Chapter 168 Imprisonment
Lightning flashed on the iron rhinoceros' body. It let out a wail and fell to the ground. Its four hooves kept twitching and it was unable to stand up.

Seeing Yin Mo easily defeat such a powerful spirit beast, tenderness flashed across Liu Yu's face, but she immediately regained her composure.

It was just that Yin Mo's spiritual sense could sense it slightly and he could clearly hear her heartbeat slightly quicken.

At this time, Yin Mo's eyes fell on the woman in white again and asked calmly:
"What's your name, sir? Why are you following me for no reason? I can understand that the monks from the Ghost Spirit Sect and the Demon Flame Sect came to me. But the people from the Imperial Spirit Sect don't seem to have provoked me."

When Liu Yu heard Yin Mo's question, she hesitated for a moment, and her expression became a little unnatural. But she bit her lip and answered softly.

"The senior has imprisoned our Yuling Sect's Supreme Wood Spirit Infant, so I was ordered to track down the senior's whereabouts."

"If I have offended you, please forgive me. I am only following your orders."

She understood that even if she didn't tell the truth, as a cultivator in the Nascent Soul stage, Yin Mo was capable of obtaining the information she wanted to know through some means of detection.

She didn't want her consciousness to be invaded and become unable to control herself.

"The most wood spirit baby! Are you talking about the green demon baby?" Yin Mo frowned, thinking of the strange little creature he had captured before, and said with some surprise.

"Yes, it is that spirit baby. It was originally created by our Yuling Sect with great efforts, and it is very important to us."

"Unfortunately, an accident happened this time. He escaped and was imprisoned by the senior." Liu Yu explained with a wry smile.

"Made it? I thought it was some kind of demonic spirit. But that little thing is really hard to deal with."

"If it weren't for me, there wouldn't be many monks who could subdue it." Yin Mo said coldly.

Hearing this, Liu Yu felt a little embarrassed and didn't know what to say for a moment.

Fortunately, Yin Mo turned his gaze back to her delicate face, thinking about how to ask the next question.

"But how did you know that I captured the spirit baby and tracked me down so quickly?"

"Did they do something to the spirit baby? If so, it should not be hidden from my divine sense."

"Senior, I have not imposed any tracking restrictions on the spirit baby."

"We just practiced a special secret technique with another fellow sister, which allows us to sense the approximate location of the Wood Spirit Infant from a distance."

"So I was sent by the senior master in the sect to track you. Of course, this kind of perception has a certain distance limit. If it is beyond the range or the distance is too far, my senior sister and I will not be able to use it."

Liu Yu seemed to have nothing to hide. She not only answered Yin Mo's questions, but also took the initiative to provide other relevant information.

Yin Mo nodded slightly, seeming satisfied with her answer.

However, what he said next made Liu Yu's expression change drastically.

"Since your Yuling Sect has spent so much effort to create this spirit infant, it must have an important use. Can you explain it to Yin in detail?"

After Yin Mo finished speaking, a cold light flashed in his eyes. He stared at Liu Yu sharply and stopped talking.

A trace of hesitation appeared on Liu Yu's face, but when she met Yin Mo's cold eyes, she shuddered suddenly and immediately answered without hesitation:
"This Supreme Wood Spirit Infant is indeed extraordinary. It can merge with the Wood Spiritual Root cultivators who have practiced special techniques. Without the need to condense their own Nascent Soul, they can use the Spirit Infant instead, thus gaining the Nascent Soul stage cultivation and magical powers."

Although she knew that revealing the secret of the spirit baby might lead to punishment from the Yuling Sect, considering the current situation, she could only explain it clearly first.

"There is such a technique that can directly reach the Nascent Soul stage. If it is true, why should your Yuling Sect be inferior to the Hehuan Sect? Is there any other limitation to this secret technique?"

When Yin Mo heard this, he was shocked, but he quickly calmed down and asked directly to the point.

"Senior, you have a sharp eye. This kind of spiritual infant is indeed impossible to produce on a large scale."

“Although this secret technique was created many years ago, the cultivation of a spirit infant is extremely difficult.”

“Not only are the refining materials scarce, but it also seems that we need the cooperation of the elders in the sect before we can attempt to manufacture it.”

"It seems that the death and disintegration of the Nascent Soul of these elders are indispensable conditions."

"And the appearance of each spirit baby is also a matter of chance. Even if you try a dozen times, you may not succeed once."

"When performing the fusion technique, you need to gather five spirit infants of different attributes at the same time."

"If any one of them is missing, the fusion cannot be successful. Our Yuling Sect has been accumulating various spirit infants, but so far there are only six or seven."

"We have always lacked the rarest gold-attributed spirit infant. It was not until several decades ago that we accidentally refined a spirit infant of this attribute."

"So the sect immediately selected ten Jindan monks as candidates for the fusion of spirit infants, and began to practice the relevant secret techniques."

"Only when the conditions are ripe will five of us be chosen to perform the fusion ceremony." Liu Yu's voice was clear and pleasant as she revealed the relevant secrets one by one.

Yin Mo remained expressionless after hearing this, but a wave of emotion was stirred in his heart.

He dropped his chin, lost in thought.

After a moment, he slowly said:

"The way this kind of cultivator enters the Nascent Soul stage should be different from the real Nascent Soul stage cultivator. I guess there are many flaws."

This method of fusing spirit infants reminded Yin Mo of the Sha Dan cultivators, which seemed to be the same type of rapid promotion method. Of course, this method of cultivating spirit infants was more difficult.

"What the senior said is correct. Apart from the life span, the cultivators who have merged seem to have lost their true Nascent Soul life span, and only have the life span of the Core Formation period left."

“And once you use this secret technique, it seems that you will lose the chance to reach the true Nascent Soul stage.”

"My cultivation will also stagnate and I won't be able to further improve my realm. It can be said that this has both advantages and disadvantages."

Since she had already spoken, Liu Yu simply confessed everything. After all, at this point, it didn't matter if she spoke out.

After listening to Liu Yu's narration, Yin Mo had a preliminary understanding of the Wood Spirit Infant that he had bound.

This thing is a bit like his Soul-Crying Beast, and is also a spiritual creature refined by humans.

But judging from their ability to devour the souls and infants of cultivators, they are obviously more ferocious.

At least the previous Soul-Crying Beast could not be compared with it at all.

Yin Mo was thinking a lot, but he changed the subject and suddenly said something that surprised Liu Yu.

"Those six-winged frost centipedes you command are indeed extraordinary."

"Where did you get it? Normally, with your level of cultivation, it seems impossible for you to possess such an ancient spiritual insect."

"Hasn't your fellow disciples or uncles or seniors ever been interested in this matter?"

"Senior, you also know this kind of spiritual insect! I found many ancient eggs of this insect in an abandoned cave of an ancient monk."

"At first I thought they were dead and couldn't hatch, but after trying, I was able to successfully hatch a few."

“However, the elders of the sect said that although these spirit insects are ancient species and have infinite magical powers when they grow up, it is extremely difficult to cultivate them.”

"Even if the conditions are ripe, it would take thousands of years for them to grow. So no one would spend the effort to cultivate them."

"I also think that although they are still very young, they have already shown extraordinary abilities, so I have not changed to other types of spiritual insects." Liu Yu said with some surprise. At the same time, she was confused as to why Yin Mo asked about these spiritual insects. Was he also interested in these centipedes?
Even if a cultivator in the Nascent Soul stage could live for thousands of years, it would be unlikely for him to actually spend the time to cultivate these six-winged frost centipedes.

They also cannot bear such a long time consumption.

Just when Liu Yu was puzzled, Yin Mo glanced at her and said something that made her heart beat faster.

"I am very interested in these six-winged frost centipedes of yours, and I have a way to upgrade them by one or two levels in a short period of time. I wonder if you are interested in trading with me."

Yin Mo said calmly.

"Senior, just tell me what you want me to do."

Liu Yuming's eyes moved as she spoke with a smile on her face, showing an expression that could change from happy to angry.

But Yin Mo seemed to ignore it and just continued lightly:
"I can help you ripen these six-winged frost centipedes. But the eggs they lay must belong to me."

"I have other uses for it. And I heard that the Yuling Sect's insect repelling technique is quite unique. I wonder if you would be willing to teach me some."

"Anti-insect technique?" Liu Yu's smile froze instantly.

The high-level secret technique of repelling insects and beasts has always been the core magic of the Yuling Sect. If it is easily leaked to the outside world, it will be a crime of treason.

Even though Liu Yu already knew everything and had no objection to Yin Mo's plan, her expression changed drastically when she heard these words, and she felt secretly distressed.

"Senior, you should understand that leaking the sect's internal skills without permission is a serious crime that will result in the punishment of extracting the soul and refining the spirit."

"If I tell you the secret technique, I wonder how you will deal with me." Liu Yu looked at Yin Mo and said with a little uneasiness.

"As long as you hand over the eggs and teach me the necessary spells, you can leave freely."

"I won't stop you. As for whether you want to go back to Yuling Sect or go somewhere else, the world is so big, can't you find your own place?"

Yin Mo said calmly, seemingly not caring at all.

After hearing this, Liu Yu's expression changed unpredictably. After a while, she forced a smile and said bitterly:
"That's easy for you to say, Senior. I know my situation very well."

"If I become a casual cultivator, I will never be able to condense my Nascent Soul in this lifetime."

"Besides, I now know your identity and origins. How could you let me go so easily? I'm afraid I can't escape death."

She seemed to see the matter very clearly and her tone was desolate.

"Then what are you going to do? Are you going to ask me to swear an oath or use this to threaten me?"

Yin Mo didn't get angry after hearing this and remained calm.

"Blackmail? How dare I? I just want to find a way to protect myself." Liu Yu shook her head and said calmly.

"What plans do you have for protecting yourself?"

"If you don't mind, I would like to become your disciple. Would you be willing to agree?"

Liu Yu lowered her head and said something that surprised Yin Mo.

"Become my disciple?" Yin Mo was a little surprised.

"That's right. With your accomplishments, you are fully qualified to be my master."

"And I can only be protected by you, senior, and can tell you the skills of the Yuling Sect without any worries."

"Otherwise, even if you don't kill me, I will be hunted down by the Yuling Sect for life." A trace of fear appeared on Liu Yu's face.

Yin Mo frowned, tapped his fingers lightly on the stone bench beside him, and fell into deep thought.

"If you say that, you probably haven't joined the Yuling Sect yet."

"But how will your family cope with becoming my disciple?"

"After all, the Tiandao League and the Demonic Path are in a hostile relationship. Have you thought it through?" Yin Mo touched his chin lightly and said slowly.

"From building the foundation to forming the elixir, I have reached this stage entirely by my own chance, and have never taken anyone as my master."

"As for family, it is even more unimportant. By my generation, there were only a few cultivators in the Liu family. The rest have already passed away, and I am the only one left." Liu Yu said calmly.

"Since you put it that way, it won't be difficult for you to become my disciple and protect yourself."

"But I have to tell you first that I must cast a restraining spell on you. As for your future training, I will not interfere too much."

"To put it simply, you can become my registered disciple, and then freely join the Luoyun Sect to practice. Are you willing?" Yin Mo said with a smile.

"It's the right thing to do to impose a ban."

"After all, I was once a cultivator of the Yuling Sect. As long as Senior can protect my safety, I will never have any complaints."

“As for guidance on cultivation, I was originally just a person who managed to survive by luck, so I didn’t dare to ask for too much.”

Liu Yu seemed to understand the thoughts of a hard-working person like Yin Mo, and agreed without hesitation.

Hearing Liu Yu's ready agreement, Yin Mo fell into silence.

There was a strange light in his eyes, and after a while he nodded and said:

"Okay! Since you've accepted even such a condition, I won't break my promise."

"Tomorrow, I will take you to meet the other two elders of Luoyun Sect. From then on, you will be a member of Luoyun Sect."

"Thank you very much, senior. I am grateful." Liu Yu breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that his life was finally saved, and bowed quickly in gratitude.

"You go back and rest first. I will cast a restriction spell in a while and then remove the magical constraints on you." Yin Mo waved his hand and let Liu Yu leave first.

After Liu Yu thanked again, he respectfully left the hall.

A yellow light flashed on the wall of the hall, and a silver moon appeared on the wall out of thin air.

"Why haven't you returned to your original form yet?" Yin Mo glanced at the young woman in front of him and asked without comment.

"As a fox demon, my cultivation has improved a bit more than before. So the time it takes to transform has been extended accordingly."

"But Master, do you really want to accept this woman as your disciple? I remember that Master didn't like to accept disciples before, fearing that too many involvements would affect his practice."

The young woman blinked and asked in confusion.

Yin Mo continued leisurely:
"I didn't accept disciples before because my cultivation was not high enough, and I was always wandering around without a fixed residence."

"Taking on disciples will only add to my burden. But now that I have settled in Luoyun Sect, I naturally need to build some power of my own."

(End of this chapter)