Medicine City, Seven Star Sect Branch.
Inside a room, a young man was sleeping on a bed.
Not far away, four women sat around a table.
One young girl, two mature ladies, and one beautiful woman.
Nangong Mi looked towards Qin Mu on the bed.
“By my estimation, little Mu’er should be waking up soon.”
Back then, when the cave abode’s space collapsed, Qin Ruoshuang and Qin Mengyu successfully found their younger brother and encountered the Soul Formation Realm messenger Nangong Mi had sent in.
The group managed to exit like that.
It was also thanks to Nangong Mi holding the cave entrance open that the losses among the scattered cultivators this time weren’t too severe.
Apart from a few who knew it was a demon clan conspiracy, the rest believed the Unity Realm cave abode collapsed due to unstable space power from its great age.
As for this trip into the cave heaven, not a single person brought out a single treasure.
It was as if it was completely empty inside, with nothing at all.
As for the several people Qin Mu’s group of three encountered, aside from the brawny man who perished, the others didn’t fare well either, each sustaining injuries of varying degrees.
Regarding this bizarre Unity Realm cave heaven, the imperial court didn’t offer much explanation either.
Since no one from any major sect or the court itself perished within, the investigation into the matter was quietly dropped.
Nangong Mi looked at Qin Mengyu.
The other woman’s expression wasn’t great, after all, Qin Mengyu had been staying by the bedside these past few days waiting for her younger brother to wake up.
“Little Mengyu, for this trip to the Southern Region, are you all prepared?”
Hearing this, Qin Mengyu snapped back to attention and nodded.
“With Miss Shuanger present, finding people of the Gu Tribe shouldn’t be difficult.”
The Gu Tribe.
Nangong Mi also knew a little about them, as she had once ventured alone into the Southern Region, deep into the wildlands, though she hadn’t gained much from it.
“Since that’s the case, I won’t say much more. Take these.”
Nangong Mi flicked her wrist, and three small swords floated above her palm.
The small swords were entirely golden in color, exceptionally petite and exquisite.
Nangong Mi smiled slightly.
“Around these swords, those Gu insects of the Gu Tribe won’t dare approach. Take these, for extra safety.”
“Thank you, Aunt Mi.”
Qin Mengyu accepted the small swords.
***
To outsiders, Qin Mu appeared to be lying unconscious on the bed.
In reality—
“Divine Dragon Senior, I’ve been stuck here for ages. Can’t I go back yet?”
In reality, Qin Mu’s consciousness was trapped within the divine dragon’s power.
Because he used the small bracelet Aunt Mi gave him as a vessel, his soul became tainted with too much of the divine dragon’s power.
Now, for the time being, his soul couldn’t return.
“Hmph! You think I don’t want you to leave, kid? Yapping here all day long, this old man is getting annoyed listening to it.”
Hearing this, Qin Mu scratched his head sheepishly.
It was just so boring here.
If he had no one to talk to, wouldn’t he go crazy from loneliness?
If he had a computer and a phone, Qin Mu could stay for a week with no problem.
According to what the Divine Dragon Senior said, he had overused the divine dragon’s power, nearly causing his soul to dissipate.
Fortunately, the Divine Dragon Senior intervened in time.
Now, once he had nurtured his soul back to a sufficient state, he could wake up.
In simpler terms, he cheated too hard and almost got banned by the admin.
But staying here was so boring.
Apart from a Divine Dragon Senior whose voice he could hear but whose full form he couldn’t see, there was nothing else.
This kind of torment…
Qin Mu would rather be with Sister Ruoshuang.
Even though Sister Ruoshuang didn’t talk much, a beautiful big sister was not only pleasing to the eye and uplifting to the mood, but also… kissable and huggable.
Even if there really was nothing to do, sleeping on Sister Ruoshuang’s plump thighs was very comfortable~
But here, apart from cold, golden walls, there was nothing.
Everything around was white mist.
If he had a system, at least there’d be a system-chan to chat with.
Talking with the divine dragon was utterly boring.
Just as Qin Mu was trying to carve the character for “proper” into the golden wall with his fingernail, he suddenly felt a pulling force trying to suck him away.
“Ooh! I’m finally going to wake up!”
This was the precursor to his body awakening.
The next moment, Qin Mu’s soul vanished.
Then, on the golden wall, two large lights lit up.
“Phew, that human kid is finally gone. These past few days have been so noisy here. But, it wasn’t bad either. This old man hasn’t talked this much in a long time.”
***
“Mmm…”
Qin Mu felt a sense of heaviness.
It was the feeling of his body!
Finally, no longer that weightless feeling of being a soul.
Opening his eyes wearily, Qin Mu first felt his head resting on something soft, bouncy, and warm.
Light entered his vision.
Before his eyes were large, upright, white mounds wrapped in clothing.
Looking past the peaks, Qin Mu saw a pair of cold crimson eyes.
The moment his gaze met those crimson eyes, a trace of softness surfaced within their cold depths.
Combined with the familiar, faint fragrance, Qin Mu didn’t need to guess who this was.
“Sister Ruoshuang~”
For some reason, Qin Mu felt like he hadn’t seen Sister Ruoshuang in a long time.
As he spoke, he turned his little head, wrapped his arms around her slender waist, and rubbed his cheek against her lower abdomen.
A rich, faint fragrance flooded his nose and mouth, and a feeling of reassurance rose in his heart.
“Mm, Mu’er.”
Qin Ruoshuang said softly.
It was good she had persuaded her younger sister Qin Mengyu to go rest for a while, while she looked after Mu’er first.
Sure enough, as she had predicted, Mu’er woke up not long after.
Qin Ruoshuang calmly stroked the little head of Mu’er in her arms with her jade-like hand, her fingers threading through his soft hair.
A faint smile appeared on her cold face.
She really liked this feeling of being relied upon by Mu’er.
Feeling the warm breath against her lower abdomen, a dangerous light flickered in Qin Ruoshuang’s crimson eyes.
It seemed like she wanted to… just devour Mu’er right here and now~
Just as this thought emerged in Qin Ruoshuang’s mind, the door was pushed open with a creak.
Hearing the sound, Qin Mu turned his head to look at the doorway.
A young girl stood there, looking utterly dumbfounded.
Lu Shuanger looked at the young man and the mature lady embracing each other in an extremely intimate posture.
Were they sure they weren’t… those kind of siblings?
But on second thought, perhaps this was what her master called pursuing thrills, sprinting headlong down the path of… that.
“Lu… Lu Shuanger!”
Qin Mu had thought it was Sister Mengyu and wanted to sit up, but a tremendous force came from the hand stroking his head, pressing him down so he couldn’t rise.
“I didn’t see anything!”
Lu Shuanger hurriedly went out, closed the door, and ran back to her own room.
Recalling the scene she had just witnessed… she wouldn’t be silenced, would she?
But then she thought, with Qin Ruoshuang’s talent, she was bound to become a Tribulation Stage great power.
In that case, no one would dare say anything.
Not long after, Qin Mengyu returned to the room and saw her younger brother awake.
Her tense heart relaxed.
Soon after, Nangong Mi also walked in.
Looking at the young man, a smile appeared on her face.
“It’s good you’re awake. However, little Mu’er, you’ve actually reached Qi Cultivation Layer Nine.”
Hearing Aunt Mi say this, Qin Mu only then realized he had actually reached Qi Cultivation Layer Nine!
He was stunned for a moment, then tears of joy welled up in his eyes.
It wasn’t easy!
He was finally just one step away from the Foundation Establishment Stage!