chen wudi blocked the way, so chen yao ultimately couldn''t do anything to xu nian.

    but in the end, she still threw out a harsh statement, "wait until you enter the battle mansion, then i''ll settle the score with you."

    xu nian could only respond with a helpless wry smile, who asked him to try stealing from others in the first place.

    xu nian didn''t dwell on it any longer; upon returning to his courtyard, he closed the door and began practicing his three-forging hammer technique.

    as he continuously swung the hammer, his control over the gang qi had reached a very proficient level.

    "boom!"

    with a swing of his hammer, xu nian struck the air, but the vibrations created by the impact against the air were so powerful that they caused the floor to tremble violently; upon closer inspection, one could even see a dense network of fine cracks on the surface of the stone slab floor.

    it should be noted that these were hard stone slabs, which even a nine-star warrior of the star realm might not be able to shatter with one punch.

    one could imagine just how formidable xu nian''s hammer blow was.

    "i can already unleash ten percent of its power; i wonder how terrifying a full-power strike would be," xu nian mused with delight as he watched the scene unfold.

    "eh!"

    however, just as he was about to rest and put the hammer down, the divine demon gang qi within his body started to surge tumultuously.

    without a second thought, xu nian immediately sat down cross-legged and began to circulate the divine demon dominating body technique.

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    spiritual energy entered his body, eventually transforming into divine demon gang qi and seeping into his flesh.

    as the divine demon gang qi continued to generate, xu nian felt the strength within his body reach a pinnacle.

    he gritted his teeth and, with one burst of effort, frantically absorbed the heaven and earth spiritual energy.

    "boom!"

    it was as if a dam had broken; the divine demon gang qi surged once more, eventually spreading through his entire body.

    at this moment, xu nian felt his strength surge to another level, and the divine demon gang qi became even more tyrannical and fierce.

    that''s right; xu nian had made a breakthrough in his body cultivation, from an eight-star body cultivator to a nine-star body cultivator.

    it was impossible for these two completely different auras to belong to the same person.

    "senior sister lin, it''s really quite late now. if you wish to talk, we can do so tomorrow," xu nian hastily suggested.

    when someone behaves abnormally, they likely have ulterior motives, and this lin ruolan was all too peculiar; her visit surely meant no good.

    "junior brother xu, must you be so cold-hearted? these long nights are so tedious alone; how about letting your senior sister keep you company? honestly, just looking at your body is enough to make my heart race," lin ruolan said provocatively.

    by now, she had approached xu nian, on the verge of pressing her soft body against him, her fragrance emitting a strange allure.

    xu nian tried to push lin ruolan away, but to his astonishment, found that he couldn''t move his body at all, and lin ruolan''s fingers began to trace along his skin.

    "junior brother xu, you are really quite handsome. how about spending the night with your senior sister?" lin ruolan whispered seductively into xu nian''s ear.

    xu nian strained to refuse, but found his eyelids suddenly growing heavy, and even his consciousness started to slow down.

    seeing this, a hint of intent shone in lin ruolan''s eyes, and she began to undress xu nian.

    however, just at that moment, xu nian''s eyes suddenly cleared up, and he threw a hard punch directly at lin ruolan.

    lin ruolan''s expression changed. she hadn''t expected xu nian to snap out of it so suddenly and quickly retreated.

    "bang!"

    xu nian''s punch was exceptionally fast. lin ruolan couldn''t avoid it in time, and was hit in the stomach and blasted out of the window.

    by the time xu nian chased her down, lin ruolan had disappeared without a trace.

    standing in front of the window, xu nian was filled with confusion, unsure of why lin ruolan had suddenly approached him. could she really want to engage in dual cultivation with him?

    "kid, are you feeling a bit regretful?" the figure of the yetian god emperor appeared in the room.

    "not at all. i just find it strange. i don''t understand why my body couldn''t move just now and what lin ruolan really wanted," xu nian asked, puzzled.

    "what else could she want? of course, she wanted to share a room with you," the yetian god emperor replied.

    "eh? really?" xu nian said with a look of surprise.

    the yetian god emperor scoffed and continued, "however, her kind of dual cultivation is not ordinary. once you cultivate with her, the blood qi and spiritual sense in your body would be completely devoured by her because this lin ruolan is no longer the real lin ruolan. the real lin ruolan has already died, and now in her body lives a hundred-year-old demoness."

    "a demoness?" xu nian shuddered, the word ''body seizing'' popping into his mind.