“…”
Hearing the blood-robed man’s eerie, ambiguous words, Ye Changtian immediately felt a wave of revulsion.
‘Holy shit!’
‘Could this creepy bastard really swing both ways?’
“Brat, surrender obediently. I promise I’ll treat you very well and let you experience the heights of pleasure before you die.”
The blood-robed man licked his lips as bloody light surged around his palm.
The next moment, the bloody radiance transformed into a gigantic blood-red hand that reached toward Ye Changtian.
Ye Changtian’s expression changed drastically.
The gap between mid-stage Foundation Establishment Realm and the Golden Core Realm was simply too enormous!
With his current strength, there was absolutely no way he could defeat a Golden Core Realm cultivator.
He could only go all in!
Just as Ye Changtian prepared to use his Yin-Yang Power to raise his cultivation, Xiao Yunxi, who was on his back, acted first.
She swiftly took out a red jade pendant and crushed it without hesitation!
In an instant, blazing divine flames soared into the sky and transformed into a golden flame barrier, enveloping the space within 9 meters around them.
The moment the blood-robed man’s attack struck the flame barrier, it vanished without a trace, like a stone sinking into the sea.
“Nascent Soul Realm power?”
The blood-robed man’s expression turned cold. “As expected of the daughter of the Sacred Flame Sect Master. You certainly have plenty of tricks. Unfortunately, they’re useless.”
It was merely a protective barrier condensed from a wisp of Nascent Soul Realm power.
Although he might not be able to break through the barrier immediately, the Nascent Soul Realm power sustaining it would gradually be depleted over time. Naturally, the barrier would continue weakening as well.
At most, it could only delay him for a while.
“This barrier can only hold him back for about an hour. Do you have any healing pills?”
Xiao Yunxi jumped down from Ye Changtian’s back, sat cross-legged on the ground, and looked at him expectantly.
Since they could no longer escape, she could only seize every moment to heal her injuries.
If she could recover her strength before the barrier shattered, they might still have a chance of survival.
“I do!”
Ye Changtian hurriedly took out the two healing pills he had looted from Duan Ming.
Xiao Yunxi looked at the pills in Ye Changtian’s hand and snapped irritably, “Give me something better, preferably Supreme-grade pills. I’ll pay for them!”
This man was ridiculously stingy.
They were only Grade 2 healing pills.
Worse still, they were of the poorest quality!
With such worthless pills, it would be far too late by the time she recovered.
“I don’t have anything else.”
Ye Changtian shook his head.
“…”
Xiao Yunxi simply closed her eyes, almost ready to give up struggling altogether.
However, at that moment, Ye Changtian’s voice suddenly sounded beside her.
“Miss, I have a way to restore you to your peak condition within a short period of time.”
Xiao Yunxi’s eyes snapped open as she stared at Ye Changtian. “Are you telling the truth?”
“Absolutely!”
Ye Changtian hurriedly nodded.
Xiao Yunxi did not waste any words. “If you can restore me to my peak condition, then once we survive this crisis, I, Xiao Yunxi, will give you another 10,000 spirit stones.”
“Then I’ll thank you in advance, Miss Yunxi!”
Ye Changtian’s eyes lit up. He immediately moved beside Xiao Yunxi and swept her into his arms.
If he wanted Xiao Yunxi to recover within a short period of time, the only method available to him was to use the Yin-Yang Creation Art and dual cultivate with her.
When that happened, Xiao Yunxi would not only recover to her peak condition, but she might even break through from peak Foundation Establishment Realm and enter the Golden Core Realm in one fell swoop.
At that point, the blood-robed man outside would no longer be a threat.
He could dual cultivate with her.
He would receive another 10,000 spirit stones.
And the crisis threatening their lives would be resolved.
Three benefits with a single move!
It could not have been more perfect.
Xiao Yunxi’s delicate body instantly stiffened. She stared warily at Ye Changtian and demanded, “You… What are you trying to do?”
‘This shameless pervert!’
‘Didn’t you say you were going to help me recover to my peak condition?’
‘Why did you suddenly rush over and embrace me?’
‘Are you telling me that hugging me will somehow restore my strength?’
“Obviously, I’m helping you recover.”
Ye Changtian looked completely innocent as he explained, “Well… I have a dual cultivation technique. I guarantee it can quickly restore you to your peak condition.”
“You… What did you just say?”
The moment Xiao Yunxi heard those words, her eyes nearly erupted with flames as she glared at Ye Changtian!
Never in her wildest imagination had she expected the method Ye Changtian mentioned to be dual cultivation!
Was this bastard merely using the excuse of helping her recover because he coveted her body?
Hadn’t he confidently declared just moments ago that seduction did not work on him?
Hah!
A man’s words truly could not be trusted.
He wanted both her and her spirit stones!
He was truly shameless!
“I’m really not lying to you. Right now, dual cultivation with me is the only way for you to recover quickly.”
Ye Changtian looked at her seriously and said, “At worst, I’ll help you for free this time. I won’t take the additional 10,000 spirit stones.”
The Golden Core Realm blood-robed man was still watching them from outside.
Once the barrier shattered, they would both be in grave danger.
For the sake of his own safety, Ye Changtian decided to make a concession and waive the additional 10,000 spirit stones.
“…”
Xiao Yunxi nearly exploded with rage.
Just how shameless did someone have to be to say something like that?
“Don’t even think about it!”
Xiao Yunxi gritted her teeth and snapped, “Even if I die, I won’t let a shameless pervert like you get what you want!”
“Miss Yunxi, we don’t have much time. If we don’t begin soon, we really won’t have another chance.”
Ye Changtian lowered his voice and continued, “I can not only help you recover, but I might even help you break through to the Golden Core Realm. You don’t want to fall into the hands of that blood-robed man outside, do you? You should know very well what will happen if he captures you.”
Xiao Yunxi immediately felt conflicted.
The blood-robed man outside was clearly a depraved demonic cultivator.
If she fell into his hands, Xiao Yunxi could not even imagine what kind of torment awaited her.
By comparison, dual cultivating with a handsome pervert like Ye Changtian suddenly seemed far easier to accept.
‘Should I trust this pervert just once?’
‘I’ll just treat it as being bitten by a dog.’
More importantly, the Saintess of the Sacred Flame Sect had recently suffered an accident.
Xiao Yunxi was currently competing for the position of Saintess of the Sacred Flame Sect.
If she could truly break through to the Golden Core Realm, then once she returned to the sect, wouldn’t her chances of securing the position of Saintess become almost certain?
While Xiao Yunxi was still hesitating, Ye Changtian suddenly picked her up and moved to take the next step.
They truly did not have much time.
If Xiao Yunxi continued hesitating like this, their opportunity would disappear entirely.
‘Forget it!’
‘We’ll do it first and worry about everything else afterward!’
Xiao Yunxi gritted her teeth and warned, “Pervert, you’d better pray that you can actually help me recover. Otherwise, I’ll never let you off!”
However, she no longer resisted, clearly giving her tacit consent to Ye Changtian’s actions.
Before long, suggestive sounds began drifting through the barrier…