The Door

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After a moment of silence, Minghe turned her head away.

When there are no more enemies, this is a tranquil place where a lone man and woman can undisturbed.

When Minghe was alone with Qin Yi again, her emotions were somewhat strange.

I've carried you on my back, hugged you, pressed you down... but those were all passive experiences, and you could say they had nothing to do with me.

But I was the one who actively participated in that scene; I was the one who voluntarily lay down and watched him slowly press down on me. The feeling at that moment was simply...

When he pretended to kiss me, my dodging was a completely natural reaction; I didn't need to act at all...

That feeling was so intense it made her feel hot all over, and when Minghe looked at Qin Yi again, she didn't want to look him in the eye.

Minghe really didn't know how she managed to act out this scene. Qin Yi was probably right; her acting was so bad it was shockingly stiff. The only reason she could fool people was because no one would expect Minghe to act like this.

She herself couldn't believe it; it was as if this person wasn't Minghe.

She also suspected that Qin Yi might have deliberately chosen this method, not necessarily out of a desire to take advantage of her, but more likely out of some kind of perverse pleasure, but she couldn't bring herself to argue with him about it.

What are you going to say if I'm being serious? Are you trying to put me down on purpose?

Qin Yi pondered the crystal core for a while longer before speaking, "You said the earth veins would take a month to recover, which is a conventional assessment; that's the time it takes for them to naturally heal. By examining the veins through the crystal core, I can see that as long as we rebury our predecessor, the earth veins will return to normal, and it might only take a few hours to recover. At that time, this place will be a wonderful Blessed Land with excellent Spiritual Qi. I plan to cultivate here for a while... What about you?"

Minghe subconsciously said, "Since there is Spiritual Qi here, it is naturally the best place for this humble Daoist to recuperate."

Qin Yi turned his head and glanced at her.

The atmosphere suddenly became quiet again.

Minghe wondered if her brain was damaged due to her serious injuries. She had been living in his courtyard before and had said that she should be upright and not be obsessed with the distinction between men and women. But now they were just cultivating together in the cave abode. Wasn't that even more upright and righteous?

Why did a glance from him inexplicably stir up a feeling of shyness in my heart, making me think of the phrase "flying together as a pair"?

Qin Yi suddenly smiled and said, "Then you should rest first. I'll take care of the senior's funeral."

This is a cave abode layout that, while lacking any destructive elements, is meticulously designed and perfectly conforms to the laws of Heavenly Dao. The coffin and corpse are placed at the center of the yin-yang symbol, serving as a central focal point that is crucial for the flow of earth veins and the generation of Spiritual Qi. The departure of the corpse from the coffin disrupts the earth veins, causing filth to rise into the sky, reversing the flow of Spiritual Qi, and rendering Law Power ineffective.

Minghe stood quietly to one side, watching Qin Yi hammer and sew the coffin together, and asked with some curiosity, "You can do woodworking too?"

"Not really. I wasn't used to many of the tools when I lived in the village, so I learned some from the villagers and modified them myself." Qin Yi closed a wooden tenon and smiled, "The wood of this coffin is very strong. It wasn't damaged, but the joint was pried open. I can just put it back together."

Minghe, "This is Golden Blaze Phoebe, which is incomparably hard and has an excellent effect in containing Spiritual Qi. It has the power of a sharp golden wind and is a top-grade flying sword material, which is priceless."

As he spoke, he observed Qin Yi's expression to see his reaction.

Qin Yi showed no reaction whatsoever, respectfully placing the Ancient Corpse inside and closing the coffin lid. He then bowed deeply, saying, "Rest in peace, senior."

Minghe then stood beside him and bowed in greeting.

Qin Yi glanced at her again.

Minghe turned her head away and remained silent.

It's really weird. Why do I have strange associations with every action now? Even this gesture reminds me of a wedding ceremony.

What Liusu found even more interesting about these two was that, after all this time, they still hadn't thought to open the box to see what the treasure was. While Liusu herself had long since passed the stage of being impatient upon obtaining treasure, these two were both young. Were they born with the Daoist principles of detachment from greed and delusion, or were their minds simply occupied by other things?

As soon as the coffin closed, Minghe quickly felt the stench of the corpse begin to dissipate, and her Law Power showed signs of a restless resurgence. She secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Her cultivation was her greatest asset, the foundation upon which she could see mortals from a celestial perspective. Once her Law Power recovered, perhaps she could regain her composure and stop having such erratic and unpredictable thoughts.

She finally adopted her usual calm tone and gave Qin Yi a Daoist salute. "The Yin-Yang Fish underground passage leads to a mountain pool. I am meditating over there. Call me if you need anything, fellow Daoist."

"Hey, wait a minute." Qin Yi called out to her, "Aren't you going to look at what our senior left behind? He said it was for us, so taking it isn't disrespectful."

Minghe smiled slightly, "The Law Treasure of the Huiyang cultivators may be useful to you, fellow Daoist, but I have no shortage of them."

After speaking, he opened the secret passage and floated down.

"Fine, you're so powerful, Celestial Pivot Divine Palace. Your master is probably more than just Hui Yang, so he really doesn't care." Qin Yi watched her beautiful figure disappear gracefully, and couldn't help but recall the scene of her going down the secret passage last time—when he had pushed her down.

I can definitely understand Liusu's quirky sense of humor. The contrast between the Fairy and the mortal is quite unique.

Liusu urged, "The Spiritual Qi hasn't recovered yet, there's still a chance, let's continue."

"Go away. Come on, let's look at the baby together."

"I see that stuff all the time, it's nothing special."

"?"

"..."

"You filthy, damned Korean." Qin Yi sat down irritably, reached for the two boxes, and opened one of them.

A soft, gentle light emanates from the box, and within that light lies a jade stone lying quietly inside.

The jade was irregular in shape, like a small piece that had broken off from a larger piece of jade. It was only the size of a thumb and looked quite ordinary. But Qin Yi was stunned the moment he saw it.

The blood in my veins seemed to be surging, something in my heart seemed to want to leap out, some ancient connection was calling out...

It was like the Chaotic Stone Formation on the top of Immortal Trace Mountain, but the feeling this jade gave was even stronger than that!

Liusu's loud shout nearly shattered Qin Yi's Sea of Consciousness: "A door! A door! This thing actually ended up outside! Where did a mere Huiyang cultivator get this?!"

Qin Yi stared speechlessly at the Wolf Tooth Club.

Liusu said urgently, "Qin Yi, you must hide this well. Don't even let Minghe He know, not even your parents, your wife, or your son!"

"What's this?"

"That's the biggest reason why I'm stuck in this damn Korean country!"

Qin Yi's eyes widened.

"Quickly close the box. This box definitely has a shielding effect; you can't let anyone detect that you have this. From now on, hide the box and all in the ring, and don't take it out unless necessary!"

Qin Yi silently closed the box and put it directly into the ring.

This was the first time he had ever seen Liusu so nervous and almost incoherent... and this was... the reason for its death?

Because you're competing with someone for this?

A door... If it is a door, then this thumb-sized fragment is at most just a pattern within it. This world holds far too many secrets; what I've encountered is merely the tip of the iceberg.

But thankfully, we've already started to see some results.

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