Kong Shen Shu, Jiang Li's heart burned with enthusiasm. Such a domineering secret technique, which could condense a seed of divine念 and plant it into another's sea of consciousness, controlling their life and death.
However, it required a large amount of mental energy. Jiang Li looked at Li Qin, who was picking spiritual herbs in the distance. Perhaps he could try it on her?
Before long, Li Qin finished picking all the spiritual herbs around and placed them all in front of Jiang Li.
"You should know about this, right?" Jiang Li held the Kong Shen Shu in his hand and asked calmly.
Looking at the ancient secret manual in front of her, Li Qin's face turned extremely pale. How could she not know?
She had secretly taken this secret technique from her grandfather's room. Now, she had gotten herself into trouble. This was just too unlucky.
Li Qin cursed herself inwardly, regretting not putting it back after looking at it. It was all her fault for being too playful.
"You're not going to use Kong Shen Shu to control me, are you?" Li Qin asked Jiang Li cautiously.
Jiang Li nodded and said indifferently, "This is your only way to survive!"
Li Qin bit her lip tightly, her face filled with grievance. "This secret technique consumes a lot of mental energy, and it's hard to recover it."
Jiang Li raised an eyebrow. He hadn't thought of that.
Although his mental energy far surpassed that of ordinary Dan Yuan Realm powerhouses, expending too much of it would still cause significant damage to his strength.
However, the Thousand-Year Spirit Milk… Jiang Li suddenly remembered that Cao Rong would obtain the Thousand-Year Spirit Milk in the extreme northern region of this secret realm in three days.
The Thousand-Year Spirit Milk not only greatly improved spiritual energy but also possessed powerful restorative properties for mental energy.
If he could obtain that Thousand-Year Spirit Milk, it should provide him with considerable assistance, and the hidden dangers of using Kong Shen Shu would be greatly reduced.
Li Qin, standing beside him, carefully observed Jiang Li's expression. Then, it seemed like she thought of something, and her eyes lit up.
"My sea of consciousness is protected by my grandfather's Saint's Seal. This secret technique won't work on me!" Li Qin said weakly.
As soon as Li Qin spoke, Jiang Li's expression changed slightly. If Kong Shen Shu was useless against this girl, he would have to kill her.
Seeing Jiang Li's increasingly icy gaze, Li Qin's expression changed drastically, and she quickly added, "If you kill me, my grandfather will still be able to find you through the Saint's Seal..."
Jiang Li frowned and said impatiently, "Why didn't you say that earlier!"
Jiang Li didn't doubt her. Li Qin's life script indicated that she was doted on by the Grand Elder of the Qingyang Sect. A Saint's Seal was likely real.
Otherwise, her cheap senior brother wouldn't have dared to let her in.
"I was too scared... I forgot..." Li Qin said weakly.
Jiang Li's lips twitched. She could forget something like that.
Knowing that Li Qin's grandfather was a Saint and that he couldn't use this Heaven-tier secret technique on her, Jiang Li was a little troubled.
He couldn't kill her... He couldn't control her... Should he just sleep with her?...
No, what if she enjoyed it and went to find her grandfather to have him captured and made to sleep with her every day afterward...
"I won't tell anyone what you did to me, I swear!" Li Qin said, seemingly seeing through Jiang Li's thoughts.
Jiang Li looked at Li Qin as if she were an idiot. Did she even believe herself when she said that?
Li Qin's face turned red. She cautiously looked at Jiang Li, wondering how he would deal with her.
Forget it, he would take things one step at a time. This little girl was quite likable. He had robbed her of her belongings, but her favorability hadn't dropped to negative numbers yet.
It was great to have a superficial, infatuated, naive, and sweet girl. No matter how she was bullied...
"You will help me find treasures in this secret realm. When I am satisfied, I will let you go!" Jiang Li said after a moment of contemplation.
When he would be satisfied... How long would that take... It depended on his mood...
As soon as Jiang Li spoke, Li Qin showed a hint of joy.
Although Jiang Li was from the Demonic Sect, he was much better than those wicked demons. He had only robbed her of her belongings.
Jiang Li looked at the girl strangely and noticed that her favorability toward him was slowly increasing again...
A superficial, infatuated, naive, and sweet girl. Hopeless...
Then, Jiang Li and Li Qin began exploring the secret realm together.
With Li Qin's full cooperation, Jiang Li made considerable gains in the secret realm.
He obtained many rare spiritual herbs.
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The extreme northern region of the secret realm.
The extreme northern region was a vast mountainous area.
The spiritual energy here was much scarcer than elsewhere.
The scorching sun in the sky continuously baked the land.
Numerous ferocious beasts roamed around the mountains.
These ferocious beasts were all from the secret realm.
Jiang Li used his unique flame to continuously burn the surrounding ferocious beasts.
The originally sweltering mountainous area became even hotter under the surging flames of Jiang Li's unique flame.
The Tier 2 ferocious beasts in the vicinity were almost like paper in Jiang Li's hands, being destroyed by his unique flame with no resistance.
Even some weaker Tier 3 ferocious beasts were easily crushed by Jiang Li.
"Your talent and strength are so powerful, why did you join the Demonic Sect? And your senior sister is too wicked, sending you in alone without even discussing it with you!" Li Qin asked while watching Jiang Li continuously kill ferocious beasts.
Jiang Li casually eliminated a ferocious beast and replied, "Is there a difference between the righteous and demonic sects? Your senior brother looks refined and courteous, but he still threw you in here with me..."
Li Qin's face turned bitter. "It's different, Senior Brother... he didn't mean to... it was all your wicked senior sister who forced him..."
Jiang Li pouted and said nothing. It was his senior sister who forced him? If your senior brother were truly a good person, he should have been more assertive...
Before long, the two passed through the mountainous region.
The spiritual energy in the surroundings surged.
Not far ahead, in a cave, there seemed to be a spiritual energy vortex churning.
"Jiang Li, there really is a treasure here..." Li Qin said incredulously, looking at the cave from which spiritual energy was surging.
"How did you know there was a treasure here?" Li Qin continued to question.
When they were searching for treasures in the secret realm earlier, Jiang Li had said he was going to the extreme northern region.
Li Qin had been dismissive, never expecting that there would indeed be precious treasures here.
Actually, Li Qin was not interested in these treasures. After all, with a Saint grandfather, she was basically not lacking in cultivation resources or treasures.
She simply enjoyed the thrill of treasure hunting.
"I just guessed!" Jiang Li pouted.
Jiang Li would never tell Li Qin that this was the opportunity of her cheap senior brother.
Then, the two walked into the cave.
Upon entering the cave, they were enveloped by spiritual energy that was almost condensed into liquid.
The Qian Kun Zao Hua Jue in Jiang Li's body circulated wildly, and the surrounding spiritual energy was continuously absorbed into his body.
They continued to advance, and before long, they reached the deepest part of the cave.
Above the deepest part of the cave, milky white Thousand-Year Spirit Milk slowly condensed from the stalactites.
The Thousand-Year Spirit Milk dripped down slowly from the stalactites, making a crisp dripping sound.
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