This made both of them feel an indescribable sense of harmony.

Li Yuan felt the heat within him gradually calming down.

Yan Yu also felt "human nature" regaining the upper hand.

This made them both crave even more.

In the Black Market, buildings and beds were all constructed from Yin Qi, so they wouldn’t make a sound.

Thus, long-separated couples could exhaust all their longed-for greed.

For a long time...

And for a long time more... 𝕗𝐫𝐞𝕖𝕨𝐞𝗯𝚗𝕠𝘃𝐞𝚕.𝐜𝗼𝚖

The petite Lady Yan stopped moving, curling up like a cold little bird in Li Yuan’s warm embrace, murmuring pillow talk.

"Is there a corpse stench?"

"No, Sister Yan smells nice."

"Thank you for your hard work, my husband."

"What are you saying?" Li Yuan tightened his embrace, raising his hand to tap Lady Yan’s forehead.

Even though the one in his arms had become a big shot with a blood-stained question mark on her head, the way they interacted hadn’t changed.

"During the day, what did you want to say to me?"

"You mustn’t trigger Xiaozhao."

"Trigger?"

"Mm..." The bird-like Yan Yu nodded, her chin just happened to touch Li Yuan’s left chest muscle, cold and chilly.

"Because Xiaozhao is a Jade Remains by nature, she can’t cultivate Martial Arts Skill.

She’s so frail and weak, I’m worried she won’t live long.

Indeed, there are ways to extend life for a Jade Remains, but letting Xiaozhao roam the world of Jade Remains is ultimately too risky.

So, I thought for a long time before coming up with a way..."

"What way?"

"Xiaozhao is quite special, she has a certain connection with Feng’Er, I can try to integrate her into the Black Market Ghost Realm.

A portion of the Yin Qi here leads to Feng’Er, so...this Yin Qi can also reach Xiaozhao through Feng’Er’s connection.

As long as Xiaozhao is linked to the Yin Qi, as long as this Ghost Realm isn’t destroyed, she won’t be...

Although she, like me, would be forever trapped in the Ghost Realm or Ghost Street.

But this is better than her dying.

Moreover, Xiaozhao doesn’t like bustling places either.

So, after I told her this idea, she wanted me to act immediately.

I refused, hoping she could live to experience the liveliness of the Human World... and when her life is nearing its end, then I’ll act.

But if you trigger her, she’ll want me to integrate her, because once she’s integrated into the Ghost Realm, she’ll definitely become stronger."

Li Yuan pondered for a long time and asked, "But, Sister Yan, how will you maintain her humanity?"

Lady Yan wrapped around him, speaking in a haunting voice, "Immortal Tomb."

These four words immediately evoked a sense of familiarity in Li Yuan.

He had a great memory and, with a slight thought, he remembered.

He had seen this term in the "Ice River Chronicles" of the Divine Wood Hall’s Vine Pavilion.

It was a burial culture of the Ice Race.

The book stated that in the "Immortal Tomb" there were no Divine Spirits, no monsters, just cold enough to freeze even souls.

Ice Race People would go to the "Immortal Tomb" at a certain time, open their hearts and bodies, and let themselves freeze in a comfortable position, preserving their bodies and souls.

Then, they would wait for their ancient prophecy—when the sun returns to the Eternal Night Permafrost, those who immersed themselves would be awakened and reborn in the future.

Li Yuan directly said it.

Yan Yu replied, "That fits with the information I have.

I learned about the Immortal Tomb from the Ice Coffin Ghost.

I think that if we can uncover the secret of the Immortal Tomb, when I integrate Xiaozhao, I can place her in a tomb that can freeze souls and bodies, and then proceed...

I just need to connect the Yin Qi here through Feng’Er to Xiaozhao, and with the protection of the Immortal Tomb, Xiaozhao would be safe.

Ghosts don’t lie, and they don’t have false information.

Although it’s very vague, the Immortal Tomb does exist, and it indeed has this effect."

Li Yuan suddenly said, "Not just Xiaozhao, Xue Ning as well, everyone we know can benefit."

"Hm?"

"I can temporarily freeze these people, and once I have the power in the future, I can awaken them." Li Yuan suddenly became excited, his desire to explore the "Immortal Tomb" surged.

"So what are you planning to do?

In the Ice Coffin Ghost’s memory, the west has no Sun and Moon, no Meat Field Ghost Realm, only a world of ice and snow..."

"I’ll first have someone, a Puppet, go explore and gather as much information as possible.

Meanwhile, I can advance my Realm, become strong enough, and personally go see."

"Have you found an opportunity?

I’ve heard that Fifth Grade is very hard to advance..."

"The seeds should be maturing soon."

...

...

"It’s snowing, and the snow is warm."

Gu Xuejian reached out, her fingers gently catching a snowflake, feeling the warmth of the snow melting in her palm.

Her gaze passed through her fingers and landed on the twin swords at her waist.

One was the Cyan Sword, the masterpiece of Master Gong, considered extraordinary.

The other was "Sun and Moon in the Sky," which was...

She closed her eyes.

Because every time her fingers stroked this sword, she could faintly feel that man seemed to be right beside her, so real, so undeniable.

Although he should have already died, this sword became the spiritual connection between them, even if one was in the Human World and the other in the Underworld.

"With the Southern Land in such chaos, Li Yuan, you probably won’t be able to return home, right?"

She sighed softly.

She wasn’t just sighing, she was preparing to do something.

So, she was waiting for someone.

Jing Ruyi, leaning on the Ghost Sword, had already pushed the front line into the Fujiang Path. Now, the other party should be sending important figures, and very likely... she would encounter Peng Mi.

Peng Mi, a newly emerged Fourth Grade expert.

And as for her?

She had been stuck at Fifth Grade Great Perfection for a long time.