The Max-Level Boss Just Wants to Be a Slacker [Apocalypse] – CH78

Chapter 78: The Cultivation World

Mo Qi didn’t say any of this. If the one they had to face really was the Heavenly Dao, then there would certainly be danger. He feared that if he said it out loud, Mo Xiu would definitely insist on going with him.

But even if he said nothing, after spending so much time together, how could Mo Xiu fail to notice the subtle changes in the emotions of the person he loved?

He directly pushed Cheng Cheng aside, signaling the others to leave through the passage. Then he turned and walked to Mo Qi’s side, saying, “I’ll go with you.”

“You…” Mo Qi frowned when he heard this, feeling somewhat unwilling. But when he saw the determined look in his lover’s eyes, he knew that trying to persuade him would be useless.

Fortunately, the others understood that going any farther wouldn’t help. They were already finding it extremely difficult just to move forward. Although they were reluctant, Xiao Wan still wanted to persuade Mo Xiu and Mo Qi to leave with them.

But Mo Qi’s attitude was firm, so they had no choice but to obediently retreat.

The two of them walked forward silently for a while longer. Mo Xiu didn’t ask anything. He knew there must be danger ahead. Otherwise, Mo Qi wouldn’t be so tense.

Yet he said nothing. Right now, he only wanted to stay with the person he loved. No matter what happened, just as Mo Qi had stood behind him countless times before, he would now firmly stand behind the other.

No matter what, they should face it together.

Before long, they finally saw light in the distance. It seemed that was the end.

Where exactly did this lead? There was even light—did the passage lead to another area?

Many questions filled Mo Xiu’s mind. Mo Qi beside him also frowned. When they got closer, they saw an opening shaped like an archway carved into the rock.

But for some reason, although they could see the light, everything looked hazy, as if separated by a thin layer. They couldn’t see what was on the other side at all.

Mo Xiu looked at Mo Qi in confusion. Mo Qi waved his hand, directly dispelling the spell that blocked their view.

Only then did Mo Xiu clearly see the scene before him and realize that the passage actually connected to another world.

Here, green mountains and lush trees stretched endlessly, mist curled through the air, and the scenery was breathtaking. It also gave off an ethereal, immortal aura.

He noticed the obvious shock on Mo Qi’s face as well. Mo Qi stepped out of the cave first, looking around in astonishment, murmuring, “This place… this place… how is this possible!”

“What’s wrong? Mo Qi, do you know where this is?” Mo Xiu asked.

Mo Qi nodded, though he still looked somewhat dazed. “Of course I know where this is. This is the world I told you about—the one I lived in before I failed my ascension.”

“You mean… this is the cultivation world?” Even Mo Xiu couldn’t help but be shocked.

He had never imagined that the world Mo Qi came from before crossing over would be connected to their current world by such a passage.

And if that was the case, didn’t it mean that Mo Qi’s transmigration wasn’t an accident?

Clearly, Mo Qi had thought of the same thing. His expression became extremely solemn, and when he looked around, there was a hint of scrutiny in his gaze.

Just as they were hesitating about whether to investigate farther away, several people suddenly swooped down from the sky nearby.

Leading them was a young man in white robes who looked like a cultivator. Riding on his sword, he shouted loudly, “Who is it that dares trespass into the forbidden land? If you don’t want to die here, leave at once!”

But when he got closer and saw Mo Qi’s face clearly, he suddenly turned pale with shock. Pointing at Mo Qi with a trembling finger, he exclaimed, “D–Demon… demon!”

Mo Qi raised an eyebrow when he heard the title. It had been a long time since he had heard that name.

Although he didn’t recognize the face in front of him, quite a few people in the cultivation world had seen him before. As the supreme leader of the demonic path, it wasn’t an exaggeration to say that righteous cultivators trembled in fear at the mention of him.

So if the person opposite recognized him, then there was no doubt that this world really was the one he had lived in before his transmigration.

After they stepped out of the tunnel, more than one cultivator had flown over.

The others behind the young man soon caught up. Although they were also surprised when they saw Mo Qi, they didn’t react as dramatically as the first young man.

One of them quickly patted the young man on the shoulder and gave him a warning look. “Don’t speak nonsense. Quickly send a message to Master and tell him to come at once.”

Seeing that the four or five cultivators on the opposite side were surprised and wary after seeing him, but clearly showed no hostility, Mo Qi felt puzzled. This was not what he had expected.

Mo Xiu stood silently beside Mo Qi, observing the scene in front of him.

Unlike how he flew using wind-type abilities, these people seemed able to fly freely at will. He knew very well that they didn’t have supernatural powers—they were cultivators.

When someone called Mo Qi a “demon,” Mo Xiu’s guard immediately went up. He was afraid they might harm the person he loved.

He just didn’t know whether, if he used his abilities with all his strength, he would be able to deal with these cultivators.

Mo Qi naturally sensed Mo Xiu’s tension. He reached out and gently patted the back of his lover’s hand, softly reassuring him, “It’s fine.”

The young cultivator who had first shouted “demon” noticed the interaction between them and widened his eyes in shock.

He glanced at the senior brothers and sisters beside him, and from their equally strange expressions he could tell that they were just as shocked.

This Demon Lord who had been single for ten thousand years… actually had a dao companion now?

Damn it! Even their righteous Immortal Lord didn’t have a dao companion—how could this Demon Lord get one first? Somehow it felt like they had lost!

Master, you really failed us!

Before long, the sky darkened with a vast crowd as countless cultivators rushed toward them.

Mo Xiu looked up, his nerves tightening at the sight. These people wore various robes, all looking ethereal and immortal. Especially the leading cultivators flying through the air—they clearly had very high cultivation.

Judging by their attire, some of them might even be the righteous Immortal Lords Mo Qi had once mentioned.

Could it be that they had learned that Mo Qi, the Demon Lord, had returned and had all come together to deal with him?

Thinking this, Mo Xiu tightened his grip on Mo Qi’s hand and leaned close to his ear, whispering, “Maybe we should go back… there are too many of them…”

Although Mo Xiu had great faith in Mo Qi’s strength and knew he was powerful, two fists could not fight four hands. With so many people on the other side, it was hard not to worry.

But Mo Qi calmly shook his head. For now, he had no intention of leaving. He wanted to see exactly what these people had come for.

Mo Qi thought it through clearly. Since this tunnel connected to the world he lived in before transmigrating, and it obviously hadn’t existed for only one day—based on what that professor had said, it had probably existed for a long time.

The righteous sects had even sent people to guard it, which meant they had known about it from the beginning.

Since they knew about it but hadn’t used the passage to search for him or enter the other world, didn’t that also suggest they currently had no hostile intentions toward him?

More importantly, when they flew closer, Mo Qi was shocked to discover that among them were quite a few familiar faces from the demonic cultivation world. Some of them had even been his capable subordinates.

Especially the Great Elder flying beside the Immortal Lord—when he saw Mo Qi, he was already excitedly waving at him.

Wait!

Why were the Immortal Lord and the Great Elder under his command together?

Even though flying through the air allowed people to fly side by side, weren’t the two of them a little too close? The more he looked at them, the more something seemed off.

If it had been one or two people, he might have suspected they had betrayed him—or betrayed the demonic path.

But with so many demonic cultivators now mixed together with righteous cultivators, it felt like the entire world had become something he no longer understood.

Before Mo Qi could figure it out, the bearded Great Elder had already flown to him.

When he saw Mo Qi, his eyes nearly filled with tears. With great excitement, he said, “Your Excellency! Your Excellency, you’ve finally returned! We’ve been waiting for you for so many years!”

“Hm?” Mo Qi was stunned.

Waiting for him? He had failed his ascension before. The result of a failed ascension was death—plain and simple, he should have been gone.

So why would they wait for him? From the looks of it, it seemed as if they had known he would return all along.

The Immortal Lord standing nearby saw the Great Elder in this state and showed a look of sympathy. He walked over and gently patted the elder’s shoulder before turning to Mo Qi and Mo Xiu.

For the first time, he gave them a deep bow and said, “Thank you both for coming from afar. Nameless Demon Lord, although the righteous and demonic paths have always had some discord, it has never reached the point of mutual destruction.

Especially since you became the Demon Lord, those demonic cultivators have restrained themselves considerably, and we of the righteous path have also had intentions of reconciliation. It’s just that…”

Before the Immortal Lord could finish speaking, the Great Elder beside him grew impatient. Glancing at him irritably, he said, “Can you stop talking so much nonsense every day? Always dragging things out, dragging things out—it’s so annoying!”

“If you’ve got something to say, just say it! Stop wasting our Lord’s time!”

Hearing this, the Immortal Lord showed a helpless expression and quickly cupped his hands apologetically toward the Great Elder. “Yes, yes, it’s all my fault.”

Mo Qi glanced around at the reactions of the people nearby and realized that they seemed completely used to it. No one thought it was strange that the Immortal Lord treated the Great Elder of the demonic path like this. He raised an eyebrow.

At this point, the Immortal Lord turned back to Mo Qi and continued, “Apologies, apologies. I’ll get to the main point now.”

“Demon Lord, in the past, many people from the righteous path frequently caused you trouble. In truth, we had no choice. The hidden reasons behind this must now be revealed.

The reason we did this was to force you to cultivate even harder, so that you could reach the realm of ascension as soon as possible.

In fact, the spiritual energy of the cultivation world has long been on the verge of exhaustion. None of us in the righteous path have been able to make further progress, and ascension has become impossible.

Something has gone wrong with this world. We need someone to break this deadlock and open a path for the entire cultivation world—and that person is you!”

“And there is one more thing…”

“In fact, all of us… have been reborn.”

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