Something's wrong with this demon.

Chapter 155 Fellow Cultivators

The cave was filled with the aroma of medicinal herbs.

Luo Qingchen was extremely serious, placing the medicinal herbs in the correct order without any care.

Under the stove, charcoal burned, and the iron pot was heated until it was red-hot.

"Gurgle, gurgle—"

Soon, the dark green medicinal liquid in the iron pot began to boil.

Stir gently and continue simmering.

In this final stage of the challenge, there is no room for error.

While he was diligently brewing the medicine, Ye Fu in the coffin also quieted down.

Before long, the medicinal decoction was ready.

Luo Qingchen picked up the iron pot and poured the rich medicinal broth into the bath tub, preparing for a medicinal bath.

"Are you about to break through?"

Only then did Ye Fu speak.

Luo Qingchen put the iron pot back on the stove and said, "It should be ready soon. How about you?"

"I'll be soon too."

She said coldly.

"oh."

Luo Qingchen walked behind the bathtub and, using it as cover, began to take off her clothes.

"Are you already asleep?"

Then, she suddenly spoke again.

Luo Qingchen didn't immediately grasp the connection between her previous and current sentences. She paused for a moment, then asked, "What? Already asleep?"

She stared at him coldly and said, "Have you already slept here with her?"

"Shangguan Yunman?"

Luo Qingchen realized what she meant and looked at her strangely, saying, "Why are you suddenly asking this?"

"You already have a fiancée. You are my friend, and I expect my friends to be loyal."

She said with a serious expression.

"I never slept with her."

Luo Qingchen was preparing for her medicinal bath and didn't want to say too much to her, nor was there any need to say more.

"Close your eyes, I'm getting into the bathtub."

He took off his clothes and pants behind the bathtub.

She rose from the coffin, staring at him with her dark, icy eyes, and said coldly, "If she can sleep with you, why can't I even look at you?"

"???"

Luo Qingchen's lips twitched slightly. She stared at her for a few moments, then shrugged and said, "Fine, look all you want."

He went into the bathtub wearing only his underwear and took it off inside.

He didn't want to argue with her; it would be a complete waste of time.

"So you really have slept with her."

Seeing that he did not defend himself, she said coldly again.

Luo Qingchen sat down in the tub and said, "Yes, they're already asleep."

"You admit it?"

"Yes, I admit it."

"How do you sleep?"

"They slept cuddling together."

Luo Qingchen gave a perfunctory reply, then took out a dagger and cut her fingertip.

This time, he directly dripped eight drops of Xuanjin blood.

Hopefully, this final medicinal bath will allow him to break through to the next level!

"you----"

"Shh—I'm going to take a medicinal bath."

Luo Qingchen stopped her and closed her eyes.

The reaction between the magic stone and the Xuanjin blood suddenly surged like a tidal wave, as hot as magma, enveloping his entire body.

He couldn't help but groan and close his eyes.

Inside the coffin, Ye Fu stared at him in the darkness for a while longer before slowly sitting down.

Three days later.

As Luo Qingchen was refining the medicinal energy within her body, the "squeaking" sound of vampire bats suddenly came from outside the cave.

Then, the sounds of fighting began.

Just as Luo Qingchen leaped up from the corner, drew his knife, and prepared to go out to help, a familiar figure entered the cave.

Shangguan Yunman carried the limp Ye Fu into the cave and looked at him, saying, "If she attacks me again, I won't be polite."

With that, he tossed his hand, and little Ye Fu, like a doll, was thrown out and landed in the coffin with a "bang".

Luo Qingchen sheathed her knife and said, "What are you doing—"

"Come out for a moment."

Shangguan Yunman said coldly, then turned and walked out of the cave.

Luo Qingchen glanced at her junior sister in the coffin and saw her staring at her with her dark eyes. She advised, "You can't beat her. Don't provoke her again next time."

Having said that, he followed them out of the cave.

As soon as they emerged from the cave, they saw several enormous magical beasts lying on the grass outside!

Red blood was flowing from the wounds of those magical beasts!

"I found it by chance on the road and just brought it back for you as a way of thanking you for keeping your promise."

Shangguan Yunman stood beside the magical beast, turned to the side, and said in a cold tone.

Luo Qingchen paused for a moment, not daring to waste any time, and immediately rushed over, stretched out her palm, and began to suck blood.

"Whoosh!"

Red blood immediately flowed into his palm.

There are five magical beasts in total, and they all seem to be quite powerful.

Did she really meet her by chance on the street?

As Luo Qingchen sucked the blood of the magical beast, his gaze lingered on her graceful and slender figure.

Her black dress and hair were covered in bits of grass, her cuffs and hem were ripped and scratched, her body was stained with blood, and her shoes were covered in mud.

Clearly, she traveled to many places.

Soon, he had sucked every last drop of blood from the five magical beasts.

The amount of Xuanjin blood in his body had suddenly increased from 2/3000 to 120/3000!

It seems that these five magical beasts are even stronger than he imagined!

"cough----"

At this moment, Shangguan Yunman suddenly coughed, then quickly covered her mouth, seemingly trying to suppress it.

Are you injured?

Luo Qingchen put away the five dried corpses of magical beasts, walked up to her, and looked at her face.

Her once beautiful and delicate face had become somewhat pale, and besides her aloof expression, her brows revealed an undeniable weariness.

"It's none of your business."

She said it coldly and prepared to leave.

Luo Qingchen said, "It's already dark. Why don't we go to the cave and rest for the night?"

"Need not."

She refused outright and walked coldly up the hillside.

In the past, she was always as light as a swallow, her dress fluttering, and she would leap up in an instant.

Now, however, she walks slowly, step by step.

As Luo Qingchen watched her retreating figure, hesitating whether to try and stop her, she walked a short distance before suddenly stopping, turning back to look at him and saying, "You invited me into the cave to rest, aren't you afraid your Junior Sister Ye will be angry?"

Luo Qingchen was taken aback for a moment, then said, "We dug that cave together, why is she angry?"

Shangguan Yunman stared at him for a while, then suddenly turned around and said, "You're right, that's my cave too."

After saying that, he walked towards the cave with a cold and arrogant expression.

Luo Qingchen followed behind, looking at her tattered dress, and said, "Thank you for those five magical beasts."

Shangguan Yunman ignored him and continued walking towards the cave.

As they reached the cave entrance, she suddenly stopped, turned to him, and asked, "Have you already slept with her?"

Luo Qingchen was taken aback when she heard this. Why was everyone asking this question?

Do single men and women living together necessarily have to sleep together?

"no."

He didn't say much.

Shangguan Yunman snorted coldly and said, "I thought you liked this kind of small one."

Luo Qingchen glanced at her but didn't say anything.

Shangguan Yunman seemed to catch his gaze, glared at him, and went into the cave.

Inside the cave, Ye Fu heard the noise and sat up abruptly from the coffin.

"This is the cave I dug. If you disrespect me again, I'll kick you out."

As soon as Shangguan Yunman entered the cave, she threatened her.

Ye Fu stared at her without saying a word.

Luo Qingchen set up traps in the passage and blocked it with rocks before entering.

"I'm going to cultivate now. If you can't keep quiet, or if you still want to fight, please leave."

Luo Qingchen said something to the two of them, then returned to the bed, sat cross-legged, and began to continue refining the remaining medicinal energy in her body.

Shangguan Yunman spread out a quilt in another corner.

As she made up the bed and prepared to lie down to rest, Ye Fu suddenly spoke up: "He said that the two of you are already sleeping here."

Shangguan Yunman paused for a moment upon hearing this, glanced at someone, then looked back at her, a slight smile playing on her lips: "Yes, we already slept here last time, what's wrong?"

Ye Fu stared at her in silence for a while, then said, "He already has a fiancée."

Shangguan Yunman raised an eyebrow and said, "I know, so what?"

Ye Fu glared at her for a while, then said, "You shameless person!"

Shangguan Yunman smiled faintly, lay down on her side on the bed, and said, "I'm a ruthless female demon who kills without blinking an eye, why should I care about my reputation? I just like being shameless."

Ye Fu: "————"

Five days later.

Luo Qingchen finally finished refining all the medicinal energy in her body.

Within his body, the cultivation progress has increased from 4905/5000 to 5000/5000!

"Is it already full?"

Looking at the data inside his body, he was immediately taken aback.

I've already reached 5000, but why haven't I advanced yet?

There was no physical reaction, and the three characters "劲力境" (Jinli Jing) within the body remained unchanged.

What happened?

His heart was filled with doubt and trepidation, so he immediately entered a meditative state and looked at the acupoint in his body that led to the next realm.

New acupoints have appeared, the barriers are still there, but they have not been broken through.

The key point is that during this period, he did not experience any urge to immediately break through the barrier.

In the past, when he tried to break through a barrier, the power within his body would stir and urge him on.

But now, there is no response.

But how come the data in my body is full?

He was puzzled.

"Junior Sister Ye, are you about to break through?"

He could only ask the junior sister if she was in the same condition as him.

Ye Fu was cultivating inside the coffin and remained silent upon hearing this, ignoring him.

Luo Qingchen had no choice but to get up and walk over to the coffin. She whispered, "I can see the barrier now, but the power within me doesn't feel any urge to break through. Do you know why?"

Ye Fu opened her eyes, looking confused: "Me too. I tried to mobilize my power to break through the barrier, but there was no response."

The two looked at each other, both confused.

"Don't you have a master?"

At this moment, Shangguan Yunman, who was in the other corner, seemed to have heard the conversation between the two. She opened her eyes and looked at them with a strange expression.

The two of them turned to look at her together and shook their heads.

At this moment, Luo Qingchen's heart sank, and she suddenly had a bad premonition.

Could it be that one needs a master to break through to the Tongqiao Realm?