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

Although Yu Luoning's cultivation had reached the Great Perfection of the Purple Mansion realm, his mind had been in a state of tension these days.

Ordinary cultivators do not need ordinary sleep; they can replenish their energy simply by regulating their breathing.

Clearly, she had overexerted herself and was now completely unable to hold on.

Bai Rongling raised her hand, gently smoothing her furrowed brows, and her heart softened as well.

Never mind, I won't argue with her today.

For the next few days, the two stayed in the cave to recuperate. With the help of the Ten Thousand Year Cold Jade Bed and elixirs, Bai Rongling's external injuries healed quickly. However, the old wounds had not yet healed and new wounds had been added. It would not be a matter of a day or two to fully recover.

Yu Luoning also took advantage of these few days to continue consolidating his late-stage Purple Mansion realm. It wasn't until the fifth day that the two of them removed the formation and looked for a way to leave this place.

This place is vast, with lava flowing like rivers, and even the air takes shape under the scorching heat.

Yu Luoning summoned the little moth demon from her spatial jade bracelet, but Mu Guang refused to come out.

Since signing the contract, Yu Luoning and Mu Guang have been connected by a spiritual bond, and can sense each other with the slightest thought.

At this moment, she could clearly feel the emotions emanating from Mu Guang, a mixture of resistance and fear.

Yu Luoning: "Mu Guang, is something wrong here?"

Mu Guang muttered, "...He likes to eat moths..."

Yu Luoning slapped his forehead, remembering that when he had Mu Guang identify the fragments of the map of Phoenix Ancient City, Mu Guang had pointed out that in the northwest direction, there was a terrifying wild beast that liked to eat roasted moths.

They had been avoiding that direction the whole way, but they still ended up bumping into each other.

I don't know what kind of incredible luck it was.

Yu Luoning continued, "What do you know about this demonic beast?"

Mu Guang blinked: "I...don't know."

"You've lived in Fenghuang Ancient Town for so long, and you don't know anything?"

"I... I've never been here before!"

Yu Luoning was helpless. Seeing how resistant Xiao Ezi looked, he was afraid he wouldn't be able to get anything out of her.

Yu Luoning severed the connection of divine sense and looked at Bai Rongling, "We didn't find out anything, we only know that this is indeed the territory of that wild beast. Let's go out and find a way out ourselves."

Bai Rongling remained noncommittal. The two cast two layers of concealment spells before flying one after the other toward the Red Rock Canyon.

Below is flowing lava, and on both sides are scorched earth and jagged cliffs.

As Yu Luoning flew forward, she released her divine sense to explore the surroundings, but not too far to avoid alerting the wild beasts.

This fiery area was much larger than she had imagined.

The two walked for a full half hour before finally hearing a tinkling sound.

At a corner, Yu Luoning was moving so fast she almost flew over it. Bai Rongling reached out and quickly pulled her back, and the two of them escaped unharmed and were not discovered.

Yu Luoning leaned against the rock wall, the rock was so hot that she couldn't help but frown slightly.

Seeing this, Bai Rongling lowered her eyes, distanced herself from her, and moved to the other side.

"I'm sorry!" Bai Rongling said softly.

Yu Luoning: "?"

Yu Luoning had no idea what Bai Rongling was apologizing for. If he hadn't stopped her in time, they would both have been exposed.

Besides, they had slept in the same bed every night for the past few days, and she would often snuggle up to Bai Rongling in the middle of the night. Hadn't they had enough physical contact like that? Now he was acting like a gentleman.

Yu Luoning snorted softly to herself.

Just then, a rustling sound came from the darkness, and a small monster, about half the height of a person, suddenly walked over.

It was entirely crimson red, with two small horns on its head, and it was struggling to hold a large crimson crystal in its arms.

The little thing seemed to have no eyes, trembling as it carried the heavy object, passing by Yu Luoning and Bai Rongling without noticing anything.

The two held their breath and focused intently, with Yu Luoning especially ready for battle at any moment.

But the little monster seemed to be blind, completely unable to see the two of them.

Yu Luoning breathed a sigh of relief, but was puzzled. She then asked Bai Rongling telepathically, "Your concealment technique is truly amazing; it even has an invisibility effect?"

Bai Rongling's expression turned solemn. "Without invisibility, this little demon might not be able to see us."

Yu Luoning laughed, "What kind of incredible luck do we have? I was all prepared for a big battle..."

Before the words were even finished, the little monster had already walked a distance.

Suddenly, it seemed startled and shouted, "Guards! Guards! Someone has broken in!"

The two people who thought they had hidden themselves perfectly: "..."

Yu Luoning was both angry and amused; this was the first time she had encountered a villainous little monster with a bit of intelligence.

They even knew to pretend to be blind to buy time.

Before anyone could think, chaos erupted as patrolling red monsters rushed over.

The two moved through the crimson canyon like streaks of light.

The little monster, in a high-pitched voice, pointed at Yu Luoning and the other person and said, "It's them! Quickly go and inform the king that human cultivators have broken in."

Fortunately, Yu Luoning's teleportation technique was best suited for escaping. After several spatial jumps, the pursuing aura finally disappeared.

To avoid being found, she led Bai Rongling around in several directions and even deactivated her concealment spell, leaving her presence in various places in an attempt to confuse the situation.

After several twists and turns, they finally cautiously returned to the cave where they had previously stayed.

Not long after they left, a dozen or so red patrolling monsters followed the scent and turned every place upside down.

Unfortunately, nothing was gained.

The lead monster, prostrate on the ground, trembled as it reported, "Your Majesty, we haven't found them. Those two humans are very cunning. Should we seal off the entire forging grounds and try to find them?"

A muffled hissing sound suddenly came from the depths of the magma, and a red claw emerged from it.

Moments later, a huge monster emerged from the lava waterfall.

The monster was huge; so huge that when it moved, fragments resembling volcanic rock would fall from its body with a crackling sound.

Upon closer inspection, those little monsters looked remarkably similar to him, each one resembling a small, burning fireman.

Fire Beast: "No need. If they want to find an exit, they'll come to us sooner or later."

The colossal creature in the magma seemed to have heard something ridiculous. He chuckled in a low voice, "Kill me? No one in this world can kill me."

He paused for a moment, then slowly opened his pair of crimson-gold vertical pupils.

"Except for myself."

~~For the sake of a plate of vinegar, I made a plate of dumplings. Finally, I've laid the groundwork here. Don't rush, I must conquer this newbie and learn all the skills.