The Game with Fairies

Her breath no longer weakened, and her thoughts remained clear.

However, this medicine was extremely toxic, using poison to forcibly activate life’s potential, keeping one in a state of a last burst of vitality.

The side effects after stopping the medication were severe, requiring a lot of energy and time to fully recover health.

Moreover, during the medication period, she would enter a state of suspended animation for two hours each day.

In this state of suspended animation, Yan Xiaoru’s breathing would completely stop, with only her heart beating slowly, appearing no different from death on the surface.

She told Li Muyang that during this post-medication sleep, she would lose all reaction to the outside world, and even if a wild beast carried away her body, she wouldn’t wake up.

Li Muyang wasn’t sure if it was his imagination, but he always felt that Yan Xiaoru’s gaze was very subtle when she said this…

…This woman, she doesn’t think I’m a pervert, does she?

The last time I said I would never desecrate her body, what exactly did she think of?

Li Muyang was somewhat speechless, but fortunately, there were no wild beasts in the secret realm.

After Yan Xiaoru fell into a coma in front of him, aside from him, there would be no other danger.

And Li Muyang, about to leave the secret realm, naturally wouldn’t be foolish enough to seek his own death.

He and Yan Xiaoru were at peace with each other.

In fact, Yan Xiaoru was even busier than him, and the two hardly spoke anymore.

All of her lucid time was spent writing.

She took out paper and pen from her Qiankun Ring, sitting by the fire every day, spreading the paper on her knees, writing word by word.

At first, Li Muyang thought she was writing a will, settling her final affairs, but he later realized that wasn’t the case.

What kind of will would take several days to write?

“…This is the general outline and the entire content of the ‘Netherworld Demon Technique’.”

One evening after dinner, Yan Xiaoru noticed the curiosity in Li Muyang’s eyes and explained indifferently.

“You said you couldn’t memorize it and wouldn’t be able to learn it in a short time, right? So, I’m writing it down for you to read.”

“Twenty-seven days should be enough for me to write the whole ‘Netherworld Demon Technique’ for you.”

“You’re different from me. You’re not poisoned and have an endless supply of food. As long as you’re willing, you can survive in this secret realm for a long time.”

“After I die, with the ‘Netherworld Demon Technique’ I’ve written by hand, you can slowly recite and memorize all of its contents.”

“If you get the chance to leave here in the future, you might be able to make a name for yourself in the cultivation world with this demon technique.”

“Or you could directly hand it over to the Demon Refining Sect and exchange it for wealth and status.”

“Anyway, how you use it is entirely up to you.”

After explaining with a detached expression, Yan Xiaoru continued to write the content of the ‘Netherworld Demon Technique’ on paper.

Her handwriting was graceful and neat, the lines of text extending across the white paper in a way that was soothing to the eye, a blessing for anyone with obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Li Muyang, however, was taken aback: “Uh… Are you really going to pass on such an important technique to me?”

Yan Xiaoru remained silent, clearly not interested in answering such a pointless question.

Watching the woman by the fire, head bowed, fervently writing, Li Muyang swallowed hard.

To be honest, at that moment, a thought suddenly crossed his mind.

–Maybe I should wait a few more days before breaking out of this secret realm?

It’s the ‘Netherworld Demon Technique’!

This was the supreme devil technique that made Yan Xiaoru famous, and it was an inheritance from ancient times.

If brought out, even the sect leader of the Demon Refining Sect might be envious.

If he could possess such a technique, what need would he have for any system-given methods?

This was definitely the ultimate in cultivation techniques.

Even the strongest techniques given by the system could only be on par with the ‘Netherworld Demon Technique’.

Greed surfaced in Li Muyang’s heart.

But the next second, he quickly shook his head, casting out the flicker of greed from his mind.

If he wanted to live a stable life, he couldn’t afford to harbor such greed.

Yan Xiaoru was now in the mindset of ‘a dying person’s words are kind’, thus generously willing to pass on the demon technique to Li Muyang.

But if she returned to the outside world and no longer faced the threat of death, would she still be willing to pass on the demon technique to Li Muyang?

People are fickle.

Li Muyang didn’t want to take that gamble.

It was better to open the secret realm and leave with her before she finished writing the ‘Netherworld Demon Technique’.

As for whether Yan Xiaoru would still give him the demon technique after leaving, Li Muyang didn’t care.

He had the system. There was no need to covet such risky benefits.

After the conversation, Li Muyang went to sleep as usual and entered the game to start playing.

But this time, his mind wasn’t in it. He was waiting for Yan Xiaoru to fall asleep in reality.

Late into the night, after writing fervently all day, Yan Xiaoru finally lay down.

She rolled up the paper and brush, placing them at the downwind side, then wrapped herself in a thick, warm robe and curled up beside the fire.

The woman’s sleeping face, although exquisitely beautiful and well-featured, had a disconcerting trait—she slept with her eyes open.

Those empty, lifeless eyes were truly bizarre.

Once Li Muyang confirmed that Yan Xiaoru was asleep, he quietly got up.

After leaving the bamboo forest, he headed straight for the two graves outside.

In the midst of the wind and snow, the two graves stood silently in the secret realm.

The Startling Swan Immortal Sword was inconspicuous in this secret realm.

But Li Muyang went straight for this sword, stopping ten steps in front of the graves, then took a deep breath.

“Rise…”

Li Muyang murmured softly, using his mind as a guide to activate the sword heart mantra.

This was the technique Fairy Yu created to wield the Startling Swan Immortal Sword.

Even without the sword’s recognition, using this heart mantra could barely control the immortal sword.

However, its full power could not be unleashed.

But Li Muyang didn’t plan to use the immortal sword to kill enemies.

He just needed the immortal sword to open the exit of the secret realm.

In the wind and snow, Li Muyang stood in front of the graves, staring intently at the immortal sword before him.

He continuously activated the Startling Swan Sword Mantra.

Although he had no spiritual power and his cultivation was stripped away, he had his mind as a guide.

Soon, the silent immortal sword in front of the graves began to tremble.

Li Muyang’s mental strength was extremely weak, but with his constant hard practice in the game, he had already mastered the Startling Swan Sword Mantra.

The immortal sword in front of the graves trembled slightly, trying to break free from Li Muyang’s control.

However, every attempt at resistance by the Startling Swan Immortal Sword was easily dissolved by Li Muyang’s sword heart mantra.

His proficiency in the Sword Heart Technique from days of practice in the game was frighteningly high.

Eventually, the ancient immortal sword, flew up reluctantly and with a faint chirp.

It gently landed in Li Muyang’s hand.

【You have obtained an untamed ancient immortal sword】

The moment he got the immortal sword, this message suddenly popped up in Li Muyang’s field of vision.

He was slightly startled.

Huh? The system actually reacted?

Immediately after, another system prompt popped up.

【The current immortal sword is untamed. Would you like to refine it?】

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