The Curse World Master flew from afar to the desolate island, saw the blood-colored lake in the center of the island, and his gaze appeared fervent yet fearful.
Due to fear, his figure involuntarily halted in mid-air, not daring to continue flying forward.
Then, a hint of hatred flashed in his eyes as he recalled the grudge of his clone being slain by Mu Jinyu. He knew Mu Jinyu would definitely not spare him upon return, so he gritted his teeth and continued flying forward.
"Boom!"
Just as he flew above the blood-colored lake, the Curse World Master's body could not be controlled at all, and he was directly suppressed by a terrifying force, plunging into the lake.
"Bang!"
The Curse World Master fell into the lake without causing any ripples, as if it were a leaf drifting into the lake.
"Ugh ah..."
The blood-colored lake continued to churn and boil, but a piercingly mournful scream echoed within it.
If someone were nearby, they would surely be terrified, thinking they had encountered a ghost.
Soon, a few hours passed.
The blood lake surged.
The Curse World Master's head emerged from the lake surface.
At this moment, his complexion had changed from a pale white to a crimson red like intoxication, flushed.
His pair of scarlet eyes now had less rationality, more wildness and madness, with a surging killing intent.
"Kill kill kill kill..."
The Curse World Master kept mumbling, and the killing intent in his eyes grew stronger.
He then had a moment of clarity, and his scarlet eyes regained some lucidity. He reached out to cover his head and roared, "Who am I?!"
"I am the Curse World Master!"
"I am the Fallen Splendor Lord!"
"I am Cain of the Blood Clan!"
"I want to become stronger, I cannot die at the hands of Dragon King Hall! Become stronger!!"
With one last furious roar, the Curse World Master's entire body submerged into the blood lake again.
"Glug glug glug..."
...
Huaxia, Yang City.
Mu Jinyu, fearing Yin Li's Divine Dragon appearance might cause trouble, directly bought all the ice cream in the dessert shop and stored them in the storage bag, planning to give them to Yin Li later.
Yin Li was also sensible, although drooling with desire, she did not clamor to feast right away.
Faced with a storage bag, a magic treasure like carrying Mt. Sumeru in a mustard seed, the shop attendants and customers all had eyes shining bright with shock and treated Mu Jinyu's group with greater respect.
With the revival of spiritual energy, various hidden masters have emerged successively. Some had been to the Kunlun Ruins and brought back storage bags, so people in the world now know about such magic treasures.
The public also understands that those who can carry storage bags must have terrifying backgrounds.
As Mu Jinyu and the seven left the dessert shop, the customers inside let out a long sigh of relief, calming down.
They then began to excitedly discuss.
"Goodness, seven people, all with storage bags at their waists, who are these people?"
"Their background must be immense, probably not people from the Great Xia Dragon Sparrow, but maybe from Mount Song or Dragon Tiger Mountain!"
"Indeed, ordinary martial arts schools or sects, even their leaders don't have storage bags, how could they afford to equip young disciples with storage bags?"
"Seeing as they're so young and equipped with storage bags by their sect, they must be very powerful, probably in the God Realm!"
"Yes, I heard recently that young people from famous mountains have emerged one after another, not sure what they're planning. Perhaps they are the leaders of these young generations?"
"There might be major events happening soon, sigh, hopefully, it won't bring devastation to the world again!"
...
After Mu Jinyu and Gu Xiyan's six women left the dessert shop, they strolled around nearby, buying and tasting many gourmet foods.
These foods were not made from ordinary chicken, duck, or fish, but from exotic beasts following the spiritual energy revival. Prices are exorbitant for ordinary people, but the taste was unparalleled.
Of course, it was nothing for Mu Jinyu and the others, even though his Jinyu Group had already closed down this year, the money earned previously could be spent for generations.
As the sky darkened, Mu Jinyu took out his phone and dialed a number.
Soon, an extended version of the Hongqi L5 sedan slowly drove to the street side, stopping steadily in front of Mu Jinyu and the others.
Mu Jinyu waved off the driver, gesturing him not to open the door, then opened the car door himself, letting Gu Xiyan and Wen Rou in, and finally sat inside himself.
Once the door was shut, the car steadily left the street, heading towards the Shangri-La Hotel they had booked.
Upon arriving at the hotel entrance, Mu Jinyu and the others got out of the car and walked towards the hotel.
At that moment, a young woman standing at the hotel entrance as if waiting for someone, casually glanced at Mu Jinyu and the others before retracting her gaze. Then her eyes condensed again, looking at Gu Xiyan.
"Hey, isn't this General Gu of Face of Jade Group? How come you didn't tell me you're in Yang City?"
The young woman glanced at Gu Xiyan, then at Mu Jinyu surrounded by the women, issuing bizarrely sarcastic greetings.
"Hmm?!"
Upon hearing this voice, Gu Xiyan slightly frowned and turned to look.
Soon, she recognized the identity of the other person.
Zhao Yingshu, her college classmate, once shared a dorm room, but they had already fallen out when she and Yu Linglong established the Face of Jade Group.
Later, when she served as CEO of Jinyu Group, Zhao Yingshu, seeing the Beauty Pill and other products selling like hotcakes with unlimited prospects, sought her out wanting to be a distributor for Beauty Pill but was rejected.
Afterward, Gu Xiyan was unclear about the other person's situation.
She thought Zhao Yingshu might have died in the dark chaos, but didn't expect to meet her in Yang City today.
"Hmm, it's you, long time no see."
Gu Xiyan said lightly, with a cold expression.
If Zhao Yingshu hadn't sarcastically greeted her, seeing a familiar face by coincidence, Gu Xiyan might have felt nostalgic, choosing not to dwell on past grudges.
She would have reminisced with Zhao Yingshu.
But the other person opened with the Great Yin-Yang Technique, so she had no need to speak kindly.
Zhao Yingshu, unfazed by Gu Xiyan's coldness, said with a smile, "Is General Gu on a business trip in Yang City? Oh, wait a moment, I forgot Jinyu Group has been bankrupt for a while..."
She laughed scornfully and then looked at them with disdain, saying, "But seeing you all still have money to come to Shangri-La Hotel, you must have pocketed quite a bit last year."
Upon hearing Zhao Yingshu's sarcasm, Gu Xiyan and the others couldn't help but chuckle, not bothering to respond.
They found it genuinely amusing that Zhao Yingshu couldn't figure out whether the Jinyu Group was bankrupt or closed.
Jinyu Group did not collapse due to a lack of business. Although during the dark turmoil, things did become bleak as demons ravaged the world, which did affect business. After all, amid chaos, who cared about beauty?
Even later with spiritual revival, business wasn't booming. However, if it continued operating, the Beauty Pill would still make money.
But Mu Jinyu deemed it too time-consuming. Plus, with spiritual energy revival, mortal skin would improve under its nourishment, and those who achieved cultivation wouldn't need the Beauty Pill. If the company continued, other elixirs had to be produced, but he was too lazy for such trouble, thus advised Gu Xiyan and the others to simply close the company and focus on cultivation.
Who knew this act would be misunderstood by Zhao Yingshu as Jinyu Group failing due to the spiritual energy revival era?
This indeed seemed a bit funny.