Many children, many blessings: Stealing the offspring of powerful figures to cultivate immortality.

The two immediately shut up and obediently shut their mouths.

In the end, Gu Qinghan acquired the Chaos Sky-Mending Stone for a sky-high price of fifty million top-grade star stones.

He handed the stone to Jiang Yining, glancing smugly at Yu Luofeng. His look seemed to say, "Supporting a wife requires money."

Yu Luofeng gritted his teeth in anger. He secretly vowed that once he returned to the Ghost Realm, he would empty all the old antiques from the treasure pavilion.

After obtaining the Sky-Mending Stone, the three did not linger and quickly left Thousand Illusion City, returning to Flowing Cloud Pavilion.

Just as Jiang Yining grasped the Heaven-Mending Stone in her hand, the purple-gold roots of the Myriad Spirits Divine Tree burst forth from her body, tightly binding the stone and instantly dragging it into her dantian.

The pure primordial chaos was swallowed whole by the spiritual embryo. The little creature's body grew a full size at a visible speed, and the yin and yang energy around it became more harmonious and profound.

Jiang Yining benefited from this. Her cultivation at the early stage of the Void Realm was completely stabilized, and her physical body emitted a layer of lustrous, precious light.

Gu Qinghan and Yu Luofeng stood to the side, watching her increasingly rosy complexion and the stunning allure emanating from her brows, and both swallowed hard.

"Our son has eaten." Jiang Yining leaned back on the couch, licking her rosy lips with her tongue, her gaze sweeping over the two of them. "How are you two recovering?"

Gu Qinghan's breath hitched. She took a step forward, about to speak.

The defensive formation outside the Flowing Clouds Pavilion suddenly began to shake violently.

In the sky, a huge silver cross-shaped beam of light tore through the clouds, like the single eye of a god opening its eyes, precisely locking onto the coordinates of the waterside pavilion.

A bloodthirsty glint flashed in Yu Luofeng's eyes. "Star Spirits. Are these scumbags dogs? Their noses are so sharp!"

Gu Qinghan unleashed his Iceflame Longsword, directly blocking Jiang Yining's path. The chilling sword energy instantly tore through the disguised aura of a rogue cultivator, and the pressure of a Dao Inquiry Realm expert soared into the sky.

The defensive formation vibrated violently, and a buzzing sound pierced the eardrums.

The silver cross-shaped beam of light completely tore through the clouds. The three massive, sky-locking star arrays, like three inverted iron pots, tightly enveloped the entire Flowing Cloud Pavilion in the center.

The spiritual energy in the air was instantly drained away.

Three streamlined Judgment Shuttles hovered in mid-air, their silver hulls reflecting a cold light. Twenty-four Star Guardians, clad in silver armor, leaped from the shuttles, their spears pointing to the ground, and lined up in a fan shape.

The chief judge stood at the very center of the shuttle, holding a scepter that shimmered with starlight.

He paused, then slammed his scepter down heavily.

"Kill everyone except the women."

Gu Qinghan's eyes instantly froze.

"court death."

The Nine Netherworld Ice Flame exploded on the sword. Without even glancing at the Star Guards in mid-air, he raised his sword to slash at the enemy formation head-on. The icy sword energy carved a deep trench in the white jade floor.

Yu Luofeng's reaction was more direct.

His dark golden vertical pupils shrank to two extremely thin needles. He crushed a top-grade Yin Spirit Stone with one hand, and a blurry Asura phantom rose behind him, its half-saint level ghostly energy surging like boiling water.

"A bunch of bird-men who haven't even grown their feathers yet dare to be arrogant in front of me?"

He pushed off with his feet, about to crash headfirst into the air-locking array above him.

"Return them all to me."

Jiang Yining's cool voice rang out from behind the two of them. It wasn't loud, but it was like two hooks, forcefully pulling them back from their forward momentum.

She leaned against the soft couch, glancing up at the two men who were ready to fight at any moment.

"Gu Qinghan, your source energy depletion hasn't been replenished yet. Yu Luofeng, your ghost energy is less than 30% of what it usually is."

Jiang Yining's tone was calm, but her words were sharp and cutting: "What are you going to fight with?"

The two men froze, their sword energy and ghostly aura receding slightly, yet they still stood in front of her, neither moving an inch.

Jiang Yining ignored them and gave the order directly.

"Moye".

The mechanical puppet slid out of the shadows and landed silently beside her.

"Disassemble the outer array plate. Wrap the remnants of the Nine Yin Candle Dragon skin that we just peeled off onto it, and make a fake waterside pavilion." Jiang Yining spoke very quickly, "Attach a wisp of its energy and guide it in the opposite direction."

A red light flashed in Mo Xieji's eyes, and his ten fingers flew, turning into afterimages.

In just a few breaths, it pieced together a faint afterimage of a waterside pavilion using array plates and dragon skin.

The starlight overhead was intense, and the oppressive force of the array penetrated the roof.

Inside the dantian, the spiritual embryo that had just had a full meal sensed the intense stellar energy outside, clenched up suddenly, and began to stir violently.

Jiang Yining groaned, her legs went weak, and she almost fell to the ground.

Gu Qinghan and Yu Luofeng's expressions changed drastically, and they turned around at the same time to reach out and help him up.

Jiang Yining did not back down; instead, she took a step forward.

With his left hand outstretched, he pressed it directly against Gu Qinghan's chest. His right hand suddenly shot out and gripped Yu Luofeng's wrist tightly.

The three people instantly drew close.

They were so close that they could hear each other's disordered breathing clearly.

The cool medicinal fragrance emanating from Gu Qinghan and the domineering bloody scent of Yu Luofeng enveloped Jiang Yining completely.

"Ning'er..." Gu Qinghan's voice was hoarse.

Jiang Yining remained silent. With a flick of her fingertips, she forcefully extracted a wisp of pure Yang true essence from Gu Qinghan's heart, and then peeled a strand of extremely Yin ghost energy from Yu Luofeng's wrist.

Two forces swiftly flowed down her arms into her lower abdomen, forcefully suppressing the turmoil of the fetus.

The distance was far too close.

Her eyes were lowered, the shadow of her eyelashes falling on the front of Gu Qinghan's clothes. Her cool fingertips gently rubbed against the pulse on Yu Luofeng's wrist, sending a tingling sensation through her.

Gu Qinghan's Adam's apple bobbed heavily. Through the thin fabric, he could clearly feel the warmth of her palm against his chest, and his heart pounded wildly.

Yu Luofeng tried to grab her hand, but she held it tightly. In his dark golden vertical pupils, anger mixed with something deeper, he stared intently at her lips, which were so close to his.

The two were instantly provoked to their breaking point by this unintentional touch.

"boom--"

The fake waterside pavilion burst into the air and fled frantically in the northwest direction.

The Protoss Chief Judge's gaze sharpened.

"Chase!"

The two Judgment Shuttles instantly changed direction, transforming into two silver meteors as they gave chase.

"Follow the earth's veins." Jiang Yining withdrew her hand.

Without the support of those two forces, Gu Qinghan and Yu Luofeng felt a sudden emptiness in their arms, and an uncontrollable surge of irritation welled up in their hearts.

The True Water Pavilion withdrew all its energy and quickly sank into the ground.

The moment they touched the entrance to the earth's veins, a sudden change occurred.

A blinding burst of light erupted from the remaining Judgment Shuttle overhead.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

Twelve star-locking nails, each as thick as a water vat, descended from the sky with destructive power.

The earth trembled violently. Star spikes were driven firmly into the surrounding ley lines, completely sealing the entrance. The hard rock layers crumbled inch by inch under the starlight, leaving only a very narrow, dark crack.

The Protoss Chief Inquisitor stood in mid-air, his gaze sharp, and was not completely fooled by the fake target.

"This is troublesome." Yu Luofeng flicked his wrist, ghostly energy swirling around his fingertips.

Jiang Yining stared at the hidden door, her speech remaining steady.

"The route has been changed. Gu Qinghan, you go to the front and draw away those high-level firepower. Yu Luofeng, tear an opening in the ghost mist passage on the left. I'll take Mo Xie through the secret door."

"No!"

For the first time, the two men were so in sync, speaking in unison.

Gu Qinghan's fingers gripped the sword so tightly they turned white, and his tone left no room for negotiation: "Given your current condition, you absolutely cannot go alone."

Yu Luofeng reached out and grabbed her arm: "If we're going to leave, we'll leave together. I can protect you."

"Shut up." Jiang Yining dodged his hand, a dark purple-gold glint flashing in her eyes. "I don't need any burdens."

She looked up and her gaze swept over the two of them.

"We'll meet at Zangxingchao Well in three hours. If you dare to die outside, don't ever come back to see me."

She turned around and led Mo Xie toward the hidden door without the slightest hesitation.

Gu Qinghan gritted his teeth, and the Nine Nether Ice Flames leaped wildly across the sword. Yu Luofeng snorted coldly, his eyes filled with ruthlessness.

Time was of the essence, leaving them no room to delay. The sky-locking array overhead was rapidly shrinking.

"Come back to see me alive." Yu Luofeng said these words and transformed into a cloud of black mist, rushing to the left.