Dual cultivation makes you stronger, everyone else is a prodigy, and I'm the only one slacking

"Alright, my purification talisman probably won't meet your standards. How about this one?"

Yu Luoning stroked his chin, his smile deepening. He flipped his palm and tossed out a dark-colored Qiankun bag, which he twirled between his fingertips.

Feng Qiguang looked up and saw that the Qiankun bag was embroidered with phoenix patterns in a dark line, and there was also a conspicuous Feng family emblem in the corner.

If it's not yours, then whose is it?

His pupils contracted slightly, his voice icy: "This is mine. Did you steal it?"

Yu Luoning: "What do you mean by stealing? It clearly fell into the sand pile, and I found it."

Feng Qiguang felt a tightness in his chest and instinctively wanted to snatch it. However, his leg was broken, and he had no spiritual power here, making him no different from an ordinary person.

He reached out to grab it, but Yu Luoning was quick and took a small step back.

Feng Qiguang lost his balance and fell to the ground with a thud, his handsome face buried in the sand.

Yu Luoning burst out laughing on the spot.

"Hey, if you had injured your leg, you should have just rested it properly. Why did you have to do anything strenuous? Now look what happened, you fell flat on your face."

Feng Qiguang clenched his fists and angrily slammed them into the ground. When he looked up, his phoenix eyes were filled with murderous intent.

"You damned woman, just you wait. Once we get out of here, I'll skin you alive and grind your bones to dust."

Yu Luoning sneered and twirled the Qiankun bag in her hand.

She had just walked around in a circle, but unexpectedly ended up back where she started. This place was extremely strange, and she wasn't sure she could escape with her own strength. However, Feng Qiguang, as a native of this world, certainly had a much broader perspective and knowledge than she did.

Maybe he can find a way out.

However, there was no way he could return the Qiankun Bag. If there were any powerful magical treasures inside, he would be in trouble.

Given Feng Qiguang's hatred for her, it would be best to be cautious.

Yu Luoning squatted down, about ten feet away from him, looking down at him with a slightly cold gaze. "Alright, stop with the threats. Save your energy. I know you want to kill me, but we're both trapped here now, we're in the same boat."

"I just walked around and found this place to be ridiculously complex, like a maze. And no matter which way you go, you always end up back where you started. So, how about we cooperate?"

Feng Qiguang's eyes were slightly red. He propped himself up on his arms and slowly sat up, saying with obvious displeasure, "How do you want to cooperate?"

Yu Luoning said, word by word, "We'll cooperate for now. If you want to hunt me down after we escape, that's fine with me. But if you dare to harbor any ill intentions towards me during this period of cooperation, I will definitely kill you with one blow."

She held up the Qiankun bag and shook it, then said, "As for this, I'll return it to you after we get out. You've wanted to kill me for a long time now, and I don't want there to be some magical artifact inside that could easily take my life. I don't trust you to keep it."

Feng Qiguang looked at her coldly and sneered. "You keep talking about cooperation. How can I trust you when you're so wary of me? Now that I'm injured, I'm nothing but a burden to you."

Yu Luoning stopped arguing with him and said seriously, "You should have some healing pills in your Qiankun bag, right? As I just said, I'm not comfortable with you, so use the medicine I gave you first. Once you can stand up, we'll look for the exit together."

Feng Qiguang closed his eyes, looking very displeased, but still nodded.

Yu Luoning breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing this.

She couldn't open Feng Qiguang's Qiankun bag because it bore his mark.

She then took out a healing pill from her storage bag and tossed it over.

Feng Qiguang took the pill, frowned slightly, and said with great disdain, "This pill of yours is only of low grade. It can't heal bones and promote tissue regeneration at all. It can only stop the bleeding and reduce the swelling."

"So, are you going to use it or not?"

Feng Qiguang glanced at him and reluctantly swallowed the pill. Before long, the small wounds on his body healed and his strength was almost restored. However, the broken bone in his left leg had not been set properly, and he could only drag himself along with difficulty.

He slowly stood up, leaning against the wall. Yu Luoning also stood up, raised her chin towards the depths of the passage, and said, "Let's go. You're in charge of finding a way to break this deadlock. I'll cooperate as much as I can."

Feng Qiguang sneered, dragging his broken leg forward, his voice low and menacing, "Once I get out of here, you won't have an easy time."

Yu Luoning followed behind him, rolling her eyes. "Let's talk after you get out of here."

The two walked one after the other into the deeper, dark passage.

The deeper they went into the underground palace, the colder the air became, and the only sound they could hear was their breathing.

Suddenly, some skeletal monsters sprang out from the darkness, their empty eye sockets glowing with eerie blue flames.

Fortunately, although Feng Qiguang's leg was injured, his fighting instincts remained. He was agile and easily dealt with several skeletons.

The two continued walking forward, and there seemed to be more ghostly figures in the darkness.

Yu Luoning, living in the modern world, had never seen such a supernatural phenomenon before. She felt a chill run down her spine. Forgetting all about dignity, she followed closely behind Feng Qiguang.

Feng Qiguang froze abruptly, and said unhappily, "Why are you so close to me?"

Yu Luoning was genuinely frightened and tugged at his sleeve, saying, "Don't you feel like something's following us? It's creepy, could it be a ghost?"

"Give me back the Qiankun Bag." Feng Qiguang stopped and glanced at it, his eyes shining brightly in the darkness.

"I have a talisman in my storage bag to ward off evil spirits; at least it will keep these evil spirits away. You're just a piece of trash at the second level of Qi Refining; if you get possessed and carried off by a ghost, don't expect me to save you."

Yu Luoning hesitated. She didn't dare to trust Feng Qiguang, fearing that this person might use some underhanded tactics.

"You swear you'll keep your promise. You'll never lay a hand on me in the underground palace." Yu Luoning stared into Feng Qiguang's eyes.

Feng Qiguang scoffed coldly, turned his head away, and ignored her.

Just then, a sudden change occurred, and several golden skeletons with silvery bodies pounced out of the shadows.

Yu Luoning screamed, drew her sword, and swung it wildly.

So far, all she has learned is magic.

How can a mage possibly defeat a warrior?

A moment later, as if struck by a heavy hammer, she was sent flying and crashed heavily against the stone wall.

Just as the skeletal claws were about to pierce her throat, a dark shadow moved even faster than the monster.

Despite his broken leg, Feng Qiguang somehow found the strength to leap up and shove the monster away with his shoulder. He then seized the bone knife from the monster's hand and began fighting several monsters in the confined space.

"What are you standing there for? Run!"

Feng Qiguang let out a loud shout.

He was still fighting the monsters, but his injured leg prevented him from even making a tactical retreat.

Yu Luoning suddenly realized that this person wasn't so bad after all.

Didn't they always call her a fat, dead woman? Didn't they always say they'd grind her to dust? But even though they could have watched her die, they still saved her.

This person is much more soft-hearted than he is talkative.

Yu Luoning's heart trembled slightly, and a sense of guilt welled up within her. It was she who had been so petty as to presume to understand the true nature of a gentleman.

"Phoenix Perching Light, catch!"

Yu Luoning quickly pulled out the dark-colored Qiankun bag from his pocket and threw it at Feng Qiguang.