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Chapter 106

At this moment, on the Huali Mountain.

Fang Chaozhou actually wanted to ask who the other person was, but he felt dizzy looking at the other’s face. Not to mention pushing the person away, he couldn’t even speak.

The thunder coming down wasn’t too painful, but it was uncomfortable. At the same time, he felt embarrassed lying in the arms of a stranger, especially after practicing dual cultivation with Xue Danrong.

He also wanted to know how Xue Danrong was doing.

After thinking for a moment, Fang Chaozhou bit his tongue hard. The pain cleared his mind for an instant. At that moment, he tried to push the other person forcefully, but couldn’t budge. Then, he thought about getting down from the person’s embrace.

However, as soon as he moved a bit, the hand on his waist tightened.

“Don’t move,” the man’s voice was deep, sounding like a warning.

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Without the pressure, Fang Chaozhou instantly became clear-headed. He almost sprung up like a carp, but he overestimated his current physical condition. Just as he stood up, his legs gave way, and he fell back, directly at the feet of the other person.

The ceramic tiles on the floor made his knees ache, but Fang Chaozhou forcefully held back any sounds.

Embarrassing enough, making a sound would only add to the embarrassment.

He tightened the robe around him, moving backward while staring at the white-clothed man in front of him.

Earlier, he couldn’t see the other’s face clearly, but now he could. In that instant, Fang Chaozhou was stunned.

Seeing Fang Chaozhou’s obvious resistance, Zhongli Yueshui pursed his thin lips, keeping his composure. After a moment, a porcelain bottle suddenly appeared in his hand.

Using his cultivation, he handed the bottle to Fang Chaozhou, saying, “Drink this.”

Fang Chaozhou glanced at the bottle floating in front of him, didn’t take it, nor did he speak. He just kept a wary eye on Zhongli Yueshui.

Seeing Fang Chaozhou’s expression, Zhongli Yueshui furrowed his brow. He gazed steadily at Fang Chaozhou for a while, then suddenly stood up.

Fearing the sudden approach, Fang Chaozhou remembered how the man had earlier sent Xue Danrong plunging into the cold pool with just a palm. Instinctively wanting to escape, the pain from the dual cultivation attempts and recent thunder tribulations made any movement excruciating. He was quickly caught by the wrist.

As Zhongli Yueshui held his wrist, Fang Chaozhou felt spiritual energy probing into his body.

The energy entered through the point of contact between their skins.

Without waiting for Fang Chaozhou to voluntarily open his spiritual sea, Zhongli Yueshui directly infused spiritual energy, tracing Fang Chaozhou’s entire body before heading to his spiritual sea.

The closure of the spiritual sea posed little resistance to Zhongli Yueshui’s spiritual energy. The moment it intruded, Fang Chaozhou’s lips turned white, frozen in place, afraid to move.

As the external spiritual energy entered his spiritual sea, any deviation or ill intentions from Zhongli Yueshui could cost him his life. Hence, Fang Chaozhou dared not move and couldn’t move.

Initially unaware of Zhongli Yueshui’s intention with his spiritual sea, Fang Chaozhou only understood after it was forcefully opened. Now, he could only passively allow external spiritual energy to roam freely within his spiritual sea.

Zhongli Yueshui examined Fang Chaozhou’s body with spiritual energy. When he grasped the situation inside the spiritual sea, his expression visibly paused. Once he withdrew the spiritual energy, the pale-faced Fang Chaozhou immediately pulled his hand back.

He not only withdrew his hand but also stealthily moved sideways.

Fang Chaozhou took a few steps stealthily and heard the other person’s voice.

“Don’t move recklessly. Your tribulation isn’t over yet. Drink this.”

Once again, the porcelain bottle floated in front of Fang Chaozhou.

He paused, feeling that this person was strange, as if he knew him before. No, it wasn’t just a feeling; he should know this person.

In that moment, an uneasy suspicion flashed through Fang Chaozhou’s mind.

Could this man be his former lover?

If so, the man’s current actions seemed to make sense. First, he threw Xue Danrong into the cold pool, then took him away forcibly and intruded into his spiritual sea.

He had read many novels where only partners or lovers could freely enter each other’s spiritual sea. Even if they were seniors, they’d usually ask for permission.

Thinking of this possibility, Fang Chaozhou couldn’t help but shudder. Although the man in front of him was quite good-looking, he exerted too much pressure invisibly. He wasn’t that strong to just accept someone like this, right?

Fang Chaozhou glanced at the bottle in front of him. “What is this?”

Zhongli Yueshui replied in a deep tone, “It helps you overcome the tribulation. With your weakened body, if you don’t drink it, before the last ten heavenly thunders arrive, you will faint and pass out.”

Fang Chaozhou’s face reddened instantly. He felt like he understood the other’s meaning now. If he was weak, then Xue Danrong must be even weaker.

“What about Xue Danrong…”

Before he could finish, he was interrupted.

“As long as he stays in the cold pool, the tribulation won’t be difficult for him. As long as he doesn’t act foolishly like before, attempting to endure the tribulation meant for two with a single person’s body,” Zhongli Yueshui’s complexion turned visibly grim. His gaze locked onto Fang Chaozhou, noticing that he hadn’t drunk the potion yet. His brows furrowed, impatience rising.

Consequently, Fang Chaozhou realized he was getting dizzy again, being embraced once more and his chin pinched.

Sensing the intention to administer the medicine, he desperately wanted to say he’d drink it himself, but it was too late.

The bitter liquid was forced down his throat, and he couldn’t even spit it out as his mouth was covered by a hand.

The other party wouldn’t let him vomit, and he didn’t have the face to vomit in someone else’s hands, so he could only swallow it.

Almost immediately after administering the medicine, the Thunder Tribulation resumed.

Zhongli Yueshui watched as Fang Chaozhou swallowed the medicinal liquid and slowly released his hand. Meanwhile, Fang Chaozhou, enduring the thunder while spitting out his tongue, couldn’t help but express how bitter it was.

Truly too bitter, unbearably so.

Although feeling dizzy, he couldn’t resist checking his storage ring, hoping to find something sweet. Unfortunately, there was nothing.

He had finished the dried fruits he bought; the last piece was consumed during their dual cultivation. If Xue Danrong were here, it would be great; his storage ring always had plenty of snacks.

Sometimes, annoyed by Xue Danrong’s frequent dual cultivation, Fang Chaozhou would, right in front of him, take things from his storage ring—sometimes food, sometimes novels.

Oddly enough, someone like Xue Danrong also enjoyed reading novels.

Unable to find anything sweet, Fang Chaozhou started to feel bitterness in his heart. He thought about the snacks in Xue Danrong’s storage ring.

This Thunder Tribulation lasted for a day and a night. When the final lightning struck, Fang Chaozhou soon fainted. Zhongli Yueshui placed him in a blanket and once again probed into his sea of consciousness.

Due to Fang Chaozhou just crossing the Thunder Tribulation, his body weakened. Entering the sea of consciousness this time took almost no effort. Zhongli Yueshui saw the infant Yuan Ying that was white before had now transformed into a golden body, indicating a successful Tribulation Crossing.

The golden infant sensed the external spiritual energy, immediately put down the vines in its hands, and ran to a corner of the sea of consciousness, crouched down, and stayed still.

Ignoring it, Zhongli Yueshui projected a strand of his soul into the spiritual power, transforming into human form in Fang Chaozhou’s sea of consciousness, then strolled to where the vines were.

Upon picking up the vines, the infant in the corner suddenly started crying, and not only did it cry, Fang Chaozhou also began trembling all over.

Only when Zhongli Yueshui picked up the vines did he realize the roots were tightly bound beneath Fang Chaozhou’s sea of consciousness. In other words, these vines were already connected to Fang Chaozhou’s sea of consciousness.

“Cannot act recklessly.”

Sensing this, Zhongli Yueshui’s expression turned grim. He abandoned the vine in his hand, his gaze shifting towards the golden infant in the corner. The infant, still crying moments ago, suddenly stopped when it met Zhongli Yueshui’s eyes. It pouted, pointing at the vines on the ground, “Not finished eating, it won’t hurt after finishing.”

It seemed to be explaining why it cried.

Zhongli Yueshui noticed the black flower at the infant’s forehead. If Fang Chaozhou were present, he would be astonished to find that the once nearly fully bloomed black flower now remained only half, the other half vanished.

Without uttering a word, Zhongli Yueshui withdrew from Fang Chaozhou’s spiritual sea. As soon as he emerged, he used his fingertips to touch Fang Chaozhou’s forehead, casting a spell.

As the spell unfolded, a semi-transparent screen appeared in mid-air. The scene displayed was the unexpected encounter of Fang Chaozhou and his party, with Fang Chaozhou alone being swept underground.

After an unknown period, a loud noise echoed from the house.

Moments later, Zhongli Yueshui stepped out of the house. Almost instantly, a white cat pounced towards him. It meowed anxiously, but upon seeing crimson blood flowing down Zhongli Yueshui’s hand, it froze in place, too scared to move.

Blood stained the pure white sleeves, dripping onto the ground.

Zhongli Yueshui bypassed the white cat and continued walking forward, his face expressionless. Simultaneously, the roar of a dragon echoed from the sky. Upon hearing the dragon’s roar, the pupils of the white cat with swan-like eyes involuntarily dilated.

The last time the dragon-shaped sword was awakened was five years ago, during the showdown with Tao Wu.