Mo Wuji reappeared in the God's Rest Land, the air still thick with the stench of slaughter. However, it was deserted, with not a single soul in sight, appearing much more desolate than his last visit.
Mo Wuji paid little attention to this; his priority was to find the Great Sage, Min Yuan.
Min Yuan was the foremost figure in the God's Rest Land. While not everyone within was compelled to heed him, he nominally held dominion over the place.
Min Yuan possessed cultivation resources as numerous as the hairs on an ox. Having been relentlessly pursued by this false sage in the past, Mo Wuji naturally sought compensation from Min Yuan upon his return.
The Great Sage of God's Rest Land, Min Yuan, should have been at the peak of Quasi-Sage Level 9, on the verge of stepping into the Saint Realm. Mo Wuji was not concerned; even at Quasi-Sage Level 1, he had no fear of Min Yuan. Now that he was at Quasi-Sage Level 4, with Quasi-Sage Level 5 within reach, that fear was even less.
During Mo Wuji's first visit, Min Yuan resided on the gleaming golden Great Sage Mountain. A golden avenue stretched directly from the God Path River outside the sacred mountain, creating an aura of lofty grandeur and demanding reverence.
This time, Mo Wuji was surprised by the changes. The once-imposing sacred mountain had been shorn of its peak. The God Path River was shattered into pieces, and the golden avenue was nowhere to be seen. The surrounding protective arrays and trapping formations had vanished without a trace.
With a single stride, Mo Wuji landed on the mountaintop. The sacred mountain that once belonged to the Great Sage Min Yuan was now devoid of not only the false sage himself but also any remnant of a soul.
Helpless, Mo Wuji could only send a message to Kun Yun before descending from the peak.
If he couldn't find Min Yuan and Kun Yun, he would have to leave. The God's Rest Land was vast and boundless, and Mo Wuji didn't want to waste all his time there. He still had some Opening Heaven Divine Spirit Veins, which, while not enough to elevate him to Quasi-Sage Completion, should sustain him until Quasi-Sage Level 7.
Mo Wuji didn't yet have a clear concept of whether Quasi-Sage Level 7 could contend with a Saint, but he knew that Quasi-Sage Level 4 was still some distance from Luo Xu Saint.
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"Kun Yun, do you think you're sitting pretty now?" Kun Yun, having just reached the depths of the withered bamboo forest and catching his breath, heard a sudden, raspy voice.
"Great Sage..." Kun Yun's face paled as he looked at the man standing before him. The man was short, wearing a tall golden crown. Behind him stood two Harmony God cultivators who had barely managed to reconstruct their physical bodies.
The short man with the tall golden crown chuckled. "Kun Yun, it's rare that you still remember me as the Great Sage. When you came to my sacred mountain, I didn't punish you. I even prepared to provide you with many resources to help you recover your strength. Your performance is truly disappointing."
"Great Sage, you really can't blame me for this. My relationship with that Mo Wuji was only so-so, we just met by chance..." Kun Yun hurriedly explained, filled with fear.
"Just tell me where he came from," the Great Sage said expressionlessly.
Kun Yun wouldn't dare offend Mo Wuji; he knew how terrifying Mo Wuji was. Offending Mo Wuji was the same as offending the Great Sage.
"Returning to the Great Sage, I encountered Mo Wuji in the cosmic void. At the time, I was looking for the entrance to the Burial God Valley, and I met him. This person's strength is astonishing. I am no match for him and was forced to come here with him..."
"Humph!" the Great Sage snorted, interrupting Kun Yun. "You're lying. Mo Wuji wasn't someone you met in the void, was he? If you tell another lie, don't blame me for extracting your soul and primordial spirit. Don't think I don't know that you came here to ask me for the things from back then, but your real treasures are hidden in a secret place in the God's Rest Land. If I hadn't been watching closely, or if Mo Wuji, the one who helped you open the place where you hid your treasure, wasn't here, you would have already gone there."
Hearing this, cold sweat poured down Kun Yun's back. He knew that if he dared to hide anything further, his death would be imminent. Min Yuan, that bastard, had his lair taken, and he didn't have the ability to take revenge, so he was venting his anger on Kun Yun.
Alas, it was because he was the softest persimmon.
Mo Wuji, ah, Mo Wuji, don't blame your brother for not being loyal enough. I really can't help you hide anymore. Min Yuan, this bastard, is definitely preparing to leave. Even if he knows that he will destroy your sect until not even bone fragments remain, I have to tell the truth.
"Yes, yes..." Kun Yun had just said the word "yes" twice when he saw the communication bead on his wrist light up twice.
Kun Yun was overjoyed and immediately sent a message out. At the same time, he said, "Great Sage, Mo Wuji just sent a message asking where I was hiding. I quickly sent him a message. He will be here in at most half a day. As long as the Great Sage has people hide on the side, we can catch him like a turtle in a jar."
The Great Sage stared at Kun Yun and sneered. "I, Min Yuan, do not need you to tell me what to do. First, imprison Kun Yun."
Hearing this, Kun Yun was shocked. He quickly summoned the Gluttonous Cauldron and said, "Great Sage, I did as you said. Are you going to cross the river and tear down the bridge?"
Staring at the Gluttonous Cauldron floating above Kun Yun's head, Min Yuan's eyes shot out fiery rays. He coldly snorted, "Do it."
Dozens of figures suddenly rushed out from the shadows. These dozens of figures were divided into two groups, one scattering to ambush Mo Wuji, and the other pouncing on Kun Yun.
"Boom boom boom!" Several attacks struck Kun Yun in succession. Even with the Gluttonous Cauldron blocking the attacks, the backlash from the powerful divine essence caused Kun Yun to spit out blood, his surrounding Dao principles in disarray.
"Min Yuan, you old turtle, you bastard..." Kun Yun barely blocked a wave of attacks and then burst into curses.
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Mo Wuji was wondering whether he should go out when he suddenly received a message from Kun Yun.
"Brother Mo, quickly save me. Your brother is trapped by that old turtle bastard Min Yuan in the bitter man Ku Xinren's withered bamboo forest. If you come any later, your brother will die. Once I die, you will never see the most exciting treasure in the universe again. If you can come in the shortest amount of time, I can give you two hundred Opening Heaven Divine Spirit Veins and be your slave..."
Kun Yun's message didn't explain that Min Yuan had set up an ambush around. He was worried that Mo Wuji would know that Min Yuan had an ambush and that Mo Wuji wouldn't dare to come. As for being Mo Wuji's slave, Kun Yun was very confident. He understood Mo Wuji's character very well after this period of time in contact with Mo Wuji. He knew that Mo Wuji was not the kind of dark and sinister person, and that he was also very easy to talk to. Of course, the prerequisite was that he had to be honest.
Mo Wuji didn't think so much. He was going to find that false sage Min Yuan anyway. Now that he knew that Min Yuan had trapped Kun Yun, he almost didn't think about it and directly summoned the Years Disk to rush to the withered bamboo forest.
How fast was the Years Disk? It only took more than ten breaths of time for the Years Disk to rush to the top of Kun Yun's pot.
Mo Wuji rushed in, but those who ambushed Mo Wuji didn't have time to act.
"Kun Yun, this old turtle shell can be put away." Mo Wuji put away the Years Disk, landed beside Kun Yun, and said with a grin.
"You really borrowed the Years Disk from the Dark Dao Lord, Ku Xinren?" Kun Yun completely forgot that he was still surrounded by Min Yuan's men and stared at Mo Wuji in disbelief.
"What? Did you lie to me when you asked me to pick up the Years Disk back then?" Mo Wuji's face darkened, and he said a little unhappily.
Kun Yun came back to his senses and quickly waved his hand and said, "How is that possible? I just didn't expect the Dark Dao Lord to lend you the thing for so many years without taking it back."
Mo Wuji chuckled. "This thing was exchanged for top-quality treasures with him. Does he want to take back something that has been exchanged?"
"Yes, yes." Kun Yun was now a frightened bird. He didn't dare to refute Mo Wuji's words. However, he didn't think so in his heart. Would the Dark Dao Lord exchange the Years Disk to Mo Wuji? Heh, don't be silly, are you looking down on Kun Yun and thinking I've never seen the world?
"You are Mo Wuji?" The Great Sage Min Yuan stared at Mo Wuji, the light in his eyes almost burning this withered bamboo forest.
The Gluttonous Cauldron in Kun Yun's hand was about to become his Min Yuan's. Now Mo Wuji actually sent another Years Disk. This was destined that he, Min Yuan, would become the protagonist in this end-of-world calamity.
While Min Yuan was speaking, twenty or so people had surrounded Mo Wuji and Kun Yun. More and more array flags were thrown down, this was to prevent Mo Wuji from escaping again.
Mo Wuji's divine will fell recklessly on the false saint Min Yuan. He quickly saw that Min Yuan was injured.
"Why are you injured, you false saint? Your voice is also a bit hoarse? Oh right, I just went to your lair. Who destroyed your lair?" Mo Wuji asked in confusion.
(Only one chapter today.)