Chapter 1523: Nurturing, Earth Stem (Combined)

The heavens and earth were dark, flying sand and rolling stones, Taotie swallowing the sky.

The black sun was deep, plated with a dazzling golden edge.

A doomsday scene in the human world.

"Is this also a Pingyang program?"

The capital, a youth in feathered crown looked up at the sky, full of admiration.

In December, going to Pingyang for amusement, seeing the heavenly dog eclipse the sun, tiger's roar in the mountains, shocking the heart and spirit, I didn't expect the performance to reach the capital, the Huai King's methods are truly extraordinary! Worthy of being the number one Yaolong under heaven.

"Hiss, there are also meteors, so many meteors."

The azure heavens hung high, flowing light burst forth, shooting straight south.

The youth watched all the way, more and more praise.

Under heaven, "River Stones", gathered together at the Great Shun Yellow Sand River, worshipping the present Dragon-Elephant Immortal!

Pingyang, Huai Wang Fu.

A more "cruel" aura surged into the sky.

"Taotie swallowing the sky" was far at the Yellow Sand River, from the nurtured position fruit, near at hand.

Long Eying nurtured the position fruit, within the Pingyang Prefecture, instead it overshadowed the swallowing heaven phenomenon, piercing cold wind invaded and permeated, spreading the Yaolong true gang, eroding the Huai River, shattered swimming arose, swimming three feet, boats on the river instantly froze solid.

Fortunately, it was the month of January, deep winter, even if someone went into the water for winter swimming, they also had cultivation to protect themselves, a few punches breaking ice and emerging.

Three strands of black-purple long qi swayed in the cauldron, even more brilliance shone forth!

【Xuanming】?

【Gan】?

"Corresponding to the sun's yin, nurtured out the position fruit is Xuanming?"

"Why is this so?"

Liang Qu's thoughts flew fast, in an instant he thought of many things, the root sea, long qi, Wu Sheng Yang Yuan, the Yin Yang Ling Seed Technique — but he had no time at all to ponder each deeply.

The matter thus far is not complete.

Time is urgent, the task is heavy.

The connection with the true immortal of the smelting furnace was already declining, helping Long Eying succeed in nurturing the position fruit, Liang Qu withdrew, seized the moment to grasp the last faint connection with Zhang Dragon-Elephant, immediately control Feilian, utilize flowing authority, wrap around the charm fruit.

Originally intending to use the dragon species qi to nurture Feilian, then combine with the Gigantic Spirit to reduce the difficulty in between — 【26】 Now, during the promotion, the three flowers gathering at the top, perhaps not without opportunity, one step to completion.

Now, during the promotion, the Three Flowers Gathering at the Crown might not be an opportunity, but a direct leap to the top.

Governing water beasts one by one flashed quickly in the mind.

Round head, Awei, fist, third prince, black frog, spineless porpoise, black dragon, black whale — 【29】 Liang Qu wondered if he should not have governed so many great demons, how did they all pop out at once, until a blue-green jade dragon surfaced in the sea of consciousness.

Liang Qu felt vexed, thinking he shouldn't have to command so many great demons—how did they suddenly appear in such numbers, until a azure-green jade dragon surfaced in his sea of consciousness.

"Cannot move"!

Disaster control is opposite, they are interior and exterior, drought demon is disaster, Qingnu should be sweet dew, "Cannot move" long operated the General's Seal herb garden, self-contained growth halo, nurturing plants, nurturing treasure plants, more able to once every two months increase lifespan seal, between the two, they are the most compatible.

However — 【33】 Ten points of dominion!

Ten points of dominion!

Favor can be temporarily gathered for the New Year, ten points of dominion, exactly the remaining all needed for promotion to Ze Ling.

"Gan, whether straight or crooked, one month, sixty points not enough, seventy points also not enough, the extra ten points just right!"

Then it's decided, it's you.

Setting the target, internal and external dual circulation construction, Yunhua gathering, he immediately grasped the charm fruit, followed the spiritual connection — 【38】 But, three parts loose, after that, the charm fruit stabilized and did not advance.

Then, three parts loosened, after which, the charm fruit stabilized and did not advance.

Failure!

Liang Qu's breath stalled, his vital energy was like a silver bottle suddenly shattered, pouring out a thousand miles.

Try again.

Failure.

Failure.

Still failure.

Cannot transfer out!

At the same time, Yunhua's connection with Feilian grew ever weaker, lost the hook, its own growth degree rapidly declined, growth degree decline, again forcing the gathering to become even weaker.

Nine thousand nine hundred ninety-nine times the root sea rapidly shrank.

Nine thousand eight, nine thousand seven, nine thousand six — 【49】 Liang Qu continuously tried, continuously transferred, his mood fell to the bottom.

Liang Qu kept trying, kept shifting, his mood sinking to the bottom of the valley.

The sky light grew ever darker, heavenly water vapor met cold, moreover drifted down as heavy snow, flying everywhere.

Winter Jiangnan dry, heavy snow drifted, accumulated not melting, on the blue stone bricks soon covered a layer of thin snow, one day one foot, three days three feet, in all directions, the thick snow covered the earth, the gaps in the snow absorbed noise, heaven and earth tranquil and soundless.

In the room only two people's heavy breathing remained.

One flustered, one weary lazy.

"Pa!"

The connection of Yunhua gathering was completely blurred.

Only the last thread remained, fine as silkworm silk, a subtle sensation, seeming broken yet not broken.

Four thousand five hundred thirty-two times the root sea quietly wandered, with weak connection below, some furnace enhancement, under the heavenly dog eclipse sun, the sedimentary growth from slaying dozens of Yaolong.

Liang Qu sweat covered his head, a half drop of sweat hung on the tip of his nose, half fallen not fallen.

He sat collapsed on the bed, his Adam's apple rolled, again and again cold sweat broke out.

Not possible?

Can Feilian and Juling, who are closing in on the Great Position Fruit, not use their Authority to cover and transfer the Charm Fruit?

Is the only option to stake everything on the Great Position Fruit Yinglong?

Or perhaps bet on the promotion of Qingnu, that it isn't as severe as imagined, and won't result in a Position Fruit?

Dizzy, vision swimming, entire body limp.

On the bed, faint white smoke rose, winding, circling, drifting in the air. Long Eying pursed her lips, stifling her panting, steadying her heartbeat. Even now, she was still dizzy and muddled.

At first it came too fast, too sudden; mentally and physically she was utterly unprepared. The sky gathered dark clouds without warning, torrential rain poured onto the yellow earth, raw pain — only after soaking into the ground did it improve considerably. Ripples spread, she floated lightly, drifting among the clouds.

Really — self-cultivated?

An inconceivable scene unfolded before her eyes.

Long Eying clutched the bedsheet. She had always known Liang Qu excelled at creating miracles, giving people shock, and was one of the sources of her intense sense of security. But to let someone self-cultivate —

She opened her eyes and saw Liang Qu drenched in sweat. Long Eying was slightly startled, composed herself, not having sensed the Position Fruit inside, leaned forward, embraced Liang Qu in her arms, and carefully wiped the sweat from his face with her palm. After a moment's thought, she vaguely grasped the situation and comforted him: "Perhaps it's precisely because of the resonance?"

"What resonance? Three Flowers Gather Atop! Three Flowers Gather Atop!" Liang Qu pulled away from her soft bosom, lifted his head to emphasize, and simultaneously a thought flashed: "Wait, you keep talking."

"Mm, Three Flowers Gather Atop." Long Eying reached out to stroke the back of his head, stroking with the grain, against the grain, feeling the unique resistance of the short stubble in her palm. "Leaving aside the Furnace's resistance, even if linked to the Furnace, it doesn't necessarily mean one can truly close in on the Great Position Fruit level."

Even if truly closing in, didn't Husband say the ranks of Three Flowers Gather Atop, different sublimations, cannot make a person produce a metamorphosis? Is the resonance of Position Fruits the same?

The enhancement from Gathering Atop has only quantitative change, no qualitative change — it's false. Therefore, infinitely close to the Great Position Fruit still cannot transfer. Now Three Flowers Gather Atop won't work, but the original method isn't necessarily useless."

"Right!" Liang Qu's eyes brightened. He slammed fist into palm. "That makes sense."

The more Zhang Longxiang advances, the closer he draws to the Great Position Fruit, the stronger the Furnace's resistance, the weaker the cohesion. The further Yunhua drifts from the Great Position Fruit, the further Feilian drifts from the Great Position Fruit, the weaker the Authority.

So, the closer you get, the further you are!

More variables influencing, more curves intersecting, take the maximum value. The maximum value during advancement isn't necessarily at the same height as the value of infinitely approaching the Great Position Fruit.

The Dragon Species Qi method hasn't been prematurely declared a failure; it's still worth a try.

If all else fails —

We can only risk operating under the identity of a true Great Position Fruit. This risk is actually controllable.

Things haven't developed to the worst.

Regroup and start again!

Liang Qu rubbed his nose bridge, relaxed anew, roused his spirit. Gazing at the stark-naked Eying, heat surged anew.

He suppressed the delusion of transfer, projecting his attention into the Marsh Cauldron.

Taotie Swallows Heaven Qi, three strands. One strand, thirty thousand essence. Clearly, the rise of Tiangou Eclipses Sun Qi came from Zhang Longxiang on the Yellow Sand River, or perhaps this advancement's heaven-earth anomalies were simply too great — even in Pingyang, the Marsh Cauldron could still collect them.

Only, the Water-Marsh essence needed to transform Spirit Fish actually equaled Taiyin and Taiyang. First time he'd seen a single long Qi reach such quality and quantity!

However, the long Qi harvest isn't the most important.

The current heaven-earth long Qi is mostly lateral assistance. The truly important thing is the Position Fruit!

【Earth Stem / Xuanming】

【Authority: Conceal Sha】

【Category: Calamity】

【North Wind, North Cold, North Winter, North Bleak, North Wilderness Vast, North Qi Azure.】

【From Concealment Return, From Concealment Still, From Concealment Abyss.】

【Realm Ceremony: Earth Stem Responds, Commands Four Sovereigns, Can Guide Bright Earth Stem Realm】

Long Eying's cultivation conditions are far better than Liang Qu's back then.

Not to mention the nearly ten-thousand-fold Root Sea, plus his own heaven-defying Primordial Yang nearing the Whale Pearl, four successive metamorphoses. Unlike the semi-cultivation states of Goumang and Rushou back then, it directly displays completeness — perfectly normal.

The bizarre thing is, the Position Fruit Long Eying cultivated actually displayed directly in the Marsh Cauldron without being taken in. This greatly exceeded Liang Qu's expectations.

But thinking carefully, the matter is also within reason.

He does not command Long Eying.

Back then, the completion, the release of shackles, relied on the Heavenly Pass and Earthly Axis, directly consuming Water-Marsh essence. Even that didn't count. The most crucial step, metamorphosing into Dragon King, was the Dragon Gate Liang Qu personally opened for Long Eying.

The overly close and guiding-growth connection created a de facto tight link. The current Eying should be at the same position as the Old Dragon Lord.

Pillar!

Yet even so, it's still not enough.

The higher the cultivation, the more Position Fruits, the deeper the understanding. This so-called "Pillar" rather resembles the "Investiture of the Gods List" — founding the Heavenly Court, assigning posts. Perhaps when the Furnace independently produces half a world, one can hold one's own "Investiture of the Gods List."

But the Old Dragon Lord is also a Pillar, yet Liang Qu cannot see its Authority at a glance — he can only appoint generals.

Displaying without taking in the Position Fruit — right now there's only one possibility.

The Position Fruit is one Liang Qu self-cultivated!

Especially this Position Fruit, Earth Stem! Heavenly Stem, Earth Stem — Goumang, Rushou, Xuanming, all four seasonal deities — such correspondence. Could Taiyin alone cultivate it?

Heavenly Stem Realm — Earth Stem Realm —

"Why aren't you speaking? What are you thinking?" Long Eying asked.

Liang Qu tilted his head back: "I'm thinking, why your Position Fruit and my Position Fruit have such a deep connection, almost completely corresponding.

I'd thought before they might draw close, so I wanted you to self-cultivate and see. But I never imagined they'd be this close, completely symmetrical.

Back when taking Qi, you clearly only used Taiyin, while I was Nine United as One. At the root, completely different. Shouldn't be able to achieve this."

Long Eying pondered: "Could it be the 'Yin Yang Spirit Seed Art'?"

"'Yin Yang Spirit Seed Art'?" Liang Qu sat up.

Long Eying recalled: "Husband's Primordial Yang is probably far more useful than Husband imagines. And in a certain sense, it has always been transforming my Qi Sea and Root Sea."

"My Primordial Yang — transforming the Root Sea?"

Liang Qu had a flash of inspiration.

Right.

How did I forget about this thing.

One of the keys to Long Eying's self-cultivation is his Martial Sage Primordial Yang.

And his Primordial Yang, because of the "Yin-Yang Spirit Seed Art," had long since undergone a metamorphosis: breaking out of the sun wheel, taking root in the Root Sea, gestating into a peach tree, then forming a peach fruit. Afterwards, it was grafted into Eying's Lower Dantian.

The Root Sea, having undergone Yellow Mud Mother's transformation, made the peach tree grow even more vigorously; Jumang's growth was even more so nourished by the peach tree with the aid of things like Dharma's relics.

It can be said that Primordial Yang is the precursor, even the main body, of Jumang and Ruchou; Liang Qu himself has always half-jokingly said to others that his first self-cultivation was because of Martial Sage Primordial Yang, which is not entirely wrong.

Great Yin and Great Yang are originally sister Qi; they transform into each other, extraordinary.

【Mystic Use Eight: Sun and moon alternate shining once, undergoing the baptism of solar radiance and lunar essence once.】

Throwing the Primordial Yang over doesn't just serve a promoting function; it's deep participation!

Put this way — half of Eying's ass is his!

Only this explains it perfectly.

What does this count as?

Two people gestating together?

Even, surrogate gestation?

Liang Qu was in high spirits; he thought of something, a major thing.

Taking Tianyuan as the reference —

Releasing the softness cupped in his palm, he grabbed Long Eying's wrist and pressed her back onto the bed.

Long Eying was already dizzy, her cheeks flushed; the sudden fall made her vision swim and her spirit scatter.

"What's the Authority's function?" Liang Qu held her ankle.

"Mostly makes things — mmph — solidify? Husband's growth and withering, mine seems to make things only able to stay fixed in a certain state, ah — why so urgent, pillow, pillow —"

"Spring, summer, autumn, winter — your Position Fruit should have one more form, the grand splendor of summer!"

Three days of accumulated snow, submerging thighs.

This snow falling in Beiting is sparse and ordinary; placed in Jiangnan, it is a once-in-a-century heavy snow, a rare spectacle, yet by evening.

Three chi of accumulated snow, suddenly melted away!

Ice armor cracked, the ground instantly turned warm and moist, damp water vapor permeated the earth, trickling streams rushed into ditches, and clusters of fresh flowers bloomed in defiance of the natural order.

The two bare jujube trees in the courtyard suddenly sprouted green leaves and bloomed fresh flowers.

"New program?"

Tourists stared blankly, one after another.

【Absorb a wisp of Dragon Species Qi, can nourish Position Fruit Feilian.】

【Absorb a wisp of Dragon Species Qi —】

【Absorb —】

【Dragon Species Qi: Twenty-six】

January 20th.

It has been a month since the first time cultivating a Great Demon and a Grandmaster; not all succeeded in gestation, but initial results are already seen.

Liang Qu brought Long Eying, detoured through the Jianghuai Great Marsh, collected the already cultivated Dragon Species Qi, smashed it all onto the Feilian Position Fruit, then returned to the Yellow Sand River.

Turbid water surged.

The dense Yin-Yang cracks had long since vanished without a trace.

The Whale Emperor, the Three Immortals — all present.

Zhang Longxiang is still advancing; perhaps it truly is "ascending to immortality"; the entire advancement process had no movement, no momentum, truly seeming to be in another dimension.

Sage Emperor, Tusi, Khan King —

Everyone waited here straight for days; not a single person left; Wang, Zhu King all arrived; Jianghuai's Turtle King, Frog King, Sea Fangzhu.

Even farther, East Sea, North Sea, even South Sea; at this moment, whether human or beast, Martial Sage or Great Wu, Demon King, all gathered here!

The most basic respect for the Crucible.

Tusi and Khan King noticed Liang Qu, keenly sensing Long Eying's difference.

Just broke through, many fluctuations; a person's Qi is hard to proficiently restrain.

Fifth Stage!?

Khan King's pupils quaked.

In the third month, Huai King Consort Ehe achieved Dragon King, Entering Zhen Xiang entered the Heavenly Dragon; now — Fifth Stage?

Tusi was even more full of inquiry.

Zhang Longxiang's success inevitably has an inseparable relationship with Liang Qu; combining Zhang Longxiang's Position Fruit origin and Heavenly Destiny Fate, the achievement method is self-evident; he just couldn't understand how two people, no, three people could actually safely traverse the Underworld?

Wait —

Tusi fixed his gaze.

Just now all attention was on the Huai King Consort whose Qi fluctuations were more obvious; he completely missed Liang Qu's condition; sensing carefully, that vigorous pure Yang essence Qi common in youths had vanished without a trace —

"?"

Shahe flows east, cold wind bleak.

Returning to old grounds, Liang Qu couldn't help but take out "Death" Dragon Fubo to mourn.

"Old shriveled calf, definitely hiding candy! Stole my Dragon Fubo!"

Without a doubt, the Third Immortal deliberately let loose, let Zhang Longxiang and him harvest, giving birth to the Fourth Immortal!

Several coincidences falling to a First-Rank Sect, not the Old Toad manifesting spirit, but Great Li's Taizu letting water.

What does he want to do?

Make trouble for the Old Yin Whale?

The Whale Emperor and the founding emperor of Great Li were never on the same side; three against one could not fully restrain the Whale Emperor, but four against one might not necessarily succeed.

Are you plotting to take Zhang Longxiang's position?

But why dig him out in the end? Was sugar stuffed when digging him out?

Losing the mystic weapon will cause a certain drop in combat power, but it basically has no effect on cultivation or daily life; the only impact is that if the mystic weapon is destroyed, he will suffer backlash and spit out a large mouthful of blood.

In duels between masters, victory or defeat often comes in an instant; one fears that in future fights, the founding emperor of Great Li might suddenly strike, leaving no defense.

It feels as if one's testicles are being pinched by the founding emperor of Great Li.

Liang Qu felt a faint sorrow.

The blood escape technique is not mastered, so weapons cannot be carried.

What can be asked and said has long been explained by Ge Zu; finding a spot to sit cross-legged, Liang Qu wandered through the root sea, accelerating the digestion of Longzi's aura by Feilian, with golden threads circling the energy mass, gradually merging and entering, dyeing the white energy mass into a splendid gold.

February first.

Zhang Longxiang opened his eyes.

Everyone and all beasts felt their qi and blood being pulled, souls leaving their orifices!

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