The instant those four words surfaced in her consciousness, Ah Yin's entire soul seemed to catch fire.
"Whoosh!"
The enormous Blue Silver Emperor's true form seemed to sense its master's embarrassment.
Its once outstretched leaves curled inward in unison, as if a shy woman were wrapping her arms around herself.
Blue light flowed rapidly across the crystalline vines, flickering bright and dim, betraying the turmoil in her heart.
Just then, a gentle voice sounded in the courtyard without warning.
"What are you thinking about?"
A tall, slender figure had appeared before the Blue Silver Emperor at some point.
It was Chen Xuan.
He looked at the Blue Silver Emperor, which had suddenly grown "shy," and showed a trace of curiosity.
Ah Yin's consciousness jolted, like a child caught red-handed doing something naughty.
"N-nothing!"
Her thoughts came through in a fluster, and her curled leaves trembled slightly.
Chen Xuan found Ah Yin's reaction a little strange.
Still, he didn't think much of it, assuming it was some kind of instinctive plant response.
He reached out and gently touched one of Ah Yin's curled leaves, slowly transferring a stream of incomparably pure life-force essence into her.
"Your consciousness has fully stabilized. It's time I taught you how to cultivate."
"Cultivate?"
Ah Yin's consciousness brimmed with surprise.
Her thoughts came through: "I'm only in the form of Blue Silver Grass right now. I can't even move. How am I supposed to cultivate?"
As a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, her understanding of cultivation had long been ingrained.
Either one cultivated like an ordinary Soul Beast, slowly accumulating power over time.
Or one took human form and cultivated like a human Soul Master, absorbing Soul Rings through meditation to grow stronger.
But in her current state, she was caught between the two. Cultivation was simply impossible.
At her words, a faint smile tugged at Chen Xuan's lips.
"Why can't Blue Silver Grass cultivate?"
He withdrew his hand and clasped it behind his back. His voice was calm, yet carried a confidence that defied all convention.
"All things in the world possess a spirit, and all can cultivate."
"You simply haven't found the right method."
As he spoke, Chen Xuan held two fingers together like a sword and pointed at Ah Yin's true form from afar.
A golden speck of light flew from his fingertips and instantly sank into the Blue Silver Emperor.
"Vmmm—"
Ah Yin's consciousness roared. A passage of incomparably profound yet crystal-clear information was branded directly into the depths of her soul.
It was a cultivation method.
An ultimate art crafted entirely for plant life, one that seized the workings of Heaven and Earth and stole the essence of the Sun and Moon!
"H-how is this possible?!"
A storm surged through Ah Yin's consciousness. She was utterly stunned.
This method completely overturned everything she had understood about cultivation over the past hundred thousand years.
It required no meditation, no Soul Rings, and not even human form!
With her true form as the root and her thoughts as the guide, she could directly draw in the power of the stars and gather life-force essence to temper herself!
C-could this really work?
Almost instinctively, Ah Yin followed the method's instructions and activated her thoughts.
The next moment, an unbelievable sight unfolded!
The Blue Silver Emperor, which had once passively absorbed the spiritual energy of Heaven and Earth, now seemed to transform into a gigantic vortex.
The power of the stars, invisible to the naked eye, and the life-force drifting through the world became countless green specks of light, rushing into her body like rivers flowing into the sea!
A single instant of cultivation yielded more than an entire day of her previous accumulation!
No—even more than that!
Incredible!
This cultivation method was simply too powerful!
Ah Yin was shaken to the core.
Her cherished Blue Silver Emperor Bloodline seemed insignificant before the vast world described by this cultivation art.
As if struck by a sudden inspiration, she immediately focused her mind and circulated the method with all her strength.
The enormous Blue Silver Emperor blazed with dazzling blue radiance.
Every leaf swayed gently, rustling as if singing an ancient song.
Countless vines stirred without wind, now dancing like wild serpents, now coiling like soaring dragons, surging with vast waves of life-force.
"..."
Chen Xuan stood quietly to one side, watching, his expression calm.
He had deduced this cultivation art from the principles of life-force essence. It was perfectly suited to a Plant-type Soul Beast like Ah Yin.
What would be an act against the natural order to others was effortless for him.
Time passed, second by second.
Ah Yin was completely immersed in the wondrous state of cultivation.
Suddenly, her heart stirred, and she entered a state of profound enlightenment.
She felt her bloodline undergoing some intense transformation.
Her original Blue Silver Emperor Bloodline, tempered by this foreign power, seemed to break through its shackles and advance toward a higher, more supreme level!
"Boom!"
An inaudible roar exploded in the depths of Ah Yin's soul.
The light shining from the Blue Silver Emperor's true form shifted from its original deep blue, gradually taking on a noble purple-gold hue.
An unprecedented pressure spread from her.
Blue Silver Supreme Bloodline!
The instant her bloodline advanced, a new understanding welled up in Ah Yin's heart.
She felt as though she had gained a new ability.
An ability... to briefly take human form!
Let's try!
The moment the thought appeared, she could no longer suppress it.
Ah Yin drew upon the newly awakened, vast and surging power within her. Guided by the understanding in her heart, she began trying to form a human shape.
"Vmmm—"
Purple-gold light blazed, enveloping the entire back courtyard.
The enormous Blue Silver Emperor's true form began to shrink and change within the light.
Countless vines and leaves wove together and entwined, like the most delicate craftsmen sculpting a peerless work of art.
The light gradually faded.
The enormous Blue Silver Emperor that had stood there was gone.
In its place stood a peerlessly beautiful woman beneath the moonlight.
Her waterfall of blue hair fell all the way to her ankles. Her skin was as white as snow, smooth and delicate.
Her features were exquisitely perfect, as if they were Heaven's finest creation, without the slightest flaw.
Her eyes were a pure blue, like the clearest sapphires, shining with the innocent wonder and delight of someone newly born.
But at that moment, she was completely naked, her perfect body laid bare before Chen Xuan.
Chen Xuan's gaze fell upon her, and a trace of admiration flashed in his eyes.
Perfect!
Her looks, her figure, and the pure aura she possessed by nature, drawn from the essence of life itself—all were perfect.
"I... I did it!"
Ah Yin looked down at her fair hands, then felt the solid ground beneath her as she stood on two legs. Tears of joy welled in her eyes.
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