The night passed without a word.
Lin Shuguang and Leng Yueyan seemed to share an unspoken understanding. Neither slept all night, and although both pretended to cultivate, neither actually focused on it, as if they were ready to strike at any moment.
This absurd scene continued until the morning sun rose high.
Leng Yueyan could not help yawning. Yesterday, she had first traveled a long distance, then expended tremendous energy exploring Demon Mountain, and finally encountered that ruthless madman next door who showed women no mercy. Even if she had been made of iron, she would still have felt a trace of fatigue under such intense, sustained pressure.
Still, she had no intention of leaving.
"That madman next door is no ordinary person. He can travel between two places... even someone in the Nirvana Realm couldn't do that, unless..."
Leng Yueyan instinctively looked over, gazing toward Lin Shuguang through the white wall before her. Before her speculation could take shape, however, she suddenly sensed a surge of power erupting from the room next door.
At first, Leng Yueyan was startled, thinking Lin Shuguang was about to attack. But a second later, her eyes widened in disbelief. "He broke through?"
Since when had breakthroughs become so casual?
After hesitating for a moment, Leng Yueyan got up, intending to slip out quietly.
But the door to Lin Shuguang's room opened at the same time, and each of them stepped one foot over their threshold simultaneously.
For a while, neither would take a second step. It would have been a lie to say they were not wary.
Leng Yueyan was wary of Lin Shuguang because the ruthlessness he had displayed in their fight yesterday remained fresh in her memory.
Lin Shuguang's concern, meanwhile, was that he could not kill her quickly and would