After an unknown amount of time, Lu Qing felt that the pain had become so intense that she was numb.
She nearly bit off a piece of flesh from Gu Xicheng's arm, leaving it bleeding profusely, but he seemed oblivious to it.
Finally, the pain slowly subsided.
Lu Qing felt his bones being reshaped inch by inch. The newly grown bones had a faint golden hue, and a continuous stream of power emanated from them, cleansing the impurities within his body.
Gradually, Lu Qing's expression calmed down.
She sat cross-legged, closed her eyes, and carefully sensed the divine bones within her body, circulating her Qi.
After acquiring the divine bone, she could clearly feel a significant increase in her power, and her body's perception of its surroundings became much clearer.
However, just as she was about to test the power of the Nine Nether Lotus Fire, the cluster of flames suddenly flew out of her body.
Lu Qing immediately opened her eyes and discovered that the flames had actually flown into Gu Xicheng's body.
"Gu Xicheng!" Lu Qing exclaimed in shock.
She knew the pain of the Nine Nether Lotus Flame reshaping her divine bones, and she feared that Gu Xicheng would suffer the same pain.
However, Gu Xicheng's expression was calm, and he didn't seem to be in pain at all.
"Gu Xicheng, how are you?" Lu Qing asked hurriedly.
Gu Xicheng shook his head, somewhat bewildered.
"I didn't feel much, it was just like something was crawling inside my body."
"Doesn't it hurt?" Lu Qing asked anxiously.
Gu Xicheng shook his head: "It doesn't hurt."
Lu Qing looked puzzled: "I was in so much pain just now, how come you didn't feel anything?"
The Nine Nether Lotus Flame circulated within Gu Xicheng's body, refining his divine bones before settling steadily in his dantian.
Gu Xicheng tried to summon it, and the Nine Nether Lotus Fire obediently ran to his fingertip and bloomed.
"This... I think I can control it." Gu Xicheng also looked puzzled.
The divine fire was clearly given to Lu Qing, so how did it end up inside his body?
Just then, the sleeping god suddenly gave Gu Xicheng a message.
Gu Xicheng's face darkened, and anger flashed in his eyes.
"Gu Xicheng, what's wrong?" Lu Qing asked anxiously.
Gu Xicheng watched her exhale, then hugged her tightly:
"Qingqing, I'm sorry! I should have been the one to bear that pain just now. That guy lied to you."
Lu Qing frowned: "What do you mean?"
"There is no other divine fire that can temper divine bones. The Nine Nether Lotus Fire was originally meant for me. The reason it was allowed to circulate in your body was because the divine fire had been dormant for thousands of years. When it reappears, its power will be very domineering. He was afraid that I wouldn't be able to withstand the intensity of the tempering, so he tricked you into bearing it for me."
Gu Xicheng looked at Lu Qing with eyes full of guilt.
"I'm so sorry! I made you suffer so much pain for me!"
Lu Qing took a moment to process what Gu Xicheng had said before she finally understood.
"So he gave me the Nine Nether Lotus Fire to temper my divine bones not to make me stronger, but to make me do the work for you."
Gu Xicheng nodded: "You could say that."
Gu Xicheng thought Lu Qing would be very angry, and was even planning to force the divine fire out of his body and return it to Lu Qing, but to his surprise, she breathed a sigh of relief and looked relieved.
"Fortunately, I just believed him and absorbed the divine fire, otherwise, with your strength, it would have been even harder for you to survive."
Gu Xicheng was taken aback: "Qingqing, aren't you angry?"
Lu Qing laughed and said, "What do I have to be angry about! Although I was in pain for a long time, I got the divine bone and saved you. It's a pretty good deal."
Gu Xicheng breathed a sigh of relief, but his guilt deepened.
"Qingqing, I'd rather you get angry and beat me up."
Gu Xicheng hugged Lu Qing tightly, his nose feeling a little sore.
What has he done to deserve such a wonderful girl suffering so much for him?
“Gu Xicheng, bow your head, I need to say something to that deity,” Lu Qing said with a smile.
Gu Xicheng obediently lowered his head.
Lu Qing leaned closer, touching his forehead to his, closed his eyes, located the place where the god slept in his sea of consciousness, then took a deep breath and cursed:
"Are you crazy?! Why would you lie to me?!"
"Don't you believe in love between people at all?!"
"Just tell me directly, do you think I would refuse to absorb divine fire because I'm afraid of pain or death?"
"You underestimate me too much! And you underestimate the charm of your own reincarnation."
"I'm telling you, did no one ever love you before?! You call yourself a god? I'm ashamed of you for doing such a deceitful thing!"
"..."
Lu Qing cursed for a long time, making Gu Xicheng's head buzz.
Lu Qing kept cursing until his mouth was dry and his throat was cracking before he had to stop.
"Alright, alright! He won't hear you even if you keep yelling at him!"
"I know the way out, let's go out first!" Gu Xicheng coaxed helplessly.
Lu Qing nodded: "Okay! I'll go outside for a drink of water before I start yelling!"
"Alright, alright! Once we get out, you can scold me however you want!" Gu Xicheng smiled indulgently.
Within the sea of consciousness, the deity's lowered eyes slightly opened a crack.
He had heard Lu Qing's angry outburst.
Love? This word was unfamiliar to him, yet not entirely unfamiliar.
The word seemed to have appeared before in the long course of his life, but he couldn't remember it.
The cursing sounded somewhat familiar to him.
The gods recalled...
Suddenly, the image of a girl flashed through Gu Xicheng's mind.
The girl looked just like Lu Qing, but she was dressed in ancient clothing.
The image flashed by, and he was puzzled for a moment, but he couldn't remember it quickly.
The exit of the underwater tomb is actually in this tomb chamber.
Behind the tomb chamber is a closed door made of meteorite iron, which can only be melted by the Nine Nether Lotus Fire.
Gu Xicheng used the Nine Nether Lotus Flame to create a hole in the door and led Lu Qing out.
Then I saw a passage that looked like it had been left by tomb raiders. I climbed out of the passage and then I saw a river.
"This river leads to the sea, let's go!"
"Wait a minute!" Lu Qing called out to Gu Xicheng.
"It's too dangerous inside. Let's seal it off to prevent anyone from going in and losing their life."
Gu Xicheng nodded, used the Nine Nether Lotus Fire to set up an array at the entrance of the passage, and then concealed the exit.
After doing all that, the two jumped into the river.
After swimming along the river for a while, they entered the sea. The two held their breath and surrounded themselves with a barrier to avoid being harmed by the pressure of the sea.
About half an hour later, the two finally saw the light of day and quickened their pace.
The moment they surfaced, the two felt a long-lost sense of peace.
Gu Xicheng looked around. There was no trace of the cruise ship or any lifeboats, only a vast expanse of water.
"We don't know our exact location yet. There are some rocks over there, let's go up and rest for a while!"
Lu Qing nodded and swam to the reef with Gu Xicheng.
As soon as they got ashore, the two lay down together.
When the sunlight hits your body, the seawater evaporates quickly, and salt crystals form on your clothes.
"Gu Xicheng, do you think they can find us?" Lu Qing asked.
Gu Xicheng: "We'll definitely find it."
Lu Qing: "But I'm so hungry. I wish there was a boat."
Just then, Gu Xicheng suddenly saw a triangular dorsal fin rapidly approaching on the distant sea surface.
That's a shark!
Gu Xicheng suddenly thought of something and a smile curled up at the corner of his lips:
"There's no boat, but there is a free means of transportation."
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