Madam, don't do this!

Chapter 217 Is Song Yan Going to Become a Dried-Up Human? (1)

Is the patriarch of the Hehuan Sect setting his sights on Song Yan?

Upon hearing this, Gao Yang and the old woman's expressions immediately changed.

The young girls like Kong Chan might not know of the Hehuan Sect's existence, but Gao Yang, within the elite circles, certainly did. In fact, one of her father's concubines was a disciple of the Hehuan Sect. As for the old woman behind Gao Yang, as a ninth-rank martial artist, the strongest below the Grandmaster level, how could she not know of the Hehuan Sect?
The Hehuan Sect was once so powerful that no one in the Central Plains dared to provoke them.

The Grandmaster suppressed all directions.

Even those so-called prestigious sects would never dare to shout about the irreconcilable conflict between good and evil, or about slaying demons and monsters, when facing the Hehuan Sect.

Buddhist and Taoist sects, these so-called orthodox martial arts sects, even took the initiative to classify the Hehuan Sect as a prestigious and righteous sect in order to avoid clashing with it.

After the passing of the Grandmaster and the loss of the "Hundred Flowers Treasure Mirror," the power of the Hehuan Sect declined significantly. Although some prestigious sects wanted to take this opportunity to eliminate the Hehuan Sect, they ultimately failed to do so.

On the one hand, the Hehuan Sect immediately made changes, closely linking itself with the court by having its female disciples become wives and concubines of high-ranking officials. It also owned the Qunyu Garden and many brothels, all of which paid taxes according to law, making it a major taxpayer for the court.

In the four kingdoms of the Central Plains, the Hehuan Sect was recognized by the imperial court as an outstanding martial arts sect.

Attacking the Hehuan Sect is tantamount to destroying the imperial treasury; they'd be lucky if they weren't killed.

Although martial arts practitioners are arrogant, they are ultimately insignificant in the face of the imperial court.

Even though Ningguo's military is in disarray and can't defeat foreign tribes or Chu, it can still wipe out some martial arts sects without much trouble.

On the other hand, the foundation of the Hehuan Sect remains.

After all, it was once the number one sect. Even without its Grandmasters, it still has Grandmaster-level experts. If they can't eliminate these Grandmaster-level experts, no one can withstand their retaliation.

But who could have imagined that the patriarch of the Hehuan Sect would actually set his sights on Song Yan?

Seeing the expressions on Gao Yang's and the old woman's faces, Mingyue breathed a slight sigh of relief, thinking that the two of them had taken it seriously. Feeling a little more at ease, she quickly spoke again: "Princess Gao Yang, the patriarch of the Hehuan Sect is a grandmaster-level martial artist. Not to mention Ning Kingdom, even in the entire Central Plains, he is one of the strongest beings."

"Please tell Song Yan to be careful and it would be best to arrange for soldiers to protect him."

Upon hearing this, Princess Gaoyang gave a bitter smile: "Miss Mingyue, you... are too late."

"Cousin, he has already been taken away by the Ancestor Hehuan."

Mingyue's expression changed drastically in an instant, as if all her strength had been drained away, and her body swayed precariously. Although she had only met Song Yan a few times and didn't have a deep relationship with him, for some reason, she didn't want to see this happen.

Gao Yang took a deep breath and glanced at the old woman behind her. This time, she did not ask the old woman to rescue Song Yan.

She knew she couldn't do it.

The old woman is a ninth-rank expert, and she is very powerful; there is hardly anyone in the world who can rival her.

But there's another saying: ...below the level of a grandmaster, all are ants.

Perhaps, the only chance now is for Luo Tianyi to return, and for the two of them to join forces.

"Miss Mingyue, can you tell me what exactly happened? Why would the Ancestor of the Hehuan Sect target my cousin?" Gao Yang asked in a deep voice, pursing his lips.

Mingyue's face turned pale, but she still shook her head: "I'm sorry, this involves the secrets of the Hehuan Sect."

Coming to inform her was the best Mingyue could do. The secrets of the Hehuan Sect could not be revealed after all.

The situation of the Hehuan Sect is actually quite complicated.

Within the sect, there are two secret manuals.

One is the *Hundred Flowers Precious Mirror*. The other is the *Extreme Yin Plain Girl Classic*.

The Extreme Yin Su Nu Jing is a cultivation method for women. It is an extremely mysterious method that does not require dual cultivation with a man. The internal energy increases very quickly. Moreover, cultivating this secret scripture can also make women have fair skin and bones and maintain their youth. While it cannot be said that they will never age, it can certainly slow down the aging process to a certain extent.

However, the Yin-nourishing female meridian has serious defects.

Practicing this secret manual will cause cold and yin energy to gradually accumulate in a woman's body. When it accumulates to a certain level, it will transform into cold poison. Once the cold poison erupts, the feeling is truly worse than death.

In such situations, the Hundred Flowers Mirror is needed.

The Hundred Flowers Treasure Mirror is for male disciples to cultivate.

To cultivate the Hundred Flowers Treasure Mirror, a woman's cooperation is required to generate internal energy during the union of Yin and Yang. While the rate of internal energy growth cannot compare to the Extreme Yin Plain Woman Scripture, it is still quite remarkable. At the same time, men who cultivate the Hundred Flowers Treasure Mirror have abundant Yang energy in their bodies, which can be used to alleviate the cold poison caused by the Extreme Yin Plain Woman Scripture.

Therefore, the Hundred Flowers Treasure Mirror is extremely important to the Hehuan Sect.

In fact, after the Hundred Flowers Treasure Mirror disappeared, the Hehuan Sect split into two factions.

One faction, which can be considered the reformist faction.

Mingyue belongs to this faction.

The reformers believed that the female disciples should be stopped from practicing the Extreme Yin Sutra immediately, since without the harmonizing effect of the Hundred Flowers Mirror, the higher the level of practice of the Extreme Yin Sutra, the closer one gets to death.

As a result, the martial prowess of the Hehuan Sect will naturally decline significantly.

However, by specializing in seductive arts and turning to worldly matters, the Hehuan Sect could still maintain its existence.

As the influence of the Hehuan Sect expanded, it gained more channels to search for the Hundred Flowers Treasure Mirror.

Judging from the current prosperity of the Hehuan Sect, reform is feasible.

Although it is said that women use their beauty to please men, most of the women who practice seductive arts in the Hehuan Sect do not actually care much about such things.

The other faction is the conservatives.

The conservatives believe that the Extreme Yin Su Nu Jing is the most important martial art passed down by the Hehuan Sect, and that it should not only not be abandoned, but should be vigorously cultivated.

With more people practicing, the sample size increases.

With enough samples, perhaps a way to combat the cold poison could be found, or even a new cultivation method similar to the Hundred Flowers Treasure Mirror could be compiled, or the Extreme Yin Classic of Women could be rewritten to eliminate its shortcomings. After all, both the Hundred Flowers Treasure Mirror and the Extreme Yin Classic of Women were written by people, and there's no reason why these younger disciples couldn't do what their predecessors could.

Unfortunately, hope is beautiful, but reality is cruel.

As it turns out, not everyone has the ability to compile cultivation techniques.

Over the decades, the conservatives not only failed to find a way to break the cold poison, but also suffered from its torment day and night.

That night, after realizing that Song Yan was completely unaffected by her charms, and suspecting that Song Yan might be practicing a technique similar to the Hundred Flowers Treasure Mirror, Mingyue felt that the opportunity for the rise of the Joyful Union Sect might have arrived.

Immediately, this message was conveyed to the sect leader through certain clandestine channels.

But who could have imagined that, although the conservatives had already declined, they still had spies planted among the reformers. The news had barely spread when it reached the ears of the conservatives.

That grandmaster-level ancestor was the strongest among the conservative faction.

After practicing the "Extreme Yin Plain Girl Classic" for thirty years, how abundant is the Yin energy in one's body?
This time... is Song Yan going to be drained dry?
(End of this chapter)