A thousand enlightenments in one night, starting from being a menial apprentice.

Taiyi Sect, located in the heart of a dark forest deep underground in the Changliu Mountains, in the southeastern part of the sixty-four Zhou Tian Grand Arrays.

Lin Youjian and Liu Su both looked at the black crystal mirror that had already taken shape before them with some tension in their eyes. After all, the casualties and deaths in the ruins of gods and demons were not low, and both of them had their beloved disciples enter it this time.

Especially Lin Youjian, whose cultivation method is unique, had gone to great lengths to find Jiang Hanyan as her personal disciple, and after years of spending time together, the bond between master and disciple had become quite deep. Naturally, she was concerned about her at this moment.

Liu Su was similar; he also placed high hopes on Xu Hui.

Just then, a dark figure suddenly darted out from the black crystal mirror.

Lin Youjian and Liu Su's eyes flickered as the dark figure rolled to the ground; it was the burly Guo Tian.

Guo Tian's face was rather pale as he struggled to his feet. Although the passage opened by the sect's grand formation had stabilized, going through it was still an unpleasant experience.

Lin Youjian and Liu Su were about to ask Guo Tian a question when another figure suddenly darted out from the black crystal mirror.

"Hanyan!?" Lin Youjian's face lit up with joy, and he immediately went over to help Jiang Hanyan up.

Jiang Hanyan was in a terrible state, her insides were churning, and she felt completely disoriented. As soon as Lin Youjian helped her up, she vomited.

Lin Youjian gently patted Jiang Hanyan's back and asked with concern, "Hanyan, are you hurt?"

Seeing that Jiang Hanyan had come out, Liu Su became even more anxious. Suddenly, another figure flashed in the black crystal mirror. Liu Su looked closely and saw that it was Duan Rong.

Inside that passage, Duan Rong felt as if he had been spinning in a large concrete mixer for half an hour. As soon as he landed, he felt dizzy, weak in the legs, and his stomach churned. He barely managed to suppress the urge to vomit.

After Duan Rong, Xu Hui also emerged from the Black Crystal Mirror.

When Liu Su saw that Xu Hui had come out unharmed, his heart, which had been hanging in suspense, finally settled down.

The last one to emerge was Lu Chu.

As soon as Xu Hui and Lu Chu came out, they also started vomiting violently, almost bringing up bile.

It's no wonder they reacted so strongly. When they entered the ruins of gods and demons before, they were in great shape, but they still couldn't withstand the passage. Not to mention this time, after a month of tossing and turning in the ruins, their bodies and minds were exhausted. Naturally, they couldn't withstand the extreme jolting in the passage.

Of the five people who came out at this time, only Guo Tian and Duan Rong were holding on and did not vomit. The other three were vomiting loudly, but their faces also looked very bad.

After the five people came out, Lin Youjian and Liu Su saw that the black crystal mirror no longer reacted.

Lin Youjian gently patted Jiang Hanyan's back, then turned to look at Guo Tian standing there and asked, "Just the five of you? Are there any others behind you?"

Lin Youjian naturally asked if the five of them were the only ones who survived from the ruins of gods and demons.

Seeing Lin Youjian looking at him, Guo Tian forced himself to speak, despite the churning in his stomach, "No...nothing. Just the five of us."

He had barely finished speaking when, unable to suppress the churning in his internal organs any longer, he vomited with a loud "whoosh."

Lin Youjian couldn't help but smile. She asked a question that made Guo Tian vomit.

Lin Youjian and Liu Su exchanged a glance. Of the eight people who went in, five came out alive, which was more than half, so it was not bad.

At this point, the people who were vomiting finally stopped.

Jiang Hanyan wiped her mouth, and upon seeing her master Lin Youjian beside her, her eyes welled up with tears. Countless times in those divine and demonic ruins, she had thought she was going to die there, but she never expected to see Lin Youjian again. She had lost both her parents at a young age, and after entering the sect, she had received Lin Youjian's affection.

Just as Jiang Hanyan's eyes were moist and red, a figure suddenly appeared without warning not far from everyone's side.

It was none other than Lü Yinlin, the patriarch of the Taiyi Sect who had just been inside, presiding over the opening and stabilization of the sect's grand formation.

Upon seeing Lü Yinlin approach, Lin Youjian and the others immediately knelt down and respectfully said, "We pay our respects to the Ancestor!"

Duan Rong and the others also knelt down.

Lu Yinlin's eyes were cold and sinister. He ignored everyone else, his gaze sharp as knives as he looked directly at Duan Rong and asked, "Have you retrieved the item?"

Lu Yinlin's directness stemmed from the fact that Lu Qingzhu's condition had been very poor for the past month. If Duan Rong hadn't obtained the divine medicine today, or if the time wasn't right, Lu Qingzhu might not have lasted more than a few days. Even though he was a Nascent Soul cultivator, he could only watch this woman perish.

"Fortunately, I did not disgrace my life."

Duan Rong said something, then took out two black jade boxes from his backpack and respectfully held them in front of him.

Lu Yinlin's eyes flickered, and with a flick of his hand, the two black jade boxes flew into his hand. The lids opened on their own, and wisps of cold air escaped.

Upon seeing the herbs inside the black jade box, Lü Yinlin's cold gaze softened.

Both the Red Arrow Flower and the Azure Flame Grass were among them, and both were mature. The Red Arrow Flower was fine, but the Azure Flame Grass grew in dark places and was not easy to mature.

Duan Rong obtained these three Jade Flame Grasses at the peak of their medicinal effects. With these two herbs, Qingzhu could be saved.

Lu Yinlin closed the black jade box, looked at Duan Rong, and said, "With these two items, Qingzhu will not die."

After Lu Yinlin finished speaking, his figure blurred and he mysteriously disappeared from the spot. He was rushing back to his cave to treat Lu Qingzhu.

Upon hearing Lü Yinlin's last words, Duan Rong was reminded of Lü Qingzhu's beautiful image, smiling radiantly at him...

At this moment, Guo Tian and Jiang Hanyan finally understood why Duan Rong was so obsessed with the Azure Flame Grass, even going so far as to face the ghost infant alone to obtain it. It turned out he wanted to give it to the Ancestor to save Lü Qingzhu's life.

Previously, the affair between Duan Rong and Lü Qingzhu had caused quite a stir, and they naturally knew about it. However, they all thought that Lü Qingzhu was already dead.

Lu Yinlin suddenly disappeared, and Lin Youjian and the others were still stunned. At this moment, a figure walked out from the light screen and came into this space.

The moment Fu Xingjian walked in, he saw everyone kneeling on the ground. His eyes flickered slightly, and he asked, "Has everyone come out?"

Lin Youjian turned his head and saw Fu Xingjian standing behind him, so he replied, "They've all come out."

"Then the great formation should be dismantled!" Fu Xingjian said, glancing at Duan Rong and the others. It was no easy feat to survive the ruins of gods and demons; he himself had barely managed to crawl out after facing death nine times over.

Lin Youjian had already stood up, clasped his hands in a fist and said, "We can leave now. Thank you for your help, Senior Fu."

Fu Xingjian gave a brief fist salute in return, then walked out of the space.

Not long after he walked out, the passage in the black crystal mirror blurred for a moment, then turned into ripples like water, and disappeared completely after a while.

Lin Youjian looked at Duan Rong and the others and asked, "Is anyone injured or poisoned?" Duan Rong and the others remained silent. None of them were injured or poisoned.

Lin Youjian had already observed them; apart from vomiting from the jolting in the passage, no one was injured. She was merely asking as a formality.

As the person in charge of this expedition into the Divine and Demonic Ruins, she was responsible for procuring various healing and antidote medicines from the sect. She was obligated to ensure the survival of any disciple who emerged from the ruins alive. In case of injury or poisoning, immediate medical attention was required.

Seeing that no one answered, Lin Youjian said, "You all rest for a while and recover your strength. In half an hour, we will leave the Dark Forest and return to the sect."

Upon hearing this, Duan Rong, Guo Tian, ​​and the others found a quiet corner and began to meditate and practice breathing exercises to regulate their breathing.

They were actually all cultivators at the Qi Cyclone Realm, but within the ruins of gods and demons, the laws mutated, preventing them from fully utilizing their cultivation abilities.

At this moment, Yi sat in meditation in the heart of this dark forest where the spiritual energy of heaven and earth was extremely abundant. The rich spiritual energy of heaven and earth flowed through his meridians, and the fatigue in his body and the minor damage to his muscles were instantly repaired.

A tingling and cooling sensation spread throughout my body...

The Three Flowers Gathering at the Top of the Head activated, and the rich primordial energy of heaven and earth circulated throughout the body's meridians. After one small cycle, the body had almost fully recovered.

Half an hour later, everyone was full of energy and their listlessness had vanished.

Seeing their state, Lin Youjian said, "Let's go, follow me and Elder Liu." As she spoke, she and Liu Su walked out of the light screen not far away.

Duan Rong and the others immediately followed.

Stepping out of the light curtain, one leaves the territory of the sixty-four Zhou Tian Grand Arrays and enters the desolate, dark heart of the forest, a place inhabited by high-level Yuan Beasts.

Lin Youjian and Liu Su had already taken to the air, and Duan Rong and the others immediately used the Three Flowers Gathering at the Top technique, harnessing the surrounding天地元气 (heaven and earth energy) to ride the wind and follow behind Lin Youjian and Liu Su.

Once everyone was in the air, Liu Su paused briefly and flew behind them.

With Lin Youjian leading the way and Liu Su bringing up the rear, the group flew out of the heart of the dark forest towards the outer perimeter.

Lin Youjian and Liu Su led the group out of the dark forest and landed on a mountaintop.

The valley is shrouded in mist, a unique spectacle that the Changliu Mountains have enjoyed year-round.

Lin Youjian stood on the mountaintop, looked at Xu Hui, and said, "Xu Hui, come with me and Elder Liu to Cuiwei Peak."

"Yes." Xu Hui obediently clasped his hands in response, seemingly unsurprised by Lin Youjian's instructions.

Duan Rong's heart skipped a beat, his gaze sweeping lightly over Xu Hui's silent and reserved face. Cuiwei Peak was the location of the Elder Council. Why did Lin Youjian and Liu Su take Xu Hui to Cuiwei Peak as soon as they left the Divine Demon Ruins?

Lin Youjian turned to look at Jiang Hanyan and said, "Hanyan, you go back to Tianzhu Peak first. I will be there shortly."

"Yes, Master!" Jiang Hanyan replied, clasping her hands in a fist salute.

Then, Lin Youjian and Liu Su took Xu Hui and flew southeast, disappearing into the thick fog.

At this moment, only Duan Rong, Guo Tian, ​​Jiang Hanyan, and Lu Chu were on the hilltop.

They all had their doubts about Xu Hui being taken away, but they all tacitly kept quiet about it. Now that they've returned to their sects, each of them has their own taboos.

Guo Tian clasped his hands and said, "Fellow disciples, we have faced life and death together, and now we part ways. I will never forget the kindness shown to me today!"

After Guo Tian finished speaking, he gave Duan Rong a meaningful look, then suddenly rode the wind and flew into the clouds in the valley.

Duan Rong couldn't help but smile. This guy really knew how to leave without hesitation.

Lu Chu clasped his hands in a fist and smiled, saying, "There will be plenty of time in the future, everyone. We'll meet again someday!"

After Lu Chu finished speaking, he also flew into the clouds.

At this moment, on that remote mountaintop, only Duan Rong and Jiang Hanyan remained. The mountain wind ruffled Jiang Hanyan's hair, and her eyes were filled with tenderness.

Duan Rong glanced at Jiang Hanyan and smiled, "Why aren't you leaving yet?"

Jiang Hanyan smiled charmingly and said, "Brother Duan, are you trying to shoo someone away?"

Duan Rong said, "Just kidding. This mountain isn't mine, so how dare I drive people away?"

Jiang Hanyan smiled at Duan Rong, but her smile gradually faded. She suddenly curtsied and said solemnly, "Thank you, Brother Duan, for saving me many times in the ruins. If you ever need anything from me, please don't hesitate to ask. I will always be waiting for you on Tianzhu Peak!"

"Brother Duan, Hanyan will take her leave first!"

After Jiang Hanyan finished speaking, she looked at Duan Rong for a while with deep eyes, and then suddenly rose into the air, her clothes fluttering, heading towards the direction of Tianzhu Peak.

Duan Rong watched with deep concentration as Jiang Hanyan's figure disappeared into the misty white fog. Unless absolutely necessary, he would never seek her out again. To forget each other in the vast world was the best fate for those feelings whose origins were unknown.

Thinking of this, Duan Rong suddenly rose into the air and flew into the misty clouds.

On a remote hilltop in the endless mountains.

Inside the residence on the mountain where Shang Xiangyu lived, Xiao Yu sat in the pavilion by the lake, with Zhu Xiaoqi sitting opposite her.

The two were playing chess in the pavilion. However, Xiao Yu was clearly distracted, often sitting there lost in thought.

Zhu Xiaoqi suddenly said, "Miss, it's your turn to make a move!"

Xiao Yu held a white chess piece, staring at the chessboard, but couldn't make a move for a long time. She suddenly sighed, threw the piece into the chess basket, and said sadly, "Forget it, I'm not playing anymore."

Duan Rong has been gone for over a month, and she doesn't know how he is doing. She really has no mood for chess. Zhu Xiaoqi only bothered her to play chess because she saw that she was too preoccupied, hoping to cheer her up, but Xiao Yu was burning with anxiety and couldn't play at all.

Xiao Yu stood up from the stone table, walked to the pavilion, and sat on the crossbeam.

She sat there with a slight frown, looking at the lake in the courtyard. A gentle breeze rippled the surface of the lake.

Just then, she suddenly noticed a figure standing by the lake. The figure had a stubble beard and messy hair, and was standing there smiling at her.

Looking into those eyes, Xiao Yu's heart skipped a beat. She jumped to her feet and exclaimed joyfully, "Husband!" (End of Chapter)