Chapter 389: Chapter 43 Moluo

Moluo Shaye was recently very troubled. Initially, when she was captured by Chen Jiuge, her family had deemed the ransom too great and thus left her at the Myriad Beasts Sect. As a result, the higher-ups of the Myriad Beasts Sect, feeling she was of no use, had simply returned her to Chen Jiuge, and unknowable years had since passed.

Moluo Shaye, who once thought she’d spend her life here, recently received a message from her family. As a member of the Moluo Royal Family, all royals could communicate through their bloodline, a special ability of the Moluo lineage. This time, it was her older brother Moluo Zhaoxing who had reached out to her.

Holding the medicinal rabbit she had raised for years, Moluo Shaye’s delicate face was full of confusion as she said, “Little bunny, should I leave with my brother? But I feel like Eden Garden is also nice.”

CRUNCH, CRUNCH. The medicinal rabbit chewed on a carrot at its own pace. As a mature rabbit, it couldn’t casually speak out and disturb its master’s thoughts—that would be a sin.

“You only know how to eat,” Moluo Shaye scolded, knocking the rabbit’s little head in annoyance.

“Shaye, where are you? Come help for a moment; this Fire Flood Dragon is having a difficult labor,” Chen Tingting’s somewhat anxious voice rang out.

“Oh, coming!”

ROAR! ROAR! ROAR!

Watching the Fire Flood Dragon in pain, Moluo Shaye quickly used her divine skills to calm it down while Chen Tingting managed the situation methodically. After an hour, a blood-streaked Flood Dragon egg emerged.

“Phew, luckily you were here,” Chen Tingting said, wiping the sweat from her forehead.

“It’s what I should do,” Moluo Shaye said bashfully.

“I didn’t expect this Fire Flood Dragon to lay two eggs. Take this egg as your reward for this time,” Chen Tingting said, offering a fiery red Flood Dragon egg.

As for whether the Fire Flood Dragon would care, it probably wouldn’t, seeing how it couldn’t wait to fly away right after giving birth, right? In Eden Garden, these Spiritual Beasts never cared for their young. Only a very few were willing to watch over their offspring. After all, someone would take care of the rearing, so they naturally pursued their own happiness.

“For me? No, no, I didn’t contribute much,” Moluo Shaye shook her head repeatedly.

Chen Tingting pushed the Flood Dragon egg into Moluo Shaye’s arms and explained, “It’s not just for this time. I’ve been aware of your contributions over the years. Take it, I’ll talk to Senior Brother Chen.”

Holding the warm Flood Dragon egg in her arms, Moluo Shaye’s eyes moistened as she said, “Thank you, Sister Tingting. I have something to tell you.”

A moment later, Chen Tingting looked surprised. “Your brother is planning to come and take you back to your family?”

“Mhm.”

“What do you think about it?” Chen Tingting asked with a furrowed brow.

“I don’t know. I like it here, yet I also miss my family,” Moluo Shaye said, clearly confused.

“Never mind, let’s go together and ask Senior Brother Chen’s opinion.”

「……」

“Moluo Shaye? Such a strange name. Is there really such a person in Eden Garden?” Chen Jiuge questioned with some suspicion.

Upon hearing this, Moluo Shaye, who was too embarrassed to stay outside, burst in with a flushed face and exclaimed, “You actually forgot about me!”

Looking at the gothic lolita before him, Chen Jiuge suddenly realized and said, “Ah, it’s you!”

“What’s wrong? Have you encountered any difficulties recently?”

Moluo Shaye, not one to make a fuss, relayed the entire situation of her older brother getting in touch.

“Hmm, just give your older brother the location of Horn Shadow City. As for whether you want to leave, it’s up to you. After all, there’s no enmity between us,” Chen Jiuge said, shaking his head.

“Mhm.”

Moluo Shaye contacted her eldest brother with mixed feelings.

After they left, Chen Jiuge finally reached out to his Senior Brother to inquire, “Senior Brother, are there also Demon Clans in the Star Sea Realm?”

Wudao Tian replied in surprise, “Of course. The Demon Abyss and Heavenly Realm are originally one and the same, except that the entrance to the Star Sea Realm from the Demon Abyss is called the Infinite Abyss—its environment is even more hostile, and the clans there are even more revolting.”

Chen Jiuge recounted Moluo Shaye’s story, and Wudao Tian shook his head. “Brother, you can decide on such matters. The Moluo Clan is just an average royal clan among the Demon Clan—there’s no need to notify the Sect, especially since Moluo Shaye was your own captive.”

“Alright, I know what to do.”

「……」

A month later, a dark red Flying Boat appeared over Horn Shadow City.

Looking at the massive city before him, Moluo Zhaoxing frowned and said, “Wasn’t the one who captured my little sister merely an ordinary disciple of the Myriad Beasts Sect? The scale of this Horn Shadow City is not at all inferior to that of major cities.”

A man with a pinched face and dressed like a scholar from the Human Clan speculated, “It is possible that the disciple simply resides here. After all, Princess didn’t say this city belongs to that Myriad Beasts Sect disciple.”

“Indeed, that makes sense,” Moluo Zhaoxing nodded.

Following the guidance of the city guards on the battlements, the Flying Boat smoothly descended. Having crossed countless mountains and rivers to get here, Moluo Zhaoxing had incurred considerable losses. His vigilance was at its peak, and he stepped out of the Flying Boat accompanied only by his ’dog-head’ strategist.

“Wait a moment, young man,” the ’dog-head’ strategist Dong Zhen called out to the departing Horn Shadow Clan member and quickly approached with a handful of Spirit Stones. “I’d like to ask you about someone.”

Horn Shadow City didn’t prohibit the acceptance of Spirit Stones; as long as no secrets were being pried into, accepting them was no problem.

Showing a slight smile on his dark face, the Horn Shadow Clan member said, “Ask away. I’ll know them if they’re even somewhat famous.”

“I would like to inquire about a person named Chen Jiuge,” Dong Zhen said cheerfully.

The Horn Shadow Clan member’s expression changed. He leaped back, and a signal flare instantly shot into the sky.

SWOOSH! SWOOSH! SWOOSH!

Luo Zhenhai and Luo Zhen, who were on duty today, appeared instantly, surrounding the pair and demanding, “What’s happening?”

The Horn Shadow Clan member shouted, “These outsiders are probing for information about the City Lord!”

Luo Zhenhai’s eyes flickered as he said sternly, “Will you surrender quietly, or must I make you?”

Moluo Zhaoxing also possessed a Golden Immortal Cultivation, but the sight of the two red-eyed Asuras made his heart lurch; he knew he couldn’t defeat an Asura. Considering he was only looking for his little sister, he had no intention of resisting and quickly explained the situation.

「In the Palace」

Chen Jiuge looked at the two individuals forced to kneel before him, somewhat speechless. He gestured and said, “Let them go.”

“Are you Moluo Shaye’s older brother?” Chen Jiuge asked the exotic-looking youth roughly his height.

“Mhm, it’s me.”

“And who is this?”

“He’s my military advisor,” Moluo Zhaoxing explained.

“Human Clan, military advisor. Interesting.”

“Come with me.”

「Inside Eden Garden」

Moluo Zhaoxing watched Moluo Shaye, who was holding a medicinal rabbit and chasing a herd of Spiritual Beasts around. Seeing the radiant smile overflowing on her face, he couldn’t help but let a smile appear on his own.

“Aren’t you going to meet her?” Chen Jiuge reminded him.

“City Lord, I’d like to talk to you,” Moluo Zhaoxing said.

「In the small courtyard」

After sipping some Spiritual Tea and expressing his admiration, Moluo Zhaoxing began to describe life in the Demon Abyss.

“The dark red earth, black vegetation, and the ferocious faces of various Exotic Beasts—the Demon Abyss harbors a malice not found in the Heavenly Realm. It’s the first time I’ve seen such a brilliant smile on my sister’s face.”

“So, I want my sister to continue to stay here,” Moluo Zhaoxing requested with a bow.

“Why?” Chen Jiuge, of course, wouldn’t be so easily swayed.

“The Moluo Family can’t hold on any longer. The Supreme God has chosen the Moluo Family as the vanguard to pave the way in the Infinite Abyss. It’s impossible for us to survive.”

“Father plans to send my sister to other families for alliance marriages, but these marital prospects are all poor; she would definitely live a life worse than death. I don’t want that to happen to her.”

“Moreover, a large portion of our clan is already considering leaving the family to carve out a new lineage in the Star Sea Realm.”

“I see. I don’t know much about the situation in the Demon Abyss. This is your family’s affair, so you decide. You can stay for a few more days,” Chen Jiuge replied, not wishing to get involved.

He also wasn’t exactly keen on harboring members of the Demon Clan; after all, these demons had consumed humans, albeit mortals from a small world, which made it difficult for Chen Jiuge to accept.

Hearing no invitation from Chen Jiuge, Moluo Zhaoxing felt somewhat disappointed. Didn’t I reveal my family’s situation because I thought highly of the environment of Horn Shadow City?

“Then I’ll have to trouble City Lord Chen.”

Luo Wencheng entered from outside and said, “We can actually accept people from the Demon Clan. After all, our Heavenly Prison is still short of some prison guards.”

“They eat people,” Chen Jiuge said quietly.

“We eat people too!” Luo Wencheng replied with a sinister smile.

Chen Jiuge looked at Luo Wencheng with confusion. He had never seen the Asura consume humans.

“Annihilating the Shadow Clan, conquering the Beastman Territory… Divine Son, the Beiming Clan we just destroyed recently—isn’t that all ’eating people’ too?” Luo Wencheng said, pulling out a Law Crystal and starting to chew on it.

“It’s not the same,” Chen Jiuge shook his head.

“It is the same. This is cultivation; this is a struggle for the Great Law. Wolves eat sheep, and sheep eat grass, but wolves can also be eaten by stronger predators like tigers.”

“It’s natural selection. Only by being strong can one stand at the top continuously.”

“I know that the Divine Son has some miraculous abilities, and you probably always wanted to get rid of your identity as an Asura, but you have to think it through. If you’re no longer the Asura Divine Son—”

“Do you know what would happen?”

“The Myriad Beasts Sect wouldn’t have been able to establish itself in the Beastman Territory so quickly, and the Divine Son’s Horn Shadow City wouldn’t have been built smoothly. Everything you have now might be coveted by a passing Golden Immortal someday, snatched away in an instant.”

“Don’t expect the Myriad Beasts Sect to protect you forever. There will always be those who suspect you with the utmost malice.”

CLANG! The sound of Da Bai pushing open the courtyard gate startled Chen Jiuge.

Seeing his owner’s unfriendly gaze, Da Bai sheepishly said, “I was just checking because the gate wasn’t secured properly.”

“Come here, I have a question for you,” Chen Jiuge said calmly.

“It wasn’t me—I only touched a few of Elder Lotus’s dried fruits, and I didn’t gnaw on his lotus pods,” Da Bai blurted out.

Chen Jiuge said with an exasperated expression, “I’m not asking about that.”

“Da Bai, what is your dream?”

Relieved that Chen Jiuge wasn’t pursuing his actions, Da Bai boasted, “My past dream was to have endless Spirit Stones, but now, my dream is to become an unparalleled powerhouse!”

“Uh, that’s quite a leap in ambition.”

“As long as I’m invincible, I can do whatever I want. Those who bullied me in the past will have to pay the price,” Da Bai said through gritted teeth.

“Then cultivate well.”

Stepping out of the small courtyard, Chen Jiuge saw Moluo Zhaoxing and Moluo Shaye reuniting. Nearby, Luo Wencheng watched them with a doting smile, much like one would eye meat in a pot. His desire to recruit these Demon Clan members as prison guards is quite strong, Chen Jiuge mused.

I’ll reconsider this later. For now, I must focus on my breakthrough, Chen Jiuge silently resolved. He then turned, returned to the small courtyard, activated the Array, and decided to enter seclusion, vowing not to emerge until he reached the Heavenly Immortal realm.

「……」

Meanwhile, at the Myriad Beasts Sect in the Beastman Territory, Jun Linseng was issuing a series of orders. A full hour passed before he finished delegating all the tasks that needed handling.

Ye Sheng pushed open the door and said, “You know, I think the Heavenly Realm is actually quite nice.”

“But we can’t forever stand still, can we?” Jun Linseng replied with a bitter smile. “Everyone knows the Heavenly Realm is leisurely and safe, but our Path, the Great Dao, lies in the Star Sea Realm!”

“The Sect Master of Baihua Valley has decided; their entire sect is migrating to join the Myriad Beasts Sect, but they’ve requested the creation of an independent Baihua lineage,” Ye Sheng brought a piece of good news.

“That’s acceptable.”

“What should we do about Qu Changlin?”

“Let it be for now. The Netherworld King’s daughter is quite fond of him. For the time being, we don’t have the ability to confront the Netherworld King Clan, and even if we do, we’ll have to wait until the Ancestor makes a breakthrough to half a step into Dao Yi,” Jun Linseng shook his head.

“When will you become Immortal?” Ye Sheng continued.

“After I’m done with matters from this period. You should also prepare,” Jun Linseng reminded him.

“I understand.”

“What about your grand-disciple with the Asura Bloodline?”

“Jiuge? As long as his heart is set on the Myriad Beasts Sect, that’s all that matters. The path of cultivation isn’t always smooth sailing; anything unexpected can happen.”

“Mhm.”

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