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

Yueqing Palace.

The white jade teacup in Yue Qi's hand shattered into pieces. In an instant, it was as if he had been thrown into an alchemy furnace, with a violent burst of fire poison shooting from his lower body to the top of his head.

He felt the burning heat of Cui Xiu's chest, and the woman's slightly cool body pressed against his chest.

His usually aloof and indifferent eyes were now completely red.

Cui, Xiu.

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"Hey senior, before you kill me, can you take care of yourself first? Your neck is glowing again."

Yu Luoning shrank his neck and pointed to the side of his neck.

Cui Xiu scoffed, the purple in his eyes turning dark.

He didn't move, letting the divine mark throb wildly on his skin.

That dignified and serene immortal was relentlessly expending his primordial spirit to intensify the activation of the incantation.

Unfortunately, seeing the other person lose their composure brought him more pleasure than pain; it was a feeling of trembling in his heart.

Choi Soo even felt that she had become addicted to this feeling.

The essence and blood of the Crimson Flame Golden-Eyed Tiger exploded in its chest, the medicinal properties mixed with the heat wave, drilling into the bones.

He was always confident in his cultivation level and thought he could suppress it by force, but he underestimated the destructive power of the extremely yang substance on the body of the evil corpse.

A surge of heat welled up from my lower abdomen.

To Yu Luoning's astonishment, Cui Xiu's figure flickered, transforming into purple smoke as she rushed into the depths of the Western Ridge.

Deep within the Western Ridge lies a frigid pool, where the earth's icy energy converges, making it an ideal place for cultivators to suppress demonic possession and resist the burning heat of the blazing fire.

On the other side, Yu Luoning looked at the empty mountains and forests, enjoying the mountain breeze, and was in a very good mood.

Very good, another hour of survival.

We need to slip away while they're away.

Unfortunately, the fragments of the illusory flower and the moon were taken by the man in purple, and he hasn't returned them to me yet.

Yu Luoning was heartbroken, but no matter how good that thing was, it wasn't as precious as her own life.

She wouldn't dare ask for it back even if she had a hundred lives.

Yu Luoning cursed inwardly, but quickly made a hand seal and used his escape technique, the Sky-Crossing Technique.

Just as she stepped halfway into the rift in space.

Suddenly, a brute force came from behind and pulled her out of the passageway.

"return."

Yu Luoning felt a tightening in her waist and abdomen, and the surrounding images rushed backward.

He felt as if he had been punched, and was sent flying out of control into the depths of the valley.

With a loud bang, Yu Luoning scrambled out of the water in a disheveled state.

The chill seeped into her heart and lungs. She wiped the icy water from her face, her wet hair clinging to her face, making her shiver all over.

Looking up, Cui Xiu was leaning against the jagged rocks on the shore. The water in the pool was above his chest, and his long, dark hair spread out on the surface of the water, reflected in the clear water in a hazy way. From a distance, he looked as alluring as a water fairy.

"Senior, are you feeling better?"

Yu Luoning smiled awkwardly, "I was afraid you'd be bored taking a bath alone, so I came to the cold pool to keep you company."

Cui Xiu's lips curled into a smile that was neither a smile nor a frown.

Looking at Yu Luoning's fair but guilty face, the smile in his amber eyes deepened.

"Tell me, how do you want to die?"

After a moment of silence, Yu Luoning cautiously asked, "Um, is it okay if I die?"

Choi Soo's eyes turned cold. "Fine. Where do you want to shoot? Your head and neck, or your heart?"

Yu Luoning's eyelids twitched violently, and she quickly waved her hand to explain, "No, no, no, senior, you misunderstood. 'She si' means social death, which is to be embarrassed in public and lose all face."

Cui Xiu "..."

"...You've already agreed."

The smile on Cui Xiu's face faded, and a shadow fell over her.

"You think you can fool me with sweet talk and flattery?"

The man took half a step forward, and his tall figure instantly plunged Yu Luoning into a shadow that blotted out the sky.

Yu Luoning pouted: "You made me choose, and now you're not satisfied with my choice... It's so hard to be a person."

Her eyes looked innocent and aggrieved, as if she was about to cry at any moment.

Cui Xiu looked at her and said, "If you drink the essence blood from just now, I will spare you."

Yu Luoning breathed a sigh of relief. Thank goodness they weren't going to kill her.

He took a bottle of essence blood from his storage bag, uncorked it, gritted his teeth, tilted his head back, and took a small sip.

Unrefined essence and blood toxins are like dropping an atomic bomb inside the body.

A burning sensation exploded through my limbs and bones.

Yu Luoning's face instantly turned bright red, her breathing became rapid, and a burning sensation rose in her lower abdomen, accompanied by a strange feeling of secret desire.

It truly lives up to its reputation as a top-tier aphrodisiac.

Without saying a word, she suddenly sank to the bottom of the pool, and a string of small bubbles rose to the surface.

If Shi Shangxu were here, she would never have wronged herself. But she would never have dared to hope that the man in purple could cure her poison.

It's better to have water in your brain than to have your brain burned out.

Stay calm, you must stay calm, and never act impulsively.

After holding his breath underwater for more than ten seconds, Yu Luoning finally surfaced.

She gasped for breath, wiped the icy water from her face, and asked in a trembling voice, "Senior... are you satisfied?"

Cui Xiu didn't reply. He propped his head up with one hand and looked at her with great interest.

Just then, a series of hurried footsteps came from outside the woods, and with their cultivation levels, the two could naturally hear the conversation.

"Senior brother, why did Master urgently summon us back?" a gentle male voice asked.

Another voice, slightly gruff, said, "The spiritual energy fluctuations in the Xiling area are too strong, shaking the entire sect. Almost all the elders have been mobilized, and we don't know what they're looking for."

Yu Luoning froze; the voice belonged to Shi Shangxu.

Immediately afterwards, several powerful divine senses swept across the surroundings like sharp blades, making it difficult for people to breathe.

Elder Lei of Sword Peak, Elder Yun of Pill Cauldron Peak, and even Fairy Qiushui, who is known for her fastidiousness in the Rune Pavilion, were all there.

Yu Luoning's face was blank at this moment.

Good heavens! Her jinx is really coming true; she's really going to get herself into trouble now.

Judging from the noise, Shi Shangxu and his group seemed to be walking this way.

Yu Luoning's pupils suddenly contracted.

No way, really?

The two are still nominally dating, but if she finds herself alone with a strange man in a pool, she wouldn't be able to explain herself even if she had ten mouths.

Especially now, she is still tormented by the intense heat of yang poison in her body, and needless to say, she must be in a state of lustful desire.

Cui Xiu leaned against the rock, tilted back, and seemed quite relaxed.

He chuckled, his tone brimming with a mischievous glint in his eye: "Looks like quite a few people are heading this way. Didn't you say you wanted to commit suicide? Perfect, let me see how you plan to commit suicide."

Given his cultivation level, he could actually shield the entire space with a flick of his finger, preventing the group outside from even touching the edge of the icy pool.

But Cui Xiu didn't see it that way. Looking at Yu Luoning's terrified expression, as if he wanted to disappear into a crack in the ground, his wicked sense of interest was instantly ignited.

Not only did he not use any incantations, he also deliberately removed the surrounding area's defensive barriers.

Even under his intentional or unintentional spiritual guidance, the group of elders who were wandering around aimlessly suddenly changed direction and rushed here.

Right now, the sword light in the woods is getting closer and closer, and the footsteps are becoming clearer and clearer. Yu Luoning is really in a bind now.

If it were just Shi Shangxu alone, she could still manage to fool him.

Just moments before, Shang Xu had taken him to Jianfeng Pass to meet his fellow disciples and elders.

She then started dating other men.

Then her hard-earned good reputation would be ruined in an instant.

I no longer need to think about entering the inner sect.

"Senior, please, could you please return that fragment of 'illusory beauty' to me first?"

Yu Luoning wiped her face and shouted urgently at Cui Xiu in a low voice.

Cui Xiu didn't move, letting the other person pull his arm. He raised an eyebrow and smiled wickedly.

"You want this?"

Cui Xiu raised his hand, a crystal-clear fragment caught between his slender fingertips.

"You want to use this thing to change your appearance? It seems there's someone you know in the crowd, someone you care about—perhaps your lover?"