Yan Bingling sat frozen in place, her face alternating between pale and green. Even though the sword case and incarnation had returned, and both disciples were unharmed, she felt even more uneasy.
“Lian!” “Here.” “Tell me what happened in between.”
Yu Shen Yinglian tilted her head and thought for a moment. She only knew that her senior brother had somehow become the High Priest, and had also “fallen asleep” during the pursuit of the divine dragon. She didn’t know anything else.
Removing the head and tail, only the two of them embracing and sleeping in the shrine remained—a shameless, brazen time for the senior brother and sister.
‘Is that something I can say?’ Yan Bingling became even angrier after hearing that.
“How outrageous!”
Pagoda Cabinet.
Qin Xiang was pulling Ji Shiyu close, asking about her well-being, chatting, and checking if the young girl was injured.
Little Yellow Hair shook her head like a rattle drum, grinning foolishly, her eyebrows dancing.
“You can rest assured a hundred percent, Shi Niang! While you’re away, I’ll take good care of Master!”
Yun Liu quietly slipped into the room. His worry about a crisis at home hadn’t materialized. Seeing this scene, he felt slightly relieved and said with a smile:
“Our family of three is finally reunited?”
Ao Tian laughed.
‘Where does that leave the lonely old hen guarding an empty nest?’
Qin Xiang glared at her husband who was being improper outside the curtain, and said seriously:
“You, don’t joke about this anymore. Shiyu has grown up. When it comes down to it, you, as her Master, aren’t much older than her!”
“Exactly, exactly!”
Yun Liu pointed at himself.
During his absence, the bond between the foster mother (the victim) and the adopted daughter (the blonde) seemed to have grown even stronger.
Ji Shiyu hugged Qin Xiang’s arm tighter, taking a chicken feather as an arrow of command, giving off a feeling of having been granted permission to cuckold her master by imperial decree.
“…Is it my fault?”
Mother and daughter are of one heart, happy and harmonious. The two, each with their own ulterior motives, are actually on the same side, and the father has become an outsider.
Well, it seems Shi Niang has her own plans for the ambitious adopted daughter. Perhaps it’s more fitting to leave the task of teaching Feng Aotian to Sister Qin.
“Why are you up here so quickly? Have you appeased both your little Martial Aunts?”
“Not yet, I can only take it step by step. Compared to their old habits, there’s something more important right now!”
Yun Liu rubbed his hands together, repeatedly signaling his rebellious disciple with his eyes to be sensible and leave. He decided to have some tender moments with Qin Xiang before confessing, to avoid her fury when she learned the truth, which might result in punishment of not being allowed to touch her for half a year or more.
“Mmm, you came at the right time. It’s time for Shiyu to break through to the next realm. Now is the best opportunity.”
Qin Xiang nodded, mistakenly thinking that the matter the young man spoke of concerned the blonde. She took out a sealed wax pill fragrant with medicine.
For some reason, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth on the girl was so dense it was shocking. Her divine soul and Qi Sea were fully prepared. If she didn’t break through to store it in the Jade Mansion soon, it would be wasted when the energy dispersed.
“Ah?”
Yun Liu’s smile froze as he watched Qin Xiang break the wax pill and stuff the Heavenly Dao Ginseng Pill into Ji Shiyu’s mouth, ready to help her protect the Dharma.
‘A kind mother spoils the daughter!’ ‘I’m afraid you don’t know, Sister Qin. You treat her like a daughter, but she wants to be your sister!’
“What’s with the ‘ah’? Isn’t Shiyu your favorite disciple, Mr. Yun? Come over and help.”
Without delay, the two joined forces to set up a formation to seal the room, to protect the Dragon Slaying Maiden as she formed her core.
Qin Xiang sat cross-legged in meditation, her smile fading. She pressed her palms against Ji Shiyu’s and silently recited the essentials of the Sword Formula.
“Embrace Spirit and Guard Unity, Sword Heart Melting Soul.”
Ji Shiyu was stunned for a moment, then nodded in surprise, her heart full of joy.
She had been waiting for this day for a long time. Finally, she could catch up to her Master’s pace.
Their divine senses merged, connecting their spiritual meridians.
Qin Xiang was even more amazed at the girl’s extraordinary natural gifts and exceptional fortune.
First, she had a cup of Tree Sea Soul Essence, then she was bathed in Sakura Dragon Blood Essence, blessed by fortune, and her Xuantian Nine Transformations had reached the third level.
Ji Shiyu’s Innate Spiritual Foundation and Sea of Consciousness had both been elevated. Even a Golden Core Peak cultivator would find it hard to have such a magnificent Jade Mansion Foundation.
At the same time, anomalies emerged at Shipwreck Bay.
Inside the enormous foam, everyone sensed that a cultivator was forming a core here.
“Hmm? Which sly little one is this… Oh well, I’ll lend a hand.”
The foam rippled slightly. Under the impact of the Golden Core Tribulation, several Nascent Soul cultivators had to step in to stabilize the Wave Rejection Formation of the ruins, to avoid being affected by the chaotic currents.
Ao Tian stood on top of Yun Liu’s head, unable to contain his excitement, beaming with joy.
“Soon, soon…”
“Shiyu has already collected three fortunes without even realizing it. She’s still two-thirds away from the Nine Nines Return to One!”
The Golden Core Tribulation came naturally. The surging spiritual tides in the room couldn’t harm the blonde in the slightest. The Heavenly Dao Ginseng Pill was merely icing on the cake.
Ji Shiyu wandered deep within her Sea of Consciousness, inexplicably recalling the murmurs of the Illusion Pavilion Elder, writing the character “Sword” over and over, the suspended Sword Heart growing ever deeper.
Around her, there was also Qin Xiang’s Flying Flower Blessing for protection.
As the spiritual veins flowed back, sensing a strong Wood Spirit feedback, Qin Xiang’s delicate body trembled slightly, and a surge of vibrant life force emerged within her.
Yun Liu’s heart stirred, and he frowned, saying:
“No, the Dragon Blood Resonance is feeding back to the Protector Daoist. Sister Qin is also about to break through… Ao Tian!”
“Sss!”
Little Yellow Chick reacted quickly too, wrapping the two like a flaming cloak, hurriedly transforming into Phoenix Spirit Body Protection.
Qin Xiang was already at the Great Circle of Golden Core Peak. The Sakura Dragon Blood Essence was also a great tonic for cultivators with a Wood Spiritual Root. Now, a small portion of the essence that Ji Shiyu couldn’t fully digest dispersed, helping Qin Xiang cross the threshold.
Over Shipwreck Bay, the vortex surged violently, and the spiritual energy fluctuations were shockingly intense.
The Golden Core Tribulation was actually accompanied by the phenomena of a Nascent Soul Tribulation.
Boom!
Even more intense anomalous impacts followed one after another. The foam protecting the sandbank gradually twisted and deformed. The cultivators of the Five Islands all changed expression and added more strength to their coordinated support.
This is deadly.
The undersea sandbank deep within the Great Whirlpool was already territory of the Yao Race, full of danger. Forming a core here was one thing, but how could someone risk forming a Nascent Soul here!?
On the Immortal Gourd Spirit Boat that had not yet departed, Canghai and White Whale both turned their heads.
Who is so bold?
If we’re talking about Peak Foundation Establishment and Peak Golden Core cultivators, they only knew two, and they had just parted not long ago.
No way…
Shanhai Pavilion, Pagoda Cabinet.
Qin Xiang’s dark green long hair flew in the wind. The ink-colored Golden Core nurtured by her Jade Mansion Wood Spiritual Root peeled away inch by inch, slowly carving out the rough form of a young infant.
Double happiness, but the timing was quite bad.
The Protector Daoist was inspired and broke through at the same time, making it a tiger mount that was hard to dismount. If not handled well, it could not only damage Sister Qin’s Nascent Soul but also affect Shiyu’s core formation.
“Xun Star from Deep Wood.”
Yun Liu swiftly summoned his Pill Furnace and began refining an Embryo Nourishing Pill.
Fortunately, when they were at the Hazy Sakura Shrine, the spiritual medicine had already been fully nurtured and shaped with Ah Lian’s help. The spirit materials were sufficient, and they only needed to wait for Qin Xiang to need them before refining and producing the pill.
A Fourth Grade Spiritual Medicine consumed a lot of divine soul spiritual energy, rapidly draining Yun Liu’s Qi Sea.
He swallowed a large number of Spirit Summoning Pills, his pale face exceptionally focused.
The Nascent Soul Tribulation was even more violent, calling upon the Great Whirlpool to divert its flow into Shipwreck Bay.
Amidst the chaos of Shipwreck Bay, something deep within Qiongxiao Palace also sensed it.
Suddenly, a Heavenly Phenomenon emerged, and between the deep sea waves, a peaceful Spiritual Image slowly manifested.
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