I, who was turned into a woman by the Jade Maiden Master, want to rebel against the Heavenly Gang.

All I could see was that the expressions on people's faces changed from confusion to unease and tension, and some even showed signs of fear.

A moment later, a sudden gust of wind arose. A huge figure landed with a crash, kicking up dust and gravel that rushed towards them.

It was a gigantic bird. By the standards of Qin Rufeng's home planet, Blue Star, it was roughly the size of a large passenger plane.

Because it was so big, even after landing, Qin Rufeng had to look up to see its entirety.

This bird's plumage is incredibly colorful. The base color is red, but the surface of the feathers displays various gradients of color. With the slightest movement, it shimmers and sparkles, appearing as if iridescent paint is flowing across its body.

The giant bird landed right in front of Qin Rufeng's cell, and Qin Rufeng could see its enormous claws up close.

Its two thick legs were like stone pillars, covered with gray scales. The hooked claws on its toes were like the Grim Reaper's scythe, and it seemed that a single swipe of its claws could easily split mountains and shatter rocks.

This bird has a sharp beak, but it is neither as long and thin as that of wading birds nor as hooked as that of birds of prey. Instead, it is like a chisel, both sharp and sturdy.

Its eyes are bright and piercing, and it has a beautiful crest of feathers like a peacock on its head. Its tail is also like a peacock's, but it is much more dazzling and gorgeous.

This giant bird, both majestic and beautiful, inevitably evokes the image of the phoenix.

At this moment, it was looking at the cultivators and prisoners below like ants with curious eyes... then suddenly it leaned down, stretched its neck, and quickly pecked... a cultivator was already in its mouth.

Before anyone else could react, the giant bird had already raised its head and swallowed the monk whole. It was only then that people seemed to realize this beautiful giant bird was "Calamity," and they began to scatter and flee.

But how could they escape? The giant bird flapped its wings forcefully, blowing some people away, who crashed heavily into the wall, immediately spitting blood and losing consciousness. The giant bird then calmly pecked at them and swallowed them whole.

Some people scrambled and rolled in an attempt to escape, only to be crushed under its foot, their flesh bursting and turning into a bloody mess.

The blond-haired guy who had previously harassed Qin Rufeng was now frantically shaking the cell door, yelling, "Let me in! Let me in! You little bitch, open the door! Let me in!"

Qin Rufeng said expressionlessly, "Alright, fellow Daoist, please come in..."

The blond-haired man was taken aback. He knew the door couldn't be opened; his hysterical shouting was just a desperate act. However, Qin Rufeng said, "Please come in."

A glimmer of hope flashed in the blond-haired man's eyes, but when he shook the door, it remained unmoved...

Qin Rufeng then said, "But you have to open the door yourself."

The blond-haired guy was furious and started cursing. But he was stomped down by the giant bird after only a few words...

Its sharp claws ripped it open, then it pecked twice and ate the upper and lower halves separately. After pecking a few more times, it finally ate the bloody pile of scraps on the ground.

It was cleaned very thoroughly and nothing was wasted...

Chapter 100 Passive Seduction Techniques?

Those outside are probably regretting not having examined the bamboo slips more closely and considered their contents more carefully. Or perhaps, when the bugle sounded, they saw people rushing back to their cells, but instead of grabbing an empty room, they stood there dumbfounded.

Now look what's happened, we've become food for this monster...

Of course, some people with higher cultivation levels began to use their supernatural abilities to attack the giant bird. However, no matter what kind of magic it was, they failed to harm even a single feather.

Moreover, the giant bird can summon wind and thunder. Its magical power is astonishing, far beyond what these Foundation Establishment cultivators can match.

It shook its feathers, which transformed into sharp arrows that could not be stopped by any type of defense. None of those hit by the arrows could even retain the feathers on their bodies... they were all pierced through to the bone.

Even while Qin Rufeng was in prison, he could sense that the giant bird's cultivation had definitely reached the Golden Core Realm, and might even have reached the Flowing Cloud Realm.

The Golden Core stage is a realm with a large span of power. The gap between the early stage and the peak of the later stage is even greater than the gap between the Foundation Establishment and Qi Refining stages.

This giant bird's cultivation level was clearly capable of easily overwhelming all the cultivators in this prison...

For the rest of the day, the monks outside the prison played hide-and-seek with the terrifying giant bird. Whether they could escape or not depended entirely on the bird's whim.

Some people even hid in the crevices of the stalagmites and rocks, only to be pecked into mincemeat by giant birds.

The incredibly hard stalagmite was like a corncob in its presence; a single peck would leave a large dent. Presumably, if the giant bird so desired, it could easily peck this towering stalagmite in half.

By afternoon, the giant bird seemed to have eaten its fill. It lay down to rest on a floating island, allowing the refugees to finally breathe a sigh of relief.

As night fell and the first rays of moonlight cast their silvery glow, the giant bird flapped its wings and flew back above the courtyard...

Having survived this ordeal, people were even more desperate. Escaping through the upper courtyard seemed utterly impossible. If they could perhaps manage the swarm of red, cloud-like insects, how could they possibly contend with this colossal bird whose power overwhelmed them?

Before they knew it, night had fallen. Li Qingshi's illness flared up again, and she had to take another pill. Qin Rufeng, on the other hand, meditated to regulate her breathing; she could still use entropy energy to suppress the corrosive effects of the red smoke.

As she looked out of the cell, she noticed that the shadows on the stalagmite hadn't moved much tonight. This led her to conclude that the giant bird's nest must be at the top of the stalagmite.

The wriggling shadow cast on the stalagmite is actually the silhouette of this giant bird. It seems it had eaten its fill during the day, so it's much quieter at night.

"This natural disaster truly lives up to its name," Qin Rufeng muttered to himself as he took out the second bamboo slip to examine it again...

"The horns are sounding, for impending natural disaster!"

"The red sun is like blood, and I rest while gazing at the moon."

"The sound of waves surges, the tide rises from the wilderness;"

"Like the sun, fiery and blazing, the tide recedes, vast and boundless."

"The red moon dispels calamity, the Holy Mother relieves suffering;"

"I am imprisoned, but I will live a peaceful life."

Seeing Qin Rufeng pick up the bamboo slip, Li Qingshi also came over and said, "Master, the poem on the bamboo slip matches."

Qin Rufeng nodded. "The first line of the poem is already a direct answer."

"The second line, 'The red sun is like blood,' is quite fitting. The giant bird of that calamity wreaked havoc, making it indeed a bloody day."

"As for the meaning of resting while gazing at the moon, it is also very clear: when the moon rises, the natural disasters will cease. Indeed, the giant bird left when it saw the first ray of moonlight."

Li Qingshi was very close to Qin Rufeng, occasionally rubbing against her like a cat. Whether intentionally or not, her neckline was very low, revealing a large cleavage. The little rabbit kept nudging Qin Rufeng's elbow.

Qin Rufeng wondered, what's wrong with this little female cat? She's turned bluish? Is she still feeling the effects of last night?

Holding the bamboo slip, she continued, "It seems the second bamboo slip contains no misleading information; everything is perfectly accurate. As for the later situation of being imprisoned, 'let's just get by and be at peace.' That's certainly true."

Li Qingshi said, "So this confirms the effectiveness of elixirs. Elixirs are completely ineffective against natural disasters."

“That’s right,” Qin Rufeng said. “So the Red Moon Holy Mother’s ability to eliminate disasters and difficulties refers to the fact that the elixir can suppress the infection of bloodthirsty red-eye disease.”

"Master, you are wise~ Now the beginning and the end match up, only the middle two sentences are left..." Li Qingshi said while pressing herself tightly against Qin Rufeng.

Qin Rufeng softly recited: "The sound of waves surges, the tide rises from the wilderness; like the sun, like fire, the tide recedes into the vastness."

"Yes, these two lines actually correspond to the first two. For example, the horn sounds against the sound of waves, which means that something will happen when the sound of waves is heard."

"And the so-called primordial chaos... should foreshadow a flood." Qin Rufeng immediately thought of the deep ravine surrounding the stalagmite. Although the water level inside was several feet below the ground, the prison was just a tube, and the tide would surge up in the blink of an eye.

As for the blazing sun and the receding tide, that's probably similar to the moon rising and a natural disaster receding. The sun rises and the tide goes out.

Qin Rufeng racked her brains to think about these things, but Li Qingshi kept hitting her with a toy.

Ru Feng sensed something was amiss. Although Li Qingshi was willing to serve as a slave to curry favor, she didn't seem to be skilled at this kind of "serving."

Could it be because of my passive seduction technique? Impossible, I haven't practiced the Jade Cauldron Technique of Joyful Union recently.

No, something's not right with her.

Qin Rufeng suddenly lowered his voice and said, "Qingshi! What's wrong?"

The voice wasn't loud, but it was almost a reprimand. Li Qingshi seemed to wake from a dream, and immediately jumped away from Qin Rufeng. Then she hurriedly kowtowed and admitted her mistake, "Master! This servant knows her mistake, this servant deserves to die."

"Calm down, don't panic," Qin Rufeng quickly comforted her. "I'm not blaming you, I just think you're acting a little strange."

"Tell me, what's wrong with you?"

"This servant..." Li Qingshi's face turned as red as a ripe tomato, and her furrowed brows made her look even more like her master.

However, her master would never show such an embarrassed expression. Even in awkward situations, she could easily defuse the situation by appearing completely composed.

“This servant wants to… serve my master,” Li Qingshi said shyly. “This servant really wants to serve my master.”

“I have no complaints about what my master wants me to do. Besides… and besides, my master is as beautiful as a fairy.”

"This servant, this servant originally did not understand... nor have I... done... any... training... cultivation."

"But ever since last night, I've been feeling incredibly excited. It's like... like I've cultivated a top-tier cultivation technique and arrived at a fairyland I've never been before. I've completely... fallen in love with it."

Qin Rufeng half-closed his eyes and frowned slightly. In fact, he was about to lose control of Shanling (Nine) and Linqi (Nine).

She didn't know what to do... She dreamt of her master last night, but unintentionally broke Li Qingshi... opening the door to a new world.

Sin, sin...

However, Li Qingshi hadn't finished speaking, and her expression became even more serious, "But... even if this servant had improper thoughts, I would never dare to cross the line. I would never dare to do anything that would be disrespectful to my superiors."

"Just now, there was a... it seemed like an invisible force pushing me. My Dao heart was in turmoil, my mind was unclear, and I was not in control of my own body."

Qin Rufeng was basically certain; it was probably still the passive charm technique on him...

However, Li Qingshi said earnestly, "This servant believes that this is the effect of the elixir."

Chapter 101 The Little Servant's Awakening

"Pills?" This surprised Qin Rufeng, and she quickly asked, "How do you know?"

Li Qingshi said, "Because I felt that my mind was still very clear throughout the day, but after taking the pill after dark, I started to lose control."

So it really is a pill?

Qin Rufeng had never trusted the pills given by the Crimson Moon believers. He'd always felt something was wrong; could this be the problem?

But what's the point of making someone turn blue?

This inevitably brings to mind the third bamboo slip which says, "If you don't practice dual cultivation, you will die"... But Li Qingshi's bamboo slip says, "Dual cultivation is like raising a tiger, dual cultivation is like raising a poisonous insect." What does this mean?

Does the practice of dual cultivation have any special significance in this prison "battle royale"?

Qin Rufeng paced back and forth, deep in thought, and unknowingly wandered into the depths of the prison cell. There, he discovered a crack at the corner.

Each cell is actually different. The one Qin Rufeng is currently in is quite deep inside, with a corner in between.

The atmosphere was tense during the day, with everyone constantly watching the monstrous birds of nature outside, so no one had thoroughly checked the cells. Who would have thought there would be a crack around this corner?

The crevice was large enough for a person to pass through. There was even a gentle breeze blowing out from inside... and it seemed to emit a faint light.

"This...heh." Qin Rufeng couldn't help but chuckle bitterly, muttering to himself, "The dungeon entrance, right?"

Li Qingshi, who was standing to the side, asked, "Master, what is a dungeon?"

Qin Rufeng shook his head. "It's nothing."

Li Qingshi continued, "There's a faint light inside; something's fishy about it. Let me go in and take a look."

"Wait," Qin Rufeng stopped her. "Don't be reckless. We don't even know what dangers are inside."

Li Qingshi smiled and said, "I only went in because I didn't know what dangers it might pose. If this crevice leads to some danger, then even if I don't go in, the danger might still come out."

“Our role is to detect danger for our master. Besides, we can’t stay here forever; we have to find a way to leave. Even if it’s just aimless probing, we have to do it.”

Qin Rufeng remained silent for a moment, then nodded very slightly. Her face was expressionless, but she was inwardly very pleased.

In fact, Li Qingshi recited all of Qin Rufeng's lyrics. What she could think of, Qin Rufeng had naturally thought of as well.

However, testing someone comes with risks, but even if those risks are taken, the test must be conducted. Therefore, the best approach is for Li Qingshi to test the waters.

Qin Rufeng had never been a so-called master before, and Li Qingshi was a decent person, so there were some things Rufeng found difficult to say.

Now Li Qingshi has recited the lyrics himself, volunteering on his own initiative... which is really reassuring.

She should go, but she can't go in alone. If she goes in and doesn't come out, it'll be for nothing, and Qin Rufeng still won't know what's inside.

At this moment, Li Qingshi had already taken out a small lamp and lit a candle inside...

This thing is so shabby. Generally speaking, this kind of lamp is only the lowest level of magic weapon, and it can't even be called a magic weapon, it's just a tool.

The lamps are usually filled with luminous spirit stones, and the lamps are imbued with magic that allows them to levitate.

There are countless such lamps in the Emerald Star Pavilion, but Master doesn't like to use them. She prefers the atmosphere of flickering candlelight.

Li Qingshi's lamp wasn't imbued with magic, so she could only carry it by hand. Fortunately, the candle inside wasn't an ordinary candle; it was the kind that could burn for a long time.

Qin Rufeng couldn't stand it any longer, so he summoned the snake mushroom and snatched the lamp from Li Qingshi's hand, saying, "Let it hang in front. You follow behind."

Li Qingshi's face immediately lit up with a grateful smile, and she quickly said, "Thank you, Master."

Guided by the snake mushroom lantern, Li Qingshi entered the narrow crevice. However, she was immediately pulled out... It was a dead end, with a faint glow coming from the fluorescent fungi growing on the walls.

Li Qingshi seemed somewhat disappointed, but Qin Rufeng did not give up, because there was indeed air flowing out of the crevice. She walked in herself and saw that the end of the crevice was a rock wall.

Qin Rufeng really wanted to do a somersault when in doubt. Although she didn't do that, she bent down and carefully examined the area, finally discovering a very small crack underneath.

The gap is so narrow that only a hand can fit through it, and the breeze comes out from there.

Qin Rufeng sent Snake Mushroom in to investigate. Although Snake Mushroom, being a low-level spirit beast, couldn't communicate effectively, the fact that it was unharmed after its investigation basically indicated that there was no life-threatening danger inside.

Moreover, since there is air circulation and Qin Rufeng and the other person stayed in the cell all day without any problems, it means that there are no hidden dangers such as miasma or poisonous fog inside the cell.