Early morning.

The sky still holds a faint trace of black.

In the distance, Qingqiu Mountain looms through the morning mist, barely visible like a massive beast stretching its body.

A gentle breeze stirs, causing ripples to dance across the lake surface.

Mirroring the orange-hued sky and the sharp outlines of its reflection on the water, a golden light cloud swiftly enlarges in the distance.

The dew is heavy by the lake, the air more humid.

Inhaling the earthy scent mixed with the smell of grass, Yu Yuan gently pats the Golden-eyed Five Clouds Camel, which snorts joyfully and gallops into the forest, startling many birds into their "wake-up" calls.

Yu Yuan finds an open space and sets down a Treasure Hall.

The hall is covered with a vast carpet, the red velvet like long grass, nearly covering the feet.

In the middle of the carpet is embroidered a large peony, with lush and dense petals like clouds and rosy light, vivid and compelling.

Yu Yuan sits cross-legged in the hall, first sending his Divine Thought into the Qiankun Ruyi Bag to check the "cage", only to see Lv Yue and others still worshipping by incense on schedule, following the steps outlined in the Nail-Head Book to perform the Curse Killing Technique.

Although a day in the heavens is a year on earth, since they are in Yu Yuan's Qiankun Ruyi Bag, naturally they follow the time experienced by Yu Yuan.

Therefore, their Nail-Head Seven Arrows Book has not yet reached the final step.

However, Yu Yuan doesn't give them the chance, he finds an excuse to divide the "cage" into three separate cells, containing them individually.

But the Nail-Head Book, Sangzhi Bow, peach branch arrows, and straw figures are all kept in the same cell.

Before, Zhou Xin and Li Qi were responsible for the incense worship together, but now they are separated in the cells on the far side, while the cell with the Nail-Head Book and other miscellaneous items is occupied by Yang Wenhui and Zhu Tianlin.

In other words, the ritual of this Curse Killing Technique has been disrupted.

Zhou Xin and Li Qi's half-completed technique is interrupted, leaving them feeling so frustrated they want to cough up blood, and also suffering a mild backlash, leaving them listlessly deflated.

However, to escape, after a long hesitation, Yang Wenhui and Zhu Tianlin eventually take over the burden under the persuasion of Lv Yue and others and begin the incense worship towards the straw figure all over again.

Seeing them "change guard" as he anticipated, Yu Yuan is very relieved in his heart.

From the beginning, he had no intention of letting Zhou Xin and Li Qi complete the full twenty-one days of worship because not only would this expose the fact that he is not afraid of the Curse Killing Technique, but it could also lead them to be backlashed to death.

Yu Yuan disdains such killing-the-goose-that-lays-the-golden-eggs tactics.

The cycle repeats, the gentle flow is the truth.

Leaving the Mixed Gold Hammer as a guard, Yu Yuan withdraws his Divine Thought from the Qiankun Ruyi Bag and begins to reassess the gains and losses of this trip to the Heavenly Court.

Apart from the bow and the Profound Black Treasure Arrow he received on his way to Heavenly Court, he also obtained a damaged Heavenly Sound Bell.

This treasure is more symbolically significant but is of lesser practical use.

Especially since it requires time to repair.

Nevertheless, Yu Yuan decides to repair it whenever he has the chance.

Being able to connect with others anytime, without limit, and not bound by distance, is much more useful than the Sound Transmission Treasure Pearl.

Besides the Heavenly Sound Bell, his most important gain is the information he obtained from the Demon God Chi Ru.

One is that this incident was deliberately orchestrated by someone within the Jie Sect, seeking to kill him while seizing the Chaos Bell; the other piece of information is regarding the specific whereabouts of the Chaos Bell Fragments.

Both pieces of information are crucial.

"Creak—"

The hall's doors gently open, and a slender figure glides in.

The person is tall, with glossy long hair tied into pigtails, wearing a white Immortal Dress. However, the hem of her dress is cut short from the middle, revealing her long, straight legs.

Her neck is gracefully elongated, her skin is snow-like, her fine nose quivers slightly, and her eyes are clear and bright, like two sparkling, translucent gems.

Around her waist is a scarf made from colorful clouds, accentuating her slim waist, just enough to encircle with a hand, enhancing her figure's grace and loveliness.

"My lord, it is time for breakfast."

The woman speaks with a voice melodious as the songs of heaven.

With that, she steps forward gracefully toward Yu Yuan.

Her elegant posture and sweet smile involuntarily capture one's heart.

The latter looks up and nods in satisfaction, "The appearance is quite appealing... but as for the taste, I'll have to try it to know."

The woman responds with a smile, kneels down, and edges forward on her tender knees, slowly bringing her cheeks closer.

After a while.

The woman sits up straight again, her face flushed, her eyes dreamy, bewitchingly charming, transformed from a fairy untouched by the mortal world into a sultry, heart-stealing demoness.

The two emerald earrings dangling by her ears sway against her cheeks, casting a shade of jade upon her snow-white face, making her smooth, jade-like face appear even more enchantingly beautiful.

"My lord, how is the taste of your breakfast?"

"You're using this to test me?"

Yu Yuan raised his eyebrows. "For breakfast, shouldn't there at least be some steamed buns?"

"It seems that the Peach Banquet at Heavenly Court isn't all that great; Young Master has just come back from Heavenly Court and is already hungry."

The woman chuckled lightly, her eyes shimmering with ripples, and her lips curled up slightly, carrying a hint of an enchanting smile...

...

The sunset was sinking in the west, and night was falling.

Yu Yuan lay on the spacious and ornate couch inside the Treasure Hall, barely managing to suppress his even more vigorous desires after the harmony of the "qin and se." He gazed at the woman lying beside him, propping her face with one hand, staring intently at him.

"What is it?" Yu Yuan asked.

The woman's beautiful eyes glanced at him with a mix of reproach and coquetry, "Every time it's me who harvests you, so why do you seem to be getting more and more spirited?"

She had been holding back this question for a long time.

If it weren't for the fact that she reaped great benefits every time, and her Dao Xing and realm soared rapidly, she would suspect that she was the one being harvested instead.

Yu Yuan raised his eyebrows, smiling teasingly at her, "Not just taking advantage for yourself, you also expect your clan to do the same? Bai Ling, as a Clan Leader, you're really dedicated to your duty, aren't you?"

"I didn't mean that!"

Bai Ling denied adamantly, stretching out her hand to gently caress the robust and well-proportioned body beside her, and said contentedly, "Recently, during my meditation, I suddenly had all sorts of lustful thoughts, and all of them were about my shame with the Young Master. It scared me so much that I thought I was bewitched by a Heavenly Demon..."

With her movement, the red silk draped over her slipped gently apart, revealing the woman's waist as white and delicate as snow.

The intense red draped over her jade-like skin, and the provocative white, made a strong contrast.

Yu Yuan felt a stir in his heart, looking at her and asked, "Then what happened?"

"Then I had no more desire to meditate. Every day, I hoped that the Young Master would come to Qingqiu. This morning I received the Young Master's message... Humph, if it weren't for the fact that the Young Master has been on my mind these days, I might have already attained the Golden Immortal Dao Fruit."

"It seems like it's my fault then. Today I suppose I must help you with your cultivation!"

Bai Ling hooked her white lotus-like arms around his neck, calling out sweetly, "Thank you for your troubles, Young Master."

Facing such a nation-toppling beauty, Yu Yuan certainly wouldn't refuse.

...

A thousand miles away from the Treasure Hall, an inconspicuous yellow-robed Daoist sat cross-legged in the forest, his gaze fixated on the Treasure Hall.

Suddenly, his expression shifted subtly, with a trace of blood light blooming from within his sleeve.

"It's me."

A familiar enchanting voice rang out.

The yellow-robed Daoist's expression relaxed slightly, but he said coldly, "Next time you appear from behind me, don't blame me for forgetting our shared bond as fellow disciples."

The green-robed Daoist appeared from behind him, and with a slight sway, she was in front of him, laughing lightly, "You are just too timid... Could I really harm you?"

The yellow-robed Daoist snorted coldly and did not say more.

The green-robed Daoist's gaze flickered, looked towards the Treasure Hall, and expressed her surprise, "That Nine-tailed Fox still hasn't come out?"

The yellow-robed Daoist nodded slightly.

"What a waste of all that Essence Blood and Spirit Essence!"

The green-robed Daoist's eyes revealed a hint of desire, enviously saying, "I've investigated, that Nine-tailed Fox is Bai Ling, the Clan Leader of the Qingqiu clan. Over this millennium, she has made several major advancements in her realm, from a lower True Immortal to the current pinnacle of upper Heavenly Immortal, all probably benefits from her Dual Cultivation with Yu Yuan."

The yellow-robed Daoist glanced at her and said indifferently, "There is a Great Formation protecting around the Treasure Hall. Although it's not very powerful, I'm not skilled enough in this area to infiltrate without alarming the other party.

Hence, this task is still up to you... that Nine-tailed Fox has a close relationship with Yu Yuan; perhaps from her, we can get the answers we want."

The green-robed Daoist shook her head, "Based on my observations of Yu Yuan, he is meticulous and cautious. He wouldn't easily reveal important secrets to others... not even to his Dual Cultivation partner."

"This won't work, that won't work."

The yellow-robed Daoist frowned, "Then shall we just resort to using 'Yuan Tu' to finish him off?"

"No!"

The green-robed Daoist's expression turned serious, saying sternly, "Every debt has its debtor, every crime its culprit! If it turns out he really killed Indra, we take his life and snatch the Chaos Bell in the process, then even if Jie Sect suspects us afterward, the Sect Hierarch will shield us.

But if, without clear distinction, we take his life, and the truth is uncovered in the future, do you think the Sect Hierarch would still protect a disciple who went against his orders?"

The yellow-robed Daoist pondered for a moment and had to admit the other party's point was reasonable.

Jie Sect, after all, was a Saint's great sect.

Even though they had Yuan Tu, which could erase causality, what if they used other methods to discover the truth?

If it came down to that, and the Sect Hierarch was unwilling to protect them, they would certainly die!

Therefore, the best course of action for them was to meticulously execute the Hierarch's instructions.

The yellow-robed Daoist sighed softly, "So, how are we going to find out whether he is the one who killed Indra?"

"This matter is difficult if said to be difficult, but simple if said to be simple."

The green-robed Daoist's gaze was flickering, and her ordinary face gradually transformed into one that was dazzlingly charming.

She licked her red lips lightly and said with a seductive smile, "As long as I can absorb a drop of his essence blood, all of his past deeds will be revealed before my eyes, with nowhere to hide!"

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