Fortunately, Yun Huan had built this underground Meditation Chamber specifically for her own cultivation. She had installed all kinds of mechanisms and seals inside and forbidden her subordinates from approaching without permission.
Otherwise, that scream of hers would probably have alerted everyone in Cloud Immortal Residence.
But while the backlash had left her suffering, Li Yun was delighted.
Just like Old Madam Wang, Yun Huan dropped to her knees before Li Yun.
She looked as though she had lost her soul. When she looked at Li Yun, her eyes held not only fear but a deep fervor, almost like a lunatic's. It made even Li Yun's scalp prickle.
She treated every question and command from Li Yun as a divine decree, not daring to disobey him in the slightest.
In other words...
If Yun Huan was the public face of Cloud Immortal Residence, Li Yun had become the power behind the curtain.
"This really is interesting..."
"When I came here, I thought Cloud Immortal Valley would be a good place to build my own forces, but I didn't think taking it would be easy. Who would have thought the backlash you suffered would make things so simple?"
"Then I won't stand on ceremony. I'll stay here for a couple of days. Keep me company, and bring me some of the cultivation resources you've collected. I need to improve my True Qi cultivation."
Li Yun was no rigid prude. He wasn't about to decide that secretly controlling Yun Huan was wrong just because her reasons for running Cloud Immortal Residence were suspect.
Only a bastard passed up a bargain.
And only a complete fool would leave readily available cultivation resources untouched instead of using them to strengthen himself.
"Yes..."
Yun Huan became utterly obedient.
It was as if she truly considered