Chapter 131: Half Evening Peak, Too Exciting

"Don't you find it strange?"

"What?"

"We're already on the sixteenth layer; why haven't we even encountered a single fourth-realm alien?"

"The fourth-realm aliens might all be on the eighteenth layer."

"Then why have the aliens on the recent layers also become fewer? Could it be that they can now move freely across each layer of the secret realm?"

"The sixteenth layer of the cellar secret realm."

"Several students were discussing there."

"The lower down, the larger the area of the cellar space, and the fewer in number."

"So, even if different teams split up, the chance of encountering each other again increases."

"Just like at this lighthouse, Lu Xun and Aodaili ran into several more teams."

"Among them were two Western teams, including students from the same magic academy as Aodaili."

"Aodaili, goodness, you wouldn't have fallen for him, would you?"

"Mina pulled Aodaili aside and whispered."

"After reuniting, Mina had originally intended to persuade Aodaili to join them."

"But Aodaili insisted on staying by Lu Xun's side."

"This left Mina puzzled."

"You represent the Holy Light Magic Academy, you know."

"Now you're mixing with an Eastern person."

"If this isn't love, what is?"

"Mina, you're talking nonsense; I just admire Lu a bit more."

"Aodaili gazed at Lu Xun not far away with admiring eyes."

"Oh, damn, our Aodaili has fallen in love."

"Mina was now certain."

"Aodaili has definitely fallen hundred percent for Lu Xun."

"This made her curious: what charm does this Eastern Lu have that could make Aodaili so obsessed?"

"Aodaili, let's go."

"Coming, Lu."

"A single word from Lu Xun made Aodaili obediently follow."

"Several teams then dispersed again to search for the lighthouse."

"Although the relative number of secret realm spaces is decreasing, the absolute number is still not small."

"Boom!"

"A group of Star Void Alien Species was slaughtered by Lu Xun to the last."

"Are you giving up on treatment?"

"Lu Xun looked at Aodaili beside him."

"She herself proposed to compete with Lu Xun in points."

"As a result, she's no longer eager to act."

"I admit defeat, are you satisfied?"

"Aodaili gave Lu Xun a sideways glance."

"Well,"

"This is a genuine giving up on treatment."

"Lu Xun hasn't decided yet how to deal with her."

"If he could bind her, it would actually be not bad for Lu Xun."

"Lu Xun now practices Immortal Martial Dual Cultivation."

"If he could also bind Aodaili, he could achieve cultivation of immortal, martial, and magic—threefold."

"With the marvel of the Chaos Divine Body, accommodating three forces is definitely no problem."

"Aodaili is already at the fourth realm, her cultivation speed is incredibly fast, and her return should be very stimulating."

"Don't forget, for each additional person, the return multiplier can increase tenfold."

"By then, the returns of Murong Wan and Chu Youqing will surely be even stronger."

"Another benefit is the Chaos Power."

"The Chaos Power formed by fusing the three forces will absolutely be stronger than the current Chaos Power."

"If he can bind her and at the same time sign a contract, another benefit is that he can use her to grasp the situation of that witch."

"If one day the other side discovers Barbara's location, Lu Xun would also be well prepared in advance."

"Lu Xun is currently at the third realm; wanting to bind Aodaili is not impossible."

"He needs to first defeat three fourth-realm beings, after which the system will judge his combat strength as fourth-realm level."

"Here, 'defeat' means relying on one's own strength, not using external aids like talismans."

"Star Void Alien Species don't count."

"Aodaili herself, however, counts as one."

"So, Lu Xun still needs to defeat two more."

"However, given Aodaili's current situation, raising her favorability to 100% might be somewhat difficult."

"But if we follow Barbara's proposal, binding her along the way would naturally be no problem."

But, is this okay?

"Only one layer away from the eighteenth layer, let's set up camp together to avoid surprise attacks by the foreign tribe."

"Good."

After going down another layer, it just got dark; several teams that had met decided to camp together and sleep.

This is the seventeenth layer; these several teams that met have not encountered any fourth-realm foreign tribe members.

This made the students feel something was off.

Lu Xun didn't act arrogantly and also camped with them.

Many hands make light work.

"I have a boundary talisman here."

A student voluntarily took out a boundary talisman.

"I'll do it."

Aodaili took the initiative, setting up some defensive and concealment boundaries.

After setting it up, she took out a tent and pitched it.

Then, amidst the envious gazes of many students, she invited Lu Xun into her tent.

With many people and mixed looks, Lu Xun originally didn't plan to go, but after encountering Aodaili's provocative gaze, he slipped in.

She isn't afraid of gossip; what's a big man like Lu Xun to fear?

Actually, the tent inside is spacious; this is a spatial tent.

Aodaili set up two beds and some tables and chairs inside.

"Aodaili, can you change into white silk tonight?"

Lu Xun made an excessive request.

Aodaili paused.

Immediately, she again showed a gentle smile: "Of course, Lu."

While speaking, she deliberately revealed her black-silk beautiful legs in front of Lu Xun, under his eyelids, in a tempting pose, slowly taking off the black silk.

This scene could make some youths have nosebleeds.

Two black silk stockings, she took a few minutes to take off.

Then she took out a white silk stocking and slowly put it on.

She really does have white silk.

Lu Xun also didn't hold back, staring the whole time.

In the end, Aodaili couldn't hold it in, her face turned red.

The night grew deeper.

The camp located within the boundary grew quiet.

The students were busy recovering.

Basically, after reaching the third realm, one can use cultivation to substitute for part of sleep.

The cultivation here refers not to martial arts training, but pure cultivation.

Mages like Aodaili, on the other hand, substitute meditation for sleep.

Only Lu Xun, in less than one and a half hours, recovered the day's consumption.

Then he lay down and slept soundly.

He actually could use cultivation instead of sleep, who made him not need cultivation?

His recovery speed is astonishingly fast; even recovery doesn't take much time.

If not sleeping, does he just stare blankly?

In his embrace, Little White ran out again.

It curled up there, sleeping sweetly.

Aodaili opened her eyes, looked at Little White for a while, then re-entered meditation.

【Chu Youqing broke through to the tenth layer of Qi Gathering, you gain thirty times Chu Youqing's harvest.】

On Lu Xun's side, he suddenly received Chu Youqing's return.

Lu Xun opened his eyes.

How did Chu Youqing suddenly break through?

Indeed.

She had broken through to the ninth layer of Qi Gathering for a few days, unable to break through to the tenth layer; now breaking through to the tenth layer is also normal.

The returning warm current arrived, letting Lu Xun rise another level.

"Comfortable."

The feeling of becoming stronger is naturally wonderful.

Lu Xun felt very comfortable, continued sleeping.

【Chu Youqing broke through to the tenth layer of Qi Gathering, you gain thirty times Chu Youqing's harvest.】

Only an hour later, suddenly, the return came again.

"Huh?"

Lu Xun suddenly sat up, startling Aodaili.

"What's going on?"

Chu Youqing's breakthrough is too abnormal.

Could it be that she again took a pill that directly raises cultivation?

That must not be eaten.

Even if it's a Saint-rank pill, you can take at most one per year.

If one dares to take a second, it will definitely leave some hidden dangers for oneself.

Such hidden dangers may start small, but if not resolved, they will become increasingly troublesome as one's strength grows.

It's like a tiny black spot on a flashlight, completely unnoticeable on the flashlight.

But when shone outward, the farther the light reaches, the larger that black spot becomes.

After thinking, Lu Xun felt it wasn't like that.

Given Chu Youqing's intelligence, she shouldn't do something like that.

"Could it be that she had some extraordinary encounter in the secret realm?"

Lu Xun couldn't help but speculate.

There are some heaven-earth spiritual treasures whose effects are far superior to those of pills.

Such heaven-earth spiritual treasures are extremely rare; each kind is worth a fortune, and consuming them often raises one's cultivation without causing major hidden dangers.

On Lan Xing at present, such heaven-earth spiritual treasures are extremely scarce.

In the wild they basically don't exist; if any did, they'd have long been eaten up.

Only in secret realms might they still be found.

Chu Youqing might have just happened to encounter one.

【Chu Youqing breaks through to the eleventh layer of Qi Gathering; you gain thirty times Chu Youqing's harvest.】

【Chu Youqing breaks through to the twelfth layer of Qi Gathering; you gain thirty times Chu Youqing's harvest.】

【Chu Youqing breaks through to the thirteenth layer of Qi Gathering...】

Chu Youqing's breakthrough hadn't ended; in fact, over the next four-plus hours, she broke through three layers in succession and even surpassed the limit.

This speed and efficiency were even faster than when Murong Wan initially broke through her limit.

Murong Wan's Linglong Nine Turns also only allowed her to break through one layer every two days.

As for Chu Youqing, she broke through a layer in just over an hour.

Lu Xun's strength consequently surged wildly.

Although the gap between the Second and Third Realms is great, the thirtyfold return still lets Lu Xun's strength continually rise.

From the fourth layer of Condensing Yuan, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth...

Before midnight had even passed, in just half a night's time, Lu Xun's strength shot straight to the peak of Condensing Yuan.

In just a few hours, he broke through six layers in a row.

It's simply too exhilarating!

Such a speed of strength increase can be called unprecedented in history and unmatched in the future!