Chapter 310: Defying Fate (Part 15)

“The Stone Demon Array…”

Zhuge Suapan’s face briefly showed a hint of confusion, but he quickly recovered. He chuckled, shook his head, and patted Shui Miao’s shoulder, saying, “Brother, why are you in such a rush? Do you think I would still hide anything from you? You just don’t know—the Stone Demon Array mainly relies on spiritual power to activate. You’ve only just begun to cultivate the Ling Tong Jue. To activate the Stone Demon Array, you must also obtain the cultivation techniques of Sima Zongheng and combine them with your own powers to make it work.”

The Stone Demon Array was extremely powerful, and Shui Miao was eager to learn it.

But he hadn’t expected it to be so difficult—and that it would also require Sima Zongheng’s cultivation techniques.

Shui Miao persisted, “Fifth Brother, since you can use the Stone Demon Array, you must also know Elder Sima’s cultivation methods. Why don’t you teach them to me as well? Since we’re parting ways this time, who knows when we’ll meet again. I’d like to learn it first and cultivate it slowly. It would be another technique to protect myself, right?”

“Eh…”

Upon hearing this, Zhuge Suapan frowned slightly and said, “Brother, why don’t you understand? You’re acquiring too many different techniques now, and none of them are mastered. That’s a major taboo for cultivators! Of course, if you really want to learn, I’m not against teaching you. But I still insist on my view—you must focus deeply on one technique if you want to achieve anything meaningful.”

“Hehe, I understand. Still, I really want to learn this one…”

Shui Miao shyly scratched his head.

Zhuge Suapan had no choice but to pass on Sima Zongheng’s cultivation techniques and the Stone Demon Array to Shui Miao.

Zhuge made it clear that what he knew was merely the introductory spells of Sima Zongheng’s cultivation method. The truly refined and profound techniques could only be obtained by asking Sima Zongheng himself.

Shui Miao readily agreed and listened intently, memorizing every word of the Stone Demon Array techniques without missing a single detail.

Then, Zhuge Suapan took Blacky and left, while Shui Miao began his cultivation inside the Stone Demon Array.

Blacky was a soul guardian of the Yingshen, and Zhuge Suapan felt uneasy leaving him with Shui Miao. Thus, he decided to take Blacky along to avoid any unexpected troubles. Blacky himself was also willing to leave, feeling that Shui Miao was too suspicious of him. Little did he know that Shui Miao was a man of integrity and wouldn’t harm him. The real threat to Blacky was actually Zhuge Suapan himself.

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At midnight, the mountain was filled with yin energy, and many mountain spirits and monsters emerged to wander about.

Shui Miao shut out all external distractions and focused solely on cultivating the Zongheng Ce of Sima Zongheng. Unlike the Ling Tong Jue, which gathered spiritual energy to the back of the head, the Zongheng Ce focused on the front of the brain. Since this was a very sensitive area for cultivation, Shui Miao dared not slack off in the slightest. He devoted himself entirely to his quiet cultivation.

The presence of a stranger attracted the mountain spirits and monsters to gather around.

These creatures circled the Stone Demon Array, screeching and shrieking, yet none dared to enter rashly.

As the power of the Stone Demon Array weakened, the spirits grew increasingly restless and agitated. They seemed to have mistaken Shui Miao for an easy target…

“You’re all just too noisy!”

Suddenly, Shui Miao opened his mouth, and a surge of soul-devouring energy burst forth, instantly enveloping a few of the slower spirits. He swallowed them whole. The other spirits, witnessing this, were so terrified that they fled in panic. Who would have thought this wasn’t a weakling, but a demon playing possum?

Shui Miao continued his meditation and cultivation. As his thoughts flowed, he felt his spiritual power had significantly increased.

Time was becoming scarce.

After cycling through several rounds of both Ling Tong Jue and Zongheng Ce, dawn had already begun to break. A few sparrows were chirping nearby. Suddenly, Shui Miao activated the Wind Riding Technique, leaping into the air and covering a hundred meters in merely a few bounds. He felt both surprised and delighted—evidently, the intense concentration of spiritual power could also enhance his cultivation abilities.

However, without a large supply of spiritual energy to replenish himself, he had to stop wasting it.

In the past, Shui Miao could rely on immortal energy seeping through cracks in the Heaven Gate within his spiritual realm for replenishment. Now that the Heaven Gate had been sealed, the only remaining source available to him was the pills he had taken from Bai Lan the previous night. Unfortunately, most of these pills were intended to strengthen soul attributes and heal spiritual injuries—excellent nourishment for ghosts, but of little benefit to Shui Miao.

Still, it was certain that these pills could somewhat enhance his spiritual power, which would aid him in cultivating his intelligence.

Not long after, as the sun was just rising, the convoy arrived.

While secretly cultivating, Shui Miao was chatting with Lin Xue, who sat beside him in the car.

“Big Sis Lin, I really was just meditating and breathing some fresh air. If you don’t believe me, you can search me!”

Shui Miao was somewhat exasperated. As soon as he got into the car, Lin Xue had begun questioning him about what he had done the previous night.

“I don’t buy it for a second. I’ve seen plenty of cultivators before. You’re just a bit better at cultivating qi than most, that’s all. This barren mountain barely has any grass, so the spiritual energy here must be terrible. You expect me to believe you came here to meditate? Who are you trying to fool?” Lin Xue shook her head, speaking her mind. She had been instructed by her father the previous night to find out exactly what Shui Miao had been up to.

Shui Miao had made the convoy go back and forth several times the day before, which had aroused Captain Lin’s intense curiosity.

The police had discovered bloodstains in the bushes where Shui Miao had revealed the corpse of the Dog-Eyed Taoist, increasing their suspicions of him.

At this very moment, the police were still investigating in Jing Shui Village.

However, since the Dog-Eyed Taoist and his men were so elusive and even the landlord of the rented house didn’t know of their existence, the police were completely baffled and increasingly suspicious of Shui Miao.

“Okay, okay. I admit it—Iwas out on a date with a beautiful girl. Are you satisfied now?”

Shui Miao sighed helplessly. With a slight shift of his spiritual sense, he detected a black car following behind, along with a bus filled with heavily armed special forces. Sensing the presence of the police, he grew alert. Upon further sensing, he realized that Captain Lin and Chu Miaoyi were inside the black car!

I get it now—they’re spying on me!

Lin Xue was just a mole!

Shui Miao’s mind raced. He stopped cultivating and focused all his attention on sensing Lin Xue’s inner thoughts.

“Tsk, you’re really something!”

Upon hearing his words, Lin Xue was momentarily speechless. She suddenly recalled their previous intimate encounter in Jing Shui Village, her heart raced, and she couldn’t help blushing slightly.

Jiang Zhihao, observing their expressions, noticed that Shui Miao seemed deep in thought and dared not speak nonsense. He simply looked at the map silently.

A short while later, Shui Miao had learned Lin Xue’s inner thoughts and sensed that she was recalling their previous intimate moment.

So, she’s treating me like a criminal and secretly investigating me?

Shui Miao felt a bit annoyed and decided to play a trick on Lin Xue to make this tough girl blush for once.

Thus, he subtly channeled a faint flame-based spiritual power, shaping it into a hand, and gently placed it on Lin Xue’s shoulder…

Suddenly, Lin Xue felt a warm hand resting on her shoulder. She immediately suspected it might be Shui Miao using his powers, but she wasn’t entirely sure. Remaining silent, she soon felt the warm hand slowly moving toward her chest… The sensation was incredibly stimulating. Her body seemed to ignite with heat. She wanted to resist, yet at the same time, she longed for the pleasurable feeling to continue. Deep within her heart, a voice was crying out, “Don’t stop! Don’t stop!”

Shui Miao was quite mischievous. Seeing that Lin Xue didn’t react and seemed to be enjoying it, he channeled another surge of Yin-based spiritual power, shaping it into a hand, and placed it on her other shoulder. Then, it slowly slid toward her chest…

“Mmm…”

Alternating between warmth and cold, her chest was enveloped by two large hands. Lin Xue couldn’t help but let out a soft moan. She quickly bit her lip and grabbed a nearby water glass. As she drank, she suddenly realized that the warm hand was now sliding toward her lower abdomen…

Alarmed, Lin Xue quickly put down the glass, turned the steering wheel, pulled the car to the roadside, got out, and sat beside Shui Miao. She patted Jiang Zhihao’s shoulder and said, “Boss, you take another car and go ahead. I have something to discuss with Shui Miao.” As she said this, Lin Xue could still feel the two large hands roaming all over her body, shamelessly crossing her boundaries!

It was like dry fire and blazing wood!

This was clearly the rhythm of a car tryst!

Jiang Zhihao was an experienced man. He had long noticed the unusual relationship between Shui Miao and Lin Xue. Seeing that Shui Miao didn’t object, he quickly got out of the car.

Soon, the convoy departed.

Shui Miao was now staring at Lin Xue intensely…

“Big Sis Lin, do you have something to say?”

Shui Miao deliberately feigned innocence, looking at Lin Xue with wide, innocent eyes.

Lin Xue quickly removed her earpiece and turned it off. Her face flushed red as she confronted Shui Miao, asking, “Was it you?”

“What?”

Shui Miao furrowed his brow. “Big Sis Lin, could you be a bit clearer?”

“Pretending to be innocent, huh?”

Lin Xue felt the warm hand sliding toward her inner thigh. An unfamiliar, pleasurable sensation surged through her, making it impossible for her to remain composed. She tightly grabbed Shui Miao’s arm, her eyes hazy as she said, “I know it’s you using your powers to touch me. There’s no one else who could do this.”

“Big Sis Lin, are you possessed or something? How could I possibly have such abilities!”

Shui Miao naturally denied it, looking at Lin Xue in feigned surprise. “Maybe I should activate my Heavenly Eye to check for you. You seem to be possessed!”

“…”

Lin Xue was momentarily deceived by Shui Miao’s innocent expression. She frowned in confusion, wondering if it might not be him after all. Suddenly, she felt the warm hand becoming even bolder, as if it were about to enter the most intimate part of her…

“Ahh!”

Lin Xue suddenly let out a pleasurable moan, clenching her thighs tightly. She instinctively reached out to grab the hand, but found nothing!

“Heavenly spirits, earthly spirits, old immortal Laojun, please appear and help me open my Heavenly Eye!”

Shui Miao pretended to be in a panic as he performed the ritual to open his Heavenly Eye.

The intense stimulation caused Lin Xue’s thighs to tremble violently. Her upper body also involuntarily shook. Unable to contain herself any longer, she threw her arms around Shui Miao and forcefully pulled him into a kiss, while her other hand roamed wildly over his body.

“Ahh! Big Sis Lin, you’re really possessed by an evil spirit!”

Shui Miao cried out dramatically, grabbing Lin Xue’s chest and exclaiming, “Don’t be afraid, Big Sis Lin! I’ll help you drive the evil spirit away!”