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

The match between Bai Rongling and Cui Xiu was almost a one-sided crushing defeat.

Even if she recovered to her peak condition, Bai Rongling's cultivation level was still inferior to Cui Xiu's.

He had only just grasped the basics of the Void Refining Method, and was far inferior to Cui Xiu.

Fortunately, he absorbed 30% of the opponent's evil corpse essence, which allowed him to survive a few more moves against the opponent.

Bai Rongling activated a shield, which emitted golden light and blocked all the black evil energy that Cui Xiu slashed out at her.

Cui Xiu stood in mid-air, sneering, "Is that all you've got? You trash, die!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Cui Xiu immediately summoned his natal sword, Zi Kong Lan.

A purplish-black sword light bloomed, crystal clear and imbued with the power of thunder.

The next moment, the golden shield shattered inch by inch, and the violent sword energy pierced through Bai Rongling's left shoulder.

"Ugh!!"

Bai Rongling groaned in pain, suddenly spitting out a mouthful of blood, and collapsed to the ground, supporting herself with one hand and clutching her chest with the other.

Surrounded by a black aura of killing intent, Cui Xiu, like a god of death, approached Bai Rongling step by step, his purple eyes icy cold.

Bai Rongling gave a bitter laugh; all his magical weapons were utterly useless against Cui Xiu.

This place is not the Changming Sacred Domain, so it is impossible to summon the ancestors here.

Am I really going to perish here?

Bai Rongling laughed bitterly, her dark eyes taking on a bewitching quality amidst the despair, her pupils glowing with a reddish light.

"You forced me to do this."

Then, Bai Rongling slowly raised her blood-stained hand, touched her cold mask, and slowly removed it.

The moment the mask slipped off, it revealed a stunningly beautiful face capable of bringing ruin to a country and captivating all who beheld it.

Cui Xiu, who was walking towards him with his sword, suddenly stopped. The murderous aura in his eyes inexplicably dissipated, and for a moment he felt a sense of emptiness spreading through his heart.

Choi Soo has always been arrogant and would never be swayed by appearance.

But at this moment, he felt that all the beauty in the world was concentrated in one person's body, and that this body could bewitch people's hearts and make them feel good about it.

If it weren't for his profound self-control and cultivation, he would probably have willingly submitted and done everything he could to please him.

This...this is absolutely disgusting!

Cui Xiu felt goosebumps all over her body from the thought that popped into her mind, and her stomach churned. She closed her eyes in disgust.

At that moment, he understood why the other party had worn a mask even in death; it was the bewitching power of someone who knew his appearance perfectly.

Bai Rongling chuckled softly in that brief moment.

In his palm was a translucent jade pendant with flowing clouds, shimmering with golden light.

Bai Rongling quickly channeled her spiritual power, and in an instant, she landed tens of thousands of miles away.

When Cui Xiu sensed the spatial fluctuations, he teleported and swung his sword, but there was nothing there.

Cui Xiu frowned, recalling the moment he had looked into the other person's eyes, feeling a surge of intimacy. He felt utterly disgusted and wished he could gouge out his own eyes and wash them clean.

"You despicable wicked man, using lust as a poison. When I catch you in the future, I will grind you to dust."

After Cui Xiu finished speaking, he snorted coldly and turned his head with a murderous aura. However, when he saw the situation behind him, he was so angry that he almost went mad.

Yu Luoning, who had been inside the formation, was now staring in the direction Bai Rongling had left, as if his soul had been ripped out.

What's even more infuriating is that a faint blush involuntarily rose to her face.

Cui Xiu thought to herself that something was wrong, so she teleported to Yu Luoning and pinched her cheek in annoyance.

"Stupid fish, wake up!"

Yu Luoning seemed to have forgotten her own situation. Her mind and eyes were filled with nothing but Bai Rongling's features, and a bit of greed arose in her heart.

"I... I think I've fallen in love with him." Yu Luoning murmured, her heart aching.

Cui Xiu nearly coughed up blood in anger, and roared, "Shut up, you didn't!"

Yu Luoning said with a wronged expression, "But... I miss him, I can't stop thinking about him, I even want to give him everything I have."

"You don't want to! You're so fickle, are you willing to be stuck with just one person? Don't you want your cousin, Little Phoenix, Little Star anymore?"

"I...I'm so confused, you just don't understand. This is about love..."

Before Yu Luoning could say anything more, Cui Xiu couldn't stand it anymore and forcefully covered her mouth with her hand.

That fair-faced vixen is utterly despicable.

Looking at Yu Luoning's bewitched appearance, Cui Xiu felt incredibly jealous and furious.

He joined two fingers together, pressing the fingertips against Yu Luoning's forehead and the center of her mind, sending one calming mantra after another into her mind.

After reciting countless calming mantras, Yu Luoning's eyes gradually cleared, and her overwhelming infatuation slowly dissipated.

She stared blankly at Cui Xiu, a wave of fear washing over her.

No wonder Bai Rongling wore a mask so tightly that no one could see his true face.

Isn't this Endymion, the most beautiful youth in Greek mythology, universally acknowledged throughout history?

Legend has it that any living being who sees his face will fall in love with him uncontrollably.

Yu Luoning felt a chill, but thankfully Cui Xiu woke her up in time.

She was courting death; when she saw Bai Rongling remove her mask, her eyes widened in disbelief.

Curiosity killed the cat; sooner or later, I'll die because of my own curiosity.

After calming themselves down, the two walked out of the original site of the main hall.

Unknowingly, we arrived at the Yuling Spring.

But the spring that had been bubbling in the center of the emerald green pool had disappeared.

Yu Luoning was taken aback, guessing that the Yuling Spring water must have disappeared along with the main hall.

At that moment, her gaze swept across the edge of the pool and she saw several low-level demonic beasts drinking water.

These monsters are quite plump, with round bellies, which suggests that the food and ecological environment in the secret realm are excellent.

Before Yu Luoning could think further, a violent fluctuation of spiritual energy suddenly came from afar.

Several streaks of light rushed toward their direction.

The leader was covered in blood, his white clothes almost stained a glaring red, and he was tightly clutching a jade box in his arms.

Yu Luoning stared intently, her heart nearly leaping into her throat.

This is the time of Shang!

Behind him were Lu Feishuang and her group, and about ten meters behind them, there were more than a dozen cultivators wielding magical artifacts, chasing after them.

"cousin?"

Yu Luoning rushed forward without thinking, thinking that as a Foundation Establishment cultivator, she would be nothing more than a lamb to the slaughter. Just as she was about to go up, someone grabbed her by the collar.

"What are you going to do?"

"Let me go, I need to save people."

"You're so worried about that pretty boy getting hurt?"

Yu Luoning turned around abruptly, her heart filled with anxiety, and grabbed Cui Xiu's sleeve.

He said urgently, "If you don't want me to go, then help me save him and take care of all those people behind him."

Cui Xiu raised an eyebrow and sneered, "Why should I save him? If he dies, so be it. What does it have to do with me?"

Yu Luoning paused, extremely anxious.

Suddenly, a flash of inspiration struck me.

She glared at Cui Xiu, her tone serious, "If he dies, I will not hesitate to commit suicide and go with my cousin."

"You swore to protect me in the secret realm. My suicide is tantamount to you breaking your oath."

Cui Xiu narrowed his purple eyes slightly as he looked at her, a surge of anger rising from his chest.

"A double suicide? You're actually willing to die for a man?"

"Don't think that dying for love is just an ancient legend; I'm serious."

The indifferent smile on Cui Xiu's face froze instantly.

At that moment, his eyes darkened with anger. "You're so afraid of death, yet now you're not even willing to cherish your own life for some random man?"

Yu Luoning lowered her eyes and remained silent.

A moment of silence filled the air.

Choi Soo's purple eyes were somewhat dark. "Okay, I'll go now, alright?"

Having said that, he took a deep breath, glared fiercely at Yu Luoning, and flicked his sleeve, leaving a trail of light.