It Couldn't Be Held Back

After staring at each other for two seconds, Xu Yuan suddenly chuckled.

This is how some true geniuses in major sects are. Because of their talent, everyone around them treats them with utmost respect. They don't engage in production or business; they only need to bury themselves in diligent cultivation under the protection of their sect elders.

When they go out to gain experience, they always carry an air of purity and untaintedness.

Ran Qingmo is like this, then it seems that Tianyan is about the same.

They have some experience, but that experience is not enough to develop the composure to handle all situations.

In the outside world, these geniuses, with their formidable strength, were almost universally respected and disrespected. However, now that they are in an illusionary realm and their cultivation has plummeted, a few teasing or sarcastic remarks reveal their inherent flaws.

It's not even as good as the Little Ice Block from the beginning.

At least the Little Ice Block won't get angry.

Xu Yuan suppressed some questions in his mind, temporarily left Tianyan who was meditating with his eyes closed, and instead walked towards the array platform in the inner hall of the Transmission Hall.

He casually pulled over a prayer mat using his Source Qi, leaned down and sat beside Tianyan, smiling as he stared at the girl's flushed face:

"Little sister"

"I'm older than you." Tianyan didn't like this form of address.

Xu Yuan stared at her without flinching. "Huh? Then transform into an older sister for me to see?"

Tianyan noticed the way he was looking at her, paused for a second, and then spoke in a cool voice:

"Shallow."

Her expression was cold, somewhat reminiscent of the Little Ice Block from before, but unfortunately, the alluring blush on her face made her seem like she was playing hard to get.

Xu Yuan laughed upon seeing this:

"Lowly? Don't be so quick to say that. Maybe you'll lose control and end up begging me later?"

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The girl paused for a moment, and the blush on her face turned even redder.

"All you can do is engage in verbal sparring with me in this illusion."

Xu Yuan looked at Tianyan's constantly rising and falling washboard and chuckled:

"Little sister, your self-control seems a bit lacking, especially considering you're a Origin Beginning."

"Shut up."

"Hehe."

Xu Yuan smiled, preparing to provoke Tianyan further. "You've been following me for so many days, and I'm constantly worried that you'll kill me at any moment. Now that we're in an illusion, you won't even let me say a word. Isn't that a bit too domineering?"

"Xu Changtian."

Tianyan took a deep breath and interrupted him with a soft call.

Xu Yuan frowned slightly.

Tianyan narrowed her beautiful eyes, staring at him, and said, word by word:

"What is your intention in disturbing my breathing?"

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Xu Yuan's eyes narrowed slightly, but he quickly shrugged and laughed directly:

"Since you've already figured it out, why ask me?"

A hint of mockery flashed in Tianyan's golden eyes:

"Your body is at least at the level of a third-grade Grandmaster, yet you're afraid of me, a mere fourth-grade Body Fusion?"

Xu Yuan shrugged and said without any hesitation:

"There's no way around it, you're too strong. The methods of the Yantian Art are too unpredictable, we have to be careful."

Although the two are now in the same boat, a half-dead Tianyan is the Tianyan that Xu Yuan wants to see.

The reason Xu Yuan had previously used the Blood Marrow Drill to pierce her left shoulder and collect "interest" was because he discovered that Tianyan now needed to use both hands to form hand seals to use the Heavenly Word Mantra. So, he crippled one of her hands as a precaution.

However, judging from the conversation just now, Tianyan was actually fighting him while enduring the Charm God Flower and the Heavenly Desire Lust Poison.

This makes it even more incredible.

Xu Yuan has always had a clear understanding of himself.

He wasn't a peerless genius like Xu Changge or the main character of the story. He couldn't even be considered invincible among his peers when he was at the seventh rank, let alone his current body's third-rank cultivation.

Although the body in the illusion was only a third-grade Grandmaster, due to the inability to circulate Cultivation Method and the discomfort brought about by the sudden increase in cultivation, he could only exert three or four tenths of the body's strength at most.

Although Tianyan is only a fourth-grade Body Fusion, she was previously Origin Beginning.

Moreover, as a woman who could fight against First-Grade Mortal Shedding with her Origin Beginning body, Tianyan is clearly a peerless genius on par with Xu Changge and Qin Mo.

Xu Yuan was truly terrified that once Tianyan had fully recovered, he might be able to kill him despite being of a higher level.

Thinking about this, Xu Yuan suddenly felt very pathetic.

As a transmigrator, not only can't he move up a rank, but he's also worried about being killed by someone of a higher rank.

Silence for several breaths,

Tianyan's beautiful eyes suddenly narrowed, and she breathed softly twice, her breath sweet Ru Lan.

"I think you can be more confident in yourself."

Because of the aphrodisiac, the girl's gaze had a touch of Su the Succubus, but unfortunately, she was more than one size too small.

Xu Yuan shook his head directly:

"I don't care what you think, I care what I think. There's no room for discussion on this."

Tianyan stared at Xu Yuan for several breaths, took a deep breath, and without backing down, said:

"Xu Changtian, if you still want to leave, I must first remove the Charm God Flower and that woman's aphrodisiac. We are partners, not vassals."

"So there's no room for negotiation?" Xu Yuan's eyes narrowed.

"This is the bottom line." Tianyan's eyes were also fixed on Xu Yuan.

They looked at each other for a few moments.

Xu Yuan suddenly nodded:

"Good."

Having said that, he stood up abruptly, his Will Soul surging out to lock onto Tianyan, and he raised his hand to begin condensing Blood Marrow Drill towards Tianyan's head.

Meanwhile,

Crimson flames instantly rose from Tianyan futon where Tianyan was sitting, sealing off all her escape routes!

Xu Yuan stared at Tianyan, the spiral of blood-red bone spurs floating in his palm almost touching Tianyan's forehead.

A moment of silence,

Xu Yuan spoke slowly and deliberately:

"I'll ask you one more time, is there anything to discuss about this?"

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silence.

The vast Transmission Hall was so quiet that only the breathing of the two people could be heard.

Xu Yuan's eyes were calm.

Tianyan was also staring at him, her red lips slightly parted:

"I cannot agree to your request."

"Well"

Xu Yuan let out a sigh.

Then,

"Boom!!"

Before Tianyan could finish speaking, the bone spurs in Xu Yuan's palm instantly shot out in a spiral.

A sharp, blood-red, spiraling bone spur pierced directly into the girl's forehead, then emerged from the back of her head, finally embedding itself deeply into the white jade floor!

The air fell silent for a second, and Xu Yuan was about to sigh.

"Wow!"

A faint, coughing sound came from about a hundred meters behind Xu Yuan.

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Looking back.

A golden-eyed girl in a red dress appeared a hundred meters behind him, kneeling on the ground with blood on her lips and a pool of crimson in front of her.

Not dead?

Xu Yuan frowned and glanced at himself in front of him.

The girl's body, which had been pierced through the head, was slowly fading and eventually disappeared without a trace.

Upon seeing this, Xu Yuan's expression turned somewhat strange.

Just now, his Will Soul had confirmed that the phantom was a real object, not an afterimage, and the real feeling of the bone spurs spiraling through his head was also transmitted back accurately.

How could the Heaven Derivation Art be so bizarre?

With this trump card, it's no wonder that Tianyan remained calm even when trapped in the red-clothed woman's dojo.

However, judging from Tianyan's expression, this substitution tactic seems to come at a high price.

Of course, none of that matters anymore.

Xu Yuan raised his hand, and the blood-red bone spike spiral that had been embedded in the jade floor immediately flew back into his hand. He aimed it at the girl a hundred meters away again and asked once more:

"I'll ask one last time, is there anything we can discuss?"

He wasn't joking at all.

He needed the information Tianyan knew to leave this illusion, but Tianyan didn't need him.

Once she has completely recovered from the bewitching poison and returned to her full strength, he would likely be unable to defend against a sudden attack.

Although this place is an illusion, judging from Tianyan's fearful attitude towards death, if one dies here, there is a high probability that their soul will also be annihilated in the outside world.

This matter concerns his life, and there is absolutely no room for negotiation.

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A blush had spread across Tianyan's beautiful face, and a hint of dazedness had even appeared in his golden eyes. His breaths were slightly labored.

Clearly, the substitution Method Formula she had just used had caused her severe backlash, disrupting her Source Qi and leaving her almost powerless to suppress the Charm Soul Lust Poison within her body.

"Xu Changtian, you... um... aren't you... afraid of being trapped and dying here?"

Xu Yuan said in a low voice:

"I'm afraid, but I'm even more afraid of being ambushed and dying here. If I'm trapped here, my father can still find a way out, but if I die here, it's probably really over."

Tianyan stared at Xu Yuan, her voice slightly breathless and somewhat anxious:

"I... I didn't hurt you at all from beginning to end!"

Xu Yuan chuckled softly:

"But I've heard that your Heavenly Oversight Pavilion has only two attitudes towards those who are unpredictable: either kill them or have them join you."

Tianyan silent.

She thought of the remnant soul of the Saint Venerable who could use the Heavenly Word Mantra.

traitor.

Seeing that Tianyan remained silent, Xu Yuan raised the Blood Marrow Drill in his palm and smiled:

"The Yantian Art, as the inherited Cultivation Method of the Heavenly Oversight Pavilion Master, is truly profound. I wonder how many more times you can use that move?"

Tianyan silent.

Xu Yuan smiled and said in a low voice:

I'll give you ten seconds to think it over.

"No... no need."

The girl gritted her teeth and stood up, her long, straight legs forming a perfect line.

"I... I promise you."

Upon hearing this, Xu Yuan casually pinched his hand, dispersing the Blood Marrow Drill, and took a step forward, flying to Tianyan's side, looking at the girl with a smile:

"Wouldn't it have been better if you had done it this way earlier? Tell me your plan."

Tianyan did not speak immediately, but remained silent for a few moments before suddenly saying:

"I can't hold back anymore."

"Ah?"

"The Charm God Flower and the Aphrodisiac Poison!"

"Oh, see? I just said you might ask me for something later."

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Tianyan gasped for breath:

Stop talking nonsense and help me.

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The air suddenly became quiet.

After a long pause, Xu Yuan's voice sounded slightly hesitant:

How do you plan for me to help?

Tianyan bit her lip, giving him a seductive glare:

"Don't be so vulgar! Use your Source Qi to help me... help me clear my meridians. My Source Qi is too chaotic to circulate. Help me suppress Source Qi."

Xu Yuan understood what was going on and did not refuse.

He casually summoned a futon with his Source Qi and gestured for Tianyan to sit down.

Tianyan blushed and sat down silently.

Xu Yuan sat down on the jade floor behind Tianyan, raised a hand and gently placed it on the girl's back, feeling the heat of her body, and was about to circulate his Qi.

"Mmm."

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There will be another update tonight, a little later.