The Black Deity rested for six full hours as the pain in his soul spirit slowly dissipated. Once Jiang Yi confirmed that the Black Deity could make it, they immediately began teleporting again. However, after six teleportations, the Black Deity was on the verge of collapsing once again. Jiang Yi had no choice but to stop for rest.
Initially, Jiang Yi wanted Gu Mu to carry the Black Deity in his Chaos Essence Pearl. However, while teleporting, people were not allowed to carry anything with life in their spatial divine item; otherwise, they would be thrown out and shredded to pieces by the sheer pressure of the space inside the Teleportation Formations.
Thus, they carried on this way, stopping intermittently for rest. They needed at least a few days to arrive at Blue Lion City. Then, they would need much more time to teleport out of Blue Eagle Prefecture. No one could guarantee that they would not get into trouble on the way. However, Jiang Yi was out of options. He could only leave his fate to heaven.
They rested for several hours and again teleported six times. Jiang Yi himself could not take the pressure as well. The Rootless Water had worn off. For a few hours, his soul spirit would be especially weak. If he continued to teleport in such a state, he would fall apart for sure.
During this time when his soul spirit was weak, Jiang Yi’s battle skills were exceptionally poor. Even sprinting was difficult for him. Thus, during this period, he was in even more danger. If the Earth Emanations Pavilion Luo Clan sent formidable martial artists here secretly to kill him, Gu Mu—his soul slave—would die instantly as well. Luo Qingyan would then escape easily.
“Go and look for a nice inn. We’ll rest for ten hours!”
Jiang Yi gave these orders decisively. The nicest inns had the best restrictions. If formidable martial artists wanted to attack him, at least they would be held back by the strong restrictions. Even the peak-stage God King would need at least two or three seconds to break through. Then, he would use that time to summon his Merged Flames and kill Luo Qingyan at once. They would be buried together.
“An inn?”
Luo Qingyan’s eyes filled with pain. Jiang Yi scanned her face and mocked her. “Lady Luo, are you still hoping for your clan members to save you? Give it up. If anyone dares to attack me, I will drag you into the grave with me, too.”
Luo Qingyan smiled bitterly. Without saying anything, she steered the war chariot into the city plaza of the nearest city. The group soon found a huge inn for them to settle down in. Jiang Yi scanned Gu Mu from head to toe. The latter sent him a voice transmission: “This is not the Earth Emanations Pavilion’s property. There are no Earth Emanations Pavilion logos.”
“Go in. Ask for the best suite!”
Jiang Yi waved his hand, and then he got out of the war chariot. Gu Mu asked for an independent small castle, which costs hundreds of divine roots. Jiang Yi felt no pain spending someone else’s divine roots. The group entered the hall and then walked through to the backyard to their small castle.
Inside the castle were a huge hall and two rooms. Jiang Yi looked around and then turned to Black Deity who was staggering as he walked. “Black Deity, once you get into the room, sleep for a few hours. I’m going to sleep as well.”
“Alright!”
Black Deity was very close to collapsing. Sleeping was the best way to recover the soul. He quickly entered a room and fell into a deep sleep quickly. Jiang Yi and Luo Qingyan sat down in the hall while Gu Mu activated the restrictions around the castle. After looking around, he sent a voice transmission to Jiang Yi: “Master, the restrictions here can probably withstand one blow from peak-stage God Kings.”
Jiang Yi nodded, relieved. Without saying anything, he began to cultivate, waiting for the Rootless Water to fully wear off. After a while, Luo Qingyan stood up and said, “Jiang Yi, I am relapsing. I need to eat my Bodhi fruit!”
Jiang Yi opened his eyes and said cautiously, “Eat it if you have to. Why must you stand up?”
Luo Qingyan smiled bitterly. “Eating the Bodhi fruit will make me unconscious. Gu Mu should know this. I want to go into the room to sleep. If you don’t feel safe, you can ask Gu Mu to go inside and watch me as well.”
Jiang Yi turned to Gu Mu, who nodded and sent a voice transmission to him: “Young Mistress always sleeps for a long time after taking her Bodhi fruit. One time, I wanted to report something to her, but her maidservant told me that she was in a deep sleep because of her Bodhi fruit.”
“Oh!”
Jiang Yi relaxed, but not completely. In a low voice, he ordered, “Gu Mu, go outside and stand guard. The moment you notice something out of the ordinary like someone approaching, send a voice message to me at once. If someone attacks the restrictions around this castle, then think of a way to kill Luo Qingyan immediately.”
“Yes!”
Gu Mu cupped his hands obediently. It was then that Jiang Yi finally turned to Luo Qingyan and mockingly said, “Lady Luo, please go into your room.”
Luo Qingyan’s expression faltered. Through gritted teeth, she sent a voice message to Jiang Yi: “Jiang Yi, you’d best not mess around with me. I am engaged to another man. If I am not pure when we get married, I will be killed for sure. Then, no one will send you out of Blue Eagle Prefecture.”
“Don’t worry!”
Jiang Yi laughed. “I am… uninterested in your body.”
Luo Qingyan blushed, hardened her jaw, and walked into her room. Jiang Yi quickly followed her in and used restrictions to lock the door. Luo Qingyan saw the restrictions glowing, and started. “What do you want?”
Jiang Yi rolled his eyes. Did this Luo Qingyan think that he was always looking for an opportunity to r*pe her?
Truthfully, Jiang Yi was not—in the least bit—interested in this woman, whose heart was as venomous as a snake’s. He activated the restrictions only as a line of defense. If the enemy wanted to rescue Luo Qingyan, at least he would have to break through two layers of defense. This would ensure that he would have more than enough time to summon his Merged Flames and kill her.
He did not bother to respond to Luo Qingyan. Instead, he looked around the room. Discovering just one bed, he sat cross-legged on the floor. Pointing at the bed, he said, “Go and sleep. Don’t do anything stupid, or don’t blame me for being hostile. You should know my character very well. Once I get crazy, I scare even myself.”
Once he finished speaking, he entered the State of the Union of Heaven and Man. Immediately, he began to cultivate his heavenly powers while keeping his senses locked on Luo Qingyan. He observed her every move. Her dantian had already been sealed by Gu Mu. Her capabilities alone could not break the seal. Jiang Yi cared even less for any spiritual attacks she might be capable of. Luo Qingyan’s soul spirit was not powerful. He was only observing her now to see that she did not act out of the ordinary. After all, this was a smart woman.
Luo Qingyan did not do anything out of the ordinary. Instead, she looked cautiously at Jiang Yi as if afraid that he might mess with her. Still on her guard, she sat down on the bed slowly and retrieved a pink Bodhi fruit from inside her ring. She wanted to eat it, and yet she did not dare to. What if he r*ped her while she was in a deep sleep from eating the Bodhi fruit?
After ten full minutes, the Rootless Water was finally wearing off. Luo Qingyan still could not make up her mind. Jiang Yi opened his eyes and said harshly, “Quickly, eat. I promise not to touch you. If you keep hesitating and annoy me, I will really do something beast-like!”
“Ah?”
Luo Qingyan got scared by Jiang Yi’s ferocious gaze. Indignantly, she retreated. Still seated on the bed, she began to nibble her fruit.
The Bodhi fruit was very fragrant. The moment she started eating, its fragrance filled the entire room. Breathing this fragrance in caused Jiang Yi to startle. It was almost as if his soul spirit was getting nourished as well. This must be a valuable fruit in the Earth Emanations Domain.
Not bad! The medicine is wearing off, but smelling this fragrance can recover my soul spirit quickly.
Jiang Yi nodded subtly. Luo Qingyan still did not do anything funny so Jiang Yi began to relax. What’s more, Luo Qingyan already finished two fruits and was now halfway through her third. Her eyelids were drooping down. At last, she hugged her knees and leaned against the wall, asleep.
Jiang Yi sensed that her heart rate was slowing, and her soul spirit was silent. She was really in a deep sleep.
The Rootless Water had completely worn off by now. A deep sense of exhaustion overwhelmed Jiang Yi’s own soul spirit. He gritted his teeth, trying not to fall asleep. Otherwise, he would easily get into trouble.
Ss, ss…
The other half of the Bodhi fruit left in Luo Qingyan’s hand kept releasing a strong, weird fragrance. Jiang Yi kept breathing in deeply as if trying to absorb as much of the fragrance as he could. He wanted to speed up the recovery of his soul spirit. This was the only way he would be able to keep awake.
However—
As he breathed in more, his soul spirit began to feel heavier and heavier. He hung on for five more minutes before his body began to sway. He leaned against the wall and fell asleep as well.
At that moment, Luo Qingyan suddenly opened her eyes. The corners of her mouth twisted upwards into a smile. She was truly a beauty.
