After receiving advice from the white-clothed figure, Mo Fan naturally did not remain idle. He immediately instructed Bai Yaoyao to make arrangements, sending Cha Cha to lead part of the flying squad’s lesser demons ahead to White Sacred Mountain to scout for information.
At the same time, Mo Fan personally wrote a letter and had the black-clothed figure deliver it to White Sacred Mountain to demand the person.
The reason for choosing the black-clothed figure was that her cultivation was sufficiently high. Moreover, with her divine physique, her current strength was unfathomable, almost comparable to a holy son.
In addition, due to the special nature of her shadow escape divine ability, even if the great demons of White Sacred Mountain harboured ill intentions, she could still retreat unscathed.
After making all these arrangements, Mo Fan took You Er with him into the depths of Phoenix Cry Mountain, preparing to visit White Feather Mountain.
…
In the Divine Domain, on an island.
At this moment, Mo Fan was starting a fire in a cave dwelling, roasting a plump and delicious sea fish over the flames.
Behind Mo Fan lay a layer of dry grass, upon which rested a woman with a pale complexion.
The woman wore a somewhat oversized man’s robe. Upon closer inspection, one would notice that her facial features were extremely soft and beautiful, and her figure could be described as curvaceous.
This woman was none other than the holy maiden of the Sun Moon Sacred Sect, Yue Liu.
After their previous escape in the sea domain, Yue Liu’s injuries had worsened. Once she escaped the void rift, she immediately fell into a coma.
If Mo Fan had not saved her, she would have died long ago.
Although the comatose Yue Liu was a burden, she had at least saved Mo Fan’s life once. Therefore, both emotionally and rationally, Mo Fan felt he should not let her die in the sea. He casually brought her along and escaped from the ocean to this island.
Just then, accompanied by the sound of footsteps from outside the cave, a figure entered the dwelling.
“Great King, I have already investigated clearly. This place is called Nanyang Island, and it is inhabited entirely by mortals. However, I still discovered a few cultivators. They wear uniform blue daoist robes and should be disciples of some sect, though their cultivation is not high. They are all merely in the Qi Refining stage.”
Xiao Huang spoke up, then glanced at the woman on the grass mat and asked curiously, “Great King, she won’t die, will she?”
“Rest assured, even if you died, she might still be alive.”
Mo Fan replied indifferently. Upon hearing this, Xiao Huang immediately rolled her eyes.
“She possesses a very powerful constitution. Although it is not a divine physique, it should not be far off. Those deadly poisons in her body have not spread on a large scale. Instead, they have been frozen by an extremely cold qi.
Otherwise, do you really think she could have survived until now?”
Mo Fan’s words caused Xiao Huang to nod, and then she asked curiously, “Then why are we keeping her? Great King, do you still plan to join the Sun Moon Sacred Sect?”
“I have no interest in joining a demonic sect, but I can borrow the influence of the Sun Moon Sacred Sect to gain entry to certain places.”
At this point, Mo Fan’s eyes narrowed slightly. He then pointed at the roasted fish in front of him, from which fragrant aromas were already wafting, and said to Xiao Huang, “Come and eat some. In a while, you stay here to guard, and I will go out to scout the situation.”
“Mm.”
Xiao Huang nodded.
The two then began eating heartily. After finishing the meal, Mo Fan directly left the cave dwelling.
Since Xiao Huang had already said there were no particularly powerful cultivators on the island, Mo Fan could not be bothered to search for them one by one. He simply released his divine sense and swept across the island.
Although his current water moon avatar was only in the mid Core Formation stage, because he cultivated the “Tianlu Derived Spirit Art”, his divine sense far exceeded that of cultivators in the same realm.
The small island was not large. Under Mo Fan’s repeated scans, he quickly locked onto his targets.
He then directly soared into the sky and flew towards a town dozens of miles away.
Nanyang City was the only town on Nanyang Island, belonging to a secular nation called the “Southern Kingdom”.
At this time, in the city lord’s mansion of Nanyang City, three cultivators were conversing with City Lord He Yuanzheng.
“Three immortal masters, I wonder if in these past few days you have discovered any evil spirits or demonic cultivators on my Nanyang Island?”
He Yuanzheng sipped his tea while looking at the three young cultivators sitting quietly opposite him, his eyes showing a trace of awe.
“City Lord He, my two junior brothers and I came precisely for this matter. We have not seen any demonic cultivators on your Nanyang Island, but we did discover a fierce ghost in an old residence. Moreover, from our observation, that fierce ghost has considerable cultivation, with over a hundred years of dao attainment.
Although it has already been sealed and suppressed by the three of us with talismans, if it is not thoroughly dealt with, we can only suppress it for three days. After three days, once the fierce ghost emerges, I fear your Nanyang Island will no longer know peace.”
Among the three cultivators, the leading one spoke faintly, his gaze fixed on City Lord He.
“Ah? Then what should we do?”
“Three immortal masters, you must rid Nanyang City of that fierce ghost!”
Upon hearing this, He Yuanzheng’s expression changed slightly. He quickly set down his teacup, stood up, and cupped his hands in salute to the three.
“City Lord He, although subduing demons and eliminating devils is our duty as brothers, to completely exterminate that fierce ghost would likely cause all the resources we have accumulated over the years to go to waste. This would truly be detrimental to our cultivation.”
The leading cultivator sighed, his face showing difficulty. Then, changing his tone, he continued, “However, if City Lord He could give us the blood coral that was found overseas last month, we could try to see if we can exterminate that fierce ghost and restore peace to Nanyang Island.”
“This…”
He Yuanzheng’s expression shifted upon hearing this, and he hesitated for a moment.
“City Lord He, a fierce ghost is no trivial matter. Ordinary cultivators are simply no match for such a thing. If it absorbs more blood and souls, it will become even more difficult to deal with. By then, perhaps even we brothers would be helpless against it.”
“Yes! There is only this one opportunity, City Lord He. You must seize it well.”
“We brothers do not mind much. At worst, we can just leave. But even if we return to the sect for aid, by the time reinforcements arrive, given the travel time, your Nanyang Island might have already become a complete ghost domain.”
The three cultivators spoke one after another, causing He Yuanzheng to become utterly flustered.
“A mere female ghost. Perhaps I have a way to exterminate her.”
Just then, a calm voice rang out, startling everyone in the room.
When they recovered, they discovered that a figure had appeared in the hall.
This person wore a moon-white robe and had an ordinary appearance. Judging by his looks, he was clearly a youth.
At this moment, the youth was smiling faintly at everyone.
“Where did this brat come from?”
“Truly, saying anything that comes to mind!”
“That is a fierce ghost with a hundred years of cultivation!”
The three cultivators immediately looked at Mo Fan with anger. At the same time, a voice transmission reached Mo Fan’s ears: “Fellow daoist, we are disciples of the Orthodox Dao Sect. This time, we have come under sect orders to subdue demons and eliminate devils, for the benefit of the people. It would be best if fellow daoist did not speak recklessly.”
Upon hearing this, Mo Fan immediately looked at the smiling cultivator in the middle and smiled, “Subduing demons and eliminating devils is the duty of us human cultivators. Since you are also here for the benefit of the people, nothing could be better.
Why not we go together to subdue that fierce ghost?”
Mo Fan’s words immediately left the three cultivators frozen in place, but they filled He Yuanzheng with great joy. He no longer cared where this immortal master had come from or which immortal mountain he was a disciple of. He immediately saluted Mo Fan respectfully and said, “The immortal master’s righteousness! On behalf of all the people of Nanyang Island, He thanks the immortal master!”
