As soon as Long Chen stepped out, Bai Shishi and Yu Qingxuan were already waiting for him outside the door. Seeing Long Chen frowning in worry, the two gently linked arms with him and silently accompanied him.
With the two linking arms with each other, seeing the concerned expressions on their faces and inhaling their scent, Long Chen suddenly felt the pressure on him vanish without a trace in an instant.
"Long Chen, what's wrong? Just moments ago, he was frowning, but now he was so full of energy. Both of them noticed the change in Long Chen, and Bai Shishi couldn't help but ask.
"With two peerless beauties by my side, I want to frown and worry, but I have to have the ability." Long Chen laughed heartily.
Seeing Long Chen like this, Bai Shishi angrily punched Long Chen in the chest, thinking he was deliberately pretending to be sad to deceive them.
What they didn't know was that it was they who gave Long Chen endless strength and confidence. They were his highest faith. As long as they were around, Long Chen felt there was nothing in this world he couldn't accomplish.
Long Chen's worried mood was instantly cast aside. He took the initiative to embrace the slender waists of the two women and said affectionately, "
It's so good to have you all."
"Stop messing around, others will see us." Bai Shishi was still shy and reached out to push Long Chen's large hand away.
Yu Qingxuan, however, was gentle and tender. Although her pretty face was equally flushed, she let Long Chen hold her in his arms, his beautiful eyes full of affection.
For some reason, although Yu Qingxuan hadn't awakened her memories, she seemed to understand Long Chen more and more. Sometimes, with just a gesture or a glance, she could clearly see through his inner world.
She knew Long Chen's earlier worried expression was not an act, and it was precisely because of this that she cherished him even more. She knew they were his greatest confidence in facing any challenge.
"Cough, cough...
Suddenly, coughing came
from behind. Bai Zhantang and the two wives were standing not far from them. Bai Shishi's face instantly flushed red all the way to her ears. Seeing her mother smiling at her, she immediately wanted to find a hole to crawl into.
Bai Shishi and Bai Xiaole's mother both smiled at the three of them, but Bai Zhantang turned his face away, pretending not to see them.
"Senior, you're out so quickly!" Long Chen felt a bit embarrassed too. After all, if someone saw something like this, even with his thick skin, he would feel a bit embarrassed.
Bai Shishi's mother smiled at Long Chen and said, "Senior?" Changed your tune so quickly? You have to know, earlier... "
Mother"
Bai Shishi had stomped her feet anxiously and turned to run away as if flying. She really couldn't stay here any longer.
Seeing Bai Shishi run off in anger, her mother actually burst out laughing, seemingly exceptionally happy.
Long Chen felt a bit embarrassed too. After a few perfunctory words, he pulled Yu Qingxuan away. When he returned to his temporary residence, he found that the Dragon Blood warriors had already begun meditating and entering deep meditation, communicating with the heavenly Dao and adapting to the laws here.
However, Guo Ran and Xia Chen were nowhere to be seen among the crowd. After asking the senior experts of the academy, they learned that these two had gone out to explore the geology.
"Geological exploration?"
Long Chen was speechless. These two must have gone searching for various divine ores and immortal materials. But they wouldn't go far, since they were surrounded by powerful enemies and understood that they wouldn't put themselves in danger.
With the academy's experts guarding the area, the disciples here were temporarily safe and didn't need reminders. Everyone was beginning to adapt to the rules here.
Bai Shishi had originally planned to cultivate with the others, but Yu Qingxuan was a bit worried about Long Chen, so she pulled Bai Shishi alongside him to come out.
Fortunately, their waiting helped Long Chen immediately calm down from his anxiety. Only in this state could he calm down and comprehend the Heavenly Dao.
"Pfft!"
Just as Long Chen was about to sit down, someone suddenly sprayed blood from afar. It was a powerful figure who had followed Long Chen from Ming Haotian, coughing up blood, looking terrifyingly at this moment.
"Steady your mind, don't be misled by the visions. Everything you see is the work of inner demons. Ignore them, and feel the power of heaven and earth with your heart." An elder expert from the academy shouted.
The man had his eyes tightly shut, as if struggling in a nightmare, but after hearing the old man's cold shout, his expression gradually calmed down and he stopped coughing up blood.
"Inner demon?"
When Long Chen heard those two words, his heart raced wildly. He immediately thought of the person who looked exactly like him. The thought of him, and the pair of pitch-black eyes rapidly enlarged in his mind, causing Long Chen to shiver.
"Senior, Senior..."
Long Chen kept calling out to the Qiankun Cauldron. Back then, he had sealed his heart demon inside it, but at some point, the heart demon had escaped.
Although the inner demon had never appeared for so long, he still felt uneasy. Now, hearing the heart demon's name again, Long Chen immediately called out for the Qiankun Cauldron, wanting to know where the inner demon had gone.
But no matter how Long Chen called out, the Qiankun Cauldron seemed to fall asleep, giving no response. At that moment, his palm was already drenched in sweat.
If Long Chen feared no enemy, then there was one exception: his inner demon. This guy seemed to have left, yet seemed not to have left. Long Chen had a bad feeling about this.
"Senior, will merging with the Heavenly Dao awaken inner demons?" Long Chen turned to ask the elder.
The elder was a Human Saint, but when Long Chen asked, he immediately bowed and humbly said, "
Dean Long Chen, merging with the Heavenly Dao has a certain chance of awakening inner demons. However, with your strength, you shouldn't be troubled by inner demons."
Logically, the stronger the genius—especially someone as invincible as Long Chen, who is extremely confident—is less likely to develop inner demons. Even if they do, they can easily suppress and control them.
Only those who lack self-confidence, are anxious about gains and losses, or have experienced painful memories they cannot recall, are disturbed by inner demons.
Those who can enter Emperor Heaven are no ordinary people, so among the thousands present, those disturbed by inner demons are fewer than a handful of people.
So, in the eyes of that Human Saint expert, for someone of Long Chen's caliber, worrying about inner demons was nothing but needless worry.
"Long Chen..."
Yu Qingxuan sensed something was wrong and reached out to hold Long Chen's hand.
"I'm fine, but I can't merge with the Heavenly Dao with you anymore."
After speaking, Long Chen comforted the two women, then found a secluded spot not far away. At the same time, he greeted Dean Bai Letian and asked him to look after him.
After arranging everything, Long Chen summoned Huo Ling'er and Lei Ling'er to help protect him.
Long Chen took a deep breath and slowly closed his eyes:
"Come on, let me see how strong you are."