Starting From A Son In Law To Build An Long Lasting Family Chapter 2211: 596: Xiao Xiyue’s Bewilderment, Great Geng Golden Sword Body! (part 2)

Her words were laced with uncertainty, a touch of hesitation coloring her tone.

"But she demonstrably did."

Lu Changsheng's response was delivered with unflinching honesty, his voice resolute.

With the tables clearly turned, Xiao Xiyue abandoned her defense of her master and instead probed for the underlying cause.

A brief pause followed before Lu Changsheng asked, "Xi Yue, do you recall our practice of the 'Sun Moon Samsara Technique'?"

Xiao Xiyue nodded, perplexed as to why this particular cultivation method was being brought up.

Could it be that her master had engaged in this technique with Lu Changsheng to achieve a breakthrough?

While the 'Sun Moon Samsara Technique' was indeed beneficial for overcoming cultivation bottlenecks, she found it hard to believe her master would resort to such measures... yet.

However, reflecting on her own past ordeals in the Sealing Demon Land and the Forbidden Sea, doubt began to creep in.

Lu Changsheng's memory vividly recalled Yun Wanshang's forceful abduction, the sealing of his mana and divine sense, the administration of aphrodisiacs, and the subsequent act of him being straddled.

This deeply humiliating experience, one he was loath to revisit, was now being recounted to his wife in an effort to vindicate himself.

He was essentially accusing her master of forcibly engaging in dual cultivation with him.

The most galling aspect was that, following their shared cultivation, she had tossed him a storage bag brimming with numerous elixirs and spiritual medicines.

What was the intended implication of such an act?

Was she treating the esteemed Lu Ancestor as a mere pawn!?

"???"

Xiao Xiyue was utterly bewildered.

The notion of her master engaging in such conduct was beyond her wildest imagination.

Yet, observing Lu Changsheng's unwavering confidence and his seemingly genuine demeanor, she found herself compelled to believe him.

In that instant, the grand and dignified image of Yun Wanshang in her mind began to fracture and disintegrate.

"Why would Master...?"

A sliver of disbelief lingered, and Xiao Xiyue sought to find a rational explanation for her master's actions, convinced there must be an alternative cause.

Lu Changsheng offered no concealment, admitting that her actions were indeed linked to his Dao Foundation and the Caiyun True Immortal's unique constitution.

"Master's constitution?"

Xiao Xiyue was aware that her master possessed a special spiritual body, though the specifics remained unclear.

"Indeed, the True Immortal's spiritual body is termed the 'Tongyu Phoenix Marrow Body.' In its nascent stages, this spiritual body offers minimal benefits for cultivation. However, upon reaching the breakthrough to Core Formation, it generates a strand of Spirit-nurturing Energy..."

Lu Changsheng drew a deep breath before continuing, "This Spirit-nurturing Energy possesses the capability to purify the Golden Core and significantly aid in the condensation of the Nascent Soul."

He reflected that many of his consorts possessed such spiritual bodies.

However, the one that had proven most instrumental in his advancement was Yun Wanshang's Tongyu Phoenix Marrow Body.

Without the benefit of her Spirit-nurturing Energy, he contended, his transformation of the Foundation Establishment into the Yin Yang Five Elements Foundation Base would have been impossible!

"Purifying the Golden Core, and enhancing Nascent Soul condensation!"

Xiao Xiyue was struck with astonishment.

Although she herself possessed the Immortal Golden Core, with the inherent potential to ascend to the Nascent Soul stage, she was acutely aware of the rarity and difficulty in achieving such a state.

She understood precisely how her own Immortal Golden Core had come to be and recognized the profound scarcity of heavenly and earthly treasures capable of purifying a Golden Core and amplifying the probability of reaching Nascent Soul.

The revelation that her own master was endowed with such a remarkable constitution was, therefore, quite surprising.

Still, she couldn't quite grasp the connection between this unique constitution and Lu Changsheng's Dao Foundation.

"This Spirit-nurturing Energy, during the initial act of dual cultivation, enters the male body. It requires continued strengthening through further dual cultivation to refine the Golden Core, the Dao Foundation, and aid in the Condensing of the Nascent Soul..."

Lu Changsheng explained in a softer tone.

"Ah..."

Xiao Xiyue began to form a rough understanding.

It seemed her master had been afflicted by a love poison in her earlier years, and her subsequent union with Lu Changsheng had facilitated the transfer of the Spirit-nurturing Energy into his body.

Thereafter, in her desire to leverage the Spirit-nurturing Energy for the purification of her Golden Core, she was compelled to... seek out Lu Changsheng once more.

The reason her master repeatedly sought Lu Changsheng for dual cultivation, she surmised, must be intrinsically linked to Lu Changsheng's Dao Foundation.

She recalled how her own Dao Foundation had been continuously nourished by Lu Changsheng's Yin Yang Energies, and she understood that his Dao Foundation and Golden Core possessed the ability to enhance the quality of others' Dao Foundations and Golden Cores.

A sudden thought struck her: wouldn't this beneficial effect originate from her master's Tongyu Phoenix Marrow Body?

Did this imply that every time she engaged in dual cultivation with Lu Changsheng, her master was, in essence, indirectly participating?

Xiao Xiyue quickly attempted to banish such unsettling thoughts from her mind.

Yet, in that very moment, the revered image of her master within her heart was teetering on the brink of complete annihilation.

"The True Immortal merely intended to utilize this strand of Spirit-nurturing Energy to purify her Golden Core."

“But when I was attempting to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage, with the aid of Xi Yue’s Golden Crow Elixir and the Taiyin Moonlight, I was on the verge of condensing the Sun and Moon Five Elements Dao Foundation. However, an imbalance occurred, causing the True Immortal’s Spirit-nurturing Energy to merge into the Dao Foundation, ultimately transforming into Yin Yang Energies…”

Lu Changsheng continued, lamenting the cruel twists of fate.

“???”

Xiao Xiyue was taken aback, feeling that her master’s entanglement with Lu Changsheng seemed to inadvertently involve her.

From procuring materials for the Red Dust Elixir to the poisoning of love and now this Spirit-nurturing Energy incident…

“So, I am to blame then?”

Fairy Xi Yue, normally so gentle and loving towards Lu Changsheng, spoke with irritation, suspecting he was merely playing a game, benefiting while feigning distress.

“Absolutely not! Without your assistance, Xi Yue, how could your husband possibly condense such a magnificent Great Dao Foundation!”

Lu Changsheng embraced his wife tenderly, his words accompanied by the intoxicating taste of her lips.

After a moment of passionate connection, Xiao Xiyue recalled their pressing discussion and playfully pinched him, chiding, “Stop changing the subject! What happened next?”

She had a vague inkling of how events might have unfolded.

Perhaps Lu Changsheng encountered her master in the Sealing Demon Land or the Forbidden Sea, and during a perilous journey together, something transpired…

While the scenario seemed plausible, her emotions swirled in a complex, conflicted state.

After all, it was her master.

Not only had Lu Changsheng become involved with fellow disciple Chu Qingyi, but now also with her master…

If this information were to leak, it would undoubtedly make a laughingstock of not only her master but the entire Qingyun Sect and the Colorful Cloud Lineage.

“Then, when I fell into the Sealing Demon Land, I encountered the True Immortal…”

Although Lu Changsheng had recounted tales of the Sealing Demon Land to some of his wives, he had only ever detailed the general events.