Where does that wicked woman get her conscience?

……

The earth-shattering commotion outside had no effect whatsoever on the cave behind the mountain waterfall.

In the fluorescent cave space, time seems to freeze or even cease to exist; under such circumstances, it seems no one would care about the passage of time.

In the clear pool, the surface of the water remained as still as ever, with a fish fin with distinct bony spines emerging near the edge.

It slowly floated upwards, and its translucent upper body emerged from the water.

Its round eyes darted around, its gaze sweeping across the colorful reflections on the stone wall before settling on the white-clad figure sitting cross-legged on a blue stone.

The girl's black hair cascaded down to her slender waist, and her lips, against her smooth skin, resembled ripe cherries. Her beautiful eyes were closed, and her face had long since lost its former childishness.

The little fish withdrew its gaze and slowly lowered its eyelids.

Two years seemed like just a blink of an eye to it, but for human cultivators, it was a considerable amount of time.

There has been no movement today.

Just then, amidst the layers of colorful and translucent spiritual energy mist, the statue-like girl's fingers, which were forming a hand seal, trembled slightly, and then her tightly closed beautiful eyes suddenly opened!

Within those ebony eyes, two triangular flowers spun rapidly, their dark red light flickering faintly, and wisps of red mist drifted slowly from the outer corners of her eyes.

The colorful spiritual energy surrounding it surged up instantly, spreading out and slamming against the stone walls inside the cave. The powerful pressure and intense heat caused the stone walls to crack open.

"Click... click!"

The herbs by the pool couldn't withstand the impact. As the mist approached, they quickly withered into dry grass, and when the mist arrived, they were swept away and turned to ashes.

The pool dried up quickly, and the bottom of the pool could be seen in the blink of an eye.

For a moment, the entire cave space resembled a lava hell.

The intense heat had only just reached its peak when it suddenly changed, and extreme cold swept in.

The lava cave instantly transformed into an extremely cold ice cellar. This transformation repeated several times. When the coldness finally subsided, what awaited us was not a scorching temperature, but a gentle breeze.

Where the breeze blows, the cracks in the stone walls that were previously baked by the heat quickly close up and return to their original state, and the herbs also revive, swaying tenderly green.

Even the dried-up pool water gradually rose to the surface.

Beneath a medicinal herb, the venomous electric snake, which had long since died from the impact of the spiritual energy, instantly regained its life. It twitched a few times, its emerald green body coiling around the stem of the herb, even showing signs of fear.

The small fish hovered in mid-air, with a thin protective shield formed around it by a pale icy blue mist, so the spiritual energy impact earlier had little effect on it.

It glanced indifferently at the people below, its eyelids slightly lowered.

Destruction, repair, an endless cycle.

Her abilities... are actually quite good.

Guan Xun clenched her fists suddenly, and the spiritual energy that had been raging in the space instantly returned to her body. A very faint murmur came from her mouth.

"Just a little bit more and I'll break through level 70..."

If she hadn't sensed that Chi Rong had awakened and was excitedly calling for his master, forcing her to end her cultivation, she could have continued her seclusion for a few more days.

That guy really is...

By the way, I wonder how long she's been in seclusion.

Her mind went blank for a moment, and she suddenly realized something. She immediately turned her head to look around, and when she didn't see Xiaoyu, she frowned.

Then I looked up and saw the little fish, which was as indifferent as ever.

Guan Xun breathed a slight sigh of relief, stood up, stretched, and loosened his muscles a few times.

"How long has it been?" she asked.

She thought Xiaoyu would ignore her as before, but to her surprise, she received a reply as soon as she finished speaking.

"More than two years."

"Two years?" Guan Xun was somewhat surprised.

The higher the cultivation level, the more difficult it becomes to advance. Two years was barely enough time to go from level 20 to level 67.

After thinking about it carefully for a moment, she nodded to herself, then raised her hand to touch her face, walked towards the pool, and bent down to look in the mirror.

In two years, she must have grown up by now, right?

"Tsk, tsk."

Her fair and smooth face looked more mature than before, and her eyebrows, as light as smoke, made her look alluring yet refined.

"She really is a beauty." Her eyes were full of delight.

"Do you still remember what you promised before?"

Just as Guan Xun was admiring the beauty and sighing with emotion, Xiao Yu's voice rang out softly.

"Hmm? Agreed? What is it?" She began to play dumb.

Little Fish: ……

"I should have known you were a complete liar..."

Xiao Yu was inevitably a little angry. Her body trembled, and she spoke in a cold voice, but she stopped abruptly halfway through her sentence.

Because the incredibly familiar, sweet scent of blood was permeating the cave space, filling its sense of smell.

Guan Xun raised his hand, wrapped the blood droplet on his fingertip in spiritual power, and brought it to the creature, a slight smile playing on his lips: "Are you angry?"

Little Fish: ……

Okay, she put away her playful mood, stretched her body a few more times, and then turned her back. If she continued like this, Xiaoyu would probably be driven crazy by her.

Over the years, the body of the Venomous Electric Dried Snake has become noticeably larger than before, and the stalks of the herbs can no longer support its weight, collapsing to the ground under its weight.

Guan Xun tugged at its little tail and lifted it up with a little force.

The spiritual energy shock just now had greatly frightened it, and when it was lifted up like this, it struggled fiercely, constantly hissing as a warning.

Seeing that the other party seemed unafraid, it strained its waist and raised its upper body straight up, not daring to open its eyes, and opened its pink little mouth to bite the other party.

No matter how fast the Poisonous Lightning Serpent was, it couldn't match Guan Xun's speed. Just as its sharp fangs were about to bite her hand, she loosened her grip, and the little snake fell to the ground with a thud.

The Venomous Lightning Serpent crashed heavily onto the stone ground, ignoring the pain, and quickly twisted its body, crawling towards the crevice in the pool and darting inside.

Guan Xun was too lazy to pay it any more attention; he had only checked its rank earlier.

After more than two years of cultivation, and in this place with such abundant spiritual energy, I've only advanced three levels...

They are utterly incompetent scum.

It's fine to leave it here; perhaps it will develop intelligence after a hundred years.

She turned to the side and saw that the little fish had already swallowed the blood and had returned to its usual oblivious state.

"call……"

Guan Xun didn't pay any attention. After tidying up his clothes a little, he headed towards the entrance.

With light steps and a sense of ease beneath one's feet, even walking thousands of miles doesn't feel tiring—this is the benefit of increased strength.