Backlash from my cultivation technique! The female demon has fallen in love with me?

Xue Linglong's long, dark eyelashes trembled ever so slightly.

She opened her eyes.

At first, there was a blankness, as if her Divine Soul had not yet fully escaped from slumber.

Immediately after, the chaotic and out-of-control scenes from last night surged like a breaching tide, crashing down on her reason.

Xue Linglong's heart sank, and her delicate body trembled uncontrollably.

Her Revered Master's warning from back then, when she imparted the Cultivation Technique, now echoed like a demonic sound from the Nine Nether, reverberating wildly in the depths of her Divine Soul.

"The 'Supreme Forgetfulness' you cultivate requires you to preserve your primordial yin and sever all emotions and desires. Once your body is broken, a Heart Demon seed will be planted in your Dao Heart!"

"At that time, if you cannot kill the person who broke your Dao Heart within half an hour and sacrifice their essence blood to consecrate your dao foundation..."

"Then the Heart Demon seed will take root and sprout. The longer the time, the deeper your entanglement with that person will become. Eventually, you won't even be able to harm them or go against them. Otherwise, your dao foundation will self-destruct, and your body and spirit will be annihilated!"

Boom!

A bone-chilling killing intent erupted from the depths of Xue Linglong's eyes, causing the temperature in the stone chamber to plummet to freezing point!

But alongside the killing intent, an extremely strange and utterly repulsive sense of intimacy also welled up!

The terrifying aura of the Ninth Layer of Qi Refining swept through the entire stone chamber like a mountain collapse and a tsunami, pressing down heavily on Lin Yuan!

This pressure was as heavy as a mountain, causing Lin Yuan's bones to crackle and his breathing to stop!

"Not good, this crazy woman is going for the kill!"

"Qi Refining Fourth Layer against the Ninth Layer, certain death!"

Thoughts raced through Lin Yuan's mind, seeking a way out in the face of death.

However, Xue Linglong's movements were faster than his thoughts.

Her beautiful eyes filled with murderous intent, and she grabbed with her jade hand through the air.

The black Flying Sword that had fallen beside the bed earlier let out a shriek, transforming into a streak of black light, and instantly came under her control.

Black Qi swirled around the Sword body, emanating a chilling killing intent.

"Die!"

A word, cold to the extreme, escaped her plump red lips.

The Flying Sword transformed into a deadly bolt of lightning, tearing through the air, and thrust straight at Lin Yuan's glabella!

A ruthless glint flashed in Lin Yuan's eyes, and all his magic power surged frantically into his right hand.

"Whoosh..."

A fire mass the size of a human head suddenly formed in his palm. The flames within, enhanced by the Second-Grade Fire Control Art, displayed an extremely unstable and violent posture.

He didn't use the fire mass to block the Flying Sword, but instead slammed it fiercely towards the bed!

"Boom!"

The fire mass exploded violently in the confined space!

Under Lin Yuan's exquisite control of the Second-Grade Fire Control Art, the scorching flames did not scatter but transformed into a roaring wall of fire, instantly engulfing the entire mahogany bed, with flames shooting skyward!

Lin Yuan, using the explosive force as propulsion, sprang up from the other side of the bed like a civet cat, rolling several times directly towards the Immortal Cave's main door!

"Kill! I will kill you today!"

Her sword strike missed, and Xue Linglong's exasperated roar came from within the flames!

Her magic power surged, easily blocking the flames from her body. She formed a hand seal, and the Flying Sword pierced through the wall of fire, chasing after him once again!

As soon as Lin Yuan rushed out of the Immortal Cave, he gathered his remaining magic power and, in an instant, condensed more than a dozen fireballs, throwing them with all his might at the stone wall of Xue Linglong's Immortal Cave entrance!

"Boom, boom, boom..."

A series of violent roars echoed through the valley, sendinggravel (gravel) flying and smoke rising into the sky!

The attack's power was ordinary, but its momentum was immense, detectable for dozens of miles around!

This was exactly the effect Lin Yuan wanted!

Although the Yin Corpse Sect was a Demonic Sect where the strong preyed on the weak, overtly, infighting among fellow Disciples was still a serious crime, especially within the Sect's core territory!

This huge commotion would undoubtedly attract patrolling law enforcement Disciples!

Sure enough, several streaks of Escape Light were already rapidly flying towards them from the sky.

"Pfft!"

Just then, a Sword Light shot out from the swirling smoke. Lin Yuan's reaction speed was extremely fast, but he was still a step too slow.

The Flying Sword grazed Lin Yuan's back, and its sharp Sword Qi left a bloody mark on his back. He didn't look back at Xue Linglong's beautiful face, which was so sullen it seemed to drip water. Instead, he turned and controlled a faint Escape Light, fleeing without looking back.

He didn't look back at Xue Linglong's beautiful face, which was so sullen it seemed to drip water. Instead, he turned and controlled a faint Escape Light, fleeing without looking back.

Xue Linglong wanted to give chase, but two black-armored law enforcement Disciples had already landed, expressionlessly blocking her path.

"Senior Sister Linglong, this is a Sect Forbidden Ground. Why such a large commotion?"

"Get lost! I will explain this matter to the Elders myself!"

"Is Senior Sister planning to fight us?"

...

In a dark corner not far from Xue Linglong's Immortal Cave, Su Qinghan concealed her aura.

"The Yin Corpse Sect's defenses are strict; I might not be able to escape for a while..."

"That old dog stole my purity and is still alive. If I don't kill him, my Dao Heart will be unstable!" Saying this, her figure flickered, and she stealthily went in the direction Lin Yuan had flown.

On the other side, Lin Yuan, controlling the Magical Artifact black wood shuttle, had already fled a long distance.

He clutched the burning wound on his back, his face pale, but his mind was clear.

"Su Qinghan... what a Righteous Path Saintess, what a scheme of 'killing with a borrowed knife'! This calculation is truly poisonous!"

"That madwoman Xue Linglong will definitely not let this go. But as long as I hide in my own territory, she can't do anything to me for now."

"Ultimately, my strength is too weak! I must raise my Cultivation as soon as possible!"

Thoughts raced through Lin Yuan's mind as he controlled his Escape Light, flying towards a towering peak in the distance.

He had managed to survive eighty years peacefully in the Yin Corpse Sect, where the strong preyed on the weak, not by talent, nor by background.

But by his identity as a Ninth-Grade Alchemist.

Although he could only refine the lowest-grade qi gathering pills, and his success rate was pitifully low.

However, Alchemists were precious strategic resources everywhere.

Especially now, with the Yin Corpse Sect and Misty Immortal Sect's war intensifying and Medicinal Pills becoming increasingly scarce.

"Being abducted by that demoness Xue Linglong for two days, the Alchemy task issued by the Sect has been delayed quite a bit."

"I must hurry and complete it before the end of the month, or my contribution points will be deducted again."

The speed of the black wood shuttle slowly decreased.

It descended towards the mountainside of Hundred Herbs Peak, one of the Yin Corpse Sect's seventy-two peaks.

Here, independent courtyard houses were scattered in an orderly fashion, serving as the residences for these lower-level Cultivators.

Lin Yuan put away his black wood shuttle and landed lightly in his dilapidated small courtyard.

He quickly entered the main hall, closed the door behind him, and set up a simple Restriction.

Only then did Lin Yuan let out a long breath of turbid Qi, completely relaxing.

Without a moment's delay, with a thought, he focused his attention on the golden characters at the bottom of his vision.

[Cultivation: Qi Refining Fourth Layer: 0/400 (addable points)]

[Ninth-Grade Alchemist: 99/100 (addable points)]

[Second-Grade Fire Control Art: 0/200 (addable points)]

[Available attribute points: 144]

Lin Yuan's gaze locked onto the "Ninth-Grade Alchemist" entry, a flicker of fervor in his eyes.

"Add one point to Alchemist, please!"

Buzz!

It was a change that occurred in an instant. The text [Ninth-Grade Alchemist: 99/100] blurred intensely, then reconfigured into new information.

[Eighth-Grade Alchemist: 0/200 (addable points)]

Boom!

An unimaginably vast torrent of information exploded in his mind out of nowhere!

Countless knowledge about Alchemy, profound techniques, and exquisite skills, like a breached celestial river, surged into the depths of his Divine Soul!

All the Bottlenecks he had encountered in Alchemy before, those perplexing problems, now melted away like ice and snow, becoming suddenly clear.

Many unheard-of Fire ControlTips (Tips), and methods for fine-tuning Medicinal Pill ratios, appeared out of thin air in his memory, as if he had been immersed in this Dao for decades!

Many unheard-of Fire ControlTips (Tips), and methods for fine-tuning Medicinal Pill ratios, appeared out of thin air in his memory, as if he had been immersed in this Dao for decades!

One must know that among the nearly ten thousand Cultivators on Hundred Herbs Peak, there were fewer than a hundred Alchemists.

The vast majority of them were Ninth-Grade Alchemists like he was before.

Eighth-Grade Alchemists were as rare as Phoenix feathers and Qilin horns; counting him, there were only about ten.

As for Seventh-Grade Alchemists, there were only two!

After a long while, Lin Yuan slowly opened his eyes.

His eyes gleamed with unprecedented confidence and joy, and his entire demeanor underwent a subtle transformation.