186: Chapter 186 The Bloodshed Caused by the Void-Breaking Pill

"The facts are right before your eyes; nothing is impossible!"

Zhou Lengdie's shock was understandable. After all, the fact that Dual Cultivation could restore damaged Meridians and Dantians was truly world-shaking!

Feeling a portion of her Meridians and Dantian restored within her body, Zhou Lengdie was speechless for a long time. Her heart was a whirlwind of mixed emotions—conflict, pleasant surprise, and shock were all intertwined.

Being able to recover was certainly a good thing, but this method... it was truly hard to speak of!

She had originally thought that after this ordeal, she would have him give her a quick death. Since her cultivation was entirely gone and she was a useless person, she had no way to avenge her parents. Living held no meaning; death would be for the best!

But now, everything had changed... Ning Yuan sat up, picking up a green robe from the side. As he dressed, he said, "I have matters to attend to right now and don't have much time to spend on you. Think it over yourself!"

"Also, I will have people watch you; I won't give you the chance to do anything foolish!" After dressing, Ning Yuan stood before the bed with a warning look in his eyes. Having finished speaking, he strode out of the room.

Throughout the entire process, Zhou Lengdie didn't say a word, watching everything with an expressionless face. It was only when she was the only one left in the room that her internal defenses lowered slightly.

Given her current situation, facing a stranger like Ning Yuan alone made it very difficult for her to relax, even though that kind of thing had just happened between the two of them... Before Zhou Lengdie could decide what to do next, faint footsteps sounded outside the room. A few breaths later, three identical and stunningly beautiful women entered the room and bowed in unison:

"Greetings, Mistress!"

Looking at the three beauties before her, who were also triplets, how could Zhou Lengdie not know their identities? To put it nicely, they were concubines; to put it bluntly... Yang Xi and the other two women naturally didn't know what she was thinking. After bowing, the three of them stepped forward and began busying themselves with Zhou Lengdie—dressing her, washing her, doing her hair, and so on.

Afterward, they took her for a stroll through the Five Elements Universe Realm, introducing her to various things, such as introducing her to the other women... As she gained a deeper understanding, Zhou Lengdie's heart grew even more shocked. What she saw and heard opened her eyes, whether it was the existence of the Five Elements Universe Realm or the other women... In a small courtyard in Yuying City.

"Has anything happened these past few days?"

Ning Yuan sat back in his rocking chair and took a blissful swig from his wine gourd before asking Tao Yao beside him.

"Hmm?" Tao Yao didn't answer his question. Seeming to notice something, she leaned closer and sniffed. Her eyebrows shot up, and she gave him a strange look. "Zhou Lengdie?"

"Yes!" Ning Yuan nodded in confirmation, not feeling the slightest bit of embarrassment at being caught. Since everyone knew anyway, there was no need to hide it from Tao Yao.

It was just that he had forgotten to change his clothes this time, and Zhou Lengdie's scent still lingered on him. He would have to be more careful next time. Although Tao Yao might not necessarily mind, it still wasn't great.

Having received Ning Yuan's confirmation, Tao Yao understood immediately. She put on a look of disdain and said, "She probably just recovered. Do you have to be so impatient? You couldn't even wait a few days for her to compose herself!"

"Hey, you're wrong this time! She was the one who took the initiative; I just went with the flow!" Ning Yuan said innocently. If Zhou Lengdie heard this, she would probably want to bite this villain to death!

"Hmph! As if I don't know you!"

Tao Yao didn't believe a word of it; there was definitely something fishy. However, she was already used to it and had no intention of pursuing the matter. With a light flick of her slender hand, three jade bottles flew toward Ning Yuan.

"The harvest from these past few days: three drops of the spring of life!"

"Ding! The host has obtained three drops of the spring of life. After the hundredfold reward, the host has obtained three hundred drops of the spring of life!"

With a wave of his hand, he pocketed the spring of life. Hearing the prompt in his mind, Ning Yuan couldn't help but nod with satisfaction.

Excluding the drop consumed by Zhou Lengdie, he now possessed four hundred and ninety-nine drops of the spring of life. But to allow the enlightenment tree to fully grow, this was still far from enough!

"Who all came to trade?"

"Besides the Cloud Tiger Tribe, there were also the Silver Wolf Tribe, the Cracked Bear Tribe, and the Savage Ox Tribe!"

Hearing that the Savage Ox Tribe was among them gave Ning Yuan a start. As the fourth division, the Savage Ox Tribe logically shouldn't possess the spring of life; he didn't know where they had gotten it.

But that had nothing to do with him. As long as it was the spring of life, it didn't matter where it came from!

It would be best if all of the Ninth Division could produce the spring of life; that would make him the happiest.

"Is there anything else?"

"Yes. After Niu Gao obtained the void breaking pill, he was suddenly ambushed. Relying on his formidable strength, he barely managed to escape with his life. However, the fact that he has the void breaking pill has been exposed. Who knows how many people are eyeing him now!"

At that time, she had seen the scene of Niu Gao's battle from beginning to end. It wasn't just her; the other Void Refining cultivators of the Nine Profound Realm were all more or less paying attention to this battle. If Niu Gao hadn't run fast, he would have been beaten to death by a mob long ago; how could he still be alive?

Niu Gao wasn't having an easy time now either. People were attacking him from time to time, and he couldn't even return to the Savage Ox Tribe. He could only flee all over the Nine Profound Realm.

"Do we know who attacked Niu Gao?"

"That person hid their identity, so I couldn't tell. But one can guess—it was either the Cloud Tiger Tribe or the Silver Wolf Tribe. Besides them, who else has such strength?"

Ning Yuan agreed with Tao Yao's guess. Aside from Bear Opens Mountain, who was at the Middle Stage of Void Refining, the remaining person in the Cracked Bear Tribe was only at the Early Stage Void Refining. With the Cracked Bear Tribe's strength, they wouldn't be able to force Niu Gao to the point of barely escaping with his life.

"It would be best if a few were killed; that would be most beneficial for us!"

"You're dreaming. How could Void Refining cultivators be so easy to deal with? Even someone at Void Refining Perfection wouldn't dare guarantee they could finish off an Early Stage Void Refining cultivator!"

"The top three tribes didn't get involved?"

"No. They're likely all busy acting as Protectors for their clansmen to Breakthrough to Void Refining. How could they have the time to fight to the death for a single void breaking pill?"

That made sense. The top three tribes had all obtained void breaking pills. Right now, the most important thing was to have people Breakthrough to Void Refining. Even if they joined the fray, they might not necessarily snatch it. It was better to focus on increasing their strength first.

It was just that this Niu Gao was quite unlucky. He had traded the spring of life for a void breaking pill, and now he might not even be able to keep the pill. If things went poorly, he might even lose his life.

It could be said that he had lost the bait along with the fish!

Just as he was thinking about Niu Gao, a loud shout unexpectedly came from the horizon, turning into rolling sound waves that spread in all directions.

"I am Niu Gao! I beg Fellow Daoist to save me! I will surely offer a heavy reward afterward!"

Looking up toward the horizon, he saw the sturdy Niu Gao with horns on his head, racing toward them. He was covered in wounds, bleeding incessantly, and even one of his horns was broken. He looked wretched in the extreme!

Behind him followed four figures. Although they all had many injuries, compared to Niu Gao, they were insignificant.

Among the four were the Blood Python Old Ancestor Python Husband, the Fire Ape Old Ancestor Ape Fierce, as well as the Rock Lion Old Ancestor Lion Might and the Black Crocodile Old Ancestor Crocodile Skin.

Among them, Python Husband and Ape Fierce were at the Early Stage Void Refining, while the remaining two were at the Middle Stage of Void Refining.