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White clothes like moonlight, black hair cascading like a waterfall, the young man exuded an extraordinary aura.

But——

Appearing suddenly in this deep mountain forest in the dead of night, anyone would find it hard to believe he was a decent person, or even a normal human being; the question of whether he was human at all was up for debate...

Especially since there was no sign whatsoever, not even the spirit beast Chaotic Red Lotus gave any warning, only noticing the unfamiliar silhouette from the phone screen reflection as she raised it... Such a development, even for Kenshan Yellow Springs, a girl with rich exorcism experience, was hair-raising.

For ordinary people, this was like a horror movie scenario.

And for those in the Mind Industry, it was indeed a horror movie...

Exorcists deal with evil spirits every day, and this is not some fictional movie plot, a slight slip could genuinely result in death!

At least, in Kenshan Yellow Springs’ memory, that’s how it was, these kinds of incidents happen yearly in the Mind Industry. After all, the saying goes, often walks by the river, but your shoes can’t possibly stay dry forever; some exorcists end up meeting untimely deaths due to carelessness, misinformation, or simply bad luck.

"Your strike wasn’t decisive enough, young lady, you should’ve cut it down directly..."

Gu Mo calmly laughed, seemingly unconcerned about the blade aura hovering above his head.

"Don’t try to skimp through, answer my question immediately, or I will really cut you down," Kenshan Yellow Springs said coldly, instinctively gripping the handle of her sword tightly.

She knew she wasn’t decisive enough; if it were those truly veteran exorcists, their rich experience would’ve made them wield their blades without any hesitation, unlike her.

But she indeed had no other way.

Kenshan Yellow Springs had slain countless evil spirits, but she had never truly killed a human... Exorcising and killing a human are not the same thing; being able to clearly recognize this point made it difficult for her to be ruthlessly decisive. While subconsciously feeling unable to assess the person’s condition, she instinctively restrained her force somewhat.

If it were an evil spirit, they could have attacked her just now, so it’s highly possible that they could be a colleague from the Mind Industry...

According to the head’s statement, this plan was a big operation, also considered a joint exercise.

All families were secretly competing, not to trip each other up in this matter; the importance of the big picture was clearly understood, but it didn’t stop everyone from having a competitive edge!

Just like how the head initially encouraged her to excel, not to let the young geniuses from other families look down on her, Kenshan Yellow Springs naturally leaned towards this line of thinking, wondering if this opponent could be a young exorcist from outside the Kyoto Area, possibly coming to "challenge" something.

"Okay, okay, actually, I am the Fox Immortal of this mountain..."

Gu Mo nonchalantly, smilingly introduced himself, with a rare hint of nostalgia in his tone, speaking with convincing seriousness.

It wasn’t for creating an atmosphere for his lines, capturing the right feel; indeed, he was slightly sentimental, having indeed been a Fox Immortal for some time, both a fox and immortal, what else would he be but a Fox Immortal?

——However, from an observer’s standpoint, no matter what, he was a genuine Demon Fox, majestic Nine-tailed, with overwhelming momentum...

——Especially all the victims, if they could crawl back from Hell, they’d surely agree and voice their support...

But since they weren’t coming out to speak, it indicated no disagreement, so Gu Mo wouldn’t tarnish his own reputation, instead, showcasing a reminiscent demeanor of the glorious past years. He’s planning to use this Fox Immortal persona, such a familiar and comforting template.

If not for later receiving Tima’s affection, he might have gradually turned into a Nine-tailed Fox.

Despite lacking corresponding bloodline enhancement materials, given enough time, and with enough demonification occurrences, his spirit from within to his external genes would be drawn towards that direction, and any being walking down this path would become increasingly like a Nine-tailed Demon Fox.

When the demon bloodline fully awakens, and the spirit also fully acknowledges it, no matter whether previously human or other creatures, they would eventually evolve into a Nine-tailed Fox.

Frankly, this is really no different from directly undergoing bloodline enhancement...

Roughly without needing to consume precious materials, just able to secure that possibility at the expense of exponentially increased time and effort... If he hadn’t utilized Tiamat God’s Sea of Life Divine Essence, Gu Mo estimated with his original speed, by now he might have barely completed the transformation.

"...Fox Immortal?!"

Kenshan Yellow Springs was taken aback.

The next moment, the blade of her treasured sword trembled and decisively swept down!

She had just rapidly contemplated what this person might be, and having speculated something, she then heard him directly proclaiming himself as the mountain’s fox...

——What Fox Immortal, clearly a Fox Demon!

——That nonexistent shrine is supposedly famous for its fox features! But the supposedly residing Gods were actually extremely high-level man-eating evil spirits!

Thinking about the information in the intelligence, Kenshan Yellow Springs felt a mix of suspicion and surprise, yet had no more hesitation or delay, launching an incredibly decisive attack.

Meanwhile, the spirit beast Chaotic Red Lotus beside her seemed to sense its owner’s intent, growling furiously and anxiously clawing at the ground with its four limbs, leaving deep gouge marks in the solid earth with ease.

As if ready to strike at any moment to tear apart the enemy.

But at that very moment, the white-clad, black-haired young man casually glanced at it, and the red lion-like giant beast instantly became rigid as if struck by lightning, then cowered like a terrified small dog, placing its head tightly against the ground, continually whimpering.

The spirit beast failed to launch the anticipated joint strike, but the girl’s actions proceeded on schedule... The blazing blade aura bloomed vigorously without any hitch, easily sweeping through the young man’s body, as if passing through a finely crafted holographic image, the attack hit nothing.

No harm was caused.

"..."

"..."

Time seemed to freeze at this moment, and space appeared to solidify as well.

Maintaining her sword-wielding stance, Kenshan Yellow Springs’ body stiffened instantly.

Although she didn’t feel that pressure, she was ultimately connected with her Spirit Beast and vaguely understood what Chaotic Red Lotus had encountered.

The true form of Chaotic Red Lotus was the legendary Nue... a rather renowned Spirit Beast. Yet at this moment, it seemed to have met its nemesis, being utterly suppressed by a mere glance, unable to lift its head, whimpering in fear. This was something she never anticipated.

What kind of monster is this?

Beyond Chaotic Red Lotus at the top of the food chain?

At this moment, the black-haired girl was already deeply convinced of the truth... It was indeed that Type A, without a doubt, an A-class Evil Spirit! It directly came knocking! Silently appeared right in front of her! It faced no restrictions on its actions!

A profound sense of helplessness emerged from deep within her heart. She felt her breathing and blood turning cold, faintly smelling the scent of death...

"Don’t be so hasty, young lady."

Gu Mo smiled slightly and said, "I truly am the Fox Immortal of the mountains, but that’s in the past... The commotion you all caused tonight is probably for that Evil Spirit in the Shrine, right? I can offer you some assistance in this matter."

"..."

"..."

"Are you... are you telling the truth?"

Kenshan Yellow Springs, very cautious, held her blade horizontally in front of her, retreating several steps, noticing that the other person made no attempt to stop her.

Feeling slightly relieved, but still harboring more doubts and vigilance, who knew if this Evil Spirit had grand schemes, trying to deceive her? She bit her tongue hard, using the spreading pain to sharpen her Spirit.

"Of course it’s true. I used to be the Fox Immortal of the mountains, with a Shrine... But ever since that Evil Spirit arrived, it occupied my Shrine." The young man with black hair and white clothes nodded earnestly, "It is extremely powerful. In your Demon Exorcist terms, it’s an A-class Evil Spirit, and a very strong one at that. I am not its match..."

Holding the authority of lies, when speaking of this, he did not blink or blush—

He even had a sincere and ashamed look on his face.

"Although later I tried my best to seal it inside the Shrine, isolating it from the present world... But with time, the seal gradually weakened, and in recent years, that beast has shown a trend of returning to the world, breaking free from the seal..."

He said this while letting out a long sigh.

"Especially in the past two years, it found opportunities to devour many ignorant offerings, greatly increasing its power, allowing it to appear briefly and even leave here to go outside... If this continues, it will inevitably lead to disaster. Since you Demon Exorcists also have plans, it’s the right time to get rid of it."

"..."

"..."

The black-haired girl across from him stared intently without saying a word, appearing skeptical but not lowering her Treasure Blade.

Even though she knew it was meaningless, just as the other person hadn’t attacked her right away, or as he seemed completely indifferent to her attack...

——But it offered some psychological comfort.

"I know you won’t believe it so easily, but everything I said is true. To show my sincerity, I can first tell you all the location of the Shrine, and how to make it appear, I’ll also share that..." The young man across from her smiled faintly.

The Shrine, of course, did not belong to him.

As for how to make it appear, there actually was no trick to it.

Because the Gods truly residing in the Shrine, or rather the super Evil Spirit endlessly draining sanity, was still the ruler of that Domain... However, this mattered little, as Gu Mo could forcibly distort facts, altering truth, wherever he said the Shrine would appear, it would.

In declaring a method to open the pathway to the Shrine from the outside, that method would definitely become reality.

Perhaps even the Shrine’s master couldn’t understand why their Domain suddenly fell out of control... But mystery bows before mysteries of a higher grade; powers seem worlds apart in dimension and cannot resist the language rules uttered by a true monster’s mouth.

Everything would proceed according to Gu Mo’s plans.

When he slays and eradicates these potentially oldest Evil Spirits in the world, there would be no one left to overturn and question his fabrication, forcing superimposed multiple histories upon the real world. No one could doubt the Mind Industry’s authenticity from ancient times...

The existence of these ancient Evil Spirits posed the current bug that could potentially conflict with his Illusion Technique operation.

For they indeed witnessed history, possessing immense wisdom and understanding of the world’s true form.

Therefore—corrections were necessary.