Evil Cultivators' Scheme to Seize a Flesh Cauldron

The moment Steward He finished speaking, the four female guards who had long since grown impatient surrounded Jiang Yuan, their faces wearing undisguised lecherous smiles.

"Kid, stop struggling. Come with your big sisters obediently, and we'll make sure you enjoy yourself!"

"That's right. Steward He's 'training' is a blessing that countless sisters in the sect could only dream of!"

Guo Hongtao was firmly restrained by two Meridian Opening Realm women. He greedily inhaled the fragrance in the air.

"Brother Yuan! Run! Let them come at me instead!"

Jiang Yuan stood where he was, watching the four hands reaching for his collar. The calm expression on his face finally changed.

It was not fear, but an utterly icy indifference.

"You sluts think about screwing all day long!"

Just as the four women's hands were about to touch him, an incomparably scorching wave of golden energy erupted violently from Jiang Yuan's body!

Nine Yang Inner Force! Without holding anything back!

"Ah—!"

The four female guards let out shrill screams. Their exquisitely maintained hands were like flesh against red-hot iron, their skin instantly charred black as wisps of green smoke rose from them!

They were sent flying by the violent blast, crashing heavily into distant pillars. They fell to the ground and could not get back up for a long while, their faces filled with horror as they looked at Jiang Yuan.

Hadn't this kid only just broken through to the first level of the Meridian Opening Realm?

How could his inner force be so tyrannical and profound?!

"Good. Very good!"

Steward He suddenly clapped her hands. The coldness on her face vanished, replaced by that seductive smile again, as though nothing had happened.

"Jiang Yuan, was it? Not bad, not bad. You truly are a dragon among men. No wonder the Harmonious Union Sect has taken an interest in you."

She descended from the main seat and waved a hand with endless charm.

"That was merely a joke, little brother. I was only testing your strength. Why get so angry?"

The moment she said that, not only Jiang Yuan, but even Guo Hongtao wanted to spit in her face.

He had seen shameless people before, but never one this shameless.

"Someone," Steward He called toward the hall's entrance, "arrange a fine side courtyard for our two honored guests. Serve them well, and do not neglect them."

"Tonight, the sect will hold a welcoming feast for the two of you."

She turned to Jiang Yuan again, her eyes carrying a meaningful glint.

"Little Brother Jiang Yuan, you must come tonight. Then we can have a proper discussion about your future 'prospects.'"

With that, she swayed her waist and left the hall first, taking the injured guards with her.

A tense confrontation ended in an unexpectedly anticlimactic fashion.

Led by a meek-looking female disciple, Jiang Yuan and Guo Hongtao arrived at an independent courtyard in a quiet setting.

"Brother Yuan, that bitch definitely has bad intentions! We can't stay here. We need to find a way out!" Guo Hongtao paced anxiously around the room.

Jiang Yuan ignored him and simply looked around the room.

Very soon, his attention was drawn to an inconspicuous copper pipe in the corner.

It appeared to be used to vent the room's incense smoke. It led upward, though no one knew where it went.

Jiang Yuan walked to the wall and gently pressed his ear against it.

As he focused and listened closely, a conversation filled with suppressed excitement faintly traveled through the pipe.

It was Steward He's voice.

"Elder, rest assured! I've kept that kid under control. He absolutely won't be able to escape!"

"Mm, well done." Another voice sounded. It was colder and carried an aloof indifference. Simply hearing it made one feel chilled to the bone.

"The quality of this Pure Yang cauldron far exceeds expectations. He has only just entered the Meridian Opening Realm, yet his foundation is already so solid. He is practically a supreme treasure bestowed upon our sect by heaven!" Steward He's voice was filled with greed.

"As long as we use the Bewitching Yin-Yang Formation tonight to grind away his awareness, then have him register unions with each of the three hundred and sixty outer disciples, leaving behind the purest Yang seeds, you can personally take his Yang Essence and absorb his Yang seed. The bottleneck that has troubled you for years will surely be broken through in one stroke!"

"By then, no one in the sect will be able to shake the position of our branch!"

The cold voice fell silent for a moment.

"The plan is good, but this boy has a resolute temperament. He cannot be underestimated. The formation alone may not be enough."

"Rest assured, Elder!" Steward He said with a fawning laugh. "I was prepared. I added a sufficient dose of Hundred Flower Tendon-Softening Powder to the food delivered to them! The medicine is colorless and tasteless. Once it takes effect, even the toughest man will become putty in our hands! When the formation activates the medicine's effects, the two-pronged attack will leave him unable to escape even with wings!"

The voices on the other end of the pipe gradually faded away.

Jiang Yuan straightened up, his face icy.

What a vicious scheme!

First, they would use the formation to disrupt his mind, then drug him to crush his will. They truly intended to destroy him completely!

Night fell.

A lavish spread of food and wine was delivered. Guo Hongtao had long since been starving, and upon seeing the feast, he could no longer restrain himself. Rolling up his sleeves, he was about to dig in.

"Wait." Jiang Yuan stopped him.

Under Guo Hongtao's confused gaze, Jiang Yuan dumped all the food without touching any of it.

Not long afterward, a strange pink mist silently seeped in through the gaps around the doors and windows, quickly filling the entire room.

"Brother Yuan... why do I... feel so dizzy? My body's so hot..."

After taking only a few breaths, Guo Hongtao sensed that something was wrong. His eyes began to glaze over, an unnatural flush appeared on his face, and he started muttering nonsense.

"Girls... so many girls..."

Jiang Yuan immediately held his breath and circulated his Nine Yang Inner Force, forcing the small amount of mist he had inhaled out of his body.

But he soon discovered that the formation did not act solely through breathing.

The pink mist seemed alive, crazily drilling into his body through every pore!

At the same time, an even more terrifying change occurred.

An indescribable heat rose from his abdomen!

It was the food he had eaten that afternoon! Although he had not touched dinner, the female disciple guiding him and Guo Hongtao earlier had "kindly" offered them several pastries!

They had drugged them then!

This was a scheme within a scheme!

Driven by the formation, the medicine's effects erupted like a volcano! A violent desire powerful enough to shatter reason surged straight toward the top of his head!

He felt as though his body were about to burn up. Even his Nine Yang Inner Force was beginning to go berserk beyond his control!

Just as he was about to lose consciousness, the door creaked open.

A graceful figure slowly entered, carrying with her a cold, secluded fragrance.

She was a woman dressed in a gray gauze gown, her face also veiled by gray gauze. Only a pair of cold eyes filled with desire were exposed.

It was that inner sect elder!

Watching Jiang Yuan struggle desperately to endure, she let out a satisfied chuckle.

She walked before Jiang Yuan and raised an icy finger to stroke his burning cheek.

"Stop resisting, little one."

"Today, you are mine."

The elder's chilly Yin aura was like rain after a long drought to Jiang Yuan in his current state, carrying a fatal attraction.

The remnants of his reason told him to push her away.

But the rampaging Nine Yang Inner Force and that damned medicine drove his body to do the exact opposite.

He pulled the woman into his embrace in one swift motion.

The night passed without a word.

The next morning, when the gray-veiled elder left in satisfaction, Steward He had already been waiting outside the door.

"Elder, how was it?"

"Very good." Feeling the newly born and surging power within her body, the gray-veiled elder could not hide her delight. "This cauldron's Yang Essence is a hundred times purer than expected! With only a few more times, I will have a ninety percent chance of breaking through!"

"Congratulations, Elder!" Steward He rejoiced. "Then I'll arrange the next batch of disciples right away..."

"No rush." The elder interrupted her. "Let him 'rest' properly for a day first. Do not wear out such an excellent cauldron."

The two women left with smug laughter.

Inside the room, Jiang Yuan slowly opened his eyes. They were perfectly clear, without the slightest trace of last night's confusion.

He walked to Guo Hongtao's side as he continued sleeping and pressed a finger against his forehead.

A stream of pure Nine Yang Inner Force entered Guo Hongtao's body, helping him disperse the remaining medicinal effects.

"Ugh... Brother Yuan? What... happened to me?" Guo Hongtao slowly woke up, rubbing his aching head.

"We were set up." Jiang Yuan told him everything he had overheard the previous night.

After hearing it, Guo Hongtao trembled with rage.

"These stinking bitches! They're fucking vicious! Brother Yuan, let's fight them!"

"Fight?" Jiang Yuan shook his head, though a cold curve appeared at the corner of his lips.

"No. It is not time yet."

He walked to the window and looked at the female disciples openly and covertly watching the courtyard outside.

"They think they are the hunters. They think I am already fish on the chopping block."

"Then let them be pleased with themselves a little longer."

Jiang Yuan turned to Guo Hongtao and spoke word by word.

"We need to leave, but not yet. First, we'll put on a show for them."

"The real show has only just begun."