Boom, boom, boom...
Yun Ming knocked on the table repeatedly, the deep sound echoing through the Sea God Pavilion.
"Does Yali really insist on being trapped in the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eyes with Xia Yi?" Yun Ming asked in a low voice.
"Yes," Zang Xin nodded and said, "I was right from the beginning. She knew that Shrek Academy needs her right now, but she still insisted on staying with Xia Yi in the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eyes. This shows that, in her heart, Xia Yi is more important than Shrek Academy."
"Stop trying to sow discord." Yun Ming glanced at Zang Xin and said, "Yali is sticking to her sense of justice. If Shrek Academy was in the right, Yali would never stand by Xia Yi's side."
"Heh!" Zang Xin awkwardly smiled and said, "No matter what, when Shrek Academy needed her the most, she abandoned Shrek Academy. That's a betrayal of Shrek Academy, and this point, I believe, is undeniable."
Yun Ming lowered his head and said nothing. He had known about Zang Xin and Cao Dezhi's plan from the beginning. He hadn't stopped Yali because he wanted to see if, when Shrek Academy needed her the most, she would put the academy's overall interests first and leave Xia Yi behind.
But unexpectedly, Yali, despite knowing that Shrek Academy desperately needed her to negotiate with the Sun Moon Empire, still insisted on staying with Xia Yi, not leaving the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eyes with Zang Xin.
If Yun Ming said he wasn't angry, that would be a lie.
He was even starting to regret testing Yali.
This incident not only increased the resentment the Sea God Pavilion's experts had towards Yali, but more importantly, Shrek Academy was now unable to find anyone to negotiate with the Sun Moon Empire.
Yun Ming rubbed his temples, feeling overwhelmed.
Right now, the only option was for him to ask Zang Xin to release both Yali and Xia Yi.
But Zang Xin still wanted to use Xia Yi to threaten Gu Yue into handing over the Dragon Valley's small world. How could he easily release Xia Yi?
Yun Ming had nothing to offer that could make Zang Xin change his mind.
Unless...
Yun Ming shook his head. He couldn't betray Yali again.
"Ah, what should I do?" Looking at the familiar Sea God Pavilion, Yun Ming couldn't help but feel a little dazed. Even someone as strong as him didn't know what to do.
Meanwhile, Yali was also feeling troubled. She had tried many times but couldn't escape the illusion surrounding the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eyes.
"Give it up, it's useless. Without Tang Sect's secret methods, no one can find this place, and no one can leave, including us," said the lead purple-clad man among the Six Fierce Beasts, finally speaking up as he watched Yali pacing back and forth.
"Heh, not necessarily." Xia Yi chuckled.
"You have a way?" Yali suddenly looked up at Xia Yi, her beautiful eyes flashing with a hint of surprise.
"One could say so." Xia Yi smiled slightly, exuding confidence.
"You're just boasting!" The purple-clad man scoffed at Xia Yi, proudly saying, "Didn't you hear what the Amorous Douluo said before? The toxins and illusions surrounding the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eyes were left behind by the Sea God and the God of Emotions. You, a mere Soul King, how could you possibly break the methods of two deities?"
"You're saying no one can get in, but what do you think this is?" Xia Yi snapped his fingers, and two beams of light flashed, revealing Gu Yue and Lan Fuzi beside him.
"No... impossible!" The Six Fierce Beasts were stunned. They couldn't believe someone could enter the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eyes without Tang Sect's guidance.
Gu Yue glanced at the Six Fierce Beasts, not paying them much attention. She simply looked around curiously, and even she couldn't help but nod. "This is the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eyes? It's truly a paradise for plant-based soul beasts."
"The heavenly materials and earthly treasures here, just take one out, and it could fetch a sky-high price outside," Lan Fuzi whispered, her deep blue eyes filled with shock.
"You... how did you get here?" After realizing the situation, the Six Fierce Beasts became more hostile and looked at Gu Yue and Lan Fuzi with fierce eyes.
Xia Yi calmly replied, "I suggest you don't act rashly. If you do, you'll regret it."
"Hmph, if I'm not mistaken, you must be enemies with the Tang Sect, right? Although I don't know why the Tang Sect allowed outsiders into this place, even if we leave you here, the Tang Sect won't seek revenge for you," said the lead purple-clad man, looking at Xia Yi with unkind eyes. "You'd better explain how you picked the Lovesick Heartbroken Red and what's the deal with them?"
When the purple-clad man said this, Gu Yue turned her head to look at Xia Yi, her curiosity piqued. "Did you really pick the herb?"
"Of course, I told you, I'm wholeheartedly devoted to you all," Xia Yi said shamelessly with a grin.
"Stop boasting. Let me see the Lovesick Heartbroken Red," Gu Yue's violet eyes sparkled with curiosity. She hadn't expected Xia Yi to really pick the Lovesick Heartbroken Red.
"Here!" Xia Yi handed over the flower to Gu Yue. She took it and carefully examined it, turning it over in her hands. After a moment, she handed it to Lan Fuzi, who was also curious.
"This is the Lovesick Heartbroken Red, the legendary flower of the most devoted love," Lan Fuzi said as she carefully examined the flower, turning it over and over in her hands.
"No... no way!" The Six Fierce Beasts exclaimed once more.
"What now?" Xia Yi sighed in exasperation. "Can you stop overreacting?"
The purple-clad man, still in a daze, looked at the flower in Lan Fuzi's hands. His mind couldn't process what he was seeing. "The Lovesick Heartbroken Red is a flower of obsessive love. Once it's picked, only the person who picked it and the one they were thinking of at the time can receive its acknowledgment. No one else can touch it. It's impossible for a third person to hold it."
The purple-clad man glanced at Gu Yue, then at Lan Fuzi, completely confused. He couldn't understand why the Flower would acknowledge two women at once.
"So miraculous. Let me try," Yali said, no longer as anxious. Looking at the Lovesick Heartbroken Red in Lan Fuzi's hands, she too was curious and reached out to try and take it.
However, the moment her delicate hand touched the flower, it suddenly emitted a red light, knocking her hand away.
"Really?" Yali was stunned. She looked at Xia Yi, then at Gu Yue and Lan Fuzi.
Although she didn't understand how Xia Yi managed to pick the flower, seeing that Lan Fusi could hold it, she guessed something about Xia Yi and Lan Fuzi's relationship.
"Can't I just truly like several girls at once?" Xia Yi chuckled, not minding what Yali thought, but his comment earned big eye rolls from both Gu Yue and Lan Fuzi.
The moment Gu Yue and Lan Fuzi held the Lovesick Heartbroken, they immediately understood how Xia Yi managed to pick it.
The flower had been absorbing the energy Xia Yi provided during their dual cultivation with the Yellow Emperor's Classic.
Although they couldn't cultivate the Yellow Emperor's Classic, when Xia Yi dual-cultivated with them, he would provide them with energy to help strengthen their bodies, improve their constitution, and nurture them.
The Lovesick Heartbroken Red, therefore, absorbed that energy.
Given that Xia Yi practiced the Yellow Emperor's Classic, how could the flower possibly reject him?
"Obsession with love, huh? Pfft, for a little energy, you sold your integrity, letting this heartless playboy pick you. Tsk." Gu Yue sneered at the Lovesick heartbroken Red in her mind.
Looking at Xia Yi and Lan Fuzi, a hint of worry flashed in her violet eyes.
She believed Xia Yi wasn't the type to be promiscuous, but the Yellow Emperor's Classic had already subtly influenced him.
Otherwise, based on her understanding of Xia Yi, he wouldn't have accepted Lan Fuzi.
"Perhaps it started with Leng Yulai. Since then, he's been influenced by the Yellow Emperor's Classic," Gu Yue frowned slightly. The supreme cultivation method, was it truly that powerful? Even someone like Xia Yi, with his personality, would be affected?
She knew the contents of the Yellow Emperor's Classic.
She knew this was part of the process when cultivating the Yellow Emperor's Classic.
The only way for Xia Yi to remain unaffected by it was to master the Yellow Emperor's Classic to its fullest and truly comprehend its essence, thereby transcending it.
"Xia Yi must have realized this, but he has no way out. He can only continue cultivating," Gu Yue thought to herself.