Chapter 1303: Attempting Integration

Not long after.

Wang Jianqiang arrived outside the Princess Mansion.

"Halt!"

Outside the main gate of the Princess Mansion, two heroic-looking female guards intercepted him.

"The two of you, I wish to request an audience with Her Highness the Princess; could you please announce me?"

"The Princess is currently in secluded cultivation and is not seeing guests."

The two guards spoke coldly.

Cultivation?

Wang Jianqiang was taken aback, then nodded.

After pondering for a moment, he sent a message to Lianyin, notifying her of his safe return.

He turned to leave.

Just as Wang Jianqiang had walked a few steps away, a voice suddenly emanated from deep within the Princess Mansion.

"Let him in."

The two guards were stunned and hurriedly called out to Wang Jianqiang, "Wait, the Princess has agreed to see you."

Long before the two had spoken, Wang Jianqiang had already heard Lianyin's voice.

His footsteps had already stopped.

Upon hearing the guards' words, the corners of his mouth curved up, and he turned to walk into the Princess Mansion.

Watching Wang Jianqiang's back.

The two guards exchanged a glance, their expressions quite surprised.

When His Highness the Prince came to visit earlier, didn't Her Highness the Princess say she was in cultivation and would not see anyone?

Why was it suddenly no longer the case?

Wang Jianqiang walked all the way to the depths of the Princess Mansion.

Lianyin seemed to have been waiting for him; by the time he arrived outside Lianyin's residence, she had already opened the Array outside.

Wang Jianqiang walked into Lianyin's residence without obstruction.

A moment later.

He arrived in a great hall and saw Lianyin standing there waiting.

Seeing his arrival, a flash of joy appeared on Lianyin's face.

Her figure flickered, and she appeared before him.

"Where have you been all these years? Why didn't you even say a word to me?"

Wang Jianqiang raised an eyebrow and said with a smile, "What? Are you angry that I didn't report to you before I left?"

"No~"

"Don't misunderstand."

Lianyin hurriedly shook her head, "I'm not angry~ I was just a bit~ worried about you~"

"I didn't misunderstand, I was just teasing you." Wang Jianqiang chuckled upon hearing this.

Lianyin's face turned red instantly.

Seeing this, the smile on Wang Jianqiang's face grew a bit richer, "I went into the Phantom Spirit Realm."

Lianyin was startled, "The Empress hasn't come out of seclusion yet; where did you get the key?"

Hearing this, the smile on Wang Jianqiang's face became tinged with a hint of oddity, "Mingchen gave it to me."

Lianyin was stunned, "Mingchen? You have a friendship with him? Doesn't he look down on the Black Scale Lineage the most? How could he be willing to have contact with you?"

The smile on Wang Jianqiang's face became increasingly strange, "For that, I have to specifically thank you."

"Me?"

Lianyin was stunned again, "What does that have to do with me?"

"I told him I was your Zither Attendant, and he begged me to put in a good word for him by your side, wanting to build a glorious and tall image in your heart."

"Since he had a request of me, wouldn't it be simple to obtain the key to the Phantom Spirit Realm from him?"

Hearing Wang Jianqiang's words, Lianyin was speechless for a moment.

"That guy is truly persistent; I've already told him how many times to stop bothering me."

"That just shows my Lianyin's charm is great, and it can also bring benefits to your Brother Wang, so why not?" Wang Jianqiang reached out and wrapped his arms around Lianyin's waist.

Lianyin's face flushed slightly, "You mean, you want me to keep stringing him along?"

Wang Jianqiang raised his hand, "Smart."

Lianyin's face turned completely red, "Then how should I cooperate with you?"

"No need to cooperate, just act like you don't know about this matter."

As Wang Jianqiang spoke, he scooped Lianyin up by the waist.

Twenty days later.

Wang Jianqiang stepped back, looked at Lianyin, and after pondering for a moment, said, "Arrange a place for me to breakthrough."

Lianyin's expression shifted, "You are going to breakthrough to the Integration Stage?"

Wang Jianqiang nodded with a smile, "The Ocean Heart was the final step of preparation I made for the breakthrough; since everything is ready, naturally I must begin the breakthrough."

Lianyin looked worried, "The Integration Tribulation is not simple, and since you are so despicable and shameless, the possibility of an Inner Demon Tribulation descending is not small; you must take precautions in advance."

Wang Jianqiang's expression froze; he was unable to refute it.

Because when he undergoes Tribulation Transcendence, he must indeed experience the Heart Demon Tribulation.

Therefore, even though he is upright and righteous, and not as Lianyin imagines, he still feels a sense of being unable to refute.

Forget it.

A straight body does not fear a crooked shadow; if there is a misunderstanding, so be it.

He believes that one day Lianyin will be moved by his character and truly understand his inner self.

"I have already completed all the preventive work for the Heart Demon Tribulation."

"You can rest assured."

Hearing Wang Jianqiang's words, Lianyin breathed a sigh of relief and nodded.

Immediately after, as if thinking of something else, she asked, "Do you want me to try and find a way to obtain some Magic Treasure and Pill from the Mermaid Clan's treasury to assist you in your Tribulation Transcendence?"

Wang Jianqiang smiled lightly, "No need, I am very well prepared, you can rest easy."

Hearing this, Lianyin finally said nothing more.

She nodded, "Alright, I will go and arrange it for you now."

After speaking.

She rested silently for a moment.

She stood up, summoned her Magic Dress, and left the residence.

Not long after.

Lianyin returned.

"Brother Qiang, I have already found an excellent place for you to break through."

As she spoke, she flipped her palm, and an Array Disk appeared in her palm, "This Array Disk connects to an Ancient Ruin Space."

"This Ancient Ruin Space has already been developed by the Mermaid Clan; although the treasures have all been collected, the cultivation environment within is excellent, and it has been opened up by my Mermaid Clan as a high-level Training Ground, with its internal cultivation environment firmly ranking in the top three among all Cultivation Secret Realm of the Mermaid Clan."

"Usually, only when high-level members of the Mermaid Clan are about to break through can they apply to enter this place for cultivation."

"Recently, this cultivation space happened to be vacant, so I applied for it."

"The luck is quite good."

As she spoke, a smile appeared on Lianyin's face, and with a wave of her hand, the Array Disk slowly floated in front of Wang Jianqiang.

"Yin'er is truly capable."

Wang Jianqiang pinched Lianyin's cheek, revealing a look of admiration.

Lianyin's pretty face flushed slightly.

I do not know if it is because of the Mermaid's Love.

In the past, when facing countless praises from others, her state of mind had never produced the slightest ripple.

But facing such a simple compliment from Wang Jianqiang, she could not control the feeling of secret joy flowing in her heart.

Hum~

Suddenly, a humming sound came, and Lianyin recovered from the joy in her heart.

Then she discovered.

The Array Disk had already been activated by Wang Jianqiang at some point.

A layer of rich Spirit Light bloomed on the Array Disk.

The Spirit Light spread to the surroundings, and wherever it passed, the space rippled like water waves.

In the blink of an eye, it turned into a space portal several feet in diameter.

"Yin'er, I am going in."

Wang Jianqiang greeted Lianyin.

His figure flashed and disappeared into the space portal.

This is a desolate world.

There is not a trace of life here, and there are ruins of ancient buildings everywhere.

Suddenly.

Somewhere in the sky, the space twisted, forming a space portal.

The next moment.

A figure walked out from this space portal.

"It is indeed an excellent Training Ground."

Feeling the rich Spirit Qi in this space, Wang Jianqiang smiled.

He swept his gaze across this space.

Then he withdrew his gaze and landed on an open ground.

He sat cross-legged and began to impact the Integration Stage.

The so-called Integration is the fusion of the Nascent Soul and the primordial spirit.

For a Spirit Transformation Stage cultivator to break through to the Integration Stage, they must complete the initial fusion of the Nascent Soul and the primordial spirit.

This fusion process is extremely risky.

If one is not careful, damaging the foundation is a minor matter; if one is unlucky, the primordial spirit will shatter, resulting in the end of having one's soul scattered.

Therefore.

This breakthrough process is a very cautious and cumbersome process.

Normally speaking.

For a Spirit Transformation Stage cultivator to fuse the Nascent Soul and the primordial spirit, even if everything goes smoothly, it will take at least several years of closed-door cultivation.

It is even normal to go into secluded meditation for over a dozen years in one go.

However, Wang Jianqiang is not among the normal ranks.

His speed of breakthrough has already reached a level sufficient to make any Cultivator's heart tremble with fear.