Fox Demon: Heaven rewards diligence; I will eventually achieve divine mastery of martial arts.

What happened today wasn't exactly surprising, but I didn't expect it to happen so quickly.

However, it was somewhat expected, and it wasn't entirely without warning.

Back in Tushan City, Lin Yu sat in a secret room, his thoughts racing.

'Whether it's Aolai Kingdom or the Third Young Master of Aolai Kingdom, I, who unexpectedly possess the ability to flip tables, am definitely something they don't want to see.'

This is just a temporary compromise; a full-blown war is inevitable sooner or later.

Lin Yu saw this very clearly. Aolai Kingdom's temporary compromise was merely a means to prevent them from destroying the space rift and attracting creatures from outside the circle.

Once they are prepared, that will be a fight to the death.

They are now in a situation similar to the Cold War of the past.

Both sides possess power that the other fears, and this power cannot be used casually; once used, there is truly no turning back.

Therefore, this period is the one I most need to seize.

'As long as he can break through to a higher level of cultivation, he will at least possess the strength of the Third Young Master of Aolai Kingdom in his prime, and sweeping through the current Aolai Kingdom will be no problem at all.'

Lin Yu looked at the few remaining peaches in the secret chamber and a faint, cold smile appeared on his lips.

Using the enemy's things to strengthen oneself is strangely exhilarating.

night.

Inside the palace, in Tu Shan Hong Hong's room.

Feng Qi and Tu Shan Hong Hong sat facing each other.

These two, who are not master and disciple but are closer than master and disciple, and are now rivals in love, are sitting together so calmly for the first time in many years.

But this time, it's still because of a man.

"It's not that simple."

After a moment of silence, Feng Qi took the initiative to speak to Tu Shan Hong Hong.

"Although he concealed it well, he was definitely hiding something, and the situation was definitely not as peaceful as he described."

Tu Shan Honghong nodded silently, "He just didn't want us to worry, didn't want us to be unable to help and feel anxious."

"boom!"

"This bastard!"

Feng Qi slammed her slender, long hand heavily on the table, speaking through gritted teeth.

"He always handles everything by himself!"

Tu Shan Honghong picked up the teapot, silently poured a cup of tea, and pushed it over.

"It can only be said that the gap between Lin Yu's strength and ours is too great."

"There are many things that we are powerless to do, even if we want to."

"Why are you powerless?"

Feng Qi coldly swept his gaze over Tu Shan Hong Hong.

"The strong have their ways of being strong, and the weak have their ways of being weak. Doing nothing is just a mere excuse."

Having said that, Feng Qi didn't even glance at the tea on the table before getting up and leaving.

There's no point in wasting time here; if we don't see eye to eye, a word is too much.

Watching Feng Qi leave, Tu Shan Hong Hong did not try to stop him. She just stared at the teacup on the table and fell into deep thought. After a long while, she finally sighed softly.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 167 Feigning Compliance, as Calm as Ever

"Silver Moon".

"Miss Honghong."

In the empty room, a figure appeared out of nowhere, kneeling on one knee and bowing to Tu Shan Hong Hong.

"We will intensify our efforts to acquire demon cores, and all transactions with other demon kingdoms will be settled using demon cores, with the Great Demon King level as the benchmark."

Tu Shan Honghong's voice was soft, yet it carried an inexplicable firmness.

"Miss Hong, we've been acquiring demon cores all along. If we change the trading method, we..."

With a beautiful face and a stunning figure, she hesitated for a moment after hearing Tu Shan Hong Hong's words.

"Go ahead, no need to say anything more, I have my own plans."

Tu Shan Honghong spoke expressionlessly, showing no sign of wavering.

"Yes."

Seeing this, the voice called Silver Moon said nothing more, responded softly, and then disappeared.

Inside the room, candlelight flickered, and only Tu Shan Honghong was drinking tea.

. . . . . .

The next day.

"Feng Qi went out?"

Lin Yu looked at Tu Shan Ya Ya with some curiosity. She had two beads of different colors in her hand, which were spinning in her palm, just like an old man in a park.

"Ah."

Tu Shan Honghong smiled gently, "She went out last night, I don't know what she went to do."

"That's it."

Lin Yu nodded thoughtfully, but he was also quite curious.

This is the first time I've seen Fengqi leave for something since she came back.

What could Fengqi possibly be doing now?

Did they go to see Kong Qing and the others?

"Made it mysterious."

Lin Yu muttered something, and then he heard Tu Shan Honghong speak.

Aren't you going to cultivate today?

Lift your eyes.

Lin Yu smiled and looked into Tu Shan Honghong's bright eyes.

"Haven't we already broken through? Time to relax."

"As you know, the stronger you are, the harder it is to break through."

Even so, the two beads in Lin Yu's hand spun a little faster.

Indeed, as Lin Yu said, cultivation is becoming increasingly difficult.

Lin Yu, who had just broken ties with Aolai Kingdom, should logically be making the most of his time to cultivate.

How could things be as leisurely as they are now?

No one knew this better than Lin Yu.

The reason for this was simply to create an air of mystery surrounding Aolai Kingdom.

Now that he has completely broken ties with Aolai Kingdom, the other party will inevitably pay more attention to him.

Especially considering that the other side also has a being like the Six-Eared Macaque.

If the Six-Eared Macaque stands in one place, it can know what is happening a thousand miles away. It can also understand what ordinary people are saying. Therefore, it is good at listening, can discern reason, know the past and the future, and understands all things.

If someone like that is secretly monitoring you, even if you are on guard, it will be difficult to stop them.

In that case, let's just stop "cultivating" and give the other party a false impression so that they will lower their guard.

Although the effect may be negligible, Lin Yu no longer needs to cultivate as he did before.

After the upper and lower dantian are combined into one.

Each rotation of the Golden Core causes the spiritual energy to tremble and temper the body.

Each simple rotation can refine the spirit and purify impurities.

Within the Golden Core, the figure formed by the convergence of martial will continuously explores deeper levels of martial arts.

It's no exaggeration to say that even if Lin Yu spends all his time eating, drinking, and having fun, his cultivation level is still steadily increasing.

The only thing to be careful about is other aids that can accelerate the cultivation process.

Therefore, Lin Yu now had two spheres in his hand.

These two spheres are none other than inner cores compressed by Lin Yu using his spiritual power!

Two inner cores of great demon kings, combined with the remaining peaches from before.

Lin Yu's current cultivation speed is more than three times that of before, and outsiders cannot even detect it.