Insufficient balance

  The Taoist man finally fell down unwillingly, and the appearance of Yun Xi, who had merged with Ning Yan, didn't get much better. She still wanted to say something to Tang Huan, but ultimately couldn't bear it, and the two finally parted ways.

  Tang Hao supported Yun Xi who was about to collapse and asked with concern, "Are you okay?" Yun Xi shook her head, "I'm just a bit dizzy."

  Tang Hao saw Yun Xi was fine and couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief, teasingly saying: "You just looked really seductive!"

  Yun Xi wrinkled her nose and said irritably, "That wasn't me, okay? That was Ning Yan who did it." Tang Huan turned to look at Ning Yan, but she looked extremely uncomfortable, and unexpectedly fainted.

  Tang Hao had never seen Ning Yan like this before. He had always thought that as the Holy Maiden of the Divine Demon Realm, her cultivation and experience were unmatched by few people, with a body as hard as tempered steel. He was used to calling her over and ordering her around, but he had never thought that she would have a day when she would be exhausted too.

  Tang Hao quickly let go of Yun Xi and hugged Ning Yan, asking: "How are you?"

  Ning Yan's originally bright red lips had turned pale, and seeing Tang Hao holding her, she revealed a smile she had never shown before. Her lips moved slightly, but in the end, she couldn't say anything, then closed her eyes.

  Tang Hao hugged Ning Yan and shouted: "Ning Yan! Ning Yan! What's wrong with you?" Tang Hao used to think that he didn't dislike Ning Yan, but neither did he particularly like her. Although they had signed a master-servant contract, as a modern person, Tang Hao thought of her only as an ordinary friend. But for some reason, seeing Ning Yan close her eyes, Tang Hao felt a pang in his heart. Perhaps Tang Hao's feelings towards Ning Yan were not so simple after all, it was just that Yun Xi was there making him deliberately avoid them.

  Yun Xue examined Ning Yan's body and said, "It's just that her spiritual energy is depleted, but her foundation hasn't been severely damaged. We need to find a place with dense spiritual energy for her to recover as soon as possible. Otherwise, the damage to her foundation will only get worse, and Ning Yan will really be finished."

  Tang Hao anxiously said: "Where can she recover from her injuries?!"

  Yun Xi looked at Tang Hao's anxious expression, and couldn't help but reveal a hint of bitterness. He then said: "I'm not sure if it was right or wrong to leave Ning Yan by your side." Immediately after, he cast several seals on his own wristband, causing the originally shining wristband to dim down.

  Yun Xi handed the bracelet to Tang Hao and said, "This bracelet was crafted by me when I was bored as a child. After years of refinement, although it's not my most powerful magical artifact, it's one that I'm most familiar with. Now that I've almost lost all my cultivation, I can no longer use any of its functions. However, after you and the bracelet recognize each other, even though you won't be able to use most of its functions either, you'll still be able to open up the storage space inside. The spiritual energy inside is quite abundant, and it has an excellent effect in isolating external probing. It can allow Ning Yan to go inside and recover from her injuries."

  Tang Hao followed Yun Xi's words, dripping his own essence blood onto it, and then activated the recognition function. The chain immediately regained its luster. Tang Hao quickly put Ning Yan inside, and Ning Yan's gradually deteriorating body slowly showed signs of improvement.

  Tang Hao closed the space, and asked Yun Xi: "When can she wake up?" Yun Xi lowered his head and said: "I don't know, I also don't know how deep her injuries are. Maybe it will take a few days, or maybe a few years... From now on, remember to learn from your mistakes. Doing good deeds in the Cultivation Realm is not impossible, but you must think carefully about what can be done and what cannot be done. Some things that exceed one's own abilities should not be interfered with, otherwise it will harm oneself and those around them."

  Tang Hao nodded, this words although sounded a bit cruel, but it was the most rational approach. This cultivation world wasn't something that a small cultivator like himself could change. The only way to have the power to change this world was to increase his strength and become the master of this land. Perhaps when he became the strongest person in this world, he would be the one who benefited from it and would support this world instead. But that wasn't something he needed to worry about right now.

  "Are you concerned about her?"

  Tang Hao hesitated for a moment, in fact he didn't know how to answer. Maybe it was because Ning Yan had been good to him, or maybe it was because Ning Yan had gotten hurt due to her own impulsiveness. Anyway, Tang Hao's heart had always been concerned about her safety. Although Tang Hao didn't want to arouse Yun Xi's suspicion, he also didn't want to deceive Yun Xi, so he simply said: "I don't know."

  Yun Xi didn't say a word, but walked over to the purple-robed girl and asked, "Are you okay?"

  The girl in purple clothes wiped away her tears and knelt down to Yun Xi and Tang Huan, Tang Huan knew that as a modern ordinary person, this kneeling represented great significance.

  The girl in purple cried: "Thank you three sisters for avenging me."

  Yun Xi helped the girl up and asked, "What do you plan to do?" The girl walked over to the dead boy's side, wailing in grief: "What's the point of living in a world like this? It's better to just die." As soon as she finished speaking, a mouthful of blood spilled out, and she had bitten her tongue off.

  Tang Hao was thoroughly stunned. In the past, when watching Xianxia, the main character would fight monsters and level up, improve their cultivation, seek immortality and invincibility, which seemed quite cool. But he had never thought about what it would be like to live in such a world, how those small characters without external hanging and no strength would survive.

  Ordinary people work hard to get their own piece of land, but before they can even enjoy it, they suddenly realize that there are those who can easily take everything away from them. Not everyone is born with the spiritual roots to cultivate immortality, but what did they do wrong to deserve being bullied by those in power?

  Perhaps as a cultivator, wanting to go further, one must adapt to this cultivation world, only considering oneself, and everything starts from one's own interests. But Tang Huan is unwilling, if so, even if he gains immortality, what's the point, it seems like there's nothing else besides immortality.

  Tang Hao needs to have his own ideals, someone he cares about. Perhaps he can't stir up a ripple in this cultivation world, but if every cultivator just adapts to this world without trying to change it, then this world won't make any progress. On the contrary, everyone will become accustomed to the cruel world and even enjoy it.

  Tang Hao thought of doing this to try to change it, perhaps he would ultimately fail quietly, without even a ripple; perhaps he would be ridiculed by those who struggled in the cultivation world, saying that he was being overly ambitious; perhaps he would end up like the Demon Emperor Huoyang, failing suddenly when his goal was so close, and after death, being slandered as a demon.

  However, Tang Hao was unwilling to go with the flow. Some people will always feel that the greatest significance of life does not lie in longevity. People yearn for longevity because of the beauty of life, not because life is beautiful just because it's long.

  The girl ultimately fell into her lover's arms and died, while Yun Xi leaned against Tang Huan's chest, crying uncontrollably. Tang Huan looked at Yun Xi, who said that the people in the cultivation world were all for themselves, but the two women by his side were exceptions.

  Tang Hao held Yun Xi and asked, "Yun Xi, are you willing to change the world with me?" Yun Xi was taken aback. He didn't know why Tang Hao said such a thing, but he still leaned into Tang Hao's arms and softly said, "I'm already yours. No matter what you do, I'll support you."

  Tang Hao took the girl's phone and called the police. He didn't intend to let them solve the case, but only hoped they could come and deal with the body.

  Tang Hao picked up the storage bag of the Taoist robe man, inside which there were some spirit stones and some medicinal materials. According to Yun Xi's words, they were spiritual medicines for treating damage to one's primordial spirit. Tang Hao put away these things, supported Yun Xi, and returned to the carriage.

  Tang Hao gripped the steering wheel, on which still lingered the residual fragrance left by Ning Yan. Now she was asleep in the cargo hold to save herself. Without Ning Yan, the road ahead seemed even more perilous, but Tang Hao knew he had to stand on his own.

  Yun Xi sat beside Tang Hao and said softly: "Hao Dai, in the future if I'm not by your side, you must take good care of yourself."

  Tang Hao smiled, "I will, but I won't let you leave me." Yun Xi smiled slightly and sighed in a voice that only she could hear, "Some things are not for you and me to decide."

  Tang Hao didn't hear any of this and just drove the car towards their destination.