Ye Guan felt warm all over. He opened his eyes slowly and saw a beautiful visage.

He was staring at a silver-haired woman. It was none other than Ji Xuan.

Ye Guan was shocked. “Lady Ji?”

Ji Xuan smiled. “You’re awake?”

Ye Guan was confused. “Where am I?”

Ji Xuan smiled. “You are still in the Profound World. You fainted, so I brought you over here. Don’t worry, it’s safe here.”

Ye Guan smiled. “Many thanks for helping me, Lady Ji.”

Ji Xuan smiled. “It was nothing.”

Ye Guan was curious. “Lady Ji Xuan, why are you here?”

Ji Xuan took out a pill and placed it in front of Ye Guan’s mouth. “Take this pill first.”

Ye Guan opened his mouth, and Ji Xuan fed him the pill. Her fingers touched Ye Guan’s lips, perhaps by accident.

Ye Guan’s expression didn’t change, but Ji Xuan blushed. 

A cooling sensation swept past Ye Guan the moment he swallowed the pill. He felt comfortable all over, and he felt his wounds itch as they healed.

Ye Guan breathed in deeply as the fear from earlier inundated him. He vowed to be more careful in the future. Of course, he acknowledged that sometimes—cultivators would have no choice but to risk their lives.

He had pretended like he was already displaying the limits of his power to...