An Unexpected Windfall

When walking the martial world, looks were only skin-deep; what mattered was knowing how to read the heart.

For someone like Tao Fu,

Li Rui preferred to assume the worst.

In fact, the look Tao Fu had given him that day had already earned the man a death sentence in Li Rui's mind.

That had been greed.

As far as he knew, cultivators who favored dual cultivation—especially those skilled in the art—often became indifferent to gender once their cultivation grew profound. Compared to women, some even preferred love for the dragon's sun.

One only had to look at the two Dao Attendants following Tao Fu to spot the clue.

Li Rui had no desire to constantly worry about his own rear end.

Even if he was strong enough.

But if Tao Fu secretly watched him and uncovered some secret, that would be highly troublesome. The best course, naturally, was to kill him.

Or what if Tao Fu did not covet him himself, but intended to offer him to his master, who likewise practiced Essence Cultivation?

These past days,

apart from cultivating his Cultivation Method, he had kept Tao Fu under watch.

It was naturally impossible to strike openly within the White Jade Capital, but once they left the White Jade Capital, no one would care.

Originally, he had only intended to kill the man and take his wealth while he was at it.

But to his utter surprise,

devouring Tao Fu's memories had revealed several unknown matters to him.

For example, Tao Fu had never intended to help Pei Yao lift the Spirit Guiding Immortal Curse. He had merely planned to take everything he could from her, then deny all responsibility.

After all, so long as no one died in such a consensual affair, the White Jade Capital would not