Deep underground, the lava lake roared and a surging wave of heat swept through the entire subterranean space, yet the grotto carved out separately not far away was as cold and congealed as ice.
The heart-method instruction between Yu Ci and Xue Pingzhi involved Heavenly Evasion Sect secrets and had consumed a great deal of time, so naturally they would not simply pick any random place; instead, they returned directly to this underground space carved out by Ancestor Gu Liang and his companions.
The talisman array here remained unremoved, and accommodating Xue Pingzhi's luxurious habits, though the temporary residence was simple, it was also neat, attentive, and pleasant in its environment, yet the atmosphere was utterly wretched.
No matter who carried high hopes only to have them dashed in the end, their mood would not be comfortable, let alone Xue Pingzhi's.
Because of her personality, Xue Pingzhi did not speak either, and her chilly, piercing gaze was already enough to freeze everything.
Aside from teaching the heart method, Yu Ci had almost no way to communicate with Xue Pingzhi, and trying to defend himself was difficult to manage, making him rather flustered for a moment.
He was under immense pressure; someone like Xue Pingzhi who loved walking on extremes was truly too hard to gauge, and at certain times, the Primordial Spirit Blood Curse might not necessarily be able to restrict her.
Yet who could have imagined that matters would actually get stuck at the simplest link imaginable?
Fortunately, Xue Pingzhi did not make a move in the end, solely because during Yu Ci's earlier explanation of the heart method, everything involved was genuine and substantive. To say nothing else, just the "Unreturning Wheel" derived from it already possessed six or seven tenths of the charm of the Heavenly Evasion