Who is spreading rumors that my filial piety towards them has changed?

If Chu Mingkong harbors murderous intent or has any ill thoughts, the power of the sect's sacred ground will help her break free from control.

Looking at his master's wife, Shen Xuejun, Chu Mingkong touched her hand, but found that her skin was stiff.

It wasn't so much stiffness as an invisible layer of ice covering her body, protecting her from offense, while the desolate domain surrounding her was gradually shedding its silent gray and slowly turning pale and chilling with ice and snow.

The master's wife is actually tampering with the Domain of Annihilation!

"It seems that there is no way to deal with the top small group of people. If we are lucky, we can only buy some time. But if it is a sect leader, as long as I do not have the intention to kill, the sect and holy land will passively not retaliate against the sect leader's protection."

Chu Mingkong was both disappointed and satisfied. He had roughly figured out what level of people this Annihilation Domain could deal with. As long as he didn't encounter the very few powerful individuals, he could handle the rest normally.

In the short time he murmured, Shen Xuejun had already broken free from the control of the Annihilation Domain. She found herself amidst a blanket of ice and snow, calmly surveying her surroundings.

Chu Mingkong quickly apologized first, and then explained the purpose of his experiment.

“I meant no harm. This behavior was indeed offensive and unkind, but I was afraid that if I told you in advance, you would be on guard and wouldn’t be able to test the effect. I will apologize to Sect Leader Qu afterwards, and I hope my master’s wife will not be angry.”

Shen Xuejun's questions were a bit out of Chu Mingkong's control. Instead of focusing on the current situation, she asked about her previous doubts in chronological order.

"Were you watching me from nearby inside the Immortal Treasure Pavilion?"

Why are you asking this...? Chu Mingkong felt that since he had been asked, there was no need to hide it anymore:

"It was me, back then..."

Shen Xuejun didn't let him finish explaining and nodded directly: "Okay, I understand."

"Master's wife isn't going to listen to my excuses?"

"No need. If you were watching from the side at the time, then it doesn't matter what your intention was. If you wanted to secretly watch your master's wife, you can continue to tell me and then continue to watch. If it was someone I didn't expect, then I would have to investigate."

If I told you that, would that still be considered sneaking a peek...?

Shen Xuejun returned to the matter of Chu Mingkong: "You said that this Nirvana Domain can become more stable and profound depending on your state of mind? Did Zuo Qiuchi send you to find me?"

"She said that my master's wife might have a way to help me, so I came to ask her."

Shen Xuejun nodded gently. She opened her sexy, rosy lips, and on her delicate, pink tongue, an ice-blue pattern appeared. It was unclear whether this was a type of virginity mark, but it was strange that it could appear in such a strange place.

The aloof and beautiful master's wife looked at him, a tiny ice pill condensing on the tip of her tongue, the glistening ice pill seemingly coated with her fragrant saliva.

When Chu Mingkong first glanced at it, he thought it was... a tongue piercing.

"Swallow it. When you want to use your Annihilation Domain again in the future, absorbing the spiritual power in this pill should help you calm your mind."

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P.S.: Chapter 73 of this volume has been sent, but it might not be released until the editor goes to work tomorrow. It's the chapter where Cui Lian is investigated and his * becomes an o*, and the male copper-clad character is arrested...

This MSI actually went to the fifth game!

Chapter 100: Can you give me some more, Master's Wife?

Chu Mingkong wanted to wait for his master's wife to give him the Ice Pill, but it wasn't appropriate for him to reach in and take it himself since the Ice Pill was in her mouth. However, his master's wife didn't bring it to him for a long time.

Shen Xuejun just stared at her, her pink, delicate tongue slightly protruding from her lips, her icy lips sparkling like a jewel.

Mustering his courage, Chu Mingkong stood in the Realm of Annihilation and stretched his fingers into Shen Xuejun's icy aura. However, as he approached her fragrant tongue, he could still feel warmth. Picking up the small ice pill, Chu Mingkong quickly withdrew his hand and carefully examined the small bead-sized ice pill in his hand.

"This...won't it have any impact on my master's wife? I mean, will it cause a loss in her cultivation level? If so, I feel it's not appropriate for me to take it, or would I need any pills to replenish it?"

"No need, it's just a few days of cultivation, it won't make a difference if it's a day or two. But it's a pity that a few days of cultivation has turned into this ice pill, leaving only a few breaths of meditation effect, less than one percent of it."

"And I must tell you this first: after you take this ice pill, you won't be able to sneak up on me using your concealment technique anymore. I can easily sense your location. Consider this the price."

This sounds like I've been given a location tag...?

This minor impact was not a big problem for Chu Mingkong. Since he had consumed the ice pill formed from Shen Xuejun's cultivation, it was normal for her to sense it, much like being marked by someone.

Moreover, even if Chu Mingkong doesn't consume the Ice Pill, as long as he stays near Shen Xuejun for a while, she can still sense the slight abnormality around her. It's just that she can't actually detect his aura. For Shen Xuejun's cultivation level, being able to detect even the slightest abnormality is no different from being exposed.

Chu Mingkong nodded:

"What kind of price is this? It doesn't matter whether my master's wife can sense it or not. Do you think I'd hide from you, master's wife?"

Shen Xuejun was as blunt as ever, showing no mercy. She immediately brought up old grievances and went back to what happened at the Immortal Treasure Pavilion:

"Then why did you hide when I was probing your location in the Immortal Treasure Pavilion, and avoid seeing your master's wife?"

"..." Chu Mingkong fell into an awkward silence, cleared his throat, and had no choice but to admit, "Because my master's wife was looking at that jade dildo at the time, I felt that it would be difficult to continue the conversation if I showed myself, so I had to avoid it for the time being."

Shen Xuejun nodded, accepting his explanation, and did not ask him further questions about selling jade dildos.

"Take the Ice Pill, or it will dissipate within the sect's spirit-gathering array."

Hearing that it would dissipate, Chu Mingkong dared not delay or hesitate, and hurriedly put it in his mouth and swallowed it. Although it only brushed across his tongue, he could still vaguely feel the taste of his master's wife lingering in his mouth.

"The effects of this ice pill will wear off after about five uses. Come back to me for it then."

"it is good......"

Chu Mingkong felt a little embarrassed. What he disliked most was receiving favors from others for nothing. He had taken many things from the enemy without feeling guilty, but he would feel uneasy taking things from his own people for free.

He has always felt that taking the kindness of those around you for granted is a terrible thing. Taking other people's sincere efforts for granted and becoming accustomed to them, then disregarding them, only remembering grudges and not gratitude, will only lead to loss in the end. And a seemingly reciprocal sense of distance is sometimes the best way to maintain relationships.

Chu Mingkong always kept this principle in mind: if he touched Zuo Qiuchi's grandmother, he would definitely touch her back!

After the topic of Bingdan came to an end, Shen Xuejun asked Chu Mingkong to try it out, which was exactly what Chu Mingkong wanted to do.

Under his inner vision, the effects of the Ice Pill were amplified. A rich ice-attribute spiritual power permeated his body, flowing gently through his spiritual meridians without conflicting with Chu Mingkong's own fire spiritual power. Ice and fire coexisted in a strange way.

No, it wasn't that his fire elemental power was hostile to the extra ice elemental power, but rather that Shen Xuejun's ice elemental power softened the fire elemental power's rage, just as her extreme indifference cooled him down.

However, this unreasonable and extremely yin energy instantly destroyed most of the ice core. The ice core, which was not very large to begin with, was reduced to just a single ice shard in the blink of an eye...

Fortunately, the icy chill quickly took effect on his state of mind, and his heart became peaceful. Under this detached state of mind, everything became clear and natural, and many distracting factors in his thinking were eliminated.

He could somewhat understand what Shen Xuejun had said before about letting go of the influence of emotions on thinking.

Under this unique state of peace, the realm of annihilation became condensed, and the gray world became only black and white, as if everything was only divided into yin and yang.

The space that Shen Xuejun's icy spiritual energy forcibly tore open was suppressed back somewhat by the Annihilation Domain, almost swallowing the cold and beautiful woman with her high bosom back into the air.

The unfortunate young lady Qu Wuyue, the acting sect leader, was even more tightly controlled by the Extinction Domain, and even the protection of the sect's sacred ground beneath her feet was excluded from the domain.

With the effects of the Ice Pill dissipated, Chu Mingkong's state of mind returned to normal. The power of the Annihilation Domain weakened, and the icy mist that had been suppressed for only a short time once again created a space.

He glanced awkwardly at his young mistress, a request lingering in his mind, unsure whether he should ask it.

Shen Xuejun saw through his thoughts and simply said, "Speak."

"The Ice Pill is almost gone. Could you ask Master's wife for another one? Or is there any way to reduce the loss of cultivation energy during the condensation process? It's such a waste that after several days of condensing the pill, only one-hundredth of the cultivation energy remains. I will try my best to find better spiritual medicines to replenish it for Master's wife!"

I only tried it once, and the Ice Pill is almost gone. How can I use it again?

Now that we've obtained the "Hehuan True Scripture," we can splurge a little and exchange it for spiritual medicine to nourish our master's wife.

"Okay, I'll transfer it to you directly. Just stick your mouth out and drink."

Shen Xuejun opened her lips again, her mouth was exceptionally moist and juicy, and saliva flowed onto the tip of her tongue, clear and refreshing like a spring.

"..."

Is there really no normal way to transfer power?

Chu Mingkong recalled that when Jin Yu was diligently cultivating the Phoenix Blood Scripture, she seemed to have asked Empress Pei for a wisp of pure internal energy to assist in her comprehension. Had the mother and daughter passed on their skills in the same way? Was his master's wife trying to deceive him...?

He was completely captivated by his master's wife's mouth-to-mouth transmission of power, feeling dizzy and disoriented. Before he could even thank her for her generosity, she left coldly after the kiss, leaving only the words, "If it's not enough, ask your master's wife for more."

Coming to his senses, Chu Mingkong withdrew his Annihilation Domain and quickly concealed himself, leaving Qu Wuyue alone in the same spot, bewildered, wondering what had just happened. Why did her memory seem to be missing a large part? She hadn't even noticed that Senior Shen had left.

Chu Mingkong found a place to calm down. He saw a message from Jin Yu on the note, asking how he was doing. Chu Mingkong replied:

I'll be able to visit you in Beijing soon. Is there anything unusual happening there?

Chapter 101 Advisors

Looking at Jin Yu's description of what was happening in the court, Chu Mingkong was completely confused. Why was the emperor taking his anger out on the empress?

However, it's likely that the emperor hated Empress Pei intensely, feeling that she was being treated like a sacrifice and thus rebelled, yet he couldn't bring himself to kill her.

It must be incredibly painful for the emperor to hate her but be unable to do anything about it. He was even worried that cursing or torturing her would kill her, so he had to tear it off in advance. Now, in order to vent his anger, he had no choice but to splash water on her face in the court to humiliate her.

He was clearly the most honored person in the entire Tianji Empire, yet he couldn't even control the person next to him in bed.

Chu Mingkong smiled wryly at the emperor, then raised his hand to write words to comfort Jin Yu:

Alright, alright, I'll come visit you as soon as possible. Have you been given any difficulties? Has the Emperor taken his anger out on you?

Jin Yu lay sadly on the bed, wrapped in a quilt. The affairs of the palace were becoming increasingly unclear to her. She had already learned some of the inside stories from Chu Mingkong, but now she heard the officials discussing how the emperor had openly splashed water on the empress to humiliate her.

She increasingly felt that beneath this magnificent palace lay a chilling, ruthless, and unfamiliar atmosphere, even resembling a den of demons, making it impossible for her to wait a moment longer.

Jin Yu really wanted Chu Mingkong to take her away from this place as soon as possible, but she couldn't. If she left, her mother would have no one to keep her company!

"Mingkong, I'm fine. Don't come over just because you're worried about me. Focus on recovering first. The city gates are no longer heavily guarded, but the patrols inside are carrying some strange things. Your sister, Miss Wei, told me to stay away from those things if I see them."

Wei Qingning had been asked by Jin Yu to be a bodyguard before. Unless there were special arrangements, he would go to Jin Yu's place after simply dealing with the affairs of the Nightblade Division.

"Strange things, probably those jars of flesh and blood or something..."

Chu Mingkong murmured, looking at the words on the note, he could vaguely sense the panic on the other end.

Don't worry, I value my life too. I've been recuperating for several days before deciding to go to the capital, and I've made a lot of preparations. Relax, I'll go scout out the area around the capital today, and I'll come to see you by tomorrow at the latest.

【Um. 】

If you're bored in the princess's residence, call Qingning over for a chat to relieve your boredom.

Okay, but don't be stubborn!

[There's something I'm curious about. When the Empress passed on that wisp of her inner power to you, Jinyu, how did she do it? Was it through a kiss?]

Jin Yu blushed, muttering to herself why he had asked such a question, and the atmosphere of their conversation seemed to have suddenly changed.

"Yes... at first it was transmitted directly through the palm of my hand, but too few were transmitted, so they changed the method. Why is Mingkong suddenly asking about this?"

It seems my master's wife wasn't lying to me; these kinds of things really are most efficient when done by family... Chu Ming sighed inwardly, having learned something new, and replied:

[I overheard about the varying effects of transferring skills, which reminded me of your situation, so I wanted to confirm it out of curiosity.]