Chapter 545 - 271: Tian Xie and Yin He (Part 2)

Chapter 545: Chapter 271: Tian Xie and Yin He (Part 2)

"Moreover, your cultivation speed in the early stages doesn’t seem particularly fast. Are you really that confident?"

Since he came from a background as a Loose Cultivator, without guidance, Chu Xuan faced many hardships during the initial stages of his Dao practice.

He also didn’t dare to recklessly use the devouring feature of the "Celestial Water Returning Ruins Technique," fearing that before he developed enough, he’d be besieged and annihilated by everyone. Moreover, his Cultivation Technique was only half complete, so it took Chu Xuan over two hundred years to reach the fifth realm’s perfect stage.

It wasn’t until he returned triumphantly from Gui Xu Grotto Heaven, having not only completed his Cultivation Technique and acquired the Returning Ruins Ancient Cauldron but also gained various benefits, that he secluded himself and broke through to the sixth realm, allowing him to start thriving.

Though Madame Yinhou was quite optimistic about this rising demonic cultivator who had emerged in the recent years, believing he had great potential, she didn’t think he could easily cross this chasm that had stopped countless prodigies.

Chu Xuan shook his head, "It seems you don’t believe me. In that case, before I break into the seventh realm, we can first engage in limited cooperation. I won’t demand you give everything for me; just some basic intelligence support will suffice."

"Once I successfully break through and help you secure Wugen Ping, then you can fulfill your promise to me."

Madame Yinhou was instantly intrigued, wasn’t this essentially getting something for nothing?

"Of course, you must understand that helping me now is like providing timely assistance; once I break through and you wholeheartedly ally yourself with me, it will merely be adding flowers to the brocade."

"To speak bluntly, I’m not necessarily in need of your help."

"Like that second-in-command of Wugen Ping, although in your words earlier, he’s a good-for-nothing who ruins everything, I’ve specifically studied this person."

"Indeed, his ability is somewhat lacking compared to yours; he tends to maintain rather than advance, but he’s capable of handling his duties."

"If you offend me, I can let him take over at any time, and remove the leader and yourself."

Madame Yinhou smiled coyly, "But he’s not as beautiful as I am, nor can he let you get what you want."

Originally still confident and casually controlling his opponent, Chu Xuan was momentarily stalled, forcing him to shake his head with a bitter smile:

"Fine, I’ll admit you’re right. Then I’ll still let him take over and capture you as a slave, wouldn’t that solve it?"

"Once you leave the Mist Traveling Boat and the Wugen Ping organization, your value plummets. You wouldn’t be content being just a plaything for life, right?"

Madame Yinhou snorted softly, "You speak as if breaking through means you can truly do as you please. Do you really think Wugen Ping, hidden in the darkness for so long, is easy to deal with?"

"Once my cultivation, my power, rises another level beyond now, the force I can leverage will far exceed your imagination."

"So, the decision remains with you, what do you plan to do next?" Chu Xuan smiled.

"If you truly don’t believe what I say, it’s simple, just let me leave now."

"I won’t ask you to sign any contracts or swear any blood oaths. Once I depart, you can immediately turn against me and send people to chase me down."

"But if you genuinely harbor ideas of cooperation, we can still delve deeper and have a good talk."

Upon hearing this, Madame Yinhou silently pondered for a while.

This time, Chu Xuan didn’t rush her, allowing her to weigh the pros and cons herself.

After a long while, Madame Yinhou looked at Chu Xuan with a faint smile and said, "When you say delve deeply, just how deep must we go, to the point of getting into bed?"

Chu Xuan considered, "That depends on you."

"To show sincerity, can’t you first put away that broken cauldron?"

Chu Xuan walked up and said, "I must first restrain you; otherwise, if I remove the local seal, you’ll immediately summon helpers to besiege me, won’t you?"

"At least until we leave the Mist Traveling Boat, your safety must be in my hands."

Madame Yinhou bit her lip, looking aggrieved, "You just want to take advantage of me. Fine, but I warn you, don’t lay a hand on me, or I’ll go down with you, even if it costs me my life."

"How could I? I’ve always been a gentleman, never forcing a woman."

Saying this, Chu Xuan circled behind Madame Yinhou, pulling her into his embrace.

Madame Yinhou’s body stiffened, gritting her teeth and cursing, "You shameless rogue, you’re going to walk out holding me like this?? Just staying close will do."

Reluctantly, Chu Xuan inhaled her fragrant scent, then released her.

Madame Yinhou was still cursing, "Didn’t you learn a lesson? Aren’t you afraid I still have poison on me?"

Chu Xuan ignored her, merely taking her small hand, "Just following isn’t enough, your escape-disguising Secret Techniques from Wugen Ping are numerous, like the ’Ping Shadow Vanishing’ you used earlier, so we need physical contact."

Madame Yinhou looked disdainful, "Then do you think with us like this it’s not suspicious?"

"Not suspicious at all, you can simply say you’ve taken a fancy to this pretty face of mine. As long as you avoid meeting the other two Ping Lords, who would dare question you?"

Madame Yinhou didn’t follow Chu Xuan’s suggestion, instead conjuring an Illusion Technique to disguise their closeness.

Satisfied upon witnessing this, Chu Xuan nodded inwardly, realizing this woman truly had some interest, or she wouldn’t hide any flaws to prevent their cooperation from being exposed.

Thus, Chu Xuan put away the Returning Ruins Ancient Cauldron, took a step back, performing a humbly-submissive demeanor, slightly bowing as he followed behind Madame Yinhou, leaving the underground prison.

The Wugen Ping subordinates they encountered along the way all assumed this defiant person had officially submitted to the Ping Lord—though surprised at how swiftly he yielded, none raised any doubts.

Madame Yinhou didn’t immediately lead Chu Xuan out, instead taking him to her own private room.

Of course, she dismissed her attendants on the last stretch so no one was aware.

Startled by the distinctly feminine aura of the room, Chu Xuan asked, "Why did you lead me here?"

"Didn’t you say you wanted to talk deeply?" Madame Yinhou stretched her body, then shook off Chu Xuan’s hand, sitting on the bed.

She removed her purple dress, revealing her fair, smooth, voluptuously full upper body, wearing only a pink vest, while she frowned, treating the wound Chu Xuan had stabbed on her shoulder with scissors.

Watching, Chu Xuan swallowed and obediently sat on a stool by the dressing table, not making any rash moves. 𝑓𝑟ℯℴ𝓂

As for his injuries, although he didn’t possess any special physique, the Returning Ruins Technique’s breakthrough effects improved his physique, granting him considerable self-healing power; his minor injuries had largely healed.

Once Madame Yinhou finished applying medicine and saw her wound rapidly subsiding, she cast a meaningful glance at Chu Xuan, "Why sit so far away?"

"Come closer and properly discuss your plan, I want to see its feasibility."

Chu Xuan hesitated, "Isn’t this another trap? Is there something wrong with your medicine?"

"Once I approach, if you seduce me casually, I’d surely want to get close and then be drugged again."

Madame Yinhou laughingly covered her mouth, "Right, you timid little scoundrel, just obediently sit there and watch."

"Oh no, I’m not even letting you watch." Saying this, she pulled her half-removed dress back on.

This left Chu Xuan restless, but still cautiously sitting close, holding Madame Yinhou beside him.

"Listen, I thought it through before coming here, and after hearing your intelligence, I have some new ideas..."

Initially, the beauty didn’t pay much attention, thinking this man merely sweet-talked her for closeness.

Gradually, however, Madame Yinhou became absorbed, her eyes glowing...