Chapter 108: Yang Dianfeng Was Sucked Dry!

Yang Dianfeng was beyond shocked; he instantly understood why Liu Ruyan was able to enter the Sanctuary Tower.

Her aura was far too powerful. Even though he had already advanced to the 7th Layer Jindan, standing before Liu Ruyan at this moment, he couldn’t help but feel a sudden, overwhelming urge to prostrate himself in worship!

This sensation filled him with shock and a complex swirl of emotions.

He had always viewed Liu Ruyan as a tool for dual cultivation, someone to be used. Now that her cultivation had suddenly soared to a level that completely crushed his own, he found it nearly impossible to accept!

“Shimei, your cultivation… your progress is so rapid, it is truly worth celebrating!”

He forced a look of pleasant surprise onto his face, even cupping his hands in greeting to Liu Ruyan for the first time.

Liu Ruyan’s voice, however, remained cold and indifferent.

“Senior Brother Yang, now that you have also reached the 7th Layer Jindan, the benefits of us continuing to dual cultivate should be even greater.”

Hearing this, Yang Dianfeng was stunned.

He clearly hadn’t expected Liu Ruyan to say such a thing.

However, he was secretly delighted. Since this woman was making the request herself, why should he hesitate?

“Good, good, good! Shimei, during my time practicing in this Sanctuary Tower, my combat power has exploded! Let’s go outside; Senior Brother will let you witness the power of my ‘great treasure’!”

Liu Ruyan’s brow arched.

“Go outside? It is perfectly fine right here.”

Yang Dianfeng trembled at her words.

“This is the Sanctuary Tower! It is a sacred place in the Blood Moon Holy Land. Shimei, you can’t be so…”

“Enough nonsense! What kind of man are you, being so indecisive?”

Liu Ruyan cut him off sharply, stripping off her garments right then and there!

“Shimei, if the Holy Land’s upper echelon finds out we’ve defiled this place, I fear…”

The Sanctuary Tower was a cultivation paradise that Yang Dianfeng had only dreamed of entering. Now that he was finally inside, even though no one else was around, he still felt a deep sense of trepidation about Liu Ruyan wanting to commit such “wicked acts” in a place like this.

“Are you not afraid of dying right now?”

Weng!

In the next second, a surge of Spiritual Qi erupted from Liu Ruyan’s body, the pressure making it difficult for him to even breathe!

As he watched the black Spiritual Qi spread, tainting the space within the Sanctuary Tower, a heart-palpitating fluctuation enveloped him. Yang Dianfeng’s previous excitement vanished instantly.

He saw a strange, unfamiliar glint in Liu Ruyan’s eyes. She didn’t seem like the same woman he had always known.

Gach!

Yang Dianfeng ground his teeth. Since there was no one here anyway, he might as well just do it!

“Fine! Come then! Shimei, I will be gentle.”

“Who told you to be gentle? You give it to me fiercely!”

“Alright, alright…”

Yang Dianfeng, who had always relied on dual cultivation techniques to reach his current level, was actually intimidated by Liu Ruyan’s attitude.

In the past, he had always been the one taking the initiative, treating her as a tool. But now, his heart was filled with dread. Trembling with fear, he could only brace himself and charge forward…

…

An hour later.

When their movements finally came to a sudden halt, Yang Dianfeng lay on the ground like a dead dog. His entire aura was withered, his heart pounded with terror, and a deathly gray light seemed to fill his eyes.

“Shimei, you… You actually sucked my cultivation dry! What… what kind of evil technique did you practice? If Shifu finds out, he will certainly…”

At this point, Yang Dianfeng didn’t dare continue.

His entire body’s energy was drained. He possessed the realm in name only, but he had no combat power to speak of!

“Don’t worry, I only drained your Spiritual Qi; I did not cripple your cultivation. You only need to practice for a period of time to fully recover.”

Liu Ruyan’s attitude was cold and aloof. She threw a black pill in front of Yang Dianfeng.

“This Blood Recovery Pill will allow you to regain your combat power as quickly as possible. Once you recover, you must seize the time to raise your realm. I will not dual cultivate with a waste.”

After Liu Ruyan finished speaking, she turned away indifferently. With one step forward, she actually vanished on the spot!

“Uh…”

Seeing this, Yang Dianfeng felt a sudden, inexplicable surge of terror.

When had this woman become so formidable?

What kind of technique did she practice? To be able to drain all my Spiritual Qi!

You were always my tool for cultivation; now, I have become your tool. Liu Ruyan, you’re dreaming!

Yang Dianfeng gritted his teeth, grabbed the black Blood Recovery Pill, and swallowed it in one gulp.

“I must report this matter to Shifu! You wretched woman, everyone who has ever crossed me is dead!”

After saying this, Yang Dianfeng limped his way out of the Sanctuary Tower.

…

“Senior Brother Lu! Congratulations! Your cultivation has actually reached the 7th Layer! It’s simply unbelievable!”

At this moment, amidst a mountain forest, Yan Mo’s eyes were filled with pleasant surprise as she looked at Lu Jin, who had just finished his cultivation. Her voice was thick with excitement.

“The 7th Layer… I suppose it wasn’t too slow…”

Lu Jin felt the surging spiritual power within the Jindan in his body and nodded slightly.

“You’re still not satisfied? If I had your cultivation speed, I would practice day and night until I reached the peak of the Martial Dao, becoming the King of all Martial Gods!”

Yan Mo was far more excited than Lu Jin.

“Having ambitions is a good thing. However, practicing with your feet on the ground is the true King’s Way.”

Lu Jin spoke with earnest gravity.

“Feet on the ground? King’s Way? You call what you do ‘feet on the ground’?”

Yan Mo cast him a look of disdain.

“Let me tell you, Senior Brother Lu, no genius practices with their feet on the ground! Otherwise, they wouldn’t be called geniuses!”

Lu Jin laughed.

“There is some truth to that.”

“You bet there is!”

“It’s getting late. Let’s head back.”

“Fine! You carry me and fly!”

“Fly yourself.”

“I won’t!”

“Then don’t come back.”

Xiu!

“Senior Brother Lu! Wait for me, Senior Brother Lu!”

The morning glow filled the sky, yet it was as red as blood.

When Lu Jin returned to the Ten Thousand Swords Sect, the sound of earth-shattering combat left the two of them stunned!

“What happened?”

Yan Mo’s heart also skipped a beat. Below at the mountain gate, corpses lay strewn in every direction. The Ten Thousand Swords Sect had actually been attacked!

“Over there!”

Lu Jin’s eyes pierced through the air, which was thick with the scent of blood, looking deep into the Ten Thousand Swords Sect. There, a fierce battle was raging!

“Sect Master!”

In his line of sight, Chu Tianxiong was locked in a frantic battle with a powerful expert. The sect’s elders, high-ranking officials, and even some inner court elite disciples were all embroiled in that vicious struggle!

“Even the Sect Protection Array was broken! The newcomers are very strong!”

Yan Mo ground her silver teeth, clutching a folding fan in her hand. Killing intent radiated from the fan.

“Senior Brother Lu, let’s kill our way in!”

Lu Jin didn’t say much. He nodded, and his figure moved like a bolt of lightning, instantly charging into the fray!

Boom!

As he descended, Spiritual Qi roared through the field. Sword light, as vast as a torrent, was both majestic and grand, yet it precisely struck those experts who were locked in fierce combat with the Ten Thousand Swords Sect disciples!

“Eh? Senior Brother Lu is back!”

“Fantastic! Senior Brother Lu, they are helpers brought by the Mo family!”

“And the Wu family! The Mo and Wu families have joined forces to exterminate our Ten Thousand Swords Sect!”

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Footnotes:

TN1: Dual Cultivation (双修): A cultivation method involving sexual activity or shared meditation between two partners to exchange and refine Qi.

TN2: Sucked dry (吸干): A common trope in cultivation novels where one partner (often a “succubus” type or practitioner of “demonic” arts) drains the other’s energy, leaving them physically and spiritually exhausted.