Night raid

What Yun Yin didn't mention was that he had been trapped in the Ruan family's basement for many years. He had been repeatedly exploited, and although he had recovered some of his strength through Ruan Qingyu's contract and the absorption of the Soul Pill, he was still suffering from the effects of this.

However, the spiritual energy required to fully transform into an adult and even take human form far exceeds what Ruan Qingyu had previously mentioned.

Yun Yin would never reveal such a thing. According to Ruan Qingyu's previous requirements for him, he should at least be a high-level enforcer, but he is currently barely considered a low-level enforcer.

He feared that Ruan Qingyu would immediately throw him out the door. Thinking of this, Yun Yin suddenly lay down on the ground, leaving only his ears twitching outside.

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In the courtyard, Yunyin was dozing on a treetop, while Ruan Qingyu was meditating beside her.

Now she doesn't need to transform into a little phoenix to directly absorb the essence of the sun. Although the Phoenix Divine Fire is different from the Sun Divine Fire, they both originate from ancient divine fires.

Absorbing the essence of the sun also helps Ruan Qingyu absorb fire spiritual energy. This strengthens her own phoenix fire, and even if she loses her spiritual power in the future, she can directly absorb the essence of the sun and transform it into phoenix divine fire.

Before he could even enter meditation, he heard a rapid knocking at the door. Yunyin immediately jumped out and began snoring softly near the door.

However, the person outside the gate was roughly the same level as Ruan Qingyu in terms of cultivation. Seeing this, Ruan Qingyu quickly composed herself and carefully opened the courtyard gate.

Outside the door, a male cultivator with a fierce look knocked for a long time, his expression extremely impatient. Seeing Ruan Qingyu open the door, he immediately said, "How can you, a new disciple, be so inconsiderate? Your senior brother has been knocking for ages, and you're only arriving so late?"

After sensing the 'senior brother' in front of her with her divine sense, Ruan Qingyu discovered that the other party's cultivation level was indeed the tenth level of Qi Refining.

However, the cultivation world is a level higher, so it's not impossible to fight. Therefore, Ruan Qingyu's expression remained unchanged, and she simply asked, "Senior brother, what is it?"

His preemptive strikes have always fooled many people. But today, encountering this new disciple had no effect on him whatsoever.

Li Ren narrowed his eyes instantly, sizing up Ruan Qingyu before realizing that her cultivation level was actually at the ninth level of Qi Refining. However, he had inquired about this house beforehand and confirmed that it was indeed the residence of a newly promoted disciple.

Looking at it today, how did he become a cultivator who was only a step away from him? He hesitated, yet he was unwilling to accept it.

After thinking for a while, Li Ren continued, "Junior sister, you may not know this, but every month we new disciples have to spend thirty contribution points to exchange for resources. Today we are here to allocate contribution points."

As he spoke, Li Ren took out an octagonal plate from the storage bag at his waist, on which floated a faint white light.

"This contribution plate is for collecting contribution points. Junior sister, take out your waist token." Li Ren almost shoved the contribution plate in front of Ruan Qingyu.

He was immediately stopped by Ruan Qingyu, who reached out and pressed down on Li Ren's wrist, smiling slightly: "Senior brother, I don't understand what you're saying. Although our senior sister did mention the contribution points, she never said anything about them being used up. It doesn't make sense for you to come to me for contribution points, does it?"

Li Ren was completely taken aback when Ruan Qingyu dared to resist. His previously amiable expression instantly darkened. "Junior sister, you've certainly got some nerve. If you don't hand over the money, it's hard to say whether the sect's resources will still be in your hands."

After a pause, Li Ren simply stated his position: "I want these contribution points. If you don't give them to me, you're as good as dead."

As she spoke, bursts of yellow sand began to erupt from her wrists, spreading rapidly and threatening to engulf Ruan Qingyu entirely.

But at the last moment, it was blocked by a layer of golden-red light. In an instant, the yellow sand was ignited by the golden-red light, quickly turning into black charcoal and vanishing into thin air.

Almost everything happened in an instant. The moment the golden-red light flashed, Li Ren involuntarily took a step back.

The golden light was so intensely hot that a few drops of sweat instantly dripped from his forehead. They then evaporated in the air, leaving wisps of white mist floating in mid-air.

Li Ren was genuinely surprised this time. His initial contempt subsided considerably, and he cautiously said, "I underestimated you. Your cultivation is indeed superior to the other disciples. Junior Sister is impressive."

Seeing that he seemed to have softened, Ruan Qingyu's flames did not completely dissipate. She stood between the two of them, looking at him warily: "Senior Sister also said that the Xuantian Sect has always prioritized the strong. Senior Brother's move today seems to be no match for mine. What about the contribution points?"

Ruan Qingyu's gaze towards Li Ren seemed to contain blades, each one a stab aimed at him. If she had harbored malicious intent before, she now forcibly suppressed it.

"I have offended you, junior sister. The sect does not need to pay these contribution points. Farewell, junior sister." After saying that, Li Ren ran away in a sorry state.

Watching the other person's figure gradually disappear around the bend of the mountain, Ruan Qingyu dispersed the flames in her palm. The ashes that had fallen to the ground were suddenly blown away by a gust of wind as she turned around.

As the courtyard gate closed, Yunyin hopped down from the other side.

"This person probably won't let this go easily. We should remember this person later." Yun Yin sat down at Ruan Qingyu's feet, his beastly eyes filled with worry.

But Ruan Qingyu said nonchalantly, "The Xuantian Sect does indeed prioritize strength. This person can't beat me today, but he'll try to find someone else to cause me trouble. I'll naturally find a way to be stronger than the person he finds."

In her past life, her cultivation level was low, and she had no way to refuse. However, she also had no way to allocate thirty contribution points, so she had no choice but to sign an IOU with Li Ren.

For a disciple at the first level of Qi Refining, earning thirty contribution points is an incredibly difficult task in the Xuan Tian Sect. As a result, for a long time, all of Ruan Qingyu's resources were directly given to Li Ren.

Thinking of her divine fire, Ruan Qingyu suddenly had an idea: "I don't need to sleep tonight, come with me somewhere."

Yunyin nodded: "Alright, you want to go and cause him trouble, right? Leave it to me." As he spoke, Yunyin bared his teeth, revealing his sharp fangs that gleamed coldly.

She was immediately covered in the mouth and her head was rubbed a few times. Ruan Qingyu said helplessly, "I only asked you to go just in case, I will do the actual work myself."

Immediately, Ruan Qingyu's face darkened, and a dark red glint flashed in her eyes.

Yun Yin instantly captured this moment of violent emotion, which surprised him. He thought she had calmed down for a while, but he didn't expect that her heart was still turbulent and that she harbored such great hatred.

Yun Yin was not afraid of this. He would wait for the Ruan family bloodline in Ruan Qingyu's body to dissipate, and then he would find an opportunity to devour the Ruan family alive. However, when that day would come depended on Ruan Qingyu's cultivation speed.

Night fell quickly at the Xuantian Sect. The disciples' quarters were the largest area of ​​the sect, surrounded by numerous hilltops. However, almost everyone paid little attention to the disciples' quarters, simply because the disciples still inside were mostly of low cultivation level.

Therefore, after leaving the disciples' residence, Ruan Qingyu did not disturb anyone along the way. She quickly approached Li Ren's location, relying entirely on Yun Yin's perception of Li Ren's aura.

In her previous life, after meeting Li Ren, she was constantly having her resources taken from her. Having lived in the disciples' quarters for a considerable period, she was extremely knowledgeable about this area.

With the "Myriad Things Concealing Breath Technique" in operation, Ruan Qingyu's cultivation has now reached the ninth level of the Qi Refining stage. Her spiritual power has more than doubled compared to before, making it extremely smooth to use.

They arrived at Li Ren's room quietly. Most Qi Refining disciples still need to rest like ordinary people during their cultivation.

At this moment, Li Ren had indeed fallen asleep. Ruan Qingyu was in no hurry to make a move, patiently waiting until the aura she left outside had completely dissipated before letting Yun Yin sneak in.

Soon, Yunyin's consciousness communication conveyed: "Everything is normal. This person is completely unprepared, and probably has nothing to defend against."

Having made up her mind, Ruan Qingyu waved from the window. Yun Yin quickly jumped in through the window, perched on Ruan Qingyu's shoulder, and didn't move again.

Immediately afterwards, a golden-red flame suddenly appeared in Ruan Qingyu's palm. After appearing, the flame leaped and jumped onto Li Ren.

The scorching heat instantly woke Li Ren. But he didn't have time to cry out, because the flames burned in an instant, and the absolutely powerful Phoenix Divine Fire burned his entire body to ashes in a flash.

Ruan Qingyu stood outside the window, her gaze fixed on Li Ren amidst the flames. As if her thirst for blood had been satisfied, Yun Yin remained motionless, its tail coiled around her neck.

Inside, the flames gradually died down. Under Ruan Qingyu's control, the flames only burned Li Ren and his clothes.

Everything else in the room was clean and unaffected. Seeing that there was no disturbance around her, Ruan Qingyu prepared to retreat.

But then she heard Yun Yin say, "Wait for me for a moment." With that, he disappeared from her shoulder. Just as Ruan Qingyu was wondering what was going on, she felt a warmth on her back.

"Did you go and loot something?" The two of them are practically penniless now, and Yun Yin went and returned quickly, which clearly means that Li Ren's house doesn't have any extra resources.

Before Yun Yin could reply, Ruan Qingyu quickly slipped back to her courtyard under the cover of night. Nowadays, senior disciples are free to move around within the sect, and it's common for them to go out frequently in order to earn contribution points.

If Li Ren disappears, aside from those who know him, the sect won't make a special effort to look for him.

After Ruan Qingyu returned to her room, Yun Yin leaped back to the ground. He glanced at Ruan Qingyu lazily, then lay still.

"How much did you eat?" Ruan Qingyu asked with some concern.

Soon, Yunyin's voice came from within my consciousness: "That kid doesn't have many spirit stones, but he has stored up quite a few inner cores of Qi Refining stage demon beasts. Eating these will replenish some of my energy."

After saying that, he closed his eyes completely and went to carefully digest the energy. Having been bound in the cage for so long, he couldn't remember how long it had been since he had come into contact with the inner core of a demon beast.