Chapter 85: Just Go for It

After Nie Qi left with mixed feelings, Tai Lingxuan finally turned her head, shooting a slightly reproachful glare at Chen Yuyang.

“You rascal, you’ve gotten really bad these days!”

Chen Yuyang grinned shamelessly and countered, “Master, didn’t you like it?”

Tai Lingxuan’s eyes rippled slightly.

She turned her face aside, not giving a direct answer.

“There were clearly many ways to help me out of that situation. Why did you have to say it that way… After all, we were in front of others. It was so embarrassing…”

Chen Yuyang cleared his throat and explained with a serious face, “After all, Master, it wasn’t convenient for you to speak. As your disciple, this was the only solution I could think of. Besides, this method was the simplest and most direct—it let Senior Nie know to give up, and also cut off any lingering thoughts he might have about you, so he won’t keep bothering you in the future.”

Hearing this, Tai Lingxuan considered it carefully and found his words somewhat reasonable.

She nodded lightly, then put on a serious face and said, “Enough, the matter is settled. Yuyang, let’s go back. Mm, let’s go cultivate together.”

Hearing this, Chen Yuyang quickly waved his hands.

“Uh, Master, I was just joking just now. You don’t have to take it seriously!”

But Tai Lingxuan looked at him with a serious expression and snorted, “But I’m serious.”

She paused before continuing, “The people from the Xuan family may have left for now, but it’s obvious they’ve set their sights on my Hehuan Sect. We don’t know exactly what they’re after, but I think what’s most urgent now is to quickly strengthen our sect.”

“You have great talent, but when it comes to cultivation, you’re lazy. If I don’t keep an eye on you, just how long do you plan to slack off?”

As she spoke, Tai Lingxuan took a step forward, grabbing Chen Yuyang’s wrist with a force that brooked no refusal.

“Come, no delays. Today, I’ll help you break through two more realms, so you can grow as quickly as possible!”

Chen Yuyang could only wail inwardly.

It wasn’t that he didn’t want to cultivate—it’s just that his progress was already much too fast.

But seeing Tai Lingxuan’s expression that would brook no refusal, Chen Yuyang knew resistance was futile.

He could only put on a bitter face as Tai Lingxuan half-dragged, half-pulled him back to the inn room.

Inside the inn room, Lingxi saw Tai Lingxuan and Chen Yuyang enter and finally relaxed, her eyes turning slightly red.

“Master, Senior Brother, just now outside—”

“It’s fine, just a little trouble. It’s all resolved,” Tai Lingxuan waved her hand, interrupting Lingxi’s words, then said solemnly, “Lingxi, stay in your room and cultivate properly for now. Don’t go out, so you don’t run into any danger, understood?”

“Yes, Master.”

Lingxi nodded obediently.

Tai Lingxuan said no more and took Chen Yuyang directly into her room, closing the door with a bang.

As soon as they entered, Chen Yuyang was pushed onto the bed by Tai Lingxuan and made to sit cross-legged.

Tai Lingxuan sat across from him, facing him, just as they had during previous dual cultivation.

“I’ve set up a soundproofing array around the room. You just run your technique as usual, leave the rest to me,” Tai Lingxuan said softly.

Chen Yuyang sighed helplessly inside.

Knowing he couldn’t escape, he simply closed his eyes, relaxed his mind, and began circulating the Taichu Formula in his body, simultaneously pondering the profound insight he had just grasped.

Since he couldn’t resist, he might as well enjoy it… no, focus on cultivating properly.

Seeing the young man enter meditation, Tai Lingxuan was just about to circulate her technique when she suddenly thought of something.

“These clothes…”

“Forget it… it’s not like it’s the first time anyway…”

Muttering under her breath, Tai Lingxuan reached out and slowly untied the sash at her collar.

Before long, the outer robe slipped off and disappeared.

Underneath, Tai Lingxuan wore a traditional dudou, which couldn’t conceal her ample figure.

At this moment, a vast expanse of snowy white was completely exposed.

Fortunately, Chen Yuyang had his eyes closed, focusing on comprehending and circulating his technique.

This eased some of Tai Lingxuan’s embarrassment.

As the Taichu Formula ran, Chen Yuyang radiated a scorching aura, and golden threads nearly took physical form, weaving around his body!

That was…

The manifestation of the laws of heaven and earth!

Tai Lingxuan was stunned, completely dumbfounded.

This brat… He’s only at the Golden Core stage, yet he’s already comprehending the laws of heaven and earth?

Is this even possible?

Isn’t that something you only start at the Nascent Soul stage?

Unbelievable, truly unbelievable!

Despite her shock, Tai Lingxuan instantly realized this was the perfect opportunity for Chen Yuyang’s cultivation to advance by leaps and bounds.

She immediately followed the usual method, gently placing her palm on Chen Yuyang’s chest.

The coolness of her fingertips touched the boy’s burning skin, causing Tai Lingxuan’s body to tremble slightly.

A surge of heat quickly flowed through her fingers and into her body.

Within her, the Hehuan Technique spun to life, blending with that pure yang power, while she constantly channeled a pure stream of yin energy into the young man’s body.

At the same time, the manifestation of the laws of heaven and earth gave Tai Lingxuan a sense of profound mystery.

She closed her eyes, letting her cultivation run on its own, and began to focus on comprehending it.

The pure yin and pure yang formed a natural cycle between the two, their energies endlessly blending, colliding, and elevating.

Beads of sweat formed on Chen Yuyang’s skin, and the spiritual energy within him surged, constantly hammering away at his current bottleneck.

Tai Lingxuan’s breathing gradually grew rapid, a strange flush coloring her cheeks.

Suddenly, outside the inn, the weather changed dramatically.

Nie Qi, who had just returned to the gate of the Pill Sect, hadn’t even entered the main hall when he felt a powerful surge of spiritual energy coming from the direction of Spirit Medicine City.

He saw the once-clear sky abruptly grow dark, black clouds gathering, lightning flickering.

In the sky, a massive vortex of spiritual energy quickly formed, madly absorbing the aura of heaven and earth.

“This is… someone breaking through?”

Nie Qi’s pupils contracted, curiosity on his face.

“And to trigger such a colossal phenomenon, whoever is breaking through must be extraordinarily gifted.”

At the same time, everyone in the Pill Sect’s main hall was also alarmed by the sudden phenomenon.

They walked outside, looked toward Spirit Medicine City, and began discussing.

“What a powerful spiritual fluctuation! Who’s breaking through over there? Isn’t this a bit too much?”

“With such a phenomenon, it’s at least someone breaking through to the Unity Realm, maybe even higher!”

“Are there any great experts in Spirit Medicine City these days?”

Tai Lingxuan, meanwhile, knew nothing of the commotion outside and didn’t care.

She only felt the laws of heaven and earth, the harmonized forces within her, and sensed her cultivation make a solid step forward once again.

Unity Realm, Seventh Level!

“This… Another breakthrough?”

When the spiritual energy finally settled down a bit, Tai Lingxuan came back to her senses, her eyes wide with disbelief.

No way, right?

Am I really a Unity Realm cultivator now?

How could breaking through be as easy as drinking water?

She’d only entered the Unity Realm less than half a year ago, and now she was at the seventh level… Everything had gone so smoothly that Tai Lingxuan couldn’t help but question reality.

But the most important thing was… it really was because of him!

This time, Tai Lingxuan was completely sure.

The key to her rapid breakthroughs was Chen Yuyang. But…

Tai Lingxuan still couldn’t make sense of it.

True, Chen Yuyang possessed the Sunlight Body.

But that didn’t mean the Sunlight Body could help someone in the Unity Realm grow so rapidly in strength.

Most important of all, he hadn’t suffered any loss—in fact, he was growing stronger during this process as well.

No matter how she thought, Tai Lingxuan couldn’t figure it out.

But…

Shaking her head, Tai Lingxuan dismissed the thought.

What was the point in thinking so much?

Since there were such benefits, and it didn’t harm Yuyang, why not just keep going?

Now that she was in the Unity Realm, people still looked down on the Hehuan Sect.

But if she could ride Chen Yuyang’s help all the way to the Grand Ascension Realm… then even the Seven Major Sects and Four Great Clans would have to respect her.

Thinking this, Tai Lingxuan felt the world grow wider, and the annoyance from being troubled by Xuan Pi earlier was swept away.

Power is the true path.

As long as you have power, who cares what others plot or want, or if they dislike you or the Hehuan Sect?

What of it!

With that, Tai Lingxuan once again activated her technique, placing her hand on Chen Yuyang’s body to begin the second round of cultivation.

But just then, Chen Yuyang suddenly opened his eyes wide.

“Master, that’s… that’s enough!”

Noticing Tai Lingxuan’s increasingly addicted expression, the youth quickly called out, “Your disciple has advanced too quickly—if I keep cultivating, I worry my foundation won’t be stable and it’ll affect my future growth!”

At these words, Tai Lingxuan paused, a trace of clarity flashing in her eyes.

Right, of course…

Such rapid advancement, it’s necessary to stabilize the realm before improving again.

But… why, after my breakthrough, do I feel nothing unstable about my cultivation?

Instead, all this power feels so easy to control…

Could the difference in experience and cultivation explain the gap between me and Yuyang?

With that thought, Tai Lingxuan finally withdrew her hand.

Advancing quickly in cultivation was surely tempting, but if it might hurt Chen Yuyang, Tai Lingxuan would rather give it up!

But…

Dual cultivation is wonderful, truly wonderful… If I’d known there were such benefits, I would have started dual cultivating with Yuyang years ago.

Maybe I’d already be at the Grand Ascension Realm by now.

Thinking this, Tai Lingxuan gazed at the nervous look on the youth’s face.

“Yuyang, what level is your cultivation at now?”

It would have been better not to ask.

As soon as she did, Chen Yuyang couldn’t help but sigh.

“By a stroke of luck, I’m now at the fifth level of the Golden Core stage.”

Tai Lingxuan’s face instantly bloomed with a smile.

“Good, good! Advancing two realms in one go—Yuyang, you really do have a huge amount of untapped potential. Otherwise, how could dual cultivation alone have such miraculous effects?”

Chen Yuyang’s mouth twitched, but he said nothing.

Did she really not know how much potential he was holding back?

If only she’d guess why he was suppressing his realm, suppressing his potential.

The back-to-back breakthroughs made Chen Yuyang, for once, feel like giving up and going with the flow.

Well, whatever.

It’s the last lifetime anyway…

A few decades more or less—if he gets stuck at a bottleneck later on, so be it.