Su Ye.

Late-stage Foundation Establishment, Supreme Elder of Donglong the Luo Clan, on good terms with our sect’s disciple, Xiao Sheng.

Has a close cooperative relationship with Weiyuan Immortal City.

Practices Dual Cultivation of Body and Magic. His Divine Sense is exceptional, and his combat prowess is utterly astounding among those of the same rank. Our sect’s Li Hengyan and the Immortal City’s Jian Ziheng have both been defeated by him.

Assessed probability of advancing to the Crystal stage: 50%.

Recommended course of action: Win him over if possible. If not, he must be eliminated!

’So it’s him...’

The information on Su Ye instantly surfaced in He Muyun’s mind.

’Did the Lotus Heart Butterfly’s guidance lead to him?’

’I wonder what this could mean?’

’Forget it. I’ll find out just by asking!’

He Muyun’s thoughts raced.

Immediately after, a silver light glinted in her eyes!

The power of her Divine Sense surged, a mysterious and formless ripple spreading out like tentacles!

A Divine Soul Secret Skill!

High-level cultivators clearly have a different understanding of ’asking’ than ordinary people.

For them, compared to verbal questioning, using a Divine Soul Secret Skill to control a low-level cultivator and make them spill everything they know is obviously safer and more efficient!

’A control-type Divine Soul Secret Skill?!’

Sensing the fluctuation of Divine Sense, Su Ye’s expression darkened as he cursed inwardly!

’Can the moral climate of the Cultivation Realm get any worse?’

’These high-level cultivators really are mostly animals, treating low-level cultivators as less than human...’

Su Ye had already recognized the pink-skirted girl before him.

She was the very same Crystal-rank cultivator he had discovered during the purge of the Reverse World!

And now, she had casually cast a Divine Soul Secret Skill, trying to control him!

Clearly, she had no intention of talking.

In He Muyun’s eyes, Su Ye had good potential, but it still wasn’t enough for him to be treated as her equal!

’However... when it comes to a contest of divine souls, you’ve completely miscalculated!’

Su Ye snorted coldly, a savage impulse rising in his heart.

In terms of combat power, he probably couldn’t yet fight a Crystal-rank cultivator at their peak...

But a battle of divine souls? That was another story!

After advancing to Foundation Establishment Perfection, Su Ye’s Divine Sense had been boosted again, now covering a range of nearly five li!

A Divine Sense of this strength was practically on par with that of an Early-stage Crystal cultivator!

BUZZ!

He Muyun’s Divine Soul Secret Skill bored into his sea of consciousness.

At that exact moment, Su Ye’s thoughts turned, and he activated the Divine Soul Secret Skill from the Six Desires Secret Scripture, launching a fierce counterattack!

BANG! The power of the Divine Sense that had invaded his sea of consciousness was instantly crushed!

"Ngh..."

Her Divine Sense shattered, He Muyun let out a muffled groan, blood streaming from her eyes, ears, nose, and mouth.

Her head felt like it was splitting apart, and her face was a mask of disbelief.

The Divine Soul Secret Skill had failed!

’How is this possible?’

’He’s only at Foundation Establishment, but his Divine Sense is... comparable to a Crystal-rank cultivator?’

Immediately after, a trace of terror appeared on He Muyun’s face.

’Oh no... the backlash...’

Her Divine Soul Secret Skill was called Soul-Stealing Demon Charm. It was extremely effective, able to completely control the target without damaging their consciousness.

However, the conditions for casting it were also extremely strict.

The Caster’s divine soul power had to be far stronger than the target’s for it to succeed!

If their divine soul powers were close, not only would Soul-Stealing Demon Charm inevitably fail, but it would also trigger a terrifying backlash!

BUZZ!

Inside Su Ye’s sea of consciousness, the silver light of the Soul-Stealing Demon Charm reappeared.

He was a little surprised and was just about to fortify his sea of consciousness and counterattack with his Divine Sense.

But the next moment, the silver light left Su Ye’s sea of consciousness and shot back toward He Muyun!

SWISH.

The silver light flared, shooting into the spot between He Muyun’s eyebrows.

"N-No... don’t... ngh..."

He Muyun’s voice was filled with panic and struggle, with a tearful edge to it.

But with her divine soul injured, she could hardly resist the backlash.

BUZZ.

The silver light transformed into wispy threads that merged into the spot between her eyebrows, manifesting as a silver sigil!

"Hm?" Su Ye’s eyes flickered.

He suddenly felt a strange connection form between himself and He Muyun.

Su Ye seemed lost in thought.

"Come here."

He beckoned to He Muyun with his finger.

A look of shame and anger appeared on her face, but she reluctantly walked over.

"Kneel," Su Ye said, his expression placid.

"You...!" He Muyun was utterly mortified.

Given her background, she had never knelt to anyone in her entire life, except when paying respects to the sect’s founders!

Let alone kneeling to a male cultivator who was younger and at a lower cultivation level than her!

A Crystal-rank cultivator, deigning to kneel before a Foundation Establishment cultivator!

What a humiliation!

An intense struggle showed on He Muyun’s face.

But in the end, she could only bend her knees and kneel before Su Ye.

"Undress."

Su Ye crossed his arms and continued, as if he were talking about something as trivial as eating or drinking.

"Lecher! You dare?!"

He Muyun looked up, her eyes blazing with fury, and threatened him coldly!

"If you dare force me, I will ensure we both perish, even if it means destroying my body and soul!"

’It seems this control isn’t absolute... or perhaps, my Divine Sense isn’t strong enough?’

Su Ye ignored He Muyun’s threat, stroking his chin thoughtfully.

"Stand up."

"Introduce yourself. Tell me about your current situation, your objective..."

...

The two communicated via divine soul transmission, their exchange happening in a flash.

A moment later, Su Ye had a general understanding of the situation.

’He Muyun of the Cyan Profound Sect... Soul-Stealing Demon Charm... Lotus Heart Butterfly Fragrance...’

"So, a cultivator from the main sect... This really is quite the misunderstanding," Su Ye said with a wry smile.

He Muyun’s expression was icy. "If it’s a misunderstanding, then hurry up and release me!"

"He... isn’t that asking a bit much?"

"Was your current predicament something I intentionally orchestrated? Weren’t you the one with ill intentions, bringing this upon yourself?!"

Su Ye’s smile vanished as he spoke coldly.

He Muyun fell silent.

She never expected that her tried-and-true Divine Soul Secret Skill would fail so spectacularly today!

Seeing her silence, Su Ye added, "Serve me for a period of time. When I reach the Crystal stage, I will grant you your freedom..."

"Really?"

"Of course." Su Ye’s expression was sincere.

Even though He Muyun was constrained by the Divine Soul Secret Skill and found it difficult to resist, she was still a Crystal-rank cultivator. Forcibly activating her Quasi-Techniques was a natural method of mutual destruction!

Su Ye didn’t want to push her too far and drive her to despair either.

’Besides... it would be best to have a Crystal-rank fighter for the exploration ahead.’

Su Ye muttered to himself, looking at the old wooden door.

This was Zhong Qi’s residence.

Originally, Su Ye had been highly skeptical.

But when he learned that He Muyun’s Lotus Heart Butterfly had also guided her here, Su Ye was almost certain that there was something wrong with Zhong Qi!

"So... what will the answer to this mystery be?" Su Ye wondered aloud.

He wanted to know more, to gather more intelligence to increase the feasibility of his ultimate plan!

"Go open the door," Su Ye commanded.

He Muyun shot him a look before reluctantly walking forward and opening the wooden door.

CREAK.

The wooden door opened, and a musty, ancient scent drifted out.

Su Ye suddenly realized that his surroundings were rapidly receding. The alley seemed to have become an independent space!

’The Reverse World?’ Su Ye’s heart stirred, but something felt off.

’This aura... it seems more like the real world?’

At the same time, the scene before his eyes suddenly transformed!