However, the moment Li Muyang's external incarnation stepped into the Immortal Realm, he furrowed his brow and a look of surprise flashed across his face.
Last time he logged off the game, he had slain a total of four monster BOSSes and was entangled in battle with the fifth.
But now, the moment he entered the Immortal Realm, what rushed towards him was not the BOSS from before logging off but a familiar female figure instead.
The next second, the woman's figure, dragging a trail of black mist, enveloped him.
Li Muyang entered the battle interface and saw the enemy in front of him.
A gray, pale face, hollow and lifeless eyes, a delicate and pretty face with refined features... Standing in front of him was a woman who looked exactly like himself!
"Ah?!"
The instant he saw this enemy, Li Muyang was stunned.
At that moment, Li Muyang finally understood where the soul remnants of the monsters in the Immortal Realm came from.
—So, the people who die in the Immortal Realm become the soul remnants of monsters here, attacking the living who enter afterward?
If that's the case, it could explain why the Peach Blossom Immortal Realm, which had no outsiders ten thousand years ago, is now filled with soul remnants and ghostly apparitions...
In these ten thousand years, it seems many people, driven by greed for the flesh and blood of the Peach Blossom Immortal, have stepped into this Immortal Realm.
Unfortunately, those who finally obtained the flesh and blood of the Immortal are very few.
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Facing this soul remnant that looked exactly like him and even had the same attack methods, Li Muyang easily slaughtered her.
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After all, the strength of the soul remnants altered within the Immortal Realm was far inferior to the original, and although the attack methods were identical, the disparity in strength was just too great.
Having easily slaughtered the previous incarnation's remnant image, Li Muyang headed towards the next monster BOSS.
At this time, he changed his direction.
Instead of heading towards the center of the Peach Blossom Immortal Realm as he originally had, he now veered off course towards a secluded corner of the realm.
He remembered clearly that it was the direction of the Spiritual Medicine garden.
The Peach Blossom Immortal might have perished, but if any of those Immortal herbs and Spiritual Medicines she once planted remained, even just one would be a huge harvest.
Li Muyang, already well-acquainted with the Peach Blossom Immortal Realm, naturally wouldn't miss the opportunity to scavenge for such treasures.
...
"Brother, we've arrived at the sect," said Li Yuechan, his adoptive sister, from outside the cabin.
The Li Muyang within the game opened his eyes.
He checked the time; it was also about time for him to log off.
After giving a few instructions to the Dragon Maiden, Li Muyang handed over control of his spirit incarnation to her once more and logged off the game.
After tidying up a bit inside the room, Li Muyang pushed the door open and stepped out of the cabin.
He saw the dying sunlight like blood in the distant sky, the Enforcement Hall's grand hall glistening in the setting sun, as if coated with a layer of faint gold.
Even further in the distance, amongst the sea of clouds, stood several Suspended Islands, each with verdant peaks and ornate pavilions flowing like cinnabar, a true spectacle of an immortal's abode.
Li Damu and his wife, who had never seen such a sight, were struck dumb, utterly astonished.
"Is... is this the mountain gate of the Demon Sect?"
Li Damu, a martial artist, couldn't help but feel envious: "The world of cultivators really is beyond the imagination of us ordinary folks."
Although he was someone of note in his hometown of Jiuyuan City, arriving at the mountain gate of the Refinement Demon Sect from the remote countryside had suddenly broadened Li Damu's horizons.
Within the majestic and vast grounds of the Demon Sect, the couple Li Damu felt even more insignificant, unworthy...
Li Muyang said to Li Yuechan at his side, "If you're free these days, take your uncle and aunt for a stroll around Yunxiao City."
As the largest city under the control of the Refinement Demon Sect and in a sense its capital, the grandeur and prosperity of Yunxiao City were self-evident.
Since Li Damu and his wife had come to the mountain gate of the Refinement Demon Sect, it was natural to take them for a trip around the city outside the mountains.
Though the task of accompanying elders on a shopping trip theoretically should fall upon Li Muyang, the son.
But after Li Muyang said this, neither the Li Damu couple nor Li Yuechan had any objections.
The young girl nodded cheerfully and reached out to Li Muyang, demanding funding for the outing.
Li Muyang rolled his eyes, pulled out a purse from his Qiankun Ring and tossed it to Li Yuechan, telling her to spend it carefully.
However, Li Damu and his wife kept refusing, saying there was no need to disturb the siblings' cultivation and that they were fine just staying within the Sect and did not need to go to Yunxiao City.
Even though their son and foster daughter had become significant figures in the Demon Sect, the simple and honest Li Damu couple did not become arrogant or presumptuous with this newfound connection.
In front of these two who were now major figures in the Demon Sect, the couple was even more careful and apprehensive.
Such "worry-free" parents actually made Li Muyang feel an indescribable discomfort in his heart.
Even though he had no strong emotional attachment to these nominally close relatives, the sight of Li Damu, whose temples were already graying, talking to his son in a timid and cautious manner caused an inexplicable tightness in Li Muyang's chest.
After sighing, Li Muyang instructed the two maids accompanying them to follow and take good care of the elderly couple in the coming days, not to neglect them.
——Although Li Damu and his wife were only in their forties, not really old.
After giving all the necessary instructions, Li Muyang privately pulled his adoptive sister Li Yuechan aside and asked her to arrange the "immigration" to the World Outside the Ark as soon as possible.
Originally indifferent towards Li Damu and his wife, Li Muyang, on this homecoming trip, could no longer ignore these two blood relatives who were his parents.
The couple's deep affection for him was too much for Li Muyang, the transmigrator, to withstand.
Fortunately, sending them to the World Outside the Ark would at least provide a peaceful life for their old age.
Later, he would send more gold, silver, treasures, Spiritual Medicine, and Spiritual Objects, allowing them to enjoy wealth in their later years... That was the limit of what Li Muyang could do.
Having dealt with these miscellaneous matters, Li Muyang collected several formation flags, fresh spiritual beast livers, demon blood, and began his seclusion.
He was not only going into seclusion to play the game but also to set up formations to dispel the curse of the wandering spirit on his body.
The curse of the wandering spirit still lingered on him, and if not removed, it would continue to disturb Li Muyang greatly.
Moreover, this trip back home had been a harrowing experience.
Now that he had finally returned to the Sect, Li Muyang decided to calmly go into seclusion to play the game and resolved not to go out again.
He made a grand vow that unless he reached the Spirit Travel Realm, he would not take a step outside of the Refinement Demon Sect's mountain gate.
The outside world was too dangerous.
Having been chased and hunted by an inexplicable Demon Cultivator, Li Muyang did not want to experience that a second time.
Behind the sealed doors of his quiet chamber, Li Muyang took a deep breath and, following the method taught by the two little girls from the Mother Buddha Temple, set up a crude formation at the center of the chamber to begin expelling the curse from his body.
As the formation activated, dark evil energy started drifting from Li Muyang's body, situated at the center of the formation, and dissipated into the air.
At the same moment, at the far end of the Misty Sea on the northern edge of the Tianyuan Continent, beneath a towering ancient tree beyond the border.
The white-haired man sitting under the Bodhi Tree opened his eyes.
He looked towards the distance with surprise, his gaze seeming to cross over the Misty Sea and in the direction of the Refinement Demon Sect's mountain gate on the far side of the sea.
"... Planning to dispel the curse?"