27: Chen Xuan is sweating profusely

“Husband, is this where the realm heart was born?” Zhou Wan'er asked.

“I’m not sure either, but what I am sure of is that the Secret Realm is really about to close. If we don’t leave now, we might have to wait decades or even hundreds of years!”

“My husband is my home.” Zhou Wan'er walked closer and tore off the mask on Chen Xuan’s face.

“Wan'er has long since dedicated everything to her husband. As long as she can be with her husband, Wan'er is already very content.”

Chen Xuan also looked at Zhou Wan'er and said with affection, “At your age, you’re still so silly, saying things only a young girl would say!”

“However, as long as you are willing—no, whether you are willing or not, I will always stay by your side and walk with you through every corner of life.”

Zhou Wan'er was moved to tears and threw herself into Chen Xuan’s arms.

Only after the Secret Realm was completely closed did Chen Xuan embrace Zhou Wan'er, preparing to jump into the spring water to search for the realm heart. She was unwilling to watch Chen Xuan take risks alone and insisted on going with him.

Cultivators can use Spiritual Qi to breathe, as long as they hold Spirit Stones to absorb it.

The two carefully jumped into the lake water and swam towards its depths.

The lake water was clear to the bottom, but it exuded an eerie, cold aura.

Indeed, after swimming in the water for some time, the two were suddenly pulled by an unknown force and disappeared into the spring water.

Chen Xuan knew that was the power of the realm heart.

The current scene was no longer in the spring water, but in an unknown underwater palace.

Upon stepping inside, the buoyancy and resistance of the water instantly disappeared, and the two stood before the palace as if they were on land.

“This, w-whoosh, gurgle gurgle!!”

Seeing this, Chen Xuan quickly covered Zhou Wan'er’s small mouth to give her air. At the same time, he used Spiritual Qi to transmit a message, telling her that they were still in the water.

This noblewoman really had no experience; with a change in sensation, she truly thought she was on land!

Zhou Wan'er kept nodding, pointing to herself, as she still couldn't use Spiritual Qi for transmission.

Soon, both were ready and entered the palace hand-in-hand, beginning their search for the realm heart. Fortunately, this was originally the protagonist’s reward for passing, and there were no trials, so the two easily found a crystal emitting a faint glow.

“Is this the realm heart?” Chen Xuan asked curiously.

Zhou Wan'er shook her head, indicating that she had only heard of it and had never truly seen it.

Chen Xuan nodded and carefully examined the crystal. However, at this moment, an unexpected change occurred!

The realm heart suddenly transformed into a blue light, rushing straight towards Zhou Wan'er!

“Be careful!”

Chen Xuan immediately embraced Zhou Wan'er and reached out to grab the realm heart. But something he didn't expect happened: the realm heart passed directly through his body and integrated into Zhou Wan'er’s body.

“...”

“Could it be because I’m not from this world?” While Chen Xuan was still muttering to himself, Zhou Wan'er was already scared stiff. She didn't know why such a thing would happen.

The realm heart was a good thing, but what if there was danger? She hadn't given birth to a baby for her husband yet, how could she be willing to die like this?

Chen Xuan looked at Zhou Wan'er’s terrified expression, reached out and gently stroked her cheek, comforting her, “Wan'er, don’t worry. Since the realm heart chose you, it means it’s harmless to you. Besides, I’m here to protect you. Even if there’s danger, we can avoid it.”

Hearing Chen Xuan’s words, Zhou Wan'er finally calmed down a little. She looked at Chen Xuan, a hint of composure appearing in her eyes.

But very quickly, her expression became pained, making Chen Xuan extremely worried.

“What’s wrong, Wan'er?” He quickly embraced Zhou Wan'er and released Spiritual Qi to sense the state of her body.

In an instant, Chen Xuan felt the energy emanating from the person in his arms. Her cultivation had just begun, at Qi Refining first level, so she naturally couldn't withstand the energy brought by the realm heart!

“Too much energy? What should I do?!”

While Chen Xuan was in a panic, Zhou Wan'er was even more anxious than him! She felt as if she was about to die at that moment, and before dying, she only wanted to have no regrets.

Facing Zhou Wan'er who embraced him, Chen Xuan did not refuse. If it really came down to it, he could only raise his strength and take her out.

However, the moment their bodies touched, Chen Xuan felt a large amount of realm heart energy surge into his body!

“Hmm?”

Even Zhou Wan'er felt much better and couldn't help but hug Chen Xuan tightly, continuously transmitting the realm heart energy within her body for Chen Xuan to absorb.

Time passed bit by bit. Slowly, Chen Xuan realized that Zhou Wan'er still couldn't fully receive the energy brought by the realm heart, and he couldn't help but feel a little anxious.

Zhou Wan'er, however, didn't seem very anxious and slowly sensed the realm heart's energy.

Throughout the entire Secret Realm, the situation changed dramatically, with lightning and thunder. These were the changes that occurred in the Secret Realm when the realm heart was absorbed.

And Chen Xuan, who was underwater, had to master the degree of refining this energy. Otherwise, it would cause Zhou Wan'er to faint under the boundless energy of the realm heart, which would lead to a major problem.

In an instant, waves splashed on the surface of the lake, and sweat appeared on Chen Xuan’s forehead. He strenuously controlled the realm heart’s energy, preventing it from affecting Zhou Wan'er.

This was an entire Secret Realm!

He was truly incredibly nervous, holding Zhou Wan'er tightly, while controlling the intensity of the water waves in the Secret Realm and monitoring Zhou Wan'er’s condition.

But Zhou Wan'er didn't seem to think so. Instead, she was frantically devouring the energy, wanting to quickly quell the turmoil in the Secret Realm. After all, she thought she was about to die, so she naturally couldn't bear to waste a single second.

Suddenly, Chen Xuan felt a powerful energy surging within Zhou Wan'er’s body. He looked at Zhou Wan'er in surprise, only to see her body emitting a strong blue light, as if her entire being had transformed into a glowing crystal.

Then this light gradually extended to Chen Xuan, and he also received the energy of the realm heart!

After the two exerted all their strength to refine and absorb for a while, a powerful force suddenly erupted from within Zhou Wan'er’s body, instantly enveloping both Chen Xuan and herself.

Subsequently, Zhou Wan'er suddenly began to absorb power, and in an instant, a huge swirling anomaly appeared in the center of the lake.

Chen Xuan, meanwhile, was trembling all over, drenched in sweat.

This was still a Small World after all. Most of his own Spiritual Qi had been consumed while refining the Secret Realm! And without Spiritual Qi, he became incredibly weak.

After an unknown period of time, the Secret Realm returned to calm, and the two walked out of the lake hand in hand.

“Husband, I was wrong~ I thought I was going to die then! And I didn’t know refining the realm heart would change the Secret Realm!” Zhou Wan'er whined playfully.

But Chen Xuan was no longer in the mood to care about that. He hunched over and gave Zhou Wan'er a hard slap, then stopped.

This was the first time he had been so thoroughly manipulated by a woman. Hmm, and it would definitely be the last! Never again!