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"Yuyan isn't at Ranmo Peak?"

"She couldn't still be looking for Yino in Northern Snow Village, right?"

"But that doesn't make sense. All the clues in Snow Village have been explored. What else could Yino and Yuyan be doing there?"

On a branch far from the Mountain Temple, Jinyue controlled the cormorant to circle above Ranmo Peak for a long time. But aside from a certain useless silly girl, there wasn't even a shadow of an immortal to be seen.

As time ticked by, the Life Sacrificial Altar inside the temple had already been activated. Countless blood-colored vines grew out, crawling towards the bound youth at the center of the altar, following the scent of fresh blood.

Jinyue turned her head back. Seeing the sacrifice about to begin, a drop of sweat slid down her face.

"Damn it... The prophecy clearly hinted that there must be a tribulation between Yuyan and Gu Wanglan!"

"If I knew Yuyan would drop the ball at the critical moment, I should have kept an extra hand from the start!"

Jinyue clicked her tongue in annoyance. Her jade hand clenched into a fist and pounded the tree trunk, feeling a headache over this crisis from the bottom of her heart.

Over the years, Jinyue had been secretly manipulating things in the organization, hoping the world would be in chaos, all so that events would develop in the opposite direction of the prophecy.

But she never thought that one day, she who rebelled against the prophecy the most would ruin the plan because she believed in it too much!

-How ironic... Now, there was no time for me to call other Wuji Sect elders to save Chen Jianxin-

Either she watched helplessly as the organization's mission succeeded in killing the child of prophecy.

-Or... I personally take action to save Chen Jianxin-

"So, should I save him?"

On the treetop, Jinyue stared at the ordinary boy wrapped in blood vines, his expression growing more and more ferocious.

She secretly clenched her fist, but finally let out a sigh of relief.

"It's not worth it for a Chen Jianxin..."

"If I make a move tonight, not only will my identity be exposed, Yanran must also be secretly observing nearby. If she notices anything off about me, not only will I be unable to explain myself to that stinky woman when I return, I won't be able to glimpse the organization's prophecies and missions in the future either!"

"I can't lose the watermelon to pick up a sesame seed..."

With that thought, Jinyue stood up on the branch. Although she gritted her teeth, and her bewitching eyes were filled with unwillingness over her failed scheme, considering long-term sustainable development, Jinyue still hardened her heart and chose to withdraw.

But she had only taken a few steps when another terrified cry came from the temple--

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"No! Senior Brother Gu? No! Do whatever you want to me! Don't kill me, Senior Brother Gu!!!"

At the center of the Life Sacrificial Altar, Chen Jianxin was awakened by the stabbing pain of the slender vines. The desperate fear made him cry out in desperation.

In front of him, Gu Wanglan stood below the altar, holding a notebook in his hands, chanting an ancient incantation with an intoxicated expression.

However, just as Chen Jianxin was at his most desperate, in his peripheral vision, he suddenly spotted a black-haired youth in light armor on the roof of the temple behind Gu Wanglan.

Chen Jianxin recognized his identity at a glance!

"He! Yino--?!!"

"Yino!! Yino!!!"

"No! Young Master He! Young Master Yino! Young Master, save me!!"

As if seeing his final savior, the survival instinct made Chen Jianxin shout like crazy, almost betting all his hopes on the black-haired youth standing on the temple roof in the sky.

However, as the black-haired boy slowly walked out from the shadows, the initial excitement and anticipation on Chen Jianxin's face gradually turned into an even deeper fear.

The reason was simple. The youth's black pupils reflected an evil blood-red glow.

He stood at the very edge of the roof eaves, looking down at the Life Sacrificial Altar in the temple square. There was no sympathy or pity for his fellow disciple in the youth's eyes, but a greed even more morbid than Gu Wanglan's, and an inhuman coldness that made Chen Jianxin feel even more desperate.

At some point, the youth stared at Chen Jianxin, the corners of his lips curling into a sinister cold smile.

He first snapped his fingers, then slowly spread his arms. His left arm was covered with a layer of black and red inverse scale armor. At the same time, as his heart kept pounding, the blood vessels under the skin of the youth's limbs and even neck also reflected an eerie black and red light and shadow, looking devilish and ferocious against the backdrop of the blood moon.

That wasn't a smile a human should have. It was greed and desire for tonight's bloody sacrificial feast!

"Ah... Ahhh..."

Chen Jianxin's face turned pale. He never thought the last glimmer of hope would turn out to be an even more thorough despair. Now he could only make whimpering groans, even the light in his pupils had lost the brilliance of a genius from the past.

[Merciful Mother, You are the Full Moon radiance from the Western Regions...]

Below the altar, Gu Wanglan was still reciting the incantation with full concentration, not noticing Chen Jianxin's various screams and struggles.

However...

As the incantation notebook was flipped page by page, Gu Wanglan suddenly realized that something was wrong.

He looked up at the altar in confusion. The Life Sacrificial Altar, which should have only reached one-third of the incantation, was now nearly 70% complete with lush vines!

"...?"

As a cultivator obsessed with power, ever since Gu Wanglan felt the unbridgeable gap in talent, he decisively took a different path and joined the Full Moon Sect three years ago.

Over the years, Gu Wanglan had been studying the Full Moon Sect's gospel from the Western Regions.

The notebook in his hands right now was the complete version of the Mother Goddess incantation, personally handwritten by the sect's Holy Maiden. It was also the latest answer that Gu Wanglan finally confirmed after countless attempts and corrections!

Normally, sacrificing one life only took two minutes.

As the child of prophecy, Chen Jianxin's life force and even fate far surpassed ordinary people. So Gu Wanglan initially predicted that it would take at least half an hour to completely devour him.

But now...

It had been less than ten minutes since the sacrifice began!

At ten minutes, the sacrifice progress was actually nearing the end?

"Why...?"

Gu Wanglan became more and more puzzled. The fast progress wasn't scary. What was scary was that just now, Gu Wanglan was clearly too shocked to continue reciting the incantation in time. But the Life Sacrificial Altar covered in blood vines was still growing and reproducing non-stop. In just a few seconds, the sacrifice progress rose another level!

In his confusion, Gu Wanglan vaguely heard a light and graceful humming sound like a nursery rhyme.

The nursery rhyme was very soft, and the tone sounded gentle. At first, it had a tranquil atmosphere of children herding cattle and playing flutes in a mountain village...

However, when Gu Wanglan calmed down completely, listened carefully with his ears perked up, he deeply felt the horrifyingly evil lyrics hidden beneath the seemingly nursery rhyme melody.

[Merciful Mother, You have fallen into the endless abyss...]

[Under the blood moon of Your birthday, I present the virgin and plump boy on Your dining table... Inviting You to awaken in the demon abyss, please feast on this blood moon banquet offered by Your nine lifetimes faithful believer He Yino!]

Under the blood moon's red dawn, the black-haired youth stood on the roof, slowly humming the nursery rhyme to the end.

Afterwards, a blood-colored teardrop slid from the corner of his eye. The youth seemed to feel sad and regretful, gently sighing. He slowly lowered his eyelids and faced the blood moon, performing a Western Regions knight's salute expressing loyalty as an ending.

And as the youth lowered his head in salute, he also made eye contact with the dumbfounded Gu Wanglan under the eaves.

"You... You are..."

For a moment, Gu Wanglan was a bit dumbfounded, even stammering, not knowing how to express his shocks.

Putting aside who the other party was and why he appeared at the Mountain Temple at this time...

What really made Gu Wanglan feel baffled now was that the youth was clearly wearing a standard Wuji Sect Daoist robe and had a refined and elegant face that looked like a scholar. But why was this little brat ten thousand times more professional at reciting the Full Moon Sect's incantation than Gu Wanglan? He was even so immersed and intoxicated in his humming that he moved himself to tears!

This was too exaggerated!

Having been in the Full Moon Sect for so many years, Gu Wanglan had dealt with his fair share of cult members. But cult members who could make themselves cry with the incantation were really rare!

Moreover...

This was no longer a formulaic recitation of the incantation!

This was singing! And a nursery rhyme at that!

The tone was gentle, but the lyrics made Gu Wanglan feel extremely horrified and even disgusted upon careful thought!

What did he mean by a virgin and plump little boy?

Was he referring to Chen Jianxin?

Did the legendary Mother Goddess of Life really like this kind of hardcore incantation?

The more Gu Wanglan thought about it, the more outrageous he found it.

But when he looked back at the Life Sacrificial Altar, he saw countless blood vines had already gathered into a huge scarlet eyeball behind Chen Jianxin.

The eyeball first turned and looked at Gu Wanglan below the altar, then raised its gaze to the black-haired youth standing high on the roof eaves.

At some point, Gu Wanglan also felt an unprecedented loving life aura in the dark--

"This works too? The Mother Goddess really likes it?!"

Gu Wanglan was dumbfounded again.

As that scarlet eyeball revealed a joyful intent, the vines on the entire Life Sacrificial Altar rioted again. Gu Wanglan, standing under the altar, finally realized an even more crucial question!

"Wait!"

"Why did he say tonight's feast was offered by him? I painstakingly brought Chen Jianxin back to Wuji Sect!"