4: Chapter 4 Traitor! You... what else do you want to do?!

After two and a half minutes of activity.

The room gradually quieted down.

The vitality brought by the Ten-Year Lifespan Pill allowed Cao Kun to barely hold on.

He sat up unsteadily.

His gaze fell upon the voluptuous, curvaceous body beside him.

At this moment, Yu Linglong no longer possessed even a hint of her former seductiveness and pride.

Her captivating peach blossom eyes were now hollow and lifeless.

Crystal-clear tear tracks still hung from the corners of her eyes.

Cao Kun, meanwhile, was secretly savoring that Soul-stirring, bone-melting sensation from moments ago.

As expected of someone who practiced Charm Arts; her spiritual power was indeed exceptionally warm and gentle.

"Tsk, tsk, tsk..."

Cao Kun shook his head, unable to stop himself from letting out a series of meaningful sighs.

"I really didn't expect it."

"To think the dignified Elder Yu Linglong of the Hehuan Sect still had her primordial yin?"

"Revered Master, you certainly hid it well."

"So all those romantic rumors in the past were just an act for outsiders?"

These words were like a needle, deeply piercing Yu Linglong's numb nerves.

She looked up.

Her vacant, beautiful eyes were now filled with a towering rage.

To charge towards the Great Dao of the Nascent Soul in the most perfect state, she had waited for three hundred years, her state of mind long since tempered into a tranquil, ancient well.

But now, she had somehow ended up benefiting this worthless disciple whom she looked down on the most!

This humiliation and resentment were ten thousand times more painful than being killed outright!

Cao Kun completely ignored Yu Linglong's murderous gaze and continued his teasing.

"Revered Master, you haven't even touched a man's hand before, have you? That must have been quite hard on you, old lady."

"Shut up!"

Yu Linglong roared with resentment, her voice carrying a sob.

"You beast who betrayed your Revered Master and ancestors! This seat... this seat will surely extract your Soul and refine your spirit! I'll tear your body into ten thousand pieces!"

"Oh? Really?"

Cao Kun smiled nonchalantly. "Revered Master, it seems you don't have that ability right now, do you?"

Just then, the pleasant notification sound of the System rang out in Cao Kun's mind.

[Ding! Congratulations to the host for the first successful deep taming of a Jade Beast. Jade Beast taming value +10.]

[Current taming value: 5/100.]

[Reward: 1,000 task points!]

The taming value jumped from -5 straight to +5, and he was rewarded with a thousand task points.

Not bad!

Looking at the taming value that had turned positive and the Task Point balance that was once again plentiful, Cao Kun was in an excellent mood.

Looking back at Yu Linglong, who looked like she wanted to skin him alive and eat him whole.

Instead of feeling the slightest bit of fear, he felt... even more excited.

Conquering such a flower on a high Peak.

Was much more interesting than teasing those docile cats and dogs.

"My dear Revered Master, save your energy."

Cao Kun patted Yu Linglong's pretty face, which was flushed with anger.

The smooth, slippery sensation from his fingertips made him somewhat reluctant to let go.

"No matter how much you scream, you can't change reality."

Yu Linglong turned her head away in humiliation, unwilling to give him another glance.

"Rebellious Disciple...!"

Cao Kun chuckled, and with a thought.

A jet-black beast ring, emitting a faint spiritual light, appeared out of thin air in his hand.

"Revered Master, look."

Cao Kun twirled the beast ring around his fingers twice and showed it to Yu Linglong with a smile.

"Revered Master, you've really done me a great favor. As your disciple, I naturally cannot mistreat you."

"This Magical Artifact is a gift I specially prepared for you. Do you like it?"

The moment Yu Linglong's gaze fell upon that circular Magical Artifact, she instinctively felt a pang of fear in the depths of her Soul.

That was the innate intuition of a high-level Cultivator!

This thing was definitely no ordinary Magical Artifact!

Once it was put on, she probably wouldn't be able to turn things around for the rest of her life!

"I am your Revered Master!"

Yu Linglong was completely panicked.

This Rebellious Disciple actually wanted to put this beast ring on her?

"You can't..."

"Take it away! Take it away quickly!!"

She scrambled backward using both her hands and feet.

Trying to get away from the beast ring that made her feel extremely uneasy.

But behind her was the cold wall; she had nowhere left to retreat.

"This is not up to you."

The smile on Cao Kun's face became increasingly playful.

He grabbed Yu Linglong's slender, snow-white wrist and dragged her out from the corner.

"You bastard! You... ah!"

Yu Linglong struggled desperately, kicking and punching.

But under the absolute suppression of the Soul Brand, her resistance was weak and feeble, looking more like she was playing hard to get.

Cao Kun suppressed her with ease.

Click.

Yu Linglong felt as if another incredibly heavy shackle had been added to the depths of her Soul.

It was tightly linked with the previous Medicinal Pill Brand.

"Ding-ling-ling~"

Cao Kun gently flicked the magical orb embedded in the beast ring.

The crisp sound was exceptionally pleasant to the ear.

"Sounds really nice."

Cao Kun nodded in satisfaction.

This beast ring, paired with Yu Linglong's noble, cold, and beautiful face, and complemented by her current expression of humiliation and despair.

Hmm, this extreme sense of contrast was simply perfect!

System, you're a damn genius!

After finishing all this, Cao Kun did not continue to tease her.

He could feel that the pure primordial yin energy was still surging wildly within his body; if not refined in time, it would be wasted.

One must eat one bite at a time, and walk one step at a time.

Taming a top-grade Jade Beast of this level required a gradual approach, balancing tension and relaxation.

Pushing too hard could easily drive a person mad.

Cao Kun casually threw on an outer robe and then sat cross-legged.

"Act as my Protector."

Having said that, he no longer paid any attention to Yu Linglong.

His mind sank into his body, and he began to fully refine and absorb the pure primordial yin energy remaining in his Dantian and Qi Sea.

Yu Linglong was stunned, and tears of humiliation once again welled up in her eyes.

Protector?

He actually dared to order her to act as his Protector?

However, her body uncontrollably sat up, alertly sensing the movements in the surroundings.

This was the power of the beast ring.

She could not resist simple commands.

Humiliation, despair, shock... all sorts of complex emotions intertwined in Yu Linglong's beautiful peach blossom eyes.

She watched helplessly.

As Cao Kun's originally senile and aged body.

Began to undergo an astonishing transformation at a speed visible to the naked eye.

His shriveled skin became full and lustrous once again.

His head full of silver hair turned jet-black, inch by inch, starting from the roots.

His hunched back slowly straightened, and his figure became tall and upright.

His wrinkled old face, within just a few breaths, returned to the young and handsome appearance of someone in their twenties.

What shocked Yu Linglong even more was...

The originally exhausted and decaying aura within Cao Kun's body was now surging wildly!

The Top-grade Flame-Sun Spiritual Root, which she had personally destroyed, was rapidly being repaired!

His dried-up Dantian was once again filled with spiritual power!

Seventh level of Qi Refining...

Eighth level of Qi Refining...

Ninth level of Qi Refining... Peak!

In just a short while, Cao Kun's cultivation had surged back to its former Peak state, and even surpassed it!

If he hadn't deliberately suppressed it to solidify his Foundation, he probably could have attempted Foundation Establishment directly!

Phew...

Cao Kun slowly opened his eyes, feeling the long-lost, surging power within his body.

As expected of the primordial yin of a Half-step Nascent Soul Stage Cultivator; it was indeed extremely nourishing!

Having tasted the sweetness, Cao Kun turned his head.

His eyes blazed as he looked at the beautiful figure who was still acting as his Protector.

This sudden stare made Yu Linglong, who had just recovered from her shock, immediately feel that something was wrong.

She instinctively curled up her body, shielding her chest with her hands.

"What do you want to do?"

Seeing her like a startled fawn, Cao Kun couldn't help but laugh.

"Revered Master, aren't you being a bit too distant?"

As he spoke, he walked toward her once again.

"Revered Master, weren't we quite in sync just now?"

Yu Linglong's delicate body trembled with rage at his shameless words; while she cursed him in her heart, she...

Yu Linglong