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

Just then, everyone noticed that the red-haired zombie king outside the iron cage suddenly stopped, his nostrils twitching, as if he had smelled something.

The next moment, footsteps echoed from the depths of the passageway.

Then, the sound grew closer and closer, and the sounds of fighting came from all directions through the passageways.

The red-haired zombie king pounded his chest in a fit of rage, letting out a low growl.

Suddenly someone shouted, and a white light shone at the end of the passage. The zombie horde was torn open, and bones flew everywhere.

As the sword's edge dispersed, the crowd finally saw who had approached.

The leader was dressed in pure white, with white silk covering his eyes, and his aura was as cold as frost and snow.

It was Lee Yun-yu!

Yu Luoning's pupils contracted.

Did Li Yunyu come specifically to find her, or was he also swept up in the yellow sand and ended up in the underground palace by chance?

Neither of them spoke when they saw the white silk ribbon.

Li Yunyu frowned slightly as he looked at Feng Qiguang beside Yu Luoning.

"Grandpa, I'm here."

However, Mo Fei's cry gave everyone a glimmer of hope, because this person was none other than Mo Yuntian.

With him at the half-step Purple Mansion realm, our chances of survival have increased.

"Senior Mo, please save us."

After searching for several days, Mo Yuntian and his group finally found their grandson.

His face was ashen as he looked at his grandson in the cage. Seeing that he was unharmed, he felt a sense of relief.

The old man flicked his sleeves, unleashing a palm strike as powerful as thunder, forcefully pushing the surrounding zombies back three steps.

"My dear grandson, Grandpa's coming to save you!"

The zombies around the cage were quickly cleaned up.

Even the red-haired zombie king was forced to retreat by Mo Yuntian's palm strike, unwillingly shrinking back into the darkness.

Feng Qiguang then slowly put away the magical artifact.

Everyone was overjoyed to have survived the ordeal, their voices trembling with happiness.

"We're saved!"

"Thank you all for your help!"

Li Yunyu did not answer.

Taking advantage of this brief moment, Yu Luoning sized up the people who had come with Li Yunyu.

Lu Feishuang and Lu Wanying need no introduction.

The little prince of amusement, wearing a mask, leaned against the wall and whistled as if watching a show. Behind him stood a man in black and a burly man with a black snake tattooed on his arm.

The faces I'd seen at the entrance to the secret realm were all there now.

This tiny underground palace in the yellow sand was squeezed into the scene of a grand meeting.

Lu Feishuang walked towards Feng Qiguang first, breaking the silence, "Is Prince Feng here too?"

Feng Qiguang nodded slightly: "Miss Lu."

"Did you also wander in by mistake?"

"No," Lu Feishuang said calmly. "I met some fellow Daoists on the way who said someone was trapped, so I came to check on them."

Feng Qiguang remained silent.

On the way? Perhaps it's just a chance to see if there's an opportunity.

Having more people makes things easier; at least the zombies are cleared out faster.

He was about to look away when his gaze suddenly fell on Li Yunyu and paused for a moment.

In the corner, Lu Wanying looked slightly dazed, her heart pounding.

The system notification sound was still echoing in my ears.

That makes three.

Li Yunyu, Feng Qiguang, and that man in black.

As long as she can cultivate with them, conceive a child, and have her spiritual roots nourished, she can climb step by step to the top of everyone.

Back then, what was Lu Feishuang? These prodigies were all just stepping stones for her.

Lu Wanying interjected softly at the opportune moment: "Is Prince Feng injured? Is he alright?"

Feng Qiguang didn't even lift his eyelids, and coldly hummed in response.

Lu Wanying wasn't annoyed at all.

Anyway, there are three targets; if one doesn't work, we'll switch to another.

The crowd began to disperse; some looked for their way, while others banded together and followed the stronger individuals. Footsteps echoed haphazardly through the passageway.

Just then, a clear, cold voice rang out.

"Little darling, come here."

Yu Luoning felt a chill run down her spine.

She was certain that in that instant, everyone fell silent, and all eyes turned to her.

She had barely taken a step when her wrist was grabbed.

Phoenix Perching Light has great strength.

He looked directly at Li Yunyu and said coldly, "Thank you for your care over the past few days, Young Master Li. I have found the person I am looking for."

"She will be with me from now on."

Li Yunyu remained silent.

However, the aura around him visibly deepened.

Yu Luoning's heart skipped a beat.

Oh no, they're both angry now.

The little prince of amusement, not wanting to miss out on something big, whistled again.

Yu Luoning glared at him: "It's none of your business."

Lin Yiyang raised an eyebrow and smiled even more broadly.

"Fellow Daoists, let's not reminisce anymore," the man in black said calmly. "Let's go out first."

Only then did the group continue to explore the path ahead.

The maze had too many forks, and the strongman quickly attracted a string of followers.

When they reached a fork in the road, Yu Luoning paused.

Phoenix perches on the left.

Li Yunyu is on the right.

They sandwiched her between them, one on the left and one on the right.

"Go right."

"Go left."

Open at the same time.

Then look at Yu Luoning and let her choose.

The Lu Feishuang sisters followed behind.

Lu Feishuang showed no expression.

Lu Wanying, however, was plotting to find an opportunity to take down Li Yunyu first.

Among these people, Li Yunyu's spiritual root was the most to her liking.

She couldn't wait to conceive a child with innate spiritual roots so that she could immediately nourish herself.

Take it one step at a time, give birth one child at a time, and you'll be able to support yourself and stay healthy.

That damned system is truly despicable.

Li Yunyu is exceptionally talented and is clearly a perfect vessel for nurturing a child. However, that damned system insists on giving birth to a child before it will provide her with resources. Why can't it just extract a wisp of essence, as simple as the usual method of yin-yang replenishment?

This rule is absolutely vicious.

Meanwhile, Yu Luoning was caught in the middle, her mind buzzing.

Feng Qiguang said coldly, "You are my fiancée."

"You're carrying my child."

"If you won't come with me, are you going to go with him?"

"child?"

Li Yunyu finally spoke, his two words as cold as a snow blade.

Feng Qiguang raised his chin. "What's so strange about that? She's my fiancée, and she has my child. Is that so odd?"

His tone shifted, his sharpest criticism now directed at Li Yunyu:

"As for Young Master Li, your Li family has concealed her whereabouts and hidden her marks. We'll settle this matter later."

Li Yunyu suddenly chuckled.

"Settle the accounts?"

He raised his hand and gently brushed aside the white gauze covering his eyes with his fingertips.

"Okay. But let's make this clear first," he said, looking at Yu Luoning. His voice was calm but his tone was sharp and intimidating.

"My little darling. It's been a few days. Where did you get this child from?"

Yu Luoning froze on the spot.

She had expected her lie to be exposed, but she never imagined it would come so soon, especially in front of a group of people.

You're so dense, hurry up and make this up!!

Just as he was at a loss, the ground suddenly shook.

With a loud bang.

The sand and gravel in the passageway tumbled down, and a black crack appeared in the ground beneath everyone's feet, the crack widening rapidly.

There were originally two forks in the road ahead.

At this moment, the two roads to the left and right turned into nothingness and darkness.

"Retreat immediately!"

The moment someone shouted, they were swallowed by darkness.

Everyone felt weightless and their bodies plummeted downwards in unison.

Just when Yu Luoning thought she was going to die, a hand grabbed her wrist. She looked over instinctively and saw it was Li Yunyu.

Immediately afterwards, his other hand was also firmly grasped.

She turned her head, and as expected, it was Feng Qiguang.

Yu Luoning: "..."

Having lived two lives, this was the first time she had been used as a rope in a tug-of-war by two prodigies.

Yu Luoning was speechless.

Just then, Li Yunyu tilted his head slightly, and the corners of his lips curved into a slight smile.

He raised his hand and slapped Feng Qiguang's arm.

Feng Qiguang was forcefully blasted away by a palm strike and fell into the darkness on the other side.

"You scoundrel!"

Feng Qiguang's angry shouts were instantly swallowed by darkness.