The fairies I flirted with in the game became real?!

Li Muyang's eyes suddenly opened wide in the darkness.

This time, he had not failed in the game.

But some cold, evil intent had abruptly descended upon him in the dark, bringing a profound chill.

"...Is someone behind me, curse killing me?"

Li Muyang's brows furrowed slightly.

He immediately got up to check his condition.

Curse killings and Demon Suppression Techniques are exceedingly common in the Demon Path.

And now that his reputation had spread far and wide, celebrated across the Four Seas, it also attracted many hidden enmities.

However, after a careful inspection of his own condition, Li Muyang failed to find any traces of being cursed or suppressed.

The icy chill had appeared only for a moment before it quietly dissipated.

It seemed to be just an illusion of Li Muyang's.

This strange situation made Li Muyang narrow his eyes.

"Strange..."

He was now in the Spirit Travel Realm, after all; his Yuan Shen had solidified, and he had begun to resonate superficially with the great Dao of heaven and earth—his sporadic premonitions were not the misperceptions of imagination.

But he could not find the source of that malicious intent.

If someone had remotely tried to curse kill him, the malicious intent would not have dissipated so quickly.

After pondering for quite some time without coming up with a reason, Li Muyang decided to temporarily set aside his concerns and continue the game.

Over the past few days, he had been diligently strategizing, and through trial and error, he had finally led the little girl Nie Yubing to the gates of the imperial palace, on the brink of breaking into the palace itself.

It was a critical moment.

But just as Li Muyang was about to return to his couch to sit down, a piercing cheer suddenly came from outside.

The cheering was so intense that it seemed as though all the Disciples of the Demon Sect aboard the Flying Boat were shouting.

And with celebration fireworks soaring into the sky, it was as lively as a festival.

Li Muyang, who had locked himself in the cabin, was immediately confused.

—What are these Demon Sect Disciples getting so excited about?

Had they encountered some happy event?

As he doubted and rose to his feet, he heard the sound of footsteps rapidly approaching.

Just as Li Muyang opened the door to step out, he saw his brightly smiling younger sister Li Yuechan, his Senior Sister Ning Wan'er, and the leading figure among the Inner Sect Disciples, the cold young Cheng Feiyang, all rushing enthusiastically toward him.

Li Yuechan's and Ning Wan'er's faces were filled with joyful smiles.

Even the usually aloof and pretentious young Cheng Feiyang had his eyebrows relaxed, looking much more at ease and clearly in a good mood.

Li Muyang frowned and asked, "What happened? Why is it so noisy outside?"

Seeing everyone's joy, Li Muyang felt a foreboding hunch flash through his mind.

The words spoken by Senior Sister Ning Wan'er as she approached with a smile, however, made Li Muyang's heart sink to the bottom in an instant.

"The latest news, two days ago, our Sect Master successfully broke through to the Eternal Heaven Realm! Becoming the first Cultivator in this world to reach the Eternal Heaven Realm!"

Ning Wan'er announced this news with a beaming smile, clearly very happy.

"To celebrate the Sect Master's breakthrough to the Eternal Heaven Realm, all Disciples of our Demon Sect will be rewarded!"

"From the Elders and Offerings down to the common Outer Sect Disciples, all will receive Spiritual Objects and Spiritual Wine as a reward from the Sect."

Ning Wan'er was extremely happy.

With the Refining Demon Sect Leader breaking through to the Eternal Heaven Realm and becoming the first mighty Cultivator in this world to do so, the status of the Refining Demon Sect was set to rise greatly.

And she, as a Direct Disciple, would surely share in the glory and receive a generous reward as well.

Such good fortune, no wonder the entire flying boat was abuzz, with all disciples cheering jubilantly.

Only Li Muyang, upon hearing this great news, felt a chill in his heart.

Gong Yanghong… or rather, the Ancestor of Demon Refinement had broken through to the Eternal Heaven Realm!

This news was an absolute disaster for Li Muyang.

He had originally planned to take advantage of the Ancestor of Demon Refinement not having broken through to the Eternal Heaven Realm, to join Yan Xiaoru in raiding the sect and seizing the Divine Spirit Heart, but now...

Looking silently at the three people in front of him, brimming with joy, Li Muyang remained speechless for a while.

Finally, he slowly nodded and said, "This is indeed a grand occasion worthy of celebration."

After speaking, Li Muyang closed the door and returned to his room to continue the game.

With the Ancestor of Demon Refinement's breakthrough to the Eternal Heaven Realm, his and Yan Xiaoru's plan… could almost be abandoned.

Feeling the Immortal's Corpse inside the Qiankun Ring and seeing that the system interface's refining value had reached 83%.

At this moment, Li Muyang deeply understood what it meant for someone's joy not to be shared by others.

The group of Demon Sect disciples outside were cheering and leaping for joy, but Li Muyang only found it noisy.

Sitting quietly on the bed for a good while, Li Muyang sighed, closed his eyes, and continued the game.

"It seems there's no chance for a risky and daring move," he thought.

Even without the Ancestor of Demon Refinement breaking through to the Eternal Heaven Realm, seizing the Divine Spirit Heart within the Refinement Demon Sect with his and Yan Xiaoru's power was a highly risky plan.

Now that the Ancestor of Demon Refinement had broken through to the Eternal Heaven Realm, that idea could be essentially discarded.

Li Muyang shook his head, steadied his mind, and re-entered the game to continue guiding the young girl Nie Yubing toward the imperial palace.

Although the plan had miscarried before its implementation, Li Muyang was not too disheartened.

The existence of the game system was his greatest reliance.

After all, Yan Xiaoru still had a lifespan to live, so he could continue to wait for the right opportunity.

In just two years since he got the system, he had already become a Cultivator of the Spirit Travel Realm, held the Glazed Fairy Sword, mastered the Green Mantis Saber, and now he was refining the Immortal's Corpse.

His power was growing continuously; there was no need to rush.

As long as he steadily cleared the system game and enhanced his cultivation level, he would get the Divine Spirit Heart one day.

Li Muyang was very optimistic.

And after he shut his door tightly and resumed his "cultivation," the three people outside were somewhat at a loss for words.

Ning Wan'er hesitated before saying, "Muyang doesn't seem very happy?"

Li Yuechan curled her lip and said, "My brother is just putting on airs, acting aloof and cool."

The two girls were somewhat surprised by Li Muyang's cold reaction, but not shocked.

After all, since Li Muyang returned from Tianjiao City, he had always presented himself as a cultivation fanatic who had no interest in mundane matters.

The Sect Master's breakthrough to the Eternal Heaven Realm and the rewards for everyone in the sect might really not be that important in his eyes.

After all, as an Inner Sect Disciple of the Demon Sect, he enjoyed the treatment of an elder.

Without the Sect Master's rewards, the spiritual objects and spiritual medicine Li Muyang could draw monthly were already an astronomical figure; he couldn't possibly use them all up himself.

But the aloof Senior Brother Cheng, watching Li Muyang leave, had a gleam in his eye and a look of admiration and longing on his face.

It seemed he admired Li Muyang's skill at "putting on an act," even considering it better than his own.

At this time, the flying boat of the Refinement Demon Sect was soaring over the vast land and was about to return to the territory of the Refinement Demon Sect.

The good news of the Sect Master's breakthrough made the disciples on the flying boat celebrate with joy for a whole day and night.

On the third day, as the flying boat returned to the territory of the Demon Sect and began to fly toward the gate, a streak of escaping light approached rapidly from afar and drew close to the fast-moving flying boat.

Finally, amidst the icy astral winds on high, the escaping light descended from the sky and landed on the deck of the flying boat.

Yan Xiaoru, the mysterious Elder of Demon Sect who had previously departed, finally returned.