Yun Jing watched this scene, a complex emotion flashing in his eyes.
She came to kill him, but also to test him.
Perhaps the life-saving grace she once received was also part of her calculations.
After a long while, Yun Jing turned his gaze to the depths of the bamboo forest.
He remembered.
Sister... no, it should be Little Phoenix.
She took advantage of his serious injuries to steal the jade pendant from his neck, and her purpose in this seclusion was also to refine his jade pendant.
Logically, he should have taken the opportunity to reclaim his companion jade and kill the person who stole it.
But the unfamiliar aura he sensed in the Floating Life Illusion earlier belonged to the little phoenix.
The little phoenix followed him into the Floating Life Illusion, which also awakened his memories of his past life, allowing him to learn Mu Wanwan's true identity in advance.
Without her, perhaps he would have continued along the same path as in his previous life, remaining entangled with Mu Wanwan, only to be betrayed by her and die by Lin Han's sword.
Yun Jing lowered her eyes and subconsciously touched her chest. More importantly, the little phoenix possessed a power that shared the same origin as the companion jade, as if... the companion jade was originally hers.
Therefore, he has no intention of taking back the companion jade.
Previously, when he was seriously injured and unconscious, he tied the two of them together with a love rope, simply because he recognized her identity and wanted her to save him.
Unexpectedly, after losing his memory, his feelings for her became complicated. It was hard to say whether he liked her or not, and it seemed like he felt grateful to her, but there were other feelings involved as well.
...
Time passed little by little, and soon it would be almost a year since Lu Fuyue went into seclusion.
During this year, Yun Jing would occasionally return to the demon realm to handle affairs, but most of the time he would stroll around the area near the barrier set up by Lu Fuyue.
On that very day, as he arrived here as usual, countless streams of spiritual energy suddenly surged into the depths of the bamboo forest, causing the surrounding green bamboo to rustle in the wind.
Yun Jing's eyes lit up. Could it be that she's about to come out?
At this moment, Lu Fuyue was pouring the last bit of spiritual energy into the strings of the wooden zither. Soon, a faint connection came from her sea of consciousness.
After a year, the xylophone strings were successfully refined!
At the same time, all sorts of colorful flowers and spiritual plants instantly sprouted wildly around her, and countless tiny green lights flew out from the bodies of these plants, rushing into Lu Fuyue's body.
The wooden strings hold the power of life and can heal all things in the world.
A stream of pure spiritual energy flowed from Mu Qinxian's body back into Lu Fuyue's dantian.
The spiritual energy that surged into her body instantly flowed continuously through her meridians, gradually tempering her skin and widening her meridians. Gradually, some black dirt and impurities appeared on Lu Fuyue's body.
From the moment she decided to refine the wooden strings, Lu Fuyue was prepared to break through to the peak of Foundation Establishment, but she couldn't go too far.
After all, her current body refinement cultivation has not yet reached the peak of the second level of body refinement. If she rashly breaks through to the Golden Core stage, it will only disrupt the balance of the two forces in her body once again.
Lu Fuyue slowly compressed the pure spiritual energy fed back from the wooden zither strings using her cultivation technique. At the same time, she took out a large number of high-grade spiritual plants from her spatial storage, preparing to devour these rare treasures and enter a deep sleep after breaking through to the peak of Foundation Establishment. She planned to use the spiritual energy within her body to break through to the peak of Body Refinement in one go.
In this way, after she breaks through the peak of Foundation Establishment and the peak of the second level of Body Refinement, she can break through to the Golden Core stage at any time.
Soon, under her guidance, the pure spiritual energy within Lu Fuyue's body transformed into a sharp little sword and pierced fiercely towards the barrier of the Foundation Establishment Peak.
In less than a moment, Lu Fuyue's aura changed instantly, and a large amount of spiritual energy rushed in from all directions.
Time passed slowly, and another year later, Lu Fuyue slowly opened her eyes.
Finally, he broke through to the peak of Foundation Establishment.
Her eyes flickered slightly; as for when she would break through to the Golden Core stage, that would have to wait a while longer.
Once she breaks through to the Golden Core stage, the Heavenly Dao will immediately take advantage of the Golden Core Tribulation to secretly unleash divine punishment lightning to kill her once again.
Suddenly, less than a moment after Lu Fuyue broke through to the peak of Foundation Establishment, the phoenix bloodline within her body began to boil.
Lu Fuyue's expression changed slightly; it seemed she had to break through to the peak of the second level of Body Refinement as soon as possible.
So she transformed into her phoenix form, her golden-red phoenix wings suddenly spreading out, and clusters of phoenix flames appeared out of thin air on the ground around her. The flowers and spiritual plants that had just grown under the abundant spiritual energy all turned into streams of spiritual power and surged into Lu Fuyue's body again.
Lu Fuyue swallowed all the spiritual plants she had just taken out of her spatial storage, then quickly circulated the Phoenix Body Refining Technique, slowly closed her eyes, and fell into a deep sleep.
At the same time, her body slowly floated from the ground into the air. Every feather on Lu Fuyue's body emitted a golden-red phantom of phoenix divine fire, which quickly enveloped her figure.
Time passed slowly, one month, two months... until another year had passed.
Yun Jing, who was still outside the bamboo forest, only glanced up and knew that Lu Fuyue had fallen into cultivation again.
Yun Jing pursed his thin lips, remained silent for a moment, then raised his hand to reinforce the bamboo forest with another barrier before turning and leaving.
Demon Realm
"Hey, what do you think will happen to that human female cultivator who used to be by the Demon Lord's side after Lady Red Pearl becomes the Demon Queen?"
"What else can we do? To prevent her from getting pregnant, the Demon Lord makes us light an incense stick for infertility in her room after each time. She's all alone in our Demon Realm, without any support or even a child. I guess the Demon Lord is just playing with her."
"So you also noticed the Demon Lord's aversion to this human female cultivator. I thought it was just my imagination."
"Heh, we demons value pure bloodlines. I reckon that once Lady Red Pearl becomes the Demon Queen, that will be the time this woman dies."
...
Mu Wanwan hid behind a door and overheard every word that had just been said.
Her face turned pale, and her body went limp as she slid to the ground.
Master, are you really... not going to stay up late anymore?
Ever since Lin Han agreed to marry another woman, her life in the Demon Realm has become increasingly difficult, with people whispering these things in her ear from time to time.
Almost every night, Lin Han would stay in her room, but he never stayed overnight.
Three more years passed. Deep in the bamboo forest, a phoenix cried out, and within a hundred miles, all beasts paid homage. Spiritual energy surged wildly into Lu Fuyue's body, and her skin radiated a bright white glow. It looked soft and fair, but in reality, it contained a powerful force that ordinary spiritual weapons could not penetrate her body.
Lu Fuyue slowly opened her eyes, a golden-red phoenix phantom flashing in them, and she flew down to the ground.
But at that moment, a powerful demonic force suddenly appeared and trapped her firmly.
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