Chapter 324 - 323: Official Fusion

Hearing Snow’s words, Jiang Qiu opened his eyes. He was met with a pair of eyes as deep as a sea of stars. A brilliant light shimmered within those pupils. It felt as if gazing into them any longer would allow him to glimpse countless Great Realms.

He had only ever experienced such a breathtaking sight once before: back when he forged his Dragon Form during the Northern Boundary’s heavenly selection contest and saw the world through the eyes of a True Dragon.

From that vantage point, countless Great Realms were as insignificant as grains of sand, nothing more.

’How can I be experiencing that same level of perception from Snow...?’

"You..."

Just as Jiang Qiu was about to speak, a slender finger gently pressed against the lips of his mask. A strange tremor went through his heart, and the words died on his tongue.

"I’m your Cultivation Dish, you know. You can think of me as your Jade Sinews. Only when I fuse with your body will the process truly count as ’Cast Jade Sinews.’ Otherwise, it will be incomplete, and this path will be a dead end."

Snow spoke unhurriedly, her gaze completely serious.

Jiang Qiu didn’t even have time to wonder how she knew about Cast Jade Sinews. ’After all, I’ve never told her what kind of world I come from, or what its Cultivation System is like.’

’The Cast Jade Sinews method isn’t unheard of, and using a Cultivation Dish is one way to go about it. Plus, plenty of people on the Yin Net discuss the cultivation methods of other Great Realms.’

’But that doesn’t mean the term "Cast Jade Sinews" is common. In fact, it’s an ancient term that almost no one recognizes anymore.’

’From what I’ve managed to piece together from snippets on the Yin Net, I know that in some past era, there was a Cultivation System for activating special Talents within one’s body—what I call ’Cast Jade Sinews.’ But the terminology was never standardized. They don’t know to call it that...’

"I’ve already looked up a lot of information on the Yin Net. Although very few people from other Great Realms can connect to our Yin Net, some fusion methods have trickled down. I know what to do now."

Snow’s finger slid from Jiang Qiu’s mask, tracing a path down his neck like a small, electrified serpent, sending a paralyzing tingle through him.

’Suddenly, flashes of her strange behavior over the past three years flooded his mind. No wonder he’d always had such a strong reaction! All those provocative moves... so she’d been studying up online!’

"Why are you—" Jiang Qiu gasped, a violent shiver racking his body. A hot rush of blood surged from the soles of his feet to the crown of his head. He tried to resist, but it was no use—the connection deep within his Soul was intensifying at an alarming rate.

His Dragon Race bloodline was enveloped and began to fuse!

An unprecedented sensation washed over him, a torrent of stimulation pouring into his body. On his chest, the spiritual outline of the fourth Jade Sinew began to solidify.

As their movements continued, a ceaseless flow of Nether Dark Spirit Charm transferred into his body, bringing with it the ability to absorb and convert the energy.

It was like the converter had been moved from outside his body to inside. Now, it was directly absorbing and circulating the energy internally.

The sensation ignited Jiang Qiu’s primal instincts. He turned the tables, pinning Snow’s wrists. A soft moan escaped her lips as his Dragon Eye materialized.

He took the lead in their fusion.

...

Bell Fish was in seclusion, focused on her Cultivation. After Bai Mo and Snow had received special consideration from the Duel Elder, she had also reaped some benefits—a larger share of Nether Dark Ore, which was perfect for replenishing her depleted reserves of Nether Dark Spirit Charm.

However, limited by a bottleneck in her Talent, the past three years had passed like water, leaving her with almost nothing to show for it. Her progress had been infinitesimal.

BANG, BANG, BANG!

But gradually, a series of sharp, powerful noises from another room shattered her concentration.

’What’s going on? Isn’t this my palace? Why does it sound like someone is beating gongs and drums in here?’ She rose slowly, her black robes concealing a curvaceous figure. Her gaze narrowed, focusing on the source of the noise. ’It sounds like it’s coming from Bai Mo and Snow’s room...’

VMMMMMM...

The entire palace trembled faintly, as if from the collision of primordial beasts. The power contained within was so terrifying that even she, a master in the Peeping Dao Realm, couldn’t help but press a hand to her chest to calm her racing heart.

The sense of power was primarily spiritual, not physical. At that moment, Bell Fish’s very Soul thrummed in time with the rhythmic, pulsating noise.

An inexplicable feeling of envy and jealousy washed over her, like a person dying of thirst in the desert watching another drink their fill.

That was pure yang energy—a force incredibly scarce in the Yin Realm!

’What are Bai Mo and Snow doing? How are they giving off so much yang energy?’ Bell Fish bit her lip, frowning as she extended her senses to investigate. ’It’s blocked?’

’Strange. Why is it blocked? It’s only been three years. What Realm could Bai Mo and Snow have possibly reached to be able to block my perception?’

’There’s no way they could have broken through to the Dharma Realm in such a short time. And even if they had, they shouldn’t have the power to resist my senses.’

’Could it be... Snow’s potential has erupted again? Is she generating this yang energy all by herself?’

The more she considered it, the more plausible it seemed. After all, that Duel had revealed so much. Snow was clearly no ordinary person; she harbored a great, unknowable secret.

Now, she wouldn’t dare to offend Snow in the slightest—and by extension, Bai Mo.

And to be able to produce yang energy... that was tantamount to being able to complete one’s own fundamental nature! Such an opportunity was incredibly rare!

The ultimate goal of Cultivation in the Yin Yang Great Realm was to complete one’s fundamental nature. And now, someone was producing the very essence needed for it. How could she not be envious?

"Ngh..." With a soft groan, Bell Fish suddenly dropped to her knees, bracing herself with her hands on the floor. Her chest heaved. ’Why am I having these strange heart palpitations?’

BANG, BANG, BANG!

The noise swelled, growing louder and more intense, like a great iron hammer beating a drum right next to her ear. The force of it was enough to make her heart tremble in her chest.

’To achieve such a feat, one would need an extremely powerful Realm. They would have to be an expert on the spiritual level, one who possesses an unassailable might.’

’At the very least... the Peeping Dao Realm!’

’And the aura is still climbing! This is no ordinary Peeping Dao Realm cultivator... this is a Realm that transcends the bounds of the Hundred Ghosts Dao!’

With no time for further speculation, Bell Fish fought back the tremor in her Soul and activated the palace’s shielding array, intercepting the spiritual sound waves to prevent them from leaking outside.

She couldn’t possibly explain a fluctuation of this magnitude. It would only attract trouble, and ever since Snow had last revealed her Talent, the Sect had been keeping a very close watch.

But as the pounding sound waves pressed down on her, she suddenly felt a jolt of inspiration. Her long-stagnant Realm, the one she had been unable to break through, was stimulated. The bottleneck she’d been facing for so long shattered!

VMMMM—

Breakthrough. Middle Stage of Peeping Dao Realm. The Nether Dark Spirit Charm she had accumulated over many years fused within her. Her already fair skin took on the lustrous quality of flawless white jade, and a new Spirit Charm danced in her eyes.

’That sound... it holds the power to shatter Cultivation bottlenecks!’