☆, Chapter 46 Capture
Luo Binghe's cultivation system is an extremely unscientific system. It combines two systems that would normally be mutually exclusive into one, which requires that spiritual energy and demonic energy be mutually balanced.
However, the intervention of the Demon Sword will cause the demonic energy to surge, lose its balance, and become disordered.
To solve this problem, Luo Binghe's solution was to find a human bait.
At the time of the full moon, find someone with strong spiritual power and transfer your excess demonic energy to them. In exchange, you will absorb most of your spiritual energy. In this way, the balance will naturally be restored.
However, because Luo Binghe's demonic energy was too domineering, it often resulted in him being crippled after the energy was transferred. Basically, these transfer containers could only be used once.
Luo Binghe certainly wouldn't personally handle such a laborious task as catching meat bait. Without him saying a word, Sha Hualing would naturally lock people in cages for him to choose from. Luo Binghe only needed to use his Demon Sword to cleave a hole on a full moon night, slip into the Demon Realm, and directly use the people.
Tragically, despite all the effort and care Sha Hualing put in, Luo Binghe ended up having an affair with three beautiful Daoist nuns from Tianyi Temple whom she had personally selected. It was truly pathetic, and one can imagine how furious Sha Hualing was!
Shen Qingqiu asked, "When you were captured, did you see anyone else? Where were they all locked up?"
Yang Yixuan shook his head: "After entering through the rift between the two realms, you'll reach the Crimson Cloud Cave, the demoness's lair. Were there any others captured as well?"
Shen Qingqiu tossed the sword tassel aside and said, "I bet you're not the only one."
He thought about it and decided to go and take a look. Anyway, it wasn't a full moon tonight, nor was it the time for the extradition. Luo Binghe was busy stirring up trouble and sowing discord in the human realm, so he definitely wouldn't come to meet with Sha Hualing. Yang Yixuan quickly followed: "I'm going too! My sword is still in that demoness's hands."
Shen Qingqiu asked him, "Aren't you afraid she'll take off her clothes?"
Yang Yixuan snorted, "I'm not afraid. Besides, she's taken her clothes off dozens of times along the way, what's so strange about that?"
Passing through the spatial rift is like passing through a surging stream of warm water; when you emerge, you'll find yourself in the territory of the demons.
It was past midnight in the human realm, but twilight had just fallen on the demon realm's side.
The air was exceptionally dry. After standing for a while, Shen Qingqiu felt a little dizzy, similar to altitude sickness. Looking around, it seemed no different from the human world, except that the trees were sparser.
It seems the landscaping work isn't very good.
Yang Yixuan led the way, navigating through jagged rocks, and quickly found the entrance to the Crimson Cloud Cave. Having long admired the architectural culture of the Demon Race, seeing it with my own eyes, it was indeed truly extraordinary…
Demons prefer darkness, and their dwellings and palaces are mostly located underground. This entire entrance looks like an exceptionally magnificent tomb.
Shen Qingqiu thought to himself, "Tell me, what else could a stone plaque with the words 'Red Cloud Cave' written in distorted red characters be but a tombstone?"
He held a spirit stream in his hand, ready to splatter it on any enemy that might appear. He went down into the tomb from the entrance—no, from the entrance itself—but saw no guards. Thinking about it, it made sense. Only demons ever sneaked into the human realm to wreak havoc; no human would come here to die. There was no need to station guards.
The two stealthily ventured deeper, passing through a stone corridor, and arrived at a large hall.
The hall was covered with complete pelts of various strange beasts, which at first glance looked as if they were alive. Sha Hualing was barefoot, stepping on the giant tiger skin that had been spread out on the hall floor.
Shen Qingqiu was worried that Yang Yixuan might make a sound and alert the other party, and was about to remind him, but seeing that he consciously kept his mouth shut, she turned around with peace of mind.
On both sides of the hall were several cages, each containing cultivators bound hand and foot, dressed in various colors. Some looked extremely young, while others appeared quite old; some were drowsy, while others glared angrily.
Sha Hualing walked up to a cage, crossed her arms, and said, "You people from the Azure Sky Mountain Sect are really troublesome and annoying! We finally caught two, and the other one escaped before we even locked him up." She gritted her teeth and said, "If it weren't for... if it weren't for... I really would have broken all your legs!"
Inside the cage, Liu Mingyan sat cross-legged with her face veiled and her eyes closed, seemingly unmoved by anything outside.
Seeing that she was being ignored, Sha Hualing sneered, "Don't you ever take that thing off your face? Is it because you're too ugly and insecure that you're afraid to take it off?"
Shen Qingqiu: Girl... do you know who you'll be most jealous of in the future?
Saying she's ugly is a complete slap in your own face!
Perhaps it was her sixth sense, but Sha Hualing couldn't stand Liu Mingyan no matter what. She opened the cage door, dragged Liu Mingyan out, and shouted, "Kneel down!"
Liu Mingyan refused to kneel, and although she had no spiritual power, she stood firmly. Sha Hualing pushed and shoved, but couldn't get her to bend her knees. Furious, she ripped off Liu Mingyan's veil.
In an instant, Sakura Rin's snow-white face turned even whiter.
Shen Qingqiu roared inwardly: Turn around! Turn around! I want to see! Let me see what the number one beauty in this book looks like!!!
Over the years, he had maintained his status and couldn't say things like, "Hello, junior disciple, may I see your face?" which sounded like lewd male harassment. He hadn't been able to see Liu Mingyan's face for so long, and he was really suffocating!
Before Liu Mingyan could turn her face to let him see it, a fierce glint flashed in Sha Hualing's eyes, and she clawed at Liu Mingyan's face with her five fingers.
She must never let Luo Binghe see a face even more beautiful than hers!
So, when she was thrown back a second time tonight, Saharei finally couldn't hold back and coughed up a mouthful of blood. A self-comforting thought suddenly flashed through her mind: At least my clothes weren't torn this time, right...?
Although Shen Qingqiu shook her away, she still tore five lacerations in his sleeve. He was horrified: Wasn't this fingernail cut off by him just half an hour ago? Could it regenerate indefinitely?
He knocked Sha Hualing away and quickly turned to look at Liu Mingyan, only to slip and fall as soon as he saw her.
In such a short time, she actually put the veil on immediately. What's wrong with letting him see it?!
Yang Yixuan had swiftly opened over a dozen cage doors and used the sword he had just found to cut the ropes one by one. Shen Qingqiu was speechless. He truly hadn't known that Sha Hualing had captured so many. He had only intended to rescue Liu Mingyan, who shouldn't be there; this wasn't disrupting the plot, but rather a form of correction. But what if Yang Yixuan's haphazard release of them accidentally let go of the three beautiful Daoist nuns who were supposed to guide Luo Binghe's demonic energy?!
Seeing that he had almost finished releasing them, Shen Qingqiu had no choice but to follow suit. However, as soon as she opened the cage door, she saw a slightly familiar face and her heart skipped a beat.
Oh no! What a terrible coincidence!
The begonia curled up in the cage, staring at him with suspicion and uncertainty.
Shen Qingqiu paused for two seconds, pretended not to recognize her, gestured for her to come out quickly, and then turned around as if nothing had happened.
Given his current appearance, no one should recognize him. Besides, countless eyes witnessed Shen Qingqiu's self-destruction five years ago. There's nothing to be ashamed of.
Sha Hualing, still groggy, struggled to sit up. She looked closely and exclaimed sharply, "It's you? Who are you? How dare you chase after me! You have some nerve!"
Yang Yixuan seemed to have suddenly remembered this question as well, and while opening the cage, he casually asked, "Oh right, senior, who are you?"
"Oh right my foot!"
Young man, your reaction time is too long!
And what's with that casual, inquisitive tone you're using?
Shen Qingqiu was considering whether to mention the peerless cucumber's name again when Sha Hualing chuckled, "Fine, once you're here, you're not leaving." She clapped her hands, the bells jingling wildly. A moment later, the Crimson Cloud Cave's guards finally poured into the hall.
Crimson Cloud Cave was Sha Hualing's private residence; her regular thugs weren't there, and her small fry were no threat. The little demons circled around him, raising and lowering their arms like shamans performing a ritual. Shen Qingqiu was completely bewildered and, in a fit of irritation, prepared to fan them all away with his fan, when suddenly he felt as if countless strands of hair were binding him.
Binding Immortal Rope.
Although these ragtag soldiers weren't very strong in combat, they were clearly trained. Each of them had a hair-thin binding rope, which they kept wrapping around him, turning him into a large ball of yarn, completely wrapped in the binding rope.
Before Sha Hualing could even cheer, Shen Qingqiu chuckled and stomped his foot on the ground. The sound of a snapping zither string echoed through the air.
It exploded! The Immortal Binding Rope was actually shattered by this person's spiritual power!
Most of the people present were so shocked that they forgot what they were supposed to be doing. This was truly the first time they had ever seen someone use spiritual power to directly sever the Immortal Binding Rope.
What a simple and brutal solution!
Shen Qingqiu shouted, "Let's go!"
The others, needing no further explanation, had already mostly left. Yang Yixuan and Liu Mingyan had only recently broken free of the Immortal Binding Rope, their spiritual energy still unstable. Knowing that staying would only hinder them, and seeing that Shen Qingqiu seemed capable of handling the situation, they left with a "Take care, Senior" and decisively retreated. Seeing this, the henchmen hesitated, unsure whether to give chase, and sought orders from their superiors. Sha Hualing's eyes gleamed, and she pointed directly at Shen Qingqiu, shouting, "Grab him! Ignore everyone else! Just him—hold him off even if it kills you!"
Shen Qingqiu waved his fan, sending several soldiers rushing towards him flying: "No matter how many come, it's no use!"
Before a body nurtured by the Sun and Moon Dew and the Flower of the Jade, the Immortal Binding Rope is utterly useless; it can destroy as many as it binds!
Suddenly, it felt as if something heavy was pressing down on my head.
A giant net.
A giant net, woven from countless binding ropes as thick as little fingers, descended upon them.
When it landed on him, the weight alone made Shen Qingqiu's knees buckle, and he almost fell to the ground.
Where did this incredible gadget come from? Each rope is so thick—are you sure it's for binding "immortals" and not elephants?!
After waiting for a while, seeing that Shen Qingqiu was indeed unable to break free this time, Sha Hualing slowly walked in. Her previous disheveled state was completely gone, and she chuckled, "If a hundred Immortal Binding Ropes can't hold you back, do you think I can't use a thousand? This Immortal Binding Net wasn't originally prepared for you, but it's actually being used on you. You should feel very honored."
Making this thing was costly and time-consuming; it was definitely not prepared to deal with him, but it just came in handy ahead of time.
Sahua Ling was very satisfied, feeling that she had done a great job this time. Even her scolding became coquettish: "Don't move! Stay still, we won't do anything to you."
Shen Qingqiu said, "If you won't do anything to me, could you please remove the net?"
Sha Hualing didn't talk to him, and continued to say to herself, "Judging from your extraordinary talent, if you could submit to my clan, power and glory would be within your grasp. Of course, even if you refuse to submit, it doesn't matter. What needs to be done still needs to be done."
No wonder Sahara ignored everyone else and focused all her firepower on him.
So this girl is planning to use him as bait to send to Luo Binghe?!
Luo Binghe needs people with strong spiritual power. Which of the cultivators she captured has stronger spiritual power than him now? Of course, she can't be bothered with them!
Suddenly, Saharei hurriedly tidied her slightly messy hair.
Seeing her action, Shen Qingqiu felt as if a furry creature was crawling up his back.
Logically speaking, he shouldn't have come since it's not a full moon night.
Sha Hualing turned and went to greet them outside the hall, smiling sweetly, "As I just mentioned, the big gift I prepared for you is here."
Although Shen Qingqiu didn't see the person at all, a surge of hot blood mixed with cold sweat rushed to his head.
Suddenly, a burst of power surged up from nowhere. He grabbed the net and unleashed the endless spiritual energy within his body in the form of a violent strike.
The sound of bombing.
Saharei's smile froze on her face. She hurriedly turned back, her jaw dropping in astonishment.
In the hall, the subordinates of the Crimson Cloud Cave were all sprawled out, lying haphazardly on the ground. In the center of the Immortal Binding Net, sparks still flickered from the edge of a huge hole, and wisps of white smoke drifted out.
This person is terrifying. He actually managed to tear a huge hole in this giant net that binds immortals and escape!
The person behind her walked past her and slowly entered the hall. The Crimson Cloud Cave was dark and gloomy, and only a tall and slender figure could be seen, along with the subtle silver reflections on the dark patterns of the black robe.
A moment later, a voice, devoid of joy or anger, rang out.
"This is your big gift?"
Sha Hualing said bitterly, "...I miscalculated and he got away!"
Her heart ached terribly. The Immortal-Binding Net, woven from thousands of binding ropes, was originally intended for a greater purpose, but now it had been blasted with a gaping hole. This wasn't something that could be patched up and reused!
The man had his back to her, glanced down at the wreckage on the ground, and remained silent, seemingly lost in thought.
Sha Hualing said, "This person is extraordinary. I have never seen a cultivator with more domineering spiritual power than him. With him, you will no longer need to change your vessel every month."
She bit her lip and said, "As long as you give me... that thing."
Sahare waited for a moment, then suddenly reached out and caught something that was thrown to her, holding it firmly in her palm.
Overjoyed, she said, "With your blessing, I guarantee that by the full moon tomorrow, he will be under your control!"
"People from the Azure Sky Mountain Sect," the man said, "don't arrest them anymore."
Sha Hualing pouted and replied, "Yes, ma'am."
She was initially resentful; the disciples of the Azure Sky Mountain Sect generally possessed significantly higher spiritual power than those of other sects, making them ideal vessels for interrogation. But then she thought, if they could capture that strange man today, what would be the point of having the Azure Sky Mountain Sect?
The other person didn't turn around, nor did he linger for a moment longer, walking straight out as if to leave the Crimson Cloud Cave directly. Sha Hualing was stunned, wanting to call out to him, but not daring to.
He's going to that place again.
Author's Note: Thank you Mingzun for saving me! (List of authors follows: Zhuoran Rebirth, Big Fish Ball, Plain Water, Flowers, Night Love, Shadow, Nine Ink, White Chocolate with Wine Filling, Fruit Garden, Beyond the Shore, rasion214, Xiaosheng Mumu, Baomibai, Little Thunderbolt, yuki GN's Landmine)
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