Chapter 1364: Chapter 240: Great Creation Technique

"Your expression looks a bit off..."

Xie Xuanyi stepped into the cave residence and looked at Cui Zhen, who was feigning calmness. Without playing along, he asked directly in a teasing tone.

"Is there a risk of survivors?"

"???"

The handsome Great Demon looked stunned, shock mixed with anger.

"I saw everything that happened earlier."

Xie Xuanyi said breezily, "Though your cave residence’s barrier is set up with many formations, they’re useless to me."

As he spoke, he extended two fingers and tapped his forehead.

After Harmonization.

Xie Xuanyi’s Divine Sea Realm is roughly equivalent to the Peak of Yang God Sixth Layer Heaven.

These Great Arrays... are practically useless.

Of course, these formations weren’t set up to guard against Xie Xuanyi. The entire arrangement of this Snow Mountain is meant to defend against a sudden attack from the Heavenly Phoenix Palace.

Cui Zhen is a smart person.

He knew that these array patterns couldn’t prevent Xie Xuanyi’s prying.

But he really had nowhere else to go at the moment.

He could only quietly digest the negative effects of the "Yin Yang Reversal" within the cave residence.

"Scoundrel..."

The handsome Great Demon gritted his teeth in anger: "See but don’t expose, didn’t your master teach you this?"

Some things, when seen, are seen. Why mention them?

Does he have to say it right in front of him?

This Xie guy is definitely doing it on purpose!

"That’s how Sword Cultivators from Da Sui Sword Palace are, straightforward and direct. After all, I agreed to ensure your peace for half a year; I can’t just watch you die in bed."

Xie Xuanyi still had the same breezy demeanor: "If you can’t hold on, you can tell me. I have the Undying Spring, and the quantity... should be more than yours."

Cui Zhen was so angry his face turned pale.

Xie Xuanyi was definitely doing it on purpose.

During the Battle of Poison back then, his master went to the Demon Country, and the only person who got the better of him was Mo Zhen.

Now, as fate turned... Mo Zhen had fallen into his hands.

Though he promised to keep him safe for half a year, with Xie Xuanyi’s way of doing things, it’s certain that this half-year wouldn’t let the Great Demon live too comfortably or leisurely.

Messing with him from time to time.

Just consider it karma.

"Alright, alright..."

Cui Zhen was angry but helpless.

Given his current realm, no matter how he arranged the cave residence, he couldn’t escape Xie Xuanyi’s divine thought sensing.

"You can rest assured, I won’t die, at least not for a while."

Since he’d already been seen through, Cui Zhen didn’t bother acting anymore. He directly dispersed the wisp of the Undying Spring that was suppressing the fiery energy in his Divine Sea.

Soon, the previous symptoms reappeared... because he had already consumed some of the Undying Spring, the symptoms were significantly lighter this time. Strands of fiery energy once again pierced through the Divine Sea, transforming into dozens or hundreds of threads, continuously weaving through the acupoints.

"As you can see, I failed at Harmonization."

Cui Zhen grunted, speaking coldly: "Attempting Harmonization again will require a price..."

"Yin Yang Reversal" seemed simple.

But reversing time broke the Yin-Yang balance within Cui Zhen.

"The second Harmonization attempt will be even more challenging."

Xie Xuanyi stared at Cui Zhen.

His divine thought pierced through the Great Demon, reaching straight to his lungs and Soul Sea.

In that battle at Sun Erosion Great Marsh, Cui Zhen was actually nearing "perfection." His two Great Daos were just a hair’s breadth from "unity." Perhaps because Xie Xuanyi achieved Harmonization first, or perhaps due to the limited Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi, missing such a peerless opportunity once could mean missing it for a lifetime.

After "Yin Yang Reversal."

The Qi Mechanism in Cui Zhen was in total disarray.

The reason for such pain was due to "Yin Yang Imbalance."

Even by using the Undying Spring, it only offered temporary suppression.

To resolve this situation, there was only one way, and that was to attempt Harmonization again to find the perfect "convergence point" of the two Great Daos.

Thus...

The difficulty would be greater than last time, even multiple times greater! 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝔀𝓮𝒃𝙣𝓸𝒗𝒆𝒍.𝙘𝒐𝒎

"It doesn’t matter."

Cui Zhen shrugged, his voice hoarse and his face calm: "Harmonization is hard in the first place, any harder... it’s just that."

Such things naturally have a one in a thousand, one in ten thousand success rate.

Any lower, so what?

He didn’t care.

"You’ve come to me... for the Undying Spring, right?"

Cui Zhen raised his head, chuckling lightly: "If I’m not mistaken, these days, you’re collecting soul thoughts for the ’Longevity Lamp’ using the soul thought body?"

"..."

Xie Xuanyi remained silent.

The two had only met a few times, but they were already old acquaintances who knew each other well.

Xie Xuanyi understood Cui Zhen, and Cui Zhen understood Xie Xuanyi.

"How many do you want to save?"

Cui Zhen smiled cheekily: "The ’Longevity Lamp’ can accommodate many soul thoughts... but with your Undying Spring, I’m afraid the quantity might not be enough to save them, right?"

"It’s not the quantity that’s lacking, but the time..."

Xie Xuanyi muttered silently in his heart.

It’s likely that Cui Zhen would never guess that inside his Dantian was not just an Undying Spring.

But an endless Spring Eye.

"The specific details, you don’t need to ask more about."

Xie Xuanyi responded calmly: "You just need to teach me the correct usage of the Undying Spring."

This half-year arrangement came with two exchange conditions from Cui Zhen.

One was the ’Longevity Lamp,’ and the other was the method to repair the ’Boundary Stele’ using the ’Undying Spring.’

"You’re quite greedy, aren’t you?"

Cui Zhen maintained his smile: "It seems like you have a considerable amount of Undying Spring in you... but you better think twice, repairing the ’Boundary Stele’ requires consuming large amounts of water. Every cultivator under the sky wants to turn their grotto heavens into the Perfect Cave Heaven. Even if you use up all your water just to repair the ’Boundary Stele,’ it may not get the job done. Are you sure you still want to save them?"

"That’s my business."