Inside Ming Yue's residence. Tianyazi, Tu Guishen, Qin Immortal and over ten other immortals stood together, their scrutinizing gazes constantly sweeping over Ming Yue in front of them. "You actually lent a mutant weapon to a mortal, do you not know that the Sky Flipping Sect uses mutant weapons to fight against the Heavenly Court?" "There is a difference between immortals and mortals, nowadays mortals are just a bunch of demon offspring, how could you think of recognizing a mortal as your younger brother?" "Now, many of our collaborations with the Plague Department have stopped, and several mutant weapons are hard to complete refining, your actions have affected the overall situation." "The problem on Xiang Tiandi's side had initially made progress, but now the Thunder Department is also involved in the Plague Department's matters..." "That mortal even used the mutant weapon to attack genuine gods; we aren't refusing to help you, but in this matter, you have overstepped." "Recently, there have been over ten conflicts between the cultivators under the Plague Department and the mortal cultivators of Wanxian Island, resulting in multiple mortal cultivator casualties." "They won't let this go easily; after all, we are in the wrong in this matter." "Ming Yue, hand over that mortal." As each immortal criticized and advised her, Ming Yue maintained a calm expression, remaining silent, seemingly determined not to relent no matter what they said. Tu Guishen frowned slightly at Ming Yue's attitude; it puzzled him why she would protect a mere mortal so fervently, given her previous disdain for hybrids after years of attempts to improve the human race. Tu Guishen glanced at the female immortal Ling Xiu beside him, thinking she might speak more conveniently since she was Ming Yue's friend. So he transmitted his voice: "Ling Xiu, are you there?" Ling Xiu: "Little brother, if you have something to say, say it, don't keep asking if I'm here." Tu Guishen: "… You have a good relationship with Ming Yue, try to persuade her." Ling Xiu looked at the silent Ming Yue, sighed, and transmitted her voice, asking: "Ming Yue, what are you doing? Why are you so protective of that mortal?" Seeing Ming Yue not responding, Ling Xiu recalled the last time she saw Zhou Bai and couldn't help but say: "He can't really be your son, can he? You're protecting him like he's a real son." Ming Yue finally couldn't hold back and transmitted back: "Stop messing around. In any case, I absolutely won't hand Ming Ri over tomorrow. Instead of wasting time jibbering with me, you'd better think of a way to help me through this." Ling Xiu resisted the urge to roll her eyes and said: "You're still thinking about muddling through such a big issue? The fact that they didn't forcibly take him already gives you face, and it's even because Yuanshi Tianzun forbade them to use force. But you should know, even if they don't use force, they have too many ways to pressure you." Ming Yue replied: "Help me this time." Ling Xiu: "How can I help you? They're serious this time. And Ming Yue, you really messed up this time." Ming Yue gritted her teeth, thinking to herself: 'Maybe... just reveal the matter. If Zhou Bai's identity is exposed, at least Wanxian Island won't hand him over.' 'But if the news leaks from Wanxian Island, Zhou Bai will be even more dangerous than now. All the genuine gods of the Heavenly Court will want him dead.' Tʜe sourcᴇ of thɪs content ɪs novel_fіre.net 'No, not all immortals are trustworthy, I can't expose the news... Forget it, I'll shoulder this matter for him myself.' Ming Yue gritted her teeth and decided not to hand Zhou Bai over, choosing to bear the brunt herself. Qin Immortal saw Ming Yue's continued uncooperative attitude and couldn't help but shout: "Ming Yue, stop being petty. Hand your man over." Ming Yue: "I won't hand him over, I'll take the responsibility for this matter. Whatever the Plague Department has to deal with, they can come to me." Ling Xiu transmitted her voice: "Are you crazy? Just for a mortal?" Tu Guishen looked at Ming Yue, his eyes glimmering as if contemplating something. The other immortals continued to reprimand Ming Yue's persistence. Their words grew increasingly intense, Primordial Spirit force created waves of pressure towards Ming Yue, intending to coerce her into submission. Over five hours later, Zhou Bai slowly walked out from the backyard, looking at Ming Yue's somewhat haggard face, concerned, "Are you okay? Have they left?" Ming Yue's eyes showed a trace of fatigue, nodding: "In the coming time, make sure you don't go out, many immortals and gods are watching you, in just over two months, we just need to hold out until the wedding day." Zhou Bai placed his hand on Ming Yue's shoulder: "Ming Yue, thank you for your hard work." Ming Yue glared at him unreceptively: "Who asked me to get on your pirate ship." In Dong Hua City, while bathing under the mesmerizing presence of Xuan Nv with Zuo Dao and the others, Zhou Bai sighed, thinking to himself: 'What a pity, I can't harvest the luck of the genuine gods in the short term.' 'In just over two months, I need to hurry.' Looking at the ten blue lines of luck in his Awareness Sea, Zhou Bai devoured and processed them one by one, then added them to the star points of pressure presence. "Increasing the efficiency of pressure presence enhances the ability for dependents to inherit pressure presence, allowing Zuo Dao and the others to reach the ninth realm faster, and for me to obtain Original Daoist Collection 08 sooner." As waves of blue light merged into the star points representing pressure presence, the entire star point was boosted repeatedly, enhancing the effects brought by pressure presence. Finally, after the eighth wave merged into the star points, a qualitative change occurred. Under the increased pressure presence, there's a chance of gaining enlightenment while cultivating, directly receiving some cultivation-related information from the void, further enhancing cultivation efficiency. The higher the pressure presence in the location, the greater the chance of enlightenment. "Enlightenment? Receiving information from the void?" Zhou Bai recalled the process of observing divinatory information with the Heavenly Demon before, gaining various memory images. "This cultivation-related information might be memories or insights of others cultivating similar Dao techniques?" While Zhou Bai carefully experienced the changes, those cultivating under Xuan Nv's pressure presence also immediately felt the differences. With eight consecutive waves of blue luck added, the enhancement of pressure presence cultivation efficiency greatly increased. Zuo Dao and others instantly felt their minds, Primordial Spirits, and bodies invigorated, as if injected with new vitality, with new insights into current cultivation emerging every moment, improving efficiency by nearly a double. Zuo Dao turned his shining eyes towards Zhou Bai, saying: "Zhou Bai, did Yuanshi Tianzun take action again? I feel my aptitude strengthened near Xuan Nv." Zhou Bai casually nodded, having enough Invisible Evil now, he planned to spend the coming days cultivating the five Divine Skills, just in time to test the effects following this star point enhancement. After Zuo Dao marveled for a while, he glanced at Xuan Nv, then Zhou Bai, recalled seeing Ming Yue on Wanxian Island, and couldn't resist advising his friend. Thus, he transmitted his voice saying: "Zhou Bai, do you like Xuan Nv or Ming Yue?" Zhou Bai raised an eyebrow: "I like neither." "Ah?" Zuo Dao was taken aback. He had been contemplating how to persuade Zhou Bai to give up one if he expressed liking one. Or if Zhou Bai said he liked both, how to persuade him to be solely devoted. Such advising words had been in his mind for some time, but he didn't expect to hear such an answer. Zuo Dao couldn't help but ask again: "If you like neither of them, then why… why…" Zhou Bai: "We're just good friends who enjoy spending time together, don't spread rumors, I'm a young man with integrity."