Chapter 824 - 812: Pulled into the Mortal World (First Update)
Su Muyao watched as Mei Qingchen was about to pull off her clothes and saw the knife scar on her chest, realizing nothing she said could stop him.
Moreover, his phoenix-like eyes grew ever deeper and darker, and his slender fingers didn’t stop, continuing downward.
Even though they were inside the room, Su Muyao was increasingly anxious.
She could only try a different approach, looking at Mei Qingchen with soft eyes and speaking in a playful tone, "Qing Chen, please don’t... don’t do this, okay?"
"Preparing the elixir for you was quite exhausting, and now I actually feel a bit hungry and tired."
Su Muyao even blinked at Mei Qingchen, her eyes clear, exuding dependency and trust.
Mei Qingchen looked at her pale complexion, and beneath those clear eyes hid guilt and stubbornness.
He sighed inwardly, guessing something.
He knew she didn’t want him to see.
Since she wasn’t speaking, he decided to pretend not to know.
Yet his heart couldn’t help but ache.
"Okay."
Upon hearing this word, Su Muyao breathed a sigh of relief and quickly tried to leave Mei Qingchen’s embrace.
But Mei Qingchen held Su Muyao tightly while controlling his strength, so as not to hurt her.
He simply wouldn’t let her break free.
Mei Qingchen placed an elixir into Su Muyao’s mouth.
"Mm... what is this?"
"The energy-replenishing elixir you gave me before; once you eat it, you won’t be hungry for a while."
"You know, I can’t bear to let you go hungry."
Speaking softly, Mei Qingchen gently kissed her lips, his movements tender and cautious.
Su Muyao was about to say something but was silenced by Mei Qingchen’s kiss.
The current Mei Qingchen was very skilled.
Though ordinarily divine and reserved, now he exuded an extreme allure, becoming even more mysterious and enchanting.
His eyes carried an intense and suppressed deep affection.
Su Muyao couldn’t resist at all; her lashes trembled lightly, and she couldn’t help but drown in it.
Mei Qingchen’s arm around her waist gradually tightened, wishing he could draw her deep within himself.
Su Muyao wasn’t aware that ever since she absorbed a significant amount of Immortal Crystal Stone and her being exuded powerful Immortal Energy, she became increasingly ethereal, her unmatched beauty emitting a captivating aura, easily stirring the desires within others.
"Qing Chen..."
His breath explored fiercely within her mouth, growing warmer and confusingly disordered, while Su Muyao’s eyes became increasingly moist and dazed.
"Mm... can’t breathe..."
Mei Qingchen’s eyes turned red; he initially just pitied her and wanted to soothe the ache in his heart this way.
But touching her aura made control difficult.
His heart was a chaotic mess.
"Wife, is this alright?"
Hearing his husky voice, Su Muyao looked up, suddenly meeting his gentle, deep eyes.
"You know, I’m struggling to restrain myself right now."
Mei Qingchen’s eyes darkened, the divine and reserved look long vanished, like being pulled from a sacred pedestal to the earthly realm.
Previously, when Mei Qingchen had not yet found Enlightenment, he truly understood nothing.
After Enlightenment, maintaining a divine and reserved demeanor, he didn’t intentionally tease Su Muyao.
Since their meeting at the Taixu Secret Realm and establishing the Contract, Mei Qingchen seemed to learn how to tease her.
At this moment, his beauty was already dizzyingly alluring, coupled with his intentional temptation, Su Muyao’s mind went blank, instinctively rising on her tiptoes, actively kissing his lips, conveying her answer through this gesture.
But as Mei Qingchen lifted her into the inner room, Su Muyao’s mind suddenly blurred, and she fainted directly.
She collapsed into Mei Qingchen’s arms unconsciously.
...
Beside the bed
Yue Wuhen and the others stood by the bedside.
Mei Qingchen’s expression was somewhat gloomy, leaning silently against the side without speaking.
Shen Ci’an was a bit angry, punching Mei Qingchen, "You don’t realize the situation of your wife; she just finished preparing the elixir for you, and you want to..."
Those last few words, Shen Ci’an couldn’t even say.
Currently, looking at the wife sleeping soundly on the bed, he was furious.
Mei Qingchen didn’t resist or respond to Shen Ci’an’s actions.
Like allowing Shen Ci’an to vent.
He felt guilty within.
But carrying the elixir, he appeared deeply troubled.
Yue Wuhen glanced at him, sighing, "The wife is temporarily fine, she’s just tired, and she used her Heart Blood, so it’ll take a few days to recover."
Yue Wuhen possessed witch power, though previously in the Taixu Secret Realm, breaking the Barrier Array had temporarily depleted this power, he’d recovered a bit, allowing him to check Su Muyao’s condition.
Shen Ci’an’s long eyes narrowed, emitting a dark and dazzling glow, "I didn’t realize your elixir required the wife’s Heart Blood."
"The wife truly gives generously."
"Really doesn’t take care of herself."
It’s frustrating, not knowing what to do with her.
Yet reluctant to criticize her.
At this moment, he only hoped she’d awaken soon.
Mei Qingchen felt his heart ache profoundly, eyes glowing red, emotions surging like a dark tide.
Only he knew what he feared.
Why he was so anxious to be with his wife...
He learned from Wen Nanxi and Hua Linye about certain conditions for opening the Ascension Road.
He worried that after consuming the elixir and removing the Youluo Fragrance, the Ascension Road would open up.
If that moment came, wherever he might go, seeing his wife again wouldn’t be predictable.
He wanted to leave behind fond memories.
He didn’t want to Become God either.
It’s said that after becoming a god, Divine Beasts instinctively grow cold and indifferent.
Nonetheless, knowing Xiao Jihan’s circumstances, he figured likely he wouldn’t Become God and might enter some shattered relic of the Divine Domain.
Mei Qingchen remained silent for a long time, then looked at Yue Wuhen and asked, "When entering the Ascension Road, won’t I Become God, but fall into some place where I might find Wen Nanxi and them?"
Mei Qingchen only wanted to do something for his wife now.
He knew, although she uttered not a word about them, inside she deeply worried for Wen Nanxi and the others.
What she wanted, he aimed to achieve for her.
Yue Wuhen replied, "Strictly speaking, different beings’ Ascension Road passages are distinct; there shouldn’t be connections between passages."
"But if the trial passage is shattered, maybe there’s a way to connect."
"Though what exactly, no one knows."
Yue Wuhen wasn’t acquainted with the Divine Domain circumstances, having only gleaned a few vague records from Wushan Divine Hall’s Ancient Books.
Such records led only to ambiguous speculation.
Shen Ci’an noticed Mei Qingchen’s uneasy expression, looking further at the elixir in his hand, "You’re worried that consuming the elixir, removing Youluo Fragrance, would release Divine Blood within you, activating the Ascension Road?"
As it seemed now, the Ascension Road wasn’t necessarily the road to becoming a god; it could be perilous.
But the situation had no solution.
If Mei Qingchen didn’t consume the elixir and remained under the control of the Youluo Fragrance, his powers would be thoroughly suppressed.
Over time, Mei Qingchen could lose his life to Youluo Fragrance.
And his wife’s efforts in Alchemy would be in vain.
Yet if he consumed it, he’d enter the Ascension Road.
Overall, consuming it offered a slim chance of survival.
Mei Qingchen understood what Shen Ci’an left unsaid; he spoke, "Certain matters must be faced, and I want to know what’s happening in that passage."
"What has the Divine Domain turned into."
"Moreover, this time I have a way to open a gateway."
With that, Mei Qingchen directly consumed the elixir.