Cultivation

Xiao Family Back Mountain, within a small grove.

Nearly a month had passed since the auction of ten bottles of Nurturing Spirit Liquid.

As usual, Xiao Se was sparring with Hong Kui.

"Exploding Fist!"

"Sky Rending Leg!"

"Heavy Elbow Strike!"

He unleashed Ethereal Smoke Step and closed in on Hong Kui. Xiao Se's expression was solemn as his fists, elbows, and legs pressed forward in a flurry of lightning-fast attacks, yet Hong Kui effortlessly defused every one of them.

This was the first time Xiao Se had managed to get close to Hong Kui's body in the past month, so naturally, he would not let such an excellent opportunity slip away.

He used every Dou Technique he had learned. In the end, he even unleashed Crane Control Capturing Dragon, which could redirect force, yet it still had no effect whatsoever. Whenever he was about to strike Hong Kui, it felt as though he were hitting a soft sponge.

If Crane Control Capturing Dragon could use four ounces to deflect a thousand pounds, then Hong Kui could use four ounces to deflect ten thousand pounds.

The feeling of having strength but being unable to use it was unbearably frustrating.

Through Xiao Se's Soul Power perception, Hong Kui seemed to be covered by a strange force field. It looked much like telekinesis from the anime of his past life on Blue Star.

Since close-range attacks were useless, Xiao Se abruptly changed tactics. He leaped backward, retreating to a distance of ten meters from Hong Kui.

His feet pressed against the ground, his arms bent slightly upward, and a pale azure flame rose from each palm. Raising both arms over his head, the two flames slowly merged into a pale azure fireball over a meter wide.

He slowly lowered his arms until his palms stopped at waist level. With a thought, the pale azure fireball split into seven, transforming into seven pale azure flaming Long Swords that revolved around Xiao Se.

"Crimson Flame Sword!"

As Xiao Se shouted inwardly, the seven pale azure flaming Long Swords changed direction and shot fiercely toward Hong Kui with piercing whistles.

The sudden appearance of the seven pale azure flaming Long Swords caused a flicker of surprise to flash through Hong Kui's alluring eyes. Her figure became ghostlike, and she effortlessly dodged all seven flaming swords.

But how could Crimson Flame Sword, a Mysterious High Rank Dou Technique, be so simple?

After Long Kui dodged them, the swords turned around under Xiao Se's control and shot at Hong Kui again.

Long Kui continued to evade, but the flaming swords were incredibly persistent, as though they would never stop until they pierced their target. They flew all across the sky.

After tangling with the flaming swords for a while, Hong Kui's delicate brows furrowed slightly. She was finally becoming impatient.

She raised her jade-like hand, and a massive Blood-colored Scythe condensed within it. The scythe spun, colliding with the seven flaming swords rushing toward her.

"Clang! Clang! Clang..."

A series of crisp metallic clashes rang out. All seven azure flames were knocked away, trailing arcs of blood-red light.

Xiao Se swept his gaze over the seven flaming swords that had been sent flying, his heart filled with astonishment. He could not help asking, "Energy attacks can be knocked away too?"

Hong Kui withdrew her jade-like hand and spun the scythe in a flourish. Smiling brightly at Xiao Se, she chuckled. "Brother, it seems you're going to lose to me again this time."

"It's not over yet!"

He raised his right hand, palm facing upward, as pale azure Dou Qi surged around him. Seven more pale azure flaming Long Swords appeared out of thin air behind Xiao Se. All the Dou Qi in his body gathered in his right hand, while his left hand gripped his right elbow. The seven flaming swords converged into one, transforming into a massive deep azure flaming sword three meters long.

"Crimson Flame Sword, Extreme Break!"

His right hand, wrapped in azure Dou Qi, extended in a sword gesture. As Xiao Se gave a low cry inwardly, the deep azure flaming greatsword shot fiercely toward Long Kui with an unstoppable force and a piercing whistle.

Faced with the thick, heavy flaming greatsword, the smile on Hong Kui's alluring face faded slightly.

She made no complicated movement. The Blood-colored Scythe in her hand dispersed, turning into a streak of red light that condensed on her right ring finger. With a gentle tap of her fingertip, she collided with the tip of the flaming greatsword.

The sudden change made Xiao Se's pupils contract slightly. Veins bulged on the back of his hand as he poured the last of his Dou Qi into the flaming greatsword.

"Crack..."

However, the gap between them was simply too great. Starting from its tip, cracks spread across the flaming greatsword.

"Boom!"

A muffled thunderclap exploded between them. The flaming greatsword shattered into hundreds and thousands of pieces, then reverted into its original pale azure Beast Flame, scattering in all directions before finally dissipating.

Affected by the aftermath of the explosion, Xiao Se, whose Dou Qi had been exhausted, was blown away like a kite with its string cut. Just as he was about to crash into a tree behind him, Hong Kui teleported directly behind him and caught him.

Looking at the pale-faced Xiao Se unconscious in her arms, Long Kui carefully examined him and finally breathed a sigh of relief. Thankfully, he had merely overexerted his Dou Qi and was not seriously injured.

"You went too far. You actually beat Brother into this state." Lan Kui's weak voice of reproach sounded in Hong Kui's mind.

"I..." Hong Kui felt somewhat guilty after hearing Lan Kui's words and explained, "Brother asked me to do this... but I'll take responsibility."

"Quickly send Brother to soak in a Medicinal Bath." This time, Lan Kui did not blame Hong Kui again. She had indeed panicked out of concern just now and completely forgotten why Xiao Se had asked Hong Kui to be his sparring partner in the first place.

"Mm." Hong Kui nodded slightly, then boldly scooped him up in a princess carry and flew swiftly toward the Waterfall Cave.

After entering the stone chamber within the cave, she took out the bathtub Xiao Se had prepared in advance and filled it with water. Under the control of her telekinesis, the water temperature immediately rose to a suitable level. Then she poured in the Nurturing Spirit Liquid.

Nurturing Spirit Liquid had two marvelous uses. One was to drink it, while the other was to use it for a Medicinal Bath. The former could greatly increase a Dou Zhe's cultivation speed. Though the latter did not improve cultivation speed by much, it could effectively relieve fatigue, heal hidden injuries, and restore Dou Qi.

Looking at Xiao Se, whose clothes were tattered all over, Hong Kui unexpectedly became somewhat shy.

"Brother is very tired right now. Quickly take off his clothes and put him inside." Lan Kui's voice sounded in Hong Kui's mind once again.

Hearing this, the blush on Hong Kui's pretty face deepened. It was true that she had a fierce, bold, and unrestrained personality, but she had never experienced anything between a man and a woman. She tentatively asked, "How about you do it?"

"I..." Upon hearing that, Hong Kui's voice gradually weakened. Her pretty face was covered in blush as she fell silent for a long while. Biting her red lips with her pearly teeth, she suddenly said, "I'll do it, then. For Brother, Long Kui is willing to do anything."

Hearing Lan Kui's declaration as though she were marching to her death, Hong Kui sighed softly and muttered, "I'd better do it. I was born to protect you. Besides, if it's Brother, then what does a little embarrassment matter?"

As she spoke, Hong Kui slowly undid Xiao Se's clothes.

As Xiao Se's clothes came off, his tall, well-proportioned, perfect body came into Hong Kui's view. Now that the barrier had been broken, Hong Kui was no longer so shy. Her dark red eyes stared curiously, and she could not help exclaiming, "So this is what Brother's lower body looks like..." Lan Kui, hidden within Hong Kui's body, was equally flushed with embarrassment. She urged, "Quickly put Brother inside." Then, she selectively entered a sleeping state.

"Oh." Hong Kui responded, then gently placed Xiao Se into the bathtub...