"Ten years..." Ji Fengyao murmured hesitantly. The poison from the Time-Condensing Pill had already taken effect, and she was now relying on the Extreme Fire to hold on.
Let alone ten years, she might not even live for a year.
Shang Beiyu was unaware of the Time-Freezing Pill and assumed that she had been living in the mortal realm for too long and had forgotten that cultivators above the Foundation Establishment stage could extend their lifespan.
He gently reminded them, "For cultivators with long lifespans, ten years is but a blink of an eye. Sometimes, meditation can last for more than a hundred years. I only ask that you stay by my side to refine pills for ten years. This request is not excessive."
Ji Fengyao knew that this request was indeed very kind and reasonable for a normal cultivator.
But she is not a normal cultivator!
After much deliberation, Ji Fengyao decided to tell the truth: "Senior, your request is indeed not excessive, but I am afraid I cannot make this oath to the Heavenly Dao, because I do not have ten years of lifespan to make such a promise. Once I make the oath to the Heavenly Dao, I am afraid I will be struck by tribulation lightning immediately."
"What?! How is that possible!"
Shang Beiyu was shocked and quickly looked her up and down with his divine sense, but he couldn't find anything wrong with her.
"To be honest, senior, I died in my previous life because of a furnace explosion caused by improper alchemy. Unfortunately, the pill I was making was called the Time-Freezing Pill, which is a pill that can completely freeze the body's functions, as if time has stopped working on him."
When I died, my soul completely merged with the Time-Freezing Pill, and the poison of the Time-Freezing Pill also completely affected my soul.
In each subsequent life, the physical body will not survive the same time as the first life's death, and the soul will automatically separate.
"Therefore, even though I am already a Core Formation cultivator, I do not have ten years to give to you, senior," Ji Fengyao said calmly.
Shang Beiyu was shocked and suddenly realized:
No wonder even with Mo Linxian's abilities, he still managed to make a mistake and cause the furnace to explode!
No wonder he couldn't find a trace of her in so many worlds!
It turns out that all of this was actually Mo Linxian's scheme!
Mo Linxian must have known that he was about to undergo tribulation lightning and that he would not be able to overcome it, so he arranged all of this in advance.
He made his little darling travel frequently between different worlds, so that he could ensure she would not be found.
Even if she is found, I cannot force her to stay!
Shang Beiyu slowly probed the little female bandit's sea of consciousness with his divine sense, without any hostility, and it was only a small wisp, which could not harm anyone at all.
Ji Fengyao sensed that he just wanted to find out the truth, so she didn't stop him.
Above her soul, the seven-colored, dazzling poison of the Time-Freezing Pill swirled like silk threads, as if dressing her soul in a colorful garment.
The eerie blue flames were also attached to her soul, constantly burning away the seven-colored poison and resisting it.
What she said was true; it wasn't a lie.
Damn Mo Linxian!
Shang Beiyu's mood was very complicated, and his eyes revealed an unprecedented ruthlessness: he had finally found his little darling, and he would never let anyone take her away from him again, not even the poison of the Time-Freezing Pill!
"Do not resist. I can help you suppress the poison. You can trust me." Shang Beiyu's gaze was gentle as water, and his voice was deep and warm.
If it weren't for the certainty that the person in front of him was a great demon, and that demons and spiritual cultivators could not merge and marry, as being together would only result in mutual destruction.
Ji Fengyao almost thought that this person had taken a liking to her and was expressing his love for her.
"To be honest, I... don't really trust you, senior," Ji Fengyao said with a forced smile.
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