When the Demon-Sealing Tower was breached, Mo Mo naturally discovered it as well. At this moment, he finally understood why the Evil Sword Immortal hadn't taken advantage of the Demon-Sealing Tower being destroyed by the Demon Lord Chonglou to come out with the other demons. It was because when he was about to come out, the Demon Lord Chonglou kicked him back. After the Demon Lord Chonglou left, he also had a chance to come out, but out of fear of the Demon Lord Chonglou, he didn't dare to come out again and retreated back into the Demon-Sealing Tower, because Qingwei and the others had already arrived.
Although Qingwei and the others sealed the Demon-Locking Tower in time, many demons still escaped and fled from the Shu Mountain disciples. In order to prevent these demons from escaping to the human world and causing havoc, Shu Mountain sent disciples to hunt them down. Mo Mo also went along, ostensibly to test what he had learned in the past few days.
The Shu Mountain disciples who were in Mo Mo's group had a lot of complaints about him. Mo Mo had only been learning their Shu Mountain sword techniques and Taoist arts for a few days. Xu Changqing, the most talented among them, had taken three days to memorize the Shu Mountain sword techniques, half a month to develop his first strand of magic power, and three months to learn sword control. Even so, he was already one of the best among them. Mo Mo had only been learning for a few days, and probably hadn't even mastered the sword techniques yet. He was just a burden, so they were naturally unhappy.
However, when they set off, they were all dumbfounded to see Mo Mo skillfully using his sword technique to soar into the air. "This, he really only learned it for a few days?"
“He has only been in our Shu Mountain for a few days. By the way, could he have cultivated before coming to our Shu Mountain? Otherwise, how can we explain how he learned the sword control technique so quickly and had the magic power to activate it? Yes, that must be it, otherwise it just doesn’t make sense.”
Mo Mo paid no attention to the reactions of the Shu Mountain disciples, while Xu Changqing suddenly realized that he had some doubts before, and now he was even more certain that Mo Mo was not an ordinary person. However, he guessed that Mo Mo should be a rich young master with some basic skills and extraordinary talent.
Mo Mo didn't actually go very far when he said he was going to catch demons. He just wandered around the vicinity of Mount Shu, caught two or three ordinary demons, and then ran back to Mount Shu. When Mo Mo returned to Mount Shu, he found that Jing Tian had already brought the seriously injured Xu Changqing back to Mount Shu. Presumably, the Demon Lord Chonglou had already found him, and the injuries on Xu Changqing's body were probably inflicted by him.
The next day, before dawn, when it was still a bit dark, Mo Mo was woken up by someone. Needless to say, the person who woke him up was Jing Tian, who was also in Shu Mountain. After dressing, Mo Mo opened the door and let Jing Tian in, saying, "It's so early in the morning, why aren't you sleeping in your room? What are you doing here?"
Jing Tian glanced at the still-dark sky and smiled somewhat awkwardly, "I just knew you were happy at Mount Shu, and I couldn't sleep when I was happy, so I came to find you." After saying that, Jing Tian suddenly leaned close to Mo Mo and whispered, "Hey, have you learned any of Mount Shu's secret techniques? How about you teach me?"
"Go away from me. I'm not interested in men. Besides, aren't you quite familiar with some of the elders of Mount Shu? Go ask them to teach you. I'm sure they won't refuse you." Mo Mo swatted away Jing Tian, who was leaning close to him, and righteously rejected him. Just then, a Mount Shu disciple walked to the door. After seeing Mo Mo and Jing Tian, he gave them a respectful greeting and said, "Since you two have already woken up, please follow me. The sect leader invites you."
"Hey, hey, what do you mean I'm familiar with the five elders of Mount Shu? How come I don't know? Have I ever met them?" The two followed behind the disciple. Jing Tian had been unconscious since arriving at Mount Shu last night and didn't know that the five elders of Mount Shu were the five people who often appeared in his dreams. Seeing Jing Tian's anxious look, Mo Mo deliberately didn't explain to him, only saying "You'll know when you get there" and then ignoring Jing Tian.
Mo Mo's residence was not far from Wuji Pavilion, so Mo Mo and Jing Tian quickly arrived at Wuji Pavilion with the nameless Shu Mountain disciple in front of them. After the disciple brought Mo Mo and Jing Tian there, he left. Just then, the gate of Wuji Pavilion opened automatically, and Qingwei's voice came from inside.
"That voice sounds so familiar, I'm sure I recognize it." Jing Tian had been holding it in all the way and was about to go crazy, so when he saw the door open, he went straight in. Once inside, Jing Tian realized why Mo Mo said he was very familiar with the Five Elders of Shu Mountain. It was because they often appeared in his dreams, so how could they not be familiar with him?
Subsequently, Qingwei helped them cultivate to the Purification Technique, expelling their evil thoughts and greatly increasing their power to resolve the invasion of the Evil Spirit Realm and the Demon Realm. However, he told Jingtian and Momo that the evil thoughts had been imprisoned in the Demon Locking Tower, causing them to grow and become a threat to all living beings in the Six Paths. He hoped that Jingtian could send the evil thoughts to the God Realm to purify them.
(End of this chapter)
Chapter 341 Receiving Evil Thoughts
Although Jing Tian never believed that he was some kind of celestial being or savior, he still agreed to Qing Wei's request. Although he was usually glib and even a bit carefree and irresponsible, he was actually a person who kept his promises, valued loyalty and affection, and was full of love.
Although Jing Tian had agreed to help them, the evil spirit remained trapped in the Demon Locking Tower and wouldn't come out. Since no one from Shu Mountain was allowed to step into the Demon Locking Tower, they had no way to seal the evil spirit into the box. So they asked Jing Tian to come up with a solution and even dragged him up the Demon Locking Tower for a walk. In the end, Jing Tian couldn't think of a solution, and Mo Mo didn't want to help. So, as if joking, Jing Tian shouted a few times at the Demon Locking Tower, telling the evil spirit to roll down and into the box. The evil spirit then knew to roll into the box, much to the astonishment of the five elders of Shu Mountain.
After temporarily sealing the evil energy in the box, the Five Elders of Shushan quickly led them back to Wuji Pavilion. Although the evil thought was imprisoned in the box, it struggled violently to break free. No matter how Qingwei and the others suppressed it, it could not calm down. While the Five Elders of Shushan were sealing the evil thought, Mo Mo sat to the side, calmly cracking melon seeds, while Jing Tian also grabbed a handful of melon seeds and walked around cracking them, making Wuji Pavilion full of melon seed shells.
Evil thought: "Let me out."
Jing Tian paced back and forth, watching the Five Elders of Shu Mountain sealing away the evil thoughts. After finishing the last melon seed in his hand, he grabbed a handful of melon seeds from the plate on the table next to Mo Mo and said, "Hey Mo Mo, where did you get these melon seeds? They're so fragrant and crunchy, so delicious. I've never eaten such delicious melon seeds before. And I feel more and more energetic as I eat them. Right now, I feel like I could kill a bull with one punch."
The evil thought: "Let me out."
Mo Mo slapped away Jing Tian's hand, which had already grabbed a handful of melon seeds and placed them in the pocket at his waist, and was now reaching out to grab another handful. He said calmly, "Hmm, you're not mistaken. You can indeed kill a bull with one punch now."
Evil thought: "Let me out."
"You're so stingy. It's just sunflower seeds. When I come back this time to redeem Yong'an Pawnshop, I'm going to buy ten catties of sunflower seeds that taste even better than yours and eat my fill." Jing Tian reluctantly withdrew his hand, grabbed the sunflower seeds from his pocket and started eating them, spitting the shells far away as he ate.
Evil thought: "Let me out."
"Stop arguing! It's so annoying." Finally, Jing Tian got fed up with Xie Nian's repeated "Let me out" and shouted out loud.
Surprisingly, the evil thoughts that had been causing a ruckus suddenly quieted down after Jing Tian reprimanded them. The Five Elders of Shu Mountain successfully sealed the evil thoughts, and now, as long as no one opens the box, the evil thoughts cannot break through the seal and escape.
Attracted by this matter, Jing Tian also shifted his attention away from the melon seeds. Unfortunately, Qing Wei and the others did not know why this was happening and could only attribute it to Jing Tian's Celestial status, which was indeed the case.
Although Jing Tian was banished to the mortal realm and became a mere mortal, he is only a mortal. However, his divine soul remains unchanged, still that of the divine general Tian Peng. Evil thoughts are the most wicked beings in the world, and therefore most sensitive to sacred and pure things. Undoubtedly, the pure divine soul of the divine general Tian Peng is like a raging flame to evil thoughts, while Jing Tian's is like lingering snow. Therefore, it is natural for evil thoughts to be extremely afraid of Jing Tian.
As for why Fei Peng wasn't stripped of his immortal status and banished to the mortal realm as a human, and had already reincarnated several times, it's quite easy to understand why Jing Tian still possesses such a powerful divine soul.
If we compare a person to a mobile phone, and the soul to the battery, then Tianpeng is like a high-end mobile phone. Demoting him to the mortal world is like taking the soul, or battery, out of the high-end device and putting it into a low-end one. But the essence of the battery remains unchanged. Of course, this analogy is not entirely accurate, but it roughly conveys the idea.
Just then, the Five Elders of Shu Mountain, who had finally breathed a sigh of relief after suppressing the evil thoughts, saw the ground covered with melon seed shells. Xu Changqing's master (his true master, Qingwei and the others also seemed to be his masters, but probably his mentors) was about to get angry and scold Jingtian when he saw the melon seed shells on the ground. He was about to use magic to clean up the place, but Qingwei stopped him before he could move.
Qingwei walked to Jingtian's side, picked up a melon seed with a solemn expression, and said, "Elders, come and take a look at this melon seed."
Yuan Shen asked, "Is something wrong?" As he spoke, Yuan Shen walked over to Jing Tian and took a melon seed from his hand. The remaining three elders also walked towards Jing Tian. Upon seeing this, Jing Tian clasped his hands together, took two steps back, and said with a displeased expression, "Why do you insist on taking the ones from my hand? There are plenty over there. Go take them from there. I don't have many left. I don't even have enough for myself."
The other three elders were slightly taken aback, then shook their heads and chuckled. Qingwei and Yuanshen also shook their heads with smiles, then handed the melon seeds to the other three elders. Each elder carefully examined the seeds, exchanged glances, and nodded in unison. Qingwei then took a step towards Mo Mo's discovery, smiling as she said, "These melon seeds are full of spiritual energy and have a faint medicinal fragrance. I wonder where they come from?"
When Qingwei asked him this, Mo Mo finally stopped. He put down the melon seeds in his hand, tilted his head slightly, and said nonchalantly, "I roasted these melon seeds. A few days ago, I went down the mountain with the disciples of Shu Mountain to catch demons. I was lucky enough to catch two or three. One of these demons was a sunflower spirit. I saw that its sunflower seeds were crystal clear and plump, so I couldn't resist picking them all. However, these sunflower seeds were still tainted with demonic energy after being picked. So I mixed them with some spiritual herbs that I picked from Shu Mountain and roasted them. I didn't expect them to taste so good."
"I see. Then I wonder how that sunflower spirit is doing now?" Qingwei suddenly realized. No wonder these melon seeds were not only crystal clear but also full of spiritual energy. Just a small handful could be equivalent to their cultivation for one or two days. However, he was also a little worried about the sunflower spirit. Although Shushan took it upon itself to eliminate demons and protect the righteous path, it would not kill living beings. If the sunflower spirit did not deserve to die, he still hoped that it could survive.
Mo Mo naturally knew what he was worried about, so he said, "Don't worry, after I pulled out all its sunflower seeds, I gave it a healing pill, and now I estimate that all of its sunflower seeds should have grown back."
Qingwei breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this, but was also somewhat speechless. He had never seen anyone heal a monster after leaving it half-dead, especially just for a few melon seeds. However, since Mo Mo hadn't harmed the little demon, it was fine. "But now someone is in trouble. These melon seeds aren't so delicious," Qingwei said with a smile as he watched Jingtian happily cracking melon seeds.
(End of this chapter)
Chapter 342 Li Shushan
Jing Tian, who was happily munching on sunflower seeds, suddenly felt a chill down his spine. He had a feeling that something bad was going to happen, so he looked around and then thought carefully about what was wrong with him recently. After finding nothing amiss, he continued munching on sunflower seeds and comfortably closed his eyes. After eating the sunflower seeds, his body felt warm and comfortable, and he was full of energy, which made him feel exceptionally good.
Soon, he finished cracking the sunflower seeds in his hand, and naturally reached out to grab another handful. However, his hand froze as soon as he stretched out, because the instant he reached out, a powerful force erupted within his body, instantly filling all his meridians and causing him to lose control of his body. As time went on, this force grew stronger, giving him a tingling and itchy feeling all over his body, and this feeling became increasingly intense, accompanied by a faint stinging sensation.
Just as Jing Tian was filled with fear, thinking he was about to die, Qing Wei's words reached his ears, "Hold your breath, relax, don't worry, we're here, nothing will happen."
Jing Tian was already somewhat desperate. Although he had never cultivated, he still knew some basic things, so he was aware of his current situation. Although he didn't know the specifics, he knew that if this situation continued and couldn't be resolved, he would definitely die. However, when he thought of the five old men from Mount Shu who were here, he calmed down. Following Qingwei's instructions, he held his breath and focused his mind, allowing his body to completely relax.
Seeing Jing Tian being lifted up and suspended in the air by Qingwei and the other four as they were opening his meridians, Mo Mo couldn't help but smile slightly. He had tampered with these melon seeds. Although Qingwei and the others had already taken timely action to open Jing Tian's meridians and clear his spiritual energy, his body and meridians would definitely not be able to handle absorbing so much spiritual energy at once. It was like someone who was full after eating one bowl of rice, but suddenly ate two bowls. Although he wouldn't die from being stuffed, he would definitely feel uncomfortable. That was exactly the situation Jing Tian was in now. Therefore, even if Qingwei and the others cleared the spiritual energy in Jing Tian's body, he wouldn't have an easy time for the next two or three days. He would definitely feel uncomfortable.
Qingwei and the others were clearing Jingtian's meridians, and Mo Mo had nothing to do there, so he left. To be honest, Mo Mo hadn't really looked around Shu Mountain properly, even though he had been staying there for several days. So Mo Mo rode his sword and spent most of the day exploring the entire Shu Mountain. The environment of Shu Mountain was indeed very serene, and the spiritual energy was also very rich, but it was a bit too quiet and boring.
Although these Shushan disciples were very united, hardworking and self-disciplined, they were too self-disciplined. Every day, apart from eating and sleeping, they only practiced cultivation and martial arts, rarely communicating. Even when they did communicate, it was only about cultivation, which was quite boring. Mo Mo suddenly remembered that there seemed to be a Li Shushan here, a place where the demon race gathered, so he decisively spread his divine sense to start searching.
Under Mo Mo's divine sense, nothing could hide. There was indeed an inner Shu Mountain in Shu Mountain. What surprised Mo Mo was that this inner Shu Mountain actually had two entrances and exits. One was in a very hidden cave deep in the dense forest at the foot of Shu Mountain, and the other was probably nowhere to be found by many people. Even Mo Mo was somewhat surprised when he discovered it, because it was on the last floor of the Demon Locking Tower. However, this entrance and exit was different from the other one. It was semi-closed. If you wanted to enter and exit freely from here, you couldn't even think about it without the cultivation level of the Five Elders of Shu Mountain. Perhaps this was the so-called glimmer of hope for the demons in the Demon Locking Tower.
Now that the Inner Shu Mountain has been found, and since Jing Tian and Xu Changqing haven't fully recovered yet, and there are still a few days left, Mo Mo naturally wants to go and see the so-called Inner Shu Mountain. So Mo Mo took a step out to another entrance at the foot of Shu Mountain, and he prepared to enter the Inner Shu Mountain through this cave.
The entrance to the cave at the foot of Mount Shu is hidden deep within a cave under a giant rock in the dense forest. Several tree spirits and vine spirits guard the outside of the cave, and stone monsters also stand guard inside to prevent cultivators from coming to kill them. However, all of this is useless to Mo Mo.
The cave wasn't deep, only a little over a hundred meters, so Mo Mo reached the deepest part of the cave in just a minute or two. Upon arriving at the deepest part of the cave, the first thing that caught his eye was a light gate that was more than three meters wide and more than six meters high. This light gate emitted bursts of spatial fluctuations, and it was immediately clear that it was a spatial gate. However, Mo Mo did not walk towards any spatial gate. Instead, he walked towards the stone wall on the left, walked straight towards the stone wall, and then disappeared directly into the stone wall.
It must be said that the powerful demon who set up this spatial gate was very clever, because there are two spatial gates in this cave, and both of them connect to a secret realm. However, the two secret realms are different. The spatial gate that can be seen at a glance connects to a secret realm that is only five miles in circumference. This secret realm is equipped with many trigger-based magic arrays, as well as many warning arrays. If you do not know the true entrance to the demon realm and accidentally enter this secret realm, you may not even know how you died.
The other hidden spatial gate is the real spatial gate connecting to Mount Lishu. However, this spatial gate is also equipped with a detection array. If anyone from a race other than the demon race enters, the demon race's secret realm will receive a warning and trigger the array at the entrance. Of course, if someone is recognized by the demon race and given a token, then even people from other races can enter. However, for Mo Mo, all of these things are still useless.
After crossing the spatial gate, a breathtakingly beautiful scene unfolded before his eyes, resembling a fairyland. Beneath his feet flowed a surging river, its crystal-clear waters winding their way into the distant mountains. Dense forests lined both banks of the river, and the sounds of birdsong and monkey howls echoed from within. Mo Mo looked around and discovered that the exit of the spatial gate was located halfway up a mountain beside this crystal-clear river. On the nearby mountaintop, several wooden houses stood, presumably for the demons guarding the spatial gate.
The scenery here is quite beautiful, but looking around, there is no demon race within a few miles except for those few wooden houses, not even any unintelligent ones. There are only ordinary wild beasts and plants. Mo Mo thought that this large blank area should be a buffer zone reserved by the demon race. With this buffer, even if people of other races invade, they will have enough time to react and prepare. Moreover, it can also prevent them from being massacred as soon as they come out, reducing unnecessary casualties.
Since there were no demons here, Mo Mo didn't linger. After checking the direction, he flew towards the place where demonic energy was soaring into the sky. If Mo Mo wasn't mistaken, this direction should be the location of the largest gathering place of demons in this secret realm.
(End of this chapter)
Chapter 343 The Trip to Mount Shu
Mo Mo wasn't in a hurry, so he concealed himself and flew slowly along the way. Along the way, Mo Mo saw many small villages. These villages were divided by clans, and the villagers in the villages were all of the same kind of demon. However, there were also some villages where two or three kinds of demons gathered together. Of course, these villages were basically composed of demons who had become herbivorous animals, while carnivorous demons would generally not live in the same village as other races, after all, the demon realm was not peaceful.
Along the way, Mo Mo had also figured out the situation here. Although peace was maintained on the surface, there was no shortage of open and covert struggles. Moreover, while attacks between villages were not prohibited, there was a limit. Once the number of people in a village decreased to a certain level, the struggle between the two sides had to stop. Furthermore, no other village was allowed to attack a village that had experienced a major war for ten years. Of course, if a village took the initiative to attack another village, that would be a different story. If any village violated this rule, the law enforcement team of the demon realm would be dispatched to wipe out the entire village and punish them according to the circumstances. The punishment ranged from imprisonment or demotion to slavery to execution.
Along the way, Mo Mo also learned about the structure of the entire demon realm. This demon realm is actually not very large, only about the size of a medium-sized province in my country. There are no less than a million demons of various sizes in the demon realm. The entire demon realm is similar to the social structure of ancient my country. The demon emperor rules the entire demon realm, and the demon emperor appoints a number of demon kings to manage various regions. Below the demon kings are great demons, who manage the large cities of the demon realm. Below them are demon generals, who divide the areas near the large cities into blocks for them to manage. Below that are the small villages.
The villages are all self-governed, but under the protection of these demon generals. They are required to pay tribute to the demon generals every month. After receiving the tribute, the demon generals are obligated to ensure that the village is not wiped out and that the villages can live a relatively peaceful life without being attacked at will. Anyone who wants to attack a village protected by a demon general must notify the demon general in advance, otherwise it will be considered a challenge to the demon general's authority. The demon general can then capture the entire village and hand it over to the demon king for punishment.
Although battles will occur in the demon realm every day, the overall environment is relatively peaceful, and the strength of the demon race is slowly increasing. However, Mo Mo is not very interested in this. He is more interested in the so-called demon emperor.
The demon race is born from the essence of flowers, trees, birds, beasts, insects and fish, and they believe in the law of the jungle: the strong prey on the weak and the mighty are respected. It is not so simple to make them submit, let alone to build a huge empire and make these self-righteous demon kings bow down to them.
Half a day later, Mo Mo finally arrived at the Demon Clan's capital, Ten Thousand Demon City. Ten Thousand Demon City was no less than ten zhang high, backed by mountains and facing a vast plain. Although there was no moat, a wide river flowed through the city, dividing it into two halves. The Demon Emperor's Palace was located in the rear half of the city, near the mountains. The entire Demon Emperor's Palace was magnificent and imposing, the tallest and most eye-catching building in Ten Thousand Demon City.
Upon entering the city, if it weren't for the strong demonic aura emanating from the crowds, Mo Mo would have thought he had entered a bustling human city. The demons in the city not only all transformed into human form, but their architecture and other aspects were exactly the same as those of a human city. Mo Mo even saw brothels, but the women in the brothels were all fox spirits. Before entering, he should consider whether he might suffer a massive loss of his original yang energy and all his cultivation.
Seeing this, Mo Mo was somewhat disappointed. He had visited many large human cities, so there was nothing particularly surprising about them. He then headed straight for the Demon Emperor's Palace. The Demon Emperor's Palace was indeed magnificent and grand, surpassing even the human imperial palace in both scale and decoration. However, this was to be expected, given the long lifespan and immense strength of the demon race. What humans might struggle to accomplish, they could do with ease. For example, transporting building materials: humans would need carts and horses, but demons could simply carry them on their backs. What humans might need to transport for one or two months—timber and stone—the demons could probably do in a day or two. So, this was nothing unusual.
Although the Demon Emperor's Palace was very large and magnificent, it had few guards and maids, and no eunuchs like those in human imperial palaces, so it was quite deserted. Moreover, the carvings in the Demon Emperor's Palace were not dragons and phoenixes, but majestic tigers. Mo Mo guessed that the Demon Emperor must be from the tiger clan.
What puzzled Mo Mo was that he didn't sense many auras in the Demon Emperor's harem, only seven or eight in total. With a sweep of his divine sense, Mo Mo understood everything. There were indeed only eight auras here. Two of them belonged to the Demon Emperor and Demon Empress, and the remaining six were their children. The Demon Emperor's six cubs were all quite talented, and their cultivation could easily overwhelm Xu Changqing at his current level. If all six of them went to Mount Shu together, apart from Qingwei, the others could only fight them to a draw at best. What surprised Mo Mo even more was that the strongest one here was not the Demon Emperor, but the Demon Empress.
The Demon Emperor's strength was only slightly higher than the other four elders of Mount Shu, but the Demon Queen's strength was even higher than Qingwei's, which really surprised Mo Mo. Moreover, the Demon Emperor's appearance was only slightly above average, but the Demon Queen's appearance was very beautiful, and she exuded a mature charm. Mo Mo couldn't understand why the Demon Queen would lower herself to the Demon Emperor, given her background. Furthermore, as far as Mo Mo knew, the Demon Queen had no reputation in the entire Demon Realm. Apart from the title of Demon Queen, she had nothing else to be famous for. However, this was a matter between husband and wife and had nothing to do with Mo Mo.
At this moment, the Demon Emperor and Demon Empress were both cultivating, so Mo Mo did not disturb them. He quietly entered the Demon Clan's treasure vault and took some things, but they were all spiritual herbs and fruits. Moreover, Mo Mo did not take much, only two or three of each. In addition, Mo Mo also left some pills that were beneficial to the Demon Clan's cultivation, which were all leftovers from previous use.
After leaving the Demon Emperor's Palace, Mo Mo toured around the City of Ten Thousand Demons. Although the City of Ten Thousand Demons looked similar to human cities, there were significant differences inside. For example, while both cities served roasted chicken, human cities typically used domesticated free-range chickens, while the City of Ten Thousand Demons used wild pheasants, which were full of spiritual energy. Not only did they taste better, but they could also enhance one's cultivation, and they were quite affordable. Furthermore, Mo Mo discovered that items from outside the city had a considerable market here, especially human poems, calligraphy, and paintings. Mo Mo had just exchanged a painting by Xu Changqing for a thousand-year-old ginseng. Xu Changqing's painting was probably only worth ten taels of silver outside, but he could make several hundred taels by reselling it.
Mo Mo was pulled into their house by a nine-tailed cat demon because she took out this calligraphy and painting. It wasn't until nightfall that the cat demon girl, disheveled, took a calligraphy and painting written by Mo Mo herself and saw Mo Mo off from their house.
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Chapter 344 The Passionate Demon Clan
After leaving the cat demon's house, Mo Mo finally understood why there were so many stories about scholars and fox spirits. The demon race did indeed yearn for the life of the human race; otherwise, the City of Ten Thousand Demons wouldn't have been built based on the model of human cities. Moreover, compared to the rough men of the demon race, the female demons preferred the refined and cultured human men, especially the refined and cultured scholars. And those stories about fox spirits and scholars were not entirely fictional; a considerable portion of them were true.
Of course, the stories usually don't end well. Those who are with demon girls usually die young, and demon girls usually don't fare well when they are discovered. However, this is not because demon girls absorb people's life force, but because these people bring it upon themselves.
Demons are cultivated by absorbing the essence of the sun and moon, possessing powerful physiques far beyond those of ordinary humans. Moreover, female demons are cultivated by absorbing the essence of the sun and moon from plants, trees, birds, beasts, insects, and fish. Nature is extremely cruel, and only the fittest survive, so procreation is an instinct in their blood. Therefore, giving their partners the greatest pleasure in bed is a common instinct among them, and it's like a talent; they don't need to do anything to give their partners the most intense pleasure.
In ancient times, the entertainment industry was quite backward, especially at night when there were virtually no entertainment activities. Even if there were, only the wealthy could afford them. So, at night, besides sleeping, there was only one thing left to do.
In ancient times, when entertainment was so scarce, it goes without saying what a poor scholar would do if he suddenly found a woman who could bring him the ultimate pleasure. But everything has its limits; once those limits are crossed, good things easily turn into bad. Demon women are rare beauties, and given their special constitution, few could resist their charms. Once or twice might be manageable, but prolonged indulgence would deplete their bodies. And where would ordinary people find the money to buy expensive tonics to nourish themselves? Therefore, the outcome is predictable.
Mo Mo had just experienced something similar, and it happened with all three sisters working together. The whole thing started with the calligraphy and painting by Xu Changqing that Mo Mo had taken out. Although Mo Mo claimed that the painting was gone after he replaced it, the three nine-tailed cat demon sisters didn't believe him. So they dragged Mo Mo inside, and as soon as they closed the door, they started searching him. Then, the search eventually led to the bed. In the end, Mo Mo was so bothered that he had no choice but to paint one for them himself, since he really only had one painting.
However, the three sisters went crazy as soon as Mo Mo's painting appeared. They had only brought Mo Mo into their home because he was selling a painting and he seemed gentle and refined. Now, they discovered that Mo Mo could paint, and his skills were quite superb. So, they immediately decided to keep Mo Mo in their home as their "husband." But how could they be a match for Mo Mo? They were quickly subdued by him and had no choice but to obediently send him away.
After leaving the three cat demon sisters' house, Mo Mo casually found an inn to stay at. Since Kaguya and the others had not returned yet, these five girls had also come out after Mo Mo arrived in the City of Ten Thousand Demons. Moreover, the five girls were quite interested in the City of Ten Thousand Demons. After obtaining Mo Mo's permission, they completely disappeared from Mo Mo's sight, and no one knew where they were having fun.
Walking down the street, Mo Mo attracted a lot of attention. After all, while other male demons weren't all burly, they were quite tall and strong. In the demon realm, physique represented strength, and strength was an important standard for measuring power. Therefore, most male demons were quite tall when they transformed. Although Mo Mo was 1.75 meters tall, he appeared rather delicate among the average 1.8 meters tall male demons. Coupled with his gentle and refined demeanor, he stood out like a bright full moon in the night. If it weren't for the strong aura Mo Mo exuded, it felt like many demons would have attacked and kidnapped him. What made Mo Mo's hair stand on end was that a significant portion of them were men, which made him completely lose interest in strolling through the night market of the Ten Thousand Demon City.
By the time Mo Mo smoothly checked into a superior room under the innkeeper's strange gaze, it was already completely dark. However, Kaguya and the others showed no sign of returning. Mo Mo wasn't worried, though. Even disregarding their strength, they possessed a bunch of gadgets that Mo Mo had crafted for them in his spare time. With these gadgets, not only would the monsters here not be able to gain any advantage, but even if the Demon Lord Chonglou came, he wouldn't stand a chance. Therefore, Mo Mo wasn't worried about their safety at all. Their not returning must mean they had found some fun place.
Just as Mo Mo had predicted, Kaguya and the others had indeed found a fun place and hadn't returned. However, this place was somewhat unexpected for Mo Mo, because they were in the gathering place of the fox clan in the City of Ten Thousand Demons. At this moment, they were soaking in a hot spring, eating snacks, and discussing some rather intimate matters with the fox clan women. Of course, most of the time, the foxes were talking and they were listening.
Meanwhile, Mo Mo was examining his room for the night. The room was indeed quite nice. Although the workmanship was somewhat rough, it was remarkably sturdy. The wood used to build the house and to make the chairs was of extremely high quality, with fine grain and a faint, pleasant fragrance. Even a single piece of it would be considered exceptional. Mo Mo was very satisfied with the subtle fragrance emanating from the wood; it was a hundred times better than the inn he had stayed at in Yuzhou City.
After looking around, Mo Mo walked to the bedside, pushed the quilt into the corner and piled it up, then leaned against it. After finding a comfortable position, he randomly picked up a book and started reading. This book was brought back from the world of Fox Spirit Matchmaker. It talked about some methods of refining magical artifacts. Although these methods were still a bit rudimentary in Mo Mo's eyes, some of the ideas were quite good and could give Mo Mo some hints or inspiration.
About half an hour later, light footsteps came from outside the door, followed by a knock on Mo Mo's door. Along with the knocking, a clear voice came in: "Sir, I am a maid of this shop. The fragrant bath water for your bath has been prepared. Please come in."
The voice was very clear and cheerful, like a silver bell, and it also had a captivating power that made people feel good about the owner of the voice and unconsciously believe what the other person said. However, Mo Mo had never asked the shopkeeper to prepare hot water. In addition, with the captivating power in the voice, Mo Mo knew what was going on without even thinking. Someone, no, a demon was targeting him.