"Big Sister, what the hell is Kang Wuhen up to? After disappearing for a while, why did he suddenly seem like a completely different person? Not only did he trap us here, he even had the lust-addled gall to force us to practice dual cultivation with him," the woman in red armor asked her companion through gritted teeth.
"Hmph, whether he's even still Kang Wuhen is hard to say. Didn't you notice that he can command the demon beasts here now?" the Blue-Armored Woman snorted before replying slowly.
"You mean something possessed him, Big Sister?" The Red-Armored Woman jumped at her words, a trace of alarm appearing on her beautiful face.
"I don't know whether he's been possessed, but at the very least, something must be controlling him," the Blue-Armored Woman replied calmly.
"Then what should we do? Before he left, he said that if we refused to practice dual cultivation with him, he'd use us as catalyst ingredients to refine pills!" the Red-Armored Woman said anxiously.
"What else can we do? We can only hold out for as long as possible and see whether a chance to turn things around comes later.
"Don't forget, the Thousand Bamboo Sect's chief true disciple, the Peerless Artifact Wielder, is here too. I don't believe he'll fall so easily," the Blue-Armored Woman reasoned.
"That's true. Senior Brother Luo really is quite capable. Perhaps he'll find this place and rescue us." The Red-Armored Woman perked up slightly at this, a thread of hope returning to her heart.
Kang Wuhen climbed a flight of stairs. He had changed into a purple robe, but his face remained pensive.
At the exit ahead was a hall, where an old monk with kindly features was waiting. As soon as Kang Wuhen emerged, the monk hurried forward and