Senior sister, I'm going to control you.

Chapter 19: Eat it all up and then rob it again

"The secret chamber is located in Master's cultivation room."

Su Yingxue's cheeks were flushed, and her voice was hoarse from the aftermath.

"The cultivation technique practiced by everyone in the Blood Spirit Sect is called the Blood Spirit Scripture."

Every so often, Master would send me, Zhao Ling, my third junior brother Zhang Xuan, and me to the cultivation room to perform bloodletting for her cultivation.

Li Tianran didn't say anything, he just looked at her.

"Of course, you can also use spirit stones and treasures to cultivate normally."

But Master finds it too slow; she prefers to use our blood essence.

Su Yingxue gave a wry smile: "The three of us are her blood bank."

Li Tianran nodded, his mind no longer on her.

He did not continue to be affectionate.

He withdrew his hand from her, causing ripples to spread across the water.

Su Yingxue was stunned for a moment, and before she could react, she felt her waist suddenly go empty.

Her storage bag was ripped away.

"Owner……"

Li Tianran ignored her.

He opened the storage bag, and the contents spilled onto the water's surface, carried by the current, floating one by one in front of him.

A dull gray jade pendant, cool to the touch.

"What is this?"

Li Tianran played with the cyan jade pendant in his hand; it felt heavy and warm.

Su Yingxue felt her heart bleeding, but she forced a smile.

"This is a first-grade concealing aura pendant, which can hide one's cultivation level and change one's aura."

Even a Foundation Establishment cultivator wouldn't be able to detect the flaws without using their divine sense to search.

This is what I looted after killing a small family; you might find it useful.

Concealing one's cultivation level and altering one's aura?

Exactly!

Li Tianran gladly accepted the offer.

He was also worried that his cultivation level was improving too quickly, which would arouse suspicion from Zhao Ling.

Now that I have no worries, I can focus on improving my strength.

Then he flipped to it again.

Three level-two Blood Spirit Grass plants, with thick leaves that gleam with a dark red luster.

A pile of low-grade spirit stones, about thirty pieces.

A thin booklet with the words "Blood Spirit Scripture" written on the cover.

I flipped through a couple of pages at random; it was a copy, the handwriting was messy, but the content was complete.

A curved sword, a low-grade magical artifact, with blood-red patterns engraved on its scabbard.

When pulled out, the blade gleamed coldly.

There was also a stack of Blood Slave Talismans, ten in total, neatly folded.

Su Yingxue, as expected of the senior sister, is not too poor.

These resources are very important to him right now.

Watching Li Tianran put the items into his arms one by one.

Su Yingxue bit her lip and remained silent.

Those were all accumulated little by little by her risking her life, day and night planting spiritual herbs, capturing blood slaves, and refining blood essence for her master.

It is extremely difficult for cultivators at the lowest level like them to accumulate so many resources.

Other cultivators basically live paycheck to paycheck.

All the resources they acquire are used for cultivation, and there's never enough left.

In particular, the Breath Concealing Pendant, the low-grade magic weapon, and the second-level Blood Spirit Grass were the result of countless efforts and resources.

Now, they have all become Li Tianran's supplies.

Li Tianran ignored Su Yingxue's expression.

He put on the Breath-Concealing Pole and tucked the curved sword into his waistband.

He stuffed the spirit stones and blood spirit grass into his storage bag, tucked the cultivation manual into his chest, and remained expressionless.

Su Yingxue knelt in the water, her white dress spreading across the surface and covering her body.

He was still clutching her bodice in his hand; he had forgotten to return it.

She wanted to ask for it, but she didn't dare.

She just kept her head down, her eyelashes trembling.

"Owner……"

Her voice trembled as she pleaded.

"I've given you everything, I only beg you to spare my life."

If you find me useful in the future, let me go, and I'll be your lackey.

I'm willing to do anything.

Li Tianran looked down at her.

Her red lips had bite marks, and her body was covered in marks left by him.

Its posture was humble, like a tamed dog.

He had been humiliated by her before, and she had stolen his spiritual herbs.

She treated him like a dog on the street.

"A dog's greatest virtue is its loyalty; it will judge you based on your behavior."

"I'll spare your life for now."

Li Tianran threw her bodice back into the water.

Su Yingxue caught the undergarment, clutched it in her hand, and lowered her head.

"...Thank you, Master."

Li Tianran ignored her.

He sat cross-legged on the water and began to make plans.

The first step has been taken.

After enduring so much, I finally have the opportunity to take control of my own destiny.

Han Laomo is currently focused on refining Foundation Establishment puppets, so he definitely doesn't have time to manage the spirit fields or investigate Su Yingxue's disappearance.

This is a lull period.

We must seize this time to desperately improve our strength, while also preparing to escape.

He opened his eyes and stood up.

The water solidified beneath his feet, supporting him.

He looked down at Su Yingxue.

"Stay put."

Su Yingxue nodded.

With a thought, Li Tianran felt weightless and everything went black.

When he opened his eyes again, he was sitting on the floor of the woodshed, still clutching the jade slip in his hand.

He stood up.

He walked to the bedside, lifted the quilt, and looked down at Su Yingxue in the basin.

She was curled up at the bottom of the basin, her white dress spread out, soaked and clinging to her body.

Clutching her undergarment in her hand, she wasn't wearing it. She looked completely lost and dejected, all traces of her previous aloofness and imposing manner gone.

Li Tianran picked up the basin, put it back under the bed, and hid it.

This thing must not be discovered.

He could have stored it in his storage bag, but that wouldn't have been safe.

If Zhao Ling discovers and steals the storage bag, then he will lose all his trump cards.

A dilapidated woodshed, a broken basin—no one would care.

The most dangerous place is often the safest.

After hiding it, he tucked the storage bag into his bosom and pinned it to his chest.

He pushed open the door and went out.

It was already completely dark outside.

Lingtian.

Shen Qing squatted on the ground, examining each Blood Spirit Grass one by one.

A cool night breeze blew by.

Her Taoist robe clung to her body in the wind, outlining her slender waistline.

Hearing the noise, Shen Qing turned around.

He was taken aback when he saw Li Tianran come out.

"What do you need me to do?"

"fine."

Li Tianran walked over and squatted down next to her: "How's the spirit field?"

"Some of the golden edges have widened a bit more."

Shen Qing pointed: "We should water it tomorrow night."

Li Tianran nodded.

"Don't go far tonight, just stay around the woodshed. Call me immediately if you make any noise."

Shen Qing glanced at him but didn't ask why.

The two have reached an agreement.

Given the current situation, she can only place all her hopes on Li Tianran and do her best to cooperate.

"it is good."

Li Tianran turned around and walked back to the woodshed, closing the door behind him.

In the woodshed.

The fire by the stove had gone out, but the elixir in the bowl remained, silvery-white and faintly glowing.

Li Tianran squatted down and took out the dark purple level-two Blood Slave Talisman from his pocket.

After soaking for a day and a night, Su Yingxue was able to fully control the third level of Qi Refining.

As for whether he could control Zhao Ling, who was at the sixth level of Qi Refining, he wasn't sure.

It needs to be soaked for a longer time; every little bit helps to strengthen it.

Li Tianran threw the talisman into the basin.

The talisman sank down and landed beside Su Yingxue, splashing up tiny water droplets.

From Su Yingxue's perspective.

A dark purple talisman, obscuring the sky, fell from above and floated on the water's surface.

She quickly shrank back, but the talisman didn't touch her.

It simply sank into the basin, its patterns slowly deepening in the silvery-white fairy water.

"Senior sister, please come out of the water without worry."

"If you behave well, I might consider letting you out."

Li Tianran's voice echoed in the world within the basin.