Struggling to Survive with Regression Power in the Primordial Saint Sect

“Sss!”

Accompanied by a violent spasm, Yu Suzhen let out a sigh and then stood up from the body of the young man she had drained, who had already lost all signs of life.

“Hehe... Finally succeeded!”

Feeling the true qi flowing within her, Yu Suzhen nearly burst into tears; after enduring countless hardships in the Pleasure Hall, she had finally broken through to the first layer of Qi Refining today.

After a brief moment of emotional loss of control, Yu Suzhen composed her expression again, her brows and eyes relaxing; her originally charming face suddenly became cold, and her beautiful eyes revealed determination. It was said that youth fades easily, and beauty ages quickly, but she did not want to see herself grow old one day.

“I want to cultivate immortality, I want to live forever!”

At this moment, Yu Suzhen’s desire for cultivation was stronger than ever; she wanted to climb to the top step by step in this Primordial Saint Sect!

What she did not notice was that there was a second person in the cave dwelling.

Right beside the young man she had just drained, a phantom figure, invisible to the naked eye, stood with hands behind his back, watching her with great interest.

“Stealing Heaven’s Secrets, the first step is considered done.”

“Senior Sister Yu is quite good; she already had the aspiration to cultivate immortality in her heart, and I didn’t even need to deliberately stir it; everything came from her own heart.”

This was the best outcome.

After all, Lü Yang had not yet reached Foundation Establishment; he was far from being as naturally integrated as a Foundation Establishment True Person. Deliberately influencing others’ thoughts would easily reveal flaws.

Then, Lü Yang examined himself again; now that his physical body was dead, he had entered the ’death then transformation’ state of the 『Taiyin Body-Shedding Corpse Liberation True Method』, and his soul had been preserved using the 『Yin Spirit Ghost Immortal Method』 deduced from his previous life, transforming into a Yin Spirit to maintain his vitality.

“Death then transformation, so this is what it means...”

Lü Yang pondered in his heart.

At this moment, his physical body had become like a pill furnace, and the three superior divine abilities he had mastered in life had become the medicinal ingredients inside the furnace.

The body as the furnace, divine abilities as the medicine, and fortune as the craftsman.

The result was to refine the three superior divine abilities into a position of 【Corpse Dissolution Immortal】; only then would the 『Taiyin Body-Shedding Corpse Liberation True Method』 be considered complete.

“This process is probably very long.”

“And it’s not something that can be achieved just by spending time; the body as the furnace, but the fire used for alchemy is my merit and fate as the fuel.”

Burning merit and fate, transforming into alchemical fire and investing it into the body; this act was essentially seeking life through death. If, until the fuel was exhausted, the position of 【Corpse Dissolution Immortal】 had not been refined, then it would be true death, and even because of the exhaustion of fate and merit, one would not even be able to be reborn as a human in the next life, only able to enter the path of animals.

“No wonder there’s no mention of anyone else in the sect practicing this great divine ability.”

The rewards and the costs were completely disproportionate.

It was conceivable what kind of determination the cultivator who originally created this great divine ability had; it was simply a do-or-die approach, leaving no retreat for oneself.

This was cultivation.

The great path was solitary, with no retreat, risking everything just to gamble on a chance; if one won, so be it, but if one lost, what kind of despair would that be?

Thinking of this, Lü Yang couldn’t help but feel emotional, tears streaming down his face.

It wasn’t until he saw the panel of the Book of a Hundred Lifetimes beside him that he came back to his senses and slapped his forehead: “Almost forgot, I can restart, so it’s fine.”

“The soul, without the protection of the body, is hard to maintain; emotions got the better of me.”

Lü Yang quickly composed his thoughts and turned to look at Yu Suzhen.

At this time, although Yu Suzhen looked no different on the surface, internally, she was no longer herself; she had already been tainted by Lü Yang’s influence.

The technique of Stealing Heaven’s Secrets had directly transformed her into a human-shaped cauldron.

From now on, no matter how far Yu Suzhen advanced in her cultivation, Lü Yang could, with just a thought, instantly drain her cultivation and fate, then feed it back to himself.

“But there’s no rush.”

“Next, I need to find a way to reasonably pass on the technique of Stealing Heaven’s Secrets to her, then let her surpass others, fatten her up, and then slaughter.”

Thinking of this, Lü Yang shifted his gaze to Liu Xin, who was waiting outside the cave dwelling.

Primordial Saint Sect, Pleasure Hall.

Yu Suzhen followed behind Liu Xin, her steps graceful, her figure enchanting, exuding utmost charm, yet her face carried a coldness that kept others at a distance.

This strong contrast gathered in one person, coupled with Yu Suzhen’s already exquisite appearance, immediately attracted the attention of many disciples; even Liu Xin couldn’t help but glance at her, a trace of evil fire flashing in his eyes, but he quickly suppressed it.

Business was important.

“Junior Sister Yu, this is the cultivation method 『Innate Dao Book』 for our sect’s official disciples; take it back and study it well, don’t neglect your cultivation.”

“Thank you, Senior Brother.”

Yu Suzhen bowed, and from Liu Xin’s perspective, he could just see a large expanse of snow-white, with a faint fragrance wafting to his nose.

Liu Xin swallowed, suddenly reaching out his hand; in an instant, the beauty was in his arms, and that cold face showed just the right amount of panic, her voice crisp and pleasant: “Ah~! Senior Brother, what are you doing? Quickly, let go of me; I already... already don’t intend to dual cultivate with anyone.”

As she spoke, Yu Suzhen began to push Liu Xin.

However, those fair, jade-like small hands pressed against Liu Xin’s chest; not only did they not exert any force, but they were so soft that it felt like she was giving him a massage.

Seeing this, Liu Xin’s evil fire grew stronger, and he couldn’t help but laugh wickedly:

“Junior Sister misunderstood; you and I are not dual cultivating, just discussing the Dao.”

Thinking of this, Liu Xin ignored Yu Suzhen’s ’resistance’, directly picked her up, and walked into the cave dwelling, intending to enjoy himself before getting down to business.

One day later.

The laziness just ended completely numbed Liu Xin’s mind, making him lower all his defenses.

When he came back to his senses, he found his body lying weakly on the bed, unable to use even a bit of true qi!

Immediately after, he saw Yu Suzhen leisurely getting up.

Only then did Liu Xin notice that his spear had turned black, even emitting a rotten smell; his expression instantly changed dramatically, looking at Yu Suzhen with shock and anger:

“You poisoned me!?”

“What else?” Yu Suzhen’s face was expressionless, as if the previous seduction was all fake: “You wanted to harm me; do you think I wouldn’t fight back?”

“Impossible, you bitch! How did you find out!?”

Liu Xin gritted his teeth, trying desperately to circulate his true qi to suppress the poison, but to no avail; he could only watch helplessly as his body grew weaker.

Seeing this, Yu Suzhen sneered: “At first, I didn’t know; I just found it suspicious. After all, I was promoted from the Pleasure Hall, and logically, I should have been taught a dual cultivation method, but you gave me a strange 『Innate Dao Book』, clearly with ill intentions.”

Liu Xin’s face was full of disbelief: “Just based on that, you’re going to kill me?”

“Why not?” Yu Suzhen smiled, showing her teeth: “A woman’s intuition is very keen, and even if I was wrong, I wouldn’t have lost anything.”

Upon hearing this, Liu Xin was furious: “You...”

“Don’t worry, I won’t kill you so quickly.” Yu Suzhen continued: “You’re at the mid-stage of Qi Refining; you must know many powerful divine abilities and cultivation methods.”

“These are valuable resources and shouldn’t be wasted.”

“I’ll learn the real cultivation methods first, then drain you dry; that way, your life’s efforts won’t go to waste.”

“...Pfft!”

Before she finished speaking, Liu Xin, already overwhelmed with anger, couldn’t bear it any longer; he spat out a mouthful of blood on the spot, then his vision went black, and he fainted.