Tycoon War God

In the time that followed, Lin Mu kept Qin Luoli company and took the opportunity to build a good relationship with his in-laws. As for the rumors circulating outside, he acted as if he hadn’t heard them at all.

That night, Qin Luoli, who was sleeping beside him, suddenly opened her eyes. She gazed at the man next to her, her eyes brimming with a liquid tenderness. She slowly extended her arms, entwining them around him.

Lin Mu’s eyes snapped open, just in time to meet a pair of hazy, desire-filled eyes.

”Lin Mu, I...”

Lin Mu hugged Qin Luoli, but just as he was about to lean in, his expression changed to one of shock. He could feel a hint of poison inside Qin Luoli’s body.

Seven-Star Darkening Scatter?

A brief probe was all it took for Lin Mu to identify the poison. The Seven-Star Darkening Scatter was an aphrodisiac poison targeted at women. The poison wasn’t strong and usually lay dormant, but once it activated, not even gods could save the victim. The poisoned individual would lose control of their desires, reduced to a mere plaything.

Although the toxicity of the Seven-Star Darkening Scatter wasn’t high, even cultivators couldn’t avoid its effects. It is difficult for anyone to be free of the Seven Emotions and Six Desires, and once controlled by this poison, the thoughts that arise in one’s heart are impossible to suppress. The only way to cure this poison was through dual cultivation. If it wasn’t neutralized, the poison would seep into the victim’s soul, torturing it day and night with extreme pain.

This seemed to be Qin Luoli’s first time experiencing its effects, so they didn’t appear too severe, yet the feverish heat emanating from her body was uncontrollable.

No, I must find a way to help Luo Li suppress this poison!

Although dual cultivation would solve the problem, it wouldn’t be fair to Qin Luoli. Moreover, in this situation, every session of dual cultivation would only cause the toxicity of the Seven-Star Darkening Scatter to grow stronger. Eventually, all of Qin Luoli’s vital blood and essence would be completely drained. For this reason, in the Cultivation World, the Seven-Star Darkening Scatter was frequently used by Demonic Path cultivators to control their cultivation cauldrons.

Lin Mu, however, would never do such a thing. Qin Luoli was destined to walk the path of cultivation. Her constitution also seemed unique, and if her pristine body was broken before her cultivation matured, the impact on her future would be immense. Therefore, Lin Mu could only endure.

But while he could endure, someone else could not.

Qin Luoli’s arms tightened around him, and she even began to kiss him actively. Lin Mu’s gaze flickered. Placing a palm on her abdomen, he gently infused his mana into her body, trying to help her dissolve the poison.

However, it had no effect.

”Lin Mu, I... I’m so hot, I want to...” Qin Luoli’s eyes were hazy, and she was already beginning to lose consciousness.

”Luo Li, you have to control yourself!” Lin Mu’s expression grew grim.

The unique property of the Seven-Star Darkening Scatter was that no method other than dual cultivation was effective. There was no antidote for the poison, and even if Lin Mu wanted to develop one, there was no time.

Qin Luoli had already shed her clothes and now lay completely bare before Lin Mu. Although it wasn’t the first time he had seen her like this, he still found her breathtaking. Her hands grabbed his, placing them on her chest as a satisfied smile graced her face.

To hell with it!

Lin Mu gritted his teeth and flipped over on top of her.

Luo Li, I’m sorry!

Just as he was about to begin, a glint of light suddenly appeared in the room. The light was faint at first, but in the next moment, it surged in brightness, blinding his vision. Lin Mu instinctively squinted. By the time he recovered, the dazzling light had already drilled into Qin Luoli’s body.

”Hmph...”

With a soft, pained cry, Qin Luoli’s body went limp, and she fell into a deep sleep.

”Luo Li!”

Panicked, Lin Mu was about to check her condition when he noticed a looseness around his finger. The ring given to him by the Old Madam had fallen onto the bed.

This is... Lin Mu’s eyes flickered. Did that blinding light come from this ring? Could this ring be an antidote?

Lin Mu frowned. Although he was the Sovereign of Myriad Realms, the Ten Thousand Realms were vast and full of wonders; it wasn’t impossible that a true antidote for the Seven-Star Darkening Scatter existed somewhere. After a moment of thought, he placed the ring on Qin Luoli’s finger.

The moment the ring was on, mysterious inscriptions appeared on Qin Luoli’s body, along with many complex and profound seal characters.

This is... Lin Mu’s face was a mask of shock, a torrential wave surging in his heart. These seal characters belonged to the ancient Divine Race, the Ying Clan!

The Ying Clan was an ancient Divine Race. They had once contended for supremacy in the starry sky, dominating the Ten Thousand Realms and leaving behind countless legends. But then, for reasons unknown, the Ying Clan vanished overnight, so thoroughly that not even their heritage remained. As time passed, their existence was forgotten by the world.

The only reason Lin Mu knew of them was that he had once entered a secret land where he had seen texts belonging to the Ying Clan. Those characters were identical to the ones now on Qin Luoli’s body.

Could Luo Li be a descendant of the ancient Divine Race, the Ying Clan? Lin Mu furrowed his brows, his mind racing as he recalled what the Old Madam had told him. I’ll worry about that later. What matters is that Luo Li is safe.

Checking her body again, Lin Mu confirmed that the poison had indeed been neutralized. However, she had fallen into a deep sleep, and he had no idea when she would awaken.

As long as you’re safe. Lin Mu caressed her cheek, his eyes full of tender care.

After tucking her in, Lin Mu sank into deep thought. This poison couldn’t have been concocted by an ordinary person; it must be the work of a high-level cultivator!

A fierce killing intent flashed through his eyes.

Celestial Northern Dipper Pavilion!

Apart from them, no one could have created such a poison. Although Han Xiu was dead, he lacked the capability to acquire such a thing on his own. Lin Mu surmised that the reason Han Xiu coveted Qin Luoli was that certain people within the Celestial Northern Dipper Pavilion were stirring the pot.

Previously, Lin Mu would never have thought this way. But upon discovering that the characters on Qin Luoli’s body matched those of the Ying Clan, he was forced to think more deeply.

...

「Changbai Mountain.」

This place was perennially covered in snow, with high mountains and dense forests where ordinary people dared not venture. On a certain cliff deep within Changbai Mountain, the ground was a blanket of white snow, and the wind was bone-chillingly cold.

Suddenly, the mist swirled, and a rift seemed to open in the void. A middle-aged man in a green robe stepped out.

”The Heavenly Calculating Disk shows that person’s aura has vanished.” The man’s brows furrowed slightly before he let out a cold huff. ”That incompetent Han Xiu! He couldn’t even handle a small matter and ended up getting killed. An utter waste!”

”However, since you killed Han Xiu, that person must be in your hands. As long as I can obtain them, this trip won’t have been in vain,” the man chuckled lightly, then took a step forward and swiftly vanished, leaving not a single footprint in the snow.

Half a day later, the man appeared in Demon City.

”Was Han Xiu truly killed by that Lin Wudi?” the man asked, looking at Shangguan Shiming with a cold expression.

”Yes.” Despite having taken an elixir from her Sect, Shangguan Shiming’s complexion was still pale.

”Uncle-Master, about this matter...”

Shangguan Shiming had just begun to explain when the man sneered, ”You needn’t say more. Since your Uncle-Master is here, I will naturally avenge your severed arm! Let that ant live for two more days. Your Uncle-Master will first go into seclusion for a while.”

The man strode away, muttering to himself, ”Every time I come to this mortal world, I am suppressed by the Heavenly Dao. Barely one ten-thousandth of my cultivation remains. What a nuisance!”