Tianyan, Third Grade

Summer has passed and autumn has arrived; another season has gone by.

The Qionghua Mountain Range are characterized by their towering peaks and continuous ranges.

Besides the Dome Palace on the main peak, there are also some man-made buildings scattered on the other peaks, and the people living in these places are mostly long-standing sects and Aristocratic Clan.

The sect members here do not live in cave abode, but live in elegant courtyards and pavilions just like the noble Aristocratic Clan outside.

Xu Yuan's residence is located at the top of a hillside.

It's not big, only about an acre in size. It's surrounded by a flat lawn with a crooked peach tree growing in it. The scenery is beautiful. Standing on the bamboo house in the southwest corner of the courtyard, you can see a secluded pool in the valley below.

The wind rustles through the grass, gently caressing it.

Two figures descended from the sky, landing on the grass in front of the door with a soft thud.

With his face bruised and swollen, Xu Yuan glanced back at the girl in the pale red palace dress who seemed completely unaffected.

Seemingly noticing his gaze, Tianyan immediately asked with slight concern:

"Jing He, did I go too far again?"

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Xu Yuan snorted and ignored him, then opened the protective barrier inside the mansion and walked straight in.

To improve the training effect, he insisted on not using any internal Cultivation Method when Tianyan.

Without using his Cultivation Method, he couldn't Tianyan.

However, with a top expert like Tianyan as his sparring partner, Xu Yuan's combat ability has greatly improved.

It's much bigger than the one in the Wuxuan Academy.

Unfortunately, compared to the muscular giants of the Wuxuan Academy, Tianyan's actions were somewhat driven by personal grudges.

The courtyard was quiet; apart from the two people's footsteps, there was no other sound.

On both sides of the stone-paved path are Blue Fragrance Grass and Bauhinia Flower cultivated by Tianyan.

Xu Yuan enjoys reading in his spare time, while Tianyan prefers to tinker with flowers and plants.

Throughout the summer, their courtyard was a sea of blue and purple, filled with a delightful fragrance.

I'm about to break through.

The girl's voice was soft and came quite abruptly.

Upon hearing this, Xu Yuan immediately stopped and turned around to look.

The barefoot girl stood quietly beside him, looking down at the flowers and plants she had planted along the road, as if she hadn't just spoken.

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After a long silence,

Xu Yuan slowly opened his mouth:

"What did you say?"

Tianyan slowly raised his eyes and met his gaze:

"I said, I'm about to break through to the third rank."

"So fast?"

"I am already at the Origin Beginning, so breaking through to the third rank doesn't require me to comprehend the Dao anew; it's simply a matter of accumulating Source Qi."

Her words were very casual.

Having inherited the cultivation of the fourth-grade Body Fusion, and being Origin Beginning Being herself, breaking through to the third grade was no bottleneck for her, as easy as drinking water.

Xu Yuan fell silent upon hearing this.

For Tianyan, breaking through to the third rank was both a good thing and a bad thing.

Under the current circumstances, the Tianyan, the greater their chances of surviving in this illusion.

However, the Tianyan, the more his advantage over her cultivation will gradually disappear.

Now, with the Returning Yang Technique in effect, without using his newly developed trump cards, the outcome of his battle with Tianyan is roughly 70/30.

If Tianyan reach the third rank, it would be like a mother beating her son.

After a long silence,

Xu Yuan sighed and said in a low voice:

"Then I congratulate you in advance."

Tianyan stared at Xu Yuan, her golden eyes sparkling with amusement:

Aren't you scared?

"Of course I'm afraid."

Xu Yuan shrugged and continued walking forward, "But there's nothing I can do. I'm just a pseudo-third-rank cultivator who hasn't even comprehended the 'Dao.' The stronger you are, the greater our chances of survival."

A Grandmaster Origin Beginning the Second Rank merges the Dao into their body and enters the realm; First-Grade Mortal Shedding practice to the outside world.

In reality, Xu Yuan is only a seventh-rank official. The concept of "Dao" is too distant for him, much like asking a freshman to study nuclear fusion.

They don't know how much longer they'll have to stay in this illusion. Tianyan's strength will inevitably continue to grow, and he won't be able to suppress her forever.

Hearing this, Tianyan seemed slightly surprised, crossed his arms, and gently tapped his cheek with a slender finger:

"I thought you knew about this and would try something against me."

"Sneaky tricks?" Xu Yuan raised an eyebrow.

Tianyan replied matter-of-factly, "Detonate the restrictions within my body, causing me to become trapped in aphrodisiacs and unable to cultivate, and so on."

"We are allies now."

Don't you have any self-awareness about what kind of person you are?

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Xu Yuan smacked his lips and patted Tianyan on the shoulder.

Tianyan neither dodged nor evaded his actions.

After so long, she had gotten used to the other person's actions.

Just as I was thinking,

Tianyan suddenly felt the restrictions within his body being gradually dissolved by Xu Yuan.

The gaze fixed on Xu Yuan turned strange.

Considering the future, the two reached a consensus to remove the aphrodisiac from her body, but the price was that he would place a restriction on her.

Later, when the two discovered that the poison of the Charm God Flower could not be completely eradicated, that bastard immediately changed to a different kind of restriction.

A kind of incantation called the "Love-Inducing Curse".

This type of restriction is often used in dual cultivation rituals.

It was a Evil Dao Secret Method that Xu Yuan found on the fifth floor of the Wenyuan Pavilion.

The "Love-Inducing Curse," Secret Method on the fifth floor of the Wenyuan Pavilion, has no other advantages besides being difficult to break once it's cast. Its arousing effects are very weak; even a fifth-grade Soul Condensation Realm cultivator can neutralize its seductive power by circulating their Cultivation Method.

However, Tianyan has the Charm God Flower Poison and the Heavenly Desire Lust Poison in her body that cannot be removed. The Love-Inducing Curse is just a guide; once lit, it will cause the Charm God Flower Poison and the Heavenly Desire Lust Poison to explode and spread within her body.

But now, he has simply dissolved himself.

Tianyan stared at Xu Yuan, his voice filled with doubt:

What are you doing?

Xu Yuan withdrew his hand, his voice very soft:

"Trust those you employ, and don't employ those you don't trust."

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Tianyan didn't speak, but stared at him with an extremely distrustful look.

After months of being inseparable, the trust between people had long since vanished.

This man in front of me is definitely not that kind.

She suspected he was setting her up again.

With a slight sigh, Xu Yuan said in a low voice:

"We've been living together for almost three months now, this is my way of showing you sincerity."

"Sincerity?"

"Since you took the initiative to tell me about this, I naturally have to do something in return."

"Real?"

"Really." Xu Yuan stared at Tianyan, speaking very seriously.

A gentle breeze ruffled the girl's soft, dark hair.

Then,

She suddenly smiled:

Are you afraid I'll retaliate after I break through to a higher realm?

Xu Yuan vehemently denied it. "Why should I be afraid? You can't kill me."

Under the bright sunshine,

Tianyan's beautiful eyes curved into two glistening crescent moons:

"I really can't kill you, but luckily you taught me something. Do you want to know what it is?"

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Xu Yuan offered a rebuttal.

"I didn't teach him, Ran Qingmo did."

"But you taught me."

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Five days later,

Tianyan broke through to the third rank.

There will be another chapter later, before midnight.