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However, although Ruan Qingyu had the blood of the Ruan family, she was still stopped when she approached the small building. Seeing this, she simply reached out and cut her fingertip.
A drop of blood suddenly spilled from his fingertip, as if triggering some kind of mechanism. In the instant he was lifted into the air, he was captured by the formation of the small building.
In an instant, the invisible barrier that had been blocking Ruan Qingyu vanished. At the same time, the door of the small building opened.
Ruan Qingyu, however, did not relax; instead, she became even more cautious. She circulated the "Myriad Things Concealing Breath Technique" even faster, fearing that a disciple on duty might come to investigate in the middle of the night.
She had assumed that what she was looking for was inside this small building, but after circling the first floor, Ruan Qingyu was astonished to discover that the voice calling out to her was coming from underground.
Even if she covered the basement of this forbidden area with her own blood, she still couldn't find the way to enter.
As time ticked by, Ruan Qingyu frowned. After much deliberation, she decided to give up. She couldn't gauge the danger of this forbidden area, or even how she would proceed afterward.
Just as she was about to give up, the breath calling to her grew more urgent. Suddenly, a faint purple flame appeared in front of her.
The purple flames looked eerie in the dimly lit building, but to Ruan Qingyu, they felt like a moment of soothing comfort when hatred was ignited.
This immense sense of security prevented her from feeling afraid. Instead, she took a step forward and asked, "Are you alive?"
The purple flame did not answer, but simply continued to burn silently in the air. Seeing that Ruan Qingyu had noticed her, it shuddered.
Then the flame itself flickered and moved in one direction.
Ruan Qingyu tentatively asked in a low voice, "You want to take me away, don't you?"
The purple flame remained silent, simply continuing its forward movement. Seeing this, Ruan Qingyu hesitated for a moment, but still followed.
The worst-case scenario is that she will be discovered by her family. However, she is currently a member of the clan who participated in the selection of disciples for the Xuantian Sect. Even if she is caught, she will not be severely punished.
Having figured this out, Ruan Qingyu clenched her fist and followed the purple flames.
Only then did she realize that there was a hidden door between the walls of this small building. Fortunately, this hidden door did not require a pass, so Ruan Qingyu channeled her spiritual energy into her hands.
With a gentle push, the hidden door opened silently. A stench of decay wafted out, forcing her to close her eyes.
It took her a while to open her eyes, only to find that the purple flame that had led the way had disappeared. After thinking for a moment, Ruan Qingyu snapped her fingers, and a ball of golden-red flame ignited in her palm.
Instantly, a dim yellow shadow was cast in the somewhat damp and cold basement, gradually raising the surrounding temperature.
Ruan Qingyu slowly made her way up the steps, not knowing how much time had passed. Finally, she stepped onto the last step and realized that the basement was incredibly spacious.
There is only one cage in the center.
The cage itself looked incredibly valuable, emanating a chilling aura. The array formations and surging, violent spiritual energy around it told Ruan Qingyu that what was inside was no ordinary object.
Driven by curiosity and some inner calling, she stepped forward to see what was inside. But the moment the flame in her palm touched it...
The enormous creature in the cage lunged forward, and with the sound of chains falling, a clear and distinct howl of a ferocious beast rang out.
It almost shattered Ruan Qingyu's eardrums, but the cage seemed to sense the beast's resistance and began to flicker.
As the formation activated, an incredibly dazzling spiritual light suddenly appeared outside the cage. This was a sign that the formation had been activated, but it was not intended to harm Ruan Qingyu.
Instead, she charged towards the ferocious beast inside. It was at this moment that Ruan Qingyu finally saw what was inside. She saw a very robust, spotted leopard running around inside the cage.
In order to evade the attacks of the cage formation, the formation began to weaken as the activation time increased. Eventually, the leopard no longer needed to dodge and could easily disperse the attacks.
However, it had consumed a significant amount of the leopard's spiritual energy, and the leopard lay on the ground, never to rise again. At this moment, Ruan Qingyu looked hesitantly at the leopard in the cage.
"Did you call me here?" Although the idea was absurd, the leopard was the only living creature in the basement that could possibly call her.
But the leopard ignored her, and just lay on the ground licking its paws, which had been injured by the formation attack.
It was in this posture that Ruan Qingyu noticed the very conspicuous wound on the leopard's back. She didn't know if it was intentionally done by the Ruan family or by some other strange force.
The wound on the leopard's back, which had been slowly healing, widened again under the corrosive influence of that strange force. Blood dripped from the wound and onto the bottom of the cage.
The flame in her palm grew larger again, allowing Ruan Qingyu to see clearly what was under the cage. It turned out to be a tray-sized base that had been deliberately made smaller to make it easier for people to take it out.
Its purpose here is obvious, just like in her previous life. She was locked in a cage, solely to have her blood extracted.
It was at this moment that Ruan Qingyu felt a greater sense of empathy for the leopard. But what exactly was the beast's purpose?
After a long while, seeing no movement from Ruan Qingyu, the beast seemed to realize something was wrong. It suddenly raised its head, its beastly eyes staring at her with a chilling gaze, its black pupils revealing no emotion.
Or perhaps it was just animalistic emotion at play, and the leopard, upon discovering that Ruan Qingyu was not anyone it had assumed, paced anxiously in its cage.
Strangely, Ruan Qingyu found herself somewhat understanding the leopard's thoughts, but why could she understand the thoughts of a demon beast?
After observing for a while, Ruan Qingyu was extremely certain. This leopard must be a demonic beast that the Ruan family had captured from somewhere, but its cultivation level was unclear.
However, considering that the beast could evade the array's attacks despite its wounds, its level must be considerable. And yet, the Golden Core cultivator, the head of the Ruan family, couldn't even restrain it.
Clearly, this monster's origins are unknown. However, staying here any longer will not benefit Ruan Qingyu in the slightest.
She glanced at the leopard a few more times, but still received no response. By this time, Ruan Qingyu's patience had run out. Rather than blaming the leopard for the voice calling her, she decided to go out of the building again and search.
But as soon as she turned around, she heard the leopard roar again. As the roar of the beast echoed in the basement, Ruan Qingyu suddenly noticed a ball of purple flame shooting out of the leopard's mouth.
The flames were almost identical to what had brought her in. Instantly, Ruan Qingyu understood that this leopard was what had called her in.
How could a mere demon beast resonate with her? Recalling the previous summons, she realized that if she didn't resolve the issue of this leopard deliberately causing trouble during her cultivation, she wouldn't be able to concentrate.
Thinking of this, Ruan Qingyu tried to lean closer: "You can understand me, right? Why did you call me here? Do you want to leave?"
It's unclear what words provoked the leopard, but it opened its mouth and unleashed a ball of purple flame towards Ruan Qingyu's face.
If this couldn't be resolved, she feared she would be disfigured on the spot by the purple flames. Ruan Qingyu was horrified and immediately fell backward.
The purple flame vanished into thin air just before it touched her. Strangely, after the flame disappeared, several distinct crackling sounds could still be heard.
Ruan Qingyu opened one eye, trying to get a better look at the situation. She then opened both eyes wide, and saw a blue-purple arc floating in the air, accompanied by crackling sounds.
Then it hit Ruan Qingyu's head, leaving a purple mark at the corner of her eye before disappearing. Her originally fresh and beautiful face gained a touch of eeriness for that instant.
If it weren't for that sudden, sharp pain that made her wince, she would almost have thought it was all a dream, or just a fleeting moment.
Just as Ruan Qingyu was filled with doubt and uncertainty, and was about to leave the basement,
A clear, youthful voice suddenly appeared in his mind: "Human, it was you who took my Soul Pill."
Soul Pill? What is that? Looking at the leopard's calm expression, Ruan Qingyu found it hard to connect the clear, youthful voice in her mind with the leopard in front of her that was ten times her size.
"Human, I am the demon beast before you. Ten thousand years ago, I was severely injured and was healing here when a cultivator discovered me and set up a trap." As if recalling that memory, the leopard's clear, youthful voice carried a hint of pain.
"The human cultivator trapped me, constantly extracting my flesh and blood. Yet he left 30% for me to grow on my own, and this went on for a hundred years. After that cultivator went out, he never returned. But his descendant, who carried his life force, still wouldn't let me go."
The leopard continued speaking, now tinged with hatred. It was as if he could burst out of his cage at any moment and destroy the Ruan family that had imprisoned him.
"I previously chose to destroy my Soul Core to re-enter the cycle of reincarnation, but you devoured it. Now that I have lost my Soul Core, my cultivation has declined even further. If you don't save me, I will control my Soul Core to explode inside your body." The leopard's voice turned slightly crazed as he finished speaking.
Because of the mention of reincarnation, Ben's expression changed drastically. Upon hearing that she possessed a Soul Core capable of exploding at any moment, Ruan Qingyu's face darkened completely.
"Actually, you still want to come out, right?" Ruan Qingyu lowered her voice, trying to negotiate with the monster.
However, the other party remained silent, only emitting a low buzzing sound from its throat. Accompanied by this sound, which was different from the roar just now, Ruan Qingyu suddenly felt her dantian begin to become disordered.
The spiritual energy that had been properly stored in her dantian was now churning and boiling within her body, repeatedly impacting her meridians.
It seemed to want to destroy her entirely from the inside out, just to break out of her body. Ruan Qingyu understood that this was the Soul Pill it referred to, which was inside her.
However, this thing was clearly not something she had taken willingly; rather, it had come with her during her rebirth in her previous life. But the beast before her was unaware of these reasons.
Looking into its violent eyes, it was clear that it saw her as the target of its revenge against the Ruan family.
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