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

Cui Xiu coughed lightly: "This item has been tainted by the power of the Earthly Fiends for ten thousand years, and its interior is already corrupt and unusable."

Yu Luoning nodded thoughtfully.

"Thank you for your guidance, senior."

Cui Xiu waved her hand and took a few steps back. Her gaze remained fixed on Yu Luoning, deep and unwavering.

After an unknown amount of time, Yu Luoning finally cleared the huge boulder blocking the passage.

She collapsed to the ground, a mixture of pain and pleasure, her limbs outstretched, breathing heavily.

This was quite a haul; they collected a total of thirty Dao Pattern Stones.

The only question is how to unlock these wondrous things nurtured by the earth's veins, and how to utilize their mysterious power.

Yu Luoning looked bewildered: "Senior, do you know how to cut open a Dao Pattern Stone? I'm worried that forcibly opening it will cause the Dao power inside to disappear. If you tell me, I can give you some for free."

Cui Xiu, seething with anger, her eyes as deep as ink, said in a muffled voice, "I know, but I don't want to say."

Yu Luoning: "..."

How could she expect the purple-clad pervert to be an easy person just because the other party kindly reminded her?

It doesn't matter, we'll find a solution eventually.

What was thought to be a stroke of bad luck turned out to be a reversal of fortune, bringing immense wealth and prosperity.

Yu Luoning found Cui Xiu to be quite handsome as well.

Before they could rest for more than three breaths, a series of chilling roars suddenly came from the depths of the earth.

Yu Luoning quickly stood up and looked warily toward the source of the sound.

After the passage was opened, all that could be seen inside was a straight crack in the sky, which looked extremely eerie and terrifying, and it was unknown where the end point led.

rustling! Rustling

Suddenly, dozens of giant lizards, the size of elephants and with huge thorns growing on their backs, crawled out from the cracks in the rock wall.

Yu Luoning felt a chill run down her spine and quickly shielded Cui Xiu in front of her.

Cui Xiu glanced at Yu Luoning, who was hiding behind her, and lightly flicked her long sleeves.

With a resounding boom, a palm strike was unleashed, and purple light swept out like a giant dragon. The giant lizards in the front rows were blasted into a bloody mist before they could even scream.

Yu Luoning swallowed hard, watching the scene unfold. Each of those giant lizards possessed at least a Foundation Establishment cultivation level.

She'd have a hard time dealing with just one, let alone dozens! This purple-clad monster took care of them in a single move.

Yu Luoning waved the flag and shouted, "Senior is awesome! Senior carried the whole team! My admiration for you is like a surging river, never-ending..."

"Shut up!"

Cui Xiu stood with his hands behind his back, the purple barrier keeping the filthy blood three feet away, without even lifting his eyelids.

Yu Luoning chuckled dryly again.

Just then, a sneaky lizard suddenly squeezed through the gap on the side.

Yu Luoning suddenly raised his sword to block.

He touched the ground with his toes and flipped himself onto the boulder ten steps away.

"Senior, there's one more!"

Cui Xiu didn't move. He found a huge rock and slowly sat down.

"I'm out of energy. You'll have to deal with this one yourself..."

Yu Luoning's smile froze.

That palm strike just now shook the earth's crust, and you're telling me you're exhausted?

Before I could think any further, the giant lizard lunged at me again.

Yu Luoning cursed under his breath, turned sideways, and slashed his longsword across the thick scales on the giant lizard's side. Sparks flew everywhere, but the scales were so hard that even the blade couldn't cut through them, leaving only a shallow white mark.

Yu Luoning's face darkened slightly.

She suffered great losses along the way, first using the Substitution Technique to release the puppet, and then constantly digging for stones.

Right now, the spiritual energy in my body is almost depleted.

This giant lizard is not to be underestimated. With its hard armor, even a cultivator in the early stages of Foundation Establishment would suffer if they encountered it.

Yu Luoning gritted her teeth and produced three Explosive Flame Talismans from her fingertips.

She slowly held her breath, and when the giant lizard pounced again, she suddenly sank down, gliding across the ground and sticking the three talismans under the lizard's belly.

With a loud bang, flames exploded from under the giant lizard's belly, sending its scales flying.

It let out a mournful howl, and its entire massive body exploded into pieces.

Yu Luoning staggered and knelt on the ground, panting heavily, her forehead covered in cold sweat.

Oh no, her spiritual energy is almost depleted.

Yu Luoning quickly took out a Rejuvenation Pill from her Qiankun Bag and swallowed it.

The elixir entered the abdomen, transformed into a warm current, and returned to the dantian along the meridians.

She closed her eyes, sat cross-legged on the ground, and prepared to regulate her breathing.

At that moment, the ground trembled in the darkness ahead.

A massive, skeleton-like demon, composed of countless withered bones, emerged from the darkness, dragging a pitch-black bronze coffin.

The great demon had no eyes; its empty eye sockets stared straight at Yu Luoning.

One hand drags an iron chain, the other hand spreads out, forming a giant bone claw.

The other end of the iron chain was wrapped around the bronze coffin, leaving behind deep ravines wherever it went.

Yu Luoning's pupils contracted slightly, and a chilling sensation suddenly surged through her.

Her heart was pounding so hard it felt like it was going to burst out of her chest.

With each step the skeletal demon took, the pebbles on the ground seemed to bounce.

The bronze coffin behind it also emitted a piercing metallic sound.

This is nothing compared to those troll lizards!

Heavenly Bodhisattva, if the purple-clad pervert doesn't make a move, she has no chance of survival.

Yu Luoning looked up and saw Cui Xiu standing high on the stone wall, a slight smile playing on her lips.

Cui Xiu said, "The karma of the earth veins is not easy to obtain. You are covered with the aura of Dao Pattern Stones. In its eyes, you are a walking, human-shaped tonic pill."

"Senior, save me!"

Yu Luoning, seemingly drawing strength from nowhere, scrambled and crawled, desperately lunging to the base of the stone wall where Cui Xiu stood, her fingertips gripping the cracks in the rock.

Cui Xiu crossed his arms and looked down at her lazily, saying, "I am meditating, do not disturb me."

After saying that, Cui Xiu closed his eyes. With a slight twitch of his fingers, a wisp of purple light silently merged into Yu Luoning's body.

Yu Luoning gritted her teeth: "Senior, are you really going to stand by and watch me die? If I die, Xing Qi will not let you off the hook."

"You were too weak and got killed, what does that have to do with me?"

Option 1 failed.

Yu Luoning's eyes reddened with anxiety. "Ah, I know! You're probably afraid of that great demon, aren't you? You're just a pretty face..."

"A provocation? I'm in a good mood, so I'll let it slide for now."

Option 2 failed.

Yu Luoning: "..."

You're so stubborn, aren't you?

"Then, I will give you half of the Dao Pattern Stone I just obtained, and please, senior, save my life."

"You expect Yu to save you after only half a life?"

"Take it all, take it all, okay? Help me... God, I really can't beat it, I don't even have the strength to lift my sword now."

Cui Xiu didn't even lift her eyelids, and scoffed, "Oh~ what does that have to do with me?"

"When you're in danger, you don't always expect others to save you, do you? Didn't I teach you the mental techniques of the Shattered Moon Sword Manual before?"

"But my spiritual energy is depleted right now. Even if you let me try, my cultivation level isn't high enough."

"Not enough?" Cui Xiu slowly opened her eyes, her tone icy cold.

"If it's not enough, then find a way. If you always have to step in, you might as well just lie down in its coffin; that would save you trouble."

Yu Luoning felt a chill run down her spine.

"Fine, you win."

Seeing that the great demon had arrived, Yu Luoning gritted her teeth.

He quickly took out the Spirit Conch from his spatial jade bracelet and pressed down hard on the Aurora Spirit Stone on the conch.

He frantically urged his divine sense to forcibly extract violent spiritual power from the Aurora Spirit Stone.

At the same time as the backlash seal and the drawing of the ground to imprison it, a protective spiritual light was emitted.

With a loud crash, the skeletal demon lifted the bronze coffin and slammed it heavily against the spiritual light barrier.

Yu Luoning was so shocked that her mind trembled.

My whole body went numb; this great demon's move was truly astounding.

That bronze coffin, no one knows what it was made of, could actually severely injure one's consciousness.

Yu Luoning knelt on the ground and vomited a large amount of blood.

Strangely, I didn't feel any sensation of my internal organs shattering.

Unbeknownst to her, the purple light on the back of her neck was traveling along her meridians throughout her body, helping her block 80% of the impact.

"If you're not dead yet, get up."

Cui Xiu's voice drifted down from above, carrying undisguised sarcasm.

He said, "Your lousy shield won't be able to stop the next attack. That coffin is no ordinary object."

Yu Luoning almost vomited blood; of course, she could see that this bronze coffin was extraordinary.

The most important thing is to survive the attack of the White Bone Demon.

Yu Luoning wiped the blood from the corner of her lips and looked at the bronze coffin shadow that was crashing down, which blotted out the sky. She was so anxious that she jumped up and down.

"My sword! My sword is broken! How am I supposed to perform the Shattered Moon Sword Technique that you just mentioned? I can't just chop things up with my bare hands!"

"Waaah... I beg you, senior, to lend me your sword."

Cui Xiu sighed and flicked her fingertips lightly.

"Take it."

Suddenly, a cold light flashed down.

A jet-black longsword fell into Yu Luoning's hands.

...I am the dividing line that cannot be taken away even if the opportunity is not taken away...