After being reborn, all I want to do is run away.

Chapter 298: Nature is hard to change

The cold wind blew mercilessly, swirling up withered yellow leaves.

They fluttered and danced lightly in the air, like soulless dancers, drawing sorrowful arcs across this desolate land.

On the ground, broken weapons were scattered haphazardly.

These once-gleaming weapons are now broken and battered, clashing against each other in the wind with a mournful clang, like a tragic elegy.

Shen Xu bent down and picked up one of the rusty sword blades; the sword blade forging technique was very ancient.

Although its age is unknown, the fact that it could rust even the finest iron suggests that the blade in his hand had probably been buried here for over a thousand years.

"There are probably many secrets buried here?" Li Xiaoyi suddenly said.

"Although the spirituality of these weapons has faded over time, their materials do not lie. There must have been many ancient cultivators with profound cultivation here. Only during the Seven Sects period did the Blood Central Realm possess so many ancient cultivators."

If they all came here to explore the True Blood Palace, why did they die here? What exactly happened to them? Shen Xu frowned deeply.

A cold light suddenly shot out towards an area next to He Yu, who was so frightened that his body trembled.

With a mournful cry, a blood-red figure turned into wisps of blood mist and vanished into the world.

"It's this thing again!" Shen Xu walked forward and picked up a bloodstone the size of a fingernail next to the blade.

Ever since they arrived at this battlefield, these blood beasts formed from condensed blood energy have been harassing them. Although they pose no threat to him and Li Xiaoyi, they are deadly to He Yu.

These blood beasts can transform into blood energy and hide within the blood energy in the air around them. If it weren't for their blood intent, it would be difficult to detect the blood beast's sneak attack on He Yu.

The bloodstone he picked up was the core of that blood beast, and if left unattended, a new blood beast would soon appear around that bloodstone.

"The frequency of blood beasts appearing is getting higher and higher, it seems that we are on the right track."

"My blood essence is not just for show; I can sense where the blood essence is most concentrated."

"Didn't I tell you not to use it? What if something like what happened before happens again? I can't save you!" Li Xiaoyi's eyes were full of worry and dissatisfaction as she looked at him.

"Using it occasionally in small amounts is fine. Besides, last time I actively used my soul to sense the information contained in the surrounding blood energy, which is why I encountered that situation. I've learned my lesson, and I'm not that stupid," Shen Xu explained somewhat guiltily, scratching his head.

"No means no. Remember, you still owe me a flying shuttle. Until you return it, your life is mine!" Li Xiaoyi's expression was extremely serious.

Seeing Li Xiaoyi's serious expression, Shen Xu was a little stunned. He remembered that Li Xiaoyi had said something similar to him in his previous life.

In the end, he did indeed repay Li Xiaoyi's debt with his life, but unlike in his previous life, this time he had the right to choose.

"You don't seem to have the right to interfere in my affairs. The items in my storage ring are enough to repay you with a flying shuttle. You don't need to worry about not being able to collect the debt after I die," Shen Xu said coldly.

He knew, of course, that Li Xiaoyi was only saying those things because she cared about him, but thinking about what had happened inside the cave, he felt that he and Li Xiaoyi couldn't continue like this.

One of his most important goals after his rebirth was to stay away from her, but now their relationship has not only not drifted apart, but has actually grown closer.

This is his own problem. He clearly wanted to leave, but he still got entangled with Li Xiaoyi. His lack of firmness gave Li Xiaoyi hope.

This time, he was going to personally extinguish the hope in her heart.

Although this would hurt Li Xiaoyi, it's better than him running away and being hunted down by Li Xiaoyi all over the world.

To his surprise, Li Xiaoyi was not angry when she heard his words; instead, she sneered with a hint of disdain.

"Give it to me! An item worth one million Nourishing Essence Pills? If you can produce it, I won't care what you do."

"One million!! Why don't you just rob someone!" Shen Xu immediately shouted.

"Since you can't produce it, then listen to me obediently, you poor wretch!" Li Xiaoyi chuckled and pinched his cheek.

"I'm doomed!" Feeling the cold touch on his face, Shen Xu realized that he would no longer be able to fool Li Xiaoyi with this trick.

But if this trick doesn't work, he doesn't know what other way to keep Li Xiaoyi away from him. After all, he doesn't dare to go too far, or he'll be the one who suffers.

"I'm not as stupid as you. Although I don't know why you always say hurtful things to me, this is what will happen to you if you dare to say such things to me again!"

Suddenly, a bright blue sword light flashed before his eyes. The intense chill within it slowed his thoughts. After shaving off the stray hairs at his temples, it cleaved a blood beast that had suddenly appeared behind He Yu in two.

"Do you understand?" Li Xiaoyi asked with a smile, placing the cold blade against his neck.

Seeing this, He Yu couldn't help but swallow hard, and at the same time, she made up her mind to bury the matter of Shen Xu giving another woman a token of love forever in her heart.

"Grandpa, you were right after all!"

"It's back, everything is back!" The lingering chill on the blade sent a shiver down his spine.

This time, he truly sensed a killing intent directed solely at him from Li Xiaoyi's sword strike.

He couldn't salvage the situation with Li Xiaoyi, but fortunately, the witch was probably only a little curious about him.

Moreover, his current strength is enough to rival Li Xiaoyi, so he shouldn't suffer the same fate as in his previous life.

"Um, I was just joking." Shen Xu gently grasped Li Xiaoyi's hand holding the sword, trying to lower the blade from his neck.

But he found that Li Xiaoyi's hand did not move at all. Of course, he could push it away forcefully, but doing so would really be courting death.

"Xiao Yi, I promise I'll never say those kinds of things again. Can we put the sword down first? It looks dangerous and might scare the child," Shen Xu said with a somewhat embarrassed smile.

"How could that be? I was just joking with you. How could I bear to kill you!" Li Xiaoyi slowly slid the sword down his neck.

As his neck skin touched every line on Li Xiaoyi's sword, his heart began to beat faster and faster.

"I'm not really going to kill you, you don't need to be so nervous," Li Xiaoyi said, somewhat puzzled, after sheathing her sword.

"No, it was just too dangerous, it was a natural reaction of my body." Shen Xu wiped the sweat from his brow.

This was the first time he had felt threatened by Li Xiaoyi since his rebirth, and running away was indeed the right choice.

Once he returned to the Four Directions Sword Alliance, his first priority was to break through to the Qi Sea Realm and then go out to find Core Formation spiritual objects. He did not plan to contact Li Xiaoyi until the Ningzhou Grand Competition.

Although Li Xiaoyi doesn't intend to kill him now, as long as he doesn't plan to be with her, her sword will always be hanging over his head.