"Qin Yu."
The white-robed man, wild and unrestrained in bearing, lightly chuckled as he gave his name, but did not reveal his background. He believed Li Qing should have heard of him.
Yet contrary to his expectations, Li Qing truly had never heard that name. Li Qing frowned slightly and shook his head.
"I have never heard of you, and I have no interest in the transaction you mentioned."
"Farewell."
With that, Li Qing rose into the air, preparing to leave.
Seeing this, Qin Yu slowly narrowed his eyes. His white robe snapped in the wind, and at some unknown moment, a yellow bronze bell had appeared in his left hand.
Ding-ling-ling!
Qin Yu shook the bronze bell, and a crisp chime rang out.
Li Qing, who had been about to leave, suddenly froze. In that instant, he was unexpectedly unable to control his own movements.
That ringing could actually affect his mind!
"Now, hand over the secret refining technique you used earlier." Qin Yu's voice was filled with bewitchment. Combined with the bell chime that could sway one's mind, even Li Qing, whose will was powerful, found it somewhat difficult to resist.
Upon hearing that voice, the contents of the "Heaven-Stealing Dao Patterns" surfaced in Li Qing's mind.
Just as he was about to speak them aloud, a strain of Exquisite Immortal Sound echoed through his sea of consciousness and pulled his awareness back.
"A mid-stage Void Refinement cultivator can actually break free of my Soul-Swaying Bell's influence. Your soul is truly powerful. It seems the secrets on you go far beyond this!"
"So be it. Today, I'll capture you and bring you back to the sect, then interrogate every secret out of you."
Qin Yu licked his scarlet lips, a cat-toying-with-a-mouse expression surfacing on his face. His amusement