Small Bamboo Island.
Inside Liu Qinghui's room.
On the green bamboo bed, the brocade quilt was overturned like waves.
Two figures were entwined.
Their passion was intense, filling the room with spring.
After a long while.
Liu Qinghui reluctantly broke away, panting, "Let's stop here for today. Your body-refining technique seems to have improved again, and I'm finding it… unbearable."
Ning Fa frowned. "Then what about my restless feelings?"
Liu Qinghui bit her red lip, her charming eyes gazing at him like silk threads.
Then she made a move that greatly surprised Ning Fa.
Ning Fa's eyes widened abruptly.
He never expected Liu Qinghui to actually be willing to do such a thing.
He had once jokingly suggested it, but she had sternly refused.
Immediately, he comfortably closed his eyes.
After a long time.
Liu Qinghui calmly asked, "Are you satisfied?"
Ning Fa, feeling refreshed, nodded vigorously.
Then Ning Fa looked at her suspiciously. "What's gotten into you today? You wouldn't agree no matter how I asked before."
Liu Qinghui looked at him and sneered, "You're truly too suspicious. I'm willing to do this for you, and yet you suspect me?"
Ning Fa, with his thick skin, stared at her intently without changing his expression.
Liu Qinghui sighed softly. "I won't hide it from you. I actually really need the Crimson Rainbow Grass on Nan Hua Island. The depths of that island might have Crimson Rainbow Grass over a hundred years old, which would be very useful to me. So, I hope you'll do your best to eliminate those Blood Poison Bees when the time comes."
Ning Fa's eyes narrowed as he looked at her. No wonder she was trying so hard.
He said, "Don't worry about that. As long as there are Golden Silk Silkworms on that island, I will definitely do my best to get rid of those Blood Poison Bees… It's getting late. Rest for a bit, and we'll set off immediately."
The outskirts of Thousand Wave Lake.
A white feather carriage was speeding along.
Noteworthy were the two strange beasts pulling the carriage, which resembled horses with a single horn on their heads and wings on their backs.
If any other cultivator saw this, they would undoubtedly be astonished.
Because these horned horses were none other than the renowned second-tier mid-stage demonic beasts, the Hao Yun Horse, capable of rivaling mid-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators.
And within the entire Thousand Wave Lake, there were no more than five mid-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators.
Yet, these two Hao Yun Horses were merely being used as draft animals.
Inside the feather carriage stood a middle-aged man and a young woman.
The middle-aged man was dressed in a white scholar's robe, tall and powerfully built, making the robe bulge.
He had a leopard's head and piercing eyes, a straight nose and square mouth, appearing fierce and brave.
However, his face was pale and beardless, and his expression was gentle.
He somehow gave off an impression of being both fierce and refined, possessing a unique charm.
What drew attention was that this man was bald, and on his bald head was tattooed the image of a blood-red scorpion.
Its long tail pointed upwards, giving him an untamed and somewhat demonic aura.
The aura of this man was unfathomably deep, like a mountain standing firm and resolute.
It far surpassed the level of ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivators.
Even without any deliberate action, small vortexes of energy constantly swirled around him.
And the young girl beside him was no less striking.
She was dressed in a purple gauze dress, with a slender figure and graceful posture.
Her robes fluttered, and her black hair was like clouds.
Her skin was as clear as jade, and on her pretty face, which seemed to embody the spiritual essence of heaven and earth, a pair of bright eyes were as clear as autumn water.
Willow eyebrows, rosy lips, and white teeth, her cheeks were as tender as flowers. She looked like an immortal descended to the mortal realm, breathtakingly beautiful.
This was absolutely a rare and peerless beauty.
Even more special was that this woman possessed an indescribable noble aura in her every move.
It gave her beauty a special noble temperament that ordinary women could never possess.
Although her aura was much weaker than that of the demonic-looking man.
But the man was very respectful towards the young woman when he moved, clearly considering himself her subordinate.
He looked at the stunning young woman with a hint of confusion on his face, and in a soft tone that didn't match his appearance, he said, "Miss, I still don't understand why you personally came to this remote place. If you need that Cloud Crystal Liquid, you could have just had the Xue Family offer it up."
The stunning young woman said gently, "Uncle Feng, you don't know this, but the Xue Family's Cloud Crystal Pond has been around for some years. At the bottom of the pond, some Cloud Crystal Essence has formed. This item is very important for Little Lei's advancement, but this Cloud Crystal Essence loses its efficacy very quickly after being taken out of the pond, so I had to come myself."
The demonic-looking man still hesitated, "Then Miss could have just let me bring Little Lei here. Miss didn't need to make this trip herself, after all..."
The stunning young woman gave a light smile, "Uncle Feng, are you referring to the matter of the sect recommending disciples to enter the Heart Refining Valley soon?"
The demonic-looking man nodded, "That's right. Entering the Heart Refining Valley can improve one's state of mind and enhance the fundamental power of the Divine Soul, which greatly aids a cultivator's future path. If Miss doesn't go in this time, she'll have to wait another ten years. By then, the effect won't be as good as it is now."
The stunning young woman's smile deepened slightly, "Uncle Feng, you've been out on missions recently and were urgently called back by the family. There are many things I haven't had time to tell you. I recently made a small breakthrough in my cultivation, so entering the Heart Refining Valley doesn't help me much anymore."
The demonic-looking man was stunned at first, but then as if he thought of something, his face was filled with surprise, "Could it be..."
The stunning young woman nodded gently.
The demonic-looking man exclaimed excitedly, "That's truly wonderful! With this, which of the other disciples in the clan can compete with Miss! Even that one from the Ji family will surely be inferior to Miss. She won't be able to be mentioned alongside Miss as the Twin Beauties of Huayu Sect anymore!"
The stunning young woman, however, gently shook her head and said leisurely, "Don't underestimate Ji Qingqing. Even though I've initially awakened my Soul Body, I still can't see through her. I don't have the confidence to win against her."
The demonic-looking man was stunned for a moment, then his brows furrowed.
The stunning young woman changed the subject, "Alright, let's not talk about her. Actually, there's another purpose for coming to Thousand Wave Lake this time, and it's the real reason I'm here."
"Uncle Feng, do you know of the [Treasure Puppet] Dugu Huan?"
The demonic-looking man's eyes showed a thoughtful expression, and he quickly replied, "You mean Dugu Huan, who was famous for puppet making hundreds of years ago? This person even refined a third-tier puppet that could contend with Golden Core cultivators. He was quite a renowned figure among the Golden Core cultivators in the Jiang Kingdom."
The stunning young woman nodded, "That's right, it's him. The key is that this person should be the only cultivator in the past thousand years who has entered the core region of the Primordial Spirit Secret Realm."
"Recently, our family obtained some information about him and learned some intelligence about that core region. One of the items there is extremely important, and the family is determined to obtain it."
"For some reason, this person left behind numerous cave dwellings. The information we received was from a cultivator who accidentally entered one of them. After investigation, another cave dwelling should be located in this Thousand Wave Lake."
"That's why I came here personally, to see if I can find this cave dwelling, and preferably find the secret to entering that core region within it."