136: Chapter 136 A Alluring and Enchanting Beauty! The Mistress of the Gongye Family…

Zhou Liangan looked down at the woman before him, her eyes dancing with charm, and a low chuckle escaped his throat. He raised his well-defined fingers to gently pinch Gongye Peining's delicate, jade-white, and flawless face.

The delicate, soft sensation against his fingertips only deepened the smile on Zhou Liangan's face, adding a touch of casual doting. His voice, when he spoke, was deep and magnetic—a tenderness that could make any woman's heart tremble: "Good girl. Don't worry, my little beauty, your husband will go back to your Family with you right now."

As soon as these words were spoken, Gongye Peining's beautiful almond-shaped eyes instantly lit up, and a joy she couldn't suppress quickly surfaced on her face.

She took the initiative to grab Zhou Liangan's wrist, saying coquettishly: "Mr. Zhou, come with me. My Family's secret Realm is not far from here; I guarantee you won't be disappointed."

After speaking, without waiting for Zhou Liangan to say anything more, she turned around and activated her cultivation. A pale pink light enveloped her figure as she sped off into the depths of the Star Domain.

Watching her impatient back, a trace of almost invisible mockery flashed in Zhou Liangan's eyes. He didn't slow down, his body flashing with Spiritual Qi as he followed.

The two flew through the Star Domain, with nebulae and asteroid belts rapidly receding behind them. The gale winds scraping against their protective Spiritual Qi couldn't even stir up a ripple.

Along the way, Gongye Peining occasionally looked back at Zhou Liangan. Seeing that he remained indifferent, neither asking about the situation of the Family nor appearing the least bit vigilant, the stone in her heart completely dropped, and the smile on her lips became even more complacent.

She assumed Zhou Liangan had been blinded by her beauty, completely unaware that she wasn't bringing a lover home, but rather leading a man-eating tiger into her den.

In just about the time it takes to burn half a stick of incense, the two landed in front of a massive floating continent suspended in the Star Domain.

The periphery of the continent was shrouded in a thick barrier of Yin-Yang Energy, covered in complex runes; one could tell at a glance that it was a top-tier defensive formation.

This was the ancestral land of the Gongye Family, and on this Transit Planet, it could be considered a top-tier power.

Gongye Peining raised her hand and formed a hand seal, and a gap just wide enough for two people to pass through immediately opened in the barrier.

She looked back at Zhou Liangan, gave him a flirtatious wink, and said coquettishly: "Mr. Zhou, come in with me."

Zhou Liangan raised an eyebrow but didn't speak, simply lifting his foot and following her inside.

As soon as they entered the barrier, a dense wave of Spiritual Qi rushed towards them, dozens of times more concentrated than the outside. Just one breath made every pore in his body feel relaxed.

Yet, there was no reaction on Zhou Liangan's face. To him, this amount of Spiritual Qi was no different from roadside weeds. After all, he had seen plenty of Heaven And Earth Treasures and precious Spiritual Veins; this spectacle really wasn't much.

They had only taken a few steps after landing when a tall, middle-aged man with a weathered face came to greet them.

The man was dressed in a black brocade robe, and his brows bore a slight resemblance to Gongye Peining's. The aura of the Enlightenment Realm, 6th Stage, radiated from his body—he was a master who could walk sideways on this Transit Planet.

This was Gongye Peining's biological brother, Gongye Feng.

Gongye Peining quickly walked to Gongye Feng's side, leaned into his ear, and whispered a few words, glancing at Zhou Liangan from time to time, her tone full of smugness as if asking for credit.

After listening, Gongye Feng's eyes lit up instantly. His gaze immediately fell on Zhou Liangan, and he scrutinized him carefully from head to toe several times. That look was hardly that of someone observing a "good seedling"; it was clearly a butcher looking at a lamb for slaughter, or a hunter eyeing prey caught in a trap, filled with undisguised greed and satisfaction.

After a long while, Gongye Feng nodded and grinned at Gongye Peining, his tone full of praise: "He is indeed a good seedling, with excellent bones and flourishing Luck. Little sister, you've done well this time; you've made a great contribution."

Gongye Peining chuckled, a look of reserved triumph on her face. She looked up at Gongye Feng and got straight to the point: "Brother, enough talk. Quickly take us to the Family's core secret Realm. I want to Cultivate with Mr. Zhou in the secret Realm and use the Yin-Yang Twin Springs inside to make a Breakthrough in my Realm."

These words sounded high-minded, but the calculation deep in her eyes had long been seen clearly by Zhou Liangan.

Zhou Liangan stood in place, the same casual smile still hanging on his face, but his heart was as clear as a mirror: "Cultivate together? I think not..."

Gongye Feng was naturally aware of the implication. Upon hearing this, he nodded immediately without any more nonsense, raised his right hand, and casually waved it toward the Void Realm.

With a crisp "tear" sound, the incredibly stable space before them was easily ripped open like a piece of paper, creating a huge gap.

Inside the gap was churning spatial turbulence, but in the middle of the turbulence, a pitch-black spatial passage floated steadily, and at the other end of the passage, a faint Spiritual light could be seen.

Being able to tear space at will and create a stable spatial passage—this feat alone was enough to make countless Cultivators despair.

Yet, in Zhou Liangan's eyes, it was just so-so; this level of spatial mastery didn't even count as entry-level to him.

If not for wanting to see what kind of tricks the Gongye Family was hiding, and incidentally claiming the destiny points heroine Gongye Peining.

Behind this passage was clearly the independent small space that the Gongye Family had guarded for generations, which was what they called the secret Realm.

Gongye Feng turned his head and offered Zhou Liangan a smile that looked friendly but was actually full of calculation, gesturing with a "please" hand motion, and laughed: "Mr. Zhou, please enter. The Yin-Yang Energy inside my Gongye Family's secret Realm is extremely dense, making it most suitable for a Cultivator to Cultivate; I guarantee you won't be disappointed."

Zhou Liangan sneered inwardly but remained calm on the surface. He nodded slightly, lifted his foot, and stepped into the spatial passage.

As soon as he entered, the spatial rift behind him began to slowly close, and the surrounding spatial barriers merged bit by bit, completely cutting off his path of retreat.

Seeing this, Gongye Peining curled her lips into a smile of success and immediately followed him in, walking in front of Zhou Liangan.

Zhou Liangan followed right behind her, passing through the not-so-long spatial passage at an unhurried pace.

In just a few breaths, the scene before them changed abruptly. The originally pitch-black passage vanished, replaced by a place filled with birdsong and fragrant flowers, resembling a fairyland.

Underfoot was a ground covered in Spiritual Plants, surrounded by towering ancient trees, with a murmuring stream not far away. The air was permeated with Yin-Yang Energy so dense it couldn't be dispersed.

These two energies, one black and one white, one Yin and one Yang, blended together perfectly to form a unique Dao rhythm. Taking a single breath made one feel the Yin and Yang powers within their own body stirring, wanting to circulate along with it.

It must be said, this place was indeed a precious place for Cultivation, especially for Cultivators who practiced Yin-Yang dual Cultivation Techniques; it was simply heaven.

"It really is a good place. The concentration of Yin-Yang Energy is even better than I imagined." Zhou Liangan spoke, his tone carrying a touch of just-right admiration. His gaze swept across the surroundings as if admiring the scenery, but in reality, he had already seen the layout of the entire secret Realm clearly, with the few hidden killing formations around it all in his view.

As soon as his voice fell, a flash of Spiritual light appeared under the feet of Gongye Peining, who was walking in front. Her figure flickered, and she actually vanished into thin air before Zhou Liangan, leaving not even a trace of aura, as if she had never appeared at all.

If it were any other Cultivator, being suddenly abandoned in such an unfamiliar place would surely cause them to panic, either becoming immediately vigilant or turning around to run.

Yet Zhou Liangan was not surprised in the slightest. He didn't even lift an eyelid, remaining in place with his hands in his pockets, the smile on his face unchanged.

He had known long ago that this woman, Gongye Peining, definitely had a problem.

From the moment this woman took the initiative to approach him, acting favorably in every way, acting coquettishly and playing the victim, claiming the Family secret Realm had a supreme treasure that she wanted to share and Cultivate together to make a Breakthrough, he knew there must be a trap.

The reason he was willing to follow her and risk his life was simple.

First, from the very first moment he saw Gongye Peining, he clearly sensed a Heaven-Defying force of Luck lingering around her; that was the aura unique to a destiny points heroine. It was exactly the same as the other destiny points heroines he had conquered before. As long as he took her down, his destiny points would skyrocket, and he would be able to freely exchange for those Heaven-Defying treasures in the System shop again.

Second, and most importantly, he didn't put these tricks of the Gongye Family in his eyes at all. With the destiny points he had currently accumulated, let alone a small Gongye Family, even if he wanted to blow this entire Transit Planet into cosmic dust, he could do it easily. This small scene couldn't threaten his safety. To put it bluntly, he was just here to play along with these people and collect some interest along the way.

Just as Zhou Liangan was calculating in his heart, a bewitching, bone-deep, and drippingly seductive moan suddenly came from the Void Realm in all directions, echoing throughout the entire secret Realm, making one's bones feel soft upon hearing it.

"Hehehe... Little gentleman, don't look anymore. Obediently offer your body to my father."

This voice was indeed Gongye Peining's. But compared to the previous coquettish and cute tone, her voice now was full of calculation and cold triumph.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Liangan slowly raised his head and looked in the direction from which the voice came. He saw a flash of Spiritual light in the Void Realm not far away, and two figures slowly rose, walking through the air and stopping steadily dozens of meters opposite him.

The person on the left was a woman who looked to be around thirty years old. She was enchantingly beautiful, with an oval face, brows like distant mountains, and eyes like autumn water. Between the flow of her eyes, she possessed all the charm and allure unique to a mature woman.

She wore a tight-fitting water-red long dress that outlined her exquisite figure to perfection; every movement she made carried a soul-captivating charm.

But don't think she was just a vase with only beauty; Zhou Liangan saw at a glance that this woman's cultivation had already reached the Enlightenment Realm, 7th Stage!

On this Transit Planet, she was absolutely a top-tier powerful figure.

And the man standing beside her looked much older.

His hair was gray, his face was covered in wrinkles, and he looked like an old man with half his body already in the grave. Although his posture was upright, he exuded an inescapable aura of twilight.

He was shrouded in a faint Yin-Yang Dao rhythm, which was extremely profound, clearly indicating he had been immersed in the Yin and Yang path for hundreds of years.

What was even more shocking was that the man's cultivation had actually already reached the Enlightenment Realm, 8th Stage!

This is an Eighth Stage Enlightenment Realm expert!

Looking across the entire Star Domain, he can be considered a somebody.

But strangely, such formidable cultivation cannot suppress the thick Decay Qi on his body.

That black energy is like an attached bone maggot, wrapping around his limbs and bones, constantly eroding his Origin. Even though he uses his deep cultivation to suppress it tightly, he still cannot stop the spread of that Death Qi.

Clearly, this man has reached the point where his oil is exhausted and the lamp is dry; if not for relying on his Eighth Stage Enlightenment Realm cultivation to keep him hanging on, he would have long ago suffered Soul Flying Away and Spirit Scattering.

This man and woman stood in the air, looking down at Zhou Liangan from above, as if looking at prey that had fallen into a trap.

The white-haired man, who was none other than Gongye Peining's father and the current head of the Gongye Family, Gongye Hong, stared fixedly at Zhou Liangan. The heat and greed in his eyes were almost overflowing.

He stared intently at Zhou Liangan's body, like a wolf that had been starving for ten years seeing the most delicious fatty meat, and suddenly looked up and laughed, his voice shaking the space of the entire secret ground.

"Hahaha! Good! Good indeed! It is actually a Human Emperor Body! A Human Emperor Body that is hard to encounter in ten thousand years! Heaven truly blesses my Gongye Family!"

Gongye Hong's voice was full of ecstasy. Looking at Zhou Liangan, it was as if he were looking at a supreme treasure that already belonged to him. "Junior, falling into such a situation, you can consider yourself unlucky. If you have any last words, say them now. I am in a good mood, so I might just be able to help you complete them."

Hearing this, Zhou Liangan raised his eyes to look at the old thing in front of him who was exuding Decay Qi, a sneer of disdain slowly curling at the corners of his lips.

He knew clearly in his heart that this old thing must have suffered Qi Deviation when trying to break through to a higher Realm years ago, was backlashed by the Yin and Yang Dao, suffered irreversible damage to his Origin, became infected with this Decay Qi, and his Lifespan was about to run out.

And his Human Emperor Body, immune to all laws, with flourishing Luck, was a natural Dao Body, the purest of them all.

As long as Gongye Hong could perform Possession on his body, he could use the Human Emperor Body to completely wash away the Decay Qi in his Origin. Not only would he be reborn and his Lifespan skyrocket, but he could even use the talent of the Human Emperor Body to break through his current Realm in one fell swoop and ascend to a higher level.

Quite a good scheme.

It is a pity that this old thing calculated everything but miscalculated one thing—he, Zhou Liangan, was never a lamb waiting to be slaughtered, but a fierce tiger in sheep's clothing.

Zhou Liangan's thoughts stirred, and he immediately shouted to the System in his heart: "System, redeem a one-day trial card for the soul suppressing tower for me!"

［Ding! Host requirement detected. One-day trial card for the soul suppressing tower. Confirm redemption?］

The System's cold prompt immediately sounded in his mind.

"Confirm redemption!" Zhou Liangan did not hesitate.

［Ding! Redemption successful! The one-day trial card for the soul suppressing tower has been activated and automatically merged into the host's Divine Soul sea!］

In the next second, a dazzling golden light suddenly erupted within Zhou Liangan's Divine Soul sea.

A magnificent, ancient, and boundless giant tower appeared out of thin air in the center of his Divine Soul sea, standing firmly there.

The tower had nine levels, and each level was engraved with unfathomably profound soul-suppressing runes. A terrifying pressure that suppressed the heavens and swept across all worlds emanated from the giant tower, firmly protecting his entire Divine Soul sea.

This soul suppressing tower is a genuine Ancient Divine Artifact!

It is best at suppressing Divine Souls and exterminating evil spirits.

Not to mention an Eighth Stage Enlightenment Realm Cultivator whose oil is exhausted and lamp is dry, even a Ninth Stage Enlightenment Realm expert at their Peak, once their Divine Soul left their body and dared to drill into his Divine Sense sea, would only be firmly suppressed by the soul suppressing tower and eventually ground into Soul Flying Away and Spirit Scattering.

This is the coffin Zhou Liangan prepared for Gongye Hong.

The item is ready. Next, naturally, he has to act out the full play, letting this old thing comfortably walk into his trap.

Zhou Liangan immediately reined in the cold light in his eyes, and his face instantly changed to an expression of furious, exasperated rage. He raised his eyes and roared at the void, the anger and hatred in his voice almost piercing the sky: "Gongye Peining! You bitch! You heartless bitch! How dare you scheme against this seat like this!"

While cursing, the Spiritual Qi all over his body began to churn wildly, looking as if he had been driven to Qi Deviation by anger, his eyes bloodshot. He roared: "If this seat catches you, this seat will definitely use the Soul-Devouring Whip to lash your Divine Soul every single day! I will make you unable to beg for life or death!"

As soon as these words were shouted, a flash of spiritual light appeared in the void, and Gongye Peining's figure slowly emerged.

She landed lightly beside Gongye Hong and the beautiful woman, arms crossed, her beautiful eyes full of disdain and triumph. She swept her gaze over Zhou Liangan from above, as if looking at a clown.

"Hmph? You have no chance left." Gongye Peining sneered, her tone full of mockery. "Zhou Liangan, did you really think I genuinely liked you? Did you really think I would share the Family's supreme treasure with you? Don't dream! From the very beginning, I approached you just to trick you here to be a Possession vessel for my father!"

She paused, her triumph growing: "Rest assured, my father is an Eighth Stage Enlightenment Realm expert. After taking your Human Emperor Body, he will definitely use your body to ascend to the position of Human Race councilor and become a true Star Domain expert. You can be my father's stepping stone; it can be considered your honor."

"Honor? Honor your grandmother!" Hearing this, Zhou Liangan's face showed an expression of extreme rage, a hysterical sneer hanging on his lips. "I must have been blind to believe a bitch like you! No need for more words. You want to take my body? Keep dreaming!"

Before the words fell, Zhou Liangan suddenly formed seals with both hands, and the Tianji Qiankun Technique within his body began to operate crazily.

With a loud "boom", the Spiritual Qi in his body instantly surged, and a terrifying aura erupted from him. The surrounding space was shaken by this aura, twisting and vibrating wildly.

With this posture, anyone with a discerning eye could see that he was about to self-destruct his Dao Body and perish together with everyone present!

For any Cultivator, facing such a certain-death situation, they would likely choose to fight to the death; even if they died, they would want to drag a few others down with them.

Gongye Hong clearly anticipated this, and seeing this, he just snorted coldly, his face full of disdain and contempt, as if he were not looking at a Cultivator about to self-destruct, but a jumping grasshopper.

"Kid, want to self-destruct? It's not that easy." Gongye Hong said coldly, his tone full of condescending arrogance.

As soon as his words fell, without even moving, he just stirred his thoughts.

In the next second, the Yin and Yang Energy within the entire secret ground instantly churned wildly, like a tide, converging toward the location where Zhou Liangan was.

In the blink of an eye, countless Yin and Yang Energy condensed into a huge black and white hand in the void.

On that giant hand, mysterious Yin and Yang Dao flowed, carrying a terrifying power that suppressed everything, and it slammed toward Zhou Liangan.

With a muffled "bang", the giant hand instantly grabbed Zhou Liangan firmly in its palm, locking his limbs and bones tightly, and even the Spiritual Qi that was operating crazily in his body was forcibly suppressed.

Zhou Liangan spat out a mouthful of blood with a "pfft", his face instantly turning pale, appearing heavily injured and completely desperate.

But no one saw that in his lowered eyes, there was no despair, but rather a cold smile.

Very good, the first step is successful. Next, wait for this old thing to crawl into the coffin himself.

The beautiful woman standing beside Gongye Hong, Second Miss Liu Meiyan, seeing this, slowly turned her head and looked fixedly at Gongye Hong beside her, a charming arc that could steal souls curling at the corners of her lips.

She spoke coquettishly, her voice so charming it could drip water, "Don't waste time with this kid; hurry up and take this kid's Human Emperor Body."

Second Miss Liu Meiyan's eyes flickered: "At that time, this concubine will use my own pure Yin Origin to help the Family Head stabilize your Divine Soul and fuse with this body~ and by the way, help the Family Head break through the Enlightenment Realm on this Human Emperor Body~ so that you can participate in the Human Race councilor battle one month later, take that councilor position, and then, our Gongye Family will be able to revive."

These words went straight to Gongye Hong's heart.

Hearing this, he immediately looked up and laughed, reached out and patted the back of Second Miss Liu Meiyan's hand, his face full of high spirits, as if he had already taken the position of Human Race councilor, "Good! You are indeed thoughtful, my wife! Since that is the case, I, your husband, am off!"

As the words fell, Gongye Hong did not hesitate anymore.

He closed his eyes, and above his head, a burst of incomparably brilliant soul light suddenly erupted.

A Divine Soul that condensed his lifelong cultivation turned into a stream of light that was fast to the extreme, carrying the terrifying pressure of the Eighth Stage Enlightenment Realm, and instantly drilled into Zhou Liangan's glabella, rushing directly into Zhou Liangan's Divine Sense sea.

In Gongye Hong's view, this trip was like a fish leaping over the dragon gate, gaining a new life.

He had even thought about how to enjoy this Human Emperor Body after the Possession was successful, how to take the position of Human Race councilor, and how to lead the Gongye Family to glory.

Gongye Peining and Second Miss Liu Meiyan watched this scene, both showing smiles of victory.

In their view, the matter was done; how could a Ningshen Realm kid possibly block the Possession of an Eighth Stage Enlightenment Realm expert?

This was simply a certainty.

But no one saw that Zhou Liangan, who was firmly gripped by the Yin and Yang giant hand, slowly curled his lips into an evil and cold smile.

He raised his eyes, his gaze crossing the void, falling hotly and greedily on Second Miss Liu Meiyan in the distance, who was walking in the air, with an enchanting figure and breathtaking beauty.

Old thing, since you dared to come in, don't even think about getting out alive.

The soul suppressing tower has already prepared a grave for you. Next, it is time to properly settle the accounts that your Gongye Family owes me.

Your beautiful wife, your obedient and sensible precious daughter, and this entire secret ground of the Gongye Family, from today on, will all belong to me, Zhou Liangan...

PS: The image is of Second Miss Liu Meiyan.