Shen Muzhi's question remained unanswered by You Siqi even until the very end.
He didn't know what to do either.
After all, for him, this cultivation world was indeed extremely dangerous. If a full-scale war were to break out, You Siqi knew he would only be a burden. If that were the case...
You Siqi scratched his head.
After pondering a single question for three to five days, he could only offer Shen Muzhi a big smile in the end. He said, "When soldiers come, block them; when water comes, cover it with earth. I am the father of the Heavenly Dao; in terms of survival, I should have special privileges. You don't need to worry too much about me. I will live well and won't give you too much trouble."
He spoke so earnestly, as if the Heavenly Dao truly stood entirely by his side. At least, from the tone of his voice, it seemed he genuinely didn't need Shen Muzhi to worry about him at all.
However, despite saying this, Shen Muzhi himself knew very well that You Siqi was even less confident than he was.
The reason for saying so was merely to put both of them at ease. After all, they still needed to focus on the large furnace before them. If their attention were diverted elsewhere and they accidentally damaged the furnace, they would have even more to worry about.
As for the situation of Yun Xiang and Ao Lie, for the next few days, both of them tacitly avoided mentioning it even once.
Of course, this didn't mean they had completely forgotten about it.
On the contrary, it was precisely because they were so worried that they dared not bring it up.
Because as soon as it was mentioned, their minds would constantly dwell on it.
In the end, they would fail to reach any conclusion, and instead, their emotions would become a mess. At least for them now, this was not a good thing. So, it was better to be indifferent, pretend to know nothing, and pretend to have noticed nothing. At the very least, until Liu Buli's condition returned to normal, they could only try to maintain this state.
As for when Liu Buli would recover?
You Siqi had thought about this question many times.
However, he also knew that even if he asked, Shen Muzhi wouldn't be able to give him a definite answer. So, it was better not to ask, to keep all the questions bottled up inside himself, and not to disturb Shen Muzhi, allowing him to focus his attention on the furnace and not let it shift.
With this thought in mind, for the next period, both of them appeared exceptionally silent.
And Liu Buli, inside the furnace, seemed to have vaguely sensed something. He didn't understand why he had this feeling, but suddenly, from a certain day, it felt as if a crucial part of his heart was missing. His emotions became turbulent, and the burning sensation of the flames intensified.
He had never expected such a problem to arise during the soul refining process. Liu Buli tried hard to adjust his state, but no matter how he struggled, it was ultimately of little use.
"Little brat, if you can't hold on, it's okay to give up now," a voice in his mind emerged, its words laced with deep amusement. "This is my body after all. It's only natural for it to reject whatever you try to do with it. You should accept this rejection properly and get out. Go to where you belong, and stop disturbing me."
Perhaps sensing Liu Buli's deteriorating condition, the other soul, which had been listless and on the verge of collapse just a few days prior, now clearly had more motivation to persevere.
Listening to his words, Liu Buli responded with a cold laugh.
He truly didn't understand what that strange feeling in his heart was about. But he could only try his best to tell himself that nothing worth worrying about was happening at the moment.
Because he himself was the one who needed to worry the most.
If he didn't persist well, the end for him would be utter annihilation. He understood this very clearly, and he also knew that every moment of distraction now was the greatest harm to himself.
He tried to recite the calming incantations in his mind again, but no matter how he chanted, the strange feeling of emptiness did not subside.
Could it be that Lu Wuming had encountered some problem?
No.
They had clearly agreed that even if that Ghost King used some trick to make Lu Wuming forget him, as long as they had a chance to reconnect, Lu Wuming would remember him again.
This was the minimum, and the most appropriate, bottom line of their trust in each other. Liu Buli was willing to believe Lu Wuming, and he had always continued to believe so. Therefore, even if Lu Wuming had temporarily forgotten him, he shouldn't be feeling this way now.
Was it that You Siqi and Shen Muzhi were in trouble?
That didn't seem right either.
If those two were in trouble, the most obvious manifestation would be that the furnace could no longer operate normally.
Because before he entered, they had already agreed. Shen Muzhi was the one watching the furnace for him. If Shen Muzhi himself got into trouble, or if You Siqi got into trouble, the final conclusion would be that Shen Muzhi could no longer continue to watch the furnace for him. In that case, he, inside the furnace, should be the first to sense something was wrong. But that hadn't happened, which proved that Shen Muzhi and You Siqi were definitely not facing any problems that he needed to worry about.
So, the only remaining possibility was Yun Xiang and Ao Lie...
He never would have imagined that, in this state of being scorched by flames to the point where the concept of life and death had become somewhat blurred, Liu Buli could still rationally analyze what might be going wrong.
He couldn't help but admire his own mind a little.
But at the same time, he was genuinely starting to worry.
The only possible problem for Yun Xiang and Ao Lie was that the people outside had discovered Ao Lie's identity.
Once they truly detected the presence of a dragon, Liu Buli had no doubt that those cultivators would relentlessly pursue Ao Lie.
If Ao Lie met with misfortune, Yun Xiang would surely not be well either.
If such a situation were to occur...
The fire in Liu Buli's heart surged again.
He should have made up his mind back then to thoroughly destroy this cultivation world. He could only hope that all these feelings now were just his imagination.
Because if it wasn't his imagination, then once he left this furnace, he would definitely make those who bullied his disciple feel what it meant to pay blood with blood.