37: For the next month, you have to make it up to me.

Chu Ye's voice rang out. Inside this hundred phoenix diagram, he was the master of this world, an invisible "rules administrator." The majestic life force of the Grandmist Tree instantly enveloped the Fox Immortal's dying body, stabilizing her last thread of life.

He took a step forward, shielding her, and mobilized the Origin power of the entire hundred phoenix diagram Small World to strike head-on against that terrifying tribulation lightning, which was enough to make even an outside True Immortal frown!

Boom—!

After the massive tremor, the tribulation clouds slowly dissipated.

Chu Ye let out a muffled groan, blood seeping from the corners of his mouth as his internal Qi surged. "Good grief, this Karma backlash... Just how many sins have you committed? If you played like this outside, even ten lives wouldn't be enough for you to throw away."

At the same time, a surge of immortal power descended.

Under the joint nourishment of Grandmist life force and pure immortal power, the Fox Immortal's battered body recovered and sublimated at a pace visible to the naked eye.

Her muscles and bones glowed, surrounded by Immortal Qi. Her appearance was even more stunning than before, and her temperament became increasingly ethereal and detached, truly possessing that divine immortal charm of "something to be admired from afar but not trifled with."

She slowly opened her eyes and spread her palms, feeling the surging, harmonious, and stainless immortal power within her body, momentarily dazed.

A lifelong pursuit, having faced the brink of death several times, her dream had finally come true at this moment.

"What are you still standing there for?" Chu Ye's slightly weak voice came through, filled with a teasing annoyance. "You think just because you've achieved Immortal Ascension, I can't handle you anymore? Hurry over and give me a hand!"

"Do you know how much I lost just to tank this crappy tribulation for you? Tonight... no, for the next month, you must compensate me well."

Hearing this, the Fox Immortal turned to look at the youth who had been injured to protect her. In her ice-blue eyes, the coldness had completely faded, replaced by a ripple of softness—a genuine, gentle light.

The corners of her lips curled up imperceptibly as she moved with graceful steps to his side and reached out to support his arm.

On that cold, peerless immortal face, a faint trace of something called a "smile" appeared for him for the first time.

Because Chu Ye had blocked the Heavenly Tribulation's backlash for her, the Fox Immortal was "forced" to agree to a month of "deep compensation."

Using the study of that Immortal Rank Dual Cultivation secret technique, "The Treasure Codex of Yin-Yang Harmony," the two spent this period in a way that was both like academic discussion and practical testing.

Chu Ye's mind was active, constantly coming up with whimsical ideas, while the Fox Immortal was focused and pragmatic, with exceptional execution.

Working together, they quickly pushed this profound Cultivation Technique to the verge of Major Achievement. Chu Ye used the Dual Cultivation to heal his old injuries, consolidating and refining his cultivation. His comprehension of the Dao became increasingly profound; even though he had already touched the threshold of the Immortal Realm, his heart for exploration remained restless.

Inside the hundred phoenix diagram, Chu Ye, through his connection with the primordial tree embryo, was in some sense a manifestation of the "Dao Origin."

This made the Fox Immortal, who was wholeheartedly seeking the Dao, exceptionally... devoted and selfless when exploring the "Dao."

This feeling was quite novel. When dealing with other women, Chu Ye was usually the one in control.

But with the Fox Immortal, she often took the initiative. That coldness, which seemed unreachable to outsiders, turned into a heat that could melt ice when they were alone.

This extreme contrast gave Chu Ye a great sense of satisfaction and amusement. Even when his requests were somewhat "beyond the syllabus" or embarrassing, the Fox Immortal would always comply.

She would always calmly agree, as if it weren't a play of passion but rather another form of serious and solemn "Dao cultivation."

When the month was up, Chu Ye was full of pride and high spirits as he led the Fox Immortal out of the hundred phoenix diagram.

The Fox Immortal was still dressed in snow-white clothes with a light veil over her face, revealing only those ice-blue eyes that looked down upon all living beings with indifference as she walked quietly by his side.

Chu Ye and the Fox Immortal walked side by side. From a distance, one was a high-spirited young man, while the other was a cold and peerless beauty.

If one didn't know about the tragedy that had recently occurred on this land and the complex entanglements between the two, this scene would truly look like a pair of untainted immortal companions strolling through a world in recovery.

Chu Ye took her to that ancient source of the Yao Race in the Northern Border, which was also where her other Incarnation had been discovered previously.

During this month, there were naturally times when the wind and rain stopped for a temporary rest. Chu Ye had once asked what the "Great Calamity" she first mentioned actually referred to.

The Fox Immortal had fallen silent for a moment before telling him the truth: it was in this ancient land that she had discovered a strange ancient stone wall.

The stone wall could provide vague prophecies, warning the one who touched it of an impending, massive calamity concerning their life and path of the Dao.

It was because she had seen her own "Death Tribulation" within it that she had spared no effort to set up the ultimate array, intending to change her fate against heaven.

"A stone?" Chu Ye raised an eyebrow, intrigued. "Take me to see it."

He felt instinctively that this stone, which could predict the Great Calamity, might not just be a footnote to the Fox Immortal's paranoid behavior; it might contain significant secrets itself, which was why he made this trip.

Chu Ye stepped into this ancient land that the Fox Immortal called the source of the Northern Border.

What greeted him was a wild aura far denser and heavier than that of the outside world. Time seemed frozen here, with only desolation and sorrow flowing silently.

What came into view was actually a massive bull skull, standing like a mountain in the open space.

Scattered around were more enormous and strange skeletal frames. Even after endless years of weathering, their once-unrivaled majestic outlines could still be vaguely discerned, silently telling of a long-extinguished glory.

The Fox Immortal led him to a large water pool.

The water was incredibly clear yet so deep that the bottom was invisible. The surface was as smooth as a mirror without a single ripple, like a frozen deep well leading to the unknown.

In the center of the pool stood a mirror surface of indeterminate material, neither stone nor jade, with a hazy glow flowing over its surface.

"Interesting." Chu Ye rubbed his chin, intrigued. But he didn't rush forward; instead, he called people out from the hundred phoenix diagram.

With a flash of light, the Empress and the Witch Queen emerged together. Three women of peerless beauty and distinct temperaments gathered once again in this ancient, wild land. The Empress possessed a proud immortal air, the Witch Queen was mysterious and deep, and the Fox Immortal was cold and aloof.

All three of them had now reached the Immortal Realm. Their auras clashed invisibly, and a subtle, indescribable atmosphere immediately filled the air, as if even the ancient, sorrowful wind had stalled for a moment.

Chu Ye sensed that faint "shuraba" vibe, but his skin was thick enough that he acted as if he didn't notice, saying solemnly, "That mirror is the so-called 'Great Tribulation Forecaster'."

"The two of you stay here to back me up. I'll go see what kind of 'trailer' it shows me, and then you two can take your turns."

The Empress glanced at him and gave a faint nod, accepting the task.

The Witch Queen gave a gentle smile and whispered a warning, "Be careful, Young Master."

The Fox Immortal and Chu Ye glided across the water together to the mirror. "With blood as a guide, simply sink your mind into it," she briefly explained the method.

Following her instructions, Chu Ye forced a drop of essence blood from his fingertip and let it fall onto the mirror surface.

The moment the blood droplet touched the mirror, a sudden change occurred!