Insufficient balance

  Tang Hao looked at the black and white thing in front of him, didn't know what it was, so he asked: "What is this thing?"

  Yun Xi also picked up a bowl and sat down beside Tang Hao, saying: "This is scrambled eggs with rice. Originally wanted to fry it, but later discovered that my level of skill is not enough. Whether frying or scrambling, you can only tell after the egg goes into the pot: if it's fried well then it's a fried egg, if not then just break it up and scramble it."

  Tang Hao took a deep breath, ate a mouthful, and then let out a sigh of relief, "It's okay..."

  Yun Xi's eyes lit up, and she also took a bite. Her expression became complex, and Tang Hao continued, "Fortunately, no salt was added."

  Yun Xi slammed her chopsticks on the table and said angrily: "How can it be okay if there's no salt?"

  Tang Hao picked up a spoonful and put it in his mouth, then said helplessly: "If there's no salt I can at least barely swallow it down, but if you add too much salt then I'll be utterly hopeless."

  Yun Xi muttered: "I don't care, I worked hard to make it, we have to finish eating no matter what." After saying that, she also picked up a mouthful and put it in her own mouth, revealing a bitter expression.

  Yun Xi suddenly used a spoon to scoop up a mouthful of food and brought it to Tang Huang's lips, smiling: "Eating like this is so boring, let's feed each other instead."

  Tang Hao suddenly felt a long-lost warmth, being able to spend the rest of his life with a girl like Yun Xi, what more could he ask for?

  Tang Hao fed Yun Xi a mouthful of fried rice, and Yun Xi happily smacked her lips, as if this fried rice was the most delicious dish in the world.

  Yun Xi suddenly seemed to remember something, a hint of bitterness flashing across her face. Yun Xi fed Tang Huang one mouthful, and then asked: "Huang, if you had the chance to cultivate immortality, but needed to take it from someone else's body, what would you do?"

  Tang Hao didn't know why Yun Xi suddenly asked this, but seeing Yun Xi's eyes didn't seem to be casual, he asked: "Why ask this?"

  Yun Xi smiled and said, "Nothing, just asking casually."

  Tang Hao thought for a moment before responding: "I'm no saint, but I shouldn't be considered a bad person either. At any rate, if others don't offend me, I won't go out of my way to offend them."

  Yun Xi's face finally revealed a genuine smile. Tang Hao suddenly came to his senses and exclaimed with joy, "What? I have the opportunity to cultivate immortality now?"

  Yun Xi's face was instantly filled with disappointment, "How can you still be infatuated with cultivating immortality? Is she really that important to you? Can't you let go of her even with me by your side?"

  Tang Hao supported Yun Xi's shoulder, his body softening as he said: "Yun Xi, you misunderstood me. I really enjoy being with you and I truly like you, but when I think about it, decades from now, I will eventually die and be separated from you by the boundaries of life and death. It pains my heart to think about it. Now, I want to cultivate immortality, so that I can live as long as you do. That way, wherever you go, I can accompany you, and we'll never be apart."

  Yun Xi's face was filled with tears, and she sobbed: "I'm so happy, really, just because of what you just said, even if I were to be the enemy of the world, even if I were to be cursed by everyone as a witch, I would have no regrets."

  "What a wonderful pair of infatuated man and resentful woman, Yun Xi. I'd like to see what you'll look like when the little princess from heaven becomes a witch." Ning Yan suddenly flew in from outside the window, followed by two middle-aged men wearing black clothes, emitting dark energy all over their bodies, looking not at all like good people.

  Tang Hao saw Ning Yan suddenly appear and was startled, but his instincts made him shield Yun Xi behind him. He then asked Yun Xi, "Didn't you leave?"

  Yun Xi looked at Tang Hao with a playful gaze, "Little boy, did you think I really believed you? From the moment Yun Xi and you merged, I already knew. It's just that this stubborn girl Yun Xi took our things and put them in her own primordial space. If she didn't want to give it up, even if we killed her, we wouldn't get what we wanted. So I decided to wait and observe, thinking of waiting for when she would take it out again to snatch it back. Who would have thought, who would have thought, that she actually fell in love with you, little boy?"

  Yun Xi shielded Tang Hao behind her and asked with a serious expression: "What exactly do you want to do?"

  "Of course, it's letting you hand over the things and then take your own life."

  Yun Xue coldly smiled and said: "Last time, if you hadn't launched a sneak attack, how could you have succeeded? You think I'll obediently surrender to you? You're not even qualified."

  Ning Yan no longer spoke, directly pulling out a long whip and lashing it at Yun Xue. Tang Hao had never seen a cultivator fight before, but he knew that this whip was not ordinary, with one strike containing a powerful spiritual energy, while the two people beside Ning Yan also followed up.

  Yun Xi suddenly pulled out a silver ring from somewhere, with a small bell on it. The ring was extraordinary at first glance, and its surroundings were all radiant with an immortal glow.

  The bell rang out and suddenly emitted a white immortal light, which collided with the long whip in a manner no weaker than the latter.

  Ning Yan's face revealed a triumphant smile, and the long whip suddenly changed direction, heading towards Tang Huang in the back. Yun Xi realized something was wrong and wanted to save Tang Huang, but she was held back by the two men in black, unable to move.

  Tang Hao didn't want to be a burden on Yun Xi, but he was just an ordinary person and had no idea what to do. Pi Bian slowed down as it approached Tang Hao, then bound him up and sent him back to Ning Yan's side.

  Ning Yan hugged Tang Hao in her arms, and Tang Hao could even smell the fragrance on Ning Yan's body. However, Tang Hao knew that now was not the time to think about that.

  Ning Yan covered Tang Hao's neck with her hand and coldly said: "Stop! Yun Xi, do you still want to resist?"

  Yun Xi saw Tang Hao being captured, so she withdrew her spiritual power and shouted at Ning Yan: "If you dare to hurt a single hair on him, I will make you wish you were dead."

  Ning Yan smiled and said, "I can let him go, or I can let you two lovers live your own small life, but you must return to me the origin that the second-generation Demon Emperor left for himself before he died. Without it, we will have a hard time finding his reincarnated body."

  Yun Xi just smiled faintly and pondered for a moment before asking: "After you find the demon's body, what will you do with it?"

  Ning Yan stroked Tang Huang's face, smiling sweetly: "Don't worry about this, I'll take him to the Demon God Realm, cultivate him well, and let him recover his peak state. Then, we'll launch a surprise attack on the Immortal Realm and achieve an eternal dominant position."

  Yun Xue shook his head, coldly laughing: "Most people in the Demon Realm are heartless and unscrupulous. As long as there's enough benefit, they can do anything. With a physique like that, is it possible that no one in the Demon Realm would have any designs on him? I'm afraid your current Demon Emperor's motives aren't so simple either."

  Ning Yan's face stiffened for a moment, and her tone slightly weakened. "No matter what, I will protect her. Besides, aren't you here to kill him? Why are you interfering?"

  Yun Xi didn't answer directly, but instead said coldly: "Although you've been against me for over a hundred years, I'm very clear about your character. You truly want to protect him, but you don't even have one feasible method. Forgive me, but I won't hand him over to you."

  A silver light ball shot directly at Tang Hao, hitting him right in the middle of his brow. "Divine Body Origin." Ning Yan exclaimed excitedly, but she soon discovered that the light ball had hit Tang Hao's brow.

  "Ning Yan cried out: 'You're crazy! Are you trying to kill him?!'"

  The result was beyond Ning Yan's expectation, and a whirlpool suddenly appeared on Tang Hao's brow, sucking the light ball in. The light ball dissipated in Tang Hao's body, and he felt refreshed instantly, but apart from that, there was no other change.

  Ning Yan exclaimed excitedly: "So you're the Divine Body! No wonder Yun Xi was so concerned about you! Hurry up and come with me!"

  "Rest assured, you won't be taking him away!" Yun Xi's aura suddenly expanded, and the crowd looked over to see that his body was radiating a holy light. The space around him even began to distort, and Ning Yan and the others were unable to move under the pressure of Yun Xi's power.

  Two black-clad men beside Ning Yan suddenly couldn't bear the pressure and directly exploded into a bloody mist, while Tang Hao was also brought to Yun Xi's side by an inexplicable force.

  Yun Xi looked at Tang Hao gently and slowly put him down.

  Tang Hao suddenly felt that the Yun Xi in front of him was not the original spoiled and lovely little girl, but a goddess who could turn the world upside down with just one move, yet her eyes looking at him were still full of love, but with an added hint of reluctance.

  Ning Yan said with difficulty: "You're crazy! Forcing the summoning of the power sealed in the immortal realm, you may be able to return to your peak state for a while, but your time is up, and you will die from exhaustion of magical energy."

  Yun Xi coldly smiled and said, "Rather than letting you take him away, it's better to let him make his own way in the world!" After finishing speaking, Yun Xi again reluctantly looked at Tang Huang for a moment, "The road ahead requires you to walk on your own from now on. Originally, I still wanted to protect the way for you."

  Yun Xue's eyes turned cold, and a jade arm materialized to grab towards Ning Yan. Ning Yan gritted her teeth, surrounded by a black aura that made her breath stronger, then formed a circular shield around herself, which seemed to counter the giant hand with an air of resistance.

  Yun Xi coldly smiled and said, "You still can't let go, you only summoned back 70% of your cultivation. With just 70% of your cultivation, you're no match for me."

  Ning Yan gritted her teeth and persisted: "I won't go crazy like you, I just need to wait until the time is up, your magic will be exhausted, and at that time, you'll only have one death."

  Yun Xi's expression turned cold, the power of her jade arm grew even stronger, and the circular shield suddenly appeared with cracks, finally bursting open.

  "How is this possible!" Ning Yan spat out a mouthful of blood, unable to muster any strength.

  Yun Xi's mouth corner also overflowed with a thread of fresh blood, and his spiritual power was constantly draining. Yun Xi walked towards Ning Yan, coldly snorting: "I won't kill you, as long as you swear an oath to the Dao rules set by the First Generation Immortal Emperor and the Second Generation Demon Emperor together, acknowledging Tang Huang as your master, I'll let you go." Ning Yan was after all the Holy Maiden of the Divine and Demonic Realms, a figure with the stars and moon at her feet, and she really couldn't accept becoming someone else's servant.

  "You can't!" Ning Yan gritted her teeth and said.

  Yun Xi coldly smiled, "I know you're unwilling, so I can only turn you into Tang Huang's puppet. I know my days are numbered and I won't be able to accompany him by his side, so it can only be you who will have to make do."

  Ning Yan knew what Yun Xue wanted to do, her face was filled with fear, thinking that she had come to assist Tang Huan, and acknowledging him as the master was just a nominal obstacle.

  Ning Yan didn't want to become a high-level puppet, so she gritted her teeth and said: "I, Ning Yan, swear to the Dao that I will recognize Tang Huang as my master for life. If I betray this oath, may the Dao annihilate me, and my soul be scattered."