Chapter 75: Realm
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“Pay the price?” Chen Fei looked at Su Ran in confusion.
“The reason the Yin-Yang Emperor Sutra had such a strong effect the first time was primarily due to the Fire Cloud Stone!”
“Secondly, it was our first dual cultivation session. The first exchange of Yin and Yang brings the greatest benefits naturally.”
“But as the interactions between Yin and Yang increase, the effects will gradually diminish until they provide no benefits at all.”
“If we want to continue using the Yin-Yang Emperor Sutra for rapid improvement, we will need heavenly treasures like the Fire Cloud Stone.”
Su Ran explained patiently.
Chen Fei finally understood the situation, but he became curious and asked, “If there are no suitable heavenly treasures, would changing partners for dual cultivation still bring the same miraculous effects?”
Su Ran shot him a sharp look. While what he said wasn’t wrong, dual cultivation with the Yin-Yang Emperor Sutra involved deep consciousness-level contact and the mutual exchange of Yin and Yang. How could it be done casually with just anyone?
“Technically, you’re not wrong, but the selection of a dual cultivation partner is crucial.”
“The ideal partner should either have extraordinary talent, allowing you to absorb a portion of it.”
“Or they should have a much higher realm than you, which would also produce great results.”
Su Ran nodded in confirmation.
“Chen Fei, what level has your spiritual power reached as a Shu Ling Master?” Su Ran suddenly asked.
After two sessions of dual cultivation, they had reached the peak period of benefits from the Yin-Yang Emperor Sutra. Moving forward, the gains would be much smaller.
“I’m not sure.” Chen Fei shook his head. He had no clear understanding of how many levels his spiritual power had reached.
“How many spiritual vortexes have appeared in your Sea of Consciousness?” Su Ran explained, “One vortex corresponds to a hundred segments of spiritual power. When you gather ten vortexes, you reach the thousand-segment level of a Shu Ling Master.”
“When you achieve the thousand-segment standard, your spiritual vortexes will merge into one, ultimately transforming into liquid spiritual power.”
Su Ran continued explaining.
“Vortexes?” Chen Fei recalled his own Sea of Consciousness, which seemed entirely different from what Su Ran described.
Back when he was in the City Lord’s Mansion, he had accidentally obtained a mysterious treasure. After Xu Tian Cauldron absorbed and refined it, his spiritual power had increased significantly. Instead of forming vortexes, numerous points of starlight had lit up, forming a mist.
At the time, he believed that each starlight represented a segment of spiritual power, so he assumed he had already reached several hundred segments.
However, after the recent dual cultivation with Su Ran, he realized that wasn’t the case. His Sea of Consciousness now contained thousands of glowing starlights, densely packed.
He then noticed that these starlights formed a mist, and the mist resembled a great cauldron. Interestingly, one cluster of mist contained precisely 1,200 starlights.
Now, within his Sea of Consciousness, there were two such clusters—like two Xu Tian Cauldrons in their embryonic state.
“Could one starlight mist be equivalent to a hundred segments of spiritual power?”
“Instead of forming vortexes, my spiritual power has taken the shape of Xu Tian Cauldron’s mist?”
Chen Fei believed this to be the case, so he hesitantly told Su Ran, “My second vortex is nearly complete.”
“So fast?” Su Ran looked at Chen Fei in shock.
She knew that Chen Fei had only just awakened as a Shu Ling Master, but his talent was exceptional. His Chen Guang Mist was unique.
“This is all thanks to my wife’s Yin-Yang Emperor Sutra.” Chen Fei said with a smile.
Su Ran couldn’t deny it. The Yin-Yang Emperor Sutra was an incredibly advanced and special technique. Chen Fei had absorbed part of her Phoenix bloodline’s talent, so it was only natural for his growth to accelerate.
“Two hundred segments of spiritual power—quite an achievement.” Su Ran said. “At your current level, you’re now a capable Shu Ling Master. With your techniques, even against a Fourth-Rank Great Ling Master, you could potentially kill them in a surprise attack.”
Hearing this, Chen Fei was stunned. Was a Shu Ling Master with two hundred segments really that powerful? Could they eliminate a Fourth-Rank Great Ling Master with a surprise attack?
Now, he finally understood why people like Lu Yijun feared a thousand-segment Shu Ling Master so much.
“Wife, what about you? How many segments have you reached?” Chen Fei asked Su Ran curiously.
“Not even a hundred.” Su Ran replied.
“How is that possible?” Chen Fei was surprised. If he could reach nearly two hundred segments using the Yin-Yang Emperor Sutra, how could Su Ran not have even reached a hundred?
“There are things you wouldn’t understand even if I explained.” Su Ran said. “I have my own unique path of cultivation.”
“Although my spiritual power hasn’t grown much, I have made great progress on my cultivation path.” At this moment, Su Ran was full of confidence.
Chen Fei immediately understood. Su Ran was walking the path of awakening her Phoenix bloodline. For her, true power would only emerge once her bloodline was fully activated.
After resting for the night, they began their third session of dual cultivation…
After this third session, both of them clearly felt that the effects of the Fire Cloud Stone had been nearly exhausted.
The once smooth and radiant stone had become rough and cracked, as if it had been scorched by intense flames.
Chen Fei felt reluctant to part with it. The deep connection formed during dual cultivation had strengthened their bond significantly.
Now, to outsiders, they already seemed like a genuinely affectionate couple.
“Chen Fei, once we return, help me arrange a meeting with my eldest brother. I want him to accompany me to Luo Xuan Valley.” Su Ran said on their way back from the Huang Ling Mine.
Chen Fei frowned and asked, “Wife, why do you want to go to Luo Xuan Valley? That place is crawling with demonic beasts.”
“I’m going there to hunt those beasts.” Su Ran didn’t hide her intentions. “The time my ancestor secured for me is limited. I must do everything I can to strengthen myself as quickly as possible.”
“Is it absolutely necessary?” Chen Fei wanted to stop her but understood the danger posed by the mysterious thousand-segment Shu Ling Master behind the City Lord’s Mansion.
“Don’t worry, I’ll be careful.” Su Ran reassured him.
“Alright then.” Chen Fei nodded.
When they returned to the Su family estate, they found Su Liancheng and his wife, along with Miao Yue, waiting for them at the entrance.
“My good daughter, my good son-in-law…”
Su Liancheng greeted them warmly, finally acknowledging Chen Fei as a worthy son-in-law.
Inside the Su estate, Su Liancheng and Miao Yue began telling Su Ran about everything that had happened during their time away from the Su family.
Meanwhile, Chen Fei didn’t stay in the front courtyard. Upon learning that Liu Yunyan and her husband had visited twice with their children, he immediately sent someone to find his disciples, Zhang Qing and Zhang Rou.
