CH 167

The little flame diligently refined three furnaces of pills.

At one point, he even doubted whether the purpose of his running out was solely to refine pills for this couple.

After all, the Cloud Horizon Sect was not known for pill refinement; their specialty was the forging of flying swords. Each sect had its own unique features. In the past, when Qiu Wuji needed medicine to restore her exhausted soul, she had to offer a Dark Water Blue Lotus to exchange it, or rely on Chu Ge’s descent technique to inspire Elder Yang of their sect to refine a new pill…

Anyway, overall, alchemy and pill-making were tasks that Yan Qianli could easily suppress the entire Cloud Horizon Sect with. He had never imagined that his proud skill would now be used as labor…

While he was refining pills, the couple was busy watching others kissing on the strange screen hanging on the wall, each of them enjoying a piece of candy, feeling sweet and happy. This was simply unbearable. He, Yan Qianli, was actually defeated by these two scoundrels.

The heavens are unjust! Oh, he is the heavens.

The little flame was filled with sadness and indignation as he continued to refine pills. Suddenly, Chu Ge, seemingly casual, asked him, “Hey, Qian Qian…”

“Don’t call me Qian Qian!” the little flame replied bitterly.

“Oh, then Yanyan?”

“Even if you’re the heavens, I’ll still curse at you.”

“Alright, Little Flame, why did you appear in the Black Room? Did you sense a concentrated spiritual fluctuation there?”

“Those people? They don’t have any significant spiritual fluctuations,” the little flame said with resentment. “I accidentally saw that Zhong Yi talking to someone sneakily and felt that he had a secret, so I followed him… If only I had known… Forget it.”

“A secret?” Chu Ge turned his head in surprise. “What kind of conversation?”

The little flame recounted in detail the conversation between Zhong Yi and Du Lianfeng, adding his own commentary, “With such bullshit-like spiritual power, is it worth investigating? I think even the Creator God would be better off immersing himself in our world for cultivation. Why are you hanging out with these useless people.”

Chu Ge didn’t dare to tell him the fact that he couldn’t enter at all… Actually, he didn’t have the mind to consider that at the moment. What truly mattered to him was that both Zhong Yi and Du Lianfeng believed that the resurgence of spiritual energy originated from Nanjiang. Or at least, the recent surge in spiritual energy started from Nanjiang.

What happened recently that could be related to spiritual energy? Was it because of Yan Qianli who escaped?

Following this line of thought, what happened the last time when Qiu Wuji felt the spiritual energy becoming dense? She escaped as well!

Chu Ge’s heart stirred, and he turned to look at Qiu Wuji, who was also looking at him. Both of them had a flicker of astonishment in their eyes and a certain degree of doubt. Could it be that the resurgence of spiritual energy was related to the world inside the book? Every time someone came out, it brought about a leakage of spiritual energy, causing the spiritual energy in this world to become denser?

But the manifestation of abilities had been discovered many years ago. Chu Ge hadn’t even started writing books back then!

Or perhaps the resurgence of spiritual energy itself had nothing to do with Chu Ge, but Chu Ge’s world inside the book was one of the reasons that led to the increased density of spiritual energy.

If that were the case, then there should be multiple reasons for the resurgence of spiritual energy and various factors contributing to its increased density. The country should be exploring in different directions. And for some reason, Zhong Yi set his target on Nanjiang many years ago.

It was not only Zhong Yi; there were also people with unorthodox methods who came to Nanjiang… The Iron Anvil and the others were his scouts.

“You have made a great contribution, Yan Qianli,” Chu Ge finally addressed Yan Qianli with a more solemn tone. “Perhaps the greatest significance of your escape this time lies in this.”

Yan Qianli, sensing their caution, seemed to realize that this could be an important clue for the Creator God to explore how to construct the world inside the book, and he accidentally uncovered a part of it… He felt a bit speechless and choked, contemplating the meaning of fate.

“Go back,” Chu Ge picked up the bead containing the little flame and whispered, “Once you’re there, everything about this world must not be revealed. The Creator God is inscrutable… If I even sense a slight leak, I will truly erase you.”

“Understood,” Yan Qianli responded calmly. “No need to add that last threat. I’m not foolish. In a way, me descovering the Creator God is a secret of my exploration. How foolish would I have to be to tell someone else?”

Before the words even finished, he felt a sensation of the perspective stretching. The mere room seemed to distort, magnify, and become boundless.

The floor turned into a blue sky with white clouds, beneath which lay endless lands and oceans. In the southern part of the lands, there were volcanoes, and at the entrance of the mountains, leading to the depths of the underground, resided his Flameheart Palace.

When Yan Qianli snapped back to reality, he found himself in the Flameheart Palace. The soul-nurturing bead quietly floated within the flames, as if nothing had happened. The torment of running out, getting drenched in rain, and being captured felt like nothing but a dream.

The true power of the Heavenly Dao, Yan Qianli believed that even if he broke through and ascended to the heavenly realm, he would still be far from reaching this level… This was the power of the Heavenly Dao that encompassed even the heavenly realm. The previous “challenge to the Creator God” seemed indeed futile—at least within the scope of this world.

But fortunately… now that I, Yan Qianli, am the ‘Heaven’s Lackey,’ who would dare to spy on the heavens?

What I cannot achieve, none of you can either!

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“If you really let him go like this, are you confident in absolute control?” Qiu Wuji was asking Chu Ge.

Chu Ge smiled, “Yes. Ever since the breakthrough, I can feel my control… Now I’ve left a ‘Dao Mark’ on him, so I can immediately sense any improper actions.”

Qiu Wuji said, “You’ve left such things on me too, right? I always catch you staring at me!”

“No…” Chu Ge said, “It’s purely because in any world, you are the one I care about the most…”

Qiu Wuji stared at him for a while, then turned away and said, “You just want to trick me into kissing you again.”

“Cough.” Chu Ge coughed. “Kissing is only natural, you know…”

“Can we focus on something serious?” Qiu Wuji said irritably. “What do you think about Zhong Yi and the others? ”

It’s you who wasn’t thinking about something serious in the first place, randomly bringing up kissing, and now you’re accusing me… Chu Ge felt both exasperated and amused, but he replied, “Well… first of all, I think we should move.”

Qiu Wuji was taken aback. “Move?”

“Well, here we can go to the black room, we can interact with Zhong Yi, there’s nothing wrong with that… But I think it’s better to have a less public residence to avoid trouble. That’s the first point,” Chu Ge held Qiu Wuji’s hand and shook it. “Qiuqiu, you know me, I just want to live a peaceful life with you, without getting involved in too much trouble. The biggest benefit of having this information is that it allows us to avoid and stay away.”

Qiu Wuji pursed her lips. “I think you’re being hypocritical. Many of the troubles are caused by your own active involvement. You can’t sit still, always acting like a monkey.”

Chu Ge awkwardly smiled. “But I still have a mask, don’t I? It’s the Monkey King who can’t sit still, what does it have to do with me, Chu Ge?”

Qiu Wuji: “…”

“Besides, we also need to find ways to understand the truth through indirect means. I think the current approach is just right, not getting too deeply involved but also staying connected,” Chu Ge said.

“You always come up with twisted logic,” Qiu Wuji said irritably. “That’s the first point, what about the second?”

Chu Ge pointed to the alchemy furnace on the ground, which seemed to make the room even more crowded.

He gently embraced Qiu Wuji and said softly, “This room is already too small, it can’t accommodate a litter of piglets.”

Qiu Wuji’s heart skipped a beat, and the thought of retorting was instantly thrown to the back of her mind.

The rain outside was still heavy.

His embrace was still warm.

Indeed, this place was too small, even if she wanted to buy a slightly larger piglet plush toy to hold, there wouldn’t be enough space to put it… What should they do if they really had a litter of piglets in the future?

No, who would want to have piglets with him!

Chu Ge’s murmuring voice reached her ears. “Qiuqiu, the rain has stopped. How about we go look at houses?”

Although Qiu Wuji was internally complaining, she still heard him and instinctively respond, “Okay.”

The voice sounded so gentle that even Qiu Wuji couldn’t believe it was her own voice speaking. She felt a slight blush on her face and tried to regain some dignity. “Even if it’s raining, it doesn’t mean we can’t go out. Do you think you’re as delicate as the little flame? So fragile!”

Chu Ge was amused by her words. “Alright, let’s go now then.”