The Five Poisons Saintess? My slave girl!

The love gu was enveloped by the Earth Core Nether Fire.

In Lin Yuan’s heart, the inexplicable admiration he felt for Lan Caier melted away instantly, like thin ice under a scorching sun.

His thoughts returned to their usual coldness and clarity.

At the same time, Lan Caier's delicate body on the stone bed trembled violently, her beautiful eyes suddenly changing, filled with disbelief.

The love gu was cultivated over many years using her heart's essence blood and numerous Heaven And Earth Treasures.

It was intimately connected to her Divine Soul and Bloodline.

At this moment, what emanated from the love gu was not an intimate resonance, but extreme fear and pain.

This feeling was as if a part of herself was being roasted over a blazing fire.

This Gu's smallest function was merely to bind Dao Companions.

Its true core value was to lie dormant within the Dao Companion's body, like a leech, slowly devouring the other party's Cultivation and Dao foundation, purifying and transforming it, and storing it within the Gu worm.

Once it reached Perfection, it would then be extracted from the body.

The immense vital essence contained within the Gu would then completely return to her, helping her break through Bottlenecks in her Cultivation path.

A person, throughout their entire life, could only refine one such 본명Love Poison (Natal Love Gu).

Therefore, no mistakes were allowed.

"What did you do to my love gu?"

Lan Caier’s voice was sharp, filled with trembling and panic.

"Nothing much, just used a special method to Seal it," Lin Yuan said indifferently.

A trace of panic flashed in Lan Caier's eyes.

The love gu being restrained meant that Lin Yuan had completely escaped the Gu worm's influence.

But she had not.

The originally mutual emotional bond had now become a one-sided act for her.

Lin Yuan would no longer have any admiration for her because of the love gu.

Yet, she would, due to the still-existing Bloodline connection, uncontrollably fall in love with Lin Yuan.

Lan Caier quickly formed hand Seals, then took out a bone flute and put it to her lips, blowing into it, attempting to forcibly recall the love gu.

However, no matter how she activated her magical incantations, the love gu showed no reaction.

It was wrapped in that terrifying azure flame, utterly unable to move an inch, let alone escape.

"It seems this Lan Caier should be more anxious than I am."

Lin Yuan sneered inwardly, leisurely enjoying her facial expressions change from surprise to panic, and then to despair.

"You... you quickly release my love gu!"

Lan Caier's voice was tinged with a cry, no longer able to maintain the arrogance and reserve of the Saintess of the Five Poisons Sect.

"You have no right to negotiate with me," Lin Yuan's voice was flat.

Lan Caier opened her mouth, but not a single word came out.

She had grown up in the Five Poisons Sect and understood the cruel Laws of the Cultivation world better than anyone.

At this moment, she was fish on a chopping block, and Lin Yuan was the one holding the butcher's knife.

Her life and death were but a thought away for him.

After a long while, she finally gave up all struggle and asked weakly:

"What... what do you want, for you to release my love gu?"

Upon hearing this, Lin Yuan looked down at her, his eyes devoid of the previous amusement, replaced by an unfathomable indifference.

"It's not about whether I release your love gu now, but whether I spare your life."

Between them, it was already a life-and-death situation.

Killing her would end everything, eliminating future troubles forever.

This Lan Caier had excellent Aptitude; otherwise, she would not have been made the Saintess of the Five Poisons Sect.

Letting her go would be like letting a tiger return to the mountains; if she were to grow stronger in the future, the humiliation of today would surely be repaid a thousandfold.

Rooting out the problem was the optimal solution.

She looked at Lin Yuan's emotionless eyes and knew he was not joking.

Lin Yuan slowly spoke, his voice not loud, but every word pierced her heart: "Let me plant the God-Sealing Technique in your Divine Soul."

"Henceforth, you will submit to me, and I can guarantee not to kill you."

"You... you can't kill me, you still have my love gu inside you..."

"Your love gu has already been Sealed by me; it poses no threat to me anymore."

Lin Yuan flipped his palm, and the frost sword appeared out of thin air, its blade circulating with chilling cold Qi, causing the temperature of the entire stone chamber to drop several degrees.

His eyes were cold, not concealing the Killing Intent emanating from him.

She could feel that Lin Yuan would truly kill her, without the slightest hesitation.

Seeing her silence, Lin Yuan said no more, stepping forward, walking towards her one step at a time.

The frost sword in his hand was cleanly raised, drawing a cold arc, and directly slashed towards her pale white neck.

Before the blade even reached, the biting Sword Qi already pricked her skin, raising goosebumps.

The shadow of death had never loomed so clearly over her.

"I agree!"

The moment the sword's edge was about to touch her skin, she screamed with all her might.

"I am willing to submit to you!"

As her words fell, all the strength in her body seemed to drain away, her body went limp, and she fell miserably onto the cold stone ground.

Lin Yuan's movement stopped abruptly, the sword tip hovering half an inch from her throat, the chilling cold Qi still leaving her unable to move.

He bent down and clasped her head with one hand.

"Relax your mind!"

Lan Caier's body trembled violently, feeling the irresistible force emanating from the hand on her head, she slowly closed her eyes, abandoning all resistance. The gate to the sea of her Divine Soul.

Soon, Lin Yuan planted the God-Sealing Technique deep within her Divine Soul; from then on, with just a thought, he could extinguish this woman.

He let out a slight sigh of relief.

"Phew... I almost didn't manage to bluff this little girl!"

Lin Yuan thought to himself.

In truth, he didn't know if killing Lan Caier would trigger any unpredictable backlash from the love gu in his body.

Now that the God-Sealing Technique was planted, he had completely gained the upper hand.

"I will release the love gu now; you can retrieve it," Lin Yuan's voice returned to normal.

Lan Caier slowly stood up and bowed deeply to Lin Yuan, performing an extremely respectful grandpresent (bow).

"Yes, Master."

Lin Yuan nodded with satisfaction at her sensible attitude.

With a thought, the Earth Core Nether Fire coiled in his heartpulse (heart meridian) quietly dissipated, disappearing completely.

Lan Caier took out the bone flute, brought it to her lips, and began to play softly.

No sound was emitted, only circles of invisible sound waves spread out.

A moment later, Lin Yuan felt the golden love gu in his heartpulse (heart meridian) gently sway, then transform into a warm current, instantly vanishing.

Immediately after, the skin on his arm slightly bulged, and a faint golden light flew out from it, swift as lightning, directly entering Lan Caier's open mouth and disappearing.

She stood with bowed head, her voice submissive: "Master, the love gu has been retrieved."

His gaze fell on the Storage Pouch at Lan Caier's waist, and he said indifferently: "Your Storage Pouch, bring it over."

Lan Caier did not hesitate, holding it with both hands and respectfully presenting it to Lin Yuan.

Lin Yuan took it and probed it with his Divine Sense.

The items inside were dazzling, but he was only interested in the thirty-odd neatly arranged jade boxes.

He took out all these jade boxes and opened them one by one.

Inside, as expected, were all extremely precious Spiritual Materials.

The most precious among them was actually a 'Dragon Blood Ginseng' with an astonishing thousand-year medicinal age, entirely crimson, shaped like a small Dragon, emitting an astonishing Qi and Blood power.

Clearly, these were all the gains from their group's entry into this Demon Falling Valley.

However, after Lin Yuan looked through all the jade boxes, his brows furrowed slightly.

Among these Spiritual Materials, there was no netherworld grass, which he needed.

He unceremoniously put all the Spiritual Materials into his own Storage Pouch, then casually tossed the mostly empty Storage Pouch back to Lan Caier.