137: A cold night, a strange girl

The two entered the cave.

As night fell over the eastern part of the Secret Realm, the surrounding temperature dropped even further.

A thick layer of frost began to appear inside the cave as well.

"Holy crap, why is it so cold?"

Su Yun also felt a chill at this moment.

Fortunately, he had the Glazed Sacred Fire within him.

The surrounding cold Qi didn't affect him much.

"The cold Qi in the eastern part of this Secret Realm at night is terrifying.

Moreover, many ice-attribute Yao Beasts of the Spirit Transformation Realm appear outside at night.

These ice-attribute Yao Beasts are very difficult to deal with in such extreme cold.

So it's best to find a place to stay for the night.

We'll set out again once it's light."

Leng Xirou also felt a hint of cold now.

However, she had both ice and fire attribute spiritual power within her.

So it didn't affect her much for the time being.

"Let's seal the cave entrance,"

Su Yun suggested.

"That works. At least it won't be as cold once it's sealed."

Leng Xirou nodded.

She waved her jade-like hand.

A large amount of earth-attribute spiritual power began to gather.

Then, the earth-attribute spiritual power transformed into a massive boulder that directly blocked the entrance.

The cold Qi from outside was temporarily kept out of the cave.

However, the boulder also seemed to be freezing over from the cold.

It likely wouldn't last long.

"It looks like I need to set up a Formation,"

Su Yun looked at the entrance and mused.

"Although I understand Formations, I don't have any Materials to set one up."

Leng Xirou shook her head helplessly.

After all, before her Reincarnation memories Awakening, she was just an ordinary member of the Red Fox Clan.

And the Red Fox Clan had no Formation Cultivators, let alone Materials for setting them up.

"No need, I have Formation Plates."

Su Yun took out several Formation Plates from his Storage Ring.

These Formation Plates were all obtained from enemies' Storage Rings after defeating them.

"So many?"

"With these Formation Plates, we can set up a Spiritual Fire Formation."

Leng Xirou took the Formation Plates with some excitement.

Then, she channeled her spiritual power.

Her jade-like hands performed hand seals over the Formation Plates, beginning to modify their contents.

Soon after, she placed the Formation Plates at the cave entrance.

"Su Yun, I need you to input some spiritual fire now to activate this Formation."

"Alright."

Following Leng Xirou's guidance, Su Yun released the Glazed Sacred Fire into the Formation Plate.

The Formation was instantly activated.

A red and white light illuminated the entire cave.

Immediately after, a spiritual fire barrier enveloped the whole cave.

The surrounding cold Qi vanished instantly.

The frost inside the cave melted away in an instant.

"I've modified these Formation Plates slightly,"

"changing them into a Spiritual Fire Illusion Formation."

"Besides resisting the cold, this Formation also has illusionary and breath-concealing functions.

Now, there isn't a trace of spiritual fire aura outside the cave.

Even a Yao Beast of the Spirit Transformation Realm passing by would overlook this cave."

"Impressive!"

Su Yun felt that the Glazed Sacred Fire he had casually input had been amplified dozens of times.

As expected of the White Fox Empress, she really knows a lot.

"It's alright, it's just a fourth-rank Formation, not very complex,"

Leng Xirou's pretty face flushed slightly as she spoke softly.

After all, she had studied Formations for a long time in her previous life; wouldn't modifying a few fourth-rank Formations on a whim be effortless?

"There are probably about six hours left until dawn.

I should do some cultivation."

Thinking this, Su Yun sat cross-legged on a rock inside the cave.

He took out the bottle of jade marrow spirit liquid from his Storage Ring.

Then, he opened the bottle and drank the jade marrow spirit liquid.

The jade marrow spirit liquid had no taste, but upon drinking it, it instantly transformed into a massive amount of spiritual power that merged into his body.

Su Yun immediately circulated the Myriad Dao Immortal Art to begin cultivating.

The spiritual power within the jade marrow spirit liquid was rapidly absorbed by him.

The aura around him began to rise slowly.

Moving from the Nascent Soul Third Layer, it slowly approached the Nascent Soul Fourth Layer Realm.

Because the myriad dao nascent soul within Su Yun was too powerful,

he required a massive amount of spiritual power for every minor Realm Breakthrough.

Soon, Su Yun had used up most of the jade marrow spirit liquid in the bottle.

At this moment, his entire body emitted a dazzling white light under the effect of the jade marrow spirit liquid.

Simultaneously, his Physical Body strength also saw a slight improvement.

On the other side, Leng Xirou also sat cross-legged on a rock and entered a state of cultivation.

Earlier, when Su Yun was helping her heal,

she had detected that Su Yun's bone age was only nineteen.

To have such strength at this age, he was definitely a peerless Genius.

In her past life, she had always been the most talented and powerful among the younger generation in the Myriad Demon Domain, never encountering a well-matched opponent.

After her Reincarnation, she had met such a powerful human as Su Yun.

This also piqued her competitiveness.

After all, as the Reincarnation of the White Fox Empress, she couldn't afford to lose to Su Yun.

Even if Su Yun was the man she had her eye on.

"I'll just refine the nine-tailed white fox essence blood directly."

Having made up her mind, Leng Xirou took out a drop of nine-tailed white fox essence blood from her Storage Ring.

Then, she began to refine it.

Once she circulated the White Fox Clan's Cultivation Technique,

that essence blood instantly entered her body.

Her Realm also began to rise.

At this moment, a faint rosy glow appeared on her fair, pretty face.

Four fox tail appeared directly behind her.

A phantom of a Nine-Tailed White Fox enveloped her entire body.

The Nine-Tailed White Fox Bloodline within her began to boil.

Before long, she was drenched in fragrant sweat.

Her originally fair skin turned crimson.

"This is bad, the effect of this nine-tailed white fox essence blood is too strong."

"If I didn't have the Nine-Tailed White Fox Bloodline, refining the spiritual power inside alone wouldn't be an issue."

"But with the Nine-Tailed White Fox Bloodline, I'm being affected by its overly powerful spiritual power, causing a temporary bloodline rampage."

Leng Xirou felt her Nine-Tailed White Fox Bloodline beginning to run wild.

She could no longer control herself.

Right now, she only wanted to vent the excess power quickly to stop the bloodline rampage.

Unfortunately, it was too late.

She gradually lost her sanity.

To the side, Su Yun had already finished absorbing all of the jade marrow spirit liquid.

His Realm had also risen from the Nascent Soul Third Layer Realm to the Nascent Soul Fourth Layer Great Perfection Realm.

He estimated he would be able to Breakthrough to the Nascent Soul Fifth Layer Realm soon.

Feeling the abundant spiritual power within him, Su Yun opened his eyes.

"This jade marrow spirit liquid is quite effective; it not only raised my Realm but also improved my physical strength a bit."

"Is it dawn yet?"

Su Yun looked around the cave.

At this moment, a dense, mysterious fragrance was wafting through the cave.

"Wait, something's not right with Xi Rou."

Su Yun turned to look at Leng Xirou.

He saw Leng Xirou emitting an even more charming aura than before.

Her eyes were tightly shut, her face was flushed, her breathing seemed rapid, and four fox tail had appeared behind her, draped around her.

A pink spiritual light faintly emanated from her fair skin, and her snow-white hair fluttered in the air.

"Wasn't Xi Rou cultivating?"

"Why has she become like this?"

Su Yun observed Leng Xirou's condition with some confusion.

Could it be Qi Deviation?

That's impossible, right?

Isn't she an Empress Reincarnation?

But it doesn't look like Qi Deviation either!

After all, Cultivators suffering from Qi Deviation usually have chaotic auras.

Furthermore, if one suffers Qi Deviation during cultivation, their Realm usually regresses.

Just as Su Yun was wondering,

Leng Xirou's eyes snapped open.