"No! Impossible! How could it be!"

As Adeline awakened from the infinite darkness, she frantically attempted to drive the Adeline Metal to counterattack Mohe.

However, the Adeline Metal did not obey her commands.

She was stunned.

She saw the presence before her.

It was not unfamiliar.

Wise Adriana, Final Song Hidden Nephilim, and the Pope of the church.

She suddenly realized something, stood still, and slowly turned her head back.

She saw the Earthly Heaven turned into a statue.

The Pope spoke with a gentle, aging yet kind face: "Miss Adeline, lifting the Demon King's curse is indeed a difficult task. Just reviving you has consumed a lot of resources. To lift the petrification of what is behind you is not a cost we can bear."

"..."

Ah, I see.

I have already lost.

She turned around and saw the enormous World Tree directly opposite her. The golden tree was so vivid and bright, a scene never before existing in this world. Yet such a dazzling and magnificent thing easily defeated the Adeline Metal that she had painstakingly created over the years.

It defeated her utterly.

It turned the long years of alchemists' struggles into nothing but ashes.

If the long years of research, the memories passed down from one generation to the next of alchemists, which managed to flourish until now, could not compare to "the Beginning," then what meaning does alchemy have to exist? How ridiculous! The highest mountain has been there all along, yet no one attempted to climb it.

The existence known as the Demon King just sat at the top of the mountain, overlooking the beings below.

This is really too absurd.

She seemed to lose all her strength, collapsing to the ground: "Ah... alchemy is already doomed."

...

"Today, under the watchful eyes of the great God, our beloved Mr. Doro and dear Miss Lisidorwei are about to form a sacred contract, becoming a married couple. They will form a happy family, and they will have their descendants. Perhaps, in their future lives, they may encounter many hardships and challenges, but I believe, if it's the two of them, they will definitely be able to overcome these obstacles side by side!"

People in the audience applauded.

Of course, among the audience, the woman named Ah Xion was not present. She was tied up by Mohe using powerful alchemy items to prevent her from causing trouble at the wedding venue.

Mohe and Doro temporarily set aside the matter of Ah Xion; neither inquired about the reasons behind that woman's actions—after all, the more important thing now was Doro and Lisidorwei's wedding.

As a prominent figure in Baixi Town, Mohe invited many guests to witness the ceremony. On stage, presiding over the wedding was a priest hired at a high cost from Sim City. It was said to be extremely experienced in blessing newlyweds. Generally, couples blessed by this priest would have a happy and fulfilling life and were quite famous in Sim City.

At this wedding, Doro and Lisidorwei exchanged obsidian rings bought in Butuo City, and placed them on each other's left ring fingers.

Many people at such weddings would be moved to tears, but Doro and Lisidorwei always maintained their broad and gentle smiles, making many feel that this couple had a calm demeanor in the face of favors or humiliations and were likely to achieve great things sooner or later—of course, working at Mohe's residence in Baixi Town wasn't considered shameful, and many wanted to go to Mohe's residence.

And indeed, as Mohe predicted, the price of food started to soar rapidly. During this wedding, Mohe made quite a wave as a philanthropist.

In her words, it was a gift for Doro and Lisidorwei's wedding. An expression of her blessings.

The action manifested in sending every household a not-so-large yet not insignificant amount of food.

At this point in time, it seemed very precious.

As someone who knew Mohe's identity—though they anticipated she would do this, seeing it in reality still stirred complex emotions.

Then that night.

Mohe directly dragged Ah Xion, who was tied up by her, and took Rose and Rastina: "Let's go, we're heading to Sim City to stock up and also check on the market prices in Sim City."

Like this, the mansion was left to Doro and Lisidorwei.

She even gave Doro a box of pills.

"What are these?"

"Well, newlyweds, of course you understand, but you are human and Lisidorwei is a Blood Ancestor. If you both are just doing that sort of thing it's no problem, but if you want Lisidorwei to bear your child..." Mohe handed the pills to Doro with a mischievous grin, "these are drugs I've specially made for Lisidorwei, which can transform her into a human. If she takes these, she can conceive your child. But that's not the main point; it depends on whether you both want that~"

After handing the pills to Doro, she took everyone and left.

Upon arriving in Sim City and booking a room, Mohe finally tore the seal off Ah Xion's mouth.

"Demon King! You've gone too far!"

"Is it really proper for the great Sword Saint to talk to me in such a tone? Right now, I've retrieved quite a number of parts—especially since I've reclaimed my lungs, which symbolize Alchemy... You know, there was a time I was very interested in the so-called torture instruments, thereby creating quite a few tools specifically designed to torment living beings..."

A ghostly light flashed in Mohe's eyes: "Even though I've never taken them out in front of the Hero to maintain an image of kindness, would you, Sword Saint, like to try? Those memories lost in history."

"Gulp..."

Ah Xion gulped. She wasn't the kind to be afraid of pain, as the Sword Saint, she undoubtedly had a resolute will, but—considering the figure before her was the ancient Demon King preserved through the ages, she couldn't even imagine what kinds of methods she might have.

"Why...why do you insist on having her marry Lisidorwei?!"

Mohe shrugged dismissively: "Who asked you not to be of the Demon Race? If you had obediently followed my suggestion before and transformed into the Demon Race with my help, then surely I would have matched you with our dear Mr. Doro~ But you had to be clever and turned to Doro as a mentor, so what am I supposed to do? According to you humans, there can't be such a thing between teacher and disciple, right?"

"Humans have never said such things! Our A clan has always been like this!"

"I've heard that you seemed to have killed your teacher when you defeated him.... It appears you didn't have feelings for your teacher. Yet, you still walked down your teacher's path. Don't you find it laughable? You say you like A·Gedora, yet all you do is flaunt your revealing outfits in front of him day after day..."

Mohe poked Ah Xion's chest with her finger: "I'm not joking, Sword Saint, you're underestimating him."

"How could I!"

"Otherwise, why would you think he's the kind of man who could be won over by beauty alone? Do you think he is controlled by primal desires? Even as the Demon King, I've spent considerable effort trying to tempt him into corruption and still haven't succeeded, and Rose, as my created Charming Demon, can't attract him with mere appearance. What makes you think you can? You're still his mentor."

Ah Xion found herself speechless.

Mohe chuckled lightly and created a distance from Ah Xion: "Nevertheless, Ms. Sword Saint, you've done well this time~ Attacking the Wise King for the Hero's sake is a commendable action~ This is much more effective than what you did before. Although Mr. Doro avoids talking about it, he should be grateful to you."

"Is...is that so?"

"Of course~ provided... he doesn't know this is a conspiracy between you and the Wise King."

Ah Xion's pupils contracted.

Mohe's mouth curled into an evil smile: "Great Sword Saint Ah Xion, I really can't decide whether to use the nicer 'pure' or the harsher 'stupid' to describe you. I even suspect you've become foolish from practicing swordsmanship. Why, do you think you possess the intellect to carry out such a thing? What is with that shocked expression? Do you think you're a good actor?"

"If you were truly acting, you should be covered in blood, lying at death's door in front of our mansion, where the next second you'll die if we don't intervene. Only then would you elicit sympathy... Mr. Doro would be forced to focus his attention on you. Even if there are doubts, he'd have no choice but to ask me to save you. When dealing with that person, it's crucial to show one's pitiable side..."

She said with a smile: "Although freezing into a Yeti in the cold wind seems pitiable, everyone knows—how could the weather affect the great Sword Saint? Whenever you wish, you could melt ice and snow with your flesh… You can't act at all, Ms. Sword Saint, though I've heard there's a saying among humans that 'women are born playwrights'. However, it appears you're not such a case?"

The Demon King's deep wisdom…

"Of course, you don't have to worry. I won't tell Doro about this, but for me to do so, we should also make a transaction. Anyway, you likely made a deal with the Wise King, so it seems making another deal with me wouldn't be an issue. I won't ask you to become a so-called Sword Demon or anything, especially since Mr. Doro currently trusts me a fair amount, your combat abilities or lack thereof... I have no such needs in this area."

Although she says this, she appears to be certain that A·Gedora would indeed accept her proposed transaction.

"You... say what it involves first."

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