himself as a dual-spirit root cultivator of gold and fire, using his knack for reading people to thrive within the sect. He led a very comfortable life, seemingly very dedicated to the sect’s development and fond of mentoring younger disciples. In reality, he was just lazy and liked the hustle and bustle.
Unexpectedly, over time, he gained a good reputation. As time went on, he genuinely grew fond of the environment on Chuan Yun Peak, especially since the peak’s leader, Luo Kangde, treated him exceptionally well.
Gradually, he developed genuine affection for Luo Kangde, sincerely considering him his master. Despite Luo Kangde’s cultivation level being only slightly higher than his own, Ning Yizhou respected him greatly.
Unfortunately, he assumed he had plenty of time to laze around, not expecting that his secret of being a demon cultivator would be discovered. His artifact should have perfectly concealed his demon identity, but when he was passing a message, he was caught by the protagonist, Mu Shaoyuan.
With the Xumi Realm’s concealment, Mu Shaoyuan could hide his aura well. When he noticed Ning Yizhou’s strange behavior, he concealed his presence and followed him.
Ning Yizhou was always alert, and although Mu Shaoyuan was cautious, Ning Yizhou soon noticed him and tried to capture him to prevent his identity from being exposed. During their chase, Mu Shaoyuan revealed his hidden trump card.
Using the artifact from his Xumi Realm, Mu Shaoyuan injured Ning Yizhou, even cracking his demon core. With his demon core damaged, Ning Yizhou’s power greatly diminished. The commotion from their fight drew the attention of other Qingliu Sect members, forcing him to flee.
During his escape, he unexpectedly encountered a Nascent Soul-level demonic cultivator. The demonic cultivator, seeing Ning Yizhou’s strong aura and severe injuries, naturally had no intention of letting him go.