Modern Cultivation : The Strongest Couple Bonded by Vampire System

MingYue put some thought into it, then replied, "I think this is because the blood is used to transform our being."

Alex agreed; he just somehow felt it was wasted since, with that much energy, he could have accomplished many things.

But he knew he couldn't complain—he was now almost unkillable and could also absorb life force from other beings.

His body also strengthened on top of being a cultivator and awakener.

Then he remembered something, "Does anyone show symptoms of awakening their power?"

As the Bai Yue sect had been infused with high levels of Mana for a while, Alex thought maybe it had already started showing symptoms of awakening.

"If you mean gaining power like yours, then none. As for small symptoms, I need to ask Vesa about it."

"I see," Alex replied.

As Vesa was now unconscious, there was nothing they could do. They then turned their attention back to the land that was getting closer to them.

They were falling into a forest that looked very normal without anything strange. But this made it even weirder for them—the life force in the area was so abundant the they are sure it should give some major effect.

Since their appearance didn't evolve, it only meant they were evolving in a scarier way—they gained unique attributes or special abilities.

BAM!

Both of them landed on the ground, creating a small crack. "Let's go around the forest first to study the area."

"Why not go near the settlement?" MinYue asked.

"Settlements have many people; who knows what kind of ability they have?

And with so much life energy in the air now, our detection is not that good."

"And that's why we should go to the settlement.

What if we meet a beast? At least we can talk with a sentient being."

"Sentients are always more dangerous, MingYue.

Don't you have your own experience in your world?

At least with animals, we can go straight for the kill and then learn their abilities.

We can also capture some and gain their abilities."

"We can also do the same with sentient beings. The information we get will be far more consistent than from beasts."

Both arguments were correct, so their debate turned into a standstill.

They looked at each other, but no one wanted to budge. Despite liking MingYue, this doesn't mean he need to accept with everything she proposed.

He agreed with MingYue's point, but he had his own repulsion toward capturing sentient beings.

There was also the possibility of the conflict escalating and harming innocents.

As for MingYue, who grew up in a dog-eat-dog world, she only preferred the most effective and direct way.

In her mind, even if things went wrong, they would still win the fight.

The abundant life force meant they could regenerate continuously. She could also use her secret technique with life force without care.

If she weren't stuck on how to raise her realm, staying here would surely raise it by a few major stages.

As for innocents getting killed in conflict, MingYue didn't think much about it. That's just how the world works—survival of the fittest.

Both of them then fell silent.

After some time passed, Alex sighed, "Fine, how about we make our way to the settlement while capturing some beasts in the area?"

"That is the most effective way," MingYue replied coldly.

They then started walking toward the village they saw, keeping some distance between them. The atmosphere made them feel too weird to start talking first.

As he walked, Alex thought, 'It's been a long time since we met, and now we're already fighting. But she is really merciless.

Not that I could blame her—that's just the place she lived in.'

MingYue, meanwhile, could guess what Alex thought of her.

They had communicated a lot, and never had this kind of disagreement before. This make her feel confused, wondering why they had this conflict.

'It's not like I'm a cruel woman. Doesn't he know our current situation?

We are in a completely new place, not knowing anything.

Even the leviathan beast above was already hard to kill, and who knows what kind of enemy we will face here.

He's still too soft.'

Deep down Alex also feel the same like her.

They knew their differences and got along well when calling each other from their worlds.

It's like a couple meeting from a long-distance relationship, thinking they knew their partner only to find out it's all wrong.

Since their relationship already decided, MingYue started thinking of Alex as her man.

She had also opened her heart a few times to him, something she had never done before, not even with her family. But now, after only a minor conflict, the situation had turned cold, as if they were strangers.

It kept going like this, as no one knew what to do.

Both of them had no experience in relationships.

Alex only knew how it felt to be rejected, while MingYue's own experience could be summarized as rejecting everyone who tried to court her.

As they went deeper into the forest, their alert level started rising.

There was a huge problem—they didn't meet a single animal, not even an insect. It was like a paradise for flora, with no predator exist.

"Wait, MingYue, let me check something," Alex said.

MingYue didn't reply and simply stopped in her tracks.

She then looked at Alex, wondering what he was going to do. Normally, she would ask him about it, but because of the circumstance, she reverted to the one thing she knew the best—acting cold.

Seeing her act like this reminded him of their first meeting. But Alex didn't know what to do and decided to focus on the task at hand.

He moved toward a nearby tree. Its quite large but not in exaggerated size. It's barely three time Alex's height. The tree have many green leaves. Alex also spotted some white flower growing from the branch

He took out a combat knife and tried stabbing it into the tree. Alex wanted to extract some sap to analyze.