Stepping on the demon door, the witch becomes the strongest.

Chapter 681 Never Happy
Originally, Yan Yu’s attitude was very simple: you need my Yuan Yang, but I don’t necessarily need your Yuan Yin, so naturally you are under my control.

Unexpectedly, Zhao Yuanzhen turned the tables and said, "I only need your Yuanyang, nothing else. I only have interests for you, no feelings. What's the point of you controlling me?"
Yan Yu was almost suffocated by her at that moment. He felt as if all his sincerity had been wasted.

But after all, I have lived two lives as a human being. When I think about it carefully, I suddenly feel that something is wrong.

Wait, if you really don’t have any feelings for me, why would you remember to bring me food when you come back from dinner?
Are you fucking teasing me on purpose?
Zhao Yuanzhen followed his gaze and saw the roast duck, dough and packaged condiments on the table next to him, and immediately realized that something was wrong.

Oh no, I forgot! Why should I share my food with him? Oh, I am so kind!

She immediately snatched the box, stuffed the roast duck inside into her mouth, ate it all, and then sneered:
"You want to eat it, right? You don't deserve it! Just eat the noodles with soybean paste!"

Yan Yu:………………

Reverse Tian Gang? The fist is hard!
Seeing Yan Yu's increasingly gloomy expression, Zhao Yuanzhen also felt proud.

This little thief thinks I'm deeply in love with him and wants to use another woman to control me, but I won't let him have his way! I'm going to act cold and indifferent first, making him think I'm just using him as a cauldron to be used. When we officially begin dual cultivation, I'll vent all the resentment I've accumulated in the past on him!
Haha, by then, the little thief’s hateful face will show an expression of shock, horror, fear, and terror. Just imagining it makes me feel so delicious!

Thinking of this, in order to prevent himself from laughing out loud and ruining this almost perfect plan, Zhao Yuanzhen stood up indifferently and said without turning his head:

"Don't be so sentimental. Once I take your essence, you will have no value to me. Even if you have many wives and concubines, it is your own business and has nothing to do with me."

After saying that, she pushed the door open and left coldly.

Yan Yu sat on the bed in a daze. After a long while, he let out a cold smile.

Have no feelings for me?
If it is false, then you are in trouble; if it is true, then you are doomed!

A mere witch dared to devour her master! Rebellion!

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When Anna came to Yan Yu's room again late at night, she saw him sitting by the window, looking at the night view of the mountains outside, silent and thoughtful.

"What's wrong?" Anna asked curiously, "Are you worried about something?"

"No." Yan Yu replied, "I was just daydreaming."

"Oh." Anna nodded. "Let me borrow your bathroom to take a shower."

Of course, taking a shower is not because you are dirty, but to change equipment and add buffs.

When Anna came out of the bathroom, she was wearing a white bathrobe, with her wet blonde hair casually tied up, and her whole body exuded the seductive scent of shower gel, which made Yan Yu unable to help but stare at her.

What kind of demon witch is this? I don’t recognize her. I want to play with the big golden-haired wavy hair!

Yan Yu unceremoniously embraced Anna in his arms. Anna took off the hairband at the back of her head, casually shook her golden hair, then put her arms around Yan Yu's neck and giggled.

The next morning.

When Anna sat up from the bed, she saw Yan Yu brushing his teeth and washing up in the bathroom.

She got out of bed quietly, picked up her clothes scattered on the floor, carried him to the bathroom, and gave Yan Yu a kiss from the side.

Yan Yu accepted it calmly, spit out the toothpaste foam in his mouth, and suddenly felt his back soften.

Anna pressed her face against his back and whispered:
“When can we actually do it?”

"Do you mind?" Yan Yu felt a little strange. "I thought you were the type who valued companionship more."

"I just like children," Anna replied. "I don't expect you to leave Luguo and stay in the North with me. It would be more reliable for me to give birth to a child myself."

"Wait until the elixir is formed." Yan Yu pondered for a moment and replied, "After the elixir is formed, there will be no more worries."

"Then it's a deal." Anna immediately became excited, her face flushed with an evil blush. "When the time comes... hehe, I won't let you sleep."

"You'll be the first to beg for mercy then," Yan Yu said contemptuously, "I already know all your weaknesses perfectly!"

"for example?"

"For example, if I run my fingers along the hollow of your spine all the way to your tailbone, you'll feel goosebumps all over your body..."

"Oh wow, so you did it on purpose!" Anna immediately jumped up and down, strangling Yan Yu's neck from behind, "No wonder you kept touching my back yesterday!"

Well, although the size is almost the same as that of the witch, it does lack some elasticity.

Yan Yu struggled out of her arms and said righteously:

"As a regional overlord, how could you have such an obvious flaw? I'm helping you desensitize yourself!"

"It's impossible for the enemy to hold me and stroke my back!"

"Who said it's impossible? What if he disguises himself as me?"

"Don't worry, even if someone can imitate your appearance perfectly, they can't replicate your slutty and stuffy temperament."

"You have a point. My aura of a handsome and powerful person is still difficult to imitate."

Yan Yu left the bathroom, picked up the clothes that were thrown beside him and put them on, saying:
"I left the window open for you."

"I'm going to leave through the main door soon!" Anna said angrily, "I want everyone to know that I stayed at your place last night!"

"Then stimulate a sense of crisis in them. They will take turns coming to my room tonight, right?" Yan Yu said, "When the time comes, you will have to queue up to get a number. It will take three to five hours before your turn."

"I'll go through the window right away, thank you." Anna quickly changed her mind, "It's better to keep our relationship a secret. Goodbye~"

She blew a kiss to Yan Yu and then jumped out of the window.

Yan Yu walked out slowly to attend a meeting organized by the top management of the base.

The research base's schedule had been tentatively set: rest in the evening, leveling in the afternoon, and various meetings in the morning. As the leader of the cultivators, Yan Yu was required to maintain frequent and close communication with the base's leadership, Mei Yingxue, the representative from the Academy of Sciences, and the imperial envoy sent by the Privy Council.

Currently, the cultivation speed of Lu Nation cultivators in the Wudang Mountain Secret Realm is approximately three times that of normal cultivation in the outside world. This figure is considered above average globally—firstly, it is indeed high enough, but secondly, it is not the highest, because it ultimately takes into account safety and controllability.

Mitch's Superhero Alliance didn't organize large-scale collective leveling events, instead handing the responsibility to the major corporate chaebols. Some of the more radical chaebols, such as the renowned Kensington Pharmaceuticals Group, had already released an experimental special drug. It was said that long-term use by superhumans could steadily increase mana by approximately 4.1 times.

The price is the disability and mortality rates that are like a lottery. Every time you take the medicine, you may suddenly die in the next minute.

Through extremely complex and covert channels, Lu Guo's agents finally managed to bring samples of the drug back to China, where they were submitted to the Academy of Sciences for reverse engineering. Teacher Mei, the head of the reverse engineering effort, was limited in her understanding of Western alchemical systems, so she sought advice from Yan Yu. Yan Yu had little experience with alchemy in his previous life, but fortunately, he knew someone who knew, and he quickly called Anna to the meeting.

"This isn't alchemy," Anna said in surprise, casting a few identification spells on the drug samples. "To be precise, this should be voodoo."

"Voodoo?" Mei Yingxue frowned. "A Haitian voodoo practitioner?"

"Yes," Anna said, "The Central American supernatural system is also famous for curses and black magic."

"So the harm of this medicine cannot be eliminated?" Mei Yingxue immediately realized that if curses and black magic were involved, then the cost of taking this medicine would inevitably be extremely troublesome.

"It's hard to say," Anna shook her head. "This thing is probably the product of a blood sacrifice. It requires a large number of newly dead souls to make. Putting aside the side effects, I estimate that a single pill like this would require the blood sacrifice of nearly ten thousand people. Can you do it?"

The answer is of course no. After all, the Lu Kingdom is a secular regime. Unless faced with a situation of overwhelming disaster, who would dare to set such a shocking precedent?
Mei Yingxue silently put away the medicine and planned to go to the Academy of Sciences to find scholars and experts specializing in the Central American system to confirm it. She only heard Yan Yu ask:
"Do we have any new products for our elixirs? Now that everyone has reached the Palace Stage, the effects of the Foundation Establishment Pills are a bit lackluster. We're all already cultivating in the Golden Core Stage's secret realm. Can we get some elixirs for Golden Core True Immortals to aid in our cultivation?"

Mei Yingxue looked at him speechlessly, with surprise in her eyes.

To be precise, it probably means "We can't even reach the secret realm of the Jindan level now, so where can we get the elixir for the Jindan real people to eat?"

"Try harder, Teacher Mei," Yan Yu joked. "Since we're going to level up at any cost, how can we do it without taking some risks?"

"I understand." Mei Yingxue nodded, "I'll find a way."

Eh, you actually took it seriously?
After Mei Yingxue left, Anna complained to Yan Yu:
"This woman can't take a joke. You'd better stop teasing her."

I'm right here, can't you just tease me?
"It's okay." Yan Yu waved his hand nonchalantly. "She can't do anything about it. You've seen the secret realm of Wudang Mountain. Even I couldn't beat them. What else can she do? I just hope she can report to the higher-ups. It's not that we haven't practiced hard, it's just that we've encountered shortcomings with our elixirs... We must manage the expectations of our leaders. It's better to be prepared, it's better to be prepared."

Although he said it was a precautionary measure, Anna thought it was unnecessary. After all, with Yan Yu's current status, she didn't believe that anyone in Lu State would dare to be dissatisfied with him.

Daily breathing exercises continued. As their proficiency deepened, the sword masters from each team gradually adapted to the rhythm of the Zhenwu Demon-Slaying Formation and began to try to independently absorb the formation's firepower, buying time for their team's breathing exercises.

As the last insurance, Yan Yu and Liu Longtao gradually found their work easier and even had time to sit aside and chat.

"By the way, Old Yan." Jing Ye looked at the large array of sword energy in the distance and asked casually, "Have you had a quarrel with Ye Jun recently?"

"What's wrong?"

"She looked like she'd lost her soul," Liu Longtao said. "Sometimes when I asked her a question, she wouldn't respond. I asked her three times, and she'd just say 'Huh?' with a bewildered expression."

"Maybe she's too anxious." Yan Yu couldn't say, "It's because I've reserved her Yuan Yin," so he lied, "Think about it, she's best at defense, but when she encounters this Zhenwu Demon-Slaying Formation, she can't defend herself. Wouldn't you be anxious if it were you?"

"That's cause for concern." Liu Longtao nodded seriously, then suddenly whispered to Yan Yu, "The higher-ups are planning to replace us."

"Change?" Yan Yu frowned. "When?"

"I don't know." Liu Longtao sighed, "Someone is planning to replace her with Cai Qianlong to optimize the team structure."

"Changing the generals at the last minute? No way, aren't you afraid of causing our collective resentment?" Yan Yu was silent for a moment, then suddenly a light bulb went off in his head, and he suddenly realized, "What do you mean by optimizing the team? So, you want Xiao Cai to come in and use his spiritual energy!"

"My father-in-law is making a move," Liu Longtao said with a chuckle. "Ye Jun doesn't have much background, and his strength isn't particularly impressive. He was able to join the Longxiong team because we have three Sword Immortals and one Dharma Cultivator, so we needed more tactical space to accommodate mistakes."

"Now that everyone has grown up, there's no need for this dedicated defense." Yan Yu also sneered, "Why not bring Cai Qianlong in to reinforce?"

"That's the official explanation," Liu Longtao said in a voice transmission. "You've guessed the actual reason. My father even asked for my opinion last night."

"So what do you say?" Yan Yu asked.

"Nonsense, I definitely agree." Liu Longtao said as a matter of course.

"You agreed to this!" Yan Yu immediately shouted angrily, "Old Liu, Ye Jun worked like a slave for everyone in the Longxiong team, but when the time came, you kicked her out and let an outsider come in to take advantage of you. Isn't that inappropriate? Doing such a heartless thing, aren't you afraid of being hanged from the city wall in the future?"

"Bullshit, am I that kind of person?" Liu Longtao retorted, "I'm just thinking about you, Lao Yan!"

"Why are you blaming me again?"

"If I had spoken out to stop it, I'd have owed her that favor." Liu Longtao winked at him. "But if I agreed first, Ye Jun would have thought the situation was hopeless and she'd be weeping in despair. And then you, as the Swordsman of Lu, would have spoken out for justice and asked the Privy Council to revoke their decision... Hey! Wouldn't she then owe you another favor? Wouldn't she then have to pledge herself to you or something?"

Yan Yu was dumbfounded when he heard this, and said after a while:
"How despicable! Lao Liu, every time I think I've seen your limit, it always proves that I underestimate the evil of human nature!"

"Isn't that the evil of human nature?" Liu Longtao protested. "I'm just helping others achieve their goals! She's always liked you, but she didn't dare to speak up. What's wrong with me giving her a push from behind?"

"How come playing with people's hearts isn't evil in human nature?" Yan Yu sneered.

"Don't! I'm just offering advice. It's up to you whether you listen or not." Liu Longtao sneered. "If you have a moral purist mentality and find it dirty, then you can just keep quiet and let Ye Jun fire you. It'll save you a lot of trouble! It'll make you appear noble and holy, and not interested in women."

Yan Yu was silent for a long time, then said in a voice transmission:
"I'm not deliberately using shady means to win Ye Jun's favor. I just can't stand the fact that people who do hard work within the system don't get any credit. This unhealthy trend must be stopped!"

"That's right!" Liu Longtao clapped his hands and laughed, "That's right!"

"What's the reason?" Ye Jun asked from behind.

Both of them were shocked, thinking that Ye Jun had heard the voice transmission just now... What do you mean by scaring yourself? How could the private voice transmission be heard?
"What's wrong?" Liu Longtao asked quickly.

"We've all finished breathing." Ye Jun pointed to the distance and said, "Yan Yu, go replace Ai Lu and let him and Lao Liu practice."

"Okay, okay, I, Old Yan, am leaving!" In order to hide his embarrassment, Yan Yu immediately flew out with a sword to divert the attack from the formation for Ai Lu in the distance.

Ye Jun watched Yan Yu leave, then stared at Liu Longtao suspiciously and asked:

"Were you talking about me just now?"

"No." Liu Longtao pretended to be dumb and said, "Why do you ask?"

"When you two saw me just now, you immediately showed guilty expressions." Ye Jun said, "It was like those children in the countryside who were caught stealing chickens and dogs by adults on the spot."

"You misunderstood," Liu Longtao denied. "It was Old Yan who insisted on plucking you from our team and urged me to release you. Alas, he wouldn't listen!"

"...Okay." Ye Jun was silent for a while and said, "Anyway, I have no objection."

"Ye Jun, I don't like to hear that." Liu Longtao suddenly looked subtly unhappy. "Our team hasn't treated you unfairly, has it? Are you so anxious to go to Lao Yan?"

"Are you serious?" Ye Jun showed a puzzled expression and said irritably, "Then let me tell you this: I've never felt happy in the Longxiong team."

"Not once."

(End of this chapter)