After the protagonist retired, the heroine quit

Unfortunately, it took only two months for fellow practitioner Liu, the discoverer, to announce the beginning of the secret realm.

Before everyone could react, the secret realm was already opened.

The various sects in Longshou Continent were able to gain the upper hand because they were close to the water.

However, getting the upper hand is not always a good thing. The situation in the secret realm has not yet been explored. Under this circumstance, those who rush into the secret realm first are more like a vanguard team exploring the way, and opportunities are accompanied by risks.

The Qingyun Fuzong also put a lot of effort in this regard. Not only did it reach a consensus with most of the sects in Longshouzhou and gain a huge advantage, it even sent its sect leader to the secret realm to ensure the stability of the Fengqiu secret realm.

Well... Although this sect leader deserted his post of guarding the secret realm due to some selfish desires, he still left some backup plans in the outside world.

"Is this... a shield?"

Outside the Fengqiu Secret Realm, with the square of the teleportation secret realm as the center, most of the area is protected by a thick magic array, like an upside-down bowl, tightly covered, keeping out the assembled army of independent cultivators.

"Damn... this fluctuation? Was it set up by the Nascent Soul Realm?"

The fluctuations belonging to the Nascent Soul Realm spread out layer by layer, and some casual cultivators who were obsessed with attacking the secret realm regained consciousness at this moment.

Yuanying realm... those are cultivators in Yuanying realm. In the final period when the gods cannot be transformed, the gods are refined to protect the sect, and the immortals disappear, they can all rule a region.

"What are we doing? We are so crazy that we are attacking Fengqiu Secret Realm. If those sects get wind of this and unite..."

"No... No, I quit..."

Soon, someone turned around and ran outside because he was worried about the sect's revenge. With him taking the lead, the originally orderly crowd began to become chaotic.

"Humph!"

In the chaotic crowd of casual cultivators, a gloomy figure looked at the shield that was flashing with spiritual light and snorted coldly. It waved its hand:

"Continue to attack, concentrate your firepower spells in one place. Once the arrow is shot, there is no turning back. If you run away now, the outcome will be the same. Since the task has been completed, it must be completed. Attack. There is no Nascent Soul cultivator in this shield. It is just a backup plan. What are you afraid of..."

After he finished speaking, his aura exploded, and the chaotic breath emitted a glittering light powder, which temporarily suppressed the aura emitted by the shield.

Under the influence of the momentum, some casual cultivators who had already started to desert actually turned back, with a fluorescent glow in their empty eyes, and they walked back with floating steps.

"Yes... that's right... I have long been annoyed with these guys from the sect. Why can they monopolize the secret realm and exclude us..."

"Kill... Kill them in, the Fengqiu Secret Realm is ours."

The scattered crowd gathered together again and attacked the shield covering the entrance to the secret realm.

For a moment, seeing this attack, the faces of those who remained huddled in the shield turned grim.

At this time, Long Wanyan, the instigator of the current situation in the secret realm, was walking leisurely side by side with Xiao Yu in the secret realm.

The frozen monster was killed several more times. When the fire on its body was completely burned out and its body had no ability to recover, the monster was completely killed.

Only a pool of fire that had turned to ashes remained. The flame burned vigorously, and then suddenly shrank into the ground, as if it was being collected by something.

Looking at the disappearing flames, Long Wanyan pondered for a moment and dug out the knowledge about this phenomenon from her mind:

"They are probably the followers of the Phoenix... some poor creatures who were blessed with fire."

"Phoenix's followers? And the gifted fire...what is this?"

Listening to the nouns coming out of Long Wanyan's mouth, Xiao Yu asked in confusion.

"You know the legend of the phoenix rising from the ashes, right? This kind of effect can not only work on the phoenix itself, but also on others. The phoenix will imprint the flame containing its own blood essence on its confidants.

After enduring the severe pain brought by the burning flames, one will successfully possess the abnormal recovery ability similar to that of the phoenix. This process is called receiving the gift of fire."

“In the beginning, the Phoenix promoted this method in order to expand its own power and to suppress the rising human race at that time. After all, compared with other races, the number of Phoenixes is pitifully small. Those who are granted the fire are the followers of the Phoenix and are also controlled by the Phoenix.

But it is different from the Phoenix itself. After being bestowed with fire, every time it is injured and recovering from an injury, it is itself that is burned by the flame. From the soul to the body, everything is burned like firewood until the body and soul are finally burned out. This is fundamentally different from the Phoenix's immortal body.

However, those phoenixes do not seem to be immortal, otherwise they would not have been wiped out overnight.

Let's get back to the point. The reason we defeated that monster just now was probably because the flames were no longer restrained and began to devour the body after the Phoenix tribe was wiped out. The body was burned into a pile of slag by the flames, and the soul had already completely collapsed in the constant recovery and destruction of the body. "

Having said this, Long Wanyan held her chin to her hand, a gleam of light flashing in her eyes.

"It seems that this secret realm is far more complicated than we imagined. Maybe we can encounter some immortal weapons left over from ancient times."

These words caused Xiao Yu to look sideways. This woman dressed as a Taoist nun knew a lot. From her appearance just now explaining the difference between the two moons in the sky to now talking about the Phoenix's family, it showed that she was not simple.

A casual cultivator wouldn't know so many secrets.

Xiao Yu began to think about the true identity of this Taoist nun named Linglong and why he approached her.

He is a Taoist priest with the cultivation level of Jindan Realm, but his means of attack are not the common sword techniques and talismans, but rather methods similar to those of the Wanshou Sect.

Was the thing that just beat the monster into a pool of blood a claw?

paw……

hiss……

I have no clue and it gives me a headache.

Thinking of this, Xiao Yu habitually picked up the sword-nourishing gourd hanging around his waist and took a big gulp.

Then...

"Cough cough cough..."

A faint aroma of wine wafted past her nose, and Long Wanyan looked at Xiao Yu in confusion, who had just choked on a big gulp of wine.

His eyes fell on the apricot-yellow gourd in his hand.

Chapter 7, Good Wine

"Ye Ba...what's that in your hand?"

"A wine gourd, used to hold wine."

After coughing a few times and spitting out the wine stuck in his throat, Xiao Yu replied.

As for the yam and wolfberry soup in the gourd, he had already finished it. And thanks to that bastard woman from the Thieves' Sect, Xiao Yu's lost energy was replenished, even greatly replenished, a little too much.

Since the gourd was empty, and considering a certain boxing manual that he had thrown into the warehouse and had never wanted to learn, Xiao Yu took advantage of the night and went to the kitchen of the inn to fill the gourd with liquor, just in case.

After all, the sword immortal is best matched with wine, although Xiao Yu is not used to drinking such a strong wine now.

But having a red face and thick neck is better than having a weak and pale face.

The name "Empty Sword Immortal" is too ugly.

"Wine? Can your body handle it now? If you don't take good care of yourself afterwards and drink this kind of strong liquor, you'll probably have some sequelae. Have you finished the soup?"

Long Wanyan smelled the strong smell of alcohol and could tell it was strong liquor, with a very high alcohol content. She remembered how Xiao Yu had walked out of the cave that morning with a weak face and had to hold on to the wall, so she couldn't help but ask worriedly.

"I'm in good health. I can climb up to the third floor without even getting out of breath. No! Do I look weak? I can't even drink alcohol, let alone soup... You..."

Hearing this, Xiao Yu's heart tightened. He pointed to his face and said in disbelief.

No way...his complexion has become so bad? !

Even the Taoist nun who had just met him for the first time thought that he was a swordsman with kidney deficiency?

Moreover, the soup she mentioned... could it be that she smelled the yam and wolfberry soup left in the gourd? !

Xiao Yu was about to explain, but he saw the Taoist nun in front of him, his eyes turned away, and he quickly shook his hand, changing the subject in a somewhat flustered tone:

"Ah... No, nothing, you probably heard it wrong. Oh, by the way, if I'm not mistaken, the thing in your hand should be the legendary sword-raising gourd, right? Does that mean you are a sword cultivator?"

"Yes, I didn't expect you to figure it out. This gourd was given to me by a friend of mine."

Xiao Yu did not think much about it. Instead, Long Wanyan saw the origin of the sword-raising gourd in her hand at a glance. He was afraid that Long Wanyan would have bad intentions and his heart would be startled, so he successfully diverted his attention.

It was a close call, I was almost exposed.

It would be bad if Ye Ba discovered her identity and mistakenly thought she was a controlling, perverted stalker.

Hearing this, Long Wanyan breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that Xiao Yu's attention was not on the medicine she had just mentioned.

But after hearing Xiao Yu's explanation about the origin of the sword-raising gourd on his waist, she frowned again and spoke in a slightly cold tone:

"Friends? Are you... sure, just... friends?"

"Um... almost. She is a very important friend to me. She is very important. She has helped me a lot in my life and left an irreplaceable mark in my heart..."

For some reason, when Xiao Yu was stared at by the Taoist nun named Linglong, he instantly felt a chill running up his spine.

So I hurriedly extended the word "friend" to a new meaning.

"So... an important 'friend'?"

Long Wanyan lowered her eyes and the coldness in her tone faded.

"Ye Ba, how do you feel about the friend who gave you the sword-raising gourd? Do you think he is arrogant and scary and you dare not get close to him?"

"Arrogant? Linglong, do you know the person who gave me the sword-raising gourd?!"

"No, no, how can I put it? After all, sword-raising gourds are rare. I just gave it to you casually. No matter how you think about it, you must be a person with great wealth and strength who doesn't care about one or two sword-raising gourds!"

"This is indeed..."

Xiao Yu held the gourd tightly in his hand, raised it and took a sip. The strong liquor went down his throat, and he felt a burning sensation in his heart. He looked into the distance with deep eyes.

"She is... a good person."

"..."

Long Wanyan subconsciously used her spiritual sense to secretly take another look at the sack in the storage space.

Fortunately, Xiao Yu then added another sentence:

“But I still like it.”

After all, Xiao Yu, who has received so many benefits from you, would not say that he hates you, as he is in a hurry to give you spirit stones and a sword-raising gourd, fearing that he has neglected your woman in some way.

Who wouldn't like a woman who gives treasures like this?

The only drawback seems to be that it's a bit astringent and my kidneys can't stand it.

Hiss…wait a minute, the woman who treats you well for no reason is very rich and only covets your body, isn’t she the legendary rich woman? ! !

Suddenly, a broad and promising road stretched out before Xiao Yu.

But then I thought, I might be so weak in the future that I can't even stand up against the wall, so I decided to give up.

Thinking of this, Xiao Yu picked up the gourd and took another sip of wine. At this moment, a voice that was much gentler than before came from the opposite side.

"Excuse me, can I have a sip of your wine?"

He was stunned, and although he hesitated for a moment, he still obediently handed over the gourd in his hand.

"Oh... sure, but these are just some inferior wines, not the famous Qingzhu Mountain wine."

He was not afraid that she would snatch it away. Rather, if she snatched it, it would be exactly what Xiao Yu wanted. The sword-nourishing gourd, as the name suggests, was used to maintain and hone flying swords.

Now Xiao Yu's flying sword Yue Li is dormant inside the gourd. If the Taoist nun makes any abnormal move, the flying sword can fly out and pierce her chest with one move at such a close distance.

"It's okay, it's better to say this..."

"Eh?!"

Taking the gourd from Xiao Yu, Long Wanyan tilted her head back and took a big gulp. The strong liquor tasted spicy when it entered her throat, but her thoughts drifted away with the spicy feeling.

Friend... probably refers to a fellow Taoist, yes... my identity is sensitive to outsiders, and I can't just tell every stranger I meet on the street about my relationship.

She was the one who lacked consideration. Ye Ba did a good job in this regard.

As the wine poured in, Long Wanyan did not choke like Xiao Yu did. Instead, she swallowed it all. Her throat welled up, and the strong liquor went down her stomach. A blush rose on her fair face.

"Good wine!"

After returning the gourd to Xiao Yu, Long Wanyan gave him a thumbs up.

"Um...thanks for the compliment."

Facing the Taoist nun opposite him who suddenly showed a sense of heroism and seemed to have let go of everything, Xiao Yu didn't know what expression to make for a moment.

By the way...is this wine still drinkable?

Could it be that she had poisoned the gourd while he was drinking?

He speculated in his mind.