Chapter 475 - 237: Corrupted
In this way, Chu Xuan spent half a year in the Hehuan Sect, during which he engaged in dual cultivation with Chen Yunqi multiple times, achieving remarkable results.
In just half a year, his realm soared to the sixth stage, three steps on the celestial ladder, abruptly elevating him by an entire major realm.
You must know that even with the dominance of the "Celestial Water Returning Ruins Technique" combined with the special environment of the Ancient Battlefield, it still took Chu Xuan a full seven years to improve by one major realm, not to mention how much more difficult cultivation becomes the further one progresses. This pace is already astonishing.
The hardest part during this period was overcoming the barriers between major realms, but Chu Xuan broke through four checkpoints in the first month, reaching the sixth realm, namely the "Divinity Transformation Stage" in the Inner Core system.
Although the Returning Ruins Technique doesn’t cultivate a Nascent Soul, after the fifth realm it allows for the spirit to temporarily leave the body, providing the initial possibility of body snatching, and similarly achieves the cultivation of the primordial spirit in the sixth realm.
The only difference is that the Inner Core method first refines a Golden Core, which then shatters into a Nascent Soul, transforming into divinity, while the Returning Ruins Technique directly consolidates the soul into a "primordial spirit."
The strength of the primordial spirit is incomparable to an ordinary spirit; it can leave the body for long periods, is unafraid of water, fire, and lightning, and possesses significant combat abilities on its own. Cultivators who reach this realm have achieved something substantial and are capable of handling things independently.
If Chu Xuan were still in the Cyan Lotus Daoist Palace, he could already call himself a master. Some would even take on a Daoist title, such as "Master Ziyang."
It’s said that in ancient times, only those who began at the seventh realm qualified to use the title of master.
But with the changes in heaven and earth, nowadays, cultivators of the three mystical realms are rare in the world, so even the titles have been relaxed, which is why there is still a significant gap between those in the sixth and seventh realms who are both called masters.
After completing this step, Chu Xuan felt in great spirits, finally having the leisure to take Xiaoxue out to play.
In the subsequent five months, he barely managed to advance by two minor realms.
At this point, using Chen Yunqi’s extremely high-level, virgin, yin-rich cultivation of the "Celestial Immortal Soul-Devouring Technique" for nearly four hundred years, Chu Xuan had basically finished developing this supreme cauldron.
Continuing dual cultivation with her still has benefits, but the effects will no longer be so immediate, leaning more towards a steady accumulation over time.
Another point is that, originally, after quickly advancing his realm through demonic techniques, Chu Xuan needed to consolidate and digest it, as he had absorbed too much and too varied external energy.
But this time, the advancement gained through dual cultivation was very stable, even reinforcing his foundation and eliminating some previous latent issues.
In short, this dual cultivation brought comprehensive and immense gains to Chu Xuan. If there’s anything to be said about any residual effects... there are some.
For instance, at this moment, Chen Yunqi was on the bed, tearfully holding Chu Xuan. "Don’t leave, you heartless man. If you really don’t want me anymore, I’ll die right now to show you!"
Through these six months of dual cultivation, Chen Yunqi could be said to be beyond satisfied with Chu Xuan, and naturally, she also reaped significant gains.
Chen Yunqi was originally an extraordinarily talented genius, who astonishingly cultivated a dual cultivation technique to the seventh realm while maintaining her virginity, something almost unbelievable if told.
However, the early three realms relied on absorbing solar essence, the middle three realms relied on the "Sun Absorption and Spirit Stealing Technique," and after eventually breaking through to the seventh realm, Chen Yunqi’s cultivation path had essentially reached its end.
These two methods could no longer benefit her, or rather, they provided minimal effect.
Previously, Chen Yunqi’s cultivation speed was always fast, but upon entering the three mystical realms, she spent nearly two hundred years gradually refining her cultivation to the seventh realm, ninth level, and then was stuck there, unable to advance even a bit.
Just as she was hesitating about whether to find someone for dual cultivation, yet couldn’t find a suitable target, Chu Xuan appeared.
To this day, Chen Yunqi still remembers the day when Min Xinlan brought back this young man. At a glance, she saw the innate spiritual energy surrounding him, clear and resplendent, marking him as a promising seedling.
Initially, Chen Yunqi didn’t intend to, nor dare to offend Primordial Monarch Taixu, but after learning that Chu Xuan had the "Innate Dao Body," she took a chance and fought for him, though in vain...
Since then, Chen Yunqi never gave up hope, leading to the meeting at the Hehuan Sect, only to be mercilessly rejected by him once again...
For a time, she felt somewhat disheartened, considering whether she should find someone else.
But finding a suitable and trustworthy target is no easy task. After much contemplation, Chu Xuan, recalling past events, personally went to sweep his master’s grave, sitting silently by her tomb for a whole day and night.
This only deepened Chen Yunqi’s belief that, although he might be a philanderer, at least this man cherishes past ties.
So, Chen Yunqi continued waiting for him, even gambling once more in the Gui Xu Grotto Heaven last time.
Originally, she wanted to leverage these two favors to softly coerce and seduce Chu Xuan, confident that with her beauty, no man in the world could resist.
She had even devised a "seduction plan," just waiting for Chu Xuan to come to her again.
What she never expected was that this time, Chu Xuan himself initiated the dual cultivation...
After all these years of twists and turns, Chen Yunqi finally succeeded, and during this half year, she managed to break through to the eighth realm smoothly.
The advancement in cultivation left her feeling refreshed, but at the same time, she found herself surprisingly reluctant to see Chu Xuan leave...
Chen Yunqi was unsure whether she coveted his "Celestial Marrow" physique or something else. Either way, the thought of him leaving soon filled her heart with reluctance.