Thus, from Su Ji’s perspective, the "inner demon" he had suspended mid-air actually leaned backward of her own accord.
Her posture seemed less like an attempt to evade the flames and more like—
Su Ji tugged the chains, lowering Su Jiu further over the searing magma.
Su Jiu had no choice but to retreat helplessly, again and again, in an endless cycle.
"Demon of the heart, dare not disturb my Dao mind!"
Su Jiu felt as though her very soul was being torn apart in that moment.
Within her dantian’s qi sea, the once-serene flow of spiritual energy erupted into a boiling frenzy, teetering on the edge of collapse.
Her carefully crafted "inner demon" facade shattered instantly, leaving only raw panic in its wake.
She had already lingered at the peak of Foundation Establishment for some time.
Now, in her flustered state, she failed to suppress her cultivation.
The barrier to the Golden Core realm—one Su Ji had inadvertently shattered—
And this molten cavern was far from an ideal place for a breakthrough...
Gritting her teeth, Su Jiu mustered the last traces of her scattered spiritual energy, struggling against her bonds.
"You, demon, are far too cunning. Unless I vanquish you completely, my heart shall know no peace."
Then, after what felt like an eternity—
A strange, cleansing warmth surged through Su Jiu’s meridians.
Her Nine-Tailed Heavenly Fox bloodline, dormant until now, began to seethe uncontrollably.
A primal longing, buried deep within her soul, surged forth.
It was the recognition ritual of the Nine-Tailed Heavenly Fox.
A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, fleeting as a heartbeat.
Su Jiu had no intention of submitting to Su Ji as her master.
Was he truly battling an inner demon, or was this deliberate?
Not a shred of tenderness to be found.
She’d never heard of any cultivator conquering their inner demon like this.
But then again...
Wouldn’t letting this chance slip be a waste?
Well, there was no helping it.
It wasn’t as if she’d ever planned to—mmph—
Her thoughts stuttered to a halt.
She’d never planned to take a Dao companion. Her path lay beyond Great Xia, toward the destiny of her Nine-Tailed Heavenly Fox lineage. And now, the only suitable candidate before her was Su Ji.
Hmph... hmph...
This wasn’t some... some... submission. Merely a mutually beneficial arrangement.
Meanwhile, Su Ji, thoroughly engrossed in his task, suddenly felt a tremor in his soul.
An inexplicable power descended upon him.
The newly forged, crystalline Dao foundation within his dantian—still gleaming with iridescent light—began to hum uncontrollably.
Streams of pure Foundation Establishment spiritual energy were violently wrenched from his Dao platform, surging backward through his meridians!
"What the—?!"
Instinctively, he tried to activate his [Fallen Dragon’s Desolation Art] to sever the draining flow.
But the moment the thought formed, another wave of cool, soothing energy washed over his radiant Dao foundation.
The two forces intertwined, forming a flawless cycle.
His freshly consolidated spiritual energy gushed out like a broken dam, faster and fiercer than before—siphoned away, cycled through Su Jiu’s body, and returned infused with the refined demonic energy of the Nine-Tailed Heavenly Fox.
Back and forth, an unending rhythm.
Each revolution tempered his Dao platform further, nourishing his soul with unprecedented intensity.
Su Ji was utterly dumbfounded.
With every cycle, his foundation grew more unshakable, his spiritual sense expanding at an absurd rate.
This sensation—
It was intoxicating.
Gradually, he stopped resisting.
Across from him, Su Jiu—still playing the role of the "inner demon"—shivered as Su Ji’s overwhelming energy surged back into her.
Her Nine-Tailed Heavenly Fox bloodline, long dormant, stirred once more, its primal seals loosening.
Her heart lurched, nearly breaking character.
But she steadied herself just in time, maintaining the act.
"Senior Brother’s spiritual energy... tastes delightful."
"Though... a tad overbearing, don’t you think?"
...
orn and Humiliation】【Forced Love】 In his past life, Lin Ran was betrayed and murdered by his girlfriend and family, while the yandere female aristocrat, who had treated him as a mere plaything, avenged him by doing in his enemies. Upon seeing the yandere female aristocrat lying in the same coffin, ready to die with him, Lin Ran realized how profoundly mistaken he had been. Reborn, he abandoned the fickle campus beauty and wholeheartedly embraced the yandere female aristocrat's arms. "Ran! If I dig out your eyes and turn them into a specimen, you'll only be able to look at me!" Lin Ran: "Darling, kiss me!" "Ran! If I break your legs, you won't run away anymore, right?" Lin Ran: "Love, hold me tight!" "Ran! If..." Lin Ran: "Hush now! Love me more!" Luo Yao: ... Seeing his scumbag dad: "Take him out!" Seeing his stepmother: "Get rid of her!" Seeing his brother: "Eliminate him!" Seeing his white moonlight: "Send that to Southeast Asia!"
iaobai: "Councilor Dad, front me some funds. I want to hire ten thousand professional miners for a project!" [Five-Star Mission Issued: Capture the leader of the Blood Heaven Pirate Gang, who is on the run in the Radiant Star Sector. It is said the gang has over a hundred members. Proceed with caution.] Lu Xiaobai: "Councilor Dad, lend me the family's hundred-thousand-strong Lu Army!" [Seven-Star Mission Issued: Subdue a juvenile Void Dragon Beast.] Lu Xiaobai: "Councilor Dad, I'm taking your tamed Void Dragon Beast King out for a family reunion!" I said, System, don't you have any slightly more challenging missions? You're just not up to par! [Nine-Star Mission Issued: Become the Human Councilor.] Lu Xiaobai: "Dad, there's a small matter I'd like to discuss with you..."
grated, and just when he finally managed to get into an elite academy, he discovered that he actually had a system, and the way to earn rewards was extremely ridiculous. So for the sake of rewards, he had no choice but to start acting ridiculous as well. Su Cheng: "It's nothing but system quests after all." But later, what confused Su Cheng was that while he was already quite ridiculous, he never expected those serious characters to gradually become ridiculous too. And the way they looked at him became increasingly strange... (This synopsis doesn't do it justice, please read the full story)
igrating to the cultivation world for two hundred years, I've managed to lie low and reach the Nascent Soul stage. Only now does my golden finger arrive? ...
