Republic of China Era: Entering the Dao through Divine Strike.

The sound seemed to come from near and far, making it impossible to pinpoint its exact location.

"Those two good-for-nothings, Zhu Tianhuo and He Canyao, really couldn't stop you."

Very well, so be it. It saves me the trouble of personally cleaning up this mess.

However, since you came in person, their deaths were worthwhile.

A figure in a red robe slowly emerged from the cellar.

Jin Sanniang looked to be no more than thirty years old, with a stunningly beautiful face, but her eyes were cold and piercing, devoid of any human warmth.

A faint pink mist surrounded her, within which countless distorted human faces could be vaguely seen.

Silent wails as they rise and fall.

This is the Five Desires Bewitching Mind Technique, the most insidious and deadly secret technique of the Red Lotus Sect.

Using the five desires of the world as a starting point, the souls of all beings are transformed into fuel.

The pink mist was a demonic barrier of the five desires that she had refined and formed, encompassing lust, greed, anger, delusion, and fear.

Fog can subtly erode one's mind and spirit, causing mild symptoms such as mental confusion and vulnerability to being taken advantage of.

In severe cases, one may be consumed by one's own desires, trapped in endless illusions until one's soul is exhausted and one perishes completely.

Wang Jingya was closest to the cellar entrance and was the first to be affected by the pink mist.

She groaned, staggered back two steps, and the goose-feather knife fell directly to the ground.

Even with my hands tightly covering my ears, the seductive whispers didn't enter through my ear canals; instead, they resonated directly in my mind.

Countless chaotic thoughts surged within him, illusions piled up, seemingly real, as he recalled his father's death while escorting goods, and how he hadn't been able to collect his body...

I worry that one day Li Xin will leave alone...

She clenched her teeth, the veins on the back of her hands bulging, and her eyes slowly began to glaze over.

Lin Si and Sun Qi, who were lying in ambush on the roof, were in an even worse situation.

The two fell off the tiles at the same time, rolling on the ground with their heads in their hands, and fine blood slowly seeped from their seven orifices.

The Li Garden disciples who remained at the alley entrance swayed unsteadily, their minds blank, and all the crossbows fell from their hands to the ground.

Cheng Feiyan had relatively stronger composure, but her face was still flushed and her hands holding the knife trembled incessantly.

He used all his willpower to fight against the illusions that kept growing in his mind.

Jin Sanniang stood in the center of the courtyard, gently smoothing the strands of hair at her temples, her smile becoming even more alluring and seductive: "Young Master Li, your subordinates are far too weak-willed. Would you like me to give them a proper lesson?"

Don't worry, the five desires that confuse the mind won't take their lives immediately.

They will only forever wallow in their own desires, slowly burning away their souls, until they become nothing more than empty, lifeless shells.

"It's a mental attack, but unfortunately it's not well-practiced enough to hurt me."

Li Xin glanced at Wang Jingya, Cheng Feiyan, and the others. With his psychic vision, he had already seen that everyone in Li Yuan was being attacked by illusions.

To put it simply, it's a struggle between one's will and the demonic thoughts within.

If they can get through this, it will be beneficial for tempering their mental strength.

But it can't last too long.

They couldn't hold on.

This left protector of the Red Lotus Sect is indeed quite capable.

Especially the techniques, which are truly wondrous and indescribable.

A hint of surprise flashed in Li Xin's eyes.

Indeed, the Red Lotus Sect was a treasure trove, occasionally offering me some inspiration.

This method of utilizing spiritual power is exactly what I lack.

I had clearly reached over fifty points of mental strength.

He is straightforward in his daily life and doesn't have any particularly good tactics.

Meeting this Left Protector is like having a pillow delivered to someone who's sleepy.

The opponent's techniques are indeed powerful and extremely strange, but they are still far from being able to deal with me.

The Xintinghou sword rang out in his hand with a clear sound, as if it could no longer control its bloodlust.

He seemed extremely excited.

The blade was covered with a layer of pale golden blade aura. The light was not dazzling, but it was able to push back the pink mist spreading around it by three feet.

The blade light shattered an invisible barrier around him.

The invading demonic influences of the five desires were all shattered by the sword intent, turning into wisps of green smoke and dissipating.

Jin San Niang's smile faltered slightly.

She flicked her fingertips repeatedly, and five streams of powder mist condensed into sharp needles of energy, which struck Cheng Feiyan, Wang Jingya, Lin Si, Sun Qi, and a disciple who was struggling on the ground.

She did not directly attack Li Xin.

She could see very clearly that Li Xin's speed, strength, and skill were almost flawless.

What's most terrifying is that he's made his moves with complete nonchalance since entering the courtyard.

None of them used the legendary, devastating, and overwhelming killing techniques.

To put it bluntly, the other party is playing a cat-and-mouse game.

The reason I didn't go all out was to see how much more I could use.

Or rather, they are confident that they can control the situation.

That's terrifying.

Since the other party is not blinded by desire.

It also hides formidable combat power.

Therefore, forcibly attacking him would only be suicide.

We have no choice but to find another way.

A rash attack would only lead to the same fate as the Right Protector, Kuyun.

They died without a burial place.

But she doesn't need to defeat Li Xin head-on. As long as she forces Li Xin to hesitate for a moment between saving people and pursuing, the seed of inner demons can take root in his mind.

Countless top experts have become overconfident, and then, without careful attention, their perfect mental state has been shattered.

It wasn't that they lacked the strength, but rather that they had something on their minds and couldn't bear to see their companions fall into a desperate situation.

Once there is even the slightest crack in one's heart, disaster is inevitable.

As expected, Li Xin did not let her do as she pleased. He swayed slightly and was no longer in the same place.

It moved so fast that the naked eye could only catch a blurry blue shadow.

Cheng Feiyan only saw a blue figure flash past her eyes, and then heard five faint sword cries in succession, which erupted almost at the same time.

Five pale golden blade energies shot out in five directions, precisely shattering the five pink energy needles.

Even after shattering the energy needle, the blade still had some power left, leaving five thin, line-like marks on the ground, each half a foot deep.

"Excellent swordsmanship." A genuine look of amazement flashed across Jin San Niang's eyes.

She walked towards Li Xin step by step, not rushing or launching a surprise attack, but calmly and slowly, with an elegant posture, as if she were going to a grand banquet.

With each step forward, the pink mist around him grew thicker.

With each step he took, the smile on his lips deepened.

The demonic mist that had spread outwards was completely drawn back and tightly wrapped around the surface of his body.

A ring of five-colored light mist rose behind him, like a veil or gauze, and danced in the air.

She stopped seven steps away from Li Xin, raised her head slightly, and said, "Young Master Li, I have cultivated the Five Desires Bewitching Mind Technique for so many years and have seen the desires in the hearts of countless men."

Some are greedy for money, some are lustful, some are attached to power, and some are afraid of death.

You're different, though; you seem out of place in this world.

If one remains detached from the world, one can view life as a grand drama.

I've never seen someone so completely blank inside. I wonder if you've cultivated yourself to the point of having no desire whatsoever?

She took another step forward, and the accumulated five-colored light mist exploded, transforming into five clearly visible illusory chains that wrapped around Li Xin's limbs.

"Let me see what kind of obsession you're hiding in your heart."

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205 Dewdrop Finger, The Five Desires Demon (Part 2)

Li Xin's only answer was one strike.

A magnificent golden flame swept across the void, instantly severing the five pink chains that had been coiling around it.

The chain snapped, exploding into tiny pink sparks.

Every spark is a fragment of desire compressed to its extreme, flying everywhere, carrying whispers and trying to penetrate the cracks in the blade and erode the mind.

The golden flames enveloping the blade were domineering and intense...

All the fragments of desire that touched the light of the blade.

It instantly burned into a wisp of smoke and vanished without a trace.

The blade's momentum hadn't subsided when it slashed straight at Jin Sanniang, who was coming towards him.

Jin Sanniang remained expressionless, her hands quickly forming hand seals.

A semi-transparent pink magic barrier instantly materialized in front of him, steadily blocking his path.

A deafening clang of metal clashing exploded, the shield wall trembled violently, and a fine crack appeared on its surface.

Jin Sanniang took a half step back, her bare feet pressing a shallow indentation into the blue brick.

The calmness in her eyes finally faded, leaving no trace of fear, only extreme excitement.

"Again!"

Jin Sanniang licked her lips and voluntarily removed her shield wall. Her figure transformed into a pink streak of light, fearlessly lunging towards Li Xin.

She practiced the Five Desires Delusion Method, and her soul had long since merged with demonic influence.

Physical injuries do not weaken her combat power; on the contrary, they stimulate her demonic nature, making her faster, more ferocious, and her combat power rise steadily.

The second cut came down.

The sword strike was heavier and fiercer than the first one, with the golden flames on the blade surging three feet, and the scorching heat distorted the air in the courtyard.

The pink shield wall shattered instantly, dissipating into countless fragments of light.

Jin San Niang was sent flying backward by the force of the sword energy, her left sleeve torn to shreds, revealing a section of her fair arm.

His arm was covered with dense black lines, and a deep, bone-revealing knife wound was prominently displayed, with flesh torn open and blood gushing out.

She glanced down at the wound, licked her lips with her tongue, and smiled wildly and maniacally.

"You hit me so well."

Before she could finish speaking, she suddenly raised her hand and plunged her five fingers deep into the wound on her left arm.

Fingertips pierced through the flesh and gripped the arm bone.

With a crisp sound, she activated her technique, dissipating her left arm into energy.

The dissipated energy condensed into a thick blood mist, completely enveloping her entire body.

Amidst the blood mist, the ear-piercing sound of bones grinding together continued incessantly.

Jin San Niang's body swelled up dramatically, and the flesh at the severed arm wriggled and reorganized wildly, rapidly forming an arm several times thicker than before.

Not just her arms, her whole body was undergoing a transformation.