Even though his power was still suppressed at the Innate level, the fact that he had cheated death and broken a boundary made Luo Ying's confidence surge.

In his eyes, this was a good omen. It proved that the qi movement was on his side!

Inside the bronze cauldron, once again, the monster, which had the body of a snake, head of a tiger, and trunk of an elephant, was condensing. During this process, it roared fiercely at the snow-white giant ape.

Clearly, it too was the grudging type.

Slap!

The snow-white giant ape did not hesitate and, once again, slapped towards the monster before it had even finished forming.

At this moment, from inside the bronze cauldron, an invisible force suddenly began to emit, completely blocking the giant ape's strike. Then, with a whoosh, it moved several hundred miles to one side.

The snow-white giant ape let out a roar of fury, hurling itself forward in a few strides. It swung its massive palm, fiercely striking at the bronze cauldron once again.

By this time, the bronze cauldron's monster had fully materialized, its roar becoming more intimidating as it fearlessly charged towards the snow-white giant ape.

The fight broke out in seconds.

The ear-piercingly loud sounds of battle echoed in the air.

At this time, Luo Ying also stopped running. Clenching his teeth, he continued to offer up prime Heavenly crystals, tossing each one towards the bronze cauldron one after another.

Previously, he had thought using a top-grade Heavenly crystal would be sufficient to deal with Chu Mo.

He hadn't expected to encounter such a vicious beast, thwarting his plans to conserve energy. Still, Luo Ying turned ruthless, deciding to bear any cost to kill this snow-white giant ape, and then go square accounts with Chu Mo and Dong Yu.

Come to think of it, Luo Ying had somewhat underestimated the abilities of this snow-white giant ape. A stick of incense's worth of time had passed, and three prime Heavenly Crystal stones had already been consumed. Yet, the fight… was not showing signs of ending anytime soon.

This snow-white giant ape, insanely ferocious, was formidable at most at the Primordial Infant level, but the power it displayed was almost on par with that of the Spirit Refining stage!

Despite the monster in the bronze cauldron being at the Primordial Infant peak level and already nearing Spirit Refining with a full-on attack, thanks to the support of the prime Heavenly crystals, it still barely resisted the snow-white giant ape's slaps.

Of course, if Luo Ying could continuously bombard the monster with the prime Heavenly crystals, sooner or later, it would whittle down the life of the snow-white giant ape.

But how much depletion would be needed to achieve this? Luo Ying had no idea at this point.

He couldn't help but regret not staying with his brother.

Earlier, they had agreed to watch out for each other, but then, everyone, ensnared by their individual motivations, had separated and gone their own ways.

Luo Ning was closer to Qin Shi while Luo Ying was closer to Dong Yu.

At this moment, the sounds of battle from here could be heard miles away by someone at the Innate level. However, no one rushed over. They were evidently a long way off.

Although he was the legitimate son of a major family, Luo Ying didn't have an inexhaustible stock of prime Heavenly crystals. All told, he probably didn't have more than thirty to fifty pieces. Using them at this rate, they were bound to run out eventually.

The more the battle raged, the more anxious Luo Ying felt, but there was nothing he could do.

Meanwhile, Dong Yu, guiding Chu Mo along, didn't dare to stop even for a moment, running wildly. The sounds of the background fight grew fainter and fainter as they neared.

It wasn't until dawn the next day when the sky of this miniature world began to lighten, and her body was completely drenched, that a somewhat dazed Dong Yu finally slackened her pace. By this time, she too was reaching the limits of her fatigue.

As for Chu Mo, he was sleeping soundly.

On their way, Dong Yu had fed Chu Mo a handful of elixirs. These elixirs suppressed his wounds entirely. Dong Yu, despite being at a full-out run, was extremely careful.

Surprisingly, Chu Mo fell asleep while they were on the move.

"Such a pig!" Dong Yu gently laid Chu Mo onto the grass, rolled her eyes, and then shook her completely numb arms.

At this time, Chu Mo slowly opened his eyes. Seeing Dong Yu, he smiled and said, "You've saved me again..."

Dong Yu shot Chu Mo a look, planning to chastise him, but then thought better of it. If it weren't for herself, Luo Ying probably would not have been targeting him so relentlessly in the first place.

"Heal your wounds," she snapped, and then began to take things out from her storage space.

A giant tent that could accommodate five or six people, a table, chairs, a bed... Bedsheets, pots, bowls, spoons... all looked incredibly expensive.

Chu Mo, leaning against a rock, watched dumbfounded as Dong Yu, like an ant moving house, continually transported items from her storage space. The sight left him utterly stunned.

"Is your storage space... filled with these kinds of things?"

When Dong Yu took out a dressing table, Chu Mo finally lost it.

He discovered that he had absolutely no way to understand what precisely was going through the head of this wraparound woman.

Even though he knew her storage space was large, Chu Mo had never considered filling it with such things.

Especially that dressing table… what the hell was that doing there?

Did she really need to carry that thing around with her?

Turning his attention back to the exquisite kitchen utensils, Chu Mo's mouth twitched as he watched Dong Yu, who was ignoring him: "Are you planning to settle down here?"

"With your wounds as severe as they are, you won't be able to fully recover without a period of rest. I have to take care of you!" Dong Yu declared matter-of-factly.

Chu Mo fell silent for a moment, then asked, "Why are you so kind to me?"

"I told you, I'd be looking out for you," Dong Yu said, grinning at Chu Mo. However, her smile held a faint sense of reluctance.

Chu Mo furrowed his brow, seeming to have thought of something. He asked in a low voice, "By doing this... having a huge fallout with Luo Ying, isn't your family…"

"Why bring that up?" Dong Yu interrupted Chu Mo indignantly. "I have a high status in my family. You don't need to worry about me."

"Is it really like that?" Chu Mo asked.

"What do you think it's like?" Dong Yu retorted sarcastically. "Do you think all women are just tools to be used for family alliances?"

"..." Chu Mo didn't know what to say. He never imagined that this young woman would speak so bluntly.

His silence seemed to annoy Dong Yu. She paused in her tidying, took a seat, and stared blankly for a while. Then she turned to Chu Mo and smiled, "Hey!"

"Hmm?"

"Can we not talk about other things?"

"Ok."

Chu Mo agreed without hesitation because he saw a hint of vulnerability deep in Dong Yu's eyes.

Over the next few days, Luo Ying didn't approach them, and the two of them settled down in this prairie next to the mountains.

Dong Yu, with her practical actions, demonstrated a glutton's true nature.

Chu Mo had never seen her in the midst of cultivation. She spent her time cooking as soon as she opened her eyes each day!

What surprised Chu Mo was that this gifted and stunningly beautiful young girl, who was not only into eating but also skilled at cooking.

Compared to her cooking skills, the chefs at the Gluttonous Pavilion could just pack up and go home. (To be continued. If you like this work, please come to qidian.com to vote for recommendation, monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile users, please go to m.qidian.com to read.)

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