I'm in the Demonic Sect, but my cultivation techniques are being used for palace intrigue!

In the final moments before his consciousness faded, Zhu Jingguang screamed desperately from the depths of his heart, wanting the mysterious presence in his mind to take away his senior sister's life!

The reason he shouted in his heart instead of with his mouth was because... he was too weak to make a sound!

Fortunately, even the shouts in his heart seemed to be heard by that mysterious being.

Because, ever since he uttered the words "I do" in his heart, he felt that his life force, which had been flowing away rapidly, first suddenly stopped, and then... quickly flowed back into his body!

At the same time, the "senior sister" who was about to leave suddenly exclaimed in surprise:

"What's going on? Why... can't I pull it out? And... why is the spiritual energy... why is it flowing back?"

If this "senior sister" were to look inward at this moment, she would discover that, without her noticing, the spiritual energy circulating in her meridians was emitting a strange red light.

Unfortunately, her cultivation level was far from Foundation Establishment, so naturally, she lacked the ability to introspect.

Therefore, she did not notice the abnormality in her body.

Of course, although the senior sister in red could not detect the abnormality in her own body, this rather strange scene made her extremely cautious.

So she immediately activated her internal energy technique, preparing to forcibly extract herself from Zhu Jingguang's body.

However, the moment she activated her technique... a sudden change occurred!

"Glug... Glug..."

An immense suction force, seemingly from nowhere, forcibly welded her body to Zhu Jingguang's!

Moreover, the spiritual energy that had originally flowed back into Zhu Jingguang's body is now surging back into him in an unstoppable, turbulent manner...

"ah--"

Faced with such a helpless scene, the senior sister in red let out a shrill scream.

Now... she's truly terrified!

As a cultivator of the "Heavenly Demon Joyful Seal", no one understands better than her what the return of spiritual energy truly means!

This means... her cultivation technique has backfired!

But... she didn't sense any signs of backlash from the cultivation technique at all!

Even now, with the backlash from her cultivation technique, she still couldn't figure out exactly what was wrong with her!

In short, while she was perfectly normal, she was horrified to feel that the cultivation she had painstakingly cultivated for many years was flowing smoothly and frantically into Zhu Jingguang's body through the point of contact between the two of them!

"No! Stop! Stop! Stop right now! You stop right now... Do you hear me?"

Finally realizing the seriousness of the problem, the senior sister in red began to struggle desperately.

"Senior sister... what are you doing?"

  

"Previously... Senior Sister forced me to cultivate together, so why is she running away now?"

"Junior brother here... isn't quite done yet!"

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As the woman in red struggled desperately, she heard a voice that was somewhat familiar to her.

The senior sister in red looked down and saw that Zhu Jingguang, who had been on the verge of death, was now able to open his eyes because he had gained her power.

But in Zhu Jingguang's eyes, she saw a hint of... a greedy look that made her heart pound!

As a beneficiary of the "Heavenly Demon Harmony Seal" technique, the red-clad senior sister naturally understood the meaning behind the greedy look in Zhu Jingguang's eyes.

"You...you let me go!"

The senior sister in red wanted to attack Zhu Jingguang, but to her horror, she discovered that her body, which was currently stuck to Zhu Jingguang, was weak and powerless, and she was unable to cause any effective damage to him.

Seeing this, Zhu Jingguang's last trace of worry completely disappeared—it seems that the being that inexplicably entered his mind and talked to him was quite attentive to his needs!

As this thought swirled in his mind, Zhu Jingguang's lips curled into a slightly wicked smile: "As the saying goes, 'tit for tat'... Senior Sister just took so much of my life force, and now you think you can just walk away so easily? Aren't you taking me for a fool?"

Before he could finish speaking, the strange suction force within Zhu Jingguang's body... intensified once more!

"This won't do. My only option now is... to use the evil technique of 'Blood Explosion and Burning Power'!"

The senior sister in red bit her lip, glaring resentfully at Zhu Jingguang beneath her, and then…

"Buzz—"

A burst of bloody energy flashed from the red-clad senior sister's body, and then, the hand that had been supporting Zhu Jingguang's chest condensed into a blood-red palm print, which then... viciously slammed down on Zhu Jingguang's crown!

"Bang!"

Sensing something was wrong, Zhu Jingguang immediately raised his hand to resist, but due to the absolute difference in strength, he was sent flying by the red-clad senior sister's palm.

"puff--"

Zhu Jingguang, who crashed heavily into the stone wall, spat out a mouthful of blood.

Despite suffering a severe injury, Zhu Jingguang wore a bright smile on his face!

It was only after exchanging a palm strike with this senior sister in red that Zhu Jingguang realized that his cultivation had unknowingly broken through the barriers between the first and second levels of Qi Refining, and directly entered the third level of Qi Refining in one go!

The reason why his strength has improved so much is obviously due to the help of the senior sister in front of him!

However, compared to Zhu Jingguang, this "distinguished" senior sister's current situation seems to be not so good.

At that moment, her face looked as if she had aged ten years in an instant. Her once beautiful face had become somewhat sallow, and her once lustrous black hair had completely lost its shine.

To make matters worse, her cultivation level plummeted from the initial fourth level of Qi Refining to the current third level.

This means that her current cultivation level is the same as Zhu Jingguang's, both at the third level of Qi Refining!

And it was precisely because of this that Zhu Jingguang was able to survive the previous attack from this senior sister in red!

After all, this senior sister in red had used the "Blood Explosion Burning Technique," an evil technique that forcibly enhanced her cultivation at the cost of damaging her own blood, lifespan, and foundation!

If Zhu Jingguang had been slightly weaker back then, he would probably be lying on the ground by now...

Unlike Zhu Jingguang's joy at having his cultivation level improved, the red-clad senior sister was filled with despair.

"Was it too late to unleash the Blood Explosion Technique?"

Damn it! I shouldn't have hesitated!

"I should have been more decisive then, ignoring the side effects of the Blood Explosion Technique, and killed him first!"

Otherwise, how could I have ended up in this predicament?

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