Immaculate Blood Demon in Supreme Magus!

~~~~~~Dream realm~~~~~~

While wandering unnoticed, Cheon Ma did not waste time looking around. 

Silently, he made his way into a large, richly decorated complex. Walking slowly, Cheon Ma observed the garden of the house. From the well-maintained plants and the pattern in which the flowers were arranged, it was clear that whoever cultivated them had a special affection for them. 

In the middle of the garden stood a white, intricately detailed octagonal gazebo. Sitting there and drinking tea was Su Yue. She was a jade beauty, her smooth white skin resembling porcelain. Her deep blue hair reached down to her knees. Her figure was perfect, with curves in all the right places. 

She wore a purple outfit that covered her entire body except for her hands and face. She was gazing at the garden, but the deep expression on her face revealed her thoughts. As she was lost in deep thought, Cheon Ma slowly approached, like a tiger about to pounce on its prey. 

Bending down, Cheon Ma whispered in her ear, "What troubles you, Fairy Su?" 

Su Yue jumped in surprise but quickly calmed down when she saw who it was. Without hesitation, she leaped toward Cheon Ma. After a long embrace, Su Yue looked up at Cheon Ma. 

"Brother Chen, you took so long!" Su Yue's voice was filled with emotion. 

The position the two were in was very intimate. No one from Grotto-Heaven who knew the cold Fairy Su Yue would believe it if they saw such a sight. 

As he wrapped his arms around Su Yue's slender waist and pulled her closer, Cheon Ma rested his chin on her head and began to think about when they first met. 

Cheon Ma had just ascended to rank 7 and was hunting some desolate beasts in the Black Sky. While flying, his spatial path methods detected a wounded human running from hundreds of desolate beasts.

Cheon Ma went out of his way to investigate the situation. Seeing Su Yue's precarious state, he waited until the last moment to help her. 

Moving like lightning, Cheon Ma charged forward without fear. Using his killer move: God Step, Cheon Ma teleported among the beasts. With each flash, a beast fell. 

After killing all the beasts, Cheon Ma turned his attention to the girl. Approaching slowly, Cheon Ma asked if she was alright. 

Seeing the handsome man before her clad in black armor, young Su Yue's heart trembled. 

The two began to talk. Cheon Ma introduced himself as Chen Wei, a lone cultivator who had lost his Grotto-Heaven, his home, during an attack by cultivators from the Five Regions. Moved by Cheon Ma's story, Su Yue shared her own story as well. 

After talking for a long time, Cheon Ma bid farewell to Su Yue. When he was already far away, Cheon Ma began to smile. It wasn't the first time he had used situations like this to get close to women. In life-or-death situations, women, being more emotional than men, were easily manipulated. 

The seeds of gratitude planted today, if well nurtured, could blossom into love. And these feelings could be manipulated. 

Days turned into weeks, and weeks turned into months. Su Yue's feelings grew exponentially until they culminated in what they are today. 

As soon as they broke their embrace, Cheon Ma sat down and pulled Su Yue onto his lap. The woman, her face red, eagerly awaited what was to come. 

Seeing the handsome man's face just inches from hers, Su Yue began to recall the time they had spent together. Her heart started to beat faster. Every time Chen Wei visited her, they would spend the night together.

She wanted him to join her Grotto-Heaven, but she also knew how strict the laws were. Believe me, she had read them hundreds of times looking for loopholes. 

After spending some time as a couple, Cheon Ma apologized and left. He activated his killer move: Dimensional Void, and exited the Grotto-Heaven. 

Every time he entered the Grotto-Heaven, Cheon Ma used a spatial path method to map the place. 

Currently, he was two hundred years old, and his stock of Lifespan Gu was running out. His aperture was still not 100% open, and there were few human lifeforms around, so waiting was not feasible. His original plan was to take the spatial Dao marks from the Grotto-Heaven and use the immortal souls to refine Gu, but now he knew better. Through Su Yue, he had learned about the political state of the Grotto-Heaven and intended to make good use of that information.

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The days passed, and Raizel now officially knew how to read and write. 

Raizel took advantage of the fact that the iron was still hot and asked Raaz to make a ruler for him. The ruler was small and thin, measuring only 30 cm in length and 1 cm in width and height. On the ruler were carved the 21 letters of the alphabet on the front and the 9 numbers on the back. 

Raizel chose these specifications precisely to make it easy to carry and break. He had noticed the grimace Orpal made every time he was called a genius, so if something happened to the ruler, a gift from his father, he would know who to blame. 

When the weather finally improved, Elina decided to take Tista to be examined by Nana. With all the wind and cold of the past few days, no matter how much effort Raaz and Orpal put into maintaining the house, there were still some drafts. 

Tista was coughing so much that Elina was seriously worried. After bundling up Raizel and Tista in the warmest clothes they had, she hitched the mule cart and began the journey.

Raizel was excited; it was the first time he would see the world beyond the boundaries of the farm. 

Along the way, they were bothered by some wasp-like insects. They were blue and very hairy, with a stinger one-third the size of their body filled with venom. 

"Why, in the name of the Great Mother, are they still around?" Elina complained. "They should be hibernating during the winter!" 

One wasp was particularly stubborn and, despite all her swatting, kept coming back until it got too close to Tista for comfort. 

Raizel used his ruler to try to hit it but missed completely. 'I need to start training this body,' he thought. Using his spiritual magic, which had reached a range of 10 meters, Raizel attracted the wasp to himself and killed it effortlessly. 

Proudly showing off his catch and putting on his most confident face, he said, "I will always protect you, big sister." After hugging him, Tista became very curious about the dead insect, but Elina was worried about the venom, so after throwing it away, they continued their journey. 

When they caught sight of the village, many of Raizel's doubts were clarified. It wasn't just his family; the entire village resembled one of those medieval drawings that could be found in history books. 

When Raizel asked Elina, she explained that only scholars, craftsmen, and merchants lived in the village, while the rest lived on farms just like them. 

Lutia consisted of a few dozen one- or two-story wooden houses, well-spaced apart. Not a single one was made of stone or bricks. 

There was also no road pavement of any kind. The space between the houses was like the road to the village—bare earth and mud. 

From the signs hanging outside the buildings, he could spot a blacksmith, a tavern, and a tailor's shop.

The bakery didn't need any sign or advertisement; the delicious smell coming from its chimney was enough to make every passerby's mouth water. 

Raizel's stomach growled. He promised himself he would start hunting as soon as possible. 

When they arrived at Nana's house, Raizel noticed that her house was larger than theirs. Elina had said more than once that Nana lived alone. 

Activating his soul and magical senses, Raizel felt Nana like a beacon. Her mana flow was much larger and stronger than his. Turning off his senses, Raizel took a good look at the house. Inside, there was a single large room that smelled of incense and medicinal herbs. 

At the end of the room, to the left, there was a door, probably leading to Nana's quarters. To the right, there was a huge, wide curtain, behind which Nana visited and treated patients. The rest of the space was filled with benches and chairs, many of which were already occupied. 

It seemed many families had decided to take advantage of the good weather. 

Elina removed all the extra clothes from her children before instructing them to stay quiet and not bother the others. 

The waiting room was full of bored mothers, and soon Elina joined the chit-chat. 

Raizel decided to wander around to see if he could find anything interesting. He wandered unnoticed, and when he got close to the curtain, he found an open cabinet full of books about magic. 

'Jackpot!' Raizel was excited! After making sure no one was looking at him, Raizel grabbed a book titled: *The Basics of Magic*. 

'I'm only 3 years old; it'll be easier to ask for forgiveness than permission.' Raizel then moved to a corner and sat facing the curtain so he could see when the healer would come out. 

It was clearly a beginner's book, so he skipped the introduction and went straight to the description of the elements. 

Raizel noticed that the book only described what he already knew about the elements. Without wasting time, he skipped to the two elements he was most interested in.

Raizel discovered that, unlike the others, light and darkness were explained together. 

According to the book, both elements were the bread and butter of any healer. Dark magic could be used as a weapon, but it wasn't explained in detail. 

The author was very clear in emphasizing the fact that he wasn't a fighter and that beginners should never bite off more than they could chew. 

Then he began to explain that dark magic wasn't good or bad, just an element like the others. It was an invaluable tool for a healer, as it allowed them to clean wounds, tools, or even fumigate houses of rats and insects to prevent the spread of diseases. 

Moreover, it was the only way to get rid of parasites that had grown inside the patient, since light magic would allow the healer to detect their presence but couldn't harm them. 

Light and darkness worked best when used together. The specialty of light magic was the ability to perceive life forces and scan them for anomalies. It also allowed for correcting such anomalies and ensuring instant recovery from most illnesses. 

Restoring broken bones was more difficult and was explained in another chapter. 

Raizel was so absorbed in his reading that when he noticed the lady walking through the curtains, it was too late to hide or return the book. 

Walking toward the boy with her book, Nana had a mix of surprise and concern on her face. Books were expensive. 

"This is not a toy, young man. I hope you haven't damaged it, or your family will pay dearly for it." 

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