Upon returning to his cave mansion in the Inner Door, Shen Mo saw a graceful figure waiting on the cliff platform. He had barely escaped from the White Ape Master.

Shen Mo had already used a Sound Transmission Talisman to inform Chen Mengze that there was no need to worry.

But evidently, she wouldn't be able to relax until she saw him with her own eyes.

"I'm glad you're okay. Are you injured anywhere?"

Seeing that Shen Mo was unscathed, Chen Mengze breathed a sigh of relief, then asked with genuine concern.

Having adventured together multiple times, she was well aware of Shen Mo's extraordinary skills.

But the White Ape Master was, after all, a Spirit Sea Realm expert. Even if Shen Mo managed to escape an encounter, he would likely be injured.

"Thanks to the cultivators in Sishui City, I wasn't hurt," Shen Mo said with a faint smile. He felt quite grateful to the cultivators from the small families and the rogue cultivators in Sishui City. If he had encountered the White Ape Master in some desolate wilderness, even his magic for altering his appearance would have been useless. He wouldn't have been able to escape from the White Ape Master without a direct confrontation and a fight. It hadn't been in vain that he had entrusted all the benefits, left vacant after the annihilation of the Liu and Wu families, to them. Or rather, if he had been greedy at that time and tried to monopolize the numerous businesses of both families, then perhaps when the White Ape Master came to attack, he would have had no pretext to bewitch and incite the cultivators in the city. It truly felt like a case of 'what goes around, comes around'—his good deeds had borne good fruit!

As for that rogue cultivator, Fellow Daoist Wang, from the city, Shen Mo had also seen with his Flawless Dharma Eye that he was alive and well, with no serious issues. If he had a chance to go to Sishui City in the future, he would give him some benefits as compensation for the trouble caused by the Possession Ghost's attack and for dragging him into danger.

Seeing that Shen Mo was truly unharmed, the worry in Chen Mengze's eyes gradually dissipated, and she returned to her usual demeanor.

But deep within her eyes, there seemed to be a hint of an indescribable emotion.

"I've told Father about avenging the Chen Family's blood feud and my mother's death."

A hint of distress crossed Chen Mengze's face. "Father... he's very upset about our deception."

Upon hearing this, Shen Mo couldn't help but grimace.

He had promised Uncle Chen sincerely that he would stop Chen Mengze from taking such a risk. But then he had immediately turned around and conspired with Chen Mengze to deceive Uncle Chen, telling him he had stopped her and was taking her to explore some immortal sect ruins for treasure. With this, they had placated Uncle Chen, preventing him from rushing back to the sect via the Teleportation Array to personally go to Sishui City and stop them.

After the extermination of the Liu and Wu families, there was no longer any point in hiding it.

Chen Mengze had sent a Talisman Transmission to share the good news with Uncle Chen, which naturally exposed their prior actions.

"The outcome was good. Uncle Chen... probably won't be too hard on us," Shen Mo muttered to himself. Then, he invited Chen Mengze into his cave mansion to talk.

They had left Sishui City in a hurry and hadn't had time to divide the cultivation resources obtained from the secret vaults of the Liu and Wu families.

"I don't have many Spirit Stones to offer you as thanks. These resources... you should keep them. Consider it payment for helping my Chen Family achieve great vengeance."

As Chen Mengze spoke, she prepared to mount her Flying Sword and leave.

However, Shen Mo grabbed her arm and firmly pulled her into the cave mansion.

"Back when I was struggling in the outer sect, if it weren't for your and Uncle Chen's care, I would have packed my bags and left the mountain long ago!"

"All these years, Uncle Chen has treated me like a nephew."

"I also consider you and your father as family. When helping family seek revenge, do we really need to keep such a clear tally?"

"Right now, I'm not particularly short on cultivation resources. You, on the other hand, need ample resources to advance to the late-stage Qi Gathering Realm. It won't be an easy breakthrough without sufficient support."

"Besides, the Liu and Wu families seized many of your Chen Family's assets and resources back then. It's only right that you get a share of these spoils of war!"

Shen Mo's vitality was so robust that he could drag even a peak Class II demonic beast by brute force.

How could Chen Mengze resist him?

She could only allow herself to be pulled inside, a look of helplessness and slight annoyance on her face. One couldn't really blame Shen Mo; after all, the cultivation resources obtained from the two families' secret vaults were illicit. Besides, the amount wasn't insignificant, and dividing them openly on the cliff platform would undoubtedly attract unwanted attention.

Once inside the cave mansion, Shen Mo took out Prohibition talismans and arranged them around the dwelling, shielding it from the prying sense of powerful cultivators.

THUMP! THUMP!

Chen Mengze's heart began to pound uncontrollably. Involuntarily, the scene from the previous night, when the Heart Demon had invaded and she had almost kissed Shen Mo, flooded her mind. At this thought, she could no longer maintain her usual aloof demeanor, and a flush of heat rushed to her cheeks!

Shen Mo gave her a curious glance, then suppressed his own confusion and opened his Universe Bag.

WHOOSH!

WHOOSH! WHOOSH!

As spirit light surged, a large quantity of Spirit Stones, various materials, talismans, elixirs, and other items poured out.

Soon, a small mountain of goods piled up before them.

The various magic artifacts and supplies plundered from the Qi Gathering Realm cultivators they had killed on Sweet Spring Mountain were also taken out and sorted into categories.

"Senior Sister Chen, including the low-grade Spirit Stones, these cultivation resources are altogether worth around four hundred middle-grade Spirit Stones."

"Let's each pick what we want first. After deducting their value, we'll divide the rest equally."

"I'm interested in this Purple Gold Halberd that Liu Yu used. I'd like to refine it into a different magic artifact."

"Also, I'd like to take these few types of spiritual medicines for alchemy..."

Among the spoils from this venture, not many treasures caught Shen Mo's eye, apart from Liu Yu's destinied magic artifact.

He wasn't even particularly impressed by the magic artifacts of Liu Dingjiang and Wu Dayong.

However, there were some basic materials for alchemy, talisman creation, and forging. A few batches were of decent quality and did manage to catch his Dharma Eye.

Chen Mengze no longer hesitated and carefully selected a number of good items.

She mostly picked finished elixirs, talismans, and the magic artifacts used by the two clan leaders.

Shen Mo took a hammer and a sword from her hands and examined them closely.

The Golden Melon Hammer-like magic artifact was used by Liu Dingjiang. It could be thrown to strike opponents, and if imbued with enough Mana, its power was quite remarkable.

It also possessed a special "Bone-Break" effect.

Anyone struck by it, unless they had cultivated formidable external magic like Shen Mo, would inevitably suffer injuries like torn sinews and broken bones.

As for Wu Dayong's destinied magic artifact, it was a Purple Bamboo Sword. Its power had been significantly diminished after Shen Mo had ground it with his Nine-Extreme Crystal Sand.

"Senior Sister, this Golden Melon Hammer is quite good!"

"However, it needs to be paired with a suitable martial art to unleash its full potential, and it doesn't quite fit your combat style."

"Didn't you previously cultivate a cultivation method for throwing hidden weapons?"

"Let me see if I can refine this item to the size of a thumb, making it easier for you to throw, while preserving its 'Bone-Break' effect."

"As for this Purple Bamboo Sword, Wu Dayong didn't refine it properly, and after being abraded by my magic treasure, it has lost much of its spirituality..."

"Re-forging it wouldn't be very worthwhile!"

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