Yi Feng smiled bitterly.
However, after knowing the dangers within this mountain, Yi Feng decided to wait in place. He also intended to wait until Yun Yaoyao's cultivation level recovered before leaving the mountain together.
Otherwise, given their current condition, let alone encountering that Ox Demon, even if they met a slightly stronger demonic beast, it would be difficult to deal with.
Time slowly passed...
The man and woman spent their days together in this mountain cave.
Every day, Yun Yaoyao would sit in meditation and cultivate, attempting to break through the seals in her body.
Meanwhile, Yi Feng was responsible for taking care of their daily food and water, busying himself merrily.
"Let's chat,"
One day, as Yi Feng prepared to head out again, he hesitated for a moment before squatting in front of Yun Yaoyao and said.
"Go ahead,"
Yun Yaoyao opened her beautiful eyes and looked at Yi Feng.
"I feel like I'm at a loss here. You saved me once, but I've saved you several times. I still have to be responsible for your meals every day. Every time I step out, I'm worried sick, afraid of running into demonic beasts." Yi Feng frowned and said.
"Is a cultivator's favor not enough for you?" Yun Yaoyao's eyes shimmered as she asked back.
"Bah, what good is your favor to me? It's all empty talk." Yi Feng rolled his eyes at Yun Yaoyao and said, "Give me something substantial."
"What do you want that's substantial?" Yun Yaoyao asked.
"I wanted to try some items that you cultivators use, but I probably can't utilize them anyway. So just give me some gold coins!" Yi Feng grinned and said, "Give me 1.8 million. I definitely won't think it's too much."
Yun Yaoyao looked at Yi Feng with a complex expression.
She then said, "Do you know that a cultivator's favor is something that money can't buy? 1.8 million gold coins may seem like a lot, but it's nothing to us cultivators. So are you really asking for gold coins instead of needing my favor?"
"Yes, I want the gold coins."
Yi Feng said with a big smile on his face.
He thought that with this sum of gold coins, he could finally replenish what he spent on Nansha.
When he returns, he can also renovate his martial arts school and replace that reclining chair in the yard. If he still has spare money left, he can hire a maid. This life would be wonderful.
"Alright."
Yun Yaoyao nodded and said, "I can give you 1 million gold coins, but I don't have it on me right now. We'll have to go out to get it."
"That's fine. Write me an IOU,"
Yi Feng gleefully said. He then took out paper and a pen.
"I, Yun Yaoyao, owe Yi Feng 1 million gold coins. Signature for proof."
Yi Feng wrote on the paper and placed it in front of Yun Yaoyao with a smile. "Here, sign it."
Yun Yaoyao's expression changed imperceptibly.
"Fine."
Seeing Yi Feng's unrelenting appearance, she gritted her teeth and nodded. Under Yi Feng's gaze, she signed her name.
"Nice."
Yi Feng carefully stored the IOU, tucking it into his clothes. He didn't forget to pat it contentedly.
After putting away the IOU, Yi Feng left with Yun Yaoyao's sword to look for food.
However, all he could find were some wild fruits. He supplemented them with the specialty fruits he brought along, as he was once scared off by two wild beasts when he tried to barbecue.
However, right after Yi Feng stepped out of the cave, Yun Yaoyao's expression inside changed.
Although she no longer had any cultivation level, her keen senses could still detect several demonic beasts not far from the cave.
Furthermore, these demonic beasts were quite strong.
This made her extremely worried.
Because from the looks of it, Yi Feng who went out would inevitably encounter these demonic beasts.
"What should I do?"
As her beautiful eyes flickered, with her cultivation completely sealed and her external injuries still unhealed, even walking was somewhat strenuous for her, let alone going to rescue Yi Feng.
Although this mortal annoyed her at times, she didn't dislike him.
But just as she was at a loss, she suddenly noticed that the auras of those demonic beasts had disappeared.
"Could they have left?"
"Was Yi Feng already..."
Thinking of this, her heart panicked.
Despite her unhealed injuries, she still forcibly supported her body and walked towards the cave entrance.
But when she just reached the entrance, she saw Yi Feng carrying a sword, cursing as he walked back: "Damn pigs daring to ambush me. Do they think I'm a vegetarian? I'm someone who has practiced martial arts too."
"You're not dead?"
Seeing Yi Feng safe and sound, Yun Yaoyao was dumbfounded.
"What do you mean?"
"Were you hoping I'd die?"
"Are all women this vicious?"
Yi Feng frowned at Yun Yaoyao and asked.
"That's not what I meant." Yun Yaoyao quickly explained, "I sensed the demonic beasts' auras outside the cave, so I thought you were..."
"The demonic beasts' auras?"
Yi Feng's expression changed in fright. He immediately took a step next to Yun Yaoyao and asked vigilantly, "Don't scare me."
"Don't worry, their auras have disappeared already, so they should have left." Yun Yaoyao said. She then looked at Yi Feng again and asked, "But you really didn't run into them earlier?"
"No. I did kill a few arrogant little beasts though." Yi Feng said.
Yun Yaoyao was incredulous.
That didn't make sense.
Based on the strength that those demonic beasts exuded earlier, it was impossible for them to not notice Yi Feng outside the cave.
Since they definitely could discover Yi Feng, but didn't attack him and instead directly left, what was the implication?
"Are you sure you didn't see them?" Yun Yaoyao asked again.
"Really didn't." Yi Feng shook his head. He suddenly recalled something and hurriedly said, "The demonic beasts you mentioned, they can't be the few beasts I killed right?"
Upon hearing this.
Frost covered Yun Yaoyao's face.
Based on their aura, those demonic beasts were at least at the Demon Lord level. How could they possibly be killed by an ordinary mortal like you?
"You're overthinking it."
She glanced at Yi Feng before walking back into the cave again.
to panic—he has a system. As long as an investment target dies, he can claim a reward. And since he is immortal, the one thing he has plenty of is time. ... Countless years later. “Immortal Emperor of Longevity? I invested in him.” “Supreme Celestial Venerable? I invested in him.” “Undying Empress? I invested in her.” “...” “Heh. Once they’ve all died, even the Heavenly Dao will have to kneel and call me Dad.”
rowess are unmatched, commanding a million-strong army! Yet, the Emperor wants to depose him for the sake of a false prince? Hold on, are you throwing me into some female-oriented romance plot? How can I tolerate this? With a grand wave of his hand—the Nine Clan Extraction Technique! Slander the Emperor? Very well, all of you shall die! ... The False Prince: "Although I am not the biological son, Father and Mother love me more. The throne should be mine!" The Female Lead: "Qin Xiao, you are the Emperor, and I am a commoner. If you wish to marry me, you must abdicate. Otherwise, you will never have me!" The Empress: "After we divorce, you must give me half the empire!" The Transmigrator Consort: "You worthless Emperor, why should I kneel to you? All men are equal—I advise you to be kind!" The Great General: "The enemy general is my childhood sweetheart. For her sake, I willingly abandon the frontier defenses!" The Retired Emperor: "Although Yu'er was adopted, I prefer him. Qin Xiao, you should abdicate and let him become Emperor!" ... Very well! So this is how you want to play? Facing this twisted world of female-oriented tropes, Qin Xiao grins and raises his hand to unleash—the Nine Clan Extraction Technique! I am the Emperor. Why would I bother reasoning with you? Seal the gates! Leave none alive!
s the Eldest Princess, renowned for her cold and aloof detachment, became the most docile of lambs, obeying his every command without question. But when the final move was played on the chessboard, as Gu Chenghan seized everything and ascended on the verge of apotheosis, that very Princess suddenly embraced him from behind, her tone carrying a dependence never heard before: "Wait... you haven't yet... commanded me to love you forever." Gu Chenghan froze abruptly. She... hadn't been hypnotized?! ... [The Eldest Princess's Diary] [When my soul was extracted, becoming the sole spectator outside my own shell] [At first, there was overwhelming fury, until I saw] [How he used my sword to effortlessly shatter my inescapable doom] [How he wielded my authority to eradicate fatal conspiracies I had never even detected] [Like a deity, he rescued me from the deep mire I was trapped in] [If not for those annoying vixens, he and I would be a match made in heaven] [I think I am ill, gravely ill] [My deity should belong to me alone] ... "Hypnosis? Oh, it succeeded, my dear Master." "Only this time, it's my turn to hypnotize you."
nd fell into a coma while saving his younger sister from an out-of-control car. He became a vegetable. No one knew that his consciousness had crossed into a world of cultivation. Over the course of sixty years, he began as the lowest kind of mine slave, struggling to survive amid mountains of corpses and seas of blood. By sheer chance, he eventually obtained the complete memories of a fallen Immortal King. Alchemy, medicine, formations, feng shui, physiognomy, artifact forging… Every great inheritance of the cultivation world was now his. But when he opened his eyes again, he discovered that ten full years had passed in the modern world. To pay for his treatment, his father had sold the family’s shop and house, leaving himself covered in lasting injuries and illness. His mother had cared for him day and night, and more than half of her hair had already turned white. His younger sister, who had been only fifteen back then, was now twenty-five. To help repay the family’s debts, she had been forced to lower her head and put on a smiling face in places of glittering lights and endless revelry. Only then did Chen Xuan understand that what he had lost was not merely ten years. He had lost the life his entire family was meant to have. The good news was that he had brought back the memories of an Immortal King’s entire lifetime. The bad news was that his soul had returned alone—his cultivation had not come with him. Spiritual energy was scarce, resources were depleted, and the modern world still had firearms, surveillance, capital, and laws. If he wanted to protect his family, break free from everyone’s control, and become truly invincible beneath the heavens, he would have to start all over again.
