Junior sister, keep forbear for a while, I almost become invincible as soon!-Chapter 660 Mortal Startling Guest

Cultivating the Supreme Path has never been an easy thing; one can refer to the Demon Emperor as an example.

Guang Xiaoyu was well aware of this, but she didn't want her Senior Brother to worry too much.

However, Chen Pingping was no fool. How could he not know?

He smiled. "It's not a big problem."

「They journeyed deeper.」

The entire Western Wilderness was abuzz, as people there vaguely guessed where the Demon Emperor was headed: she intended to enter the Demon Cultivation Sacred Land.

The one deep within the Demon Palace also showed surprise.

It wasn't until dawn, when the first light of the sun broke through, that the two of them arrived at the region where the Demon Cultivation Sacred Land was located. However, they were still some distance from the entrance.

This area was very strange.

Above, dark clouds were densely packed, blocking the sun. The deeper one ventured, the more oppressive and dim it became, until sunlight was barely visible; the entire world seemed shrouded in darkness.

Gusts of eerie wind carried bizarre sounds from all directions, chilling one to the bone and creating the sensation of having entered hell.

"Senior Brother? Are you scared?" Guang Xiaoyu's eyes darted around as she tentatively asked.

"Not scared."

"I'm not scared either; I'm just worried about your condition!" she said. "If you feel something is wrong, we can go back. I can enter by myself."

"No!" Chen Pingping shook his head stubbornly. "I must escort you to the entrance and watch you step into the Demon Cultivation Sacred Land; otherwise, my heart won't be at peace."

Guang Xiaoyu was overcome with emotion again. I wish I could go back and bear his children right now!

Fortunately, although this area was strange, there was no danger.

By the time they safely arrived at the entrance, it was already midday, though of course, no sunlight could be seen here.

Weak rays of light shone from the entrance of the Demon Cultivation Sacred Land, mingled with layers of swirling mist. This created an eerie and chilling atmosphere; even the breeze that blew through was bone-chilling.

Guang Xiaoyu had been here twice. The first time, she was still young and received a Great Opportunity, though no one knew of it. The second time was after her Tao Verification.

At the entrance of the Demon Cultivation Sacred Land, she had encountered a tall figure.

The figure was dressed in peculiar attire. The clothing was ancient, seemingly layers of gauze wrapped around the body, topped with a gray cloak that hung very low. Though slender, the figure was very tall—at least five meters.

A stone sword, looking incredibly heavy, hung from the waist.

In its left hand, it held a stone tower, dull and lusterless, appearing ancient and simple.

It was impossible to tell if the figure was male or female.

It called itself: "Mortal Startling Guest, Jiu Yue."

Afterward, when Guang Xiaoyu escaped, she scoured numerous ancient texts but could not find any record of such a creature, nor any mention of this being.

It was as if this person did not belong to this world at all.

The second time she came here, Guang Xiaoyu vaguely speculated that this fearsome existence, the self-proclaimed Mortal Startling Guest Jiu Yue, might originate from beyond the Heavens and was connected to a "Big Shot."

She had conversed with Jiu Yue here, inquiring about her origins.

But Jiu Yue remained silent, her expression dim as if she were devoid of a soul—merely a body standing guard here.

Guang Xiaoyu still remembered that the second time, she stayed for a good half a month. The sentence she heard most from Jiu Yue was: "All karma in the world originates from good and evil."

"I do not cultivate evil karma, nor do I cultivate good karma."

"I am me, so… I have flaws…"

Jiu Yue murmured to herself, repeating these few sentences over and over.

Listening to this thoroughly confused Guang Xiaoyu. Now, reborn and returning for the third time, she seemed to grasp the meaning behind Jiu Yue's words.

WHOOSH! 𝕗𝐫𝚎𝗲𝘄𝐞𝕓𝐧𝕠𝘃𝕖𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝚖

A gust of eerie wind swept through. Mists surged, and amidst the hazy fog, a tall figure seemed to be walking towards them.

Guang Xiaoyu tensed. "Senior Brother, she's coming."

Chen Pingping frowned. "Who?"

"A fearsome existence, very likely a Big Shot, possibly even from the Heavens; I don't know…" she said hastily, her eyes wide as she stared intently into the mist.

The tall figure gradually became clearer—it was indeed her, the Mortal Startling Guest, Jiu Yue.

Tens of thousands of years had passed, yet she remained unchanged from head to toe—her clothing, the stone sword, the stone tower…

A dun-colored cloak.

However…

Unlike the first two times, Jiu Yue crossed the boundary, stepping out from the Demon Cultivation Sacred Land.

This place was not considered part of the sacred land, being over a thousand meters from the entrance, so it was naturally not within Jiu Yue's guarding range.

But on this third occasion, Jiu Yue strode forward.

The cloak suddenly lifted, revealing a pair of hollow eye sockets. They contained no eyeballs; instead, within them, a great world evolved, akin to a God.

She stared intently at Chen Pingping. "It's you again. It's not you."

Chen Pingping: "???"

"Senior Brother, quickly… ask her," Guang Xiaoyu exclaimed excitedly. "She could very well be a Big Shot."

"Ah?"

"Ask her!"

"What should I ask?" Chen Pingping was utterly baffled, yet his heart trembled.

Is this what a "Big Shot" is? So tall! Five meters, with such strange clothes—not like any ordinary creature. She doesn't even have eyeballs! Inside her sockets, a vast world is evolving, countless Tao emerge, the Five Elements are crackling, and life is surging and then fading away. It's like watching one cycle of reincarnation after another!

Guang Xiaoyu's smile stiffened, and she hastily said, "Senior, I am here to engage in Cultivating Demon."

But Jiu Yue paid her no heed, her hollow eye sockets still fixed on Chen Pingping, as if gauging him. After a long moment, she uttered two words: "My loophole."

Chen Pingping was astonished. "Who are you?"

"Who am I?"

"Who exactly am I?" Jiu Yue seemed puzzled. "I am the Mortal Startling Guest. I am… the root of everything. I am good and evil. I am cause and effect. I am the loophole."

"I remember now… I do not cultivate good or evil, nor cause and effect. Hence, the Six Tao of Reincarnation became adrift in the mortal realm…"

"He saw me."

"You also see me."

"And who are you?" Some color seemed to flicker within Jiu Yue's hollow eye sockets.

Chen Pingping's scalp tingled. This being before me... she has such an immense background!

This was not just any ordinary Big Shot.

Guang Xiaoyu felt the same, her heart trembling. She had met Jiu Yue twice before, but Jiu Yue had rarely spoken.

But this third time, Jiu Yue had taken the initiative to step out and speak with her Senior Brother. It was truly incredible.

"Have you come seeking the Tao?" Jiu Yue asked.

"No."

"Why not seek the Tao?"

"…"

"In that case, you shouldn't have come." Jiu Yue looked at him and, having spoken, moved to draw her stone sword…

Guang Xiaoyu cried out in alarm, "Yes, Senior! My Senior Brother has come to seek the Tao!"

Only then did Jiu Yue lower her stone sword. "He failed."

Chen Pingping swallowed nervously, asking, "Who?"

"The first to cultivate the Six Tao of Reincarnation…" Jiu Yue said. "Since you are here seeking the Tao, follow me." She was about to turn, but in the next instant, the stone tower in her left hand suddenly erupted with Divine Brilliance, pressing down towards Chen Pingping.

What the hell?! Senior, you have no Wu De! Chen Pingping cursed internally. He was unable to react in time as his vision went dark, and it felt as if he had plunged into another world.

He was in a total panic.

Just then, Jiu Yue's voice came from beside him, "Open your eyes."

Chen Pingping opened his eyes.

Jiu Yue continued, "Look clearly at this world."