Evil Cultivators Attack

"I haven't even obtained the real treasure yet, and her favorability has already increased this much?"

Mu Ye was somewhat surprised.

But he couldn't figure it out; after all, this woman was too complex.

After logging off, Mu Ye checked the game interface and discovered that the third level had also appeared in the shop interface.

[Ride Out in Peace]

Unlocking this level required purchasing it for 800 Paradise Coins.

"I have two character ability chests now..."

"I can use one first."

These chests were very precious. Mu Ye was keeping one in case he got stuck in the game or encountered a difficult point, just to be safe.

Since he had an extra one now, he could use one.

"Which one should I choose?"

"Demon Sealer's Demon Subduing Body, Ranger's Sacrifice Life for Righteousness, Brothel Patron's Cloud and Rain, Ruthless Flower Destroyer..."

Actually, the Thief's stealing ability was also very practical and strong, especially in Sword and Blade Demon Sealing.

But in the Cultivation World, such stealing was easily detected; even a cultivator with slightly higher strength could spot it with ease.

As for Wall-Walking... it was actually just alright.

The Light Body Technique of the Cultivation World was far more powerful than that.

"If I want to increase my combat power, Demon Subduing Body is the best... This thing is purely a special power... It can temporarily boost my strength... But will the principles behind it work in the Cultivation World? Will it mutate?"

"Sacrifice Life for Righteousness is a conceptual talent ability. Sacrificing oneself for justice for others gives a probability of survival... In the Cultivation World, this is also an explosive life-saving talent, but the trigger difficulty for sacrificing oneself for others is a bit high... It's better to stay low-key in the Cultivation World..."

"Cloud and Rain... This means I could obtain the Brothel Patron's abundant capital and super-strong talent, right? If the female cultivators of the Hehuan Sect found out, I'd probably be a natural male furnace... It's useless to me for now."

"Ruthless Flower Destroyer is quite good... If I face female cultivators, my strength will skyrocket..."

Keeping one chest was actually quite good. Unlocking other talent abilities for characters would provide more options, offering high value for money—it was a huge profit.

After thinking for a long time, Mu Ye decided to exchange for Ruthless Flower Destroyer.

The female cultivators in this Cultivation World were not easy to deal with.

Look at Chen the Lame...

"The moonlight is quite beautiful tonight..."

Mu Ye looked out the window, sighed, and closed his eyes, intending to fall asleep.

Suddenly.

Mu Ye's eyes snapped open as he rose to his feet. A strange, oppressive water pressure began to spread from all directions.

"The spiritual energy fluctuations in the surroundings are abnormal... It's a Water Prison Talisman... A Tier 2 Water Prison Talisman!"

"My stone house has been trapped by someone using a Tier 2 Water Prison Talisman!!"

Mu Ye stood up and looked out the window. A ghostly figure appeared in his field of vision.

A hoarse voice slowly drifted in from outside:

"Mu Ye, I didn't expect you to have reached the second level of Qi Refining."

Mu Ye walked out of the stone house. A faint, water-blue light barrier enveloped the surroundings.

A Tier 2 Water Prison Talisman was quite formidable. It had a larger range and could trap more cultivators. Anyone below the sixth level of Qi Refining would struggle to move normally under its water pressure. A high-quality Water Prison Talisman could even affect cultivators up to the ninth level of Qi Refining.

"Who are you?"

Mu Ye looked at the man in black in the distance with a vigilant expression.

The man's eyes were blood-red, and his entire body was shrouded in a black robe, topped with an eerie ghost mask.

"You don't even recognize me?"

The black-robed man sneered, "I am Chen Li. You all used to call me Chen the Lame... If you've forgotten that, surely you've heard of the 'Blood Lust Butcher,' the evil cultivator who has been making everyone so nervous lately?"

Mu Ye was stunned. Chen the Lame?

Looking closely, the figure did indeed bear a strong resemblance to Chen the Lame.

"Why are you looking for me?" Mu Ye asked calmly.

"What do you think?" The black-robed man's cold eyes swept across the area. "Back then, when my legs were broken and I was thrown out of Qinghe Mine, not a single one of you in Qinghe Mine helped me. And you, my best friend, were even more indifferent."

"Now, not only have I returned, but I have also become stronger. All of you people are going to die!"

"As for you..."

The black-robed man let out a sinister laugh, "I am going to refine you into a ghost! You will enter my Ten Thousand Soul Banner and never be able to reincarnate for all eternity!"

"..." Mu Ye.

As he spoke, the black-robed man raised a single hand. A blood-colored giant hand materialized in the air and struck toward Mu Ye.

Mu Ye frowned. This was one of the essential techniques for evil cultivators: the Blood Hand Great Compassion Mantra.

It was rumored to be an introductory technique from some evil sect back in the day, fused with certain incantations from Buddhist cultivators. To practice it, one had to soak their hands in the heart blood of a newborn infant, absorbing its innate vital energy to condense a curse seal onto the palm. When cast, it required no preparation, possessed an incredibly fast casting speed, and boasted immense lethality.

Any first-tier defensive technique would struggle to withstand this move.

Evil cultivators loved such techniques: simple, swift, brutal, and capable of killing in a single strike before they could make a clean getaway.

It could be said that this was a must-learn spell for many evil cultivators.

Especially when this attack came hurtling toward him, the faint sound of an infant's wailing could be heard from within the blood-red palm. It could inflict a certain degree of mental trauma upon a cultivator, which was a characteristic of the incantation.

During the Qi Refining stage, this type of evil technique was exceptionally powerful.

The force of this strike was such that a cultivator at the fourth or fifth layer of Qi Refining would likely be torn to shreds if caught by it.

Mu Ye took a deep breath and immediately cast a Light Body Technique on himself. With a light push of his feet, he dodged sideways, brushing past the blood-red giant hand.

"Oh?" The latter seemed somewhat surprised.

Mu Ye remained incredibly calm. He formed a hand seal and flicked his fingertips, unleashing a Geng Metal Grass-Cutting Sword.

For some reason, when casting this technique, Mu Ye felt a smoothness and fluidity he had never experienced before; even the spiritual energy within his body seemed much more active.

The golden sword light moved with extreme speed.

"Hmph, a servant is just a servant," the black-robed man sneered. "Still using such trash techniques... do you think you can break my defense?"

With that, the black-robed man casually raised his arm, making no attempt to dodge. The blood-red giant hand moved to intercept what was merely a technique used for weeding and reaping grain.

However, the next moment, the sword light sliced the blood-red giant hand clean off before dissipating entirely.

The scene he had imagined—the claw crushing the sword light—did not occur, leaving the black-robed man stunned for a long moment.

Mu Ye was also stunned.

Because the cultivation level of this black-robed person was at least the sixth layer of Qi Refining or higher!

"Something's not right..."

The Geng Metal Grass-Cutting Sword shouldn't have had this much power... Mu Ye had purely intended it as a probing attack.

This Blood-Red Great Compassion Curse was an evil technique; its power was simply incomparable to standard techniques, especially in terms of offensive capability...

"Wait..."

Mu Ye's expression turned strange. He stared at the other person and narrowed his eyes. "You aren't Chen the Lame..."

"Oh?" The black-robed man let out a cold laugh. "Then who am I?"

"I don't know, but I do know one thing," Mu Ye said calmly. "You are a female cultivator; you absolutely cannot be Chen the Lame."

That's right, this person is one hundred percent a female cultivator.

Because the power of that Geng Metal Grass-Cutting Sword just now was clearly off.

Based on Mu Ye's speculation, it could only be the result of the Ruthless Flower Destroyer ability.

The figure in the black robe stopped speaking.

He saw the figure wave a hand.

Suddenly, a terrifying water pressure came crashing down like a tidal wave.

Mu Ye's expression changed. The true power of a Tier 2 Water Prison Talisman was far beyond what a Tier 1 could compare to!

A low-tier cultivator inside could even be crushed into a puddle of flesh and blood by this pressure.

Mu Ye was unable to move, so he slowly circulated the Sea-Covering Supreme Art, adapting to the water pressure.

Even with the Sea-Covering Supreme Art, he would need some time to adapt to this Tier 2 Water Prison Talisman before he could move freely.

But this person...

Mu Ye's heart sank. The dangers of the Cultivation World were far beyond his imagination.

However, he had a question in his mind: this person didn't seem to want to kill him. Because... if they really wanted to take his life, they would have done it from the beginning, rather than acting like this now...

Then there could only be one goal...

Just then.

A figure appeared in the water prison, limping as he walked.

"Let him go. Your target is me." The man's voice was cold and exceptionally steady.

Mu Ye's eyes flickered.

This person was none other than Chen Li, Chen the Lame!