Chapter 74 – Buy your lives
"Swift!"
Lin Hao's voice boomed like thunder.
The sword light shot forth like a rainbow, carrying an unstoppable momentum, sending the woman flying.
The beautiful female cultivator was flung back like a ragdoll.
Two mid-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators, merely touched by the sword's might, were left coughing up blood!
At the same time, Shui Ling'er had also dealt with the male cultivators trapped in the illusion.
Lin Hao toyed with the sword pill in his hand, walking unhurriedly to the leading female cultivator.
This woman had borne the brunt of the sword light, a ghastly wound slashed across her abdomen, staining her white dress with blood.
Her gaze at Lin Hao was filled with fear, regretting having provoked this calamity.
But now it was too late for regrets.
She could only plead for mercy, hoping he wouldn't kill her.
"Dao... Dao Brother, spare my life," the female cultivator's voice was weak, barely audible.
"Spare you? Did you think of sparing me when you tried to kill me? Why should I let you go?"
"If you want to live, trade me your most valuable possession!"
The two mid-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators quickly offered their storage bags.
"Brother Lin, a small token, please accept it and spare our lives," they said in unison.
Lin Hao merely sneered, ordering them to unlock the restrictions on their storage bags and then sent a wisp of his consciousness inside to inspect the contents.
He found nothing of value, just a handful of demon cores and a pitiful amount of spirit stones.
"With just these things, you think you can buy your lives? Your lives are truly cheap!"
A trace of desolation flashed across the faces of the two cultivators.
These days, the Cultivation World was not peaceful, and no one could guarantee that there wouldn't be robbers at the Demon Beast Hunting Competition, so only a fool would carry their wealth with them.
Lin Hao tossed the storage bags to Shui Ling'er and said, "This little bit of junk is not enough to satisfy me.
But if you want to live, it's not impossible..."
Seeing a chance, the two quickly pleaded, "What must we do to be spared?"
"Swear an oath to the Heavenly Dao that you will not disclose what happened today to anyone, and when you return to your sect, you must pay me five hundred middle-grade spirit stones."
Hiss!
The two gasped.
Five hundred middle-grade spirit stones were nearly half of their entire wealth.
But now, to save their lives, they had no room to bargain and could only grit their teeth and agree.
The other male cultivators followed suit, swearing the Heavenly Dao oath.
Lin Hao made them swear not because he feared they would leak the events but because he didn't want to expose the existence of the sword pill, his trump card for survival.
The beautiful female cultivator weakly said, "Brother Lin, I'm willing to swear too..."
Before she could finish, Lin Hao interrupted.
"No, you can't. Spirit stones aren't the most precious thing on you."
A trace of confusion flashed across her face.
But then she realized, recalling the cultivation method he practiced.
Her face flushed immediately.
She had been devoted to the Dao, focused solely on cultivation, never considering matters between men and women, thus remaining pure.
Her long-guarded purity was about to be...
While she was lost in thought, Lin Hao used his power to draw her to his side, leaving with Shui Ling'er in a flash of light.
They found a cave, killed the bear demon inside.
Lin Hao placed the woman on a pile of hay, then ordered her to open her storage bag, find healing pills, and take them.
He didn't want to engage in any "seafood business" with someone gravely injured; it would be awkward if she died midway.
While waiting for her to recover, Lin Hao took spirit pills to restore his own spiritual energy.
The sword pill bestowed by his Master was powerful, but its consumption was tremendous, draining most of his spiritual energy with just one use.
He resolved not to use the sword pill unless absolutely necessary.
Half a day later, Lin Hao felt his spiritual energy restored, but the beautiful female cultivator still looked weak.
His sharp eyes saw through her delaying tactics.
Ha, playing tricks with me.
In a cold, clear tone, Lin Hao said, "You'd better hurry and heal, or if my patience runs out, I won't mind killing you to vent my anger."
The female cultivator shivered at the cold killing intent in his words.
She could distinguish between purity and life.
No longer daring to delay, she quickly focused on healing.
Foundation Establishment cultivators no longer needed to eat, sustaining themselves with Inedia pills and absorbing dew.
But Shui Ling'er, seemingly on purpose, was roasting bear paws at the cave entrance.
She spoke loudly as she cooked.
"Serves you right for not knowing to offer your cave dwelling voluntarily, ending up dead and separated, feeling better now?"
Her voice echoed in the cave.
Lin Hao caught the underlying meaning in her words—she was a bit jealous about him dual cultivating with another woman.
It was normal; if her man was embracing others and she felt nothing, that would be concerning.
A smile tugged at his lips as he stepped outside and lifted Shui Ling'er into his arms.
"Lin Hao, you scoundrel, what are you doing!"
"Of course, I'm going to comfort my little vinegar jar."
...
Not until the moon hung high did Lin Hao finally let Shui Ling'er go and turned back into the cave.
After being comforted, Shui Ling'er's discontent faded, and she willingly stood guard outside for Lin Hao.
Soon, a large amount of Fire Spiritual Energy began to gather inside the cave.
As dawn broke, Lin Hao sat cross-legged, inspecting his dantian, finding his sea of spiritual energy much more solidified, filling him with joy.
In one night, he had absorbed a vast amount of Fire Spiritual Energy through the woman's Primordial Yin, equivalent to half a year of hard cultivation.
His cultivation consumed the woman's Primordial Yin, which, though not harming her, would eventually be exhausted.
The beautiful female cultivator had been drained of her Primordial Yin, not a drop left.
Since he had no intention of keeping her, he would extract all her value.
After a short while, seeing her awaken, he forced her to swear the Heavenly Dao oath, then left with Shui Ling'er.
Leaving the beautiful female cultivator alone in the cave, her brows furrowed.
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What a heartless man!
After a night of passion, he felt no attachment at all.