“Bewitch Heart.”
Lu Li’s cherry lips parted, and a pink mist instantly spread around her. Those closest to her all had flushed faces and dazed eyes.
During this, several cold beams flew past, shattering the tokens at their waists.
“Miss Lu, your charm technique is truly profound!”
A faint yellow light appeared around Yuan He.
“Even my Buddhist Light can be eroded.”
“Don’t chat for now. Her charm is too strong.”
Liu Qingyun’s sword struck like falling stars.
“Your Buddhist Light won’t protect us for long.”
“Don’t worry, it’s not like you haven’t been charmed before.”
Lu Li looked at those in the distance who had come to their senses. Without exception, they began forming hand seals and throwing talismans, trying to blow away the mist.
“Better not.”
Yuan He pointed a finger, and a faint yellow light appeared on Lu Li as well.
“Watch out for their talismans.”
“Understood. I was just about to test something…”
As Lu Li turned her head, a sword light struck her face, producing a grating sound.
“Brother Liu, what level is this talisman roughly?”
“A ninth-grade talisman. It can unleash attacks on par with our Qi Refining stage.”
Liu Qingyun unleashed another slash, shattering the waist tokens of those in the distance.
“Miss Lu, they’re trying to run.”
“That can be set aside.”
Lu Li picked up the burning captive.
“Don’t run, everyone.”
In her seductive voice, the few people ahead who were about to fly on their weapons all turned red-faced and staggered.
Without exception, they fell to the ground.
Lu Li’s light gauze danced, wrapping around their bodies like sunset clouds and dragging them back.
“This is very useful.”
Yuan He sighed in admiration, then threw a punch, shattering two more people’s tokens.
“We have a similar method like the Lion’s Roar Technique, which can also stop others in their tracks.”
“The Imperial Sword Sect doesn’t have such a technique.”
Liu Qingyun displayed several more sword strikes, causing all the people to leave the secret realm.
“Fellow Daoist Ye, Fellow Daoist Meng, clean up the mess. We’re ready to pick the Heavenly Fire Fruit.”
“Got it!”
The voices of Ye Tingfeng and Meng Fang sounded from two places.
They quickly arrived and, under the protection of Liu Qingyun and Yuan He, began to gather the discarded talismans, pills, and weapons on the ground.
“I’ll take care of picking the Heavenly Fire Fruit.”
Lu Li concentrated, retracted her nine tails, and easily stepped into the Primordial Yin Qi.
For other immortal cultivators, the Primordial Yin Qi was something to avoid, but for Lu Li, it was a great tonic.
With graceful steps, Lu Li lightly arrived at the center of the Primordial Yin Qi. She raised her fair hand and picked thirty Heavenly Fire Fruits, cradling them in her arms.
“The Yin Yang Sect is really great.”
Yuan He was sitting in meditation on the periphery.
“Not having to be afraid.”
“Every sect has its strengths and weaknesses.”
Liu Qingyun also closed his eyes and began to nourish his long sword.
After a moment, Lu Li walked out of the Primordial Yin Qi and distributed the Heavenly Fire Fruits to everyone.
“Thank you, Sister Lu!”
Meng Fang was the happiest among them.
“But Sister Lu, were you really planning to cooperate with them earlier?”
“I did have that thought, because I couldn’t be sure whether they had any life-saving secret techniques or hidden magic techniques.”
Lu Li nodded.
“That’s why I proposed a fifty-fifty split and went to pick the fruits alone, so everyone could benefit.”
“But Sister Lu… that’s so hard and dangerous.”
Meng Fang looked at Lu Li with concern.
“You faced so many people alone. What if danger came?”
“I have Fellow Daoist Liu and Fellow Daoist Yuan He. I trust them.”
Lu Li smiled at the two who were distributing the fruits.
But the two blushed.
“Hey!”
“Cough… Miss Lu, have you dispelled your Charm Technique?”
Liu Qingyun adjusted his breathing for a moment, and his face quickly returned to calm.
“Already dispelled.”
“That’s strange.”
Yuan He closed his eyes and chanted a few scriptures.
“I don’t know if it’s my imagination, but I feel that your charm power, Benefactor Lu, seems to have grown stronger.”
“Really?”
Lu Li looked inward at her dantian.
That was indeed how magic techniques worked. Each use was like tracing the pattern again and again.
The more times it was traced, the less one needed to shout the name like in the Qi Refining stage. With a single thought—or even subconsciously—one could cast it.
“That’s a bit troublesome… considering that the Charm Technique might actually affect my own thoughts.”
As Lu Li was deep in thought, Ye Tingfeng also sorted the spoils and distributed them equally to everyone.
The night of the first day in the secret realm arrived with abundant gains.
At nightfall, the group wandered around and ended up back at the place where they had found the Yin-Yang Dual Qi Pill. They activated the mechanism again.
This place was perfect as a resting spot.
“Jiang Yuebai, Shen Zhaoxue, how are things on your end?”
Lu Li took out the Mystic Token.
“Did you encounter any danger?”
“We followed your plan and found quite a few Earth Vein Flowers… but Jiang Yuebai is a bit injured. I’m afraid we won’t be able to collect as many flowers as before.”
Shen Zhaoxue’s voice came from the Mystic Token.
“But Sister Lu… what about you…”
“I ran into some unexpected issues. This will make things a bit more convenient.”
Lu Li pressed the Mystic Token to her forehead and transmitted her voice through Divine Sense.
“Shen Zhaoxue, after using the Charm Technique for a long time, can it alter one’s self-perception?”
“In principle, it shouldn’t. The Charm Technique is used to charm others… but Sister Lu, your Charm Technique is unique… It might be better to ask Master after we get out.”
“Mm… I think so too.”
Lu Li sighed.
“If Jiang Yuebai is injured, we can meet up early. We have a lot of gains here—pills, Yin-Yang Dual Qi Pills, talismans—quite a bit.”
“Understood. I’ll bring Jiang Yuebai over earlier then.”
With that, Shen Zhaoxue withdrew her Divine Sense.
“Looks like things aren’t going well over there.”
Lu Li opened her eyes and stared at the dimmed Mystic Token.
“Sister Lu, did something happen?”
Meng Fang sat beside Lu Li.
“Is it about your sect?”
“Two of my junior sisters from the sect are injured. I told them to hurry over here. We were heading to the Yin-Yang Boundary anyway.”
Lu Li said.
“Once we all meet up, it’ll be fine.”
“Mm, it’ll definitely be fine. Sister Lu, you’re so good. Your two junior sisters will be fine too.”
Meng Fang comforted her.
“Thank you.”
Hearing these words, Lu Li couldn’t help but laugh.
This Meng Fang from the Beast Gate was truly naive.
“Ah… but Sister Lu, there’s actually something I want to tell you.”
Meng Fang said, examining Lu Li up and down.
At this moment, Lu Li was in a long green dress with a slender belt.
For convenience, she had tied her hair into a simple bun, using a hairpin to secure the stray strands.
“Mm?”
“I feel like you’re getting more beautiful, Sister Lu, but I don’t know how to describe it.”
Meng Fang withdrew her gaze.
“I wish I could be as pretty as you…”
“Junior Sister Meng, you have your own strengths.”
Lu Li just chuckled lightly.
“Just in time, since the night is deepening, let me tell you about some matters between men and women.”
“Really?”
“Of course. Your Senior Sister Lu… I mean what I say.”
After blurting that out, Lu Li gave a wry smile and continued speaking.
That night, Lu Li told her much about relations between men and women, leaving Meng Fang flushed with embarrassment and squirming in her seat.
And when the night grew deep and quiet, Meng Fang tiptoed over to the sleeping Ye Tingfeng. Then, between the two of them, heavy breathing could be heard.
Winglady Lu