Yin-Yang Mystic Dragon Gu

When Bai Yu returned to the stone house, only four days remained until the Spirit Root test.

Along the way, Bai Yu and Zhao Lan chatted merrily. When they finally parted, Zhao Lan even took the initiative to say he would come see him that day. Bai Yu felt that he had achieved the effect he wanted.

Using the same method, Pang Tong eagerly took a Human-Faced Mushroom. Though that dead fat man was not as direct as Zhao Lan, he had already begun indirectly congratulating Bai Yu on advancing.

Looking at the Yin-Yang Qi on the panel, Bai Yu stopped delaying. He directly asked Pang Tong for four days off, and after receiving the contribution points Zhao Lan had sent over, he headed for the foot of Joyous Union Peak.

He grinded progress there during the day, then continued working hard with Yu Linglong at night. For a time, Bai Yu felt that such days were rather damaging to his health.

Yet the results of such effort were plain to see.

[Yin-Yang Qi: 500/500]

Late on the third night, Bai Yu suddenly opened his eyes. A surge of heat was born within him, and terrifying power erupted like a volcano.

Slowly setting Yu Linglong aside, Bai Yu sat down cross-legged.

"I'm about to break through."

The moment he said this, Yu Linglong, who had been drowsy with sleep, abruptly opened her eyes, her face brimming with delight.

Although what Bai Yu meant in her ears was, "I've reached the peak of the Body Tempering Realm."

At that moment, though, those words sounded especially pleasant. After all, tomorrow was the day of the test, yet Bai Yu could actually take another step forward now.

Thinking of this, Yu Linglong hurriedly got up and moved far away, afraid she might disturb Bai Yu.

As the Yin-Yang Qi reached perfection, Bai Yu could clearly feel something terrifying gestating within his body, coiling around his spine in a strange state.

"Roar!"

A low dragon roar sounded from within his body. Two streams of Qi, one black and one white, spread from his kidneys. The instant they came into contact with the Qi around his spine, Bai Yu's blood and vitality began to churn, while the black-and-white currents endlessly intertwined and tugged at each other.

As the two slowly merged, a black dragon soul and a white dragon soul gradually took shape.

At that moment, Bai Yu's spine was like a pillar that held up the heavens. The twin black-and-white dragons entwined around it, their pure power constantly nourishing his flesh.

If one looked closely, one could see that the two divine dragons were entirely different in appearance.

The white dragon's scales glittered, brimming with a sacred aura. It looked incomparably majestic. The black dragon was savage and ferocious, its gaze carrying a brutal air that inspired fear. Huge wings stretched from its sides, overflowing with evil intent.

Two traits that had originally been as incompatible as fire and water now fused together in a bizarre harmony, complementing one another.

[Yin-Yang Mystic Dragon Gu] Effect: [Eternal Existence] Constantly nourishes the body with Yin-Yang power, carefully repairing it. At the same time, the Yin-Yang Mystic Dragon is also known as the undying Gu!

As long as one's breath was not completely cut off in an instant, the Yin-Yang Mystic Dragon Gu could help them recover.

[Destruction and Rebirth] If the Gu Master was gravely wounded and on the verge of death, there was a small chance of triggering the Yin-Yang Mystic Dragon Gu's most terrifying ability, bringing breakthroughs in strength and talent.

[Mystic Dragon Power] Empower oneself with the power of the Yin Dragon or Yang Dragon. While increasing the might of one's attacks, it also carried a trace of dragon might and the traits of the Yin-Yang Mystic Dragon.

[Technique: Qi Drawing Art (Mastery) 4500/4500]

[Skill: Cutting (Mastery)]

[Progress: (2860/3500]

[Yin-Yang Mystic Dragon Gu (Life-Bound Gu) (Growth Stage)]

[Dragon Qi Progress: 1423/]

[Yin-Yang Qi: 500/5000]

[Evil Dragon Resentment: 1500/]

[Diamond Gu (Stone Gu Mutation): 800/800]

[Delusion-Breaking Golden Eyes (Beginner) (Earth-Entering Eye Mutation): 1122/]

Feeling the tyrannical power within him, Bai Yu slowly opened his eyes. Looking at the data on the panel, he could not help but let out a heavy breath.

Ever since arriving in this world, he had been working toward the Yin-Yang Mystic Dragon Gu. Today, he had finally grinded it out!

Although the Yin-Yang Mystic Dragon Gu was merely an auxiliary-type Gu, the effect of altering his physique and talent upon its formation was what Bai Yu had dreamed of.

Only with such enhancement would he have greater confidence in cultivation!

Only after thoroughly stabilizing his cultivation did Bai Yu finally relax. He was now at the ninth level of the Body Tempering Realm. As long as he awakened his Spirit Root tomorrow, he would naturally enter the Qi Refining Realm.

Now that he had obtained the ticket to officially step through the gates of immortality, his next and most fundamental goal was to prove the Dao and attain eternal life.

He looked around and saw Yu Linglong staring at him with a tense expression, her eyes filled with excitement.

Just moments ago, Yu Linglong had witnessed an unbelievable sight.

From the moment Bai Yu began cultivating, a scorching aura spread from within his body, directly raising the temperature inside the stone house until it became blazing hot.

Yet not long afterward, another chilling, bone-piercing aura emerged, plunging the temperature to its lowest point.

As extreme heat and bitter cold continuously intertwined, Yu Linglong was shocked beyond measure, her expression excited. What other possibility could there be for such a phenomenon besides a Spirit Root first appearing?

Just as the aura around Bai Yu faded away, Yu Linglong suddenly felt an itch in her eyes. Through the haze, she seemed to see the originally ordinary Spirit Root in Bai Yu's dantian being swallowed whole, replaced by a black-and-white intertwined lotus?

The lotus continued to grow, until it finally split apart and spat out two more lotuses, one black and one white, which circled around it.

When Yu Linglong came back to her senses again, she discovered that the phenomenon had vanished, as if it had merely been an illusion.

"Senior Brother Bai, how do you feel?"

Yu Linglong slowly leaned closer and asked expectantly.

"I think I'm only one step away from breaking through to Qi Refining."

Seeing Yu Linglong's nervous appearance, Bai Yu smiled and gave her a reassuring answer.

"It must be that your Spirit Root has awakened for such a state to occur. Senior Brother, you're about to become an official disciple."

Hearing this, Yu Linglong's eyes brimmed with excitement. She had gambled correctly. Being only one step away from breaking through to Qi Refining proved that Bai Yu had gained the qualifications to become an ordinary disciple. The efforts she had made during this time had finally borne fruit.

"I've saved quite a few contribution points these past days. There's still some time before your breakthrough. You're close with Supervisor Pang, so see whether there's anything else we need to make up for. We can go find him now and take our time."

After thinking for a moment, Yu Linglong spoke slowly.

"There's no need to be so nervous. I know what I'm doing. Keep your contribution points. After my test, you'll still need to cultivate."

"Even as a follower, you need cultivation to back you up."

Bai Yu smiled. Yu Linglong was far too tense. He knew that she wanted to escape the status of a menial servant as soon as possible, even if it was only to become a follower with the same standing.

But compared to a menial servant who would never see the light of day again after failing the test, the identity of a follower at least offered a little more security and freedom.

At this moment, however, she was too nervous, which was why she seemed so flustered and incoherent.

Time flew by, and before long, dawn arrived.

Bai Yu's test also drew near with the slow arrival of that pale fish-belly white in the east.