Happiness and Joy

"Xin Tong, thank you!" Yi Yun said softly to Lin Xin Tong. He naturally knew everything Lin Xin Tong had done when he broke through.

Without Lin Xin Tong, although he could still break through to the Dao Seed stage, he wouldn't have been able to condense the Dao Seed so perfectly.

Noticing Yi Yun's gaze, Lin Xin Tong panicked. She knew that she had been naked when she helped Yi Yun break through.

She felt shy but remained calm. Instead, she extended her slender, jade-like fingers and gently touched the air. A patch of ice flowers quickly condensed between Yi Yun and Lin Xin Tong. In just a moment, these ice flowers formed a blue ice screen, blocking Yi Yun's view.

Yi Yun coughed lightly. In fact, his senses could easily bypass the ice screen, but he didn't do so. It's better to let things take their natural course.

Lin Xin Tong was covered in sweat. She didn't put on any more clothes. Instead, she picked up her clothes from the ground, stood up, and left. From behind, you could see her smooth and flawless back and her long, straight legs, like a jade carving made of mutton fat jade.

Barefoot, her beautiful, glistening feet stepped lightly into the bathtub. Her small, adorable toes sank into the clear water, like pearls falling into a mountain spring.

Lin Xin Tong was in a really good mood at this moment, because Yi Yun had condensed a perfect Dao Seed, and his breakthrough this time had already destined his future achievements to be limitless.

Lin Xin Tong knew very well that any Emperor in the Tianyuan Realm, including figures like Old Ancestor Shentu, was far inferior to Yi Yun in condensing their Dao Seeds.

She never imagined she would be so happy for someone else's achievements in martial arts.

In fact, the past few months of Dual Cultivation with Yi Yun have been the happiest days for Lin Xin Tong in the past ten years.

During her childhood, Lin Xin Tong endured indifference and ridicule. Her young heart struggled and fought in the luxurious but impersonal Lin family. She walked through it all alone. Although she did not feel that her background was tragic, it was definitely not happy either.

Later, her health was increasingly valued, especially after seeing the hope of restoring her congenitally severed Fatal Meridian. The Lin family changed their attitude towards her, and pragmatic people like her great-aunt were always very attentive to her. However, this attitude made Lin Xin Tong feel the indifference of the large Lineage and her loneliness more and more.

It wasn't until she was with Yi Yun, someone she could truly entrust her heart to, that Lin Xin Tong experienced a warmth and happiness she had never felt before.

Moreover, not only was Yi Yun's strength increasing, but her innate Fatal Meridian were also improving. Lin Xin Tong could clearly feel that as Pure Yang Energy flowed into her body, the yin energy that threatened her life was becoming weaker and weaker.

It was not destroyed, but rather the yin energy began to merge with the Pure Yang Energy, transforming into energy beneficial to the body.

This made Lin Xin Tong genuinely happy.

The fate that weighed on her was finally lifted off her little by little, and Yi Yun deserves much of the credit for this.

Whenever she thinks of these things, Lin Xin Tong can't help but smile knowingly.

She splashed some clear water and began to wash her flawless white body. At the other end of the secret room, Yi Yun listened to the cheerful sound of the water.

Almost simultaneously, Yi Yun also smiled knowingly. After cultivating the Empress Heart Sutra, although he and Lin Xin Tong always maintained restraint, the perfect spiritual fusion during cultivation was still intoxicating.

During his cultivation, his feelings for Lin Xin Tong became increasingly pure, a joy that could not be brought about by anything else, a joy that came from the level of the soul.

Finally, I've Dao Seed Realm. In the Tai'a Divine Kingdom, those at the Dao Seed Realm are revered as powerful rulers and can be granted titles and positions.

The powerful rulers of the Tai'a Divine Kingdom were considered young and promising in their thirties or forties. At one time, when Yi Yun saw these great figures who had been granted titles and ranks, he felt that he could not reach their level.

He had vowed to achieve this as well, and now, Yi Yun has finally realized his wish.

Moreover, Yi Yun's Dao Seed Realm is far beyond what the powerful rulers of the Tai'a Divine Kingdom can compare to, and considering his age, he is only sixteen years old!

Dao Seed Realm is merely a small step on Yi Yun's path of martial arts, yet it holds extraordinary significance for Yi Yun.

While Yi Yun and Lin Xin Tong Dual Cultivation in the secret chamber, enjoying the double joy of increased strength and romantic love, outside the chamber, on the other levels of the God Descending Tower, most of the trial participants were enduring agonizing torment.

Before the trial of the God Descending Tower began, many participants guessed that it might last a long time after hearing the rules, but no one expected it to last this long.

Originally, this God Descending Tower was a treasure land. Being able to cultivate within it was something that many trial participants longed for. Even if it lasted for three to five years, it would be something that everyone would be happy to see. The cultivation techniques, array plate images, cultivation insights, and even the spiritual herbs that might be found here would allow their strength to undergo a qualitative leap.

However, things took an unexpected turn halfway through.

The restrictions on those trials were getting weaker and weaker, until they eventually disappeared completely.

Each level of the God Descending Tower began to transform into an empty hall.

When the trial participants faced these halls, most of them were still full of fighting spirit. Most of them believed that this was a test from the God Descending Tower. After all, the God Descending Tower was originally capable of all sorts of strange changes, many of which they could not even imagine. So it was not surprising that it suddenly became empty.

The trial participants eagerly awaited the opportunity that would allow them to soar to new heights.

Shentu Nantian sat quietly in the center of the main hall, trying to comprehend the "Dao" that might exist within it. Meanwhile, Gongsun Hong tapped on the walls, attempting to activate hidden formations and restrictions.

As a result, Shentu Nantian sat for an unknown amount of time, until his body was almost covered in weeds, but he still couldn't comprehend anything.

As for Gongsun Hong, he banged on the walls for a month, until his arms were numb, but he didn't see any change in the four bare walls.

Gongsun Hong was dumbfounded. He didn't know what was going on in this stone chamber, but he still had the will to fight against Shentu Nantian. Unable to comprehend the secrets, he changed his approach and attacked recklessly in the hall with his sword.

He guessed that this stone chamber might test his attack power; once his attack power reached a certain critical point, it might trigger a hidden door in the wall, giving him an opportunity.

However, after trying for another month and exhausting his energy countless times, Shentu Nantian still couldn't leave even a scratch on the wall.

Shentu Nantian refused to believe in bad luck. In the following days, he tried every method he could think of, bringing out all the sword techniques, mental cultivation methods, insights from the first level of the God Descending Tower, ancient Savage Heaven Technique, array knowledge, and so on. In the end, he failed again and again.

He actually stayed on the third floor of the God Descending Tower for more than half a year...

For more than half a year, I was faced with an empty room, and I kept trying various things, but I still came up empty-handed!

The torment and impact this would have on a person is unimaginable.

Shentu Nantian was about to lose his mind; at this point, he had already sensed that something was wrong.

Especially before this, he discovered that not only the third floor of the God Descending Tower, but also the original first and second floors of the God Descending Tower had become empty rooms.

There seems to be a problem with the trial in the Empress Secret Realm!

However, Shentu Nantian remained inside the God Descending Tower, not because he was determined and unwilling to give up, but because he simply couldn't get out!

As the power of the restriction began to weaken, the God Descending Tower remained sealed, and no one could get out.

This was also the trial time set by the White-robed woman. At that time, the White-robed woman was already paying close attention to Lin Xin Tong. She was testing Lin Xin Tong to see if she was qualified to inherit the Empress Inheritance's legacy.

An accident occurred later, White-robed woman fell into a deep sleep. She could only determine the opening time of the God Descending Tower; the rest was up to Lin Xin Tong Yi Yun.

For martial artists, half a year is not a long time; it can be spent in a single seclusion.

But the key issue is that they are inside the God Descending Tower. Their biggest worry right now is whether the formation in the Empress Secret Realm has malfunctioned, or whether it has simply run out of energy. If that happens, won't they be trapped inside the God Descending Tower indefinitely?

However... their worries were unnecessary. The day finally arrived when the White-robed woman had set the opening time for the God Descending Tower...

The many trial participants in the God Descending Tower felt the massive God Descending Tower suddenly tremble, and then, in front of each of them, a gate of light slowly opened.

These people were startled, but hope immediately ignited in their hearts. When they tentatively passed through the portal, they found that they had returned to Blackrock Square, which made them overjoyed!

We're finally out of trouble!

Having been trapped for half a year, not only had the restrictions stopped functioning, but even the Heaven and Earth Yuan Qi within the God Descending Tower had become less abundant than outside. Under these circumstances, their cultivation speed was naturally extremely slow.

"Finally out! What exactly happened?"

Shentu Nantian was furious. He thought he would get a great opportunity, but now he realized that although his strength had improved rapidly on the first and second floors of the Divine God Descending Tower, he was trapped on the third floor for half a year and did almost nothing during that time.

Even with both factors combined, his cultivation progress wasn't necessarily faster than that of the outside world.

Many trial participants were talking about their experiences, which were similar to Shentu Nantian's. This made Shentu Nantian even more certain that something was wrong with the Empress Secret Realm!

"Is the energy insufficient... or is there a problem with the formation? Well, it's not surprising that something went wrong with the Ancient Empress who created this secret realm so long ago. After all, she was human, not a god. The fact that she could achieve this much is already quite remarkable." Shentu Nantian said this, and many people agreed with him.

As people were discussing the matter, Shentu Nantian suddenly thought of something. He glanced around but couldn't find Yi Yun and Lin Xin Tong.

Has that little bastard not come out yet?

...(To be continued~^~)