Inside the stone chamber.
At his words, Fairy Mei narrowed her soul-stealing eyes slightly. A smile still played on her lips.
But that smile faded a little, replaced by amusement and scrutiny.
"Afraid of dying?"
Her voice remained soft and alluring, though a faint trace of mockery ran through it.
"With Nascent Soul Early Stage cultivation and a Golden Body Mystic Bone Realm physique, you killed Magu, a Nascent Soul Middle Stage cultivator, in an instant. With such strength and such methods, you're afraid of dying?"
She drifted half a step closer. Through the mist, her body flickered in and out of view beneath her pale pink gauze, and her gaze seemed bent on peering into Ji Yuan's heart.
"Or are you afraid that, with my Nascent Soul Late Stage cultivation, I might harm you during dual cultivation?"
Ji Yuan's expression did not change. He met her eyes and answered frankly, "Exactly."
"Your cultivation is profound, Fairy Mei, and your charm arts are formidable. What's more, you know this place well, and the Six Desires Water lends you its power. I'm only at the Nascent Soul Early Stage. Even with some advantage in physique, dual cultivation with you here would be no different from placing my life in someone else's hands."
"Opportunities matter on the path of cultivation, but I have only one life. There are still many things I haven't done, and many people I haven't killed. I won't risk it lightly."
Fairy Mei watched him in silence. The pool rippled gently, reflecting her exquisite face.
After a long while, she gave a soft laugh. It held less deliberate seduction now, and more genuine feeling.
"An honest man, at least."
She stepped back, drawing in most of the allure that had radiated from her unseen. She remained ravishing, but