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Li Shen shook his head, instinctively becoming alert, and said coldly:

"Fellow Daoist Yun, let's stop keeping you in suspense."

"Fellow Daoist Luo, your words are truly a mood killer."

Yun Yan gave a soft, coquettish hum, then began to explain:

"This is the venom sac of the Ink-Scaled Python. The ink mist is generated from this venom sac. The higher the cultivation level, the stronger the ink mist, and the more precious this item becomes. The one we dealt with was at the peak of the mid-stage of the second tier. The value of this venom sac is no less than that of a demon core."

"Why is this vixen suddenly telling me this? Is she just trying to tell me I misjudged her?"

Li Shen was filled with doubt and looked the Holy Maiden of the Hehuan Sect up and down with a wary gaze, but he found no tricks.

"Maybe I'm overthinking it, but I have Soul-Eating Ants, which are far more effective than that black mist. These poison sacs are very valuable to others, but to me, they're just so-so."

Li Shen remained silent for a moment, then spoke in an unchanged tone:

"Let me make it clear from the beginning, I only want the demon core on this trip; you can deal with the poison sac yourselves."

Upon hearing this, Yun Yan's beautiful eyes flashed with surprise, then she covered her mouth and chuckled softly:

"Fellow Daoist Luo is very generous. In that case, I would be impolite to refuse this gift."

Li Shen nodded slightly, said nothing more, turned around, walked to the foot of a boulder, sat cross-legged, took out a Qi-restoring pill, and replenished the spiritual energy consumed in his body.

As soon as it started operating, Li Shen felt unbearably hot.

My cheeks were burning, and my mind was filled with images of spring.

"not good!"

Li Shen exclaimed in surprise and suddenly opened his eyes, only to see Yun Yan walking slowly towards him.

And everywhere she looked, pink flowers appeared out of nowhere. In a daze, she could see butterflies fluttering around Yunyan.

Li Shen frowned and quickly took out a Mind-Calming Pill to try to calm his mind.

But as soon as the pill entered his mouth, a gentle force pushed him directly to the ground.

"Fellow Daoist Yun, what are you trying to do?"

Li Shenqiang asked, trying to appear calm.

As Yun Yan leaned forward, his will to resist quickly crumbled.

My mind was blank; all I wanted to do was release my primal desires.

"Fellow Daoist Luo, do not panic. Didn't I tell you before? My constitution is special. When my mind is agitated, I can't control myself. Don't worry, it will be over soon."

As Yun Yan spoke, she traced her jade-like fingers across Li Shen's cheek, then down his neck. Just as she hooked her fingers around his collar, a large hand suddenly pressed her hand down.

Yun Yan was quite surprised to see this:

"Fellow Daoist Luo, you are truly exceptionally resilient. You even still have the will to resist, which is quite similar to those I encountered before..."

Before he could finish speaking, Li Shen forced a smile and interrupted:

"It seems you've been planning this from the beginning. When did I start to fall for it? If I'm going to die, I should at least know why."

After saying that, Li Shen took the initiative to let go of her hand, biting her tongue and using the pain to force herself to stay awake.

Yun Yan was slightly taken aback, then burst into laughter, her chest heaving.

"Death? Fellow Daoist Luo thinks far too little of me."

She leaned down, her warm breath brushing against Li Shen's ear:

"I'm only borrowing your vital essence; I won't harm you. As for when it started..."

Yun Yan paused for a moment, then continued:

"That black-scaled python is a female python, and female pythons all have a scrotum inside their bodies for the reproduction of their species. When I was removing the venom scrotum just now, I accidentally discovered that the scrotum inside this monster was still there. It was not that I did it on purpose. It's just that this monster was trapped in the secret realm for a long time, and its scrotum was swollen. When it was touched, it ruptured on its own."

"I see. According to what Fellow Daoist Yun said, I really did misunderstand you."

A trickle of blood flowed from the corner of Li Shen's mouth. With his last bit of willpower, he took out the Yuanhe Pill and swallowed it before Yun Yan could react.

Seeing this, Yun Yan raised her eyebrows slightly, straightened up, looked down at Li Shen, and reminded him:

"Fellow Daoist Luo, at this point, the Mind-Concentrating Pill will be of no use."

Upon hearing this, Li Shen chuckled lightly, feigning composure, and said:

"Perhaps it's for male enhancement. Fellow Daoist Yun holds a high position and has an astonishing appearance. Even if he were to be exploited, I, a mere rogue cultivator, might still be the one who benefits."

"Fellow Daoist Luo is quite open-minded. Since that's the case, then let me see for myself what wonderful uses your 'Aphrodisiac Pill' really has."

As soon as she finished speaking, Yun Yan's aura continued to rise, and before long, her true cultivation level was revealed to Li Shen.

"Late Foundation Establishment stage? No wonder. I just hope this Yuanhe Pill can be our trump card to turn the tide."

Li Shen's eyes closed slightly, and his last bit of resistance completely disappeared.

I could feel the spiritual energy in my body being drawn out of my meridians little by little.

The sensation wasn't intense; it even had a tingling, comfortable quality, like being immersed in warm water, where even your bones were slowly softening.

This is precisely the art of sexual exploitation, and its terrifying aspect is that it can cause the person being exploited to lose the will to resist in a state of pleasure, willingly surrendering everything.

As the Yuanhe Pill dissolved within his body, a warm medicinal power rose from his dantian, colliding with the force that had been drawn away.

Li Shen's consciousness instantly regained a sliver of clarity, and the strength he had lost returned slightly.

He moved his fingers, overjoyed. Although he couldn't stop the sexual exploitation immediately, at least he had a chance to think of a solution.

Yunyan's eyelashes trembled slightly.

She sensed something was wrong.

In the past, when using the "replenishment" technique, the spiritual energy within the other person's body would flow into her body like water from a burst dam.

This time, however, the flow of spiritual energy was not smooth, as if it had encountered some kind of resistance. Not only that, she even felt that her spiritual energy was being pulled in the opposite direction.

"What's going on?"

Yun Yan was secretly alarmed, but remained outwardly calm.

She activated her Yang-gathering technique, increasing the intensity of her absorption. A stronger suction force emerged from her body, attempting to suppress the strange sensation.

Li Shen groaned as the two forces within his body violently intertwined, causing a tearing pain in his meridians.

But this pain actually made him more conscious.

After waiting a moment, Li Shen seized the opportunity, exerted his strength suddenly, and turned the tables.

He sat on the sidelines watching, just about to stop the cultivation, when suddenly a powerful force erupted from his body, quickly filling his limbs and bones.

The unbearable pain instantly shattered his thoughts, and the scent emanating from the other person rekindled the desire he had just suppressed.

This time, however, he had the power to take the lead.

Time slips away silently.

Li Shen felt his consciousness fluctuating between clear and blurry. When he was clear-headed, he could feel the dramatic changes in the spiritual energy within his body, while when he was blurry, he could only see Yun Yan's face so close to his.

That face went from surprise and uncertainty to paleness and exhaustion.

The chaotic Qi Sea within his body gradually condensed into a vortex, continuously pouring the absorbed spiritual energy into it.

As his empty body was filled several times, Li Shen suddenly felt that he was only separated from the bottleneck of the Foundation Establishment stage by a thin membrane.

A breakthrough! It's just a matter of a single thought!