Bah! The Dog Man Doesn't Understand Romance

"Mmm... what's on my lips? So soft." Nantian Wan'er stirred, her hands grasping at the air.

"Wan'er, don't move, it's me. I'm healing you," Lu Chen quickly stopped her.

"Okay, okay, I won't move."

"Ah..." Nantian Wan'er's eyes snapped open, and she let out a loud scream upon seeing Lu Chen so close.

"Wan'er, Wan'er, you're awake?" Nantian Xiu, outside, heard Nantian Wan'er's cry and shouted excitedly.

"Shh, don't move, the Spiritual Energy circulation isn't finished yet," Lu Chen warned Nantian Wan'er, and his lips returned to hers.

"Mmm... I won't move. Lu Chen, did you save me? I feel like the coldness in my body has lessened a lot," Nantian Wan'er said cautiously, staring into Lu Chen's eyes.

"The coldness in your body has basically disappeared. Now we're consolidating the Celestial Pool."

"Mmm... okay. But my mouth is so sore, and my heart is pounding so hard. Is something wrong? Mmm..."

This was Nantian Wan'er's first experience with such intimacy between a man and a woman. She wasn't sure if it was due to the coldness or some other reason.

"It'll be over soon. There shouldn't be any problems. My heart is pounding too, so it's probably fine."

Just then, Lu Chen's body began to emit a fiery red light, while Nantian Wan'er's body emitted an icy blue light. Starting from their joined hands, they began to rotate.

One black, one white. One positive, one negative. One yin, one yang. One male, one female.

Lu Chen and Nantian Wan'er formed a Yin-Yang Diagram of heaven and earth. The black fish became the eye of the yang diagram, and the white fish became the eye of the yin diagram.

Yin within yang, yang within yin. Yin-yang transformation.

The Azure Emperor Divine Tree leaped out of Lu Chen's Celestial Pool and began to rotate along with the Yin-Yang Diagram.

Slowly, it became the dividing line between yin and yang in the space between Lu Chen and Nantian Wan'er's bodies. One part inserted itself into Lu Chen's Celestial Pool, entwining the black fish, and the other part inserted itself into Nantian Wan'er's Celestial Pool, entwining the white fish.

"What is this? There's a little fish in my body, and I can even connect to your Celestial Pool through it."

"Huh? You have a little fish in your body too, but it's black."

At this point, Lu Chen and Nantian Wan'er's lips had separated. Nantian Wan'er looked curiously at the changes within their bodies.

"This is a treasure from my Celestial Pool. It seems our bodies have become connected."

Lu Chen discovered that his and Nantian Wan'er's Celestial Pools were linked. The Azure Emperor Divine Tree had become a bridge between them, allowing them to use each other's Celestial Pools.

"Yeah! I can feel your emotions. Why is your heart beating so fast? Your Celestial Pool is so strange, unlike ours."

"Huh, this little white fish seems to lead to a strange place too."

Nantian Wan'er inadvertently touched the switch that led to the Twin Fish Plate's Small World, and Lu Chen followed her into it.

"Lu Chen, is this your Magic Treasure? I've never seen anything like it before. Our Nantian Sect doesn't have such a Magic Treasure."

Nantian Wan'er explored the Small World freely, with no restrictions.

Lu Chen watched Nantian Wan'er, like a curious child, and didn't stop her from exploring the secrets of his body.

Perhaps because of this incident, Lu Chen became even more trusting of Nantian Wan'er, willing to share all his secrets with her.

They could sense each other's thoughts, as if they were one.

Lu Chen and Nantian Wan'er emerged from the Small World. They had understood the changes in their bodies and, with their minds connected, knew each other's secrets.

Looking at the continuously strengthening Yin-Yang Diagram, Lu Chen didn't know when this situation would end and could only wait.

"Wan'er, you absolutely cannot tell anyone about what happened today, not even your grandfather."

Lu Chen had too many secrets, and now that his thoughts were connected with Nantian Wan'er's, he had to warn her in advance to avoid her accidentally revealing anything.

"Brother Lu, Wan'er understands. You don't need to say more. I know what you're thinking. These are our secrets, and Wan'er won't tell anyone else."

Nantian Wan'er had long been smitten with Lu Chen. Now that their minds were connected, she naturally wouldn't reveal Lu Chen's secrets.

Just then, the Taiji Diagram stopped spinning and slowly formed a giant cocoon, enveloping Lu Chen and Nantian Wan'er.

"Rumble..."

A loud noise echoed from the sky, and dark clouds quickly gathered, unleashing bolts of red divine lightning.

"Red lightning? What exactly is happening inside?"

Nantian Xiu stared at the giant cocoon, unsure of what was happening within.

Once the Taiji Diagram formed, Lu Chen and Nantian Wan'er's information was blocked. No matter how Nantian Xiu used his Spiritual Power, he couldn't probe inside.

"You must succeed," Nantian Xiu stared at the giant cocoon, clenching his fists.

"Boom..."

The red lightning struck the giant cocoon, creating sparks.

However, the cocoon remained undamaged. Instead, it became even more crystalline.

One bolt, two bolts, three bolts...

A total of eighty-one bolts of red lightning struck the giant cocoon, which emitted a radiant, crystalline glow.

"Is it finally over?"

Nantian Xiu sensed the aura of the giant cocoon and said, "What kind of changes will happen this time? Eighty-one red divine thunders couldn't break the giant cocoon."

Inside the giant cocoon, Lu Chen and the other person felt dizzy.

The red thunder passed directly through the giant cocoon to their bodies, tempering them again and again, continuously removing impurities from their bones and muscles.

Slowly, the muscles of Lu Chen and the other person began to emit a crystalline, multicolored light.

This was the radiance displayed upon the initial completion of body tempering. Normally, one would have to cultivate for hundreds or thousands of years, reaching the Grand Perfection of Qi Descent, to achieve this.

However, Lu Chen and the other person had achieved it in less than fifteen minutes. What an incredible opportunity.

Lu Chen observed his and Nantian Wan'er's Celestial Pools. He discovered that after being tempered by the Celestial Pool, their pools had merged. The two of them were now more like a symbiotic existence.

Lu Chen circulated his Spiritual Power to sense his condition. The two shared a Celestial Pool, their Yin and Yang reaching a balance. The Fire Toxin and Cold Poison merged and dissipated. Even without the Yin Sea Pearl, the Fire Toxin no longer generated.

"This feeling is wonderful," Lu Chen said, swinging his fist and striking the giant cocoon.

"Screech..." The giant cocoon emitted light and shattered in response.

"Grandpa Xiu, we succeeded! The Fire Toxin and Cold Poison are all gone," Lu Chen eagerly told Nantian Xiu about the situation inside the giant cocoon.

"Good, good, good. It's good that you succeeded."

Nantian Xiu sensed their auras, and tears of old age streamed down his face. At this moment, he felt that his long-held wish had finally been fulfilled.

Suddenly, dark clouds began to gather in the sky, and a black divine thunder condensed in the sky.

"Grandpa Xiu, I feel like I'm about to break through. My tribulation lightning is coming."

Lu Chen sensed his Celestial Pool. The Spiritual Energy within him had already liquefied. Just now, he and Nantian Wan'er's Celestial Pools had merged, and he had this feeling.

Now, with the dark clouds gathering and the Spiritual Energy in his body surging, this feeling became even more pronounced.

"Tribulation lightning? Black divine thunder? Why is the quality of the tribulation lightning for the Qi Gathering Realm so high?" Nantian Xiu stared at the dark clouds in the sky and muttered to himself.

"Grandpa, my tribulation lightning seems to have arrived too," Nantian Wan'er said from behind Lu Chen.

"What? Wan'er, your tribulation lightning has also arrived? Why are they all gathering together?"

"One person's tribulation lightning is already a near-death experience. Now, two people's tribulation lightning are combined."

Nantian Xiu knew how severe the trial of tribulation lightning was for those undergoing it. He took out his defensive Magic Treasures from his storage space and handed them to Nantian Wan'er and Lu Chen.

"You two be very careful. I have nurtured these two defensive Magic Treasures with my Spiritual Power for many years. They should be enough to withstand the twelve waves of Heavenly Thunder in the Qi Gathering Realm."

"The tribulation lightning clouds have already begun to form, and it's impossible to stop now. I must leave quickly, or the Heavenly Thunder will consider it deliberate interference and become even more severe."

"Grandpa Xiu, you should leave first. Our bodies were just strengthened once. I can feel that the tribulation lightning doesn't pose a significant threat to us."

Lu Chen had memories left by Feng Tiancheng in his mind. He could feel that the might of the tribulation lightning did not pose a significant threat to his current physical strength.

The dark clouds in the sky had expanded countless times compared to before. Black lightning snakes darted and weaved within the clouds.

"Rumble... Rumble..."

"That's good. The tribulation lightning is about to begin. Remember the methods I taught you for dealing with tribulation lightning and be careful."

Nantian Xiu immediately flew into the distance, avoiding the tribulation lightning area.

"Boom!" As soon as Nantian Xiu flew out of the tribulation lightning area, a ten-meter-thick black lightning snake descended from the dark clouds.

Watching the lightning strike from the sky, Nantian Xiu looked worried: They must get through this. Lu Chen's Talent is indeed extraordinary. The might of the tribulation lightning for the Qi Gathering Realm is comparable to that of the Core Condensation Realm.

Lu Chen stared at the sky. The first bolt of tribulation lightning was still some distance away.

"Wan'er, put on the defensive Magic Treasure. Our current physical strength has just been forged. We can handle the tribulation lightning of the Qi Gathering Realm if we are careful."

Lu Chen and Nantian Wan'er stood on either side, facing the incoming tribulation lightning.

From the memories of Feng Tiancheng, Lu Chen knew that tribulation lightning was not just a trial, but also a blessing for cultivators.

Each bolt of Heavenly Thunder was a tempering of the body. When undergoing tribulation lightning, one should try to let the lightning temper every part of their body as much as possible.

After the Heavenly Thunder, there would be an opportunity for a Heavenly Dao Blessing to heal any hidden injuries in the body.

The first bolt of tribulation lightning descended. The lightning snake coiled above Lu Chen and the other person, its electricity spitting.

Lu Chen, carrying Nantian Wan'er, met the tribulation lightning with his physical body.

"Boom..."

The tribulation lightning struck. Ten thousand feet of electric light, like lightning snakes, impacted Lu Chen and the other person, continuously washing over their bones and muscles.

One, two, three...

Countless bolts of lightning gradually fell. The mountain valley where Lu Chen was located was illuminated by the lightning, and the land became dilapidated.

The first wave of tribulation lightning ended. Lu Chen and Nantian Wan'er's figures reappeared. Clearly, the first wave of tribulation lightning had not affected them.

"It feels pretty good. This wave of tribulation lightning is acceptable."