And You?

A long while later, Elena managed to wake up, feeling groggy. The moment she moved, though, she accidentally blew a hole through the ground. 

Ryu chuckled. "Hey, I put a lot of effort into making this world. Don't destroy it."

Elena blinked in confusion, still not quite understanding what was happening. When she realized what happened to her cultivation, she was stunned again. 

"… What is that liquid?" She asked. 

Ryu smirked. "You want a sex-ed lesson?"

Elena was speechless. How was she going to beat this version of Ryu? In the past, she was the one who'd be making the jokes, but now he was more quippy than her. 

Well, he had always been good at that sort of stuff. It was just that he had always turned it on his enemies since his tongue was the only thing he could use to attack. 

But now? 

"It's Embryonic Qi," Ryu finally answered, deciding to not tease her anymore. 

"… What?"