Lin Ke frowned slightly. A purple orb materialized, and he seized Fang Mengdie by the throat.
"You temptress, don't dream of corrupting my Dao Heart. Your seductive poison has no effect on me."
"If you dare act out again, don't blame me for being ruthless."
Fang Mengdie turned pale at his words and nodded repeatedly.
Before Lin Ke could speak, someone suddenly began shouting outside the formation.
"Senior Brother? Senior Brother Lin?"
"Senior Brother Shen Wei has been taken!"
Lin Ke flashed out of the formation and saw an anxious Dongfang Yao. "What happened?"
Dongfang Yao pointed in a direction. "Cultivators from the Illusionless Gu Sect. They abducted Senior Brother Shen Wei while he was undergoing his tribulation."
"They were Nascent Soul Middle Stage cultivators. I couldn't beat them, so I could only hide and then come here to find you."
This reminded Lin Ke of another use for the Illusionless Gu Sect's Myriad Transformations Profound Nether Bell: absorbing the power of others' Heavenly Tribulations to strengthen oneself.
With that thought, Lin Ke did not hesitate. "Come on. Let's take a look."
Lin Ke led the way, while Fang Mengdie followed behind, all grace and seductive charm.
In a voice that made one's very bones tingle, she said, "Greetings, Junior Brother. I am the Cauldron Senior Lin recently took in. Please look after me from now on."
Dongfang Yao's eyes went wide. This female cultivator from the Royal Family made every beauty he had ever seen pale in comparison.
People said cultivators grew fickle once they became powerful, and it turned out to be true. He had never imagined that even Senior Brother Lin Ke, with his immortal bearing, could not escape such worldly ways.
Lin Ke had already flown more than a dozen yards away when his icy voice