Chapter 15: The Rise of the Serpent's Empire

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Chapter 15: The Rise of the Serpent's Empire

—A Whisper in the Dark Becomes a Roar—

The name "House of Night Serpents" began surfacing in elite society and cultivation underground alike. What started as whispers—exclusive spiritual retreats, art salons, secret healing services—soon bloomed into something far more dangerous.

Tian Mo wasn't hiding anymore.

He was branding his empire.

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The Outer Web Expands

Under Anna's guidance, the public front of the House of Night Serpents flourished. Fashion shows, charity galas, elite meditative gatherings—all laced with spiritual influence, soul-guided charm arrays, and subtle recruitment techniques.

The women came first.

Socialites. Widows. Noble daughters. Celebrities. Even sect disciples disguised as models.

They were seduced not just by beauty and aura… but by power. Each received secret cultivation boosts in exchange for loyalty.

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Inner Web: Yin Hua's Recruitment Division

While Anna built the glamorous façade, Yin Hua moved in shadows.

Her division operated like a cultivation intelligence agency:

Target Profiling: Cultivators with hidden bloodlines, broken loyalties, or forbidden desires.

Infiltration: Using illusion, sex, blackmail, or compassion.

Training & Bonding: Indoctrinating candidates into Tian Mo's worldview—Power is truth. Loyalty is ecstasy. Obedience is freedom.

New recruits underwent soul-marking ceremonies and were placed in layered cells—some as spies, others as lovers, others still as future mothers of Tian Mo's legacy.

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Sanguine Blossoms – The Dual Cultivation Temple

Constructed deep within the abandoned ruins of a bombed-out church near the Himalayas, the Sanguine Blossom Temple became a holy ground for pleasure and power.

There, Tian Mo personally trained his most gifted women.

Luo Yanyue, now refined through countless dual sessions, acted as temple mistress. Mei Lan served as the "tester," personally evaluating new candidates with ruthless sensual trials.

That night, the temple echoed with moans and mantra:

> "Devotion through desire. Submission through spirit. Enlightenment through ecstasy."

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Tian Mo's Cultivation Progress

Since his rebirth, Tian Mo's rise had been methodical—refined through lust, planning, and stolen Qi.

Foundation Establishment Realm – Week 2 (aided by Yin Stealing Arts)

Core Formation Realm – Month 1 (corrupted Anna and Mei Lan)

Nascent Soul Realm (Mid-Stage) – Month 3 (through synchronized dual cultivation with Yanyue, Anna, and Yin Hua)

Each stage came with complications—demonic tribulations, karmic backlash, inner devils whispering to him.

But Tian Mo devoured them all.

He didn't just walk the demonic path.

He owned it.

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Enemies in Motion

Far away, in the sanctum of the Hidden Circle, panic finally began to rise.

The sudden shift in female cultivator behavior, the collapse of minor sects, the loss of key bloodline heirs—it all traced back to the same spiritual frequency.

One man.

Unknown. Unseen. Untouched.

But growing.

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Seraphina's Breaking Point

In her dreamscape, Seraphina sat in a glass chapel of white flame. Her purity cracked again as Tian Mo kissed her forehead.

She wept. And smiled.

When she woke, her celestial cultivation array—a protective divine inheritance—had dimmed.

One more dream.

One more touch.

She would fall.

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Status Update:

Tian Mo: Nascent Soul (Mid Stage) | Qi: Corrupted Chaos-Yin Hybrid

Anna: Harem Strategist | Social Infiltrator | Core Formation (Peak)

Yin Hua: Assassin Commander | Inner Web Director | Core Formation (Peak)

Luo Yanyue: Sect Heiress | Temple Mistress | Nascent Soul (Early)

Seraphina: Celestial Constitution | Not Yet Fallen | Sealing Weakening

Empire Influence: Hidden in 5 Earth Countries | 3 Minor Sects Infiltrated

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