Chapter 15: Repay Me with Your Body

The woman Huo Zhi begged for help was the current Sect Master of the Blissful Union Sect, Moyi Guihua.

Moyi Guihua was currently reclining on a chaise lounge under a canopy. Her attire was extremely bold: a red dress revealing one fragrant shoulder and the straps of her undergarment. Her long, red-ribbon-bound legs stretched out from her robes, slightly bent. Her jade-white skin bore complex patterns tattooed into her flesh, adding to her allure. Her posture was indolent, her face strikingly gorgeous, with an aura of lewdness that radiated from within. She was the very picture of someone just waiting for others to come sleep with her.

But no one dared to approach within a half-mile of her.

With that style and audacity to dress like that, the only person it could be was this leader of the Blissful Union Sect.

The original story mentioned that Moyi Guihua was an extreme face-judger. She would help anyone good-looking who called her “Sister.”

Although her leadership made the entire Blissful Union Sect notoriously “unorthodox” and gave the sect a bad reputation, she was fiercely protective of her own and quite loyal.

This Moyi Guihua was also one of Mo Zhenfeng’s harem members in the original story. She got along extremely well with all the other harem members, particularly with Huo Zhi’s original host.

Upon seeing Moyi Guihua, Huo Zhi immediately thought of asking for help. As long as someone bought her just a little more time, she could successfully break the Spiritual Qi Seal!

“Repay? It can’t be just lip service. You’ll have to repay with your body. Such a stunning beauty meets my Blissful Union Sect’s standards perfectly. If you join us, I will help you and protect you for life.” As Huo Zhi’s call rang out, a low chuckle escaped Moyi Guihua’s lips. She sat up on her chaise lounge and looked at Huo Zhi as if she were both prey and a delicacy.

“Sister Moyi, the Sky Mist Sect is going too far. The Blissful Union Sect is naturally better. If Sister can help, joining the Blissful Union Sect is not out of the question.” Huo Zhi broke out in a cold sweat, looking at Moyi Guihua as she spoke, softening her voice.

Huo Zhi had a plan for which sect to join later. The Blissful Union Sect was far too unexpected.

“You—you shameless woman! Still claim you didn’t steal a talisman artifact? Uttering such words about joining the Blissful Union Sect… Today, you won’t escape!” The Sky Mist Sect cultivator yelled, rapidly activating the Binding Talisman in his hand.

“You sly little wretch! Not even the Blissful Union Sect can protect you!” At that moment, Qin Ceyi’s voice rang out as well, a large hand closing in rapidly from a distance.

Huo Zhi’s breath hitched. Qin Ceyi was here, and it was another Object Retrieval Talisman! That thing would re-seal the seal she was about to break!

“Sister Moyi, are you going to just watch me die?” Huo Zhi’s eyes were fixed on Moyi Guihua. She already clutched an Ice Escape Talisman in her hand and was directing the Spiritual Qi within her Qi Sea with all her might to break that final point of the seal.

“Alright, you pitiful thing. I’ll help you for now, but don’t you forget what you said!” A smile bloomed on Moyi Guihua’s lips. As she spoke, a pink stream of Spiritual Qi drifted out from her body like a ribbon. The seemingly soft pink ribbon coiled around Qin Ceyi’s large hand, rendering it completely immobile, and simultaneously extended to wrap around the cultivator who was activating the Binding Talisman to tie up Huo Zhi.

“Moyi Guihua, do you really want to interfere in this matter? This is making an enemy of my Sky Mist Sect!” Qin Ceyi bellowed as he flew in from afar.

“So what if we’re enemies? I’m not without enemies already. Tsk tsk, for a color like this little pitiful one, it’s worth it, even if it means making an enemy of Nascent Soul cultivators.” Moyi Guihua laughed.

Huo Zhi’s face darkened. Moyi Guihua was even more of a face-judger than the original story described. Helping her meant incurring a huge grudge. This was a massive favor.

“You—preposterous! You know our Sky Mist Sect also has a Nascent Soul Ancestor! Trying to take her away today means making an enemy of my entire Sky Mist Sect!” Qin Ceyi shouted urgently.

Huo Zhi didn’t have time to listen to their argument. With a whoosh inside her body, the Spiritual Qi Seal was broken. Without wasting a single second, she immediately held Linlang tightly and activated the Ice Escape Talisman.

Low-grade talismans had weak effects and little Spiritual Qi, but their advantage was that they required very little Spiritual Qi to activate and were extremely fast. In the blink of an eye, cold Qi swirled around them, and Huo Zhi and Linlang vanished from the spot, absorbed into the entrance of the Secret Realm.

“Preposterous! Moyi Guihua, this is all your doing!” Qin Ceyi arrived just in time to see Huo Zhi disappear before his eyes. He was naturally furious, glaring at Moyi Guihua with a face full of malice.

“How stinky! Did you just crawl out of a latrine?” Moyi Guihua saw Qin Ceyi and immediately stepped back several feet. She fanned her delicate nose with her jade-white hand, and the pink ribbons around her simultaneously vanished.

“You…” Qin Ceyi was speechless with anger. He was indeed in a sorry state. Having been mobbed by birds, he wasn’t injured, but he was covered in bird droppings. In his rush to get here, he hadn’t used a Cleaning Talisman.

“Moyi Guihua, that Fairy Yuheng stole a talisman artifact from our sect, and you still helped her! Do you truly wish to be an enemy of our sect?!” As Qin Ceyi fumbled for a Cleaning Talisman, his Sky Mist Sect companion, who had helped him earlier, spoke angrily.

Cultivators from other sects watched the spectacle unfold.

“Ancestor Moyi, this is the Sky Mist Sect, not some minor sect or small faction. Do you truly intend to protect that female disciple?” an Elder from the Artifact Talisman Sect asked.

The others also looked on with curiosity.

Moyi Guihua had always had a habit of trying to recruit any good-looking person she saw into her sect. But she had always been measured and hadn’t caused much trouble. This time, however, the adversary had Nascent Soul Ancestors backing them.

“Ai, you all know how soft-hearted I am. She spoke so pitifully, I couldn’t help but feel compassion. What if she really was wronged? Wouldn’t that be too pitiable? Naturally, I must uphold justice. This little one even said she’d repay me, but now she’s vanished without a trace. You can’t blame me. How could I have known she had an Ice Escape Talisman? She fooled even me. Not only did I not receive any repayment, but I’m tangled up in this mess! Enemy or not, we’ll talk when she comes out. She can’t stay in there forever, can she? What’s the rush?” Moyi Guihua spoke in a coquettish, delicate voice, unhurriedly reclining back onto her chaise lounge.

The surrounding people burst into laughter. Moyi Guihua was a master at muddling things. She had just obstructed someone else’s business, and now she was playing innocent.

Qin Ceyi’s face turned green with rage, his anger impossible to quell. He had been so close, and now he had to wait half a year!

While Moyi Guihua was only at the Late Core Formation Stage, she knew many strange Talisman Arts and her combat power was unpredictable. In a real fight, Qin Ceyi wasn’t confident he could win. And since Moyi Guihua was speaking like this, if he continued to press the issue and truly made an enemy of her, it would be even harder to deal with Huo Zhi later when she came out.

“I hope that when she emerges, you won’t meddle in other people’s business. This is an internal sect affair! I am her Master. If she made a mistake, it’s naturally my place to punish her!” Qin Ceyi composed himself and spoke.

“Whether I meddle or not depends on my mood. Are you going to try and control me?” Moyi Guihua said airily, looking at the barrier entrance with a smile in her eyes.

Qin Ceyi was enraged again by Moyi Guihua and nearly coughed up blood. Knowing he couldn’t win an argument with her, he ignored her. After thinking for a moment, he immediately took out a long-distance Sound Transmission Talisman to call some Foundation Establishment cultivators from his sect who hadn’t entered the Secret Realm. He couldn’t enter, but that didn’t mean he couldn’t send people in. No matter what, he had raised this little fox for so many years. He couldn’t let her get away!

“Mei’er, go call Wen’er. Have her enter the Vermilion Flame Secret Realm. Tell all our disciples in the Secret Realm to befriend and keep an eye on that little one from just now.” While Qin Ceyi was busy making arrangements, Moyi Guihua instructed a veiled woman beside her.

“Sect Master, I know that woman. She cultivates the Dao of Ruthlessness. What use would she be to our Blissful Union Sect? Making so many enemies for her isn’t worth it. Our sect is already…” The woman, called Mei’er, transmitted her voice to Moyi Guihua.

“Mei’er, if that old fellow from the Sky Mist Sect chased her all the way here and values her so much, even if she really did steal a talisman artifact, that artifact must be very powerful. She must have some skill. Even if she didn’t steal an artifact, she has other secrets. Can we really lose out?” Moyi Guihua transmitted back with a smile.

Mei’er looked at Moyi Guihua, her brow still furrowed. She clearly disagreed, but she still used a Sound Transmission Talisman to call Wen’er, a Foundation Establishment female disciple from their sect.

While these two factions were making their moves, the other sects were also planning. They were all old and shrewd foxes. What secret did Huo Zhi possess that even Core Formation cultivators coveted? They wanted to see if they could snatch this opportunity.

In a Secret Realm, it wasn’t unusual for people to kill each other. Every year, many failed to come out.

“Inform the Young Sect Master of this matter. Don’t intervene too much. Send a few people on the surface to stir things up and muddle the situation. The most important thing is still that item. We’ve planned for over a hundred years; we can’t afford to fail just as we’re about to succeed.” The presiding Elder of the Artifact Talisman Sect transmitted instructions to his subordinate. They were also sending people in, but not for Huo Zhi and Linlang. It sounded like they had something important to obtain in the Vermilion Flame Secret Realm.

In just a short while, many Foundation Establishment cultivators gathered around the Vermilion Flame Secret Realm. Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, one by one, they all entered.

Qin Ceyi immediately understood the implications. His face turned a few shades greener.

Huo Zhi and Linlang were unaware of the events outside. Their landing point was a field of molten rock. Below them, scorching lava flowed.

“I…” Huo Zhi was nearly scared out of her wits. What terrible luck!

At the critical moment, Huo Zhi instinctively threw Linlang away. Linlang, now airborne, spread her wings, swooped down, and grabbed Huo Zhi just before she fell into the lava, pulling her back into the air.

But misfortune never comes singly. Just as Linlang caught Huo Zhi and was looking for a place to land, she sensed danger. A Spiritual Qi Rope shot out from behind them, instantly binding Huo Zhi.

They had dodged the Spiritual Qi Rope outside, only to be bound by one they thought they were safe from inside the Secret Realm!