172: Warm memories, entering the Azure Forest

Inside the black space.

"Damn it, he actually blocked my Divine Sense attack?

Even though I haven't condensed a body, my Divine Sense strength has recovered to the Nascent Soul Stage Level Eight Realm.

How did a Human brat at the Nascent Soul Eighth Layer Realm withstand it?"

Xie Ming said in a gloomy tone.

At this moment, the speed at which its body was condensing slowed down.

"It seems Divine Sense attacks have no effect on that human.

The misty darkness has no effect on him either."

"They definitely want to deal with the misty darkness.

So they will absolutely find their way to me."

"I should still reshape the bodies of the Three Great Demon Kings and let them deal with those two humans.

However, the Three Great Demon Kings with reshaped bodies can only move within this space.

Will letting those two humans enter this space directly pose a threat to me?"

Xie Ming mused.

It was actually a small piece of flesh from the Xie Ming Demon Emperor.

The Xie Ming Demon Emperor was a demonic beast from the Demon Realm, a Xie Ming Demonic Tiger at the Integration Stage, Tenth Layer Realm.

By chance, it left the Demon Realm and had been causing chaos in the Human and Yao Race regions.

The powerful Xie Ming Demon Emperor was discovered by a human powerhouse because it was too reckless, and it was heavily injured in a single move.

Before dying, the Xie Ming Demon Emperor directly self-destructed.

Coincidentally, one small piece of flesh fell into the Qingling Forest.

Because of the Xie Ming Demon Emperor's powerful Physique.

Thousands of years later, because this piece of flesh contained a portion of the Xie Ming Demon Emperor's remnant soul...

...it regained consciousness.

This piece of flesh called itself Xie Ming.

Xie Ming recovered part of the Xie Ming Demon Emperor's memories.

It also learned to act cautiously.

So it spent a sliver of its Origin to control three demon kings to do its bidding.

Letting the demon kings control Yao Beasts to attack Qingling City.

Only then could it perform a secret technique to condense its body.

"It should be fine.

They are just two Cultivators in the Nascent Soul Realm.

Once they enter my space...

...I will re-summon the Three Great Demon Kings and enhance their strength while I'm at it.

I can definitely deal with them."

A moment later, Xie Ming made up its mind.

It had been cautious enough this time.

After all, a battle that could have been resolved in a single day had taken several days in total.

Precisely to prevent human powerhouses from discovering the situation in Qingling City.

And then quietly sealing off Qingling City.

Once it successfully condensed its Physical Body, it would leave this place.

By then, even if human powerhouses found its trail, they wouldn't be able to find it... Inside the misty darkness.

Mu Wanning's beautiful eyes were tightly shut.

She had fallen into a deep illusionary realm.

"So hungry."

A little girl was walking slowly on the street.

She was filthy from head to toe, her clothes were extremely tattered, and she looked very thin and weak, as if a gust of wind could blow her over.

After walking for an unknown amount of time, the little girl felt weak all over and could no longer walk.

So she could only sit on the ground in a corner of the street.

At this moment, a light rain began to fall from the sky.

The surrounding temperature was extremely low.

She sat on the ground, shivering.

"Father, Mother, I miss you."

The little girl's eyes grew red, and tears kept falling.

Her parents had died when she was very young.

They hadn't left behind any savings.

After her parents died, their house was also seized by others.

She was also kicked out of her home.

With no relatives to turn to, she wandered everywhere.

Now, she finally couldn't hold on any longer.

"It seems I'll be seeing Father and Mother soon."

The little girl curled up in the corner.

She felt her body getting colder and colder.

She said somewhat despairingly.

Just then, a long-lost warmth enveloped her body.

Her little hands, which had been bone-chillingly cold, instantly became warm.

"So warm."

The little girl remembered the warmth of home when her parents were still around.

In an instant, her whole body was filled with strength.

The despair in her heart also dissipated.

A moment later, she suddenly remembered something.

"So it's an illusionary realm!"

The scene before Mu Wanning's eyes shattered instantly.

Under the effect of that Divine Sense attack, she had fallen into her most terrifying memory.

"This warm feeling is...?"

Mu Wanning's beautiful eyes slowly opened.

She found a red and white flame circling her body.

From this flame, she felt the warmth of being with her family hidden deep in her memories.

"Thank you, Su Yun."

Mu Wanning looked at Su Yun's profile and said in a soft voice.

She had long forgotten that warm feeling.

But Su Yun helped her recall that warmth again.

"Huh? It's nothing. We're teammates and friends.

It's only right to help each other."

Su Yun looked down at Mu Wanning's expression, feeling a bit puzzled.

He felt that the way Mu Wanning looked at him seemed a bit different from before.

Was it gratitude for his help?

It must be that.

"I'm fine now, you can put me down."

Mu Wanning said with a shy face.

Although she wanted to continue feeling the warmth from Su Yun's body...

...they were still inside the misty darkness, and there might be other dangers.

She couldn't cause trouble for Su Yun.

"Alright."

Su Yun suddenly felt goosebumps all over his body.

It was his first time seeing Mu Wanning with such a shy expression.

It felt a bit strange.

Was it because he was holding Mu Wanning just now?

That's not right either.

He had held Mu Wanning before.

She hadn't shown this kind of expression then.

Subsequently, Su Yun let go.

Mu Wanning nimbly got down from Su Yun's arms.

"Su Yun, you must be tired. Let's take turns releasing the Spirit Lightning barrier in a bit.

This will save spiritual power.

And we can take turns resting."

Mu Wanning's beautiful eyes flickered as she spoke softly.

"That works."

"Then it's my turn."

Thunderlight flashed on Mu Wanning's body, and she then condensed a Void-Piercing Thunder Barrier.

"Come on, Su Yun."

Mu Wanning pulled Su Yun into her barrier.

Then, she reached out her jade-like hand and tightly hugged Su Yun's arm.

"Uh, there's no need to be so close, right?"

Su Yun felt a bit awkward.

He felt Mu Wanning's soft body.

And a faint body fragrance.

As Mu Wanning walked, her plump body kept pressing against his arm.

"To save spiritual power, we need to be closer."

Mu Wanning said with a firm tone.

She actually wanted to continue feeling that warm sensation from Su Yun's body.

That's why she deliberately got closer.

"Alright then."

Su Yun could only silently endure it.

"The person behind this misty darkness doesn't seem to be attacking anymore."

Su Yun found that the Divine Sense barrier he had condensed was intact, with no signs of being attacked.

"Could there be another plot?"

"Let's hurry and enter the interior of the Qingling Forest."

"Okay."

Su Yun and Mu Wanning entered the Qingling Forest according to the locations in their memories.

At this moment, because of the misty darkness...

...only the outlines of the tree trunks could barely be seen.

These trees had been corroded by the mist, leaving only bare branches.

Furthermore, the branches were slowly dissipating.

"It seems we are approaching the source of the misty darkness."

Su Yun discovered that after entering the Qingling Forest, the misty darkness in one direction was thicker than in others.

He could judge that direction was the source from the rapid consumption of the Spirit Lightning barrier.

"Wan Ning, if you can't hold on, I'll take over."

"Okay."

Mu Wanning nodded and said gently.

She still had plenty of spiritual power in her body and could hold on for a long time.