Ch 93: Heroic Spirit Interference… Sage Regent!

Chu Mo’s brain short-circuited. He closed his eyes and pondered for a long while, a monstrous wave rising in his heart.

“All the information, it all lines up… Haozhou, Zhongli, East Township, and the information about descendants in my memory… So, could it be that I am really…”

Chu Mo didn’t have time to think more, because he quickly sensed a fatal threat. He suddenly raised his head and saw a surging demonic aura.

The dense forest was torn to shreds.

Giant demonic scorpion-horses, four to five meters tall, strode nimbly, their terrifying hooves stamping dense cracks into the earth.

The giant horses were covered in snake-like scales, their ferocious fangs protruding from the corners of their mouths. Their scorpion-like tails constantly flicked, the tips extremely sharp and tough.

“Boss, is this old thing what you sensed was wrong before?” The demonic general on the left looked strange, constantly sizing up Chu Mo.

This skinny old man, was he worth them making a special trip? If they put him in a pot and stewed him, they wouldn’t even get a few pounds of meat. It would be a waste to use demonic energy to scan him! After all, they couldn’t scan much blood qi from him at all.

“Strange.” Ulan Bator frowned even tighter. In his perception, the person in front of him should have been dead from any angle. The organs in his body had even deteriorated to the point where they could barely function.

However, this old thing was still alive, still standing, still talking, and there seemed to be a very large… spiritual power within him?!

“It’s a bit like those Confucian scholars. No, could this be…” Ulan Bator muttered, then dismounted and walked a few steps to Chu Mo, cupping his fist in salute, his voice low, “May I ask which Earth God is before me?”

“Earth… God?” Chu Mo’s heart trembled. He remembered some of the records he had seen from the late Yuan and early Ming dynasties. The Yuan dynasty was a very strange dynasty. In future historical records, some said the Yuan dynasty lasted for two hundred years, some said it lasted for one hundred years, and some said it lasted for fifty years.

However, no matter how many years, historians all agreed that the era before the Yuan dynasty and the era after the Yuan dynasty were two different eras. It was the brutal demonic race entering the Central Plains that led to the continuous decline of the Confucian arts, which originally focused on the spirit. Coupled with the reasons of heaven and earth, this led to the flourishing of martial arts in the Ming dynasty.

Moreover, the Yuan dynasty was the last dynasty in which gods existed in the human world and greatly interfered with human affairs. In every place in the Yuan dynasty, there were bound to be demonic cults and licentious sacrifices, worshiping Earth Gods and River Gods.

These Earth Gods and River Gods colluded with the Yuan dynasty, jointly eating humans and wreaking havoc on the world—gods and demons merged, coldly and ruthlessly residing above humans.

“…You’re not an Earth God?” Ulan Bator’s expression finally became serious and cold. He acted without hesitation…

But at the next moment.

A faint luster erupted from Chu Mo’s body. At his forehead, there was a crystal-clear, divine luster flashing, and a slender figure intertwined behind him. Wearing a dragon robe, calm and dignified—

Sage Regent!

It was the opportunity for the third Heroic Spirit Interference!

The first interference! Beginning.

The Sage Regent merged with Chu Mo, and Chu Mo’s aura soared at this moment. Ulan Bator’s cold claws couldn’t even penetrate Chu Mo’s righteous qi defense.

“…Not good!” Ulan Bator’s expression changed drastically, and he retreated hundreds of meters away. The demonic horse he had been riding reacted even faster than him… fleeing even further than him.

But to his surprise, Chu Mo didn’t chase after him. Turning his head to look, his pupils contracted.

That man’s withered body gradually became full at this moment. The scars on his body fell off piece by piece, and even in the end, his skin began to peel off, becoming crystal clear, like white jade, with a divine light.

Capital Absorption!

From the purple radiance blooming at his forehead, a piece of clothing was projected out, wrapping around Chu Mo’s body. He calmly stared at the demonic cavalry, “Thank you for your malice. And…”

“Kneel!”

Demon Control!

The Heroic Spirit skill that should theoretically only be born thousands of years later bloomed for the first time in this era where Heroic Spirits did not exist.

The conceptual power caused the expressions of many demons and demonic humans to change drastically. Those riding on horses all fell, kneeling on the ground.

“Impossible…”

“What, what’s going on?!”

“I… I’m kneeling to a human! Impossible, even an Earth God can’t…” Ah, why, why can’t I resist? My body is obeying his orders! It’s like…”

The person opposite him had authority over his body that surpassed his own.

The demons struggled frantically, their faces twisted. Even if they resisted themselves, causing their bodies to crackle and causing them pain, they did not give up.

They were demons, proud and unruly demons. How could they accept their dignity being humiliated by a human like this… In contrast, the ordinary demonic humans knelt on the ground very obediently.

Chu Mo calmly came before them, his eyes flashing with a strange luster. He could feel that he didn’t have much time left to maintain this state.

“Tell me, where is the nearest gathering place of demons or demonic humans… Or, you can also tell me the gathering places of Earth Gods and River Gods that you mentioned before!”

Ulan Bator’s face was twisted with ridicule. Although you don’t know what evil method you used to make them kneel, did you think that’s all there is to it…

“Five hundred kilometers away, in Haozhou County, there is a garrison of more than one hundred demonic troops, and more than one thousand demonic humans!”

“Eighty kilometers to the east, there are several East Township Temples, which should enshrine the local Land Gods! Twenty kilometers to the west, there is an East Township River, and there should be an East Township River God within the river.”

Ulan Bator was dumbfounded. These words were exactly what he had said. He felt that his body and spirit were separated. His spirit could not control his body… What exactly was this evil method?!

He had never encountered such a thing in his life… No, he had never even heard of such a bizarre trick!

Chu Mo was thoughtful and casually said, “Thank you.”

Then… Devouring Method.

The dark demonic mist spread from his body. In the horrified and disbelieving gazes of the demons, it enveloped their bodies, making them feel that familiar and unfamiliar stinging pain.

“This is the Great Emperor’s…”

“Impossible! Even in the royal family, only the Crown Prince inherits…”

“Who are you? What exactly are you? Are you a Khan from other tribes in the grasslands? No, you are clearly a human!!”

“Is a Khan Demonic Lord from beyond the realm descending! Don’t kill us… We are willing to obey your orders. We are willing to help you ascend to the position of Great Emperor!”

However, Chu Mo’s expression did not fluctuate at all. He only extracted their blood qi bit by bit, integrated it into his body, and finally circulated the Heavenly Human Demonic Tome.

Innate Middle Stage, achieved!

Chu Mo burped, feeling a sense of fullness.

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“There were a total of six demons and thirty-two demonic humans on the scene! Most of the demons were Grandmasters, and the remaining demonic humans were all at the Innate Realm… Devouring them all at once, without slowly digesting them, only allowed me to reach the Innate Realm, which is a bit of a waste… But it’s okay!”

“At least, I have the power to protect myself after leaving this state.” Chu Mo sighed leisurely, suspecting that it was because it was too dangerous that the Doors of Time unlocked the Heroic Spirit Interference cheat.

If there was no Heroic Spirit Interference, with that almost lifeless body before, it would have been impossible to bear the power of the domain that was enough to sweep and shock them. At that time, he would probably be sent back to his hometown soon…

Well, not necessarily? Chu Mo pondered, perhaps he could consider using Kublai Khan’s technique to fool them then! But it would also be very dangerous…

Chu Mo glanced at his remaining lifespan.

【Lifespan】: Demonic Lifespan 572 years, Human Lifespan 3 years

Chu Mo did not hesitate, floating into mid-air. The terrifying purple qi in front of his forehead instantly erupted, piercing through the sky, sweeping in all directions, especially exploring towards the East Township River and the direction of the temple.

Northern Dadu.

Above the imperial court.

A sickly old man suddenly opened his eyes, startled, staring in disbelief at the southern direction, “This feeling is…”

“…Yansheng Duke? What happened?” Emperor Zhiyuan suddenly turned his head, staring at the old man with some strangeness, asking with concern.

Demons despised the human race, but they showed enough courtesy to the Yansheng Duke lineage. Not only because their help turned the Confucian lineage, which was the most troublesome for the demons, into something that could be used by the demons… More importantly, the title holders of the Yansheng Duke lineage possessed the power of the Confucian Sage!

This was a legacy left by Confucius, the founder of Confucianism!

Demons had always been extremely respectful of power! They gave enough treatment to the strong who joined them. Even if they were enemies with them, they would also respect them… The Yansheng Duke was like this, and so was Zhang Sanfeng, who was known as the incarnation of Zhenwu.

“…Sage.” The Yansheng Duke struggled to utter two words, his voice trembling, “I feel that a Sage of the human race has been born…”

Brief silence.

Emperor Zhiyuan’s expression changed drastically. He said in horror, “This is impossible!!!”

The Yansheng Duke did not say much, only humbly lowered his head. After Emperor Zhiyuan’s expression changed several times, he suddenly roared, “Someone… Let Chancellor Tokto’a enter the palace!”

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Haozhou, Zhongli, East Township.

At the East Township Water River.

An existence that looked like a four-legged long snake, wearing a divine robe, was holding a little boy in one hand and a little girl in the other.

It spat out its long snake tongue, looking at the children who were trembling with fear, revealing a conflicted expression, “Delicious children… Eating them once every six months is still too uncomfortable! Should I mention it again… But it seems like those people are almost unable to hold on?”

“Forget it, I’ll eat them once every five months… They shouldn’t have reached their limit yet! I believe in the potential of humans.” After saying that, it opened its bloody mouth.

However, at the next moment, the East Snake Water God’s movements suddenly stiffened. It looked towards the east with some horror and disbelief, “This feeling… terrifying divine power! Human race?”

“Impossible, how could there be this level of spiritual power in this era… Even if there is, it should be in Dadu…”

“Dadu still has a Confucian Sage? That’s impossible, I don’t remember the Yuan dynasty producing a Confucian Sage?” Chu Mo’s voice rang out with some surprise.

The East Snake Water God’s pupils slowly widened. It stiffly lowered its head, discovering that the two children in its hands had disappeared. Looking up again, it discovered a black-haired man holding the two children, standing high in the sky.

He was too peculiar, unable to discern his exact age from his appearance.

The man’s face could not be considered handsome, but he had a peculiar charm. Purple light lingered in front of his forehead, vaguely reflecting various illusions around him—a long iron-skinned snake demon beast walking on rails, or a giant mountain demon beast spraying black qi with strange tubes…

“Confucian, Confucian Sage?!!” The East Snake Water God muttered. It speculated about what this person had said before, and its heart suddenly trembled… Was this a Confucian Sage in person?!!

The East Snake Water God’s face turned pale with fear. How could it be… a Confucian Sage?!

Ever since the Great Song dynasty fell two hundred years ago, the mysteries of cultivation involving the Sage Realm of the various schools of thought should have been completely destroyed by the extraterrestrial demons of Dadu.

Not to mention, even if those secret manuals still existed… It was still unimaginably difficult to become a Sage!

Back then, in the Great Song dynasty, where the literary path flourished, on average, a Confucian Sage was only born every eight hundred years!

“Sage, spare me… Sage, spare me! This little god manages the water veins, although I have made mistakes, I have also made contributions!” The East Snake Water God cried out in horror, suddenly diving into the East River. At the same time, the entire East River surged at this moment, and the dikes on the banks collapsed out of thin air, with a large amount of river water rushing towards the distant villages.

Chu Mo’s expression did not change. The surrounding illusory images, several small mountains, suddenly materialized, smashing onto the banks, acting as dikes. At the same time, he gently opened his palm, “…Black Dragon River Domain!”

The East River trembled, and the water waves calmed down. In just a few breaths, accompanied by a terrifying roar, a monstrous wave actually blasted the East Snake Water God out of thin air.

“Impossible… I am the Water God! What did you do… You! Ah?!!”

Accompanied by a shrill scream, Chu Mo stretched out his hand and used the Devouring Method. The black mist spread at this moment, enveloping the East Snake Water God’s body.

The East Snake Water God’s realm reached the Heaven-Human Realm, and moreover, in this river, it seemed to enjoy some kind of blessing, able to release the power of the Heaven and Earth Realm, but in front of Chu Mo, who was at the Transcendent Realm… the Water God and an earthworm were not much different.

The terrifying energy suddenly rushed into Chu Mo’s body at this moment. Chu Mo began to allocate points expressionlessly.

【In the first year, you cultivated the Heavenly Human Demonic Tome and successfully completed the first transformation! Stepping into the Grandmaster Realm.】

【In the third year, you successfully completed the second transformation, turning the righteous qi in your body into demonic qi, completely refining the energy supplied to you by the East Snake Water God, and successfully broke through to the early stage of the Heaven-Human Realm!】

【In the tenth year, you painstakingly polished the cultivation in your body, and finally completely stabilized in the current realm.】

【In the one hundredth year, you successfully completed another transformation, turning the demonic qi in your body back into righteous qi, and cultivated to the peak of the Heaven-Human Realm!】

【In the two hundred and thirtieth year, you began the fourth transformation, demonic qi soaring to the sky. No matter who came, they would recognize you as a pure-blooded demon… You successfully broke through to the Heaven and Earth Realm!】

【In the five hundred and seventy-second year, you exhausted all your lifespan, and the fifth transformation turned back into righteous qi, successfully breaking through to the Celestial Phenomenon Realm!】

Chu Mo stood tall, his expression calm, and he let out a long breath.

The qi and blood within his physique suddenly boiled, and the qi and blood actually turned into wolf smoke, rising slowly, filled with domineering intent, tearing apart the vast white clouds.

Four chapters of four thousand words each, a total of sixteen thousand five hundred words… I can’t write anymore, let’s leave it at that for now. I’ll continue rushing tomorrow!