[Liang Yu was quite puzzled by your response.]
[Aren't spiritual fruits supposed to be very sweet? Besides slightly increasing the spiritual energy of low-level cultivators, they don't seem to have much use. ]
[Liang Yu kept asking, trying to understand the meaning behind your words.]
[However, you didn't answer her.]
[You turned and left.]
[Everything that followed went smoothly.]
[Under a meticulous plan, Liang Yu naturally became Ruan Lianyue's mentor.]
[Not only did this arrangement not raise any suspicion, but it also brought a long-lost smile back to Ruan Lianyue's face.]
Ye Yu looked at the radiant smile in the dream and couldn't help but smile himself.
Have to say.
In all the simulated dreams, the strength possessed by the self in this dream is the strongest.
Reached the late stage of Tribulation Crossing, just one step away from the legendary Heavenly realm.
Yet, ironically, his character in this dream lived the most unhappy life.
The person he loved, he could not have.
He could easily break through but stopped just before doing so.
These two regrets were really incredibly painful.
However, up to now, there was no good way to resolve them.
So, seeing this woman who once brought warmth to his heart happy again was already a very wonderful thing.
[At 877 years old, over the past hundred years, you've gone to great lengths to find countless rare treasures and suitable cultivation techniques for Ruan Lianyue.]
[With your help, Ruan Lianyue advanced rapidly and successfully restored her strength to the Nascent Soul realm.]
[But she believed it was all thanks to her master, Liang Yu, so she was very grateful to her.]
[Every time Liang Yu took the well-prepared rare treasures from your hands, her gaze would become extremely wistful.]
[She clearly didn't expect the number one demon of the Central Continent to be such a deeply affectionate man.]
[Sometimes, Liang Yu would often ask you what Ruan Lianyue had done to deserve such dedication from you.]
[She even once said that if a man treated her like that, she would marry him, even if he were an old demon.]
[To this, you just smiled lightly and said nothing.]
[Late at night, you often felt very melancholy.]
[Over the years, to obtain the cultivation resources Ruan Lianyue needed, you had no choice but to fight and kill again.]
[Now, you have successfully reached the peak of the Tribulation Crossing realm.]
[If not for forcibly suppressing your cultivation, you could undergo tribulation at any time.]
[You understand that time is running out.]
[So, before undergoing tribulation, you plan to leave Ruan Lianyue a great gift.]
[In the southern part of the Central Continent, there is a cultivation family with the surname Zhou that has been around for a thousand years.]
[They are very powerful, not inferior to top sects in the world.]
[Recently, the Zhou family patriarch obtained a Dragon Crystal in a secret realm.]
[It is said that the Dragon Crystal can improve a cultivator's talent, making their cultivation progress much faster.]
[But there is a limitation—it only works for cultivators below the peak of the Nascent Soul realm.]
[The Zhou family patriarch knows that the Dragon Crystal is a hot potato, so he announced plans to auction it publicly to the highest bidder.]
[This immediately caused a stir in the cultivation world.]
[Countless powerful cultivators, though unable to use the Dragon Crystal themselves, wanted to get it for their disciples or younger family members.]
[You naturally had your eyes on the Dragon Crystal too.]
[When the Zhou family held the auction, you went alone, wearing a cloak that concealed your presence.]
[To your surprise, you saw Liang Yu there. Her appearance made you a bit uneasy.]
[Liang Yu told you not to be nervous; she was there alone to join the excitement. She didn't bring Ruan Lianyue.]
[You immediately felt much more relaxed.]
[Liang Yu looked at you pensively and asked why you were doing so much for this girl. Didn't you plan to tell her?]
[You didn't answer this question. Does it really matter whether you tell her or not?]
[Soon, the Zhou family started the auction for the Dragon Crystal.]
[At this moment, you took off your cloak.]
[Boldly, you announced to everyone present that you wanted the Dragon Crystal.]
[It was only then that everyone realized that the number one demon lord of the Central Continent had arrived.]
[Countless powerful cultivators, intimidated by your reputation, chose to stay silent and observe for now.]
[But the Zhou family patriarch did not retreat. Instead, he advanced.]
[He declared that two hundred years ago, the Zhou family heir died at your hands. This hatred was irreconcilable.]
[But he also understood that he wasn't a match for you on his own. So he incited all the powerful cultivators present to join forces and kill you.]
[If you were killed, the Dragon Crystal would be given away for free, and the Zhou family would also offer ten artifacts and ten thousand spirit stones as a reward.]
[With such temptation, everyone present became eager to move against you.]
[Seeing this situation, Liang Yu used voice transmission to tell you to leave quickly. She could cover for you.]
[There were five Tribulation Crossing realm cultivators and even more Integration realm cultivators here. You couldn't fight them all.]
[Your heart suddenly warmed. You didn't expect Liang Yu to still care about you. It's really rare.]
[You laughed heartily, and started slaughtering everyone in the Zhou family.]
[In just half a day, you killed everyone there.]
[Except for Liang Yu.]
[Afterward, you looted the Zhou family's treasure vault and successfully obtained the Dragon Crystal.]
[As for artifacts, elixirs, and cultivation resources, you gave them all to Liang Yu. You told her to take whatever she wanted but to leave some for Ruan Lianyue.]
[That day, it rained heavily.]
[Liang Yu confessed her feelings to you, wanting to be your Dao companion.]
[Even though she knew you had Ruan Lianyue in your heart, she didn't mind.]
[You shook your head and walked straight out.]
[Liang Yu watched your back, removed her protective spiritual energy, and let the rain wash over her.]
[Perhaps only this way could she calm down a bit.]
[But you still didn't look back.]
[After obtaining the Dragon Crystal, you didn't immediately go to Ruan Lianyue.]
[Instead, you returned to the Earth Fiend Sect to go into seclusion.]
[The slaughter at the Zhou family had pushed your spiritual energy to its peak, and you could undergo tribulation to enter the Heavenly Realm at any time.]
[To avoid facing the heavenly tribulation, you had to constantly suppress your spiritual energy.]
[Two months later, you finally managed to temporarily stabilize your spiritual energy.]
[But you could only hold on for another ten days at most.]
[After that, you would no longer be able to suppress it. The heavenly tribulation would inevitably descend.]
[So, when you emerged from seclusion, you wanted to quickly find Ruan Lianyue and give her the Dragon Crystal.]
[But the vice sect master of the Earth Fiend Sect, Ze Tian, told you that Ruan Lianyue had already been waiting within the sect for several days.]
[You felt very puzzled, unable to understand why Ruan Lianyue would come to find you.]