Spirit Life Water

### Xiao Yan opened his eyes and saw that Xiao Yuting had already changed back into her own clothes. She sat quietly to one side, watching him.

"What is it? Is there something on my face?" Xiao Yan asked.

"I'm starving to death, and worst of all, we won't be able to get out." Xiao Yuting did not ask why Xiao Yan had meditated for so long.

"Hungry? Didn't Dou Emperors go without food for long periods?" Xiao Yan regretted asking as soon as the words left his mouth. On the World-Creation Continent, Dou Emperor seemed to be nothing more than a nice-sounding title. Here, Emperor Spirit Realm experts were at the very bottom and naturally needed food to replenish their energy.

"I looked around just now. Although this place looks lush with trees, the trees here are strange and bear no fruit. The river is crystal clear, yet there isn't even a fish or shrimp in it," Xiao Yuting said disappointedly.

Trees need sunlight to grow, yet this place is bottomless and almost no sunlight can reach it. Perhaps the plants here survive by relying on the Water of Life, Xiao Yan thought.

"Why are you looking at me like that?" Xiao Yan raised his head and happened to see the greedy look in Xiao Yuting's eyes, as though he were a piece of roasted meat before her.

"Xiao Yan, it's all your fault. You're useless—such a big man, yet you're not even as good as a woman. My sister and I could each fight two enemies alone, but you couldn't even win one-on-one. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have fallen down here, so you should compensate me properly," Xiao Yuting said greedily.

Xiao Yan's face reddened. It was indeed rather shameless of him to let two women stand in front of him, but if he had not used his soul combat skill, Xiao Yuting would likely have vanished like jade and fallen like flowers long ago.

"How do you want me to compensate you?" Xiao Yan nearly gritted out the words. No matter what, he was a man; there was no need to haggle over every ounce with a woman.

"Since you have an Otherworldly Flame, why don't you cut off a piece of your flesh and roast it for me? Don't worry, I won't mistreat you. Once we get out, I can buy several hundred catties of pork to compensate you. How about it?" Xiao Yuting said with a smile.

"Get lost! Eat your own sister!" Xiao Yan's face turned livid. This girl had gone too far—she actually dared to make such a shameless demand.

"My younger sister? I don't have one, but I do have an older sister. Do you dare eat my sister?" Xiao Yuting continued.

"What wouldn't I dare? If she were here, I'd dare eat her." Xiao Yan knew Xiao Wanqing could not possibly be here, so he played along with her.

"Shameless! Despicable! **! Lowly..." Xiao Yuting grabbed a handful of dirt from the ground and threw it at Xiao Yan. Caught off guard, Xiao Yan's black robe was splattered with mud.

"If you curse me again, I won't detoxify your sister." Utterly helpless, Xiao Yan could only play his last card. Only then did Xiao Yuting stop. She said nothing more, hugged her knees, and buried her head in her hands.

Once she quieted down, Xiao Yuting was actually quite nice. Perhaps she had not spoken with anyone like this for a long time, which was why she had stirred up trouble for no reason and made such a request.

Just as Xiao Yan breathed a sigh of relief, Xiao Yuting raised her head and said, "Just you wait. When we reach the branch, I'll make sure everything goes wrong for you. You actually dared threaten me."

Spirit Life Water

Xiao Yan was speechless. They said women held grudges, and it was indeed true.

"Have you two finished flirting? If not, I can give you a little more time." An extremely abrupt voice entered their ears. It was flat and emotionless, so much so that they could not even tell whether it belonged to a man or a woman.

Xiao Yuting blushed upon hearing that. She quietly moved behind Xiao Yan. Though she had hated him to the bone just moments ago, when unknown danger arrived, she did not know why, but Xiao Yan's thin body seemed like a towering mountain, blocking all danger for her.

"This junior had no intention of offending Senior. If I have caused any offense, I beg Senior's forgiveness. This junior will leave at once." Although Xiao Yan was shocked, after years of experience and Tuoshe Ancient Emperor's reminder, his composure was naturally far better than Xiao Yuting's.

"Little fellow, do you think that with strength barely at the Dou Emperor level, you can leave this place?" The voice remained as calm as ever, though it now carried a trace of teasing.

"Senior is the famed Heavenly Water on the Heavenly Water Ranking. Why make things difficult for two people who have only just reached the Emperor Spirit Realm?" Xiao Yan said respectfully, showing all the respect a junior owed a senior.

"Hehe, a hundred thousand years have passed, yet I never expected to see Fallen Star Flame again. You indeed carry a trace of her aura. Naturally, I will not make things difficult for you, but there is one condition: you must swear not to reveal any news of me or this valley floor."

"Thank you for your magnanimity, Senior." Xiao Yan cupped his fists toward the surroundings.

"Hehe, compared to him, you have a little more courage and a little less pride. Perhaps you truly have hope of reaching the realm he failed to attain. Forget it. I'll give you this item; consider it my repayment to the Murong Clan on his behalf."

A tiny boat, no larger than a palm, appeared before Xiao Yan. It was white as jade and gave off a faint glow, looking quite beautiful.

"What is this?" Xiao Yan asked curiously.

"Take it with you and find someone from the Murong Clan. With the power of their bloodline, they will naturally be able to open it."

"Thank you for Senior's guidance. May I ask how this junior can leave this place?" Xiao Yan asked as he put the small boat into his storage ring.

"Swear first. Only you need to do so. I doubt your little ** understood a single word."

Xiao Yan rolled his eyes and could only swear a poisonous oath that he would not tell outsiders about this place. Xiao Yuting, meanwhile, fumed as she tried to find the owner of the voice and skin them alive, then pull out their tendons...

"Little fellow, if you have the chance, cultivate the Water-Fire Mutual Generation Formula. If one day you can defeat me, perhaps I may willingly let you absorb me myself." That calm voice rang out again, its coaxing tone leaving Xiao Yan speechless.

The Spirit Life Water might have said that because it had once fused with someone, but merely defeating Heavenly Fire and Heavenly Water was enough to give Xiao Yan a headache, let alone persuading them to willingly allow him to absorb them.

Xiao Yan did not have to wait long. A warm current surged into his heart, and he gradually fell asleep. Xiao Yuting beside him was the same, slowly drifting off amid the comfort.