Chapter 2055: Playing with Fire, Self-Immolation

Li Xingrou felt her mood much more relaxed after taking the pill.

Ye Liuyun deliberately reminded her, "Senior sister, pills are originally meant for treating illnesses.

I think after you've taken twelve of them, the effect is already significant, so there's no need to take them every day, right?"

Li Xingrou, now sitting on the chair as if floating in bliss, said to Ye Liuyun, "Women, of course we all hope to become more beautiful.

You men don't understand!"

"But I'm worried you'll become dependent on these pills! I think you should only take one occasionally; you can't keep eating them every day!"

Ye Liuyun deliberately urged her.

But Li Xingrou couldn't take his advice at all right now.

"Are you worried that the cost of refining these pills is too high?

Rest assured, senior sister won't shortchange you!"

Saying that, Li Xingrou tossed a Storage Ring to Ye Liuyun, which contained several million Top‑grade Divine Crystals.

"It's not a money issue; I'm worried about your health!"

Ye Liuyun said it aloud while secretly feeling pleased; he hadn't expected Li Xingrou to be so quick to pay the price for these pills.

Watching Li Xingrou fall for the bait step by step, Ye Liuyun felt his goal gaining hope, yet also felt a bit reluctant.

But Li Xingrou leaned directly against Ye Liuyun and planted a kiss on his cheek.

She also thought that, as an Alchemist, Ye Liuyun certainly wasn't short of money.

Pill refining and artifact forging are the most lucrative trades.

So she decided to use her beauty to win over Ye Liuyun.

"This is a reward from senior sister; don't tell anyone! From now on, you must obediently refine pills for senior sister, no excuses!"

Li Xingrou whispered into Ye Liuyun's ear.

Ye Liuyun also felt a bit embarrassed by her.

But he thought to himself, "Fine! This woman wasn't a good person to begin with; since she insists on courting death, why should I bother with her fate?"

Li Xingrou giggled, her eyes flashing, gently brushed Ye Liuyun's cheek, then turned and left.

Her method works well on many inexperienced young male disciples, leaving them unable to forget her.

Of course she wouldn't truly give herself, she only pretended this enticing posture.

But she didn't know she was playing with fire, because this reckless act had already set one foot into the abyss.

"Alas! This woman truly courts her own death!"

Qing Yan also saw it, sighing helplessly from the side.

Ye Liuyun turned and went back to cultivation, thinking no more.

A few days later, another reckless person came looking for Ye Liuyun.

Liu Xing, during these days, came up with a rotten idea.

He borrowed the Xuantian Array Flag from his master, intending to imprison Ye Liuyun and force him to hand over the antidote.

He believed the only way to deal with Ye Liuyun was to treat him with his own method.

He wanted to use the flag to threaten Ye Liuyun's life, to see which of the two could outlast the other.

After Liu Xing knocked, Qing Yan told him to wait at the doorway.

Because the Lion Tiger Beast was present, Liu Xing didn't dare to force his way in.

"How about it?

Is this guy coming to surrender?

Or is he here to test my limits?"

Ye Liuyun asked Qing Yan.

"He seems confident and speaks forcefully; he doesn't look like he's here to surrender or test. So I kept him waiting outside and didn't let him in."

Qing Yan replied.

"Seems he still refuses to submit!"

Ye Liuyun smiled helplessly, stored Hua Xiangyuan and Qing Yan into the Space World, then went to the living room and released deadly poison into the air.

After setting everything up, Ye Liuyun finally told the Lion Tiger Beast to hide aside and let Liu Xing in.

"Come in!"

Ye Liuyun shouted from inside the room outward, too lazy to leave the house to receive him.

"Damn it! Let's see how long you can still be arrogant!"

Liu Xing cursed inwardly while walking into the living room.

After entering, he first scanned around with his small eyes; seeing no one, he then produced the Xuantian Array Flag and began threatening Ye Liuyun.

"Chen Feng, I'll give you one more chance: hand over the antidote quickly, otherwise I'll use this Xuantian Array Flag to trap you to death inside!"

"How?

Is this the answer you've been pondering for so many days?"

Ye Liuyun, however, asked back nonchalantly.

"Enough chatter! If you don't give me the antidote, you'll probably be the first to die!"

Liu Xing continued to threaten.

"Fine! Since you're courting death yourself, I'll fulfill you.

Let's see which of us will die first!"

Ye Liuyun was completely indifferent to Liu Xing's threat.

"Then go die!"

Liu Xing, in a fit of fury, brandished the Formation Flag and directly drew Ye Liuyun into it.

The space inside the Formation Flag was boundlessly vast, yet it was an empty, desolate void.

Ye Liuyun did not try to break the formation; he simply took out the Heaven‑Melted Cauldron, enveloped himself within it, and calmly waited for Liu Xing to release him.

Liu Xing immediately activated the Formation Flag, channeling the Five Elements' power to strike Ye Liuyun in succession.

"Chen Feng, if you can't endure it, just tell me."

"Anyway, I have more than twenty days before my toxicity erupts, but you can't hold out that long!"

Within the Formation Flag's space, Liu Xing's snarling laugh echoed.

Ye Liuyun paid him no heed.

The Heaven‑Melted Cauldron is likewise a nine‑tier treasure; although the Formation Flag is formidable, it cannot breach the Cauldron's defense in a short time.

Liu Xing shouted for a while, and seeing Ye Liuyun remain still, grew too lazy to speak further.

He knew Ye Liuyun certainly possessed a defensive treasure and wouldn't die so quickly, so he planned to wear him down slowly.

But suddenly, he realized that the toxicity inside his body was showing signs of beginning to flare up.

Unwittingly, he inhaled the toxins that Ye Liuyun had just dispersed into the air, and at that moment, the poison already within him was also provoked.

The two poisons mixed, causing a more severe outbreak.

"What is happening?"

"Can he still control the toxicity's eruption?"

Liu Xing hadn't expected Ye Liuyun to have this trick, and immediately asked Ye Liuyun inside the Formation Flag.

"You have a quarter‑hour."

"After a quarter‑hour, you will turn into a pool of thick water!"

Ye Liuyun replied calmly.

Hearing that, Liu Xing was completely stunned.

He hurriedly used True Essence to suppress it.

But soon, the toxicity spread to his core pill, and True Essence immediately ceased to operate.

"Damn, this time it's flaring up even faster!"

Liu Xing felt a sudden shock, and soon the pain forced him to collapse onto the ground.

He could already feel toxins spreading throughout his body.

Using Divine Sense to look inward, he discovered some areas had already begun to turn black.

"Chen Feng, I don't want us both to be ruined! Give me the antidote, and I'll release you, okay?"

Liu Xing seized the moment to negotiate with Ye Liuyun.

Liu Xing alternated between bargaining, cursing, and pleading.

Ye Liuyun, however, never responded.

Finally, Liu Xing could no longer bear it.

When his Divine Sense looked inward, he found his organs already being melted into black water by the toxins; if he delayed further, he would be dead.

He immediately released Ye Liuyun.

Ye Liuyun retrieved the Heaven‑Melted Cauldron but did not rush to give him the antidote.

Instead, he calmly sat down, watching him collapse to the ground and moan in agony.