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Lu Bai calmed down and continued walking forward.

He knew that the Shadow Demon would appear again. So, he tightly gripped his sword and prepared himself mentally.

Sure enough.

After walking another seven or eight steps, the Shadow Demon attacked again.

This time, there was only one!

However, in terms of strength, it was much stronger than the three combined earlier.

Ji Fuyao's wrist trembled slightly, and she couldn't help but want to attack and destroy it. But then, she remembered Lu Bai's request and forcefully suppressed this impulse.

However, she still kept a close eye on the situation, just in case Lu Bai couldn't handle it and she needed to intervene immediately.

Lu Bai had long been prepared. When he saw the Shadow Demon rushing towards him, a cold light flashed in his eyes.

Then, with a swift movement of his sword, he flicked it upwards. The Shadow Demon seemed to intentionally collide with the tip of the sword and was pierced through.

Gugu!

It let out a few strange cries and slowly fell down.

The demons in the Illusion Demon Hall were all illusions. Although they had attacking power, they had no substance. After being killed, they immediately turned into nothingness.

Ji Fuyao was a little dazed. She wondered if the Shadow Demon had really appeared just now?

This was too easy!

Could she have done this when she was at the Qi Refining stage?

The answer seemed to be... no!

She looked deeply at Lu Bai, and her impression of him changed slightly.

[Ding! Detected that Ji Fuyao's goodwill towards the host has increased by 22 points, one step closer to removing the first black heart!]

The prompt sounded in Lu Bai's mind, bringing him back to reality.

With that swing of the sword, Lu Bai once again found the feeling he had when he observed the figure dancing with a sword that night, it was magical and mysterious!

So, was the sword move he unconsciously used just now the "Smoke and Rain in a Lifetime"?

Lu Bai carefully recalled.

The figure seemed to have never made that move. All his moves were spontaneous. But the charm revealed was very consistent.

Obviously, it was in the spirit, not in the form!

Lu Bai felt that he had just shown a hint of that taste, but when he wanted to grasp more, he couldn't find it.

This feeling was extremely uncomfortable!

Shaking his head, Lu Bai's thoughts returned to the prompt.

He sighed inwardly. Senior sister and the demoness were indeed different. The demoness was about "affection value," while senior sister was about "goodwill value."

The numbers increased by a large difference!

It seemed that before triggering the "affection value," he had to fill up the "goodwill value" first.

In addition, the demoness's goal was to light up the red heart, while senior sister's goal was to remove the black heart.

Thinking of this, Lu Bai felt a bit resentful!

Conquering senior sister was much more difficult than conquering the demoness!

After killing the Shadow Demon, Lu Bai felt that he still had some energy left and could continue forward for a while.

So, he started moving again.

After walking another ten steps, his elemental energy was depleted.

Lu Bai closed his eyes and waited quietly.

Sure enough!

A warm flow of energy flowed out from the spiritual bone again.

But this time, the effect was much worse than last time. He only recovered about seventy percent of his elemental energy.

Lu Bai didn't dwell on it and continued to move forward under pressure.

Ji Fuyao was a bit puzzled.

Why did he always seem to be exhausted but then able to continue?

His endurance was terrifying!

Dadada!

Lu Bai's footsteps were firm and powerful.

Forty-eight, forty-nine... fifty. He gritted his teeth and counted this number.

After entering the Illusion Demon Hall, Lu Bai had taken a total of fifty steps.

At this moment, he was truly exhausted!

The spiritual bone no longer showed any signs of activity. It had clearly been drained.

Lu Bai turned around and glanced back. Many people who had mocked him at the entrance of the hall were now far behind. Whether they could reach his current position was still uncertain.

Pa!

Lu Bai gave this group of people a hard slap in the face!

They all lowered their heads in shame!

"Senior sister, I'll leave first," Lu Bai turned to Ji Fuyao and said, preparing to crush the jade token.

Ji Fuyao snapped back to reality and nodded.

Whoosh!

Lu Bai's figure disappeared along with a prompt sound in his mind.

[Ding! Detected Ji Fuyao's favorability towards the host increased by 66 points, one step closer to removing the first black heart!]

Outside the hall, Lu Bai revealed a smile.

Hehe! He found the right path. Senior sister's impression of him has greatly improved.

As long as he continues to work hard, removing the black hearts and even lighting up the red hearts are within reach!

...

In the following days.

Lu Bai worked hard, going to the Illusion Demon Hall every day.

But he had to go in with Ji Fuyao. Sometimes when she arrived late, Lu Bai would wait for her.

Except for the first day when Ji Fuyao was worried and protected him, she let him go on his own afterwards.

Lu Bai went further and further!

Then the next day, he would report his progress to senior sister.

And Ji Fuyao would always reply with a casual "Not bad!"

In fact, her heart was in turmoil. How could he improve so quickly?

Lu Bai had long seen through her disguise!

Because every time he reported his progress, he would receive a "ding" sound in his mind, indicating an increase in senior sister's favorability.

And the numbers kept getting bigger!

Lu Bai wanted to laugh inwardly, looking forward to the moment when she accidentally revealed herself, with her eyes wide open in a silly and cute manner!

...

In the evening.

Lu Bai still slept very little, spending most of his time practicing the "Clear Heaven Technique".

He wanted to enter that mysterious space again.

But unfortunately, he never succeeded.

However, with his diligent practice, the charm of the first move of the Nine Extremes Sword, "Misty Rain in a Lifetime," became stronger and stronger.

If he could observe it again, he had confidence in fully mastering it.

No rush!

There would definitely be another opportunity.

...

Next to the entrance of the Illusion Demon Hall, there stood a monument.

On it was engraved the best achievements of those who passed through each realm, from Qi Refining to the peak of Gold Core.

Among them, Ji Fuyao held several records, truly deserving to be called the pride of the Clear Heaven Sect!

The position corresponding to the Qi Refining realm originally had the name "Le Feiyang" engraved on it.

But today, it had changed!

It was replaced by... Lu Bai.

This detail immediately caught the attention of many people.

"This Lu Bai, is he the one we know?"

"Of course! Who else could it be?"

Hiss! The sound of inhaling cold air!

"If I remember correctly, he just advanced to the Qi Refining realm, right? And he's already breaking the sect's record?"

"Is he really a waste? Or a genius?"

"What's the difference between him and Fusiming, who is now probably too scared to even enter the Illusion Demon Hall? What sets them apart?"

"The difference lies in how they advanced to the Qi Refining realm!"

"Oh?"

"One relied on bone-setting, the other on sharpening the sword!"

"If you put it that way, how can those 'bone-setters' with eyes on top of their heads bear it?"

"And those who spent a fortune to hire them, aren't they all fools now? With those resources, it would be better to find a partner in the Jade Incense Sect!"

"Tsk! Do you think anyone can find someone like You Lianrou?"

"True!"

"Damn it! Did Lu Bai's ancestors' graves start smoking? I have both looks and talent, and even a special skill, why don't I have his luck?"

"Ugh!" The crowd couldn't bear to listen anymore.

However, they all had similar doubts in their hearts.