Chapter Sixteen: I'll take as many young and handsome male cultivators as I want.
"Hmm... Ugh..."
Inside the cave, intimate sounds drifted out as two pale, naked bodies intertwined. The man on top of the woman was consumed by lust, completely absorbed in his desire, utterly unaware that danger was closing in.
A moment later, a man's terrified voice rang out:
"W-What are you doing? Stop it!"
After the screams subsided for a few breaths, Su Rumei kicked the corpse off her. Her long hair was disheveled, and she walked naked towards the pool of water not far ahead to wash herself.
The voice of the Heavenly Enchantress Mother echoed in her mind:
"You still can't hold your temper. If you had made your move later, he wouldn't have even noticed that you had drained his power."
Su Rumei said with disgust:
Why should these disgusting, stinking men die so comfortably?
He defiled her beautiful body and still wanted to die in pleasure? Dream on. If it were a more handsome man, she might have made his death more comfortable.
"It's just a tool. It's more important to be useful than to look good. You were stuck at the thirteenth level of Qi Refining before, but now, in just a few days, you've already successfully established your foundation. It's not impossible to raise your power to the mid-Foundation Establishment stage by making a hundred or so more furnaces," said the Heavenly Enchantress Mother.
"A hundred more? Do you think I'm a prostitute?" Su Rumei said angrily.
"Men, even if they sleep with every woman in the world, they won't feel dirty; on the contrary, they'll be proud of it. Those so-called philanderers love to brag about how many women they've slept with. Why should women be considered sluts when they do what men can do?"
"In the cultivation world, there is no distinction between men and women, only between the strong and the weak. If you have any thoughts that you are inferior to men, or that you cannot do what men can do, then you should not pursue cultivation."
Su Rumei's expression changed several times after hearing this, and she finally said after a long while:
"They were selective when they played with women, unlike me now, I'll take anyone..."
"Isn't this because you were forced into a life-or-death situation? If you had listened to me earlier, your strength would be much greater now, and I could have used much more of my power. Why would I have been forced into such a sorry state by that young girl?" The Heavenly Enchantress's voice grew stern.
"If you had listened to me earlier, what handsome furnace cauldron couldn't you choose? If I were to regain my former cultivation, I could have as many young and handsome male cultivators as you wanted as furnace cauldrons, right in front of you."
Su Rumei's expression improved slightly, but when she thought of Han Wei, and that Han Wei didn't need to resort to such methods of absorbing other people's essence, she felt resentful again.
In the end, all she could think was that heaven knew that Han Wei, that bitch, had hooked up with that old and ugly monster, and that's why she was so powerful now.
You bitch!
She could only feel better if she thought that way.
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A hidden realm, the Iron Bone Stone Forest.
One after another, enormous black stone pillars rose up, each connected to the others by chains. Each pillar was at least tens of feet tall, and such pillars stretched for miles, creating a truly magnificent sight.
Han Wei was currently standing beneath a stone pillar, looking at a corpse. The corpse was a middle-aged male cultivator who had recently died. There was a huge hole in his chest, indicating that he had triggered the restrictions of this place and been killed by them; otherwise, his storage pouch at his waist would have been taken long ago.
Han Wei took his storage bag in her hand and set the man's body on fire.
In the male cultivator's storage bag, nothing else was particularly noteworthy, except for a map made of animal hide that caught Han Wei's attention. Looking at the marked areas on the map, she wondered: Could there be some great treasure hidden there?
Since she couldn't find any trace of Su Rumei and the Heavenly Enchantress, Han Wei decided to take the map and go check the marked area.
With a thought, Han Wei vanished from the spot.
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The vast canyon was barren and desolate. A gust of wind blew, stirring up fine red sand. A lizard emerged from the ground, but upon seeing a streak of multicolored light flying overhead, it immediately burrowed back into the earth.
The multicolored light landed and transformed into a stunningly beautiful young woman. With a wave of her hand, a map made of animal hide appeared before her. She examined the map, then looked at the surrounding mountains, and finally walked towards the enormous cave ahead.
This girl was Han Wei.
Han Wei stepped into the cave. Her divine sense didn't detect anything unusual or dangerous inside, but she remained cautious. The cave seemed to widen as she walked, eventually leading to another underground passage that descended further. Han Wei continued down this path, and eventually, a stone door appeared ahead.
There was a restriction on the door, but Han Wei didn't rush to break it. Instead, she turned around abruptly and said coldly:
"You've been following me suspiciously all this way; shouldn't you show yourself by now?"
There was no one there, only her voice echoing.
However, Han Wei's expression remained unchanged, but instead, a murderous intent flashed in her eyes. As she raised her hand, the Wonderful Sound Bell appeared in front of her, as if she was about to play this treasure immediately.
Just then, a fluctuation of spiritual energy appeared ten steps away from her.
A figure gradually appeared, its appearance deepening in intensity.
A man dressed in brocade robes, with delicate and beautiful features, appeared with a smile. He looked to be in his early twenties, with a cultivation level at the peak of the late Foundation Establishment stage. He wore a white cloak as thin as a cicada's wing. He took two steps forward with a smile, but stopped when he saw Han Wei's eyes sharpen.
"Fellow Daoist, calm down. I have no ill intentions."
Han Wei looked at his cloak; this was probably his secret weapon for invisibility. Actually, she hadn't noticed him at all. There were no plants or trees here, and her divine sense wasn't as effective as it had been in the Misty Forest. If he were in the Misty Forest, she would have spotted him long ago, no matter how well he hid, if he touched even a single blade of grass.
"Sneaking around like that, could it be out of kindness?" Han Wei sneered.
"I only followed you by chance after discovering that you were traveling with me. It is my fault for displeasing you." The effeminate man clasped his hands in a fist salute and continued with a smile, "The restrictions on this door are difficult to break. Why don't we join forces and divide the treasures inside equally? My surname is Qi, and I am a disciple of Bailing Mountain. May I ask your name, fairies?"
This person had clearly practiced some kind of charm technique; his voice carried a hint of allure.
Han Wei put away the magic bell, appearing bewitched and lowered her guard. She replied, "My surname is Gu."
"So it's Fairy Gu..."
The effeminate man smiled and took a few steps forward. Seeing that Han Wei did not show the same hostility as before, he moved closer. But when he was only two steps away from Han Wei, a chilling killing intent suddenly flashed in his eyes, and a black dagger was thrust towards Han Wei's lower abdomen.
Han Wei sneered, already on guard; she had already caught the effeminate man's dagger. Han Wei's fair left hand was covered in blood-red crystals, and she gripped the poisoned dagger tightly.
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