While the others were rallying out, Tianlong silently watched it from the sidelines.
Once he figured that Qin Houzi had left the establishment, he patiently waited for over an hour.
After making sure that the man was no longer here, he started to walk towards Qin Houzi's room.
His cave abode was almost thrice the size of others.
Outside the door, he saw a simple restriction formation locking the door. It was extremely simple to break and anyone with minor knowledge of it could do this.
It's not that Qin Houzi couldn't put a more complex restriction formation; it was just that there was no need to. Who would dare to intrude upon his room anyway?
In the memories of Hei Diao, he had seen the inner and outer chamber of the room. However, the moment Tianlong went inside the inner chamber, he was stunned.
Pink fog covered a bed where seven naked bodies were moaning in ecstasy. Some of them were rubbing against each other while some of them were indulging in self-pleasure.
Their beautiful moans seemed like the tinkering of silver bells and could make any man's blood burn with passion.
Tianlong frowned and sent a gust of wind to shift the pink fog away. However, it seemed to be unaffected by his wind techniques and swiftly rolled over him.
As it entered his pores, he felt a nefarious fire in his nether region. His invisibility also came undone.
It caused the girls to notice his presence. However, being under the brainwashing effect of the aphrodisiac fog, they only saw him as a medium to satisfy their desire.
In an alluring fashion, the seven females crawled towards him and started to rub their naked bodies against him. Two of them started to lick his neck while another two traced their fair hands towards his member.
Having awakened an extreme Yang physique, the aroma of his body and the energy was irresistible to most females, not to mention them.
"Charm spell!"
Biting his tongue, he dissolved the growing lust within himself and came back to his senses.
Although most people thought that the art of charm was vulgar and weak, those with more experience knew how dangerous it could be.
In the records, Tianlong had read about a female cultivator who was born with an extreme yin physique and possessed unparalleled attainments in the charming path. With a single glance of hers, she could turn any man into her loyal dog who would happily give up his life for her!
Even though he was surrounded by beauties who were trying to serve him, his forehead was filled with cold sweat.
The way he looked at the females no longer contained any lust, instead they were cold. Among the seven of them, two were in the early stages of Yin Yang Cleansing and the other five were in different realms of Qi condensation. If they attacked him during his moment of hesitation, he would be in a slightly difficult position.
He grabbed the female who had wrapped her legs around his legs and gave her chest a tight squeeze.
"Ahn~"
She stopped midway and her legs became loose. The squeeze was so painful yet so satisfying…
Her legs buckled up and she fell on top of the female whose hands were already on his member.
With a shrug, he cast off all the females. His eyes became silver as he looked at them with a murderous expression.
After a moment of silence, he heaved a sigh. Looking at them, he was suddenly reminded of the last moments of Su Fei.
"Forget it, none of you tried to harm me intentionally. Since I'm already here, I'll set you free."
With a quick few tap, he made all the females unconscious and kept them in his interspatial ring.
His gaze then shifted to the spirit pool beside the bed which was completely different from the ones in the outer area.
"The core of another Jade core cultivator is a priceless treasure even for Jade core cultivators. If an evil cultivator devours it using proper technique, he can tremendously increase his magic force. Yet Qin Houzi was able to give one to Hei Diao even after one was stolen by Su Fei. Surely he must have found something in the pool that others couldn't…"
Taking out the black crystal given by his mother, he dived inside the pool. Previously, he wouldn't have dared to do such a thing. However, now that he possessed lightning consciousness, the last thing he feared was an ambush by low-level beasts.
The deeper he dived, the darker the surroundings became, the pressure also got higher. Fortunately, there was a ray of light that went along the path. It was the indicator of how spiritual energy was flowing. If the ray of light was thick, the place where it struck could be prepared as a spirit spring using appropriate measures.
As he finally reached the water source below, a few of the aquatic demons also came into view. Upon seeing him, their expressions turned bloodthirsty within an instant. They charged at him at lightning-fast speed with their gaping maws shining with an eerie green colour.
Just as they were within 30 metres of Tianlong, their eyes suddenly turned silver and their skulls exploded on spot.
The slaughter went on for about 10 seconds before all the beasts in his vicinity were dead. Before the blood could alert others, Tianlong sucked it.
"The number of beasts here are far lesser than other places…"
Focusing his eyes, he was able to notice that more than 2000 aquatic beasts were fighting and cultivating over a swirling mass of darkness. It was at least 1000 metres away from his place.
Shifting his gaze, he no longer looked at the beasts, they might notice that someone is looking at them.
He spread his spirit sense within 50 metres of himself to keep a lookout. Although he could extend it further, he didn't do so because it might alert others. It was also why he didn't take out any light source.
Once he was close to the bedrock, he could see fungus and silt covering it. The place looked like other places and nothing was out of the picture.
He covered the place with his spirit sense and started to scrutinize the place. Due to the amount of research he had done and mastery in using spirit sense, he was able to find a thin strand of aura force on one of the rocks.
The ghost of a smile crept upon his lips and he went towards that rock. It was shaped like a turtle's back and was as big as a human.
Noticing that there weren't any beasts nearby, he slightly shifted the rock and went inside the crevice.
It was a narrow tunnel with mud covering the walls. He could see signs of excavation along the wall. It was most likely Qin Houzi's work.
One hour later, he found himself inside a cave. The water was frozen solid and black miasma covered the place.
"This place reeks of death…" Mumbling under his breath, he stepped inside the place.
Walking forward, he saw a few frozen corpses here and there.
*creak*
Shattering one of them, he checked their condition. Unfortunately, way too much time had passed. There wasn't any spirituality left in them.
The entire time he was very cautious and gripped the crystal in one hand while progressing further. The more he walked forward, the calmer his expression became.
The miasma here was so thick that nothing was visible past one metre and even his spirit sense couldn't go far. Moreover, he could feel that the miasma was invading his system while he was walking forward. And unlike corpse Qi, it didn't only poison the body but was also corrupting the lifeforce. If someone without sufficient means was here, they would be forced to go back or die.
However, Tianlong wasn't affected by it. After fusing with the lotus, he could feel that the death aura couldn't harm him and was instead beneficial for him. With a cold snort, Tianlong started to devour the miasma instead.
As he walked forward, he would encounter an increasing number of frozen corpses. Most of them were just a husk of their former self and would shatter in just a touch. Along the way, he found quite a few demonic cores within them.
Finally, after traversing the fog for over an hour, he found the source of the miasma.
It was a purple corpse with a very grotesque appearance.
Its limbs were missing. In place of them, thousands of worms like tendrils were there which merged with the ground. It was as if the torso was a trunk and the tendrils were its roots.
However, he could feel that the person wasn't a tree demon. There were two massive destroyed wings on his back. The wings were slowly disintegrating and turning into the miasma.
To have died in this state, the demon must have been subjected to some very vicious spell.
Yet there wasn't a shred of pain on its disfigured face. All he could feel is a massive bloodlust and grief…
"To be able to affect other's emotions even after death, what was this person's cultivation?" He was inwardly stupefied.
Even though the creature was dead, Tianlong didn't touch it directly. Holding a spirit stone in his hand, he absorbed its power and sent his lightning sense to scan the corpse. In the low chance that the creature developed an undead nature, the extreme yang would immediately destroy it.
Despite not being undead, the torso started to dissolve the moment his lightning sense came in contact with it. Sizzling sounds came out before it completely turned into ashes, leaving behind a glittering fist-sized black core.
"This is…"