Wei Yutian’s gaze was despondent; the Filthy Blood Divine Skill reaches the late stage, capable of reviving the dead and mending flesh, almost granting immortality. However, he merely cultivated it to the Second Level, and his power was nearly depleted. Otherwise, at his peak, with no concern for consumption, this severed arm would recover in mere seconds.

But the activation of the Filthy Blood Divine Skill drains one’s Essence Blood. Hence, a crucial aspect of cultivating the Filthy Blood Divine Skill is Blood Refining!

The method of Blood Refining relies on the devouring of a virgin’s blood from her first wound. Consuming regular human blood serves only as temporary nourishment; only by devouring a virgin’s blood from her first wound can true cultivation occur, improving the quality of one’s blood at its source.

Although Wei Yutian’s right arm had healed, the newly grown arm was like a fetus’s fragile limb, pale and weak compared to his burly body, resembling a mere flesh bud. Wei Yutian’s face paled to the point of resembling a corpse, devoid of its last trace of blood.

Shen Yanliu sneered, "What? You’ve only managed to grow a flesh bud? If you’ve no power left, spare yourself the shame here!"

Shen Yanliu stepped with swift strides, attacking again. Wei Yutian tried to retreat, his toes touching the ground, but he was spent, unable to match Shen Yanliu’s speed.

Shen Yanliu swung his iron claws, severing all three of Wei Yutian’s remaining limbs. The last flesh bud was crushed by Shen Yanliu’s claw, its shattered blood wisps immediately dispersing into dust under Shen Yanliu’s True Qi, wafting away with the night wind...

Shen Yanliu grabbed Wei Yutian’s hair with his iron claws, lifting the limbless Wei Yutian’s body, the threads of blood chaotic and flailing upon the corpse.

Yet the blood threads seemed aware of the danger posed by Shen Yanliu’s surging True Qi, not one of them dared wrap around Shen Yanliu...

Carrying Wei Yutian, Shen Yanliu walked to the pavilion beside the fake mountain, placing Wei Yutian’s mutilated body on the stone table inside.

Gazing at Wei Yutian’s pale face and chaotic threads of blood, Shen Yanliu sighed suddenly, "Yutian, we’ve had a good personal rapport. You’ve given me many benefits. But we stand on different sides; it’s inevitable. I don’t wish to torture you. If you want a swift end, just say. Who are the members of Xianggu Sub-Branch of the Filthy Blood Sect? Who is the Branch Leader?"

Wei Yutian sneered slightly, ignoring the question and countered, "I’m curious, how did I get exposed?"

Wei Yutian believed he kept his secrets well-hidden; his backyard was full of traps, and besides his three maids, entry was forbidden to anyone else. He guarded so carefully, yet couldn’t fathom how he was exposed?

Shen Yanliu regarded Wei Yutian, knowing full well that Wei Yutian was already reduced to a mutilated body, posing little threat to him now.

"You have a maid named Su Di. She went behind your back and took a lover. He’s Duan Rong, an Escort Master from Yuan Shun Escort Agency. He brought Su Di to the government office to report you."

Hearing this, Wei Yutian’s gaze turned cold. He quickly recalled Su Di’s usual behaviors and minutiae. As a Filthy Blood Sect disciple, whenever on a mission, he would be absent for short spells or even a month.

Could it have been during his days away from the mansion that Su Di got involved with someone else? 𝘧𝘳𝘦ℯ𝓌𝘦𝒷𝘯𝑜𝑣𝘦𝓁.𝒸𝘰𝓂

Suspicion breeds shadows. Wei Yutian now couldn’t help but think it increasingly plausible.

Wei Yutian’s expression shifted suddenly, asking, "Is the Escort Master who just called me a turtle bastard outside the guest room Duan Rong?"

Shen Yanliu replied, "That’s correct."

It was Duan Rong’s curses that led Shen Yanliu to intercept and kill Wei Yutian.

Suddenly, countless thoughts swirled in Wei Yutian’s mind.

That man seemed particularly concerned about Xiao Yu; when I was about to violate Xiao Yu, he suddenly acted, drawing me out of the secret room, leading to the encounter with Shen Yanliu.

Yet, during this process, had he been careless or Shen Yanliu arrived a bit late, I’d have killed him.

Wei Yutian was unaware that Duan Rong, under Divine Sense, had already detected Shen Yanliu before provoking him out, whereas Wei Yutian saw Duan Rong’s actions as a risky attempt to rescue Xiao Yu.

But, how did he know that it was I who took Xiao Yu?

Wait, the only one who knew I took Xiao Yu was Luan Jingfu.

This...

Well now!

Deep despair enveloped Wei Yutian’s heart.

His closest friend had plotted to take him down!

Or how else would it be such a coincidence that the one reporting him was precisely an Escort Master from Yuan Shun Escort Agency? And on the night he kidnapped Xiao Yu.

There’s only one explanation: Luan Jingfu orchestrated this!

Luan Jingfu ordered his trusted Escort Master to seduce Su Di, and once Su Di fell, used Xiao Yu’s allure to trap me.

Such a meticulously woven trap!

It’s no wonder he repeatedly persuaded me to kidnap Xiao Yu!?

In retrospect, truly an intricate death-trap!

The more Wei Yutian pondered, the colder his heart became, "I’m uncertain of the Branch Leader of the Xianggu Sub-Branch of the Filthy Blood Sect. I only have direct contact with Luan Jingfu."

Wei Yutian was already a core disciple of the Xianggu Sub-Branch within the Filthy Blood Sect, and he and Luan Jingfu were practically Ruan Fengshan’s right-hand men.

Naturally, he was aware that the Xianggu Sub-Branch leader was Ruan Fengshan, but Ruan Fengshan had never wronged him; why would he hand such significant information freely to his torturer Shen Yanliu?

As for Luan Jingfu, he only wished he could personally kill him!

"Luan Jingfu?" Shen Yanliu asked, shocked.

He hadn’t expected it to be him.

Wei Yutian was one; Luan Jingfu another. These Filthy Blood Sect disciples had deeply infiltrated Xianggu County.

Wait, if Luan Jingfu is a Filthy Blood Sect disciple, then isn’t the Branch Leader of the Xianggu Sub-Branch Ruan Fengshan?

That thought flickered by, only for Shen Yanliu to dismiss it.

Luan Jingfu and Wei Yutian are True Qi Realm experts, yet not the Branch Leader of Xianggu Sub-Branch; how could Ruan Fengshan, a mere Inner Breath Realm martial artist, hold such a position?

Across the Nine Provinces, martial prowess reigns supreme, and for these Filthy Blood Sect desperados, putting strength above all is embedded in their very bones; how could Ruan Fengshan, an average Inner Breath Realm martial artist, overshadow True Qi Realm’s Luan Jingfu and Wei Yutian?

Since Wei Yutian contacted Luan Jingfu directly, clearly Luan Jingfu’s rank within the Xianggu Sub-Branch is higher than Wei Yutian’s, and to discover the Branch Leader, capturing Luan Jingfu would undoubtedly reveal the secret!

After glancing at Wei Yutian, Shen Yanliu decided this worthless heap of flesh was of no more use and placed his large hand upon Wei Yutian’s head.

Wei Yutian grimaced, knowing his life had reached its final moment.

At that instant, he harbored less resentment towards Luan Jingfu’s betrayal, and more towards the reality that in those last moments, he hadn’t first defiled Xiao Yu...

Thinking thusly, Shen Yanliu’s iron hand squeezed, causing Wei Yutian’s head to burst, brain matter splattering.

From frequently activating Filthy Blood Divine Skill, his body’s blood was nearly all absorbed by blood threads, yet his cranial contents remained intact.

Now, burst by Shen Yanliu, the brain matter erupted, splattering a portion onto Shen Yanliu’s official robe like spilled porridge.

Looking down at his soiled official robe, Shen Yanliu showed a trace of annoyance, briefly forgetting the brain matter hadn’t been drained. With the robe now like this, facing Ma Chunmin, with her infamous nagging, was inevitable upon his return.