Chapter 118: Secluded Training! Removing the Armor

Seeing You Huang appear, Lu Chen's expression shifted slightly.

I thought it could hold for thirty breaths, but the opponent broke the Black Prison in a dozen breaths.

"Dao-comprehending cultivators are indeed terrifying."

Lu Chen's expression grew solemn, and he slowly retreated.

You Huang grinned, revealing his stark white teeth.

"Your talent is not bad; why not surrender to me?"

The next moment, You Huang's figure surged again.

In an instant, he was before Lu Chen.

Lu Chen now lacked any protective arts, and could only barely resist with his magic device.

"Bang!"

The sound of space tearing rang out, and Lu Chen spat out a mouthful of blood.

"Your body must host the remnant soul of that Empress, so why isn't she coming out to help you?"

Lu Chen's face had shown little expression, but upon hearing this, it instantly grew solemn.

Even the Empress Qi Luo within his sea of consciousness changed expression abruptly.

"How does he know the Empress is inside my body?!"

"How does he know I'm inside Lu Chen's body?!"

The two almost simultaneously had this thought.

But without further thought, Lu Chen immediately employed Yin Wind Escape.

Just now, Lin Qingxi and the other had fled not far away; if he rashly used an escape technique, it would likely endanger both of them.

So, he only now finally used an escape technique for the first time.

"Aren't you curious why I know?"

You Huang's eyes glowed with blood, and his face bore an extremely sinister smile.

That expression, the Empress Qi Luo had seen on only one person's face.

"Ming Tianyao! It's really you!"

"I should have guessed you also have an incarnation in this realm!"

Previously, the Empress had merely guessed that Ming Tianyao's incarnations spread across myriad worlds; now it appears everything is true.

"Yes, it's a pity it's too far from here; otherwise I would have sent my true body to find you right away."

"However, a mere incarnation is enough; given your current cultivation, you probably couldn't execute that move anyway."

You Huang instantly caught up to Lu Chen, black qi swirling in his hand, and blasted toward him.

Lu Chen hastily blocked: "This is my last line of defense; if he comes again......"

"Hope the Nine Infant Poison Fang takes effect."

Lu Chen's pupils contracted sharply; the black qi in You Huang's palm was already within reach.

"Pfft......"

At the critical moment, the poison of the Nine Infant Poison Fang finally took effect.

You Huang's movement stalled abruptly, his facial veins swelling instantly, then quickly turning green.

"This is! Nine Infant Poison?!"

"Where did you come from?!"

Lu Chen seized the opportunity and shot backward again.

You Huang's expression pained, he exerted all his strength to resist the Nine Infant Poison within his body.

Suddenly, You Huang thought of something.

He recalled that he had indeed once scattered a Nine Infant Poison Fang across myriad worlds.

Could it have been accidentally obtained by Lu Chen?

"Damn, I never expected the one who finally stopped me from killing you to be myself."

With this fleshly body, it's impossible to dispel the poison's influence in a short time.

Moreover, to prevent the poison from further eroding his flesh, he must constantly drive his killing qi to resist it.

"Forget it, this time you got lucky."

"Once I dispel the Nine Infant Poison, we will surely meet again!"

"When the Righteous-Demon War begins, I will personally end your life."

"And, Ye Qiluo, you!"

The next moment, You Huang tore open space, plunged into it, and vanished.

Noticing the opponent's disappearance, Lu Chen's figure gradually came to a halt.

"Truly a narrow escape from death."

"If not for this Nine Infant Fang, I would likely have perished here."

Lu Chen slowly exhaled, and at that moment a powerful aura appeared within the range of his divine sense.

It was Huang Jingxuan arriving.

"Master, are you alright?"

"Fine." Lu Chen quickly composed himself, looking at Huang Jingxuan, "What's going on with your aura?"

Facing Lu Chen's question, Huang Jingxuan told him that she had just overdrawn her life force to use a Space Escape Technique.

"Then what's this on your face?"

What Lu Chen pointed to was the faint wrinkles that had suddenly appeared on her face.

After repeated consumption, Huang Jingxuan's lifespan had only a few days left.

Because of this, she could no longer use spiritual energy to maintain her appearance.

Huang Jingxuan told Lu Chen that her lifespan was nearing its end.

Upon hearing this, Lu Chen's expression grew solemn again.

He naturally knew that using the Purple Imperial Deduction Technique would consume lifespan, but he hadn't expected hers to be so little.

"Master, where is Youhuang?" Huang Jingxuan asked.

"I poisoned it and it ran away."

Lu Chen replied casually.

He didn't think much, and immediately took Huang Jingxuan to flee to the place where the three elders had escaped.

Soon he saw Lin Qingxi and the two others together with the three elders.

"Sect Master, greetings!"

"Little Friend Lu!"

"Lu Chen!"

Seeing Lu Chen unharmed, Lin Yunxue and the others were overjoyed.

Lu Chen said nothing more, quickly scooped them up, and headed back toward the Purple Imperial Palace: "Let's go, back to the Purple Imperial Palace."

Before leaving, he also instructed the three elders to continue guarding the Great Xuan Dynasty.

"Yes!"

Back in the Purple Imperial Palace, Lu Chen immediately summoned all his wives.

With the great battle imminent, he too had to strive hard in battle.

Although he had previously known how terrifying Dao-comprehending cultivators were, only after experiencing this battle did he first feel the oppressive pressure brought by the realm gap.

He planned not to leave the Purple Imperial Palace before breaking through to the Cave Heaven Realm.

The Cave Heaven Realm is similar to the Establishing Foundation and Nurturing Elixir realms; after breaking through, the ability gap varies greatly depending on the size of one's cave heaven.

Therefore, before seclusion, Lu Chen had Chu Lian search for a pill capable of opening only the lowest-grade cave heaven.

Its name is the Nine Abyss Reverse Fate Pill!

A seventh-grade pill.

Inside the room, Su Qian, Gu Xiangxiang, Gu Xiaoxiao, Chu Lian, Qin Yan, Lin Qingxi, Lin Yunxue, Mu HanYu, and Huang Jingxuan — nine people — sat quietly.

Waiting for Lu Chen's instructions.

"Take off your armor!"

The nine women had varied expressions; some were calm, some tense.

Su Qian and a few others, under the influence of the Pulling Technique, had completely natural expressions.

Among the remaining women, Lin Yunxue's expression was the strangest.

She had already seen Su Qian and the others before.

But she hadn't expected Lu Chen to play so elaborately.

Even if it was just for show, he kept claiming it was for cultivation.

If it were anyone else, she would have left long ago.

But since it's Lu Chen, that's another matter.

"Don't rush, raise your realms one by one."

Soon the room descended into chaos, with sounds of pleasure rising and falling.

At the same time, strong streams of cultivation entered their bodies as they engaged in dual cultivation.

Within just a few hours, someone successfully broke through their realm.

And Lu Chen, system notifications kept sounding in his mind.

【Detected host undergoing dual cultivation, automatically triggering reversal effect!】

【Original effect: undergoing dual cultivation, yang energy decreases, cultivation regresses】

【Reversal effect: undergoing dual cultivation, yang energy increases, cultivation advances】

【Detected host undergoing dual cultivation, automatically triggering reversal effect!】

【Original effect......】