Lu Chen was instantly startled.
Even through the sunglasses, he could see the woman's eyes gleaming, carrying an eerie and inexplicable feeling that was both strange and oppressive.
Lu Chen instinctively thought of three words: Mystic Cultivator!
This was the first Mystic Cultivator he had seen in Yunzhou City!
In fact, even in Jiaying City, he rarely saw them.
After all, in modern society, martial arts practitioners were already rare. Who had the patience to practice kung fu? It was better to spend the time practicing kung fu on making money and buying a handgun for self-defense!
Mystic cultivation, because martial arts cultivation was even more difficult to begin and achieve, had even fewer practitioners than martial arts practitioners—they were practically as rare as phoenix feathers.
So-called martial arts practitioners cultivated their own true qi, transforming it into power, and then unleashing it through various combat techniques to subdue enemies.
Mystic cultivators, like others, cultivate their own true qi, but they transform it into energy in the strictest sense, constantly refining and cleansing their bodies. Practices like refining essence into qi, refining qi into spirit, and refining spirit to return to emptiness are used to break through potential and gain various supernatural abilities, the most representative being the six supernatural powers of Buddhism.
Perhaps one in a thousand people is a martial arts cultivator, but one in ten thousand might not even be a mystic cultivator!
In other words, a successful mystic cultivator is a superhuman.
Of course, someone like Lu Chen, who gained multiple supernatural abilities without any cultivation, is perhaps the true superhuman.
Now, that woman made Lu Chen feel a deep sense of threat.
This threat came from warning signals within his body.
The warning signals urged Lu Chen to quickly restrain himself!
Lu Chen took a deep breath, relaxed, and calmed himself, focusing his qi in his dantian, trying to suppress any abnormal aura and appear like an ordinary person.
And the woman had already walked towards Lu Chen.
With each step she took, her two enormous breasts jiggled, but Lu Chen paid no heed.
He cursed inwardly: "Damn it, stay away from me! I'm allergic to you!"
However, the glamorous woman still walked up to him. In fact, she got quite close.
She raised her hand and removed her sunglasses, staring directly at Lu Chen. Her eyes truly possessed a captivating charm, and a seductive smile played on her lips.
This caused Lu Chen's qi to surge restlessly, and the various supernatural abilities within him showed signs of surging.
Fortunately, when Lu Chen was young, elders in his family had specifically taught him various mystical arts, a compulsory course for him as a martial arts family inheritor.
Therefore, he knew that this glamorous female cultivator was probably using a seductive technique, perhaps trying to trigger a reaction in his qi to assess his true strength.
Lu Chen sneered inwardly, relaxing his entire body and dantian, silently biting his tongue, and then sprang to his feet.
Then, without any hesitation, he reached out to touch the voluptuous woman's face, chuckling:
"Beautiful lady, are you interested in me? Tsk tsk, look at this smooth skin and those big, round breasts, hehe! You have good taste in choosing me. I'm unbeatable in half of Yunzhou City, I guarantee I'll protect you, as long as you're willing to follow me!"
As he spoke, he went even further, reaching out to put his arm around the voluptuous woman's shoulder, his hand intentionally or unintentionally brushing against her ample breasts.
The voluptuous woman let out a cold laugh, and Lu Chen suddenly felt as if a cold, venomous snake had pierced through his Baihui acupoint, instantly seeping into his limbs and bones. Instantly, he felt as if countless sharp ice spikes were piercing his cells. The feeling was truly excruciating.
He cried out and pulled his arm back.
Actually, with Lu Chen's current skill level, he wasn't incapable of resisting this strange attack, but he had relaxed his entire body and even released all the true energy from his dantian, which was why he felt such pain.
Then, the two strange-looking middle-aged men rushed over, one of them shrieking, "You brat, you dare bully our young lady? You can die now!"
As he spoke, he raised his hand towards Lu Chen.
Immediately afterward, Yang Jiangyu called out, "Old Guo, please have mercy!"
Then, she strode over and whispered, "Zhenyan, this is my shop after all. Give me some face and don't cause me any trouble. Also, this gentleman is a wealthy young master from this area. Offending him will cause a lot of trouble."
The glamorous woman named Zhenyan glanced coldly at Lu Chen and snorted, "I thought he was some kind of mystical cultivator, but he's just a third-rate martial artist."
She then said calmly to Old Guo, "There's no need to make a move. Give Sister Jiangyu some face."
She then giggled at Yang Jiangyu, "Sister Jiangyu, I'm sorry for my rudeness. Please forgive me. Also, you've been running this business for many years, so please take care of what I just said. We'll be going now, and we'll keep in touch."
Yang Jiangyu returned a charming smile, "Okay, goodbye Zhenyan, keep in touch."
After watching them leave, Yang Jiangyu suddenly let out a long sigh, feeling utterly exhausted. She patted her suddenly heaving breasts, turned and grabbed Lu Chen's hand, ignoring the surprised looks from the surrounding customers and staff, and pulled him inside.
Lu Chen followed Yang Jiangyu to the incredibly beautiful place they had visited before.
It was practically a crystal palace; the ceiling, floor, and surroundings were all filled with seawater, with colorful fish swimming around. The lighting wasn't bright, rather dim, but the deep blue light possessed a captivating allure that drew people in.
The people strolling through the streets and alleys of Yunzhou City probably had no idea that deep beneath their feet lay a vast underground sea, and within that underground sea lay this magnificent crystal palace.
It was the same round, rotating sofa. Yang Jiangyu pulled Lu Chen to the sofa, then, as if on cue, pushed him onto it and pounced on him like a tigress.
This startled Lu Chen. What was he doing?
However, his hands had already involuntarily embraced Yang Jiangyu's soft, fragrant body. Then, he was startled again. Yang Jiangyu's body was ice-cold and soaked with cold sweat.
She was so wet, as if she had been pulled from ice water.
Moreover, this incredibly sexy body was trembling.
Lu Chen was stunned: "Sister Jiangyu, what's wrong?"
Yang Jiangyu sighed: "You almost scared me to death! How did you happen to arrive so conveniently?"
Lu Chen said: "I need to talk to you about something."
Then he asked: "Who were those three guys? They looked really eerie, especially the woman. She's definitely a cultivator, and probably some kind of evil magic. Damn, I was scared to death too."
Yang Jiangyu leaned against Lu Chen's chest and sighed: "Were you already on guard, so you quickly suppressed your aura and even relaxed your dantian's true energy?"
Facing Yang Jiangyu, Lu Chen didn't hide anything, especially with her so close to him; he could feel her two high mounds pressing firmly against his chest.
This intimacy instantly brought them closer.
He said, "Just as you were about to come out, I suddenly had a premonition, a gut feeling that danger was imminent, so I took precautions accordingly."
Yang Jiangyu nodded, flicking Lu Chen's nose with her index finger: "You're smart, otherwise, it could have been dangerous... Hmm, maybe some kind of supernatural ability within you kicked in. Sigh, unfortunately, it's probably not the kind I wanted."
Lu Chen scratched his head, asking, "Who exactly are they? Why are you so afraid of them, Sister Jiangyu?"
"It's not so much fear!" Yang Jiangyu rolled her eyes at him: "It's all because of you."
Then, Yang Jiangyu explained their origins.
Just like there are various sects and families, large and small, in martial arts, there are naturally similar ones in the Xuan Dao (Mystic Path). In modern society, although their numbers are far fewer than those in martial arts, their quality has greatly improved.
That Zhenyan is named Song Zhenyan, of Chinese and Korean descent, and is the young lady of a mid-level family in the Xuan Dao. This family is called the Song Yuan Clan. The Song Yuan clan not only cultivates mystical arts but also poisons, collectively known as Xuan Du (Mystic Poisons).
The combination of mystical arts and poisons makes them a fearsome and dreaded group among many in the circle.
Therefore, Yang Jiangyu had to treat them with deference.
Lu Chen possessed extraordinary abilities, even if these were self-cultivated, making him a mystical cultivator, which would greatly interest Song Zhenyan. After all, mystical cultivators are rare nowadays, and the Song Yuan clan possessed a secret technique to absorb their abilities.
With such absorption, Lu Chen would essentially be crippled.
Moreover, his abilities weren't self-cultivated!
If Song Zhenyan discovered this, she would undoubtedly treat it as valuable material, taking it back for research. At the very least, she would utilize these abilities.
If Lu Chen were trapped in this Xuan Du clan, his chances of survival would be slim, and Yang Jiangyu's grand plan would inevitably fall apart. That's why she was so anxious.
Fortunately, Lu Chen quickly concealed his presence, and Song Zhenyan didn't notice. Of course, this was also due to her underestimating him; although she initially found Lu Chen strange, she didn't pay much attention and therefore didn't thoroughly check him, thus missing her chance.
Hearing this, Lu Chen was somewhat puzzled and couldn't help but ask, "Sister Jiangyu, is it possible for these superpowers to be extracted from the human body? So...so miraculous?"
Yang Jiangyu rolled her eyes at him: "Of course! Otherwise, how do you think those superpowers in your body came about? They're extraordinary energy cultivated by ancient people through mystical practices, then extracted from the body in some way. Of course, there are two ways to extract them: external force and self-extraction."
"External force can easily damage the superpower, while self-extraction makes it easier to reach a perfect state. The superpowers in your body were extracted by ancient cultivators after they had cultivated their abilities to the extreme; they are at their most perfect state. However, there's still a certain amount of time before they are activated and fully utilized."
Listening to Yang Jiangyu's eloquent explanation, Lu Chen was deeply impressed and couldn't help but praise her: "Sister Jiangyu, you know so much! I'm truly impressed!"
Yang Jiangyu chuckled sweetly and bit his ear: "You sycophant!" Then she sighed, "Anyway, thankfully they didn't find you, otherwise, hmph! You'd be in big trouble!"
Finally, she got off Lu Chen, letting him breathe a sigh of relief.
Being pinned down by Sister Jiangyu was really uncomfortable!
But then, Lu Chen was dumbfounded.