598: He...didn't break through?

This time, Luo Tianying did not resist as fiercely as she had the first time.

Perhaps she had truly recognized the futility of resistance; perhaps the cultivation increase brought by that secret technique had planted seeds of temptation in her heart like poppies;

Or perhaps... in that extremely intimate union, there had been a fleeting moment of intoxicated surrender?

She closed her eyes, her long eyelashes trembling violently like startled butterfly wings, betraying the turmoil within her heart.

Her tightly pressed lips displayed her final stubbornness.

Her body tensed slightly, yet it also carried a sense of resignation to fate.

Yao Delong did not have a shred of hesitation or tenderness.

He leaned down and pressed her, his searing kiss carrying an unquestionable dominance, sealing off any words she might have uttered.

His large hand caressed her skin, which was as smooth as silk, igniting clusters of flames capable of incinerating reason.

Soon, broken gasps and suppressed moans intertwined, echoing within the room where the Restriction had been set.

The brocade quilt surged like a small boat in a raging storm.

Luo Tianying's consciousness was once again swept into that vortex, which was both terrifying and sweet to endure.

Ice and fire intertwined within her body, while humiliation and an indescribable pleasure, stemming from the Origin of life, collided intensely...

I do not know how much time had passed, when the two of them climbed to that ultimate Peak.

Boom!

A mysterious and profound, strange fluctuation of Yin and Yang merging suddenly erupted from the bodies of the two who were tightly joined!

Their primordial yang and primal yin seemed to have found their most compatible path home, and under the guidance of the Yin-Yang Harmony System, they merged, complemented, and sublimated with each other!

A warm current, far purer and more majestic than the last time, surged and washed through their Meridians and Dantian!

"Mmm...!" Beneath him, Luo Tianying suddenly opened her dazed eyes, her pupils filled with unbelievable shock!

She clearly felt that her Bottleneck, which had been stuck at the Peak of the Early Stage Spirit Transformation, had actually... loosened under the impact of this surging, Yin-Yang symbiotic torrent!

Immediately after, like water flowing to form a channel, an invisible shackle shattered with a bang!

Hum!

A powerful Aura, belonging to the Mid-stage Soul Transformation, uncontrollably erupted from within Luo Tianying's body!

Her skin was covered with a faint jade-colored luster, and her Aura instantly grew several times stronger!

She had broken through! In this humiliating "Dual Cultivation", she had broken through her seemingly unsolvable Bottleneck and stepped into the Mid-stage Soul Transformation!

However, this joy of Breakthrough only lasted for an instant!

Hum—!

An incredibly dazzling golden rune, carrying absolute sealing power, instantly erupted from the depths of her Primordial Spirit!

The powerful Demonic Essence of the Mid-stage Soul Transformation that had just broken through was like meeting its nemesis; it was forcibly suppressed and locked down by this sealing power formed from Yao Delong's Origin Sword Intent, with an irresistible force!

It was as if a basin of bone-chilling ice water had been poured over her!

The sense of power that had just surged up instantly vanished! Her strength was re-imprisoned deep within her body!

That huge disparity, falling from the clouds to the bottom of the valley in an instant, made Luo Tianying feel as if she had been struck heavily, her face instantly turning as pale as paper!

She stared blankly at Yao Delong, who was close at hand, her eyes extremely complex.

There was humiliation, anger, helplessness, and even a trace of... bewilderment and... loss that even she herself had not noticed?

He... had he even calculated the moment of her Breakthrough? This Seal... was actually so domineering! It could even instantly suppress the power after a Breakthrough!

Yao Delong, however, frowned slightly at this moment, a trace of imperceptible annoyance flashing in his eyes.

"It... didn't Breakthrough?" he muttered to himself.

He could feel that his cultivation was only one step away from the Perfected Spirit Transformation Stage, and the surging Spiritual Power was restless within his Dantian, but it just couldn't break through that barrier.

It seemed that the Bottleneck from the Late Stage Soul Transformation to the Perfection was even more solid than he had expected.

Just at this moment, that cold and familiar notification sound rang in his mind:

[Ding! Detected deep dao rhyme resonance with the target 'Luo Tianying'! Mutual Origin Yin and Yang compatibility: Extremely high!]

[Ding! yin-yang value +80! Current total yin-yang value: 470 points!]

Yao Delong raised an eyebrow slightly. With these 470 yin-yang value points in hand, it could be considered as an accumulation for adding points to his Cultivation Technique in the future.

He rolled over and sat up, no longer looking at Luo Tianying, who was on the bed with empty eyes and a dejected soul.

He was well aware of her complex state of mind at this moment, but he had no time to care. The urgent priority was to digest what he had gained and consolidate his cultivation.

"Put on your clothes." Yao Delong threw down a spare plain-colored long dress, his tone calm and waveless, "Return to the beast taming pouch and look after Luo Yan."

Luo Tianying silently grabbed the rough dress, which had no Demonic Sect markings, without resistance or words.

She silently got up and put on the clothes, her movements carrying a kind of numbness of resignation.

Yao Delong opened the beast taming pouch, and she lowered her head, not even glancing at Yao Delong, her figure turning into a streak of light and darting inside.

Yao Delong sat cross-legged on the couch, closed his eyes to regulate his breath, operated his Cultivation Technique, and tried hard to guide the Yin and Yang power within his body that had not yet completely calmed down...

The night passed without incident.

When the first ray of morning sunlight shone through the window lattice into the room, Yao Delong slowly opened his eyes, his sharp gaze restrained, and his Aura became more steady and condensed.

Although he had not broken through to the Perfection, his cultivation had advanced by a fraction, and his Physical Body and Divine Soul had also been tempered a little.

A chirping, energetic sound came from outside the door.

"Creak—" The door was pushed open.

Qiong Shuang fluttered in like a happy little bird, her little face flushed, and her eyes shining:

"Big Brother, Big Brother! Guess what delicious food I brought back for you? It's the secret Dragon Beard Candy from Old Lady Wang's place in the east of the city! It melts in your mouth! It's so delicious!"

You Yuan also drifted in, holding a few oil-paper bags in her hand, looking very satisfied:

"And there are also the secret Spirit Braised Phoenix Claws from the Drunken Immortal Pavilion; This old lady waited in line for half an hour to buy them! You're lucky, kid!"

Little Black followed cautiously behind, looking at his master who was full of energy and whose Aura seemed even more powerful, feeling even more awe in his heart.

Yao Delong looked at the Dragon Beard Candy that Qiong Shuang handed over like she was presenting a treasure, and then looked at You Yuan's unsatisfied expression, a helpless yet gentle smile appearing on his face.

"Alright, enough playing." Yao Delong took the Dragon Beard Candy, patted Qiong Shuang on the head, "Let's go, to the Moyang Sect."

The sword light was like lightning, tearing through the vast sky.

Yao Delong, bringing Qiong Shuang, Old Black Mu, and You Yuan, who was hidden in the jade pendant, arrived at the territory of one of the top Sects of the Ba Xia Dynasty—the Moyang Sect—in just half a day!

Looking from afar, one could see a vast and boundless mountain range rising from the ground, piercing straight into the clouds!

Nine huge dragon-shaped mountain ranges, seemingly carved from white jade, formed a Formation of "Nine Dragons Guarding the Pearl", surrounding a towering main Peak in the center that was shrouded in Immortal Qi and glowing with radiant light!

On that main Peak, clusters of palaces stretched continuously, with magnificent buildings looming in the clouds and mist, their golden roofs and glazed tiles refracting colorful light under the sun, majestic and full of immortal charm!

What was even more shocking was that the entire mountain range was covered by a huge light curtain, visible to the naked eye, with profound runes flowing across it!

This was the Moyang Sect's mountain-protecting Formation, the "Nine Yang Demon-Suppressing Formation", which emitted a vast and majestic Spiritual Pressure, faintly possessing the power to burn mountains and boil seas!

Countless streaks of Escape Light, like a meteor shower, traveled back and forth inside and outside the Formation light curtain, orderly and well-organized, demonstrating the flourishing atmosphere of a giant Sect!