"Little master, wake up."
The Heavenly Dao Brush flew out from the Town Prison, its fluffy tip occasionally touching Li Xuan's nostrils and calling out.
*Ptooey!*
Li Xuan sneezed, and his eyes instantly snapped open.
"Where is this?" Li Xuan looked at the wriggling, hideous blood-red color around him, and a pungent smell entered his nostrils.
"Holy crap, little master, you're finally awake!" The Heavenly Dao Brush exclaimed excitedly upon hearing the sound.
"Little master, you are inside the belly of a Sky Swallowing Toad," the Heavenly Dao Brush said hurriedly as if it had just remembered something.
Li Xuan came back to his senses upon hearing this. It seemed he had indeed been swallowed by that colossal Sky Swallowing Toad.
"I'm not dead yet?" Li Xuan stood up and looked around, indeed seeing internal organs. However, Li Xuan quickly cast a barrier around himself; the smell was too overwhelming.
"Little master, you should quickly find a way out. You are currently only in the esophagus of the Sky Swallowing Toad. If you enter the stomach, the potent stomach acid will instantly corrode you completely," the Heavenly Dao Brush said grumpily.
Li Xuan was taken aback and then asked, "How do I get out?"
The Heavenly Dao Brush: "..."
"Do I need to make a move?" As Li Xuan woke up, the Town Prison Ring also recovered. A melodious voice entered Li Xuan's ears.
Li Xuan thought for a moment and then shook his head. "This fellow, since it dared to swallow me whole, I naturally have to vent my anger."
As Li Xuan's voice fell, his sword appeared in his hand.
"One Sword Shatters All Laws!"
"Heavenly Slash Three Swords!"
"Instant Kill Sword!"
"Sword Sweeps Nine Heavens!"
"Ten Thousand Swords Return to Origin!"
Li Xuan, holding his master's sword, rapidly executed sword techniques, instantly slicing several openings in the long esophagus.
The next moment, the massive esophagus wriggled rapidly, and an extremely pungent odor surged upwards from below.
"Little master, quickly protect yourself, the Sky Swallowing Toad is about to vomit!" the Heavenly Dao Brush shouted urgently. In the next moment, it darted into the Town Prison.
Li Xuan also quickly circulated his spiritual energy to form a defensive barrier around his body, and held his breath.
The next instant, a colossal wave surged towards him. Enveloping Li Xuan, it rapidly churned upwards.
*Ptooey!*
A tremendous force erupted, and the ball of light enveloped by Li Xuan's spiritual energy was expelled far away amidst a pile of indescribable debris.
*Croak.*
Li Xuan was thrown about haphazardly. Before he could recover, he heard a croak. When Li Xuan looked up, the Sky Swallowing Toad had already hopped away.
"Holy crap, it stinks!"
Seeing this, Li Xuan's tension eased slightly, and he withdrew the barrier around his body. But the next moment, he was almost suffocated by the incredibly foul odor. Then, with a movement, Li Xuan shot rapidly into the distance.
"Little master, that's almost enough," after a quarter of an hour, the Heavenly Dao Brush's voice echoed in Li Xuan's mind.
During this time, Li Xuan had flown tens of thousands of meters.
Li Xuan stopped his movement upon hearing this, and just as he was about to speak, his gaze shifted, and he looked directly ahead.
A graceful figure was looking at Li Xuan with curiosity.
"This young lady, is something the matter?" Li Xuan asked, touching his nose.
"Early stage Eternal Realm strength, yet you managed to reach here," the woman said with a hint of curiosity.
Li Xuan was startled. With a slight shift of his divine sense, he instantly perceived the woman's aura.
Peak Divine End Realm!
"Young lady, how old are you?" Li Xuan asked speechlessly, looking at the woman.
The woman's brows furrowed slightly, and she replied indifferently, "Is this how you behave?"
Li Xuan was taken aback. Was asking someone's age impolite?
"Little master, based on my experience, there are generally three things women don't like to be asked," the Heavenly Dao Brush's voice sounded in Li Xuan's mind.
"Which three?" Li Xuan asked in surprise.
The Heavenly Dao Brush replied, "The first is a woman's age; age is a very sensitive topic for women. The second is whether it's a woman's first time; that's too private, so I won't elaborate. The third is a woman's measurements."
Li Xuan shook his head speechlessly. "Little Brush, you seem to know quite a bit."
"Not at all, not at all. It's merely from being around my master for a long time and being influenced by him. In fact, I don't understand myself, as I am just a brush," the Heavenly Dao Brush said humbly.
Li Xuan: "..."
"What are you mumbling to yourself over there?" The woman, seeing that Li Xuan hadn't spoken for a long time, asked impatiently.
"Um, I was presumptuous just now," Li Xuan said to the woman.
The reason Li Xuan asked the woman's age was simply to see if she was an ancient monster who had lived for thousands of years. If she wasn't very old, then her talent would be extraordinary.
"It's nothing, just don't casually ask others their age next time, especially a woman you've just met. It's truly impolite," the woman said.
Li Xuan gave a wry smile and nodded. "I am Li Xuan. May I ask if you need anything, young lady?"
"Li Xuan... My name is Chen Chen, from the Illusory Heart Holy Land. Judging by your appearance, are you intending to venture deeper?" Chen Chen asked.
Li Xuan nodded slightly. "Is it difficult to pass ahead?"
Chen Chen nodded her head slightly. "There is a vast ocean ahead, with only a stone bridge across it. To pass, one must cross this bridge. However, on that bridge, there is a woman in red. Her strength is unfathomable."
"A woman in red?" Li Xuan frowned, wondering if the woman in red was a guardian of this central region.
"Have you tried, Miss Chen Chen?" Li Xuan asked after some thought.
Chen Chen nodded. "With a single finger, that woman in red defeated me."
Li Xuan's expression became solemn. Chen Chen, with her peak Divine End Realm strength, was considered to be among the middle-to-upper tier of those who entered the Weeping Blood Divine Palace. Yet, she couldn't even withstand a single finger.
"Miss Chen Chen, if you couldn't pass, then I certainly wouldn't be able to. In that case, what is the point of you stopping me?" Li Xuan asked Chen Chen after some thought.
Chen Chen bit her lower lip slightly and then looked at Li Xuan. "I feel that you can pass. Therefore, I want you to take me into the inner domain."
Clearly, Chen Chen knew quite a bit about this Divine Realm. At least she knew that not many people entered the inner domain.
Li Xuan's eyes widened as he looked at Chen Chen. This woman was truly shameless.
"You feel I can pass? Miss Chen Chen, even if I could, why should I take you with me?" Li Xuan said speechlessly.
Chen Chen's gaze met Li Xuan's. "Am I pretty?"
Li Xuan instinctively nodded. "Yes."
Chen Chen smiled. "Since I'm pretty, take me with you."
Li Xuan felt utterly defeated. This Miss Chen Chen was truly shameless.
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