Chapter 250: The Untouchable

"The Hehuan Sect has certainly chosen a good location!"

After wandering around here for the better part of a day, Shen Yu had finally toured the place inside and out, memorizing almost every spot by heart. Only in this way could he wipe them all out when the time came to strike.

It had to be said, the place the Hehuan Sect chose was not only hidden and beautiful in environment, but also had an underground river leading outside, which could be used to escape at any time.

However, Shen Yu had left a strand of Sword Qi in the river; anyone who wanted to jump into the river to escape would inevitably be wounded by the Sword Qi.

The Hehuan Sect had captured so many people, and there was no telling how many more they had harmed—and they still wanted to escape? Dream on!

Shen Yu's final destination was the place where the Hehuan Sect Leader was in seclusion. His strategy was simple: take out all the top brass first. The remaining scattered sand would not be able to stir up any trouble.

Having smoothly arrived at the place where Hehuan Sect Leader Jiang Tong was in seclusion, he stepped inside, crossed through layers of Mechanisms, and finally reached the innermost secret chamber.

However, Shen Yu did not see the figure of Hehuan Sect Leader Jiang Tong; instead, he saw a jade bed made of white jade, upon which lay a girl as beautiful as a flower.

At a single glance, there was a heart-stopping beauty that made it seem impossible to look away. This girl was so beautiful it made one's heart tremble, so beautiful one dared not profane her.

"Beasts!" Seeing this girl, Shen Yu immediately thought of the Hehuan Sect's Cultivation Method of harvesting yin to replenish yang, and his face instantly turned cold.

These bastards were truly capable of such things! Regardless of anything else, Shen Yu thought he should save this girl first, to avoid her being caught in the crossfire when the battle began.

As it turned out, the moment his hand touched her, he felt a cold aura. This feeling—how did it not seem like that of a living person!

With his hand resting on her wrist, feeling her pulse, Shen Yu could not help but frown.

Her pulse was faint and intermittent, as if it could snap at any moment. Her breathing was extremely unstable, and her heartbeat was weak. Her body was like an old tree entering its twilight years, as if it could wither at any moment.

The Sacred Heart Art was then quickly circulated. Under the power of the Sacred Heart Art, let alone the fact that she still had breath, even if she were dead—as long as it hadn't been too long—he could pull her back with its power.

Honestly, the first time he saw this girl, Shen Yu had been a bit moved. A hero saving a beauty—wouldn't that mean she should offer herself in return?

"Wrong! This is wrong!" As a large amount of internal energy poured into her body, Shen Yu's expression changed, and he quickly withdrew his energy.

This woman's condition was not right; she looked like withered wood on the surface, but in reality, her vitality was vigorous inside, and she was by no means as weak as she appeared.

Moreover, the way she looked, it seemed as if she had sealed herself off. In other words, this frail appearance was likely something she was faking. She was perfectly fine and did not need him to save her.

"Turning Body Art?"

Beside the woman, Shen Yu saw a scroll thrown down casually, on which a Cultivation Method was recorded.

But after just two glances, Shen Yu understood the mysteries of this Cultivation Method; it was no wonder it was thrown here so openly, without fear of anyone learning it.

How to put it, this was already a Cultivation Method that harmed others to benefit oneself, yet it had no benefit to the practitioner, and instead, it would cause some harm.

When absorbing others' internal energy into one's own body, one could crush their sharpness and grind away their essence, energy, and spirit, and then, when transferring this vast energy into another person, only the purest Inner Breath would remain.

In short, this was a Cultivation Method for taking the essence of others and then transferring that essence and energy into another person; the only one who benefited was the other person.

Moreover, this art had a flaw: the one practicing it actually only served as a transit station.

The key was that when absorbing others' energy into the body, the essence, energy, and spirit contained within a master's True Qi would inevitably cause a backlash. Even after being refined by the Turning Body Art, there would be more or less some residue.

This portion of dross would only remain in the practitioner's own body, causing their own internal energy to become impure or even regress, so how could anyone possibly practice such a Cultivation Method.

One wondered what kind of stimulation the person who invented this art had received back then.

"Liu'er, I'm back!" Suddenly, a voice came from outside. Shen Yu had just hidden himself when a tall, handsome middle-aged man rushed in.

When approaching the girl, the man's movements became very light, as if he were afraid of disturbing her. However, the heat in his eyes could probably melt ice.

Gently holding the girl's hand, the man crouched beside her, his face showing unspeakable tenderness.

"Liu'er, I have already transferred the internal energy of over a dozen masters into your body using the Turning Body Art; why haven't you recovered, and instead, your condition is getting worse? Wake up, look at me!"

Looking at the person on the bed, the man's tender eyes turned into pain, and then into determination!

"Now I have ordered people to carefully select thousands more from outside; soon, a few geniuses will emerge among them. When that time comes, I will drain all their internal energy and life essence!"

"I know your condition cannot wait any longer, Liu'er. Don't worry, once I transfer the essence of these people into your body using the Turning Body Art, it will make you live!"

"No matter the cost, even if it means sacrificing the entire Hehuan Sect, even if it means transferring everyone's internal energy into your body, I will make you wake up—believe me!"

"Hehuan Sect Leader Jiang Tong, tsk tsk, this affectionate appearance is completely inconsistent with the intelligence reports!" Watching this scene, Shen Yu was also amazed.

Rumor had it that Hehuan Sect Leader Jiang Tong was handsome, skilled in Martial Arts, and proficient in all the arts of zither, chess, calligraphy, and painting. He was the type who could walk through ten thousand flowers without a single petal sticking to him.

He played a much higher-level game than Chixin Gongzi; there were countless ignorant heroines who were willing to be like moths to a flame, throwing themselves into his arms.

Everyone thought they were the one he truly loved, thought they could change him, but in the end, they all became his powerful nourishment.

Love, it really can make a person's IQ drop to negative numbers. These heroines didn't stop to think: could someone who had walked through ten thousand flowers really be so easily ensnared?

But looking at it now, this Hehuan Sect Leader had not only been ensnared, he had reached a point of no return. It had to be said, the woman lying on the bed was truly formidable!

The scene before his eyes was a classic one; when a player met a green tea bitch, this sight, tsk tsk, was unimaginable!

This woman was perfectly fine; everything was just an act. That Jiang Tong had gone to such lengths to absorb the power of countless masters, only to be making wedding clothes for someone else.

In the end, it was this woman who had the superior skill. The result was that a player like Jiang Tong was being manipulated to death by her; she had won completely.

What they call selling someone and having them count the money for you—this was exactly it.

If Jiang Tong was counting on her to have genuine feelings, he might as well give up. Presumably, once he was squeezed dry of his last bit of utility, he would be ruthlessly abandoned, and this woman would look for her next target.

If even a player of Jiang Tong's level had fallen, one could imagine how high this woman's skill was. It was estimated that in the vast Jianghu, few people could resist her.

Thinking about it, even if he hadn't come, the Hehuan Sect would have been wiped from the Jianghu before long.

Sure enough, the most terrifying thing in this world is the human heart!

Let alone the fact that this woman had powerful internal energy; even if she were truly powerless, as long as she was willing to use her mind, she could play people in the palm of her hand and easily destroy a prosperous sect!

Formidable, not to be trifled with!