I'll make you the furnace and the cauldron, so you can refine Yin and Yang and prove the Great

"Of course, there are conditions."

Li Hanshan added a sentence.

Hua Nongying took a deep breath, suppressing her surprise and doubt: "What are the conditions?"

Li Hanshan: "You must swear a blood oath that you will not attack me after you break through to the Foundation Establishment stage."

Hua Nongying was taken aback, then smiled bitterly: "Master, blood oaths don't have much binding force on us; there are too many ways to circumvent them."

Li Hanshan said calmly, "Whether it works or not is my business; you just need to make an oath."

Looking into his calm eyes, Hua Nongying felt a strange unease rise in her heart.

But she had no reason to refuse.

She hadn't earned many points in this assessment to begin with, and if she couldn't break through to the Foundation Establishment stage, it would truly be the end for her. She would almost certainly end up in the outer sect, where those who had been watching her all along would swarm her and devour her completely.

"Okay, I'll send it."

Hua Nongying bit her fingertip, using her blood as a guide, and swore to the heavens: "I, Hua Nongying, swear by my blood that after breaking through to the Foundation Establishment stage, I will never lay a hand on Li Hanshan. If I disobey, may I be struck down by heaven and earth and suffer eternal damnation."

A flash of blood, and the vow was made.

Li Hanshan nodded slightly.

He knew that the blood oath had limited binding force, and if Hua Nongying really wanted to harm him, she had plenty of ways to circumvent it. But that didn't matter; his true trump card was never these oaths.

Making her swear an oath was merely to put her mind at ease, lest this vixen become suspicious and paranoid.

"Let's begin."

Li Hanshan leaned down and kissed her.

The two spent almost all of the next few days in dual cultivation.

While continuously deepening the Yang lines, Li Hanshan used his pure Yang energy to further heal Hua Nongying's injuries.

However, Hua Nongying's injuries were too severe, and Liu Ruoxue's icy power was too domineering. Even with the help of Li Hanshan's pure yang energy, her recovery speed was still very slow.

Breaking through to the Foundation Establishment stage seems an even longer and more distant prospect.

"It still doesn't work..."

On the third day, Hua Nongying opened her eyes and sighed, "Although most of the cold has been expelled, my strength is far from recovered. I still need a lot of spirit stones and pills to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage."

She paused, then smiled wryly, "I've spent almost all my spirit stones on this assessment, and I'm almost out of pills."

Li Hanshan didn't say anything, but took out a storage bag from his storage bag and threw it in front of her.

"Choose for yourself."

Hua Nongying stared wide-eyed at the pile of storage bags.

She picked one up and probed it with her divine sense; inside were hundreds of spirit stones and several bottles of pills. She picked up another one, which was also filled to the brim.

"Master, where did you get so many?"

"Stolen."

"Stolen?"

Hua Nongying paused for a moment, her gaze sweeping over the numerous storage bags.

How many people did Li Hanshan rob?

Unconsciously, Li Hanshan's image in her mind became even more mysterious.

Hua Nongying chuckled, a hint of admiration flashing in her eyes: "Master is indeed amazing, I admire you."

Without any hesitation, she picked out spirit stones and suitable pills from among them and began to absorb and refine them.

Li Hanshan sat to the side, recovering while making plans.

The secret realm assessment lasts a maximum of twelve days, and it's already the eighth day. He currently has over nine hundred points, just a few dozen points away from reaching one thousand.

Continuing to hunt would be quite risky. There are more and more Foundation Establishment cultivators in the secret realm, and disciples from various sects are sticking together. As a mere Qi Refining Level 8 cultivator, he could be easily killed if he is not careful.

"Why don't we hide here and take this opportunity to completely subdue her?"

Li Hanshan made up his mind.

It's only a few dozen points. He has quite a few spiritual fruits and herbs, and handing them over to the sect will also convert them into points. It shouldn't be a big problem for him to accumulate a thousand.

"Master, look over there."

Hua Nongying suddenly pointed into the distance and lowered her voice.

Li Hanshan looked in the direction she was pointing and saw two groups of people fighting each other several miles away.

One group consisted of disciples of the Hehuan Sect, led by a woman in white. She possessed a cold and aloof demeanor, surrounded by a chilling aura, and frost would condense with every move she made.

The other group consisted of disciples from the Blood Fiend Sect. Although they outnumbered the other group, they were overwhelmed by the woman in white.

"That's Liu Ruoxue."

Hua Nongying bit her lip, a look of hatred flashing in her eyes: "If this bitch hadn't ambushed me, how could I have been so badly injured, and how could I have been surrounded by Wu Tianxiong and his gang?"

Li Hanshan looked at the white figure and secretly memorized it.

"Master, I will definitely help you turn that slut into your slave girl in the future. That slut looks cold as ice, but she must be very slutty and wanton in secret."

Hua Nongying withdrew her gaze, her tone serious.

Li Hanshan said, "Take care of yourself first. You won't get a good ranking in this assessment."

Hua Nongying shook her head: "It's alright. As long as you break through to the Foundation Establishment stage, you can become a core disciple, and there will be plenty of opportunities in the future. Ranking is not important."

The two stopped talking and continued their cultivation.

The battle in the distance ended quickly. Liu Ruoxue led the Hehuan Sect disciples away, while the Blood Fiend Sect left behind several corpses and fled in disarray.

In the days that followed, similar battles occurred frequently, sometimes near and sometimes far.

Li Hanshan and Hua Nongying hid in a cave, focusing on their cultivation and ignoring worldly affairs. Meanwhile, disciples from various sects fought each other in the secret realm. Some broke through to higher levels, some perished, and some used trial tokens to flee for their lives.

The last few days in the secret realm are the most brutal.

......

Two more days passed, and on the tenth day of the assessment, Hua Nongying finally expelled all the cold energy from her body, and her injuries were basically healed.

On the eleventh day, her cultivation level returned to the Great Perfection of Qi Refining, and she began her attempt to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage.

Li Hanshan fully cooperated, transferring his pure Yang energy into her body without reservation.

Day 12, early morning.

"boom!"

A powerful aura erupted from Hua Nongying's body, sweeping across the entire cave.

Foundation building!

She finally broke through!

Hua Nongying opened her eyes, her eyes gleaming with a sharp light, her face full of joy.

At the same time, the Yang pattern on Li Hanshan's abdomen felt slightly warm, and the third petal finally fully bloomed.

Three petals blooming can sever a slave's life.

Li Hanshan felt reassured, but his face remained expressionless.

"Owner!"

Hua Nongying turned around, hugged him tightly, and cried tears of joy: "I broke through! I broke through to the Foundation Establishment stage!"

Li Hanshan patted her on the back: "Congratulations."

Hua Nongying raised her head, her eyes filled with gratitude: "It's all thanks to Master. If it weren't for Master, I'm afraid I would have really been finished this time."

As she spoke, she released her grip, stood up, and stretched her limbs. The power of the Foundation Establishment stage flowed through her body, giving her a unique radiance.

"Master, don't worry."

Hua Nongying turned around and said with a smile, "You've helped them so much, they won't kill you."

Li Hanshan didn't speak, just quietly looked at her.

Hua Nongying squatted down in front of him, resting her chin on her hand, gazing at him adoringly: "However, Master's cultivation technique is truly amazing."

Her fingers gently touched Li Hanshan's chest, slowly sliding down his clothes: "Master, if you just tell me the cultivation technique, I promise you that I will only cultivate with you from now on. We will grow together and eventually dominate the entire Joyful Union Sect, okay?"

Li Hanshan looked at her and said calmly, "If I refuse, will you kill me?"

Hua Nongying shook her head, still smiling, "I wouldn't be so ungrateful."

She stood up, looking down at Li Hanshan, slowly releasing the pressure of her Foundation Establishment stage cultivation: "I will only ask Master to calm down."

As soon as she finished speaking, her finger was already pointing at Li Hanshan's brow.

However, the next second, her body suddenly stiffened.

An invisible force rose from within her, clamping down on her life force like an iron clamp. It was as if, with just a thought from Li Hanshan, her heart would stop beating and her life would come to an end.

"What...what is this?"

Hua Nongying's face turned deathly pale, and cold sweat beaded on her forehead.

She tried to use her spiritual power to resist, but found that the power was deep in her bones and she couldn't break free at all.

Li Hanshan stood up and looked at her calmly: "Why do you think I would help you break through?"

Hua Nongying's pupils contracted.

"Why do you think I need you to swear a blood oath?"

Li Hanshan walked towards her step by step, while Hua Nongying retreated step by step until she was cornered against the wall with nowhere to go.

"Do you really think I'm so kind as to raise a tiger that will eventually harm me?"

Li Hanshan raised his hand and gently touched her brow with his index finger.

Hua Nongying trembled all over, her eyes filled with fear.

"Master, I..."

"Don't be afraid."

Li Hanshan withdrew his hand and said, "As long as you obey me, I won't kill you."

Hua Nongying gasped for breath, feeling the force that was strangling her life loosen slightly, but it was still there, like a sharp sword hanging over her head.

"What is this?" she asked in a trembling voice.

"When Yin and Yang are in harmony, supernatural powers will manifest when the lines open."

Li Hanshan did not hide anything: "The yin lines on your abdomen and the yang lines on my abdomen are originally one. The yang lines are the master, and the yin lines are the servant. When the three petals bloom, the servant's life force is cut off."

Hua Nongying suddenly looked down, lifted her clothes, and looked at her lower abdomen.

There, the originally faint pattern was now glowing and radiating heat. A flower, almost invisible to the naked eye, had bloomed within her body. It was this flower that firmly suppressed her life force.

With just a thought from Li Hanshan, she would be dead without a burial place.

"you......"

She looked up at Li Hanshan, her eyes filled with resentment.

After struggling for so long, she still couldn't escape his grasp!

Especially this time, after she broke through to the Foundation Establishment stage, even if Li Hanshan had any backup plans, she was able to break through the situation with her absolute strength.

Little did she know, she couldn't break Li Hanshan's technique at all.

The unease brought by the yin marks on her abdomen finally became a reality. She knew that something was amiss. How could he be so foolish as to send her to the Foundation Establishment stage for nothing?

"My master is so cunning."

Hua Nongying gave a bitter laugh, her whole body deflated like a punctured balloon, the joy of breaking through to the Foundation Establishment stage vanished completely.

Li Hanshan said calmly, "Likewise."

Hua Nongying remained silent for a moment, then suddenly knelt down with a thud.

"Owner."

She raised her head, her eyes no longer filled with calculation or pretense, but with pure submission: "From this day forward, I will never dare to harbor any disloyal thoughts again."

Li Hanshan looked down at her without saying a word.

This time, he knew she was sincere.

It's not that they're bound by inner demons or vows, nor by blood oaths, but rather that their lives are in the hands of others, leaving them no choice but to be sincere.

Of course, she was definitely unwilling to accept it.

Li Hanshan didn't care about that.

Seeing that the demoness had finally submitted and was now truly under his control, Li Hanshan felt a strong sense of accomplishment. Coupled with the prospect of becoming an inner disciple, he felt a sudden sense of liberation and his mind became clear and peaceful.

Get up.

Li Hanshan turned and walked towards the cave entrance: "The assessment is almost over, we should go out now."

Hua Nongying stood up, looking at his back, her heart filled with bitterness and resentment.

She originally intended to take advantage of her breakthrough to Foundation Establishment to turn the tables, force Li Hanshan to hand over his cultivation technique, and then implant a slave mark on him, turning him into her old slave.

In the end, she still lost.

A crushing defeat.