Stop crying, I'll give it to you, okay?

Chi Buwan remained expressionless, slightly raised his hand, and the long sword that Li Miao had been standing on turned into spiritual energy and dissipated.

I rolled my eyes three hundred times in my mind.

They've been provoking us all along.

I thought they were so powerful, but they just casually threw a sword strike and ran away faster than a rabbit.

That's alright, though, because we won't see them again in the Wilderness Ruins.

"How did you become so amazing?"

Chi Buwan had already gotten used to Liu Yuye's sweet voice. He slightly raised his chin and said, "Of course, I cultivate every day."

Liu Yuye: ......

It doesn't look like it at all.

The old man was also puzzled, "Your master seems to spend all his time lying in a rocking chair, sunbathing and sleeping, doesn't he?"

Xiao Wuli looked at the person in front of him with bright eyes and admiration. Upon hearing this, his brows furrowed and his face fell. "Master is no ordinary person; he must have his own unique cultivation methods. Don't talk nonsense if you don't know!"

Old man: ......

[Host, the Book Spirit is already exerting its power!!]

The most terrifying aspect of the book spirit in "Dream Fate Heart Method" is that it can pull people into a dream without them even realizing it. Even immortals wouldn't know when they entered the dream.

Upon hearing this, Chi Buwan reached out and handed the tattered scroll he had just swiped to Xiao Wuli, saying, "Keep it safe. Be sure to carefully judge the truth of what happens next, and don't get caught up in it."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Wuli immediately understood. He gripped the incomplete scroll of the Chaos Sword Manual with his slender fingers and nodded seriously.

The dream has begun.

Liu Yuye, standing to the side, asked in confusion, "What is it?"

Chi Buwan slightly opened her mouth, paused for a moment on his fair and tender face that had never suffered, and said, "Never mind, it's alright if you don't know. Just wait for me to come and save you."

Liu Yuye was stunned.

-

On the other side, a group of people who had crushed the jade pendant appeared in the square.

"Once I learn the Chaos Sword Technique, I will definitely not let Chi Buwan get away with it!" Li Miao's cloudy eyes blazed with fire.

Lu Haotian and the other disciples were still somewhat dazed. "Immortal Venerable, have we... completely left the Desolate Ruins?"

They had only been inside for a day and hadn't found any opportunities.

Li Miao raised his voice: "So what if you're out? Is your life more important or this opportunity?"

Chi Buwan's sword was aimed directly at his heart!

"But the Desolate Ruins only open once every three years. We got nothing this time, and now we're three years behind the disciples inside..."

Li Miao said impatiently, "Will I let you leave empty-handed? We've already obtained the most important thing, what's the point of those worthless opportunities?"

As he spoke, he opened his hand to show the tattered scroll, but in his palm was a piece of rag.

Li Miao's eyes widened suddenly, and he looked down and searched the ground.

Lu Haotian suppressed his resentment: "Immortal Venerable, the tattered cloth in your hand has been switched by Jade Immortal Venerable."

Li Miao was so angry that he spat out a mouthful of blood. His clenched fingers turned white and trembled, and his cloudy eyes became bloodshot.

He will definitely! He absolutely will make sure that Chi Buwan dies a horrible death!!!

The tattered cloth in their palms burst into flames, shattering the only thing they had brought from the wilderness.

The disciples behind him dared not speak out in anger, and they all regretted why they had followed the Second Elder. If they had not followed the Second Elder and caused trouble, they could still have found opportunities in the ruins, and perhaps they could have found a great opportunity that would allow them to soar to the sky!

But now everything is gone, and even the only piece of rag has been replaced.

On the day the Wilderness Ruins close, they will definitely be far behind their peers!

......

Within the ruins of the wilderness.

Xiao Wuli followed behind Chi Buwan, his gaze filled with doubt, and glanced back at the place of opportunity of the "Dream Fate Heart Method".

They had already left that area, but the dream did not come true.

"Let's go in and take a look."

Xiao Wuli snapped out of his daze and turned around. His master, who was walking ahead, had already entered a huge cave. He quickly followed.

The cave was covered with strange totems. The further you went in, the damp rock walls were gradually covered with sandalwood. The fiery red light illuminated the cave, and the totems on the sandalwood became clearer. The silhouettes of men and women embracing were intertwined with star patterns. In a daze, the surroundings transformed into a joyous mansion.

But his master, who had been walking in front of him, had disappeared without a trace.

Xiao Wuli frowned, and his hands, which were hanging by his legs, curled up slightly.

"Don't be afraid, we've just walked into the formation of the Knot of Love." The master's cool voice rang in my ears, but I didn't see anyone else.

A love knot?

Xiao Wuli's brow furrowed in surprise.

He had seen this formation in the library.

The core of the ancient Heart Knot Formation is "love as the key and marriage as the bond." It can only be broken by those who confess their feelings to each other and get married in public. There can be no pretense or deception. If there is any deception, the formation will backfire and the soul will be locked in the center of the formation forever.

The person who created this formation was a goddess in ancient times. She fell in love with a mortal and they soon married. However, after only two years, the mortal betrayed her. She did not make a fuss, but she was unwilling to accept it. So she made a request to her lover—that they marry again.

The mortal nodded in agreement, and on the day of their wedding, the goddess created this formation. When the mortal was permanently trapped within the formation, the goddess fully understood the man's feelings, and thus, she no longer lingered and returned to her original position.

Xiao Wuli pursed his lips.

"It's a 'Knot of Hearts' formation." The old man, who had been silent all along, suddenly spoke.

Xiao Wuli paused, then slowly let out a sigh of relief.

It wasn't a dream.

His neatly trimmed nails rubbed nervously against his fingertips. He slowed his breathing and asked, "You know about this formation too?"

"Of course, it was created by my adopted sister." The old man, after his boastful outburst, darkened his face and angrily said, "That damned man who dared to betray her! If she hadn't stopped him, I would have torn him to pieces!"

Hearing the familiar tone, Xiao Wuli's tense nerves relaxed slightly, but he still asked again to make sure: "[This...is not a dream?]"

The old man stroked his beard. "Is there really a dream in this world that even I, an old monk, cannot perceive?"

Xiao Wuli was completely relieved.

The old man looked around nervously but couldn't find anything strange. This was indeed the scene from his god-sister's wedding day.

It shouldn't be a dream.

Old man: [You're in luck, lad. If this formation is broken, you'll obtain the opportunity left behind by my adopted sister.]

Xiao Wuli stared at the festive lanterns hanging on the gate of the mansion ahead, his Adam's apple bobbing slightly. He seemed not to hear what was being said, and stepped over the threshold into the mansion.

Hey! Quick, ask me what it is!

Seeing that he didn't respond, the old man gave up on keeping him in suspense and told him directly, "[It's the 'Six Harmonies Heart-to-Heart Contract,' which is what people often call the dual cultivation method~]"

Before he could finish speaking, Xiao Wuli suddenly stopped.