75: Liu Ruyan

With that, he circulated his True Qi, his form moving like the wind, and threw a punch straight at Eunuch Xiang's face.

However, to everyone's surprise, the seemingly frail Eunuch Xiang dodged the strike with the ease of a ghost.

Seeing his movements were so agile, Yue Tianxiong couldn't help but pause in surprise.

Just as Yue Tianxiong was distracted for a split second, Eunuch Xiang suddenly flicked his sleeve—

"Swish!" A cold glint suddenly shot towards Yue Tianxiong!

Yue Tianxiong was greatly alarmed and used all his strength to circulate his Protective Aura to block it.

The moment the stream of light struck the Protective Aura—

"Clang!" With a crisp sound, the Protective Aura shattered upon impact.

Yue Tianxiong turned pale with fright and hurriedly dodged.

Fortunately, the stream of light was deflected by the Protective Aura, only grazing the skin of his arm.

You saw clearly from the side that the stream of light controlled by Eunuch Xiang was a Spiritual Artifact, the "Spirit Light Sword."

This sword was small and sharp, extremely fast, and best suited for surprise attacks.

If not for Yue Tianxiong's Great Grandmaster Middle Stage cultivation, he would likely have been killed by that strike just now.

From this move, you could also tell—this Eunuch Xiang was a Foundation Establishment Cultivator.

You immediately made your move and let out a low shout:

"Subtle Steps of Ling Bo!"

In an instant, your feet moved in succession, and your figure became too fast to be caught.

In the blink of an eye, you closed in on Eunuch Xiang, your True Qi condensing into the phantom of a swimming dragon, and threw a punch!

Eunuch Xiang's expression changed drastically when he saw this.

Just as the swimming dragon was about to pass through his body, something unexpected happened—

A golden light shield suddenly appeared around him!

"Boom!"

Your punch struck the light shield like a dragonfly skimming the water, causing only a slight ripple before it slowly dissipated.

Eunuch Xiang took the opportunity to use his movement technique to retreat rapidly, looked at you warily, and then laughed, "I didn't expect there to be another in the Heavenly Human Realm! Fortunately, I was prepared."

You were shocked—this mere Foundation Establishment Cultivator actually possessed such a good item as a "golden essence talisman"!

The golden essence talisman is a defensive Talisman refined by a Nascent Soul Cultivator, containing a trace of Nascent Soul Power, and can block a full-strength strike from a Golden Core Perfection stage cultivator.

This Talisman is priceless and not something easily obtained—unless he has a powerful Nascent Soul expert backing him.

You immediately felt that something was wrong, your thoughts raced, and you quickly made a decision: Escape!

But on the surface, you were still smiling: "Eunuch Xiang, you really hide your strength well! I've never seen this Cultivation Technique of yours before; I wonder who your master is?"

Eunuch Xiang sneered, "Kid, you want to fish for information from me? You're still too green."

In his eyes, you were only in your sixties, while he was over a hundred years old, so calling you "kid" was normal.

However, he must have taken an Agelessness Pill when he was young, which is why he looked like he was in his early twenties.

You smiled calmly and said, "Since that's the case, we shall take our leave."

With that, you turned to leave.

Suddenly, a voice came from the sky—

"Stop!"

Before the voice had faded, a figure arrived in an instant.

You secretly cursed, "Not good," and turned to look—

You saw a female cultivator in white robes trailing on the ground like frost and snow, her features cold and clear, with an ice-silk shawl on her shoulders moving without wind.

The person who arrived was none other than one of the Liu Clan's ten great prodigies, Liu Ruyan.

The aura of a Nascent Soul emanating from her body made you shudder.

Countless thoughts flashed through your mind—Escape? You definitely couldn't outrun a Nascent Soul Cultivator.

After calming down, you suddenly realized—she seemed to be coming for you?

You immediately smiled and cupped your hands, "A pleasure, a pleasure!"

Liu Ruyan's cold gaze swept over you, and you felt as if your entire body had been completely seen through.

"It seems even this Great-Aunt misjudged you; I didn't expect you to actually be in the Heavenly Human Realm!" She was both surprised and delighted, "An eighteen-year-old in the Heavenly Human Realm is truly a pleasant surprise."

As a Liu Clan Prodigy, there was no one she hadn't seen, but someone like you who reached the Heavenly Human Realm at eighteen was truly beyond her expectations.

Your Illusionary Form Technique to disguise yourself as an old man was naturally useless under her Nascent Soul Divine Sense.

Hearing her say this, cold sweat immediately broke out—when exactly had you been targeted?

When you saw the golden twin fish jade pendant at her waist, you suddenly remembered something—that black gold twin fish jade pendant!

The golden twin fish jade pendant was already the symbol of the highest status for a Liu Clan Disciple; could that black gold twin fish jade pendant be...?

You immediately thought of the Female God of Slaughter back in Nanjiang City, who had flattened a hundred-thousand-strong army into meat paste with a single slap.

"Damn it!" You were shocked and stared at her with wide eyes.

At this moment, you understood seven or eight parts of it.

You took out the black gold twin fish jade pendant and said with a dark expression, "This is your Great-Aunt's item; I'm returning it to you."

"There's no reason to take back something that has already been given away," Liu Ruyan chuckled.

After speaking, she glanced at the bewildered crowd around her and raised her jade hand—over a dozen strands of Nascent Soul Power turned into golden streams of light, instantly piercing into the brows of Yue Tianxiong, Princess Yiyue, and the others.

In an instant, these people didn't even have time to scream before they fell to the ground, their eyes wide open, their life force completely extinguished.

In the entire courtyard, except for you, her, and Eunuch Xiang, everyone else was wiped out by her in an instant.

You looked at the corpses covering the ground and glared fiercely at her, "You kill the innocent indiscriminately; aren't you afraid of being plagued by Karmic Obstruction and suffering divine retribution when Undergoing Tribulation?"

"You know quite a bit, don't you?" Liu Ruyan smiled faintly.

Eunuch Xiang, who was on the side, sneered, "Kid, this Tianhuang Secret Realm is a Small World within a grotto-heaven magical treasure; there is no Heavenly Dao here, and living beings do not enter Reincarnation after death."

"Therefore, killing here will not burden you with Karmic Obstruction, nor will it affect Undergoing Tribulation."

You immediately understood—the Heavenly Dao of each world only governs the rules of its own realm, and since this is inside a grotto-heaven magical treasure, the Heavenly Dao is actually the magical treasure itself.

You knew you were no match for the woman before you, and that further words were useless, so a look of determination flashed in your eyes.

Suddenly, the True Qi in your body went berserk, your body emitted light and began to crack!

However, at this critical moment—

Liu Ruyan made a move instantly, flicking her jade sleeve, and a beam of light shot towards you!

Just as you were about to self-destruct, your body was tightly bound by a vine emitting golden light, and the power within you was instantly suppressed back down.

You struggled in alarm, but it was useless.

"Don't waste your energy; this is the Immortal Binding Vine, and even a Nascent Soul Cultivator cannot break free from it," Eunuch Xiang said with a laugh.

You felt despair, not expecting that you wouldn't even be able to commit suicide.

Liu Ruyan became curious instead, frowning as she looked at you, "I never said I wanted to kill you, so why self-destruct?"

"Falling into the hands of someone like you, I fear that life would be worse than death, so it's better to end it myself," you said calmly.

"You're overthinking it; I couldn't bear to kill a Genius like you," Liu Ruyan said in a calm tone.

Then, without allowing you to speak, she formed hand seals with both hands, and an abstruse and difficult-to-understand Talisman formed in the air.

Although you couldn't understand the full scope of the Talisman, the characters outlined looked somewhat familiar—Slave Contract.

You guessed what this contract was immediately—powerful immortal cultivators would plant a Slave Contract on their subordinates, and these types of people were usually called "human slaves."

The Slave Contract was extremely overbearing, similar to the spirit contracts used to control spirit pets; once planted, one would be absolutely loyal to their master.

The master only needed a single thought, and even if they ordered you to die, you would do so without hesitation.

But this was a highly profound secret technique; not only was it extremely difficult to Cultivate, but it also required Nascent Soul Power to be cast.