The old man in black robes pondered for a moment and said, "You can abandon your cultivation technique and start cultivating again."

Gu Qingqiu shook her head with a wry smile, "Senior, my aptitude has always been mediocre, and I started cultivating late. It was already difficult for me to even reach the Foundation Establishment stage. I am currently at the Golden Core stage, and if I'm lucky, I can live for another thousand years. If I were to abandon my cultivation and start over, my lifespan might only be a hundred years."

The old man in black robes was somewhat convinced. "Then what do you need the method to unlock the chains for? You can just kill him as soon as possible."

Gu Qingqiu sneered, "Every day I spend with this evil cultivator disgusts me. Letting him die too painfully would be too good for him! I want to cut off his limbs while he's conscious, then turn him into a human pig and torture him day and night."

The old man in black robes imagined the scene and burst into laughter, "Good! You demonesses who cultivate the demonic path really know how to torment people."

His personal disciple and son were both injured by Jiang Chenxin's Chilong Flame, and now they have to stay in the Ice Cave to suppress the Chilong Mark. He hates Jiang Chenxin so much that he wants to kill him as soon as possible, but he is troubled by the fact that he cannot resolve the Chilong Mark and is constrained by the "face" of the righteous sects.

But this demoness from Deng Lezong was able to take revenge in a reasonable and justifiable way.

However, the old man in black robes still maintained some rationality, saying, "You could simply cut off his hands and feet, why do you have to unlock the chains?"

Gu Qingqiu had already prepared her words: "This evil cultivator has caused so many of you to suffer for so long. Don't you want to take revenge yourselves? If it were me, I would make him kneel in front of everyone and beg for mercy, and I would make everyone stab him with a sword to vent my anger."

After a moment's thought, the old man in black robes said, "I've heard that your Deng Le Sect has a secret technique that allows one to control their cultivation partner?"

“Yes,” Gu Qingqiu replied quickly, “but it requires the other party’s voluntary cooperation. If the other party does not cooperate, forcibly subduing him may cause me to suffer a backlash. However, if you can help me, I can try to control him.”

"Then let's go." The old man in black robes opened the cave door and said decisively, "I'll help you control him."

Gu Qingqiu quickly put on a surprised expression and bowed, saying, "Thank you, senior."

Entering the familiar cave once again, my mindset was completely different.

This time, Gu Qingqiu wasn't grabbed by the collar by the old man in black robes; instead, she walked in with an upright and dignified air.

However, the cave was still very dark, and Gu Qingqiu could not see anything. She could only follow the old man in black robes by listening to his footsteps.

After walking for a while, Jiang Chenxin seemed to hear footsteps as well, but he was cautious and asked sharply, "Who is it?"

"Your grandpa has come to see you, grandson," the old man in black robes laughed.

Jiang Chenxin scoffed, "No wonder I felt the air in this cave suddenly become much worse. It turns out it was the stench of your corpse! It seems your body is nearing its limit. In a few hundred years, you'll probably turn into a handful of dust."

"You brat!" The old man in black robes was so angry that he blew his beard and glared. "Fine! You'll live a long life! But some people are worse off dead than alive. Maybe you'll be crying and begging me to kill you then!"

Jiang Chenxin's eyes narrowed. "What do you mean?"

Gu Qingqiu spoke up at the opportune moment, questioning, "You beast, do you think everything will be fine just because someone can help you get rid of the Chilong mark?"

Jiang Chenxin was taken aback. He already knew that Gu Qingqiu had followed the old man in black robes in. He was very familiar with Gu Qingqiu's footsteps. However, he hadn't been able to tell what was going on since Gu Qingqiu hadn't spoken. But now it seemed...

Fearing she would be exposed, Gu Qingqiu roared, "I told you long ago, I'll make you pay!"

Jiang Chenxin immediately understood and cooperated, saying, "Aren't you enjoying yourself? Could you have reached the Golden Core stage so smoothly without me? With your cultivation level, you probably wouldn't have the chance to reach the Golden Core stage even if you were given eight hundred lifetimes."

He had heard thunder in the cave and was extremely anxious, fearing something might happen. Fortunately, it seemed that Gu Qingqiu had successfully reached the Golden Core stage.

Seeing the two men on the verge of exchanging blows, the old man in black robes seemed to find it quite amusing. “It’s alright, we can talk about it later. The important thing now is for you to control this brat and then come with me to the Ice Cave.”

"Yes, senior." Gu Qingqiu recited a series of incantations, and an invisible mark appeared faintly on Jiang Chenxin's forehead.

Jiang Chenxin hurriedly tried to mobilize his internal energy to struggle, but the specially made iron chains not only controlled his range of movement, but also suppressed his internal energy to a certain extent, leaving him somewhat powerless to resist.

"Senior, this beast is still trying to struggle!" Gu Qingqiu gritted her teeth. "Please transfer some of your internal energy to me!"

The old man in black robes knew that this secret technique consumed a great deal of energy, so he didn't say much. He placed his palm on Gu Qingqiu's back and then a surge of powerful internal energy flowed into her.

Jiang Chenxin let out a low growl, as if putting up a last-ditch resistance.

This continued for half an hour until Jiang Chenxin finally gave up resisting, as if all his strength had been exhausted. A mark appeared in the center of his forehead and then slowly disappeared.

Gu Qingqiu was covered in sweat, and even the old man in black robes looked somewhat tired.

"It's done." Gu Qingqiu breathed a sigh of relief.

The old man in black robes unlocked the chains, but Jiang Chenxin remained lying motionless.

"Heh, finally behaving themselves," the old man in black robes said with satisfaction.

Gu Qingqiu asked, "Senior, is there a way to temporarily blind him?"

The old man in black robes took out an item from his treasure bag. "This pill can cause blindness for seven days."

"Very good." After checking that the pill was fine, Gu Qingqiu personally fed it to Jiang Chenxin. "Senior, let's set off."

Gu Qingqiu took out a silk ribbon from her treasure bag and tied it around Jiang Chenxin's wrist, ordering, "Follow me."

Jiang Chenxin obediently got up, but because she hadn't walked for a long time, her walking posture was somewhat awkward and strange.

The old man in black robes clicked his tongue in amazement, "Your Deng Le Sect's secret technique is quite impressive. I've never seen this little brat so obedient before."

"You flatter me, senior." Gu Qingqiu smiled and said, "I'd like to trouble you to take us to the Ice Cave. I also want to rescue the young heroes who are in trouble as soon as possible."

"Of course." After all, he had established a cooperative relationship with Gu Qingqiu, so the old man in black robes could no longer hold her by the collar. In addition, he had brought two other people with him this time, so he could only use his spiritual power to create a spirit horse for Gu Qingqiu and Jiang Chenxin to ride.

The place where Jiang Chenxin was imprisoned was very remote, but the Ice Cave was in another remote corner.

After flying back and forth for five hours, the old man in black robes still hadn't reached his destination.

It was getting late. The old man in black robes, who was quite old, was exhausted from helping Gu Qingqiu perform her secret technique and from the large amount of spiritual energy he had used up on the way. However, he pretended not to show it. “I see that you have just successfully passed your tribulation today. You must be very tired. Why don’t we rest here in the woods below for the night and continue our journey tomorrow?”

Gu Qingqiu grinned, "That's excellent."