[How could it be her?]
[When you saw that familiar figure among the crowd, your body suddenly trembled.]
[You knew that figure better than anyone. The demonic woman you had first encountered while carrying out a mission in the Qin Kingdom had been her, and the one you had seen on the Back Mountain last time had also been her.]
[You had never expected to run into her again at the Alchemy Hall!]
[At that moment, a man beside you mocked, "Kid, if you want to die, keep staring. Ye Chuxue isn't someone you can reach for!"]
[Facing the mockery, you knew the gap in strength between you and chose to endure it for now. But you silently remembered that name—Ye Chuxue.]
[Looking at Ye Chuxue, who appeared unharmed on the surface, you knew inwardly that she was merely forcing herself to endure it.]
[You calculated the timing. It was around this period that she would go to the Back Mountain, though you had forgotten the exact day.]
[After finishing your cultivation, you returned to your Cave Mansion and thought to yourself that over the next few nights, you would head to the Back Mountain and stake out this so-called senior sister of yours.]
[Once the sky darkened, you decisively headed for the Back Mountain. You arrived at the place where you remembered seeing Ye Chuxue and decided to lie in wait again.]
[You waited until dawn, yet never saw Ye Chuxue.]
[Left with no choice, you went to the Academy to continue learning alchemy. However, with your Alchemy Prodigy talent, you had already mastered all of it during the first year.]
[The only reason you had been willing to become a Pill Boy was for the Pill Recipes. Otherwise, if you had to buy them with your own money, who knew how long you would have to earn spirit stones?]
[It was far quicker to go directly to the Alchemy Hall and secretly learn them.]
[Soon, another day passed. Taking advantage of the night, you returned to your old spot on the Back Mountain to keep watch, but unfortunately, you came up empty-handed again.]
[For seven consecutive days, you failed to catch Ye Chuxue. This made you begin doubting yourself, wondering whether your memories had gone astray.]
[Thus, you decided that if you still failed to find Ye Chuxue tonight, you would put the matter aside for the time being!]
[At midnight, you suddenly sensed a faint, concealed disturbance nearby.]
[You immediately raised your guard to the utmost. Sure enough, a familiar figure entered your sight.]
["Ye Chuxue, you really came!"]
[Although she had finally appeared, you did not step out immediately. Instead, you remained hidden in the shadows and continued observing!]
[You saw Ye Chuxue seemingly cultivating some special technique, using the moon's Extreme Yin Power to cultivate.]
[Only then did you look up and realize that tonight was a full-moon night. At last, understanding dawned on you—Ye Chuxue had come today because it was the night of the full moon.]
[And she was using Extreme Yin Power to heal her injuries.]
[Having seen this, you finally understood a few things. Just as you prepared to leave, you accidentally stepped on something and made a faint sound.]
[Though the sound was tiny, in the deserted, deathly silent Back Mountain, Ye Chuxue still heard it clearly.]
["Who's there!"]
[Ye Chuxue quickly locked onto your location, but you did not panic. Last time, you had also been discovered in the same place, yet she had not chased after you.]
[Thus, you unhurriedly prepared to withdraw. But just as you turned to leave, an exquisitely beautiful face appeared before you.]
[Looking at Ye Chuxue's cold expression, you instinctively swallowed.]
["You? Why are you here?"]
[Ye Chuxue recognized you. She was very curious why someone at the Qi Refining Stage like you had appeared here.]
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[You explained that you had encountered a bottleneck in cultivation and had come out to clear your head.]
[However, Ye Chuxue did not believe you at all. "Who comes to the Back Mountain in the middle of the night to clear their head? And did you discover something?"]
[As she spoke, you could clearly feel the killing intent radiating from Ye Chuxue!]
[You hurriedly explained, "No, no, I didn't see anything!"]
[Unfortunately, Ye Chuxue clearly did not believe you. She raised a hand, seized your throat, and said coldly, "Since you discovered my identity, you can only die!"]
[At that moment, your mind raced at full speed. You had clearly discovered nothing, yet Ye Chuxue wanted to kill you.]
[Could Ye Chuxue already be a Demonic Cultivator? Was she an infiltrator, a spy planted in the Azure Cloud Sect?]
[After piecing everything together, you recalled your first encounter in the Qin Kingdom and shouted, "I've awakened!"]
[With a thud, Ye Chuxue released her hand in shock and threw you to the ground.]
["What did you say?"]
[Once you could breathe again, you hurriedly said, "I've awakened, so I haven't reached Foundation Establishment yet!"]
[Although you knew nothing at this point, at least by imitating the words of that Demonic Cultivator disciple, you had temporarily escaped disaster!]
[The next moment, you found yourself seized by the throat and lifted up by Ye Chuxue again.]
["Do you take me for a fool? I've never seen anyone awaken during the Qi Refining Stage!"]
[Seeing the strength in Ye Chuxue's hand growing greater and greater, you forced several words out through clenched teeth.]
["I really... awakened. Foundation... Foundation Establishment means death!"]
[The next moment, Ye Chuxue removed her hand from your throat. Frowning, she asked in disbelief.]
["Impossible. Since ancient times, no one has ever awakened during the Qi Refining Stage. How did you do it?"]
[Naturally, you would not tell her about possessing the Simulator. You could only say that recently, whenever you tried to break through, you always failed, and often dreamed that if you broke through to Foundation Establishment, you would die.]
[To your surprise, Ye Chuxue actually believed your explanation.]
Seeing this, Su Ming's mouth twitched slightly. He had not expected her to believe such a far-fetched excuse.
But Ye Chuxue had just said that no one had ever awakened during the Qi Refining Stage. Then why had that Demonic Cultivator disciple previously said not to reach Foundation Establishment before awakening?
That was clearly contradictory.
"No one can awaken during the Qi Refining Stage, and one cannot break through to Foundation Establishment before awakening."
So during the previous simulation, that person had merely wanted to use those words to tell Su Ming—do not reach Foundation Establishment!
Having understood everything, Su Ming continued looking at the Simulator.
[Seeing that you had awakened, Ye Chuxue's tone softened somewhat, and she invited you to join the demonic path.]
[Seeing the situation, you could only agree. Then you began asking Ye Chuxue why reaching Foundation Establishment would result in death. You told her that although it had been a dream, you always had an ominous premonition!]
[Ye Chuxue explained, "What you dreamed was the truth. You really will die after reaching Foundation Establishment, but if you awaken, you can temporarily avoid death."]
[After receiving Ye Chuxue's answer, your pupils trembled slightly, and you immediately began asking why this was happening!]
[Ye Chuxue knew that you had awakened before reaching Foundation Establishment, so there were many things you did not understand. Thus, she began explaining!]
["The reason reaching Foundation Establishment leads to death is because there are Insect Eggs inside the Foundation Establishment Pill!"]
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