Chapter 926: To the Forbidden Sea!

Chapter 923: Heading to the Forbidden Sea!

Shen Yiren’s heart trembled, and she remained silent.

Yes, if she couldn’t accept these things with an open mind, how could she overcome her Heart Demon and pass the Heart Demon Tribulation?

One must know that the Heart Demon Tribulation was all-pervasive, directly illuminating the deepest parts of one’s true self.

“If Third Palace Master insists on risking falling to the Heart Demon Tribulation to Breakthrough to Nascent Soul, Lu will not force you; I will turn and leave now.”

“But Lu has one request, which is to take my Bloodline from Goddess Palace with me.”

Lu Changsheng’s expression was no longer as gentle as before; it held a touch of coldness and dominance.

“No!” Shen Yiren immediately refused with indignation.

Previously, she had hoped her son, Shen Yuanming, would acknowledge Lu Changsheng as his father.

But now, knowing Lu Changsheng’s situation, she didn’t want her son to know about it.

Lu Changsheng didn’t release the beautiful woman in his arms and softened his tone slightly, saying, “I trust Third Palace Master very much.”

“I believe that with you, this child can receive good resources, education, and nurturing.”

“But I don’t trust your sisters, especially your second sister, Shen Baishuang.”

Lu Changsheng said this, his meaning clear: he believed Shen Yiren’s current situation made her chances of Breakthrough to Nascent Soul not high.

Shen Yiren wanted to say that even if she fell, her son would still be the Young Lord of Goddess Palace and would be cared for and nurtured by her sisters.

But the words caught in her throat.

She knew the core of the problem wasn’t there, but in the trust between them.

The Lu Zhenjun before her didn’t trust her two sisters.

Once she was gone, he wouldn’t want his son to remain in Goddess Palace.

At that time, both sides might even fight fiercely over their son, Shen Yuanming.

Shen Yiren’s face was dazed, her pearly teeth lightly biting her lips, unsure how to respond for a moment.

Lu Changsheng looked at Shen Yiren, who had stopped struggling, and sighed softly, his gaze softening. He said, “Everyone has Heart Demon flaws. If you always avoid confronting and thinking about them, then this hurdle can never be overcome.”

As he spoke, his fingertips lightly brushed the wisps of hair at her temples, his voice carrying an irresistible gentleness as he said, “You can try to accept this relationship, treat me as an ordinary Dao Companion, the child’s father.”

“…” Shen Yiren felt that Lu Changsheng’s words made a lot of sense, yet she also felt something was off.

If such matters were so easy, how could they turn into Heart Demon flaws?

Lu Changsheng released her, his gaze distant, and with his hands behind his back, he said, “The matter of White Dew Palace back then was a Heart Demon for Third Palace Master, but wasn’t it the same for Lu?”

“Not only did this matter disrupt many of my plans, but afterward, in the Turbulent Void Stream, I even encountered the Ghost Ship and was swept into the Eternal Night Land.”

“If Lu hadn’t possessed methods from his previous life, he would have been trapped and died in the Eternal Night Land in this life. Why do you think I can treat such a matter calmly? Why did I come to Goddess Palace peacefully?”

Lu Changsheng, in his azure robe, with his handsome features, spoke calmly and indifferently.

“Ghost Ship, Eternal Night Land?”

As the Third Palace Master of Goddess Palace, Shen Yiren naturally knew about the Ghost Ship, one of the four great natural disasters of Xingxiu Sea.

The Ghost Ship was incredibly mysterious, its origin unknown.

It was like a phantom, wandering the Xingxiu Sea.

Ancient records and notes about the Ghost Ship were half-true, half-false.

Some said the Ghost Ship connected to a spatial rift, the “Nether Land”; some said the Ghost Ship was a dilapidated supreme treasure; some said the Ghost Ship was a warship of a certain great power, and for unknown reasons, the Cultivators on board had perished, turning into ship spirits, awaiting revenge.

Regardless, the danger of the Ghost Ship was undeniable; most Cultivators who had seen it either disappeared or died.

Shen Yiren hadn’t expected that the Lu Zhenjun before her, when he fled Goddess Palace, had actually encountered such a Forbidden danger.

If one were to settle accounts, this belonged to a life-and-death enmity…

“Lu Zhenjun…” Shen Yiren’s mind was in turmoil, wanting to apologize on behalf of her second sister.

But how could such an encounter and experience be dismissed with a mere apology?

“I’m telling Third Palace Master this with no other intention than to say that the path of Cultivation is fraught with difficulties and dangers, and we will encounter many things that seem impossible to overcome.”

“But as long as you successfully overcome them, looking back later, they will be nothing more than a little hardship.”

“When Third Palace Master overcomes your Heart Demon and successfully Breakthrough to Nascent Soul, you will understand this state of mind.”

Lu Changsheng didn’t say much about the Ghost Ship or the Eternal Night Land.

Speaking of this matter, on one hand, was to increase Shen Yiren’s sense of guilt.

On the other hand, it was to speak to Shen Jianjia.

Although his Divine Sense hadn’t detected a third person.

His spiritual intuition, however, faintly sensed that someone was peeking at his conversation with Shen Yiren.

Lu Changsheng trusted his spiritual intuition.

He guessed that Shen Jianjia was observing and eavesdropping on him and Shen Yiren through some means.

“Lu has said all he needs to say. How you choose is entirely up to Third Palace Master.”

Lu Changsheng felt he had said enough and there was no need to say more.

Shen Yiren was silent for a moment, then raised her gentle and beautiful face and said, “Lu Zhenjun, Yiren wants to try yesterday’s Heart Demon Illusion again. May I trouble Zhenjun…”

Yesterday’s Heart Demon Illusion had greatly benefited her.

Her demeanor had shifted slightly after their recent conversation.

She wanted to use the Heart Demon Illusion to directly confront and question her true self.

“Alright.” Lu Changsheng nodded, activating the Six Desires Heart Demon Art, stirring Shen Yiren’s Heart Demon, her seven emotions and six desires, to form a Heart Demon Illusion.

At the same time, in the Goddess Palace, Shen Jianjia looked at the jade mirror in front of her, which was connected to the Formation Restriction.

In the mirror, Lu Changsheng and Shen Yiren were reflected.

Just as Lu Changsheng had sensed, Shen Jianjia had, from the moment they met, used the Formation Restriction of Shen Yiren’s palace to observe and eavesdrop on their conversation.

She could see that her sister was completely led by Lu Changsheng, this “old monster.”

However, regarding the Breakthrough to Nascent Soul, her interests aligned with Lu Changsheng’s, so she didn’t intervene.

“Ghost Ship…”

Shen Jianjia murmured in her heart, pondering whether what Lu Changsheng said about encountering the Ghost Ship and being swept into the Eternal Night Land was true or false.

If it was just to deceive her sister and deepen her guilt, then it was irrelevant.

But if it was true, and he had encountered the Ghost Ship and been swept into the Eternal Night Land after leaving Goddess Palace, barely escaping with his life, then this matter had to be taken seriously.

Under Lu Changsheng’s Six Desires Heart Demon Art, Shen Yiren’s Divine Soul was in disarray, gradually sinking into the Heart Demon Illusion.

Lu Changsheng held her delicate body, sitting cross-legged, controlling the Heart Demon Illusion.

Just like yesterday, Shen Yiren’s face showed joy, sorrow, pain, and other seven emotions and six desires.

But it wasn’t as intense as before, and her mind wasn’t as difficult to extricate.

After a long while, Shen Yiren’s eyelashes fluttered lightly, and she opened her beautiful eyes, seeing Lu Changsheng holding her.

“Thank you for your trouble, Lu Zhenjun…”

Thinking of the scenes in the Heart Demon Illusion, Shen Yiren’s cheeks flushed slightly, and she quickly got up, cupping her hands in a respectful bow.

“Not bad, Yiren. Your performance in the Heart Demon Illusion this time is much better than before. It seems you already have the answer in your heart.”

Lu Changsheng praised and evaluated.

Shen Yiren’s performance was indeed much better than yesterday.

However, the main reason was that he had weakened the effect of the Heart Demon Illusion.

“However, this Heart Demon Illusion is ultimately just a simulated secret technique and cannot be compared to a true Heart Demon Tribulation.”

Lu Changsheng held Shen Yiren’s shoulders, saying seriously.

The next moment, Shen Yiren saw Lu Changsheng’s incomparably handsome face drawing near.

“???”

Shen Yiren felt her lips being assaulted, a warm breath filling her nostrils, and her whole body felt as if struck by lightning. She quickly pursed her pink lips and pushed Lu Changsheng away.

“I am the child’s father. We are Dao Companions. You must accept and face this relationship,” Lu Changsheng’s voice echoed in Shen Yiren’s mind.

Hearing this, Shen Yiren’s beautiful eyes, beneath her curved eyelashes, gradually closed slightly, covered by a hazy mist.

Her slender and graceful, stiff body gradually softened.

Lu Changsheng, who was holding her shoulders, could clearly feel the beautiful woman’s uncontrollable trembling.

After a while, Lu Changsheng released the beautiful woman, whose face was flushed like the evening glow, and said, “That’s it, Yiren. As long as you accept this relationship and gradually open your heart, then facing the true Heart Demon Tribulation won’t be a big problem.”

“…” Shen Yiren’s face was flushed with annoyance, yet a strange, indescribable emotion surged in her heart.

Clearly, such a thing was very embarrassing, but she didn’t seem to reject this Lu Zhenjun at all…

She even felt a sense of sweetness and wistfulness during the process.

Shen Yiren only felt dizzy now.

“Alright, let’s stop here for today. Yiren, you just experienced the Heart Demon Illusion, so your mind must be tired and you need rest.”

Lu Changsheng’s expression was calm, his eyes clear and peaceful, without any hint of lust.

It was as if the intimacy just now was only to help Shen Yiren overcome her Heart Demon, with no other intentions.

After speaking, he turned and walked out of the palace.

However, as he reached the entrance of the main hall, Lu Changsheng paused.

He turned back to Shen Yiren and said, “Oh, by the way, Yiren, pick a time. I’ll come to see our child then.”

“Our child,” those five words made Shen Yiren’s heart suddenly throb.

But at this moment, Lu Changsheng, in his azure robe, with his tall and slender figure, like an immortal descending to the mortal world, had already walked out of the main hall, leaving Shen Yiren alone, lost in thought.

At the same time, in the Goddess Palace, Shen Jianjia’s face was cold.

Although through the images and their conversation, her sister’s Heart Demon seemed to be resolving.

Her wariness and vigilance towards Lu Changsheng had not lessened in the slightest; in fact, they had increased by another level.

“Hmph!” Shen Jianjia took a deep breath, slowly exhaled, calmed her emotions, and then went to the Hidden Scripture Pavilion to consult ancient texts, to see if she could find any information about the Dragon Emperor Dao Body.

As the saying goes, haste makes waste.

Now that things with Shen Yiren had progressed, Lu Changsheng didn’t push too hard, so as not to disrupt the rhythm.

Three days later, Shen Yiren actively visited Lu Changsheng.

She stated that she needed some time to prepare and adjust her mindset and state.

As for her son, Shen Yuanming, Shen Yiren candidly informed him that after he left, the circumstances of her son’s origin were unclear.

Considering the reputation of Goddess Palace and her son Shen Yuanming’s future inquiries about his father when he grew up.

She had publicly claimed that her son, Shen Yuanming, was conceived when she dreamed of a falling star.

When Shen Yuanming became sensible, he was also told this.

Now, her son, Shen Yuanming, firmly believed this explanation.

“…” Lu Changsheng was speechless.

He hadn’t expected that his son, Shen Yuanming, not only didn’t know he had a father but didn’t even know he had a father.

“If Zhenjun directly acknowledges Yuanming, I’m afraid Yuanming will have difficulty accepting and believing it for a while, so I want to prepare first and explain this matter to Yuanming when the time is right…”

Shen Yiren said with a face full of apology, a nervous expression, and eyes filled with hope and pleading.

She herself knew that this request was a bit unreasonable.

But these past few days, she really didn’t know how to tell her son about Lu Changsheng.

“Coincidentally, I also have some matters to attend to. In that case, I will return to Goddess Palace after I’m done.”

Lu Changsheng knew that Shen Yiren’s Nascent Soul matter couldn’t be resolved in a short time.

Besides his agreement with Qingjiao King, he still had a lot of matters to deal with in Jiang Country.

Since that was the case, he would retreat for now, allowing Shen Yiren to calmly think and adjust her mindset during this period.

He would first head to the Forbidden Sea to fulfill his agreement with Qingjiao King, and then continue with the matters here.

“I’ll go see Yuanming first,” Lu Changsheng said.

Since he was here, he naturally had to check on his son’s situation.

Shen Yiren was somewhat stunned.

She hadn’t expected Lu Changsheng to agree so easily.

However, hearing that Lu Changsheng had to leave, a strange sense of wistfulness surged in her heart.

“Lu Zhenjun, please follow me.”

Shen Yiren lightly pursed her red lips, speaking softly, and led Lu Changsheng to the cloud sea at the back of Shennv Peak.

This was a Forbidden Land of Goddess Palace.

Normally, besides their three sisters, only those with the Palace Master’s handwritten decree could come here.

A moment later, Lu Changsheng saw his son, Shen Yuanming, sitting cross-legged and Cultivating in the Magnetic Force field.

Lu Changsheng could tell at a glance that his son’s entire body was brimming with vital Qi, his Physical Body, Meridians, and bones were far superior to ordinary people, tough and clear, pure and unblemished.

This was not the result of innate talent or the Yuan Magnetic Body.

It was the Foundation that could only be laid by enjoying top-tier conditions and abundant resources from a young age.

Such a Cultivator, even with a 5th or 6th Grade Spiritual Root, would have a Cultivation speed not inferior to a 1st or 2nd Grade Spiritual Root.

“As a Nascent Soul-level force, Goddess Palace’s resource cultivation is something that even the current Bihu Mountain cannot compare to,” Lu Changsheng mused.

Although Lu Changsheng could lay a Foundation for a certain child that was no weaker than Shen Yuanming’s.

He couldn’t allow every child to enjoy such favorable conditions.

Immediately, he looked at his son operating the Magnetic Force and the surrounding Magnetic Force field.

Lu Changsheng had limited knowledge of the Magnetic Dao.

But he could see that his son’s Cultivation Technique was excellent, and this field was also extremely exquisite, arranged by a Grandmaster of Formations, complementing his son’s Cultivation for double the results with half the effort.

“With a Palace Master of Goddess Palace as an aunt, this child doesn’t have to worry about Cultivation Technique Legacy or Cultivation resources,” Lu Changsheng thought to himself.

Although Bihu Mountain’s conditions were far superior to other Family forces of the same level, they still couldn’t compare to a Nascent Soul force like Goddess Palace.

If his son, Shen Yuanming, were in Bihu Mountain, he would definitely not have such favorable conditions.

He not only possessed the corresponding top-tier Cultivation Technique, a spiritual land with a specialized field arranged for him, but also a Late Stage Core Formation Cultivator constantly monitoring his Cultivation progress, providing guidance and instruction.

Seeing that his son’s conditions were so good, Lu Changsheng had no intention of taking him back to Bihu Mountain.

He felt that he was doing well Cultivating in Goddess Palace.

Moreover, in his current situation, it was difficult for him to care for him.

After learning and inquiring about some of his son Shen Yuanming’s situation from Shen Yiren, Lu Changsheng and Shen Yiren returned to the palace, where he conducted another Heart Demon Illusion for her, then left Goddess Palace and Penglai Island.

Taking Turtle Immortal Old Ancestor and Lu Lingjing, he headed to the depths of the Forbidden Sea to meet Qingjiao King.

This matter had been delayed for too long, exceeding the previously agreed-upon time, and Lu Changsheng was unwilling to procrastinate any further.