Chapter 1464: West of the Painted Tower, East of the Cassia Hall
After confirming that the person before her was truly him, Mu Guyue surprisingly felt no fear. Even if he were to kill her, she would finally be liberated.
“Simple. Three paths. First, I don’t trust you. I will still plant a soul seal in your body. You will follow by my side, but you will not be made to do anything. I will provide you with the cultivation resources you need, and you can cultivate in peace. When I feel you are no longer a threat to me, I will remove your soul seal.
“Second, I will not plant a soul seal in you. I will give you the same cultivation resources, but I will place you in a spirit-storing space where you can cultivate in peace. Likewise, when I feel you are no longer a threat, I will let you out.
“Third, I actually wanted to rescue you and have you leave on your own immediately. But we are now in the ‘True Earth Domain.’ If I let you go now, you won’t be able to leave. You won’t even make it out of the Soul Suppression Palace before you’re killed or captured again. Moreover, even if I send you out of the sect, you will still be an ‘Evil Spirit Cultivator’ out there. So you don’t have many choices. If I can leave the ‘True Earth Domain’ and return to the Immortal Spirit Realm in the future, I will let you go at the first opportunity, no matter what.
“I suggest you choose one of the first two paths. If you choose the third and fall into someone else’s hands again, I won’t be able to save you a second time. You can choose now!”
Li Yan finished speaking quickly.
After hearing this, Mu Guyue looked at Li Yan, a strange light in her phoenix eyes.
“You don’t want to kill me?”
“If I wanted to, I would have killed you long ago!”
“Then why did you rescue me?”
Hearing Mu Guyue’s pressing question, Li Yan did not answer this time, merely looking at her in silence.
Under Li Yan’s gaze, Mu Guyue’s heart suddenly clenched, but her expression did not change. She already knew the reason he had saved her—the cave residence under the sea. In fact, she had already guessed the reason while he was explaining the situation. She hadn’t asked then because she didn’t know how Li Yan planned to deal with her. Perhaps bringing her here was just another pit of fire. But now that Li Yan had given her choices, she understood his true intentions. He had actually chosen to save her for the sake of that incident.
In her current dire situation, she had no ability to resist, yet Li Yan had given her choices. Although one of them still involved planting a soul seal on her, Mu Guyue knew the reason—it was because she had tried to kill him on sight. From her limited understanding of this human brat, she knew he was an extremely cautious person, daring to plot against her even at the Foundation Establishment stage.
Mu Guyue’s feelings at this moment were complicated. Even though Li Yan had explained some things and they had tacitly acknowledged a certain reason, she still didn’t quite trust the person before her. However, what Li Yan said was right; she didn’t have many choices. Most importantly, Li Yan had considered her dignity, which made a string in Mu Guyue’s heart tremble.
After knowing the reason he had rescued her, the usually cold and proud Mu Guyue surprisingly felt little resistance in her heart and was genuinely considering Li Yan’s proposal.
“I choose the second path. To enter the spirit-storing space!”
Amidst the silence, Mu Guyue spoke softly.
Li Yan nodded. He had already guessed she would choose this path. The Demonic Clan was proud. If not for being forcibly implanted with a soul seal, they would choose to commit suicide or fight to the death.
But Li Yan would not put her directly into the “Earthen Patch,” but into the storage ring. Because he would eventually release her, he didn’t want Mu Guyue to know too many of his secrets. The “Earthen Patch” was absolutely not to be revealed.
“I will give you some more pills for healing your soul. I checked your soul just now, and there are still some old injuries. Then I will also put Spirit Stones into the spirit-storing space. If you need anything else, you can say so. If I can do it, I will put it in. Due to the suppression of divine sense in the ‘True Earth Domain,’ unless there is a special reason, I may not probe it with my divine sense for ten or twenty years, so if you have any requests, say them now.”
Li Yan spoke slowly. After he put Mu Guyue into the spirit-storing space, she would only need to cultivate in peace. If there was no need, he would basically not check on Mu Guyue’s situation. However, considering that she was already at the Late-stage Nascent Soul realm and might break through to Spirit Transformation, she certainly couldn’t face the heavenly tribulation in the storage ring. So, he would still check on her about once every ten years. This was not too long for a cultivator. If Mu Guyue wanted to attempt to break through to the Spirit Transformation realm at that time, he would have to bring her out.
When Mu Guyue heard that Li Yan would really let her cultivate, not plant a soul seal, and even provide resources, her phoenix eyes slowly regained their calm. Everything today had been a series of ups and downs. She was still in a state of extreme unreality. Especially meeting the man she had once hated so much here. Mu Guyue had fantasized countless times about various scenarios of meeting him. But she had never thought that one day, when they met again, there would be no killing, no gritting of teeth in anger, no awkwardness. Everything was just in a state of calm, with an indescribable, strange emotion.
“This is fine. Although I am not far from breaking through to Spirit Transformation, I think it will take a lot of time just to fully recover from my old injuries. We can talk about future matters in the future. Thank you!”
Mu Guy-yue shook her head.
“Alright then, I’ll put you into the spirit-storing space now!”
After speaking, Li Yan stepped toward Mu Guyue, who was sitting on the edge of the bed. He felt a sense of helplessness in his heart. In the past, for something like this, as long as the other party agreed not to resist, a pull of his divine sense would suffice. But now, he couldn’t just reach out and grab Mu Guyue while she was conscious, could he? A distance of an inch was practically pressing against her body.
As Mu Guyue watched Li Yan walk toward her, she suddenly spoke.
“Your… your name!”
Li Yan, who was walking, froze. He stopped and looked at her, uncertain, but then he quickly understood.
“Oh, Li Yan! Any other questions?”
Mu Guyue thought for a moment and spoke again.
“This may be a fantasy of mine, but can you rescue a female cultivator named Ting Lan from Grandmaster Lan’s hands?”
“Your companion?”
“Yes, we entered this place from the Heavenly Demon Prairie together!”
“I can’t. I no longer have any bargaining chips that can move Grandmaster Lan. But I will try to think of other ways. Don’t get your hopes up.”
“Thank you. May I know what conditions you used to exchange for me?”
“Assisting her in testing some things!”
The two of them asked and answered, their speech becoming very fast, as if there were no gaps between them.
When Mu Guyue heard Li Yan’s final answer, her heart shook. She had originally thought that Li Yan might have a treasure similar to the Canghao Stone, which was why he could make Grandmaster Lan change her deal with Xiong Tianba. But now, it seemed it was to assist Grandmaster Lan with testing. She was all too familiar with this term. Because for the past few decades, she had been assisting Grandmaster Lan in researching formations and magical treasures. That was a powerful Void Refining cultivator. The forbidden arts she tested were all soul-related and extremely terrifying. The injuries in her soul now were the result of this continuous accumulation.
Seeing Mu Guyue lower her head and say no more, Li Yan walked a few steps to her side and then brought the back of his hand close to her shoulder. His divine sense erupted, and with a flash of light, Mu Guyue vanished.
Li Yan’s face instantly turned pale, his divine sense almost completely depleted in that moment. But looking at the empty edge of the bed, Li Yan let out a long sigh of relief. He had not expected that the two of them would meet again in such a strange way. Perhaps it was because of what happened in the underwater cave residence. Now that Mu Guyue was in a weaker position, Li Yan no longer had the desire to slay a member of the Demonic Clan. Both sides were surprisingly calm. It was just that when Mu Guyue was here before, Li Yan always felt a bit uneasy. Now that her graceful figure had disappeared, he finally felt a sense of relief.
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The next day, when Xiong Tianba received the message from Grandmaster Lan, he instantly flew into a rage. He had just sent someone to contact that Sect Master. His joyous mood suddenly took a sharp downturn.
“That old wench! A deal was already made, and she changes her mind the very next day! Is she playing with me? Is she, is she… huh!”
Xiong Tianba’s eyes were red, and he paced back and forth in the main hall like a caged beast. Last night, he had been so happy about the deal that he had drunk himself into a stupor. This morning, everything had changed.
“Boom!”
Then, in a fit of rage, he slammed his palm on the table. The long table, crafted by a grandmaster artifact refiner, instantly exploded into a pile of splinters that flew wildly through the air.
Soon after, all sorts of loud noises and the sound of things shattering came from the main hall. In the huge courtyard, the soul slaves were so scared their faces turned ashen. This included several of Xiong Tianba’s disciples, who had rushed over after being notified. But when they felt the terrifying aura emanating from their master in the main hall, these disciples also stood in the distance with shocked expressions, not daring to enter and persuade him. They had rarely seen their master so enraged.
You Su Qianqian stood under the corridor, like a fairy descended from the ninth heaven. Looking at the trembling soul slaves, she just stood there quietly, pinching a drooping green vine with one hand…
A quarter of an hour later, in the messy main hall, Xiong Tianba sat on the steps like a king, panting heavily. Just then, a snow-white, jade-like arm reached over from behind him and wrapped around his thick neck, soft as if it had no bones.
“My lord!”
This whisper was like an orchid’s breath, soul-stirringly enchanting. Then, two soft mounds pressed against his back.
Feeling the refreshing fragrance and the snow-jade long legs coiling around him from behind, the fire in Xiong Tianba’s chest burned even hotter. He suddenly grabbed the person behind him and strode towards the back…
In a room, the huge tables and chairs were filled with many immortal fruits. The entire room was even filled with many spiritual flowers that emitted a refreshing fragrance. At this moment, amidst the exotic fragrance of these spiritual flowers, there was a thick scent of lust.
Under a large bed, You Su Qianqian was kneeling on all fours on the silk quilt, her jade-like arms supporting her. She was completely naked, her snow-white skin glowing like porcelain. It was as smooth and delicate as the most perfect porcelain in the world!
At this moment, on her back, the equally naked Xiong Tianba was relentlessly conquering her. His muscles were like blocks of ten-thousand-year-old refined iron, further showcasing his might. The violently shaking bed and heavy panting filled the entire room. After an unknown amount of time, You Su Qianqian’s eyes became dazed. She was somewhat unconscious, and her melodious moans had turned into the purring of a spring cat. Seeing this, Xiong Tianba let out a fierce roar and collapsed on top of the snow-white, smooth expanse…
When You Su Qianqian woke up, she found herself lying in Xiong Tianba’s arms, while he was half-leaning against the headboard. At this moment, Xiong Tianba had finally returned to normal!