This is my first time playing the female lead, what's wrong with the tea and snacks?

"Qingyi, you're awake?"

Upon noticing that Su Yu had woken up, Ji Ruqing's face lit up with joy, and she immediately ran over.

"Qingyi, how's the demonic energy dissipation going? Are you feeling better?"

Since Su Yu had been resting quietly for the past few days, Ji Ruqing dared not disturb her.

At his prompting, Su Yu rolled up her skirt and sat down by the campfire.

"The demonic energy in my body has almost subsided by 20%. I'll trouble you to protect me these next few days."

Ji Ruqing smiled and shook her head, saying:

"Qingyi, why are you being so polite? After all, I am your fiancé in name only. This is what I should do."

"You must be exhausted these past few days. Here, try my cooking."

The fish on the grill were almost done, and Ji Ruqing immediately took one out and handed it to Su Yu to taste.

Seeing Ji Ruqing's sincere attitude, Su Yu didn't want to spoil his enjoyment, so she could only pick up the grilled fish and stuff it into her mouth.

He took a small bite of the tender, crispy fish and chewed it gently in his mouth.

"How about it?"

Ji Ruqing looked at Su Yu, her sharp, starry eyes filled with anticipation.

Su Yu's face twitched slightly. It must be hard for a domineering CEO like you to come and grill fish.

To be honest, even Li Cangyao's grilling is better than Ji Ruqing's.

"......"

"Not bad...not bad."

"Really? I'll try some too."

Ji Ruqing was also a little curious, since Su Yu had just woken up after he finished roasting her and hadn't had a chance to taste her yet.

In fact, he had started trying to do it as soon as Su Yu entered a state of cultivation, but it was not very satisfactory. This was after several improvements by him.

He picked up another grilled fish hanging on the campfire, tore off a piece of fish meat, and stuffed it into his mouth.

As the meat slowly melted on her tongue, Ji Ruqing's eyes narrowed, and she immediately spat out the fish.

"Cough cough!"

"It still smells burnt? And it's still very bland." Ji Ruqing quickly threw away the grilled fish in her hand.

He felt inexplicably ashamed.

The first thing I made for Qingyi was so awful...

"Qingyi, this is inedible, throw it away."

Su Yu chuckled lightly, showing no sign of unease.

"Actually, it's not bad, it's not that bad."

Ji Ruqing felt a warmth in her heart.

He understood that Qingyi was considering his feelings and didn't want his efforts to be wasted.

What an understanding... fiancée!

"No! Let's not eat it."

Ji Ruqing was adamant and snatched the grilled fish away, throwing it aside.

He even found it an eyesore, so he unleashed a cyan sword light, and the grilled fish vanished into thin air.

Su Yu: "......."

Is that really necessary, buddy?

"Qingyi, how have you been these days?" The grilled fish incident had quickly passed, and Ji Ruqing asked the question she cared about.

Su Yu nodded casually. "It's good, your cultivation has made a breakthrough."

"Then how did you escape when you were captured by the Three Colors Holy Sect in the Extreme Cloud Secret Realm?" Ji Ruqing asked curiously.

"When I was captured and taken into the void, I escaped the Holy Church's protectors with the help of a treasure, but eventually got lost in the void."

"Fortunately, I drifted to the True Spirit Continent. After I woke up, I traveled around the continent and eventually returned to the Eastern Xuan Region."

"After hearing about the competition at Lingxiao Mountain, they rushed over immediately."

"So that's it."

Ji Ruqing had long known that Qingyi might have escaped the cult's capture, after all, she had made the conjecture back when she killed the immortal.

Now it seems that this is indeed the case.

"Let's not talk about me anymore. Let's talk about Lingxiao Mountain first. Lingxiao became a half-immortal after falling into demonic possession, and was he ultimately sealed away by... the two seniors?" Su Yu asked in return.

Ji Ruqing paused, realizing that Qingyi had already known about the existence of the Immortal Slayer when he and Ye Xuan fought to the death.

However, she hasn't made it clear yet.

Ji Ruqing nodded slightly. "It was indeed sealed by those two."

"Ling Xiao could not be killed. The only way at the time was to seal him. After all, Ling Xiao was a half-immortal. Such an existence far surpassed the True Spirit Continent. It would not be an exaggeration to say that he was the strongest."

"Is the seal valid for ten years?"

"No, it's at most ten years. He is very likely to break through the seal within ten years," Ji Ruqing said solemnly.

Su Yu's expression darkened; it seemed that this old ghost Ling Xiao was still a ticking time bomb.

He was the Three-Colored Black Demon, the old ghost's primary target, and even after being sealed away, the old ghost didn't hesitate to mark him with a demonic seal.

It was obvious that the other party would come looking for him as soon as the seal was broken.

It could even destroy the entire Eastern Xuan Region!

This is a potential crisis.

"So what did they say about this?"

"Master and the others should be discussing how to handle this matter now."

"I was referring to those two seniors."

Ji Ruqing pondered for a moment. "Let us handle this ourselves."

"During the next ten years, we will eradicate this root of the problem!"

Should I solve it myself?

Indeed, it's something only they can solve themselves.

He was still confident that he could kill a half-immortal within ten years.

After chatting for a while, Su Yu began to focus all her efforts on clearing away the demonic energy.

Another whole day has passed.

Nearly 30% of the demonic energy on Su Yu's body has been eliminated.

So he began to try to fuse with the Eye of the Immortal.

The Eye of the Immortal Spirit was a celestial artifact he extracted from Ye Xuan, sharing the same origin as the Immortal Spirit Body.

Once you absorb this Celestial Eye, your strength will definitely reach a new level.

He immediately began refining it, and this refining process took another two days.

Su Yu's cultivation has reached the peak of the mid-stage Heavenly Venerable realm, only half a step away from the late stage!

His immortal spirit body has been further sublimated, and his spiritual power reserves have increased three times compared to before!

Its ethereal aura is even more elusive, and its physique even more formidable.

This is an all-round improvement.

Especially Mu Qingyi's eyes, it was as if the source of the world's energy channels was clearly imprinted in his mind.

Penetrate the essence and elevate the five senses.

At the same time, the demonic energy on his body was reduced by another 20%.

"Qingyi's strength has improved again..."

Silently watching Su Yu's aura rise, Ji Ruqing felt a tightness in her heart, and an unprecedented sense of crisis surged into her mind.

This can't go on.

If he continues to be left far behind by Qingyi, his chances of catching up with her will become even slimmer.

Only if I surpass her in strength will she perhaps affirm me.

"Perhaps I should try harder..."

Ji Ruqing's confused gaze vanished in an instant, replaced by determination.

Su Yu awoke from her cultivation.

Feeling the power within his body, he was quite satisfied with the fusion.

"Ruqing, thank you for protecting me for so many days. It's really been a lot of trouble for you."

He approached Ji Ruqing and expressed his heartfelt gratitude.

Ji Ruqing smiled and shook her head. "It's nothing, just a small favor."

"Qingyi, have you completely eliminated the demonic energy from your body?"

"It's still a little short, but it's not a big deal."

"Is that so?" A hint of disappointment flashed deep in Ji Ruqing's eyes.

The sect is urging him to return as soon as possible, so he should probably leave soon.

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