[Sign-in Location Discovered. Do you want to Sign In?]
Looking at the pop-up in front of him that suddenly appeared out of nowhere, Yang Ze was confused. He first rubbed his eyes and then looked around the familiar, dimly lit room that he was staying in.
He was sure that he didn't leave the room, and neither did he do anything out of the ordinary. He was just sitting there, in meditation, when he saw a screen pop up in front of him.
"Sign in." Since it was already delivered to his doorstep, it was impossible for him to refuse. Without any hesitation, Yang Ze chose to sign in with a heart full of excitement.
[Congratulations on getting Eternal Youth.]
[Successfully merged with your Supreme Dao Body.]
"Eh!?" Yang Ze couldn't react for a moment. He immediately chose to check the newly received reward.
[Eternal Youth: Time will not leave any traces on you.]
It was just a simple description. Were it any other person, they would have been ecstatic. After all, who didn't want to be young forever? Who wanted to grow old?
But the moment saw that description, Yang Ze had a bad feeling in his heart. The first reward he got from the sign-in was the Supreme Dao Body. Even though it sounded awesome, the only thing it changed was his appearance and making him look like a divine immortal. But other than that... it didn't do anything good for him.
One could say that it was the root cause of all his misfortune. It was because of it that he got into trouble with Lin Yue, then Lin Wan, before finally ending up in his current situation.
Now that he had gotten another reward that sounded awesome, but was completely useless for him for the time being, he had a feeling of unease.
And sure enough... he closed his eyes and focused on his body before he understood it.
Eternal Youth was already impressive, but after merging with his Supreme Dao Body, it had gotten even more ridiculous.
His Supreme Dao Body, which was already capable of increasing women's cultivation and their speed of comprehending Dao, had gained another function... And that was, any woman who slept with him now would also gain the Eternal Youth along with the cultivation boost.
"..." Yang Ze just stood there in silence for a long time before swallowing a mouthful of saliva to moisten his dry throat, before uttering in disbelief.
"I am fucked."
Increasing the cultivation speed of other women was already ridiculous enough, but now it could also give them eternal youth!? One doesn't need to be a genius to understand what it all meant.
If Lin Wan found out about it...
"Damn it." Yang Ze didn't dare to imagine what the consequences would be. He didn't even need to tell others about the function of his Supreme Dao Body. If a woman has intimate contact with him, the complete information about his body will be automatically transferred into their mind, as if the body itself were afraid that others wouldn't know about its awesome features.
"Damn it, wasn't it supposed to only happen when someone touched the mark on my forehead?" The more Yang Ze thought about it, the more he felt his scalp tingle.
"Does this bastard system even want me to live anymore?" Yang Ze was already panicking inside. Once the words got out, he would be kept like a pig, constantly being ridden by countless women.
He didn't believe that there were any women in this world who could resist the allure of eternal youth.
God knows what kinds of old monsters would pop up if the news of his body leaked.
"But how? How do I get out of this situation?" Yang Ze was even beginning to regret using the sign-in function. He should have known that it was a stupid trap.
He paced around in his room anxiously for a while before walking out, hoping to get some fresh air, but the moment he came out, he was greeted by the sight of the guard coming towards him with two women behind her.
"Huh!?" Looking at those curvy figures and exquisite faces, Yang Ze rubbed his eyes in disbelief, wondering if he was starting to have a hallucination. But even after rubbing his eyes till they were red, the scene in front of him didn't change. On the contrary, the guard was now standing directly in front of him, followed by Lin Yue and Xiao Ruolan.
"This..." *Gulp
Swallowing a mouthful of saliva, Yang Ze let out an ugly smile.
"The situation is critical. These two will be staying here with you for the moment." The guard didn't explain too much to him. In her eyes, the three of them were of similar status; all of them were prisoners. If it wasn't for the fact that the Saintess personally instructed her to bring the two women here if she didn't make it back, she would have thrown these three into the darkest corners of the prison.
"What happened?" How could Yang Ze stay in the same house as these two? With the things he did to them under Cang Yue's instructions... It would be a miracle if the two of them didn't tear him apart.
"....." The guard looked at him in annoyance. Now that the war has been declared, she doesn't know if she can make it out of it alive. She didn't want to waste too much time talking to the worthless man in front of her. But after looking at the two women behind her who were similarly looking at her for answers, she let out a heavy sigh.
"Forget it, there's no harm in telling you."
"A few days ago, the Heavenly Sword Sect ambushed different groups of the Dualtiy Sect who were out on a mission, resulting in mass casualties."
"In retaliation, our Saintess went there personally and killed more than one hundred members of the Heavenly Sword Sect." Speaking till here, there was a sense of pride in her voice.
"Unfortunately, she was captured, and the Heavenly Sword Sect declared war upon us."
"Now we are in the midst of the war."
After speaking these sentences, the guard went silent for a long time, letting the three of them digest what she just said.
"Before the saintess left, she instructed me to keep you three together in a safe place. Once this is all over, or when the saintess comes back, you three will be free to go."
The moment she finished speaking, Xiao Ruolan suddenly spoke up, "Then why not let us go?"
Since these two sects were going to war and they had been promised freedom, then why not let them go?
Unfortunately for her, the guard just let out a sneer.
"In case you have forgotten, let me remind you that you are mere prisoners. If not for the fact that the saintess is personally taking care of you three bastards for some reason, I would have thrown you in prison."
"Don't try to push your luck."
Xiao Ruolan, who was still thinking about talking back, held back her words. If this were the Yuyang city, she would have beaten her black and blue for disrespecting her. But this was the Duality Sect, and coupled with the fact that both her and Lin Yue's internal energy was sealed, she could only endure this insult.
"For how long do we have to stay here?" This time, it was Yang Ze who asked. If possible, he didn't want to spend too much time with these two women.
"...." The guard gazed deeply at him before shaking her head in response. "No one knows. Perhaps months, perhaps years..."
"Also..." Pushing the two women forward, the guard took out more than ten bottles of fasting pills. "You are prohibited from even stepping out of the house. Stay there quietly, and if possible, do not even open the windows. I don't want the three of you to die an untimely death."
With a mocking laugh, she turned around and left the place, leaving behind the figure of three people who were quietly standing there.
"Errr..." Yang Ze first looked at Xiao Ruolan, who was still lost in her train of thought, before focusing his gaze on Lin Yue, but the moment his eyes met Lin Yue's, a chill ran down his spine.
Lin Yue was quietly staring at him with an emotionless face. Even though she didn't say or do anything, Yang Ze could feel her murderous rage.
"I..." Yang Ze wanted to apologise, but thinking about how it wasn't going to do any good and would only fuel the flames, swallowed back his words. He just gave her an awkward smile before rushing inside the house and locking himself in a small room.
Even though the room was much smaller than the other one, it was much better than being with those two women.
"....." Both Xiao Ruolan and Lin Yue gazed at the door that he shut quietly, each with a different thought.
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Almost a thousand miles away from the Duality Sect, in the middle of the Heavenly Sword Sect, was a small peak that was entirely pitch black in colour. The entire mountain seemed to be made out of stones without a single blade of grass. Not to mention grass or trees, there weren't even any insects there.
The entire peak was enveloped in an eerie silence.
Other than its peculiar shape and colour, the most striking feature about this peak was the dense number of guards constantly patrolling around the area.
This place was home to some of the most dangerous people who opposed the Heavenly Sword Sect... The Heavenly Prison.
The entire prison was carved inside the mountain, with only enough room for ventilation. There weren't any windows or doors for light.
There was only a single long winding stair in the middle of the hollow mountain that connected the top to the bottom. And beside those stairs were a dense number of small rooms, each one barred with metal bars.
The small rooms were constructed in a circular pattern around the long cylindrical stairs, forming a circle, and each circle was connected via four long paths that spread out of the cylindrical circle in the shape of a '+'.
If one were to look carefully, one would see almost sixty such structures from top to bottom, placed like layers upon layers.
And at the bottom of this hollow mountain in the darkest region, inside one of the small, narrow rooms, was the figure of Cang Yue, whose hands were tied up with chains. Even though there wasn't any visible injury on her body, her face was rather pale.
At the moment, she was quietly looking in front of her. Even in this pitch black darkness, there was one thing that she could see clearly. And it was the glowing white mask of the woman who caught her.
"Are you comfortable?" The woman in a white mask asked in a leisurely tone, completely disregarding the murderous aura that Cang Yue was giving off.
"....." The only thing that replied to her was the silence of Cang Yue.
"What? Angry?" The masked woman let out a soft chuckle before shaking her head. "Who told you to torture those poor women instead of giving them swift death and running away?"
"But then again... You wouldn't be the saintess of the Duality Sect if you didn't torture a few people, would you?"
Cang Yue's breathing hastened as she tried to circulate the internal energy in her body, but to no avail. Her internal energy seemed to be locked up.
"Oh, don't be too surprised." The masked woman shook her hand playfully before speaking further, "Everyone knows the drawbacks of practising the Twin Heart Technique."
"Your emotions are unstable and you crave violence, right?"
Without waiting for Cang Yue to answer, the masked woman hummed in a leisurely tone.
"I really feel pity for you wenches from the Duality Sect. Bunch of morons who sacrifice their minds for power."
"Anyway, you should get comfortable here. After all, you are going to stay here for a long time."
Cang Yue quietly watched as the masked woman's figure slowly disappeared into thin air.
"..."
"..."
It wasn't until a long time had passed that she closed her eyes, took a deep breath, inhaling the rusty, mouldy smell of the room before letting out a sigh.
"What a mess."
She wasn't expecting things to turn out this way. She had intended to finish the job, but just like the woman said... her body and mind craved violence.
"I hope that shorty bastard stays safe." With nothing to do, she could only think about the biggest opportunity of her life. She swore that if she made it out of here safely, the first thing she was going to do was to grab that little bastard and squeeze him dry.
This little encounter with the masked woman once again made him aware of the disparity in strength between the Vein Expansion Realm and the realms above it.
She needed strength... And the only way she could think of was the boy.
As for staying in this place forever or even dying here? This thought never crossed her mind. After all, with her status, it was impossible for the Heavenly Sword Sect to kill her.
Now the only thing she could do was wait...