Chapter 543: The Second Blooming of the Plum Blossom

Chapter 543: The Second Blooming of the Plum Blossom

"What happened to him?"

"His injuries are very severe, I've never seen such a badly wounded person before."

Butterfly Insect Maiden flapped her wings as she gazed at Qi Yuan, who was drenched in blood from head to toe, her expression grave.

The tattered robe was stained with dried blood, and Qi Yuan lay there with his eyes tightly shut, his breath faint and weak.

Shen Lingxuan held the unconscious Qi Yuan, her heart filled with guilt and self-blame.

If it weren't for her, perhaps Qi Yuan wouldn't have come here and suffered such severe injuries.

"If it were anyone else, he would have died from such severe injuries," said Butterfly Insect Maiden, her face filled with disbelief.

What happened today was truly beyond her expectations.

A mere ordinary Divine Rank expert from the Green Mountain Realm had actually killed Phoenix Cry in his Nine Lives state.

It should be known that Phoenix Cry was no ordinary Great Venerable.

In the Chaotic Star Domain, there were countless powerful beings, and at the Great Venerable realm, Phoenix Cry was almost invincible.

Qi Yuan had brought them too many surprises.

"I never expected Brother Qi Yuan to be this powerful.

If such talent were revealed, even ordinary Realm Sovereigns would compete to take him as a disciple."

At this moment, Immortal Spirit Handsome's figure appeared.

Phoenix Cry had slashed open the Divine Wood Abyss, leaving many gaps, and with his strength, he followed these openings.

As for Ji Wuyun and Chen Kangbao, they didn't possess such strength.

"Who are you...?" Butterfly Insect Maiden looked at Immortal Spirit Handsome with a face full of apprehension.

Immortal Spirit Handsome's name included the word 'handsome', but his appearance was plain and unremarkable, and no one would pay him any attention in a crowd.

"Rest assured, I am a friend of Brother Qi Yuan, and I mean no harm," said Immortal Spirit Handsome, marveling in his heart.

Although he had only witnessed a glimpse of Qi Yuan's battle with Phoenix Cry, he had still seen the strength of Qi Yuan's talent.

At the Great Venerable realm, when a cultivator condenses their divine domain, they will gain insight into the universe.

There is a chance that the cultivator will merge with the universe, comprehend the cosmic rules, and condense the Rule Heart.

Once the Rule Heart is condensed in the Great Venerable realm, it can be said that reaching the Supreme Principle state of the second layer of Yang Shen will be effortless, and there is even a high chance of stepping into the third layer of Yang Shen.

More importantly, the last technique Qi Yuan displayed seemed to be a fusion of two Rule Hearts.

It should be known that the third layer of Yang Shen is divided into the Rule Realm, the All Things Realm, and the Heaven Opening Realm. Only in the All Things Realm can one fuse rules.

Even Realm Sovereigns in the Rule Realm often spend their entire lives unable to fuse rules and enter the All Things Realm.

Qi Yuan had fused rules in the Yin Emperor state...

What did this mean?

It meant that if Qi Yuan had the opportunity to step into the Rule Realm, he would almost certainly have a 90% chance of entering the All Things Realm.

In the All Things Realm, by condensing nine first-grade rules, one could step into the Heaven Opening Realm.

Of course, nine is the minimum, and the more rules one condenses, the stronger they become.

So, as he looked at Qi Yuan's blood-stained tattered robe, he seemed to see a future Realm Sovereign rising.

If Qi Yuan were to grow up normally, he would undoubtedly become a Realm Sovereign, and not just any ordinary Realm Sovereign.

In any universe, Realm Sovereigns are absolute figures of authority, ruling over stars, heaven, and earth.

"I have a way to save him," said Immortal Spirit Handsome. "If he joins the Void Playground, I'm sure many Realm Sovereigns there will be willing to take him as a disciple."

There was no need to consider the Void World Lord.

Such majestic beings had no interest in taking disciples.

But other Realm Sovereigns would not miss this promising seed.

"No," Butterfly Insect Maiden quickly replied.

Qi Yuan was Heaven's Chosen, carrying the mandate of heaven.

If he were to join the Void Playground and become a disciple of a powerful being from another universe, it would undoubtedly be a betrayal of his own universe.

Heaven's Chosen not only represented themselves but also the will of the world, and even the will of the universe.

Why had the Radiant Order been constantly killing Heaven's Chosen? It was to gain control over the Divine Wood Universe's voice.

As for the Void Playground, although they had a close relationship with the Human Awakening Society, they were not of the same race... How could they be trusted?

Immortal Spirit Handsome shook his head. "This method is indeed inappropriate."

After all, he didn't have the qualifications to meet a Realm Sovereign.

Perhaps if he proclaimed Qi Yuan's terrifying talent, he might not attract a Realm Sovereign, but instead, he might attract some old monsters.

In the Zhou Universe, there were many Yang Shen cultivators who couldn't break through. If they were to discover Qi Yuan's terrifying talent, they might abduct him.

As for what they would do with him, that was unknown.

"Besides this, I don't have a better way," said Immortal Spirit Handsome, and his figure disappeared.

Only Butterfly Insect Maiden and Shen Lingxuan remained, along with the unconscious Qi Yuan.

Butterfly Insect Maiden's gaze shifted again and again, and finally, she looked at Shen Lingxuan, her thoughts complicated. "I have a method that might wake him up, but... it might damage your foundation."

"What method?" Shen Lingxuan's delicate body trembled, realizing something.

"Dark Yin..."

"I understand," said Shen Lingxuan, biting her lip, a blush appearing on her ear, her beauty almost dripping.

About half an hour later, in the ice chamber, Qi Yuan lay flat on the ice bed, the bloodstains on his body already wiped clean.

Shen Lingxuan looked at Qi Yuan's handsome face with some worry, unsure of what to do.

What if...

After all, he was still a patient.

After staring for a long time, she finally hesitantly reached into her skirt, removing her chest wrap, even though Qi Yuan was still unconscious. She felt shy and didn't want to expose her body.

"Husband..."

Her cold and solitary face now had a blush, like a plum blossom blooming in the snow. Shen Lingxuan lifted her skirt, revealing a long stretch of her snow-white, slender legs.

Her legs were long, well-proportioned, and straight, like white porcelain, smooth as jade, without a trace of excess flesh.

With a slight frown, Shen Lingxuan didn't know what to do, so she bent her legs and lifted her skirt, sitting on Qi Yuan's body.

This was the first time a pure and solitary beauty like her had encountered such a situation, and she didn't know how to proceed.

She remembered what Ji Wuyun had taught her, and her hands gently caressed his body.

Perhaps her sneak peek was too severe, for the unconscious Qi Yuan suddenly opened his eyes.

"Hey, how can I sleep through this like a dead fish?" Qi Yuan said, referring to a common plot in TV dramas where a male lead is unconscious and is seduced by the female lead, only to wake up later with no memory of the experience.

Then the male lead would have no idea about the night's events, let alone the pleasure he experienced.

Qi Yuan certainly didn't want such a situation to happen to him.

As Shen Lingxuan sat atop Qi Yuan, her gaze was weak yet resolute.

"Even though you're on top now, in the end, I'll be the one riding..."

Well, as a man of his word, he had to make good on his promises.

If he said ride, then ride it shall be.

"You're awake?"

Shen Lingxuan's face lit up with surprise, followed by a deeper shade of shyness. Holding her skirt, she sat on Qi Yuan's body, feeling his response.

"Mhm, can you take off your veil? It feels a bit odd otherwise." Although Qi Yuan couldn't see, he still sensed that Shen Lingxuan's snow-white face was covered by a veil.

Let the mood be the mood.

"Okay..." Shen Lingxuan hesitated for a moment before removing the veil from her face.

This veil had been her protection, and she rarely took it off.

But now, facing Qi Yuan, she decided to take it off.

Qi Yuan examined Shen Lingxuan, watching as she removed the veil.

In that instant, he couldn't see anything, but he felt as if he had witnessed the ultimate bliss of the world.

What he saw was like a pure schoolgirl in a uniform, a cold and solitary immortal seated in the heavens, a seductive demoness, a voluptuous and alluring imperial concubine, and a palace princess with a cold and lonely aura that evoked pity.

Her every move exuded endless charm and allure, captivating all who beheld her.

It seemed as if every aspect of her appearance aligned perfectly with Qi Yuan's aesthetic preferences.

"So this is the Xuan Yin body, no wonder she wears a veil."

Who could resist this? Even though Qi Yuan was blind, when he used his Heart Eye to glimpse Shen Lingxuan's face, an inexplicable desire stirred within him.

He wanted to keep her as a pet, yet also felt the urge to tear her apart.

However, Qi Yuan was not one to be influenced by external forces. He always followed his heart's desires.

"I..." Shen Lingxuan looked at Qi Yuan, her thoughts in disarray.

Isn't her husband blind? How could he give such an assessment?

But thinking that he couldn't see her current predicament, she felt a sense of relief.

At this moment, her skirt was hiked up to her slender waist, covering her buttocks, leaving her jade-like legs exposed in a kneeling position. Her hands embraced her waist, and Shen Lingxuan felt as if she had fallen into the clouds. A blush spread across her cheeks, and her delicate fingers unintentionally left marks on Qi Yuan's back.

"Um..."

Under the moonlight, Shen Lingxuan, with her cold and lonely demeanor, leaned against Qi Yuan like a little bird.

She still wore a thin dress, but it was rather disheveled. Her snow-white back, as thin as a cicada's wing, blushed.

She resembled a water nymph ravaged by rain, her beautiful eyebrows furrowed in sleep, evoking a sense of pity.

However, her allure and charm were even more captivating.

The most eye-catching feature was her long, slender legs, which remained perfectly arched even in sleep.

Qi Yuan glanced at her feet.

"Master?"

"No, it's not him."

"It's a pity I'm blind. Otherwise, if I could see her every day, I might have figured it out."

"No, she's herself, not anyone else."

Qi Yuan smiled. He was in a good mood.

After the battle with Phoenix Cry, he gained a lot and caught a glimpse of the path to the third layer of Yang Shen. By slaying Phoenix Cry ten times, his experience grew significantly.

The battle with Shen Lingxuan also brought him rich rewards, allowing him to experience one of life's greatest pleasures and fulfill his role perfectly.

Of course, if this were on Blue Star, he might have worried about his back, but in this different world, there was no need for concern.

"However, the reward for completing the role of Concubine Husband Qi Yuan is a bit underwhelming."

The final reward was the artifice forging talent of Concubine Husband Qi Yuan.

His talent in artifice forging was even inferior to Qi Yuan's, and the reward given to Qi Yuan was only marginally satisfactory.

[Concubine Husband Qi Yuan's role completed. Role Five unlocked.]



[Role Five: Stone. This is asking me to play the role of a stone... pretending to be the Monkey King?]



When playing the role of a stone, Qi Yuan could only think of Sun Wukong.

With his eyes closed, he began to absorb the memories of this stone.

Stones have no memories.

But Qi Yuan saw its entire life.

It stood alone on a mountain peak, day after day, year after year, enduring the wind and rain, the cycle of day and night.

A grapevine grew on it, sprouting branches and bearing grapes. However, as time passed, the grapes fell to the ground, and new ones grew, but time was merciless.

Eventually, the withered vine bore no more fruit, and the grapevine disappeared.

The stone returned to its solitary state.

Occasionally, a bird would land on it, or a dead leaf would keep it company, but these moments never lasted long.

Suddenly, one day, the heavens and earth shattered.

Qi Yuan's heart stirred.

"Nuwa Mends the Sky?"

"No, it's mending the earth!"

He had once told the Silent Voice the story of the Goddess Mending the Earth.

"This is the story from the Origin Secrets!"

The Origin Secrets recorded many myths and legends of the Divine Wood Universe, and Qi Yuan later found this book and finished reading the remaining fragments.

These fragments included the story of the Goddess Mending the Earth.

"It seems that many of the myths and legends in the Origin Secrets are true. What about the Mountain and Sea Classic?"

Qi Yuan had a sudden thought.

The Origin Secrets was the Divine Wood Universe's equivalent of the Mountain and Sea Classic.

"In the end, after the Goddess Mended the Earth, this stone was shattered into four pieces.

Most of it was used to fill the earth, and the remaining..."

Suddenly, Qi Yuan seemed to see a tombstone.

However, since he was a stone, the scenes he saw were blurry and even worse than what he could see with his Heart Eye.

"The remaining stone was made into a tombstone, and the last remaining piece... is me?"

Qi Yuan wondered.

He had never played the role of a stone before.

The intricacies of the technique still required his gradual exploration.

However, the current priority was to play the role of a blind artisan.

...

"There's a blind maiden in the Divine Wood Abyss, I need to continue my forging down there."

Qi Yuan calmly spoke atop a hot spring.

"I want to go down too," said the Insect Maiden, Cai Die.

She was also curious about what the legendary Divine Wood Abyss held.

"Don't go in, it's painful," Qi Yuan said.

He chose not to take Shen Lingxuan into the Divine Wood Abyss.

After all, the pain of traversing through the light points was not something ordinary people could endure.

"I've lived for tens of thousands of years, what pain haven't I endured? Let me go..."

Plop, Cai Die rushed towards the entrance of the Divine Wood Abyss.

Suddenly, her body stumbled and fell.

The pain caused her to pass out.

Shen Lingxuan witnessed this, and her gaze towards Qi Yuan became even more pitying.

After all, Qi Yuan had endured such pain before, yet he acted as if nothing had happened, and he had come to the Divine Wood Abyss to slay Fengti and save her.

"Alright, I'll go down for a while. If you encounter danger, I'll come up immediately."

Qi Yuan said without hesitation and returned to the Divine Wood Abyss.

"Indeed, the confinement in the Divine Wood Abyss is too terrifying."

"Even the strongest man would have to admit defeat here."

In the Divine Wood Abyss, facing Shen Lingxuan, Qi Yuan felt like a war god, his prowess in bed was beyond question.

But if it were in the Divine Wood Abyss, if Shen Lingxuan were to look for him day after day, he estimated that he would have to dodge while holding his waist.

"Hmm? Where is she?" Qi Yuan searched around the Divine Wood Abyss but couldn't sense any traces of the blind maiden.

He found this strange.

"Never mind, let's just focus on forging."

After awakening his Rule Heart, Qi Yuan felt incredibly powerful.

The speed at which he crafted magical artifacts also increased, as if aided by the gods.

"Indeed, being blind has a huge impact on me. With the awakening of the Rule Heart, what used to take half an hour now only takes a quarter of an hour."

Qi Yuan sighed.

"One must have eyes."

"Without eyes, at least one should have a heart's eye, or else at least an anus eye."

"At least having an eye means having a skill, and you won't be unemployed."

Qi Yuan sat under the ladder, hammering the materials.

"The help of the Rule Heart is indeed significant. In another half a month... I estimate I can forge a divine magical artifact."

"But... Divine Arrival artifacts like that aren't as easy as ordinary divine magical artifacts."

"At least... the Eight Gate Refining Techniques must be fused."

Qi Yuan muttered, shrugged, and stood up, continuing towards the blind maiden's residence.

"I wonder if she's back?"

Walking down the familiar yet unfamiliar path, Qi Yuan reached the blind maiden's house.

The sound of rustling water came, and Qi Yuan's eyes lit up.

The blind maiden was home.

"Hey, I've awakened my Rule Heart, but I'm running out of materials. Give me some materials." Qi Yuan called out.

The blind maiden, having just finished washing her face, walked out of the room, holding a wooden basket filled with various materials.

"You've awakened your Rule Heart?"

"Yes." Qi Yuan looked towards the blind maiden.

Unfortunately, even with the awakening of the Rule Heart, his vision was still hazy, and he couldn't see clearly.

"Barely." The blind maiden handed the wooden basket to Qi Yuan, her nose slightly wrinkled. "You're sweating profusely, go take a bath."

In the Divine Wood Abyss, Qi Yuan was no different from an ordinary person, and it was normal for him to sweat while working.

"Thank you." Qi Yuan took the wooden basket and returned to his residence.

After forging for a while, he also felt tired and decided to take a bath and sleep.

"It's a pity there are no ants in the Divine Wood Abyss, otherwise, I would have challenged them."

After bathing, Qi Yuan ate some fruit while muttering.

"There aren't even bugs in this fruit, otherwise, I could fight them and maybe break through my limits."

Qi Yuan thought to himself.

The Divine Wood Abyss was too perfect, the fruits were sweet, and there were no signs of insect damage.

The water was clear and free of any pollutants.

Everything was beautiful, almost surreal.

With these thoughts, Qi Yuan slowly drifted into a dream.

The moon was scarce, and the night was enchanting.

Suddenly, a faint fragrance wafted over, and a delicate body bumped into Qi Yuan.

"Lingxuan?"

Half-asleep and half-awake, Qi Yuan subconsciously thought it was Shen Lingxuan.

On the second day in the Divine Wood Abyss, Shen Lingxuan had once raided Qi Yuan's room at night. At that time, Shen Lingxuan was gentle and considerate. Since Qi Yuan couldn't see, she took the initiative to move closer, allowing Qi Yuan to taste.

So when the delicate body approached, he hugged her and kissed her.

Soft, fragrant, and sweet.

Qi Yuan's consciousness instantly awakened at this moment.

"Wait, this is the Divine Wood Abyss, Lingxuan can't be here."

"Who are you?" Qi Yuan asked.

Unfortunately, the woman didn't answer him.

He felt a bit confused.

But soon, he was no longer confused.

Because... he, a master of Five Elements Qi Cultivation, Heavenly Dao Foundation, Stellar Golden Core, Purple Qi Netherworld, and Purple Mansion, who understood two supreme principles, had been taken advantage of.

He couldn't see clearly who the woman was, and his strength wasn't greater than hers. In the Divine Wood Abyss, his combat power wasn't much stronger than an ordinary person's.

As for calling for help...

Please... it's not a matter of face, let alone his mouth was being blocked.

After a night of passionate love, Qi Yuan woke up with a splitting headache.

Recalling the events of the previous night, he furrowed his brows in thought.

"Did I have a spring dream?"

"No."

He sniffed slightly, and indeed, there was a faint floral scent on his stone bed, a very familiar fragrance.

Qi Yuan had a bold guess and was also angry.

"Was she craving my body?"

Although the other party had saved his life, he hadn't offered his body.

If it were the blind maiden, he would have to exclude her saving his life, and she truly was Qi Yuan's new white moonlight.

After all, if this incident were to happen on Blue Star, many people would ridicule it, a man being taken advantage of by a woman.

But Qi Yuan was different, he was a victim.

He didn't entertain the idea of male victimization.

"Was it her?" Qi Yuan had a strong sense of confusion.

He felt it was her, yet he also felt it wasn't.

But that floral scent was indeed the same as the blind maiden's.

He felt he needed to find the blind maiden and confront her.

A man's purity was also purity.

The gathering hero should boldly stand up!

(End of Chapter)

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