62: Chapter 62 Wearing it around your neck gives you an absolute sense of security.

Baihua Peak Main Hall.

Pink and white gauze cascaded from the domed ceiling.

Two figures landed steadily on the jade steps beside the spirit spring.

Meng Yudie walked straight to the soft couch, lightly kicked off her exquisite embroidered shoes, and reclined lazily upon it.

Her pink skirt hem slid down the edge of the couch, revealing a section of snowy-white calf that dangled carelessly in the air.

"Good Disciple, don't just stand there dazed."

Meng Yudie rested her cheek on one hand, her phoenix eyes smiling as she studied the uneasy person standing in the hall.

"Don't be in a daze; there are no outsiders here."

"Quickly tell Revered Master, how far have you and that little friend Cao actually progressed?"

Hearing this, Liu Rumeng tightly gripped the hem of her red gauze skirt, her head hanging low.

A heart full of humiliation and resentment surged completely at this moment.

Scenes of everything she had encountered over the past few days flashed back in her mind.

Being forced to wear strange outfits.

Being forced to kneel on the ground and serve tea.

Being forced to shout that humiliating command.

Yet, whenever she thought of Cao Kun's domineering and scorching Solar Essence.

The Crimson Flame Spiritual Body within her would uncontrollably surge with a shuddering heat.

This extreme sense of fragmentation between her body and her reason made her nearly go mad!

Liu Rumeng opened her mouth, preparing to complain about everything to her most trusted Revered Master.

She wanted to tear Cao Kun's hypocritical mask to shreds.

She wanted to tell her Revered Master that Cao Kun wasn't some Prodigy at all.

He was an old lecher who used evil arts to forcibly control people's minds!

"He is a..."

Only half the sentence escaped her lips.

The black ring pressed against her neck faintly emitted a wave of warmth, directly taking over her vocal cords.

The complaint at the tip of her tongue was forcibly corrected by that domineering power.

After several struggles, Liu Rumeng opened her mouth and hesitantly stammered out a sentence.

"Cao Kun and I... are just ordinary friends."

Her voice was tiny, clearly lacking confidence.

Hearing this answer, Meng Yudie's eyes flashed, and she sat up straight from the soft couch.

She carefully scrutinized her Personal Disciple standing before her.

Crimson Face, dodging gaze.

Hands nervously twisting her skirt hem, even her speech was stuttering.

Was this still that hot-tempered 'Little Chili' of Baihua Peak?

Meng Yudie's heart shook slightly, followed by a wave of realization.

Having spent years in the Hehuan Sect and taught countless female Disciples.

She understood her Disciple's current state all too well.

This behavior wasn't because she had suffered a grievance.

It was clearly the shy and uneasy state of a girl whose heart was first blooming, having been completely handled by a man, playing hard to get!

Meng Yudie immediately reached a conclusion.

This arrogant Disciple of hers.

Must have been completely won over by Cao Kun's Heaven-Defying methods and strength, and had developed true feelings.

As for why she didn't dare admit it.

That was naturally because of that ridiculous little girl's Face.

Leng Qingyue was her best friend.

Now that her best friend had become Cao Kun's official Dao Companion, she, as a sister, had been caught "stealing a taste" in secret.

Naturally, she was too embarrassed to openly snatch her friend's love.

Meng Yudie curled her red lips and let out a light, charming laugh.

Stepping barefoot on the jade steps, she walked gracefully to Liu Rumeng.

Taking Liu Rumeng's hand, she began to counsel her with earnest words.

"Silly girl, have you cultivated yourself into a fool? Have you even forgotten the fundamental basis of our Hehuan Sect?"

"We originally practice the Dao of Yin and Yang harmony. Multiple people cultivating together is even more common in the Sect."

"Since you've encountered a top-tier Dual Cultivation Dao Companion like little friend Cao, who possesses heaven-reaching strength and Pure Yang Essence, then go after him."

Meng Yudie's eyes rippled with emotion, her tone carrying the clarity of one who had seen it all.

"Men, how can they not be lustful? Who would complain about having too many women around them?"

"Your top-tier Crimson Flame Spiritual Body is a match made in heaven with his Solar Essence."

"If you can engage in long-term Dual Cultivation, your cultivation will surely advance by leaps and bounds."

"Even if you become a concubine without an official title, it's better than clinging to that ethereal Face!"

Meng Yudie emphasized her tone, looking like she was frustrated that her Disciple wasn't living up to expectations.

"If you are hesitant and retreat here just for the sake of outsiders' secular opinions or for so-called sisterly friendship."

"That would be a grave mistake! This not only goes against our Hehuan Sect's Mind-Cultivation Technique."

"In the long run, an unsatisfied body will also breed Heart Demons, ruining your immortal cultivation Dao Heart!"

Listening to her Revered Master's long-winded lecture.

Liu Rumeng shook her head frantically in her heart.

It's not like that! He's not a good man; he's a devil!

He's using a Magical Artifact to control me and even forced me to wear those kinds of clothes to serve him!

But...

Under the suppression of the master-servant contract, her body's subconscious had already taken full control.

Not only did Liu Rumeng not speak out to refute.

Instead, she obediently lowered her head, her chin nodding slightly in a very submissive manner.

She allowed her Revered Master to hold her hand, putting on an appearance of listening intently and being submissive.

In Meng Yudie's eyes, this posture was simply the shy acquiescence after having her secret thoughts exposed.

Seeing her Disciple so receptive to advice, Meng Yudie covered her lips and laughed with satisfaction.

"That's more like it. Be more open-minded; resources in the cultivation world are meant to be fought for."

After saying that.

Meng Yudie's long, fair finger suddenly pointed toward Liu Rumeng's neck, which she had been trying her best to hide.

"Alright, don't hide it in front of Revered Master."

"This personal Magical Artifact is a token of love given to you by little friend Cao, isn't it?"

Liu Rumeng's delicate body trembled, and her hands instinctively covered her neck.

Meng Yudie, however, pulled her hands away nonchalantly, the smile on her Face deepening.

"Don't be shy!"

"Just now at the White Jade Square, this seat saw it clearly."

"That old woman Yu Linglong also has one around her neck exactly like yours."

A token of love?

Liu Rumeng only felt it was utterly absurd; she even felt like dying.

This was no token of love.

This was clearly an evil object used by that old lecher to control people's lives!

Meng Yudie, however, did not know the truth.

She stared at the black ring, her eyes flashing with intense curiosity.

"Yu Linglong is a powerhouse at the Late Golden Core Stage."

"For little friend Cao to give you the same model of Magical Artifact as a Golden Core Elder."

"It shows that your status in his heart is definitely not low. This is a huge Opportunity."

Saying this, driven by intense curiosity, Meng Yudie reached out her right hand.

"Come, let Revered Master have a good look."

"Just what level of treasure is this token of love little friend Cao gave you!"

Seeing her Revered Master's finger about to touch the black iron beast ring.

Liu Rumeng held her breath and did not dodge.

She allowed her Revered Master's finger to approach.

At this moment, a strong hope burst forth in her dim eyes, and her heart pounded wildly in her chest.

Revered Master is a great Cultivator at the Late Golden Core Stage! Her methods are heaven-reaching!

Perhaps she can see through the evil nature of this beast ring.

And use her profound cultivation to forcibly erase the array patterns inside.

Helping her remove this humiliating black ring!

As long as this humiliating black ring was removed, she could regain her freedom!

The distance grew closer.

One inch.

Half an inch.

Just as Meng Yudie's fair fingertip was about to touch the edge of the beast ring.

Bang!

A dull explosion erupted between the two.

A dark red array pattern suddenly lit up on the surface of the black iron beast ring.

Meng Yudie's expression changed drastically; she felt as if her fingertip had touched an invisible, ten-thousand-foot-high copper wall.

Immediately after, a counter-shock force that even her Late Golden Core Stage spiritual power could not rival surged toward her.

This power was extremely ingenious; it only crudely flicked away Meng Yudie's finger.

But it did not harm the wearer, Liu Rumeng, in the slightest.

"Ugh!"

Meng Yudie groaned.

She was forced back three or four steps by this counter-shock force before she could barely steady herself.

Unconcealable shock filled her eyes.

But the light in Liu Rumeng's eyes quickly dimmed.

The hope in her heart shattered with a bang, and a thick sense of frustration completely overwhelmed her.

It's over...

Even Revered Master, at the Golden Core Late Stage Peak, couldn't even touch it before being easily repelled.

In this lifetime, she was completely finished in Cao Kun's hands.

There was absolutely no possibility of taking it off.

She could only find a way to change it for a slightly better-looking one.

Liu Rumeng closed her eyes, waiting for her Revered Master's fury.

With a Magical Artifact having such a domineering defense mechanism, her Revered Master would surely notice something was wrong.

However.

The expected questioning did not come.

Meng Yudie, who had been repelled, stood in place.

She raised her right hand and gently rubbed her somewhat numb fingertips.

A numbing sting was coming from there.

Even the spiritual power attached to her fingertips had been shaken apart.

Meng Yudie looked up and stared at the black iron beast ring on Liu Rumeng's neck.

An irrepressible fervor and longing flashed in her eyes.

What kind of Heaven-Defying, terrifying defensive Magical Artifact was this!!!

It didn't require the owner to actively circulate spiritual power, nor did it even need Divine Sense guidance.

Relying solely on the defense mechanism built into the Formation, it could accurately determine external probes.

And in an instant, it could unleash a counter-shock force that even a Late Golden Core Stage could not resist!

If that had been a strike with killing intent just now.

Then this Magical Artifact's counterattack would definitely be even more terrifying.

She had struggled in this cultivation world for hundreds of years.

She had never seen a personal defensive Magic Treasure of such high grade and such terrifying intelligence!

No wonder that old vixen Yu Linglong, a dignified Late Golden Core Stage, would wear this black iron ring around her neck like a treasure.

It turned out this wasn't some special fetish at all, but a genuine life-saving Divine Artifact!

And Cao Kun could give away such a rare treasure so casually!

And he gave away two at once!

If she could also possess one...

Then in this Qingzhou region, and even the entire cultivation world, who else could easily get close to her?

Who else could harm her?

Meng Yudie was completely tempted.

She stepped forward again, not reaching out to touch the black ring this time.

Instead, she reached out both hands and gently adjusted the collar of Liu Rumeng's red gauze, hiding the black iron beast ring once more.

"Good Disciple."

Meng Yudie's voice was extremely soft, carrying a hint of a smile.

"Such a peerless treasure must be worn close to your body. Never, ever let it leave you."

Liu Rumeng nodded woodenly.

There's no need for your senior self to remind me; I can't take this thing off at all.

Having comforted her Disciple, who was still "too moved to come to her senses."

Meng Yudie turned around and walked toward the hall entrance, looking out at the faintly visible Lianxiang Peak in the distant night.

She stuck out her pink tongue and licked her somewhat dry red lips with eyes full of desire.

No matter what means she used, even if she had to use all her skills.

She had to get an identical treasure from that little fellow!

Wearing it around the neck, the sense of security is absolutely off the charts.

Meng Yudie