Perhaps influenced by Yun Xiao, A’Luo could not concentrate on cultivating. She simply stopped absorbing spirit qi but did not open her eyes.
She had expected Yun Xiao to settle down this way, but to her surprise, Yun Xiao was shameless. Not only did she move closer, but she also began rubbing against her.
Not being pushed away only emboldened Yun Xiao. She tempted A’Luo, “A’Luo, I just learned a new position. Want to try it?”
Knowing that A’Luo wouldn’t reply, she stared intently at her.
Not refusing is tantamount to acquiescence.
Yun Xiao kissed the side of A’Luo’s neck, her tongue tracing circles.
The warm sensation caused A’Luo’s body to tense. That repeated provocation quickly shattered the defenses she had erected.
Yun Xiao released the bed she had bought and carried A’Luo horizontally onto it.
The moonlight was like water, sprinkling across A’Luo’s fair back, which Yun Xiao’s fingertips lightly traced, leaving a searing trail.
Wet, warm breaths mingled. Their eyes met, and the allure unconsciously revealed by A’Luo made Yun Xiao stare directly at her.
Two hearts pounded loudly in the quiet night, and the desire within their bodies surged forth.
After a night of indulgence, the warm sunlight shone upon the two of them, silently waking them up.
“Do you want to rest a bit longer?” Yun Xiao asked thoughtfully.
A’Luo left Yun Xiao’s embrace and refused in a hoarse voice, “No need.”
After putting away the bed and casting a cleansing spell on herself, Yun Xiao continued to search for medicinal herbs with A’Luo.
After spending three days in the mountains, they finally gathered all the required medicinal herbs.
A’Luo decided, “Let’s return to the Tianyuan Realm.”
Yun Xiao had no objection. Just as she was about to board the flying spirit artifact, she suddenly sensed spirit qi fluctuations dozens of miles away.
That was the area where the city had been destroyed by the evil cultivator.
They couldn’t let those people discover the Dragon Egg!
Yun Xiao and A’Luo exchanged a look. They decisively abandoned the flying spirit artifact, activated their qi concealment technique, and used their lightness technique to leave the area.
Only after they were five hundred miles away did the two of them switch to using a flying spirit artifact for their journey.
Two days later, they arrived at the barrier.
Yun Xiao mobilized her spirit qi to tear open a gap. After A’Luo passed through, she quickly followed.
No sooner had she stood firm than a male cultivator at the Nascent Soul stage, with sharp features and a shifty look, suddenly appeared five zhang away.
“Hand over the Nine Revolutions Golden Lotus, and you shall be spared death,” the male cultivator said, lifting his chin high, already treating Yun Xiao as a defeated opponent.
The City Lord of Tianlan City must have spread the news that she possesses the Nine Revolutions Golden Lotus.
Yun Xiao cursed silently: That insidious old coot!
Well, it’s good that a sparring partner has arrived.
She was about to turn her head to instruct A’Luo to stand further away, but she saw that A’Luo was already three miles away.
Alright, she had been mistaken in her presumption.
With no further worries, Yun Xiao immediately made her move. “You’ll have to see if you have the ability!”
After a dozen exchanges, the male cultivator belatedly realized he had been tricked. What mid-stage Nascent Soul demon cultivator? She was clearly late-stage Nascent Soul!
But so what? The Nine Revolutions Golden Lotus was already within his grasp.
After thirty or forty exchanges, he finally found an opportunity to unleash his ultimate killing technique.
Thanks to that Soul Transformation evil cultivator, Yun Xiao easily nullified the male cultivator’s sinister move.
She evaded the male cultivator’s fatal strike and gave the annoyed man a wicked smile. “It’s my turn now.”
She used the Rain Summoning Art with one hand and a lightning technique with the other, zapping the male cultivator until he was hopping around.
When she had played enough, she increased the output.
The male cultivator failed to escape and was split dead by the thick lightning bolt. Even his Nascent Soul could not evade Yun Xiao’s lightning.
Last time, she had blasted the evil cultivator into dust and failed to obtain any treasures from him, which Yun Xiao greatly regretted. This time, she deliberately controlled her strength, leaving the male cultivator’s body intact.
She stepped forward and pulled off the male cultivator’s storage bag. Wiping away the divine sense on it, she whistled. Wow! So many spirit stones and pills!
Indeed, robbery is the quickest way to get rich.
Coming to A’Luo’s side, Yun Xiao handed over the freshly acquired storage bag with a cheerful expression. “Take a look to see if there’s anything you can use. Feel free to take it.”
A’Luo was surprised. She hadn’t done anything, yet this person was sharing the spoils of war with her. Was she foolish?
She pushed the storage bag back, refusing. “You don’t need to give it to me.”
Worrying that Yun Xiao might be so generous to others, she advised, “In the future, when you team up with someone, don’t give them anything if they didn’t put in the effort.”
Seeing that A’Luo was not just being polite, Yun Xiao put the storage bag away, muttering, “It’s only you. I wouldn’t give it to anyone else.”
Cultivators have sharp ears and clear sight. No matter how quietly she spoke, A’Luo could hear her.
A’Luo’s curled eyelashes trembled slightly, and a hint of a smile flashed in her eyes. So, she was the exception.
She took a high-grade Appearance Changing Pill from her storage ring and threw it to Yun Xiao. She said normally, “Take it if you want to avoid trouble.”
Having just tasted the benefits, Yun Xiao wasn’t ready to stop so quickly. She carefully put away the Appearance Changing Pill and voiced her plan. “I’ll play for a few more days before taking it,” she apologized. “My apologies for implicating you.”
“It’s too late to talk about that now,” A’Luo said. With that, A’Luo used the lightness technique and shot out.
At first, she did blame Yun Xiao for being too reckless. But after spending more time with Yun Xiao, she gradually realized that Yun Xiao was simply unfamiliar with the ways of the world.
Everyone has times when they are naive and reckless. There was no need for her to dwell on Yun Xiao’s minor faults.
Yun Xiao chased after her, guaranteeing, “It won’t happen again.”
A’Luo hummed softly as a reply.
The Nine Revolutions Golden Lotus only blooms once every five hundred years and is priceless. The seven-grade Soul Returning Pill refined from it is also useful for cultivators below the Void Refining stage. Naturally, many cultivators were tempted.
In just three short days, Yun Xiao and A’Luo encountered five groups of cultivators who came to intercept and kill them.
Three groups of Golden Core stage cultivators sensed A’Luo’s Nascent Soul cultivation and voluntarily gave up.
The remaining two groups, led by Nascent Soul cultivators, were naturally wary, but their desire for the Nine Revolutions Golden Lotus took precedence, and they engaged Yun Xiao in battle.
Yun Xiao spared none of them; all were slain and never returned.
Activating a defensive array, Yun Xiao sat cross-legged in front of A’Luo, dumping all the contents of the storage bags onto the ground.
The quantity of individual items was small, but the sheer number of bags meant the total harvest was considerable.
She divided the goods equally into two portions, storing her share in her inner space. The remaining portion was put back into a storage bag by Yun Xiao and forcefully tucked into A’Luo’s arms. “This is an apology.”
Guessing what A’Luo was about to say, she preemptively stated, “Refusal is invalid. If you really don’t want it, then throw it away.”
A’Luo had been with her for the past few days. Naturally, those who coveted the Nine Revolutions Golden Lotus treated her as an accomplice.
They might not be able to defeat her, but there was no guarantee they wouldn’t target A’Luo.
Regret was useless now. The only thing she could do was eliminate the source. This way, even if she couldn’t stop the attempts to kill her, it would at least serve as a deterrent.
Thinking this, Yun Xiao took out the Nine Revolutions Golden Lotus from her inner space. She looked at it for a long time, unsure where to start cutting it.
Forget it, she would just tear off a few petals. She couldn’t let A’Luo suffer a loss.
A’Luo noticed Yun Xiao’s intention and spoke up to stop her. “Don’t waste a heavenly treasure. If you take half, the medicinal effect will be greatly reduced.”
Yun Xiao withdrew the finger she had extended and offered the entire Nine Revolutions Golden Lotus to A’Luo. “Your cultivation is lower than mine; you need it more than I do.”
A’Luo looked at Yun Xiao with a complex gaze. The Nine Revolutions Golden Lotus, which Yun Xiao had desperately protected, was now being so easily given to her.
Should she call Yun Xiao foolish, or simply too kind?
“You return to the Cold Pond first. I will follow shortly,” A’Luo said. With that, Yun Xiao put down the Nine Revolutions Golden Lotus and immediately used the lightness technique to leave the array, her destination being Tianlan City.
That old coot is harder to kill than the evil cultivator. She had to strike first while he hadn’t recovered yet.