Thus, she thought.
It seemed that dual cultivation with him was not... impossible?
Dual cultivating with such a monstrous talent.
The benefits she would gain were likely unimaginable.
No wonder this person was so confident.
As long as the two of them dual cultivated, there was hope for both to break through.
However…
To dual cultivate with a stranger she had only known for a few days, and who was also an enemy of her nominal fiancé.
This was truly a bit embarrassing.
Even if she, Yan Xi, was not a woman who clung to trivial matters.
She still found it difficult to overcome her inner reservations for a moment.
Ling Fan did not rush her.
Dual cultivation was merely his suggestion.
He was confident he could break through to the seventh-tier Heavenly Emperor on his own.
However, dual cultivating with a reincarnation of a Heavenly Venerate would bring unimaginable benefits.
Furthermore, it would deliver a devastating blow to Gao Gan and the Gao family.
It was simply killing three birds with one stone.
Why not?
He, Ling Fan, was not a rigid person bound by convention.
Just as the two were in silence.
Boom!
Boom!
Boom!
The entire cave mansion began to shake.
Cracks spread rapidly.
The entire cave mansion was in a precarious state.
Ling Fan's expression was calm.
He looked at Yan Xi.
Awaiting her reply.
"Then... let's dual cultivate!"
Yan Xi made her decision.
She was no longer hesitant.
With great generosity, freedom, and even boldness, she met Ling Fan's gaze directly.
"However, before that, you must tell me your true identity. I don't believe you are just a seed disciple of the Qing Xuan Sect, and Fan Lin might just be one of your avatars. Who exactly are you?"
"Alright."
Ling Fan nodded.
His face shifted.
Returning to his true appearance.
Gray hair.
An unremarkable face.
But his deep eyes seemed to encompass the endless starry sky and the vicissitudes of time.
Exuding a special aura that could not be described in words.
"My real name is Ling Fan. I am from the lower realm and ascended by illicit means."
"You're not lying to me, are you? Are there such monstrous talents among those who ascend from the lower realm?"
Yan Xi widened her beautiful eyes.
But before she could finish speaking.
Ling Fan lunged at her like a mountain.
(Ten thousand words omitted here.)
Suddenly, countless Heavenly Emperor laws and quasi-Heavenly Emperor laws appeared out of thin air.
Some belonged to Yan Xi.
Some belonged to Ling Fan.
In a certain space deep within Yan Xi's body, something seemed to awaken slightly, and terrifying powers and laws surged forth.
She was absorbing Ling Fan's power.
Ling Fan was also absorbing her power.
A peculiar cycle formed between them.
Boom!
Boom!
As Ling Fan continuously comprehended Yan Xi's Heavenly Emperor laws and the power of her past life that surged from deep within her body, his aura immediately surged. At a certain moment, his personal realm broke through a barrier.
Boom!
Ling Fan's aura skyrocketed.
His laws were transforming.
His realm completely surpassed the limit of seven thousand zhang.
Seventh-tier Heavenly Emperor.
Achieved!
And on the other side.
An aura no weaker than Ling Fan's, and even stronger, erupted.
Yan Xi's seventh-tier Heavenly Emperor laws began to transform into eighth-tier Heavenly Emperor laws.
After their realms had completely stabilized.
They looked at each other.
And smiled in unison.
After breaking through that barrier of male and female relations, the most intimate connection was born between them.
Yan Xi, with great composure, dressed herself in front of Ling Fan, cast a seductive glance at him, and said:
"To be clear, although I have yielded to you this time, it does not mean I am your woman from now on. I am still me, Yan Xi!"
"I never intended to control you, let alone use you. We are allies who willingly entered into this mutually beneficial relationship, aren't we?"
Ling Fan smiled indifferently.
"That's more like it."
"Let's go, let's get out of here. I've endured this ugly and disgusting fellow for a long time!"
Yan Xi's voice suddenly became murderous.
At this very moment.
The cave mansion finally reached its limit.
It suddenly collapsed.
Countless flesh tentacles immediately extended like numerous vines.
Whoosh!
She suddenly shot up into the sky.
Pushing out a palm.
The powerful eighth-tier Heavenly Emperor laws struck out like raging tidal waves.
Boom!
Countless flesh tentacles were silently annihilated.
The final palm strike landed heavily on the grotesque curse outside.
Boom!
Countless viscous liquids exploded.
The figure immediately disintegrated.
But the next moment.
Countless flesh writhed, and a monster with a different but equally disgusting appearance appeared before them.
"This troublesome?"
Yan Xi frowned.
She had broken through to the eighth-tier Heavenly Emperor, and her awakened past-life memories were even more numerous, yet she still couldn't kill this thing.
"Let me handle it. Don't dirty your hands."
Ling Fan walked past her.
And stood before the monster.
"This is one of the most evil and wicked curses of the Heavenly Dragon clan, the Myriad Manifestation Dragon Curse. Once this curse is cast, it will endlessly expand, devouring and assimilating everything it touches until all is destroyed."
"I estimate that the people of Qizhou intended to forge an supreme forbidden artifact of the Dragon clan, but they violated the Dragon clan's taboos, ultimately provoking the Dragon clan's supreme experts to not only kill everyone but also to cast the Myriad Manifestation Dragon Curse to destroy all traces."
"To destroy this evil thing of the Dragon clan, it is best to use something from the Dragon clan."
A four-sided dragon seal floated out of Ling Fan's body.
An aura of supreme authority immediately permeated the air.
As Ling Fan ascended to the seventh-tier Heavenly Emperor, his fusion with this Supreme Ancestral Dragon Seal became even deeper, and the remaining half of the Dao artifact fragments that had not yet melted finally integrated into him and the Supreme Ancestral Dragon Seal.
This also brought the Supreme Ancestral Dragon Seal closer to becoming a top-grade Emperor weapon.
The monster had no eyes.
Instead, it had several terrifying holes.
But even without eyes, the moment it saw the Supreme Ancestral Dragon Seal, it trembled violently.
"Destroy... destroy!"
It emitted incomprehensible syllables from its mouth.
And charged madly towards Ling Fan.
Ling Fan let out a cold snort.
With a wave of his hand.
The Supreme Ancestral Dragon Seal instantly transformed into an incredibly terrifying stream of light.
Boom!
It struck the monster's body fiercely.
At that moment.
The monster's body suddenly split into pieces.
The disgusting and strange flesh withered and became lifeless as if scorched by a hot iron.
Concurrently.
Streams of energy dissipated from the monster's body and entered the Supreme Ancestral Dragon Seal.
With the destruction of this curse avatar.
The entire flesh land began to writhe madly.
The monster's corpse was also swallowed by the flesh.
"What kind of treasure is this seal!"
Yan Xi exclaimed in surprise.
"This is the supreme weapon of the Dragon clan, the Supreme Ancestral Dragon Seal. Of course, this is just a replica."
Ling Fan said calmly.
"I heard this is the supreme divine artifact of the Dragon clan, and whoever possesses it can command all dragons and become the lord of ten thousand dragons! But only those who inherit the great destiny of the Dragon clan can successfully refine it. How did you do it!"
Yan Xi was even more astonished.