Starshine City, in the rear courtyard of the City Lord's Manor.
Inside the Sky-Congealing Pool, shrouded in layers of restrictions.
The two Deputy City Lords were each busy with their own tasks.
The middle-aged man sat cross-legged in the center of the Sky-Congealing Pool, above the Cloudzhi Immortal Tree.
He poured numerous Energy Potions into the Sky-Congealing Pool and performed an art, sending one spell seal after another into the Immortal Tree.
As he worked, light flashed rapidly across the Cloudzhi Immortal Tree, and its roots swiftly absorbed vast amounts of energy through the Sky-Congealing Pool.
The Cloudzhi Immortal Fruit, which should have needed more than half a month to ripen, was actually being forced to mature rapidly.
The fruit radiated powerful Heaven and Earth Origin Power and a trace of law fluctuations. It was visibly on the verge of ripening.
Meanwhile, in another secret chamber connected to the Sky-Congealing Pool.
Si Mingwei lay suspended in midair with her eyes tightly shut, wearing only her underclothes. A mass of blood light enveloped her shapely, snow-white body.
Beside her, the female Deputy City Lord surnamed Zhou continuously formed blood-colored seals with both hands, sending them into Si Mingwei's body.
Strange blood runes appeared simultaneously between her brows and over her Dantian.
The two blood runes spread like two extending, blood-colored hands, gradually forming a "blood-colored web" over Si Mingwei's body and enveloping her completely.
"The Blood Curse Art is complete. Only the final step remains!"
At that moment, Deputy City Lord Zhou stopped what she was doing and took out a dark red pill.
"Once I feed you this Blood Soul Pill containing the City Lord's essence blood...
"From now on, you will have to be utterly loyal to the City Lord, just like us!"
A gloating smile appeared on Deputy