Chapter 58

After careful observation, Shen Duheng said, "It will probably take three days for this ordinary spring water to transform into a spiritual spring."

Shan Heyuan felt the same way. "It's unbelievable."

Shan Heyuan moved the large water vat to the side of the spiritual spring, made a small hole in the vat, and let water slowly drip into the spiritual spring through the hole, simulating the natural seepage of spiritual spring water.

This approach may seem crude, but the logic is sound.

Broadly speaking, as long as he keeps adding water to the water tank, he will have a living spring of spiritual energy.

With the artificial spiritual spring, the Spiritual Power in the Dantian Small World became much richer, echoing the fire Spiritual Power emitted by the Pu Core Fire in the sky.

Shan Heyuan sensed the subtle imbalance in his Dantian Small World, and also felt the promoting effect of the newly generated Spiritual Power on his Dantian Small World.

This feeling is very strange.

Perfection may be stable, but imbalance can bring about new changes and allow the Dantian Small World to progress.

Shan Heyuan said to Shen Duheng, "When this pool of spiritual spring water is fully formed, my cultivation level may improve further."

Shen Duheng: "From the Core Formation Middle Stage? You're only a hair's breadth away right now."

"It's precisely because it's so close that it's easy to break through," Shan Heyuan said confidently. "It won't take more than a few days."

Shen Duheng laughed, "Our advancement is really a race against each other."

The artificial spiritual spring was ready. Shen Duheng went to the hut to check on the Realm Spirit and added twenty-one more seals to it.

Shen Duheng's cultivation has improved further, and he has added many more seals to the Realm Spirit. It is estimated that as long as their seals are not broken, the Realm Spirit will not be able to wake up for a long time.

Perhaps by the time Realm Spirit awakens, his cultivation will have improved, and even if Realm Spirit awakens, it will be of no use.

This place is too far from the West Jing Secret Realm, so the Realm Spirit can't contact its main body, and its power is severely weakened, so it can't pose much of a threat to them.

Thinking of this, Shan Heyuan Realm Spirit. He had originally planned to pick on the weak, but he had unexpectedly run into a brick wall.

Once he has fully grasped the secrets of the space and his cultivation is high enough that he is no longer afraid of being threatened, then we can release the Realm Spirit back.

In any case, the lifespans of these creatures that have become sentient in these secret realms are almost infinite, so they don't care where they sleep for a hundred or two hundred years.

Shen Duheng was still inside Shan Heyuan's Dantian Small World and could roughly sense his thoughts.

Caught up in his joy, Shen Duheng asked, "So happy?"

Shan Heyuan: "Yes, we both advanced, and we successfully created an artificial Dantian. It's a triple celebration! Come out quickly, let's celebrate!"

Shan Heyuan released his Dantian Small World, Shen Duheng emerged from it.

He was so happy that he forgot about his current posture.

As soon as Shen Duheng came out, he collapsed onto his bed.

Shan Heyuan was pressed down by Shen Duheng and let out a muffled groan.

It wasn't the weight, but the strange tactile sensation of their skin touching.

Shan Heyuan was still shirtless, and when he was pressed down like that, his whole body turned red from his face to his chest, which was especially noticeable under the Spirit Artifact lamp.

Shen Duheng watched as his skin rapidly turned pink, and, mindful of propriety, slightly averted his gaze.

If Shen Duheng were completely open and honest, Shan Heyuan would feel somewhat awkward, but not so embarrassed.

Shen Duheng's attitude was anything but open and honest; in fact, he seemed to have something to hide.

Shan Heyuan was swayed by his attitude, and her face turned even redder, almost steaming.

Shan Heyuan was flustered and tried to pull out his clothes from the side to put them on, but the clothes were pressed down by his buttocks. He tried to pull them out several times but failed. In the end, Shen Duheng couldn't bear to see it and took out the clothes and handed them to him.

Shan Heyuan lowered his head and quickly put on his clothes.

The two sat side by side on the bed.

Shen Duheng regained his composure first, bent down to place Shan Heyuan's shoes aside, and asked, "How do you want to celebrate?"

Shan Heyuan was completely out of the loop about how to celebrate.

His head was a complete mess, a jumble of thoughts bubbling up inside him.

He shifted his gaze guiltily towards Shen Duheng, then quickly looked away again before Shen Duheng noticed.

This shifty gaze couldn't escape Shen Duheng's notice.

Shen Duheng turned his head and met his eyes.

Shan Heyuan coughed lightly, trying to calm his voice. "Brother Shen?"

Shen Duheng paused for a moment. "Don't you want to celebrate?"

"No, no, no." Shan Heyuan still felt incapable of thinking, yet instinctively wanted to respond, "I didn't think that way."

Shen Duheng: "So what do you think?"

The question made Shan Heyuan almost think he was about to confess his feelings.

Wait, why did you think of confessing your feelings?

The thought suddenly popped into Shan Heyuan's mind, and then he quickly realized that he was no longer innocent.

The Pu Core Fire seemed to rise from his Dantian Small World to his mind, instantly burning away all other chaotic thoughts, leaving only those that mattered most to him at the moment.

When did it start?

It started when Shen Duheng bought him the "Spring Transformation Art"?

Starting with Shen Duheng sword-wielding technique?

It started when Shen Duheng took him flying on a sword?

Or should we start with Shen Duheng's exposed body after taking a shower?

When exactly did he become gay?

Chapter 58

Shan Heyuan asked himself the question, but ultimately found no answer.

The only thing that can be confirmed is that he did indeed have improper thoughts about Shen Duheng.

The moment he realized this idea, his body reacted.

He awkwardly hunched over to cover himself.

Shen Duheng was sitting right next to him, so this reaction couldn't be hidden from Shen Duheng at all.

Shen Duheng's eyes looked down, and he paused subtly.

Shan Heyuan's face instantly turned bright red, and he hurriedly dragged the blanket over himself to cover his waist and abdomen.

This move is utterly blatantly obvious.

Shan Heyuan looked at Shen Duheng pleadingly, hoping that he would be understanding as usual, comprehend the awkward situation, and get up to leave.

Shen Duheng seemed completely oblivious to his thoughts, and even commented, "You're really energetic."

Shan Heyuan instantly bristled, disregarding everything else, and pushed him away, shouting, "Don't look at what you shouldn't see! Get out!"

Shen Duheng the opportunity to grab his hand, trapping it in his own. "Do we still adhere to the rule of not looking at what is improper between us?"

Shan Heyuan: "What are the rules?"

Shen Duheng: "It was consensual."

Shan Heyuan was taken aback, wondering if he had misheard.

He looked up at Shen Duheng and met Shen Duheng's gentle eyes.

Shen Duheng smiled and said, "I thought you already knew that I was in love with you."

Shan Heyuan's eyes widened. "Huh?"

"If I didn't love you, I wouldn't have come to Sword Reverence City with you, nor would I have collected the materials you like, prepared spirit soil for you, or lived with you every day." Shen Duheng looked at him. "None of these things seem like something a friend would do to a friend. I thought you already knew."

Shan Heyuan's face flushed, embarrassed to admit his slowness. "I... I hadn't thought about it."

Shen Duheng: "You can answer me now, you know."

Shan Heyuan awkwardly repeated, "I understand now."

Shen Duheng: "And your answer?"

Shan Heyuan: "I... I want to be alone."

Shen Duheng stood up very gentlemanly. "Alright."

Shan Heyuan was released, he immediately threw off the blanket, covered his face, and wrapped himself up completely.

What an embarrassing day!

Shen Duheng walked out, adding before closing the door behind him, "Remember to let me know when you're feeling better."

Judging from his voice, Shen Duheng was smiling, seemingly having no doubt that there might be other answers.