Xing Wu's words, in fact, did awaken Ye Yun. It was true, even though meditation could restore stamina and energy, it was still a form of cultivation after all.
In terms of comfort, sleeping was definitely more comfortable.
"Alright, what you said makes sense..."
Just as Ye Yun was about to agree, he saw that Xing Wu was only wearing her delicate inner garments.
On her jade-like, delicate body, various perfectly sculpted curves were displayed, accompanied by strands of star-purple hair cascading down her back.
Coupled with her deep, star-purple eyes, her entire appearance was devoid of any vulgarity, instead exuding a mystery akin to the starry sky.
"You..."
Upon hearing this, Xing Wu raised an eyebrow as she turned her head.
"What, are you stunned?"
As she spoke, she deliberately straightened her slender and graceful posture, playfully flicking her agile hair with a smile.
"This bed is quite large, want to sleep together?"
This seductive scene was enough to make any man in the world involuntarily stand at attention.
After glancing at her a few times, Ye Yun silently crouched down and glared at her, saying,
"I'm telling you, you little brat, acting so presumptuous, do you really think this seat wouldn't dare do anything to you?"
After all, when his disciples or Xiao Xue tempted him, there was a boundary. But with her, it was a different matter entirely.
Yet Xing Wu merely sat on the edge of the bed and said leisurely,
"Whatever you want. Anyway, with your character, as long as something happens between us here today, you won't have to worry about not cooperating with this seat to deal with the Heavenly Dao Divine Hall anymore."
"If you're willing to destroy the Heavenly Dao Divine Hall for me, then I'll sit here, and you can do whatever you want, I don't care."
Although she hadn't taken a celestial partner in ten thousand years, nor had she experienced such matters.
However, ten thousand years had long since weathered certain shackles in her heart, and she no longer cared what Ye Yun would do.
In other words, if this could gain her a highly potential partner like Ye Yun, it was a completely foolproof deal.
Upon hearing her words, Ye Yun's eyelids twitched violently, and he gritted his teeth as he crouched there, saying,
"You've got me!"
Just as she said, taking responsibility afterward was the least a man should do.
Moreover, he knew little about her and the Heavenly Dao Divine Hall, and he didn't want to fall into a trap.
Seeing that he remained unmoved, Xing Wu put on an expression of having successfully teased Ye Yun and, with a smile, burrowed into the soft quilt on the large bed.
Then, she glanced at a pile of Xuan Qi-driven items beside her, picked one up as if Ye Yun were invisible, activated it, and curiously touched it to the skin of her arm.
"Mmm..."
The power of the artifact was so potent that she was instantly startled, and a shiver ran through her body upon contact.
A trace of redness appeared on her clear, noble, and beautiful face.
She then threw the item back and grumbled, somewhat annoyed,
"What kind of trash did those guys from Red Dust Mountain come up with..."
After all, just a touch was so terrifying; if it continued, she would probably be ruined.
It was truly too frightening.
For a moment, she looked at those items with a newfound sense of dread.
But Ye Yun saw this scene and immediately became energized. He launched a counter-offensive, playfully mocking her,
"I never expected that the renowned Night Sword Emperor would also be afraid of these things."
As his voice fell, he reached out and snatched the item Xing Wu had just held, activating it at a super high power setting, three times greater than before.
The fierce noise even caused Xing Wu, who was nearby, to finally change her expression, showing a look of apprehension as she questioned him.
"You... what do you want to do?"
Ye Yun, holding a new weapon in each hand, looked at her with a smile and said,
"Well, I have a bold idea."
"No, you don't!"
The familiar words and tone, but the roles of attacker and defender had subtly shifted.
Ye Yun grinned, holding the weapons and approaching her step by step.
"Empress, then it's not up to you!"
For a moment, he grinned like a villain in certain scenarios.
Of course, he only intended to scare Xing Wu a little, to let her know what the consequences of constantly teasing him would be!
Xing Wu looked at the weapons in his hands and recalled her earlier sensation, her body going weak.
A flush spread across her cold and noble face, a flush she herself hadn't even noticed.
She protected her front with one hand and her lower body with the other, pursed her lips, and glared at Ye Yun, saying,
"If you dare to come any closer, this seat will not be polite to you!"
However, her resistance only made her more alluring.
Ye Yun remained unfazed, looking at her fearful expression, feeling a surge of satisfaction.
He then continued to approach, playfully smiling and saying,
"Didn't you say yourself that this seat could do anything? Today, I'll let you, the Empress, experience what it feels like to have your throat go hoarse!"
He then pressed his advantage, and Xing Wu began to panic, clearly afraid that Ye Yun would actually do it.
As he got closer and closer, almost reaching her, Ye Yun originally planned to stop there, as going any further would be inappropriate.
"Heh, remember not to next time..."
But before he could even finish speaking, there was a dull thud.
He felt a pain in his back, then his vision went black, and he landed face-first on the soft quilt.
Looking at Ye Yun, who had fainted by the bed, Xing Wu was still lightly panting from nervousness as she quietly put away the sword from behind him.
"You can't blame me for this; who told you to be so presumptuous..."
A blush still lingered on Xing Wu's face.
She truly couldn't imagine how terrifying those things would be if used.
In desperation, she had no choice but to knock Ye Yun unconscious.
That's right, Ye Yun had been caught off guard and knocked out by the hilt of a sword.
Then, she sat up and looked at Ye Yun, who was lying unconscious beside her.
After a moment of contemplation, she gently lifted his upper body and had him rest his head on her lap.
"This guy, looking at him like this, he's quite handsome..."
Xing Wu looked at the sleeping face in her arms, gently stroking and massaging the spot where he had been hit to promote blood circulation.
With her other hand, she poked and pinched his cheeks.
Finally, while gently caressing his sleeping face, she revealed a tender smile that perhaps even Ye Yun would find hard to believe.
"It's truly strange... After so many years of fighting and battling, for the first time, I feel so at ease, and it's by the side of such a little guy."
"Perhaps one day, I might actually fall in love with this guy..."
As she spoke, her expression became somewhat dazed, and she shook her head with a helpless smile.
"Of course... that is, if I can survive the pursuit of the Heavenly Dao Divine Hall this time..."
...
Meanwhile, on the other side of the Celestial Domain.
Heavenly Dao Continent, Heavenly Dao Divine Hall.
Seated on a dark throne was a woman in silver robes, listening to a report from the sub-temple master of Yuan Yi City regarding the ninety-eighth ascension channel.
After a long while, having understood the report about the two ascenders who had forcefully broken through, and the subsequent matters concerning Xing Wu, as well as the message she wished to convey.
The silver-robed woman nodded calmly and said lightly,
"I understand. You may leave now."
Although her expression was calm, she exuded an aura of supreme authority.
The sub-temple master prostrated himself and quickly departed the hall.
At this moment, a dark figure materialized beside the silver-robed woman and said coldly,
"That person, indeed, is not dead yet!"
The silver-robed woman's expression remained unchanged, and she said lightly, "Yes, it's no wonder she's called a monster."
Then, she glanced sideways at the dark figure beside her, her voice becoming colder.
"Since you know, then go and do it. Issue the highest level Heavenly Dao decree."
"Summon all True Saint realm and True Immortal realm cultivators from all departments of the Celestial Domain to fully encircle and eliminate the resurrected Night Sword Emperor, Xing Wu."
The dark figure pondered for a moment and said, "What about the other person? They ascended together, it's unlikely to be a coincidence, right?"
"Besides, with Xing Wu's personality, acting so conspicuously, it's very likely to cover for someone else."
The silver-robed woman, however, was unconcerned and said coldly,
"Regardless of whether she's covering for someone else or not, we must kill her first with all our might, and not let her have any chance to rise again."
"After all, whether she is the prophesied one or not, she will pose a great threat to the Divine Hall."
"And once she is dead, the other one will be nothing more than fish on a chopping block?"
The dark figure mused, "Indeed, even if that fellow is given another ten or even several decades to cultivate, they may not be able to deal with the Divine Hall."
The silver-robed woman said lightly, "Therefore, just find out where that person is. Then send a Celestial Immortal realm cultivator to seize an opportunity to resolve him."
In fact, this was a matter of probability, and clearly, Xing Wu posed the greatest threat to them, which was the immediate priority to resolve.
Upon hearing this, the dark figure nodded and said,
"As you command, I shall go and make the arrangements."
With that, its figure melted into the darkness and gradually disappeared.
The silver-robed woman on the throne then looked up at the vast, boundless starry sky outside the palace's glass windows, her eyes filled with chilling murderous intent.
"This time, I will not let you escape again, my dear... sister."