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Lu Chen, who was preparing for the second round with Mu Qinglan, was a little confused. How come he had not improved his cultivation at all after half a year of hard work, but he had broken through directly after indulging himself once without thinking about anything?

Is it really true that this is the only cultivation method suitable for me?

However, even though his cultivation had broken through, he still hadn't reached the Saint Realm. He was currently only at the ninth level of the Returning Void Realm, one realm away from the Saint Realm.

Breaking through to the Saint Realm is the most difficult. Countless cultivators throughout the universe are stuck at the ninth level of the Returning to the Void Realm. Cultivation below the Saint Realm can be improved entirely through external means.

However, once you reach the final stage of the Returning to Nothingness Realm, even if you consume a great deal of rare and precious materials, they will only have an auxiliary effect. Even a saint must comprehend their own Dao.

Seeing that Lu Chen had broken through to the ninth level of the Returning Void Realm, Mu Qinglan, who was beneath Lu Chen, was at a loss for words. After cultivating for half a year, the Heavenly Emperor's cultivation had not improved at all, but had even declined somewhat.

But just after they did that kind of thing, the Heavenly Emperor's cultivation level actually broke through. Could it be that the Heavenly Emperor really can't use the closed-door cultivation method in this life?

At this moment, Mu Qinglan began to circulate the Mysterious Maiden Technique, locking Lu Chen's body in place. She could feel that as her body absorbed the spiritual energy transmitted to her by Lu Chen, Lu Chen's absorption rate of spiritual energy was rapidly increasing.

Although Lu Chen was still continuously transferring the spiritual energy from his body to me, his body converted spiritual energy very quickly. Only a small portion of the spiritual energy was transferred to me; most of the converted spiritual energy remained in Lu Chen's body.

Mu Qinglan locked Lu Chen's body in place, and her absorption of spiritual energy became faster and faster, while Lu Chen's absorption of spiritual energy also became faster and faster.

At this moment, Lu Chen also sensed this situation. He closed his eyes and began to feel the spiritual energy flowing into his body.

Lu Chen was somewhat curious. He had only broken through to the ninth level of the Returning Void Realm, yet he had caused such a commotion. People who didn't know better might have thought he had broken through to the Saint Realm.

At this moment, all the cultivators in the Black Dragon City Palace felt the spiritual energy of Black Dragon County rapidly surging into the palace. The cultivators all looked in the direction of the palace, wondering what was happening inside and why the spiritual energy was flowing into it.

Yun Xianxian and the others also sensed this situation. They all came to the outside of Mu Qinglan's palace and saw Lu Chen lying on Mu Qinglan's body, frantically absorbing spiritual energy. The women all had speechless expressions on their faces. This guy Lu Chen even had to break through on a woman's body.

After learning that it was Lu Chen who had broken through, the women didn't think much of it and dispersed.

At this moment, Lu Chen was still immersed in his breakthrough. He discovered that after Mu Qinglan used the Xuan Nu Gong to lock his body, the spiritual power in his body was frantically surging into Mu Qinglan's body. As the spiritual power flowed out, the speed at which his body absorbed and transformed spiritual energy became faster and faster, and the small world inside his body expanded faster and faster.

Lu Chen was somewhat surprised. He had thought that breaking through one realm would be the end, but he did not expect that after Mu Qinglan locked him up, his cultivation level would still be slowly increasing.

Is this even possible?

However, although he could feel that his cultivation level was indeed increasing, the increase was relatively small. But it was already quite good that his cultivation level could still slowly improve after reaching the ninth level of the Returning Void Realm.

About two hours later, Mu Qinglan could no longer hold on, so she stopped circulating the Xuan Nu Gong and released Lu Chen.

She absorbed a large amount of Lu Chen's spiritual power through the Mysterious Maiden Technique, and felt extremely full. If she continued to absorb it, it would cause some damage to her body.

Moreover, Lu Chen's cultivation level seems to have stopped improving, so she no longer needs to absorb the spiritual energy from Lu Chen's body.

After finishing circulating the Mysterious Maiden Technique, Mu Qinglan took a deep breath. She looked into Lu Chen's eyes and said with a hint of shyness, "Your Majesty, could you please get up for a moment?"

She had just absorbed too much spiritual energy, most of which she was unable to absorb. She planned to expel the spiritual energy directly from her body, so Lu Chen needed to get up for a moment.

Lu Chen smiled faintly, "Okay."

Lu Chen then slowly withdrew. After Lu Chen had completely stood up, Mu Qinglan immediately circulated her internal energy to expel all the impurities and spiritual power that she could not convert in time.

After doing all this, Mu Qinglan's gaze fell on Lu Chen again. At this moment, Lu Chen was lying on his side on the soft couch, supporting his head with one hand, quietly watching her.

Being stared at so intently by Lu Chen, Mu Qinglan instantly felt restless again. Seeing the fairy's shy expression, Lu Chen also had an idea.

Mu Qinglan asked softly, "Your Majesty, shall we continue?"

Lu Chen did not answer, but took out a pill from the system space and swallowed it directly.

Seeing this, Mu Qinglan was slightly taken aback. Why was the Heavenly Emperor taking pills at this time?

With the Heavenly Emperor's strength, he wouldn't need to take any elixirs if he wanted to continue. Could it be that the Heavenly Emperor wants to become even more ferocious?

Just as Mu Qinglan was puzzled, Lu Chen raised his hand, stroked Mu Qinglan's beautiful face, and said with a smile, "Lan'er, I plan to take this opportunity to break through to the Saint Realm. Can you continue to help me?"

Mu Qinglan was stunned again. Should she continue to break through?

The Heavenly Emperor has only just broken through from the eighth to the ninth level of the Returning Void Realm, and he already wants to break through directly from the ninth level of the Returning Void Realm to the Saint Realm. That's too hasty.

Once you reach the Returning Void Realm, the difficulty increases exponentially with each minor advancement. The Heavenly Emperor had only recently broken through, yet he wanted to ascend to sainthood in one step. Mu Qinglan simply couldn't understand what the Heavenly Emperor was thinking.

Mu Qinglan asked, "What does Your Majesty require of me?"

Lu Chen smiled faintly, "You can continue practicing the Mysterious Maiden Technique later."

Mu Qinglan said, "I understand."

Without further hesitation, Lu Chen flipped over and pinned Mu Qinglan beneath him.

After Lu Chen sank down, he did not hesitate at all and immediately began to circulate the Dragon-Phoenix Yin-Yang Technique.

He had just taken the Hunyuan Pill, which could increase the chances of breaking through to the Saint Realm. Lu Chen thought that this was the best time for him, and he could take advantage of this opportunity to directly break through to the Saint Realm.

If he misses this opportunity, he doesn't know when he'll be in such good form again. Although he's not sure if he'll succeed this time, he has to give it a try.

The moment Lu Chen activated the Dragon and Phoenix Yin-Yang Technique, Mu Qinglan felt all the meridians in her body connect with Lu Chen's. Streams of spiritual energy flowed from Lu Chen's body into her own, forming a circulation between the two.

This feeling instantly made Mu Qinglan's whole body go limp. Seeing that Mu Qinglan wasn't using the Mysterious Maiden Technique, Lu Chen looked down into her beautiful eyes, "Lan'er, what's wrong?"

Mu Qinglan tried hard to control her emotions. "No...it's okay, I...I'll circulate the Mysterious Maiden Technique now."

As soon as she finished speaking, Mu Qinglan activated the Mysterious Maiden Technique. As Mu Qinglan's absorption of spiritual energy increased, Lu Chen's own absorption of spiritual energy also increased significantly.

Just then, the Daoist aura emanating from Mu Qinglan gradually spread out, filling the entire room.

Whether it was due to the influence of these Daoist principles or not, Lu Chen's cultivation speed increased once again.

Lu Chen was overjoyed; he hadn't expected that this method would indeed allow him to cultivate much faster than through seclusion. (End of Chapter)