Yaya, dressed in a whale costume, spiritedly jumped out of the spatial entrance. She caught sight of the gigantic carcass of the Ancient Demon Ancestor Kun floating on the sea's surface, her excitement beyond measure.

"Little Mule, is this for me to eat?"

Luo Xiu leaned languidly against the back of his chair. "Otherwise, why would I call you out?"

Yaya happily threw herself into Luo Xiu's arms, planting a resounding kiss on his face.

"Little Mule, you're so good to me! Yaya will help you eat your intestines in the future too!"

"Ah?" Luo Xiu's face was instantly a picture of confusion. "What do you mean, 'eat intestines'?"

With a face full of innocence, Yaya looked up at Luo Ying, who was busy making tea. "Just like Sister Luo Ying does! Stealthily eating your intestines while you sleep."

Hearing this, Luo Xiu suddenly realized something and turned sharply to look at Luo Ying.

Luo Ying's hand paused slightly with the teapot, her pretty face instantly blushing as she chastised sweetly, "Hurry up and get down there to deal with the Ancestor Kun! What are you dawdling here for?"

She really hadn't expected that her embarrassing deeds would be witnessed by Yaya. And since even Yaya had seen them, it was certain that Dou Dou had too! Those two pesky girls, she would definitely deal with them later!

Yaya didn't understand why Sister Luo Ying had suddenly gotten angry, but she was very afraid of Luo Ying and hastily jumped off the Thunderbolt Divine Boat to deal with the corpse of the Ancient Demon Ancestor Kun.

The deck was quiet, silent enough to hear a pin drop.

A gentle breeze blew by, lifting Luo Ying's fragrant hair. She walked over to Luo Xiu with the tea and said softly, "Young Master, your tea."

Luo Xiu looked at her with a peculiar expression and said meaningfully, "I never would have guessed, Ying'er, that you'd also steal a bite."

Luo Ying kept her head bowed, not daring to look Luo Xiu in the eye, her cheeks flushed as she muttered softly, "Didn't you used to enjoy it when Ying'er did that? There was a time when you even had Ying'er wake you up that way every day."

At her words, Luo Xiu almost choked on his saliva. He quickly turned his head to the side and remarked with all seriousness, "It seems the Azure Emperor wasn't exactly a saint either."

Luo Ying snorted lightly, her tone acidic. "That's for sure. Some people have a harem of three thousand beauties, living it up every day with the Princess of the Demon Realm and the Holy Maidens of Tianshan lining up to wait on them."

Luo Xiu touched his nose awkwardly and agreed, "Truly not a saint."

With her face full of shyness, Luo Ying whispered, "Actually, Ying'er did it all for your illness. It was a way to transfer my Green Lotus Yuan Force to you, but I was afraid you wouldn't accept it, so I could only do it while you were asleep... I never thought those two girls would be spying."

"Young Master, your illness almost acted up again just now. Shall... shall Ying'er help you relieve it a bit?"

Luo Xiu, fully understanding her meaning, glanced around and smiled sheepishly. "Is that really okay?"

Luo Ying huffed softly. "You used to be so thick-skinned, only ever knowing how to bully Ying'er. Why are you suddenly embarrassed? Besides, Ying'er already belongs to you; she's not an outsider."

In the following days, Luo Xiu, guided by Luo Ying, used the principle of the spiritual rainbow to extract the Aura of the Dead from the Land of Lawlessness. However, this was a lengthy process, not something that could be completed in a couple of days. With nothing else to do, Luo Xiu passed the time by fishing from the deck. He caught deep-sea giants from the Acid Sea, like the three-to-four-ton Crystal Armored Dragon, which was a true delicacy.

In fact, fishing was also a form of cultivation for Luo Xiu. It not only allowed him to cultivate his Divine Sense but also provided an opportunity to absorb the Aura of the Dead to practice the Reaper's Art. Apart from fishing and cultivating each day, Luo Xiu would hide in the cabin with Luo Ying to "ease his pain." Their relationship had been quite delicate before, and they hadn't taken things to the next level. However, some things are a matter of zero or countless times. Once they happen, there is no turning back.

What deeply surprised Luo Xiu was that Luo Ying, who seemed gentle and dignified on the surface, would completely transform into someone else when they were alone. She was almost a match for Su Shenyun! It was so much so that Luo Xiu nearly couldn't handle it on several occasions...

With Luo Ying's help, Luo Xiu's illness was also alleviated. Luo Ying's true form was the Companion Green Lotus, sharing the same origin as Luo Xiu. Her Green Lotus Yuan Force was genuinely helpful for the side effects of Luo Xiu's constitution, proving even more effective than the Sky Yin Pills refined by Lu Nianjiao. It even became addictive for Luo Xiu.

「On the other side.」

With the help of Dou Dou and Little Pouch, Yaya had also finished processing the corpse of the Ancient Demon Ancestor Kun. The island-sized body was first collected into the tower's space by Little Pouch, then moved to the Land of Lawlessness. The inner core and Ling Bones were extracted, and Yaya decided to wait until Luo Xiu had finished extracting the Aura of the Dead before she began to devour them. Devouring in an environment filled with the Aura of the Dead would mean being influenced by it.

「Half a month later.」

On the deck of the Thunderbolt Divine Boat, Luo Xiu, who was seated cross-legged, slowly opened his eyes, the black aura rising from his body dissipating as he did.

"The Aura of the Dead in these Ancient God Ruins is incredibly dense. In just half a month, it has allowed me to bring the Reaper's Art to the Great Perfection of the Purifying Void Realm."

Luo Xiu slowly stood up and opened his palm. A wisp of black qi above his hand coalesced into a short sword. The short sword appeared tangible, as if carved from black crystal. This was the "Solidifying the Void" of the Purifying Void Realm. Because the Spiritual Power was so dense, it could be condensed into a solid substance at will.

Luo Ying, who had been waiting by his side, draped a coat over him and said with a smile, "Speaking of which, Young Master, the Reaper's Art you practice is truly heaven-defying. You only need to continuously absorb the Aura of the Dead, and there are no bottlenecks whatsoever. As long as you absorb enough Aura of the Dead, you can break through directly."

"Although it still can't compare to your Nine Suns Creation Technique, it's a top-notch cultivation technique."

Luo Xiu asked curiously, "Why don't I remember cultivating any Nine Suns Creation Technique?"

Luo Ying inquired, "Then aside from the Reaper's Art, what other techniques are you practicing now?"

Luo Xiu replied, "The one I've cultivated since I was a child is the Qihuang Technique."

"What is the effect of this Qihuang Technique?"

Luo Xiu explained, "It can absorb the medicinal power from any herb and fuse it inside my body into Qihuang Medicine Power."

Luo Ying rolled her eyes. "Well, that's it, isn't it? The Qihuang Technique is the Nine Suns Creation Technique. It can absorb herbs and convert them into Fortune-Forming Power."

Luo Xiu scratched his head. "I've forgotten everything."

"It's okay. Even if the Young Master doesn't remember the past, you are still you, and Ying'er will always be your Ying'er," she reassured him.

Luo Xiu looked towards the distant sea, changing the subject. "At this rate, I estimate we can completely drain the Aura of the Dead from the Land of Lawlessness by tomorrow. We've stayed here for half a month; it's time for us to set off."

"Yes."

「A month later.」

The Thunderbolt Divine Boat sailed through the waves and finally made landfall. There were no sunny beaches, only a bone forest steeped in death. Looking around, all that met the eye were bone-like trees devoid of any hint of greenery.

After retracting the Thunderbolt Divine Boat, Luo Xiu opened a spatial portal and called out Dou Dou and Yaya. Having been in the Land of Lawlessness for a month, Luo Xiu wanted to let them out for some fresh air. During this month, Yaya had reached level nine after devouring the Ancient Demon Ancestor Kun. She was just one step away from becoming a Great Demon and breaking through the void to become an emperor.

Kuang Pi, his fur fully regrown, squatted on the ground and spread out a map. This map was drawn with Dou Dou's colored crayons and was so terribly ugly that likely only he himself could decipher it.

Luo Xiu squatted beside him, looking at the humanoid figure on the map with curiosity. "Brother Xiong, I've been meaning to ask, what does this drawing of a person signify?"

Kuang Pi explained, "This is the entire view of the Ancient God Ruins. The Ancient God Ruins consist of an Acid Sea with a humanoid island in the center."

"This humanoid island, according to legend, is a corpse floating in the Acid Sea, transformed from the body of an Ancient God. Those mixed breeds in the Upper Realm call it the 'Corpse of Kuafu.'"

Luo Xiu frowned. "The Nether God Kuafu?"

"It's not actually Kuafu, just a metaphor," Kuang Pi clarified. Pointing to the location of the left foot of the humanoid figure on the map, he continued, "Look, Xiao Luo, our current position is roughly here, in the Divine Bone Forest."

Luo Xiu stood up, released his Divine Sense to spread around him, and cautiously proceeded forward. "I don't care what forest it is. Since we're here, let's explore it thoroughly."

The group advanced meticulously, venturing deeper into the Divine Bone Forest. In his search for fortuitous encounters, Luo Xiu even summoned Hua Muyan to help search for Spiritual Medicine within the forest. However, the Divine Bone Forest was exceedingly bizarre, covered only in extremely hard bone trees of little practical value. Even a single blade of grass was hard to find.

BUZZ, BUZZ, BUZZ...

As the group was carefully advancing, strange buzzing noises suddenly came from the dense forest ahead, intermixed with the screams of people.

"Run!"

"Those devils are back!"

Luo Xiu's group immediately realized there was some unknown danger ahead. Without hesitation, they dodged to the side, using the thick bone trees for cover. Then, they saw a large group of people fleeing toward them. Trailing behind them was a massive swarm of what looked like ball lightning. Several slower individuals were struck by the lightning orbs, instantly falling to the ground screaming. In just a few seconds, they were reduced to heaps of ashes.

Luo Ying spoke softly, her brows furrowed. "Those lightning orbs must be some kind of demon beast."

Kuang Pi's expression turned solemn. "They are Thundering Bees, insectoid demon beasts native to the Ancient God Ruins. A single one poses no threat, but they are numerous and fast. They're considered a level-nine demon beast."

"Thundering Bees have a strong sense of territory; anyone who steps into their domain will be attacked. This entire Divine Bone Forest is likely their territory. They collect bone flowers to make their honey, which is known as 'Thunder Paste,' an invaluable treasure. I'm guessing these people were after the Thunder Paste!"

At that moment, Luo Xiu's brow suddenly furrowed. In the crowd, he saw a familiar face.

Yang Zhilu? Why is she here? Where is Mu Xueyan?

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