Staying Alive Cautiously in the Celestial Realm and Becoming the Strongest

Last night's rain was sparse and the wind was abrupt, the deep sleep did not diminish the lingering alcohol.

Only the remnants of red petals remained.

Wang Chen awoke, feeling as if he had had an exceptionally enchanting dream.

However, this dream was real.

Li Yian lay quietly beside him, her long hair disheveled, revealing her fragrant shoulders, and the beautiful profile of her face still bore the crimson of last night's passion.

Perhaps stirred by Wang Chen's gaze, she let out a soft moan and also woke up.

Stretching out her jade arm with a yawn, she inadvertently revealed the endlessly beautiful scenery of her chest.

True· calamity!

Wang Chen was somewhat frustrated.

He considered himself strong-willed, so how had he been so easily overpowered last night?

Although he hadn't suffered a loss, he felt his dignity as a man had been seriously challenged!

Li Yian lazily sat up, grabbed the long dress thrown on the ground to cover her delicate body, and giggled, "What are you thinking about?"

Wang Chen shook his head, "I can't understand it."

Suddenly he realized something was amiss, "You've advanced in your cultivation level!"

The aura exuding from Li Yian now was clearly much stronger than last night.

"Yes."

Li Yian leaned into Wang Chen's embrace, smiling proudly, "I have to thank your pure yang physique, otherwise my cultivation bottleneck wouldn't have been so easily broken through."

Her slender jade fingers gently stroked Wang Chen's chest, "But you haven't suffered any losses either."

Wang Chen was silent.

Indeed, he had lost his pure yang physique.

But after last night's union of yin and yang, his own mana underwent refinement, resulting in a qualitative change.

Previously, Wang Chen's mana was biased towards an extreme yang state, the fierceness of the fire element had already affected the balance of the Five Elements.

Now, with the integration of yin and yang, the aggressiveness of the fire element had been neutralized, and his Innate Five Elements had greatly improved.

This one night was worth a year of diligent practice!

Moreover, Wang Chen had also gained a copy of the "Yin and Yang Reunion Secret Technique," gaining insight into the way of yin and yang.

Dual cultivation of yin and yang, indeed a shortcut in cultivation.

Of course, Wang Chen was well aware that the remarkable effect of his dual cultivation with Li Yian was solely because they each possessed pure yin and pure yang physiques.

If they were to continue dual cultivation in the future, it certainly wouldn't be as potent.

He shook his head and asked, "Did you have your eye on me for a long time?"

Wang Chen usually kept a low profile, appearing quite ordinary among a group of Purple Mansion cultivators.

That he had suddenly won Li Yian's favor, there was a reason for sure!

"That's right."

Li Yian admitted frankly, "The first time I saw you, I knew my opportunity had come."

With that, she planted a kiss on Wang Chen's face, "Don't worry, I won't cling to you. We'll just be halfway companions. Once we reach the West Sea Spirit Domain, I will leave on my own."

Wang Chen gazed at the beauty in his arms and said with a cold laugh, "You started it, I'll decide when it ends!"

To think she could use him and then discard him, as if such a cheap deal existed in this world!

Amid Li Yian's coquettish laughter, he pressed her firmly beneath him.

Dual cultivation wasn't enough, it needed to be repeated, again and again, until his heart was fully content!

For three consecutive days, Li Yian stayed inside Wang Chen's tent without leaving.

Using talismans to isolate themselves from the outside, they focused on practicing the "Yin and Yang Reunion Secret Technique" to enhance their cultivation levels.

On the morning of the fourth day, the Mountain-Breaking Team set off again, and Wang Chen and Li Yian separated.

After three days of recuperation, most of the injured cultivators had recovered, only a few with serious injuries still needed treatment and temporarily lost their ability to fight.

But time waits for no one, the longer they stayed in Jade Dragon Mountain, the more dangerous it became.

Several ferrymen led by a cultivator surnamed Xu discussed with everyone and decided to move forward.

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No turning back!

This was actually a very normal choice, everyone had made it this far, and no one wanted to give up halfway.

And who could guarantee that the way back would be safe?

Meanwhile, Wang Chen had earned the hostility and jealousy of a group of cultivators.

Although the commotion he and Li Yian caused was shielded by talismans and couldn't be heard by outsiders,

but who couldn't understand what had happened when a man and a woman stayed in the same tent for three whole days, and Li Yian emerged radiant and full of spirit?

There were only a little over thirty female cultivators in the mountain-breaking team, more than half of whom followed their partners.

Among the single female cultivators, Li Yian, with her unmatched beauty, temperament, and cultivation level, had been the target of many Purple Mansion pursuers, both overtly and covertly.

No one expected that Li Yian would choose Wang Chen, who looked utterly ordinary and had an "utterly ordinary" cultivation level, as her partner.

How could they accept this!

But jealousy aside, at a time when everyone needed to unite and overcome the challenges, nobody would stir up trouble with Wang Chen and disturb this already battered team.

So even though Wang Chen was isolated by the others, it didn't affect him much.

When it came time to camp for the night, Li Yian would enter his tent, not leaving until dawn.

The twenty-first day into the mountains.

In the evening, as Li Yian fell into a deep sleep from exhaustion, Wang Chen summoned the immortal cultivation panel.

[Heavenly Dragon Vajra Method (Level 4):399/400]

He had already mastered this top-tier Buddhist body refinement technique to the peak of the fourth level,

but had never been able to break through.

Wang Chen felt his accumulation was still insufficient, and thus never tried to force a breakthrough.

Now, through dual cultivation with Li Yian, his cultivation level had greatly improved, but in terms of body refinement, he could advance no further.

So he made a decision now.

Level up.

[Heavenly Dragon Vajra Method (Level 5):0/500]

Vajra Indestructibility!

Snap!

1 point of Heavenly Merit was invested, and the Heavenly Dragon Vajra Method soared to the fifth tier, Vajra Indestructibility. Wang Chen's tailbone suddenly emitted a sharp, ringing sound.

Immediately after, all 206 of his bones rang in unison, and a pale golden glow suffused the surface of his skin.

It was at this moment that Li Yian awoke from her sleep with a start.

Seeing Wang Chen's body radiating a golden light, her eyes widened in shock!

But Wang Chen had no time to explain; he was completely focused on manipulating his Qi-Blood according to the Dharma Technique of the fifth level of the Heavenly Dragon Vajra Method to stimulate his body's potential.

Wang Chen's physique kept expanding, and he grew an entire three feet taller as his skin turned from pale gold to the color of ancient bronze.

At the same time, in his Sea of Consciousness, the Great Majestic Heavenly Dragon True Form that was suppressed by the Ancient Taoist Stele struggled fiercely and roared.

But it couldn't shake the Taoist Monument in the slightest!

Until the stimulated potential was exhausted, Wang Chen suddenly opened his eyes.

A divine light shone in his pitch-black eyes, hinting at the figure of a Heavenly Dragon soaring.

[Physique +2]

It was only then that Wang Chen truly stepped into the realm of Vajra Indestructibility, his physique much stronger than before.

His body size returned to normal.

Before Wang Chen had time to change his attire, a pair of jade arms embraced his neck from behind.

Wang Chen smiled slightly and took a long, comfortable breath.

Vajra Indestructibility, impervious to all Dharma Methods, marked a new step in his strength.

In this cruel world, it was one more asset for securing his existence!

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The second update is here.

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