Time flows like water, years fly like a shuttle.
In the blink of an eye, more than half a year has passed, and the date for the "Dongxuan Secret Realm" to open is approaching.
During this past half-year, Hao Ren lived quite comfortably.
His two major enemy forces, the "Heavenly Dragon Sacred Land" and the "Rainbow Seven Sword Immortals," had basically quieted down.
The "Rainbow Seven Sword Immortals" were located overseas, far away.
The most crucial point was that ever since "Green Sword Immortal" died, his widow, "Golden Lotus Fairy," had become a persistent nuisance to the "Rainbow Seven Sword Immortals."
"Green Sword Immortal" was a veteran sword immortal of the "Dark Sword Sect."
He had shed blood for the "Dark Sword Sect."
He had sustained injuries for the "Dark Sword Sect."
Now that he was dead, it was only reasonable for the "Dark Sword Sect" to provide "labor compensation"!
"Golden Lotus Fairy" demanded "labor compensation."
The "Dark Sword Sect" assigned the "Rainbow Seven Sword Immortals" to negotiate with "Golden Lotus Fairy."
The "Rainbow Seven Sword Immortals" were utterly despairing about this!
"Golden Lotus Fairy" was a good person, but she had one tiny "quirk."
She would strip off her clothes at the slightest disagreement!
She would genuinely strip!
Although the "Rainbow Seven Sword Immortals" were "demonic cultivators," they were cultivators who had transcended base desires. They couldn't stand this!
"Sister-in-law, please show us some respect!"
"We are here to negotiate, not to provide sexual favors!"
And so, the negotiations fell into an endless stalemate!
Hao Ren estimated that it would take another three to five years to reach a conclusion.
During these three to five years, the "Rainbow Seven Sword Immortals" would be tied up and unable to cause trouble.
Heh heh heh...
Happy!
As for Hao Ren's other enemy force, the "Heavenly Dragon Sacred Land," the situation was considerably more complex.
The "Heavenly Dragon Sacred Land" could not abandon their "ten-thousand-year grand plan"!
Even though their morale was shattered by Hao Ren's "curse," they still frequently attempted to restart the "Nascent Soul Pill Plan"!
The so-called "Nascent Soul Pill Plan" was to have "Heavenly Dragon Nascent Soul Elders" take a "Nascent Soul Pill" to temporarily lower their cultivation realm to the "Golden Core realm."
The outer perimeter of the "Dongxuan Secret Realm" had powerful protective formations that only allowed "Golden Core cultivators" to enter.
The "weakened Nascent Soul cultivators" whose realms had dropped could also successfully enter.
The dosage of the "Nascent Soul Pill" was precisely controlled and would not cause permanent damage to the cultivator.
Once the "weakened Nascent Soul cultivators" entered the "Dongxuan Secret Realm," they would only need to meditate and heal for a short while to regain their strength and become "revitalized Nascent Soul cultivators."
Twenty Nascent Soul cultivators would be an invincible force in the "Dongxuan Secret Realm," which was filled with "Golden Core cultivators," and they could do as they pleased!
Hao Ren was resolutely committed to disrupting the "Nascent Soul Pill Plan"!
He spent half an hour every day monitoring "enemy dynamic messages."
As soon as he discovered any "Heavenly Dragon Nascent Soul Elder" taking a "Nascent Soul Pill."
Without a second thought, the "curse" would be unleashed!
Now, as Hao Ren's cultivation realm improved, the power of his "Curse Book" also increased.
Coupled with the fact that the "Heavenly Dragon Nascent Soul Elders" had their realms lowered by taking the "Nascent Soul Pill," making their foundation unstable.
Basically, Hao Ren's "curse" was a guaranteed hit!
Each time he cursed, the "weakened Nascent Soul cultivator" who took the "Nascent Soul Pill" would be controlled by inner demons for a short period, then self-destruct and die.
Each self-destruction caused a massive commotion, further demoralizing the "Heavenly Dragon Sacred Land"!
Thus, the "Heavenly Dragon Sacred Land" repeatedly tried and failed, repeatedly restarting the "Nascent Soul Pill Plan."
Each time the plan began, Hao Ren's "curse" would arrive as scheduled.
Rumble!
Self-destruction!
The "Nascent Soul Pill Plan" was aborted time and time again.
They went through this thirty to forty rounds, back and forth.
It happened once every ten days.
For this, the "Heavenly Dragon Sacred Land" sacrificed more than fifty "Nascent Soul Elders."
A massive loss!
In the end, this "Nascent Soul Pill Plan" was completely dead in the water!
The reason was not that the "Heavenly Dragon Sacred Land" had a change of heart, but rather that they simply couldn't find any more "fools" willing to be guinea pigs.
No matter how the "Three Ancestors of Heavenly Dragon" tried to "deceive" or "threaten and lure," no "Nascent Soul Elder" was willing to take the "Nascent Soul Pill" anymore.
"Yes, yes, yes, Old Ancestor, you are absolutely right!"
"We are part of the 'Heavenly Dragon Sacred Land'."
"We are willing to contribute to the 'ten-thousand-year grand plan'!"
"Anything but having me take the 'Nascent Soul Pill,' we'll do it!"
"Taking the 'Nascent Soul Pill' truly leads to death; more than fifty Nascent Soul Elders have already died!"
"Oh, Old Ancestor, please stop drawing 'pies' in the sky and stop talking about how many rewards there will be when 'Heavenly Dragon Ancestor' revives. The key is whether I can survive until then..."
Old Ancestor "Dragon Six Scales" was full of dominance but lacked persuasive speaking skills.
His eloquence could no longer fool the "Nascent Soul Elders."
The second Old Ancestor, "Dragon Five Claws," who was the best at "deceiving," couldn't even protect himself!
Ever since he attempted to deduce Hao Ren's identity last time and ended up deducing the "Seventy-two Chaotic True Demons," "Dragon Five Claws" had been invaded by demonic energy and was severely injured!
Seize the opportunity when the enemy is weak!
Hao Ren greatly expanded this "cowardly cultivator tradition."
He seized the moment and promptly unleashed a "curse" on "Dragon Five Claws"!
As it turned out, the injured "Dragon Five Claws" was a pushover, easily subdued.
The first "curse" was successful!
The "curse backlash" eliminated thirty "Chaotic True Demons," and after being extremely weakened by the "fortune network," the remaining force that fell upon Hao Ren only made him spit up blood for three days!
Spitting up blood for three days in exchange for a severely injured and unconscious "Spirit Severing stage cultivator" was an excellent deal!
Hao Ren sometimes couldn't help but feel immensely arrogant when he thought about it!
He, a newly promoted "Golden Core cultivator," could actually defeat a "Spirit Severing stage cultivator"!
Just ask, who else can do that?
This feat truly brought glory to the vast number of "cowardly cultivator compatriots"!
Heh heh heh...
From then on, Hao Ren "set his sights" on the second Old Ancestor, "Dragon Five Claws."
It was also "Dragon Five Claws'" own fault for courting death.
After being unconscious for a month, he awoke in the "Origin Flow Dragon Cave." Completely failing to learn from his mistakes, he disregarded his severe injuries and forcibly attempted to deduce Hao Ren's identity again.
Seeking punishment, he got it!
If "Dragon Five Claws" wanted to court death so badly, Hao Ren had to oblige him.
"Curse," unleash, here you go!
This was the second time he cursed a "Spirit Severing stage cultivator."
The "true demonic black lines" within Hao Ren's dantian instantly shattered sixty-six strands!
The "Chaotic True Demons" wailed in unison, cursing and yelling.
Hao Ren ignored them.
The purpose of "tool demons" was to be used for "cursing," so why were they complaining!
The second "curse" was successful, and Hao Ren suffered no damage.
Conversely, "Dragon Five Claws" was in a dire state.
Puff puff puff!
He spewed out blood profusely!
Hoo hoo hoo!
Black smoke billowed from his body, his demonic energy surged.
His "going berserk" condition worsened!
In the end, he deduced nothing and fell into a comatose state once again, severely injured...
And so, for over half a year, "Dragon Five Claws" went through this almost every month.
With "major blood expulsion" once a month, his perseverance was truly remarkable!