Gu Yao shook the water droplets dripping from his hair and looked at the broken wooden stake in front of him.

The voice carried a strong sense of sarcasm. Gu Yao's heart stirred, and she immediately retorted, "How noble you are! Haven't you been trapped here all these years?"

He then looked around, waved his hand, and said with disdain, "So many years have passed, and this place is even more dilapidated now. It's called a demon palace, I'd rather call it a demon cave."

"Hey, you who sprang from a rock, what right do you have to say my territory is bad!" came the furious voice.

Gu Yao smiled.

coming.

He crossed his arms and looked at the newcomer. "Are you illiterate? What do you mean by 'born from a stone'? I am the only god in this world, and I have been a god since the day I was born!"

As he spoke, Gu Yao raised his chin, looking extremely proud, and glanced at the person in front of him with disdain.

"And you old wall lamp, you've been dead for so many years, how come your mouth is still so venomous? Can't you leave some good karma for your descendants?"

The first Demon Lord was so angry that his head ached. The originally dark and gloomy pit suddenly lit up, and one by one, the flickering lights on the surrounding mountain walls lit up.

A spirit also flew out from the withered tree stump in front of Gu Yao, its transparent fingers trembling, "You, you, you junior, can't you respect your elders...?"

In the end, the old man with gray hair in front of me seemed a little aggrieved, and his voice trembled slightly.

Having wet hair hanging over your body is really not a pleasant feeling.

Looking at the guy in front of me who was jumping up and down in anger.

Gu Yao and he had met before.

To be honest, looking at this old man now, I actually feel a certain warmth towards him.

It's good to have acquaintances; you can really roast them without holding back!

Knowing where his sore spot was, he naturally spoke without holding back.

He curled his lips into a smile, feigning sudden realization, his face innocent, but the mockery in his eyes was palpable.

"Oh, I forgot, you don't have a wife or children, so you really don't need to accumulate any good deeds."

The first Demon Lord gritted his teeth in hatred, then seemed to have thought of something, and looked Gu Yao up and down, "So many years have passed, and only you, a junior, have come here. You must have something to ask of me, right? Now you're so arrogant, do you believe I'll make things difficult for you?"

He raised his eyebrows, looked up at Gu Yao, and had a smug look on his face.

Come on, hurt each other.

The backdrop on the side is filled with lingering thoughts: ...

Gu Yao smiled and looked back, wanting to exchange another few words with the old man, but the blood moon was already overhead.

Shen Juan, who had been pretending to be invisible while smoothing Gu Yao's slightly wild hair, suddenly changed her expression.

time is limited!

Gu Yao didn't waste any more time. He looked at the old wall lamp in front of him and said something utterly devastating, "You're still here, aren't you waiting for me?"

The First Demon Lord's playful old man demeanor vanished, replaced by blood-red eyes that clung to his bark-like face, adding an eerie quality. His blood-red pupils stared intently at the young child before him.

"What do you know?"

Gu Yao remained unfazed, a slight smile playing on his lips and his eyes lowered. "Are you referring to why I came here? Or perhaps, your own hidden agenda?"

The first Demon Lord's heart trembled, and his gaze toward Gu Yao became exceptionally hostile. "Just what do you know?"

Snowy eyes met bloodshot eyes. Gu Yao took a deep breath, her hands clenched into fists at her sides, but she showed no fear. "I know everything, no matter what!"

As he spoke, he looked up and saw that the blood moon had already shifted away from the center. The young man's voice was melodious, yet carried an undeniable air of authority.

"Li Mu, you should have left long ago."

The first Demon Lord, Li Mu, was taken aback, then circled the wooden stake again. "Now that I am no longer subject to reincarnation, I am perfectly free. Why do you care about me?"

Gu Yao looked at the old man in front of him. His clothes were torn and covered in blood. His hands were covered in wounds, and he looked like he had been tortured before he died.

He sighed softly, "It is said that after death, the soul will become the most beautiful form it had in life. According to the records of the Shangqing Realm, the first Demon Lord Li Mu was one of the most handsome men in the Six Realms, especially fond of beauty. He was a close friend of Shen Ye, the Nine-Tailed Fox Clan God at the time. So why did you choose the most miserable form of your life? To atone for your sins?"

"But the God of Nightfall has long since been annihilated. What is the purpose of you clinging to this remnant soul?"

Gu Yao stared intently at the person in front of him, his expression unchanged.

Upon hearing this, Li Mu lowered her eyes, sighed softly, and looked at the blood moon, which had already deviated far from the center. Her voice was gentle and ethereal, "How could I not know? I'm just unwilling to accept it."

After he finished speaking, he looked at Shen Juan, who hadn't said a word until now.

In the next instant, an elderly man transformed into a young man with red hair and red eyes, tall and handsome with a strong and rugged appearance.

He floated up to Shen Juan, his fingers unconsciously reaching out to touch her face, and whispered, "So alike, so very alike!"

Shen Juan tried to take a step back, but her outstretched hand was intercepted by another hand. Gu Yao's expression was ambiguous, his eyes were cold, "You old thing, if you can't have the one you love, don't covet someone else's wife."

As soon as he finished speaking, Li Mu stared wide-eyed at the people in front of him, pointing at Shen Juan, "You, you, you are actually the one below."

Shen Juan pursed her lips but did not refute. Instead, she reached out and hooked the hem of Gu Yao's clothes, looking aggrieved.

Li Mu felt a pang of jealousy at the sight, and with a flash, he returned to the rotten wooden stake, looked at the two of them, and then burst into laughter.

"Good, good. I never beat Shen Ye in life, but I won against him after death."

Gu Yao looked up at the person in front of her. Although she was smiling, tears fell from the corners of her eyes. Illuminated by the red light of the blood moon, they really looked like blood tears.

The image falling on that handsome face did indeed evoke a sense of sorrow.

He felt a sudden, inexplicable sadness.

Li Mu finished laughing.

The blood moon overhead was already moving away from the cave entrance.

He looked at the two perfectly matched people before him, a smile playing on his lips. "I cannot give you the answers you seek. You must explore the future yourselves. One wrong step and all your efforts will be in vain. Even if you cultivate to the level of the Great God Pangu, it is impossible to reverse time and space. I can only try to secure a sliver of hope for you."

"Everything in the universe is subject to cause and effect, and there is a cycle of karma. Remember this! Remember this!"

"Oh, and I'll also give you some gifts. These are gifts that I haven't finished or given away. Giving them to you now can be considered... fulfilling a wish."

The next second, a white light flashed before their eyes. Gu Yao subconsciously raised his hand to block it, and they returned to the entrance of the Demon Realm.

The blood moon, which was just hanging high in the sky, is now about to disappear below the horizon.

The demon realm is a landscape of towering mountains and scorched earth, its dark red hues oppressive and somber.

Gu Yao straightened his clothes, pulled Shen Juan along, and bowed in the direction where the moon was setting.

A silvery-white object glowed beside him. Gu Yao picked it up, put it away, and turned to leave the Demon Realm.

Who knows how long it will be before the gates to the Demon Realm open again.

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