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Chapter 813: Mystical Binding Rope
Chapter 813: Mystical Binding Rope
Lu Chen stood by, watching the bickering couple engage in an intense battle.
In the end, the Evil Granny Tree Demon fell short, its energy exhausted as its countless branches drooped, no longer as rigid as spears.
Within its foliage, a faint white light seeped out, revealing the mature form of the white globes.
"Once the Evil Granny Tree Demon matures, a rare tree heart will condense within its plant. Refining the tree heart can enhance one's physical body, greatly increasing the resilience and recovery of the skin," Lu Chen thought to himself, knowing its potential value.
The tree heart within the tree demon's trunk was a fifth-grade treasure. Even if refined, it would only provide a limited boost to his current physical body. Having witnessed its frequent battles with the Demon Ghost Vine, Lu Chen had developed a sense of attachment to it and had no intention of digging out the tree heart.
"The offensive capabilities of the Evil Granny Tree Demon are impressive. It can help guard the cave abode of Feng Yuan Star," he decided, leaping into the midst of the countless dusky branches and gently touching the central white globe.
The globe silently shattered in an instant, transforming into countless tiny specks of light that illuminated the interior of the Evil Granny Tree Demon as bright as day.
Soon, all the specks of light rapidly condensed into a slender river of light, flowing into Lu Chen's body.
At the same time, a thought flashed through his mind.
Harvesting the fifth-grade spirit plant, the Evil Granny Tree Demon, has yielded a sixth-grade treasure, the Mystical Binding Rope.
As the thought vanished, a strange thick rope appeared before Lu Chen.
The thick rope was pink in color, adorned with numerous exotic patterns that exuded a seductive aura.
Upon closer inspection, the patterns seemed to form countless enchanting maidens in various poses. When his spiritual sense landed on the rope, all the maiden patterns appeared to come to life, slowly undulating as if enticing Lu Chen to draw closer to the pink rope.
With a slight stir of his heart's will, the mischievous thoughts that had arisen in Lu Chen's mind instantly vanished, leaving him with a clear and calm mind once more.
Focusing his attention on the pink patterns, detailed information about this treasure immediately surfaced in his mind.
Mystical Binding Rope, a sixth-grade treasure. Crafted by a Nascent Soul elder of the Union of Bliss Sect, it is created by collecting the meridians of hundreds of female cultivators containing Yin pulses and refining them through sinister means. Possesses extremely strong binding and restraining abilities.
With a mere thought, one can lock onto a target cultivator, binding and restraining them. Once bound, it can stir up the target's inner desires, causing them to gradually lose their sense of self over time, sinking into a sea of lust and becoming completely controlled by the owner of the treasure.
The lower the cultivation of the target cultivator, the easier it is to be restrained by the Mystical Binding Rope. However, if the target's spiritual sense far surpasses that of the owner of the treasure, they will backlash against the owner.
"A sixth-grade treasure... It's a bit unorthodox," Lu Chen exhaled, acknowledging the power of the item.
"Being able to restrain and completely control someone, causing them to sink into a sea of lust... The Nascent Soul elder of the Union of Bliss Sect sure knows how to play," he mused, impressed by the item's capabilities.
"While the treasure is indeed useful, there's a chance of things going awry during its use," he cautioned himself.
"If one encounters a cultivator whose spiritual sense far surpasses that of the owner of the Mystical Binding Rope, there's a risk of it backfiring. One might end up being controlled by this strange thick rope and becoming a captive of another," Lu Chen thought, aware of the potential pitfalls.
With that in mind, he extended his spiritual power into the pink thick rope, examining it further.
Noticing the incarnation of Ling Gu standing obediently by his side, Lu Chen couldn't resist the urge to test the treasure.
With a thought, the Mystical Binding Rope transformed into several strands of pink mist, instantly wrapping around the incarnation. In no time, the pink thick rope appeared, tightly binding the incarnation.
The incarnation, Ling Gu, instinctively struggled, but the rope only tightened further. Numerous enchanting figures emerged from the rope, pressing closely against the incarnation and caressing it incessantly.
After receiving a globule of light as a reward, Lu Chen did not rush to leave. Instead, he took this opportunity to stay in the cave abode and focus on cultivating the numerous high-level evil spirit plants.
At the same time, he formulated a detailed cultivation plan based on the requirements of each spirit plant, instructing his incarnation, Ling Gu, on when to use cultivation techniques and when to provide specific quantities of blood, flesh, bones, and yin souls, among other things.
"Is Fellow Daoist Ling in the cave abode?"
One day, as he was cultivating the three Yini Flowers in the cave, a chilly voice rang out from outside.
Lu Chen's brows furrowed slightly, and the Qing Feng Yu Yi robe he wore emitted a faint glow, completely concealing his aura.
With two fifth-grade protective array formations outside the cave abode and the aura-blocking effect of the robe, he wasn't worried about being detected by the evil cultivators outside.
He nodded to his incarnation, Ling Gu, who immediately left the spirit fields and went outside the cave abode.
With his main body and incarnation so close, Lu Chen was aware of everything that Ling Gu saw and heard.
"Fellow Daoist Tong."
He nodded to a skinny cultivator outside and opened the array formation, gesturing for the other party to come in.
The skinny cultivator, Tong Ying, had the cultivation base of an early-stage Core Formation cultivator. His hair was disheveled, and he wore a colorful robe adorned with various poisonous insects and creatures, emitting a faint putrid odor that hinted at their strong toxicity.
From the information left by his incarnation, Lu Chen learned that this cultivator was named Tong Ying and had visited Ling Gu before, so they were somewhat acquainted.
"How was Fellow Daoist Ling's closed-door cultivation? Did your cultivation improve?" Tong Ying asked after taking a seat.
"Slight progress," Ling Gu replied concisely. He often used closed-door cultivation as an excuse to avoid social interactions, rarely showing his face even when other evil cultivators visited.
Among the evil cultivator forces and loose cultivators on the fifth layer, he was known for his reclusive nature.
"That's good to hear," Tong Ying said with a nod.
Ling Gu did not respond, and the atmosphere fell silent.
The skinny cultivator was already familiar with Ling Gu's temperament and didn't take it to heart. He went straight to the point, saying, "Fellow Daoist Ling, I'm here to invite you to explore a secret realm with me. Are you interested?"
"Which secret realm?" Ling Gu asked in a hoarse voice.
"It's in the Yinshi Forest area of the Fengyuan Star Cave's fifth layer. I happened to pass by and saw brilliant treasure light soaring into the sky, indicating that a treasure is about to be born," Tong Ying explained.
"However, there's a thousand-year-old ancient corpse inside, and its strength is formidable. I can't fight it alone, so I thought of inviting a few fellow cultivators to explore the Yinshi Forest and obtain that mysterious treasure together."
"Let me consider it," Ling Gu said, lowering his head in thought. With Lu Chen nearby, he didn't make a decision right away.
"Yinshi Forest... If it were a normal invitation to explore a secret realm, I could just send the incarnation, Ling Gu, to handle it," Lu Chen mused.
Ling Gu was just an incarnation, but he cultivated three superior evil arts and possessed many evil treasures, making his strength far surpass that of cultivators at the same level. As such, he was relatively less cautious about exploring secret realms.
"But something feels off," Lu Chen continued.
"Why would someone invite others to compete for a mysterious treasure after discovering it?"
(End of Chapter)
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