You Are Unworthy!

"Huh? What's this dried corpse on the ground?"

Cui Ziming, Cui Hao, and Wei Ying woke up one after another.

They seemed to not recognize the figure as their friend Zhang Yanyan at all, startled by the sudden appearance of the dried corpse.

Or perhaps, they didn't remember having such a friend at all.

Su Hao felt extremely surprised, completely unable to comprehend Liu Mei's methods.

"I don't know. She might be the remains of some senior. Could the two senior disciples please bury her? It's too pitiful to leave her corpse exposed in the wilderness," Liu Mei said with pity.

"Senior Sister Liu, you truly have a Bodhisattva's heart. Cui Hao, hurry up!" Cui Ziming, unwilling to do the task himself, turned and dumped it onto Cui Hao.

Cui Hao cast a resentful glance at Su Hao. If Su Hao didn't have Lin Zhi Shan as his backer, this kind of task would have been assigned to the weakest person. Now, he could only comply with a sigh.

They completely forgot that this was their friend of several years, the woman Cui Hao secretly admired. Cui Hao roughly wrapped her in some clothes, carried her more than ten zhang out of the cave, and tossed the body into the river.

During this time, Liu Mei observed Su Hao's behavior. He was a completely different person from the timid, obedient registered disciple at Heavenly Medicine Mountain.

The next morning, the same strange fragrant mist bewitched the three. This time, it was Wei Ying's turn. Wei Ying met the same fate as Zhang Yanyan.

On the third night, it was Cui Hao and Cui Ziming's turn.

"Absorbing talent power: Wisdom Heart (White)."

"Absorbing talent power: Innate Brute Strength (Gray), Bronze Rock Body (White)."

Cui Hao became a dried corpse. Cui Ziming's body slowly shriveled, his Blood Essence flowing towards the strangely alluring Liu Mei not far away.

"Junior Brother Su, you didn't tell them the truth, nor are you planning to escape? I don't understand you," Liu Mei stared at Su Hao, who stood silently beneath a tree.

"Senior Sister Liu intends to kill me, how could I escape your grasp?" Su Hao's expression was calm. "However, they revere you and have no conflict of interest. You're just going to kill them like this?"

"Heh, reverence stems from strength. If my strength were low, Cui Ziming and even other scoundrels wouldn't be so well-behaved," Liu Mei sneered, glancing at Su Hao. "You brat, you don't know what Lin Zhi Shan's original intentions were towards you, do you?"

"I know. From the moment I entered Heavenly Medicine Mountain, I knew what he was planning. His cultivation of the Hundred Profound Medicine Veins had some deficiencies, which he needed to supplement with Medicine Slaves. The remaining Medicine Slaves could also be refined into Blood Pills, preserving most of the cost. Besides, I'm not his formal disciple at all. Originally, as soon as he came out of seclusion, he would have dealt with me and those Medicine Slaves." Su Hao's eyes were sharp.

Liu Mei became even more perplexed, completely unable to see through Su Hao. "You actually know everything... You're not his formal disciple? Impossible. Then your strength..."

"Heh, that's not important. In any case, Lin Zhi Shan probably wouldn't have figured it out even if he lived."

"He's dead!" Liu Mei's delicate eyebrows furrowed, and she stopped her Essence Absorption technique. Cui Ziming collapsed on the ground, falling into a coma. "You killed him?"

"Of course. The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind. I avenged Zhou Cui Feng and went to trouble him. I first depleted all his methods. He was severely injured, and I easily killed him," Su Hao replied.

Liu Mei instantly understood everything. "You were the one who killed Zhou Cui Feng! You hid your strength, and I underestimated you, not fully employing the Wife-Pleasing Scripture, thus deceiving me. You used me to kill him and framed Lin Zhi Shan. It's just as I suspected! I kept feeling something was off."

"Alas, it was the circumstances. I couldn't just do nothing and wait for you to kill me, could I?" Su Hao spread his hands. "Zhou Cui Feng or whatever, she's not important to you. There's no need for you to be angry."

"No need to be angry?!" Liu Mei laughed in rage, fragrant mist surging around her like a ferocious beast ready to pounce. "No one has ever dared to use me!"

Su Hao shook his head. "Minor details can be discussed. This matter doesn't warrant us becoming mortal enemies. I'm telling you all this because I hope we can resolve our conflict. Our fates are similar. I am not in control of my own destiny, and you are also considered a forbidden plaything by an Elder in the inner sect. We can cooperate!"

"You have the Primal Yin Physique. With the Golden Light Sect's ways, sooner or later, higher-ups will make a move against you." Liu Mei's expression turned completely grim. By this point, she no longer believed Su Hao only had the strength of Qi Refining Level 5. Perhaps it was Qi Refining Level 9, 10... Foundation Establishment? Impossible. If he were at Foundation Establishment, he would have an absolute advantage and wouldn't need to babble so much.

"Why should I cooperate with you?" Liu Mei retorted. "Relying on your deceptive methods? You might fool me, but you can't fool a Foundation Establishment cultivator. You don't think you're so brilliant that you can scheme against those powerful figures, do you?"

"The reason I was deceived by you before was entirely because I didn't take you seriously. If I had been more cautious, I could have killed you that day! All your disguises and lies will be completely useless in front of the powerful divine senses of those great figures!"

Liu Mei's killing intent intensified in her eyes.

The next second, her beautiful eyes widened, "You... the powerful Yang energy I felt in Bamboo Heart Courtyard that day, it came from you?"

A scorching, pure aura surged from Su Hao, like fire. "You are Primal Yin, I am Primal Yang. Yin and Yang complement each other. Then, you and I can perfectly establish our foundation with Innate Yin-Yang energy. Perfect Foundation Establishment, you should know what that means, right?"

Liu Mei's heart stirred. Of course, she knew what it meant.

It was a level rumored to be achievable only by top geniuses – the state of complete mastery in Qi Refining. In the past ten thousand years, only a handful of cultivators had reached it.

It was even the threshold for cultivating some ancient cultivation methods and secret arts.

Her beautiful eyes sparkled, "No wonder you had the confidence to talk about cooperation with me."

"But your strength is actually only Qi Refining Level 8..."

Liu Mei's tone shifted, her smile becoming even more sinister.

"..." Su Hao frowned slightly, "At least one level higher than you."

"Huh?"

Liu Mei let out a mocking laugh, and her figure disappeared into the fragrant mist.

In an instant, the fragrant mist surged towards Su Hao like a tide. "Is this all your trump cards? Your Breath Concealment is top-notch, and you could even hide your Primal Yang aura. But you shouldn't have exposed it."

"Su Hao, why don't you take a good look at yourself? With your status and appearance, you think you're worthy of dual cultivation with me?"

She simply looked down on Su Hao! She looked down on all men!

From the moment she embarked on the path of cultivation, she had already sworn a solemn oath. Even though she was forced to cultivate the Wife-Pleasing Scripture of Joy Peak, she would never defile herself by engaging in physical cultivation with anyone!

Su Hao was not qualified, and neither was that inner sect Elder!

As long as she captured Su Hao, she would naturally find a way to extract this Primal Yang energy and turn it into her own use!

The other doubts were even less important. As long as she could capture Su Hao, she would naturally uncover all his secrets!

The pink mist was thick and pressed down.

Su Hao sighed helplessly. In the end, it was like playing the lute to a cow; he still had to fight this woman.

In an instant, Lightning Strike Talismans and Thunder Fire Talismans were unleashed.

At Su Hao's cultivation level, he could use ten talismans in a single breath.

Dozens of Thunder Talismans quickly dispersed more than half of the Crimson Powder Miasma.

Electricity surged, and each talisman could shatter a square meter of the fragrant mist.

Thunder techniques repel evil, specializing in countering all evil forces like Yin energy and malevolent energy! The Crimson Powder Miasma was also within its counteracting range!