I let you tame beasts, and you've already formed a contract with your stunningly beautiful mast

Another half day passed.

Accompanied by a crisp system notification sound, the door to the secret room was pushed open from the inside.

Cao Kun walked out looking refreshed.

[Ding! Detected that the jade beast "Nangong Wan" is experiencing extreme pleasure and dependence.]

[Due to the special attributes of the Reincarnation Holy Body, you will receive double the taming points and quest points this time!]

Taming value +10, current taming value (30/200)

[Reward Points: 1000]

[Current Task Point Balance: 17900 points]

Listening to the broadcast in his mind, Cao Kun stretched his muscles with satisfaction.

His cultivation level was at the peak of the late Golden Core stage, coupled with the domineering foundation of the Chaos Return to One Technique.

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"You want resources? You can't even endure this little hardship?"

Nangong Wan is an extremely intelligent woman.

Or,

This secondary soul of hers, who awakened on her own initiative, knows all too well how to please men.

Upon hearing Cao Kun's words,

She immediately dropped her resentful look.

She quickly stepped forward and casually put her arm around Cao Kun's waist from behind.

The two mounds pressed tightly against Cao Kun's back.

"As long as my husband provides enough, Wan'er can endure any hardship."

Cao Kun patted the back of her hand that was wrapped around her waist and chuckled softly.

"Alright, stop being so mushy. Let's get back to consolidating our cultivation."

Nangong Wan obediently let go of her hand, tidied her messy hair, and nodded in agreement with a smile in her eyes.

After she entered a meditative state.

Cao Kun stood at the door of the quiet room and watched for a while.

It was confirmed that the spiritual energy within Nangong Wan's body was circulating smoothly.

After the condition has completely stabilized.

Only then did he turn and leave the Pill Pavilion.

Facing the mountain wind from above,

Cao Kun quickly assessed the current situation in his mind.

It's still unknown how long it will take for Yu Linglong to break through to the Nascent Soul stage.

It could take anywhere from ten days to half a month, or even several months or years.

During this period, you must not be disturbed by any external factors.

During this period, the biggest hidden danger for the Hehuan Sect was the Ji family of Qingzhou, which was thousands of miles away.

"We must find a way to appease the Ji family."

"Give Yu Linglong enough time to make a breakthrough."

Cao Kun stroked his chin, having made up his mind.

He changed direction and instead of returning to Lianxiang Peak, he took to the air and flew towards the servants' dungeon on the back mountain.

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After an incense stick has burned.

Cao Kun arrived at the deepest cell in the dark prison.

The scene before us was nothing short of hell on earth.

It's only been a few days since we last met.

Originally, it was Ji Jinian, the arrogant and domineering eldest son of the Ji family, who wore a magnificent brocade robe.

At this moment, he had been tortured to the point of being completely unrecognizable.

Ji Jinian's limbs were bound by four chains and he was fixed to the stone bed.

She used to have a well-proportioned figure, but now she's so thin she's practically skin and bones.

His ribs were clearly visible protruding from his chest.

The eye sockets were deeply sunken, and the eyeballs were completely out of focus.

Her once jet-black hair had turned mostly white, making her look extremely miserable.

And around the stone bed.

There were twenty or thirty old women with wrinkled faces and gray hair, who were doing odd jobs.

They were all radiant with joy at that moment.

They were extremely busy.

Suddenly I heard the iron gate rattle, so I turned around and looked.

They recognized him as the newly appointed Grand Elder, Cao Kun.

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"Greetings, Grand Elder!"

"Greetings, Grand Elder!"

Hearing this synchronized movement...

Lying on the stone bed, Ji Jinian struggled to open his empty, lifeless eyes.

His pupils had lost focus.

But when his unfocused gaze finally made out the tall, slender figure standing at the door.

His broken body trembled violently uncontrollably.

The black iron chains rattled loudly as they were pulled.

The devil is coming!

This was the only thought in Ji Jinian's mind.

Cao Kun ignored the old woman kneeling on the ground and walked to the stone bed.

She looked at Ji Jinian on the bed with a smile, her tone relaxed.

"Young Master Ji."

"Have you enjoyed experiencing the unique customs and culture of Hehuan Sect these past few days?"

Hearing this light and casual greeting.

Ji Jinian's emotions completely collapsed.

He opened his chapped lips, tears and snot mingling and covering his face.

"Kill me... Cao Kun... Please, just give me a quick death!"

"I can't take it anymore...kill me!"

The physical and mental torment he had endured for days had long since destroyed all his pride and dignity.

This torment, worse than death, made him suffer unbearable pain with every breath.

Cao Kun's smile vanished.

Ignoring Ji Jinian's pleas, he directly took out a blank communication jade slip from his storage ring.

He casually tossed it onto Ji Jinian's chest.

"Send a message to your family to let them know you're safe."

"Just make up some excuse, say you've encountered an opportunity outside and need to go into seclusion. Once that's done, you can have a few days off."

Upon hearing this...

Ji Jinian, who had been in utter despair, suddenly froze.

His brain, which had already stopped functioning, suddenly produced an extremely absurd illusion at this moment.

Send a message home to let me know you're safe?

Why did he ask me to let him know I was safe?

The Ji family must have discovered my disappearance! The Nascent Soul stage ancestor must be furious!

Cao Kun was scared!

The Hehuan Sect is terrified!

They were afraid of not being able to withstand the wrath of the Ji family and the retaliation of the Nascent Soul stage expert, which is why they were in a hurry to settle things peacefully!

Thinking he had seen through the truth, Ji Jinian recklessly started making demands.

Are you scared?

"You want me to appease your family? Dream on!"

Ji Jinian struggled with all his might, causing the iron chains to rattle.

"Unless you release me right now! Not only that, you have to let me take that bitch Leng Qingyue with you!"

"Otherwise, I absolutely wouldn't have used telepathy! Just wait for my Ji family patriarch to raze your lousy sect to the ground!"

The stone chamber fell silent.

The old women kneeling on the ground were so frightened that they didn't dare to breathe and buried their heads even lower.

Cao Kun stood beside the stone bed.

He looked at Ji Jinian as if he were an idiot.

He simply couldn't understand how such a fool, whose brain was filled with excrement, could live to reach the Golden Core stage.

They've fallen so low as to become dried corpses, yet they still dare to act like the young masters of a prestigious family.

Cao Kun didn't even bother to say a single word of nonsense to him.

He took a step forward with a blank expression.

Raise your right hand.

Then, he swung it down hard.

"Snapped!"

A resounding slap landed squarely on Ji Jinian's face.

Although Cao Kun did not use spiritual power.

However, even with his physical strength at the peak of the late Golden Core stage, his power was astonishing.

Ji Jinian's head was tilted to one side, along with the few remaining back molars in his mouth.

They all flew out along with the blood.

That bit of misplaced confidence and arrogance from just now was shattered by that slap.

"It seems you haven't grasped the situation yet."

Cao Kun held up three fingers.

"I'll only give you three counts of time."

"If you want to, then obediently pick up the jade slip and transmit your voice."

"Or..." Cao Kun pointed to the old women kneeling beside him, trembling with fear.

"Today I will double the number of old women in this dark dungeon."

"How about a hundred?"

Double it again?!

Thirty old women had already drained him into this inhuman, ghostly state.

If there were another hundred...

"I'll pass it! I'll pass it!"

Ignoring the excruciating pain in his mouth, he cried out incoherently, nodding frantically, afraid that Cao Kun would change his mind.

"I'll do whatever you say! Please don't call anyone else! Please stop!"

Cao Kun snorted and gestured with his chin to hurry up.

Under Cao Kun's cold gaze.

Ji Jinian struggled to raise one hand and shakily picked up the communication jade slip from his chest.

He tried to calm his breathing and spoke in as normal a tone as possible, leaving a note.

"Father."

"While traveling, I stumbled upon a secluded ancient hermitage, a rare and fortunate opportunity."

"I plan to retreat here and explore for several months, or at least half a year, or even a year."

"Everything is fine, don't worry about me."

After uttering the last word, Ji Jinian seemed to have exhausted all his strength. His hand loosened, and the jade slip fell onto the stone bed.

Cao Kun absorbed the jade slip into his palm, probed it with his divine sense, and examined it carefully.

After confirming that the tone was natural and that no hidden spiritual signals were left behind.

Only then was he satisfied and put it into his storage ring.

This recording is available.

For at least six months, the Ji family will not go to great lengths to find them.

Six months is enough.

Having achieved his goal, Cao Kun didn't want to stay in that foul-smelling stone chamber for even a second longer.

Before leaving.

Cao Kun casually took out a few bottles of low-grade Qi-replenishing pills from his storage ring and threw them on the ground.

"Well done."

He looked at the group of old women kneeling on the ground and gave them a brief instruction.

"Take it and divide it up, it'll help you recover."

"For the next few months, continue to serve Young Master Ji well."

"As long as he's alive, you can do whatever you want with him."

The old women's eyes widened when they saw the pills on the ground.

To Cao Kun, this low-level Qi-replenishing pill was no different from a candy.

But for these lowly servants, it was a rare and precious thing.

"Thank you for your generous gift, Elder!"

"Rest assured, Elder, we will do our utmost!"

The old women kowtowed with gratitude and swarmed forward to snatch the elixir.

Lying on the stone bed, Ji Jinian heard that Cao Kun not only did not let him go.

They continued to torment him, even giving these old hags tonics.

He knew that his days ahead would be an endless torment.

"Aaaaaah!!"

"Cao Kun, you treacherous bastard! You deserve to die a horrible death!"

"I, Ji, am extremely clingy..."

Cao Kun stopped in his tracks as he reached the prison gate.

He flicked his fingertips back casually.

A faint stream of spiritual energy precisely struck Ji Jinian's speech acupoint.

The harsh shouting and cursing stopped abruptly.

Cao Kun has completely disappeared.

Only a fleeting, lingering sentence remained, echoing in the dark passageway.

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