Dragon Hidden in the Sky

Chapter 756 Xuanwu Secret Realm

As Yuexi pounced on Ye Qing's back, Ye Qing felt an astonishing sensation coming from behind him.

"Wow, nice figure!" Ye Qing said.

Yuexi wasn't angry at Ye Qing's teasing. Instead, she leaned close to Ye Qing's ear and whispered in his ear, "How does she compare to your wife?"

Ye Qing was taken aback for a moment, then he smiled and said, "In my heart, no one can compare to my wife!"

"Is that so?" Yuexi scoffed, then stopped talking and said, "Let's go!"

Ye Qing nodded.

He rode on his sword, the two of them and the beast traveling across the endless ocean!

After flying for a while, Ye Qing breathed a slight sigh of relief. He saw that there were some islands on the ocean, but they were not very big. Most of them were small islands covered with plants.

As they flew, terrifying black shadows would occasionally swim past beneath the surface of the sea!

Clearly, the frequency of the chirping sounds began to increase.

And with each roar, the little guy gets a bit more tired!

After roaring more than ten times in a row, the little guy listlessly lay on Ye Qing's shoulder. Ye Qing noticed that its eyes seemed to be bloodshot.

He guessed that making that roar must have been a huge burden for Jiji.

After flying for some time, Ye Qing spotted a small island and headed towards it.

In this eerie Four Spirits Secret Realm, without the deterrent power of Jiji, they could hardly move an inch. Most of the strange beasts here were extremely terrifying, and the two of them had no chance at all in dealing with them.

Once on the island, Ye Qing rubbed Jiji's head and said, "If you're too tired, rest. We'll set off again after you've rested!"

"Chirp!" Chirp nodded obediently, then lay down on Ye Qing's shoulder and started to sleep.

At this moment, on the reef of the island, Yuexi frowned and said, "The life force in this Xuanwu Secret Realm is much denser than that in the Zhuque Secret Realm, and the number of strange beasts it has nurtured is probably also greater!"

“Indeed, I did think my mental strength wouldn’t be able to handle it, but I didn’t expect it would be this little guy who couldn’t take it first!” Ye Qing said, patting Jiji’s little head. “Our travel time will probably be longer from now on!”

“If we follow this line of reasoning, there are probably even more terrifying beasts in the Azure Dragon Secret Realm. After all, the Azure Dragon is associated with wood, and wood contains abundant life force. I’m worried that if a beast that even this little guy can’t deter appears, our troubles will become enormous!” Yuexi said. “However, I estimate that there should be countless rare and precious treasures in the Azure Dragon Secret Realm. If we can survive and cross that place, collect some of these treasures, and leave the Four Spirits Secret Realm, we can all improve significantly in the coming period!”

"That's all too far!" Ye Qing said. "Let's take it one step at a time. Let's get out of this Xuanwu Secret Realm first, and then we can consider other things."

At this point, his eyes darted around as he said, "Well, I carry you on my back every day, so shouldn't you give me something in return? You let me enter the Four Spirits Secret Realm with you, but you didn't say I had to carry you!"

"Hmph!" Yuexi said, "You carried me on your back and kept taking advantage of me, how dare you?"

"I don't have any!" Ye Qing said. "For example, I'd like a few Awakening Pills or something!"

"Awakening Pills?" Yuexi smiled and said, "I'll give you a hundred after we get out!"

"Really?" Ye Qing asked.

"As long as you can leave the Four Spirits Secret Realm alive and leave the Ancient Star alive, I guarantee I'll give you a hundred!" Yuexi said.

"It's a deal!" Ye Qing chuckled.

"Hmph!" Yuexi said, "You're just like Chen Dengyun. Chen Dengyun also tries every day to get benefits from me!"

"Cough cough, you advanced civilizations don't understand the suffering of less advanced civilizations!" Ye Qing sighed.

“Tell me about your world. I asked Chen Dengyun, but he’s tight-lipped,” Yuexi said.

“Our hometown!” Ye Qing said, “I haven’t been back for so long, I’ve forgotten what it looks like!”

"Get lost!" Yuexi said speechlessly, "I can't be bothered with you. Use your mental power to catch a fish underwater, and we'll grill it. You should know how to grill, right?"

Ye Qing was speechless, but he was indeed a little hungry.

During their time in the Vermilion Bird Secret Realm, the two of them didn't eat much, mainly relying on some compressed food that Yuexi had to get by. She still had quite a bit in her spatial ring, but that stuff was really hard to eat!

No wonder Yuexi loves barbecue so much.

According to Yuexi, most people in her Yue clan rely on this for food, because most of them spend their time cultivating and no one is willing to study food!

This left Ye Qing speechless!

He reached the surface of the sea and, using his mental power, soon killed a large fish with his sword!

After a quick preparation, he started baking.

Of course, he wasn't as professional at grilling meat as Chen Dengyun, who would make his own salt and find seasonings in the wild!

The old man knew how he acquired these abilities.

Ye Qing could only dry-roast it. As for the salt, he directly used the Sea Heart Flame to refine sea salt. Although it might be poisonous, for people of their level, this small amount of poison was insignificant.

Although the grilled fish was only salty, the fish itself was delicious, much better than the food that Yu Xi brought herself!

After eating, the two began their cultivation.

They didn't set off again until Jiji recovered.

For the next while, they didn't move too fast. As they went deeper, the chirping and hissing grew louder, and Ye Qing figured out how to silence them. After about ten chirping and hissing incidents, he began searching for the island!

Before we knew it, another half month had passed.

On this day, Ye Qing was walking on his sword at sea, his brows furrowed as he looked down at the water below and said, "That dark figure is following us again!"

Yuexi's expression also turned serious as she said, "I saw it. Although it pauses every time the little guy roars, it follows us again. We need to find an island quickly! Otherwise, we might be in danger!"

Just as they were talking, the sea below began to churn!