Mo Fan sneered repeatedly, with a casual wave of his hand, countless venomous spider gu insects flew out, catching up to Bai Dao Yuan in an instant!
“What are these things?”
“Get lost!!”
Bai Dao Yuan roared, his spiritual energy surging violently, unleashing a barrage of Geng Metal sword qi in all directions, attempting to slash the swarm of tiny insects.
However, he soon froze in horror, discovering that while his sword qi could easily slice the insects in half or even shatter them into pieces, they instantly fused back together, completely unkillable!
Mo Fan shook his head at the sight. These insects were Myriad Poison Spider Gu, formed from potent venom. Though shaped by divine abilities, they were not physical beings and thus could not be killed by sword qi.
“What in the world are these?!”
Bai Dao Yuan, furious and terrified, dared not let the tiny spiders get close. He immediately activated a protective spell, conjuring a golden shield around his body.
The moment the golden shield formed, he was engulfed by the endless swarm of Myriad Poison Spider Gu, and soon, agonised screams echoed out.
Mo Fan flew over, opened his mouth, and sucked the Myriad Poison Spider Gu back in, revealing Bai Dao Yuan, now poisoned beyond recognition.
At this point, Bai Dao Yuan’s entire body had turned black, his skin festering and swollen with pus, barely resembling a human.
Even Mo Fan couldn’t help but take a deep breath at the sight.
Though he knew the poison within him was formidable, this scene broadened his horizons and reshaped his understanding.
Only now did he realise that his poison wasn’t just formidable, it was utterly terrifying!!
This was a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator, yet he had no resistance against the Myriad Poison Spider Gu, poisoned to the brink of death in moments.
Had Mo Fan not recalled the spider gu in time, this man would likely already be meeting his master in the afterlife.
“Kill… kill me… I beg you…”
Bai Dao Yuan’s swollen eyes struggled to open a slit, bloodshot and red, looking at Mo Fan nearby, pleading in agony.
Mo Fan glanced at him indifferently, choosing not to finish him off. Instead, he waved his hand, demonic qi lifting Bai Dao Yuan, and flew back toward the mountain peak where the thatched hut stood.
When Mo Fan returned to the peak, he saw Xiao Huang clutching a blackened figure, sobbing uncontrollably.
“Great King, you’re back?”
Da Tou hurriedly approached but was startled by Bai Dao Yuan’s appearance beside Mo Fan.
The man’s current state was far too horrifying, even more terrifying than the so-called Giant Statue!
Mo Fan nodded, then approached Xiao Huang, looking at the barely alive woman in his arms, and said, “If you don’t want your mother to die, step aside!”
Xiao Huang’s sobs halted instantly. Seeming to realise something, he gently set his mother down, turned, and kowtowed to Mo Fan, pleading, “Senior, please save my mother!”
“I beg you!”
“As long as you can save her, my worthless life is yours!!”
Looking at Xiao Huang’s pained expression, Mo Fan chuckled, kicking him over lightly and saying, “What would I want with your worthless life?”
“Your mother’s been poisoned, and the venom has already invaded her vital organs. Even a Demon Saint couldn’t save her!”
“What?!”
Xiao Huang scrambled up, trembling at Mo Fan’s words, terrified.
“Of course, while a Demon Saint might be helpless, this king happens to be able to cure her!”
Mo Fan pointed at Hong Yue’s forehead, and the poison core within him began to spin rapidly.
Strands of toxic qi were drawn out from Hong Yue’s forehead, flowing into Mo Fan’s body and merging into his poison core.
As Xiao Huang watched his mother’s blackened skin gradually turn pale, he breathed a sigh of relief, then wept with joy.
In mere moments, Mo Fan had extracted all the venom from Hong Yue’s body, including from her vital organs.
“Buzz—”
The instant the venom was fully removed, the surrounding air stilled, and spiritual energy from the heavens and earth surged in, converging on Hong Yue and flooding into her body.
Hmm?
Mo Fan was startled by the phenomenon, quickly restraining Xiao Huang, who wanted to rush over, a glint of surprise in his eyes as he said, “Stay back. Your mother has remarkable talent. Though the venom ravaged her, she’s been storing spiritual energy in a unique way over the years.
Now that the venom is gone, her suffering has turned to fortune, and her suppressed spiritual energy is no longer restrained!”
As Mo Fan spoke, Hong Yue’s aura suddenly surged with ferocity.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
In just a few breaths, Hong Yue broke through repeatedly, reaching the peak of Foundation Establishment!
At that moment, Hong Yue opened her eyes, transformed into a streak of rainbow light, and vanished from the spot.
Mo Fan, sensing something, looked up to see Hong Yue standing in the sky, floating without any external aid, as the surrounding spiritual energy grew even more violent.
Buzz—
The void trembled, and a phantom of a medicinal cauldron appeared above Hong Yue’s head.
“This… a heavenly phenomenon?”
Mo Fan was astonished, the events unfolding before him exceeding his expectations.
The cauldron phantom spun, its mouth facing outward, causing the void to quake as a vortex formed, drawing in endless spiritual energy.
Then, the cauldron tilted, releasing a flood of spiritual energy that poured into Hong Yue below.
Rumbling sounds echoed as Hong Yue’s aura grew stronger, her white hair gradually turning to dark silk, as if she had regained her youthful beauty, restoring her former appearance.
“Flesh Cauldron Alchemy… I was wrong all along…”
“True alchemy refines the self’s Golden Core!!”
On the ground, Bai Dao Yuan, stirred by the external aura, forced his eyes open a crack. Seeing his still-beautiful junior sister in the sky, he was momentarily entranced, then wept bitterly.
Though his voice was faint, Mo Fan heard it clearly.
“So this is the true Flesh Cauldron Alchemy?”
“Using one’s body as a cauldron to refine the self’s Golden Core, ascending to the Golden Core realm in one step!”
Mo Fan murmured, and indeed, Hong Yue achieved the Golden Core realm, the cauldron phenomenon vanishing as the surrounding spiritual energy returned to normal.
Hong Yue stepped forward, arriving before Mo Fan and the demons as a streak of rainbow light.
“Mo Fan greets Senior!”
“Congratulations on breaking through to the Golden Core realm!”
Mo Fan clasped his hands, speaking with sincerity.
“This breakthrough is largely thanks to you. I never expected my saviour to be from the demon race…”
Hong Yue looked at Mo Fan with a complex expression, then walked to Bai Dao Yuan and asked gravely, “Senior Brother, did you see?”
“Flesh Cauldron Alchemy is also part of Master’s legacy. His lifelong pursuit of the ultimate alchemy wasn’t about external objects but the path of refining the self’s Golden Core!”
“Yet Master never broke through to the Core Formation stage in his lifetime…”
“But you, you beast, thought you’d mastered Flesh Cauldron Alchemy, yet you’d long fallen into demonic ways without realising!”
“Master was never the great evil you imagined!”
Hong Yue’s words silenced Bai Dao Yuan, whose face twisted as he pleaded, “Junior Sister, please kill me. I’m in so much pain… kill me!!”
Hong Yue didn’t respond to Bai Dao Yuan but asked again, “Tell me, why did you kill my entire family back then?!”
“Because I wanted Master’s legacy!”
“At first, I didn’t intend to kill anyone, but your stubborn old father caught me rummaging through your room and insisted on confronting me. In my anger, I killed him by mistake.
Since I’d already killed your father, I had no more reservations and slaughtered them all!
Why should I be the only pitiful soul in this world?
Why should a latecomer like you earn that old thief’s favour?
Since they all doted on you, I killed them all, destroying everything!!
Oh, and the poison in your body? I planted it that night during our fight!
If I couldn’t have you, I’d destroy you!
Hahahahaha…”
Bai Dao Yuan laughed maniacally, spitting black, foul blood, his body beginning to convulse.
“Kill… kill me quick!!”
Bai Dao Yuan roared in agony.
“One last question. Did that dog demon really die back then?!”
Hong Yue gritted her teeth, pressing further, but this time, Bai Dao Yuan refused to speak, even unto death.
“Senior, let me question him!”
Mo Fan spoke up, looking at Bai Dao Yuan with a smile, “Fellow Daoist, what do you see in my eyes?”
Bai Dao Yuan instinctively looked into Mo Fan’s eyes, and with a flash of red light, he became dazed.
Soon after, Mo Fan got the answer from him.
“Chi!”
Hong Yue pointed, and a sword qi pierced Bai Dao Yuan’s forehead, ending his tortured life once and for all.
