The protagonist stole my spiritual root? Hey, heroine, give birth to me!

"Let go, let go!" From the outside, Lin Qingxue broke free from Chen Xuan's large hand.

"Look, this is the true cultivation world. The Mountain and Sea Realm we stayed in before was just a subordinate world of theirs. You can think of it as a secret realm," Chen Xuan explained.

"Even now, you're still lying to me!" Lin Qingxue naturally didn't believe her, and with a cold laugh, she prepared to leave.

"Yes, something's not right. The spiritual energy here is so dense. I'm not used to it!"

Lin Qingxue hadn't taken more than a few steps when she felt her entire body absorbing the surrounding spiritual energy. Then, she became as if she were drunk, her face flushed, and she could barely walk, on the verge of collapsing to the ground.

Seeing this, Chen Xuan swept Lin Qingxue into his arms.

"System, what's wrong with her? Why don't I feel anything special?"

"Ding, this is caused by the spiritual energy in the cultivation world being a level and concentration higher, similar to oxygen intoxication, which she couldn't adapt to for a while."

"Oh, I see. Then why didn't I have that reaction?"

"The host cultivates the Tao Te Ching, and their own spiritual energy is already at the highest level, so this situation will not occur. Even if they enter a larger world like the Immortal Realm or the Primordial World, there will still be no reaction!"

"I see!"

"What... what's wrong with me?" Lin Qingxue asked, feeling dizzy, in Chen Xuan's arms.

"The level and concentration of spiritual energy here are several times that of the Mountain and Sea Realm. It's normal to feel a little uncomfortable if you rush to circulate your own spiritual energy to leave."

"Is this really not the Realm of Mountains and Seas?"

"Of course not, why would I lie to you? You'll get used to it gradually. Besides, the spiritual energy here is so rich, it will be extremely helpful for your cultivation," Chen Xuan explained.

Lin Qingxue looked at Chen Xuan, her face flushed, and she felt a strange sensation in her heart.

Even though I know what kind of person Chen Xuan is, looking at him like this, he's really handsome...

Chen Xuan noticed that Lin Qingxue's expression was a little strange, so he looked down and saw that Lin Qingxue's face was rosy and her eyes were dreamy, making her look somewhat intoxicated.

Chen Xuan's heart stirred at the sight.

"Senior Sister Qingxue, what's wrong with you? Your face is so rosy, is it...?"

"Who, who did that? Don't talk nonsense, put me down right now!" Lin Qingxue blushed even more upon hearing this, secretly regretting that she had made such an expression just now.

"You can barely stand, why would I put you down? Besides, you're so light, I won't get tired!" Chen Xuan laughed.

"You, put me down, I can walk by myself!" Lin Qingxue struggled to jump down from Chen Xuan's arms, but her body was limp and she had no strength at all.

"Snapped!"

"Listen to me!" Chen Xuan said sternly.

Lin Qingxue was completely stunned.

She was... beaten by Chen Xuan? How dare he do that?

Lin Qingxue was so angry that her face turned red and her whole body trembled.

"You, you actually dared to hit me!" Lin Qingxue looked at Chen Xuan angrily.

Lin Qingxue was stunned by Chen Xuan's slap; she never imagined that Chen Xuan would dare to hit her.

"If you don't give me a good explanation, I'll..."

"Snapped!"

Chen Xuan slapped Lin Qingxue on the head again, which made Lin Qingxue even more confused.

"Ah!" Lin Qingxue was filled with shame and indignation, and couldn't help but let out a beautiful cry.

"Hmph! I told you to be obedient, so be obedient. If you don't, you'll get a beating!" Chen Xuan snorted coldly and carried Lin Qingxue into the house.

Lin Qingxue was held in Chen Xuan's arms, feeling both ashamed and angry, yet helpless.

She never imagined that one day she would be bullied like this by Chen Xuan, this scoundrel.

"You, you scoundrel, put me down right now!"

Lin Qingxue continued to struggle, but found that her body was becoming more and more limp and she couldn't muster any strength at all.

"You, you put me down right now, or else, or I won't let you off!" Lin Qingxue realized she couldn't break free at all, so she could only grit her teeth and threaten Chen Xuan in a weak voice.

"I can put you down, but you have to promise me you won't move around anymore!" Chen Xuan's lips curled up slightly, revealing a wicked smile.

"You, you can forget about it, I won't listen to you!" Lin Qingxue glared angrily at Chen Xuan, but felt a little uneasy.

Upon hearing this, Chen Xuan continued to carry her into the secret realm.

"Alright, Senior Sister Qingxue, you're not feeling well right now. Calm down first. Since you're not listening, let's just wait until you recover, and then we can have a proper talk," Chen Xuan reassured her.

“You…” Lin Qingxue glared at Chen Xuan fiercely, then remained silent and nestled in his arms.

She sadly discovered that she wasn't as angry as she had imagined!

Chen Xuan looked at Lin Qingxue and chuckled inwardly. This woman usually had a cold and aloof demeanor, but he never expected her to have such a cute side.

The two embraced each other, and time seemed to stand still at that moment.

After a long while, Lin Qingxue, who had entered the secret realm, quickly recovered some of her strength. She raised her head, looked at Chen Xuan with a complicated expression, and then asked softly, "Was that really the cultivation world just now?"

“Of course! Look at the spiritual energy there, and the scenery. Isn’t that obvious enough? All those cultivators from the Mountain and Sea Realm who disappeared after reaching the Nascent Soul stage are here, working for the Zhang family!” Chen Xuan replied with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Lin Qingxue nodded. Although she was still a little unaccustomed to it, she could feel that the spiritual energy there was indeed very rich, a world apart from that of the Mountain and Sea Realm.

Of course, it's possible that Chen Xuan arrived at some ancient ruin with extremely abundant spiritual energy.

"How did you get here?" Lin Qingxue asked again.

In truth, her inner thoughts were quite complex. After all, as a cultivator, what she sought was nothing more than to achieve a higher level of cultivation and ascend to the Immortal Realm.

Now, Chen Xuan has directly helped her arrive in this true world of cultivation. Although he didn't inform her beforehand, she really doesn't know whether she should blame him for this.

"Well, that's a long story!" Chen Xuan smiled mysteriously.

Seeing this, Lin Qingxue rolled her eyes at Chen Xuan, then closed her eyes and began to try to recover.

Not long after, she struggled to get out of Chen Xuan's arms, then looked at Chen Xuan with a strange light in her eyes.

"Why don't you just stay here and cultivate properly for now? I have more important things to do later. I'll gradually replace the spiritual energy from there with this one. It'll be the same whether you're in the secret realm or outside," Chen Xuan said seriously.

"No one is allowed to mention what happened today!"

"No problem, nothing just happened!"

"You...! No way! I'm not done with you for what just happened!" Lin Qingxue said.