A Useless Person's Rise to Power: The Demon King's Addiction to Pampering

“Yeah, it really is.”

Feng Jiutian went ashore in response, dried the water off his body with his elemental power, and said, "I found something strange down there before. At that time, there were formations and barriers that prevented me from getting in, but today I was able to dive down easily."

As she spoke, Feng Jiutian reached out and summoned the ice-blue bead, placing it in front of Xuanji Zi and asking, "Can you tell what this is?"

"This……"

Xuanji Zi hesitated for a moment, then shook her head: "I've never seen it before, but the aura above is very strong. Be careful of the cold air."

"clear."

Feng Jiutian responded, then twirled the bead in his hand again. Finding nothing particularly special about it, he put the bead back into the Void Spirit Cauldron.

"Old man, teach me how to refine pills."

After putting the beads away, Feng Jiutian looked at Xuanji Zi with a smile: "You haven't done anything for a long time. I happen to have some questions to ask you..."

Xuanji Zi was in high spirits and rolled up his sleeves, saying, "This old man thought you were going to cultivate something else. Come, come, let me guide you!"

An extremely uneventful month has passed.

It wasn't until the day they were about to leave the secret realm that Feng Jiu finally stopped her frantic cultivation. During this time, she had consolidated her alchemy skills and also gained a clearer understanding of the formations passed down from Ling Yuan.

As for the restoration technique, Feng Jiutian inherited it completely, but due to his own cultivation level, he was unable to bring it to its full potential.

Feng Jiutian also guessed that the array and barrier next to the bead at the bottom of the waterfall pool were set up by Ling Yuan. Now that Ling Yuan is gone, they have naturally dissipated, otherwise there would be no explanation.

Having summoned all the contracted beasts back, Feng Jiutian released his divine sense to search for Qi Mo's figure, and finally found Qi Mo's figure among a cluster of spiritual flowers.

Without saying a word, Feng Jiutian rushed over.

"Qi Mo!"

She called out from afar.

Qi Mo's ears twitched; he heard Feng Jiutian's voice, but he didn't turn around. He seemed to be looking at something. Feng Jiutian curiously approached—

"..."

On a single petal, two insects were tightly intertwined and twisted together.

"Hey, stop looking."

Feng Jiutian waved her hand in front of Qi Mo's eyes and said, "Three months have passed. Today is the day we leave the secret realm. You haven't forgotten, have you?"

"Of course not."

Qi Mo stared at the two insects for a while before turning to Feng Jiutian and saying with a serious expression, "Guess what they're doing?"

Feng Jiutian said coldly, "I don't want to guess."

"You probably don't know either..."

Qi Mo turned his head blankly to look at the two worms, his brows furrowed tightly, seemingly lost in thought.

"go!"

Feng Jiutian suddenly became a bit irritable and shouted, "Get out of here!"

Qi Mo seemed startled and turned to look at Feng Jiutian. Although his expression did not change, Feng Jiutian could clearly see a hint of grievance in him.

All my anger vanished in an instant.

"Let's go, let's go." Feng Jiutian reached out and tugged at Qi Mo's sleeve, leading him forward. Her tone softened a bit: "There's nothing to see when insects fight. It's very common. It's like when we fight demons. You'll get used to it."

"That's it."

Qi Mo responded blankly. Feng Jiutian noticed that something was wrong with him. Qi Mo shouldn't be so dazed normally, right?

Qi Mo now seems like a child, yet he also seems unchanged, which Feng Jiutian finds strange.

"He's probably gone mad from all that cultivation," Xuanji Zi said sarcastically, his sleeves tucked into his sleeves as he floated to the side.

"Tsk!"

Feng Jiutian clicked his tongue, glanced coldly at Xuanjizi, signaling him to shut up, and then led Qi Mo out of the island's barrier.

As soon as they emerged from the barrier, a figure appeared.

"Miss Feng, I've been waiting for you for two months... *sigh*!"

Fuling Yue sneezed, rubbed her nose, and walked over, complaining in a slightly nasal voice, "You guys are really good at hiding... I can't find a place to go in here!"

"Is something wrong?"

Feng Jiutian ignored his question and instead looked at Fuling Yue with some vigilance, narrowing her eyes as if she might make a move at any moment.

Do I look like someone who enjoys fighting and killing?

Fuling Yue looked down at herself and said sincerely, "I didn't come here to fight today."

"Oh."

Feng Jiutian didn't believe it, and gave a faint "oh," while his defensive aura intensified.

Fuling Yue probably knew that no matter how she explained, she wouldn't gain Feng Jiutian's trust. Frustrated, she scratched her head, took out a wooden box, and said, "You helped me, so naturally I'll help you, but..."

He then said seriously, "After I help you, I've repaid the favor. If I still want to assassinate you in the future, it won't be considered repaying kindness with enmity!"

Fuling Yue was probably referring to the antidote pill that Feng Jiutian gave him, but that wasn't a big deal for Feng Jiutian.

"I see."

Feng Jiutian nodded somewhat perfunctorily and said, "Take the things back. I don't need them. I've said before that you should do what you need to do and don't need to worry about anything else."

"no!"

Fuling Yue said righteously, "I must repay the favor I owe you, otherwise I won't be able to do anything to you. Although Miss Feng won't mind, I will!"

Feng Jiutian looked at Fuling Yue with some surprise and raised an eyebrow: "You've come to your senses? That's rare."

Fuling Yue handed over the wooden box again, smiling at Feng Jiutian and revealing two dimples. This time, Feng Jiutian did not sense any danger.

Fulingyue is sincere.

"Then... what's in here?" Feng Jiutian stopped what he was doing for the first time, crossed his arms and looked at Fuling Yue with a hint of teasing, "Since you're returning a favor, what you're giving must be something special, right?"

"It's that herb that those people told us to find."

Fuling Yue said nonchalantly, "I've been guarding this place for the past two months and have also wandered around a bit. I happened to see this herb in a corner, so I brought it here."

Upon hearing this, Feng Jiutian's expression changed, and he reached out to take the wooden box and opened it.

A slender blade of grass stood alone atop a single red fruit. Xuanjizi approached for a closer look, his expression suddenly turning serious as he exclaimed, "It's Lingxuzi!"

Lingxuzi was the herb that Xuanjizi needed. Feng Jiutian had a clear idea of ​​what was going on and said to Fulingyue in a serious tone, "This thing is very important to me. Consider it a favor I owe you."

"what?"

Fuling Yue scratched her head, looking somewhat troubled: "You don't owe me anything anymore. If you did, how could I have ambushed you..."

Feng Jiutian looked at Fuling Yue speechlessly, but she still put away Ling Xuzi and did not answer Fuling Yue's question. She took a deep breath and said to Fuling Yue, "There will be a demon guarding the exit of the secret realm today. Let's go together."