As time passed, the events outside Half Immortal Domain became nothing more than idle chatter among many cultivators.

Because Mo Wuji began his closed-door cultivation, Master Pu and others also entered seclusion one after another. Mining black stones was no longer necessary for them. With Mo Wuji's help, even if their spiritual channels were invaded by the sharp wood aura after cultivation, they didn't need to worry.

Despite suffering a significant loss at Mo Wuji's hands, Meng Tianyu didn't seek revenge. However, Axe Lord had been frequently going out recently, seemingly arranging something.

...

Inside Mo Wuji's secluded room, shattered spirit stones continuously crumbled around him. With hundreds of thousands of them available, he no longer needed to consider their consumption. Coupled with the spiritual energy gathered by the spirit-gathering array, Mo Wuji's cultivation was progressing smoothly.

"Poof, poof!" Large piles of broken spirit stones turned to dust. In just over a month, Mo Wuji's cultivation directly advanced to the second layer of Earth Immortal.

The spiritual energy absorbed at the second layer of Earth Immortal was even more immense. Not only did Mo Wuji not restrain himself, but he also took out more broken spirit stones to frantically absorb their energy.

Due to his wealth, after reaching the second layer of Earth Immortal, nearly fifty thousand broken spirit stones were piled around him. In the Half Immortal Domain, no one else could afford such a lavish cultivation method of using tens of thousands of spirit stones like Mo Wuji.

Even if Guang Quan's wealth was greater than Mo Wuji's, he wouldn't dare to cultivate like this. Besides being at the peak of the Earth Immortal realm, he also had to consider the sharp wood aura here.

...

It had been six months since Mo Wuji entered seclusion, and Axe Lord left the Half Immortal Domain once again. Ever since being taught a lesson by Mo Wuji, he had stopped engaging in the underground black stone business. Firstly, he wasn't as wealthy as Meng Tianyu; over twenty thousand broken spirit stones had already hurt him deeply. Secondly, because of Mo Wuji, many people were afraid to trade with him.

Daring to embezzle Mo Wuji's spirit stones? Who would dare to seek out Axe Lord? Not everyone could close themselves off for a few months and then return to teach Hong Axe Lord a lesson like Mo Wuji did.

"What exactly is Hong Axe Lord up to? He's unwilling to cooperate with us, yet he's constantly running around," Meng Tianyu frowned as he stared at the large monitoring screen in the room.

Sitting across from him was Guang Quan, the Domain Lord of Half Immortal Domain. Guang Quan had naturally seen Hong Axe Lord using his flying magical artifact to leave the Half Immortal Domain again. He wasn't as agitated as Meng Tianyu and said calmly, "Let him be. The Immortal Domain expert he knows should have some skills. Otherwise, he wouldn't be able to follow along every time the Immortal Domain crosses the Immortal Chasm to purchase black stones in Half Immortal Domain."

"You also know that the source of Hong Axe Lord's broken spirit stones for doing underground black stone deals is that Immortal Domain guy. I suspect he's seeking help from that Immortal Domain person to teach Mo Wuji a lesson. We don't need to interfere. Our next task is to welcome the Immortal Domain expert who's coming to trade for black stones this time."

"Brother Guang, since Mo Wuji is immune to the sharp wood aura, should we ask the Immortal Domain person to help us deal with him?" Meng Tianyu licked his lips and asked Guang Quan with a somewhat flattering gaze.

Before losing his Heavenly Wood Vine, he and Guang Quan were on equal footing. On the surface, he was the Alliance Leader of the Seeking Immortal Alliance, but in reality, he also served as the steward of Half Immortal Domain.

Now that Mo Wuji had taken his Heavenly Wood Vine, he was directly inferior to Guang Quan. He was even more concerned that if Hong Axe Lord found an Immortal Domain expert to deal with Mo Wuji, the Heavenly Wood Vine would have nothing to do with him, Meng Tianyu, anymore.

Guang Quan smiled and said, "Brother Meng, there's no need to worry. Is a mere Mo Wuji even worth the Immortal Domain person's time? The reason he was able to win against you by chance was simply because he's immune to the sharp wood aura. When he comes out of seclusion, he will definitely come looking for me. At that time, I will let him know who the true master of Half Immortal Domain is."

Seeking help from an Immortal Domain person to deal with Mo Wuji? Guang Quan could only say that Meng Tianyu was overthinking it. Mo Wuji possessed something that could resolve the sharp wood aura, whether it was a magical treasure or something else, it was very important to Guang Quan. In addition to that, there was also the Heavenly Wood Vine, which Guang Quan wanted as well. How could he allow the things on Mo Wuji's body to fall into the hands of the Immortal Domain expert? As for Hong Axe Lord seeking help from the Immortal Domain expert he knew to deal with Mo Wuji, he could only say that Hong Axe Lord was overthinking it as well.

The Immortal Domain guy's trade with Hong Axe Lord was already a clandestine affair and he would never come to Half Immortal Domain. Mo Wuji was currently in seclusion, so how could he attack Mo Wuji? Similarly, as long as Mo Wuji had any sense, he wouldn't leave the Half Immortal Domain because of Hong Axe Lord's words, so he wasn't worried about Hong Axe Lord running around.

Was Mo Wuji a brainless person? At least, he didn't think so.

Meng Tianyu sighed inwardly. He knew that from the moment his Heavenly Wood Vine was snatched by Mo Wuji, he could no longer be assertive in front of Guang Quan.

Guang Quan stood up as if nothing had happened and said, "Brother Meng, today is the day the Immortal Domain people come to trade for black stones. Let's go out to welcome them earlier."

Even if he felt unhappy in his heart, Meng Tianyu could only stand up and follow Guang Quan out of the Domain Lord's mansion.

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At this moment, Axe Lord was kneeling before a massive black stone. A man was sitting on the black stone. The man had slender eyes and a short nose, making his appearance somewhat peculiar.

"Why did you come empty-handed this time? Where are the black stones?" the man's tone was somewhat stern.

Axe Lord instinctively shuddered and quickly slammed his head onto the ground again, sobbing, "Please, Lord Gong, do me justice!"

Anyone familiar with Axe Lord would never have imagined that such a ruthless and fierce person would be kneeling here, weeping and complaining like a woman.

"What's the matter?" The man surnamed Gong frowned slightly. He had chosen Hong Axe Lord to find black stones for him precisely because this guy was somewhat ruthless. Now, Hong Axe Lord's appearance was truly disappointing to him. He wished he could kick this guy into pieces with one foot.

Axe Lord quickly said, "Reporting to Lord Gong, this time I had already gathered over a thousand black stones, but they were snatched away by someone. This person not only snatched my black stones but also killed more than a dozen of my men, and even stole all the semi-immortal stones I had collected for black stones."

The narrow-eyed man kicked Axe Lord away, his slender eyes bursting with angry and sharp light. He chose Hong Axe Lord to acquire black stones for him, not to help this guy get even. What was the point of having a guy who could be bullied even in Half Immortal Domain?

How could Axe Lord dare to retaliate or express dissatisfaction? After getting up, he ran to the narrow-eyed man again and knelt down.

The narrow-eyed man took a deep breath, his tone becoming even lower, "Was it Guang Quan who did it?"

In his opinion, the only one who dared to attack Hong Axe Lord in the Half Immortal Domain, besides Guang Quan, was no one else. But Guang Quan shouldn't have, Guang Quan knew of his existence. If Guang Quan attacked Hong Axe Lord, that would be slapping Gong Hou's face.

"No, it's a newcomer named Mo Wuji. He's only been in the Half Immortal Domain for a few years, but he's incredibly arrogant," Hong Axe Lord quickly said.

"Very good, lure this person out of the Half Immortal Domain. I'll see how brave he really is."

"Ah..." Axe Lord was stunned. He was supposed to lure Mo Wuji out of the Half Immortal Domain? Did he not want to live anymore?

"What? You don't even dare to ask someone to come out? You're just wasting spirit stones by living..." Gong Hou's voice became somewhat sinister.

Hearing this voice, Axe Lord trembled all over. How could he dare to say anything else? He quickly replied respectfully, "Lord, rest assured, I will definitely call Mo Wuji out."

Gong Hou's voice immediately became amiable, and he nodded, saying, "Not bad, if you do this well, I will give you some compensation."

"Yes, yes! I'll go right away," Axe Lord replied respectfully as he backed away.

...

"Crack!" The broken spirit stones around Mo Wuji shattered together as if they had agreed to do so. At the same time, Mo Wuji broke through the fourth layer of the Earth Immortal realm and advanced to the fifth layer of Earth Immortal. It had already been the tenth month of his seclusion.

Mo Wuji scanned his broken spirit stones with his spiritual will. He still had more than half of the three hundred thousand broken spirit stones left. It seemed like he still had a chance to use these broken spirit stones to advance to the Heavenly Pole Realm.

Just as Mo Wuji was planning to throw out another pile of broken spirit stones to cultivate, the restriction on his cave suddenly moved.

Mo Wuji was very puzzled as to who was disturbing his cultivation. Before entering seclusion, he had already told Master Pu and others that unless there was something special, they should try not to disturb him before he came out of seclusion.

When Mo Wuji scanned out with his spiritual will, he was surprised to see that the person standing outside his cave restriction was actually Axe Lord. He hadn't killed this guy last time because he was lucky, but he didn't expect this guy to dare come knocking on his door.

Mo Wuji waved his hand, and the restriction was opened. Immediately, he said coldly, "Hong Axe Lord, you have some guts to dare to interrupt my cultivation."

The moment Axe Lord touched Mo Wuji's restriction, he had already disregarded life and death. He knew that if he didn't bring Mo Wuji to that lord, he, Hong Axe Lord, would be dead anyway.

Now that he saw Mo Wuji opening the restriction, he simply gritted his teeth and walked into Mo Wuji's cave, cupping his fists at Mo Wuji and saying, "Mo Wuji, I want to challenge you, but not in this Half Immortal Domain, but outside the Half Immortal Domain. If you have the guts, come out with me."

Mo Wuji stared coldly at Axe Lord and said in a calm tone, "Hong Axe Lord, I was tired of this trick when I was still wearing open-crotch pants. You're at least an Earth Immortal cultivator, playing such a low-level game. With your cowardly appearance, you dare to challenge me? Speak, what is it that you want to trick me out for? Remember, you only have one chance. If you say the wrong thing, I will immediately turn you into dust and then continue my closed-door cultivation. And I can guarantee that Guang Quan won't dare to say a word, do you believe it?"

Axe Lord felt a cold sweat running down his back. He suddenly felt that the sense of self-satisfaction and arrogance he had when he was sitting at the top of the underground trading place was so ridiculous now. He not only had to act like a kowtowing insect in front of Gong Hou, but now, standing in front of a newcomer, he still had no self-esteem.

What underground trading boss? In front of a powerhouse, he was just a grasshopper, or even worse than a grasshopper. He had just been taught a lesson by Gong Hou, and now he was being sent to be taught a lesson by Mo Wuji again.

"Remember, you only have one chance to tell the truth." Mo Wuji's voice unceremoniously shattered Axe Lord's tattered self-esteem once again.

(That's all for today's update, good night friends, asking for votes at the beginning of the month!)