Inside the quiet cave, Ye Xuan had built a campfire and was grilling food.
Han Bingning sat cross-legged on a smooth, mirror-like boulder, her beautiful eyes closed, breathing to recover.
Ye Xuan had specially found that boulder for Han Bingning, and his clean clothes were laid out underneath it.
Three days have passed since the two arrived at the cave.
In three days, Ye Xuan's injuries had completely healed, and his cultivation had returned to its peak.
Although his cultivation level only recovered to its peak and did not break through, his Wilds Body Refining Technique advanced from the ninth level to the tenth level.
His Minor Accomplishment Sacred Body has been strengthened several times over, showing significant progress.
"Could this be what they call 'destruction before construction'? But isn't the price far too high?"
As Ye Xuan grilled the food, he murmured to himself, his eyes occasionally sweeping over Han Bingning's exquisite body, a hint of worry in his gaze.
After three days of recuperation, he recovered, but Han Bingning did not.
Although her originally pale face has regained some color, it is still far from fully recovered.
"That old bastard, the First Ancestor of the Carefree Holy Land, actually entered this Xuanyuan Mystic Realm! How despicable! If I get the chance, I'll definitely kill him!"
Ye Xuan of the First Ancestor of the Carefree Holy Land, Ye Xuan felt inexplicably angry, and his killing intent surged uncontrollably.
That bastard actually dared to covet his Sacred Body, and in such a cruel way at that—by fusing his essence and refining his blood, devouring his flesh and digging out his bones.
This is absolutely terrifying!
Ye Xuan isn't Tang Sanzang, nor does he possess the Supreme Bone; is it really necessary to go to such lengths?
If Han Bingning hadn't told him these things, he wouldn't even know the First Ancestor's plans and would have thought the other party just wanted to possess his body.
Compared to possession, Ye Xuan naturally couldn't accept such a brutal act of devouring flesh and bones, and refining essence and blood. Just thinking about it made him feel nauseous and his scalp tingled.
"I've exhausted all my spirit stones and pills, so it will be very difficult to improve my cultivation level in a short time!"
"I wonder when that divine palace will appear, and when the system will refresh the sign-in count."
Ye Xuan thought bitterly to himself, feeling slightly dejected.
This injury came at a very high price.
He and Han Bingning had almost exhausted their resources.
He's doing somewhat better, but Han Bingning is suffering greatly.
Unfortunately, the practice of infusing Spiritual Qi into the body has too many side effects, and not everyone has the courage to do it.
As Ye Xuan pondered these matters, he couldn't help but curse the damn system.
This damn system is so unreliable; it hasn't appeared in ages.
However, no matter how frustrated he was, all he could do was curse a few times; he was completely helpless.
While Ye Xuan was thinking about these things, Han Bingning slowly opened her beautiful eyes and exhaled a breath of stale air.
Seeing this, Ye Xuan quickly put down the grilled meat and ran over, saying:
"Master, how are you?"
As he spoke, he reached out to take her delicate hand in his.
Han Bingning glanced at Ye Xuan, and a faint blush immediately appeared on her fair and jade-like face. She then quickly and subtly hid her hands behind her back.
"I'm fine now, I'll recover in a few days. We can't stay here any longer, let's grab something to eat and leave quickly."
Han Bingning spoke, she slowly stood up, her tall and exquisite figure perfectly presented before Ye Xuan. Then, she raised her long, slender legs and moved gracefully towards the campfire.
Ye Xuan stared at Han Bingning's graceful back and couldn't help but blink.
What is Master up to?
I've already held you and changed your clothes, but now you won't even let me hold your hand?
As he gazed at Han Bingning's graceful and delicate back, for some reason, his heart began to pound wildly.
When he first woke up, Han Bingning was in a weak and unconscious state, so his mind was full of concern and he had no other thoughts.
But now, with Han Bingning's recovery, he naturally couldn't help but have some thoughts that any normal man would have.
Han Bingning's situation was similar to Ye Xuan's; at first, she was worried about Ye Xuan, and her mind was free of any other thoughts.
But now that both of them have recovered, and considering what happened before, she naturally feels somewhat shy and awkward in front of Ye Xuan.
Especially when she thought about how she changed Ye Xuan's Ye Xuan and wiped away his blood when he was seriously injured, and how he held her in his arms.
For some reason, her heart couldn't help but tremble slightly, and she also felt a little embarrassed to face Ye Xuan again.
"Eat meat."
Ye Xuan quickly came to his senses and didn't insist any further. Instead, he smiled and took out a piece of roasted meat, handing it to Han Bingning.
One must eat one bite at a time, and walk one step at a time. Ye Xuan's feelings for Han Bingning were genuine; it was definitely not just about possession.
Han Bingning gave a soft "hmm," took the roasted meat Ye Xuan handed her, and then began to eat it, her gaze darting away.
She longed to once again display her icy indifference when facing Ye Xuan.
But she discovered that her heart had already been melted by Ye Xuan, and it was now very difficult for her to continue.
"Why."
Frustrated, Han Bingning could only sigh inwardly. What would others think if they knew?
Ye Xuan didn't mind and started eating as well.
He felt that his master was good in every way, except that he was thin-skinned and loved to pretend.
Thinking about all this, Ye Xuan quickly shook his head and asked, "Master, since you haven't recovered, why should we leave in such a hurry?"
"Are you afraid that the First Ancestor will come looking for us again? He was so badly injured, how could he recover so quickly?"
Upon hearing this, Han Bingning forcefully banished the distracting thoughts from her mind.
She turned her exquisitely beautiful face to look at Ye Xuan, and said with a serious expression:
"For others, it certainly wouldn't work, but with the First Ancestor, it's hard to say. Moreover, this is the Xuanyuan Mystic Realm, full of countless opportunities; anything is possible."
Upon hearing this, Ye Xuan became somewhat irritated. "Really? That guy is really annoying!"
Although he also wanted to kill the First Ancestor, he had to admit that he was not yet able to defeat him.
Damn it, this is a total rip-off! They said only cultivators below the Heavenly Position Realm were allowed in? It's one thing for that Gu Ran to come in, but how did this old geezer get in too?
As Ye Xuan was pondering this, his expression suddenly changed slightly.
He clearly sensed that two cultivators had entered his Absolute Domain domain two thousand meters outside the cave, and that the two were talking in hushed tones.
"Are they really nearby? Have they really suffered serious injuries? That's Ye Xuan, the ruthless demon who kills without blinking an eye, and the high and mighty Holy Lord of the Ancient Desolate Holy Land! If we really run into them, wouldn't we be doomed?"
"Come on, this is the First Ancestor's order. Do you dare disobey it? There's a cave over there. Let's be careful, take a look and leave. If they're not there, everything's fine. If they are, then we'll escape immediately and notify the First Ancestor."