Li Chen gave no further thought to bloodlines. He took out a wisp of Void Devouring Flame and refined him, raising his Dou Qi cultivation to three-star Dou Di.
Then he returned to the Central Plains and headed straight for the Demonfire Plains. Once he found the Demonfire Space, he did not bother waiting for it to open and forced his way inside.
As soon as he entered, pinkish-white mist surged toward him. Nightmare Sky Mist. Li Chen offered no resistance, curious to see what sort of illusion the Pure Lotus Demon Flame could create for him.
As the mist enveloped him, the world before his eyes changed.
He stood in a primeval forest. Wine Fox spotted him and immediately threw herself into his arms. "Master, I missed you so much."
Li Chen caught her, resting a hand on her back.
"I want it." Wine Fox lifted her head, gazing at him pitifully with wide eyes.
Li Chen looked down at her and gently brushed the loose hair from her forehead behind her ear.
Wine Fox's eyelashes fluttered, and she rose onto her toes to lean closer.
Li Chen met her halfway, his hand braced against her waist. Everything in the illusion felt remarkably real.
A long while later, Wine Fox rested in his arms, her cheek pressed against his chest. Her silver bell hung crookedly to one side, and the thin cord around her ankle had come half undone.
Once she caught her breath, she looked up at him with a smile curling her lips.
"I'll wait for you to come back," she said.
Li Chen looked at her.
"No matter how long it takes, I'll wait for you. And I'll help Master deal with all those women afterward." Wine Fox reached out to straighten the parts of his