Chapter 159: 110. Jing Lixue: Xu Yuan, let's play a different game_2
"Oh?"
Upon hearing this, Tian Liuli raised her head in surprise, "You've made a breakthrough?"
"Indeed."
Xu Yuan initially wanted to keep this matter hidden as a surprise tactic.
But then he felt that it wasn't necessary.
Even if he concealed his cultivation level, there would still be a gap in combat power between them.
Most importantly, he wasn't sure he could keep it hidden.
Lin Qingque's Heart Voice was one thing, but Tian Liuli's eyesight, even if he used the Illusory Realm to conceal it well, might still discern the difference.
Therefore, instead of hiding it, it was better to show it openly.
That way they might lower their guard.
As he voluntarily released his aura, Tian Liuli nodded her head in satisfaction.
"Good, even though it's a breakthrough made in the heat of battle, your aura is exceptionally stable with no signs of an unstable foundation. It appears you have laid your groundwork well. I had thought you might have gotten distracted by affairs of the heart these days. Otherwise, with your talent, it should count at least another half year before you would be able to break through. But now it seems, I misjudged, striving in your cultivation and planning to ascend to the Immortal Realm with me, you've not forgotten... "
Tian Liuli looked quite pleased.
Xu Yuan had never imagined that Tian Liuli could be so talkative.
He even felt that she was more pleased now than when he had just called her by name.
It seemed, in Tian Liuli's eyes, the growth in his cultivation level was the most crucial matter.
Xu Yuan thought about Tian Liuli's background and the reasons she became morbidly affectionate; suddenly, it seemed somewhat clearer to him.
Tian Liuli had extremely high expectations for herself; to her, emotions were trivial compared to cultivation.
"Tian Liuli, being a supreme being of the Immortal Realm, devoted herself entirely to the Dao. If not for being trapped by the Heart Demon during her tribulation, she would never have destroyed her cultivation and reincarnated to start over."
"In other words, her becoming morbidly affectionate and seeing me as her fixation was due to the Tribulation of the Dao and flaws in her Heart Realm."
Xu Yuan pondered quietly.
In other words, to resolve her issue, all he needed to do was... help her overcome the Tribulation of the Heart Demon.
However, with Tian Liuli's vision as a supreme being of the Immortal Realm, she concluded that other than seeking him in the lower realm to rectify the gap in her Heart Realm, there was no other way. Could he think of another?
Xu Yuan wasn't in a rush to contemplate; such matters were far too profound for him at the moment.
The most pressing matter was to stabilize their situation first.
When Xu Yuan returned to his senses, he suddenly realized that Tian Liuli, who had been quite satisfied before, had stopped talking abruptly.
"...wait, do I detect a hint of Yin Qi in your aura?"
Her eyes narrowed like a cat that had sensed a mouse, and her clear, Liuli-like pupils gleamed with a dangerous light.
"Did you use the Yin and Yang Dual Cultivation method to break through?"
Tian Liuli's gaze was piercing, as if it could slice through his sleeve and Spiritual Power, seeing the Guardian Yang Sha on his arm.
"No!"
She frowned and mused to herself, "No, if it were a breakthrough achieved through Dual Cultivation, your aura would definitely be highly unstable. An afternoon wouldn't be enough for you to stabilize it, and besides, the Guardian Yang Sha hasn't been broken."
She was very confident in the Guardian Yang Sha she placed on Xu Yuan, made from the Liuli Immortal Sand of the Immortal Realm and connected to Heaven's Secret. It would alert her immediately if there were any sexual activity or even masturbation.
The main reason Tian Liuli had placed the Guardian Yang Sha on him was still to urge him on in his cultivation, to prevent him from immersing too deeply into carnal desires; otherwise, she wouldn't even consider masturbation as a potential issue.
So, she was always attentive to the state of Xu Yuan's Guardian Yang Sha, but indeed, she hadn't noticed any changes.
That previous glance was just to double-check.
However, his aura did indeed contain elements of Yin and Yang convergence.
"What's going on here?"
Tian Liuli's expression darkened.
Even Lin Qingque, who had been calmly sipping tea until now, turned pale, staring intently at Xu Yuan, with darkness and stirring hints visible in her deep gaze.
"Perhaps it's because the Cultivation Technique I practice is somewhat special."
Despite feeling somewhat uneasy, Xu Yuan remained composed.
Fortunately, he had been upfront, otherwise, if they had discovered this in battle, he would have truly been in an unspeakable predicament.
"Liuli, haven't you already said it? The aura of someone who breaks through using Dual Cultivation will be unstable, and also, there's another crucial point— even if I wanted to... I don't possess the Dual Cultivation method."
He voiced the excuse he had already thought through, luckily for him, his Yang - Charm Demon Body did not abide by the ethical codes of usual Dual Cultivation methods that required stabilization of realms after breakthroughs.
Theoretically, as long as the Primordial Yin was sufficient, he could continue to break through up to the Mahayana Realm.
"As for the Yin Qi, maybe it's because the Cultivation Technique I cultivate, 'Nine Revolutions Chaos Art,' is quite unusual."
"Nine Revolutions Chaos Art?"
Tian Liuli slightly furrowed her brow.
"Indeed."
Xu Yuan spoke openly, "This technique is a unique method I happened upon during my travels. After I achieved Core Formation, Yin and Yang energies converged in my Dantian to form the Golden Core, so, I think that's the reason."