TBOUMTBDK Chapter 107

Chapter 107: The Celebration

Chapter 107: The Celebration

And so, with a single sentence, Yun Xia pushed himself into the eye of another storm.

His words spread throughout the immortal mountains within Phoenix Cry, spawning countless versions.

Some said Yun Xia clung to the Male Lead’s leg, demanding he take responsibility—this was the most basic version, mostly accurate except for the leg-clinging part.

Others claimed Yun Xia caused trouble at the Sect Leader’s, and sold himself to the Male Lead to protect himself. You ask what he sold? Who knows? Don’t ask, the answer is he sold himself to the Male Lead.

Then there was the lovelorn version: Yun Xia caused a scene in front of the main hall, weeping and wailing, begging for the Male Lead’s love, refusing to leave otherwise.

Yun Xia was grateful Mo Jun Zhou couldn’t come out right now, so he wouldn’t hear this nonsense.

Last night, he sent Mo Jun Zhou a Spirit Transmission Seal, chattering about the events at the Phoenix Cry main peak and with the Phoenix Cry Sect Leader, complaining that the Sect Leader was a smiling fox and mocking Xiao Nanli for pretending to be innocent.

Mo Jun Zhou replied quickly this time.

After reading it, Yun Xia sent another message: [Are you finished? Can I come find you?]

Yun Xia got up to leave as soon as he sent the Spirit Transmission Seal. Since Mo Jun Zhou wasn’t around during the day and they couldn’t meet, he would just go at night.

But Mo Jun Zhou quickly sent another Spirit Transmission Seal: [Not finished, just taking a break. I haven’t gone back either, and probably won’t be able to for the next few days. I also met the Phoenix Cry Sect Leader just now. He said you’ll be converting your Demon Nucleus these days, which will be difficult, so remember to rest well.]

Yun Xia jumped up: [What? Why won’t they let you come back? You said yesterday you couldn’t come out to see me at the pavilion because you were busy. I thought it was just because you were busy, but are they really being that awful, not even letting you come back to rest??]

Mo Jun Zhou: [Don’t worry. It’s not that they won’t let me rest. I don’t plan to go back myself. The formation they want me to help them with is too complicated and requires too many changes. I told them I need to study it for these days, which is true, but more importantly, I need to stall for time. If I finish these things for them so quickly, I won’t have any value to them, and they might not consider the Demon Lord’s side and kill me directly. I can’t ignore that possibility. Besides, there’s a powerful formation here that can relax the Divine Consciousness and the brain. I can also use this formation to replenish my Divine Consciousness power.]

Yun Xia stopped in his tracks and calmed down.

So he wanted the formation’s effects. No wonder. The effects of such formations are usually strongest at the very beginning; otherwise, you could just use the formation to strengthen yourself instead of cultivating, which is impossible. And Mo Jun Zhou obviously didn’t want to miss this opportunity.

He could absorb the formation’s power while digesting what Li Yu Shengjun left behind, killing two birds with one stone.

Alright, Yun Xia was convinced and reluctantly lay back down on the bed.

Back to the present, when Gong Qiu arrived with several stories, Yun Xia was being laughed at by the senior brothers next door.

“I say, Junior Brother, what’s going on? I heard several stories about you on the way back from cultivation yesterday, and all on the main peak. Is it true?”

“Hahahaha, I heard you knelt on the ground, clinging to the Male Lead’s leg and crying. True or false?”

Yun Xia rubbed his cheeks, looking helpless: “How did it spread so fast? It’s only been a day.”

“If it were you and someone else, it might not have spread this fast, but it’s the Male Lead,” Gong Qiu said, joining in.

Huai Ying first greeted the senior brothers before comforting Yun Xia, “Don’t worry, things won’t get too out of hand. The Male Lead is, after all, the Male Lead. No one dares to disrespect him. It’s just that the news is fresh, and people are very excited about it.”

Yun Xia thought, so the gossip flames are burning brightly, huh?

“Huai Ying is right. If it continues, the Hall of Law Enforcement will issue a warning,” one senior brother said.

Yun Xia said expressionlessly, “Oh, I hope so.”

What happened after he shouted that sentence yesterday wasn’t much. Xiao Nanli agreed, and he didn’t cling to anyone’s leg and cry. It was all these people’s imagination.

So today, he was planning to find Xiao Nanli to deal with his Demon Nucleus.

Converting a Demon Nucleus into a Spirit Pill requires several steps. First, all the Demonic Energy in the body must be extracted and sealed into the Demon Nucleus, leaving not a trace behind, separating the Demon Nucleus from the body.

The Demon Nucleus is, after all, a person’s Inner Core, closely related to the body. This step is fundamental and crucial; otherwise, the conversion will be incomplete, or not at all, and will easily fail in the end.

Then, a formation is needed, with Xiao Nanli as the leader, to completely “purify,” or remove, the Demonic Energy within the Demon Nucleus.

This process takes a long time. Unlike converting a Spirit Pill into a Demon Nucleus, converting a Demon Nucleus back into a Spirit Pill is equivalent to emptying Yun Xia’s Cultivation Base, leaving only the Spirit Pill as a “container.” During this process, the Spirit Pill will instinctively resist. Since Demonic Energy is more violent than gentle Spirit Qi, its resistance will be even more intense, even attacking the owner’s body. Therefore, guidance from an outsider is needed.

This isn’t a one-time exhaustion of spirit energy that can be recovered with a period of rest, but rather requires much more time to replenish.

But the final step doesn’t require Xiao Nanli; Yun Xia can cultivate on his own.

“Senior Brother Yun Xia, where are you going?” Gong Qiu asked.

Yun Xia: “I’m going to find the Male Lead to convert my Demon Nucleus. Did you need something from me?”

Gong Qiu: “Oh! Converting the Demon Nucleus, huh? That must be tough. Luckily, we don’t need to convert our Demon Nuclei. I heard it’s very troublesome, and it’s very likely to fail when converting a Spirit Pill into a Demon Nucleus. Once it fails, half of your Cultivation Base is ruined. I would never dare. But converting the Demon Nucleus back isn’t as dangerous. It’s just that you’re so amazing that you were sent to the Demon Palace…”

Huai Ying: “Alright, stop talking about that. Junior Brother Yun Xia, it’s nothing really, just wanted to tell you that the Sect Leader Immortal’s birthday is coming up soon, and there will be a large-scale celebration. We’ll come find you then. You shouldn’t miss this celebration.”

Yesterday, while they were strolling and chatting, Huai Ying learned that Yun Xia only knew how to bury himself in cultivation when he was in the immortal sect before and didn’t know anything else. This was the impression Yun Xia had deliberately instilled in them, which was quite in line with the fact that Yun Xia was almost unknown before. So Huai Ying came specifically to tell Yun Xia about it.

Gong Qiu: “And to share the stories I heard with you, Senior Brother.”

Yun Xia: “Go, go, go.”

Yun Xia asked Huai Ying, “Why do you say I shouldn’t miss it? Also, celebrating the Sect Leader’s birthday with a special celebration? Surely it’s not every year, right?”

These cultivators who can easily live for hundreds or thousands of years, the higher their Cultivation Base, the longer they live. Would they even hold birthday banquets?

“Of course not. Junior Brother, I really doubt sometimes, were you really a Phoenix Cry disciple before?”

Yun Xia thought, haha, you guessed right.

“No, I came from outside the Three Realms.”

Huai Ying and the others didn’t take it seriously: “The Sect Leader Immortal’s birthday celebration is only held once every ten years. And it’s said to be celebrating the Sect Leader Immortal’s birthday, but the focus is actually on us Phoenix Cry disciples. Many people will participate in competitions. I heard there will be three full days this time, a rare large-scale event. The Spirit Medicine Hall will take out many Spirit Pills, and you can get more just by going on stage. If you’re lucky, you can even get high-quality Spirit Pills and immortal herbs, or even immortal beasts.”

Yun Xia: “Sounds pretty good.”

“Right? I knew you’d be interested. Cultivators don’t have much entertainment. The Sect Leader’s birthday celebration is one of the few big events.”

Yun Xia nodded repeatedly, “So, how old is this Sect Leader Immortal turning?”

Thinking of the black-haired young Immortal Venerable, it was indeed difficult to tell how old he was from his appearance. The range might be a bit wide.

“Uh, don’t know.”

Yun Xia was surprised: “Don’t know?”

“Yeah, it’s only held once every ten years. I’ve participated many times, maybe even more. I can’t remember,” Huai Ying said.

Gong Qiu interjected, “I’ve participated four times. I remember very clearly.”

Yun Xia nodded, “Okay, I understand. I’ll definitely participate then.”

They chatted for a long time, and Yun Xia almost forgot to find Xiao Nanli. After hurriedly saying goodbye to Huai Ying and the others, he immediately took Flight towards Southern Facing Peak.

But he was stopped in mid-air halfway there.

Yun Xia quickly stopped, “Hey, friend, you have to follow traffic rules in the air too. How can you just stop in someone else’s path? Who’s responsible if there’s a collision? How do we divide the responsibility? How do we compensate for the damages? Does the Hall of Law Enforcement have any relevant articles? Where are they posted? Will the judgment be made public throughout Phoenix Cry?”

His words left the group speechless.

The leader ran through his head twice and still couldn’t understand, so he simply threw it aside, “What are you babbling about? Don’t give me any nonsense. I’m asking you, are you that Yun Xia?”

Yun Xia crossed his arms, “Which Yun Xia are you talking about?”

The other side was stunned, “The one who came back from the Demon Realm a few days ago, the one who keeps pestering the Male Lead.”

Yun Xia: “Not me.”

“So it really is you, you… what? Not you?”

“Yeah, can you let me pass? I’m in a hurry.”

The disciple was angry: “Are you playing with me? That Yun Xia looks just like you. I’ve seen your portrait!”

Yun Xia didn’t like being late. He could still make it if he hurried. Faced with these obviously troublesome people, he had no intention of dealing with them.

“Okay, can you come find me later? I’m really in a hurry.”

With that, Yun Xia tried to bypass them and continue flying forward.

But there were too many people on the other side. If Yun Xia didn’t use force, he really couldn’t get out of their encirclement. He was surrounded on all sides.

“Stop right there. This direction is towards Southern Facing Peak, right? It’s just as the rumors say, you’re pestering the Male Lead!”

Yun Xia sighed, “I have serious business to find him for. Does everyone who goes to Southern Facing Peak pester the Male Lead? Have you never been to Southern Facing Peak? Oh, that’s not surprising. Not everyone can go to Southern Facing Peak.”

The leading disciple was angry: “Don’t give me any nonsense here. Senior Sister Su Rou was right, don’t listen to anything you say. You have ulterior motives towards the Male Lead, just teach him a lesson! I’m telling you, we won’t let you pass. The Male Lead is kind…”

Yun Xia muttered, “Who’s the one talking nonsense?”

He couldn’t break through from the front, back, left, or right, so what about above and below? Yun Xia pointed upwards, “Look, there’s a magic beast!”

Everyone instinctively looked up and really saw a gray wolf head roaring at them with its mouth open.

That’s… Demonic Energy! How could there be Demonic Energy here!

Everyone was startled.

But upon closer inspection, the wolf head dissipated like smoke, and Yun Xia… Yun Xia slipped away from under everyone’s feet.