The woman in black was fleeing extremely fast, she didn't dare to linger here. If possible, she would have killed everyone here! That way, they would never pose a threat to Chu Mo again. But she didn't have that power.

Her ability to kill Dugu Yu relied on... the two dark holy artifacts she carried!

This sword, and the bracelet on her wrist!

In fact, although it seemed she had absorbed all of Dugu Yu's essence energy, a cultivator in the ascension phase, in reality, over ninety percent of it had fallen into the two dark holy artifacts.

The more people she killed, the more essence energy she absorbed, and the more powerful the dark holy artifacts became!

At the same time, the master of the dark holy artifacts... would also become more powerful!

It was a cycle that could drive one mad, and almost no one could resist this way of becoming stronger.

Because this wasn't like those second-rate methods of pseudo-Daoist sects that forcibly pump essence energy into the body. The essence energy absorbed by the dark holy artifacts was no different from that gained through natural cultivation.

The only difference might be that this method... was a form of plunder!

Plundering what originally belonged to others, to make it one's own.

At first, Qi Xiaoyu was able to forcibly control it, coupled with her one-of-a-kind Seven-orifice Heart, and wasn't deeply affected by the dark holy artifacts. But recently, as she continued to eliminate the enemies from the Immortal Realm for Chu Mo, the number of people she killed had increased, and the dark holy artifacts had become stronger. The impact on her... was deepening continuously.

Qi Xiaoyu clearly felt that even though she possessed the unique Seven-orifice Heart of Heaven and Earth, her personality... had now undergone a tremendous and complete change from the past.

Aside from her feelings for Chu Mo, she began to lose all interest and patience with the whole world...

Now, all she could manage was to not harbor any murderous intent toward Chu Mo, and that was it – if others didn't provoke her, she would not provoke them.

Once someone took the initiative to provoke her, this once kind and innocent elf princess would now, without any hesitation, thrust her sword through the other's heart, and then plunder all the energy from the person's body to her own.

Currently, the dark holy artifact allowed her to slay a higher-level opponent once a day.

Indeed, Qi Xiaoyu had now entered the Mahayana phase! Her cultivation speed, even faster than Chu Mo's!

After killing Dugu Yu, Qi Xiaoyu could only flee. Because in the next day's time, she had to completely hide herself, not letting any enemy find her. Otherwise, she would face enormous danger.

Whoosh!

Whoosh!

Whoosh!

Figure after figure began flying out from the Immortal Realm's Dugu Mountain, all heading towards every direction at high speed.

They were all top experts from the Immortal Realm's Dugu Mountain.

The death of their old patriarch was a fatal blow to them. Many of them were cultivators who had ascended from the Spirit Realm's Dugu Mountain and had special feelings for Dugu Yu. Now, each had gone mad, swearing to tear the murderer into thousands of pieces!

At this time, anyone who wanted to speak of reason, for example, how the woman in black had entered the old patriarch's secret chamber and directly killed him... would undoubtedly be attacked by everyone!

Who cared how she got in? What methods she used? How powerful she was?

Anyway, now, they must kill her! To avenge the old patriarch!

Qi Xiaoyu felt that she had stirred up quite a mess this time, because in just a moment, seven or eight auras had already locked onto her from afar. Even though they were millions of miles away, that clear killing intent was directed straight at her.

But she did not regret it at all. Who asked you to try and kill Chu Mo? I am not strong enough now, but once I reach the Ascension Stage, I will definitely kill you all, one by one!

At this moment, the injuries she had sustained earlier began to ache faintly. Qi Xiaoyu couldn't help but frown, but her pace did not slow at all. From the bracelet on her wrist, a strong force began to seep out, pouring into her body.

The dark holy artifact, affecting the mind, sounds very terrifying. But in reality, it is still just an object. It possesses sentience but is loyal and will not really devour its master's soul.

Just as Chu Mo once told her, what really matters is one's own heart!

"Brother, guarding one's own heart is quite difficult," Qi Xiaoyu said with a faint bitter smile on her delicately beautiful face hidden under the veil.

Spurt!

A mouthful of fresh blood spat out from her mouth as the injuries inside her body began to act up again.

She took a deep breath, quickened her pace, and rushed toward a vast expanse of mountains.

The mountains in the Immortal Realm are always so majestic. Even an ordinary mountain is surrounded by Immortal Energy. Not long after Qi Xiaoyu disappeared into the mountains, a group of more than a dozen people appeared behind her.

One of them, tall and burly, looked to be in his forties, but in fact, he was a strange old creature who had lived for over a thousand years.

His name was Dugu Yi, Dugu Yu's great-grandson. His cultivation had already reached the Ascension Stage. Had it not been for the fear of failing to transcend, he would have had the strength to do so over a hundred years ago.

Dugu Yi had a very close relationship with his ancestor. Back in the Spirit Realm, he received much care from the old patriarch. After ascending to the Immortal Realm, the old patriarch Dugu Yu invested a great amount of resources in him, building the foundation for Dugu Yi's achievements today.

The moment he learned of the old patriarch's demise, Dugu Yi felt like collapsing. The hatred in his heart had reached an unimaginable level. He swore to find the murderer and tear her to pieces!

Therefore, disregarding his own life expectancy, he used his own essence blood to sacrifice to the heavens, employing an ancient secret art to lock onto Qi Xiaoyu's location at the earliest opportunity. Then he summoned a large number of monks from Dugu Mountain.

When they reached the mountains, everyone stopped and turned their gaze to Dugu Yi standing there.

This mountain range was no longer within Dugu Mountain's territory; it belonged to a top power in the Immortal Realm—the Fu Family!

Moreover, this range of mountains held a special significance to the Fu Family as it was the trial ground for its young disciples.

There were many powerful non-human beings residing here, some of which were so strong they had already reached the pinnacle of the Ascension Stage.

It is said that there was a secret agreement between the Fu Family and these top non-human powerhouses: the powerful non-humans would not harm the young disciples of the Fu Family. In return, the Fu Family strictly forbade bringing any cultivator above the Mahayana Stage into this place.

Simply put, this was a place for the young to hone their skills!

What applied to the young disciples of the Fu Family was the same for some of the powerful non-human beings in the mountains!

Only those who survived the constant battles could grow stronger.

This was a common practice among all the great clans.

If one were to die in such trials, it could only be considered bad luck.

Hence, no external forces were permitted to intrude upon these mountains.

"That demoness quite obviously knew about this beforehand, so... she recklessly charged in. If we were to follow, once the Fu Family finds out, it could likely be seen as a provocation," a Dugu Mountain elder said in a deep voice.

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Third night watch!

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