A strange smile touched Luo Xiu's lips as he slowly placed his hand on Yang Zhilu's slender waist.

Yang Zhilu's delicate body leaned forward, her slender hands resting on Luo Xiu's shoulders.

In the silence, Luo Xiu suddenly held her waist and pushed her gently backward, saying with a knowing smile, "Your acting isn't very convincing."

At his words, Yang Zhilu's brows furrowed slightly, and a sudden nervousness took hold of her.

"What are you talking about?"

Luo Xiu smiled faintly. "Yang Zhilu doesn't have your enchanting aura, nor would she ever be so bold as to throw herself into my arms."

Yang Zhilu let out a soft sigh, knowing she could no longer hide the truth. "When did you realize?"

As she spoke, a radiant light enveloped her, and she transformed back into her original form.

It was none other than Hua Muyan.

Hua Muyan's face turned red with embarrassment. "Actually... this was Princess Luo's idea. Yan'er didn't know what to do... so I could only change into Yang Zhilu's form."

Luo Xiu looked surprised. "Ying'er asked you to do this?"

Hua Muyan lowered her head, her voice barely a whisper. "I've hit a bottleneck in my cultivation, and she said only you could help me break through."

"Besides, Princess Luo also said... we are both flowers and can complement each other. If we cultivate together, we'll both benefit."

Luo Xiu gazed meaningfully at her stunning face. "Then what are you waiting for?"

Hua Muyan bit her lower lip. "So, you agree?"

Luo Xiu chuckled. "You're the one throwing yourself into the wolf's embrace, so don't blame me for what happens next. But while I can still think straight, you have time to back out."

Taking a deep breath, Hua Muyan raised a hand to her collar.

"I'm willing to try."

...

「The next day.」

When Luo Xiu awoke naturally, he found the Flower Demon still fast asleep beside him. Her peaceful face exuded a deep satisfaction, as if she were lost in a sweet dream, like a vibrant blossom after being nourished by a spring rain.

Luo Xiu reached out to pinch her cheek, then sat cross-legged to digest the Yin Essence Power he had absorbed from her. Gradually, he began to understand why Luo Ying had sent Hua Muyan to him. The Flower Demon's Yin Essence Power, much like Luo Ying's Green Lotus Yuan Force, was incredibly effective at suppressing the side effects of his Nine Yang Constitution.

Looking at the still-sleeping Hua Muyan, Luo Xiu felt a sudden sense of kinship. It was probably the feeling of encountering one of your own kind.

He suddenly recalled what Hua Muyan had said the night before—*We are both flowers.*

"Could I really be a flower? A lotus flower..."

As he mumbled to himself, a soft moan from beside him pulled him from his thoughts.

Her long eyelashes trembled slightly as Hua Muyan slowly opened her eyes. Her clear pupils, like pools of spring water, held an intoxicating charm as she stared unblinkingly at Luo Xiu.

"Awake?"

Flushed with shyness, Hua Muyan shrank back under the blanket like a timid kitten.

Luo Xiu watched her with a meaningful gaze as his mischievous hand slowly caressed her leg, which was wrapped in glossy black silk. His hand traveled down until it gently clasped her silk-covered foot. Through the thin fabric, her crystalline toes, painted with bright pink nail polish, looked like an exquisite work of art.

Hua Muyan's body trembled slightly as she whispered, "That tickles."

Hearing this, Luo Xiu's expression turned fierce. Without another word, he grabbed her ankle and yanked her toward him.

"Ah! Master, no..." Hua Muyan panicked. "I meant my foot tickles, don't misunder—Ngh..."

...

「Almost two hours later.」

Luo Xiu got out of bed and dressed, feeling refreshed and clear-headed. On the disheveled bed, Hua Muyan looked completely spent, lying as limp as a noodle.

"Thanks to your Flower Demon Yin Essence, I feel much better now."

Hua Muyan shot him a resentful glance and huffed softly. "It's a good thing Princess Luo wasn't lying, otherwise I would have suffered in vain."

She could feel a mystical power coursing through her body. The bottleneck that had troubled her for days was finally showing signs of loosening.

Luo Xiu's face darkened. "You were clearly enjoying it, but now you claim you were suffering?"

Hua Muyan sucked in a sharp breath, struggling to turn over.

"I'm aching all over."

Luo Xiu smirked. "Want to go another round?"

"No..." Hua Muyan's face went pale, and she quickly hid under the covers.

Luo Xiu laughed heartily and turned to leave.

"I have to get going. You can clean up the room later."

"Hey, you're just leaving like that? Aren't you going to help me?"

"I got what I came for, why would I stay? Am I supposed to clean up the battlefield for you?"

"I'll give you a 'fling'!" Hua Muyan shrieked, grabbing a pillow and throwing it at Luo Xiu.

…

After leaving the Green Lotus Palace, Luo Xiu ate some protein-rich Demonic Beast Meat to replenish the energy he had spent the previous night. He then called for Pig Dragon, preparing to depart from the Land of Lawlessness.

Mu Xueyan suddenly found him, insisting that she had to leave with him. Left with no choice, Luo Xiu agreed to take her along.

Perhaps because Luo Xiu had already claimed the Source of the Mysterious Realm, the entire Black Fiend Domain had fallen into a deathly silence, and the once-omnipresent phantoms had vanished.

Pig Dragon transformed into its true form and sped off at full throttle, carrying Luo Xiu and Mu Xueyan away from the Black Fiend Domain.

"Heh heh, Big Bro, you sure change girlfriends so often! As a man, I'm truly jealous!"

"Don't you worry, Big Bro! With my heroic image and domineering looks, acting as your and sister-in-law's mount will definitely not bring you any shame. I guarantee we'll look cool!"

"I hear that in the new civilized world out there, the better the mount a guy has when he takes a girl out, the more impressive he looks. It's the same here, actually."

"My back is spacious and comfortable. If you and sister-in-law want to, uh, do something up here, it's absolutely perfect for it!"

Pig Dragon was truly a chatterbox, always spouting nonsense no matter the time or place.

Luo Xiu was getting impatient. "Cut the crap, or Palace Master Mu might just skin your crocodile hide."

Beside him, Mu Xueyan's cheeks flushed. She merely huffed softly without saying a word. These men... not a single one of them is any good.

"No, don't! I was wrong, Big Bro!" Pig Dragon yelped. "By the way, Big Bro, where are we heading after we leave this godforsaken place?"

Luo Xiu gazed thoughtfully at the map of Burial God Hill in his hands.

Just then, Master Ping's voice echoed in his mind. "Go to the Spirit Tomb. There are many opportunities there."

Luo Xiu's gaze locked onto a circled area on the map. According to the annotations, this was the Spirit Tomb, located right in the center of Burial God Hill.

Luo Xiu asked Pig Dragon, "Do you know of the Spirit Tomb?"

"Of course I do! I've even been there," Pig Dragon said. "But Big Bro, that place is no joke. It's filled with endless opportunities, but one wrong move and you're dead."

"Back in the day, the Three Bandits of Thunder Swamp almost got ourselves killed just trying to scavenge some scraps there."

"That crappy bottle of yours is something we found there. We gave it to Grandpa Kuang Pi, and then he gave it to you."

"Damn it, if I'd known that crappy bottle was a Divine Object, I never would have given it away."

"Fuck you! *You're* the crappy one!" Master Ping, unable to take it anymore, suddenly flew out from the Holy Lotus Jade Pendant and smashed down hard on Pig Dragon's head.

Pig Dragon let out a wail, seeing stars. It stretched out its two front paws to try and cover its head, but they were too short to reach.

"I'm sorry, Master Ping! Please stop hitting me!"

After muttering a few curses, Master Ping turned to Luo Xiu. "That place has the most opportunities in all of Burial God Hill. You should also be able to find the remaining Divine Oracle Key fragments there."

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