Chen Nan wished it was just a dream!
That way, he would still have a chance to find Nangong Wan's physical body and take her away!
If what happened in the dream was to come true!
It would be a disaster for him!
"Control your emotions!"
"If you dare to lose your temper in front of this Emperor again!"
"I don't mind sending you to the afterlife!"
The Empress's cold voice entered Chen Nan's ears!
Chen Nan's heart raced!
He felt an immense pressure!
He still hadn't given up hope!
If he enraged the Empress before that!
And brought about his own death...
It would seem rather not worth the trouble!
"The terrain of the Land of Creation slopes from west to east. If nothing unexpected happens!"
"The Pool of Creation will be to the east of the wooden house!"
"Let's go back and rest first!"
"We'll start searching for the Pool of Creation tomorrow!"
The Empress's tone was flat, yet it carried an undeniable authority!
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Time flew by!
In the blink of an eye, half a year had passed!
During this half-year period!
Chen Nan had found dozens of divine herbs!
All of them, without exception, were absorbed by the Azure Dragon!
In addition, the Empress had bestowed upon him several Creation Fruits!
Although his strength had improved, he still hadn't reached the Spirit Immortal realm!
He hadn't found any opportunity to break the curse of the Desolate Ancient Sacred Body!
And at this moment!
There were still five months left before their departure!
Having been here for so long!
It wasn't entirely without gain!
At the very least, his relationship with the Empress had eased to a certain extent!
En...
It could be said so!
A few days prior, the Empress would inexplicably beat him up!
But it was different later on!
Before hitting him, she would tell Chen Nan what he had done wrong!
As time passed!
The Empress's condition grew worse!
The yin energy within her body would seize opportunities to attack her body!
Initially, it happened once a day!
Now!
It had escalated to three times a day!
"Hurry and search!"
"We must find the Pool of Creation before the final moments!"
"The Pool of Creation is my only hope!"
"If I find it, I will surely let you go!"
"If I don't, then this place will be my burial ground!"
"I hope you will bury me here!"
The Empress's eyes were filled with sadness!
Perhaps it was the little things they experienced living together for over half a year!
She no longer spoke of Chen Nan's life and death so casually!
Chen Nan sighed, "The Pool of Creation doesn't have a fixed location!"
"We've been searching here for over half a year!"
"We've scoured the entire Land of Creation several times!"
"I feel that instead of us searching for the Pool of Creation, it would be better to let it find us!"
"Do you think there's a possibility!"
"If we stay put in the wooden house!"
"The Pool of Creation might appear before our eyes?"
"After all, what descends from the heavens and lands upon us is creation!"
Over these past six months, his feet had developed numerous calluses and blisters!
And the result?
He hadn't seen the so-called Pool of Creation at all!
The Empress hesitated, "What you're saying is not without merit. Let's do this, we'll go back and wait for three months. If we don't see the Pool of Creation within three months, then we'll continue searching!"
Her time was running out!
The Pool of Creation was her only hope!
Seeing a few Creation Fruits in the distant forest, Chen Nan suggested, "There are a few Creation Fruits ahead. You rest here, and I'll pick them!"
"Go ahead, I'll wait for you here!"
The Empress didn't think much of it!
Similar things had happened more than once!
Although she had been wary of Chen Nan escaping at first!
The reality proved her concerns to be unfounded!
Chen Nan had countless opportunities to escape, but he never did!
This time, she didn't give it much thought either!
She sat cross-legged!
Closed her eyes to rest!
But after waiting for about ten minutes!
Chen Nan still hadn't returned!
She opened her eyes!
The Creation Fruits in the distance had already vanished!
Chen Nan's figure had also disappeared into the forest!
At this moment!
A strange sense of unease arose in the Empress's heart!
She felt as if the sky was falling!
She couldn't believe Chen Nan would leave her!
Because she had said!
No matter what, she would let Chen Nan leave!
Just then!
The yin energy within her body erupted again!
She curled up, shivering from the cold!
Her eyes revealed a hint of helplessness and panic, "Chen... Chen Nan... Where... where are you?"
"Hurry... hurry up... I can't suppress the yin energy within me!"
"If you don't come soon... I'm going to die...!"
Her voice was weak!
Filled with helplessness and a hint of crying!
She had never relied on a man in her life!
Because she believed men were unreliable!
Rather than relying on men!
It was better to rely on herself!
But now!
She truly couldn't leave Chen Nan!
Chen Nan's departure was like the sudden extinguishing of a lighthouse that guided sailors back to port!
Leaving her with no light to see!
Only endless despair!
In fact, Chen Nan was not far away!
He knew that the most dangerous place was often the safest!
Therefore!
He had the Azure Dragon conceal his aura!
In her current state, the Empress would definitely not detect that he was right beside her!
"You must remain calm and steady, absolutely do not go out!"
The Azure Dragon sensed a shift in Chen Nan's emotions and transmitted telepathically, "Although the Empress said she would let you go after obtaining the opportunity, and even asked you to help her prepare a grave!"
"But a woman's words are not to be trusted!"
"The reason she said this was ultimately to lull you into a false sense of security!"
"To make you willing to stay by her side, suppress the yin energy within her, and help her find the Pool of Creation!"
"Whether you find the Pool of Creation or not, she will kill you!"
"She is an elegant, proud Empress!"
"You have witnessed too many of her embarrassing moments!"
"Use your brain, how could she allow you to live on?"
"You have endured for half a year, waiting for this very moment!"
"I know what to do!" Chen Nan was agitated. He thought that seeing the Empress so helpless, he would feel relieved.
The reality proved otherwise!
It did not!
He felt no joy at all!
Instead, he felt a strange sense of irritation!
It wasn't because of the Empress!
It was because he thought of Nangong Wan!
Would she, alone on the Central Continent, feel as desperate and helpless as the Empress did now?
"Chen Nan... you... you don't keep your word..."
"You are such a... scoundrel..."
"Men's words truly cannot be trusted, not even one word!"
"You said you would prepare a grave for me... but why did you leave?"
"You said you were a doctor... and wouldn't abandon a patient..."
"But why have you left me?"
The Azure Dragon's voice was panicked, and it quickly said, "Stay calm, stay calm, she is deliberately trying to provoke you!"
"If you go out now, all your efforts will be in vain!"
Chen Nan said, "But she's right, I am a doctor!"
"A doctor cannot refuse to save a patient!"
Saying this!
He stood up from behind a distant rock, a faint smile on his face, "I was just going to the restroom, do you need to cry and wail like this?"
As soon as he finished speaking!
He was shocked to find!
A clear spring had appeared beneath his feet!
The spring water grew more and more, forming a pool!
The Empress was also taken aback!
The Pool of Creation had appeared just like that?