125: Chapter 124 The National Destiny Space Opens Again

The two embraced and adjusted their breath, and the warm Dao rhyme circulated through their entire bodies.

Qingling was so angry her teeth itched, her skin flushed red, and her entire body leaned limply in Ye Qingxuan's arms, lacking even the strength to raise her hand and pound him.

She was, after all, a great Cultivator at the Return Void Late Stage, yet she was left breathless by Ye Qingxuan. Moreover, the circulation of the Yin and Yang Cultivation Technique washed over her, making her whole body go soft, her magic power running amok in her Meridians, and leaving her completely dizzy.

Ye Qingxuan held her, feeling the homologous circulating Qi of the two of them, and his mind felt exceptionally at ease.

The Yin and Yang Dual Cultivation Cultivation Technique achieved a perfect closed loop, and the two strands of Dao rhyme completely fused.

Qingling's primordial Yin completely matched Ye Qingxuan's primordial Yang. The Foundation that was originally half a step away was forcibly filled and completed at this moment, her Dao marks were flawless, and her heritage instantly became much thicker.

"You actually..." Qingling buried her face in his chest, her voice soft yet fierce, actually making her...

Qingling's ears turned completely red, "Next time I will definitely not let you succeed."

Ye Qingxuan chuckled lowly, his palm gently stroking her hair.

"We'll talk about next time when next time comes. Besides, wasn't it you who let me..."

"You are not allowed to speak!"

Qingling exploded. This beast, really, to think that she, Li Ningshuang, a dignified Return Void Almighty, wouldn't lose a single hair even standing at the center of a nuclear explosion, was now made completely limp all over by that thing.

With the ten-fold time dilation blessing inside the heavens pagoda, only half a day had passed in the outside world, while five days and nights had already passed inside the tower.

One could only say that Cultivators were truly awesome; if it were an ordinary Mortal, they would have long since kicked the bucket.

"Alright, Ningshuang, the Yin and Yang joint cultivation has ended. Next is the Primordial Spirit fusion. You must guard your mind and heart, and not be affected by my Dao. You can only use it as a reference and must not follow along blindly. Do you remember?"

Ye Qingxuan's tone was incomparably serious, causing Qingling to tremble all over upon hearing it. Primordial Spirit fusion!?

Qingling's head buzzed, and her entire person was completely dazed in Ye Qingxuan's arms.

Just now, the Yin and Yang joint cultivation had already tossed her around until her whole body was soft and her Dao Foundation was reshaped. Her body still felt floaty, and all her strength had been drained away.

Yet as soon as this ended, Ye Qingxuan directly threw out the four words Primordial Spirit fusion.

She suddenly raised her head, her eyes misty with moisture, her face blushing almost to the point of dripping blood, a mix of joy and panic, her voice trembling softly, "You?!"

Primordial Spirit fusion is the deepest fit of the Dao! The Primordial Spirit is the Foundation of a Cultivator; the Dao Heart, Dao marks, and lifelong cultivation are all hidden within the Primordial Spirit.

Once fused, all the Dao rhyme, all cultivation insights, and even the most hidden thoughts deep within their hearts between the two would be completely interconnected, leaving not a shred of secrets to speak of.

Moreover, the most crucial point was that Ye Qingxuan was an Innate Human Race at the Undergoing Tribulation Stage. His heritage, cultivation level, and background all far surpassed her current self.

A slight mishap could cause her Dao Heart to be completely assimilated by Ye Qingxuan's Dao, and the Dao she cultivated would directly go astray.

Ye Qingxuan looked at her flustered and cute appearance, his eyes filled with gentleness without a trace of mockery.

He raised his hand and gently pressed the back of her neck, his movement gentle yet carrying an unshakeable and irresistible steadiness.

"Rest assured, I will only open the Dao before the Body Integration Stage to you, and it will not affect you, as long as you stabilize your Dao Heart."

His tone was serious, without a shred of joking intent.

"Borrow my Primordial Spirit Dao rhyme to reference once, and your Realm can be completely stabilized, or even touch the threshold of the Body Integration Stage."

Qingling bit her lip, her heartbeat ridiculously fast.

She knew what Ye Qingxuan said was right.

Just now, the Yin and Yang circulation had helped her fill in all the flaws of her Dao Foundation. Her current state was a once-in-a-millennium Peak Perfection state.

If she missed this time, she didn't know how long she would have to wait to find such a perfect joint cultivation opportunity again next time.

But the moment she thought about their Primordial Spirits thoroughly communicating, with all her thoughts being seen completely clearly by the other party, she became so embarrassed that her whole body burned.

She glared fiercely at Ye Qingxuan with a fierce look in her eyes, yet her body obediently shrank into his arms, not daring to move away at all.

"Then it's a deal! You are only allowed to let me reference your Dao; you are not allowed to forcibly impart your Dao to me, nor are you allowed to pry into things in my heart!"

"If you dare to mess around, I will never talk to you again in the future!"

Ye Qingxuan laughed lowly, his chest vibrating, and the warmth spread through their embraced bodies to every part of Qingling.

"Alright, I'll listen to you in everything."

He put away all joking expressions, and with a thought, the Yin and Yang Dao rhyme circulating around his body instantly became clear and pure.

"Concentrate your mind, guard your heart, and cast aside distracting thoughts."

"I am going to start."

As his voice fell, a point of golden Primordial Spirit light lit up between Ye Qingxuan's brows, gentle and vast, like mountains and seas.

At the same time, Qingling clenched her teeth, forcefully suppressing the shyness and panic in her heart, held her breath and concentrated, and urged her own Primordial Spirit to slowly probe out.

Two tiny glows of Primordial Spirit—one golden and one azure—slowly approached each other inside the heavens pagoda with ten-fold time dilation, touching gently.

In an instant, thousands of Dao marks intertwined, and the vast Dao insights surged gently like a tide.

Inside the heavens pagoda, blessed by the ten-fold time dilation, a full ten days flashed past in a blink.

After ten days of thorough Primordial Spirit fusion, Ye Qingxuan and Qingling completely saw through all the memories deep within each other's hearts, without a shred of concealment.

Ye Qingxuan completely viewed all of Qingling's experiences from childhood to adulthood.

He saw that Qingling—no, it was Li Ningshuang—entered the Shangqing at the age of ten, officially beginning to Cultivate, embarking on the long path of cultivation at a very young age.

He saw that in the year Qingling was seventeen, a young Ye Qingxuan entered the sect of Master Yuanxin.

At that time, Ye Qingxuan was very young, looking adorable and well-behaved, especially with that serious expression on his face.

Qingling only felt at that time that this newly arrived Junior Brother was quite cute and interesting, simply treating him as a little brother and teasing him when she had nothing to do.

As days passed by day by day, the young Ye Qingxuan slowly grew up.

When Ye Qingxuan was young and ignorant, he once foolishly asked Qingling's age.

Seeing this memory, Ye Qingxuan could clearly feel Qingling's complex mindset at the time—angry, curious, and a bit embarrassed—so she directly took action.

As the years flowed on thereafter, Ye Qingxuan completely displayed his Heaven-Defying, frightening cultivation talent, advancing by leaps and bounds all the way and crushing all Cultivators of the same generation.

Watching this Junior Brother who used to follow behind her become increasingly dazzling and formidable, her Dao Heart, which had been dormant for many years and had long been as calm as an ancient well, bit by bit completely tilted toward Ye Qingxuan, slowly falling truly in love.

At the same time, Ye Qingxuan also saw countless daily trivia.

He saw how utterly devoid of romance he used to be, repeatedly teasing Qingling until she was both angry and shy, yet maintaining an innocent look.

Finally, Ye Qingxuan saw the entire scene of Qingling breaking through to the Nascent Soul Stage back then, hard-carrying the Heart Demon Tribulation, bearing all the dangers alone, and gritting her teeth to endure the most difficult Dao Heart test.

After viewing all the memories, Ye Qingxuan's love for Qingling sank directly to the bottom of his heart, becoming incomparably deep.

He suddenly felt curious in his heart about what on earth Qingling and Bai Yuekui talked about during that time when they met alone.

He continued to flip down along the memories, but that section of memory was directly shrouded by a layer of thick fog, completely impossible to see through.

With his Undergoing Tribulation Stage strength, forcefully breaking through this bit of fog would be a piece of cake.

But he knew very well that breaking through forcefully would definitely injure Qingling's Primordial Spirit.

Ye Qingxuan directly withdrew his hand and stopped looking. He was certain in his heart that without coercion, Qingling would tell him everything herself one day.

On the other side, Qingling was also browsing through all of Ye Qingxuan's memories.

Only, the more she looked, the stranger it became.

Ye Qingxuan had actively opened his entire mind without a shred of defense, yet his memories were filled with fog everywhere, a complete blur, impossible to peer into at all.

These mists were memories concerning Earth's Ancestral Star.

This was the supreme rule carried by the Ancestral Star itself. The Ancestral Star was the hometown of the gods. To protect their hometown, the gods established the ironclad rule of the heavens Laws: without reaching the Daluo Realm, no one was qualified to peer into the secrets of the Ancestral Star.

Below Daluo, one was not qualified to know the Ancestral Star; at the Daluo Realm, understanding what kind of place the Ancestral Star was, one naturally did not dare to pry, fearing to provoke that group of fierce gods.

Even if Ye Qingxuan actively released his Primordial Spirit, Qingling could not look either.

Qingling just assumed it was insights regarding the Body Integration Stage and paid no more attention to these, continuing to look all the way down and finishing all of Ye Qingxuan's growth journey from childhood to adulthood.

Watching him step by step defying the heavens, invincible all the way, high-spirited, growing from an ignorant youth to the pinnacle of the current era.

She clearly saw that the deepest and truest love in Ye Qingxuan's heart was reserved for her from beginning to end; it was just that he hadn't been enlightened at the time and didn't understand what love was.

But she also saw the scenes inside the National Destiny Space.

She saw Ye Qingxuan's astonishment when he first met Bai Yuekui, saw that he indeed developed a trace of favorable impression toward Bai Yuekui, and even saw the guilt and guilty conscience hidden deep in Ye Qingxuan's heart, always feeling that he had somewhat let Qingling down.

Qingling finished viewing all the memories, and there was not a shred of anger or resentment in her heart.

Instead, she completely saw through Ye Qingxuan's true heart, and her love for him grew increasingly thick and deep.

During these few days, the two circulated the Yin and Yang Cultivation Technique over and over again.

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Qingling's cultivation, originally at Void Refinement Late Stage, broke through directly to Void Refinement Perfection. Her Dao Heart became fully translucent, and all stray thoughts vanished.

Her cultivation was thoroughly polished and consolidated through these sessions of Dual Cultivation, achieving it all in one leap with a terrifyingly solid Foundation.

Ye Qingxuan likewise benefited immensely.

His own Xiaoyao Great Dao also advanced as a result. Xiaoyao meant following one's heart.

Even more crucial was—

Nourished by the Yin and Yang Dao rhythms, the speed at which the divine phantom gestating inside the heavens pagoda tower materialized skyrocketed, its outline becoming increasingly clear and its aura ever more terrifying.

The connection between his mind and the Tower Spirit deepened by another notch, as if a second self lay dormant within the treasure tower's Origin.

As the blending of Primordial Spirits came to an end, their ten days of cultivation inside the tower reached a conclusion.

Qingling abruptly sat up in Ye Qingxuan's arms, her movement causing her milky-white breasts to jiggle.

Seeing this made Ye Qingxuan stare blankly.

She didn't pay attention to these details at all; her entire mind was filled with the surging cultivation inside her body, her face writing complete disbelief.

Reaching back, she wrapped her arms around Ye Qingxuan's neck, pressing her whole body against him and shaking him forcefully.

Her voice was both shocked and ecstatic, her tone considerably brighter, and a mouthful of Sichuan dialect blurted out:

"So Dual Cultivation brings such ridiculous progress! Just this once, and I jumped straight from Void Refinement Late Stage to Half-step Integration?!"

Having said that, her eyes lit up, getting more excited the more she thought about it:

"Then if we do it a few more times, won't I be able to directly undergo Ascension and achieve Immortal Ascension?!"

Ye Qingxuan's head was buried by her, feeling only a soft and warm embrace.

At this moment, he instantly understood why Xiao Jiu never wanted to be held by Qingling—it really was too suffocating.

Even though he was a mighty figure at the Tribulation Stage, with top-tier Physical Body, cultivation, and resistance in the world, caught completely off guard, he was still suffocated until his brain felt a little dizzy.

Helplessly raising his hand, he gently pushed Qingling's forehead, nudging the person clinging to him slightly away.

He spoke exasperatedly:

"My Sister Ningshuang, what kind of good thing are you daydreaming about? Look at my current cultivation—a grand Tribulation Stage practitioner plus the background of the Innate Human Race, could I be like an ordinary person?"

Qingling felt a little embarrassed by his words, her cheeks turning slightly hot.

Ye Qingxuan raised his eyes to look at her, beholding her body of jade bone and ice skin, snow-white and translucent, cheeks still flushed with lingering warmth, and eyes soft and captivating.

A famous painting from Earth in his past life inexplicably flashed through his mind, and he suddenly understood why the smile of Mona Lisa could become a masterpiece passed down through generations.

The charm of the person before him was more stunning than any masterpiece.

Unknowingly, Ye Qingxuan's breathing gradually grew heavy.

Qingling was sharp-minded and instantly noticed something was off with him.

Following his gaze, she looked down and understood in a split second.

Even though the two had just undergone Dual Cultivation and were already intimate beyond measure, she still flushed down to her ears in embarrassment at this moment.

But she did not back down.

In the next second, mustering her courage, she directly pushed back the caught-off-guard Ye Qingxuan in one swift, decisive motion, flipping over to straddle him.

Ye Qingxuan froze on the spot, completely dumbfounded.

Only one thought remained in his mind: What is this elder sister... trying to do?

Qingling forcefully suppressed the bashfulness in her heart, her eyes clear and frank, her mind incredibly calm.

As a Cultivator, one Cultivates one's true heart, one Cultivates doing as one pleases! Since her heart moved, there was no need to be timid.

What followed was a full two Kun hours of passion.

It had to be said that a Cultivator's physical stamina was simply incomparable to that of ordinary people—endurance, Physique, and recovery rate were all maxed out, ridiculously steady throughout.

Qingling felt weak all over, gasping heavily for breath as she flopped onto the bed, her chest heaving violently, utterly exhausted.

Looking at her like this, Ye Qingxuan felt a bit bewildered.

A grand great Cultivator of Void Refinement Perfection, yet she couldn't hold out after just this long?

Without thinking too much, he turned over and leaned in close.

Qingling's eyes instantly widened round with utter disbelief as she blurted out:

"What? You're doing it again?!"

Looking at her panicked state, Ye Qingxuan had a calm expression as he spoke nonchalantly:

"Ningshuang, you've probably forgotten that I Cultivate the Xiaoyao Great Dao, where everything follows the heart, acting as one pleases. Right now I want to, so naturally, I will do it."

Qingling choked on her rage on the spot, her cheeks bright red:

"You're just twisting logic to suit yourself!"

Ye Qingxuan let out a soft laugh, putting away his playful mood and intentionally slowing his tone.

"Alright, alright, my Sister Ningshuang, I won't tease you anymore. Time really is running out."

"Twenty days have already passed. Even with the heavens pagoda tower's ten-fold time speed, our remaining time isn't much, so we should make merry while we can!"

As his voice fell, the Yin and Yang Dao rhythms enveloped both of them once more.

Time flowed within the tower, and another full five days passed.

Five days later, Qingling's face was flushed red, limp as she lay atop Ye Qingxuan, her entire body completely drained of strength.

Resting a hand gently over her slightly protruding lower abdomen, she rubbed it slowly, her voice soft and faint, laced with a hint of curiosity and innocence.

"Qingxuan, do you think... will I have a baby?"

"Will I give birth to a tiny little Qingxuan for you?"

Hearing this, Ye Qingxuan gave her an exasperated glare—a classic case of wild daydreaming.

"What nonsense are you blathering about?"

"You're only at Void Refinement Perfection, while I am an Innate Human Race at the Tribulation Stage. We belong to two completely different life levels."

"If you really were to conceive a child, the Foundation the child would naturally possess would be far beyond what your current cultivation level could bear."

"Before the child could even be born, the essential Qi, Dao rhythms, and Origin inside your body would be completely drained by the fetus, ultimately leading to the collapse of your Great Dao and your death."

Qingling listened with a dazed expression, her face filled with disbelief.

"Why?"

"In the legends, aren't there many Immortal maidens who marry Mortals and have children? Like Niulang and Zhinu, or Dong Yong and the Seventh Fairy, weren't they all fine?"

Ye Qingxuan was rendered both amused and exasperated, completely helpless.

"You even know those are Mortal legends, all made up by ordinary people."

"An Immortal is a higher life form, with a pure Physical Body and perfected Dao rhythms. How could they possibly look down upon an ordinary Mortal full of mundane turbid Qi and with a short lifespan?"

"Setting everything else aside, take yourself for example. You're now a mighty figure of Void Refinement, would you fancy an ordinary Mortal?"

Qingling froze, thought seriously for a moment, and decisively shook her head; indeed, it was impossible.

Immortal Cultivators and Mortals were as different as clouds and mud, fundamentally not people of the same world.

Qingling understood: so those beautiful stories of love between Immortals and Mortals circulating in the world were all false rumors fabricated by ordinary people.

Ye Qingxuan raised his hand to calculate on his fingers, silently checking the time dilation of the heavens pagoda tower.

Three days on the outside meant thirty days inside the tower. Discounting the days spent on cultivation earlier, there were still a full five days remaining in the tower.

Having calculated the time, Ye Qingxuan turned to look at Qingling beside him once again.

The moment Qingling saw that familiar look in his eyes, her whole body stiffened, her pupils dilated sharply, and her face was filled with utter disbelief.

No way? Again? I can't take it anymore!

Immediately, she gave in and begged for mercy on the spot, her tone soft and pitiable:

"My Little Brother Qingxuan, I beg you to spare me! I really can't do it anymore!"

Ye Qingxuan raised an eyebrow, his tone carrying a bit of banter:

"Sister Ningshuang, you're a grand mighty figure of Void Refinement Perfection, how can you casually say you can't?"

Right as the words left his mouth, he pointed a finger, sending a casting of the Butian Technique directly into Qingling's body.

Instantly, Qingling's overdrawn physical stamina, drained spirit, and fatigued Physical Body were restored to full health on the spot, her state returning to its Peak.

Qingling was completely stunned. Watching Ye Qingxuan pounce on her once more, she closed her eyes in utter despair.

She sighed inwardly, immensely thankful for her decision back then.

Thank goodness she had dragged that white-haired Bai Yuekui into the water back then; otherwise, with Ye Qingxuan's absurd Physique, she would sooner or later die in bed.

Over the next five days, the two continued to Cultivate and adjust within the tower.

Qingling's Half-step Integration cultivation was thoroughly polished and stabilized by the repeated cycles of Dao rhythms, making her Foundation solid to the extreme without the slightest floating instability.

After five days, their cultivation inside the tower came to a complete end.

The two briefly tidied up their state. With her cheeks still bearing a faint flush, Qingling somewhat embarrassedly held Ye Qingxuan's arm gently, nestling against his side.

Two streaks of light flashed, and they both flew out of the heavens pagoda tower, landing back in the small courtyard.

Ye Qingxuan waved his hand, directly dispelling the barrier enveloping the entire courtyard.

The instant the barrier vanished, a cold and grand prompt sound abruptly resounded through the entire heaven and earth, reaching the ears of everyone on Blue Star.

"Ding! National Destiny Space initiated!"

"Will all Chosen Ones worldwide please prepare immediately. In thirty minutes, you will enter the National Destiny Space!"