The next morning.

Sounds came from the room next door. Chief Si had drunk with two beauties until late last night and was completely passed out, not hearing the sounds of fighting from Lin Heng's room at all.

"Immortal, I'm sorry. I slept too deeply last night. Did anything happen?"

Suddenly, he saw Jiang Caiyan tied up on the bed.

He was instantly shocked!

Goodness, the Immortal sure knows how to have fun!

A bondage game?

It looks like it's not over yet!

Lin Heng kept his eyes closed, continuing to absorb spiritual energy in an orderly manner. After a long while, he finally spoke, "The matter is resolved. The villain has been driven away by me."

"Huh?"

"Just as I said, although I didn't capture her, she was severely injured and won't appear in Golden Horse City for a while."

"Rest assured, since the Azure Pavilion Sect has taken on the task from the Dynasty, they won't do things halfway. Someone will be watching for a while."

Chief Si suddenly understood and then said, "So, Immortal, does this mean we don't need to stake out here anymore?"

"That's right."

"Great, great, great." Chief Si exclaimed with joy, finally able to have some peaceful days. He had been exhausted dealing with one case after another.

"I won't disturb the Immortal's pleasure any longer."

Chief Si withdrew, leaving only Lin Heng and Jiang Caiyan in the elegant room.

Jiang Caiyan sat up, staring at Lin Heng who was calmly cultivating, her brows slightly furrowed.

"What kind of cultivation method is he using to absorb spiritual energy so quickly...?"

"And why, after absorbing so much spiritual energy, hasn't he shown any signs of breaking through?"

She couldn't understand.

Throughout the night, she kept her attention on Lin Heng. Not only was his cultivation method strange, but even his mental activities were bizarre.

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According to the normal cultivation speed, absorbing this much spiritual energy should have advanced him from the second level of Qi Refining to the third level.

Yet this guy showed no momentum of breaking through.

She didn't know Lin Heng was opening a Spirit Wheel, enduring immense pain and pressure. The third Spirit Wheel was countless times more difficult than the first two.

At this rate, breaking through to the Foundation Establishment stage would take him a long time.

Time slowly passed.

The entire elegant room, and even the third floor of the Flower House, was nearly drained of spiritual energy.

With a muffled sound, after three whole days.

The third Spirit Wheel successfully opened!

Lin Heng restrained his aura, his cultivation level reaching the third level of Qi Refining.

At that moment, the Sect Identity Token on him suddenly flashed with green light, followed by Yun Yao's urgent cry for help.

"Quick, come to the south of the city to help me! The people from the City Lord's Mansion..."

The voice was intermittent, only a few words could be heard.

Lin Heng stood up, glanced at Jiang Caiyan who was still struggling.

"You behave and wait for me to come back, don't try any tricks."

Perhaps due to the beast seal's restraint, Jiang Caiyan indeed stopped struggling. However, once Lin Heng left, the command's binding immediately disappeared.

Given the chance, she certainly wouldn't sit and wait for death.

"Bastard! This grudge is settled, I, Jiang Caiyan, will never let you go. I will make you taste the Blood Moon Cult's most brutal punishment!!"

......

On the other side.

Golden Horse City, south of the city.

Several teams surrounded an inn inside and out, and the streets along the way were controlled, preventing any passersby from approaching.

Many ordinary people gathered on the outermost edge of South Street.

"Why is the City Lord's Mansion making such a big scene? Could it be to catch the culprit from the Flower House?"

Someone wondered.

In the crowd, a young man dressed as an inn servant, with a white cloth tied around his waist, clapped his hands to get everyone's attention, "Those soldiers surrounded our inn, and the innkeeper has been arrested by them. What do you make of that?"

"The inn... Are you the servant from the Qingyue Inn? What did Innkeeper Li do?"

"Yes." The servant nodded, then said, "The leader said they were harboring a murderer... They're after a woman!"

"A woman!?"

"Could it be the heroine who slapped Sun You to death in the west of the city a few days ago?"

"It must be her. For Golden Horse City, it's a public service, but after all, he was the only heir of the Mansion Lord of the City Lord's Mansion, so it's trouble!"

Everyone speculated, quickly piecing together the general course of events.

At this time, inside the inn, Yun Yao had already repelled five waves of attacks, her figure swaying, unable to hold on.

The man in the black robe stood not far from her, sneering.

"I must admit, you disciples of the Azure Pavilion Sect are strong. It's rare to see a female cultivator with such perseverance like you. Even after being poisoned with Fragrant Numb-Bone Powder, you can still hold on for so long. I admire that."

Fragrant Numb-Bone Powder, as the name suggests, is a poison that renders a person incapable of movement.

The drug is colorless and tasteless, easily dissolving in water, and ordinary people can't detect it at all.

"You dared to plot against me!"

Yun Yao, with a cold expression, held her sword against the table to barely stand.

"You were too arrogant. Killing the young master of the City Lord's Mansion comes with consequences. If I weren't tasked with capturing you alive, do you think you could still be standing?"

"Don't expect your two companions to come to your rescue. They won't make it in time."

"......"

In the end, under the effect of the Numb-Bone Powder, Yun Yao could only withstand two more waves of attacks before collapsing.

They had poisoned her drink, and she hadn't noticed at all.

Such a covert scheme was hard to guard against, even if she was cautious. She never expected the City Lord's Mansion to collude with the demonic faction so quickly.

......

She didn't know how much time had passed when Yun Yao awoke to darkness.

Mmm!

Her mouth was gagged, and even her hands were tied behind her back.

The Numb-Bone Powder in her system had been neutralized, but a strange fire inexplicably rose within her, making her feel uneasy.

Thud!

Thud!

The door slowly opened, light pouring in, allowing her to see her surroundings.

She realized she was imprisoned in a dungeon.

"Damn it!"

She cursed under her breath.

Tap, tap, tap!

The sound of footsteps approached, and she saw the man in the black robe and a somewhat thin middle-aged man slowly walking towards her.

Sun Yinan glared viciously at Yun Yao, speaking, "So you're the venomous woman who brutally killed my son. Now you're in my hands!"

The man in the black robe glanced at him, his voice hoarse, "I've brought you the person. How do you plan to deal with her? If you let her live, no one can protect you."

The implication was clear: kill her when necessary, don't give her a chance.

"How to deal with her...?" Sun Yinan carefully examined Yun Yao. Initially, he intended to capture her alive and subject her to a thousand cuts, but now he had a new idea.

"I've changed my mind. I've lived half my life and never tasted what a Golden Elixir cultivator is like."

"Since she killed my son, let her bear a child for me as atonement."

!!

Yun Yao's eyes widened, her aura suddenly rising, as if she wanted to rush forward and kill this old bastard in front of her.

"Using her as a tool for bearing children... Starting a new lineage isn't bad. Maybe you'll gain a descendant with cultivation aptitude."

The man in the black robe mused.

Hearing this, the hatred on Sun Yinan's face faded significantly, replaced by excitement.

If his descendant had cultivation aptitude, then the Sun family could become a cultivation clan.