Holy Maiden, wait a minute. Why are you asking me to cultivate again?

Guided by Dongfang Huaizhen's magic, Song Zhao wandered through the Yunlan Palace, turning and twisting, up and down, until he finally arrived at a cave.

If Dongfang Huaizhen hadn't said it was a spiritual cave, Song Zhao really wouldn't have believed that such terrain could defy common sense and appear on this mountain peak, in mid-air.

"Between the sky and the moon, it is indeed a good burial site." The witch looked around and came to a conclusion.

hum-

The array in front of the spiritual cave was unblocked, and a white jade staircase slowly appeared beneath our feet.

Song Zhao stepped onto the stairs and walked towards the spirit cave.

He felt his head buzzing more and more as he went deeper, and he even felt dizzy when he got to the back.

"What's going on?"

"Don't panic, dizziness is normal. The spiritual energy in the outside world and the spiritual energy in the spiritual cave are of the same kind but different origin. You need to get used to it."

The sound of Dongfang Huaizhen's voice brought Song Zhao a little reassurance.

Once the dizziness subsided and my vision cleared, the surrounding scenery unfolded like a painting.

Not far ahead lies a lake with a crystal-clear surface, without a ripple, reflecting the ever-changing clouds in the sky.

In the middle of the lake is an island, and in the center of the island grows a giant snow plum tree in full bloom.

It was clearly not winter, yet the plum blossoms were exceptionally beautiful, standing proudly on the branches, seemingly otherworldly.

Dongfang Huaizhen's ancestral home was located next to a huge plum tree.

After Song Zhao finished looking at the scenery, he felt a sense of lightness in his body. The spiritual energy here was more than ten times that of the outside world!

Furthermore, the quality of spiritual energy inside the spiritual cave is much higher than that outside!

One day of cultivation here is definitely equivalent to ten days outside!

"No wonder she's the sect leader!"

"What are you thinking about?"

Dongfang Huaizhen appeared before Song Zhao without anyone noticing, and sneered, "Never seen such a wonderful blessed land before, have you?"

Song Zhao shook his head, admitting he had never seen it before.

The demoness inside the Heavenly Demon Pearl had something to say: "What kind of blessed land is this? Even I, as a dog, would find this place too low-class!"

"A true paradise on earth possesses spiritual energy a thousand times greater than this place, capable of nurturing immortal energy, forming its own world within, with the sun and moon hanging in the sky and stars adorning the ceiling..."

"Speak, I'm very busy." Dongfang Huaizhen frowned, feeling that he was being a bit redundant.

Why make Song Zhao come to the spirit cave when these words could have been said inside the palace?

This place was a place that neither Su Fangyue nor anyone else had ever been to, except for herself.

Song Zhao bowed and described the characteristics of the black-clad cultivator and the methods he used.

"I have never heard of such methods used by demonic cultivators before. They must not be members of the Blood Demon Sect."

Dongfang Huaizhen slowly shook his head: "I never expected that there would be such a scum of the demonic path within the sect."

Doesn't she recognize the methods of the Innate Demonic Sect?

Then I don't need to tell him that the other party is from the Innate Demonic Sect, so as to avoid being questioned.

After thinking it over in his mind, Song Zhao said cautiously, "Sect Master, you see, there was someone else who killed Zhang Xing."

"Let's not issue the sect leader's decree tomorrow. I'm no match for that demonic cultivator."

To everyone's surprise, Dongfang Huaizhen's expression turned ugly upon hearing this, and he coldly said, "How can we righteous cultivators be afraid of a mere demonic cultivator?"

"I'll bestow upon you a magical artifact that will grant you victory with ease!"

She stretched out her fair right hand, and with a whoosh, a ball of flame appeared on her slender fingers.

"This is pure Yang fire, a rare treasure of heaven and earth that I found when I first entered the Golden Core stage, and it has been refined into a magic weapon."

"You are skilled in swordsmanship. Next time you encounter that demonic cultivator, you can transform your pure yang fire into sword energy to shatter his magical artifact."

Flames floated from his fingertips and came to Song Zhao's front.

"Can......"

Song Zhao wanted to say something more, but in the end he couldn't say it and accepted the ball of pure yang fire.

Having one more magic weapon is always better than having none.

"Now that you've obtained the magic weapon, why aren't you leaving?"

Seeing that Song Zhao was still standing there without moving, Dongfang Huaizhen urged him on.

Song Zhao was currently going through a fierce internal struggle.

The witch had previously given him a spell; as long as he recited the spell, he would surely be able to provoke Dongfang Huaizhen's inner demons.

But what happens after it gets better?

Will Dongfang Huaizhen be as soft-hearted as Su Fangyue and not kill him?

These are all unknowns.

He didn't want to become one of the previous owners of the Heavenly Demon Pearl, taking a risk and ending up dead.

"This disciple will depart now."

Song Zhao ignored the witch's insults inside the Heavenly Demon Pearl and turned to leave the spiritual cave.

"snort--"

After turning around, Dongfang Huaizhen suddenly groaned, his face looking rather unpleasant.

Upon hearing the commotion, Song Zhao immediately turned around and asked, "Sect Leader, what's going on?"

"It's nothing, aren't you leaving?"

Dongfang Huaizhen frowned deeply, feeling a heavy weight in his chest.

She never expected her inner demons to launch such a fierce attack at this moment!

You absolutely must not let Song Zhao see you when your inner demons erupt.

"Are you really alright? You don't look too well."

Song Zhao stared at Dongfang Huaizhen's pale lips and, out of a disciple's concern for his sect leader, said, "Should I help you back to your room to rest?"

"Heh, I am a Golden Core cultivator. Even if I am feeling unwell, I do not need anyone's help."

Dongfang Huaizhen remained defiant, but his body trembled in waves.

The golden core within her body was about to burst forth.

Looking at Dongfang Huaizhen's trembling legs encased in a silk dress, Song Zhao hesitated and asked, "Are you sure you don't need it?"

No, it's not necessary.

Dongfang Huaizhen stammered slightly, channeling all his magical power into his dantian, where it, along with his golden core, suppressed his inner demons.

This resulted in her body trembling abnormally, which seemed very strange.

"Then this disciple will take his leave."

Song Zhao turned and took a few steps, but was stopped by Dongfang Huaizhen behind him.

"Wait!"

She beckoned, gritted her teeth, and made up an excuse, saying, "I just messed up my cultivation technique and I'm feeling a bit unwell. Help me back to my Xuan Mansion."

Song Zhao said "Oh," and stepped forward to help Dongfang Huaizhen up, placing his hand precisely on her slender waist.

Where are you touching?

Dongfang Huaizhen let out a delicate cry, her originally pale face suddenly flushed with color, and her ears turned red.

"Um, this disciple has never helped anyone before. If not support their back, where should I support them?"

"Just hold my arm, you idiot!"

Dongfang Huaizhen was somewhat exasperated and glared fiercely at Song Zhao: "If you dare touch my waist again, watch out for your hands!"

"understood."

Song Zhao supported Dongfang Huaizhen's arm as they walked towards the Xuan Mansion on the island.

"You brat, taking advantage of her weakness! Are you an idiot? She's so weak right now, what a perfect opportunity!" The witch stomped her feet in anger inside the Heavenly Demon Pearl.

Song Zhao responded mentally, "That's not appropriate. I'm being too wicked."

"Bad? You're a member of the Demonic Sect, a demonic cultivator who will stop at nothing to achieve your goals. So what if you're bad? It's not like I'm going to kill her!" The witch gritted her teeth in anger.

Song Zhao sighed and continued, "Even so, I think demonic cultivators also have a bottom line. At the very least, they should play hard to get first, waiting until the sect leader can't take it anymore and his inner demons fully emerge before taking advantage of the situation, right?"

Witch:......

I thought you were really going to be a pushover.

"Yes, that's fine."

When they arrived at the entrance of the Xuan Mansion, Dongfang Huaizhen voluntarily broke free from Song Zhao's support.

Before she could even open the array's restrictions, she accidentally fell to the ground. Her long ice silk dress was torn by the array's passive light, revealing a pair of long, slender, snow-white legs.

"You, you mustn't look!"