Fairy, don't let your golden finger chase after me!

Chapter 41: The Fox Demon Miss's Layers of Tricks!

[Devouring Heaven's True Blood: Mom! It feels so good...]

[The Devouring Blood True Blood says, "Mom's sword energy feels so good, I'm almost melting from the pleasure..."]

[Ding! Your affinity with Devouring Heaven True Blood has increased!]

Current progress: 39%

Current Affection Level: Attachment

[Due to the increased favorability of Devouring Heaven True Blood to "Like", the host is hereby rewarded with: Devouring Heaven True Blood (Intermediate)]

[Devouring Blood (Intermediate): After activating Berserk Blood, the user's combat power increases threefold. When attacked by an opponent, the user can absorb a portion of the opponent's attack and convert it into their own spiritual power.]

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[Purple Nether Sword: Oh ho ho... Master, give me all the spiritual power you've accumulated...]

[Ding! Purple Nether Sword's favorability has increased!]

Current progress: 47%

Current Affection Level: Attachment

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After successfully defeating the Kunpeng Treasure, Dong Mo rewarded the Purple Nether Sword and the Devouring Heaven True Blood in turn, as agreed with his previous agreement with the Devouring Heaven True Blood and the Purple Nether Sword.

Despite the increased favorability with Devouring Heaven True Blood, the triple combat power boost after upgrading the Mad Blood skill, and the mana recovery effect upon being hit, he was quite satisfied.

But when it came to Zi Mingjian's turn, Dong Mo couldn't help but frown.

Dong Mo scanned the sword with his double pupils, finding that there were still 329 blocked sword intent nodes.

Moreover, the further along the road, the more difficult it becomes to clear the blockage.

He had just exhausted all his spiritual power and barely managed to break through two nodes within the Purple Nether Sword.

With Dong Mo's current strength, it's clear that he's no longer able to continue unblocking the Purple Nether Sword.

"Sigh... If we want to clear the blockage further, we can only wait until we break through to the Golden Core stage..."

Dong Mo sighed inwardly, then comforted himself: "No matter what, the triple increase in combat power plus the effect of devouring and restoring spirits has at least given me more confidence."

Dong Mo put away the Purple Nether Sword and got up to find Xiao Bai.

At this moment, Xiao Bai held the bronze sword-inspired puppet, silently comprehending the true meaning of swordsmanship contained within it. Upon hearing Dong Mo's footsteps behind him, Xiao Bai immediately turned around and respectfully bowed to Dong Mo.

Seeing this, Dong Mo waved his hand, telling her not to be so polite, and then gave instructions to Xiao Bai.

"Xiao Bai, pack up, we need to leave the secret realm."

"Yes, young master."

Following Dong Mo's instructions, Xiao Bai quickly began packing his things.

Seeing this, Dong Mo nodded in satisfaction, then turned to look at Gu Ziyue on the other side of the hall.

At this moment, Gu Ziyue was still hacking at the pillar with her sword, venting her anger on it while cursing.

"Hmph... Let's get a little brother! Let's get a little brother! Let's get a little brother!"

Dong Mo couldn't understand what this silly fox was doing, so he stretched his neck and shouted at Gu Ziyue.

"Hey, are you leaving or not?"

Gu Ziyue raised her head and blinked.

"Huh? What, you're leaving?"

Dong Mo laughed and said, "What else? Stay here for the New Year?"

Gu Ziyue quickly sheathed her sword and said urgently, "I'll go with you two! I know a teleportation array that can directly teleport you out of the secret realm. I'll lead the way!"

Gu Ziyue spoke very righteously, but she was secretly planning something else.

Hmph! Once we leave the secret realm, we'll be able to contact our teacher.

When the time comes, I will have my teacher take action and tie up this bastard blondie and take him straight back to the Southern Wilderness!

Hehehe~ By then, you little brother will know who the boss really is!

Gu Ziyue chuckled foolishly. Dong Mo, looking at her darting eyes, knew that this harpy fox was definitely up to no good.

But Dong Mo was too lazy to expose her, because he felt that with this silly fox's intelligence, no matter what schemes she played, she would only be the one who suffered in the end.

"Okay, then. Lead the way."

Seeing that Dong Mo had successfully taken the bait, Gu Ziyue was so excited that her tail was practically sticking up to the sky.

Hehehe~ You silly blondie, you still don't know, do you?

The opposite side of that teleportation array is the main gate of the secret realm, and my teacher is guarding it right now! As soon as you step out of the main gate, I'll have my teacher grab you and take you straight to the Southern Wilderness!

Gu Ziyue thought to herself with delight, and then she led Dong Mo and Xiao Bai through the side hall and turned into a hidden passageway.

At the end of the passageway was a circular stone chamber, with complete teleportation array patterns carved on the ground, the runes faintly glowing with a blue light in the dim light.

"This is it." Gu Ziyue walked to the center of the formation, turned around and waved to Dong Mo and Xiao Bai behind her.

"Hurry up and get on top, I'm activating the formation."

Dong Mo and Xiao Bai stepped into the array. Gu Ziyue crouched down and channeled her spiritual energy into the teleportation array. After a moment, the runes on the teleportation array lit up one by one.

Blue light surged from the ground, engulfing the three figures, led by Dong Mo, within the magic array.

When they opened their eyes again, the sky above them was clear and bright.

The towering cliffs of the rift valley flanked the area on both sides, with a barren ground covered in rubble beneath their feet. In front of the three stood a massive bronze gate, over ten zhang tall.

The door was decorated with ancient demon totem patterns and covered with a thick layer of verdigris and moss. It was the same main door that had led Gu Ziyue into the secret realm.

Xiao Bai took a deep breath of fresh air, and a long-lost smile appeared on his lips.

"Phew... After being cooped up in the secret realm for so long, I can finally breathe some fresh air."

"Young Master, where do we go next?"

Dong Mo dusted off his clothes and looked at Gu Ziyue with a serious expression.

"Before the family's guardians find us, we must hurry and leave Heming Mountain to find a safe place so that I can condense my golden core and break through to the Golden Core realm."

At the same time that Dong Mo and Xiao Bai were talking, Gu Ziyue was looking around.

She tiptoed, her purple eyes quickly scanning every rock wall and bush around the rift valley, and even looked up at the cliff top several times.

Damn it! No, no! Still no! Where did the teacher go?!

However, Gu Ziyue had no idea that shortly after she stepped into the secret realm, her teacher had gone to the entrance of the tunnel where Dong Mo and Xiao Bai had entered the secret realm to wait for her "good disciple".

Ugh... My teacher is always like this, always letting me down at the most crucial moment!

Unable to find her teacher, Gu Ziyue bit her lip and took out a palm-sized communication jade talisman from her bosom, attempting to contact her teacher.

The jade talisman only lit up for a moment before dimming again. There was no response.

Damn it! That old drunkard Yin Lingsu must have gone off somewhere to drink again!

And just as Gu Ziyue had predicted, Yin Lingsu was leaning against the entrance of the tunnel where Dong Mo and Xiao Bai had entered the secret realm earlier, with a row of empty wine jars beside her and a half-finished jar of aged wine in her arms, snoring loudly as she slept soundly.

Because they had been waiting outside for a day and a night, but had not seen Dong Mo and Xiao Bai come out.

To kill time, the dark-skinned, mature woman Yin Lingsu simply ran down the mountain, bought a bunch of liquor, and brought it back, getting completely drunk at the entrance of the tomb.

Feeling the buzzing vibration of the communication jade talisman, Yin Lingsu, who was sleeping soundly at the cave entrance and oblivious to the world around her, found the vibration too noisy and subconsciously reached for the jade talisman at her waist and crushed it.

Then he turned over and continued snoring.

"Hmph... He's not even replying to my messages!"

Seeing that her teacher, Yin Lingsu, had not responded for a long time, Gu Ziyue instantly felt furious.

Just then, Dong Mo suddenly walked over, cupped his hands in farewell to Gu Ziyue, and said goodbye.

"Miss Ziyue, if you have nothing else to say, then we shall take our leave."

"The green hills remain unchanged, the clear waters flow on forever, until we meet again."

"Eh?"

Before Gu Ziyue could react, Dong Mo had already given Xiao Bai a wink, and then led Xiao Bai behind him toward the exit of the rift valley.

"Hey... wait, wait a minute!"

Gu Ziyue grew anxious. She took out her communication jade talisman and frantically urged Yin Lingsu several times, but there was still no reply from the other end.

She gritted her teeth and cursed that old drunkard Yin Lingsu eight hundred times in her heart.

Damn it, where the teacher is?! Why won't she answer me?! I've had enough... I'm going to have my mother teach her a lesson later!

Gu Ziyue looked up and saw that Dong Mo and Xiao Bai had already walked more than ten feet away and would be turning out of the rift valley in a few moments.

Ah! No. Absolutely not. The mystery of the gluttonous bloodline in that blond-haired man hasn't been solved yet!

Moreover, the Kunpeng Armor is still on that guy's body; neither of these two things can be left unresolved.

Since we can't rely on the teacher, we'll have to rely on ourselves from now on.

I'll follow him first; at least I can't let him get away.

Once the teacher sobers up and sees his message, he will naturally catch up with him!

Gu Ziyue gritted her teeth, stamped her foot, and tiptoed after Dong Mo.