Bai Luqiu’s cultivation had indeed reached the Spirit-traveling Realm.
If things went wrong and her divine soul escaped, that would be troublesome.
As for the others, it didn’t really matter.
Since Bai Luqiu had decided to let herself be captured intentionally, she had naturally made the necessary preparations in advance.
Soon, Si Nanyan nodded in satisfaction. "Very good."
It was indeed Bai Luqiu, not someone else in disguise. Her divine soul had also fallen into a deep sleep.
Immediately after, Si Nanyan sent another sweep of spiritual sense toward Wen Zhixing.
Seeing this, Wen Zhixing naturally remained calm. With the Concealing Spirit Skill at his disposal, everything about his body was well hidden. Unless Si Nanyan’s cultivation was at the Divine Communication Realm, she would not be able to see through his disguise.
"Very good, you’ve done well." After a round of investigation, Si Nanyan finally revealed a satisfied smile.
This really is... an unexpected delight... Capturing Liu Qingdai and Bai Luqiu, bringing back Wang Shouzhen, and secured leverage over Mu Yunqing. This trip to the Righteous Sun Sect had been very fruitful indeed, except for not finding Wen Zhixing.
"Are you Wang Shouzhen?"
At this moment, however, Feng Ruoli stepped forward, coming up to Wen Zhixing and began sizing him up. She wasn’t particularly interested in Bai Luqiu. It was Wang Shouzhen she cared about.
The Inverted Phoenix Nurturing Body, eh? But why does he look a bit frail? For some reason, she intuitively felt that the person before her looked familiar. But she was certain she had never seen this Wang Shouzhen before.
Facing Feng Ruoli’s scrutiny, Wen Zhixing did not display any servility. Officially, he was controlled by a devil seed, and only Si Nanyan could make him submit. There was no need to show courtesy to Feng Ruoli, nor was there any need to flatter her.
"Junior Sister, I lad. Send him to my Wutong Peak later?" Feng Ruoli did not mind Wen Zhixing’s attitude; instead, with a flirtatious smile, she addressed Si Nanyan. This Inverted Phoenix Nurturing Body—she hadn’t yet had the chance to taste it.
"If you like him, you can have him." Si Nanyan didn’t care. After all, the devil seed within "Wang Shouzhen" was her doing, and there was no way Feng Ruoli could steal him away.
With that said, she walked slowly toward Bai Luqiu. Turning over her slender white hand, she revealed a jade bottle in her palm. Needless to say, it contained the Wonderous Soul-devouring Pill. This was practically an old tradition. The first order of business upon arriving at the Wonderous Palace was to take the elixir.
Si Nanyan leaned over, her slender white fingers pinching Bai Luqiu’s cheek, and said with a smile, "What a beauty you are. It’s truly a pity you haven’t joined the Wonderous Palace."
The next moment, the mouth of the jade bottle was thrust directly into Bai Luqiu’s slightly parted red lips. MMMPH...
As half of the jade bottle was inserted, Si Nanyan’s fingers flicked upward, sending the elixir from the bottle into her mouth.
So much... Wen Zhixing’s heart lurched. How ruthless!
Thoughts of Qiu Yinger suddenly sprang to his mind. She had fed him elixir in the same way. So this was the origin of everything.
Perhaps because the jade bottle was inserted too deeply, Bai Luqiu started to cough uncontrollably. UGH... COUGH COUGH COUGH...
The jade bottle in her mouth was spat out, and she awoke from her unconscious state.
There was a moment of bewilderment in her eyes, which turned to utter horror upon recognizing the person before her. "Si Nanyan!"
Bai Luqiu began to struggle instinctively. But she was completely bound and could not move at all.
Her eyes shifted, and upon seeing Wen Zhixing, her face turned deathly pale. She hissed, "Junior Brother Wang, you actually betrayed the Righteous Sun Sect!"
"I have always been one of the Palace Master’s people." Wen Zhixing’s eyelids drooped slightly, his voice cold and indifferent.
"How... how is that possible..." At those words, Bai Luqiu’s face grew even paler.
"Senior Sister Bai, you’re gravely wounded. Try not to get too agitated," Si Nanyan said, smiling with satisfaction, her voice taking on Hua Yourong’s distinctive tone as she continued, "It’s me, Senior Sister Bai. Have you forgotten me..."
Si Nanyan slowly rose to her feet. Wiping a hand over her face, her features began to change, and she transformed directly into the visage of Hua Yourong.
"Hua Yourong!" Bai Luqiu’s body stiffened, and she froze in place.
"It’s me." Si Nanyan giggled, covering her mouth, seeming very pleased with Bai Luqiu’s reaction.
This damned perverse sense of humor, Wen Zhixing thought, finding Si Nanyan rather tiresome. What are you showing off for, when she’s just playing along with your act? This is so frustrating; I really want to tell Si Nanyan the truth.
"Si Nanyan, where’s my junior sister!" Bai Luqiu cried out indignantly, lying on the ground as if she had remembered something. At the same time, her complexion began to grow ruddy.
"Heh heh, instead of worrying about your junior sister, you’d better start worrying about yourself." Si Nanyan sneered, seeing the effects of the Wonderous Soul-devouring Pill beginning to take hold.
"You... despicable... NGH..." Bai Luqiu tried to speak, but the strange sensation inside her body made her involuntarily groan, and her body twisted uncontrollably.
The soft moans escaping her lips excited Si Nanyan greatly. Her eyes glittered, and a triumphant smile formed on her lips.
Very good, very good, this is what she loved to see.
"Si Nanyan!" However, Bai Luqiu was a Fifth Realm cultivator after all. Her Divine Soul Force began to burst forth. Quickly, she expelled the effects of the Wonderous Soul-devouring Pill from her body.
"Hmph, I wanted to have a bit more fun. How dull." Seeing this, Si Nanyan’s expression gradually darkened. She already knew the Wonderous Soul-devouring Pill wouldn’t be very effective on Bai Luqiu. Feeding her the elixir was just to satisfy her own twisted sense of humor. Seeing Bai Luqiu make a fool of herself—that was her goal.
Wen Zhixing still stood aside, watching with an unchanged expression.
Si Nanyan truly is a fitting Palace Master for the Wonderous Palace; her heart is genuinely twisted. I was just not strong enough in cultivation back then; otherwise, who knows how I would have been toyed with.
"You think you can humiliate me with this kind of elixir? You’re underestimating me." Bai Luqiu’s forehead was covered in cold sweat, but her face showed disdain.
"Is that so..." Provoked by Bai Luqiu’s defiance, several jade bottles appeared once more in Si Nanyan’s hands.
"Alright, Junior Sister, that’s enough. Let’s plant the devil seed to avoid any complications." Just then, Feng Ruoli spoke up, her red lips parting. She wasn’t as twisted as Si Nanyan. She had no particular interest in Bai Luqiu. With this time, she could have been getting intimate with "Wang Shouzhen."
"Consider yourself lucky." Si Nanyan’s expression turned icy. Her slender white hands flipped, revealing the Fifth-level Devil Seed in her palm.
"This is... a devil seed!" Bai Luqiu was startled. Then, her eyes brimming with boundless fear, she blustered, "Si Nanyan, how dare you! My Master will not let you off!"
"Do you think I dare? This is a Fifth-level Devil Seed. I’d like to see how you withstand it." Si Nanyan chuckled seductively, swaying the devil seed in front of Bai Luqiu’s eyes. The ink-colored flame reflected in Bai Luqiu’s eyes, seeming to stir up the deepest fear in her heart.
"Si... Ah!" Bai Luqiu tried to speak again, but Si Nanyan no longer gave her the chance. Her finger pressed against Bai Luqiu’s brow, forcibly inserting the devil seed.
"AH!" A painful scream arose.
In an instant, ink-colored flame erupted from Bai Luqiu’s body, engulfing her in fire. Then, these flames coalesced into devil runes that engraved themselves all over her body.
"You... will not have a good... death..." Bai Luqiu struggled to raise her head, but her eyes were already being tainted by the devilish flame. Gradually, all the brightness in her eyes faded, and her body went limp, falling into unconsciousness.
"Done." Si Nanyan let out a light laugh, her satisfaction clearly showing.
"Junior Sister, what do you plan to do with this Bai Luqiu?" Seeing the devil seed planted, Feng Ruoli also stepped forward.
"What to do with her?" Si Nanyan frowned slightly at the question. She hadn’t quite figured that out. She couldn’t kill her, so use her temporarily as a fighter?
"I do have a suggestion." Feng Ruoli suddenly glanced at Wen Zhixing standing aside, a sly smile on her face.
"What?" Si Nanyan turned her head.
"Since Wang Shouzhen has an Inverted Phoenix Nurturing Body, then let’s gift Bai Luqiu to him. She would also make a rare furnace." Feng Ruoli’s moist eyes sparkled, filled with deep meaning.