Home of Demon Cultivator Mo Yan

"Master, did you see it? Did you see it? It’s the Nightmare Space! Now hurry up and give me back my Ninth-Grade Spirit Stone, or you’re going to lose me!" Mo Yan clamored before her master.

Master Mo Yan circled her a few times and said, "What’s gotten into you lately? First, you got the Shadowless Dagger, and now an opportunity like the Nightmare Space. Have you been burning incense and praying to the gods?"

Demon Cultivator Mo Yan said with a straight face, "Master, Senior Brother Zi Feng said that if your Cultivation journey doesn’t have some lucky encounters, you can’t even call yourself a Cultivator. It’s perfectly normal for me to have them.

The Chi Xue Child has had even more lucky encounters than me.

He thrashed me today, too. You should go give him a good beating.

Get some revenge for me. But if you don’t dare, I don’t mind. Old people are timid, I get it."

Master Mo Yan: "..."

But he was already used to it and completely ignored her words.

He just understood one thing: these people had stumbled upon a great fortune.

He didn’t ask for details. Knowing too much about certain things meant his advice could easily interfere with their opportunities.

He had already checked her over. There was nothing wrong with Mo Yan, so he might as well let her run wild.

He’d heard she had been taught a harsh lesson recently. As her master, he was quite gratified.

’Serves her right.’

Afterward, Master Mo Yan tossed a Ninth-Grade Spirit Stone to Mo Yan and said, "Take the Spirit Stone and get lost."

Master Mo Yan was actually very happy that Mo Yan had managed to comprehend the Nightmare Space.

Trading a Ninth-Grade Spirit Stone for a Nightmare Space was a deal that would make him wake up laughing in the middle of the night, so he gave it to Mo Yan without any hesitation.

Whether as a reward or because she was in debt for it, he was going to give it to her anyway.

Mo Yan took the Spirit Stone and said cheerfully, "Alrighty, I’m outta here."

Then Mo Yan rubbed her face against the Spirit Stone. ’Wow, my very own Ninth-Grade Spirit Stone! I’m going to sleep with it tonight.’

’It feels so much better than an Illusion Spirit Stone. The real thing is just different.’

She decided to show it off tonight and make the Witch Dan Xue furious. That woman was always calling her poor, but now she was rich, too.

’Even though I have to pay back an Eighth-Grade one and give half to Liuyue Xue...’

’...I’m still rich.’

’Five Eighth-Grade Spirit Stones! I’m the richest person in the whole group now.’

’No one can compare to me.’

’There are only a handful of Tier Two Cultivators as wealthy as me.’

’I can finally spend money freely! Whenever I get hurt and go to Liuyue Xue’s place, I won’t have to worry about her giving me a dirty look anymore.’

’Then again, Liuyue Xue’s expression is the same every day. I’ll still have to deal with it.’

’Whatever. The point is, I’m really happy right now.’

’Perfect timing to go to East Water Island. I can go on a spending spree.’

’Speaking of which, what kind of island is that?’

To avoid being laughed at, she had been pretending she knew what kind of place it was.

******

"What kind of place is East Water Island?" Jiang Zuo asked Su Qi on the plane.

In his past life, Jiang Zuo had heard of East Water Island and passed by it, but he had never paid it any mind.

The island had no special features worth his attention.

Liyuan Island had the Abyss, and the Celestial Cloud Mountain Range had Chaos. The places Jiang Zuo was familiar with usually had something special about them.

But East Water Island had no special features, no powerful beings, and not even any good food.

So, in his past life, it was no different from any ordinary island to him.

Since it was no different from any other common island, Jiang Zuo naturally didn’t know much about it.

"East Water Island," Su Qi said after a moment of thought. "I think it’s a place where Mages and Cultivators stay together.

They’re supposedly researching the fusion of Magic and Cultivation, trying to develop a third system."

Jiang Zuo was surprised. ’Something like that is happening?’

He had never heard about it in his past life. They must have failed.

’These people are really ambitious.’

’But all Great Daos lead to the same destination. Why develop a new system? Is it purely for combat power?’

’It’s possible.’

"So they failed?" Jiang Zuo asked.

Su Qi shook her head. "Not a complete failure. They didn’t create a new system, but they did invent a bunch of other things.

For example, they developed a potion that lets you grow wings and fly.

There are also Element potions, like the Light Element potion. If you take it, your whole body can light up. It’s even possible to shine with a dazzling radiance.

Unfortunately, they later ran out of funding. An economic crisis hit, and the research institute was on the verge of collapse.

To survive, they were forced to pivot. They ended up switching to the tourism industry.

These potions work best when used on East Water Island, and they have some special Magical Treasures too.

That’s why it’s become a popular vacation spot."

Jiang Zuo: "..."

’This East Water Island... really is something of a legend.’

"We should go have some fun there, too. We can treat it as our honeymoon." It was only then that Su Qi realized. "Speaking of which, we never had a honeymoon."

Jiang Zuo said with a deadpan expression, "Weren’t you always away on business trips after we got married?"

Su Qi linked her arm with Jiang Zuo’s and shook it coquettishly. "I was wrong. I was always going off to fight people back then, and they wouldn’t let me answer my phone.

Sometimes I even had to hand over my phone. I had just started working with them, so I couldn’t really say anything.

Luckily, Senior Sister came. I’ve been with her lately, so things have been a lot easier.

I can even sneak in a phone call, but you never call me."

Jiang Zuo was speechless.

When Su Qi was finally able to take calls, he was the one who no longer had the time to make them.

He had been very busy lately, too, constantly clashing with others. He simply didn’t have the mind for it.

Most importantly, it would be easy to expose himself.

Jiang Zuo didn’t dwell on it and instead asked, "They use Spirit Stones on East Water Island, right? Do you have money?"

Su Qi shook the bracelet on her wrist. "I do. Senior Sister said it’s on the company."

"..."

’Alright, then we can relax and have fun. Hopefully, the Mages won’t cause any trouble.’

’If things get out of hand, I’ll just use my identity as Po Xiao to help out. At least then Su Qi and I can enjoy ourselves.’

******

The Holy Land

Jingyue arrived at the Saintess’s Secret Chamber. It contained numerous documents.

All of which could only be viewed by the Saintess.

There wasn’t much information here, and a lot of it was duplicated from outside records, so the chamber had always been considered rather useless.

But not long ago, her master had told her that this place might hold a world of its own.

At first, Jingyue didn’t understand.

But after connecting it with her recent findings, she realized something: neither the Holy Land nor the Forbidden Land was as simple as it appeared on the surface.

And a secret chamber that only the Saintess could enter was even less likely to be a useless place. It was highly probable that it also concealed a hidden secret.

’So how do I find out if there’s something else here?’

The secret chamber wasn’t large. It was a simple, square room with bookshelves lining the walls.

Jingyue walked past each of the bookshelves, inspecting them back and front several times, but found nothing out of the ordinary.

’It seems I can’t find anything just by looking.’

Then, Jingyue tried to activate the mark between her eyebrows.

’When it comes to the Saintess’s affairs, if you can’t figure something out, just activate the mark. If it doesn’t work once, try a few more times. You never know, it might just work.’

Jingyue activated the mark, and the leaf-shaped insignia began to flash continuously.

Jingyue had thought that either nothing would happen, or an image would appear to show her what to do.

However, it was neither.

Instead, countless thin threads of light appeared directly in front of her. These threads continuously interwove until they formed a door right before her eyes.