91: The Seventh Level of the Primordial Immortal Scripture

Four months later, at the Peak of Scholarly Fragrance Courtyard.

On a huge rock beneath the waterfall, Cao Bu sat with his upper body bare. The three hundred and sixty acupoints across his body were like black holes, swallowing the elemental forces of heaven and earth to wash over himself.

The waterfall surged down, its massive hydraulic force crashing onto him without causing the slightest harm.

He formed hand seals, channeling Earth Fire.

Blazing lava poured into his body through his palms; his Meridians turned crimson and his skin charred and cracked, only to heal under the nourishment of life force.

Simultaneously, specks of golden light materialized from the void, turning into invisible arrows that pierced his body. Each arrow stabbed into an acupoint, bringing a soul-tearing agony.

Cao Bu's body trembled and his face turned deathly pale as sweat and blood mixed together and flowed down.

He gritted his teeth, maintaining the clarity of his spiritual consciousness.

The three hundred and sixty acupoints vibrated and expanded amidst the torture, finally linking together to form a cosmic stellar array within his body, greatly increasing his capacity to devour and feedback energy.

Suddenly, Cao Bu roared toward the sky, the sound so powerful it forced the waterfall to flow backward.

The charred skin across his body shed away, revealing new skin that shimmered with luster.

A long time passed.

Cao Bu opened his eyes, a sharp light flashing within them.

“The seventh stage of the Primordial Indestructible Scripture is finally complete.”

He muttered to himself, feeling the power within his body and curling his lips slightly: “The seventh stage, the Profound Aperture Realm; my Physical Body is now comparable to the Void Breaking Realm.”

During these four months, he had devoted all his efforts to cultivating the Primordial Indestructible Scripture, leaving his cultivation level stagnant at the seventh level of the Divine Power Realm.

There were three reasons for this progress:

First, a talent that transcended the mundane world.

Second, an endurance beyond that of ordinary people.

Third, tireless cultivation without rest.

There was one more point: the first eight stages of this Cultivation Technique were inherently simple; the difficulty lay in the stages that followed.

Of course, this was only true for him.

For anyone else, the results would be far inferior.

Take Su Li for example; they had started cultivating almost at the same time, yet she was still at the third stage, the Mercury Blood Realm.

If it were an ordinary person, they might not have even touched the first stage yet.

“It's time to Breakthrough to the Void Breaking Realm.”

Cao Bu took out more than a dozen Heaven And Earth Treasures containing Yin-Yang Two Energies given by Su Li and began refining them.

The Spiritual Plants and precious medicines floated up, and his bodily acupoints reversed their flow, extracting the Yin-Yang Two Energies from within them.

The blazing white Yang Qi and the murky dark Yin Qi transformed into two flood dragons, roaring as they bored into his body.

With a solemn expression, Cao Bu used the Primordial Indestructible Scripture as a foundation, driving the energy to impact the barrier between the Divine Power Realm and the Void Breaking Realm.

“Boom!”

The barrier shattered, and the Yin and Yang power of heaven and earth flooded into his Dantian.

His Aura climbed rapidly.

Eighth level of the Divine Power Realm!

Ninth level of the Divine Power Realm!

Peak of the Divine Power Realm!

First level of the Void Breaking Realm!

The Yin-Yang Two Energies were not yet exhausted, continuing to push his Realm forward.

When the last wisp of Yin-Yang Two Energies was refined, his Realm stopped at the third heaven of the Void Breaking Realm!

Cao Bu opened his eyes, which seemed to contain the sun and moon, as the space around him rippled.

He lightly clenched his fist, feeling the power within him that could tear through the void, a smile touching his lips: “Now, I can tear through the void on my own.”

After speaking, he closed his eyes and began to stabilize his cultivation.

Just then.

Within the mist splashed up by the waterfall, a graceful figure walked slowly from the distance.

She wore a black dress with dark patterns; the hem swept across the stones on the ground as she walked, and her long legs, wrapped in the fabric, were straight and white. Every step carried a unique rhythm.

She had a slender waist, a full bust, and seductive eyes, though the coldness deep within them made people afraid to approach easily.

She came to a halt at the shore, her gaze falling on Cao Bu, who was sitting cross-legged in cultivation on the giant rock. Suddenly, she raised her hand, her fingertips hooking the edge of her dress, and shed her clothing from top to bottom.

The black dress slipped down, revealing a snow-white, delicate body that exuded a contradictory beauty—a hidden demonic allure within sanctity. Every inch of her skin shimmered in the mist.

Without the slightest hesitation, she stepped into the pool.

Beneath the water's surface, her hazy, snow-white body swayed with her movements, tracing an enticing silhouette in the green waves.

A moment later, she treaded through the water to the giant rock and gently hugged Cao Bu from behind.

Her cheek pressed against his warm back, and her delicate body couldn't help but tremble slightly, fragmented trills escaping her mouth.

Cao Bu did not open his eyes, asking in a flat voice: “Did you go to devour others again?”

The person behind him did not respond immediately; only suppressed, intermittent sounds of pain drifted over.

An hour passed.

Suddenly, a terrifying Aura erupted from the woman's body, and the mist surrounding her was instantly dispersed, revealing her form.

She was none other than Gu Chuyan.

Cao Bu stroked her hair and said softly: “Did you Breakthrough?”

Gu Chuyan leaned in his embrace and nodded: “Mm, I'm in the Void Breaking Realm now.”

Cao Bu's hand paused, and his tone grew heavy: “In the last four months, nearly a hundred thousand people have gone missing from the four major main cities. Was it your doing?”

Gu Chuyan buried herself in his chest and said nothing, her silence making her admission more than obvious.

“The Second Adoptive Mother has already asked me to investigate this matter.” Cao Bu added sternly: “Behave yourself lately. If she senses the Devilish Qi inside you, no one will be able to protect you.”

Gu Chuyan didn't take it seriously, looking up at him with craftiness in her eyes: “The Third Mistress left measures inside me long ago; the Second Mistress won't be able to find anything.”

“That still won't do. For your safety, if you dare to...” Cao Bu hadn't finished speaking when he saw Gu Chuyan staring at him pitifully.

The words at the tip of Cao Bu's tongue were instantly stuck.

Looking at her like this, he eventually sighed helplessly and swallowed the rest of his words.

Seeing that he wasn't speaking, Gu Chuyan asked in a soft voice: “Are you still angry?”

“Within the territory of the Gu Clan, you should still try to...”

Just as he started, Gu Chuyan gave him that pitiful look again.

Seeing this, Cao Bu completely lost his temper and waved his hand: “Fine, fine, do as you wish.”

Hearing this, Gu Chuyan smiled, leaned in, and kissed him on the cheek.

Looking at her, Cao Bu was actually quite satisfied in his heart.

His attempt to persuade her just now was on the surface about her safety, but in reality, it was to test her obedience.

Although she didn't directly follow his advice, she knew how to use a pleasing manner to dissolve his dissatisfaction, which counted as another form of obedience.

During these four months, there had been no news of Gu Feng, who was supposed to return three months ago.

The Life and Death Demon Seed had already been fully refined by him, producing a total of seven Sub-Demon Seeds.

Four of them had already been fused by Su Li, Ye Linglong, Yan Ruyu, and Gu Chuyan respectively.

After Yan Ruyu fused with the demon seed, he also gave her the Taiyin Divine Body Origin.

This could be considered a roundabout way of acknowledging her identity.

As for the true function of the demon seeds, he didn't tell them everything, only that they allowed them to share life and death; none of the four had refused at the time.

On Su Li's side, she had also refined the Reincarnation Divine Body Origin over the past few months.

Like the yin-yang demonic source he had refined back then, its primary function was to enhance talent rather than directly increase cultivation.

Even so, Su Li's current cultivation had surpassed Leng Yue's, reaching the seventh level of the Quasi-Emperor Realm.

As for Leng Yue, she had completely restored her cultivation two months ago. After refining the moon soul crystal marrow, her comprehension of the Law of the Moon reached its Peak, and her cultivation even broke through a minor stage, reaching the sixth level of the Quasi-Emperor Realm.

In addition, he would go to socialize with the other seven Elders every once in a while.

Through these interactions, they had become much more familiar than before.

He had also obtained a bit of inheritance progress from each of the seven people.

There were also Li Xinxue and Gu Lingshuang; these few months had also allowed him to gain a bit of inheritance progress from each of them.

Now, only the final 1% remained for both of them. Taking them down was only a matter of time.

Another hour passed.

Only then did Cao Bu lead Gu Chuyan away from the waterfall and head toward the Cangfeng Residence.

Just as they reached the entrance, they saw two figures sitting under the pavilion in the courtyard.

Drawing closer, they saw it was Gu Lingshuang and Li Xinxue.

Gu Lingshuang held a long sword in her hand, her fingertips lightly tracing the blade.

Li Xinxue held a small wine bottle, tilting her head back to pour wine into her mouth. She didn't care as the liquid trickled down from the corner of her lips.

“Why are you two here?” Cao Bu walked in with Gu Chuyan.

Seeing them approach, both stopped what they were doing and turned their gazes toward them in unison.

Cao Bu saw clearly that there was a hidden, subtle jealousy in their eyes.

Gu Lingshuang stood up first and walked over quickly. She reached out to pull Gu Chuyan away from Cao Bu's side, then grabbed Cao Bu's hand, her tone urgent: “Big Brother Cao, where did you go? There are still several parts of the Heartless Sword Manual you taught me before that I don't understand. Can you teach me to practice it again?”

As she spoke, she tried to pull him outside.

But she had only dragged Cao Bu half a step when his other hand was grabbed by Li Xinxue.

She shook the wine jar in her hand, her eyes filled with grievance: “Cao Bu, you promised to drink with me before. It's been a month since the last time you accompanied me. Isn't it time you came with me today?”

No one knew that Li Xinxue's obsession with drinking wasn't to numb herself.

It was because every time she got drunk, a comfortable warmth would spread through her entire body—a sense of security she had never felt before.