Su Yiyi said, "Brother, from now on, you are only allowed to look at me."

Ji Qingran kept her eyes closed and remained silent.

Lu Tingyuan walked over, stroked her hair, and coaxed her half-heartedly.

"Be a good girl, I'll come to see you tomorrow."

Ji Qingran opened her eyes and glanced at him. "No need. If you come to see me, Su Yiyi will be displeased."

Lu Tingyuan smiled and said with absolute certainty, "She won't. Yiyi isn't that petty."

The dark green Profound Yin sword scar on her skin suddenly burst into a brilliant light, contrasting with the pure white radiance of the Primal Element.

Within her already turbulent sea of consciousness, the addition of this external force threw everything into complete chaos.

Yun Shu glanced at her storage ring, which was packed to the brim with spirit stones, her brows narrowing slightly. Whether as Yun Shu or Mu Yunshu, she was far too fortunate.

Wanting to try her luck once more, yet afraid the iron python might return to cause trouble, Ye Juntian hurriedly hoisted the eggshell onto his shoulder and buried it in a secret location.

Sauntering around, he arrived at Atobe's office—which was actually right next door. Kannata knocked on the door, and a voice from inside bade him enter.

"I heard it was bought by a mysterious buyer. Who would have thought it was Master Bao himself?" Zheng Suyue said, sounding somewhat envious as he flaunted his knowledge.

Her sigh poured a bucket of cold water over the excited crowd. They realized that even if there were treasures, none would have been left until now.

"Fifteen people to the southwest, ten to the southeast, ten to the north, and twelve to the west. Their lowest cultivation is at the Underworld Emperor realm. Am I wrong?" Sima Youyue named each hidden person in the courtyard one by one, Fourth Kong's expression growing increasingly gloomy with every word.

Because they belonged to the direct lineage of the clan, they enjoyed abundant resources and amassed wealth; naturally, the descendants they cultivated were also the absolute cream of the crop.

Once all four barriers were broken, one would possess an indestructible and immortal body within this world. Even if the divine body were destroyed, it could be reshaped to a certain extent. Moreover, one would exist coevally with heaven and earth, a unique creation forged by the laws of this realm.

"I know now, he must have been faking it. He pretended he didn't know martial arts, and he really pulled it off. You know what? Back then, I hit him hard enough to almost break his ribs." Recalling the past, Ling Lingqi still felt a lingering sense of apprehension.

Driven by the belief that it was better to be safe than sorry, Old Li repeatedly kept only the most basic living expenses for himself, giving the rest to Li Xinghuo. Old Li knew better than anyone what his son was truly like, but he could never cure his soft heart. While spoiling a child was indeed akin to killing them, it would drag oneself down into the abyss as well.

The group rested for a while. During this time, the maze shifted twice more, though fortunately, they encountered no further danger nor crossed paths with Mr. Li.

Consequently, the Platinum Third Empire, jointly suppressed by the others, had always been the weakest among the three major forces.

Yang Shining detailed the performance specifications of Yangtze Wave-1 and Yangtze Wave-2, and finally quoted a price close to the market rate.

This meant that about thirty percent of their domestic population would face food shortages. Coupled with India's meager grain reserves and the citizens' lack of a habit of hoarding food, the situation was grim.

Feeling that the spirit parrot was too noisy, Feng Yuansheng snapped his fingers, and the bird drooped its head and fell fast asleep.

Had that kiss not felt far too real and convincing, Si Yi might have even suspected that everything from the previous night was merely a dream.

The pain gradually allowed his five senses to return, the chaos before his eyes was parted, and sounds began to filter in around him bit by bit.

A white knit sweater smelling of sunshine, a cup of warm lemon tea in her hands, tomato baked rice still steaming on the table, and a family playfully bickering beside it—Si Yi quietly watched all of this, experiencing the warmth of home that she had not felt in a long time.

Seeing how obsessed Hongyun was with the Grand Purple Qi, Zhen Yuanzi found it difficult to interfere and decided to enter seclusion for cultivation.

In a fleeting moment of dislocation, the various emotions stirred by the shifting scenes in the blindingly white world suddenly subsided like rising and falling tides, transforming in an instant into a distant, placid pool of calm.