After walking with several sect disciples for two days, Cheng Qi finally saw the Star Soul Lake in the forest, but strangely, no Chaotic Beast was seen nearby.

It was already evening, and the Star Soul Lake looked dark blue in the dim light. When the wind blew across the lake, the water sparkled and shone with silvery light. At first glance, it looked a bit like a starry sky.

Several people looked around cautiously, and after confirming that there were no Level 3 Chaotic Beasts, they came to the lake with peace of mind.

Chen Liang stopped when he reached the lakeside, took out a jade bottle, and prepared to collect the soul water. Then he thought of something and turned to Cheng Qi, who was standing behind him, and said, “This soul water must be preserved in a high-grade jade bottle. Senior brother, have you prepared one? If not, I have two more that I can lend to you.”

“Thank you, I have them.” Cheng Qi was not used to others being so attentive to him, and the feeling this person gave him was not the same as Huo Xing back then, which made him feel a little weird.

So, Cheng Qi didn’t say anything, let alone get close to them. He just took out a high-grade gourd and threw it into the air. After performing a water-collecting technique, a slender whirlpool rolled up on the lake surface and entered through the mouth of the upside-down gourd.

Seeing this, several disciples also threw out jade bottles to get water. Half an hour passed, and after a gourd was filled with soul water, Cheng Qi took the things back. He was going to find a place to rest and see how effective this soul water was when he heard the disciples’ conversation.

“Senior Brother Chen, I heard that there is a kind of dace fish in the lake. It is delicious and has delicate meat. Moreover, because this fish grows in Star Soul Lake, eating it can also boost soul power. Is it true?” Shen Jiaai looked curious as she asked.

Chen Liang nodded, “I have eaten it once, and the fish meat effect is indeed better than the soul water.”

After hearing the conversation between the two, Cheng Qi paused and couldn’t help but turn around to look at the lake. His black eyes sparkled, and Tan Eyu, who was looking at him, couldn’t help but roll her eyes.

“Junior sister, look, that’s the dace fish.” Chen Liang pointed to the lake. Cheng Qi subconsciously took a few steps forward, but suddenly heard a sound coming from behind.

“Spirit Net, get up!”

When he realized something was wrong, a giant net had already been set up in the lake. The net covered him, and then suddenly closed. In the blink of an eye, Cheng Qi was hung in the air like a silkworm chrysalis. He didn’t know what kind of material this net was made of, but he was trapped in it and couldn’t use his spiritual power.

Looking at the ninth-level qi-condensation cultivator who suddenly appeared below, Cheng Qi lowered his head in shame. He felt ashamed he was deceived by such a simple trick. Tan Eyu must have deliberately not reminded him just now.

“This Forbidden Spirit Net was specially prepared for Senior Brother Cheng. I wonder if Senior Brother Cheng still likes it.” Chen Liang walked behind the ninth-level qi-condensation cultivator and said to Cheng Qi with a smile. At this time, his polite looks for the past two days had disappeared from his face and demeanor.

Even Shen Jiaai, who looked innocent just now, was not surprised to see Cheng Qi being arrested. Instead, she ran to the ninth-level cultivator and said coquettishly, “Senior Brother Jin, I want the whip in his hand, please let me have the whip.”

“What kind of whip can make junior sister like it so much? I’ll let him take it out and take a look,” Jin Zhou said to the woman next to him with a doting look on his face.

Another female cultivator among the group had a look of reluctance on her face after hearing this. She also took a fancy to the whip, but Shen Jiaai beat her to it.

Cheng Qi discovered the behavior of this group of people was similar to that of Yan Haoyu and others he met in Jincheng Villa. He couldn’t help but say angrily, “Aren’t you afraid that I will tell the elders?”

“Then you have to go back and file a complaint first,” Chen Liang said with a joking look on his face. If he handed the person into the master’s hands, could the master still let him come out alive?

“Senior brother, take out the whip first,” Shen Jiaai urged impatiently. Once they handed the person over to the master, it would be difficult for her to get the whip again.

“You heard it. My junior sister is interested in the whip in your hand. Please hand it over quickly, otherwise, I will let you have a taste of thunder and lightning,” Jin Zhou said, pointing a Five Thunder Talisman at the shuanger trapped in the net, threatening him.

“Who sent you here?” Cheng Qi had already guessed that there must be someone behind these people, otherwise how could they have come up with something like the Forbidden Spirit Net.

“You don’t need to know this, but if you don’t throw the whip out, don’t blame me for attacking you,” Jin Zhou raised the talisman in his hand as a reminder.

“Do you want this whip?” Cheng Qi took out the dark red spiritual whip from the storage bag, held it in his hand and gently stroked it a few times, but the light in his eyes gradually turned cold.

When he looked up again, there was no warmth at all. It wasn’t until he heard another urging from the other party that Cheng Qi threw the whip out of the net and it fell to the ground far away.