Another Breakthrough

"A good man doesn't argue with a woman!" Yue Qianchou, throwing down the words. He then returned to his recliner, feigning sleep, with an air of self-righteousness.

The Hundred Charm Demoness chuckled softly, slowly retreating to the bedside and lying down. She pulled over a thick blanket and curled up inside, closing her eyes with a look of contentment, as if she had found something she had longed to search for for many years. The bed was large enough, and the Ziyi also sat cross-legged in a corner.

Just as things quieted down, Yue Qianchou, who had been dozing, suddenly noticed something unusual in his Dantian. He couldn't help but look inward and saw that his Nascent Soul had stopped breathing, and the crystalline red and black spheres revolving around Nascent Soul were accelerating. Moreover, they were accelerating even faster, stirring up the True Essence within his Dantian into a vast and turbulent upheaval, like a tornado, and it seemed to be thickening further as it swirled.

Yue Qianchou opened his eyes wide and stood up abruptly. A thought popped into his head: Could it be that his cultivation was about to break through again?

The two women were also awakened by his commotion. Seeing his solemn expression, they exchanged glances. Hundred Charm Demoness was about to ask a question when Yue Qianchou Chou said in a deep voice, "Ziyi, protect me. My cultivation may be about to break through to the Nascent Soul Middle Stage. Don't let anyone disturb me." After saying that, he sat cross-legged on the deck and closed his eyes to carefully observe the movement in his Dantian.

The woman in Ziyi's expression turned serious. She knew that the moment of breakthrough in cultivation was the most crucial for a cultivator, and that one could not afford to be disturbed. If the opportunity was missed, it might be difficult to make any further progress. She immediately flashed to his side, warily looking around. When her gaze swept over Hundred Charm Demoness, there was even a hint of suspicion in her eyes.

Witnessing the commotion between the two, Hundred Charm Demoness felt a pang of desolation. Yue Qianchou instinctively called for Ziyi to protect him, instead of her; it was clear which woman held more importance in his heart. Especially Ziyi's wary gaze made her uneasy. She realized she hadn't truly integrated herself into their relationship; perhaps they were both subconsciously wary of her.

"I'll go outside and keep watch, just in case anyone comes in and disturbs us," Hundred Charm Demoness with an awkward smile. Ziyi nodded solemnly, becoming highly vigilant about her surroundings, even pulling the lever to re-enclose the transparent window with the protective shell. Hundred Charm Demoness sighed inwardly, smiled, and retreated. If she didn't leave soon, she feared she would become Ziyi's primary target. Why bother?

The commotion within his Dantian made Yue Qianchou somewhat uneasy. His True Essence was being stirred up like a tornado within his Dantian —a phenomenon he had never heard of before. He knew that his cultivation method was unconventional, unlike that of other cultivators, and therefore he had no experience to draw upon.

However, one thing is undeniable: only when True Essence becomes more tangible does it represent a higher level of cultivation. Just like the protective Gang Qi released by a master in the Tribulation Transcendence stage, only when the True Essence is thick enough can the released protective Gang Qi be hard and unbreakable. If one can reach the Spirit Transformation stage, then the released protective Gang Qi is naturally even more formidable.

Clearly, the True Essence within his Dantian was rapidly swirling, striving for an even higher level. However, it seemed to have nowhere to draw strength, spinning in vain, like a bone-scraping knife relentlessly scraping across the walls of his Dantian, causing Yue Qianchou to tremble in pain, gritting his teeth and enduring the pain. Meanwhile, the damned Nascent Soul sat calmly between the red and black beads, showing no reaction whatsoever.

How could this be? Ziyi was shocked. She had also gone through the Nascent Soul Realm. Although it was uncomfortable, it shouldn't be like this!

Increasing resistance and slowing down the rotation speed should reduce the pain! Yue Qianchou was sweating profusely from the pain. His lips were bleeding from being bitten, and just when he could no longer endure it, this thought suddenly popped into his head.

Seeing that he had bitten his lip until it bled, Ziyi was terrified, but she didn't know how to help him. She could only stand by anxiously. She even thought of going out and pulling Hundred Charm Demoness in to ask her if she knew what was going on.

In her haste, she suddenly saw Yue Qianchou produce a handful of shimmering purple Spirit Stone in each hand. The Spirit Stone gradually dimmed in his palms, their Spiritual Qi being absorbed. Ziyi was slightly taken aback. She had never used Spirit Stone before, but that didn't mean she didn't know what purple Spirit Stone meant.

He actually has legendary supreme-grade Spirit Stones in his hands? Ziyi forgot her anxiety and watched in astonishment as he tossed one handful aside and picked up another. This big liar! Who knows how many secrets he's hiding!

The rich Spiritual Qi from the supreme-grade Spirit Stones flowed into the Dantian, finally slowing down the rotation of the True Essence, making the Dantian bulge. However, those two damned beads did not slow down, stirring the True Essence and making it struggle to roll in the dense, watery Spiritual Qi. Under the combined forces of the beads' rotation speed, the resistance of the Spiritual Qi, and the limited capacity of the Dantian, the True Essence was rapidly compressed and gradually became thicker.

It worked! Yue Qianchou was overjoyed. But once the True Essence was compressed, the space left was larger, and the resistance to compression was smaller, making it difficult to continue compressing it further. Without hesitation, Yue Qianchou absorbed Spiritual Qi again, enduring the swelling pain in his Dantian and frantically sucking in, desperately increasing the pressure on his True Essence. As the True Essence became thicker after being compressed, he poured Spiritual Qi into his Dantian to fill it up.

Until the original water-like True Essence transformed into a solid, milky-white, and delicate fabric, shrinking in size by perhaps a hundred times, the nascent Nascent Soul, which had stopped breathing, suddenly exhaled a large bubble as if it had choked on water in a river.

What it exhaled was not anything else, but a mass of milky-white True Essence, which merged with the milky-white essence that had been compressed earlier. It was as if this thing had blocked its airway, causing it to be unable to breathe. So the two protective beads had to lend it a hand, stirring up the entire Dantian and causing turmoil. Now it finally managed to expel it.

In an instant, the entire Dantian quieted down, and the rotation of the two beads returned to its usual protective state. The Nascent Soul, now able to breathe, took a deep breath, drawing in abundant Spiritual Qi. After circulating it within its abdomen, it exhaled a fine, white True Essence as soft as silk.

Yue Qianchou shuddered, letting out a soft groan of comfort, a smile spreading across his face. He had finally broken through!

The Ziyi beside him also breathed a sigh of relief; she could also tell that he had made a breakthrough.

As soon as Yue Qianchou opened his eyes, he saw a suspicious face in Ziyi approaching him. Startled, he exclaimed, "What are you doing? Trying to molest me?"

The Ziyi pointed to the pale purple Spirit Stone in his hand that hadn't yet absorbed all its Spiritual Qi and asked, "Are you really broke? I've heard that supreme-grade Spirit Stones are very valuable."

Yue Qianchou looked down and, without a word, although he had already absorbed enough, adhering to the principle of not wasting anything, he forcibly absorbed the remaining Spiritual Qi. The Spirit Stone in his hand immediately turned deathly gray, and no one could tell that they were originally supreme-grade Spirit Stones.

He then swept all the remaining depleted Spirit Stone on the ground into his Storage Bag, stood up, patted his butt, and said, "Of course I'm short of money. Don't be fooled by the few supreme-grade Spirit Stones I have; they're for my master to use when I'm advancing in my cultivation. He doesn't allow me to use them normally. I can't possibly forget what my master told me! Am I supposed to take them out and show them off everywhere? Hey! These supreme-grade Spirit Stones were given to me by my master. My master has supreme-grade Spirit Stones. If people find out about such a good thing, what do you think will happen?"

The woman in Ziyi frowned and nodded solemnly, saying, "It's very likely that we'll be targeted by someone with ulterior motives."

"You're indeed clever. That's why I only let you see it, not others. I'd worry about others, but I don't need to be wary of you." Yue Qianchou said, whispering in Ziyi's ear, "That's why I had you protect me instead of letting her. Now you know why?"

Upon hearing this, Ziyi nodded nonchalantly, but her face was filled with undisguised joy. Thinking about it, it made sense; the protector during a cultivation breakthrough should ideally be someone she trusted most. The fact that she was chosen... it seemed Yue Qianchou still trusted her.

Yue Qianchou inhaled the faint, virginal fragrance, smacked his lips, and found it slightly painful. He then realized he had bitten his lip. So, he conjured up a pool of water and, with Ziyi's careful guidance, washed the blood from his lips.

Hundred Charm Demoness leaned against the outside, gazing at the hundred-odd people, her face expressionless, Flying Immortals in her own thoughts. Suddenly, the hatch opened, Ziyi poked her head out with a smile. Hundred Charm Demoness paused, then turned and went back inside, only to see Yue Qianchou lounging with his legs crossed, swinging back and forth. The protective shell above had reopened, revealing a sky full of stars outside.

"You've broken through?" Hundred Charm Demoness walked up to Yue Qianchou and asked with a smile. Her smile concealed a bitterness that was hard for others to detect. It seemed that asking this question was somewhat redundant; if he hadn't broken through, it would be strange for him to be so relaxed.

Yue Qianchou chuckled smugly, answering her in this way.

The Hundred Charm Demoness didn't ask any further questions, her seductive smile remaining unchanged. She casually returned to bed, curling up again in the thick blankets. She suddenly felt she should get a good night's sleep; perhaps her mood would improve tomorrow. The starry night sky was dazzling, so deep, beautiful, and captivating, yet it couldn't keep her eyes open for long. After years of meditating and resting, she actually fell peacefully asleep...

The next day, the six flying magical Law Artifact high in the sky were the first to be bathed in the sunlight. Yue Qianchou, lying in his chair, still felt the glare. He turned his head to look. Ziyi was sitting cross-legged at the corner of the bed, her expression solemn and dignified.

A blue velvet blanket beside her half-wrapped a reclining, delicate body. A red veil had been rolled up at some point, revealing two incredibly alluring jade-like legs draped quietly across the blanket. The rolled-up blue velvet intertwined with the legs, making their thighs appear even whiter and more like solidified cream. Most importantly, the person's sleeping posture was utterly unreserved; although she was wearing underwear, she didn't bother to cover her private parts.

"Forgive me, forgive me! Form is emptiness, emptiness is form..." Yue Qianchou a moment, only able to silently recite the Form Sutra ten times in his heart. He turned his head and forced himself to face the blinding sunlight, shouting in his heart, "Eyes! You have blinded my eyes!"

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