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

Chapter 737: The Demon Girl Conquers the Pill
Zhao Yuanzhen was still preparing to deal with the last wave of thunder, but she didn't know that the cultivators outside were already in an uproar, and no one was paying attention to her tribulation at all.

The disappearance of a large number of people inevitably causes a corresponding panic. The Onmyoji Temple's current explanation is that a private Onmyoji who is not registered illegally "disappeared," which has affected a large number of surrounding residents.

Shinin, the "Dan Jie Tian Jie" unique to the Sakura Empire's Onmyoji, will vanish from the mortal world and enter an unknown realm to experience unknown trials.

The Lu Kingdom had no idea what the specific test was. All they knew was that if the Yin-Yang Master failed to pass the test, he would disappear completely and would never be able to return to the world again.

If a cultivator were to undergo a tribulation, anyone who entered the range of the tribulation cloud would be affected by the heavenly tribulation. It was difficult to say whether the divine disappearance would implicate innocent people nearby. The Yin-Yang Academy had always been closed, and little information leaked in this regard. Therefore, if the large-scale disappearances in the Shikoku region were caused by a divine disappearance, this possibility could not be ruled out.

But the greater possibility is that Onmyoji Temple is using human flesh and blood as sacrifices to cultivate the Yamata no Orochi.

The State of Lu immediately initiated diplomatic action, accusing Yin Yang Academy of committing acts of "extermination of all humanity" and demanding that the Western world join in the pressure.

With the previous experience in the south, no matter how shameless the politician was, he would say that "Yamata no Orochi is harmless to humans". For a while, it seemed as if the whole world was against the Onmyoji Temple of Japan.

Of course, it's useless.

The Privy Council is holding an emergency meeting to decide whether to send Jindan monks to conduct in-depth investigations in Sakura.

Supporters believe that the Yamata no Orochi's legacy is immense, and even if the Southern Territory's Luotouba is slain, it will still cause widespread pollution to the surrounding land. If the Yamata no Orochi were to release its venom into the sea, polluting the entire Western Pacific, then the coastal cities of the Continental Kingdom would inevitably suffer, so it is imperative to prepare for this.

Opponents claimed that the Chongqing Onmyoji Academy chose this moment to disrupt the mass formation of Dan by the Lu Kingdom cultivators. Conversely, the key now was to play it safe. Otherwise, if Yan Yu went, he'd be temporarily trapped by some unprecedented sealing technique employed by the Onmyoji Academy's Shenyuan Ximie. Should Liu Longtao rescue him? If he did, the remaining domestic forces would be left empty-handed; if he didn't... it was impossible not to go. He absolutely had to.

"So what do you think?" Yan Yu asked directly on the phone.

"Of course I have to go." Chen Tianming said with a smile, "But not now."

Yan Yu was silent for a moment and cursed in his heart, "old fox."

Chen Tianming's intention was simply to hold off until more cultivators could achieve Dan Formation. How long would that delay be? Most likely, it would be until his daughter, Chen Lingyun, reached Dan Formation.

As his capable and beloved son-in-law, Yan Yu naturally had to align with Old Taishan. Apart from anything else, Hongyu and the others needed dual cultivation support, and Yunjin and the others needed someone to help them overcome their tribulations. So where would they have the time to look for the Yamata-no-Orochi of the Sakura Empire? God knows when they'd find him after leaving the country.

Even if we find it, we don't have the Sun True Sword. If the two sides are evenly matched, there's no telling when we'll be able to return.

Seeing that he was speechless, Chen Tianming said lightly:

"Don't worry. Even if something goes wrong, we old guys will take the responsibility."

"Just take good care of them."

Yan Yu suddenly felt a little embarrassed. He was not sure whether Chen Tianming said "they" or "them". If it was the former, then did this count as building a harem for the country?

Alas, I'm truly a warrior of pure love, seeking only one lifelong partner. Unfortunately, the national cause is so pressing that I can't refuse! I can only despair and betray my principles!
When I returned to the conference room, I saw Zhao Yuanzhen on the screen throwing away all the remaining Wanzhu swords and Xiaoxuan Guang rulers.

Then he controlled a large amount of white bone magic fire and sprayed it upwards with all his strength!

Even a fool could see that Zhao Yuanzhen's true energy must be running out at this moment. In addition, the thunder was within 1000 meters, so he had no time to rest and refine the medicinal power. That's why he decided to put all his chips on the line and give it a try!
Above her head, falling straight down was also the last remaining wave of thunder.

Who lives and who dies will soon be decided!
The people at the scene no longer cared about the Sakura Empire, but just stared at the screen with different expressions.

Chen Lingyun had a blank expression on her face, while Lin Ning and Su Yunjin were nervous and worried. Xie Ruoxi looked like she was about to cry, her hands tightly grasping the hem of her clothes, as if she would faint at any moment.

This pretty loser was so timid, but that was not good. She had to survive the tribulation next, and getting frightened here would only do her harm, not good.

Yan Yu came to her side and said calmly:
"Zhao Yuanzhen has achieved the final form of the elixir. Humph, a mere heavenly tribulation, nothing more than that!"

"Really?" Xie Ruoxi asked hurriedly, "Did Sister Zhao survive the crisis?"

On the screen, the flames of the white bone devil fire and the explosive light of the thunder flashed together, and no one could see whether Zhao Yuanzhen was dead or alive, or whether he was injured.

But Yan Yu wanted to rebuild Xiao Ruoxi's confidence, so of course he couldn't tell the truth, so he talked freely:
"To overcome this Jindan tribulation, one must put cultivation, resources, awareness, and luck to the test, but ultimately, it all comes down to cultivation. With abundant true essence, any tribulation is a breeze. Look at your sister Zhao, she squandered her resources recklessly, and her battlefield awareness is a mess. She only managed to get through it by relying on sufficient true essence and taking medicine sporadically, without even making any careful calculations!"

"Indeed." Li Zhaojiang echoed from the side, "Look at your captain, Yan Yu. His cultivation aptitude is rare in the world, and his true essence is pitifully small. He's a weakling, relying on careful calculation to survive the tribulation. In the end, didn't he still face danger?"

"Minghu." Yan Yu said with a smile, "Tell your brother to shut up. Children should not interrupt when adults are talking."

"Eat shit, my sister won't listen to you..."

"Ajiang, stop talking." Li Minghu interrupted him.

Li Zhaojiang was instantly heartbroken and was dragged back by Li Minghu. Xie Ruoxi watched, unsure whether to cry or laugh. Just as she was about to speak, she saw the calamity clouds on the screen finally dissipate, revealing the shattered ground below and Zhao Yuanzhen, who collapsed in a large letter shape—his physical strength and true essence completely exhausted.

Twenty minutes later, Zhao Yuanzhen was sent back to the base's emergency room. An examination revealed that her internal injuries were even more severe than they appeared. This was primarily due to her continued forcible extraction of her True Essence after it had been depleted, significantly depleting her Dao Energy.

Although he succeeded in forming the elixir, considering that his origin was damaged, his combat power could only be considered half that of a Jindan Zhenren until his injuries were completely recovered.

"Why are you so weak?" Yan Yu walked to the bedside and laughed at her, "Master Jing and I are not as embarrassed as you."

"Go, go! Peel me an apple." Zhao Yuanzhen didn't even have the energy to get angry anymore. He could only roll his eyes and say, "Then cut it into slices and feed it to me."

"You even slice an apple when eating it? Why don't you want me to squeeze some juice for you?" Yan Yu sneered.

"Okay." Zhao Yuanzhen squinted at him and said, "When I recover, I'll let you squeeze the juice. Just wait and see."

Although she was pale and delicate, possessing a unique beauty that the demon woman had never possessed before, she still spoke with the uniquely tough and shrewd tone of the Demon Sect. Yan Yu didn't bother with her and sat down next to her, picking up an apple at random. When I was lying here after my tribulation, Ye Jun peeled an apple for me; now that the demon woman is lying here, I peel an apple for her, passing on this friendship. In the future, perhaps Zhao Yuanzhen will be here instead. Who will he peel the apple for next?

"I can't cut the slices without a knife." Yan Yu handed her the peeled apple and said, "Just eat it."

"If there is no knife, there is a flying sword," said Zhao Yuanzhen.

"I'll chop your entire apple off with my flying sword." Yan Yu sneered, "If you don't want it, I'll eat it myself..."

Before he could finish his words, Zhao Yuanzhen poked his head out like a turtle and took a bite of the apple in Yan Yu's hand, making a smacking sound.

"If you want to eat..." she said vaguely, "Just eat my saliva, lululu..."

"It's not like I haven't eaten it before." Yan Yu took a bite of the apple indifferently and started chewing it.

A blush of embarrassment seemed to flash across Zhao Yuanzhen's delicate face for a moment, but she quickly made a face and pretended to spit, saying:
"If you want to eat it, I'll spit it out for you. Open your mouth!"

Yan Yu stuffed the apple into her mouth and said gently:
"Be good, bite it, or it will fall off."

"Wuwuwuwuwu!" Zhao Yuanzhen bit the apple and made a very aggrieved cry.

"You two have such a good relationship." Mei Yingxue walked out of the infirmary.

"How is she doing?"

"Your essence is overdrawn," Mei Yingxue replied, looking at Zhao Yuanzhen lying on the hospital bed. "This isn't the first time, is it? When you first came to this world, you escaped from my sword using the Golden Cicada Escape Method. That was the result of forcibly overdrawing your essence."

"Humph!" Zhao Yuanzhen took the apple out of his mouth and retorted, "But I have a husband, and you don't."

"At the beginning of your tribulation, you squandered your true energy wantonly. Later, when your true energy ran out, you started to fight desperately." Mei Yingxue shook her head and said, "You are brave but not wise. You have been on Earth for so many years, but you still haven't made any progress."

"Hmph, but I have a husband and you don't." Zhao Yuanzhen said proudly.

"Your husband can't protect you forever." Mei Yingxue said seriously, "The road ahead is long, and there are some things you can only rely on yourself."

"But I have a husband and you don't." Zhao Yuanzhen laughed.

Mei Yingxue frowned slightly and stopped talking.

Yan Yu saw it clearly from the side. Teacher Mei just wanted to remind the witch that she should change her reckless and reckless approach when she met someone, otherwise it would be very troublesome when she encountered a situation that required a protracted battle in the future. However, Zhao Yuanzhen seemed to regard it as some kind of emotional humiliation.

Mei Yingxue certainly had no intention of humiliating him. In the face of the greater good of her country, she had long since let go of all past grudges. Zhao Yuanzhen kept insisting, "I have a husband, you don't." While she didn't understand why having a husband was something to brag about, she could see that Zhao Yuanzhen still harbored strong hostility towards her, and she sighed silently.

"I want to eat another pear." Zhao Yuanzhen ignored her and just finished the apple in two or three bites, then said.

"Why do you keep eating?" Yan Yu stood up.

"What do you care about me! Eat more fruits and your injuries will recover faster." Zhao Yuanzhen said coquettishly.

"Since I'm fasting, why do I need to get nutrition from food?" Yan Yu began to peel the pear.

Mei Yingxue watched the two flirting and couldn't help showing an envious expression on her face. She thought to herself that if I were in Emei Jianmen, and I was sick in bed and craving something to eat, there would definitely be senior brothers and sisters, junior brothers and sisters who would peel fruit for me... But on this side of Earth, there are no such people.

After crossing over, she threw herself into her work. She knew many colleagues, but she had no close personal relationships with anyone. After all, they were not from the same world, and there were many cultural barriers to communication.

"Being able to eat is a good thing," Mei Yingxue corrected Yan Yu. "It's not that cultivators can't get nutrients from food, but they don't need to rely entirely on food for energy. Fruits are rich in wood element spiritual energy, and eating a little bit will indeed help the body recover."

"If it really helps, I'll buy her a ton of fruit." Yan Yu still didn't agree.

"Then you have to buy it quickly." Mei Yingxue said with a smile, "Otherwise, before she finishes eating, her essence might have already fully recovered."

Zhao Yuanzhen curled his lips and was about to refute when he suddenly heard Yan Yu ask in shock:
"Teacher Mei, are you kidding me?"

In the past, although Mei Yingxue could understand when others were joking, she herself was a serious person. She would always speak the truth when talking about business and would never make jokes to liven up the atmosphere. But now she can actually talk a lot!
"Haha." Mei Yingxue was also a little puzzled, not knowing why she was joking, but she said gently, "I'm not that rigid and boring. Am I that kind of person in your mind?"

Zhao Yuanzhen didn't understand what the two were talking about, but she suddenly had a strong sense of unease, as if something precious was about to be taken away from her. She quickly hugged Yan Yu's arm tightly and said:
"Please take care of me! It's me who just finished the tribulation and my essence was damaged, not her!"

"Don't get pear juice on me!" Yan Yu said angrily.

"The pear juice has flowed onto my chest, can you help me wipe it off!" Zhao Yuanzhen said coquettishly.

"Wipe it yourself!"

Mei Yingxue watched the two people interacting intimately, smiled slightly in her heart for a moment, stood up, and suddenly heard someone knocking on the door outside.

"Sister Zhao!" Xie Ruoxi rushed into the ward in tears, kneeling beside the bed and shouting, "It's great that you were able to successfully transcend the tribulation and form a pill!"

Yun Jin and others followed in and saw Xie Ruoxi crying loudly, with embarrassed expressions on their faces.

Zhao Yuanzhen received Yan Yu's message and immediately comforted Ruoxi, saying:

"It's okay. With our strength, shouldn't it be easy to overcome the tribulation? I was injured because of a mistake in the end. If I were given another chance, I would definitely be able to form a pill easily!"

(End of this chapter)