Capture a Demoness

Tap tap!

An inexplicable incantation echoed through the room.

Lin Heng's ears twitched slightly as he abruptly looked straight ahead.

"Since you're here, there's no need to keep hiding, is there?"

As soon as he finished speaking, a purple dress drifted down from above, spinning in midair. What came into view was a pair of fair, slender legs, half-hidden beneath the gauzy skirt.

She was an exceptionally beautiful enchantress, with a scorching-hot figure.

If Lin Heng had not already seen beauties like Meng Yutong and Yun Yao, his heart might truly have rippled.

This demoness was rather beautiful. She was already comparable to Yun Yao and the others.

Lin Heng felt a twinge of tenderness toward a beauty.

Demoness?

Jiang Caiyan's heart skipped a beat. There was someone else in the room?

She swiftly scanned her surroundings, only to discover that apart from Lin Heng, there was no trace of anyone else.

It'd be a pity to kill someone who came knocking at my door. Subduing her and sparing her life wouldn't be bad either.

Qi Refining Third Layer is only slightly stronger than me. Taking her down shouldn't be difficult!

The voice sounded again!

She looked at Lin Heng, her delicate brows drawing tightly together. He clearly had not opened his mouth, yet she could hear his voice.

Could it be that she could hear what the other person was thinking?

"You think you can take me down?"

Huh!? Was I being so obvious that she noticed?

Since that's the case, there's no need to pretend anymore!

The corners of Lin Heng's lips rose slightly as he stood. "Don't get so worked up. Right now, either you kill me, or I subdue you. Dragging you back to the sect to exchange for points feels a little wasteful, so..."

Jiang Caiyan sneered. "Hmph! You're merely an ant at Qi Refining Second Layer. Killing you would be as easy as crushing an ant beneath my fingers. And you still dream of subduing me!"

Her true cultivation was at the Early Golden Core Realm. Because of her special constitution, when she advanced in realm, her cultivation would first decline with time before rising again.

This process was called Wheel Turning. Each time she completed a Wheel Turning, her cultivation would rise by a tremendous margin.

The best way to speed up her Wheel Turning was to absorb and refine Life Origin Force.

Such a bizarre method of advancement was unique in the entire Cultivation World.

"Demoness, you certainly have a big mouth." Lin Heng stepped forward with his right foot, gripped the sword at his waist with his left hand, and drew it, its tip shooting toward her throat.

After breaking through the Qi Refining Realm, his speed and strength had increased by an unknown number of times compared to before.

To hell with all that fancy nonsense. Just grab a sword and chop away.

Bang!

In the next second, blade and sword collided.

A figure spun several times through the air before crashing straight into the wall.

Fuck! A spell and divine art! How can someone in the Qi Refining Realm use spells!

Lin Heng clutched his chest and stared at the woman before him in disbelief.

According to the division of realms, one could only master spells and divine arts after reaching the Foundation Establishment Realm!

Although she had wielded a blade, she had directly coated it with a layer of demonic power during their clash, leaving Lin Heng dumbfounded.

Jiang Caiyan advanced step by step while Lin Heng quietly retreated.

It was not because he was afraid, but because he had wanted to take a few steps back in the first place.

So he could widen the distance and wait for an opportunity to strike.

"Hehe!" A mocking look surfaced on Jiang Caiyan's peerlessly beautiful face.

After that single exchange, she had already probed Lin Heng's depth. He had nothing but brute strength and understood no techniques whatsoever.

Not to mention Qi Refining Second Layer—even someone at Qi Refining Ninth Layer might not amount to much before her.

Her cultivation had only temporarily fallen. That did not mean all the spells and divine arts she had mastered could no longer be used.

Even if their power had weakened severalfold, they were not something a novice like Lin Heng, fresh through the door, could contend with.

"Who was it that spoke so boldly just now, saying they would make me submit? Who was it that wanted to cut off my head and exchange it for points?"

She lifted her jade-like foot and moved with lotus steps. An invisible wave rippled outward and struck Lin Heng.

Lin Heng felt an enormous pressure descend upon him. His body could not help trembling, as though he might kneel at any moment.

Another spell and divine art! She's at Qi Refining Third Layer—how can she...

"Miss, is it too late to say this was all a misunderstanding?" Lin Heng asked stiffly.

"What do you think?"

Jiang Caiyan taunted smugly, completely failing to notice the Spirit Treasure Gourd that had inexplicably appeared in Lin Heng's hand.

"Give up resisting. You are no match for me. Become this young mistress's slave, and I may spare your life!"

Jiang Caiyan intended to capture Lin Heng first and study him, to see why she could hear his thoughts.

Having encountered something so strange, she could not possibly just slaughter him outright.

Have offense and defense switched places!

Lin Heng regretted not taking the Spirit Treasure Gourd out of the System Space beforehand. If he had carried it on him just now, perhaps this demoness would have suffered backlash from the spell she used.

Come, demoness. Use your strongest divine art!

Lin Heng said no more. Gripping his longsword, he sprang forward in a killing charge.

This time, he held nothing back. He channeled all the True Yuan in his body into his hand and exerted every ounce of strength, making her believe he was about to fight for his life.

The Spirit Treasure Gourd's soul-suppressing power was affected by damage amplification. In other words, the higher the opponent's attack power, the stronger its Sound Wave Echo would be.

Therefore, he had only one chance before she noticed.

Jiang Caiyan snorted coldly.

Just as expected, he had taken the bait.

Seeing Lin Heng still attempting a desperate resistance, she prepared to teach him a ruthless lesson.

With a flick of her hand, a pale yellow Nether Flame appeared in her palm. She bent a finger and flicked it, and the flame instantly shot forth.

The Nether Flame danced through the air, gathering into a three-foot-long sword.

The Transformation Realm technique that only Golden Core Realm cultivators could wield had actually been used by a Qi Refining Realm cultivator.

Lin Heng's pupils contracted as he hurriedly swung his sword to block the attack. Bang! The longsword shattered.

Yet just as the remaining radiance was about to envelop Lin Heng's body, the Spirit Treasure Gourd bloomed with golden light. A look of startled suspicion flashed across Jiang Caiyan's face. "This is..."

Buzz!

The instant the Nether Flame sword collided with the golden membrane released by the gourd, a Sound Wave Echo swept outward.

Jiang Caiyan rapidly formed hand seals, constructing a barrier before herself. However, the sound waves assaulted the depths of her Divine Soul directly, and the barrier was useless.

"Pfft... you..."

Jiang Caiyan spat out a mouthful of blood. Her body staggered several steps backward before her vision finally went black and she collapsed.

If her cultivation had been at its peak, she would never have been injured by such a petty trick.

But she was currently in the Qi Refining Realm. Even though she possessed many divine abilities and precious arts, she could not withstand the shock to her Divine Soul.

I got her!

Lin Heng took a deep breath, patted his chest, and stood up.

He quickly walked over to the woman in purple.

"Little Demoness, you're quite formidable. Good thing Senior Sister gave me this gourd, or I really would've fallen into your hands tonight."

Lin Heng sighed inwardly.

The strength she had displayed was simply even more monstrous than Ye Tian's.

Looking at the cool, beautiful face so close before him, Lin Heng bent down and carried her onto the bed.

He even thoughtfully tugged her skirt downward to cover her jade-like legs.

Then he reached out and searched her from top to bottom. After rummaging around for a while, he finally found a Storage Ring.

There was no restriction on the ring. It could be examined with Mind Sense.

A length of black rope and a hairpin.

Two hundred Spirit Stones and three bottles of unknown pills.

"Hm? What is this?"

Lin Heng examined the iron lump in his hand. It was clearly a seal. Two rows of strange characters were engraved beneath it, while its outer edge bore patterned designs.

He first tossed the rope into the System Space.

Item: Tier 3 Binding Rope

Description: The most common kind of rope in the Cultivation World, often used to bind and apprehend cultivators. However, it is not as sturdy as one might imagine...

Item: Grade 4 Wood Essence Pill

Description: A pill made from Hundred Herb Flower Spirit and Thousand Pool Wood. Rich in Life Origin Force, it can be used to heal injuries and absorb wood-attributed elements.

Item: Grade 2 Essence Blood Pill

Description: Specially used by female cultivators to replenish qi and blood. You will not like its taste...

"The stuff is a little shabby. I thought there'd be some treasure!"

Lin Heng glanced at the woman on the bed and noticed that she seemed about to wake up. He hurriedly took out the Binding Rope and, following his experience, tied her up with two loops in opposite directions.

Finally, he did not forget to wrap two more loops around the front.