“Can you guess?”
Meng Qi felt like cursing, but since he was in the clutches of this female demon, he involuntarily let his mind wander in search of an answer for his own safety.
If Gu, the female demon, wanted to kill him, she could have easily done so earlier without intervening. Why go to the trouble of rescuing him at great personal risk only to kill him later?
If she intended to place a curse or mark on him, under the circumstances of the Six Gates’ existence, it would merely cost some good deeds. The demon girl wouldn’t waste effort on something useless.
In other words, her goal should be something that could be achieved quickly?
Before Meng Qi could speak, Gu Xiaosang’s dimples appeared as she took a strange, pure bottle from her ring and poured two green, arcane fruits into her mouth. Then she leaned closer, a delicate fragrance entering Meng Qi’s nose, stirring his heart and blood. Her pale lips, with a hint of red, pressed against his.
Meng Qi immediately felt his mouth being pried open by something slippery. Gu Xiaosang’s tongue extended, pushing one of the fruits into his mouth!
What the hell! Completely unprepared for this, Meng Qi wanted to resist and spit out the fruit, but his inability to move due to his sealed spirit and body rendered his efforts ineffective.
For a man, having a warm, tender woman in his arms, their tongues entwined, her beautiful face close by, should be a very pleasurable and exciting experience. Yet, Meng Qi felt more guarded and alarmed. What was the strange fruit’s purpose? Why did Gu Xiaosang go to such lengths to give him one?
The fruit slowly dissolved and vanished, seemingly merging with Meng Qi’s spirit and body. Gu Xiaosang withdrew her tongue and smiled at Meng Qi. “Husband, don’t you want to know what kind of fruit this is?”
“What kind?” Meng Qi asked directly without hiding his curiosity.
Gu Xiaosang chuckled softly, her voice like a yellow oriole, clearly delighted: “The naturally grown fruit inside the Hall of Three Lives is the Three Lives Fruit. When you and I each consume one, we will be destined for each other across three lifetimes, forever husband and wife.”
“Really?” Meng Qi didn’t believe that Gu, the female demon, had gone to such great lengths and risked her life simply for this fruit! She was definitely not an ordinary woman who would place her heart in love!
Gu Xiaosang smiled ambiguously: “Can you guess?”
This meant she was unwilling to tell the truth… Meng Qi sensed her meaning and pondered silently, wondering whether the Six Gates could neutralize the fruit’s effects.
At this moment, Gu Xiaosang seemed to guess Meng Qi’s thoughts and said with a smile: “Husband, some things are better kept secret from the Six Gates. If everything is known to Him, you will never escape His grasp.”
“Huh?” Meng Qi was startled. Keeping things secret from the Six Gates? What was the fruit’s true effect? Or was the demon girl deliberately deceiving him, making him afraid to seek the Six Gates for a remedy?
Gu Xiaosang pointed her finger and poked Meng Qi’s chest. Her breath was unstable, and she struggled with great difficulty, finally releasing Meng Qi’s seal without any other strange actions.
At the same time, her voice became lower and slightly hoarse: “This gray stone hall can block the Six Gates’ perception. Anything we do here will remain unknown to Him.”
Blocking the Six Gates’ perception? After regaining his freedom, Meng Qi examined his body while running residual energy through it and looked around the gray stone hall. Everywhere he looked was covered in mottled gray stones, where time and space intertwined, exuding a sense of ancientness and remoteness, as if returning to a distant past. His own perception was limited to his line of sight, unable to extend further!
It really was special!
Meng Qi quietly kept some distance from the demon girl to prevent another surprise attack. After the fruit entered his body, there was neither a healing effect nor any sign of a curse or poison, and even no trace was left, as if it had completely vanished!
“Truly a strange fruit…” Meng Qi quietly sighed in relief.
Gu Xiaosang floated unsteadily towards the depths of the hall. Meng Qi thought for a moment and followed behind.
After walking a while, Meng Qi’s eyes fell upon an ancient bronze door covered in green rust and an ordinary-looking stone tablet.
“This stone tablet looks really familiar!” Meng Qi first looked at the tablet and was then shaken by the seal script characters engraved on it:
“Those who have not entered the legend shall not pass through this door!”
What a familiar tone! Meng Qi instinctively glanced at the corner and, as expected, saw the four characters: “Yuxu Yang Jian”!
The True Lord of the Sublime Dao had indeed come to the Celestial Court!
Why did he seal this door?
Did he leave something behind?
Meng Qi couldn’t help but look around but found nothing, only boundless emptiness and the ancient bronze door.
“I wonder if the jade waist pendant left by the Sublime Dao can open the seal?” Meng Qi hesitated, thinking. However, the demon girl was still here, and he was suffering from the backlash of the Tianxin Yi Yi Method, making him unable to defeat her in her weakened state. If he could indeed open the seal or obtain something, wouldn’t it just end up benefiting her for free?
Gu Xiaosang lightly laughed and turned back, walking away like a willow swaying in the wind, even disappearing from sight, showing her sincerity.
Meng Qi hesitated for a moment, then took out the pendant and walked to the stone tablet, placing it against the surface.
There was no reaction.
Meng Qi took another step forward, placing the pendant against the ancient bronze door.
Buzz!
The ancient door trembled slightly, and a clear, steady male voice, as if piercing through layers of emptiness and the vast distance of time, entered Meng Qi’s ears:
“Everything you desire is within the Jade Void Palace!”
The voice vanished, as if it had never existed.
Everything in the Jade Void Palace? Meng Qi repeated this in his mind. Did Yang Erlang know what he wanted? Or rather, what the person who obtained the pendant desired?
The ancient bronze door returned to its calm state, showing no sign of opening. Meng Qi pondered for a long time until Gu Xiaosang came back again.
Gu Xiaosang’s complexion had slightly improved, no longer so pale. She smiled at Meng Qi: “From what I know, the uppermost level of the Ninth Heaven, where the Celestial Emperor resides, should be behind the ancient bronze door.”
“Not the next level up?” Meng Qi vaguely guessed that the next level was the upper layer of the immortal realm, but he hadn’t expected it to jump a level directly!
“The entrance to the Jade Pond is in another place, sealed separately. It seems Yang Jian directly moved the uppermost level here.” Gu Xiaosang seemed to know everything about the Celestial Court.
This made Meng Qi quite puzzled, but he was even more astonished by Yang Jian’s realm and power, capable of “moving” an entire layer of the immortal realm! And not just any layer, but the most central one!
“Husband, there seems to be nothing else to gain here. Shouldn’t we consider leaving?” Gu Xiaosang suggested.
“Leaving?” Meng Qi naturally wanted to, but the demon girl’s initiative in proposing it was suspicious. Was she no longer coveting the immortal palaces and pavilions of this immortal realm?
Gu Xiaosang teased: “In our current condition, if we go out and encounter anything, it would be a death sentence. Husband, don’t you want to explore this level?”
This was indeed the truth. Meng Qi was suffering from the backlash of the Tianxin Yi Yi Method. Without the Six Gates’ restoration, the Medicine Master’s Heart Pill could only heal injuries but couldn’t alleviate the backlash. It was already impressive that he wasn’t paralyzed on the ground, and his Dharmic Form needed to gather corresponding rare materials for repair. If he were trapped in the Ninth Heaven, it might take a year or half a year before he could recover!
As for Gu Xiaosang, judging from her condition, she should be able to recover within ten days or half a month.
“Moreover, there are only two most valuable things in this level. One is the fruit we divided, and the other is that strange, leafy tree. Both have already been obtained by us, so it’s worth the trip. Why delay? Greed is harmful…” Gu Xiaosang smiled ambiguously, looking into Meng Qi’s eyes.
She knows that the strange tree is related to me? Meng Qi was startled inwardly and simultaneously confirmed that those two fruits were definitely not simple!
“I do want to leave, but how?” Meng Qi looked straight at Gu Xiaosang.
The demon girl must have been well-prepared and definitely had a way!
Gu Xiaosang sighed softly: “I originally had a way, but now I’m suffering from backlash, completely drained, unable to activate it. It probably won’t work for ten days or half a month. By then, your elder and second brothers will have definitely searched this level and returned here, trying to open the ancient door.”
This was indeed the truth… Meng Qi furrowed his brows, thinking of other methods.
“But I have a method that can quickly restore both of us.” Gu Xiaosang’s expression became serious, a beautiful curve forming on her lips. “Thus, we can activate the treasure and leave safely.”
Meng Qi asked in confusion: “What method?”
Suddenly, Gu Xiaosang’s face flushed with a thin layer of red, making her look breathtakingly beautiful: “Husband knows about it too. It’s one of the dual cultivation techniques of the Fairy of Shangshui. Both of us are virgins, possessing supreme bodies and powerful strength. If our primordial yang and primordial yin harmonize and blend seamlessly, not only will the backlash disappear, but our strength will also be fully restored. We might even ascend to a higher level.”
“This, this…” Meng Qi recalled the Fairy of Shangshui’s method and immediately became tongue-tied. He had never considered this aspect at all!
Gu Xiaosang’s eyes sparkled like water, and she lightly laughed: “If they return and there’s a Dharma King present, I still have a 50% chance of survival. As for you, you can only hope your uncle is still in a state of madness. With a safe method available, why take such a risk?”
“Moreover, once this dual cultivation technique begins, if one side has any abnormality, the other will experience the same. Husband need not worry about me causing trouble. Besides, we are already husband and wife, so the pleasures of the boudoir are justified.”
Suddenly, she covered her mouth and giggled: “Could it be that husband is too shy? Have you never thought about this aspect before? Are you a born monk?”
Meng Qi forced himself to say: “What do I have to be shy about? After all, men don’t lose out in such matters!”
Was the demon girl really going to do it?
“Anyway, I don’t have a lover, and Gu Xiaosang is willing herself. The Fairy of Shangshui’s method isn’t dangerous, and there are no visible drawbacks. It can quickly restore us and help us escape danger. What’s there to be afraid of!” He suddenly gritted his teeth. If there was a good method that didn’t violate his principles, who would willingly take a huge risk to move? However, the demon girl was probably just teasing him again, wanting to see his awkward state!
“Is that so?” Gu Xiaosang’s gaze softened further, like a lake capable of drowning one’s heart. She pulled her right foot out of her white boots, her delicate and slender toes visible through the misty silk stocking. Then she kicked off her left boot. With a flick of her hands, her white dress fell like clouds to the ground beside her feet, each movement as graceful as a dance.
Meng Qi’s gaze froze, his breathing becoming heavy.
…
After the clouds had receded and the rain had ceased, Meng Qi tried his best to suppress the extreme pleasure deep within his mind. He channeled his harmonized true energy, balancing yin and yang, circulating it throughout his body to heal his injuries and repair his Dharmic Form. His power gradually increased, quickly reaching its peak and continuing to rise!
Behind him, the immortal image of the Indestructible Primordial emerged, rotating like a vortex, converging into a single point, without beginning or end, without past or future. The image of the Daoist priest became clearer, exuding majesty and bearing a strong resemblance to Meng Qi himself!
He had broken through the barriers and entered the Fifth Heaven!
White lotuses drifted around, and a strange fragrance arose. Gu Xiaosang also broke through.
As his consciousness returned, Meng Qi felt the delicate, smooth skin, the sensation of softness like congealed fat, and the faint fragrance reminiscent of orchids and musk. His hands embraced her waist, which seemed small enough to encircle.
Gu Xiaosang lay in Meng Qi’s arms, her head resting on his chest, laughing lightly: “Husband clearly enjoys this kind of thing. Where’s the monk in you?”
Meng Qi coughed lightly, his face slightly flushed.
Gu Xiaosang, as if recalling her own behavior, blushed instantly. She gently bit Meng Qi, though not hard enough to break the skin. Then, with graceful movements, she stood up and elegantly put on her clothes, socks, and shoes, causing Meng Qi’s breathing to become heavy again.
“We have to leave now.” Gu Xiaosang looked back with a smile, exuding a hundred kinds of charm.
Meng Qi took a deep breath, suppressing his surging emotions. He retrieved spare clothes from his ring and put them on, as his Qingyuan Dao Robe had been destroyed during the attack by the Solar God Monarch.
Gu Xiaosang took Meng Qi’s left hand, and green branches and leaves sprouted from her feet, wrapping around the wild branches of the Great Dao Tree.
Greenness extended downward, piercing through the clouds and enveloping the two of them, penetrating the immortal realm.
After a while, Meng Qi found himself and Gu Xiaosang appearing on a small path beside the Golden Water River.
He slightly frowned, puzzled: “Didn’t you seem to exert much effort just now?”
“My method of exiting doesn’t require any activation.” Gu Xiaosang didn’t even blink.
“Then what about before?” Meng Qi was astonished.
Gu Xiaosang smiled like a little fox: “I tricked you.”
Meng Qi’s expression froze. Then what was the point of him and her dual cultivation?
He instantly felt as if his innocence had been deceived!
Gu Xiaosang’s smile gradually faded: “Husband, you’ve relaxed your guard and haven’t secretly held onto the ancient talisman. If I were to attack now, I’d have a 70 to 80 percent chance of killing you.”
“Uh?” Meng Qi was startled. Indeed, he wasn’t as vigilant as before.
Gu Xiaosang revealed a meaningful smile: “I’m a demon girl, after all, skilled in being capricious, ruthless, and senselessly violent. The next time we meet, I might kill you.”
She turned around, parted the flowers, and disappeared at the end of the path.
Meng Qi stared blankly at her retreating figure, muttering under his breath after a long pause, “Is this what they call ‘hit it and quit it’?”
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