Chapter 214

Chapter 214: A Person Is Imprisoned!

As Mo Zhu’er received the letter slipped through the door, she slapped away Ruyan’s wandering hand.

Mo Zhu’er sat up from her bed and walked to the door, picking up the letter.

On the envelope was the seal of a black lotus flower.

Mo Zhu’er carefully inspected it.

This was indeed the Black Lotus Sect’s seal, not something others could easily imitate.

“New orders from the Black Lotus Sect?” Ruyan swayed her hips as she approached, placing her hands on Mo Zhu’er’s shoulders. “Why deliver it at this time?”

“Who knows, let’s see.”

Mo Zhu’er turned around, sat on a chair, and opened the letter.

Ruyan, originally a member of the Black Lotus Sect but acting as a spy in the Central Plains (where all human nations and sects are collectively called the Central Plains), didn’t hesitate and leaned over Mo Zhu’er’s shoulder to read.

The more they read, the deeper the frowns on Mo Zhu’er and Ruyan’s faces became.

When both their gazes reached the last word of the letter, it spontaneously ignited with a black flame, turning into ashes.

“The Black Lotus Sect is really taking quite a bold move,” Ruyan said, looking at Mo Zhu’er.

Recalling the plans outlined in the letter, Ruyan felt a chill down her spine just thinking about it.

Mo Zhu’er shook her head: “It’s not the Black Lotus Sect that’s bold, it’s the Sect Leader of the Heavenly Profound Gate. It seems this Sect Leader no longer wishes to remain in the Central Plains. Such a person is truly ruthless.”

Ruyan sat beside Mo Zhu’er, no longer joking as before: “For a cultivator, one’s realm is more important than life. The Sect Leader of the Heavenly Profound Gate has been stuck at the Xiānrén Jìng stage for a thousand years. His actions aren’t strange at all.

To him, the Heavenly Profound Gate is merely a tool.

The main question is, what should we do now? This mission is dangerous.”

“Dangerous or not, we must proceed. Otherwise, it won’t be the Sect Leader of the Heavenly Profound Gate who loses his place; it will be us hunted by the Western Regions and the Central Plains. The Black Lotus Sect values this cooperation with the Sect Leader of the Heavenly Profound Gate greatly.”

Mo Zhu’er looked out the window, her lips curling slightly, as if a man appeared in her line of sight: “You always call me a devil, so what are you righteous sects doing then?”

“To whom are you speaking?” Ruyan smiled, watching Mo Zhu’er’s muttering. Since meeting Mo Zhu’er this time, Ruyan always felt there was someone hidden in her heart.

Mo Zhu’er’s eyes twinkled: “Speaking to a fool.”

[Detected Host defeating various members of the Heavenly Profound Gate… Host has defeated two hundred and one individuals. Comprehensive settlement – Blood Qi +500, Sword Qi +400, Sword Intent +500, Stamina +100.

Reward Host with passive skill – Enemy of Many (can evolve).]

[Hundred Enemies: When Host faces fewer than a hundred enemies, the more opponents there are, the stronger the Host becomes. At ninety-nine enemies, ‘Hundred Enemies’ reaches its maximum enhancement.

Note: ‘Hundred Enemies’ only enhances the Host’s survival chances and does not guarantee invincibility against less than a hundred foes. Please don’t overdo it.]

[Host defeated He Qingqing of the Heavenly Profound Gate, Blood Qi +40, Sword Intent +50, Sword Intent +50. Host has achieved the title – Ruthless Flower Crusher since birth.]

[Ruthless Flower Crusher: Increases damage dealt to opponents of the opposite gender by ten percent.]

[Host battled Chen Yun of the Heavenly Profound Gate, Chen Yun surrendered. Blood Qi +100, Sword Qi +100, Sword Intent +100.]

That night.

Ming, lying on his bed, slowly opened his eyes.

Listening to the system’s voice, Ming felt the rewards were fairly generous, at least obtaining two useful passive skills.

As for the lesser reward from battling Chen Yun, it was within Ming’s expectations.

Though Ming won against Chen Yun, it was because Chen Yun surrendered. In reality, Ming considered himself the loser. Under these circumstances, the system giving any reward at all surprised Ming.

Ming sat up, stepped out of the courtyard, enjoying the evening breeze, unable to sleep.

It wasn’t the system’s voice that woke Ming or prevented him from sleeping.

He simply hadn’t fallen asleep.

It wasn’t because it was his first day at the Heavenly Profound Gate, causing some discomfort with the bed.

After months of rough living, sleeping on stones, sand, and dirt, Ming had long lost any right to be picky about beds, as he rarely got to sleep on one.

But Ming always felt his Daoist heart was somewhat unstable.

Not because of his injuries.

Just a feeling of unease, as if something was about to happen. “Could it be that I’ve been restless lately, and now that things are stable, I’m overthinking?”

Ming muttered to himself, thinking it might be due to being overly sensitive.

With the Purple Mist Grand Ceremony starting, who would dare disrupt the Heavenly Profound Gate? Not to mention, the Heavenly Profound Gate has high-level cultivators present, ancient protective arrays, and even emissaries celebrating its anniversary, all of significant power.

If anyone were to cause trouble now, they wouldn’t just offend the Heavenly Profound Gate but numerous large and small factions.

So during this period, nothing would likely happen at the Heavenly Profound Gate.

However, just as Ming turned to go back inside, he suddenly sensed something.

Ming felt there was something peculiar in the sky.

Activating his Dao Pattern Eye, Ming looked toward the sky.

He saw an extremely brilliant aurora.

Ming flew higher to get a better view.

He confirmed the aurora originated from a mountain peak.

This peak was abundant with spiritual energy, radiating outward.

As Ming intended to look deeper into the mountain, he paused.

Inside the mountain, there was an old man. Disheveled hair, covered in horizontal stripes, the old man was bound by chains, with dozens of nails piercing through his body, pinning him to the wall.

The old man seemed to sense the intruder’s gaze, lifting his head to meet Ming’s eyes from afar, and grinned.

Instantly, Ming felt a sharp pain in his eyes.

Ming quickly closed them, tears streaming uncontrollably from the corners.

After a long while, the stinging sensation gradually faded.

When Ming reopened his eyes, the Dao Pattern Eye had deactivated.

Looking at the distant mountain, Ming was deeply shocked.

Under that mountain…

A person was imprisoned!