Su Luo, carrying a pheasant, tiptoed towards the spirit lake ahead.
After passing through a dense forest and walking about ten zhang, the surroundings suddenly opened up.
The sky was high and vast, the sun was setting, and the lake surface was rippling with scales of faint gold. The large lake, with its gentle waves, resembled a fairyland. It was a scene of serene tranquility, yet Su Luo saw nothing.
"What is this all about? She was so nervous, making me think there was treasure here," Su Luo said, having found nothing after a long search. Disappointed, she could only carry the pheasant to the lakeside and begin plucking its feathers and cleaning it.
Well, she’d treat the girl to roast chicken later to clear up any misunderstanding.
Su Luo expertly handled the pheasant's feathers and innards, humming a little tune. In no time, feathers and blood water floated on the lake surface.
Just then, with a splash, a large amount of water erupted from the lake.
Su Luo's gaze sharpened, thinking a water monster had emerged.
A man surfaced, lake water streaming down his dark hair like countless pearls scattering.
This man had deep, handsome features, phoenix eyes, and thin lips. His clothes were soaked, clinging to his body, outlining his firm chest muscles and alluring lines. Under the intense visual impact, Su Luo stared, mesmerized.
A handsome man emerging from his bath!
No wonder the little girl was so nervous earlier; it turned out her brother was bathing here.
The man also noticed someone by the lake. His cold eyes swept over, and when he saw the pile of pheasant feathers drifting on the water and smelled a faint scent of blood, killing intent flared in his eyes as if it were tangible.
Su Luo, however, found his gaze exhilarating! It was perfect!
Just like the decisive, ruthless, handsome men from the anime she followed in her previous life.
She really wanted to touch his firm chest muscles, his abs, his V-line… they must feel amazing! Su Luo casually teased, "Handsome, you bathe yours, I bathe mine. Let's not disturb each other."
Tsk, she should have known better than to clean a chicken by the lake.
These chicken feathers and blood were such a mood killer.
The man, however, was met with Su Luo's burning gaze, his face turning as cold as ice. He struck the water surface with his palm, and instantly, a white torrent surged forth. The lake water churned, flying up several zhang high.
Su Luo, already prepared, grabbed the pheasant and retreated lightning-fast. She waved her hand, and her spiritual energy formed a white light wall, blocking the splashing lake water. With a spin, she landed steadily not far away.
"Why so fierce? I just looked at you a few times, you didn't lose anything..."
As soon as she complained, killing intent assailed her, and a pair of hands lunged for her throat.
Su Luo retreated rapidly, her lips curling slightly—Divine Eye Mirror, activate!
But in the next moment, she couldn't see the opponent's information at all. The Divine Eye Mirror only displayed three words: Li Tianjue???
Su Luo was shocked. Could this man's cultivation be three major realms higher than hers?!
She was currently at the seventh stage of Profound Master. Unless the opponent had already surpassed the seventh stage of Spirit King, the Divine Eye Mirror wouldn't be able to display it.
He was that powerful!
In her daze, a pair of well-defined hands had already gripped Su Luo's throat. Li Tianjue's eyes were icy, as if he would snap her neck the next moment. Panicked, she quickly said, "Stop, stop!"
So handsome, yet so ruthless and merciless. He definitely doesn't have a girlfriend.
Su Luo thought to herself, but her reaction was lightning-fast. If she didn't use her trump card, she'd really be dead.
She grabbed his wrist and channeled a wisp of spiritual energy. As the secret technique circulated, Li Tianjue's expression changed. He felt all his spiritual energy instantly disappear. Caught off guard, he found himself unable to execute his subsequent moves.
Su Luo seized the opportunity and struck him with her palm, but he reacted incredibly fast, grabbing her wrist with all his might.
In their struggle, they both tumbled to the ground, limbs intertwined, twisted like a knot.
Li Tianjue's cold, wet clothes clung to Su Luo's body, making them inseparable. She could clearly feel a muscular and heavy body so close to hers. Although the scene was filled with killing intent and danger, it also possessed an inexplicable ambiguity.
Su Luo's brain nearly short-circuited.
Her body tensed, and she stared nervously at Li Tianjue's chiseled, handsome face. She saw tiny water droplets clinging to the strands of hair at his temples, flowing down his wheat-colored skin, making him even more alluring. Her heart began to beat faster.
With all her might, Su Luo managed to utter a slightly hoarse voice, "Handsome, you, you in this state, you're not going to… to bully me, are you? You're so heavy~!"
The moment she moved, Li Tianjue immediately sensed how soft the delicate body beneath him was.
Those star-like eyes stared at him, their gaze fiery. His exhaled breath fanned his face, and a subtle fragrance entered his nostrils.
For the first time, Li Tianjue found himself losing control. Annoyed, he pushed Su Luo away with his palm and quickly got up.
This lustful woman, shameless!
Saying such indecent words to him.
Fortunately, the palm strike had greatly reduced its power, and Su Luo was unharmed. She quickly scrambled to her feet.
"What did you do to me?" Li Tianjue asked coldly.
His spiritual energy had vanished, and this was the first time he had encountered such a situation, a sense of crisis surging within him.
Su Luo's courage grew again, and she blinked her eyes, saying, "I didn't do anything. I just sealed your spiritual energy. If you hadn't attacked first, I wouldn't have done anything to you."
The move she used just now was called the 'Sealing of the Gods,' the foremost secret technique of the Xuanmen.
At the cost of depleting her own life force, it could seal everything in the world, including power, life and death, and time.
Unfortunately, Su Luo had only mastered the first level, and her cultivation was insufficient. It could at most seal him for a minute.
But it also cost her a month of her lifespan.
"Unseal it immediately!" Li Tianjue's eyes were icy, wishing only to kill her.
Su Luo didn't want to make an enemy of such a handsome and powerful individual. She quickly said, "I can unseal it for you, but you can't attack me again. Otherwise, if I seal you again, don't blame me."
Li Tianjue frowned deeply but had no choice but to say, "Fine."
Seeing that the seal duration was about to expire, Su Luo waved her hand, pretending to release his seal.
The restraint vanished, and Li Tianjue indeed felt his spiritual energy return.
His gaze towards Su Luo held a trace of complexity.
"Alright, we've had a misunderstanding. It was my rudeness earlier. How about I treat you to this chicken as an apology?" Su Luo smiled, holding up the cleaned pheasant, and seized the opportunity to curry favor with him.
Rude to him?
He wasn't a woman!
Li Tianjue's expression darkened, and he turned to leave.
A mist of water rose around him, and in the blink of an eye, his wet clothes were dried.
"Wait, handsome, where are you going? Your sister is still outside. I accidentally immobilized her acupoints earlier, hey..." Su Luo shouted and chased after him.
Li Tianjue suddenly turned and stared at her, "Don't follow me!"
Watching his retreating back, Su Luo pouted and muttered, "Hmph! Think you're all that just because you're handsome?"
The Soul Shattering Forest wasn't his territory; why couldn't she go where she pleased?
But Su Luo was even more curious. What was the identity of this man named Li Tianjue?
The cultivation power divisions on the Xuanhuang Continent, from low to high, were Profound Master, Profound Heavenly Master, Venerable, Spirit King, Sage, and Great Emperor. Each realm was further divided into 1-9 stages.
Su Luo had already cultivated to the seventh stage of Profound Master. With the Divine Eye Mirror in hand, fighting across levels was not a problem.
However, the Divine Eye Mirror couldn't probe Li Tianjue's background. This meant he was at least three major realms higher than her, at least a Spirit King, or perhaps even a Sage?
So young, this was truly incredible!
With this thought, Su Luo resolutely followed him. In a short while, she trailed behind Li Tianjue and found the young girl whose acupoints she had previously immobilized.