Even though Mu Shao'ai was verbally reluctant, his body was quite honest.

Mu Jinyu saw his master lead Wǔ Shìshēng into the guest hall to begin trying to see if he could dispel the demonic Qi from a monk's body.

After watching for a while, he quietly left.

Although the current problem wasn't completely solved, he didn't have the time to waste anymore.

It was time to prepare to head to the Mesopotamian Plain and get ready to intercept the founder of Paradise Lost.

Without saying goodbye to anyone, Mu Jinyu left Mount Song and headed straight for the Mesopotamian Plain.

A few minutes later.

Mu Jinyu returned to the Mesopotamian Plain; faintly, he sensed an evil aura dissipating here.

"There's still about half a day left, but my calculations may not be accurate. It might even happen earlier. Let's just wait here."

Mu Jinyu sat cross-legged on the grass, glanced at the calm void, then closed his eyes and began meditating.

Originally, upon knowing the formidable strength of the Paradise Lost founder, he planned to contact his master to ambush the opponent together, but since Mu Shao'ai needed to continue developing a way to counter the demonic Qi, he had to face the opponent alone.

However, Mu Jinyu wasn't really afraid; even if the founder's cultivation wasn't yet at the Void Breaking Realm, with his current Sixth Layer Unity Realm Stage, even at the cost of his life, he might still hold back the opponent!

"Buzz..."

Several hours later.

Suddenly, Mu Jinyu sensed a subtle ripple in the void.

He abruptly opened his eyes, from which dazzling sharpness erupted like two swords unsheathed.

He focused his gaze on the source of the void's disturbance.

Yet, he didn't see the door to the hidden world open as he had before.

Instead, a flash of golden light, followed by a woman with twelve light wings radiating a holy and ethereal aura appeared before him.

It was Xilin, recently freed and now parted from him!

The goddess from a different world.

Xilin shifted from the distant sky, and upon seeing Mu Jinyu below watching her, she instantly showed an expression as if she'd seen a ghost.

"Why are you here?"

Xilin immediately wanted to leave but then reconsidered, realizing she had regained her Unity Realm stage power, so why should she fear him?

Thus, she held back her inner apprehension and, not willing to show weakness, looked directly at Mu Jinyu and asked.

Mu Jinyu rose from the ground, smiling broadly, "Why am I here? Of course, I have business to attend to. Why are you here? To help me with what I have to do?"

"Pfft!" Xilin pulled down her eyelid to make a face at Mu Jinyu and stuck out her tongue, "In your dreams!"

"You're breaking my heart like this. To think I bore such immense pressure to let you go, sigh..." Mu Jinyu shook his head and sighed.

Xilin retorted in exasperation, "What do you mean 'bore the pressure'? It was clearly a transaction between us, okay? Don't make it sound like I owe you a great debt!"

Mu Jinyu suddenly asked, "What brings you here?"

Xilin paused at his words, stammering slightly, "Nothing much, just felt that the scenery here... hmm, was nice, so I came to take a look. Why do you ask?"

Saying this, Xilin placed her hands on her hips and glared at Mu Jinyu defiantly, "I'm free now. I can do whatever I want, what's it to you?"

Mu Jinyu directly inquired, "Did you sense the unusual void fluctuations here, thinking it connects to a foreign domain, so you wanted to see if you could return home?"

Instantly, Xilin seemed pointedly exposed, her expression shifted several times before denying, "No, I just came to have fun..."

Mu Jinyu responded, "No need to deny it, I came for the same reason."

"Hmm?!" Xilin was initially thinking of maintaining her stubbornness, considering leaving for now and coming back after Mu Jinyu left, but didn't expect him to be here for the same reason. She realized stubbornness was futile.

"You're so annoying; wherever I go, you follow!" Xilin didn't deny it anymore, glaring at Mu Jinyu angrily, clearly displeased.

Mu Jinyu suggested, "Since we have the same goal, why don't we act together later?"

"No." Xilin refused outright, looking at Mu Jinyu with caution, feeling he harbored ulterior motives.

Mu Jinyu helplessly spread his hands and sighed, "The more, the merrier, why are you so wary of me? Do you think I'd harm you? If I intended harm, I would've done it when you were my prisoner, why wait for you to regain your strength?"

Xilin argued, "Do you take me for a fool? You're obviously afraid it's dangerous inside and want me to go along for backup, so in case of danger, I take the fall, right?"

Mu Jinyu queried, "Oh, so you think your strength is inferior to mine, and if I want you as backup, you'll have no choice?"

"Not at all!" Xilin countered, "I just think you're too cunning. Even if I'm stronger, I might still fall into your traps!"

"Forget it, if you don't want to cooperate, then don't." Seeing he couldn't persuade Xilin, Mu Jinyu shook his head slightly and stopped speaking.

Seemingly giving up on enlisting Xilin to help deal with the founder of Paradise Lost.

Xilin noticed Mu Jinyu giving up and a trace of surprise flashed in her eyes, then she fell silent, seemingly lost in thought.

...

In the dim world.

An Evil Demonic Bone Tree, constructed of various bones, stood amidst a blazing sea of fire.

Beneath the Bone Tree lay someone, face decayed, resembling a corpse stored for over a thousand years.

"Heh heh..."

Opposite the corpse, an emaciated old man sat cross-legged, his white hair standing on end, ragged robes fluttering without wind, making his frame appear less frail.

Dark, inky streams continuously emanated from the corpse-like figure and absorbed into the old man's body.

"Crack, crack..."

The old man's body emitted a series of crisp, firecracker-like sounds, ceaselessly.

Who knows how much time passed.

"Whoosh!"

The old man suddenly opened his eyes, revealing pitch black irises with no whites visible.

The abyssal dark eyes appeared extraordinarily sinister, as if capable of mercilessly devouring one's soul.

"Hahaha, finally succeeded!"

"This time, I certainly won't fail, rest assured!"

The old man sprang nimbly to his feet, then respectfully knelt and bowed to the lifeless figure under the Bone Tree.

Having spoken, he regarded the lying figure with reverence, then turned and left.

"Whish!"

The fire sea automatically parted, revealing a path leading outside.

The old man swiftly left this area, then stepped onto a frigid river, walking step by step outward.

The void twisted and rippled, with faint glimpses of lush greenery visible ahead.

"Ha, the Dragon King of the Dragon King Hall dared to destroy my Paradise Lost, this time I'll start with you!"

The old man's black eyes flashed with a savage, venomous gleam, gloomily soliloquizing.

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