Bloodline Awakening, Great Breakthrough

As the days passed, by the seventh day, the Blood Skull Gu on Yu Linglong's head had shrunk to the size of a finger. Pure energy continuously circulated within her body.

At that moment, the beauty seemed to have entered a special state. Even her aura had become ethereal. If Bai Yu had not been watching her condition at all times, even he would have worried about Yu Linglong's current state.

The medicinal liquid in the cauldron had turned transparent, a sign that its medicinal power had been completely absorbed. At the same time, a terrifying soul force radiated from Yu Linglong's body, as though something was preparing to awaken.

Through the Delusion-Breaking Golden Eyes, Bai Yu could clearly see that the Lower-Grade Five-Element Mixed Spirit Root in Yu Linglong's dantian was slowly withering. A streak of emerald-green light gradually occupied the Spirit Root's original place and began to transform.

As the Blood Skull Gu completely fused into Yu Linglong's body, the emerald-green light suddenly changed. A cyan fox with nine tails continuously took shape within it!

"Success!"

A burning glint flashed through Bai Yu's eyes.

The instant the Spirit Root took form, Yu Linglong's cultivation directly entered the Qi Refining Stage. The power fed back from her dantian continuously remolded her body.

[Blood Skull Gu: 2000/2000]

At that very moment, the Blood Skull Gu's progress reached completion. Relying directly on his insights, Bai Yu broke through to the Qi Refining Third Layer!

Emerald-green radiance surged from Yu Linglong's body. As the light grew increasingly dazzling, it gradually condensed into a jade cocoon around her. About two hours later, a pair of bewitching eyes opened in the void behind the jade cocoon.

"Ying!"

A resounding roar rang out, carrying the majesty of heaven and earth. Countless streaks of light splashed outward, and an astonishing, suffocating pressure swept across the entire Cave Heaven!

"Zhao Yun!"

Bai Yu stared feverishly at the heavenly phenomenon and shouted. Zhao Yun, who stood in the pavilion, immediately transformed into a streak of black light. Terrifying Sha Qi surged out, sealing off the surroundings to prevent the streaks of light from causing damage.

"A Nine-Tailed Heavenly Fox, a legendary existence capable of standing shoulder to shoulder with true dragons. With such bloodline power, once she steps onto the path of cultivation, her progress will probably crush most prodigies beneath her feet..."

Gazing at the jade cocoon sealed by Sha Qi, Bai Yu was filled with excitement. When he had chosen to keep Yu Linglong, he had never expected her to be of much help.

It would have been enough if she could serve as the steward of the Cave Heaven.

He had never expected her to give him such an enormous surprise!

"Fortunately, no one in the Cave Heaven saw this scene. Otherwise, Yu Linglong will bring endless trouble upon herself in the future."

"A servant possessing the Heavenly Fox Bloodline would tempt even some old monsters."

Bai Yu would never place the initiative in someone else's hands.

"Buzz, buzz, buzz!"

"Crack!"

The jade cocoon trembled continuously. Soon, a crisp cracking sound rang out. The cyan light contracted, and a slender figure emerged in midair.

Yu Linglong had now undergone a true rebirth. Not only had she been born with seductive bones, but her entire being had become even more perfect. One glance at her was enough to make one's heart and soul sink into ruin.

As Bai Yu watched Yu Linglong's figure, he actually felt his heartbeat quicken slightly.

On the Eternal Continent, a legend had always circulated.

"Those acknowledged as masters by a Nine-Tailed Heavenly Fox always believe that they themselves are the fox's master..."

Though those words were somewhat terrifying upon careful thought, they were enough to prove just how dreadful the allure of a Nine-Tailed Heavenly Fox was.

Azure eyes slowly opened. Yu Linglong stood suspended in the air. After a brief moment of confusion, her charming face, capable of bewitching all living beings, was filled with shock.

After receiving the memories contained in her bloodline, she clearly understood the changes that had happened to her, especially when the cultivation method belonging to the Heavenly Fox lineage, the Heavenly Fox Scripture, was imprinted in her mind.

Her body trembled with excitement.

She had originally been a mortal, and a mortal without any talent for cultivation at that. But now, she could finally cultivate, and she even possessed the foundation to attain the Great Dao!

Slowly coming back to her senses, she looked down at Bai Yu below with her beautiful eyes. Her lips curled gently as she descended, then directly embraced him!

"Young Master, thank you!"

Yu Linglong said emotionally.

A breeze swept by, stirring Yu Linglong's dark hair. Bai Yu gently pushed her away, brushed aside the strands over her forehead, and smiled faintly.

"Looks like it succeeded?"

Half a month had passed since he began refining the Blood Skull Gu. Now, it seemed that they had indeed obtained the best possible result.

"Mm... It succeeded. I received my ancestors' gift and awakened my clan's cultivation method as well..."

A blush colored Yu Linglong's face as she spoke in delighted surprise.

"Then that's even better. Now we won't need to search for a cultivation method suited to you. Honestly, I have no idea what the cultivation methods of the Demon Race even look like."

Bai Yu teased with a smile.

Hearing this, their eyes met. At that moment, the atmosphere around them became ambiguous.

"Young Master, it seems your dagger hasn't been put away..."

"Ah, is that so?"

"Mm..."

Another half month passed. Bai Yu's cultivation directly broke through to the Qi Refining Seventh Layer. With the Yin-Yang Mystic Dragon Gu's support, even such consecutive breakthroughs would not cause his foundation to become unstable.

The Yin-Yang Tranquility Lotus and the Nine-Tailed Heavenly Fox Bloodline provided enormous improvements to cultivators. Especially since he had awakened the Yin-Yang Spirit Root, both of these things suited Bai Yu exceptionally well.

"Haste makes waste. Having cultivation alone without sufficient combat experience still leaves a weakness."

Bai Yu muttered.

Next, he planned to go mountain hunting again. While testing his current strength, he would see whether he could find more opportunities.

"From now on, come with me. You can't stay in the Cave Heaven forever."

"However, when we go out, you'll need to restrain that bewitching aura."

Seeing Yu Linglong slowly walk toward him, Bai Yu rubbed his nose and spoke slowly.

"Mm..."

"With Young Master's help, I can now control the changes in this power."

Yu Linglong gently kneaded Bai Yu's shoulders, her tone brimming with seduction. During this time, she had felt that cultivation seemed quite easy.

The Qi Refining Sixth Layer—she had never imagined that she could reach such a point before.

Ignoring Yu Linglong's little movements, Bai Yu took out his disciple token and brought up the map drawn by the Heavenly Demon Sect. Before long, he selected a location.

The White Bone Mountain Range, a mountain range controlled by the Heavenly Demon Sect and the Myriad Sword Sect, was a place where formal disciples from the two sects usually gathered materials and trained.

Although the White Bone Mountain Range was somewhat unpopular compared to Blood Beast Mountain elsewhere, it produced many sinister and evil things, including quite a few materials for refining Gu. After comparing the two, Bai Yu chose the White Bone Mountain Range.

"I haven't gone out for a month. I wonder whether the uproar Zhao Yun caused has died down."

Thinking of this, Bai Yu shook his head helplessly. There was no helping it—the senior sisters of the Joyful Union Sect were far too enthusiastic. They wanted nothing more than to swallow him whole...