After walking out of the heavy prison, the aura around Mo Fan had become even more restrained than before. He raised his head and looked towards the proud sun atop the western mountains, realising it was already nearing dusk.
“Congratulations, you have broken through to the late stage of the King Realm!”
Yun Rou looked at Mo Fan, her eyes curving like crescent moons.
“Hmm, this is largely thanks to you!”
Mo Fan nodded, then turned to Yun Rou with a slight smile. “If you had not helped me, I probably could not have broken through so quickly.”
“Even without my help, you would always have found some other method.” Yun Rou shrugged.
Mo Fan smiled but did not refute her. After all, he had already been close to breaking through. Looking into Yun Rou’s beautiful eyes, he suddenly seemed to remember something and asked, “I recall that the Black Nether side has three demon ancestors in total, right?”
“Who is the other one?”
“You must mean Black Dian, but I advise you to give up any thought of devouring him.” Yun Rou’s words were filled with helplessness. “Black Dian is different from Black Prison. Although he also bears the surname Black, he is not a descendant of Black Nether’s bloodline, so he does not count as part of the black tiger lineage. He is merely an ordinary tiger demon who achieved success through cultivation.”
“Moreover, like Pi Shi, he is not someone who would follow Black Nether all the way to the end. Their loyalty ultimately lies with White Sacred Mountain, so what they see is the interests of White Sacred Mountain and themselves. Naturally, they are not traitors like Black Nether.”
“Cannot devour him, then?”
Mo Fan sighed upon hearing this, then shrugged. “Alright, I understand!”
Yun Rou frowned slightly at his words, then looked at Mo Fan seriously and said in a deep voice, “Your divine ability is very terrifying. It is best not to let other great demons know that you can cultivate by devouring other demons, otherwise it will be very disadvantageous for you!”
“I understand, which is why, from the moment I walked out of the heavy prison, I have used the aura-concealing technique to mask my cultivation.”
Mo Fan nodded, then looked at Yun Rou and grinned. “Her Highness the Saintess will keep it secret for me, right?”
“That depends on your sincerity!”
Yun Rou immediately laughed. Even though her cheeks were covered by a veil, it still left Mo Fan slightly dazed.
Noticing Mo Fan’s expression, the smile in Yun Rou’s eyes grew deeper. At the same time, a glint of mischief flashed in her eyes. She took a step forward, coming close to Mo Fan, then leaned her head towards him until they were near enough to feel each other’s breath before stopping.
“So, what do you plan to do?”
“If it does not satisfy me, this saintess will not keep your secret!”
Yun Rou stared closely into Mo Fan’s eyes, yet she discovered that this fellow’s eyes were also rather attractive.
“Your Highness the Saintess, you are playing with fire!”
At that moment, Mo Fan’s voice rang out. Immediately afterwards, he wrapped an arm around Yun Rou’s slender waist and kissed her amid her startled exclamation.
It was a brief touch.
Although there was still a layer of veil treasure between them, Mo Fan nevertheless felt that soft, warm sensation.
Yun Rou turned into a shadow and instantly retreated several zhang away. Her eyes widened as she stared at Mo Fan, her heaving chest rising and falling rapidly, her eyes full of shock.
Looking at Yun Rou’s astonished gaze, the corners of Mo Fan’s mouth lifted slightly. A great sense of satisfaction filled his heart. He chuckled and said, “Your Highness the Saintess, how is this for sincerity?”
“You… how could you do that…”
Yun Rou raised a finger to point at Mo Fan, her willow-like brows slightly furrowed. Her tone carried a slight tremble, as if she were angry.
“Er… I thought you liked it. It seems I misunderstood…”
Mo Fan scratched his nose awkwardly and said helplessly, “Alright then. In that case, I will not kiss you again in the future!”
“You…!!”
Yun Rou was thoroughly exasperated, yet she did not know what to say. In the end, she simply shot straight up into the sky.
“Mo Fan, you are just a block of dull wood!”
Watching Yun Rou’s departing figure, her voice reached Mo Fan’s ears. The embarrassment on his face immediately vanished, and he let out a heavy sigh.
“Since ancient times, passion often leaves only regret. Alas, this king is simply too outstanding!”
Mo Fan shook his head. His mood was naturally quite complicated. The earlier action had actually been an involuntary, subconscious impulse. It had truly felt a pity not to taste the meat that had been delivered right to his door.
“As expected, I have still been influenced by demonic nature. Otherwise, I could not have done something so vulgar. At the end of the day, this king is still a refined demon.”
“However, the feeling of that brief touch was truly wonderful…”
A smile unconsciously appeared on Mo Fan’s face. Then he beckoned to the unicorn beetle waiting in the distance. Upon seeing this, the latter immediately flapped its wings and flew over.
“Master!”
The unicorn beetle flew to Mo Fan and immediately spoke to him respectfully.
“Hmm, let’s go. We are heading back!”
Mo Fan nodded. With a flash of his body, he arrived atop the unicorn beetle’s smooth, jet-black head.
“Master, where are we returning to?”
The unicorn beetle suddenly asked.
Mo Fan was startled upon hearing this, only then remembering that the previous Changgui Mountain had been destroyed by Black Nether. After thinking for a moment, he directly said, “Head to Lotus Mountain first!”
In Mo Fan’s view, the matters concerning White Sacred Mountain had come to an end, but the Ghost Demon King and Old Black Water Demon were still waiting for him at Lotus Mountain. Naturally, he had to take those two seniors with him.
When Mo Fan returned to Lotus Mountain, he saw that a small figure had appeared beside Yun Rou. It was Bing Er, whom he had not seen for a long time.
“Bing Er, long time no see!”
Mo Fan smiled and greeted her. He was not surprised that Bing Er was here.
She had only been imprisoned by Black Nether at Tongtian Ridge. Now that Black Nether had rebelled, and both Black Flame and Black Prison had fallen one after another, the blood kin of the black tiger lineage had almost been completely wiped out. Naturally, Bing Er had been rescued as well.
“Your Highness the Holy Son, I have already heard from the young lady. Thank you very much this time!”
Bing Er was also very happy to see Mo Fan arrive and immediately bowed respectfully to him.
“We are friends. Talking about thanks is too polite!”
Mo Fan waved his hand, then smiled again. “By the way, I am not some Holy Son. Your young lady is now the Saintess of White Sacred Mountain. You should still call me Lai Bao!”
“No, the young lady said that since you killed Black Flame and won the Holy Son election, you also count as a Holy Son of our White Sacred Mountain!” Bing Er shook her head seriously.
“That’s right. There is no rule saying that our White Sacred Mountain can only have one Holy Son, so you also qualify as a Holy Son of White Sacred Mountain. I think the other great demons would not find anything inappropriate about it.”
Yun Rou said to Mo Fan. At this moment, she seemed to have returned to her former cold and aloof demeanour, the one who sat high atop the blue lotus tower, showing none of the coy daughterly attitude from earlier.
“As you wish!”
Mo Fan shrugged, then seemed to remember something. Opening his mouth, he released Bing Yi, Bing San, and the other six from his pouch.
Naturally, everyone was overjoyed to reunite. After rejoicing that everyone was safe, they all bowed deeply to Mo Fan, thanking him for saving their lives. This made Mo Fan rather embarrassed for a while.
In fact, from the very beginning, he had only set out to rescue Yun Rou and had not thought too much beyond that.
Since the War Proud Demon Ancestor had not yet returned, Mo Fan was in no hurry to leave. Instead, he had Yun Rou dispatch demons to bring in Old Ancestor Bai Lu, Cha Cha, and the other demons who had been guarding outside White Sacred Mountain.
In this way, Cha Cha and the other little demons could be considered to have benefited from following Mo Fan, becoming guests who scrounged food and drink within White Sacred Mountain.
Time passed in a flash, and a month went by. War Proud finally returned.
“This old man chased that fellow Black Nether all the way to the sea region and severely wounded him in the end. However, he still managed to escape. But it is estimated that he will not recover his vitality within ten years!”
War Proud’s words reassured the great demons of White Sacred Mountain considerably and also allowed Mo Fan to breathe a sigh of relief.
Ten years?
Why need ten years!
By then, even if that fellow Black Nether came seeking revenge, he would likely no longer fear him!
It is worth mentioning that during this month, You Er and Hu Jingjing successfully overcame their Demon King tribulations one after another.
Hu Jingjing could be said to have survived by the skin of her teeth. After the tribulation, her entire body was nearly charred. If You Er had not begged Mo Fan to save her, White Sacred Mountain would probably have gained another grave.
In contrast, You Er’s tribulation was not as earth-shaking as imagined. As soon as the thunderclouds appeared, the destiny compass in this fellow’s mind flew out and directly shattered them.
After War Proud returned, Mo Fan and the others finally set off on the journey home. However, three more King Realm great demons had joined their travelling companions, which left even Old Ancestor Bai Lu sighing in admiration.
“This kid’s luck is really too good!”
