This is where the formation is established. It was designated by Xue Qing as the center of the formation. It is the safest place in the entire Xuanling Mountain.

At this point, he no longer had to worry about being hurt by attacks from nowhere in the dark, and he could completely relax.

"What? You said this is... the core area of Xuanling Mountain?"

Upon hearing this, Li Qingge's face turned pale and she cried out in surprise.

"How is this possible?"

"How is it impossible?"

Chen Yang shrugged indifferently and slowly adjusted his still somewhat weak spiritual energy.

"But... Xuanling Mountain has been known to the world for a hundred years, and countless powerful people have come here to explore, but I've never heard of anyone so powerful as to enter the core area?"

"It is said that even Nascent Soul masters perished along the way, and we are only two people in the Foundation Establishment stage..."

Li Qingge still couldn't believe it.

"That's because they all failed to find the correct entrance."

Chen Yang didn't say much about this, nor was he surprised at all.

This is the shocking formation that was set up when Xue Qing was at the peak of her power!

If the formation master Xue Qing hadn't let you in, let alone the damn Nascent Soul, even a Spirit Severing cultivator might not be able to get out!

After listening to Chen Yang's explanation, Li Qingge became even more confused, and her beautiful eyes were full of inquiry.

Although she was simple-minded, she was not stupid. This simple answer was too perfunctory.

But on second thought, Chen Yang had risked his life to save me before, so why would he make up such a clumsy lie to deceive himself?

"Never mind, I'll just trust you this time."

Li Qingge snorted lightly and waved her hand pretending to be relaxed, but her big eyes that looked around betrayed her feelings at the moment.

Seeing this, Chen Yang did not point it out, but the smile on his face deepened a little.

This girl is obviously very curious, but she has to pretend to be indifferent. She is so cute.

The two continued to go deeper along the open passage and finally came to a hidden cave.

The cave was filled with spiritual energy, and it was obvious that a spirit gathering formation had been set up there to gather all the spiritual energy from the outside world here.

"This... is the safe place you mentioned?"

Li Qingge looked around, her eyebrows slightly furrowed, her eyes full of confusion.

Although this cave is full of spiritual energy, it seems too simple and does not seem like a secret place.

"Don't worry, the best is yet to come."

Chen Yang smiled mysteriously, then walked deep into the cave and gently tapped the stone wall a few times.

The next moment, ripples appeared on the stone wall, and then slowly separated to both sides, revealing a deep passage.

"Let's go, I'll take you to see someone." Chen Yang said, and took the lead to step in.

Li Qingge suppressed her doubts and followed closely. The passage was pitch black, and one could not see one's hand in front of one's face. Fortunately, Chen Yang had prepared well and took out the night pearl to illuminate the way ahead.

I don’t know how long I walked, but suddenly the view in front of me opened up and I found a spacious and bright cave.

In the center of the cave, there is a crystal clear spring that emits a refreshing fragrance.

Next to the spiritual spring was a thick pile of straw, on which sat a woman in white clothes, cross-legged, seemingly meditating with her eyes closed.

The woman had a peerless beauty and a cool and elegant temperament, like a fairy from the nine heavens, without a trace of worldly vulgarity.

But at this moment, her face was as pale as paper and her breath was weak. It was obvious that she had suffered serious injuries.

"who is she?"

Li Qingge looked at the woman in white, and an inexplicable hostility arose in his heart for no reason, and his tone became a little cold.

"Her name is Xue Qing, she's... an old friend of mine."

Chen Yang paused, as if he wanted to explain something but didn't know where to start.

"Old friend?" Li Qingge sneered.

"I think it's a confidante?"

Chen Yang was slightly stunned when he heard this, and looked at the other party with some confusion.

He would doubt whether he had heard it wrongly.

Why does this girl sound a little jealous now?

"You think too much. The relationship between her and me is not what you think."

"It's not what I thought. What is it?"

Li Qingge stepped forward and pressed the issue, with a barely perceptible hint of grievance in his tone.

"You're wrong. She's not only my confidante, she's also my..."

Chen Yang looked at the pretty face in front of him, his heart full of doubts. He was about to explain, but he saw Xue Qing slowly open her eyes.

"Who...are you?"

Xue Qing's voice was weak, yet still as cold as frost, carrying a chill that kept people at a distance.

Li Qingge felt even more displeased when he heard this. Just as he was about to speak, he saw Xue Qing's body slowly stand up and walk in front of Chen Yang, and directly fall into his arms.

"You're back, did you find anything to eat?"

"I can't fast now, and I'm really hungry."

Xue Qing's sudden intimate behavior made the atmosphere in the cave freeze in an instant.

Chen Yang stared blankly at the soft touch in his arms, the faint fragrance lingering around his nose, as if all the troubles in the world had disappeared.

Li Qingge widened his eyes, and the confusion in his eyes was quickly replaced by another complex emotion.

It was a strange feeling she had never felt before, a sour feeling mixed with a hint of anger, churning in her heart.

"Xue Qing, you..."

Chen Yang came back to his senses and gently pushed Xue Qing away, but found that her face was as pale as paper and her body was trembling slightly. She was obviously extremely weak.

"I'm fine, just... a little hungry."

Xue Qing's voice was weak, but with a hint of coquettishness. She raised her head and looked directly at Chen Yang with her clear eyes.

"Did you find anything to eat?"

Not to mention Chen Yang, even Li Qingge, who is also a woman, almost couldn't bear it!

When the ice beauty starts to act coquettishly, her lethality is unmatched by ordinary people!

"Found it, found it."

Coming back to his senses, Chen Yang quickly took out an exquisite jade box from his arms. After opening it, a rich fragrance came to his nose. Inside was several crystal clear spiritual fruits.

These are the fruits I picked from some spiritual trees when I was bringing Li Qingge back.

Although it's not something particularly good, it can satisfy my appetite.

"I found this especially for you, eat it quickly."

Xue Qing took the jade box, but did not enjoy it immediately. Instead, she picked up a spiritual fruit and handed it to Chen Yang's mouth, saying softly.

"You eat first."

Chen Yang looked at the familiar scene in front of him, and a warm feeling surged in his heart.

His current situation can be said to be like living two lives.

And this was the first time in such a long time that he felt cared for and worried about.

In the past, no matter who it was, they would subconsciously rely on themselves, and I also thought this was a very normal thing.

Until now...

"You eat first. I'm not hungry yet." Chen Yang smiled and pushed the spiritual fruit back.

Seeing that he insisted, Xue Qing no longer refused. She picked up the spiritual fruit and took a light bite, a satisfied smile on her face.