After the main character who took the blame retired, the female lead quit.

The latter method, conferring titles, is the worst, and only a spirit with no other options and nearing the end of its life would choose this method.

Once mixed with the incense offerings of the mortal world, although one can easily transform into human form, one's cultivation will almost stagnate, making it difficult to make any progress. One's physical form will even be restricted to a certain mountain or a certain river. Even though one's lifespan is almost infinite, and one can live as long as heaven and earth as long as the incense offerings are prosperous, it is ultimately not a good method.

Therefore, in this day and age, spirits and monsters are rare, while demons and beasts are abundant, posing no threat to the human race. The human race is mostly plagued by internal strife.

Without external enemies, internal conflicts will erupt, especially during peacetime.

In short, the Three Flower Goddess who came out with the Divination Heaven belongs to the first type of cultivation method, but it is actually different. Due to various restrictions, even if she has refined her transverse bone, she still needs to speak to communicate with others in order to convey her meaning.

Xiao Yu's act of meowing like a cat was no different from telling a blind man how beautiful the scenery was, walking briskly in front of a lame man to show off his perfect legs, or holding up his passing grade of 60 in front of someone who failed the final exam, mocking them with smug satisfaction.

It's fair to say that Xiao Yu deserved those slaps for dancing in a minefield in front of people.

Meow……

After Xiao Yu finished singing "I Learn to Meow Like a Cat," the Three-Flower Goddess, who was holding her head high, nodded generously, which was considered as forgiving Xiao Yu's inappropriate behavior earlier.

Xiao Yu swallowed a mouthful of wine with a slightly flushed face. Fortunately, besides the cat, there were only two unconscious girls in the cave, so he didn't feel too shy after speaking loudly.

It's nothing... I'm too... shy.

A faint flash of inspiration appeared, and the Three Flower Goddess's one green and one blue eyes closed, then opened again and returned to a pair of ordinary green eyes.

Their gazes fell on those emerald eyes, and the two stared at each other for a few seconds.

Finally, Xiao Yu pursed his lips, enduring the gaze from those slightly amusement-filled emerald eyes, and with his skin as thick as a brick wall, he said frankly:

"Alright, I've sung the song for you in its entirety. Now you should tell me what happened before this? And what was the situation at the beginning? Where in the secret realm did you fall?"

Meow!

"In the square, when the rogue cultivator broke through the restriction, didn't someone take advantage of the chaos to attack you? This cat and Xiaoxue'er agreed to ensure your safety. To catch the thief, catch the leader first. In order to eliminate the potential source of danger, I directly pounced on the person who made the attack."

Then the secret realm opened, and I and she fell into the same place. She seemed to be a sword cultivator, but unfortunately, she didn't have a flying sword and couldn't defeat me. Taking advantage of the wave, she escaped in the chaos.

Hearing the meowing sounds around him, and having learned from his previous experience, Xiao Yu lost his joking mood. However... when it came to the mysterious swordsman who attacked him...

If you didn't mention it, you'd almost forgotten, but that person's natal flying sword is still lying in his system inventory.

Let's escape in the chaos!

It has to be said that a sword cultivator without their natal flying sword is truly vulnerable!

No wonder so many sword cultivators are obsessed with also practicing martial arts. Twisting his arm, Xiao Yu became wary of his ability to cultivate both sword and martial arts.

If this gets out, who knows who will come looking for me? I'm more likely to be used as a guinea pig in experiments involving dual cultivation of martial arts and martial arts, which is no good job.

At the same time, Xiao Yu also had some thoughts about Xiao Xue'er, whom the Three Flower Goddess had mentioned.

That's Little Rice Dumpling, right? The current Bu Suan Tian is actually just her nickname. She hasn't told Xiao Yu her real name yet, but it's definitely Bu.

Xiao Yu remembered that later in the story, Bu Suantian's real name was revealed; it seemed to be Bu Xue'er. He muttered to himself for a moment.

He shook his head. "Bu Suan Tian" sounds better, or "Little Glutinous Rice Dumpling" is better!

As Xiao Yu murmured the name of the Diviner in his mind, the Three-Flower Goddess meowed again, explaining the injuries on her and the black-robed girl.

"It was done by that group from Xuanlei Mountain. There's a special swordsman among them who attacks like thunder and moves incredibly fast. We were caught off guard and fell into his trap."

Speaking of this, a hint of frustration appeared on the furry face of the Three Flower Goddess.

When Xiao Yu learned about this, it was quite a coincidence. After the girl in black robes was ordered to find the Three Flower Goddess, she didn't spend much time and soon spotted the Three Flower Goddess, who was alone in the air.

Just then, the group from Xuanlei Mountain encountered the Three Flower Goddess. They thought it was a wild spirit beast. Seeing its majestic appearance and trembling fur, which gave it the power of a divine beast that could suppress mountains and waters, they decided to capture and tame it and bring it back to their sect as a guardian spirit beast.

"You're exaggerating your abilities too much. Are you sure it's a guardian beast of the mountain, and not something you captured to protect your pet?"

Looking at the charming and lovely Lady Sanhua in front of him, Xiao Yu couldn't help but ask a question in return.

Meow!

This explanation was met with a strong rebuke from the Goddess Sanhua.

"Yes, yes, you can continue."

To avoid being taken advantage of by his henchmen, Xiao Yu kept his mouth shut and said that he would no longer interrupt the Three Flower Goddess when she rarely spoke. He should wholeheartedly cherish every word she said and engrave it in his heart.

These are the exact words of a certain cat.

Getting back to the main point, just as the group from Xuanlei Mountain surrounded the Three Flower Goddess, the black-robed girl who had come looking for the cat was spotted by them.

When the two sides met, they had a history of grudges against each other, and with the Three Flower Goddess acting as the catalyst, they settled both old and new scores together.

Needless to say, Xiao Yu knew what had happened. Given the black-robed girl's personality, she would probably have attacked without saying a word.

Indeed, things turned out exactly as Xiao Yu had thought.

Surprisingly, judging from the current situation, the girl in black robes is the one who has lost.

Having experienced that bizarre poison, Xiao Yu found it somewhat unbelievable, but even the Three Flower Goddess who was present at the time didn't know much about the specifics.

All that was known was that the one who defeated the black-robed girl was a menial disciple from Xuanlei Mountain, with a cultivation level at the peak of the Core Formation Realm, just a hair's breadth away from breaking through to the Golden Core Realm.

Chapter Seventeen, Something Terrible Has Happened

Peak Core Formation Realm?

A black-robed girl who crossed realms and injured a Golden Core Realm cultivator—where did this peerless genius come from?!

Xiao Yu clicked his tongue in amazement. What a prodigy!

The astonishment wasn't about her cultivation level, but rather her strength in defeating the black-robed girl, a genius at the Golden Core Realm, across realms.

Could it be that the sword cultivator from Xuanlei Mountain, like him, gained a great boost to his body after entering this secret realm?

Xiao Yu is now also at the Core Formation stage. Since fighting that rabbit, he has had some free time and has cultivated in his spare time, reaching about the middle stage.

If he were to fight the black-robed girl one-on-one, aside from her poison that caused her senses to become disordered, everything else would be manageable. Xiao Yu could have beaten the black-robed girl to her current state.

Of course, this is under the blessing of the secret realm; once he leaves the secret realm, he won't be able to do it anymore.

Lightning is pure and yang, while poisonous mist spreads and belongs to yin. To some extent, lightning magic is a natural counter to pure poison cultivators like the black-robed girl.

Xiao Yu wondered what would happen if he were to face that swordsman from Xuanlei Mountain.

Recalling the charred wounds on the black-robed girl's body, Xiao Yu shook his head. He couldn't figure it out. He didn't have any of the abnormal abilities like Ghost Brain, which allowed him to conjure up an enemy to fight against him out of thin air. The information he had at the moment was too little to make an effective judgment.

In short, as long as that swordsman from Xuanlei Mountain doesn't come knocking on his door, this matter has absolutely nothing to do with Xiao Yu.

Thinking it over, Xiao Yu, carrying the gourd, temporarily left the presence of the Three Flower Goddess and arrived at the entrance of the cave. Using the rich moonlight from the two moons in the sky, he created a fake mountain to completely cover the entrance of the cave.

That way, you won't have to worry about cats or dogs coming to your door following your scent.

With the double-month increase, the illusions created by Xiao Yu's Mirror Flower Snow Moon innate flying sword talent are becoming more and more realistic.

If he were to return to the temple that night, even if he and the female fox demon were to engage in repetitive little actions on that platform, Li Yunshang, who was searching, would not discover anything.

However, an illusion is still an illusion. No matter how lifelike it is, it will be exposed with the slightest touch. In contrast, Bu Suantian's hide-and-seek technique is a real transformation into an object. Xiao Yu squeezed it and did not notice any difference.

The only flaw is that it's too similar, a perfect replica in one-to-one proportion. This is both its strength and its biggest weakness. No two leaves in the world are exactly alike, and a discerning eye will still notice the flaw upon close inspection.

But now that there are many people and eyes outside the secret realm, in the midst of the chaos, Bu Suantian should be able to easily take advantage of the confusion and escape this turmoil.

If all else fails, she can take the jade pendant that he gave her to the inn of Qingyun Fuzong and seek help from Long Wanyan. Although it's not good to give away something given to him by someone else to another woman, Long Wanyan is not a sickly person like Li Yunshang, so she should understand him.

Xiao Yu obediently swallowed a mouthful of wine, a hint of drunkenness rising in his brown eyes. In any case, all he had to do next was follow the steps and get his hands on the White Phoenix Blood Essence.

This secret realm isn't difficult at all...

Thinking about it, he pursed his lips, raised an eyebrow, and wondered, was it just his imagination...?

This wine tastes much sweeter; the flavor is a bit off.

Xiao Yu glanced at the mouth of the wine gourd, pondered for a moment, and finally shrugged. Who cares? This is his wine gourd. Does he think it's dirty and he should just throw it away?

In matters like this, Xiao Yu was never one to suffer a loss. He gulped down another large mouthful of wine and let out a long sigh:

"A fine wine!"

"Xiao Yu... Hey, Xiao Yu!"

This liquor is indeed strong; after a few sips, I was quite drunk and even hallucinated hearing the voice of Bu Suantian, that little glutinous rice ball.

Did I value her too much?

We've only known each other for a few months. She has the cultivation of a Nascent Soul cultivator, plus her incredible hide-and-seek skills, and the jade pendant I gave her as a safety net. No matter what, there shouldn't be any problems. I've been a little too concerned!

Xiao Yu smirked, inwardly cursing himself for getting drunk after just a few sips of wine. If he went back to the island to drink, he'd be forced to drink to death by Brother Fan and the others.

Turning my head, in the suddenly brightened cave, the three-flowered goddess's heterochromatic pupils, one blue and one turquoise, shone brightly in the narrow cave.

Beneath those soft, crystalline blue eyes that were remarkably similar to those of the Diviner, the Three-Flower Goddess opened her mouth, emitting a clear, meowing female voice instead of a meow:

"Hey! Xiao Yu, can you hear me? Hey... Is it because we're separated by a secret realm? There's some background noise, my ears are ringing, or is it because I haven't used this supernatural power in a long time? Wait... will I go deaf because of this? Waaaaaah..."

"I...cough..."

Xiao Yu bent over, choking on the wine for what seemed like the umpteenth time. The lingering intoxication that had risen in his wide eyes had vanished.

no……

Is this telepathic communication over a thousand miles? No, even a Nascent Soul cultivator doesn't have that ability to influence a secret realm through divine sense.

"You're Bu Suantian?! I didn't hear that wrong, did I...?"

Shocked, Xiao Yu wiped the wine from his lips and looked at the Three Flower Goddess with her heterochromatic eyes and asked.

"Hey! It's me. Phew... It seems there's no problem. That's great. In any case, my supernatural power can only last for a short while. Xiao Yu, listen up, something terrible has happened. The situation in this secret realm is extremely strange. Even the demon race is planning to get involved. The situation is complicated."

I've consulted the oracle, and the current situation is beyond our control. The most urgent thing is to forget about the White Phoenix Essence Blood and get out of the secret realm first..."

"what?"

Before he could recover from the telepathic message from Bu Suantian across the secret realm, Xiao Yu was startled when he heard Bu Suantian's warning tone.

Before Xiao Yu could answer, Bu Suantian spoke rapidly, anxiously recounting the results of her divination from not long ago:

"That fellow Liu is up to no good. Something's very wrong with this secret realm right now. It's like a slowly reviving flame, gradually growing stronger and stronger. A flame needs fuel to burn brightly. If this continues, it won't be long before this secret realm turns into a sea of ​​fire, and you will all be burned alive, becoming nourishment for the flames. If you stay any longer, you will die!"

Boom!