I Became the Devil Queen's Heart Demon

Chapter 723 - 272: Cultivating in the Daoist Venerable’s backyard with her disciple, is it not also a form of..._3

Having gained such a significant advantage from the Demon Suppression Department, it was only right to show some appreciation.

Chen Mo pondered briefly, then took out a Jade Scroll and inscribed parts of the "Green Lotus Pill Scripture" onto it. Anyone who could comprehend its essence would have no problem breaking through to the Fourth Rank.

"These are the insights I’ve gathered from years of alchemy practice. Pass them around, and feel free to discuss with each other if you don’t understand something."

After saying this, he casually handed the Jade Scroll to the tributor who had been stuck for three years.

The tributor eagerly received the Jade Talisman and immediately immersed his mind into it, suddenly becoming as if petrified in place.

His brow furrowed, expressions shifting, and he murmured to himself, "The Alchemy Dao is like the human path, overly rigid things break easily, imperfections are a form of perfection... Excessively pursuing perfection only leads to losing one’s true self, so it turns out to be like this..."

"If Li Fire is too fierce, the medicine will burn, if Kan Water is too abundant, the pill will scatter. The divine sense must be used to harmonize the Dragon and Tiger, so the practice of alchemy is not about refining pills, but refining the heart!"

"I understand! I’ve got it!"

Witnessing his ecstatic demeanor, everyone’s breathing hastened.

The atmosphere fell into a short silence before erupting like a storm!

Everyone rushed up all at once!

"Let me take a look!"

"Come on, don’t hog it all for yourself!"

"Be careful, Master Chen’s insights are priceless. Can you afford the consequences if it’s damaged?"

Chen Mo quietly slipped away from the courtyard along the wall.

Having finally shaken off that group of alchemy fanatics, he breathed a sigh of relief. As he looked up, he saw a graceful figure standing under the flying eaves of the corridor.

With a face flushed by the morning glow, lips like Shattered Jade, her Moon White Daoist Robe unstained by a speck of dust, she seemed like a snow lotus blooming on the peak of Heavenly Mountain.

"Zhi’er?"

"Mr. Chen, why are you here?" Ling Ningzhi asked softly.

Chen Mo walked up to her, earnestly saying, "Naturally, I’ve missed you. Although it has only been a few days, it feels like years have passed. As soon as I finished the work at the Government, I hurried over here without delay."

"Hmph, I don’t believe you. How could you say such pleasant words to deceive people?"

Ling Ningzhi turned her head with a pout, but the corners of her mouth couldn’t help curling up, feeling a sweet warmth in her heart, dispelling any gloom.

"Zhi’er, did you miss me?" Chen Mo reached out to encircle her slender waist.

Feeling his hand gradually sliding down, Ling Ningzhi blushed, nervously looking around, and whispered, "Stop it, Grandfather is still around. What if he notices?"

Although Old Ling Yishan had long since noticed, teasing his granddaughter right under his nose wasn’t exactly appropriate.

Thinking of this, Chen Mo obediently let go.

Ling Ningzhi feared he might be upset. After hesitating for a moment, she tiptoed and whispered in his ear, "Why don’t we go to a tavern in the city, and I’ll... I’ll let you squeeze me a little, okay?"

Seeing her embarrassingly bashful manner, Chen Mo’s heart accelerated slightly. After pondering for a moment, he said, "No need to go through the trouble. I have a better, more secluded place."

Ling Ningzhi asked curiously, "Where to?"

Chen Mo took out a bronze key from the Heavenly Profound Ring.

As his divine sense communicated with it, the key trembled before flying out of his hand and disappearing into the void, the key handle turning clockwise on its own.

Click—

With a soft noise, the void cracked open, revealing a brilliant doorway of light.

Through the door, one could see an Immortal Mountain shrouded in mist, with a tidy little courtyard seated at its peak.

"This is..."

"The Enlightenment Land of my master?"

Ling Ningzhi was slightly taken aback, "Where did you get this item?"

Chen Mo shrugged, "Isn’t it obvious? Of course, the Daoist Venerable gave it to me."

Ling Ningzhi furrowed her delicate brows. Setting aside what this Immortal Mountain meant to her master, just the treasure capable of breaking through the void and traveling through space was invaluable!

And he just gave it to Chen Mo like that...

What on earth did Master mean by this?

Before she could figure it out, Chen Mo was already pulling her through the door of light.

Their vision darkened momentarily as if traversing a deep tunnel, feeling wrapped and compressed. Soon after, their surroundings brightened, and they found themselves in the courtyard.

The door of light behind them vanished as well.

Chen Mo had experimented beforehand.

The key allowed traversing between two places. As long as the key was re-communicated with, they could return to the original location.

However, opening the door of light consumed a significant amount of energy, allowing only one round trip every seven days, recharging by absorbing Primordial Qi from the air in the meantime.

"This is, after all, the secluded cultivation place of my master. Being here... might not be appropriate, right?" Ling Ningzhi bit her lip and said.

"Who says Dual Cultivation isn’t a form of cultivation?" Chen Mo retorted confidently.

Ling Ningzhi: "..."

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East Victory State, Fuyun Mountain.

Ji Hongxiu, clad in white, stood with her hands behind her back at the mountain peak, gazing at the swirling sea of clouds below, lost in thought.

"Venerable One... Venerable One?"

With a soft call, Ji Hongxiu returned to her senses.

Turning her head, she saw an old woman in a dark robe standing behind her, looking at her puzzled, "What are you thinking about so deeply? Ever since you returned from Tiandu City, you’ve been daydreaming on your own, as if you have something on your mind..."

"It’s nothing."

Ji Hongxiu’s expression was slightly awkward, and she asked, "Do you need something from me?"

The old woman deliberated for a moment and said, "Qingxuan has gone down the mountain for several months and still hasn’t returned. Moreover, there’s a rumor in the Jianghu that she’s entangled with a court military officer, which really harms the sect’s reputation..."

"So what?" Ji Hongxiu interrupted.

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The old woman frowned and said, "Our sect forbids romantic entanglements. As the Chief Disciple, how can Qingxuan break this prohibition? Moreover, the other party is a henchman of the Sky Scale Guard, which is really inappropriate, isn’t it?"

"Rumors are like fluff, aimlessly drifting, just self-inflicted worries of the commoners."

"If Tianshu Pavilion’s reputation is so easily affected, it doesn’t deserve to be called the orthodox Daoist Sect, a lineage passed down for millennia."

Ji Hongxiu glanced at her, her tone as icy as frost, "Besides, you know nothing about him and yet call him a henchman. Do you consider yourself so noble?"

The old woman was bewildered by the sudden reprimand.

As the Law Enforcement Elder of Tianshu Pavilion, Ji Hongxiu had never shown this attitude towards her, not to mention that this rule was personally set by Ji Hongxiu...