Leng Yuexin understood the deeper meaning behind Liu Yu's words and knew how she ought to answer.
Yet a savage impulse suddenly arose in her heart, urging her to defy his will!
It was as though an untamed, bloodthirsty beast lurked within her, unwilling to enter a cage or wear shackles!
It wanted only to sate its bloodlust without restraint!
Damn!
Leng Yuexin sensed trouble and hurriedly focused all her mental strength on suppressing the "bloodthirsty beast" within.
Using external aids to advance her cultivation had, in the end, left certain hidden dangers.
The influence of her demonic cultivation art also slipped in through the cracks at that moment.
It sent her sliding a great step closer to "losing control," toward a bottomless abyss.
Blood-red light flickered in Leng Yuexin's eyes, and her aura suddenly grew chaotic as she struggled to steady herself.
Liu Yu watched the female cultivator before him expressionlessly. Realizing that something was wrong with her current state, he did not hurry her.
"Senior Brother, I understand."
"I will keep myself under control and will not cause you trouble."
After a while, the bloody light in Leng Yuexin's eyes receded, and her aura stabilized somewhat. She gritted her teeth and answered.
She had witnessed Liu Yu's methods. Even after advancing a minor stage, she still had no confidence that she could stand against him.
Besides, the Sects' rules made defying the team leader's orders all the more impossible.
Thus, faced with Liu Yu's demand, she could only rein in her behavior. She neither dared nor was permitted to disobey.
"Very good."
"Junior Sister Leng, you have only just advanced, and your cultivation is still unstable. In my opinion, you need not undertake any missions for the time being."
"Stay here on Phoenix Mountain and properly consolidate your