13: Chapter 13 is right next door?

On the quiet outskirts of Luoye Peak, the night wind caused the dilapidated wooden window lattice to creak.

Gu Yi pushed open the door to the empty room next to Lin Tian's, which was used for storing miscellaneous items.

A musty smell of age rushed to meet him, and moonlight spilled through a hole in the roof, illuminating a few scattered bundles of hay and a broken wooden table inside the room.

He closed the wooden door behind him.

This wooden hut was separated from Lin Tian's living quarters by only a single wall.

It was a thin partition made of rough pine planks pieced together. Lin Tian's heavy and slightly restless breathing from next door clearly reached Gu Yi's ears through the gaps in the wood.

Gu Yi slightly opened his palm, and that piece of millennium soul-nurturing wood emitted a layer of soft black light. A wisp of purple smoke rose curlingly from the wood grain, quickly intertwining and condensing under the cold moonlight.

Compared to the phantom outside the window just a moment ago that could be blown away by the wind at any time, Ji Meier's soul body was now significantly more solid, thanks to the brief nourishment from this top-grade soul-nurturing wood.

A translucent purple veil barely covered her graceful and provocative full figure, and her bare feet, like mutton-fat jade, hovered an inch above the ground.

She lazily stretched her waist, her fox-like eyes shimmering with ripples, looking up and down at this dilapidated room that was bare of everything.

"Little guy, you went through so much trouble to lure me out, and you intend to 'explore deeply' in a place like this?" Ji Meier's red lips parted slightly.

Gu Yi raised his index finger to his lips in a shushing gesture, lowering his voice: "Senior, please be careful with your words. This wooden wall is as thin as a cicada's wing, and Lin Tian is right next door. If you wake him up and let him know that the Senior he yearns for day and night ran into my room in the middle of the night, I fear he would suffer Qi Deviation on the spot."

Hearing the words "Lin Tian is right next door," not only did Ji Meier not show any restraint, but a gleam of excitement flashed in her eyes, as if she feared the world wouldn't be chaotic enough.

As if she had discovered some fun prey, she floated closer to Gu Yi, almost pressing against his chest. That peculiar scent, mixed with the faint fragrance of the soul-nurturing wood and a woman's body scent, drilled straight into Gu Yi's nostrils.

"What is there to fear?" Ji Meier didn't lower her voice; instead, she leaned into Gu Yi's ear, breathing like an orchid, "That brat's Aptitude is dull; he sleeps like a dead pig. Even if he heard some movement, he would only think it's a wild cat in the mountains calling for a mate."

As she spoke, she extended a slender jade finger, which was illusory yet carried a slightly cool touch, and began drawing circles on Gu Yi's chest.

"It is you, little guy, who talks a big game. You brought me to this desolate wilderness with a living person sleeping right next door. You wouldn't happen to be that kind of... silver-like pewter spear head that can only be looked at but not eaten, would you?"

Gu Yi's breathing stalled for half a breath, and a ball of wicked fire surged in his lower abdomen.

This old demoness, relying on her Divine Soul state and certain that he wouldn't dare make too much noise in an environment where walls have ears, was recklessly trampling on his bottom line.

A crisp "creak" came from the wooden bed next door; clearly, Lin Tian had turned over.

This sound was exceptionally clear in the quiet night.

Ji Meier's soul body let out a coquettish cry in coordination, deliberately putting on a weak, startled appearance as she leaned softly into Gu Yi's embrace, yet her mouth spewed even more aggressive and lewd words.

"Oh, that was close. Little guy, your heart is beating so fast. If you don't have the guts, why not just stand there obediently and let me teach you what the Hehuan Sect's Art of Ultimate Bliss is?"

The temperature in the depths of Gu Yi's eyes dropped completely, replaced by a bottomless darkness.

This demoness had no idea of life or death; she really thought he was a vegetarian.

He decisively summoned the villain shop in his mind and locked his intent onto the auxiliary Formation he had already set his sights on.

[Soundproof Barrier MAX]: Isolates all sounds and Divine Sense detection, changes internal light and shadow according to the host's wishes, essential for Dual Cultivation and magical combat. Price: 500 Villain Points.

"Redeem." Gu Yi thought silently to himself.

[Ding! 500 Villain Points consumed, redemption successful.]

Accompanied by the crisp System notification sound, a transparent ripple invisible to the naked eye expanded from Gu Yi as the center in a hemispherical shape, tightly sealing the entire dilapidated storage room within.

The sound of wind passing through leaves and Lin Tian's slightly heavy breathing from next door, which could still be heard a moment ago, were completely cut off.

The entire room fell into an absolutely private and quiet atmosphere.

The instant the barrier formed, the pale moonlight leaking through the hole in the roof was filtered by the Formation into a dim, warm light tinged with a hint of seduction.

Ji Meier's jade finger, which was still drawing circles on Gu Yi's chest, stopped.

As a remnant soul of a Dao Integration Stage expert, her perception of the surrounding aura was exceptionally keen. She clearly sensed that this dilapidated room, which was originally drafty, had now become an iron wall that even her Divine Sense could not easily penetrate.

This level of attainment in Formations, capable of sealing off heaven and earth in an instant, gave rise to a sense of foreboding in her heart. She instinctively wanted to pull back and create distance.

How could Gu Yi give her a chance to escape?

He raised his right hand, his palm surging with gray Chaos Creation Qi, and grabbed hold of Ji Meier's slender waist, which could be encircled by a single grasp.

The Creation Immortal Body encompasses all things; this aura not only did not repel the Divine Soul but could instead briefly "materialize" it. Feeling the scorching heat and powerful grip on her waist, Ji Meier's fox-like eyes widened abruptly, and her illusory body actually produced a nearly real sense of tension.

"You..." She finally put away that playful, spectating demeanor, her tone carrying a hint of genuine panic, "Little guy, what are you going to do?"

Gu Yi lowered his head slightly, his deep eyes locking straight onto that enchanting face.

"Didn't Senior just ask me how deep my foundation is?"

He applied a little force with his hand, pressing that soft, delicate body against the rough pine plank wall behind them. The wooden boards let out a dull groan.

Gu Yi leaned close to her ear, the corners of his mouth curling into a dangerous arc, his voice low and hoarse.

"This is right next door. Senior, you wouldn't want what happens next to be heard by Lin Tian, would you?"