Chapter 169
Zhan Lingshuang spoke, gently caressing Yang Chen’s cheek with her jade-like hand. Her beautiful eyes were filled with tenderness. She had personally raised Chen’er, watching him grow from a little boy running around bare-bottomed into a strong and upright man.
The feelings that developed through this process were incomparable to any sacred artifact. If it weren’t for her hopes of competing for the Holy Maiden position at Heavenly Dao Holy Land, she wouldn’t have wanted to share these things with Chen’er. She worried about how it might affect her status as his master in his heart.
Hearing Zhan Lingshuang’s words, Yang Chen was filled with confusion. Did Master take him as a disciple because she saw his image in the Yin-Yang Mirror? If that were the case, did it mean he, as a supposed villain, had some special background?
Despite his confusion, feeling the deep affection in his master’s eyes and the atmosphere, Yang Chen spoke earnestly: “Master, don’t worry, I can understand! Luckily, Master saw me through the Yin-Yang Mirror; otherwise, we wouldn’t have our master-disciple bond! If it weren’t for the Yin-Yang Mirror, I might never have met Master! In my heart, Master is more important than anything!”
Hearing Yang Chen’s heartfelt words, Zhan Lingshuang’s heart was immediately moved, and her beautiful eyes even became slightly misty.
“Chen’er!” Zhan Lingshuang’s voice choked with emotion, and she couldn’t hold back any longer, pulling Yang Chen into an embrace. This time, Zhan Lingshuang didn’t cradle Yang Chen like a child. She had realized over time that Chen’er had become a grown man and wasn’t the little boy anymore. As his master, it wouldn’t be appropriate to hold him like before.
“Master, you ...” Feeling the softness pressing against him, Yang Chen’s blood began to stir.
But Zhan Lingshuang whispered softly into his ear: “Chen’er, don’t speak! Let Master hold you properly! Since you grew up, Master hasn’t hugged you like this!”
“Uh, alright!” Yang Chen resigned himself.
He could only let Zhan Lingshuang hold him. After all, having such a curvaceous figure pressed against him was quite comfortable.
Zhan Lingshuang rested her cheek on Yang Chen’s chest, listening to his powerful heartbeat. It was like the resonant sound of a great bell. The flow of his blood sounded like roaring rivers, rumbling continuously. She couldn’t help but feel a little surprised.
Chen’er’s physical body had become so formidable. No wonder that old woman Feng Yuwan couldn’t bear to let him go. Thinking about how her disciple, whom she had raised, had been coveted by that old woman Feng Yuwan, she felt a tinge of jealousy.
She couldn’t help but ask with a hint of jealousy: “Chen’er, am I really the most important in your heart?”
Yang Chen hesitated slightly but then replied firmly: “Of course!”
“And compared to Feng Yuwan?”
“Compared to Feng Yuwan?” Yang Chen’s lips curled into a playful smile. He hadn’t expected his ruthless and beautiful master to ask such a question.
Ah, after all, she’s still a woman.
But this question wasn’t difficult for Yang Chen. He simply had to say what she wanted to hear.
“Of course, it’s Master! Even if you added all of them together, they wouldn’t be as important as Master!” Yang Chen spoke with a very firm tone.
“Tsk! You cheeky disciple, you sure know how to be smooth-talking. As if I’d believe you!” Zhan Lingshuang pouted.
Although her tone was full of disdain, her arms around Yang Chen’s waist tightened a little more. Clearly, she was very satisfied with his answer.
After a moment, Zhan Lingshuang released Yang Chen, her cheeks slightly flushed, and she gave him a stern look.
“You cheeky disciple, how many times have I told you to respect your master! And yet, you dare to ...”
Yang Chen felt a bit helpless. He wanted to respect his master. But when she held him so tightly, with her body pressed against his ... Any normal man would have a reaction, right? Not to mention, her figure was ... well, it was rather hard to ignore.
Ah, being a disciple is tough.
Zhan Lingshuang stopped talking and instead waved her hand lightly toward a nearby stone tablet. The tablet immediately emitted mysterious black light. Eventually, the black light converged into a swirling vortex, radiating intense spatial ripples.
It turned out that this stone tablet had the same function as the one in the forbidden land of the Ice and Snow City. It also served as the hub for activating a teleportation array.
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Yang Chen followed Zhan Lingshuang into it. When he opened his eyes again, he found himself under a light blue sky. Yet, the surrounding land was desolate.
The spiritual energy in this small world was quite thin. It was even sparser than the outside world.
Zhan Lingshuang, standing beside him, explained: “This small world was created by the founding ancestor of the Xuantian Sect, over hundreds of thousands of years ago! Back then, the spiritual energy here was extremely abundant, making it a sacred place for cultivation in the Xuantian Sect! But as time passed, the spiritual energy in this small world gradually became thin!”
She continued speaking as she led Yang Chen to a massive black hall.
The hall was grand and imposing, towering over a hundred feet high, with a body as black and cold as eternal iron. Entering the hall, black and white lights filled the space, pervading the entire place.
The black light was chillingly cold. The white light was searingly hot. At times, the two lights intertwined, forming a profound Taiji of Yin and Yang.
“Is this ... the Qi of Yin and Yang?” Yang Chen was a bit surprised.
He had previously refined a Yin-Yang Harmony Flower. Thus, he had some understanding of the Qi of Yin and Yang. However, the Yin-Yang Qi here was even deeper and denser than that of the Yin-Yang Harmony Flower.
Even the Green Lotus Heavenly Flame and the divine dragon blood in his body began to stir restlessly.
“Indeed, it is the Qi of Yin and Yang! To be precise, it’s the Qi of the Sun and the Qi of the Moon!” Zhan Lingshuang said solemnly from beside him: “The Yin-Yang Mirror is a sacred artifact, said to have been forged from the essence of the sun’s radiance and the moon’s essence!
“When I came here back then, although I didn’t obtain the Yin-Yang Mirror, I absorbed a lot of the Qi of the Moon, which not only enhanced my Dao foundation but also allowed me to break through to the Void Refinement Realm! Chen’er, you can absorb the Qi of the Sun here. It will greatly benefit you and can be considered a fortuitous opportunity!”
“Mm!” Yang Chen nodded without hesitation, sitting cross-legged immediately.
With his Sun God Physique, the Qi of the Sun was a powerful supplement for him. The white light in the hall, drawn by Yang Chen, began to gather toward his body.
“Hiss!” Yang Chen winced slightly.
As soon as the Qi of the Sun entered his body, it intertwined with the Green Lotus Heavenly Flame. Like a catalyst, it caused the green flames to surge intensely. Moreover, the divine dragon blood in his body was stirred by the Qi of the Sun, roaring to life. The roaring sound of flowing blood echoed throughout the entire hall.
A phantom of a golden dragon even appeared faintly around Yang Chen’s body.
Boom!
Yang Chen momentarily lost focus, and the Green Lotus Heavenly Flame burst out, incinerating his clothes into ash. His sharply defined physique was suddenly exposed before Zhan Lingshuang.
Zhan Lingshuang glanced at a particular part of him, and her cheeks flushed slightly. She couldn’t help but recall the scene she witnessed in the Ice and Snow City, where Feng Yuwan had knelt before Chen’er.
She spat softly to herself: “This little rascal, he really has grown up!”