There was no distinction between day and night within the barrier, and it was unclear how much time had passed. Gu Yuena's clone stood guard beside her main body, her eyebrows slightly furrowed, eyes closed in meditation, her exquisite face flushed, as if she were enduring something.
"Whoosh whoosh whoosh..."
A moment later, Gu Yuena slowly opened her purple eyes, a hint of relief in her expression. She thought to herself: It's finally over. That damned human dared to fight that dragon in my palace...
At that moment, her delicate body trembled, and a rare hint of embarrassment and anger appeared on her usually cool and aloof face. Her clear, cold voice rang out, "It's been half a day already! When will they ever stop?!"
So she suppressed the urge to kick them out, sat up cross-legged again, and this time, she deliberately shut down her five senses.
Out of sight, out of mind; out of hearing, out of mind.
Two more hours passed, in a side hall
Lin Chen leaned against the headboard, his arms tightly embracing the stunningly beautiful woman in his embrace, his large hands constantly roaming over her hair and delicate body.
At this moment, Zi JI had lost all her previous spirit and arrogance. Her alluring and mature face was flushed, her breathing was rapid, she was covered in fragrant sweat, her hair was draped over her shoulders, and her jade hands and slender, shapely legs were tightly embracing Lin Chen.
"Hehe..." Lin Chen chuckled, gently brushing a strand of hair from her face with his large hand. "You seductive little dragon, do you still dare to mock your master?"
"Ugh, I wouldn't dare!"
"Hehe... How are your injuries now? Does it still hurt?"
Zi JI said languidly, "Thanks to Master's healing of my blood and qi, my internal injuries have healed by more than half, and the rest will recover in no time~"
Lin Chen gazed lovingly at the purplish-blue skin behind her and gently asked, "What about these external injuries?"
A sly glint flashed in Zi JI's beautiful eyes. She circulated her Soul Power, instantly restoring her normal snow-white complexion. "Hehe... I was actually fine a long time ago, I just wanted to feel the fiery sensation left by Master~"
Lin Chen's face darkened. "Fine, you dare to worry your master? Why don't you obediently accept your punishment?!"
A hint of shyness appeared on Zi JI's mature and alluring face as she slowly rose and obeyed, saying, "Master, I was wrong. Please punish me."
Time flies, a year and a half later
Lin Chen has been staying in the Guangyue Hall for more than ten months, but it is dark and gloomy inside the barrier, and there is no sense of time. In the past year, apart from disciplining the arrogant Demon Empress Zi JI, he has been focusing on cultivation.
Ultimately, thanks to the abundant spiritual energy, he successfully broke through the level 70 barrier!
He hadn't had a chance to use his Sixth Soul Ring since obtaining it, and now he had broken through the seventy-ring barrier again, making his Soul Power dozens of times stronger than before. Even ordinary Soul Douluo might not be able to compare to him.
" Young Master Lin, please come to the back hall."
Lin Chen slowly finished his practice, a strange light flashing in his deep eyes. He glanced at Zi JI, who was meditating and recovering beside him, and found that she was not acting strangely at all, which meant that Gu Yuena had only transmitted the message to him telepathically.
But why did she call me right after I broke through my bottleneck? Could she sense my current state?
So, before that, when I was with Zi JI, wasn't everything she did to me...?
Lin Chen's expression froze, a cold sweat broke out on his back, and he slowly got up and walked towards the back hall, praying in his heart that she hadn't discovered his interaction with Zi JI.
Rear Hall Gate
Lin Chen and Zi JI had visited this place before out of curiosity. There used to be a white barrier at the entrance, but it was gone today. Obviously, Gu Yuena was leaving the door open for them.
The rear hall was much colder and quieter than the outer hall. Wisps of white mist swirled in the room; it wasn't water vapor, but rather the spiritual energy was so dense that it had turned into spiritual mist.
Passing by the white beaded curtain, one can see Gu Yuena sitting cross-legged in mid-air cultivating. Behind her is a jade bed made of pure jade, and a figure exactly like Gu Yuena is lying on it.
Lin Chen Xin: That must be her clone~
Gu Yuena's clear and ethereal voice rang out. " Young Master Lin, I see you have broken through the seventieth level. Do you have any plans for your next Soul Ring?"
Seeing that her expression was normal, Lin Chen assumed she hadn't noticed his friendly interaction with Zi JI, so he relaxed and said calmly, "Does the Fairy Gu have some good plans?"
Gu Yuena slowly explained, " Young Master Lin helped me escape a calamity before. Simply letting you cultivate in the Guangyue Hall is not enough to repay your kindness. Therefore, if Lin Chen doesn't have a good plan for the Seventh Soul Ring, I can help you again!"
Lin Chen frowned slightly and said calmly, " Fairy Gu, helping you was merely a casual gesture on my part; I had no intention of asking for anything in return."
A strange glint flashed in Gu Yuena's purple eyes, her heart stirred slightly, and she softly asked, "Do you know... my identity?"
"Hehe... I know a little bit~" Lin Chen said rather smugly.
Gu Yuena frowned slightly. "How did you know?"
"Just a guess," Lin Chen said calmly. " Fairy Gu, these things are not important. What's important is that I've long admired you, and meeting you now has fulfilled a long-held wish."
"We've known each other for a long time?" Gu Yuena remained silent for a long time before replying, "Although I don't know much about the human race, I do know that the Seventh Soul Ring is extremely important for them. If they can't find a suitable Soul Ring, it could very well affect their future cultivation path."
"You really don't need my help?"
She is absolutely right about this. If a human reaches the level 70 mark and cannot absorb a powerful Soul Ring, it may even affect their chances of breaking through to the Titled Douluo. However, if the Seventh Soul Ring is of a very high age, their future cultivation path will be much smoother!
In the world of Soul Master cultivation, countless powerful individuals who had just broken through to the Soul Saint level died from self-destruction in their attempt to absorb the upper limit of Soul Ring.
Lin Chen said calmly, " Fairy Gu, I'll say it again: helping you was a matter of the heart, and I didn't expect anything in return. If you're just looking to exchange favors, then there's no need for that. But if you consider me a friend and want to lend a hand, I'll gladly accept!"
Upon seeing this ethereal and stunningly beautiful, aloof fairy, he made his move again!
How can one leave a deep impression on a fairy? It's by making her feel indebted to him. If Lin Chen agrees to repay Gu Yuena's debt today, then in her heart, Lin Chen's existence will be dispensable!
Lin Chen's words shook the naive Gu Yuena to her core, leaving her at a loss for what to do.
In her mind, you have to repay what you owe others, especially when the other party is a human of the opposite sex!
But he won't agree, what can I do?
Gu Yuena remained silent for a long time before finally asking, "Then what would it take for you to accept my help?"
Lin Chen's lips curled slightly as he explained, " Fairy Gu, as I just said, if you only want to repay a favor, then this is unnecessary. However, if you consider me a friend, then I gladly accept!"
"Friend~" Gu Yuena murmured. She was inexperienced in the ways of the world, but she was also a split off from the Dragon God, so her intelligence, emotional intelligence, and experience in dealing with people were all fine.
After thinking for a while, I made up my mind.
"Okay, I promise you, from today onwards, I, Gu Yuena, am your friend, Lin Chen!"
Still a female friend...