This Is Not the Female Demon Lord I Remembered-Chapter 861 - 670: Refining Sect (Part 2)

"Just right... I felt a bit guilty for being in seclusion while you all were exerting yourselves before, this time I can make up for it!"

Liang Yi stretched lazily, his expression relaxed, without any sense of crisis about facing dangerous situations.

Such is war, it's not possible to say that you'll necessarily survive to the end just because your cultivation is high and your status is elevated. A high position means more responsibilities to bear, and strong power means you'll face greater dangers.

"No time to lose, let's go to Master..."

Liang Yi turned around, inviting his junior sister, yet unexpectedly saw her with a conflicted expression.

"Do you not trust your senior brother this much?"

Liang Yi scratched his head, understanding his junior sister's worries.

"No... it's not that I don't trust senior brother."

Su Youyi shook her head; she had never doubted her senior brother; or rather, she trusted him more than anyone else in the world.

"I'm just... just a little worried."

Su Youyi lowered her eyelids, her long eyelashes appearing more distinct under the sunlight, unconsciously drawing circles on the tabletop with her fingers, while the tea in the cup before her had already gone cold.

"I will come back, because you're still here."

Liang Yi stepped forward, gently placing his hand on Su Youyi's head, his tone mild yet firm as he spoke softly.

Su Youyi looked up, meeting Liang Yi's serious eyes.

The worry that lingered in her heart dissipated; from her senior brother's eyes, Su Youyi saw unparalleled determination. Because she was still here, her senior brother would no matter what difficulties or obstacles he faced, exert all his efforts to return!

"Mhm!"

Su Youyi's eyes brightened, she nodded heavily, glanced around, and only then, blushing, extended her pinky finger toward her senior brother.

"Promise..."

Old Mister Ju looked at the young couple, shook his head, and paid them no more heed. Back when he was the Heavenly Dao, he heard countless people each day swear with "May I be struck by lightning if I break this vow" and other oaths, yet those heaven-defying oaths seemed far less serious than the pinky promise these two were making.

Liang Yi was caught off guard, finding it a bit amusing, but still earnestly making a pinky promise with his junior sister.

Although this act seemed childish, from childhood till now, as long as Su Youyi made a pinky promise with her senior brother, the senior brother would definitely fulfill it. Perhaps in Su Youyi's mind, once a promise was made, it was an oath etched in her heart!

After making the promise, Su Youyi's mood visibly improved, her face showing almost no trace of worry.

"Where is Master now?"

Liang Yi glanced at the courtyard; neither Master nor Mistress was there, leaving him wondering where they had gone.

"They should be at the Refining Sect; Master and the others have been busy crafting important Magical Treasure to be used later."

Su Youyi propped her head up as she thought; she remembered Master mentioning it before.

"Mistress and Senior Zhou Yuqing are diligently cultivating together; Mistress's Cold Ice Law and Senior Zhou Yuqing's Vermilion Bird Divine Flame counterbalance yet complement each other, so their cultivation speed together will be quite rapid."

"Alright, let's go check out the Refining Sect then."

Liang Yi was a bit curious about what Master had been working on since before the war started. Master hadn't planned to tell them, likely for some reason, so they decided to wait until Master chose to tell them.

Old Mister Ju didn't want to move, but Liang Yi wasn't indulgent toward him, directly picking him up and going.

"Speaking of, haven't you been a bit weak lately? It seems like you're constantly listless?"

On the way transforming into tunneling light toward the Refining Sect, Liang Yi looked at Old Mister Ju lying on his shoulder, and asked curiously.

"Seems so, when sparring with me before, Old Mister Ju also seemed not quite in state, appearing weak."

Hearing Liang Yi bring up the matter, Su Youyi leaned over to voice her agreement; she had already sensed it during previous sparring. But at that time, she merely presumed Old Mister Ju wasn't interested in sparring, which was why he wasn't focused.

"It's nothing; just a bit tired and need a good rest for some time..."

With eyes closed, seemingly asleep, Old Mister Ju didn't even raise his head, lazily flicking his tail before burying his head deeper, easily dismissing the topic.

Liang Yi and Su Youyi exchanged a glance, both aware of Old Mister Ju's odd state, yet neither understood what was happening with him.

"Thinking back, it seems the change occurred after the first war ended..."

Su Youyi glanced at Old Mister Ju, who was nearly asleep, and secretly transmitted to her senior brother.

"The first war, huh?"

Liang Yi furrowed his brow, pondering; Old Mister Ju was undoubtedly their friend, now showing such peculiar behavior, they had to be concerned.

Yet Old Mister Ju hadn't been on the same battlefield as them during the first war. Although they had visited him afterward, each time he seemed to prefer laying in the courtyard basking in the sun lazily.

This lazy behavior, only those as familiar with Old Mister Ju as themselves, could have possibly spotted the difference.

"Can't figure it out..."

Liang Yi thought long and hard without coming up with an answer; Old Mister Ju was clearly hiding something from them, but if he wouldn't speak, they couldn't decipher what it was.

The Refining Sect is situated within a mountain ridge, beneath the ridge are buried not just the Innate Divine Flame Nanming True Fire but also an inexhaustible vein of crystal gold quicksand iron ore.

Thus, when the first Sect Master of the Refining Sect discovered this location, they established the sect without a second thought, hollowed the entire mountain, founding the Refining Sect.