Lu Fuyue could no longer care about anything else; the most important thing right now was to concentrate on breaking through to the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm.

If the spiritual energy within her body isn't properly regulated, she'll likely explode and die very soon.

...

On the other side, Yan Nanfei exhausted a lot of spiritual power and divine sense, but still couldn't find Lu Fuyue's aura.

His heart sank suddenly. Had something really happened?

When Yan Nanfei thought about this possibility, a pang of pain shot through his heart for some reason. It wasn't very strong, but it was real.

But he clearly used a tracking spell on her and stayed near her at all times. If there really was a high-level demon beast, there's no reason he wouldn't know.

Therefore, Lu Fuyue's disappearance must have another reason.

However, since even he couldn't figure out the reason, he could only go out first and see if the two elders and his master had any solutions.

Yan Nanfei turned and left, his face extremely pale. He had used a large amount of his divine sense here, which quickly brought a certain degree of backlash to his sea of ​​consciousness.

Beneath the deep abyss at the bottom of the lake.

Lu Fuyue circulated her cultivation technique, guiding the spiritual energy within her body little by little, circulating it through all her meridians, refining out the impurities, and then introducing it into her dantian to accumulate spiritual energy, breaking through the barrier of the mid-stage Golden Core realm in one go.

***

When Lu Fuyue opened her eyes again, everything returned to calm.

To her surprise, she discovered that it only took her less than half a day to break through to the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm, and her cultivation level had directly reached the peak of the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm.

Back then, it took her several years to break through to the mid-Foundation Establishment stage. Logically, the time it would take to break through to the mid-Golden Core stage should be even longer than the time it would take to break through to the mid-Foundation Establishment stage.

Unexpectedly, it only took less than half a day this time.

I'm just a little short of breaking through to the late stage of the Golden Core realm.

If Lu Fuyue hadn't deliberately suppressed it, he probably would have already reached the late stage of the Golden Core realm.

However, for Lu Fuyue, if she cultivates too quickly and her body-refining technique doesn't keep up, she will uncontrollably revert to her original phoenix form, exposing her true identity.

Therefore, she could not do that, and could only temporarily seal another part of the unrefined spiritual power within her dantian.

At this moment, the man who had been by her side looked at her and slowly said, "Congratulations."

Lu Fuyue quickly came to her senses; she had forgotten that she wasn't alone here.

But the moment she looked up at Long Moyao, she discovered that his upper body was still naked.

Lu Fuyue subtly looked away, then casually took out a piece of clothing from her spatial storage and tossed it to the other person, smiling faintly, "Thank you."

Long Moyao took the clothes and glanced at them, a deep glint in his eyes. "This isn't meant for your sweetheart, is it? If he sees you wearing it, won't he misunderstand?"

After throwing away the clothes, Lu Fuyue turned her back to him and said, "No."

This garment was a high-quality magic robe she bought when she was disguised; its size could be adjusted at will, so it should fit him perfectly.

Long Moyao glanced at her retreating figure, then reached out and opened the moon-white robe, the faint scent of gardenias wafting to his nose. His eyes darkened slightly, and he slowly and deliberately put on the robe.

"I'm dressed, Master."

Lu Fuyue stiffened at his address of "master." After forming a contract with Long Moyao, she learned of his identity: the last divine dragon on the Qingyuan Continent.

The reason her blood was able to break Long Moyao's restraints was because these restraints were jointly set up by the elders of the Feng family, which is the family her mother belongs to.

Only the blood of the direct descendants of the Feng family can cure this.

However, these confinements were not meant to harm Long Moyao, but rather to suppress the demonic energy within him.

Long Moyao's mother was a member of the demon race, so he was born with demonic energy.

Tens of thousands of years ago, the dragon race was nearly wiped out by a calamity, and the only survivor was Long Moyao, who was still a dragon egg at the time.

Later, after tens of thousands of years of cultivation, Long Moyao's cultivation level was infinitely close to ascension. However, because of the demonic energy on his body, he had to find the Phoenix Clan and ask them to seal him here to remove the demonic energy.

***

Lu Fuyue couldn't help but wonder, if that's the case, then why does the spirit of the Trial Tower seem unaware that Long Moyao is here?

Seeing Lu Fuyue's expression, Long Moyao guessed what she was thinking.

So he walked up to Lu Fuyue and said, word by word, "So, you've made a contract with me, are you not going to take responsibility?"

Startled by his sudden approach, Lu Fuyue instinctively took a few steps back.

Long Moyao is not someone to be trifled with. After forming a contract with him, Lu Fuyue even saw him tear apart the soul of a fellow Mahayana-stage Demon Lord with his bare hands in an instant.

But why would he make a contract with me?

This is something Lu Fuyue just can't understand.

The person before me was handsome and noble, dressed in a moon-white robe. A red fire mark between his brows made him look like a god in the world, and his silver eyes were deep and mysterious.

Long Moyao looked directly into Lu Fuyue's eyes, as if he were meeting her gaze.

After a long silence, Lu Fuyue lowered her eyes and pursed her lips. "I will find a way to terminate the contract with you as soon as possible."

She was perfectly clear that whatever the other party's purpose in making the contract with her, the contract had to be dissolved as soon as possible.

Being around someone like that is troublesome in itself.

A hint of surprise flashed in Long Moyao's eyes. "You don't plan to want me?"

Most cultivators in the cultivation world have contracted spirit beasts. The higher the bloodline of the spirit beast, the greater the assistance it brings to the cultivator. Therefore, many cultivators often risk their lives to obtain a powerful spirit beast.

Moreover, his true form is a silver dragon, a divine beast that is high above all others in this world. In particular, the silver dragon is the highest bloodline among the dragon race.

Unexpectedly, Lu Fuyue did not want to form a contract with him.

Lu Fuyue was silent for a moment, then looked up at him and said, word by word, "Today, you saved me, and I also helped you. It's a fair trade. Once I find a way to break the contract, you can regain your freedom as soon as possible. Isn't that good?"

Long Moyao's gaze was scrutinizing, as if he wanted to see through the woman in front of him.

It should be noted that after forming a contract with him, her cultivation level jumped directly from the early stage of the Golden Core realm to the peak of the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm. If she hadn't deliberately suppressed it, she might have even reached the late stage of the Golden Core realm.

Once the contract is dissolved, these cultivation levels will also disappear.

Lu Fuyue appeared calm and composed as he scrutinized her, but in reality, cold sweat broke out on her back, and she felt a chill run through her body.

To be honest, she would rather cultivate on her own at her own pace than have anything to do with Long Moyao.

Long Moyao suddenly laughed, "Since you're unwilling, I won't force you."

"But do you know what kind of contract we made?"

Lu Fuyue was taken aback upon hearing this. Could it be... not an equal contract?