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

Chapter 712 Fitness
In his previous life, Yan Yu had complicated feelings towards Xie Ruoxi.

Or, more accurately, the entire Lu Nation had a difficult time regarding Xie Ruoxi. Firstly, she was discovered among the mortals by the Annan Army after most of the top cultivators had reached the Jindan stage. With such a huge gap in starting cultivation, she was able to catch up with Master Jing from behind, which clearly showed her extraordinary cultivation aptitude.

Secondly, this girl is trash.

Her talent was exceptional, one in a million, yet her character was a rare commodity. She enjoyed a wide range of hobbies, including watching anime, watching TV series, reading novels, and playing games, but she slacked off whenever it came to breathing exercises and tactical drills. This led to widespread criticism from the entire Annan Army—they certainly wouldn't dare criticize her, as she was, after all, the army's top cultivator. But if they didn't, then they'd see her possessing exceptional talent while spending over 90% of her time on personal enjoyment, ignoring any ambition, a sight that would surely break any ambitious individual.

In Yan Yu's opinion, Xie Ruoxi and Zhao Yuanzhen had the same problem: they hadn't been corrected when they started out, and their roots had grown crooked. Later, when their problems became apparent, no one was left to correct them.

People are all like this. When they are poor and humble, they are most humble and do not feel ashamed to learn from those who are less knowledgeable than them. But when they become rich, they become complacent and conceited, and even the advice of the gods and elders is useless.

Yan Yu brought them with him early on and disciplined them strictly, not because they were stupid and easy to bully, but to prevent them from repeating the mistakes of their previous lives! Their current career achievements are also due to my efforts!

Thinking of this, Yan Yu finally let go of his last moral burden and began to practice yoga with Xiao Ruoxi, posing various difficult poses.

"Ouch!" Xie Ruoxi frowned in pain due to the stretched ligaments and begged, "I'm not feeling well. Please go slower."

"Your flexibility is very poor." Yan Yu slowly helped her press her legs. "You should practice more gymnastics. It will help your body coordination and flexibility. Otherwise, if the enemy gets close to you in the future, you won't be able to fight back."

"But it hurts." Xie Ruoxi said aggrievedly.

"Just bear with it," Yan Yu said. "It's just like when you play a competitive game. At the beginning, you're always beaten by your opponent. Once you get used to it, the gaming experience will improve."

After pressing her legs for a long time, Xie Ruoxi finally gave up and collapsed limply. It had to be said that although their physical qualities looked extremely similar, in reality, whether it was physical strength or perseverance, Xiao Ruoxi was no match for the demon girl.

But the witch only knows how to compete with others, and when she can't win, she will cheat and make trouble, giving people a bad impression. Xiao Ruoxi will only obey and endure silently, and when she can't help it, she will beg softly. She is so adorable, and in this respect she is much better than the witch.

Yan Yu didn't let her rest for too long. After exercising for a while, he pulled her up again and began to teach her how to do plank exercises.

Maintaining a prone position, supporting the body with double-axis bending, keeping the torso parallel to the ground, and then tightening the abdominal muscles and pelvic floor muscles... Xie Ruoxi usually doesn't like to exercise. Although the monk has cleansed his marrow and has no problems with physical fitness, his posture is still crooked, and he begins to breathe heavily with fatigue.

"Captain, why don't you continue stretching your legs?" She began to back out again, "This is so tiring..."

"Why are you so useless?" Yan Yu asked dissatisfiedly, "Do you know that your sister Zhao can hold a plank for at least half an hour?"

"So long?" Xie Ruoxi exclaimed, then seemed to have thought of something and asked in a low voice, "Captain, do you like plank support?"

"It's not like I like or dislike it," Yan Yu replied. "But with fitness, it gets boring if you do one movement for too long. What do you think?"

"I'm fine with whatever happens." Xie Ruoxi buried her face in the pillow drowsily, "I just want this to be over quickly..."

"You're such an interesting person." Yan Yu said with a smile, "You were the one who took the initiative to work out with me, and now you're the one who's backing out."

"I didn't know I'd be so exhausted!" Xie Ruoxi cried out, "Luckily, I'm not the one about to undergo the tribulation, otherwise, when I wake up tomorrow, my muscles will definitely ache all over!"

"It's just muscle soreness. It can be solved by applying the Zhen Yuan internal compress."

"We can't rely on our true energy for everything." Xie Ruoxi followed Yan Yu's movements, her body shaking more and more violently, and she kept muttering, "Besides, will I grow muscles if I hold on like this for too long? I don't want my arms to get thicker..."

She was panting heavily and talking incessantly, which made Yan Yu a little annoyed. He thought to himself, how could you, with such a nagging and troublesome personality, become such a good friend of this evil woman?
"Sister Zhao, how did you manage to hold on?" Xie Ruoxi finally collapsed again, prostrating herself shamelessly. "I can't take it anymore. I really can't take it anymore. I feel like I'm about to break down..."

"That was your sister Zhao's first time working out, and she started by doing squats for forty minutes straight away?" Yan Yu sneered contemptuously, but his movements remained steady. "Her willpower is much stronger than yours."

"Then I want to do squats too!" Xie Ruoxi suddenly woke up and said immediately, "My upper body strength is not strong, so planks are not suitable for me, but I can do squats!"

"Squats are more tiring than planks... Never mind, whatever you say." Yan Yu didn't refuse. He pulled her up again and taught her how to get into position.

"so?"

"Lower your center of gravity and push your butt back a little...are you tilting your pelvis forward? Don't just use your thigh muscles later. Use your waist and abdomen as well, otherwise you'll get tired easily."

"Hmph." Xie Ruoxi tried a few ups and downs, and couldn't help but laugh happily, "This suits me! Planks are too tiring, and I don't like leg stretches either. Squats are still the best!"

Yan Yu did not speak, but yawned lazily and said:
"You practice first, I'll take a nap."

"Hey!" Xie Ruoxi complained, "You agreed to work out with me, how could you let me exercise alone?"

But Yan Yu ignored her and just closed his eyes comfortably.

This made Xie Ruoxi a little unhappy. So you like Sister Zhao more and just treat me perfunctorily, right?
She was secretly a little unconvinced, so she decided to fight hard. Even if she couldn't beat Sister Zhao, at least she couldn't be outdone!

After half an hour.

Looking at Xie Ruoxi who was sleeping soundly on his chest, Yan Yu was speechless.

This loser is really hot-headed and has a built-in tendency to back down. He was exercising very vigorously just now, but he became lazy again in an instant.

Under normal circumstances, Yan Yu wouldn't let her be so lazy and would definitely wake her up to continue training. But considering that she would be going through the tribulation tomorrow, it seemed that he shouldn't rush things.

Forget it, let’s talk about it next time.

Yan Yu turned around, hugged Xie Ruoxi in his arms, and closed his eyes deeply.

Xie Ruoxi nestled in his embrace, feeling the warmth of his arms and chest, and before she knew it, she fell into a strange dream.

She dreamed that she did not meet Yan Yu, but attended the comic exhibition normally, and then returned to her cramped rental house, continuing to live a poor life of taking pictures for others and making ends meet.

In the days that followed, she did encounter some opportunities. For example, she met several wealthy men online who offered to provide her with a "better life," and she rejected them without hesitation.

Being a photographer, doing Cosplay, making videos, and doing live broadcasts... Xie Ruoxi was forced by poverty to try various tracks repeatedly. However, photography was too introverted, Cosplay was just a hobby, video revenue was low, and live broadcasts could not attract many new fans. The old fans were all abstract coaches who would not pay a penny for making rice, but were very talented when writing short essays, which was very stressful.

Xie Ruoxi was tired of this hopeless life. She completely gave up all her ambition (although she didn't have much to begin with), and simply let herself go. She talked nonsense to her fans, saying that she had a super handsome monk boyfriend, and then was ridiculed and mocked by her fans.

To prove her story was true, she began writing a diary in her feed, fabricating stories about her and her boyfriend's daily lives. She even made a leather suit for herself, claiming her boyfriend wouldn't let her show her true face in front of the camera. Strangely, after changing into the suit, her platform traffic increased dramatically. Suddenly, a large number of new fans flooded into her livestream, all of them raving about her suit... Xie Ruoxi suddenly woke up.

She was in a daze for a long time, and finally realized that she had just dreamed. The monotonous, boring, and suffocating life of poverty was just a rejection and fear of her past.

Xie Ruoxi hated the past.

The more she hated herself for being unable to struggle, the more she cherished everything she had now. Just realizing that she was not dreaming made her feel an endless sense of happiness.

Thank you, Captain, for saving me from hell and bringing me to this dreamy paradise.

In return, I am willing to do anything for you...

Xie Ruoxi stared at the sleeping Yan Yu, leaned over and kissed him for a moment, then she got into the quilt with a flushed face.

Yan Yu was still sleeping soundly, but his brows were slightly relaxed, as if he was floating in the clouds.

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The next morning.

Yan Yu slowly woke up from his sleep and found that not only had his body been wiped, but he had also changed into clean pajamas.

"Captain, are you awake?" Xie Ruoxi, who was sitting beside the bed, quickly handed over the cup of water, "Please moisten your throat."

"Why are you suddenly so polite?" Yan Yu took the cup of water in surprise.

"This is like treating each other with respect." Xie Ruoxi suddenly knelt at the edge of the bed and bowed respectfully. "I am not talented, so I will entrust the rest of my life to you."

Yan Yu almost spit out the water from his mouth. Are you addicted to cosplay? Why are you suddenly acting in a costume drama?

But it wasn't too abrupt. After all, they had slept together... well! So what? At most, it was just a romantic relationship. To say I'd commit my life to someone was a bit too heavy.

"I have to go back." Yan Yu said as he got up from the bed, "Prepare to survive the tribulation."

"Yes." Xie Ruoxi raised her head and said respectfully, "I wish you a smooth journey through the tribulation and the achievement of the Dao Fruit."

"Humph." Yan Yu said of course, "That's inevitable."

After returning to his room and washing up, Yan Yu stared at himself in the mirror and smiled slightly.

Not bad, I’m in surprisingly good shape, and I feel like I can be a god today.

He took out his cell phone and called Mei Yingxue.

"The on-site formation has been set up." Mei Yingxue replied, "I'll send you the coordinates."

"The entrance to the Wudang Mountain Secret Realm was connected to the outside world using our technology, so strictly speaking, the entire base is within the coverage of both spaces. To enter the range of the Heavenly Tribulation, you must be at least 1200 meters away from the secret realm entrance. We also need to avoid interference from outsiders as much as possible, so I chose the top of the main peak, Tianzhu Mountain. This will also make it easier for the sword-controlling monks to maintain vigilance in the surrounding area."

"Okay." Yan Yu said, "I've said before, whatever you choose, I'm fine with it."

"Well, although I appreciate your trust in me, you also need to think carefully. After all, it's you who's going through the tribulation." Mei Yingxue continued, "If the location isn't suitable, you can always change it. You don't have to go through the tribulation today."

"No need to change." Yan Yu continued to ask, "Where are the supplies?"

"Go to the warehouse and take inventory. Everything has been sorted out long ago." Mei Yingxue was silent for a moment. She wanted to persuade him again, "There is no need to be so anxious to overcome the tribulation." But then she thought that Yan Yu would not do anything without a purpose. He must be in a very good condition to overcome the tribulation today. Rashly persuading him would only interfere with her. So she sighed silently in her heart.

When Yan Yu arrived at the warehouse, he saw two girls directing the staff at the base to do the final inventory of the materials that had been moved out.

"The flying swords are ready." Li Minghu came over and said, "One hundred and twenty sets of standard Wanzhu swords."

According to Li Minghu, the Wanzhu Sword is a standard set of wood-type flying swords. Its attributes are generally average, but its unique feature is its sheer number of swords: a set of 108, capable of combined or split attacks, depending on the sword master's multitasking abilities.

When it comes to multitasking, Yan Yu considers himself second to none in this regard, and no one in the world dares to claim to be first, so he can naturally give full play to the greatest advantages of the Wanzhu Sword.

That is to say, they will become cannon fodder and perish together with Jie Lei.

"One hundred and twenty sets, they shouldn't be discovered from a secret realm, right?" Yan Yu couldn't help but click his tongue.

"Well, they're all industrially mass-produced," Li Minghu said with a smile. "So feel free to spend them recklessly. They're not worth much."

"It can't be wasted." Yan Yu laughed.

"As for the magic weapon, I've made a lower-level replacement for the Xuanguang Ruler." Ye Jun also joined the conversation. "It doesn't have a name yet, but I plan to call it the Little Xuanguang Ruler."

"The Small Xuanguang Ruler has similar functions to the Xuanguang Ruler. It can release light flowers to block thunder tribulations. Due to its inherent limitations, it can only release 10-12 light flowers before becoming useless. However, the advantage is that it doesn't consume your true essence—it directly draws on the essence within the magic weapon to activate it."

"It's what's called a disposable magic weapon." Yan Yu understood instantly. This thing was also very popular among ordinary warriors in his previous life, and it was not unfamiliar.

"Three hundred sets of Xiaoxuan Guangchi." Ye Jun looked a little worried. "You need to refine and recognize all of them. Also, Xiaoxuan Guangchi doesn't come in a set like the Wanzhu Sword, so it's a bit troublesome to use."

"It's okay, I have a puppet." Yan Yu remained calm and composed. "The puppet that hosts my spiritual consciousness can be regarded as an extension of my body. When the time comes, she will be the one to activate the magic weapon."

"Can puppets do this?" Ye Jun asked curiously.

In fact, it would be a bit difficult for even someone as strong as Yan Yu to activate so many magic weapons with just a puppet, but the puppet Ah Zhen is not an ordinary puppet.

She has her own intelligence.

(End of this chapter)