Fairy, I am truly a virtuous gentleman!

"By the way, this Red Demon is one of the Nine Venerables of Ghost City, just like you, so why does he have such a strong grudge against you?"

Hongluan hesitated for a moment, then cautiously said, "It must be because of you, Master..."

"I?"

Ning Yuan was stunned for a moment, then immediately realized, "It's interested in you?"

"As expected of our master, his thinking is indeed quick and agile!"

Hongluan first praised me, then explained, "This foolish creature covets my profound Yin energy cultivation and pure Yin constitution, hoping to cultivate with me to nurture and strengthen its own foundation... Of course, I despise it and have never given it a kind look..."

Ning Yuan interrupted him gently, saying, "You don't need to panic, I believe you."

He gently massaged the beautiful woman's skin-like cheeks with his index finger and thumb, caressing them tenderly.

"Although we have only known each other for a short time, I have already felt your loyalty. How could I let a foreigner cause a rift between us?"

"Mmm...uh..."

Hongluan was deeply moved and responded hesitantly.

Taoist arts, Taoist methods, and supernatural powers.

The Dao Heart Demon Seed Technique is a superior demonic Daoist method, but it is not as powerful as most cultivators imagine.

Such things as, once the spell is successfully cast, chaste and virtuous women, even saintly maidens of immortal sects, will all be transformed into lustful women obsessed with pleasure...

Indeed, there are.

However, this method will be much less effective when facing those with strong will and a large gap in cultivation level. Even if the spell is successfully cast, it can only subtly influence the decisions of others, and there is still a risk of being detected.

Therefore, for many practitioners, this method is not only difficult to cultivate, but also rather useless, and it is better to practice a powerful soul illusion technique.

Ning Yuan practiced this method when he was the Demon Lord, in order to control the hearts of his subordinates.

Fortunately, although Hongluan was a blood-clothed vengeful ghost who had cultivated in the Crimson Abyss for many years, she only knew how to devour Yin energy and had only cultivation. She had not experienced many vicissitudes and could not be called a steadfast seeker of the Dao.

After being subdued by Ning Yuan using powerful methods, his mental defenses were easily breached.

Ning Yuan currently has no good solution to Hong Luan's soul restriction, but in order to prevent this ghost from hiding anything, he has no choice but to resort to this last resort.

He was quite satisfied with Hongluan's current tamed state.

After a long time, Ning Yuan consolidated the demonic seed.

She glanced at Hongluan, whose face was flushed and whose graceful body undulated on the couch, her curves alluring, as she savored the afterglow of her love.

He turned around, put on a black and white crane-patterned cloak, and pushed open the door to go out.

This is a five-story pavilion. Hongluan's boudoir is located on the top floor, and outside the door is a spacious terrace, which is enough to overlook the entire mansion and look out at the layout of the ghost city in the distance.

The third watch of the night had already sounded, and the ghost town had truly fallen into a state of utter stillness.

There was no light, no noise.

Even the few painted-skin ghosts who were on duty in the Red Phoenix Mansion dared not make too much noise as they hurried to and fro, at most gathering together and whispering a few words.

No ghost dared to disobey the decrees of the Lord of the Ghost City; His mysterious and powerful image was deeply ingrained in the hearts of all the ghosts.

"The day after tomorrow...?"

Ning Yuan did some quick calculations and pondered, "The timing is just right."

His lips were pressed tightly together, his brows and eyes cold and stern as he looked at the pitch-black ghost town.

"Unfortunately, we can't calculate the exact location."

Ning Yuan shook his head slightly. He had just used his magic again to sense Xiao Lingjiang's current location and found that she was not far from him and was very likely in this ghost city.

Unfortunately, this ghost city is quite peculiar. Not only is it adjacent to the Crimson Abyss, but it has also been able to remain stable in the void for so many years. Its nature may be similar to that of a minor grotto-heaven.

Therefore, the connection between the wide-sleeved, flowing cloud-patterned fairy dress and the fairy dress becomes extremely vague.

But that's enough. At least it proves that Ning Yuan didn't go to the wrong place and miss the opportunity.

"The Nine Venerables of Ghost City, ha, I'll start with you."

A dangerous and chilling intent flickered in Ning Yuan's pitch-black pupils.

……

……

Inside a shop on a street in the eastern part of the ghost town.

On a huge chopping board, a piece of white meat stood up as if it were alive. After shaking its head and swaying, it jumped to the ground and transformed into a beautiful young girl in no time.

The girl was none other than Xiao Lingjiang.

Having just transformed into human form, Xiao Lingjiang looked at the dismembered limbs and pieces of flesh on the cutting board. Faced with the overwhelming stench of blood, she could barely suppress her nausea and gagged twice.

"Master, your method of sneaking into the city is really..."

Xiao Lingjiang's face was pale, and at the same time, there was a hint of reluctance in her eyes.

A familiar, cool voice echoed in my mind.

"As long as it works, that's fine. Otherwise, how will we find this ghost town hidden in the void?"

Xiao Lingjiang's cherry lips parted slightly, unsure how to refute.

A few days ago, when the time was right, her master didn't give her and Ning Yuan any time to explain. He immediately used a secret technique to escape into the void.

Before Xiao Lingjiang could even react, she found herself in a desolate and empty place, with endless black void before her.

In just a moment, she arrived at the edge of the Crimson Abyss.

Just then, her mysterious master, as if unable to accept it, exclaimed in astonishment:

"How is this possible? Why wasn't I guided to the tomb, but instead teleported here? Could my secret technique be wrong?"

No, that can't be, she's wrong? But no, that's not right either, she is me! Could it be that my memories are fake?

Why was it wrong? How could it be wrong? Why…”

Although his cheap master occasionally acted unreliably, he mostly appeared extremely calm and confident.

Even powerful Dao Venerables like Ning Muxian and Yu Shu, who traversed the Great Xuan Heaven and even the entire universe, did not show much respect in their words and attitudes.

Xiao Lingjiang had never felt such intense fluctuations from the other party before. His panicked appearance was as if a certain event had triggered the complete explosion of his long-suppressed emotions.

She quickly reassured him, "Master, don't worry. At least the secret technique did work. I don't know what you're looking for, but why don't you explore the area first?"

The cool voice remained silent for a long time before speaking again, completely returning to its original state.

"You're right. Starting from where we landed, we should be able to find some clues by searching within a radius of 100 miles."

Xiao Lingjiang then lingered in the vicinity, during which time he killed several ghosts and obtained a tiny bit of Heavenly Soul Spring. After consuming it, he witnessed its wonders.

However, for several days in a row, Xiao Lingjiang did not notice anything unusual.

This red land is uniformly barren and desolate.

However, one day, Xiao Lingjiang suddenly heard the sound of fighting, and her expression brightened as she rushed over.

"Watch out, hide quickly!"

Because of her master's reminder, Xiao Lingjiang subconsciously hid behind a boulder.

Immediately afterwards, she witnessed a bloody scene.

A towering, fleshy monster, several dozen feet tall, covered in pus and covered in wrinkles, was brutally slaughtering three Divine Palace Realm alchemists.