The small fishing village is destined not to be peaceful tonight.

Just as Cen Hongyue was taking in disciples, two indistinct figures gathered not far away.

They were enveloped in a strange "curtain," blending their forms completely with the night, with their presence reduced to almost nothing, evidently a stealth artifact.

Their attire was quite casual, resembling two ordinary Loose Cultivators, but their actions were swift and decisive, suggesting allegiance to a certain force.

"What should we do?"

One of them suddenly spoke, his voice hoarse, "After investigating again and again, we ended up here, only to find out that the origin of that person is highly questionable, and his blood relatives are almost all dead... There's only one sister left, and she's about to be taken as an apprentice by the 'Hot-Handed Immortal'... Should we intervene?"

"Our Fengwen Building is only good at gathering intelligence; our strength is not much better than the Five Passes Sect's. If you want to stop them, you go..."

The other Cultivator answered coldly.

"But the client's task..."

The Cultivator who spoke first hesitated.

"There's something fishy about this task. We didn't expect that our investigation would ultimately lead to that person... We are just pawns..."

The other Cultivator said bitterly, "Even if we didn't want to investigate, the force behind us pushes us to do so, and it seems there are more than one force involved... Hehe... They don't dare offend the Great Saint, so they tossed us out to take the blame... The key is... We can't refuse, it's really frustrating!"

"In any case, we've completed the task now."

The Loose Cultivator who spoke first said, "It's just unexpected that the side-door Great Saint was actually just a fisherman sailor by origin? And... For the previous decade, appeared just like an ordinary person... How could that be!"

"Nothing is impossible in this world... And besides, we are in big trouble."

The other Cultivator spoke coldly, "A fortuitous encounter that can turn an ordinary person into a Great Saint in a short time, hehe... It's also possible that during the last deep-sea voyage, that person encountered an enormous opportunity... Anyway, I think we will surely be torn apart by the forces behind us..."

Just then, the two suddenly felt a chilling gaze sweep over them, as if they had fallen into an ice cave.

Unexpectedly, Cen Hongyue had already noticed them and revealed an eerie smile.

"Not good... Run!"

The two immediately transformed into rays of light and fled.

...

"Master..."

By the sea, Yingzi asked, "Was there... someone over there?"

"Just two mice, nothing to worry about, my good disciple, come along with your master."

Cen Hongyue was just about to move when she suddenly sensed something was wrong.

On the ground, the blood of several corpses was swiftly being absorbed by the sand, spreading towards the ocean...

As if... there was a life-devouring vortex hidden there.

Splash!

The waves crashed on the shore, and amidst the sound of the wind, a faint voice could be heard:

"Origin of one breath, before the heaven... Origin of one breath, before the heaven..."

Cen Hongyue's expression suddenly became pained, and she bent over.

"Master?"

Yingzi and another female disciple looked at Cen Hongyue with concern, yet were astonished to see their master's body changing.

Some parts became more voluptuous, and her facial features became softer and more beautiful, exuding a maternal aura...

This was also a kind of mutation!

Splash!

On the sea surface, the shadow hidden in the deep sea grew increasingly vast, with shadows like tentacles or snake heads extending, exploring...

The Great Evil Demon, however, could not breach the Great Saint's defense on Chongming Island.

But such beings, having long surpassed ordinary thresholds, cannot be measured by common sense.

Even if severely injured and dormant, or sealed... they can project their power over great distances.

For example, right now!

Although the "Father of the Ocean" worshipped by the fishermen was trapped in the deep sea by numerous Great Saints, with the fishermen's previous rituals, it could already project part of its power to corrupt believers, even... slowly condensing its power.

If enough sacrificial energy is accumulated, it might even truly manifest a clone of the Great Evil Demon, open up a descending passage, and circumvent the Great Saints' defense line, bringing catastrophe to the world!

Currently, the "Father of the Ocean" is leveraging the projected power, using its authority, to tamper with Cen Hongyue's Cultivation Technique.

Cen Hongyue's practiced "Surging Wave Secret Hibernation Sword," originating from the "Four Seas Strange Scripture," must have connections with the Great Evil Demon in the deep sea.

This is quite similar to cultivating crooked, side-door techniques and being harvested.

"Hurry up and leave!"

Cen Hongyue gave Yingzi a push, and at this moment, her long black hair began to fuse together, resembling strands of swaying seaweed...

"Daoist Skill backlash?"

"Luckily... the Daoist techniques I learned are not from the 'Four Seas Strange Scripture'!"

Cen Hongyue struggled, assuming a posture of bowing to the moon, "Doumu, command the stars, protect me, slay!"

Behind her, a starry sky phantom faintly emerged, and amidst the boundless cosmos, a certain presence was about to cast its gaze.

But all of this was disrupted by the transformation of the moon.

In the originally clear lunar light, a layer of crimson suddenly tainted, with a pupil appearing on the moon, like an eye peering down at the earth, looking at Cen Hongyue.

Cen Hongyue unleashed a flying sword, bearing infinite starlight, piercing beneath the ocean.

The dark shadow like thick ink burst open and disappeared without a trace...

"This 'Doumu Scripture' indeed has its issues."

After defeating the strong foe, Cen Hongyue was not elated; instead, she became exceedingly apprehensive, recalling the young man who gifted her the Cultivation Technique in the marketplace.

"Who exactly is he?"

...

Chongming Island.

"No wonder the sect's master likes to create extravagant entrances with a red moon backdrop, it indeed has a touch of style..."

Zhong Shenxiu leapt out from the pit, glanced at himself, and suddenly frowned.

His hands had turned dreadfully pale and diseased-looking, with sharp, keen nails, and his hair had transformed into a sheet of silver-white, growing wildly.

And without looking, he knew his face was more terrifying than any devilish ghoul with a green face and fangs.

"Dao Transformation... huh?"

"Even becoming a Great Saint, one cannot escape the torment of Dao Transformation... Let alone me; I've used my authority several times over ultra-long distances, affecting the moon, greatly depleting my essence... Any ordinary Great Saint would have gone mad attempting this..."

"Master!"

Qin Weiyin saw Zhong Shenxiu's face, her expression turning to astonishment.

In the next moment, her clothes altogether disintegrated, transforming her into the tentacled flesh blob image of a civilized demon.

Just witnessing Zhong Shenxiu's Dao Transformation symptoms seemed to severely injure Qin Weiyin!

Zhong Shenxiu thought briefly, his body slowly morphing back to a normal human appearance, easily suppressing the Dao Transformation.

'My Dao Transformation is somewhat unique; it seems I can vent some of the body's pollution through this method?'

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