The beautiful woman in the quick transmigration novel has been targeted by the male lead again.

Chang Ning fainted before she could finish speaking.

Yun Chao, who was following behind, immediately stepped forward and called out to her, but Chang Ning did not respond. He turned to Tian Ni and asked, "What's wrong with her?"

Tian Ni placed her on the only stone bed, which was actually just a large, bare, and cold rock with nothing on it.

Yun Chao frowned and was about to take something out of his storage ring when his frown deepened.

Seeing this, Tian Ni said, "Anything that uses spiritual power cannot be opened here."

Yun Chao tried several times without success and asked, "Where exactly is this place?"

Tian Ni didn't answer, only saying, "You can't remember anything?"

Yun Chao suddenly looked up: "What exactly are you trying to say?"

"nothing."

Tian Ni changed the subject: "This is not a place to stay for long. She won't be able to stand it after a while."

He sat down on the stone bed and took Chang Ning's hand in his: "You're the one who caused all this trouble outside. You should think about how to deal with it first."

"Did I cause this?"

Yun Chao scoffed, "If you hadn't rashly barged into the cultivation world, kidnapped my senior sister, and caused such a commotion, how could you have ended up like this today?"

After saying that, she walked over and slapped his hand away: "Don't touch her!"

"I've already done more than enough by helping you this once. You can stay here by yourself."

After Yun Chao finished speaking, he picked up Chang Ning and turned to walk out.

Tian Ni remained motionless, completely shrouded in shadow, watching their departing figures. Just before they disappeared, she suddenly spoke, "She can't survive without leaving here."

Yun Chao stopped in his tracks, turned around abruptly, and shot him a gaze as sharp as an arrow: "What do you mean?"

Tian Ni smiled and said, "If you want to know, give her back to me."

Yun Chao tightened his grip on Chang Ning's arms. "You think I'd believe that? You just said she couldn't stand staying here too long, and then you said leaving here would... Hmph, you'd better think about how you're going to make sense of that!"

“Then you can leave.” Tian Ni remained seated. “As long as you dare to gamble with her.”

After a long standoff, Yun Chao finally carried Chang Ning back to the original spot, carefully placed her on it, and stared at her face, saying, "Speak."

The two men each occupied a position. It was impossible for Yun Chao not to have doubts. From the first time he saw Tian Ni, he had a feeling of familiarity and strangeness.

He trusted him completely, which was quite rare for Yun Chao. He was naturally suspicious and would keep a degree of vigilance even towards the most trustworthy people, such as his master, Henshui Zhenren.

In this world, there is only one senior sister who is willing to give him his whole heart. Even if she cannot reciprocate in the same way, it doesn't matter. He believes he can control everything about her.

However, this innate trust in Tian Ni is mixed with a hidden sense of rejection and fear of losing something. On the other hand, the tacit understanding between the two is seamless.

He never does anything unnecessary unless he is certain of success, lest he fall into a disadvantageous position.

Instead of explaining directly, Tian Ni asked, "Where is the cauldron you brought out?"

Yun Chao took it out of his sleeve and tossed it to him. Since the cauldron couldn't fit into a storage ring, he shrunk it down and carried it with him.

He did indeed want to take the cauldron away without permission. He couldn't wait that long. The various sects had been discussing the matter of exorcising demons for a long time, and it was unknown when a result would be reached.

However, there was indeed a restriction on the cauldron that he could not break, so he gave up and was about to leave when the cauldron suddenly flew into his hand on its own.

"This cauldron is mine."

Tian Ni held the cauldron in his hand and played with it. "This cauldron was originally intended to be used to refine a kind of pill. It was made of the Crimson Flame Stone, which is unique to the Demon Realm. It also contains a kind of Dark Breath Soil and the bones of forty-nine kinds of demonic beasts. All of these materials were taken from the Land of Wrath."

"Therefore, this cauldron is too angry, which is the worst thing. If it is used to directly refine pills, the person who takes them will definitely suffer a qi deviation and die suddenly."

"Therefore, I have put it into the cultivation world. Whoever obtains it, the spiritual power of the cultivators can slowly purify it."

He looked up at Yun Chao and said, "There's a mark I set inside. It probably mistook you for me, which is why it followed you on its own."

Yun Chao already had a premonition, and now it felt like someone had dropped another weight on his heart, "So there really is a relationship between us."

"You're very nervous right now, aren't you?" Tian Ni chuckled. "Perhaps you are just a part of my soul, a fragment of my spirit, or even just a wisp of my divine will."

"That's why you're so eager to get away from me. Once I take you back, all your past experiences, memories, and emotions will be gone."

With each word he spoke, Yun Chao's face grew colder, until it seemed as if it were covered with a layer of frost.

What would happen if someone suddenly realized that they were not an independent individual and that everything they possessed was just an illusion?

Will they go mad, commit suicide, or calmly accept it all?

Yun Chao's expression suddenly softened. "It seems our relationship goes beyond this."

This time, Tian Ni didn't keep everyone in suspense any longer. "This is the origin of all the demonic energy in the Nine Netherworlds, and it's also where I was born."

"She and I spent many years together here."

“The environment here is too harsh. Without spiritual energy, she cannot survive, and she cannot get out on her own. Last time, when she was about to die, I separated you from her body to save her.”

"So, to be precise, you are me, and I am you."

However, both of them only occupy a part, neither is complete.

Meanwhile, Chang Ning was also having some bizarre and fantastical dreams.

In her dream, she was a seed, her faint consciousness enveloped in a seed coat. She drifted in the air for a long time before finally landing on the soil.

However, the soil here was hard and barren, and the seeds could not absorb nutrients and could not germinate for a long time. Chang Ning's consciousness had been sleeping inside for an unknown period of time. One day, it suddenly sensed a wisp of aura outside.

The next moment, she felt as if a violent storm was rushing towards her, and the tender buds that had just sprouted were ravaged and on the verge of death before they could even grow.

Later I learned that it was the omnipresent and never-ending demonic energy here.

Chang Ning had no choice but to withdraw his consciousness back into the seed coat and slowly draw nutrients from the soil.

Each time it sprouted, it was attacked by the outside world. This happened countless times, and no one knew how much time had passed. Finally, Changning's tender sprouts resisted the demonic energy and proudly peeked out!

Her consciousness was also leaping with joy within the seed. She stretched and yawned, but before she could even breathe in the air above, she felt something approaching her.

She immediately became alert, but it was no use; the seed could not move and could only passively wait for what was about to happen.

It seemed to be a person. Chang Ning could only vaguely sense that he was standing in front of her, and from her perspective, he was like a giant.

The giant scoffed, then raised his foot and crushed her newly sprouted bud.