"That night, One Sword and our older Immortal generations sacrificed themselves to lead us out. They all perished in the fight. After we escaped, at first, we all gathered together, believing there was strength in numbers. However, we soon realized we were wrong." Through the door, Shen Aobing, who was still sitting in the wooden bucket soaked in spirit liquid, said sadly, "Li Zhu's power has become unstoppable. Even with all of us together, if he discovers us, the result would still be extermination. So, we later split up, hiding and living miserably…."

Although Chu Mo had no personal relationship with One Sword and the older generation of Immortals, and some of them had even tried to plot against him, he still felt a sense of melancholy upon hearing about their fate.

Chu Mo had not expected Li Zhu to receive the inheritance of the Demon Clan in the ruins. Even though from Chu Mo's perspective, someone with a deep understanding of the Demon Clan's methods, these inheritances were not particularly remarkable. However, the real issue was that Li Zhu had left the ruins too early!

He had left a full year earlier than the others and two years earlier than Chu Mo!

Chu Mo was very familiar with the methods of the Demon Clan. If it was the heritage of the Supreme Demon, it wouldn't even take a year, merely three months to create an army of true, intelligent puppet soldiers!

It was fortunate that what Li Zhu got was not the supreme inheritance, else it would have been a colossal problem. However, even now, it posed a significant issue for Chu Mo.

Li Zhu had been out of the ruins for two years, and it had already been a year since the battle that annihilated One Sword, the Immortal, and Lonely City. Shen Aobing couldn't tell exactly how far he had progressed.

Unless Chu Mo could ignore Li Zhu's rampage in the Mortal Realm and ascend to the Spirit Realm, how could he possibly do something that cowardly?

"Let's not think too much for now. No matter what, first gather everyone." Chu Mo's eyes showed determination as he spoke towards the darkness, "Come out, you've been listening for half a day already."

Chu Mo knew that the girl had been back for a while and had heard most of the conversation between him and Shen Aobing. He had let her hear it on purpose. To resolve Li Zhu's control over these people's spirits, they first needed to open their hearts willingly. Otherwise, no matter what Chu Mo did, it would be tough to completely eradicate Li Zhu's influence from their minds.

"Of course it's true. Think carefully about how you came to this place." Chu Mo glanced at the girl and said indifferently, "Send the clothes over first."

The girl bit her lower lip and shook her head, "Impossible! You're lying. My master is a good person, he would never do what you're saying!"

After saying this, she disregarded Chu Mo, stormed into the room, tossed the clothes onto a chair next to the bucket, turned around, and left.

Whilst passing Chu Mo, she couldn't help but say, "You all are bad people! Many of my brothers have been injured by you. My master will be back soon, and he won't let you off!"

Chu Mo chuckled and shook his head, ignoring her.

Soon, Shen Aobing, dressed in a green dress, came out of the room, her cheeks flushed as if she was somewhat embarrassed to look at Chu Mo. After coming out, she slightly bent her knees, giving Chu Mo a curtsey. Then she softly said, "Thank you again, Young Master Chu. Not only did you save my life, but you also used such precious spirit liquid to help heal my injuries. I really couldn't repay you. All I can promise is that one day..."

Chu Mo waved his hand to stop her from continuing and smiled, "You are Yiniang and Xingxue's master, and I am their friend. Helping you is the right thing to do. Besides, we have now become allies. We need to confront Li Zhu together."

Upon the mention of Li Zhu, Shen Aobing's face instantly turned cold. She gritted her teeth and said, "Even if it costs me my life, I won't hesitate. I have to kill this devil! Otherwise, not only will the sects of this world be affected, but even the innocent civilians will eventually suffer."

"Indeed, the methods of the Demon Clan have always been cruel and ruthless, without any sense of humanity." Chu Mo's expression also turned cold as he gazed into the vast night and said in a deep voice, "What he has done, will one day be repaid tenfold! For now, let's cut off one of his escape routes."

"Cut off his route?" Shen Aobing looked at Chu Mo, somewhat confused.

"Didn't you notice that something is off about the young people in this ancient town?" Chu Mo noticed through the Fengshui Divine Art that the entire ancient town had a strange atmosphere even before they entered.

Upon entering the town and seeing these young people, he realized that their souls were controlled by Li Zhu by comparing his observation with the information he had received from the Demon Clan Supreme.

Not only that, Li Zhu's methods were incredibly clever, directly marking his image on the young people's souls. Once this mark was placed, unless a more clever method was used, these people would only recognize Li Zhu as their master until they died.

Shen Aobing was stunned when she heard what Chu Mo said. She murmured, "When I was captured by Li Zhu's men, they wanted to know where the others were. I didn't tell them. They tortured me and locked me in a dungeon. I had no idea about the situation of the young people in the town. I didn't expect them to be controlled by Li Zhu as well."

As she spoke, Shen Aobing looked up at Chu Mo and said, "If possible, we must save them. Otherwise, it would be too pitiful."

Chu Mo didn't expect that the usually aloof and arrogant headmaster of the Daoist Sect, deep down, was this kind-hearted.

Seemingly feeling Chu Mo's probing gaze, Shen Aobing said with some embarrassment, "In your heart, am I seen as a cold and indifferent woman?"

Chu Mo gave a dry laugh and changed the topic, "These young people are all gifted. Li Zhu did a great job. He found so many talented individuals in just a year. It saved me a lot of time."

"What do you mean?" Shen Aobing also didn't mention the previous topic, her marvelous eyes staring at Chu Mo.

" I mean, we can make these talented young people our people," Chu Mo said with a smile.

"Ah..." Shen Aobing was surprised, her cherry lips parted slightly. She looked at Chu Mo incredulously and exclaimed, "You... you can use those magic clan's methods?"

Chu Mo's mouth twitched. He felt that Shen Aobing had changed significantly in the two years they hadn't seen each other. If it weren't for the unchanged aura around Shen Aobing, Chu Mo might have wondered if this woman was actually Shen Xingxue's mother, Shen Aoshuang.

"Who said we need to use the Demon Clan's methods to have the young people on our side?" Chu Mo looked at Shen Aobing and smiled slightly, "You will find out soon."(To be continued. If you like this work, please come to qidian.com to vote with your recommendation and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile users please read at m.qidian.com.)

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