Chapter 251: Storms Converge in Dao Tian Zhou

"Like me? Big?"

Tu Shan Jiao Jiao understood instantly, her smile radiant.

"Well, that's mostly innate."

"However, cultivators changing their physical appearance is a simple matter, but forcing a change is abandoning the root for the fringe."

"Fine… fine then," Lü Ya said, a bit disappointed.

"If you truly wish, there is a way."

Tu Shan Jiao Jiao's next words made the dim light in Lü Ya's eyes flare again.

"What method?"

"Have you ever heard of a cultivation term called Double Cultivation?"

"Dou… Double Cultivation?!"

Lü Ya frowned, "Isn't that something only evil cultivators do? Harvesting yin to supplement yang, harvesting yang to supplement yin—so terrifying."

"Is it possible there's another method called Yin-Yang Complementarity?"

Among the Secret Art of the Nine-Tailed Fox Clan lies this technique.

"I don't quite get it," Lü Ya wondered, "Mutual harvesting and supplementing is just… nothing, right?"

"That explanation is already complicated."

Tu Shan Jiao Jiao smiled, "It's probably like the difference between true love and merely listening to a tune together; the former's conditions are far harder than the latter's."

"Both spirit and Physical Body must be perfectly harmonious for Double Cultivation complementarity."

"Otherwise, it becomes one-sided harvesting and supplementing from one to the other."

"……"

Tu Shan Jiao Jiao explained patiently, and Lü Ya nodded repeatedly, half understanding.

In the end it was summed up in a single sentence.

Double Cultivation holds the promise of making one's figure fuller.

And it's the pure, natural, unpolluted kind.

"Shall I go and propose it to your husband for you?" Tu Shan Jiao Jiao said teasingly.

"Or I'll go myself."

Lü Ya inhaled deeply, "Thank you, Jiao Jiao."

"Our bond is a life‑saving friendship, no need for thanks. If you ever have any cultivation questions, you can ask me."

In a past‑life dream, the Sword Spirit Girl's self‑sacrificial rescue has always been etched in Tu Shan Jiao Jiao's heart.

…

Daoist holy site, Dao Tian Zhou.

Storms converge.

The Three Thousand States Genius War is about to commence.

All factions gather here.

Freelance geniuses remain a minority; the overwhelming majority stem from the major powers of each state.

On Mortal Earth's Three Thousand Prefectures, countless small and large forces exist, yet only eleven super‑powers hold transcendent status, revered by all major factions.

First are the leaders of the Three Teachings.

The Daoist Purple Star Emperor Sect, Fo Men's Golden Spirit Mountain, and Confucianism's Haoran Wuji Sect.

Next is the nation with the strongest Merit and Fortune in Mortal Earth's Three Thousand Prefectures, the Cloud Kingdom, which rose in antiquity and has remained powerful to this day.

These four schools specialize in the path of Merit and Fortune.

From ancient times to the present, their lineage continues unshaken.

Beyond the four, the Wu Clan, adept at Physical Body and Heaven's Mandate curses, also firmly occupies a super‑power seat.

Further are the unrivaled Burning Lamp Buddha's sword sect, the Shi Ri Gu skilled in array devices, and the Feng Shuang Ge adept at medicinal gu.

and the most unique, the Bi Luo Yuan where only women reside.

Finally are the Qingqiu Fox Clan, who guard their own Shi San Zhou, and the most mysterious Yin Zhai.

"Look!"

"The protectors of the eleven great super‑powers have gathered under the Heavenly Dome."

"Scenes like this are rare!"

To ensure the Three Thousand States Genius War proceeds smoothly and to accommodate the major factions, the various forces of Dao Tian Zhou jointly constructed the Yun Tai Kong Jian.

At the highest point of Yun Tai, eleven figures stood proudly.

Each was a being beyond the Legendary Realm.

Layer upon layer, Yun Tai was distinct, and each faction settled in order.

At Yun Tai's center lay an incomparably profound space, containing the cosmos.

Though it seemed crowded, every faction participating in the Genius War could obtain the optimal viewing experience via the spatial cloud mirrors on Yun Tai.

On the top tier of Yun Tai, the eleven great super‑power teams took their seats.

For countless ages, friction among super‑powers has been constant, and several large‑scale sect wars have erupted.

Meeting in person inevitably sparks envy.

Especially the Purple Star Emperor Sect and Golden Spirit Mountain, which only days ago clashed over a mysterious 'Wang Xian Great Being'.

Golden Spirit Mountain suffered a crushing defeat, its Merit and Fortune severed.

Rumor has it that Burning Lamp Buddha nearly fell.

Within the Purple Star Emperor Sect, a group of youths sat in meditation.

Senior brother.

The young girl's eyebrows and eyes held a springlike look, and she stared absentmindedly at the boy seated in the front row.

"Senior brother, who among this round's contestants do you think poses the greatest threat to you?"

The people the girl referred to were, of course, the geniuses from the other ten super powers.

It wasn't that she looked down on wandering cultivators or geniuses from other factions.

It was simply the reality.

In previous Genius Wars, of the top hundred who entered the contest for supremacy in the Heavenly Realm, fifty percent came from the ten super powers.

The reason it was only fifty percent was the quota limit.

As for the nine who finally entered the Ancient Ruins and beheld the Immortal statues, it would be good enough if one contestant from outside the super powers managed to squeeze in.

Usually there isn't even one.

"They're all strong; none are beneath me."

The boy honored as senior brother replied earnestly.

The boy's name was Bai Li Ming.

At his birth, an omen of the Zi Wei Xing's descent occurred; he was taken as a direct disciple by the contemporary founder Hao Xuan Jiao Zu, and among the younger generation in the Ziwei Star Domain he is considered absolutely invincible.

The elder guardian seated at the back lifted the corner of his mouth, stroked his beard, and thought with a smile:

"Alas! This child is absurdly strong, yet shows no trace of pride; the title of the young generation's champion should belong to my Purple Star Emperor Sect!"

…

On another Yun Tai.

Several geniuses from the Cloud Kingdom who were competing chatted and laughed.

They were subtly led by the girl seated at the front.

The girl was about fifteen or sixteen, yet her status was extremely noble; she was the youngest daughter of the current emperor of the Cloud Kingdom, named Yun Lian.

In terms of seniority, the unparalleled Heavenly Pride Tian Yan Wang who, six thousand years ago, represented the Cloud Kingdom and won the champion title in the Genius War, is Yun Lian's older brother.

The other competing boys were many generations younger than this little Princess.

"Princess Lian, who do you think is the strongest among this generation's geniuses?"

The boys gathered around Yun Lian like a host of stars cradling the moon, asking curiously.

"It should be Bai Li Ming, I suppose."

Yun Lian's gaze turned toward the Yun Tai where the Purple Star Emperor Sect's team stood, shrouded in mist, revealing nothing.

"But…"

"Every Genius War always produces a dark horse; perhaps there is an unparalleled Heavenly Pride even stronger than Bai Li Ming."

Yun Lian did not dare to be arrogant.

Knowing her chances of seizing the champion title were slim, her goal was merely to secure a spot in the Ancient Ruins.

…

On the Yun Tai belonging to the Qingqiu Fox Clan.

Only two women were seated.

One was mature and charming; the other was much frail, yet her appearance was also exceedingly pretty, of a superior bearing.

The Nine-Tailed Fox Clan is scarce in number, its strength largely determined by racial talent, and they sometimes even miss the Three Thousand Prefectures Genius War.

In this Genius War, Qingqiu had only one guardian leading a Heavenly Pride participant.

"Bai Miao Miao, are you confident of securing a spot in the Ancient Ruins? Our Qingqiu hasn't earned a spot in three thousand years."

"No… not."

The Nine-Tailed Fox girl Bai Miao Miao shook her head, "We're all Heavenly Pride; only after fighting will we know, I'll do my utmost to strive."