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Li Nian strode in with an air of triumph, his brocade robe fluttering in the cold wind of the cave, a sneer of certainty on his face.

Upon reaching him, he clapped his hands twice, the crisp sound echoing in the empty cave.

The next second, a pure, earth-yellow domain suddenly unfolded, enveloping Chen Yang and the others like a tangible light curtain!

"Whoosh—!"

An invisible force struck, and Chen Yang, Yu Xinlian, Hong Wu, Yao Qiantie and the others were uncontrollably tumbling and rolled straight into the depths of the cave.

"Thump! Thump! Thump!"

Several dull thuds rang out, and everyone fell onto the cold stone ground, feeling as if their bones were broken.

This fall caused Hongwu and the others, who had been drained of their spiritual power by the Soul-Eating Insects and fell into a coma, to regain consciousness.

Li Nian stood with her hands behind her back, looking down at the disheveled crowd with a smug smile on her lips and a mocking look in her eyes.

Hongwu barely managed to open his heavy eyelids. Through his blurry vision, he made out the person who had appeared. He froze for a full three seconds, then his pupils contracted sharply, and his voice trembled with disbelief: "Brother Li Nian? You... how did you get here?"

Li Nian chuckled softly, her gaze sweeping over Hong Wu's pale face, her tone tinged with amusement: "I discovered this immortal's cave first, so why can't I be here?"

His tone abruptly changed, his eyes instantly turning icy and sharp: "But you, Brother Hongwu, after extracting information from me, you secretly brought your men here, trying to steal my treasure—you've got quite the scheme!"

As he spoke, Li Nian suddenly waved his hand, and a bottle of earth-yellow pills appeared out of thin air in his hand. It was the Houtu Xuanyu Pill that had driven everyone crazy!

The rich spiritual energy emanating from the elixir permeated the cave, stimulating everyone's senses.

Li Nian glanced at the pill, a look of disdain on his face, and casually put the miraculous Houtu Xuanyu Pill into his storage ring.

Hongwu's pupils contracted. He was no fool, and he instantly understood the key point. His face turned ashen.

He suddenly raised his finger and pointed at Li Nian, his voice hoarse with anger: "You! So this was all a trap! You deliberately leaked the information about the cave to me, just to lie in wait here and lure us in!"

"Li Nian, what exactly do you want to do?!" Yu Xinlian struggled to sit up, her beautiful eyes filled with vigilance and unease, her voice trembling slightly.

Li Nian laughed loudly, his laughter rough and arrogant, echoing in the cave for a long time: "I invited you all here, but I don't really have any other requirements. As long as you cooperate with me obediently, I will naturally not hold your previous offenses against you."

His tone turned serious again, his eyes becoming incredibly sinister and filled with a strong threat: "Of course, if anyone doesn't know what's good for them and dares to play tricks on me—then don't blame me for being ruthless and making sure they die a gruesome death!"

Hongwu, Yu Xinlian, and the others exchanged glances, their faces filled with fear and resentment. They all looked at Li Nian, waiting for him to continue.

Seeing this, Li Nian's smile deepened, and her tone softened slightly: "Don't worry, I won't make things too difficult for you."

"Next, all you need to do is write down your respective earth-attribute cultivation techniques in their entirety and hand them over to me."

He paused, his gaze sweeping over the crowd with naked murderous intent: "Of course, if anyone dares to renege, deliberately misspell a word, or refuse to comply—heh, I don't have many hobbies, I just like to use people's heads as wine jugs!"

Upon hearing this, Hongwu's face instantly turned from pale to ashen, and his body trembled slightly. He suddenly realized what was going on and said through gritted teeth, "So that's what you were planning! Last time you deliberately lured me to the island, letting me see the illusionary array on it, and even told me that it would take seven earth-attribute cultivators to break it—you had already calculated that I would send six other Foundation Establishment cultivators of the earth-attribute Dao Platform!"

"You went to such lengths, setting up such a grand scheme, all just to steal our cultivation techniques!"

Li Nian strolled slowly with his hands behind his back, his eyes indifferent: "Brother Hongwu, please don't speak so harshly."

"If you hadn't been so greedy and wanted to steal my treasure, how could you have ended up like this? Besides, I only asked you to write down the cultivation technique; it didn't pose any real threat to you, did it?"

"I've already been very merciful."

By this time, Yao Qiantie, who was standing nearby, was already terrified out of his wits. He kowtowed repeatedly, his voice trembling with sobs, "Fine! Fine! I promise you! Brother Li, please spare me! I'm willing to write down my martial arts techniques for you! I'll write them down clearly!"

The others also instantly realized their predicament—their spiritual power had been completely devoured by the Spirit Devouring Insects, and even their Dao Platform power was extremely weak. At this moment, they were no different from cripples and had no chance of resisting.

Now that Li Nian is only asking them to recite the cultivation technique from memory in exchange for their lives, they naturally won't refuse.

Although the cultivation technique is a closely guarded secret of the family or sect and must never be passed on to outsiders, at this critical moment of life and death, preserving one's life is the most important thing, and handing over the technique to Li Nian is a last resort.

Moreover, as Li Nian said, simply writing down the cultivation method wouldn't harm their own cultivation level. As for any repercussions from their families or organizations afterward, those would be Li Nian's responsibility, not theirs.

Hongwu gritted his teeth, his face alternating between pale and flushed, but finally nodded helplessly and said in a deep voice, "Alright, Li Nian, we agree. However, you must keep your promise and not harm our lives!"

Li Nian laughed heartily, in high spirits. With a casual wave of his hand, several rolls of fine Xuan paper and a few calligraphy brushes appeared out of thin air on the stone ground in front of the group: "Don't worry, I only brought you here because of the earth-attribute cultivation techniques behind you, so I can complete my own. As for your lives, I really have little interest in them."

As he spoke, Li Nian's gaze inadvertently fell on Chen Yang. His brows furrowed sharply, as if he had suddenly remembered something. His face darkened, and he flew into a rage, pointing at Chen Yang and cursing, "You bastard! How dare you hang out with them?!"

"Didn't I tell you to stay at Tianhai Gate and build my cave dwelling? Have you even finished building it? Have you even cleaned out the septic tank in my cave dwelling?!"

Chen Yang feigned extreme weakness, barely managing to lift his head while supporting himself on the ground. His face was filled with fear and grievance as he said in a broken voice, "Eighth... Eighth Senior Brother... I... I just wanted to find some treasures too, you know? I really couldn't resist..."

Li Nian sneered, her eyes filled with disdain and contempt: "Useless thing! With your IQ, you think you can come out and search for treasure like everyone else? Why don't you take a piss and look at yourself in the mirror!"

"Get out of my way!"

As soon as she finished speaking, Li Nian suddenly waved her hand, and a surge of powerful spiritual energy sent Chen Yang flying.

"Thump!"

Chen Yang's body flew straight out of the cave like a kite with a broken string, crashing heavily onto the gravel ground outside the cave.

He sat on the ground, a trickle of blood spilling from the corner of his mouth, feigning a disheveled appearance, but in his heart he already knew everything—he had completely understood what had happened.

It turns out that this small island was a huge trap set by Li Nian from beginning to end!

Li Nian's purpose was to use the Houtu Xuanyu Pill, a treasure of immense value, as bait to lure greedy cultivators to seize it. Those who practiced earth-attribute techniques were his primary targets.

Subsequently, Li Nian used the island's illusion array and spirit-devouring insects to capture and subdue these cultivators, then forced them to memorize their respective earth-attribute cultivation techniques.

However, for ordinary cultivators, the key is not the quantity of cultivation techniques, but their quality. Focusing on cultivating one or two techniques can actually improve their strength and combat power more quickly.

Li Nian went to such great lengths and set up such a grand scheme to collect the earth-attribute cultivation techniques of so many people. It's likely that the technique he cultivates has some special characteristics and requires the fusion of multiple earth-attribute techniques to perfect it.

Inside the cave, no one dared to resist in the slightest. They all picked up their brushes and began writing as quickly as possible, fearing that they would lose their lives if they were even a step too slow.

A day and a night later.

Yao Qiantie was the most eager, finishing first. He quickly picked up the Xuan paper filled with the cultivation technique and carefully handed it to Li Nian, his face plastered with a fawning smile and his tone extremely respectful: "Brother Li, I... I've got it done! Look, I've finished writing the cultivation technique. Now, can you let me go?"

Li Nian beckoned to Yao Qiantie and said in a calm tone, "Come with me. I need to check if this technique is genuine."

Yao Qiantie didn't dare to hesitate for a moment. He quickly held the cultivation manual and carefully followed Li Nian out of the cave.

Not far from the cave, there was a simple wooden hut, which Li Nian had obviously prepared long ago.

Li Nian picked up the cultivation manual written by Yao Qiantie and quickly scanned it, her eyes sharp as an eagle's, not missing a single word.

Yao Qiantie stood to the side, his back bent like a shrimp, a fawning smile on his face, standing respectfully, not daring to breathe loudly.

At this moment, all he wanted was to live and leave this place of trouble as soon as possible, and he dared not offend Li Nian in the slightest.

Li Nian quickly finished reading the cultivation technique, a satisfied smile appearing on his lips. He nodded and said, "Your Yao family's ancestral 'Earth Profound Nine Desolate Technique' does indeed have some merit. Not bad, not bad. It will be of great benefit to supplementing my 'Unstable Breath Soil Technique'."

Upon hearing this, Yao Qiantie quickly put on a smiling face and whispered, "Brother Li Nian truly has exceptional insight, recognizing the unique nature of our Yao family's cultivation method at a glance! My cultivation method is indeed very powerful. Upon reaching a high level, it can not only greatly enhance one's Dao Platform power but also unleash the boundless potential hidden within one's body!"

"Brother Li, I've written down this precious cultivation technique in its entirety. Can you let me go back now? I promise I won't say anything out of line after I get out!"

Li Nian laughed heartily, her tone tinged with a strange glint in her eyes: "Sure, I'll send you on your way right now!"

Before he finished speaking, Li Nian suddenly waved his hand, and a sharp earth-attribute spiritual power instantly erupted!

"Snap!"

A crisp cracking sound rang out as Li Nian crushed Yao Qiantie's neck!

Yao Qiantie's eyes widened instantly, a fawning smile still lingering on his face, but his body went limp and collapsed, completely lifeless.

Li Nian casually tossed Yao Qiantie's corpse into his storage ring, then slowly returned to the cave, a faint smile still on his face, as if he had just done something insignificant.

"As you can see, Brother Yao Qiantie is very clever. He quickly finished writing down the cultivation method, and now I have released him."

Li Nian glanced at the remaining people and said calmly, "The rest is up to you."