A Useless Person's Rise to Power: The Demon King's Addiction to Pampering

Qi Mo didn't delay. He opened the cork of the porcelain bottle with one hand and swallowed the pill directly.

The fog spread even faster than Feng Jiutian had anticipated. Half an incense stick later, after Qi Mo had just swallowed the pill, they had already left the place, but the poisonous fog still caught up with them!

"It's weird."

Having taken the pills, Feng Jiutian and Qi Mo were naturally immune to the poisonous fog. Standing in the fog, they looked at each other and understood the meaning in each other's eyes.

Since the fog had blocked the road, they decided not to go any further.

The fog was so thick that even if Feng Jiutian and Qi Mo stood face to face, they could hardly see each other's faces and had to get closer.

So they decided to stay where they were. Feng Jiutian took out a forged rope, tied one end to Qi Mo's wrist, and tied the other end into a knot on her wrist.

This fog is strange; she fears the two of them will get separated, not only will they not be able to find each other, but they might even be torn apart by the demons and defeated one by one.

Feng Jiutian was well aware of the dangers involved and dared not be careless.

Having previously observed the wounds on Fuling Yue's body, she knew that this demon's strength was no less than that of a Celestial Master. She also looked at the Celestial Master Mo Shen, whose essence had been drained. He hadn't struggled much, which meant he was completely unprepared before he died.

Moreover, Feng Jiutian also discovered that the demon might be skilled in disguise, which made her wary. A demon who can disguise himself must be at least as strong as an elder in the demon race!

Thinking this, Feng Jiutian suddenly realized that Qi Mo beside her hadn't made a sound for a long time. Her pupils sharpened, and she raised her hand to tug at the rope, but when she did, she saw a rope that had been cleanly cut in the middle!

not good!

Feng Jiutian's first thought was that Qi Mo was missing. The fact that he could break her ropes silently was enough to show that this demon's ability to hide had reached its peak!

His concealment skills are even better than Fuling Yue's!

Feng Jiutian's feelings towards Qi Mo became more complex after she saw the part about the future.

How should I describe it...?

Feng Jiutian couldn't understand how Qi Mo could have appeared at that exact moment in the future and picked her up in that manner.

She also realized that she seemed to have some subtle relationship with Mo Shaoxie at that time, otherwise she would never have been able to use that move.

Feng Jiutian thought about it countless times and felt that by then, she and Qi Mo would probably have become close friends, because it was impossible for her to develop feelings for Qi Mo beyond friendship. This was something Feng Jiutian was certain of.

Qi Mo did not give her any feeling of excitement.

Of course, Mo Shaoxie didn't have any either!

No!

A fleeting image flashed through Feng Jiutian's mind: before Mo Shaoxie forcibly broke through the barrier and tore through the void to leave, he had protected her with all his might before leaving out of necessity, and his lips had even turned somewhat pale before he departed...

She suddenly felt a sharp pain in her heart.

Shaking his head, Feng Jiutian took a deep breath, clearing his mind, and cautiously observed his surroundings.

However, there was no unusual activity.

The thick fog enveloped the surroundings, and she could only follow the path beneath her feet step by step. The poisonous fog was so vast that Feng Jiutian didn't know if the demons could detect her location, so she decided to take it one step at a time.

However, the most urgent task is to find Qi Mo.

……

At this moment, Qi Mo noticed that Feng Jiutian hadn't spoken for a long time, so he raised his hand and discovered that the rope had broken.

He frowned slightly, let out a soft "Eh," and raised his hand a little higher to look at the cut in the rope—

"hiss--"

A slender object made a faint sound and pierced directly into Qi Mo's eyes!

Qi Mo quickly stepped back, and with a gentle flick of his other hand, the small object was knocked to the ground with a "smack" sound!

The thing twisted its body as if trying to run away. Qi Mo took two steps forward, stepped on its tail with one foot, looked down and frowned.

Then he uttered two words softly—

"A demonic Gu?"

Then, with a powerful stomp of his foot, the thin, long thing turned to ashes right beneath his feet.

Qi Mo straightened up, untied the rope from his wrist, and instead of throwing away the half rope, he put it away and parted the fog to find Feng Jiutian's location.

Humans can concoct poisons, and so can demons. Poisons concocted by humans are called spirit poisons, while poisons concocted by demons are called demon poisons.

The evil Gu is malevolent and will actively attack humans, and it enjoys devouring human corpses. It is made from the most evil things in the world.

Although the Gu poison is evil, it is extremely powerful.

Any surviving Gu must have gone through countless near-death experiences, emerging from among thousands of Gu poisons to become a Gu controlled by humans.

The demonic gu was so small that if he hadn't had the ability to see things that ordinary people couldn't, it might not have escaped.

It seems that the rope has been devoured by the demonic insect.

Qi Mo guessed that only one demonic gu could be placed in the same location, so there probably wouldn't be any left at Feng Jiutian's place. Therefore…

Where is the demon that released the demonic gu?

Just as Qi Mo was groping his way out and thinking, a shrill scream suddenly rang out—

"what!"

The voice wasn't from one person, but rather from two people combined, which caught Qi Mo's attention. However, he didn't intend to go over and turned to head in the opposite direction.

However, he stopped in his tracks as soon as he turned around, thinking... what if Feng Jiutian went?

Thinking this, Qi Mo withdrew his foot, turned around, and walked towards the source of the sound.

……

Feng Jiutian had considered the same issue as Qi Mo.

So she followed the sound carefully along the way and soon arrived at the place where the screams came from!

In the thick fog, Feng Jiutian could see from afar that the array she had set up was emitting a strong golden light. She had a bad feeling and moved closer.

However, when Feng Jiutian got closer, he saw two blood-covered corpses lying in the formation!

The death was gruesome; the neck was slashed, and the body lay crookedly to one side, with skin and flesh scattered haphazardly on the ground.

Just then, the fog receded like a tide, revealing the stars and moon in the sky. Feng Jiutian stepped forward to investigate the two people's situation.

She had actually sensed a demonic aura for a moment just now, though it wasn't strong, it seemed to be hidden by something.

Feng Jiutian sensed something was amiss. The manner of these two deaths differed from the three mummies. Just as she stepped into the formation, she cautiously extended her hand, gathering spiritual energy at her fingertips to investigate, when a scream rang out—

"what--"

Feng Jiutian glanced to the side and saw two people standing fifteen feet away from the formation. One of them was pointing at Feng Jiutian with a look of horror: "You actually killed them!"