452: The Ancient Eccentric - Yao Daoren

The fragrance, like a rare flower of the immortal palace blooming after the ice and snow melted, mixed with the faint scent of ten-thousand-year cold marrow, drilled straight into his nose, soul-stirring and bone-eroding.

Even though Yao Delong's Dao Heart had been tempered a hundred times (by his own claim), his temples could not help but throb at this moment.

He forcibly steadied his churning Qi, placed his large hands on her slippery, curvaceous shoulders, pushed her sticky, burning body away by an inch, and smiled bitterly:

"Senior Sister is so passionate, I fear my untempered Dao Heart will turn into a piece of charcoal on the spot. To tell you the truth, what Senior Sister is thinking of right now is probably not this rough man, but the 'bizarre secret technique' I once promised would help you reach the Soul Transformation Realm, right?"

Having her thoughts exposed, Cang Yunyao's stunningly beautiful face showed no embarrassment; instead, she lifted her chin even higher, her lines even more proud.

That pair of naturally seductive Phoenix eyes looked straight into the depths of Yao Delong's eyes without any avoidance, and between her opening and closing red lips, she spat out incredibly direct words: "I want both!"

It was as crisp as an icicle hitting the ground.

"Junior Brother is the flesh on my heart's tip, and the secret technique is the ladder to ascend to the heavens! Missing either one,"

Her onion-white fingertips, with a cool touch, wantonly poked at his chest muscles, which were sculpted like molten divine gold, "would make my path of the Dao... incomplete!"

Every word was frank and alluring, so righteous that it made one's heart race.

Yao Delong was provoked by this fairy-like frankness, fire rising in his heart, but his face appeared even more helpless.

He shook his head, but his gaze focused, carefully sensing the Qi flowing within the beauty in his arms.

That majestic and deep Xuan Water True Qi, like an angry sea sleeping under the extreme northern ice sheet about to awaken, was rounded and surging, with no feeling of vanity or obstruction, and even possessed a heart-palpitating, dormant potential for transformation at its core!

Compared to when he left half a month ago, it had actually reached a higher level!

"I observe that Senior Sister... your aura is perfect and flawless, vast and deep like an abyss..."

A flash of light appeared in Yao Delong's eyes, and his voice deepened a little, "I fear you have reached the... Great Perfection Peak of the Nascent Soul Realm?!"

"Hmph~"

Cang Yunyao's delicate nose let out a coquettish hum, and a look of triumph instantly climbed to her brows, "Consider yourself sharp-eyed, you little rascal! That day, when I heard you actually had a way to help me break through that damned Soul Transformation chasm, I was so happy I almost ate that bottle of 'Ten-Thousand-Year Star Marrow Jade Liquid Nectar' that I had treasured for decades as a meal!"

Her eyes swirled, charming as silk, "In the half month since I returned, I have poured out all my family assets. I have almost drained the essence of the ten-thousand-year earth fire heart vein in the alchemy room to refine a few 'Taiyin Jade Marrow Meridian-Clearing Golden Cores'... plus that drop of Nine-Cold Condensed Jade Marrow washing my Origin day and night, and now..."

She straightened her waist slightly, the heart-stopping curve of her chest rising and falling, adding a touch of arrogant disdain for the world, "I have finally stood at the Peak of the Nascent Soul! I am only one hammer blow away from the threshold of Soul Transformation!"

Her tone changed, her eyes soul-stirring and filled with impatient inquiry: "Junior Brother~ what kind of immortal medicine are you selling in your gourd? I have never heard of such a miraculous secret technique to help people break through Realms in the sect! Quickly give your Senior Sister the bottom line!"

Here it comes! This is the key!

Yao Delong's mind raced, but his face wore a mysterious smile, carrying a bit of ancient mystery: "Senior Sister, don't be anxious. The Origin of this secret technique... is no small matter!"

He cleared his throat and began to spout nonsense, "This technique is called the [Yin and Yang Harmonization Great Technique], and it is said to be from an ancient eccentric—Daoist Yao—"

"—who realized it when Chaos first opened and heaven and earth separated into Yin and Yang, formed by gathering the true meaning of the sun and moon's union!"

He lowered his voice a little, appearing even more solemn: "This technique requires one Yin and one Yang, two Dao Companions whose hearts are connected and whose paths of the Dao are compatible, to operate the incantation Mind-Cultivation Technique I described, to trigger each other's Origin... um... to conduct the most fundamental fusion and harmonization... which is what the world often calls... Dual Cultivation!"

He deliberately emphasized the words "Dual Cultivation".

Even though Cang Yunyao was naturally seductive and took the initiative to provoke him, hearing the word "Dual Cultivation" at this moment, especially facing Yao Delong's seemingly serious but actually subtly mischievous gaze, her pretty face instantly flushed with two streaks of bright red like morning glow reflecting on snow, and even her snow-white neck was stained with a layer of pink.

However, the shyness only lasted for an instant! Following that was a burning light enough to illuminate the entire hall! A sense of enlightenment mixed with intense anticipation completely ignited her Phoenix eyes!

"Dual Cultivation... triggering the fusion of Origin... Yin and Yang harmonization?"

Her sandalwood mouth opened slightly, her pearly teeth biting her lower lip, but her eyes were startlingly bright, "No wonder... no wonder Junior Sister Lin... her aura has been surging recently, her cultivation progressing by leaps and bounds... so that's why..."

The look she gave Yao Delong was shy, seductive, and eager! "Good for you, you deeply hidden little brother! To think you have such a Heaven-Defying fortune!"

Her tone was urgent, where was there any reserve of a Senior Sister left, "Stop hiding it! Quickly tell your Senior Sister that mysterious incantation! Let's... let's try it immediately!"

Yao Delong chuckled inwardly, the fish had taken the bait! He deliberately took his time, speaking in a mystical manner: "Senior Sister, focus and remember well..."

A passage of incantation, which he had made up, mixed with some Daoist classic terms and deliberately mysterious vocabulary, flowed out:

"Great Void divides the Mysterious Female, Spirit Mansion draws pure light. Embrace the Origin and accept the True One, Water and Fire meet in the Yellow Center. Jade Rabbit sinks into the North Sea, Golden Crow leaps over Fusang. When Dragon and Tiger entwine, the Purple Mansion transforms into Heavenly Gang! Water and Fire rotate endlessly, Spirit Marrow fuses and coexists, the Mysterious Core forms a Spirit Embryo on its own!"

This incantation was kneaded by him to include both Yin and Yang. At first glance, it seemed to contain the supreme principles of the Dao, but it was complete nonsense. The core was to highlight the layers of "Embracing the One", "Water and Fire (Kan and Li) Union", "Dragon and Tiger (Male and Female Origin) Fusion", and "Purple Mansion Core Formation"—these seemingly plausible but extremely clear implications of Dual Cultivation!

How intelligent and clever was Cang Yunyao? Although she felt the words of the incantation seemed a bit rough, its core operational logic was vaguely compatible with the top-tier Xuan Water Cultivation Technique of Spirit Water Peak that she cultivated! She almost held her breath, her mind racing, firmly engraving the awkward but clearly directed hundred-character incantation into the deepest part of her Sea of Consciousness! In just a few breaths, she had repeated it once, without a single error!

"Junior Brother! I have remembered it! Not a single mistake!" She lifted her pretty face, which was stained with red clouds, her eyes brimming like spring water breaking ice. She had both the shyness of a young woman and an infinite longing for the vast Realm of Soul Transformation, and she eagerly asked, "Then... when do you think we should...?"

Yao Delong saw her appearance of being shy yet impatient, ready to be plucked, and the flame in his heart suddenly turned into a raging fire! He grinned, flashing his signature "wicked smile", and said without hesitation: "The secret technique is profound, relying only on fate! Since Senior Sister is confident, and my state has reached Perfection, there is no better time than now! Now, at this moment, this Immortal Cave... is the best place for Dual Cultivation!"

"Now?!?"

Cang Yunyao's heart jumped violently, the red clouds on her stunning face intensifying, almost dripping blood. But the huge temptation of Soul Transformation was like a burning meteor, instantly overcoming all worldly reserve and the shyness of a first-time experience.