Chapter 678: Dual cultivation, dragon and phoenix origin!
“Yang Ming Fellow Daoist, you’re awake.”
Qingluan True Monarch’s eyes, still a bit hazy and unfocused, met Lu Changsheng’s gaze. Her voice was calm and indifferent, without the slightest hint of awkwardness, as she said, “Earlier, Fellow Daoist was gravely wounded, on the verge of death, and I too was severely injured. In desperation, I had no choice but to use the Heavenly Phoenix Nirvana Great Art to Dual Cultivate with Fellow Daoist for healing.”
“???”
Lu Changsheng had just been racking his brain for words, trying to figure out how to avoid an awkward situation. He never expected Qingluan True Monarch to be so nonchalant.
If not for a glimpse of her exquisite face, which was flushed with a hint of red, Lu Changsheng would have suspected he was dreaming, experiencing a hallucination.
After all, she was currently sitting perfectly astride him.
“How, how can this be? Wouldn’t doing so be too unfair to Fellow Daoist?”
Lu Changsheng’s expression was a mix of surprise and delight. He breathed a little heavily, speaking somewhat eagerly.
“We Cultivators, why should we care about such things like common Mortals? Moreover, the situation was urgent at the time, as long as Yang Ming Fellow Daoist doesn’t mind.”
Even with their intimate, seamless closeness, Qingluan True Monarch’s face remained calm and indifferent, her words soft and natural, as if stating the most ordinary thing.
“…”
Lu Changsheng was speechless, unsure how to respond for a moment.
Years ago, he had taught his son to remain unflustered even when the heavens collapsed before him, and unmoved even when Dragons and Phoenixes appeared behind him.
At this moment, Lu Changsheng truly witnessed it.
Or rather, if you’re not awkward, then the other person will be.
Looking at Qingluan True Monarch’s alluring yet cold and dignified face, and the faint sense of detachment in her eyes, Lu Changsheng took a deep breath and said earnestly, “Qingluan Fellow Daoist, I once consumed a Medicinal Pill with a Nirvana effect. Therefore, when I was on the verge of death, I could stabilize my condition through the Medicinal Pill’s effects and achieve Rebirth through Nirvana.”
“However, this Nirvana power seems to have created a wonderful situation with Fellow Daoist’s Nascent Yin Secret Art.”
“If we were to Dual Cultivate with all our might now, we might be able to advance further and both undergo a baptismal transformation!”
Since Qingluan True Monarch was unwilling to discuss matters of love, Lu Changsheng spoke with a serious and sincere expression.
As he spoke, he slightly raised himself and placed his hand on Qingluan True Monarch’s plump and alluring fair thigh, wanting to see if she would resist.
“Rebirth through Nirvana…”
Without Lu Changsheng needing to say more, Qingluan True Monarch felt a strange tremor within her Heavenly Phoenix Bloodline as the two streams of Nirvana power intertwined.
Although she wasn’t sure if Dual Cultivation would lead to a baptismal transformation, it was highly likely to bring some benefits.
“Good.”
After a slight pause, Qingluan True Monarch nodded in agreement.
Although she was a woman, she had Cultivated for hundreds of years, growing from a Loose Cultivator to the foremost Loose Cultivator in Jiang Country, a Nascent Soul True Lord. Naturally, she wouldn’t be as timid and behave like a little girl as many female Cultivators.
Especially since she and Lu Changsheng had already broken through that barrier, giving her Heavenly Phoenix Nascent Yin to him for healing. Now, with Dual Cultivation, if both of them could advance further, she naturally wouldn’t refuse.
Upon hearing this, Lu Changsheng immediately said with a serious expression, “Please cooperate with me, Fellow Daoist.”
Qingluan True Monarch was startled. She met Lu Changsheng’s gaze for a moment, then nodded gently.
Seeing this, Lu Changsheng instantly rose, wrapping his arms around Qingluan True Monarch’s waist. He took the initiative, pressing her down onto the stone bed beneath him.
Perhaps the movement of the Profound Dragon Nirvana power and Heavenly Phoenix Nirvana power in his Physical Body was too intense, and Lu Changsheng didn’t control his strength well, causing a magnetic, soft moan to escape Qingluan True Monarch’s lips.
“Boom!”
However, with just that faint sound, Lu Changsheng’s entire body completely boiled over. Two scorching beams of light shot from his eyes, and he nearly lost his sanity.
After all, this was Qingluan True Monarch!
Years ago, when he was still a Foundation Establishment Cultivator, hearing that name, the title of Jiang Country’s foremost Loose Cultivator, had filled him with longing.
Now, he was pressing her beneath him!
Lu Changsheng took a deep breath, trying his best to maintain his rationality. He lifted her plump, jade-like, straight beautiful legs and began to circulate the Sun Moon Reincarnation Art and the Yin Yang Creation Scripture.
“Caw!”
As Lu Changsheng’s Cultivation Technique circulated, a reddish glow flowed from Qingluan True Monarch’s Physical Body, then began to burn like flames, gradually condensing into a soaring fiery Phoenix.
Its body was slender and graceful, majestic and noble, with layers of tail feathers, each blooming with different fiery colors, like the Five Virtues flowing.
“Roar!”
The Primordial Azure Dragon, formed from the Profound Dragon Nirvana Pill, roared. The Dragon’s roar was mighty, complementing the Phoenix’s cry, a perfect match.
Immediately, the two forces began to slowly merge, like Yin and Yang, incredibly harmonious.
At the same time, Qingluan True Monarch’s Heavenly Phoenix Bloodline and Nirvana power continuously surged from her Physical Body, intertwining with Lu Changsheng’s Chaos Body and Profound Dragon Nirvana power.
And during this process, the two people on the stone bed also blended together, inseparable.
Inside the cave, Lu Changsheng and Qingluan True Monarch Dual Cultivated day and night. The Dragon and Phoenix phantoms intertwined around their Physical Bodies, engulfing them both.
During this process, the Dragon and Phoenix Nirvana power continuously scoured their flesh, bones, skin, internal organs, Meridians, and Dantian, transforming them as if they were reborn, becoming even more solid and resilient.
Especially Lu Changsheng.
When he was attempting Foundation Establishment years ago, Xiao Xiyue sent him a Golden Crow Pill. With the Great Sun Essence from the Golden Crow Pill and the Lunar Origin of her Moon Splendor Spiritual Body, she sought to condense a top-tier Dao Foundation for him: the Sun Moon Dao Foundation!
However, his Seven Luminaries Dao Foundation was already extraordinary, and by a strange coincidence, under Yun Wanchang’s Spiritual Energy years ago, it ultimately transformed into the Yin-Yang Five Elements Dao Foundation.
Now, Qingluan True Monarch’s situation was remarkably similar to that time.
During their Dual Cultivation, Qingluan True Monarch’s Heavenly Phoenix Nirvana power intertwined with the effects of the Profound Dragon Nirvana Pill, like Yin and Yang, forming a Dragon and Phoenix Origin.
If Lu Changsheng didn’t possess the Chaos Body, he might have condensed into some Acquired Spiritual Body.
Nevertheless, under this Dragon and Phoenix Origin, Lu Changsheng’s Physical Body, Magic Power, Divine Sense, Yin-Yang Five Elements Dao Foundation, Yin Yang Great Dao Golden Core, and Chaos Body all received enhancements.
“Boom boom boom!!!”
After an unknown period, the Dragon and Phoenix phantoms in the cave roared in unison, erupting with a grand, vast, and mighty aura of Magic Power, surging in all directions like a tide.
Even though this cave was protected by a Formation and sealed by the Sun Moon Two Instruments Profound Light Mirror, it shook violently, as if on the verge of collapsing.
As the Dragon and Phoenix phantoms gradually dissipated, a man and a woman appeared.
Both were unclothed, embracing tightly, their eyes locked, like a pair of lovers.
But in the woman’s star-like eyes, there wasn’t much affection. She gently pushed the man away, her red lips slightly parted, and said, “Thank you, Yang Ming Fellow Daoist.”
Lu Changsheng had not deceived her. After repeated Dual Cultivation sessions, her Heavenly Phoenix Bloodline had not only condensed further, but her Physical Body, Magic Power, and Nascent Soul Origin had all improved somewhat.
At the very least, it saved her decades of arduous Cultivation. After a good period of consolidation, she could even directly Breakthrough a minor Realm.
“Fellow Daoist is too polite. I should be thanking you.”
Lu Changsheng looked at Qingluan True Monarch before him and sighed inwardly.
He knew that Qingluan True Monarch was a true Cultivator, a seeker of the Dao, with an unyielding Dao Heart, difficult to be swayed or influenced by romantic feelings.
Or rather, his idea of conquering her by being a hero saving the beauty, followed by a few Dual Cultivation sessions, was simply a pipe dream.
Looking at Qingluan True Monarch’s snow-white, graceful, and somewhat reddish-gold glowing jade body, Lu Changsheng felt a pleasant aftertaste.
During the Dual Cultivation process, although he was primarily in control,
Once Qingluan True Monarch adapted and understood the rhythm, she occasionally showed her dominance, taking control of the pace.
Throughout the entire process, they went back and forth, which also had its own unique flavor.
Qingluan True Monarch looked at the messy cave. With a slight raise of her hand, a red glow surged around her body, dispelling all impurities. She put on her beautiful green brocade robe and re-tied her messy hair. She instantly reverted to her usual heroic, cold, and domineering self, Qingluan True Monarch.
Lu Changsheng looked at Qingluan True Monarch, who now resembled a refined young noble, and felt a slight trance.
If not for his naked body and the state of his Magic Power Cultivation, he would have thought everything that happened was an enchanting dream.
“Phew!”
Knowing that a Cultivator like Qingluan True Monarch needed to be conquered step by step through strength and personal charm, Lu Changsheng didn’t act clingy. He lightly raised his hand and pulled out a green bamboo-patterned Magic Robe from his storage ring to put on.
When he usually used the identity of Immortal Master Yang Ming, he wore a black Void Sky Robe.
But in the previous battle, his Lifebound Treasure, the golden tiger dragon pattern armor, was completely destroyed, and the Void Sky Robe was also too damaged to wear.
He briefly sensed his body’s condition.
His Magic Power Cultivation had risen from the somewhat unstable Core Formation ninth layer to the Peak Perfection.
If he wished, he could trigger the Heavenly Tribulation at any time and attempt to Breakthrough to Nascent Soul!
Body Refining was also similar.
The fourth-tier Body Refining, which he originally needed to spend a large amount of resources to Cultivate the Vatican Devil True Saint Art to be confident in breaking through, was no longer an issue in his eyes.
If it weren’t for the concern that his Breakthrough to fourth-tier Body Refining would trigger the Heavenly Tribulation, Lu Changsheng could have directly broken through this Physical Body Heavenly Tribulation during the Dual Cultivation process with the help of the Dragon and Phoenix Nirvana Origin!
“This wave of benefits is simply…”
Lu Changsheng looked again at the Yin-Yang Five Elements Dao Foundation and Yin Yang Great Dao Golden Core in his Qi Sea Dantian.
Compared to the increase in Cultivation, the improvement in his Foundation was of greater help to him.
The medicinal power of the Profound Dragon Nirvana Pill and Qingluan True Monarch’s Heavenly Phoenix power intertwined and surged, transforming into a Dragon and Phoenix Origin.
This Origin, refined and circulated by the Yin Yang Creation Scripture, flowed like Yin and Yang, further enhancing Lu Changsheng’s Dao Foundation and Golden Core.
One could see that the Yin Yang Diagram, which coiled around his Dao Foundation and Golden Core, seemed to be a fusion of an Azure Dragon and a Heavenly Phoenix, possessing a previously absent pressure.
“Dragon and Phoenix Origin…”
Lu Changsheng murmured in his heart, knowing that his Yin and Yang Origin, compared to before, had greatly improved, whether for nourishing his Physical Body, Dao Foundation, or for Dual Cultivation with others.
Moreover, during combat, he could imbue his Magic Power with a hint of Dragon and Phoenix pressure, which would have a certain suppressive effect on Yao Beasts.
“Yang Ming Fellow Daoist, although we are now out of danger, our matter will surely draw the apprehension of many Nascent Soul cultivators. For the time being, I plan to find a place to Cultivate in seclusion and digest the gains from the Secret Realm. I won’t be returning to Qingluan Immortal City for now. What are your plans, Fellow Daoist?”
Qingluan True Monarch saw Lu Changsheng in his green robe, looking as handsome as an immortal, paused slightly, and spoke.
With the life-saving rescue and joint combat in the Secret Realm, and the Dual Cultivation during these days, the two had become more harmonious and natural.
“Cultivate in seclusion, not return to Qingluan Immortal City?”
Lu Changsheng raised an eyebrow, instantly guessing that Qingluan True Monarch was preparing to flee.
She had gone to great lengths to acquire the Poison Dragon Pool, a fourth-tier Spiritual Land, through the Wilderness War. After years of clearing it, she had just begun building an Immortal City, and now she was going to leave directly.
However, after a second thought, Lu Changsheng understood.
She had gained much prominence and obtained a secret treasure from this Secret Realm trip. Upon her return, many people would surely go to Qingluan Immortal City to cause trouble.
Although Jiang Country had the Heaven Sword Sect,
When Qingluan True Monarch was surrounded and attacked by five Nascent Soul cultivators earlier, Xuanjian Zhenjun, also from Jiang Country, did not intervene.
If Qingluan True Monarch returned to Jiang Country, it was uncertain whether the Heaven Sword Sect would be friend or foe.
“I also plan to Cultivate in seclusion for a period of time.”
Lu Changsheng said.
Although his trip to the Secret Realm had been fruitful,
His losses were also significant.
His Lifebound Treasure, the Yin Yang Diagram, was damaged and needed to be reforged and upgraded.
His armor, the golden tiger dragon pattern armor, was shattered and needed to be re-refined.
His Magic Robe, the Void Sky Robe, was damaged and needed to be re-refined and repaired.
His Divine Ability, Brahma Demon True Body, had self-destructed and needed to be re-condensed.
Although he hadn’t cleaned out Heavenly Silkworm True Lord and the Purple Robed Old Man’s storage rings, he imagined they would be enough to compensate for his losses.
So, after returning home, he planned to go deep into the Great Dream Marsh to Breakthrough to fourth-tier Body Refining, then properly consolidate his Foundation, and prepare for his Nascent Soul Breakthrough.
“Good. In that case, Fellow Daoist, take care. We shall part ways here. If anything happens, Fellow Daoist can break this feather, and I will sense it and come immediately.”
Qingluan True Monarch said, taking out a green feather from her storage ring and handing it to Lu Changsheng.
This should be a token, long nourished by Magic Power, allowing for a subtle connection even across vast distances.
After speaking, she continued, “Regarding Qingxuan’s matter, to be frank, my divination Legacy is related to my Cultivation Technique, which ordinary people cannot Cultivate. Therefore, I cannot teach him in that aspect.”
“However, I Acquired several divination Legacies in my early years. If Fellow Daoist is willing, you can let him study them.”
Qingluan True Monarch handed several Jade Slips to Lu Changsheng and said.
She naturally knew Lu Changsheng’s purpose in sending Lu Qingxuan to Qingluan Immortal City back then.
It’s just that her Cultivation Technique Legacy was extraordinary and pertained to her own being, and ordinary people could not Cultivate it to the入门 Realm.
“Ordinary people cannot Cultivate…”
Lu Changsheng thought of his own Yin Yang Creation Scripture, Vatican Devil True Saint Art, Wan E Du Ling Secret Canon, and his son Lu Quanzhen’s Kunpeng Devouring Heaven Demon God Art.
The prerequisite conditions for Cultivating these Cultivation Techniques were all extremely strict, making it impossible for ordinary people to even get started.
When Qingluan True Monarch said this, he instantly understood.
“Such matters cannot be forced. Since Qingxuan doesn’t have this karmic connection, there’s nothing to blame. I also thank Qingluan Fellow Daoist for taking care of my son all these years.”
Lu Changsheng nodded gently, not forcing the issue, and asked, “How long do you plan to Cultivate in seclusion, Fellow Daoist? And what are your plans for Qingluan Immortal City?”
“Short term, ten years; long term, thirty to fifty years.”
Qingluan True Monarch mused for a moment, then said, “As for the Immortal City…”
“As long as I don’t show myself, the Immortal City won’t have major problems. Moreover, the Poison Dragon Pool Immortal City is newly established, and the Heaven Sword Sect wouldn’t allow it to be interfered with or destroyed.”
Lu Changsheng was unsure of the Heaven Sword Sect’s attitude towards him, but she herself was very clear.
As long as she wasn’t gravely injured or crippled, or didn’t actively turn against the Heaven Sword Sect, the Heaven Sword Sect would protect Qingluan Immortal City to maintain stability in Jiang Country.
“Fellow Daoist’s heavenly secrets are a complete Chaos, which I cannot glimpse. However, according to my calculations and senses, many Nascent Soul cultivators will focus their attention on Jiang Country in the coming period. If Fellow Daoist does not wish to invite trouble, it is best not to seek attention again, appearing in the public eye as Immortal Master Yang Ming…”
Qingluan True Monarch gazed at Lu Changsheng before her, warning him solemnly.
Her decision to retreat was also due to a subtle premonition that if she returned to Jiang Country, to Qingluan Immortal City, there might be ill omens. Thus, she would temporarily avoid the limelight.