Dual cultivation makes you stronger, everyone else is a prodigy, and I'm the only one slacking

Cao Jinglei somersaulted, his toes barely touching the ground, when the crimson-gold sword light grazed the back of his neck, lifting a tuft of hair.

As a result, the golden light changed direction and, as if it had a spirit, shot after him.

Cao Jinglei's pupils shrank sharply, and he quickly threw out a black iron shield talisman. The black light unfolded into a shield array with a clang.

The arrows struck the shield, making a crackling sound.

Cao Jinglei's face gradually darkened.

Using several Xuan Tie Shield Talismans in a row was extremely painful.

The next moment, Cao Jinglei activated his Foundation Establishment Qi and shattered the oncoming arrow with a palm strike, followed by one more and two more.

How could a little girl with only Qi cultivation possess such a soul-trapping and Qi-locking device?

An extraordinary magical artifact—a glint of greed flashed in Cao Jinglei's eyes.

"come out!"

As Cao Jinglei's Foundation Establishment cultivation was fully activated, the mist formation suddenly became solemn, with spiritual pressure as heavy as a mountain.

Yu Luoning felt the air around her sink, and a look of surprise flashed in her eyes.

Is this the true suppression of the mid-Foundation Establishment stage?

Yu Luoning stopped fighting and simply raised her finger.

Drawing a line in the sand to imprison oneself will backfire and open the seal!

Two faint beams of mysterious light spread out from a foot around her, creating a pure land for her amidst the spiritual pressure.

Cao Jinglei slashed at the layer of mysterious light with his sword, and the shock made his tiger's mouth go numb. The next moment, he spat out a mouthful of blood, his face full of horror.

What a powerful magical artifact! It actually reflected the damage from his sword strike back at him.

The lust in his eyes grew even stronger.

A moment later, Cao Jinglei suddenly burst into laughter.

"You think I can't do anything to you just because you're hiding inside?"

Yu Luoning's heart suddenly tightened.

A chill ran down her spine. She looked down and saw that her wrists were wrapped with extremely thin, almost invisible dark red threads.

Even more terrifying was that the spiritual power flowing in her sea of ​​consciousness seemed to be firmly locked by these thin, gossamer-like red threads.

Immediately afterwards, these red threads suddenly spread out as if they were alive, transforming into dozens or hundreds of thin red silk threads that wrapped around her wrists, ankles, and waist at a speed visible to the naked eye.

In just a few breaths, Yu Luoning was completely wrapped in fine red threads.

The spiritual power in his sea of ​​consciousness was also sealed tightly, and not even a wisp of it could be mobilized.

The backlash seal and the mysterious light of the "drawing a circle on the ground to imprison" gradually dimmed.

Yu Luoning's pupils contracted.

Cao Jinglei stood outside the protective shield of mystic light, threw his head back and laughed for a while. After laughing, he composed himself and respectfully bowed to a certain spot in the mist.

"My lord, I have not failed you in your mission."

The fog slowly dissipated.

A person slowly emerged from the shadows.

Yu Luoning looked over and saw that it was Jiang Yuxing.

He wore a dark brocade robe, his expression aloof, and looked down at Yu Luoning, who was entangled in red silk and covered in blood.

"Miss Yu, it's been a long time."

Yu Luoning spoke with difficulty, forcing out a curse: "Damn it!"

Jiang Yuxing remained unmoved and simply walked closer to her step by step.

"How does it feel to be trapped like a turtle in a jar? Was today's performance even more exciting than when you exposed me back then?"

He leaned down, picked up a stray strand of Yu Luoning's hair with his fingertips, brought it to his nose, and gently sniffed it, his whole body pounding with excitement.

"None of the people I set my sights on can escape."

"You're quite amusing. You make me... reluctant to leave."

Yu Luoning coldly raised her eyes.

His body, bound by red threads, was unable to move, but his eyes gleamed with a sharp, fierce intent.

Jiang Yuxing felt a tickle in his heart from being stared at, finding the other person as cute as a cat with its fur standing on end.

He chuckled softly, "Such a fierce look in your eyes? Hmm, that's impressive."

"Disciples of the sect are forbidden from engaging in private duels."

Yu Luoning endured the pain, keeping her voice extremely low, and said again:

"If you kill me, my cousin will not forgive you."

Jiang Yuxing raised an eyebrow upon hearing this, as if he had heard something amusing.

"Who said I was going to kill you?"

He extended his right hand, and a jet-black jade talisman slowly rose from his palm, its body swirling with blood-red patterns.

At the same time, he joined his left index and middle fingers together and slowly traced them down her forehead.

"The jade talisman I gave you last time, you gave it to someone else, which really hurt my feelings. But it's okay, I have something even better to give you."

Yu Luoning's eyes widened.

A faint, grayish-white wisp of life force slowly emerged from her forehead.

In an instant, a throbbing pain as if my soul were being torn apart felt like my brain was being pierced by a thousand needles.

Jiang Yuxing admired his masterpiece, the smile on his lips deepening.

"Miss Yu, do you know what kind of magical treasure this is?"

"This is called the Bewitching Jade Talisman. It extracts a wisp of your soul and merges it into the talisman. From this day forward, you will only love me for the rest of your life."

"Seeing me once makes my heart pound like a drum; not seeing me for a day makes me feel emaciated. I wish we could be together forever."

"I can't bear to use them myself. I only gave them the lowest grade jade talismans. But I can't bear to part with you."

As he spoke, he increased the power of his spell.

"Once you fall in love with me, you'll know how wonderful it is."

"Today I'll let you taste this flavor."

"A thousand threads of love, bind!"

The next instant, the red thread emitted a deep, eerie light, and a strange sensation spread from the bottom up throughout the body.

Yu Luoning was about to curse.

As a young girl, Da Huang knew perfectly well that it was a sign of falling in love.

Pervert!

Yu Luoning's lips curled into a cold smile; though her voice was weak, every word was piercing.

"Jiang Yuxing".

Are you starved for love?

Jiang Yuxing paused in his spellcasting.

Yu Luoning glared at him and said, "With every magical artifact you use, you want someone to fall in love with you. Is it because you know deep down that you'll never receive genuine love in this lifetime?"

"So you can only deceive yourself with magical artifacts."

"You're just fooling yourself into thinking someone still wants you."

"Unfortunately, you can only fool yourself. You rotten person, no normal woman would love you, including your mother."

Jiang Yuxing's face immediately darkened.

A shadow of gloom flashed across his eyes, and his lips tightened.

"sincere?"

"That's the cheapest and most vulnerable thing in the world."

"I'd rather believe in my own ritual implements."

He made hand seals and suddenly sped up the process.

Yu Luoning felt a sharp pain in her soul, her vision went black, and she almost fainted.

At that very moment.

The protective scale on his chest suddenly felt hot.

A burst of golden light erupted, instantly enveloping her in a warm, golden shield.

The wisp of grayish-white aura that Jiang Yuxing was drawing upon to guide the living soul was shattered the moment it touched the golden light.

His pupils suddenly contracted.

Yu Luoning didn't give him a chance to come to his senses.

Taking advantage of the moment when the golden light surged and the spiritual energy loosened, she quickly used the Substitute Puppet Technique to teleport to another location.

The next instant, the puppet took her place and was suppressed by the red thread, while Yu Luoning's main body, concealed by the golden light, headed in the opposite direction.

Jiang Yuxing was taken aback, but quickly realized what was happening.

With a flick of his finger, the countless red threads wrapped around the puppet suddenly shot up like living snakes and chased after it through the air.

Hong Si moved extremely fast, catching up with Yu Luoning in the blink of an eye.

call out!

Red threads, like ten thousand needles piercing the body, were all removed.

At this critical moment, Yu Luoning raised her hand, and the crescent-white ribbon floated out of her hand, transforming into a binding rope that flew towards the nearest person.

Cao Jinglei was immediately bound tightly and unable to move.

Yu Luoning sneered and stepped in front of the person.

With a swish, hundreds of red threads precisely pierced Cao Jinglei's body, instantly locking down all his spiritual meridians.

Upon seeing this, Jiang Yuxing's face turned pale instantly.

not good!

The Thousand Love Threads had reached the final stage, and at this moment the red threads had penetrated deep into Cao Jinglei's meridians, making it impossible for him to withdraw them.

Jiang Yuxing's face was extremely ugly.

Yu Luoning had already fled far away, but upon seeing this situation, he turned back.

She did not hesitate for a moment.

A flash of white silk appeared from her sleeve.

The Immortal Binding Rope drew a long arc in the air, and in the blink of an eye, it tightly bound Jiang Yuxing.

Jiang Yuxing was startled and subconsciously tried to break free, but to no avail.

He looked up in disbelief.

Several feet away, Yu Luoning stood on a tree branch, covered in blood and pale-faced.

The Immortal Binding Rope has long been refined, and even those at the Foundation Establishment stage cannot break free from it.

"Young Master Jiang."

Yu Luoning laughed.

"Isn't this feeling even more exciting than when you were plotting against me?"

"Aren't you lacking love? It seems he can fulfill that need!"

"What difference does it make whether you're male or female? It's all the same—I love you!"

Jiang Yuxing's face turned ashen instantly.

He struggled against the Immortal Binding Rope, but the rope tightened with each struggle, causing his spiritual power to stagnate.

"Luoning! How dare you!"

Before he could finish speaking, Cao Jinglei, whose body was pierced by hundreds of red threads, suddenly let out a strange groan.

Jiang Yu's movements froze, and he slowly turned his head away.