255: Chapter 255 Of all the tests he could use, why resort to his looks?

The face that appeared before him was none other than Su Mei!

It was that Senior Sister from the Hehuan Sect who had always eyed him like a tiger, repeatedly hinting and even explicitly stating her desire for Dual Cultivation with him, and who was skilled in the Charm Technique of Plucking and Supplementing!

"Junior Brother Xu~ I've missed you so much~"

Su Mei's voice was sweet and seductive, as if it had tiny hooks in it, and the clothing she wore was even more revealing and daring than Xiao Nianyin's, consisting of little more than a few wisps of sheer fabric, leaving vast expanses of snow-white skin and breathtaking curves exposed to Xu Ruyu's eyes without reservation.

"Let Senior Sister 'instruct' you properly in the ways of Dual Cultivation~ I guarantee it will make you feel like you're in heaven, and your cultivation will advance greatly~"

She was even more proactive and passionate than Xiao Nianyin, and her technique was clearly far more skilled and experienced; her hands roamed and teased across Xu Ruyu's sensitive spots, while her red lips kissed their way down from his neck, bringing a wave of even more direct and intense stimulation.

Xu Ruyu let out a muffled groan as his last line of defense for his sanity suffered another heavy blow!

Su Mei's seduction was more explicit and targeted at a man's weaknesses, and combined with the omnipresent allure of the illusion, it nearly caused him to lose control instantly.

But just as he was lost in this delirium, the Haotian True Qi within him—gained from cultivating the Haotian True Qi Chapter and always circulating slowly on its own—seemed to be stimulated by this intense emotional fluctuation and the external power of seduction, suddenly accelerating its flow!

A cool, firm energy flowed throughout his entire body, like a fresh spring poured into a scorching flame, allowing his chaotic spiritual platform to barely maintain a sliver of clarity.

"This... is an illusion..."

He gritted his teeth, attempting to circulate the mind-clearing and focus-centering technique from the True Explanation of Taixu Source Energy to resist the temptation.

However, the changes in the illusion did not stop.

Su Mei's figure began to fade and dissipate.

A petite, dainty figure with a shy, harmless expression appeared by the bedside.

It was Qingyan!

She wore a cute pink nightdress, her little face flushed red like a ripe apple, her small hands nervously twisting the hem of her clothes, her large, watery eyes filled with mist as she gazed at Xu Ruyu, seeming to want to speak but holding back.

"Xu... Senior Brother Xu..." Her voice was light and soft, with a hint of trembling and shyness, "I... I heard that Dual Cultivation can help heal wounds and raise one's cultivation...

You, you have suffered so much for the Sect... I... I also want to help you... Although I'm not very good at it... but, but I will be very obedient..."

As she spoke, she seemed to summon all her courage and began, clumsily and bit by bit, to untie the ribbons of her nightdress, revealing large swaths of snow-white, tender skin and her youthful yet alluring curves.

The extreme contrast between such innocence and temptation created an impact that was even more lethal than Su Mei's direct, enchanting nature!

Xu Ruyu felt his throat tighten and his breathing quicken.

This defenseless, wholehearted posture of "devotion" from Qingyan, mixed with the illusion's allure, struck directly at the soft spot deep within his heart, where a desire to protect and a desire to possess were intertwined.

Just as his heart wavered again, and he was about to be captured by this pure temptation—

The illusion shifted once more!

Qingyan's figure vanished like foam.

A purple figure, even more mature and charming, full of allure, yet carrying an air of noble laziness, sat gracefully by the bedside.

Lady Qingli!

She did not lean in eagerly like the previous illusions; instead, she reclined against the bedpost, resting her chin on one hand, a lazy, ambiguous expression on her stunning face, her soul-stirring peach blossom eyes gazing quietly at Xu Ruyu as if filled with endless meaning.

A purple gauze robe was draped loosely over her body, revealing her delicate collarbones and rounded shoulders, her curves rising and falling beneath the sheer fabric, appearing and disappearing, which was far more heart-stirring than direct exposure.

"Xiao Yuer~" She spoke softly, her voice tingling to the bone, "Look how tired you are, covered in sweat~ Let Sister wipe it off for you~"

She extended her slender, jade-like fingers, her fingertips carrying a faint fragrance and a warm touch, as she gently brushed across Xu Ruyu's forehead and cheeks; her movements were gentle and ambiguous, and her eyes were filled with affection, temptation, and a depth that seemed to say, "I know all your secrets."

Unlike Xiao Nianyin's coldness and conquest, Su Mei's directness and enchantment, or Qingyan's innocence and devotion, Lady Qingli's temptation was more complex—a mixture of confidant-like closeness, Elder-like doting, and lover-like teasing, rich in layers, and pointing directly at the deepest human longing where understanding, dependence, and desire were intertwined.

Xu Ruyu looked at Lady Qingli before him, who was smiling beautifully and seemed to be able to see through all his thoughts, and the battle between his reason and desire reached its peak.

The cooling sensation of the Haotian True Qi was almost completely drowned out by the raging fire of desire, and the effectiveness of the mind-clearing technique grew weaker and weaker.

"Sister... Qingli..."

His voice was hoarse, his eyes unfocused, and he was almost about to reach out and touch that stunning face so close at hand.

In the ancient forest, seeing through the light screen of the yingxi stone how Xu Ruyu, under the successive temptations of illusions of various stunning women like Xiao Nianyin, Su Mei, Qingyan, and Lady Qingli, went from struggling at the beginning to gradually sinking, his eyes unfocused and his breathing chaotic, most of the Taihu Clan members wore expressions of "as expected" or even disdain.

"Hmph, I said it, how firm can the Heart-Nature of a brat at the Qi Refinement Stage be? Facing the 'Illusion of Seven Emotions and Six Desires' of our clan's Illusory Moon Well, and the 'Beauty and Skeleton Phase' which is most targeted at men, he couldn't hold on for long."

"Look at those eyes, they are about to be drowned by desire! What a lecher!"

"People from the Hehuan Sect really are all of this character! Indulging in desire, with a weak Dao Heart!"

"Elder Qingli has really misjudged this time; such a person, even if a bit special, will be hard-pressed to achieve greatness!"

"So what if the Supreme Mage presided over it personally? Mud cannot be plastered onto a wall!"

The sounds of mockery and disdain rose again in low murmurs.

Elder Mo Feng curled his lips into a cold smile, as if he had already seen the ending where Xu Ruyu completely sank into the illusion and failed the assessment, with Lady Qingli also being questioned once again.

Elder Lan Yi shook her head slightly, the look of disappointment in her eyes growing deeper.

Only Lady Qingli, on her stunning face, showed no surprise or worry, but instead wore a strange, almost helpless expression.

Watching Xu Ruyu's increasingly unfocused eyes and heavy breathing in the light screen, she sighed inwardly: "Sigh... Of all things to test Xiao Yuer with, why did the Spirit of the Illusory Moon Well have to choose this kind of seduction to test his willpower?"