[Inside Yourong City.]
Ye Yu’s life over these days had been very fulfilling.
An Jinqiu stayed by his side constantly, inseparable. Not only did she find ways every day to acquire various resources to help Ye Yu advance his cultivation, but even her own wishes all involved being together with Ye Yu.
Every day, Ye Yu could easily complete some small wishes.
For this dream, she was truly the perfect immortal partner.
No wonder she was one in three hundred.
However, during these days, An Jieyue outwardly claimed she was in seclusion and never showed herself.
As her older sister, An Jinqiu naturally understood her younger sister’s feelings and had even mentioned to Ye Yu whether he wanted to change his mind.
Actually, back then, An Jieyue might not have been joking.
Ye Yu did not agree to this.
After all, he knew very well that An Jinqiu and An Jieyue had completely opposite personalities.
One was gentle as water, the other quirky and mischievous.
Ye Yu had no interest in coaxing a young girl.
Besides, he couldn’t stay long in Yourong City; he needed to keep growing stronger in the dream so that upon waking he could gain higher rewards.
This time, Ye Yu planned to be steadier and strive for the highest position of Immortal Emperor.
Of course, that was just wishful thinking — whether it could be achieved depended on fate.
One day, An Jinqiu brought many immortal sect cultivation methods and gifted them to Ye Yu.
Yet his gaze was complicated.
Ye Yu understood it was An Jinqiu’s goodwill, but to be honest, cultivation manuals were really troublesome.
Especially immortal arts, which often required thousands or tens of thousands of years to master. As for perfect completion, that depended on talent and fortune.
Such tedious matters were simply beyond Ye Yu.
Wasn’t it more pleasant to just complete wishes every day?
Still, to avoid making An Jinqiu sad, Ye Yu pretended to be delighted and accepted them.
The emotional value of an immortal partner must be provided fully!
Seeing this, An Jinqiu was very happy; being able to do something for Ye Yu made her feel more meaningful.
Suddenly, she remembered something and asked curiously, “By the way, you said before you needed to get something important at the Star Relocation Pavilion — did you get it?”
“I got it!” Ye Yu nodded, but then suddenly recalled an important question — would An Jinqiu ask what it was? If she did, how should he answer?
Just as he was worried, An Jinqiu smiled, “Getting it is enough.”
And then she said no more.
Ye Yu asked curiously, “Don’t you want to ask me what exactly it is?”
An Jinqiu poured spiritual tea as she spoke, “If husband wants to tell me, he naturally will. If husband doesn’t say, there must be a reason not to. I won’t ask more.”
Hearing this, Ye Yu felt great.
This — this is called professional.
So mature!
Just as Ye Yu was about to give An Jinqiu some reward, suddenly a movement came from the nearby box.
Turning his head, he saw that, without knowing when, the Heavenly Remnant Devouring Gu insect had awakened.
It transformed into a shadowy blur and suddenly lunged outside the hall, smashing the stone slabs on the ground and pulling out a gray gu insect from beneath.
It then raised it high, as if presenting a merit to Ye Yu.
Seeing this, both Ye Yu and An Jinqiu frowned.
Yourong City was newly built; how could gu insects exist beneath the stone slabs?
They must have come later.
Before the two could think further, the Heavenly Remnant Devouring Gu insect swallowed the other [N O V E L I G H T] insect whole, savoring it carefully.
At the same time, the entire ground began to tremble faintly.
Countless gu insects appeared out of thin air, gathering around the hall and completely surrounding it.
The immortal attendants of the city lord’s mansion immediately tried to advance and block them but were instantly swallowed whole.
The scene resembled the tactics of Yun Jie Xin.
But that vicious woman had already died beyond resurrection, so no chance of rebirth!
Soon, a middle-aged man in a gray cloak approached from afar.
With a single step, he arrived at the hall’s entrance.
The surrounding gu insects dared not advance but instead emitted terrified cries at the Heavenly Remnant Devouring Gu insect before them.
This scene caused the man’s face to harden, a greedy look flashing in his eyes.
“A unique immortal pet, created by heaven and earth’s fortune, seemingly a natural nemesis of gu insects. But it hasn’t fully matured yet!”
Saying so, the man reached out to grab the Heavenly Remnant Devouring Gu insect.
But in the next moment, a sudden heavenly thunder struck down, freezing his hand mid-air.
Ye Yu slightly raised his hand, and a strong suction force pulled the Heavenly Remnant Devouring Gu insect directly into his palm.
An Jinqiu waved her sleeve coldly and said, “Who are you? Why have you come to my Yourong City?”
She had not acted immediately because the opponent’s powerful immortal energy fluctuations clearly showed he was also a strong Immortal King realm cultivator.
By common sense, gu immortal cultivators usually hide in the shadows and only act when absolutely necessary, never showing themselves.
But this man appeared openly here, clearly confident; otherwise, he wouldn’t be so brazen.
So she immediately transmitted her voice to Ye Yu’s mind, “Husband, take my sister and leave first; I will deal with him here.”
Ye Yu said nothing, instead looking to the sky and forming a hand seal with one hand.
A dazzling formation appeared out of thin air, and countless heavenly fire bees swarmed up.
But all were repelled by an invisible force.
Then, an elderly man in white clothes, with the aura of an immortal, descended from the sky.
“Immortal friends with keen perception can sense my presence — rare indeed.”
“By the way, allow me to introduce myself. I am Ding Zhihao. This is my longtime friend Lai Qiguan. He lost a gu insect he had been raising for many years, recently detecting it appeared here. So he invited me to come and see if we could retrieve it. The gu insect is called Boundless Salamander.”
Upon hearing this, Ye Yu and An Jinqiu immediately recalled the huge gu insect Yun Jie Xin released, which was intended to split Yourong City apart.
That creature was indeed called Boundless Salamander, but it had already been swallowed and digested by the Heavenly Remnant Devouring Gu insect; it no longer existed.
So Ye Yu coldly said, “That gu insect is already dead, and besides, it doesn’t belong to you. You have no right to claim it!”
