"Hello, where are you?" the female cultivator called out softly, hoping for a response from Lake Sea Wanderer.
Unfortunately, other than the howling mountain wind, there was no other sound.
The female cultivator refused to give up. Her expression was a mixture of annoyance and joy, and her voice was as sweet as honey, capable of seeping into one's heart. "You dead man, where on earth have you gone?"
Her voice had a mesmerizing power, drifting several miles away. Upon entering the ears, it stirred an impulse to respond. However, despite her efforts, there was still no response from the mountains. Moreover, a light mist slowly rose in the surrounding area, gradually thickening.
This mist not only limited one's vision but also confused one's senses. The female cultivator looked around for a while, and vaguely felt that the terrain had changed, making it difficult to distinguish between east, west, south, and north.
Yan Chu finally changed color.
Dozens of miles away, Yu Ci was watching a fight between demons and feeling suffocated. Seeing this unexpected event, he felt a great relief and laughed heartily. He had noticed earlier that Lake Sea Wanderer had made many small moves while searching, seemingly with a plan, and now it seemed to be the case.
With the Divine consciousness starlight residing in his soul, no one understood Lake Sea Wanderer's whereabouts better than him.
Lake Sea Wanderer was fully prepared. He used the rocks as a cover and without hesitation, he jumped naked off the cliff. Halfway down, he took out spare clothes from his Storage Ring, which was a set of night travel clothes. He quickly put them on, and his aura instantly became hidden and weak. To achieve this effect, Yu Ci realized that besides holding his breath, the night travel clothes must also be extraordinary.
Once everything was ready, Lake Sea Wanderer did not go far, but hid in a half-human-high cave in the mountain, less than a mile away from Yan Chu in a straight line. The female cultivator's calls reached there twice. The second time, the guy could hardly resist, opened his mouth to speak, but bumped his head when he stood up, which woke him up. He bit his tongue to resist the temptation. At the same time, he took out the Array Plate and used his best ability.
Earlier, he had cleverly set up a ** Formation setup while searching, and now was the time for it to come into play.
After the mist rose, Lake Sea Wanderer also thought about taking the opportunity to leave, but hesitated for a moment and stayed in place, probably thinking that "the most dangerous place is the safest."
Yu Ci found it increasingly interesting. However, Lake Sea Wanderer's perspective was still limited. He had an idea and made contact with a "scout" he was used to using. Soon, a Fish-Dragon that had been wandering around him silently slipped away.
This Fish-Dragon was not the same as the other Fish-Dragon. It was not "Shan Gu" temporarily lent to him by He Qing, but Yu Ci's own pet "little guy". When he was taken to the Sky Rift Valley by Ghost Beasts, he forgot to give instructions for the little guy to follow, so they were separated for a while. When he returned to the Mountain Moving Cloud Boat Dock, they were reunited, and he brought it out this time.
The poor creature, whose Qi of the Heavenly Dragon True Form had been drained by him, had been trained to be an excellent scout. At this moment, it hid in the fog, quietly approaching, and brought the female cultivator in the mountain into its view for Yu Ci to watch.
After several fruitless calls and being trapped by the formation setup, Yan Chu finally confirmed one thing: Lake Sea Wanderer had escaped!
Her pretty face was a mix of green and red, a blend of embarrassment and anger. She was a deep thinker, a master of drama, no ordinary character. But just when she was confident that she had everything under control, playing Lake Sea Wanderer like a puppet, his retaliation came.
The female cultivator still didn't know where she had slipped up, or perhaps Lake Sea Wanderer simply wanted to shake her off. Either way, it felt like a slap in the face.
Yan Chu stood in the night wind, clutching the corner of her clothes until her knuckles turned white.
At last, she managed to control her emotions, walked to the place where the two had their ridiculous encounter, and put on her clothes one by one. Relying on this, she gradually calmed her mind. Once she was properly dressed, a bewitching smile appeared on her lips.
"This woman is really extraordinary!"
At the time of Yu Ci's exclamation, the female cultivator let out a long whistle. The sound was similar to the previous sweet words, seemingly weak but echoing far away. Soon, responses came from more than ten miles away.
The air vibrated, responding to the female cultivator's call. The person who responded came quickly, True Sha swept over the void, the formation setup swayed, almost breaking apart, and a bald man in brocade clothes descended from the sky.
This must be Fu Long.
This story originates from Royal Road. Ensure the author gets the support they deserve by reading it there.
Yu Ci didn't have a strong impression of this man, he only remembered him through Yan Chu. But impressions were one thing, the strength of the newcomer was another matter. Fu Long originally had a Golden Elixir Upper Level Cultivation Level. Although his cultivation was broken by Da Fang Yu Shi, causing his Cultivation Level to drop by two levels, his experience and awareness were still there, making him much stronger than an average Initial Stage Golden Elixir Cultivator.
These two were obviously partners, a relationship that Yu Ci had seen through when Yan Chu had masked herself to snatch Lake Sea Wanderer. This was just another confirmation.
Yu Ci thought that the female cultivator would ask Fu Long to help with the search. Fu Long himself thought the same, but the female cultivator said, "You help me protect the law."
Fu Long, rubbing his bald head, was somewhat puzzled, but he still followed the order.
Seeing this, Yu Ci believed that the two must belong to some organization, and they must have strict internal discipline. Otherwise, it would be hard to imagine that a Golden Elixir cultivator like Fu Long would obey the orders of a Nature-Connecting Cultivator without any hesitation.
Just as he was imagining, Yan Chu completely untied her already messy hair bun and let her hair down. Her face still held the blush of post-pleasure, but standing there, her hair fluttering in the wind, gradually covering her face, her aura became incredibly cold and eerie. Her eyes peered through the curtain of her hair, sweeping over a few items placed in front of her.
There lay the garments of Lake Sea Wanderer, his residual strands of hair, and remnants of past passion, all of which the female cultivator had managed to collect. After surveying them with her gaze, the Curse Sound echoed. Her waterfall-like long hair moved on its own, as if charged with static electricity, flickering with a faint, eerie green glow. The scene was hauntingly surreal.
Every now and then, as her face was revealed from behind her hair, it was evident that she was pale and greatly strained. In the end, she extended her hand, and under her fingertips, these items ignited in succession. As the ashes scattered in the mountain wind, a horrifying scream pierced through the foggy peaks, echoing loudly.
Despite being miles away, through the simultaneous sensing of the young one and Lake Sea Wanderer, Yu Ci still managed to detect the fluctuations traversing through the void. Their trajectory was obscure, but certain hidden operational details within left a profound impression on Yu Ci.
Had he encountered something similar before?
The intense throbbing of the Divine Soul affected the starlight of Divine consciousness on the Soul Sending, making it difficult for Yu Ci to grasp the details. He merely sensed that the host was on the verge of madness, disregarding his concealment, and crashing around in the narrow cave. He tried to resist the pain by inflicting harm on himself, but ultimately, he could not bear it. He crawled out of the cave and staggered down the mountain.
At this moment, Yan Chu opened her crimson lips, letting out a silent scream.
During his escape, Lake Sea Wanderer's eyes rolled back, revealing the whites. The bulging veins on his forehead were a horrifying sight. His footwork was a mess, causing him to tumble down the mountain path. He fell headfirst, bloodied and battered, finally collapsing in a thorny bush, groaning in pain.
"What a domineering Curse technique," Yu Ci commented, feeling a slight chill in his heart. Although he couldn't recognize the technique, seeing the situation, he was determined to be extremely cautious if he ever encountered something similar, vowing not to repeat Lake Sea Wanderer's mistakes.
The Formation setup lost its control, and its power significantly reduced. In no time, Yan Chu and Fu Long arrived at the place where Lake Sea Wanderer had fallen.
Looking at Lake Sea Wanderer's pitiful state, the female cultivator had a faint smile on her lips. She was still unaware of where she had gone wrong, but she would soon find out.
As Yan Chu and the other approached, Lake Sea Wanderer struggled to escape. However, after writhing on the ground, he couldn't overcome the pain that drove him mad, and could only curse, "Scum, scum!"
He kept repeating these words, but aside from showing his fear, it had no other effect. The female cultivator still came over, gently touching his face, a bewitching smile on her pretty face:
"Brother Lake Sea, could you tell me how you discovered my flaw? Of course, there's something more important: Why don't you recount in detail the whereabouts of the Mysterious Nimbus Guide that the Spirit Rhino Scatterer told you? I've been puzzled for half a year, and it's been quite frustrating!"
Lake Sea Wanderer's eyes bulged from pain, but they remained fixated on Yan Chu, repeating those two words, "Harlot, harlot."
Yan Chu remained unperturbed, her voice even softer, "Rest assured, Brother Lake Sea, despite our falling out, the kindness of the past still lingers. I will ensure that you experience the most thrilling tastes of the world, craving life yet desiring death. Even if your flesh body collapses, it doesn't matter. Recently, I have learned the technique of trapping the Divine Soul. I can take your Divine Soul back and hand it over to a master of this path for further refinement, would that be alright?"
The blood vessels in Lake Sea Wanderer's eyes were about to burst, but from this moment on, even his ability to speak was taken away!
As the long night passed, the female cultivator withdrew her hand with a smile, looking at the now infant-sized Lake Sea Wanderer, she exhaled contentedly, "Brother Lake Sea is indeed a top-notch character. I have never seen anyone who could bear the entire sect's secret technique, Search Marrow Hundred and Eight Hands."
Fu Long, who had been standing behind for the entire night, finally had a moment of peace, but his eyelids were twitching uncontrollably. What did she mean by "top-notch"? Lake Sea Wanderer had long begged for mercy, but Yan Chu turned a blind eye, not stopping until she had used all hundred and eight techniques. By now, Lake Sea Wanderer had lost his sanity, even confessing the color of his mother's undergarments.
Suppressing the chill in his heart, Fu Long opened his eyes wide, watching the female cultivator take the Storage Ring from Lake Sea Wanderer's hand and hold it up to her eyes.
The method to break the seal on it had been screamed out by Lake Sea Wanderer hundreds of times, not only had Yan Chu heard it, but Fu Long also remembered it vividly.
According to Lake Sea Wanderer, he had found the Mysterious Nimbus Guide a few days earlier and stored it in the Storage Ring. The hard search in the following days was just a ruse to shake off Yan Chu and him. Fu Long believed him, he didn't think anyone could hide anything under the refining of the "Search Marrow Hundred and Eight Hands."
At least, Lake Sea Wanderer couldn't!
Maintaining his steady breathing rhythm, he slowly reached out. Yan Chu's slender neck was just in front of him. If he exerted a little force...
A sudden sharp pain in his lower abdomen felt like countless thorns piercing through, stirring his insides into a mess.
Fu Long let out a earth-shattering roar, his outstretched claw exerted force, but it hit empty air.
**********