716: Preparing to break through the realm

Long Yu seemed to finally snap out of some kind of "research state," waving her hand lazily in a manner that was indescribably elegant and moving:

"Alright, alright, get up. You realized the Cultivation Technique yourself, and you chose this path yourself; I, your Old Ancestor, merely tossed a stone aside on a whim."

Her tone was light and nonchalant, as if what she had given away was truly just an ordinary stone.

"Well, seeing you so full of spirit, I presume your gains were not insignificant. If there is nothing else, shall I send you out?"

She looked at Yao Delong; although she was asking, her jade hand had already lifted slightly.

Yao Delong understood, bowing once more: "This Disciple has no other matters, sorry to trouble you, Martial Ancestor."

"Mm." Long Yu tapped her jade finger lightly.

"Hum!"

A pure, gentle, yet irresistible spatial fluctuation containing the power of Law instantly enveloped Yao Delong!

He did not even have time to react, only feeling the scene before him ripple, shatter, and reassemble like water!

The next moment, his feet were already planted on the solid bluestone ground outside his own Immortal Cave on Luoxia Peak!

The familiar scent of spirit plants rushed to greet him, and the sea of clouds churned in the distance—it was the familiar scene of the Sect.

"Hiss..." Yao Delong could not help but gasp, his heart shaken even more deeply!

"The Sect's spatial barrier is exceptionally stable; ordinary Void Refining Cultivators find even short-distance teleportation extremely arduous... Yet Martial Ancestor moved me from her independent Immortal Cave directly and precisely back to the entrance of my own with a wave of her hand... This attainment in space is simply... unimaginable!"

He once again deeply experienced the terrifying strength of an expert in the Integration Realm.

However, this shock was quickly replaced by immense excitement and anticipation!

"The dual-source dao foundation is complete! 'Five Qi Returning to the Origin' has been obtained! My Primordial Spirit has been tempered by the 'nine aperture spirit nurturing pill' and has reached its own limit!"

Yao Delong felt the surging power within his body and the profound mark of the Cultivation Technique in his Sea of Consciousness, and a sense of heroic spirit welled up in his heart!

"Everything is ready! It is time... to charge toward the Void Refining Realm!"

His gaze burned as he looked toward Spirit Plant Peak, a smile curling at the corners of his mouth.

"Martial Aunt Bai... how is your cultivation coming along? ... It is time to 'exchange' insights..."

His figure moved, transforming into a swift streak of light as he tore through the air!

With his mind set, Yao Delong acted with decisive speed!

His Escape Light was like lightning, bypassing the Spirit Plant Peak main hall and flying with practiced ease toward the core area at the peak, where the Spiritual Qi was most concentrated and which was designated as a Forbidden Ground.

Passing through layers of immortal spirit fields emitting intoxicating medicinal fragrances and the fresh scent of vegetation, and crossing bubbling spirit spring streams that gathered into spirit mist, he soon reached the depths of the Forbidden Ground.

Here, the spirit plants were taller and rarer; many precious medicines that had long gone extinct in the outside world flourished here, and the life essence permeating the air was so dense it was almost about to turn into tangible droplets.

His gaze passed through a swaying patch of Star Grass, and Yao Delong instantly captured the figure that was the target of his trip—

A snow-white daoist robe outlined breathtaking, exquisite curves; her waist was slender, and her hip line was full and lifted. As she bent over, the hem of her robe lifted slightly, revealing a section of ankle skin as delicate and flawless as snow.

Bai Lengchan was half-crouched beside a strange vine flowing with seven-colored light, her slender jade fingers carefully touching the leaves, with pure Wood-attribute Spiritual Qi flowing from her fingertips, as she carefully sensed the growth rhythm and subtle changes of the Spirit Medicine.

Her waterfall-like dark hair was loosely held up by a simple wooden hairpin, with a few strands playfully falling against her swan-like, elegant, and fair neck.

Sunlight filtered through the gaps in the spirit plants above, casting a soft golden glow over her exquisitely flawless profile; her long, thick eyelashes cast faint shadows in the light, and her expression was focused and serene, like a painting of a Fairy descending to the mortal world, untainted by dust.

The moment Yao Delong landed, the focused Fairy seemed to sense something, her long eyelashes trembling slightly as she slowly raised her head.

Their eyes met!

"Hum!"

Bai Lengchan felt as if something had exploded in her mind! That handsome face with a hint of a mischievous smile, which had often quietly appeared in her heart recently, had actually appeared right before her eyes!

Linking this to the agreement on the mountain peak that day, and the "eleven-colored Pill Lightning" that had startled the entire Sect over Luoxia Peak not long ago, everything was self-evident!

This brat... had come to "collect a debt"!

"A sudden flush!"

An incredibly vivid crimson, spreading instantly to her earlobes like the finest rouge, violently dyed Bai Lengchan's snow-white cheeks!

Her beautiful eyes, originally clear and serene with the spiritual charm of vegetation, were now filled with panic, shyness, and an indescribable anticipation.

She stood up subconsciously, her fair hands clutching the hem of her daoist robe in confusion, her voice as faint as a mosquito's buzz, with a clear tremor: "You... you have come..."

What kind of keen eyes did Yao Delong have?

He instantly sensed from the uncontrollable shyness of this beautiful Martial Aunt and her violently fluctuating aura that her cultivation within had already reached the Perfected Spirit Transformation Stage!

He secretly praised the effect of the god-shattering pill in his heart, his smile growing wider with a hint of mischief:

"Martial Aunt Bai, congratulations on your Breakthrough to the Perfected Spirit Transformation Stage! It seems my god-shattering pill had quite a good effect, hasn't it?"

Bai Lengchan lowered her head slightly, not daring to look at him, her voice like a gnat: "Mm... than... thank you for the Medicinal Pill."

Her heart was in chaos; having cultivated in purity for a hundred years, she had never thought of romantic feelings between men and women, let alone this impending, shameful "Dual Cultivation."

With little interaction and a difference in seniority, various thoughts intertwined, making her almost want to find a crack in the ground to hide in.

Yao Delong had seen countless women and knew deeply that hesitation and retreat at this moment would only make the atmosphere more awkward. The opportunity was right before him, and he must act decisively!

A confident and forceful arc curled at the corners of his mouth, and his figure flashed like a ghost!

The next moment, he was already beside Bai Lengchan!

A pure Yang Qi with a strange rhythm, gentle yet full of aggression, instantly enveloped Bai Lengchan!

A strong and powerful arm, with unquestionable force, naturally yet overwhelmingly wrapped around Bai Lengchan's slender, astonishingly soft waist that could be spanned by a single hand!

"Ah!" Bai Lengchan's delicate body stiffened suddenly! Like a startled little deer, all the muscles in her body tensed up!

Having lived for over a hundred years, when had a man ever touched her so closely?

The scorching temperature and firm strength transmitted from his palm made her feel as if she had been electrocuted; an unprecedented tingling sensation instantly shot from her waist throughout her entire body!

What shook her even more was that the pure Wood-attribute primordial power she had cultivated for a hundred years within her body, upon contacting the strange Yin and Yang Qi on Yao Delong, unexpectedly began to cheer and operate on its own, as if it had encountered sweet rain after a long drought!

A sense of closeness stemming from the instinct of life welled up, diluting the resistance in her heart.

"De... Delong... don't... this is not good..."

Bai Lengchan's voice carried a clear tremor, her hands subconsciously pushing against Yao Delong's solid chest, trying to push him away, but it was like a mayfly shaking a tree—weak and powerless, "If... if others see..."

Yao Delong felt the contradictory sensation of stiffness and softness in the delicate body in his arms, and listening to the coy voice that seemed to refuse yet welcomed him, his heart burned even hotter.