No hope for eternal life

Chapter 523: The Inner Devil’s Hidden Hand

Yi Qianhuan has often regretted recently that he was unable to accept Mu Changsheng as his disciple earlier, thinking that Xiao Niansheng had taken the lead. But now he suddenly realized that if he accepted Mu Changsheng as his disciple, he might mislead the young man instead.

"I still want to remind you." Yi Qianhuan tried his best to persuade Mu Changsheng: "I have thought a lot recently. Giving the position of the Tenth Realm to You Wuye may not necessarily be a bad thing. The Tenth Realm has many unknown risks. Maybe You Wuye will become the Tenth Realm and be inexplicably seriously injured or even die like Lin Li before. Even if You Wuye finally sits firmly in the position of the Tenth Realm, he still has the You Clan, You Wushuang, and You Hengzu as constraints. He should not act recklessly and cause chaos in the world."

"I understand what you said." Mu Changsheng shook his head and said, he still decided to stick to his choice: "I am fighting for the position of the Tenth Realm. If I say that I have no selfish motives, I am afraid no one will believe it. My original body was injured and my cultivation has not improved at all. The Tenth Realm is my only chance to break through and prolong my life, so I must fight for it. As for whether I succeed or not in the end, I will accept it."

"You still don't fully understand what I mean." Yi Qianhuan sighed and continued to explain: "You are the only disciple of Sect Master Xiao. Sect Master Xiao is the mother of the You Clan and the daughter-in-law of You Wushuang and You Wuye. Because of this relationship, the You Clan regards you as one of their own and welcomes you with a smile. But when they find out one day that you want to compete with You Wuye for the position of the Ten Realms, what do you think they will think and do? Your relatives, friends, and all the people you cherish are very likely to be implicated."

Yi Qianhuan knows better than anyone the pain of losing a loved one, so he reminds Mu Changsheng that in the life-and-death struggle in the Ten Realms, the effect of moral constraints will be minimal.

"I'm here, I promise I won't let that happen." Xiao Niansheng stepped forward and said.

"What guarantee do you have?" Yi Qianhuan shook his head and said, "It's not that I don't trust Sect Master Xiao, but the You Clan is too powerful, and our human race can't stand the internal strife."

Xiao Niansheng's answer was unusually brief: "I will use my life as a guarantee."

Xiao Niansheng is determined to spend her whole life upholding fairness and justice, and now is the time to put it into practice. In her opinion, as long as Mu Changsheng has not lost his qualifications to compete for the position of the Tenth Realm, and as long as Mu Changsheng himself has not given up, no one can force Mu Changsheng to give up.

Mu Changsheng looked at Xiao Niansheng. Even though he had known about Xiao Niansheng's support for him, he still couldn't help but feel moved and admired Xiao Niansheng's persistence and spirit.

Afterwards, Mu Changsheng also stated: "I will do my best to protect my family and friends and will never let them get involved in any trouble."

Yi Qianhuan had nothing more to say. The helplessness in his heart finally turned into a smile. He clasped his fists and saluted Mu Changsheng for the first time and said, "In this case, I will abide by my previous promise and help you with all my strength."

As for Yi Qianhuan's deepest thoughts, he would rather see Mu Changcheng reach the tenth realm.

"Thank you, senior." Mu Changsheng clasped his fists in return.

"He has not yet passed the tribulation and reached the ninth realm. This matter must be kept secret for the time being." Xiao Niansheng reminded Yi Qianhuan. She was still a little worried after all. If the You Clan knew about this in advance, it would be a question whether Mu Changsheng could successfully pass the tribulation and reach the ninth realm. Therefore, her plan was to wait until Mu Changsheng successfully reached the ninth realm before confronting the You Clan.

"I understand." Yi Qianhuan nodded. He naturally knew the importance of the matter.

Finally, Mu Changsheng and Xiao Niansheng bid farewell to Yi Qianhuan, but did not return directly to Tianling Sect, but went to Tianyou Realm.

"Before your relationship with the You Clan breaks down, ask them for help and see if they can find out the secret hand that the Black Demon left on you." Xiao Niansheng said so. She also realized that once Mu Changsheng's fight for the position of the Ten Realms was made public, the You Clan would no longer help Mu Changsheng. Therefore, now was the last chance to ask the You Clan for help.

On the way to the Heavenly Nether Realm, Mu Changsheng was extremely conflicted, but he finally said, "Will it be bad if we do this? If the Nether Clan members realize it later, they will probably think that we are destroying our bridges and become even more angry."

Xiao Niansheng glanced at Mu Changsheng, shook his head slightly and said: "It's good that you can consider the problem from the perspective of the You Clan, but this matter is not as complicated as you think. The problem now is that you have encountered some troubles and need to ask them for help or advice. Since everyone belongs to the same righteous path, they have no reason to refuse and should help. It's that simple."

Mu Changsheng scratched his head. What Xiao Niansheng said sounded reasonable, but he felt like something was wrong.

"Just don't worry. It remains to be seen whether they can help you in the end." Xiao Niansheng said again.

Mu Changsheng thought about it and it made sense, so he stopped talking and focused on getting on with his journey.

When he arrived at the Tianyou Realm and the You Clan, Xiao Niansheng found You Hengzu, and also found You Wushuang and You Wuye. After explaining his purpose, he asked the three of them to help check Mu Changsheng's true form.

You Wushuang and the other two were still kept in the dark at this time, so they naturally did not refuse. They checked Mu Changsheng several times in turn, but failed to find the problem.

Xiao Niansheng frowned slightly. The You Clan has been studying the way of the soul since ancient times, otherwise they would not have been able to create the secret art of Yin and Yang clones. Now even You Wushuang and You Wuye are helpless, which may mean that Mu Changsheng's problem is more serious than imagined.

Mu Changsheng was already used to this kind of result of finding nothing. He even optimistically thought that maybe he was overthinking it, or maybe there was nothing wrong with him. In addition, Mu Changsheng felt a little guilty before coming here, and now that he found nothing, he felt a little relieved.

"Perhaps his problem lies neither in his soul nor in his body." You Wushuang suddenly put forward a guess. She was quite confident in the results of her investigation.

"Besides the body and soul, what else is there? Magic power?" Xiao Niansheng asked.

"There is also the inner demon." You Wushuang reminded. It is very easy to be discovered if one tampered with the magic power. She had just checked Mu Changsheng's magic power and found no problems. After eliminating all possibilities, the only thing left was the inner demon.

"Inner demon." Mu Changsheng touched his chest and felt a little dazed. His inner demon had not appeared for a long time. The last time it appeared was when he was at the peak of the Spirit Transformation stage and was undergoing tribulation. After that, he had undergone tribulation several times. Now, his clone had already cultivated to the eighth level, and the inner demon had never appeared.

Mu Changsheng had a premonition that You Wushuang was right and the black devil had tampered with his inner demons.

After You Wushuang's reminder, Xiao Niansheng also felt that it was very likely, so he continued to ask: "Since we already know that there is a problem with the inner demon, how can we prevent it?"

You Wushuang took out a jade slip and said, "This jade slip contains a method I created to prevent inner demons. No matter what the black demon does to your inner demon, it can resolve it."