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

Pulling herself out of her thoughts, Yu Luoning looked up.

The setting sun still hung on the horizon, turning the sky a vast expanse of orange-red. The sea shimmered, the scenery so beautiful it left one speechless. But at that moment, no one had the mind to appreciate it.

The patriarch gave the order.

Dozens of disciples moved at the same time, each summoning their magical weapons. The killing intent, like a long spear, rushed straight towards Yu Luoning at an astonishing speed.

Just then, Xing Qi leaped into the air.

He flew into the air, his robes fluttering in the sea breeze, his handsome face illuminated by the sunlight as bright as the moon.

Suddenly, a stellar power surged from his calm eyes, vast and profound, as if the entire starry sky had been compressed into his gaze.

He raised his hand and waved it gently.

With a loud bang!

The power of stars surged from his body, creating a visible ripple on the sea surface.

In an instant, a massive star array appeared.

The array was transparent, as if woven with starlight, with fine patterns flowing along its edges, enveloping this rocky sea area.

Those dozens of disciples who rushed to the front crashed into the array wall and were thrown back.

The old ancestor's expression changed drastically, and he raised his hand to unleash a burst of magical power.

The billowing black wind roared out, crashed into the array wall, and slowly dissipated.

He refused to believe it and struck again, but it still scattered.

Xing Qi: "Ningning wants to challenge you to a one-on-one duel, please cooperate."

With such terrifying strength, who would dare disobey?

Xingqi looked at the crowd, who had stopped resisting, and nodded in satisfaction.

He landed back on the rocks and stood next to Yu Luoning. His voice was clear and melodious, exceptionally pleasant to hear.

"Ningning, which one do you want to start with?"

Yu Luoning glanced at the Sea Dragon Palace disciples trapped in the formation, then at the immobile ancestor, and a surge of indescribable pleasure welled up in his heart.

Now that I have a powerful backer supporting me, helping me grind monsters and keeping all the experience points, isn't that awesome?

"I want to start with the weakest one to warm up."

Xing Qi nodded with a light smile, and the power of the stars surged, sucking a disciple at the third level of Qi Refining into the formation.

Before the disciple could react, Yu Luoning stomped her right foot on the ground and shot towards the man like an arrow.

Without using any magical artifacts, she killed this person solely with the first move of the Desolate Bone Chapter.

Overwhelmed with emotion, Yu Luoning clapped his hands and casually used a teleportation technique to send the person to the Cleaner's lake.

By the way, "cleaner" was the name she gave the little monster.

After finishing everything, she turned to Xingqi and said:

"Xing'er, I think I can take on two at once. Let's send two this time."

Xing Qi's eyes softened, and he smiled gently. "Okay."

So two more Qi Refining Level 4 and Level 5 cultivators were thrown into the formation.

Yu Luoning played with great enjoyment.

This experience of actual combat with the enemy is invaluable, and she doesn't have to worry about her own safety, so she can act without restraint. This feeling is simply wonderful.

These two were quite formidable; they worked together seamlessly, one attacking and the other defending, forcing her to retreat repeatedly.

Yu Luoning endured the magical attacks from the two.

She used her teleportation technique to dodge a sword aura, then activated the backlash seal to send the sword aura back the way it came. One of the people affected by the backlash coughed up a mouthful of blood.

As a result, another person took the opportunity to get behind her.

Just as the man's magic struck Yu Luoning, the two of them suddenly slowed down. Not just slowed down, but became truly sluggish, as if they were walking on swampy ground, with every movement being extremely difficult and slow.

Without much thought, Yu Luoning raised her hand and killed him.

She was panting, recalling the last few moves of their exchange and reflecting on her shortcomings.

Outside the formation, the patriarch was furious, his face ashen, and he pointed at Xing Qi.

"You cheated!"

Upon hearing this, Xing Qi glanced at him with an innocent expression.

"When did I say this was a fair fight?"

The Ancestor said, "So you're allowing her to kill people from my Sea Dragon Palace, but forbidding anyone from my Sea Dragon Palace to harm her in the slightest?"

Xing Qi thought for a moment and nodded:

"Yes, you could say that."

The old ancestor was speechless at those words.

"You brat! You've gone too far!"

He didn't care about anything else. He detonated a magical artifact from somewhere, and his figure shot up as he lunged towards Xing Qi.

Xing Qi raised a finger and tapped it lightly.

That's all.

The old ancestor seemed to have crashed into an invisible wall, and his whole body flew backward.

Ancestor: "..."

Who exactly is this young man in white? His strength is terrifyingly high.

I've never heard of such a large Buddha statue in the Baidao Bay area.

He forced a smile, with a hint of ingratiation:

"Brother... let's talk this out. Your wife is exceptionally skilled, and you are just as powerful. If you join forces with my Sea Dragon Palace, you could achieve great things, perhaps even establish your own sect. Why not?"

Xing Qi was stunned for a moment, only hearing the words "Madam".

That strange feeling resurfaced in my heart.

Why do outsiders always mistake him and Ningning for a married couple?

He turned his head and glanced into the formation.

Yu Luoning was exchanging blows with the last cultivator; her eyes were bright, and her expression was focused.

Xing Qi stared for a long time before coming to his senses and asking the old ancestor:

Why do you think we're a couple?

The old ancestor was taken aback by his question, and the corner of his mouth twitched:

"Fellow Daoist, if we weren't husband and wife, why would you go to such lengths? This formation has consumed so much of your spiritual energy since it was set up!"

"The path to immortality is long and arduous, and it is too bitter to walk alone. How wonderful it would be to have someone by your side! I sincerely invite you and your spouse to join my Sea Dragon Palace, so that we may advance and retreat together and forge a bright future together."

Xingqi stood there, not listening to what he said afterward.

He lingered on the phrase "having someone by your side," and then his mind wandered.

I also thought of my father and mother, who were both clerks.

In that dilapidated little house, in that bowl of fish soup, Wenshu's father would scoop all the fish meat into his wife's bowl, feeding her spoonful by spoonful, and then eat the fish bones himself.

The clerk said there was no need for so much, and told her to drink more.

He was sitting on the threshold, watching that scene, and something stirred in his heart, though he couldn't quite put his finger on what it was.

Looking back now, that feeling was probably what Ningning meant by the warmth and comfort of everyday life.

Those days didn't seem so bad.

He slowly turned his head to look at Yu Luoning, staring at her for a long, long time, his heart warming up.

The old ancestor hovered in mid-air, watching the white-robed youth's absent-minded appearance, feeling extremely anxious.

This young man in white is of unknown origin.

Their cultivation level is simply inhuman; I can't beat them, I'm completely outmatched.

He secretly gripped the talisman hidden in his sleeve; it could save his life in a critical moment and should not be used lightly.

Now is the perfect time; taking advantage of the boy's distracted state, it's best to leave.

He took a deep breath, about to detonate the talisman.

Suddenly, the sky changed.

The void is like a mirror, which is gently shattered from within.

A figure slowly emerged from the slit.

Dressed in white, with black hair and a crescent-shaped mark between his brows.