The sensation of the laws of heaven and earth was so clear, so orderly.
It was as if someone had already neatly organized them, and all she had to do was open her mind to feel them.
They naturally flowed into her consciousness without any barriers to understanding.
Before long after closing her eyes to cultivate, Tai Lingxuan felt her realm, under the guidance of the laws of heaven and earth, naturally beginning to break through.
The Fourth Layer of the Integration Stage…
No, the Fifth!
In the blink of an eye, Tai Lingxuan’s realm had broken through two minor stages.
The speed was so fast that even she was left speechless.
She was breaking through minor stages of the Integration Realm, not the Foundation Establishment Realm.
It had to be known that even the so-called geniuses usually needed years, or even decades, to break through one minor stage of the Integration Realm, consuming a massive amount of rare materials and treasures along the way…
Yet she had done it so naturally.
What was going on?
But more than breaking through two minor stages, what Tai Lingxuan couldn’t comprehend was—where did this nearly free gift of the laws of heaven and earth come from?
Had she been influenced by something?
Could it be him?
Tai Lingxuan opened her eyes and looked at the young boy.
No, no, no!
That was impossible.
Yuyang was only at the Golden Core Realm, far from being able to comprehend the laws of heaven and earth.
Tai Lingxuan immediately dismissed such a notion because it simply didn’t make sense.
It was like a novice in the Alchemical Arts suddenly researching an eighth or ninth grade pill out of thin air—unbelievable.
However, Tai Lingxuan didn’t have time to ponder further.
Because at the next moment, the side effects caused by the rapid breakthrough made cold sweat pour down her body like rain.
The Hehuan Technique was a special method formed later in life that condensed pure Yin, the utmost Yin force.
Unlike the pure Yang force inside Chen Yuyang, which originated from his unique physique, born with this body of flesh and blood, inherently representing a concrete embodiment of the laws of heaven and earth.
Because the pure Yin condensed by the Hehuan Technique was not innate, it required extra Yin-Yang harmonization.
Usually, before sensing a breakthrough in her realm, Tai Lingxuan would prepare the corresponding harmonizing items.
But now, her breakthrough was too fast and too sudden.
So fast that the Yin and Yang inside her body lost balance at this moment.
And she was utterly unprepared.
Tai Lingxuan clearly felt that this imbalance was now pressing against her physical body.
At the same time, the feeling of the Yin force backlash that had caused her body to lose control before was rolling back again.
Unless…
She could seize enough pure Yang items to harmonize Yin and Yang!
Tai Lingxuan immediately recalled the many rare materials and treasures that Chen Yu Yang and Ling Xi had brought out from the Ziyang Secret Realm, among which were many items of utmost Yang.
But…
Those were only second or third grade materials and treasures, far from sufficient to meet her needs.
No… that was useless.
Then, what should she do?
Biting her lip, sweat already glistening on her forehead, her body beginning to tremble uncontrollably.
She had to come up with a solution quickly.
Otherwise, if this Yin force backlash caused her to lose control again…
Suddenly, Tai Lingxuan’s eyes fell on the boy beside her.
A bold idea suddenly popped into her mind.
Yu Yang!
Yu Yang’s essence contained extremely dense pure Yang energy.
Even without seizing its source, it could satisfy her current needs…
Tai Lingxuan swallowed hard.
But immediately, she denied her own thought.
No, no!
She had already harmed this child; how could she continue like this…
But immediately, another voice rose in her heart.
What does it matter?
It’s already done.
Rather than letting the Yin force backlash cause her to lose control and harm the child again, it would be better to act while her consciousness was clear, so at least she could control it and not damage his essence…
She was doing it to prevent Yu Yang from suffering more harm, after all…
Tai Lingxuan’s eyes flickered with a strange light, and at this moment her cheeks also flushed a delicate red.
Whoosh…
The silk-textured purple robe slid down along the curve of her shoulder blades and rounded head.
……
The bed no longer creaked.
In the room, only the sound of rapid breathing remained.
With no more movement, Tai Lingxuan sat quietly for a long while, staring at the boy who lay there still defenseless and unresponsive.
Fine beads of sweat covered the woman’s body, like ripe, luscious fruit after a heavy rain.
Strands of hair stuck together on each other, entangled as if in an eternal karmic bond.
Fulfilled, satisfied.
Guilty, remorseful.
Tai Lingxuan no longer knew what remained in her mind.
She felt dazed and confused.
Tears blurred her vision, unsure if they came from pain or joy.
But like a cure to a disease, the feeling of losing control to the Yin force vanished, and the pressure from the Yin-Yang imbalance inside her body had also subsided.
Should she confess to Yu Yang?
Admit her mistakes.
Maybe she would feel a bit better.
But…
In the end, Tai Lingxuan didn’t have that courage.
So, she cleaned up the scene and left with a deeper, incurable regret.
Time passed, minute by minute.
Finally, the boy’s eyelids twitched, and he slowly woke.
“Ugh~ Master, how long have I been lying here?”
Chen Yu Yang looked dazedly at the woman sitting quietly by the window and asked.
“Three hours already. Yu Yang, why did you sleep so long?”
Chen Yu Yang shook his head, looking unable to explain.
“I don’t know. Maybe I was a little tired and couldn’t help falling asleep. Has the Soul Pursuit Mark been removed?”
“It has been removed,” Tai Lingxuan nodded gently, then asked with concern, “Yu Yang, do you feel any discomfort anywhere?”
Although Tai Lingxuan was confident and had confirmed that she hadn’t damaged Chen Yu Yang’s essence, she still wasn’t entirely at ease.
Chen Yu Yang carefully felt around and pointed to his head.
“A bit dizzy.”
“Anything else?”
“No.”
Tai Lingxuan nodded again, speaking gently, “It’s probably a side effect of removing the Soul Pursuit Mark. In any case, rest well.”
“Master… Master will go back first.”
With that, Tai Lingxuan stood up, but the moment she stood, her steps faltered, almost losing her balance.
“Master?” Chen Yu Yang asked with confusion.
Tai Lingxuan didn’t answer, but the moment she turned her face away, a blush immediately rose.
“It’s nothing. Master… Master is just a bit tired…”
Having said that, Tai Lingxuan pressed her legs together and walked quickly out of the boy’s room in a slightly unnatural posture.
Back in her own room, Tai Lingxuan finally breathed a sigh of relief, feeling her heart pounding wildly in her chest.
Biting her lip, she forced herself to sit down on the chair.
“Almost, almost…”
“Yu Yang is already not small anymore…”
……
In the room, after Tai Lingxuan left, Chen Yu Yang quietly breathed out.
Then, he sighed deeply.
He knew nothing.
Because he believed that for now, it was better for him not to know anything.
Standing up, he walked to the desk, took out a blank notebook, then picked up a pen and began to write.
What he wrote was the introductory cultivation method for divine abilities that he had just been compiling in his mind.
Following this method could enable someone to quickly reach a state aligned with the laws of heaven and earth, though how much one understood depended on their own comprehension.
After compiling it in his mind just now, he silently circulated the method.
It was thanks to Tai Lingxuan’s outstanding talent that she could feel the laws of heaven and earth that he secretly moved and even break through two minor stages because of it.
“Forget it, it’s all my fault… I was too careless.”
Chen Yu Yang murmured to himself, then suddenly remembered something and became somewhat worried.
“Speaking of which, Master should have refined all of it away, right…”
“Otherwise, what if it backfires…”
Chen Yu Yang’s eyelids twitched violently.
He shook his head to stop himself from overthinking.
He was still young and weak.
For now, he would just pretend he didn’t know anything and let things take their course.
One day later.
Until the Ziyang Secret Realm closed, the monstrous beast army never launched a real attack.
With the secret realm closing, disciples from the major sects returned one after another.
For them, this secret realm trial, regardless of the harvest, was a blessing just to survive.
Five days later, Gu Qiushui also returned to Ziyang City, found Tai Lingxuan, and thoroughly recounted her opportunities and experiences.
As expected, Tai Lingxuan agreed to let Gu Qiushui become her disciple.
Meanwhile, Chen Yu Yang’s communication jade pendant immediately received a response from Gu Qiushui.
Chen Yu Yang replied with a simple “I will come to find you at an appropriate time soon,” then temporarily set it aside.
After the Ziyang Secret Realm trial ended, the major sects did not immediately leave.
There were two reasons.
First, naturally, to discuss matters that happened within the secret realm and the potential dangers when it reopens three years later.
Second, by custom, after the Ziyang Secret Realm trial, the major sects would hold a routine disciple recruitment assembly.
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