“Is anyone here?”
“Is this the Tianmo Sect?”
“My friend is a friend of Meng San’niang…”
In the desolate valleys of the black mountains in the Western Regions, Lian’er looked around anxiously, softly calling out. The place was filled with an eerie, sinister aura.
The valley was eerily silent…
Lian’er couldn’t help but feel uneasy and dared not take another step forward, waiting at the valley entrance instead.
Suddenly, a sinister gust of wind blew through. Lian’er felt dizzy and weak, collapsing onto the ground. In her daze, she drifted into a dream.
Before long, Lian’er woke up again.
When she awoke, she discovered that the Holy Yuan Ring she had been tightly gripping in her palm had vanished.
“How could this happen?”
“Grandma Tianmo, did you take my Holy Yuan Ring?”
“Is there anyone here? Someone, please!”
Lian’er grew extremely anxious, fearing she might implicate Shui Miao.
At that moment, an old woman’s voice echoed in Lian’er’s mind, “You just wait here patiently. He will come out.”
Hearing the voice, Lian’er finally felt relieved.
Inside a cave deep within the mountains stood a high platform. On the platform lay a colorful stone, and cross-legged atop it was a little girl who appeared only about ten years old. Surrounding the platform were five or six hundred young women dressed in plain white robes, all sitting in meditation like statues.
The young girl in the center examined the Holy Yuan Ring in her hand, closed her eyes, and sent her spiritual consciousness into it.
“Who is it?”
Although Shui Miao was in cultivation, his spiritual sense simultaneously detected the intrusion. As soon as he sensed someone probing the Holy Yuan Ring, he immediately emerged from the magical artifact, “Hmm? Who are you?”
“I am Grandma Tianmo,” the little girl replied in the voice of an elderly woman.
Shui Miao was slightly taken aback. Glancing around, he asked, “Where is Lian’er?”
“She’s fine. She’s waiting outside. She said you were sent by Meng San’niang. Do you have proof?” Tianmo Grandma had already sensed Shui Miao’s cultivation of the Heart Demon Technique. Otherwise, Shui Miao wouldn’t have been able to detect her intrusion into the Holy Yuan Ring.
Shui Miao was somewhat puzzled, uncertain whether this little girl was truly Grandma Tianmo.
“Forget it. I’m not going to waste more words with you.”
Suddenly, Grandma Tianmo waved her hand, and an invisible force seized Shui Miao’s body. Instantly, he sensed a foreign consciousness attempting to penetrate his mind. Without hesitation, he channeled his immortal energy to resist and quickly took out the jade pendant given to him by Niang Meng San, saying, “Here is the token…”
“What a tough one you are. Your mental strength is quite formidable.”
Grandma Tianmo grabbed the jade pendant and examined it, then asked with a furrowed brow, “I never expected her to hold you in such high regard. Very well, what do you want from me? Speak freely.”
Shui Miao wasn’t sure what the jade represented, but since Grandma Tianmo had spoken thus, he couldn’t afford to miss the opportunity, “Grandma, I wish to cultivate the Tianmo cultivation technique. Please grant me the favor.”
“Out of respect for San’niang, I can consider teaching you the Tianmo technique.” Grandma Tianmo coldly smiled at Shui Miao.
Shui Miao pressed further, “What exactly do you mean by ‘consider’?”
“You see, anyone who wishes to befriend our Tianmo Clan must allow me to examine all their memories and life experiences. Only after earning our trust will we assist them. If you cannot withstand this test or are afraid to accept it, I will not pass on the technique to you.” Grandma Tianmo handed the jade pendant back to Shui Miao, “You can either accept my offer or leave with the pendant.”
“I have nothing to hide. I have walked uprightly all my life. There’s nothing I fear being tested.”
Shui Miao didn’t reach for the jade pendant. Instead, he relaxed his mind, allowing Grandma Tianmo to probe his memories.
Grandma Tianmo nodded and immediately began sensing Shui Miao’s thoughts.
After a long while, Grandma Tianmo opened her eyes, looking at Shui Miao in astonishment, “Partner, let’s make a deal.”
“What kind of deal?”
Shui Miao looked at Grandma Tianmo in confusion.
Grandma Tianmo smiled slightly, “You help us forge an ultimate immortal artifact, and I will pass on the Tianmo Supreme Technique to you. I can provide you with all the materials you need for the forging. However, you must also forge me a supreme artifact. Of course, in return, I can give you sufficient materials to repair your Illusion Demon Mirror.”
After thinking for a moment, Shui Miao’s eyes lit up, “How about this? You provide me with enough materials, and I will forge three supreme artifacts. Two for you and one for me. Wouldn’t that be better?”
“Hehe…”
Grandma Tianmo smiled again, “Young man, supreme artifacts aren’t that easy to forge. First, create an ultimate immortal artifact for me to see.”
“Fine. I have plenty of time anyway.”
After a brief consideration, Shui Miao nodded in agreement.
“Good! Decisive! Then let’s not waste any time. We’ll start right away.” With a thought, Grandma Tianmo teleported Lian’er inside. She gestured with her hand and said to her disciples, “He’er, accompany them to the forging chamber.”
“At once, Grandma.”
A dignified-looking woman in plain white robes stood up and addressed Shui Miao and Lian’er, “Please, both of you, let’s go to the forging chamber and discuss further.”
“Please…”
Shui Miao trusted Meng San’niang wouldn’t have sent him here recklessly, so he followed without any suspicion.
After Shui Miao left, Grandma Tianmo addressed everyone, “Everyone, the celestial and demonic war is imminent. The day for our Tianmo Clan to rise again is finally here. Now is the time for all of you to act. Do your best to gather all the materials, crystals, and artifacts you can get your hands on. If possible, let’s forge a holy artifact. When that day comes, we won’t fear anyone anymore. We’ll march together with the Rakshasa army into the Immortal Demon Realm, conquer the celestial and demonic worlds, and overthrow the Celestial Court’s rule.”
“Grandma, have the days we’ve been waiting for thousands finally arrived!?”
An excited female disciple quickly stood up and asked.
“Yes, it’s finally coming. This Shui Miao is the opportunity bestowed upon us by heaven. Now we only lack materials—large quantities of forging materials.” Grandma Tianmo was also extremely excited, exclaiming emotionally, “The Tianmo and Dimo Clans were originally one family. Three thousand years ago, we separated only for better survival. That jade pendant is actually the Celestial and Terrestrial Jade Essence, the signal for our Tianmo and Dimo Clans to reunite and launch a counterattack. Now that heaven and earth are merging, I will use the Celestial and Terrestrial Jade Essence to awaken and revive our Three Holy Patriarchs of the Dream Demon Clan. As for you, spare no effort in acquiring forging materials, artifacts, and crystals!”
“All disciples obey! The Dream Demon Clan shall rise!”
All the disciples shouted in unison, their spirits high and their fighting will burning.
“Report!”
Suddenly, a female disciple rushed into the cave in a panic, “Reporting to Grandma, the Fire Qilin, one of the three kings of the Beast Clan, was mysteriously killed. Ao Hong, the second king, has ascended to become a Celestial Emperor. The Celestial Court has granted both the Beast Clan’s territory and our Tianmo Sect’s territory to him as his jurisdiction.”
“What! How could such a thing happen!?”
Grandma Tianmo was greatly shocked. She had learned from Shui Miao’s memories that the Fire Qilin was killed by Shui Miao, but she hadn’t expected Ao Hong to ascend to become a Celestial Emperor! What surprised her most was that the Celestial Court had even granted the Tianmo Sect’s territory to Ao Hong. This was clearly an attempt to use Ao Hong to suppress the Tianmo Sect!
“Hurry! You must act immediately! The Celestial Court is already wary of us. We must act swiftly and strike before they do!”
Grandma Tianmo quickly urged everyone into action as thoughts raced through her mind.
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