Chapter 116: Spiritual Bodies Blending as One

Lu Jin’s current form was also a spiritual body, not his physical flesh.

Yet, the moment Empress Qinglian’s spiritual body entwined with his, a tremor of the soul arose naturally, more intoxicating and mesmerizing than any physical contact.

Suddenly, a sphere of light appeared before Lu Jin’s eyes, enveloping their bodies.

An unprecedented sense of comfort spread from the depths of his heart. As their spiritual forms blended as one, Lu Jin gradually entered a profound, mystical state.

The sensation was incredibly real, as if their two souls were resonating and harmonizing, transcending all sensory experiences. It was a feeling beyond words.

He did not know how much time had passed, lost in a trance where years felt like moments. When Lu Jin finally opened his eyes, everything felt like a dream, so ethereal it seemed unreal. However, when he sank his consciousness back into the space where the mental wheel resided, he was shocked.

A buzzing sound echoed as the mental wheel, looking like a wheel of world-destruction, rolled over his spiritual form.

A wave of sharp pain swept through him. On the surface, nothing seemed to have changed, but when he condensed his spiritual body again, he discovered that the strength he possessed to resist the mental wheel’s crushing weight was unprecedentedly powerful. Even the speed at which the wheel moved had slowed down noticeably due to his resistance.

Not bad, not bad! I didn’t expect that after my spiritual force blended with the Empress, it would rise to another level.’

But… wasn’t she supposed to help me activate the Emperor Tyrant Glazed Bone?’

Lu Jin thought of Empress Qinglian’s previous promise and frowned in contemplation. Soon, his keen and powerful spiritual force sank toward the location of the Emperor Tyrant Glazed Bone to sense it.

Boom!

The instant he attempted to probe it, the moment his spiritual force touched the Emperor Tyrant Glazed Bone, a violent fluctuation suddenly erupted, instantly shattering that strand of spiritual force.

Hiss!

A sharp pain surged through his entire body. Lu Jin could not help but grit his teeth, cold sweat breaking out on his forehead.

After a long while, the piercing pain slowly faded. Deep within Lu Jin’s eyes, a look of profound shock emerged, followed by intense joy.

As expected of the Emperor Tyrant Glazed Bone! It seems it really has been activated? However, I still can’t probe it properly. No… I could probe it just now, but the power is simply too domineering. It even shattered my own spiritual force?’

Amidst his shock, Lu Jin felt a bit confused.

This was something inside his own body. It made no sense for his own spiritual force to be shattered when probing his own bone.

“Just like the Heaven Burial Coffin, the Emperor Tyrant Glazed Bone is a divine bone that This Seat bestowed upon your body. Although you have been merging with it for some time, the progress has been minimal. You must take it step by step,” Empress Qinglian’s voice drifted out.

Lu Jin immediately asked, ”You mean I still need to slowly merge with the Emperor Tyrant Glazed Bone? Like how Liu Ruyan couldn’t fully take control of my Supreme Bone right away?”

Upon hearing this, Empress Qinglian let out a mocking sneer. ”Stop comparing your trash Supreme Bone to the Emperor Tyrant Glazed Bone. There is no comparison between them whatsoever!”

Lu Jin furrowed his brows, then smiled. ”Fine, fine, I’ll remember that.”

“But how should I use this Emperor Tyrant Glazed Bone? I can’t even probe it, so I probably won’t be able to control it anytime soon, right?”

Regarding the cultivation of a divine bone, Lu Jin was naturally ignorant.

“Simply devour more spiritual herbs and medicines that nourish bone and blood. Of course, with your current spiritual strength, refining those herbs into pills will yield better results for controlling the Emperor Tyrant Glazed Bone. As for how you will utilize this divine bone later, the Heaven Burial Coffin will naturally feed back the martial arts techniques for the Emperor Tyrant Glazed Bone to you.”

“Furthermore, although your Supreme Bone is trash, it is somewhat useful for nourishing the Emperor Tyrant Glazed Bone. Why don’t you find a time to snatch it back?”

The tone of Empress Qinglian’s voice changed suddenly; she had never spoken with such an inflection before.

“The Supreme Bone? Fine! That was mine to begin with. Since Liu Ruyan stole it, I will take it back sooner or later, and I’ll let her taste the feeling of having her bones dug out and her marrow drained!”

A cold light suddenly flickered in Lu Jin’s eyes.

After Empress Qinglian finished speaking, she vanished once more.

Lu Jin closed his eyes and swept his spiritual force outward. Everything in his surroundings became clear, and not a single detail escaped his perception. Within the entire corridor, the expressions and even the Qi of every cultivator were completely within his awareness.

*Such powerful spiritual force. I wonder what level my spiritual cultivation has reached now?*

After some thought, Lu Jin re-entered his spiritual cultivation state.

While others were comprehending the martial arts of the Blood Moon Holy Land, he was comprehending the martial arts given by the Heaven Burial Coffin.

Spiritual cultivation and Spiritual Qi cultivation; he pursued both simultaneously.

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While Lu Jin and the others were all immersed in their state of comprehension, several more disciples appeared in the Outer Sect of the Blood Moon Holy Land.

After all, since the five Elders and that disciple had been killed by Lu Jin, the matters regarding the new disciples had come to a standstill. This undoubtedly attracted attention.

“What’s going on? Why isn’t Senior Brother Han Li here?”

“Not only is Senior Brother Han Li missing, but the Elders from the Outer Sect who came here also seem to be gone? Where did they go?”

“This is strange. Something is fishy. We should report this to the Outer Sect Deacon Elder!”

“Those Elders came because there were disciples who met the criteria for the Scarlet Moon Curse. Come, let’s count the heads first before reporting!”

These disciples were very familiar with the procedures here. They quickly arrived at the corridor and began counting the people.

“Strange! They are all here, not a single one missing!”

“Could it be that the Elders didn’t come for them?”

“Report it first. It’s better to be safe.”

“Let’s go!”

After the disciples arrived, they quickly departed again.

At the talent testing site, everything continued as normal.

The two-day period for comprehension quickly passed.

During these two days, disciples constantly crushed the jade tokens in their hands and were transported out by the formation.

When they reappeared, they were already in a different space, having stopped at the limit of their abilities.

“Is Senior Brother Lu Jin still comprehending?”

Tang Liu and Yan Mo both recovered from their respective positions one after another. When the crowd waited for the two days to end and saw Lu Jin still sitting cross-legged, their eyes filled with increasing shock.

“He is at the very end of the corridor. The grade of that technique is likely beyond the Heaven Grade!”

“I wonder how much he can comprehend?”

“Never mind him. Junior Sister Yan Mo, what level was the technique you comprehended?” Tang Liu asked, looking at Yan Mo.

“It was just a high-tier Heaven Grade. It shouldn’t be a problem to enter the 5th Grade Hall of the Outer Sect.”

“High-tier Heaven Grade?” Tang Liu was greatly shocked.

His cultivation was at the 3rd Layer Jindan, and he had previously thought Yan Mo’s cultivation was only at the 2nd Layer Jindan. He hadn’t expected the grade of the technique she comprehended to be so high.

“What about you, Senior Brother Tang? What level?”

Tang Liu sighed helplessly. ”Low-tier Heaven Grade, I suppose. Just barely made it…”

Yan Mo smiled and patted his shoulder. ”Keep it up, Senior Brother!”

“Right, keep it up… Huh? Someone’s coming! It looks like the disciples from the various Halls are here to take people away!”

Just then, a group of disciples wearing blood-colored sect robes walked over. Each of them possessed powerful auras and held their heads high with their nostrils flared at the sky. Just like Han Li, they clearly didn’t care for this group of newcomers.

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Footnotes:

TN1: Blending as one (水乳交融): Literally ”blending like water and milk,” this idiom describes a state of perfect harmony or intimate union. In this context, it refers to the deep spiritual connection between Lu Jin and the Empress.