Myriad Daos of the Heaven

After two days and two nights, Ye Rou left, completely satisfied.

This time, she had gained new insights and planned to enter seclusion, only to emerge when the Extreme Celestial Tier opened.

Watching Ye Rou’s slender, graceful figure drift into the distance.

Jiang Jichen finally let out a sigh of relief and was about to raise his hand to wipe away his sweat.

"Don’t move. Let me."

However, just as he raised his hand, a sweet, clear voice called out.

Holding her handkerchief, Hua Xiaoling gently wiped the sweat from Jiang Jichen’s forehead.

"Sigh... Hua Girl, you’re still the best to me. You really know how to take care of someone... unlike certain people, who are nothing but gluttons!"

Jiang Jichen remarked with a pointed sigh.

"Heh..."

Nearby, Yee Youmeng let out a cold laugh, tightening her grip on her large machete as if ready to strike at any moment.

"Tee hee... Jichen, Youmeng isn’t like that at all. Anyway, it’s time for you to practice whips with me now!"

Hua Xiaoling said, defending Yee Youmeng with a beaming smile.

At the same time, she reminded Jiang Jichen that it was time to begin their whip practice.

’Oh, I just finished practicing with the spear, and now it’s time for the whip!’

Jiang Jichen was speechless.

Thankfully, at least, Yee Youmeng’s saber practice would be straightforward.

After being upgraded with an integrated Black Dragon Bone Fragment, Hua Xiaoling’s Purple Whip had grown even more powerful.

She had spent the past few days attuning to the Purple Whip, and now she could wield it with perfect ease.

Moreover, her Cultivation was faintly showing signs of a breakthrough to the Nascent Soul Realm.

Everyone around him was breaking through to higher Realms at a shocking pace, far surpassing his own.

Jiang Jichen couldn’t help but feel a pang of envy.

’Looks like I’ll need to find time for a long period of seclusion myself to push for the Spirit Infant Perfection Realm.’

Once he did, he would have nothing to fear from any Nascent Soul Realm Cultivator.

Jiang Jichen was confident that once he reached the Spirit Infant Perfection Realm, he could even defeat Ye Rou.

Hua Xiaoling cracked her long purple whip. In the next instant, it shot toward Jiang Jichen like a bolt of purple lightning.

"Excellent whip technique!"

Jiang Jichen exclaimed in admiration as a whip materialized in his own hand, and he began to spar with Hua Xiaoling.

Hua Xiaoling’s whip technique, which she inherited from a mysterious land, was truly extraordinary.

It was called the Purple Moon Whip Technique.

However, not even Hua Xiaoling knew why the technique bore that name.

The most mystical aspect of this technique was its ability to awaken her bloodline.

When she performed the Purple Moon Whip Technique, her bloodline would faintly resonate with it.

This allowed her to unleash even greater power.

It was as if the Purple Moon Whip Technique had been created specifically for someone with her bloodline.

The two brandished their long whips. Eventually, Hua Xiaoling pushed the Purple Moon Whip Skill to its absolute limit, her mind gradually entering a mystical state.

She reached a new level of enlightenment. By the end, with every lash of her whip, the image of a purple moon would materialize behind her.

The resulting Anomaly was truly remarkable.

Moreover, Jiang Jichen was certain that this was only the initial form of the Anomaly.

In the future, as Hua Xiaoling’s mastery of the Purple Moon Whip Technique grew, the Anomaly would become increasingly spectacular.

Finally, after two days and two nights, his whip-sparring session with Hua Xiaoling came to an end.

She, too, had gained new insights and needed to enter seclusion.

Just before she left, she surprised Jiang Jichen with a light kiss.

Her soft lips brushed against his, as light as a dragonfly skimming the surface of water.

The warm, soft sensation still lingered, leaving Jiang Jichen to savor the memory.

’Hua Girl really is the best. Spar with her, and you even get a bonus at the end.’

’Unlike that schemer, Ye Rou. She just took off right after our spear practice. So inconsiderate.’

"Heh heh..."

Just as Jiang Jichen was lost in the memory, a cold laugh cut through the air.

"Little Youmeng, are you jealous?"

Jiang Jichen glanced at Yee Youmeng, only to see her dragging her large machete as she charged, slashing at him.

Her great saber was clearly thirsting for action.

A chill ran down Jiang Jichen’s spine as he faced Yee Youmeng’s large machete.

After all, who knew how many heads that large machete of hers had claimed.

’If she accidentally lands a real hit during this sparring session, my head will be done for.’

"Why would I be jealous of Sister Xiaoling?"

Yee Youmeng asked as she attacked.

"Uh..."

Yee Youmeng’s answer left Jiang Jichen at a loss for words.

’Clearly, Yee Youmeng meant that she wouldn’t compete with Hua Xiaoling for my affection.’

’In other words, does that mean she wouldn’t mind... sharing a husband?’

’My, Yee Youmeng’s level of understanding is really something else!’

Jiang Jichen couldn’t help but marvel.

However, seeing the bright flashes of Yee Youmeng’s large machete, he could tell she wasn’t holding back in the slightest.

’If I let my guard down for even a second, she really might chop my head off.’

Jiang Jichen had no choice but to focus all his attention on the fight.

He knew firsthand that Yee Youmeng’s Saber Technique was astonishing, not one bit weaker than his own Heaven-Dominating Saber Technique or Great Wind Saber Technique.

Furthermore, Yee Youmeng possessed a terrifying, instinctual grasp of the Saber Dao.

As for the name of her Saber Technique, not even Yee Youmeng herself knew it. She only felt that she had been born with the knowledge, that it was pure instinct.

’Alright, she’s a monster-level genius.’

In truth, Yee Youmeng was far less cold now than she used to be. She would even interact with Jiang Jichen from time to time.

This was especially true after Jiang Jichen told her he had managed to use Star Spirit Grass to remove the Celestial Corpse Curse from that little boy.

In that moment, Yee Youmeng had actually given him a faint smile.

Jiang Jichen still remembered the captivating charm of that fleeting smile.

The heart-stirring memory of it hadn’t faded in the slightest.

Because of a seal of oblivion, Yee Youmeng’s true appearance, memories, and bloodline had been forgotten and suppressed.

Her current self was not her true self.

But that faint smile held a magical, bewitching quality.

It was an indescribable, ineffable charm that made one’s heart flutter uncontrollably.

CLANG! CLANG! CLANG!

His large machete clashed against Yee Youmeng’s, the ringing impacts echoing without end.

Jiang Jichen used a mystic skill to dissipate the Saber Force from Yee Youmeng’s attacks. Otherwise, the blade in his hand would have long since shattered.

This battle lasted for another three days and three nights.

It wasn’t until the sun rose brilliantly on the third day that Yee Youmeng suddenly stopped, leaning on her saber to stand.

She closed her eyes, facing the morning sun.

In that moment, she fell into a state of enlightenment.

With that, his seven-day-and-seven-night sparring marathon was finally over. Jiang Jichen exhaled a long, turbid breath.

Instantly, he felt utterly refreshed.

Although the sparring had been exhausting, in truth, he was the one who had gained the most.

He had gained new insights into spear techniques, whip skills, and saber skills.

Seven days and seven nights without sleep or rest—it was an astonishing trial in itself.

Without a powerful foundation of strength and monstrous willpower to sustain him, it would have been impossible to endure.

But for Jiang Jichen, none of these were a problem.

He stood beside Yee Youmeng, also facing the morning sun.

In that moment, an unprecedented sense of peace filled his heart.

VMMMM!

However, in the next moment, space itself suddenly trembled.

A pillar of light shot up into the sky from the far side of Human Emperor City.

Then, an ancient, weathered voice boomed across the land!

"The Extreme Celestial Tier is now officially open!"

As the voice faded, the entire Human Emperor City erupted into a frenzy.