382: Chapter 382 My Daoist Companion Doesn't Love Me?

"Correct. My Physique can continue to advance indefinitely, just as I can raise Tian Qing's cultivation base." Cao Yang responded with a gentle smile, nodding slowly.

Upon hearing this, Jinwu Lanxin could hardly contain the excitement in her heart. She widened her eyes, looked at Cao Yang with anticipation, and asked eagerly, "Then, are you also able to help me improve my Physique?"

Her voice trembled slightly, as if she feared Cao Yang would refuse. After all, for Jinwu Lanxin, if Cao Yang truly had a way to improve her Physique, she would surely be able to transcend this Chaos World in the future and embark on a higher level of the path of cultivation.

It must be known that although the Golden Crow Clan to which Jinwu Lanxin belonged was considered powerful in the Chaos, not every clansman could ultimately transcend and successfully leave the shackles of this Chaos.

Although many members of the Golden Crow Clan had successfully transcended this Chaos throughout history, almost none had ever returned. Therefore, Jinwu Lanxin was filled with endless longing and curiosity about the world outside the Chaos.

Once, she had unintentionally overheard a discussion among her grandfather and other high-level members of the clan, learning that matters concerning the world outside the Chaos seemed to be a forbidden topic and absolutely could not be spread casually within the Chaos.

However, only powerful factions in the Chaos like the Golden Crow Clan knew some of the inside story, but even within their own faction, this information absolutely could not be spread, or the consequences would be unimaginable.

"Rest assured, I will absolutely not let you help me in vain! As for Chaos Supreme Treasures or anything else, just name it. As long as I have it, I can give it to you!" Jinwu Lanxin said eagerly, fearing that Cao Yang would refuse her request.

However, when she saw that Cao Yang seemed somewhat hesitant, her heart tightened, and she quickly added, "Of course, if there is anything else you want, you can also tell me, and I will definitely try my best to satisfy your request."

Once she finished speaking, Jinwu Lanxin suddenly realized that her words might have been a bit superfluous.

After all, with Cao Yang's strength and wealth, he likely lacked no Chaos Supreme Treasures. In fact, after returning this time, she was surprised to discover that there was an additional chaos supreme artifact hanging at Cao Yang's waist!

This gave Jinwu Lanxin a deeper understanding of Cao Yang's wealth and strength.

She couldn't help but sigh. Cao Yang possessed so many Chaos treasures, and could even casually discard chaos tools in his Inner Universe—this was simply far wealthier than she was herself!

It was hard to imagine that such a wandering Chaos dweller, who appeared to have no faction background, actually possessed such astonishing wealth and strength.

Jinwu Lanxin began to doubt whether her previous understanding of Cao Yang had been too one-sided.

Just as Jinwu Lanxin was lost in thought, Cao Yang finally spoke: "I don't actually need any Chaos Supreme Treasures; I have the ability to raise your Physique to a higher level myself. Moreover, I can help you improve it right now. Not only that, I can even help you raise your cultivation base, just as I helped Tian Qing."

"For every future Realm, I can give you a helping hand. Of course, at the moment, I cannot immediately help you break through to the Chaos Supreme Realm because I need to collect some energy. However, it won't take more than a hundred years for me to help you achieve this goal."

Cao Yang shook his head, turned around, and walked toward the tea table, speaking as he walked.

"This... then what conditions do you need to help me improve my Physique?" Jinwu Lanxin looked at Cao Yang with a suspicious face, pondering secretly in her heart.

She wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth while stumbling after him. Despite feeling somewhat unwell, she was filled with curiosity and anticipation regarding what Cao Yang had said.

Jinwu Lanxin really couldn't understand what kind of methods Cao Yang had used to be able to help the woman named Tian Qing raise her Realm.

She couldn't help but guess that this might be related to the Invincible Domain that Cao Yang possessed. However, regarding Cao Yang's claim that he could help her break through her Realm, Jinwu Lanxin was half-believing and half-doubting.

In her view, Cao Yang might truly have the ability to let her break through some Realms to a certain extent, but it was absolutely impossible for him to keep making her break through indefinitely.

After all, once at the level of the Transcendence Realm, wanting to continue breaking through was already as difficult as ascending to heaven, let alone Cao Yang being able to help someone keep raising their Realm—this was simply a fantasy, an absolutely impossible thing.

However, even so, Jinwu Lanxin was still shocked and impressed by Cao Yang's methods.

Because even the Chaos Emperor Realm Old Ancestor in her Family could not so easily help a Cultivator in the Chaos Realm directly break through a Realm.

Although the Old Ancestor in the Family could pay a huge price to barely allow a low-level Chaos Realm Cultivator to break through a Realm, this method had huge side effects and was often not worth the gain.

Moreover, she herself did not hold any expectations about Cao Yang being able to help her break through her Realm.

What she hoped for was merely that Cao Yang could assist her in improving her Physique and raising her Golden Crow Bloodline to a higher level.

In this way, she could rely on her own efforts to gradually Cultivate and eventually break through to above the Chaos, thereby transcending the shackles of the Chaos.

"In that case, you..." Cao Yang's words were barely halfway out before being ruthlessly interrupted by Jinwu Lanxin.

"Wait, you wouldn't be thinking of making me your Dao Companion, would you? That is absolutely impossible!" Jinwu Lanxin's gaze was like a torch, staring fixedly at Cao Yang, as if she wanted to look through his eyes to see his true inner thoughts.

It turned out that Jinwu Lanxin had noticed the faint, ambiguous smile at the corner of Cao Yang's mouth, which made her feel alert.

She felt that the smile was somewhat improper, as if it were hiding some unspeakable purpose.

Therefore, she made a prompt decision and directly blocked what Cao Yang might have been about to say next.

Seeing this, Cao Yang could only shake his head helplessly and say with a wry smile, "To tell you the truth, you... only your frail, willow-like appearance can even enter my eyes; otherwise, what else could I possibly find attractive about you?"

"You, you, you are the one who is frail and willow-like! You lecher!" Jinwu Lanxin was so angry at Cao Yang's words that her face turned beet red, and she couldn't even speak clearly.

She widened her eyes and glared at Cao Yang, her chest heaving violently with anger.

Finally, unable to contain her anger, Jinwu Lanxin could only stomp her feet fiercely, let out a coquettish huff, and then quickly turned her face away, refusing to look at Cao Yang again.

"Alright, alright, don't be angry. You're such a grown person, yet you're still acting like a child. I was just joking with you. You are actually a few degrees more beautiful than my other Dao Companions!" Cao Yang hurriedly waved his hands, a flattering smile appearing on his face as he said softly.

Hearing this, Jinwu Lanxin's dissatisfaction eased slightly, but she still couldn't help but snort coldly and say coquettishly, "Hmph, that's more like it, consider yourself sensible! But you lecher, you only know how to say sweet words to coax me."

After saying this, she turned her head away, no longer looking at Cao Yang, as if she were still angry about what had just happened.

However, the corners of her mouth curled up slightly, revealing a trace of imperceptible smugness.

After all, she was a famous beauty among the great factions of the Chaos, and her beauty was renowned throughout the entire Chaos Realm.

With such a beauty that could topple cities and states, who would dare say she was frail and willow-like?

"Tell me, why can't you be my Dao Companion?" Cao Yang's mouth curled up slightly, looking at Jinwu Lanxin with a half-smile, and continued to press her.

Jinwu Lanxin's face blushed slightly. She coughed lightly and explained, "There are many reasons for this. First, in order to maintain the purity of our Bloodline, our Golden Crow Clan has always rarely intermarried with outside clans. This is not only limited by clan rules, but also to ensure that the unique talents and abilities of our Golden Crow Clan can be passed on as a Legacy."

She paused and continued, "Of course, this is not the only reason. For our Golden Crow Clan, marrying outside also causes one's own Chaos Fortune to drop by half. Chaos Fortune is crucial for a Cultivator; it relates to the difficulty of breaking through to the Transcendence Realm in the future. Once Fortune is damaged, trying to advance further becomes exceptionally difficult."

Cao Yang nodded thoughtfully, indicating that he understood Jinwu Lanxin's concerns. He asked, "I see. Your Golden Crow Clan is already small in number, so not marrying outside is understandable. However, you just said 'almost' no marrying outside, which means there are still cases of marrying outside, right?"

Jinwu Lanxin hesitated for a moment but still answered truthfully, "That is indeed the case. Although cases of marrying outside are very rare, they are not completely non-existent. However, this situation usually only happens under extremely special circumstances, and it might not even occur once every ten thousand years."

The smile on Cao Yang's face grew broader. He sipped his fragrant tea and said slowly, "Hmm, that is also reasonable. After all, no one would be willing to easily sacrifice their own path of cultivation in exchange for a marriage."

He put down his teacup, gazed at Jinwu Lanxin, and suddenly changed the subject, "Then, if I had a way to let you continue breaking through Realms without any obstacles even if you lost your Chaos Fortune, and even faster than your current Breakthrough speed, would you be willing to consider being my Dao Companion?"

Cao Yang's words caused Jinwu Lanxin's heart to fall into deep conflict and hesitation.

She knew very well in her heart that if she followed what Cao Yang said and improved her Physique, she would indeed be able to achieve faster Breakthroughs in her cultivation.

However, she could not be certain how much help this improvement in Physique would actually have for her, and compared to losing her Chaos Fortune, which one would be more critical to her breaking through Realms.

Cao Yang seemed to notice Jinwu Lanxin's hesitation and immediately added, "Look, although I don't have the slightest bit of Chaos Fortune, am I not still able to quickly break through Realms? Moreover, judging by the current progress, it shouldn't be too long before I transcend this Chaos World."

"Furthermore, according to what you said earlier, even if you and I become Dao Companions, you won't lose all of your Chaos Fortune. So, unless you really dislike becoming my Dao Companion, you can definitely consider my proposal."

Cao Yang's words were like a sharp sword, piercing straight into Jinwu Lanxin's heart.

She couldn't help but start to re-examine this issue.

Just then, seeing that Jinwu Lanxin was still hesitant, Cao Yang continued to persuade her, "Don't misunderstand, I am not forcing you to do anything. I just think that this might be a good choice for both of us."

Jinwu Lanxin hurriedly shook her head and explained, "No, don't misunderstand either. I don't mean that I dislike you. It's just that this matter is really too important to me, and I need to consider it carefully."

After a short pause, Jinwu Lanxin asked, "However, you said just now that you could help me break through Realms in the future—is that true?"

Jinwu Lanxin pondered secretly that improving her Physique would indeed have many benefits for her, but deep down, she still longed for an extra guarantee.

After all, this concerned her future path of cultivation as well as her relationship with Cao Yang.

In her eyes, Cao Yang was so unique, and his existence made her feel unprecedentedly special.

This feeling made her unwilling to easily sever her connection with Cao Yang, and even less willing to lose him because of some uncertain factors.

Just then, Cao Yang seemed to notice Jinwu Lanxin's concerns and hurriedly comforted her, "Of course, you absolutely don't need to worry! I promise you, not just you, I will do my utmost to help all of my Dao Companions break through their Realms.

Whenever and wherever, as long as I have the ability, I will absolutely not let anyone down."

Cao Yang's words were full of confidence and determination, as if he had already regarded this matter as his own responsibility and obligation.

His attitude put Jinwu Lanxin's heart somewhat at ease, and at the same time, she gained a little more trust in his promise.

"In the future, if you find that I have stopped helping any woman break through her Realm, then you can completely consider me a person who doesn't keep his word!" Cao Yang said decisively, his eyes firm and sincere, making it impossible for anyone to doubt his determination.

"Alright, since that's the case, I am willing to be your Dao Companion. Go ahead and improve my Physique for me!" Jinwu Lanxin's voice was crisp and firm, as if there was not the slightest hesitation.

Cao Yang was delighted. He had originally been worried that Jinwu Lanxin would refuse; he didn't expect her to agree so readily.

"Alright, I will help you improve your Physique." Cao Yang said hurriedly, his voice revealing a hint of excitement.

Just then, the voice of the System Loli suddenly rang out in Cao Yang's mind: "Beep, congratulations, Master. Jinwu Lanxin's favorability toward Master has increased by 10, and her favorability has reached 80. Please continue your efforts, Master!"

Hearing this news, the corner of Cao Yang's mouth twitched involuntarily. He had originally thought that since Jinwu Lanxin had already agreed to be his Dao Companion, her favorability should have at least been ninety; he didn't expect it to only be eighty.

This made Cao Yang feel somewhat surprised, but he quickly adjusted his mindset.

After all, a favorability of eighty was already quite high. If he just worked a little harder, perhaps he could push Jinwu Lanxin's favorability toward him even further.

"Since you are now my Dao Companion, come here and wear this chaos tribulation ring. I certainly don't want my Dao Companion to be struck by Chaos Divine Thunder."

Cao Yang exchanged a tribulation avoidance ring from the System Store, upgraded it into a chaos tribulation ring, and handed it to Jinwu Lanxin.

"Thank you, you lecher."

Jinwu Lanxin was delighted and hurriedly reached out to take it, but she didn't expect that Cao Yang had no intention of letting go of the ring.

Seeing Jinwu Lanxin's puzzled look, Cao Yang smiled wickedly: "Call me Brother Cao, and I'll give it to you."

"Hmph, you lecher, look behind you, Little Sister Tian Qing is coming."

Taking advantage of the moment Cao Yang turned his head, Jinwu Lanxin snatched the chaos tribulation ring away.

Jinwu Lanxin revealed a smug smile: "Heh, trying to fight with me."

Cao Yang turned his head back and smiled helplessly; in fact, he was actively cooperating with Jinwu Lanxin!

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