Chapter 440

Of course! As long as she keeps helping Xu Chen!

There's a saying that fits perfectly: familiarity breeds affection.

If one day can't move him, then two days.

If two days can't move him, then three days.

Day after day, after several thousand years, could Xu Chen still have no feelings for her?

Impossible!

Thinking of this, the jealous Zhangsun Xuanling clenched her silver teeth tightly.

She too would try her best to be good to Xu Lang.

She even had to let Xu Lang see it, so that he would eventually be moved. Having thought this, her delicate figure flickered slightly, and she arrived beside Xu Chen: "Xu Lang, I've sensed a Nine Revolutions Demon Beast below. Its Inner Dan will surely be useful to you—let me fetch it for you." Xu Chen happened to have the same intention. After pondering for a moment, he said: "Why don't you two go together? It'll be more efficient that way."

Hearing this, the two women glanced at each other.

Finally, they gave a slight nod and said: "Alright!"

With that, the two women vanished from the spot at the same time.

When they reappeared, they were already deep within the lava.

……Ten thousand.

Everyone saw how wholeheartedly the two women devoted themselves to Xu Chen.

Their faces immediately filled with envy, jealousy, and hatred.

Dammit—a Vice Sacred Lord of Taichu Sacred Land, the daughter of a Martial Emperor, breathtakingly beautiful, immensely powerful!

How did they end up becoming Xu Chen's people too?

While they were muttering inwardly, less than a moment had passed.

They saw a massive crimson-red giant serpent hurled up from beneath the lava by the two women.

The giant serpent was several hundred meters long, its body incredibly thick and sturdy, looking utterly terrifying.

At this moment, its eyes were filled with terror: "I was wrong, I was wrong, two grandmas, please spare me!"

It had been slumbering at the bottom of the lava, only to be stirred up just now by the two women.

It was furious and struck out directly.

It never expected that each of these two women's strength actually surpassed the Nine Revolutions level.

Too terrifying—it had to beg for mercy.

Xu Chen narrowed his eyes slightly. He clearly remembered that in his previous life, this demon beast had whipped him hard across the face with its tail.

At the time, it sent him flying for tens of thousands of miles, leaving him seriously injured.

This time, he would not let this demon beast off.

Xu Chen said calmly: "Kill it and take out the Inner Dan." The two women nodded, a flash of killing intent crossing both their eyes.

Then a spear and a sword began to emit terrifying power, directly unleashing bolts of Spiritual Qi that swept toward the demon beast.

In an instant, the demon beast was sliced in two, reduced to scattered bits of serpent flesh. "Buzz!"

Bits of snake flesh fell one after another into the lava.

Only a single enormous Inner Dan, radiating an eerie crimson glow, came into everyone's view.

With a mere thought, Xu Chen summoned the Inner Dan over.

He chuckled lightly: "The energy within this Inner Dan is incomparably vast and dense—I could refine and compress it a bit.

He possessed a special method; refining Pills was fast for him, so refining an Inner Dan naturally wouldn't be slow either.

Thus, under the dumbfounded gazes of the crowd, Xu Chen—

began refining this Inner Dan, which weighed at least several dozen jin.

But very soon, the fire-attribute energy within this Inner Dan was continuously stripped away by Xu Chen.

Eventually, the Pill shrank frantically.

Roughly a quarter of an hour later, no crimson remained on the Inner Dan.

What remained was only pure white, dense energy refined to the extreme.

The Inner Dan was now about the size of a longan, with a faint white luster flowing across its surface.

Xu Chen nodded and said: "This is practically the same as a Pill now. If I consume it, I might be able to advance to Nine Revolutions."

Zhangsun Xuanling nodded and said: "Then let's stay here for a few days."

Dongfang Yunyan agreed: "Right, we'll guard Master so he can advance safely."

Xu Chen tilted Dongfang Yunyan's chin up and clicked his tongue: "Not bad—you've already learned to care about your Master."

Dongfang Yunyan was overjoyed, yet her face flushed crimson: "Th-thinking of Master is something Yunyan ought to do."

Zhangsun Xuanling pursed her lips—why doesn't he flirt with her instead? Hmph.

So she stamped her jade-like feet and acted coquettishly: "Xu Lang, why won't you flirt with me?"

Everyone: "……"

Xu Chen: "……"

Big sis, can you show a little restraint?

Under normal circumstances, shouldn't it be the man who takes the initiative to flirt with the woman?

Now you're the one begging to be flirted with—damn, can you act normal?

Xu Chen's face was full of egg-ache—this was truly the karma you built in your previous life!

In your previous life, you gouged out my eyes and cut off my tongue.

In this life, he really does have some trauma!

So Xu Chen coughed and said: "Xuanling, after all, Yunyan is a maid and you're the Vice Sacred Lord, so this…" Zhangsun Xuanling pouted: "I want to be your maid, but you won't let me." Xu Chen said helplessly: "A maid has to wash clothes, cook, and clean for me—can you do that?"

Zhangsun Xuanling also widened her eyes and said, "Is that so?"

Xu Chen nodded: "Yes, it's too hard. I couldn't bear it."

Zhangsun Xuanling pouted and said, "Fine then, I won't be a maid anymore."

She knew—of course she knew.

She understood everything; she just wanted to be a little closer to Xu Chen, that was all.

But Xu Chen wasn't willing.

Xu Chen continued, "Right. I'm going to dive deep into the lava next to refine this Inner Dan. You two stay up here and watch!"

The two women nodded: "Okay."

With that, Xu Chen leapt deep into the lava.

The two women then looked at the others: "You lot, get lost. Don't disturb Xu Chen's cultivation."

Everyone inwardly snorted. They'd long grown tired of watching the two of them flaunt their affection.

"Hurry to the next Wudi Quyu. While Xu Chen hasn't broken through yet, seize the opportunity of the next Wudi Quyu."

"Everyone, Xu Chen absorbing the Inner Dan's energy will take at least ten days or so. We can't miss this chance!"

Luo Qianshang said...

Everyone nodded one after another. Made sense.

This time, they were determined to seize the opportunity before Xu Chen did.

So they looked toward the only Lingqi Daolu in the lava region.

Their eyes were resolute. As long as they crossed this Lingqi Daolu, the opportunity of the next Wudi Quyu would be theirs.

"Go!"

Having thought this, everyone unleashed their Holy Domain and stepped onto this Lingqi Daolu.

Very soon, everyone except Xu Chen and the two women had vanished from here. Zhangsun Xuanling asked, "Xu Chen is deep in the lava—nothing will happen to him, right?" Dongfang Yunyan said shyly, "No, Master drank my blood and now possesses the Dongfang Family's bloodline.

This is equivalent to being born with the ability to resist lava.

And Master also has body-protecting Qi, so going down naturally won't cause any trouble." Zhangsun Xuanling nodded: "That's good then. I can only stay in this lava at most for an hour. Even an hour I can't endure, so I don't want to get any closer to this lava." Dongfang Yunyan smiled: "It's fine. With Yunyan here, I can sense Master's situation at any time." Hearing this, Zhangsun Xuanling was immediately reassured.

In a flash, ten days swept past.

The two women also faintly sensed that Xu Chen's aura beneath the ground was growing sharper and sharper.

They secretly nodded. It seemed Xu Chen was really about to break through.

But the next instant, Dongfang Yunyan's expression shifted slightly.

She sensed that within Xu Chen's body, a strange, sinister energy had somehow appeared. She gritted her teeth and said, "Something seems wrong with Master. I'll go check." With that, with a splash, she plunged into the lava.