[Xia He, You Wouldn't Want This Either]

"Th-then what about mine?" Liu Yanyan raised her hand to ask, bold yet somewhat timid.

"Zhang Chulan." Lin Xian shouted upstairs. A young college student in a black hoodie ran down, wearing an ingratiating smile. "Senior Lin, what are your orders?"

"Take her to Nadutong and retrieve your grandfather's corpse for a proper reburial."

Pointing at Liu Yanyan, Lin Xian said calmly, "No using abilities. Make her personally rebury every corpse she dug up, one handful of dirt at a time."

Warmth welled up in Zhang Chulan's heart. Over the past few days, he had been through too much. Everyone had been forcing him to make choices, yet few had ever considered things from his perspective.

When even the living were fighting for fame and profit, someone was actually thinking of the dead.

At that moment, Zhang Chulan somewhat believed that Senior Lin and his grandfather had truly been old acquaintances.

After the two left, only the two true Quanxing members remained in the room. Xia He grew even bolder.

"Senior, they both have work to do. What should I do?" She seemed born with a soul-stirring charm, like a legendary nine-tailed fox. Seductively, she said, "Please, give me any order you wish..."

Lin Xian felt his heartstrings being plucked. This was the Bone-Scraping Blade's lust-inducing ability. As Qi-State Origin-Flow circulated within him, his gaze became clear and pure as an infant's. He said calmly, "Xia He, put away those tricks in front of me."

"No..." Xia He's voice was plaintive. Her alluring body coiled around him like a water snake, trying to kindle desire and make him lose himself in intoxication.

Seeing this, Lu Liang's face instantly flushed. His mind was thrown into chaos by the provoked lust, and he could not help turning around to hide his erection.

Smack!

Without the slightest hesitation, Lin Xian slapped her. With Qi-State Origin-Flow empowering him, how could he possibly be affected by a lust-inducing ability?

Besides, Lin Xian had seen Huang Nu's appearance before. Compared to the peerlessly magnificent Holy Maiden of the Eastern Wasteland from back then, Xia He carried far too much of a worldly, wanton air.

Xia He covered the red mark on her left cheek without the slightest anger, merely choking back a sob in feigned sorrow. "Senior, am I so worthless in your eyes...?"

"No." Lin Xian said calmly, "I simply don't like used goods."

Such an average-looking girl, what a turnoff.

Xia He's expression stiffened. Unwilling to accept this, she changed tactics. The seductive devil transformed into a somewhat holy angel, yet her charm did not diminish in the slightest, making people unable to resist the urge to defile her.

"Senior, you're truly heartless. You just asked me to help with your cultivation. Open your eyes and look at me. I refuse to believe you feel nothing..."

Speaking softly, she struck a pose like a beauty clutching her heart, resembling a noble young lady from the water towns of Jiangnan.

Smack!

Looking at the symmetrical slap marks on Xia He's face, Lin Xian nodded in satisfaction. "Now that's neat. Much better. Lu Liang, come take a picture."

"On it!" Lu Liang moved with lightning speed. His phone clicked away as he smoothly recorded a whole series of photos of Xia He.

"Senior." Seeing that her seduction had failed, Xia He gave a mocking laugh, lazily sat on the floor, and feigned innocence. "You've only just come out of seclusion, so you probably don't know my reputation outside, do you? I'm Xia He, the Bone-Scraping Blade."

Slut, whore, shameless—those were Xia He's labels. In the martial world, she was known as the Bone-Scraping Blade because of her innate ability, which could manipulate others' lust and drown them in their own desires until they became useless.

What difference was there between threatening Xia He with these pictures and blackmailing an adult film actress with her revealing photos?

It was completely useless.

Lu Liang wanted to speak but held back, wondering whether he should betray Xia He and earn this old monster's trust.

As for friendship between companions? Sorry, there was no such thing among Quanxing.

"Lu Liang, go get these photos developed."

Lin Xian smiled faintly, sending Lu Liang away. Then, looking at Xia He, he spoke in a voice only the two of them could hear, like the whisper of a demon god from the netherworld. "Miss Xia He, you wouldn't want Perfected Lingyu on Mount Longhu to see these photos, would you?"

The previously nonchalant Xia He's eyes instantly sharpened. The flush faded from her face, and her willow-leaf brows drew together. "Y-you... what exactly do you know?"

"I know nothing."

Looking outside the door, Lin Xian said leisurely, "But Zhang Chulan has caused such a huge incident. Mount Longhu will surely send someone over. Why not guess who the Celestial Master will send?"

"Damn it..." A flicker of wariness flashed through Xia He's eyes. At first, she had thought Lin Xian was some immortal Daoist who had cultivated for many years and regained his youth, someone with exceptional spiritual cultivation. Since he had not killed her yesterday, she assumed he definitely would not kill her, which was why she had dared to be so brazen.

But now, it seemed that all that immortal nonsense was bullshit. He was clearly a devil who toyed with people's hearts!

He even somewhat resembled the legendary former Quanxing leader, Wugensheng—the man whose actions had been utterly unrestrained and whose origins were unknown.

"Now, are you willing to cooperate?" Lin Xian asked with a smile.

Afraid that Lin Xian would see the killing intent in her eyes, Xia He bowed deeply. Her tone was gentle and incomparably respectful. "Yes."

In an instant, the lust-inducing ability receded like the tide and no longer stirred anyone's heartstrings.

"That's more like it. The martial world isn't about killing and fighting; it's about connections and social graces." Lin Xian smiled faintly, pinched Xia He's fair cheek, and raised one finger. "I only need you to do one thing. Help me find Barren Greer."

"Find him and bring him here, and I'll let you off."

"Barren Greer?" Xia He froze, quickly finding information about this foreigner in her memories.

He was a foreigner proficient in many languages. He should have been completely out of place in the domestic world of ability users, but Barren had formed a deep friendship with the Quanxing elder Xia Liuqing. The two often appeared together on operations.

Thus, the people of Quanxing also knew that such a foreign ability user existed.

"What do you want with him?" Xia He's eyes shifted as she asked tentatively, trying to probe Lin Xian's true purpose.

Lin Xian replied with a question, "Does that concern you?"

Xia He lowered her gaze, her tone hesitant. "I'm not very familiar with Barren. He's only close to Elder Xia Liuqing. I'm afraid I won't be able to summon him, which would delay the task you assigned me."

"If he refuses to come, tell him two things." Lin Xian raised two fingers. "First, Six Vaults Immortal Thief. Second, I can cure his illness."

"Six Vaults Immortal Thief, one of the Eight Extraordinary Skills!"

Xia He was startled. Quanxing had kidnapped Zhang Chulan and dug up Zhang Xilin's grave precisely for the Eight Extraordinary Skills.

Yet she had never expected that one of those extraordinary skills was right beside them.

In the last century, Quanxing had produced an unusual leader named Wugensheng. He acted without restraint and formed sworn brotherhoods with many elite disciples from the righteous sects, creating a group later known as the Thirty-Six Thieves.

The Eight Extraordinary Skills were eight heaven-bestowed arts comprehended by eight of the Thirty-Six Thieves under Wugensheng's leadership in Twenty-Four Solar Terms Tongtian Valley, where they had touched upon the origin of the world and grasped the secret of immortality.

They were Qi-State Origin-Flow, Spirit Summoning and Dispatching, Connecting Heaven Talisman, Fenghou Qimen, Perfect Hands, Divine Mechanism Hundred Refinements, Six Vaults Immortal Thief, and Grand Luo Grotto Vision.

These eight skills were too powerful, like the arts of immortals, drawing the covetous eyes of many and thus triggering the Jia Shen Turmoil.

After Wugensheng disappeared, Quanxing had continued investigating the Eight Extraordinary Skills and the source of their creation: the legendary Immortal Secret.

"Senior is also searching for the Eight Extraordinary Skills. You must be seeking immortality. Perhaps we can cooperate and search for that thing together."

Xia He narrowed her eyes and asked tentatively. Secretly, she thought that this old monster was already over a hundred years old yet still looked so young. Perhaps he had truly touched upon the threshold of immortality and knew some hidden secrets.

"Cooperate? Forget it."

Lin Xian shook his head and laughed. "What do you Quanxing people know about the immortal path? You're just a bunch of shit-stirrers. Put the Eight Extraordinary Skills in your hands, and all you can do is stir shit with them."

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