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

There was only one stone bed in the cave, which was now occupied by Xiao Yu, who was seriously injured. She couldn't ask anyone to get down so she could sleep there.

She felt no displeasure that Xiao Yu, with his low cultivation level, was occupying the only stone bed in the cave; a Nascent Soul cultivator naturally possessed the demeanor of one.

Moreover, at her level, it's common for her to cultivate for several days without sleeping.

The small cave fell silent for a moment, quiet except for the crackling campfire in the center.

Under the full moonlight, the pale moonlight fell on the entrance of the cave, like a layer of crystal-clear icing.

Strands of moonlight were drawn in and merged into Xiao Yu's body, and his wounds began to heal slowly.

Long Wanyan, who was meditating and regulating her breathing, opened her eyes. Her bright and beautiful eyes looked at the few strands of moonlight that were automatically flowing into Xiao Yu's body, and a strange light flashed in her eyes.

The essence of Taiyin...

She stared at Xiao Yu for a while before closing her eyes and continuing to meditate and regulate her breathing.

She had already fought that evil dragon once before, so she would make the most of the night to replenish her energy and try again tomorrow.

A thought flashed through her mind, but she quickly dismissed it.

It would be good if Xiao Yu's injuries were not serious, and it would be too much to push him to the first level of martial arts.

Several days passed.

Long Wanyan went to see the black dragon almost every day to see if she could get a chance to snatch the Dragon Blood Mystic Fruit. Unfortunately, she always went with high hopes but returned disappointed.

None of them succeeded.

During this time, the two did not communicate much. After all, one was a Nascent Soul cultivator who was the leader of a sect, and the other was an unknown martial artist of the first realm.

The two had little in common, so naturally they had nothing to say to each other.

During this time, Xiao Yu actively absorbed the moonlight of the night to restore his damaged body.

Long Wanyan seemed to hope that Xiao Yu could recover quickly, so she specially made an opening in the top of the cave so that the moonlight could shine on Xiao Yu more directly.

To this, Xiao Yu could only say that at noon, the glaring sunlight shone directly on him, like a roasted sweet potato, which was a bit too bright and made it hard for him to sleep.

But thanks to this, Xiao Yu recovered quite quickly. His sunken chest gradually returned to normal, and the misaligned bones were straightened one by one.

The pain during this recovery period was no different from the physical training that a pure martial artist seeks. Unbeknownst to him, Xiao Yu's martial arts realm had reached the threshold, and he was almost able to break through to the second realm.

However, there is still a long way to go before a full recovery and the ability to get out of bed and walk.

As for the healing pills on Long Wanyan's body, Xiao Yu couldn't use them. He was too engrossed in fighting the figure blocking his way, and every move he made was so deep that the wounds he left behind were stained with a unique spiritual aura. Ordinary healing medicines were useless, so he could only heal step by step by the moonlight.

A few more days passed, and Long Wanyan returned empty-handed once again. However, she did not come away empty-handed as before. She had severed the tail of the Xuanjiao, which severely damaged the Xuanjiao's vitality.

At the same time, bad news followed: in that deep pool, there was not only one dragon, but also a creature at the Core Formation stage, half dragon and half python.

It's probably the mate or offspring of that dragon.

With the two beasts taking turns, Long Wanyan was left with no way to get started.

The possibility of harvesting the Dragon Blood Mystic Fruit has become slim again.

Xiao Yu, however, had been waiting. He was waiting.

As of today, there are only six days left before the start of the secret realm, and time is running out.

"Ding!"

"Detection indicates that the female lead, Long Wanyan, is suffering greatly. As the protagonist, how can you stand idly by? Mission triggered..."

On the stone bed, Xiao Yu grinned. As expected, this damn system had finally shown itself.

Old Master, it's time to rack up points.

Chapter 49, The Nascent Soul Realm Flood Dragon

"Ding!"

"Detected that the female lead, Long Wanyan, is suffering greatly. As the protagonist, how can you stand idly by? Mission triggered."

Mission objective: Help Long Wanyan successfully obtain the Dragon Blood Mystic Fruit.

Reward: 1000 points, one bottle of True Dragon Blood (not essence blood).

Additional rewards: A protective mirror made from the reverse scale of a dragon (killing a half-dragon in the Core Formation stage), an S-grade fist manual (killing a dragon in the Golden Core stage), and a random physique (killing a dragon in the Nascent Soul stage).

The rewards were unexpectedly generous.

It might be related to Long Wanyan's Nascent Soul realm cultivation level.

Xiao Yu pondered to himself.

However, the additional rewards provided by the system are quite intriguing.

Based on the information that Long Wanyan had brought back earlier, Xiao Yu quickly realized that in addition to the half-dragon, half-python, a Nascent Soul realm dragon was hiding at the bottom of the deep pool.

hiss!

This wasn't mentioned in the novel, damn it, what changes have happened to the plot?

Xiao Yu felt a slight headache. In this case, collecting the Dragon Blood Mystic Fruit was no longer a sure thing.

He glanced into the cave. At that moment, Long Wanyan had just returned from the Dragon Blood Mystic Fruit pool. Her light-colored robe was somewhat torn, and the tattered corners were stained with brown stains.

She was sitting upright to one side, leaning against the stone wall, wiping the long spear in her hand with a slightly solemn expression.

Unlike the swords and sabers popular in the cultivation world, Long Wanyan used a snow-white spear that stood straight like a dragon's spine.

The spearhead and shaft are entirely silver-white, forming a seamless whole. Under the moonlight, the sharp blade of the spearhead reflects a chilling glint that is sure to captivate.

It's impossible not to admire such a fine gun; it even sparked a slight urge in Xiao Yu to switch careers and start playing with guns.

"What's the matter?"

A questioning voice arose, and Xiao Yu pulled his gaze away from the spear that Long Wanyan had placed across her lap. Looking up, he saw that Long Wanyan was staring at him, her silver-gray eyes flashing with a barely perceptible sharpness in the bright midday cave.

She has always been very sensitive to the way others look at her.

"Ahem... Senior, when shall we depart to leave this Azure Sky Mountains?"

Upon hearing this, Long Wanyan paused for a moment. Instead of responding to Xiao Yu's question, she looked at Xiao Yu lying on the stone bed and asked:

"Have you recovered from your injury?"

"No... I estimate it will be another three or four days before I can get out of bed and walk again. Is there something you're busy with, senior? Perhaps I can help..."

"No." Before Xiao Yu could finish speaking, Long Wanyan shook her head and refused.

“If it takes three or four days, it will be too late by then. Besides, it’s very dangerous, and you, a mere first-level martial artist, won’t be of much help.”

After saying that, perhaps remembering something, Long Wanyan looked at Xiao Yu and added:

"You're asking about this because something urgent has come up later?"

"Yes, the Fengqiu Secret Realm event is about to begin in a few days. I'd like to try my luck."

Xiao Yu scratched his head, feigning an embarrassed expression.

"The Secret Realm of Fengqiu?"

Long Wanyan frowned, her eyes darting around as she observed Xiao Yu lying on the bed, before saying without any mercy:

"Then you don't need to think about it. The minimum requirement for cultivators in the Phoenix Hill Secret Realm is the Core Formation Realm, and for martial artists, it is the Fourth Realm. If you go, you probably won't even be able to get through the gate."

"I know that, but besides being a martial artist of the first realm, I am actually a sword cultivator of the Core Formation realm."

As he spoke, Xiao Yu summoned the flying sword Yue Li from his acupoints, its snow-white blade emanating an aura of the Core Formation Realm.

After absorbing moonlight for the past few days, and through the effects of photosynthesis, he finally managed to break through the blockade of that figure on his dantian and spiritual sea today, and can now use his natal flying sword.

However, due to the severity of his injuries, healing would be quite troublesome. Under the guidance of the moonlight, he simply began to reshape Xiao Yu's bones. Currently, he felt weak and still needed to lie down.

A translucent flying sword appeared before Long Wanyan. Its spiritual blade emitted several clear sword energies, like scattered moon frost, instantly making the cave much clearer.

As the flying sword brushed against her face, Long Wanyan felt a refreshing coolness.

Looking at the crystal-clear flying sword, even as the head of a sect who had seen many so-called sword immortal prodigies' natal flying swords, she couldn't help but exclaim in admiration:

"What a sword!"

Xiao Yu: "..."

Suddenly I feel like I have another reason to learn how to shoot.

Long Wanyan's beautiful eyes shone as she examined Xiao Yu's flying sword, Yue Li. She wasn't too surprised.

Everyone has a few trump cards when they're out and about, and she had a vague idea of ​​what was going on when the moonlight was directed at Xiao Yu to heal his injuries.

She was more puzzled by Xiao Yu's dual cultivation of swordsmanship and martial arts. The two were not compatible, and later they would even fight each other inside the cultivator's body. If he was a swordsman by nature, it would be a waste of energy to also cultivate martial arts.

She didn't say anything. After all, he wasn't a disciple of her sect. She had seen many arrogant geniuses who thought they could cultivate both swordsmanship and martial arts. They were all stubborn and wouldn't turn back until they hit a wall. It was easy for them to offend people when she tried to lecture them.

After staring silently at Xiao Yu's natal flying sword for a while, Long Wanyan withdrew her gaze and shook her head: "If you want to help me, relying solely on a natal flying sword is not enough. It would be easier if you were healthy."

That was a long snake at the Golden Core stage, slithering near the deep pool. Besides it, there was also a half-dragon at the Core Formation stage. I've already injured the Golden Core dragon; you only needed to hold off that half-dragon, half-python beast. Unfortunately…”

Her tone carried a hint of regret. In fact, it would have been better if Xiao Yu hadn't been a sword cultivator by nature, but had only been a Core Formation cultivator.

As long as he can hold off the half-dragon and prevent it from causing trouble, Long Wanyan is 80% confident that she can kill the Golden Core Realm dragon.

After all, she had already injured the tail of the Golden Core Realm dragon, which greatly reduced its speed. Even if she couldn't kill it, she could still take advantage of the chaos to pick the Dragon Blood Mystic Fruit.

"Thank you for your kindness. Don't worry, it won't take too long. I'll try again tomorrow. Whether I succeed or not, I will take you away from the Azure Sky Mountains. We're going the same way anyway, so we don't need to go to Xuanyun City to rest. I'll just take you to an inn near the Phoenix Hill Secret Realm."

Perhaps fearing that Xiao Yu would be anxious, Long Wanyan said in a comforting tone.

At worst, she could just wait until she was through the Phoenix Hill Secret Realm, then call a few elders to come along.

However, she was proud and unwilling to ask for favors, and she was also afraid that if the time dragged on, the dragon would eat the Dragon Blood Fruit while she was away.

If the message is sent by flying sword, it's uncertain whether the demonic beasts gathering in the Azure Sky Mountains and the presence of bird-like demonic beasts in the air will be able to get through. Furthermore, most people are currently focused on the soon-to-open Phoenix Hill Secret Realm, so even if they are notified, they may not be able to spare any manpower.

The situation has already alerted the enemy. The Golden Core Realm dragon does not appear to be an unintelligent beast. Once she leaves the Azure Sky Mountains, it will inevitably take advantage of her absence to swallow the Dragon Blood Mystic Fruit and break through to the next level.

At that time, not only will the Dragon Blood Mystic Fruit be gone, but we will also have an additional Nascent Soul Realm demon beast.

This is why she stayed up all night, like a hawk, for a whole month.