The Fox Borrows the Tiger's Might and the Sect Master's Misgivings

Taibai Sword Sect, Main Peak Hall.

Abbess Jingxu stood in the center of the main hall. Although her breathing was still somewhat weak due to her previous serious injuries, her clear and cold eyes stared directly at the high and mighty sect leader without any hesitation.

"You still want the Yellow-Grade Domain Technique?"

The sect leader frowned, his expression somewhat unpleasant. He looked at the application submitted by Abbess Jingxu, his tone carrying a hint of displeasure.

"Junior Sister Jingxu, you just took a copy of ' Extreme Cold Sword Domain ' from the treasure vault, and now you're going to borrow other elders' Yellow-Grade Domain. Do you know that although Yellow-Grade Domain aren't considered top secrets by the Saint King Realm, they are still valuable texts within the sect!"

The sect leader sneered, "You're just an elder who's entered Nirvana, and your own domain isn't even fully stable yet. What do you need so many domain techniques for? Do you really think that just by reading a few Yellow Grade techniques, you can ascend to the heavens in one step and condense your own domain?"

In the Crimson Profound World, a domain is the symbol of the Saint King Realm.

Even for an old monster in the Nirvana Realm, it would be incredibly difficult to condense even a rudimentary form of a Yellow Grade domain ahead of time. Not to mention Saint King Realm expert like the Sect Master, who can condense a [Profound-Grade Domain], such a person is extremely rare.

In the sect leader's view, Abbess Jingxu's move was completely wishful thinking, and even a waste of sect resources.

Faced with the sect leader's questioning and reprimands.

Instead of backing down, Abbess Jingxu straightened her spine and stood her ground with extreme force!

"Sect Master! I have my reasons for requesting to borrow the Yellow-Grade Domain!"

Abbess Jingxu refused to back down. "As an inner sect elder, according to sect rules, I am qualified to borrow Yellow Grade cultivation techniques as long as I pay the corresponding contribution points! Besides, I'm only borrowing them, not taking them out of the sect! If the sect leader is going to obstruct even this basic rule, does that mean we Nirvana Elders will lose our freedom to cultivate in the future?!"

"You!"

The sect leader was rendered speechless by Abbess Jingxu's rapid-fire rebuke.

Although he was Saint King Realm, the Taibai Sword Sect was not a place where he could dictate everything. Abbess Jingxu was not only a Nirvana Realm expert, but also a powerful figure within the sect. If she were to be forcibly suppressed because of a few Yellow Grade cultivation techniques, it would surely cause resentment and dissatisfaction among the other Nirvana Realm elders.

More importantly...

The sect leader narrowed his eyes slightly; he had always been wary of the mysterious young man in the secluded valley.

"Junior Sister Jingxu, your large-scale collection of domain techniques..."

The sect leader suddenly lowered his voice, a hint of probing in his tone, "Could it be because of that... 'young friend' you're hiding in the secluded valley?"

Upon hearing this, Abbess Jingxu felt a chill run down her spine.

She knew that the sect leader was testing Dongfang Yueming's abilities.

Recalling Dongfang Yueming's terrifying ability to break through formations with a single finger and instantly kill Nirvana, and then thinking of his calm and collected demeanor when facing the pressure of the Saint King.

Abbess Jingxu's mind raced. She absolutely could not let the sect leader know Dongfang Yueming's true cultivation level; otherwise, given the sect leader's greed, he would surely stop at nothing to seize Dongfang Yueming's "Heaven-Grade Divine Ability"!

"Hehe..."

Abbess Jingxu suddenly let out a cold laugh. She didn't directly answer the sect leader's question, but instead spoke in an extremely veiled tone, even with a hint of feigned profundity:

"Sect Master, some things are better left unsaid even if you see them clearly."

"I can only tell you that the background of that young friend is far beyond our imagination."

Abbess Jingxu raised her head, her gaze meeting the sect leader's directly. "His background might even be more profound than that of our Taibai Sword Sect!"

"What?!"

Upon hearing this, the sect leader was suddenly jolted!

Even more profound than the Taibai Sword Sect?!

In the Crimson Profound World, the only sect with a deeper foundation than a first-grade super sect is...

"Could he be a direct descendant of some immortal [Emperor Realm] powerhouse?!"

Countless terrifying speculations flashed through the sect leader's mind in an instant.

If that's the case, then his previous act of confining Dongfang Yueming in the secluded valley was practically walking a tightrope! If he angered the forces behind them, the entire Taibai Sword Sect could face annihilation!

Thinking about this...

A fine layer of cold sweat appeared on the sect leader's forehead.

"Gulp."

He swallowed hard, and his attitude instantly changed completely.

"Ahem... Junior Sister Jingxu, what you're saying is... I'm only thinking about the safety of the sect."

The sect leader concealed his inner turmoil and forced a smile, "Since Junior Sister has a need, then you may take these Yellow-Grade Domain. Consider it a personal loan from me."

As he spoke, the sect leader decisively took out a jade slip containing the Yellow-Grade Domain from his storage ring and handed it to Abbess Jingxu.

"Thank you, Sect Master."

Abbess Jingxu accepted the jade slip, secretly relieved. It seemed that her "borrowing the tiger's might" had temporarily intimidated the sect leader.

"This old woman takes her leave."

Abbess Jingxu turned around and quickly left the main hall.

Watching Abbess Jingxu's departing figure.

The sect leader slumped onto his throne, his expression shifting between anger and uncertainty.

"Damn it! If that kid really is a descendant of royalty, then I've gotten myself into a huge mess!!"

The sect leader felt increasingly frightened the more he thought about it.

"No! I need to go ask Old Ghost Song and the others again!"

"Someone come here!"

The sect leader shouted sternly.

"Take them to the dungeon of the Punishment Hall! I will personally interrogate those three traitors!"

~

Taibai Sword Sect, secluded valley stone chamber.

The soft glow of the luminous pearl spilled onto the wide stone bed.

The atmosphere was not only extremely erotic, but also carried an ultimate temptation that made one's blood boil.

"How about it? This set of ' Illusory Sea Ice Silkworm Silk ' that I got at a high price not only amplifies the senses, but also changes color with body temperature."

Hong Gui wore a daring, openwork red gauze dress, her long, slender legs encased in barely visible black stockings. She struck a seductive pose, gazing alluringly at Dongfang Yueming.

Although the Baihu beside her had a cold and aloof personality, she had now changed into a tight-fitting dark queen leather outfit, paired with silver-white high heels and over-the-knee black fishnet stockings. The visual impact of that combination of asceticism and wildness was even more deadly than that of the Hong Gui.

Only Lu Qingxue.

She was still wearing that semi-transparent, ice-blue bodice, and although her long legs were covered with white stockings that Hong Gui had forced on her, she looked like a frightened fawn, her hands tightly covering her face, too ashamed and angry to even lift her head.

"You... you are all... shameless..." Lu Qingxue's voice trembled.

"Hehehe, Qingxue, you'll soon find out what true 'bliss' is. This is Yueming's newly mastered Heaven Grade Dual Cultivation Divine Ability ~"

With a charming laugh, Hong Gui slid into Dongfang Yueming's arms like a beautiful snake.

"Yueming, I'll go first!"

Hong Gui straddled Dongfang Yueming without any hesitation, sealing his lips with hers.

"Hmm..."

[Heaven Grade Dual Cultivation Divine Ability - The Taixu Yin-Yang Limitless Creation Immortal Canon]!

[Yin and Yang in Harmony, Law Sharing]!

"Boom--!!!"

At the moment the two united, the terrifying foundation within Dongfang Yueming, which had reached the [Superior Nirvana Perfection], transformed into an unprecedented, extremely vast and mysterious power of the laws of creation, surging wildly into Hong Gui's body like a galaxy pouring out!