True Husband; Lan Ruo and Wan'er's Wife Come to the War God Temple

"Nado, that bastard!"

Qin Hao trapped Nado within the Chaos Bead Space and checked his own condition.

He discovered that his spiritual sense had diminished by a full thirty percent, and the spiritual energy within his body was less than fifty percent of its capacity.

Upon advancing to the Spirit Transformation realm, the power of the Slaying Luo Art had become even more terrifying, but the spiritual energy required to fuel it had also increased significantly.

With Qin Hao's current cultivation base, he could only unleash two such attacks.

If he were to force a third strike, he would have to consume his own Primordial Spirit and life force.

To ensure he remained at his peak, Qin Hao sat cross-legged in mid-air and began to meditate to recover.

"Whoosh!"

A long while later, Song Ming, Yang Sen, Feng Luan, and other Nascent Soul Ancestors from the War God Temple arrived nearby.

They had all been watching the battle from afar.

Whether it was the collision of the two men's Extreme Realm Spiritual Senses or the Slaying Luo Art unleashed by Qin Hao, either was enough to easily wipe them out.

That peerless, world-dominating demeanor left them all filled with immense longing.

Feng Luan's beautiful eyes turned toward Qin Hao, who was sitting in meditation with his eyes closed, a strange light flickering in the depths of her pupils.

She felt more and more that this immortal-like figure was impossibly out of reach.

Yet, only a man such as this was the ideal Dao Companion in her heart, her true husband.

As for Yang Sen?

He was nothing more than a fake husband!

She couldn't help but think that if she hadn't muddled her way into marrying Yang Sen back then, she might have been able to serve as a concubine by Senior Qin's side.

Song Ming issued an order: "The Back Mountain is temporarily designated as a forbidden area. No one is permitted to trespass; violators will be executed without mercy!"

With that, the three of them departed.

"Reporting to the Ancestor, Sect Master Zhao Chuanliang of the Corpse Yin Sect has come to visit!"

"Reporting to the Ancestor, Progenitor Lan Ruo of the Luohe Gate requests an audience!"

"Reporting to the Ancestor, the Progenitor of the Demon Sect..."

They had only just returned from the Back Mountain when they received reports from the disciples within the sect.

"Show them to the Assembly Hall!"

As Song Ming spoke, he turned to Yang Sen and Feng Luan: "The commotion from the Senior's breakthrough has likely caught the attention of every expert in the Huofen Kingdom. Junior Brother, Junior Sister, let us go and meet these Fellow Daoists."

"Agreed!"

When the three of them arrived at the Assembly Hall, the strong man Nascent Soul of the War God Temple was already there, keeping the ancestors of the other sects company.

As soon as Song Ming entered, he smiled and cupped his hands: "Fellow Daoists gathering at my War God Temple truly makes the place shine with brilliance!"

"Not at all, not at all, Senior Brother Song is too polite!"

"The War God Temple is the number one sect in the Huofen Kingdom; it is our honor!"

Seeing Song Ming appear, the Nascent Soul Progenitors of the three major sects stepped forward with smiles.

"Senior Brother Song!"

Progenitor Lan Ruo of the Luohe Gate asked with a curious expression: "We felt someone achieve Spirit Transformation in the direction of the War God Temple just now. May I ask where this Senior is?"

Initially, they had guessed that it was this Nascent Soul Great Perfection cultivator of the War God Temple who had achieved Spirit Transformation.

It was only when they saw Qin Hao's face that they realized their guess was wrong.

Song Ming replied: "The Senior is currently in seclusion behind our War God Temple; it is not convenient to disturb him."

Sect Master Zhao Chuanliang of the Corpse Yin Sect asked: "May I ask, Senior Brother Song, when the Senior might emerge from seclusion?"

"That, I do not know."

Song Ming shook his head.

He was not lying.

He truly did not know how long Qin Hao would need to cultivate.

The Nascent Soul Ancestor of the Demon Sect smiled and said: "Senior Brother Song, we will be troubling you for these next few days."

There was no Tongtian Tower within the borders of the Huofen Kingdom, nor were there any envoys from the Tongtian Tower.

They all shared a single Tongtian Tower with several surrounding Third-rank Cultivation Nations, so they rarely ever saw a Spirit Transformation level cultivator, and naturally, they had no way of knowing how to achieve Spirit Transformation themselves.

Now that a cultivator who had just achieved Spirit Transformation had appeared in the Huofen Kingdom, they naturally wanted to seek some guidance.

Since they were all cultivators from the same nation, Song Ming found it difficult to refuse.

After all, this Spirit Transformation cultivator was not a member of their War God Temple.

He didn't even dare to try and collect any favors.

Before long, Lan Ruo and Feng Luan walked out of the hall hand in hand, chatting and laughing.

As female cultivators from the same era who had both ascended to the Nascent Soul stage, they had naturally become Best Friends.

"Sister Lan Ruo truly has great talent, having already reached the Nascent Soul Late Stage."

Sensing Lan Ruo's cultivation level, Feng Luan spoke with a look of envy.

Although there was only a decade or so difference in their cultivation time, the other woman's cultivation level far surpassed her own.

"If it were up to me alone, I don't know how long it would have taken to break through!"

Lan Ruo explained, "My alchemy skills have improved significantly recently, and I have managed to refine pills that can boost the cultivation of Nascent Soul cultivators!"

"If I had known, I should have joined Luohe Gate as well!"

Feng Luan sighed softly and said, "The War God Temple only focuses on artifact refining. While our magical treasures are stronger, our cultivation levels are much weaker."

Lan Ruo teased, "If you had joined Luohe Gate, you wouldn't have been able to meet your Brother Sen."

"Don't mention him to me!"

For some reason, whenever Feng Luan mentioned Yang Sen, she felt agitated and very angry.

Lan Ruo asked, "What? Did you two argue again?"

"He... this time, he almost got Hong'er killed. If Hong'er hadn't encountered a senior, she would have perished on the Outer Realm Battlefield."

Feng Luan explained casually.

"Oh?"

Lan Ruo said, "Could the senior who saved Hong'er be the one who reached Spirit Transformation in Huofen Kingdom?"

"Yes!"

Feng Luan nodded and said, "That senior originally came to observe the Divine Dao Art, but he suddenly reached Spirit Transformation. Such peerless grace..."

As she spoke, she suddenly realized what she was saying and hurriedly added, "Spirit Transformation cultivators are just different from Nascent Soul ones. I wonder if I will ever have the possibility of reaching Spirit Transformation in this lifetime?"

"Indeed, Spirit Transformation is truly too difficult."

Lan Ruo also nodded and said, "If that senior were willing to teach us everything he knows, perhaps we might really have a chance at Spirit Transformation!"

"Teach us everything?"

Feng Luan's eyes rolled, and her beautiful gaze quietly sized up Lan Ruo.

She felt that perhaps she could offer this sworn sister of hers to the senior.

Lan Ruo was not only a National Beauty, but her cultivation had also reached the Nascent Soul Late Stage. Most importantly, she was still a maiden, possessing hundreds of years of Primal Yin.

If this Primal Yin were harvested, the senior's cultivation would certainly see a significant boost.

However, since Senior Qin was currently in seclusion, Feng Luan was in no rush to act.

Chatting idly, the two returned to the courtyard where Feng Luan resided.

At this moment, in the courtyard, Zhou Zihong and Li Muwan were sitting together, chatting.

Lan Ruo and Feng Luan were sworn sisters, so Li Muwan, Lan Ruo's most cherished disciple, had naturally become a close friend of Zhou Zihong.

The two women also shared a good relationship.

"Greetings, Aunt Feng!"

Seeing Lan Ruo and Feng Luan appear, Li Muwan hurriedly stepped forward to bow.

Zhou Zihong took hold of Lan Ruo's other Lotus Arm and said with a smile, "Aunt Lan, you finally arrived. How long do you plan to stay at the War God Temple this time?"

"I should be staying for ten days or half a month!"

Lan Ruo patted Zhou Zihong's head and said, "Zihong is already at the Foundation Establishment Late Stage? When you ascend to Foundation Establishment Grand Perfection, Aunt Lan will give you a Tianli Pill to help you form your Core!"

"Thank you, Aunt Lan!"

Zhou Zihong said with a joyful expression.

"Eh? Wan'er has already formed her Core?"

Sensing Li Muwan's cultivation, Feng Luan couldn't help but exclaim in admiration, "To have formed a Core in just a few decades, Wan'er's talent is truly excellent. I fear it is almost comparable to the founding Patriarch of Huofen Kingdom!"

"Aunt Feng, you flatter me!"

Li Muwan said very modestly, "Wan'er was only able to form her Core by basking in the sect's glory, and with the help of the Tianli Pill. Without the sect, Wan'er would not have been able to form her Core so quickly."

As she spoke, the image of Qin Hao involuntarily surfaced in Li Muwan's mind.

It was the Spirit Liquid Qin Hao gave her that made her a key focus of cultivation for Luohe Gate, and her master had changed from a Core Formation Elder to Lan Ruo, a Nascent Soul Ancestor.

Moreover, she had used that Spirit Liquid to refine a large number of pills to boost her own cultivation and that of her brother.

Now, she and her brother, Li Qiqing, were both Core Formation cultivators, and being so young, they had become the rising stars of Luohe Gate.