After I left the sect, the entire sect knelt down and begged for forgiveness.

Chapter 10 Taming a Rabbit

A direct assault is not the best strategy. Perhaps we could try communicating with the Crimson Demon and establishing a temporary coexistence contract. We could then break the contract once she leaves the Demon Forest.

This place has a spiritual spring, and the spiritual energy is so abundant; it's perfect for cultivation. She can stay in the cave to cultivate at night and go out to find other cultivation resources during the day.

The fact that the Crimson Demon would set a trap for her, trying to lure her into the pool, shows that it's intelligent and understands human nature. Lin Yan wondered if it could understand human speech; she wanted to try. If communication failed, she'd have no choice but to fight.

“I came here only to find the Mystic Herb. If you hadn’t tried to kill me, I wouldn’t have hurt you. I have no intention of fighting you; I only want to cultivate here. If you are willing to coexist peacefully with me, we can form a contract. We can break the contract after I leave.”

The Crimson Demon clearly understood and its aggression lessened, but it remained vigilant.

Only demonic beasts that have cultivated to the Xuan level can speak human language; this one is still a low-level demonic beast and cannot speak human language.

Lin Yan observed the changes in the Red Enchantress and knew that it could understand her, but it didn't trust her and remained vigilant.

She continued calmly, "You are seriously injured now, and fighting me will only lead to your death. I could have attacked you directly, but I didn't, and I even tried to communicate with you. Isn't that enough to show my sincerity?"

After much deliberation, the Crimson Demon decided to form a contract. It had no choice; its injuries were too severe to defeat the female cultivator, and it couldn't guarantee it would escape again.

Faced with the choice between death and life, it chose to live on.

Lin Yan's contract with the Crimson Demon was a master-servant contract, not a peace contract. Previously, the demon had wanted to absorb Lin Yan's cultivation after her death, so to ensure her safety, Lin Yan had to choose a contract that was advantageous to her.

The Crimson Demon was seriously injured, and although she was reluctant, she had no other choice.

After signing the contract, she put the spirit umbrella in her hand into her storage bag and took out healing pills.

Monsters also rely on the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to cultivate. Although healing pills are made by cultivators, the materials used in their making are several kinds of spiritual plants. Therefore, monsters can also take healing pills to treat themselves.

"Here, a healing pill." Lin Yan poured out one and placed it near the Red Enchantress's mouth.

The Crimson Demon reluctantly ate the healing pills because they were of such low quality.

Taking advantage of the fact that the Red Enchantress couldn't speak, she said she would name it. After thinking for a while, she named it "Little Rabbit" based on its appearance. She even said in a particularly democratic way, "If you don't say anything, I'll take that as your agreement."

The Crimson Enchantress was speechless: Is this even human?

Seeing that the Crimson Enchantress's fur was charred black and stained with blood, the succubus cast a cleansing spell to clean it. The cleaned rabbit was patchy with bald spots, looking rather unsightly. Fortunately, the rabbit, having taken a healing pill, was slowly recovering, and its fur was expected to grow back soon.

After forming a contract with it, the words the other wants to convey will appear in your mind. At this moment, the Crimson Demon said she wanted to be alone, so she moved aside and went to cultivate in the spiritual spring.

Stepping into the spiritual spring, she sat cross-legged, slowly closed her eyes, and felt the rich spiritual energy within. As she absorbed it, the spiritual energy gathered and flowed into her body.

The spiritual energy here was too concentrated; the old method of absorbing it all at once was no longer effective. The sudden influx of too much energy caused Lin Yan excruciating pain. It was like a balloon being overfilled with too much air, about to burst.

Lin Yan possessed astonishing willpower. Gritting her teeth, she circulated her spiritual energy, forcing herself to adapt to the influx of a large amount of spiritual energy. Gradually, her body began to adapt, the pain subsided, and she could clearly feel her power constantly increasing, showing signs of breaking through to the third stage of Foundation Establishment.

She was overjoyed. She had thought that a cultivator with three spiritual roots would stagnate at the third stage of Foundation Establishment for a long time, but she didn't expect to break through so quickly.

She was immersed in cultivation, and spiritual energy flowed into her body continuously, like a dry sponge eagerly absorbing it, unable to stop.

Lin Yan focused intently on guiding her spiritual energy through her body, not daring to slacken in the slightest. Two days later, she opened her eyes and emerged from the spiritual spring, her cultivation having reached the fourth stage of Foundation Establishment.

The Crimson Demon, who was healing, was shocked. This cultivator had advanced from the third to the fourth stage of Foundation Establishment in just two days? And this female cultivator even possessed three spiritual roots! What terrifying comprehension ability! At this rate, wouldn't she break through to the Golden Core stage very soon? It seemed she had chosen the right person to follow!

Lin Yan was unaware of the rabbit's thoughts. After emerging from the spiritual spring, she cast a spell, instantly becoming clean and refreshed. She took out a communication jade disc from her storage bag, glanced at the time, and then put it away. She looked at the Red Enchantress, who was curled up in her nest healing her wounds.

"I'm going out to explore now, do you want to come along?"

The Crimson Demon was still injured and shook her little head.

She didn't force herself, took an antidote pill beforehand, and took out the spirit umbrella before leaving the cave.

In the central area of ​​Wan Yao Sen, sunlight cannot reach the ground at all, and it is shrouded in poisonous fog, making the environment cool and uncomfortable.

Not long after leaving the cave, they encountered a monster, a third-tier poisonous scorpion. The climate here was damp and cold, with rotting branches and leaves everywhere, quite suitable for the survival of these venomous monsters like scorpions and snakes.

The scorpion was enormous, its massive pincers lunging straight at her, its stinger poised to strike, ready to deliver a fatal blow at the first opportunity. The scorpion's advantage lay in its hard exoskeleton, allowing it to attack with both pincers and stinger simultaneously.

It uses its enormous pincers to fiercely attack its enemies, forcing them to focus on the pincer attacks and ignore its venomous stinger, before finally delivering a sting. The scorpion's venom is even more potent than the poisonous barrier of the Ten Thousand Demon Forest, requiring a fourth-grade antidote.

Getting stung by a scorpion by accident could be fatal.

Lin Yan quickly entered battle mode, using her spirit umbrella to protect herself and prevent the scorpion from stinging her. To effectively slow down the scorpion's movement, she threw out five weight-bearing talismans.

Taking advantage of the scorpion's slowed movements, she threw out an explosive talisman. With a series of booming explosions, the scorpion was completely unharmed. Its hard shell was not something a first-grade explosive talisman could penetrate. Even three talismans stacked together only left shallow marks on the scorpion's shell.

The scorpion emitted a series of piercing cries, as if mocking her overestimation of her abilities.

While dodging the attacks, she threw out explosive talismans. On her third throw, she threw out a control talisman and an explosive talisman. As the explosive talisman exploded, she aimed at the scorpion's eyes and conjured a huge fireball with her hand.

Throwing explosive talismans had no effect on the scorpion's shell. Once, twice, three times, she continued to throw talismans that did little damage to the scorpion. The scorpion, accustomed to the idea that her methods could not cause it any real harm, stopped dodging her talisman attacks.

Taking advantage of Scorpion's carelessness, she unleashed her deadly attack. Scorpion, distracted by the explosive and control talismans, couldn't dodge in time and was severely injured in one eye by the fireball.

(End of this chapter)