This Foundation Establishment cultivator was a young woman of stunning, nation-toppling beauty. But at this moment, in the howling cold wind of the dark night, her face was pale and her aura was chaotic. It was none other than Su Hong, the owner of the "Gui Qu Lai Xi" shop whom Li Yan had met in the Peiyang Town marketplace. Her cultivation was much stronger than it had been a few months ago, having reached the peak of Foundation Establishment perfection. But even so, she was still fleeing in panic.
Behind her was a curvaceous and alluringly beautiful woman, her body draped in a green gauze. Her cultivation was impressively at the initial stage of Golden Core. Li Yan did not recognize this beautiful woman, but with just a glance, he felt his mind stir. This shocked him. He was confident in his self-control, but just one look could make him have wanton thoughts and his heart race.
'A Charm Art!' Li Yan exhaled in his heart.
At this moment, Li Yan had long since concealed his own aura and activated the "Stealthy Night Art." As his Divine Sense observed the two, he saw that the beautiful woman had no reaction to his direction. This put Li Yan slightly at ease. It seemed this person's Divine Sense was not stronger than his. Although Li Yan's cultivation had improved, the recent events had made him re-evaluate his own Divine Sense and strength, and he had become even more cautious.
At this time, the two people outside had also stopped not far from the mountain where Li Yan was, less than five hundred zhang apart. The beautiful woman in the green gauze giggled, and instantly this bleak world seemed to bloom with the warmth of spring. "Little Sister Su, why are you in such a hurry? You just need to hand over the item in your hand to me. There's no need for all this fighting and killing. It truly spoils the scenery."
In the wind and snow, Su Hong stood on the flashing, light-blue jade hairpin. One hand was holding a Spirit Stone, rapidly recovering her stamina. Her other jade-like hand hung low, but a white light was circling her wrist, like a nimble little snake. She bit her lip, her beautiful eyes looking at the woman in the green gauze. She said, her breath somewhat ragged, "I have never met you before, and we have no grievances. Why did you ambush us? Since you know my origin, you must also know that my 'Gui Qu Lai Xi' are just ordinary merchants. Any item in our hands, as long as it is not a Natal Magical Treasure, can be sold. But as for the item you speak of, I know nothing about it. You have chased me all this way, and I have explained it to you again and again. It seems you just want to kill me for my treasures, Senior."
"Hee hee hee, Little Sister Su, that's not good of you. I am of course certain that the item is in your hands. Your denial is in vain. Do you really think you can escape? As for the reputation of your 'Gui Qu Lai Xi,' I naturally know of it. But I am also acting under orders and am very interested in the item in your hands. I wonder if you would give both yourself and the item to me? I have been holding back against you before. That's because I cherish that body of yours, hee hee hee..." Hearing Su Hong's words, the beautiful woman in the green gauze couldn't help but giggle, her fair chest trembling slightly, like a jumping jade rabbit.
Hearing her words, Su Hong's already pale, jade-like face instantly flushed with a crimson glow. She glared at the woman in the green gauze, her silver teeth clenched as she said, "Shameless person!" Her whole body trembled with anger as she spoke.
"Oh, Little Sister, with such a beautiful, jade-like body, wouldn't it be a pity to have it smashed into a bloody pulp? As long as you agree to my request, I will definitely let you go. I won't even want that item. Besides, you... you will also be transported to ecstasy..." The beautiful woman in the green gauze's captivating eyes roamed up and down Su Hong's curvaceous body. As she spoke, her face was already flushed, her eyes brimming with spring-like charm.
"Shut up! Don't you dare speak such filth to pollute my ears! You... you truly have no sense of shame! To think that someone in this world is still cultivating the 'Seven Mysteries Yin Sha Art.' You, me, at worst we will die, hmph!" Su Hong immediately cut off the beautiful woman in the green gauze, not letting her continue. At this time, even her long, slender neck had taken on a layer of pink, and the white light circling her drooping wrist spun even more rapidly.
"Hee hee hee, you actually know of the 'Seven Mysteries Yin Sha Art.' It seems the rumors that Gui Qu Lai Xi has a powerful backer are true. This makes me want to silence you. But you are so devastatingly beautiful, it still makes my heart ache with pity. Hmm, as long as you submit to me, I will keep you by my side from now on, how about it? On this journey, if I hadn't deliberately held back, do you think you could have escaped all the way here with just that flying jade hairpin?"
When the beautiful woman in the green gauze saw that Su Hong had revealed her cultivation method in one sentence, although her eyes were still bewitching, a cold glint flashed deep within them. But when she saw Su Hong's figure, a spring-like desire appeared in her eyes again. What she had just said was half-truth, half-lie. She was truly surprised by Su Hong's flying magical treasure. With her cultivation, she had only managed to catch up to her here, after flying for tens of thousands of li. If it weren't for the other party's lack of magical power, and her constant verbal harassment from behind, which had made her flustered and confused, allowing her to be charmed and get within a few hundred li, the other party might have really gotten away.
At this moment, Su Hong was also filled with sorrow. After fleeing for several days, after forcefully channeling her magical power to block the other party's attacks, her internal organs were severely injured, and her Spirit Power was on the verge of drying up. Her Divine Sense had also been severely damaged when she had struggled to break free from the other's Charm Art earlier.
She never thought that someone in this world would cultivate the "Seven Mysteries Yin Sha Art." In the chase two days ago, she had relied on her magical treasure, the "Blue Lightning Hairpin," to temporarily pull away from the other party. But the beautiful woman in the green gauze had constantly uttered unbearable words from behind, and these words contained an alluring temptation and a decadent sound that threw her mind into chaos. Even if she sealed her six senses, the difference in cultivation between them was too great. She simply couldn't stop the other's Divine Sense from forcefully invading. In a moment of anger, she had fallen for the Charm Art and stood foolishly in the air. In just two or three breaths, the beautiful woman in the green gauze had gotten within two hundred li of her. Just as she was in peril, the personal jade pendant hanging on her chest had finally awakened her mind. But Su Hong had fallen too deeply into the "Seven Mysteries Yin Sha Art." Although she felt something was wrong, she still couldn't move her body. In her desperation, she had forcefully channeled her Spirit Power to break the restraints in her mind, causing her to flee in a daze. This was what had caused the beautiful woman in the green gauze's plan to fail. However, Su Hong had also suffered severe damage to her meridians as a result.
In the following two days, although the "Blue Lightning Hairpin" was extremely fast, as Su Hong forcefully circulated her Spirit Power, her speed eventually began to slow down. In the middle, due to the other party's long-range attacks, she had to block them, which made her injuries even more severe.
If it weren't for the beautiful woman in the green gauze still being some distance away, and Su Hong having several mid-grade magical treasures of Level 2 or higher, she would have been captured by the other party long ago.
Fleeing while fighting like this, Su Hong had no time to sit down and recover. By today, she was at the end of her rope. Although she had a constant supply of spiritual energy from Spirit Stones, the meridians in her body could no longer withstand the circulation of Spirit Power and were on the verge of collapsing and shattering. Now, she seemed to be holding a Spirit Stone and recovering rapidly, but in reality, she could no longer absorb much spiritual energy. Every wisp of spiritual energy she absorbed made her feel an excruciating pain, as if thousands of needles were piercing her body, making her face even paler. Otherwise, she wouldn't have been caught up to within five hundred zhang.
At this point, with just a light blow from the beautiful woman in the green gauze, it would be difficult for her to even commit suicide. Without being able to channel a large amount of Spirit Power, even self-detonating would be a luxury. And if she wanted to use a magical treasure to kill herself, the beautiful woman in the green gauze could probably make her fall with just a thought from five hundred zhang away. Right now, to put it bluntly, she was strong on the outside but weak on the inside.
But the beautiful woman in the green gauze was unaware of her thoughts. In the chase over the past few days, she had been on the verge of capturing the other party several times, but the other party always had an endless supply of magical treasures to deal with her. Although Su Hong's cultivation was not high, Gui Qu Lai Xi was truly mysterious. The magical treasures they had equipped Su Hong with were all mid-to-high-grade, which gave her, a Golden Core cultivator, a headache, and at the same time, made her eyes burn with envy.
Besides having high cultivation, a large part of a cultivator's strength also came from cultivation resources. Cultivation resources referred not only to cultivation methods and pills but also, of course, to spirit artifacts and magical treasures. Right now, Su Hong's cultivation resources were truly powerful.
Su Hong's heart was in turmoil. Although she appeared calm on the surface, the thought of falling into the other party's hands, and the reputation of the "Seven Mysteries Yin Sha Art," made her so ashamed that she wanted to die immediately. Once her body was violated by the other party, she would be endlessly lost in it, becoming a promiscuous harlot.
To think that someone of her status would end up in such a state on the Desolate Moon Continent. This made sorrow well up from Su Hong's heart.
"I can show you my Storage Pouch. If the item you speak of is truly there, then you can take it. If you still want to capture me, you can give up that idea now. It's just a matter of severing my own heart meridian. You have dispatched so many masters to ambush us; it seems you really think highly of my 'Gui Qu Lai Xi.' I think that after I die, no matter where you come from, you will also have to bear our pursuit. The power behind me is definitely not what you see on the surface. The Desolate Moon Continent is just some branch shops.
"If you check my Storage Pouch and don't find what you need, then this matter will be concluded. I wonder if you can accept my proposal, Senior?" Su Hong's words seemed a bit long-winded, as if she were making a final, unwilling effort.
"Hee hee hee, Little Sister Su, do you think you're fooling a child? If I let you go now, will I still have peaceful days? You should just submit to me, and we can enjoy the pleasure of two phoenixes playing together. Then you can have whatever you want. What do you think of my proposal?" The beautiful woman in the green gauze's charming eyes rippled with spring, and she said with a melodious laugh.
In the cave below, Li Yan, who had been calming his qi and steadying his mind, heard their conversation but was completely baffled. Although he knew a lot about matters between men and women, this was the first time he had heard of such a thing. But he could tell that the beautiful woman in the green gauze wanted to snatch something from Su Hong.
Hearing this, Li Yan had already lost interest. He had no thoughts of being a hero saving a beauty. Whether Su Hong lived or died had nothing to do with him. He had only met Su Hong once, and they hadn't had much interaction, let alone any so-called Dao Fortune.
Hadn't he encountered enough trouble on his journey? He had been out for quite some time now, but he had not obtained any refining materials, and he had not even reached his true destination in the Jingtu Sect. Moreover, this beautiful woman in the green gauze was an initial-stage Golden Core cultivator. Li Yan estimated that if he fought her, he would also have to shed a layer of skin, and might even perish here. He had some confidence in his current cultivation, but at most, he could only possibly escape and save his life from an initial-stage Golden Core cultivator, and that was only if he caught the other party by surprise. But that was all.
So Li Yan decided to retract his Divine Sense. Anyway, the two of them hadn't discovered him. He just needed to continue to hide carefully. But just at this moment, a look of determination appeared on Su Hong's face. Her aura began to become unstable, and her Spirit Power became even more chaotic. Seeing this, Li Yan just shook his head. A Foundation Establishment cultivator in front of a Golden Core cultivator generally wouldn't even have the chance to commit suicide. But from the conversation between the two, Li Yan also heard that Su Hong had fled for several days and had extremely powerful magical treasures.
'It seems she is someone who is carrying many treasures,' Li Yan thought. If such a person wanted to commit suicide, it would be hard to say. Since she could block the beautiful woman in the green gauze's attack before without dying, what was another block now? As long as Su Hong could buy a single breath of time, suicide was still possible.
Despair welled up in Su Hong's heart. She could only plan to forcefully channel her last bit of Spirit Power. But the moment the Spirit Power began to circulate, her body trembled violently, and her Dantian's Purple Mansion felt as if it were being cut by a knife. If she hadn't clenched her silver teeth, she would have spat out a mouthful of blood and fallen directly. But her heart was set on ending her life quickly, so although she was on the verge of fainting, she forced herself not to lose consciousness.