# Chapter 3186: Moli City
The Corpse Clan had four major powers, founded by four Corpse Ancestors. Among them, the Moli Territory, which had the shortest inheritance, still had a history of tens of millions of years.
After Moli Corpse Ancestor, the Corpse Clan had no more Ancestors.
Moli City was said to be formed from the left palm of the Corpse Ancestor, one of the foremost divine cities of the entire Corpse Clan. Corpse Clan cultivators who could enter the city and build tombs were all above the Saint Corpse realm.
Wu Yue wore a black robe with gold threads, her wide sleeves like lotus leaves, a hood covering her head, with long hair flowing out from the hood. Her graceful figure was concealed by the loose robe, but her stunningly beautiful immortal face still moved hearts, as if her appearance could steal a cultivator's soul.
Among deities, the Moon God was known as the most beautiful under heaven.
Wu Yue was another Moon God, possessing a dark, enchanting, cold, and alluring temperament.
Zhang Ruochen walked side by side with Wu Yue, entering Moli City without any concealment.
Wu Yue said that within the layers of corpse fog above Moli City, there was the Corpse Ancestor's left eye, which could see through the true forms of cultivators entering the city.
But the Corpse Ancestor had passed away tens of millions of years ago.
This eyeball, even if it truly was the Corpse Ancestor's eye, having been passed down to the present, could only be considered a treasure.
As long as it was a treasure, it needed cultivators to guard it, and cultivators to transmit the results of what the treasure discerned.
The Corpse Ancestor's eye had no flaw.
However, the cultivators guarding the Corpse Ancestor's eye inevitably had flaws. With flaws, they could be exploited.
It was precisely by exploiting these flaws that the two of them could swagger into Moli City.
It was precisely because there were too many flaws in the human heart that even the strongest defenses could be breached.
Zhang Ruochen looked up toward the corpse fog above. The fog was ten thousand zhang from the ground, forming the sky of Moli City.
Within the fog, a spherical celestial body several thousand li in size was faintly visible, with numerous formation towers built upon it.
Zhang Ruochen said, "The influence of your Darkness Temple's forces on the Corpse Clan has penetrated this deeply?"
"On the surface, the Darkness Temple and the Destiny Temple have always been in the posture of leaders of the Hell Realm, their influence even surpassing that of Fengdu Dadi. In secret, the two great temples' control over the Hell Realm is even more beyond your imagination."
Wu Yue had bright eyes and white teeth, her tone gentle and calm. "However, the arrangements in Moli City are purely from my own power, not closely related to the Darkness Temple."
With many deities gathered in Moli City, before the Boundless Northern Expedition, there must have been a Boundless Realm existence stationed there. Although Wu Yue was renowned throughout the Hell Realm, she was still below the Boundless Realm.
To have such a degree of control over Moli City was simply astonishing.
Apart from strength, there must also be methods and intellect.
In Moli City, there were no pavilions, towers, eaves, or deep alleys, only an endless expanse of tomb forests, large and small, heavy with yin energy, giving an infinite sense of eeriness.
Wu Yue stopped before a large tomb.
The tombstone was like a door, with two Saint King Realm cultivators guarding either side.
Sensing the extraordinary nature of the two before them, the two Corpse Clan Saint Kings immediately knelt in salute.
She led Zhang Ruochen through the tombstone into the tomb, whereupon sounds of clamor, discussion, song, and dance surged forth. The deathly silence vanished, replaced by a bustling, lively scene—night markets, streets, yin lamps, and a constant flow of traffic.
Who would have thought that within a tomb there could be such worldly vitality?
The Corpse Clan cultivators drank bowls of blood.
Not only the Corpse Clan, but also many cultivators from the Bone Clan and Ghost Clan were present, and even the aura of living beings could be sensed.
"This is the most well-informed place in all of Moli City! Over the years, because many cultivators come here to gather information, this place has become increasingly interesting, with many profitable businesses emerging one after another," Wu Yue said.
Zhang Ruochen said, "Why did you bring me here?"
"Because there are many things that, if I told you, you might not believe." Wu Yue looked into Zhang Ruochen's eyes, her gaze very clear, without a trace of evil or malice.
Her temperament had changed again!
There was no ruthless cruelty from the Dark Great Triangle Star Domain, nor the virtuous gentleness from their wedding day.
From the moment she saved Zhang Ruochen until now, she had been calm, deep, and unfathomable, treating Zhang Ruochen as if he were a stranger. Not an enemy, nor a husband.
She was truly difficult to read.
At that moment, an elderly Corpse Clan cultivator in the form of a white-headed bird ascended the high platform and said, "Latest news! Wu Yue made a move, rescuing Zhang Ruochen from the hands of the Destiny Temple's deities and seizing the Celestial Pivot Needle. In this battle, Yin-Yang Divine Master was severely wounded."
The small world within the tomb was silent for a moment, then exploded with noise.
"This time, I thought Zhang Ruochen had reached the end of his road, that even if he didn't die, he would be captured alive. I never imagined—I simply never imagined—that Wu Yue would get involved."
"What's so hard to imagine? Wu Yue is Zhang Ruochen's properly married wife, with both the reality and the name of husband and wife. Do you think they were really just a union of interests, each flying away when disaster strikes?"
"Zhang Ruochen's luck is too good. To be able to marry such a wife—if one could obtain beauty, cultivation, and loyalty, that alone would be commendable. To have all three at once—if I were him, even if I died in battle in the wilderness today, I would be completely satisfied."
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Zhang Ruochen looked at Wu Yue sitting across from him and said in a low voice, "They weren't hired by you, were they?"
Wu Yue's expression was blank. "Does this seat need to use such lowly methods? Besides, are you worth this seat using such methods?"
Zhang Ruochen gazed at Wu Yue.
He had to admit, her appearance had caught him off guard.
In the past few months, today was the first time Zhang Ruochen's tense mind had completely relaxed. Although he was severely injured, his mood was not bad.
It wasn't that he had lost his vigilance toward Wu Yue, but rather that he believed at least for now, Wu Yue would absolutely not harm him.
Zhang Ruochen said, "Since I'm not worth it, why did you go out of your way to save me, and in doing so, expose your identity?"
"Saving you was to find out whether you are truly a member of the Quantity Organization. Exposing my identity was because I underestimated the strength of Yan Ju and Yin-Yang Divine Master." Wu Yue met Zhang Ruochen's gaze, her pupils deep.
Zhang Ruochen naturally knew that there was no emotional connection between him and Wu Yue. Her act of saving him must have been for some other purpose. If it had been Jue Miao or the Moon God who made the move, that could be attributed to friendship.
The so-called husband-wife relationship was merely an external formality.
Zhang Ruochen had enough self-awareness for that.
Zhang Ruochen said, "So you also suspect that I am a member of the Quantity Organization?"
"Xue Changjin is an extremely cautious person. He would never gamble with his own life. If you are not a member of the Quantity Organization, then the Quantity Organization member must be him. I don't think he would be stupid enough to use such a method—one that is nearly gambling with his life, and even the life of his entire clan—to deal with you. Because for him, there are many simpler ways to deal with you."
Wu Yue continued, "There is another more important reason. Why would you, Zhang Ruochen, secretly infiltrate the Santu River region? Why would you, Zhang Ruochen, refuse to be the fiancé of the great deity Chi Yao, refuse to be the Moon God's divine envoy, refuse to be the grandson of Xue Jue War God, refuse to be the Young Master of the Real Divine Palace of the Destiny Temple, and instead go around stirring up trouble everywhere?"
Zhang Ruochen smiled bitterly. "I'm afraid all cultivators in the Hell Realm would have such doubts."
"Otherwise, why would so many Tai Xu Great Deities come to hunt you down?" Wu Yue said.
Zhang Ruochen waved his hand toward the street and called out, "Little girl, come here!"
A little Ghost Clan girl carrying a flower basket walked over. Her hair was disheveled, blood dripped from her eyes, and her face was as white as a steamed bun.
Zhang Ruochen took out a top-grade sacred stone, bought a stalk of Yin Jun You Tang, and handed it to Wu Yue. "For you."
"Is this how you please women?" Wu Yue didn't take it, clearly not interested in a bouquet of flowers, and even felt that wasting time on such things was meaningless.
Zhang Ruochen placed the flower on the table and smiled slightly. "Giving you this bouquet is not to please you, nor to thank you for saving my life. It's because you trust me, which surprised me, and inexplicably, I feel a bit of joy."
"Where do you see that this seat trusts you?" Wu Yue said.
Zhang Ruochen said, "Given your personality, if you didn't trust me, after saving me, you would have already used your powerful spiritual power to search my soul. Why would you bring me to Moli City and expose your forces to me without reservation?"
"Perhaps this seat deliberately did so, precisely to gain your trust," Wu Yue said.
Zhang Ruochen said, "Yes, that's what I think too. But at least you believe I am not a member of the Quantity Organization, and you did indeed take action to save me."
A cold look appeared in Wu Yue's eyes, somewhat resembling her demeanor in the Dark Great Triangle Star Domain. "Xue Changjin thought his plan was flawless, so he burned his bridges, believing that even if he couldn't kill you, he could cripple you or force you into the Quantity Organization. But there was one fatal flaw!"
Zhang Ruochen said, "What flaw?"
"He underestimated you."
Wu Yue continued, "You possess a First-Rank Divine Path, and you have a Truth Treasure fused within your body. Your perception is astonishing. If you were to kill Zhou Fang, would you give him the chance to witness it with his own eyes?"
"How do you know I have a Truth Treasure fused within my body?" Zhang Ruochen said.
Wu Yue gazed at him, as if her eyes were telling him that she was very familiar with every inch of his body.
Zhang Ruochen felt that this question was pointless. Although he had fallen into her hands in the Dark Great Triangle Star Domain, that matter was already in the past. Who had actually suffered was hard to say.
"I understand. It's precisely because you are familiar enough with my body that you dare to confirm I am not a member of the Quantity Organization," Zhang Ruochen said.
Wu Yue said, "The Quantity Mark is indeed the most obvious sign of a Quantity Organization member. But Quantity Organization members don't necessarily store the Quantity Mark within their bodies. Especially for the Sixteen Quantity Envoys, they can store the Quantity Mark in their Quantity Envoy Divine Robes."
"It seems the Hell Realm has a certain degree of understanding of the Quantity Organization," Zhang Ruochen said.
Wu Yue said, "Even you can know about the Quantity Organization. Do you think this seat wouldn't? Are the Quantity Envoy mask and Quantity Envoy Divine Robe of Liang Ji really with you?"
This matter couldn't be hidden, so Zhang Ruochen nodded.
Wu Yue said, "Actually, Tian Yin Shen Mu once came forward to defend you, claiming that Liang Ji was Xue Yao Shen Jun and that it was Xue Yao Shen Jun who killed Zhou Fang."
(End of this chapter)