So it turns out I'm the demon!

Chapter 242 Did he really break through?

Chapter 243 Did He Really Break Through? (First Update)

With Yun Xiaocheng's death.

Its own orthodox celestial star position has also returned to the sea of ​​stars.

Jiang Mu took out the [Star-Locking Egg] and locked it in place immediately.

He then skillfully activated the magic slots within his body, temporarily moving the [Heavenly Killing Star], which was originally located in his main body, to the second demonic shadow, thus freeing up the main body's space.

It didn't take long, and the locked star position was easily obtained.

【Tianjiexing】

[Supernatural Power: Greatly enhances the power and speed of control-type magical artifacts, and allows for mental resonance with the weapon.]

"Envoy?"

Jiang Mu's mind stirred.

The Wangchuan Flying Sword at his wrist emitted a clear sword cry, and in an instant, it transformed into a streak of ink and streaked into the void.

With the blessing of [Tianjie Star], Jiang Mu felt that the flying sword was no longer just an external object, but like an extension of his own fingertips.

There's not even a need to perform hand seals; with just a thought, the Forgotten River Sword can move freely.

Sometimes it skims close to the ground, sometimes it hovers in mid-air, poised to strike.

It's incredibly smooth.

"Good stuff. Although it's not suitable for direct confrontation, it's a godsend for sneak attacks and underhanded tactics."

Jiang Mu nodded in satisfaction.

After dealing with the spoils, Jiang Mu turned her head and met Qiu Yuexin's captivating, alluring eyes.

The girl moved closer, looking at him curiously.

Because the two were very close, the unique fragrance of the young girl could be clearly smelled.

"What's wrong?"

Jiang Mu asked curiously.

Qiu Yuexin stretched out her slender, jade-like fingers and poked Jiang Mu's chest, then sniffed it like a puppy.

Her charming yet alluring appearance seems capable of captivating one's soul.

She wrinkled her delicate nose and muttered, "It's strange—your cultivation aura keeps changing. One moment it's the fifth realm, the next it's the sixth realm."

Just now, I felt like all your star power had vanished. How did you do that?

"Children should not pry into the cultivation levels of adults."

Jiang Mu reached out and pressed down on the girl's forehead, pushing her head away.

"Pshaw, who cares to know!"

Qiu Yuexin slapped his hand away impatiently, pursed her pink lips, and said, "Let's get down to business. The reason I came to the Fallen Soul Swamp is actually to find something. It just so happens that you're here, so you can be my helper, and your cultivation level is barely enough."

"Sure, no problem."

Jiang Mu readily agreed, "What are you looking for?"

Now he focuses on being a family-oriented hero.

She's my nominal sister, so it's only right that I help her out.

"It was a priceless treasure of our Qingqiu Fox Clan, stolen during a time of chaos. I followed the clues all the way here and finally found this swamp."

Qiu Yuexin explained.

Jiang Mu couldn't help but complain, "Seriously, are the guards of your Qingqiu clan really that bad? How come things keep going missing every day? Last time in Yancheng you said you were going to rob stolen treasures, and this time it's been stolen again."

Qiu Yuexin sneered, "What do you know? Back then, our Qingqiu suffered a calamity, and many people took advantage of the chaos, which led to the loss of our treasures."

I was even taken in by my parents because of that calamity.

At this point, a flash of hatred crossed the girl's eyes. "Speaking of which, the culprit behind that calamity was none other than the great demon Jiang Chaoxi. That demon was ultimately annihilated by the Heavenly Dao, and he deserved to die!"

"How did he harm you?"

Jiang Mu was very curious.

Just as Qiu Yuexin was about to speak, a small silver bell hanging on her waist suddenly rang out rapidly without any wind.

The girl's pretty face suddenly changed, and she grabbed the bell: "Oh no! It's a distress signal from the clan! Someone from our clan has run into trouble nearby!"

The next moment, the pink radiance surged.

Jiang Mu felt a blur before her eyes, and the delicate girl in the pink dress had vanished, transforming back into the nine-tailed pink fox.

The pink-furred giant fox turned its head and urged Jiang Mu, "Hurry up and get on!"

Jiang Mu originally planned to stay where she was and wait for Zhou Yuanzhi to return to test her attitude.

But seeing the demon girl's urgent situation, he couldn't worry about much else. He leaped onto the fox's back, grabbed its soft pink fur, and said, "Could you slow down a little this time? It's getting really dizzy—oh my god!"

Before Jiang Mu could finish his last word, Qiu Yue's heart shot out like a pink lightning bolt.

Meanwhile, outside the Valley of No Return.

Zhou Yuanzhi's patience was gradually wearing thin with the passage of time.

After waiting for so long, Jiang Mu still hasn't shown up.

What she's most worried about now is that if Jiang Mu is determined to hide in the Valley of No Return and not come out, they can't just stay here and guard it forever, can they?

However, getting into the valley is quite troublesome.

Unless the imperial court sends more experts to assist them, they will not even know how they died if they rashly break in.

On the other side, Ling Ye appeared aloof and cold, but in reality, he was also very anxious.

Logically speaking, Xiao Jiang should have come out by now. Why is there still no news after so long?

Could it be that Ye Wujun captured them?

Ling Ye bit her lip, hesitating whether to go in and look for her.

Just when the two had different thoughts.

Just as everyone was lost in thought, a figure tumbled and crawled along the distant official road, crying out from afar, "Lord Zhou! Something's happened!"

Zhou Yuanzhi looked closely and realized that the man was the head guard who stayed at the entrance of the secret realm to watch over the array platform.

"What happened?"

Zhou Yuanzhi's heart skipped a beat, and an ominous premonition arose spontaneously.

The head guard clutched his broken ribs and said in a trembling voice, "Jiang—that brat Jiang Mu suddenly ran to the entrance of the secret realm, injured us all, and even went to cause trouble for Master Yun."

"What!?"

Everyone present was stunned by these words.

Even Ling Ye was stunned.

Why did Xiao Jiang go there?

The black-clad demonic cultivator, Elder Yuan, stepped forward, grabbed the guard captain by the collar, and roared, "You're talking nonsense! With so many of us setting up a trap here, how could he possibly disappear into thin air and run off over there?"

"Look closely, it really is Jiang Mu?!"

"It's absolutely true, Mr. Yuan!"

The head guard looked dejected. "Not only did he come alone, but he also brought along a young girl in a pink dress who was very powerful."

Zhou Yuanzhi felt a surge of blood rushing to her chest.

She cursed under her breath, disregarding her composure, and transformed into a streak of light, heading straight for the secret courtyard.

Yuan Lao and a group of other experts followed closely behind.

Completely bewildered, Ling Ye hesitated for a moment before following after him.

Half an incense stick later.

The group rushed back to the secret courtyard as fast as lightning.

However, the scene before them made everyone gasp in shock.

Upon seeing Yun Xiaocheng's corpse, Zhou Yuanzhi felt a wave of dizziness, as if the sky had collapsed.

A surge of blood rushed to her head, causing her to sway slightly.

He nearly fell to the ground.

The once-in-a-century prodigy of the Ten Thousand Swords Sect, a key figure cultivated by the Imperial Court, just like that—died?

Moreover, it's at the entrance to a secret realm heavily guarded by the imperial court!

Yuan and the others looked at each other in bewilderment.

Jiang Mu is a lawless madman!

Having been stripped of his qualifications by the imperial court, he not only failed to behave himself, but also dared to come and kill to vent his anger.

Is this guy really out of his mind?

"Ling Ye!"

Zhou Yuanzhi turned around, her bloodshot phoenix eyes fixed on Ling Ye who had followed her in, her voice icy cold: "What a fine Ling Inspector! What a clever trick of luring the tiger away from the mountain and feinting to the east while attacking in the west!"

You deliberately pretended to be waiting for someone outside the valley, just to lure us all into a trap.

So that Jiang Mu would come here to kill someone, right?!

Looking at the headless corpse on the ground, Ling Ye was shocked by Jiang Mu's methods, but he was speechless at Zhou Yuanzhi's indiscriminate attacks: "Lord Zhou, you were the ones who made a foolish mistake, presumptuously going to ambush people. How come you're blaming others now?"

"You dare to argue!"

Zhou Yuanzhi's chest heaved with anger as she pointed at Ling Ye, "By doing this, you've not only ruined yourself, but you've also completely cut off Jiang Mu's chances of survival."

You should know Yun Xiaocheng's status in the Myriad Swords Sect. Jiang Mu killed him for his own selfish desires. Neither the Grand Commander nor the Myriad Swords Sect will let him get away with it. No one can protect him!

"I can protect it."

Ling Ye met Zhou Yuanzhi's murderous gaze without backing down, his tone calm, "I've said it before, Jiang Mu has already broken through to the sixth realm, and the commander-in-chief won't kill him just because of Yun Xiao's achievement."

After all, Jiang Mu's value far exceeded that of anyone else present.

"Don't even mention one Yun Xiaocheng, even if there were ten, they'd be dead anyway."

Zhou Yuanzhi was so angry that she just sneered.

If it weren't for the fact that the other party had a powerful disciple, she would have taken action against this woman who had repeatedly caused trouble long ago.

After carefully examining the body, Elder Yuan walked to Zhou Yuanzhi's side and whispered, "Lord Zhou, is there a possibility—that what Inspector Ling said is true? Jiang Mu, he really broke through?"

"Absolutely impossible!"

Zhou Yuanzhi vehemently rejected the idea.

She only trusted the commander's judgment and the results given by the spirit-detecting pearl in her own hand.

It is true that Jiang Mu possesses the Qi of the Purple Palace within her body.

It is true that he helped Shangguan Luoxue restore her cultivation.

And it is true that the Purple Mansion Cantong Pact will completely deprive him of the opportunity to break through!

If that's the case, what gives him the right to break the ironclad rule?

Old Yuan coughed lightly: "Then—what do we do now?"

Zhou Yuanzhi took a few deep breaths, forcing herself to calm down, and gritted her teeth, saying, "Immediately send more people to expand the search. I'll send a message to Commander Flying Eagle right away, requesting that more experts be mobilized to pursue and capture him."

Yuan accepted the order and turned to arrange manpower.

Zhou Yuanzhi walked to the edge of the platform and summoned the black-feathered eagle that delivers intelligence.

She tore off a piece of paper, picked up a pen, wrote a few words, and was about to roll it up when she couldn't help but look at Ling Ye, who stood calmly in the distance, holding his sword.

Ling Ye's confident demeanor caused a slight wavering in her heart.

What if Ling Ye is telling the truth?

What if Jiang Mu really breaks through?

If that guy really manages to break through realms even with his Dao Foundation locked, then—

Zhou Yuanzhi's heart suddenly started racing.

Frustrated, she crumpled the note into a ball, beckoned to the injured head guard, and demanded, "Did you notice what Jiang Mu's cultivation level was back then?"

The head guard thought carefully for a moment and said, "It feels like the fifth realm—no, it also feels like the sixth realm—"

"Is it the fifth realm or the sixth realm!?"

Zhou Yuanzhi rebuked angrily.

Seeing that the head guard couldn't answer for a long time, Zhou Yuanzhi didn't bother to ask anymore. After some internal hesitation, she wrote another note and rolled it up.

She plans to have the head office check it again.

If Jiang Mu's cultivation is truly without problems, then it must be replanned.

He stuffed the note into the bamboo tube on the eagle's leg and watched the black eagle soar into the sky.

Zhou Yuanzhi turned around and looked at the headless corpse of the Wanjian Sect's prodigy on the ground. A deep sense of regret suddenly filled her heart.

Perhaps we should have kept Jiang Mu by our side back then in the wilderness.

What a blunder!

Qiu Yuexin slowly stopped in front of a low-lying swamp.

This place seemed to have been drained of all its vitality.

The thick humus emitted marsh gas, constantly churning and cracking on the surface of the mud pit, making muffled "popping" sounds.

All around were withered ancient trees.

Long, grayish-white tendrils draped over the branches, swaying in the wind.

Like ropes used to hang themselves.

"Come down."

Qiu Yuexin spoke softly.

Jiang Mu slid off the fox's back.

With a flash of pink light, the nine-tailed fox transformed back into a charming and beautiful young woman.

Qiu Yuexin's delicate nostrils twitched slightly, her gaze sweeping over the surroundings before finally settling on a crooked willow tree beside her.

She gently raised her wrist, her five fingers slightly spread.

A silver bell covered in black mud fell from the tree branch and was drawn into her palm.

"It's a keepsake left by Xiaoya."

Qiu Yuexin rubbed the bell in her palm, her face gloomy. "That little girl is always clever. It seems they encountered a local tyrant here, most likely a powerful local demon lurking nearby."

"Who is Xiaoya?"

Jiang Mu leaned closer and casually brushed aside a long strand of vine that was hanging down in front of her eyes.

"A junior member of the clan, a little fox that hasn't yet taken human form."

Qiu Yuexin responded and casually tossed a talisman into the air.

The talisman ignited.

It transformed into a streak of light and circled around for a long time. However, it slumped limply into the mud and became completely still.

"Strange, this place clearly retains demonic energy and killing intent, so why can't we pinpoint its location?"

Qiu Yuexin's brows furrowed, and a hint of anxiety flickered in her eyes.

"Don't worry, I'll help you find it."

Jiang Mu put two fingers together and gently touched the center of her forehead.

"Divination by Spiritual Light, open!"

In an instant, the world before his eyes lost its color and turned into black and white.

In a landscape resembling an ink painting, a dozen or so "凶" (ominous) characters of varying sizes float on the once empty swamp.

This indicates that many monsters are lurking in this area.

Jiang Mu's gaze swept quickly across the area, finally settling on a spot about ten feet to the left.

There, a large "凶" (ominous) character is quietly suspended in mid-air.

"Come with me."

Jiang Muchong beckoned to Qiu Yuexin and followed the "凶" (ominous) character on the soft muddy ground.

A hint of suspicion flashed through Qiu Yue's mind.

Even the secret Qi-finding talisman of Qingqiu couldn't find it, yet this giegie can find it with just a casual finger?

But seeing Jiang Mu's confident look, he still subconsciously followed her.

Jiang Mu stopped at the location where the giant "凶" character was suspended.

As a result, all that was in front of him was a cloud of air, except for a few wisps of drifting gray mist.

What about people?

Jiang Mu scratched the back of his head, looking somewhat puzzled.

"this one?"

Qiu Yuexin rolled her eyes. "I thought you really had some extraordinary abilities. You made me have such high expectations for nothing."

She shook her head and was about to turn around and look elsewhere.

Jiang Mu grabbed her slender arm, pointed to the ball of air in front of them, and said with absolute certainty, "Yue'er, believe me. There is definitely a powerful demon hiding here."

Jiang Mu had absolute confidence in his supernatural abilities.

Qiu Yuexin didn't want to pay attention, but when she met his serious and deep eyes, she hesitated for a moment and finally decided to trust him.

She turned around again, observing the air in front of her with a mixture of belief and doubt.

As she watched, the girl's alluring fox eyes suddenly lit up, and nine illusory fox tails bloomed behind her, shimmering with pink light.

The next moment, she turned her five fingers into claws.

It was as if she had grabbed a transparent curtain and pulled hard.

The once smooth space was forcibly torn open like a curtain, revealing a gloomy hole.

Seeing the cave entrance before her, Qiu Yue was taken aback. She turned to look at Jiang Mu with a strange expression and asked curiously, "How did you find it?"

Jiang Mu shrugged and replied, "Heavenly secrets cannot be revealed."

Qiu Yuexin gave a soft snort and stepped into the cave first.

But the moment she turned her head, a beautiful curve appeared slightly at the corners of her pink lips.

Jiang Mu followed behind.

As the girl in front of him walked gracefully, her nine beautiful fox tails swaying back and forth between her waist and hips, he couldn't resist reaching out to pet her.

As a result, the palm passed right through the phantom without touching anything.

"Tsk, I really want to masturbate."

Jiang Mu felt a pang of regret.

[Author's Note: I'll only post one chapter today, and the rest will be posted tomorrow.]