"Okay, that's all of them."

Zhiran mumbled in extreme satisfaction after seeing the empty area ahead.

With just a wave of his hand, he was able to kill an army of undead effortlessly. He didn't even use much of his spiritual energy.

To be honest, Zhiran was really shocked by the Heaven Devouring Flame.

'I don't know which rank this physique belongs to.'

He thought, making him curious about the identity of the figure inside that coffin. But no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't remember the name.

He just knew that that figure was some kind of Immortal.

'Forget it. If I think too much, it might destroy my Dao heart.'

Zhiran knew his limits. That's why, even though he was curious about the things that were sealed by his system, he reined in his curiosity.

"W-who... who are you?"

Just as he was musing over things, he suddenly heard the shocked voice of a girl from behind.

"You aren't Mo Zhiran!"

This was the conclusion Mei Xuan came to after watching the shocking display of power just now.

No matter how much she tried, she really couldn't believe this guy was Zhiran. Not only was his realm absurd, that flame just now was clearly in a league of its own.

"Heh... did you turn stupid from fear of death?"

Zhiran just rolled his eyes at her accusations and slowly walked towards Mei Xuan.

Now that he had saved her life, it was time for her to pay back something of equal value. He wasn't going to let her freeload after all.

"Okay, Mei Xuan, don't act stupid. I am Mo Zhiran, and I saved your life today. Tell me, how do you want to repay me?"

Once he was closer, overlooking her from above, Zhiran asked in a cold voice, devoid of emotion.

He was someone who wanted to kill her in the mine just to get her brain before.

Now that he didn't need that, he wanted something else. And if she wasn't able to give it...

'She has to die!'

Mo Zhiran was a demonic cultivator in his last life after all. He knew how the world worked. When it came to his decisions, he never faltered.

"I-I..."

Mei Xuan didn't know what to say. After all, she was still in shock from seeing such a side of Mo Zhiran.

Even though he was irritating before, he wasn't as cold and murderous as he was now.

But now, being pierced by that cold gaze, she once again felt that death was near.

'What should I do?'

Mei Xuan didn't know what Zhiran wanted or was even sure if she had what he wanted.

But he gave her a choice, and she wasn't going to throw it away. She didn't want to feel the same thing as before.

Despair, dejection, and death. Moreover, she hadn't forgotten that Zhiran already knew her true identity as a demonic cultivator.

So, after thinking over and over again, only one thing seemed to be the solution for the situation today.

"M-Master Zhiran... p-please accept me as a slave."

And that was to become his subordinate. A bound slave of body and soul who was under Mo Zhiran's control.

Although the very thought was disgusting and ridiculous, those eyes of Zhiran were clearly aimed at her bowed head.

Maybe Mei Xuan would never have submitted to him at other times. But after having a close encounter with death and seeing the overwhelming power of Mo Zhiran, she reluctantly admitted it.

"Tch... you made the right choice."

Mo Zhiran didn't seem surprised by Mei Xuan's decision. Rather, he just placed his hand atop her head and, while ignoring her flinching body, recited an ancient soul contract.

In no time at all, with Mei Xuan's help, he formed a master and servant relationship.

"Okay, it is not good to stay in this place for long. Let's go."

After that, Zhiran turned around and walked steadily, with Mei Xuan behind him. His aura dropped with each step, ultimately settling at the Peak Qi Condensation realm.

He gained this secret technique to hide his cultivation from the memory of that skeleton, which was extremely useful for his situation.

'So he was hiding his realm all along?'

Mei Xuan saw Zhiran returning to the Qi Condensation realm and thought in shock.

She felt that Mo Zhiran might have been hiding himself from the beginning. The glaring thing was that even though he was a Foundation Realm cultivator, nobody suspected him in the Divine Cauldron Sect.

Even Peak Master Yan Yue seemed oblivious.

'Really, who is he?'

Mei Xuan was curious beyond anything. Suddenly, she didn't feel bad about submitting to this mysterious person anymore.

***

[Clear Sky Empire, Mistvale City, Mo Mansion]

In one of the mansions, outside the courtyard in a beautiful garden, a mature figure was seen sulking.

"Tch... so he left without giving a heads up?"

Mo Linahua mumbled, a little irritated by the fact that Mo Zhiran had left. She thought he would be waiting for her.

Waiting for her to make her decision about the things he said to her.

"And he was asking me not to run away. Hypocrite."

Although Linahua knew that he might have left to attend to urgent business, her heart was not at peace.

In fact, without knowing when, she was already addressing Zhiran as "he."

It was clear what she had decided.

Just like Zhiran guessed, after being alone for so long, Lianhua no longer wanted to be alone again.

Moreover, she realized that her Yin Physique had become active again, making her restless. How could she abstain from Zhiran now?

"Just when I was about to grant him his wish..."

Lianhua bit her red lips with a frown.

"Tch... let's see if you still have the face to face me. I won't give in to you easily this time."

She mumbled, ready to inflict punishment on Zhiran. She looked just like a hurt girlfriend thinking of punishing her boyfriend for his mistake.

Such a sharp contrast to her usual image, honestly, she looked extremely cute for a mature woman. Too bad there was no one who could see her until...

Suddenly, a soft male voice spoke from right behind her, making her heart skip a beat.

"Face? Aunt, whose face are you talking about?"

Mo Zhiran asked with a smirk from right behind her, surprising Lianhua so much that she yelped.

"Ekk... Zhiran? Why the hell are you appearing like a ghost?"

But once she realized it was Zhiran, she breathed a sigh, placing her hand on her voluminous chest while scolding him. Yet a beautiful smile couldn't help but appear on her lips.

The smile was unconscious, even Lianhua herself didn't notice it. But Zhiran could feel her emotions through that smile as clearly as day.

"Haha... aunt, what are you doing here? Forget it, did you miss me?"

Mo Zhiran asked, leaning closer and closer until his body practically covered Lianhua's. He only needed to hug her to become even closer.

Still, he never expected to find his aunt in the garden when he met her that night before.

After that night, it had been almost two weeks since they met. Due to the situation in the secret realm, Zhiran had wasted too much time outside.

But finding Lianhua in this place, the garden outside his courtyard, of course, Zhiran was surprised, and he couldn't help but tease his aunt lightly.

"M-Miss... who will miss you, idiot? Don't dream."

Lianhua said, a little flustered, lightly pushing Zhiran's increasingly close body while whispering slightly.

"Don't be too close. Someone... someone will see us."

Although they were in an ambiguous relationship now, outside, she and Zhiran were almost like mother and son.

If someone saw them this close, she didn't know how she would face her clan members.

That would be ultimate social death for her. She never wanted anyone to find out about them at all.

"Oh... you didn't miss me? That's so sad, Aunt. But... I missed you all this time, though."

Zhiran acted sad, as if hurt by Lianhua's words. He looked disappointed by her response.

Still, he backed up slightly, making a safe distance between them, honoring Lianhua's wishes.

He looked like a gentleman, craving his girl's attention.

"Hehe… okay, okay. No need to act so pitiful. It is so foolish."

Mo Lianhua rolled her beautiful blue eyes and giggled lightly. Although she said it like that, she was enjoying all of his antics without shame.

For someone who had never experienced love in her life, such feelings were completely new. Hence, even though her age was higher, she couldn't help laughing like a little girl in love.

"Anyway..."

After giggling for a while, Lianhua looked left and right to make sure there was no one, then came a little closer to Zhiran.

Then, with her sweet, raspy voice, she spoke right into his ear seductively,

"Mo Zhiran... let's meet somewhere where no one can see us. I feel... uncomfortable here. What if someone sees us?"

She said this before fluttering her eyes at him and turning away, making her way directly towards the courtyard. Her steps led to an inconspicuous room somewhere—the room they had spent that night in weeks before.

The room of Mei Xuan.

'Tch... this vixen. And she said she didn't miss me?'

Mo Zhiran smiled while glancing at Lianhua's swaying hips, which moved a little more than usual, perhaps intentionally for his vision.

Then, without saying anything, he also followed her like a puppy following its master.

After all, he also needed a private environment where no one would see or hear them, didn't he?

'Make sure nobody enters this courtyard.'

So before entering the room, he even gave an order to his newly gained subordinate, who was gazing at him from the shadows, mouth agape.

The one who could only curse at the incredible scene unfolding before her.

"What the fuck?"

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