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Hao Ren had reached the middle stage of Xun grade, and his divine sense also greatly improved.

However, generally speaking, one needs some time to stabilize after breaking through a realm. Hao Ren suddenly advanced to the middle stage of Xun grade in the Nine Dragon Palace but didn't have enough time to stabilize himself; he then fought fiercely with Qiu Niu at the garden on top of the Tower of Heaven and thus suffered severe damage.

Moreover, Hao Ren had used Zhao Haoran's thousand-year cultivation. After falling into the Sea of Ten Thousand Demons, he desperately activated his nearly bottomed-out spiritual energy. If not for Zhen Yuanyi’s ten-thousand-year ginseng fruit, his body, meridians, and dragon pearl would have been severely damaged.

First move, second move, third move... sixteenth move!

Hao Ren's divine sense continuously spread within the jade slip and managed to see 16 out of 32 moves in an instant!

In his surprise, Hao Ren hastily memorized these sword techniques, running them through his mind several times. Though complicated, they were not difficult if one focused on learning them; the most troublesome part was that it was hard for his divine sense to penetrate into the jade slip and see the later moves.

In this deep sea demon palace filled with rich spiritual energy in the Sea of Ten Thousand Demons, Hao Ren could see through 16 sword techniques at once. How could he not seize such an opportunity!

Su Han saw him lying motionless on the bed and thought he was asleep. She immediately focused her mind to ponder over the Supplementation Heavenly Scripture.

The Nüwa stone was a temporary loan, but she could permanently cultivate this Supplementation Heavenly Scripture. Although this method of cultivation was short, it far surpassed the Ice and Frost Decree that she had cultivated previously.

Su Han had already reached the highest level with her primary Ice and Frost Decree and could now switch to cultivating some auxiliary techniques. As for this Supplementation Heavenly Scripture, it required a female cultivator but didn’t specify other attributes like spiritual energy affinity.

She held her breath and concentrated as she attempted to cultivate according to the description in the scripture. She then discovered that the amount of spiritual energy needed for cultivation far exceeded her expectations!

A white mist condensed around Su Han, and after following a few phrases from the scripture to circulate her spiritual energy, she soon broke into a sweat.

She had wanted to pass on this technique to Xie Yujia and Zhao Yanzi. Now she realized that one must reach at least the upper stage of Gan grade to practice such ancient techniques. At her current level, Su Han could just barely cultivate!

This was good news for Su Han; she had been struggling with reaching Gan grade without better cultivation methods. The appearance of the Supplementation Heavenly Scripture gave her a new goal!

With this thought in mind, Su Han puffed out her chest and moved vigorously to overcome two critical points on both sides of her shoulders.

A jade sword tattoo-like mark on her left shoulder started emitting green light, sensing the changes in her body's spiritual energy.

All cultivation techniques fundamentally awaken ancient bloodlines within one’s body. Some cultivators have a higher concentration of ancient bloodline and find it easier to cultivate; others with weaker concentrations find it more difficult.

The strength of a technique is essentially how well it can awaken the hidden ancient bloodline in one's body and guide it throughout the entire body.

Obviously, ancient cultivators’ bloodlines far surpass those of modern-day cultivators. Thus, most modern cultivators cannot practice ancient techniques.

However, for someone like Su Han who has reached the upper stage of Gan grade and is barely at the lowest standard of ancient cultivators, this Supplementation Heavenly Scripture can now be cultivated!

As for the ancient cultivation methods, they didn’t differentiate between the Five Elements. As long as they absorbed the qi of heaven and earth, they could cultivate their techniques. Su Han’s dual Metal-Water system was essentially drawing upon two types from the qi of heaven and earth. Of course, she would naturally be able to practice the Repairing Heaven Formula.

Hao Ren practiced the Spectrum Sword Shadows Formula, cultivating all five elements together, which was closest to how ancient cultivators practiced in a chaotic manner. If Hao Ren reached the乾坤 (Heaven and Earth) realm, he would be able to call upon the most comprehensive and abundant qi of heaven and earth. At that time, he could practice the majority of cultivation methods within the Nine Dragons Palace!

The two of them sat or lay down, immersed in their respective cultivation practices without disturbing each other; it was peaceful and harmonious.

"Lady!"

Suddenly, two maids’ calls were heard outside the room.

Hao Ren memorized the sixteen sword forms in his mind and put away the jade slip. In this extraordinarily quiet environment where even a needle could be heard falling, Su Han was suddenly interrupted by the shouting from outside and immediately stopped her cultivation practice to open her eyes.

Zhen Fei, dressed in brightly colored brocade robes, entered the room accompanied by Duan Yao, who wore a seven-jeweled skirt dress.

Duan Yao saw Hao Ren and Su Han resting together naked and her expression subtly changed as she looked at him with disdain.

"Auntie." Hao Ren sat up and called out to Zhen Fei.

“Mm.” Zhen Fei nodded slightly, then turned her gaze towards Su Han. "If Miss Su likes my secluded courtyard for meditation, feel free to stay longer."

"That is indeed the plan." Su Han said frankly.

She had no relationship with Zhen Fei, but this Demon Sea was an excellent place for cultivation practice.

"Miss Su seems quite straightforward in certain matters," Zhen Fei smiled and continued looking at Su Han. "I have a small request and wonder if Miss Su can agree to it."

Hearing what Zhen Fei said, Hao Ren carefully observed her.

“If I am able to do so, of course I will help,” Su Han replied.

"Can Miss Su lend me a look at the Nüwa stone" Zhen Fei went straight to the point and asked.

Su Han hesitated for a few seconds before realizing that it seemed Zhen Fei wanted her Nüwa stone. Standing by the bed, Zhen Fei smiled faintly as she looked at Su Han; confidence radiated from her eyes.

"Well, I am not such a petty person. If Miss Su is willing to lend me this divine artifact, I will spend some effort and carefully guide you in your cultivation practice. How about that"

Zhen Fei paused and asked again.

In Zhen Fei’s territory, Su Han didn’t really have a choice; she couldn’t fight back nor escape. If Zhen Fei forcibly took it, Su Han wouldn't be able to protect the Nüwa stone either.

“Uncle Hao, has Aunt bullied you guys” Zhen Fei saw Hao Ren looking at her in confusion and asked again.

Given her methods of handling things, she didn’t need to explain herself to them. But seeing that Hao Ren seemed to like her somewhat, not to mention he was a sworn brother to Zhuang Yuanzi, she didn't want their relationship to become strained.

"If Aunt wants to borrow it, well, naturally you can, but there should be a return too," Hao Ren said.

“Haha...” Zhen Fei covered her mouth with a light laugh. "In your eyes, is Mother's character so despicable"

She changed the subject and said, “If I were to take it by force, there would be no need for me to say borrow. Rest assured, Uncle, Mother won’t treat you unfairly!"

As she spoke, she gently pointed out a finger.

The grayish-white Nüwa Stone, resembling pebbles, suddenly leaped out from Su Han's Alms Jar Ring. As it was about to escape through the window, Zhen Fei’s hand shot out with a beam of colorful light and caught it in her palm.

Duan Yao glared at Hao Ren but nobody knew what she was angry about.

"The Nüwa Stone is ranked tenth among the ten神器s; however, I suppose this should suffice," Zhen Fei muttered to herself with a slightly regretful expression while looking at the Nüwa Stone in her palm that emitted colorful light.

Turning around and heading towards the exit of the room, Hao Ren quickly asked, "Can we go too"

Zhen Fei turned back and looked at Hao Ren, hesitated for a few seconds before saying, “If you want to come along, then follow.”

Hao Ren hurriedly slid towards the edge of the bed and seeing Su Han still sitting there blankly, he pulled her over.

Since Zhen Fei wanted to borrow the Nüwa Stone, she must have a use for it. And Hao Ren felt that his fall from the Nine Dragons Palace into the Sea of Ten Thousand Demons was unlikely to be by chance.

In the end, their efforts in the Nine Dragons Palace turned out to help Zhen Fei obtain a神器!

Passing through layers and layers of palace buildings, Zhen Fei reached a magnificent Taiji Hall.

Upon entering the hall, it was empty. With her palms clasped together and slightly twisting them, the space-time within the hall seemed to instantly warp.

Hao Ren quickly grabbed Su Han’s arm; as soon as they steadied themselves, a stone path appeared on the palace floor leading downward.

Duan Yao’s face showed a slight surprise. It seemed that even though she had lived with Zhen Fei for some time, she didn’t know about this secret in the Taiji Hall either.

"These matters were not originally meant to be known by you, but since you keep calling me 'Aunt,' I don't want you to misunderstand," said Zhen Fei as they started walking down the stone path.

Duan Yao didn’t hesitate and followed Zhen Fei down.

Hao Ren and Su Han exchanged looks, finally gritted their teeth, and went down. However, when going down, Su Han gently shook Hao Ren’s hand away.

Hao Ren had protected her a few times, which left her feeling touched. However, she still revered him as a powerful being and did not want to delve too deeply into her feelings.

If one day Hao Ren could ascend to the Azure Dragon realm, Su Han would chase after him if necessary and make sure he accepts her!

Tap-tap-tap... Zhen Fei walked ahead, with her colorful robe resembling a lantern in darkness, illuminating the deep stone path.

The end of the stone path was a sealed stone chamber.

Zhen Fei raised her slender hand and lightly pointed at it; the heavy stone door automatically opened.

Inside was a round secret room. According to the Eight Trigrams, eight long-burning lamps were lit up, with a crystal coffin placed in the middle of a Taiji diagram on the floor of the stone chamber.

Hao Ren did not expect such a scene inside and paused for a moment.

Su Han clearly hadn’t expected this either. While she warned herself to keep her distance from Hao Ren, she couldn’t resist moving closer to him.

Duan Yao stood there with wide eyes in astonishment.

Inside the crystal coffin lay a delicate young man, his fingers long and slender, skin smooth and flawless, features exquisitely refined, almost surpassing girls for beauty.

He was dressed in a blue brocade robe as if sleeping.

"Yaoer, there is no need to be alarmed; this is your master’s husband," Zhen Fei turned and said to Duan Yao.

Master's husband... Duan Yao hesitated, not knowing how to address him. She walked over and knelt on the stone floor, bowing three times respectfully.

"Rise," Zhen Fei slightly raised her hand, lifting Duan Yao from mid-air with a gesture. Her finger then lightly pointed; an ancient bronze lamp akin to a divine bird flew out of Duan Yao's sleeve and landed on top of the crystal coffin.

Zhen Fei changed her hand gestures, releasing a beam of five-colored spiritual energy. The ancient lamp emitted blinding green light, summoning forth a spectral soul from within the crystal coffin.

This Kunlun Divine Lamp was capable not only of containing demon souls but also guiding them.

The barely visible specter, upon emerging from the crystal coffin, began to disperse. Zhen Fei quickly shot several beams of spiritual light, causing the lamp to shine even brighter and finally restraining the dispersing soul.

"Qin Lang, today is your day to return," Zhen Fei revealed a melancholy smile and addressed the gradually solidifying specter of the handsome young man.

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