Li Ye and the Flower Demon

The Devil Sect members' expressions were as dark as water.

That was Lady Flower Demon, and Li Ye was toying with her like this.

How utterly outrageous.

Mad Devil, meanwhile, wore a murderous look.

On the surface, he and Lady Flower Demon were cultivation partners. Seeing her being 'enslaved' by Li Ye, he instantly felt as if a vast grassland had sprouted atop his head.

Mad Devil wanted to kill.

"Still not kowtowing? Do you want her to die?"

Li Ye shouted loudly, his large hand gripping Lady Flower Demon suddenly tightening its force, causing this beauty to involuntarily let out a faint, pained moan.

Only then did Lady Flower Demon realize what was happening. Thinking back to the questions Li Ye had just asked her, she felt like she was going mad.

To be treated like this.

Damn it.

What kind of evil sorcery was this?

Mad Devil stared fixedly at Li Ye. If looks could kill, Li Ye would have died ten times over.

"Fine, I'll kowtow! Don't you do anything rash!"

Mad Devil gritted his teeth and said, for the sake of Lady Flower Demon, he had no choice but to compromise with Li Ye.

He waved his hand, signaling the others to follow through with the bet as well.

Thump, thump, thump!

And so, a group of Devil Sect masters knelt in unison before Li Ye, a mere Body Tempering Realm cultivator.

Hahaha...

Li Ye let out a hearty laugh, his tongue shimmering with a faint light as he said to Lady Flower Demon, "Control the sword!"

Lady Flower Demon's gaze grew hazy, and she unconditionally obeyed Li Ye's command.

Hum!

A green flying sword appeared beneath her feet, carrying both her and Li Ye as they soared into the air.

Before Mad Devil and the others could react, the two had already vanished.

Li Ye's arrogant voice echoed through the void: "Lady Flower Demon is on the move. Anyone who doesn't want to die, get out of the way."

Mad Devil and the others had faces as black as coal.

"He's making enemies for the Devil Sect."

"Even we Devil Sect members aren't this arrogant in our actions."

"This is absolutely outrageous."

The Devil Sect members were furious.

"An Object Manipulation Realm aura—it really is the Devil Sect's Lady Flower Demon."

"Is that man the legendary Mad Devil?"

Li Ye's voice caused panic among many in the Great Barren Forest, who pointed and whispered about the two in the sky.

Even the cultivators flying on swords through the air quickly gave way.

To avoid scrapping his second identity (the one wearing the Shapeshifter Mask), Li Ye had already covered his face with a handkerchief in advance.

Just then, a majestic voice rang out from the night sky ahead: "By order of Second Master Cao, anyone with information on the murderer of Young Master Cao Bing shall be rewarded with a Low-Grade Magical Artifact."

The voice came from far to near, extremely resonant.

His cultivation was quite profound.

A Low-Grade Magical Artifact?

Many eyes burned with desire, all stunned by the Cao family's generous move.

As expected of the Cao family.

Caught me?

Li Ye hadn't expected that even after a full day and night, the Cao family still hadn't given up on seeking revenge against him.

He focused his gaze and saw a faint light rapidly growing larger ahead. A middle-aged man standing on a flying sword instantly appeared in his line of sight.

Nine strands of spiritual energy coiled around his body, his aura extremely imposing.

Li Ye erupted in anger: "Scoundrels, shouting in the presence of our Lady Flower Demon—do you have a death wish?"

The next moment, the middle-aged man braked sharply, arriving before the two, and said furiously, "The Devil Sect may be full of masters, but don't push it. My Cao family also has several Object Manipulation Realm experts here."

"If you truly want to tear things apart, no one will come out of this well."

Li Ye's expression immediately darkened: "Are you threatening our Lady Flower Demon?"

"Didn't you inquire around? Who has the Flower Demon ever feared? Accept your death."

"Lord Flower Demon, kill him."

The Flower Demon opened her mouth, about to say something, but Li Ye's last words had invoked Words Manifest Reality.

The Flower Demon's entire body instantly lost control. A vast pressure erupted from within her, and she raised her hand to unleash a surging wave of Object Manipulation Realm spiritual power. Heaven and earth dimmed.

"You!"

This Cao Family master at the Qi Gathering Ninth Layer hadn't expected the Devil Sect's Flower Demon to strike so abruptly, showing no fear of the Cao Family's power and disregarding all reason.

His face greatly changed.

But before an Object Manipulation Realm master, what resistance could this Middle-aged Man muster?

In an instant, the Flower Demon's power pierced through his chest.

"Ah!"

The Middle-aged Man let out a despairing scream, fell from the void, and breathed his last.

"You should have something like a storage bag. Collect his corpse and Spirit Sword."

Li Ye ordered.

The Flower Demon complied. She grabbed through the air, pulling the Middle-aged Man's corpse and Spirit Sword toward her, then stored them in the Spatial Storage Bag she carried.

A so-called Spatial Storage Bag is a type of storage artifact used in the cultivation world, containing an independent space within.

Such artifacts are immensely valuable; the larger the space inside, the higher the worth.

Given the Flower Demon's status, she naturally wasn't lacking in such things.

The onlookers hadn't expected the Devil Sect to be even more domineering and ruthless than the rumors claimed.

That was a Cao Family Qi Gathering Ninth Layer master, killed without hesitation.

Everyone was terrified and fled in all directions.

"What Cao Family, Zhang Family, Li Family—remember this: I, Lord Flower Demon, specialize in killing people from the Cao Family."

"Next time, be smart. When you see our Lord Flower Demon, kowtow three times first, and maybe we'll spare your worthless lives."

Li Ye shouted into the void.

"Don't go too far!"

The Flower Demon, having come to her senses, said angrily, her voice strained. She had an urge to crush Li Ye.

This bastard was dragging both their Devil Sect and herself into a pit.

The Devil Sect was domineering, but not to the point of killing everyone on sight. By making enemies like this, Li Ye risked stirring up public outrage among the various sects, putting the Devil Sect in a very difficult position.

"Beauty, you'd better behave."

"Otherwise, the sword in my hand won't show mercy."

Li Ye stood behind the Flower Demon, speaking to her with a smile.

The Flower Demon's delicate body stiffened. Her keen senses detected a miniature sword forming in Li Ye's palm, its sharp edge brushing against her neck, sending a chill down her spine.

The Flower Demon said in surprise, "Since you have a Flying Sword, why didn't you use it to fly just now?"

Li Ye's free left hand decisively flicked her forehead, producing a crisp sound from the Flower Demon's small head. "Don't pry into things you shouldn't know. Remember, your current status is my prisoner."

The Flower Demon was stunned for a moment, unable to believe it. Setting aside her noble status and formidable cultivation, her peerless beauty alone should have made no one willing to strike her.

And yet, she had been hit.

The sharp pain made the Flower Demon instinctively cover her head, tears welling in her eyes.

She felt that Li Ye truly didn't know how to cherish a beauty. He had used who knows how much strength, and the spot he flicked was already swelling into a bump.

"Are you even a man?"

The Flower Demon said pitifully.

At this moment, where was the aura of an Object Manipulation Realm master?

She looked like nothing more than a wronged girl, an Ordinary Person.

The Flower Demon was extremely confident in her stunning beauty, but in this man's hands, she had been treated like this time and again.

She vaguely realized that this seemed to be an unusual sort of person.

"No."

Li Ye replied.

The Flower Demon looked as if she'd seen a ghost.

Did this man have no dignity?

Then Li Ye added, "At my age, I should still be considered a boy."

The Flower Demon couldn't help but turn her head to glance at him, then her gaze drifted downward, locking onto Li Ye's crotch. She giggled, "Want to learn the Mad Devil's techniques?"

Li Ye didn't react in time. "Wha... what?"

Flower Demon's smile grew richer: "This servant will teach you. Once you master it, you can become a man."

Li Ye said in surprise: "Mad Devil can't?"

Flower Demon's face filled with question marks.

Li Ye added: "Otherwise why would one need to cultivate the Blood Demon Great Law to become a man?"

Flower Demon couldn't help but burst into a giggle, explaining: "It's to make you more of a man."

Li Ye asked: "Can it handle a hundred women? If not, I'd rather not train it, lest I become weaker."

After listening, Flower Demon laughed so hard her body swayed: "Young Master truly has a sense of humor."

As she spoke, her delicate frame trembled, feeling as if something... enormous had touched her rear.

Flower Demon's lively, large eyes went wide, her pretty face instantly turning pale.

But the next moment, that enormous thing vanished.

Flower Demon immediately understood that their conversation had strayed too far, causing someone to unconsciously heat up and surge with blood.

A virgin was a bit hard to control. Only by using the Breathing Technique of the Nine Heavens Crimson Thunder Art did Li Ye forcibly suppress it. He also dared not keep chatting recklessly with this seductress.

But he absolutely refused to believe it was a lack of self-control on his part.

Flower Demon had no charm whatsoever.

"Daily Divination!"

Li Ye chanted silently in his heart.

Weng!

The next moment, his Mental Magnetic Field shifted, his entire being as if merging with heaven and earth.

The location of the Golden Ginseng instantly surfaced in his mind.

Eighty li due east, beneath a black stone!

A bit far, but that was no problem for Flower Demon, a master of the Object Manipulation Realm.

Heavenly Secrets did not show where the Golden Ginseng would appear later, indicating it wouldn't move for a short time.

"Straight ahead!"

Li Ye commanded Flower Demon, telling her to speed up.

Flower Demon complied, asking at the same time: "Young Master, you won't kill this servant, will you?"

Before Li Ye could speak, she added: "I advise you to drop that thought. Release me, and we'll be even. I can swear an oath."

"But if you kill me, the Soul Devouring Great Law I cultivate will, the moment I fall, release a soul-light projection, reflecting everything that happened here high into the sky. Everyone within a hundred li will see it."

"There are many Devil Sect masters in the Great Barren Forest. Barring accidents, Mad Devil is also rushing over. If you do this, tonight will become your death anniversary."

What? The Soul Devouring Great Law had such an ability?

Li Ye was lost in thought, hesitant and surprised: "Beautiful one, you're not scaring me, are you?"

Flower Demon giggled: "You can try."

"Also, Elder Qianlin of my Devil Sect has a talisman. He will appear before you the instant you kill me."

Li Ye's expression darkened.

The Holy Son's memories held no specific information about the Soul Devouring Great Law, but they did contain such ancient talismans for Instant Movement.

What Flower Demon said was very likely true.

How to deal with this woman?

Release her?

If he released her, she would probably counterattack immediately.

Li Ye couldn't help but feel a headache coming on.

Flower Demon was too dangerous. Mishandling her would get him bitten.

Flower Demon seemed to see Li Ye's dilemma and offered a suggestion: "I have a Thousand Worm Pill here, and also an antidote for the Thousand Worm Pill."

"After taking the Thousand Worm Pill, it won't kill immediately. With my cultivation, I need half an hour to suppress it. During that time, I cannot make a move against you."

"I'll give you the antidote, then take the poison pill. You let me go. How about it?"

Li Ye's eyes lit up: "Excellent!"

"But I need to verify."

"Tell me, is everything you just said true?"

A faint luster flowed over his tongue as he used Words Manifest Reality to question Flower Demon.

Damn, he'd forgotten about his evil art.

Flower Demon was moved, then obediently answered:

"False. There is no Thousand Poison Pill. This servant was lying to you."

"What pill is that?"

"A single Snake Flower Pill. Once this servant takes it, I'll need only thirty percent of my power to suppress it, yet I'll still have strength enough to hold your life and death in my hands."

"So, your plan is..."

"Revenge!"

"How will you take it?"

"By unleashing the Soul Devouring Great Law, making you learn to bark like a little dog, croak like a toad. Once I've had my fun, I'll deal with you."

After the Flower Demon broke free from the power of Words Manifest Reality, she found Li Ye staring at her with a deep, gloomy gaze, his expression most unfriendly.

"I'm very interested in your method of revenge."

Li Ye said.

The Flower Demon's face greatly changed.