I asked you to go down the mountain and get married, not to shock the world!

Mingchuan dropped his disguised weakness, leaned back in his chair, and said in a relaxed tone, "If he wants to use me as a chess piece, I'll go along with him. As long as he doesn't attack you for the time being, this little bit of acting is nothing."

"Anyway, I'm already in the Nascent Soul stage. If he insists on breaking up with me, I'll just fight him head-on! Anyway, I have so many treasures in my hands that Su Hongzhen is no match for me."

Jin Man chuckled: "You are quite tough."

Mingchuan didn't respond to her. He paused, thinking of the matter of Mo Yuan, and his expression became serious.

"By the way, I didn't lie about the Demonic Abyss Evil Core. It's indeed growing stronger. Blood Dragon said he would help me seal it in a while. During this time, you should pay more attention to Su Hongzhen's movements and don't let him notice anything unusual."

Jin Man nodded, putting away his joking expression. "Don't worry, I'll keep an eye on him. Just focus on recovering from your injuries... oh no, I'm pretending to be injured. If anything happens, I'll notify you immediately."

Mingchuan picked up the spiritual tea and took a sip.

"Thank you, Elder Jin."

Seeing Mingchuan's serious expression, Jin Man tapped the table lightly with her fingertips, and her tone became a little more serious. "I will secretly send people to keep an eye on the matter of the Demonic Abyss Evil Core. After all, if that thing really breaks out, the entire Spirit Realm will suffer. Even if Su Hongzhen is confused, he won't joke about this matter."

She paused, then changed the subject, "But you have to be careful. Su Hongzhen's hostility towards Mingchuan has been growing. He's been secretly contacting other sects lately. I don't know what he's planning."

Mingchuan put down his teacup, a hint of coldness flashing in his eyes: "He just wants to unite with other sects to check and balance me. Unfortunately, the Spirit Realm needs unity now, and no one will go crazy with him."

"Besides, if we really want to fall out, the cards I have in my hand are not something he can handle."

Jin Man looked at his confident look, a smile on his face: "As long as you are confident."

"By the way, the children are very well behaved in the barrier. Yaya is looking forward to your return every day while practicing. Chen Shu is still pondering the jade slips of cultivation techniques you left behind. Jinwa enjoys chasing psionic butterflies in the bamboo forest. They are living a relatively peaceful life."

When Mingchuan mentioned the three children, his expression softened. "I'll go see them after I've calmed Su Hongzhen down. Thank you for taking care of them during this time."

Jin Man could have stayed out of it, but she was willing to conceal her identity and protect the child for him. He remembered this kindness in his heart.

Jin Man waved his hand, his tone somewhat casual: "Don't be polite with me, I just saw that the children were well-behaved, and I admire your courage."

"Besides, if the Spirit Realm didn't have a capable Yuanying expert like you, it would be bullied to death by the Holy Realm sooner or later. I can be considered as contributing to the Spirit Realm."

The two chatted for a while about the movements of the Qingcheng Yufa Sect disciples, and then Jin Man stood up to leave. "I have to go back and report to Su Hongzhen, so he doesn't get suspicious. You stay in the Burning Heaven Pavilion and try not to go out. If anyone comes to visit, I will help you block them first."

Mingchuan nodded in agreement, watched Jinman's purple figure disappear outside the door, then stood up and walked to the window.

The sunlight outside the window shone through the clouds and illuminated the courtyard of Fentian Pavilion, where several crabapple trees were in full bloom.

He reached out and touched the communication jade talisman on his waist, and thought of the plan that Blood Dragon mentioned to seal the Demon Abyss, and said to himself.

Su Hongzhen's calculations, the threat from the Holy Land, the hidden dangers from the Demon Abyss... Although there are many troubles at the moment, as long as we take it step by step, we can always solve them.

He turned back to the table, took out the Liuyun soft sword, pretended to wipe the sword, but in fact he was secretly circulating his spiritual power to continue to consolidate his cultivation in the Nascent Soul Realm.

He knew that only if he was strong enough could he protect the people he wanted to protect and maintain the peace of the spiritual realm.

As for Su Hongzhen's little tricks, they were just small episodes on his way forward.

……

Deep in the Demonic Abyss, black fog rolled like ink, and the sticky demonic energy could almost solidify into substance.

The evil core in the center was suspended in mid-air, with black mist constantly seeping out from the cracks on its surface.

Every pulse makes the demonic energy in the entire Demon Abyss more and more intense!

"Nascent Soul Realm..."

A hoarse, distorted voice rang out from the evil core, filled with overwhelming anger. "You're just an ant that narrowly escaped from the Demonic Abyss, yet you dare to break through!"

"I will capture him, drain his spiritual veins, seize his physical body, and make him the vessel for my reappearance in the world!"

As the words fell, the black fog churned violently, and an enchanting figure slowly condensed from the demonic energy.

The woman was wearing a red gauze dress, her skin was whiter than snow, and there was an alluring charm between her eyebrows and eyes, but there was no trace of demonic energy around her, instead she exuded a pure spiritual energy.

If she wasn't in the Demonic Abyss, everyone would think she was a fairy from some sect.

"Master, I am willing to go to the Spirit Realm and lead Mingchuan back to the Demonic Abyss."

The woman spoke in a gentle voice and knelt to salute. On her ankle, which was exposed under her skirt, was hidden an imperceptible black rune.

That was the mark the evil core used to control her.

The voice within the evil core said in a low, satisfied voice, "I have already absorbed the demonic energy from you and even forged the aura of a spiritual cultivator for you."

"You can pretend to be a wandering cultivator being hunted by monsters and wait at the road that Mingchuan must pass through."

"Remember, make sure he lets down his guard against you and brings you back to him. When the time is right, lure him to the Demonic Abyss."

"I understand." The woman looked up, a trace of controlled dullness flashed in her eyes, and then she returned to her pitiful look.

The evil core suddenly spewed out a black beam of light, which merged into the woman's body.

"This is a trace of my power. If he becomes suspicious of you, use this power to control his mind."

"Go ahead, don't let me down."

"Yes." The woman responded, and her figure turned into a red light, breaking through the thin barrier at the edge of the Demon Abyss and disappearing in the direction of the Spirit Realm.

At this time, the sun was shining brightly in the mountains and forests of Lingyu.

Following the instructions of the evil core, the woman deliberately tore the hem of her skirt, her hair sticking to her cheeks in a mess, with a trace of blood at the corner of her mouth, as she stumbled along the path in the woods.

It happened to block Mingchuan's way out of Qingcheng Yufa Sect.

She leaned against a big tree, pretending to breathe weakly, but her eyes scanned the surroundings vigilantly.

According to the evil core's perception, although Mingchuan is temporarily staying in the Qingcheng Yufa Sect, he will definitely leave the sect in the near future and go to investigate near the Demon Abyss.

All she had to do was to act as innocent and pitiful as possible when Mingchuan appeared, so that he would take the initiative to lend a helping hand.

A gentle breeze blew by, ruffling the woman's red gauze skirt, and a cold, calculating look flashed in her eyes.

Mingchuan, the Nascent Soul cultivator who angered his master, will soon become the vessel for his master's reappearance in the world.

And she can also take this opportunity to gain more power...!

However, she didn't know that she might lie here for a long time without being discovered...