Before the fall of Anyang, Lingzhou was an important hub connecting Anyang and Nanju, with traffic flowing in all directions, which contributed to Lingzhou's prosperity. After Dongyue annexed Anyang, Lingzhou directly became the major city for travel between Dongyue and Nanju.

Bordering the East Sea, sects from the islands in the East Sea also frequently passed through Lingzhou to enter the mainland. This prosperity did not diminish but increased, making Lingzhou's scale not inferior even to Nanju's capital.

As the largest restaurant and inn in Lingzhou City, its luxuriousness was naturally second to none, with the Sky Suite being the cream of the crop.

The room was filled with the fragrant aroma of top-grade sandalwood incense, its rich scent permeating the surroundings and infusing the silk quilt with a faint perfume.

A fair arm lay across the bedding, winding down from smooth, jade-like shoulders. The brocade quilt draped loosely over it, revealing a pair of round jade peaks, yet her hand happened to cover them, the spring scenery half-hidden, stirring one's passion even more. Raven locks cascaded over it, teasingly concealing, long legs slightly bent, toes trimmed round and cute, flawless white jade, the mandarin duck quilt entwining the spring breeze, as if arousing the deepest desires in one's heart.

When Wu Feng pushed open the door and entered, he saw this enchanting scene. Qin Yi raised her head and saw him, blushing in embarrassment, yet still enduring it. She timidly rose and knelt on the bed, her voice as soft as a mosquito's hum: "This concubine is willing to be a butterfly by my lord's boots, and hopes my lord will take pity."

Such a touching sight would make any other man unable to restrain himself from pouncing, and even Wu Feng, who had seen countless women, couldn't help feeling stirred. He walked a bit closer and smelled her faint virgin scent hidden beneath the sandalwood incense.

His fingers lifted her chin, raven hair cascading down, revealing her beautifully curved white back.

"No regrets?"

Qin Yi lightly bit her lip, biting it into a red mark. "This concubine, has no regrets."

Wu Feng smiled. "Good, then tonight this lord shall deflower you, letting you properly experience the ultimate pleasure in this world."

Wu Feng's room was separated from Zhou Yin and the others by just a wall. No matter how good the soundproofing, when the pained moans of a woman's first night arose, it was still inevitably heard next door.

Chen Yuanzhi couldn't help blushing.

Zhou Yin's expression remained unchanged, turning a deaf ear.

The furball heard the sounds from inside the ring and curiously wanted to poke its head out to see, but as soon as it stuck out its head, it was pushed back in, having no choice but to resentfully continue sleeping inside.

"Do...do you want to eat something? I'll go to the door and call the waiter!"

Chen Yuanzhi was eager to escape this awkwardness. She got up, paced a few steps, and headed for the door.

Zhou Yin: "Wait."

Chen Yuanzhi: "?"

Zhou Yin: "Something's not right."

Chen Yuanzhi looked completely baffled.

Zhou Yin signaled for her to keep quiet.

The moans and pants from the adjacent room suddenly fell silent.

The Soul-Locking Rope on Zhou Yin's hand snapped in two, falling to the ground.

Qin Yi got off Wu Feng's body, her originally timid expression already replaced by a profound one. She was in no hurry to put on clothes, searching Wu Feng's corpse for a while before slightly furrowing her brows.

Tittering laughter came from the window as a red-clothed woman pushed open the door and entered, a cat draped over her shoulders, several times smaller than an ordinary kitten, petite and cute, its fur jet-black, a pair of azure eyes deep and clear.

"Little sister's Jade Cicada Technique is getting more and more powerful. This old ghost at the late Core Formation stage was actually taken care of by you in just a few moves. No wonder the sect leader praises you so much and focuses on cultivating you."

Qin Yi was not at all shy, getting off the bed stark naked and picking up her clothes from the floor, slowly putting them on. "If not for our sect's unique Longjian incense, I wouldn't have been able to deceive this old ghost's eyes. I was scared to death earlier when playing the zither on the second floor.

"Two late Core Formation stage cultivators, if I wasn't quick-witted and found a way to pretend to be an ordinary weak woman, I almost would have been found out. It's just a pity this old ghost didn't have anything valuable on him."

A Huangting sword could be considered a rare magic weapon, but the two didn't even spare it a glance, letting it be discarded on the ground.

Fan Lu slightly furrowed her brows. "That's impossible. My Ruyi Cat calls out when it sees treasure, and has never failed. If it's not an incomparably rare treasure, it won't even deign to look at it. Could it be on the other old ghost?"

Qin Yi smiled. "The sect leader is over there, she definitely won't fail."

With such a change occurring in the adjacent room, the restrictions on their bodies naturally could no longer have an effect. They definitely could not be unaware of it.

Chen Yuanzhi urged Zhou Yin to leave quickly, but Zhou Yin shook his head.

"This place is surrounded by formations on all sides, the windows, the roof. If we go out, there will be traps."

It was just that the other party's target was clearly not them, but Wu Feng next door.

"This little brother is not only good-looking, but has a clever mind too!"

Clapping sounds rang out as a blue-skirted woman pushed open the door and entered, smiling cheerfully.

Chen Yuanzhi: "Who are you?"

"This big sister is called Lan Tai. In any case, we'll be family from now on. You can call me Sister Lan." The other party's brazen gaze swept back and forth between Chen Yuanzhi and Zhou Yin, clicking her tongue. "Look at this little face, tender enough to squeeze water from it. And this little brother, I haven't seen such a fine specimen in a long time. I bet his stamina in bed is not bad either."

Chen Yuanzhi was both embarrassed and angry. "What kind of woman are you, how shameless!"

Qin Yi and Fan Lu had succeeded in that room and came over to this side, happening to hear these words. Not only were they not angry, they tittered with laughter. "You're trapped here. If not for us lending a hand, you wouldn't even gain your freedom. Forget about thanking us, you're even finding fault with us. How ungrateful!"

Zhou Yin: "You're from the Hehuan Sect?"

Lan Tai raised an eyebrow, openly admitting it. "That's right."

Chen Yuanzhi's expression changed slightly.

Unlike most cultivation sects in the world, the Hehuan Sect was a female-dominated sect. While demonic cultivators used furnaces and cauldrons to absorb yin to nourish yang, the Hehuan Sect did the opposite. The sect's women roamed the land, using the Jade Cicada Technique of absorbing yang to nourish yin, stealing men's primal yang through the act of lovemaking to increase their own cultivation.

Over time, the Hehuan Sect's reputation was not good. Ordinary male cultivators would all turn pale upon hearing its name. Even though the Hehuan Sect's women were all beautiful and enchanting, graceful and charming, no man dared to get involved with them.

The Ruyi Cat on Fan Lu's shoulder, although just a low-level demon beast, had a unique trait - an exceptionally keen sense of smell for treasures. Usually silent, once it encountered a rare magic treasure, it would react by meowing nonstop.

Such a demon beast was priceless, truly the Hehuan Sect's one and only treasure.

Wu Feng and Chen Zhong thought their plan was foolproof, but they never imagined that the Lingzhou area was the territory of the Hehuan Sect. From the moment they entered the borders of the Nanju Kingdom, they had already been noticed by the Hehuan Sect.

Although the Jade Cicada Technique of the Hehuan Sect was powerful, it was only effective when male cultivators indulged with them and lost their guard. Originally, Wu Feng and Chen Zhong, two late-stage Core Formation cultivators with considerable strength, were not ones the Hehuan Sect wanted to provoke easily despite coveting their treasures.

However, after some investigation, they learned that the two were originally elders of the Mirror Sea Sect who had fallen out with their sect and were on their way to join the Qinggu Sect. After the Mirror Sea Sect submitted to the Shangxuan Sect, they had long regarded the two as traitors and expelled them from the sect.

Knowing that the two had no significant backing, Zhao Yingchi, the sect leader of the Hehuan Sect, had a plan. She had people track them all the way here, waiting for an opportunity to strike, with the goal of obtaining the Jade Spirit Rhinoceros Horn, the treasure of the Mirror Sea Sect.

Lan Tan smiled and said, "Sister, you are a stunning beauty, it would be a pity to marry hastily. Why not join our Hehuan Sect? You can enjoy the company of handsome men every day, now that's what I call happiness! And you, young man, do you find us sisters attractive? Have you ever thought about having beauties in your arms, enjoying the fortune of having them all?"

Chen Yuanzhi was furious and about to retort when she heard Zhou Yin say calmly, "You are too ugly."

There was no contempt, no agitation, as if he was simply stating the weather was nice today, that simple.

Lan Tan was stunned for a moment, then flew into a rage.

She considered herself exceptionally beautiful and had never encountered a man who treated her as if she didn't exist, let alone speak so rudely.

Fan Lu chuckled, "Quite a backbone. Don't forget your own name when you see Sister Qin Yi's alluring bosom later..."

Before she could finish, a bright light flashed through the window, accompanied by a scream and another female voice.

"Chen Zhong, Wu Feng is dead, and you are a homeless dog. If you hand over the Jade Spirit Rhinoceros Horn, you can still be spared!"

Chen Yuanzhi's face changed. Without a second thought, she activated her flying magic treasure and broke through the window.

Outside, she discovered that the vast open space was completely empty due to the cultivators' battle. Ordinary people had avoided it like the plague, leaving only three people.

Chen Zhong, and two women.

One of the women was already lying on the ground, covered in blood. It was her who had let out the scream earlier.

The other woman in a yellow robe was confronting Chen Zhong. She was stunningly beautiful, dazzling like a lotus.

"Sect Leader!" Lan Tan and the others flew to stand behind her, while checking on the injured woman on the ground.

Chen Zhong held the Tianwu Wheel in his hand, his face slightly pale, clearly at a disadvantage.

"Father!" Chen Yuanzhi supported him.

"Vile women of the Hehuan Sect!" He glared at them fiercely, spat out a mouthful of blood.

Lan Tan and the others' faces changed, but Zhao Yingchi laughed, "Old ghost on the verge of death, I'll let you have the upper hand verbally. Don't forget, once you die, we can still take the Jade Spirit Rhinoceros Horn."

Chen Zhong sneered, "This Jade Spirit Rhinoceros Horn is to be presented to the Elder Lexian of Qinggu Sect. Do you dare offend him?"

Zhao Yingchi's expression remained unchanged, "Even if we can't afford to offend him, so what? Can the dead still speak?"

Her implication was that Zhou Yin and the others would not be able to leave alive today.

These women, except for Zhao Yingchi who was a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator, were either early-stage or mid-stage Foundation Establishment. Given the current situation, they indeed had the ability to capture the three.

Chen Zhong's eyes flashed. Taking advantage of their inattention, he flung out the Tianwu Wheel in his hand.

The Tianwu Wheel grew from the size of a palm to three or four umbrella surfaces, carrying a fierce gale as it swept towards the Hehuan Sect members.

Lan Tan and Fan Lu simultaneously attacked, their silky ribbons flying out to entangle the Tianwu Wheel.

The Tianwu Wheel, ensnared by the ribbons, suddenly shattered into pieces, transforming into a rain of poison showering down on the Hehuan Sect members.

Qin Yi, supporting the fallen woman, had no time to dodge. The poison rain poured over her head and body, instantly reducing her to a puddle of rotten flesh.

Lan Tan and Fan Lu, quick to react, still couldn't avoid being splashed in some places. The clothing touched by the poison rain immediately turned to ashes. Fan Lu let out a piercing scream as her wrist was corroded by the poison rain, flesh turned inside out, revealing the stark white bones underneath.

Zhao Yingchi was furious, "Damn old ghost!"

She not only dodged the poison rain but had also counterattacked when Chen Zhong's magic treasure struck.

Flying hammers shot out from her sleeves, instantly transforming into four fire dragons rushing towards Chen Zhong.

Chen Zhong was shocked. With a grab and a push of his right hand, he shoved Chen Yuanzhi in front of him.

At the critical moment, a water wall appeared out of nowhere.

It was Zhou Yin who had used a talisman to block the fire dragons' attack for Chen Yuanzhi. He held the Lingyin Sword in one hand and made hand seals with the other. The gap in their cultivation levels only allowed him to do this much.

However, unexpectedly, when the four fire dragons encountered the water wall, they split into eight and came at them with even greater ferocity.

With a boom, the fire dragons broke through the water wall, pierced through Chen Yuanzhi, then through Chen Zhong behind her, and charged towards Zhou Yin.