"Senior, we need to leave Creation Mountain. We can't stay here any longer."
Jiang Ping An carried Li Xi out of the Old God Graveyard.
Li Xi nodded without arguing.
The two powerful demons from earlier belonged to the Heavenly Demon Palace. Although Jiang Ping An had not killed them outright, and no one knew what had happened yet, the Heavenly Demon Palace might still uncover it.
Leaving the Seventh Layer of Creation Mountain was the safest choice.
Jiang Ping An handed the purple bead he had just obtained back to Li Xi.
Li Xi did not take it. "This bead is a Supreme Treasure. It'll help you consolidate your cultivation. Keep it as thanks for saving me."
Jiang Ping An tucked the bead back into her arms.
"You're being too polite, Senior. I'm not short on resources right now, and you worked so hard to win this bead. How could I take it from you?"
Li Xi accepted the bead and gripped it tightly.
She wanted to say something, but did not know where to begin.
She and Jiang Ping An were alike in temperament. Neither spoke much, and even when emotions surged within them, they struggled to put them into words.
"I'm sorry," Li Xi said suddenly.
Jiang Ping An looked at her in confusion, unable to understand why she was apologizing.
Li Xi took a deep breath and explained.
"Back on the battlefield between the Sacred Blood Tribe and the Spirit Deer Tribe, you appeared out of nowhere and saved me. To defeat my opponent, I used a special Divine Art to merge with your body and borrow your strength. You remember, don't you?"
Jiang Ping An nodded.
Back then, he had headed toward the battlefield in search of a Primordial Divine Object and happened upon Li