After the Nine Dragon Palace and Penglai Island disappeared from the surface of the ocean, the Demon Sea which had been filled with heavenly lightning bolts turned quiet.
Looking at the vast ocean, no one could imagine that it was a dangerous place full of demon beasts.
Seeing that the catastrophe was over, the remote celestial mountains emerged from the bottom of the ocean and floated in the layers of mist in the Demon Sea.
Duan Yao turned to look at Hao Ren and was about to dive into the ocean when Lady Zhen who was wearing a wide-sleeved shirt with flower-and-bird patterns and a long dress came out of the ocean.
Her face was pale as if she had been through many Heavenly Tribulations, and she was severely injured.
She had the body of a Phoenix and was reborn, but she was still severely injured. It was easy to imagine that the Kirin who had just recovered his true form and blocked the heavenly lightning bolts for her must have been severely injured.
"Gongzi Hao, you are the sworn brother of Zhen Yuan Immortal, so I won't take advantage of your seniority." Lady Zhen looked at Hao Ren and smiled bitterly.
Severely injured and pale, she was still seductive and in a good mood.
"I can't call you Big Sister …" Hao Ren said with a smile.
"Little rascal, you can call me anything you want as long as you don't call me Little Sister." Lady Zhen glanced at Hao Ren and then turned to Su Han who was standing beside him. "You are lucky to be alive today. If you want, you can stay in the Demon Sea for a few more days to consolidate your realm."
"Thank you very much." Su Han nodded and didn't waste any time with Lady Zhen.
She knew that she had been used by Lady Zhen, but she had gained a lot of benefits from it. Just the Nuwa Stone alone was enough to make many cultivators envious.
Of course, this Nuwa Stone might not be very useful for her cultivation, but she could merge her body with the Nuwa Stone with the help of the intense nature essence in the Demon Sea, which would be very useful in the Heavenly Tribulation.
"What about you? Are you going back or staying with your little lover?" Lady Zhen asked Hao Ren.
Su Han turned to look at Hao Ren.
"I'm going back." Hao Ren answered Lady Zhen without hesitation since Zhao Yanzi, Xie Yujia, and his family were waiting for him.
Hearing Hao Ren's words, a trace of loneliness flashed in Su Han's eyes, but her expression didn't change. Hao Ren had family and people to care about, but she was just an orphan who pursued the highest realm.
Seeing Hao Ren's decision to go back, Duan Yao's heart stopped. She didn't know when Hao Ren had become her motivation, but Hao Ren's figure had suddenly appeared in her mind.
She thought that Hao Ren would stay here so that she would have time to spar with him.
"Yao, take Gongzi Hao to the sea," Lady Zhen said suddenly when Duan Yao turned to look at Hao Ren.
"Ah …" Duan Yao was stunned for a few seconds, unable to react.
Lady Zhen picked up a small three-legged bird from her palm and threw it before Duan Yao. Then, she took Su Han's slim hand and entered the Demon Sea with her.
Looking at Su Han's expression, Lady Zhen felt like she was thousands of years ago, and she felt a bit sorry for her.
"Temple! Of! "
Seeing Hao Ren looking at her, Duan Yao glared at him angrily and jumped onto the back of the three-legged bird.
The fiery red three-legged bird was a legendary godly bird in the Kunlun Mountain. Now that Lady Zhen had wiped out most of the demon kings in the Demon Sea, Duan Yao would be safe with the three-legged bird escorting her.
Hao Ren followed Duan Yao with five-elemental sword energies under his feet.
She would be safe in the Demon Sea, and he didn't want to disturb her since she needed to focus on cultivation.
However, in Duan Yao's eyes, Hao Ren was a cold-blooded man who had abandoned his lover.
"Duan Yao, where did your master Lady Zhen cultivate?" Hao Ren asked abruptly after following Duan Yao for a while.
Duan Yao didn't want to talk to Hao Ren, but she couldn't help but answer, "I'm not sure …"
When she opened her mouth, she realized that she shouldn't talk to such a bad guy.
"I … I'll kill you for sure!" She threw the words at Hao Ren abruptly.
She hated this kind of person who appeared to be loyal but was actually a womanizer!
But she couldn't understand why those women all thought he was good and wanted to be around him.
Sometimes, she would flip through the comics on the bedside in the small palace that Lady Zhen had arranged for her and think of Hao Ren's room.
She couldn't understand the content of the comics, but it was the only gift that Duan Yao had received in the mortal world.
"Maybe one day, I can live like Zhao Yanzi …" she thought.
Thinking of Zhao Yanzi, Duan Yao was filled with endless jealousy.
"The border of the Demon Sea is up ahead," Duan Yao suddenly looked up and said while pointing ahead.
"Yeah." Hao Ren nodded slightly as he saw a small black dot appear in his vision from afar.
Duan Yao always said that she wanted to kill him, but it seemed like she was restrained by Lady Zhen and couldn't do it in the Demon Sea. It was hard for her.
Hao Ren looked at her and thought.
"My master … used to cultivate with the Queen Mother of the West in the Kunlun Mountain. I don't know why, but she stayed in the Demon Sea, "Duan Yao said while flying toward the border.
"Oh …" Hao Ren nodded.
He guessed that Lady Zhen wasn't a demon king who grew up in the Demon Sea and seemed to be more powerful than the big demon kings. According to Duan Yao's words, it made sense that Lady Zhen was familiar with the environment of the Kunlun Mountain, could get the Kunlun Godly Lamp, and seemed to be friends with Zhen Yuan Zi.
The fact that the Three-legged Bird was the legendary godly bird of the Kunlun Mountain proved the relationship between Lady Zhen and the Kunlun Mountain.
Perhaps she wasn't an official disciple of the Queen Mother of the West and only cultivated with her because of Qiu Niu. No matter what, Lady Zhen's level wasn't low.
From Qiu Niu's point of view, it was shameful for Lady Zhen to stay in the Demon Sea that was full of demonic cultivators as a demon concubine.
From Duan Yao's words, Hao Ren could guess the connection between the two.
The Demon Sea was like a prison in the Heavenly Realm where all kinds of evil beasts were locked up. Hao Ren knew that he wouldn't be happy if his daughter stayed in such a place.
Qiu Niu probably had his reasons for taking Zhen Congming out of the Demon Sea. However, Lady Zhen was willing to stay in the Demon Sea to keep her husband company.
It seemed like no one was wrong.
Hao Ren thought about it while he flew out of the border of the Demon Sea.
When Duan Yao saw Hao Ren flying off without saying goodbye to her, she stomped her feet on the back of the three-legged bird in anger.
The Three-legged Bird flapped its wings and returned to the center of the Demon Sea on the waves.
Hao Ren wasn't used to not having the purple gold hairpin to control him.
The purple gold hairpin had a trace of Lady Zhen's spiritual senses but didn't have its own spirit. Even though it had some reactions, it was a reflection of Lady Zhen's personality, and it was like a part of her soul.
Therefore, the explosion of the purple gold hairpin was only an attack under Lady Zhen's control. This dharma treasure was different from the spiritual dharma treasure like the golden shield.
In retrospect, when the golden shield first challenged the purple gold hairpin, it was challenging Lady Zhen. After all, it couldn't defeat Lady Zhen who was a phoenix.
After being bullied so many times, the golden shield was free now without the purple gold hairpin's restraint.
Hao Ren sped up the sword energies, and his speed was equivalent to mid-tier Nascent Soul Realm. In the blink of an eye, he flew across the East Ocean and returned to East Ocean City.
At this moment, classes were still in progress at East Ocean University. Hao Ren landed on the campus with an energy sphere.
"Brother Hao! Brother Hao is back! "
The dragon cultivators at East Ocean University all sensed Hao Ren's arrival.
Hao Ren had left the campus suddenly for more than ten days, and none of the dragon cultivators of the Calligraphy Club could find him, including Lu Qi.
They asked Xie Yujia, but she only told them that Hao Ren had gone out to run some errands and would be back soon. However, they couldn't hide the worry in her eyes.
Just when they were worried that something had happened to Hao Ren, Hao Ren suddenly returned.
In the last dozen days, many royal princes had successfully transferred to East Ocean University. When they came out from different parts of the campus, they suddenly found that Hao Ren's realm was already mid-tier Xun-level!
After more than ten days, Hao Ren had advanced from Dui-level to Xun-level!
He had gone to cultivate in seclusion!
The members of the Calligraphy Club looked at each other and thought it was amazing. He had advanced from Dui-level to mid-tier Xun-level in just a dozen days!
Hao Ren was indeed a genius among geniuses!
Of course, the most surprised person was Lu Qi. He had started to pay attention to Hao Ren when he was on Zhen-level, and every time he saw Hao Ren, he had made some progress. This time, Hao Ren had reached mid-tier Xun-level, becoming a master!
"Where's Yujia?" Hao Ren asked Lu Qi.
"I've informed her," Lu Qi looked at Hao Ren and said with a surprised expression.
"Hao Ren!"
The moment Hao Ren mentioned Xie Yujia, he saw Xie Yujia dashing toward him from the direction of the library on her bicycle.
When the bicycle stopped in front of Hao Ren, Xie Yujia almost flew off the bicycle and threw herself into Hao Ren's arms. When she saw that Hao Ren was safe and sound, she burst into tears.
She hadn't been eating or sleeping well in the past few days, and she had to force a smile on her face when she returned to Hao Ren's home. She told Grandma that Hao Ren had gone to the mountains to participate in a school activity and that there was no cell phone signal.
She was so worried that Hao Ren wouldn't come back. Every day, she would think about what to do if Hao Ren didn't come back. Even when she was killing time in the library, she couldn't read a word. When she heard that Hao Ren had come back, she almost flew out of the library on the Ruyi Cloth!
Hao Ren felt bad when he saw Xie Yujia, who was usually gentle and strong, crying like a pear blossom in the rain.
He just wanted to give it his all, and he didn't think that he might not be able to come back.
Xie Yujia's white shirt under her black jacket was soon soaked by her tears. In the past few days, she had cried many times in secret. The longer Hao Ren didn't come back, the more anxious she became.
Now that Hao Ren suddenly came back, the burden on her mind was completely lifted.
The royal princes surrounded Hao Ren and Xie Yujia, thinking that Xie Yujia must have deep feelings for Hao Ren. It was only a little more than ten days, and she was already so aggrieved. However, on second thought, they understood that it was normal for Xie Yujia to be worried.
They didn't know that Hao Ren had gone to the Nine Dragon Palace and the Demon Sea this time!
These two places were enough for ordinary cultivators to die hundreds or even thousands of times!
"What day is it today? Where's Zi? " Seeing more and more students standing on their tiptoes to see what was going on, Hao Ren wiped the tears from Xie Yujia's eyes and asked.
He had come back in a hurry for two reasons. First, he was afraid that the nature essence of the Heaven and Earth Holy Fruits would gradually dissipate, so he had to come back as soon as possible and give one to Xie Yujia and Zhao Yanzi. Second, he wanted to ask about Zhao Kuo and see if his Third Uncle, who was also in the Nine Dragon Palace, had come back safely!
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