I am Master Maoshan

When Liu Jun woke up again, the first thing he saw was the flickering fire. He blinked his eyes, adjusted to the light, and found himself lying in a dry cave. There were soft clothes under him, and he was covered with a robe with a faint fragrance.

"Awake?" A cold voice came from beside the fire.

Liu Jun turned his head and saw Shui Yuexin sitting by the fire, roasting a pheasant intently. The flickering firelight reflected on her delicate face, adding a touch of softness to her. Her long hair was casually tied behind her head, with a few strands of hair falling on her cheeks, swaying gently with her movements.

"Thank you, God King, for saving me." Liu Jun wanted to stand up and salute, but his wound was affected and he couldn't help but gasp.

"Don't move." Shui Yuexin said without looking up, "Your wound is infected with the cold poison of the Ice Dragon. You need to rest for a while." She turned the wooden stick to heat the pheasant evenly. The fat dripped into the fire, making a "sizzling" sound, and the fragrance filled the entire cave.

Liu Jun noticed that Shui Yuexin's wrists were bandaged and her sleeves were torn in several places. "The God King is also injured?"

"It's just a minor injury." Shui Yuexin said calmly, and finally raised her head. In the light of the fire, her eyes were like a deep cold pond. "Eat it, and replenish your energy." She tore off a chicken leg and handed it to Liu Jun.

Liu Jun took the chicken leg and found that the temperature was just right. It was obvious that it had been cooled down on purpose. "The God King's cooking skills are very good. This chicken leg smells good."

Shui Yuexin snorted softly, but the corners of her mouth rose slightly. "Talk less, rest more. When the day breaks, you and I will separate and have nothing to do with each other anymore."

"I'm afraid that's not possible. You promised me to save people." Liu Jun said weakly, his pale lips trembling slightly.

He was leaning against a rock, his shirt on his chest had been torn into three hideous wounds by the sharp claws of the ice dragon, and strange blue ice crystals condensed around the wounds.

The cold poison was like thousands of fine needles, traveling through his meridians. But the strange thing was that the law of chaos in his body was slowly running, swallowing up the power contained in the cold poison like a bottomless abyss. He could feel that every time he absorbed a bit of cold poison, the power of chaos grew stronger. This feeling of pain and growth made him both painful and excited.

"At this rate," Liu Jun looked at himself and estimated the recovery time, "I will be able to completely absorb the cold poison in one more day." Thinking of this, he couldn't help but smile bitterly. Although he narrowly escaped death this time, he also gained a lot.

Shui Yuexin squatted beside him, and her slender fingers gently brushed the frost on his wound. A hint of surprise flashed in her eyes as clear as autumn water: "The power in your body is very special."

She suddenly remembered something and tilted her head to ask, "The person you said you wanted to save with Tian Xin Lian? Was he poisoned or sick?"

"Poisoned by the Netherworld Powder unique to the Catholic Temple." Liu Jun said, frowning. The scene of his companion being poisoned emerged in his mind - the originally rosy face instantly turned ashen, and a strange black gas emerged from the body, as if being haunted by countless Netherworld evil spirits.

Shui Yuexin suddenly burst into laughter upon hearing this, and her laughter, as clear as a silver bell, echoed in the cave: "Then why do you use the Tianxin Lotus? Isn't that a waste of talent?" She blinked her smart eyes, "You have the power of the underworld yourself, why don't you just detoxify it?"

Liu Jun raised his head suddenly, looking stunned: "Are you saying that the power of the Netherworld in my body can cure the poison of the Netherworld Powder?"

He had never thought of this possibility because Xu Baoer said that the Netherworld Powder in the Heavenly Palace was known to be an uncurable poison. Unless several specific natural treasures were found, the poisoned person would surely die.

"Of course!" Shui Yuexin stood up, her skirt dancing in the wind. "The Netherworld Powder is made by extracting the dead energy from the Netherworld. The Netherworld power in your body is much purer than that, just like..." She thought for a moment, "just like water can dilute ink."

Liu Jun was shocked when he heard this. He looked down at his palm, and there was a faint black air current flowing in his palm. If it was really as Shui Yuexin said, then why did he come here with so much hardship and almost get killed?
"However." Shui Yuexin suddenly changed the subject and her expression became serious. "To dispel the Netherworld Powder, you need to use the Netherworld Power to the extreme. In your current state." She looked at the wounds on Liu Jun's body, "I'm afraid you have to get rid of these cold poisons first."

Liu Jun took a deep breath, and a firm look flashed in his eyes: "One day. Give me another day."

Having said that, Liu Jun closed his eyes and activated the Law of Chaos with all his strength.

The air in the cave suddenly surged, and the blue ice crystals around him began to melt at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Shui Yuexin stood quietly by the side, the moonlight shining through the cave onto her, reflecting her thoughtful expression.

Time passed by minute by minute, and when the next day's sunrise just jumped out of the horizon and the first ray of golden sunlight shone into the cave, Liu Jun suddenly opened his eyes.

His eyelashes trembled slightly, and a chaotic gray light flashed in his pupils. After a night of breathing exercises, the cold poison that had tortured him for many days had completely dissipated, replaced by the mysterious and powerful chaotic power in his body.

This power flowed slowly through his meridians like a trickle of water. Although it did not increase much, it was indeed a little fuller than yesterday.

"This chaotic power really has endless uses." Liu Jun stretched lazily, feeling the surging power in his body, and couldn't help but admire in a low voice.

His voice was still a little hoarse from just waking up, but it couldn't hide the surprise in it.

"Chaos power? You actually mastered the law of chaos?" A cold female voice suddenly sounded in the cave. Before Liu Jun could react, a water-blue figure flashed in front of him like a ghost. Shui Yuexin's delicate face was so close that Liu Jun could even smell the faint orchid fragrance on her body.

Before Liu Jun could speak, Shui Yuexin had already pressed her delicate hand on his chest without any explanation. Her palm was cold and soft, but it carried an irresistible force.

"Hey? Are you trying to be a hooligan?" Liu Jun subconsciously raised his hand to block, but Shui Yuexin held it firmly with her other hand. Her movements were smooth and her realm was far above Liu Jun's. It was impossible for Liu Jun to block her.

Shui Yuexin ignored Liu Jun's protests, and she concentrated on injecting her water-based spiritual power into Liu Jun's body. This spiritual power was like a clear stream, carefully exploring every change in Liu Jun's meridians.

However, at this moment, a sudden change occurred!

The first to react to the water-based spiritual power was not the gentle Law of Chaos, but the extremely violent Law of Destruction. This power was like a ferocious beast that was awakened and suddenly attacked. The Law of Destruction turned into a huge vortex, madly devouring Shui Yuexin's spiritual power, greedily absorbing all energy like a powerful water pump.

Shui Yuexin's face suddenly changed. She wanted to pull her hand back, but found that her hand was stuck and could not move. What was even more terrifying was that the spiritual power in her body was draining away at an alarming rate!

"Not good!" Liu Jun also noticed something was wrong, and he hurriedly activated the Law of Chaos to quell the riot of the Law of Destruction. The two forces clashed fiercely in his body, causing waves of pain in his meridians.

The air in the cave suddenly became heavy, and the surrounding gravel began to tremble slightly, making slight noises.

Shui Yuexin's long hair fluttered in the wind, and beads of sweat appeared on her forehead. It was obvious that she was under tremendous pressure.

"You, find a way to separate us!" Shui Yuexin clenched her teeth, beads of sweat oozing from her forehead.

There was a hint of embarrassment in her voice, but she also sounded weak due to the rapid loss of spiritual power.

Liu Jun could clearly feel the person in his arms trembling. He clenched his teeth, veins popped out of his temples, and the thin chaotic power in his body was like a candle in a storm, swaying in front of the violent force of the law of destruction.

"I'm trying." Every word seemed to be squeezed out from between his teeth. He tried to weave the power of chaos into a net, but the law of destruction was like a greedy python, not only devouring Shui Yuexin's spiritual power, but now even his power of chaos began to erode.

The situation between the two became more and more awkward. Shui Yuexin pressed her whole body against Liu Jun, her silky black hair falling around his neck, with a faint orchid fragrance. She could feel the violent rise and fall of his chest and the strong heartbeat.

At this critical moment, the cave entrance suddenly lit up with a fiery red. Yan Li stood there, the sun shining on her delicate profile. When she saw the situation inside the cave, her phoenix eyes froze instantly.

"Excuse me." These three words were as cold as the wind in the far north. When Yan Li turned around, the hem of her fiery red skirt drew a sharp arc.

"Wait!" Liu Jun's voice changed in a hurry, "It's not what you think!"

Yan Li paused, and then she noticed that the two were surrounded by ominous black and purple energy. Her pupils suddenly shrank, and she rushed forward: "Law of Destruction? How did you get this thing out?"

She quickly formed seals, and a dazzling red light burst out from between her slender jade fingers. The light turned into countless fine threads, precisely wrapping around the rampaging black energy.

"Hold on!" Sweat also seeped out of Yan Li's forehead, "I need time to build a sealing array!"

Liu Jun turned his head weakly, and seeing Yan Li's focused profile, the corner of his mouth curled up into a bitter smile: "I didn't expect that you would come to save us in the end."

"Shut up and save your energy." Yan Li said unhappily, but her hands did not stop moving. She bit her fingertips, and a drop of blood fell into the center of the formation, and the whole cave was immediately illuminated by red light.

Liu Jun felt that the power of chaos in his body suddenly became active, as if it had received some kind of response. He seized this opportunity and guided the power of chaos to cooperate with Yan Li's seal. The three forces intertwined in the narrow cave, forming a strange and spectacular scene.

The stalactites on the top of the cave began to break under the agitation of energy, and the broken stones fell down. Yan Li had to distract herself to hold up the protective shield, and her face became paler and paler: "Hurry up, I can't hold on for too long!"

At this critical moment, Liu Jun suddenly had an idea and injected the last bit of chaotic power in his body into the core of the formation. The three forces finally reached a delicate balance, and the law of destruction was temporarily suppressed back into his body.

The three of them collapsed to the ground at the same time, gasping for breath. The cave returned to silence, leaving only the sound of breathing.

Yan Li was the first to recover. She propped herself up and sat up, looking at the two people who were still leaning against each other with complicated eyes: "Now, who can explain what's going on?"

Liu Jun and Shui Yuexin separated instantly, keeping a certain distance between them, both looking at each other with disdain. (End of this chapter)