Mei Niang is in danger! Her alluring body is backfiring!

No sooner said than done!

Lin Yuan suppressed the excitement in his heart and once again activated the Secret Technique, Ten Thousand Corpses Return to One, attempting to draw that trace of an Immortal's flesh and blood aura towards the Ethereal Soul.

However, the moment that trace of aura touched the Ethereal Soul, an unexpected change occurred!

“Buzz!”

That piece of Immortal flesh and blood suddenly erupted with extremely dazzling light, and a vast, sacred, and inviolable terrifying pressure descended with a roar!

In the face of this pressure, the Ethereal Soul, which had just advanced to Indestructible Bone, let out a mournful cry, trembling all over as if it had encountered a natural enemy, not daring to absorb even a fraction!

And that piece of flesh and blood, after releasing its pressure, returned to calm again, as if nothing had happened.

“Failed?”

Lin Yuan was stunned, his face full of surprise.

He could feel that this Immortal flesh and blood was not repelling the Ethereal Soul, but rather a natural suppression of a lower life form by a higher-level life form, a kind of “disdain” stemming from the Origin of life itself.

“Interesting… it seems the mystery of this Immortal flesh and blood is far deeper than I imagined.”

Not only was Lin Yuan not discouraged, but he became even more curious.

He put away the Immortal flesh and blood and the Ethereal Soul, already having a plan in mind.

It seems that to unravel this secret, he still needed to start with that woman, Situ Piaomiao.

As he was pondering, the courtyard's defensive Restriction suddenly rippled, and a clear, familiar Sword Intent penetrated the Formation, reaching directly to the door.

Just then, the courtyard's Restriction subtly fluctuated, and a clear, familiar voice came through.

“Lin Yuan, I’ve brought you something.”

The person who arrived was Gu Zheng.

She was still in a plain dress, her posture like a sword, but that cold, exquisite face, upon seeing the messy bed in the Quiet Room, softened slightly in its lines after all.

She walked into the Quiet Room, her gaze sweeping over the messy bed and the lingering aura in the air, a hint of reproach in her eyes.

“Senior Sister’s disciple is truly a born enchantress.”

“Cough, cough…”

Lin Yuan coughed twice, strode forward, and his arm naturally wrapped around Gu Zheng's slender waist, pulling her into his embrace.

“No matter how wild a colt is, it has to be tamed by my Zheng’er, doesn’t it?”

Gu Zheng rolled her eyes at him, but her body softened and she didn't push him away, merely handing him a Storage Pouch.

“The Pill Formula for the golden body pill you wanted, and the Materials to refine three batches, are all inside. I’ve scoured everything usable from the Sect’s treasure vault for you; this is all there is.”

Lin Yuan took the Storage Pouch, his Divine Sense probing into it, and the corners of his mouth curved into a satisfied arc.

The taste of power was indeed wonderful.

If he were still that struggling Foundation Establishment Cultivator at the bottom, gathering these items would have cost him untold effort andcost.

“Thank you for your hard work, my wife.”

Lin Yuan's lips moved to Gu Zheng's ear, his voice extremely low.

“This husband will diligently Cultivate and strive to strengthen his physique as soon as possible, to repay my wife’s great kindness.”

“You're such a rascal.”

Gu Zheng’s cheeks flushed, but her heart was filled with a warm current.

The two shared a tender moment, and just as they were about to deepen their emotional exchange, an unexpected change occurred!

Rumble—!

The Spiritual Qi of the entire Black Stone City vibrated violently!

An extremely terrifying aura fluctuation erupted from somewhere in the city with a roar, stirring up the wind and clouds, and shooting straight into the sky!

Lin Yuan and Gu Zheng's expressions suddenly changed.

Their figures flickered, and they appeared high above the Tingfeng Courtyard.

They saw that at the other end of Black Stone City, in the direction of Su Meiniang's Immortal Cave, a massive and heart-palpitating Spiritual Qi vortex was rapidly forming.

The sky darkened, covered by heavy, lead-colored clouds.

However, what churned within the clouds was neither pill cloud nor Sword Qi, but endless pink mist.

The mist shifted unpredictably, sometimes condensing into peerless Immortal maidens dancing gracefully, other times transforming into soul-snatching, eerie demonesses baring fangs and claws.

An extreme power of charm permeated the heavens and earth.

“It’s Senior Sister Su! She’s starting her Breakthrough!”

Gu Zheng's voice carried a hint of solemnity.

“This phenomenon… something’s not right.”

Lin Yuan frowned deeply.

Gu Zheng’s Breakthrough phenomenon was an unrivaled sharp Sword Qi, a manifestation of her pure Dao Heart.

While Su Meiniang’s phenomenon matched her Cultivation Technique, it was mixed with a chaotic, violent, and completely out-of-control feeling that made one’s Divine Soul extremely uncomfortable.

Just then, Old Ancestor Xuan Yin’s figure appeared in mid-air.

He stared intently at the pink tribulation clouds, his deeply furrowed old face now extremely solemn.

“Breaking through with an Enchanting Physique most easily incites the Seven Emotions and Six Desires; the Heart Demon tribulation is ten times more dangerous than for ordinary people!”

His voice was hoarse, filled with deep worry.

Before his words finished, the phenomenon in the sky underwent another drastic change!

Within the swirling pink mist, distorted, painful, and despairing human faces began to emerge.

They wailed silently, and an intensely thick, unresolvable resentment and Death Qi began to pollute the entire tribulation cloud!

“Not good!”

Old Ancestor Xuan Yin exclaimed in alarm.

“It’s a Heart Demon invasion! Her Dao Heart has fallen!”

At this moment, Su Meiniang’s Immortal Cave was already in disarray.

She sat cross-legged in the center of the Formation, her delicate body trembling violently, and foul-smelling black blood continuously oozed from her seven orifices.

That captivating face, which could overturn all beings, was now filled with pain and ferocity.

Her Sea of Consciousness was experiencing the most terrifying illusion.

She saw herself.

Her Breakthrough failed, her Cultivation completely crippled, and her innate Enchanting Physique completely backfired.

Her once proud, stunning beauty was decaying at a cruel speed.

Smooth skin became loose, covered with ugly wrinkles and age spots.

Her dark, beautiful hair turned yellow and sparse, falling out in handfuls.

Her full, mature curves became shriveled and sagged… she became an old, ugly, disgusting monster.

She saw Lin Yuan come to see her, and in those eyes that were once full of admiration and lust, there was only undisguised disgust and contempt.

She saw Gu Zheng, Xue Linglong, one after another, peerlessly graceful, accompanying him, enjoying everything he had.

And she, could only rot alone in a dark corner, waiting for her Lifespan to run out, to turn into a handful of yellow earth.

“No… no! This isn’t real!”

Su Meiniang roared frantically in her heart.

Her Dao Heart, however, was being devoured inch by inch in this endless despair and fear, heading towards complete collapse.

The nascent form of her Nascent Soul within her body was rapidly dimming, the immense medicinal power was out of control, fiercely backfiring on her Meridians.

Her vitality was rapidly draining away.

She was about to die.

“Grandpa, what can we do?”

Gu Zheng’s face was filled with anxiety.

“It’s useless!”

Old Ancestor Xuan Yin’s face was ashen, his knuckles white from clenching his fists.

“The Heart Demon tribulation is a Cultivator’s own tribulation! Outsiders cannot interfere!”

Once one falls into a Heart Demon illusion, it means certain death!

“In this situation, to successfully condense a Nascent Soul… unless there’s the legendary Demon-Breaking Pure Heart Pill. The difficulty of refining this pill is no less than the Return to Origin Nascent Soul Breaking Pill, and its Materials are even rarer and harder to find.”

“Another… is the golden thunder bamboo leaf, which only forms after a silver thunder bamboo grows for ten thousand years!”

Old Ancestor Xuan Yin’s eyes were filled with deep regret.

If Su Meiniang could also advance to Nascent Soul, the Yin Corpse Sect would have three Nascent Soul Cultivators, making it a unique hegemon among the six Sects in the entire Eastern Domain.

“What a pity… what a pity…”

Old Ancestor Xuan Yin sighed deeply.