Chapter 812: Who Did It?

These three short words directly froze Lin Muxi in place.

Lin Muxi looked at Ye Lin, her delicate, flawless face filled with a blank expression.

Ye Lin stepped forward, reached out his arms, and pulled Lin Muxi into his embrace.

Feeling the warmth radiating from Ye Lin, Lin Muxi did not know how she should react for a moment.

She had made up her mind to sever her emotions, yet the target of that severing would not die and kept launching pure-love offensives against her.

This situation was a first in the entire history of the Longevity Continent.

Lin Muxi wanted to struggle, but Ye Lin held her even tighter.

"True detachment is not about making the other person disappear forever and never seeing them again, but rather, when you see them next, being able to greet them generously with a smile and say, 'Long time no see.'"

Ye Lin whispered into Lin Muxi’s crystalline earlobe.

"The more anxious you are to kill me, the more it actually shows that you cannot let go of this affection in your heart, isn't that right?"

Lin Muxi’s expression shifted; she did not know how to respond to Ye Lin’s question, because everything Ye Lin said was the truth.

How could a karmic entanglement of nine lifetimes be so easily let go?

"Forbidden Spell: Joy-Emptiness Dual Practice!"

Ye Lin took the opportunity to cast the forbidden spell.

Under normal circumstances, the Joy-Emptiness Dual Practice cast with his current strength would be hard-pressed to affect Lin Muxi.

After all, she was a great cultivator, and the techniques she practiced belonged to the realm of the Heartless Dao; trying to influence her was simply a pipe dream.

But at this moment, Lin Muxi’s emotions were fluctuating, and her psychological defenses were at their weakest.

This skill naturally influenced Lin Muxi quietly, like rain moistening things in silence.

Lin Muxi had not yet noticed that Ye Lin had secretly played a trick, only feeling that some strange change had occurred within her body.

"Don't worry, weak legs, stomach pain, bruising, and unfocused pupils are all normal," Ye Lin comforted her softly.

Magma is sealed within a volcano; over a thousand years, it continuously accumulates heat until one day, it breaks through its restraints, forming a volcanic eruption.

The magma surges out, carrying volcanic ash, scorching everything with extreme heat.

The crater at the summit glows with a crimson light.

No matter how hard the stone, it will melt when the magma flows over it.

The long-silent mountain range craves the new life this scalding torrent might bring; the magma rushes toward the clouds in a display of destruction, like stars burning in the firmament.

The violent outpouring of magma swallows countless forests, reshaping the contours of the earth.

The fields over which the magma flows are utterly ruined, devoid of grass, leaving only eternal desolation.

When dawn breaks, smoke and clouds obscure the light; the magma reaches the deepest part of the forest, and everything returns to dead silence.

Ye Lin flicked off a piece of cigarette ash, crushed the butt against Lin Muxi’s body, and then placed a finger to his face.

"Those who practice the Heartless Dao cannot have emotions; outsiders cannot stand us, and we cannot stand outsiders."

"I remember all the good you've done."

"When you want my life, come find me; I will surely return it."

Having said this, Ye Lin slapped himself, turned, and left, leaving behind only Lin Muxi, who lay on the ground in a daze.

Sorry, Ye Lin did this kind of thing that hurt a girl with a clear conscience.

He knew very well that he couldn't keep pressing the attack at a time like this; instead, he needed to give Lin Muxi the cold shoulder.

This thing is just like fishing; it’s all about knowing when to pull and when to release. If you pull the line too hard, it will snap; if you pull too slowly, the fish will run away.

If everything went smoothly, he should be able to gain Lin Muxi as a top-tier combat force when dealing with Granny Mad Dragon.

Come to think of it, he had to thank the Hall Master of Joy for adjusting the parameters for him; otherwise, it wouldn't have been so easy to trick her successfully.

And when the Hall Master of Joy returned to the hall and saw Lin Muxi, who was almost unrecognizable, her world instantly collapsed!

"Who did this!"

A terrifying aura erupted from the Hall Master of Joy; that coquettish feeling vanished without a trace, leaving only a heart full of cold, murderous intent.

When she saw Lin Muxi’s belly, which looked like she was three months pregnant, the cold, murderous intent in her eyes almost solidified.

As the Hall Master of Joy, she had experienced countless battles, large and small, but even she had never been in such a miserable state.

The other party hadn't treated Lin Muxi like a human being at all!

The Hall Master of Joy picked up Lin Muxi with a heart full of pain, cleaned her up, and then took out a secret ointment to apply to her.

Not until Lin Muxi fell into a deep sleep did the Hall Master of Joy gently close the door, her expression gloomy.

Throughout the Joy Sect, the strongest beings were the Sect Master Xue Bingxiao and the four Hall Masters, but these people were all women and had no reason to humiliate Lin Muxi in such a way.

"Could it be... Pei Jiuye?"

The Hall Master of Joy quickly locked onto Pei Jiuye.

After all, looking at the entire Joy Sect, the only person whose strength could be compared to the four Hall Masters was Pei Jiuye, the Elder of the Punishment Hall.

The Hall Master of Joy summoned Gu Lin.

"Mother, are you looking for me?"

Gu Lin looked at the Hall Master of Joy with some fear.

He had used the method Ye Lin taught him earlier, but because the Hall Master of Joy was a veteran of many battles, the trick was useless against her; instead, he had been ruthlessly trampled underfoot by her again.

"Use your official title when outside!" the Hall Master of Joy said coldly.

"Yes... Hall Master." Gu Lin lowered his head, feeling aggrieved.

"Go and verify for me whether Pei Jiuye is still in the sect."

The Hall Master of Joy tossed a black pill to Gu Lin.

"Yes!"

After swallowing the pill, Gu Lin flashed a few times and disappeared into the night.

A moment later, chaos erupted within the Joy Sect.

Gu Lin’s eyes were blood-red; he had lost his sanity and attacked anyone he saw.

As a body cultivator, his strength was extremely formidable; a single punch from his massive frame could send all the Joy Sect disciples who came to stop him flying.

He wreaked havoc within the Joy Sect like a crazed beast.

The Punishment Hall soon learned of this and sent people to stop and capture the rampaging Gu Lin.

But don't let the fact that Gu Lin called the Hall Master of Joy "mother" fool you; his strength was not to be underestimated.

It would be no exaggeration to say he was the number one person among the current Joy Sect disciples.

With the Seven Emotions Elders all being held up by the Hall Master of Joy, no one could stop him unless the other Hall Masters were disturbed or Pei Jiuye appeared in person.

Gu Lin threw a punch, the power of which tore through the void and left all the Punishment Hall disciples severely injured; he was like an ancient god or demon, unstoppable.

Seeing Gu Lin turning everything upside down and Pei Jiuye still showing no sign of appearing, the Hall Master of Joy’s cold face remained expressionless.

"It seems Pei Jiuye is not in the sect, but if not him, who else could it be?"

"Or could it be that Pei Jiuye did it, and he fled in fear of punishment?"