Chapter 990: The Opportunity to Show Filial Piety to One's Master

Looking at the undisguised excitement on Kunshan's face.

A kind smile spread across the Muyun City Lord's aged face, while deep within his eyes, a flicker of mockery flashed.

The cultivation technique he practiced was named the Profound Spirit Metamorphosis Scripture.

The most profound aspect of this technique was the ability to live a second life.

A Cultivator who practices this technique can, when their lifespan is nearing its end, perform the accompanying Secret Technique; once successful, they can live for another lifetime.

However, the conditions for performing the Secret Technique are extremely harsh.

Not only does it require a large amount of precious resources, but it also requires a young male Cultivator to serve as a vessel, and a female Cultivator's Original Yin as a catalyst.

Among these.

The male Cultivator must have a compatibility of over ninety percent with oneself, his cultivation must reach at least the Spirit Transformation Stage, his Original Yang must be intact, and the weaker his defense and resistance before his body is seized, the better the effect after the seizure.

The female Cultivator must be born at a yin hour on a yin day, must be born in a place of extreme yin, her Original Yin must not have the slightest loss, and there are also requirements for the female Cultivator's natural talent.

The stronger the female Cultivator's natural talent, the greater the chance of the Secret Technique being successfully performed.

Only when all these conditions are met does the Secret Technique have a thirty to fifty percent possibility of being successfully performed.

The Muyun City Lord's lifespan was nearing its end.

The reason he took Kunshan and Caidie as disciples in the first place was nominally because his lifespan was ending, and he wanted to take two disciples to pass on what he had learned.

In fact, this was merely an excuse.

The real reason was.

Kunshan and Caidie were the vessels and catalysts that best met his requirements.

The reason he strictly forbade Kunshan from touching Caidie was precisely because of the requirements of the Secret Technique.

Now.

His lifespan was less than ten years, and Kunshan had also broken through to the Spirit Transformation Stage not long ago.

It was time to implement his plan.

Because the resources required to perform the Secret Technique were too vast, even after trying every possible method, he had only barely managed to gather the set with the worst effects, and the vessel, Kunshan, had also only just reached Spirit Transformation.

Originally, in his thinking, a thirty percent success rate for the Secret Technique would suffice.

But what he did not expect was.

During a trip to the Outer Realm Battlefield, Caidie's natural talent had inexplicably received a huge boost.

A few months ago, she had actually broken through to the Eighth-Order Will Stage!

With such talent, perhaps his Secret Technique's success rate could reach forty percent!

This was undoubtedly a huge surprise.

It was precisely because of this surprise that the excitement in his heart could not be suppressed.

Caidie's father caught some clues from his daily words and actions, and wanted to take Caidie and flee Muyun City.

Fortunately, he noticed it in time, sent people to behead Caidie's father, Caiyuan, and captured Caidie back.

Three days later would be the day his plan was implemented.

He had already settled everything.

There must not be the slightest accident!

After giving Kunshan some final careful instructions, the Muyun City Lord left.

Kunshan was agitated and could not sleep all night.

……

Three days passed in the blink of an eye.

This day, early morning.

The gates of the City Lord's Mansion opened earlier than usual.

The entire City Lord's Mansion was decorated with lanterns and streamers inside and out, in a state of great joy.

The many forces that had long received invitations from the City Lord's Mansion arrived one after another, making the usually quiet and stern City Lord's Mansion exceptionally lively.

After the guests were seated.

The two protagonists of the Dual Cultivation Ceremony arrived.

Kunshan wore a bright red robe, a smile on his lips, full of joy.

Caidie had her face covered by a bridal veil, saying nothing, following by Kunshan's side.

Following the instructions of the master of ceremonies, she meticulously completed each movement.

It looked as if there was nothing unusual.

But if someone familiar with her observed closely, they would find that her behavior was slightly stiffer than usual, just like a puppet.

Soon, the rituals of the Dual Cultivation Ceremony were completed.

Accompanied by a maid, Caidie returned to her boudoir.

Kunshan was kept behind by the enthusiastic guests, drinking and exchanging toasts with everyone.

The Muyun City Lord seemed to attach great importance to this Dual Cultivation Ceremony, and the Spirit Wine prepared for the guests was very precious.

Even though the guests were all quite powerful, it was still difficult to dispel the effects of the wine.

This caused many guests to be unable to hold their liquor and fall into a deep sleep by the second half of the banquet.

As the protagonist of the Dual Cultivation Ceremony, Kunshan naturally drank his fair share.

In the end, although he did not fall into a deep sleep, his consciousness became groggy.

The Muyun City Lord, who had been watching from the shadows, flashed his eyes and spoke at the right moment, "Someone, Young Master Kunshan has had enough to drink, take him to rest."

Soon, two maids stepped forward and supported the drunken Kunshan away.

"Everyone, this old man still has some matters to attend to."

"Let the two Vice City Lords continue to host everyone."

Not long after Kunshan left, the Muyun City Lord stood up, cupped his hands toward the people present, and with a flash of his figure, vanished from sight.

At the very instant the Muyun City Lord departed.

In an inconspicuous corner at the back of the banquet, a young man who had been slumped over the table, appearing to have fallen into a drunken sleep, suddenly opened his eyes.

Silently and soundlessly, he merged into the void and disappeared.

The young man's position was quite remote, and the few people around him had all fallen into a drunken sleep just like him.

His disappearance went unnoticed by anyone.

……

In a dim room.

A figure dressed in a long, bright red dress with a bridal veil covering their head sat upright on the edge of the bed like a puppet, motionless.

At a certain moment.

The tightly shut door was suddenly pushed open, and a swaying figure walked in.

"Caidie, we have finally become Dao Companions."

Kunshan looked at the figure by the bed, and at this moment, the smell of alcohol on him seemed to diminish slightly.

He walked slowly to the bedside and gently lifted the person's bridal veil.

It revealed Caidie's beautiful face.

Only, at this moment, this beautiful face was somewhat dull, and her pair of beautiful eyes had lost their usual liveliness.

Only deep within her gaze did a trace of imperceptible anxiety and despair flicker.

It was just a pity.

Kunshan's consciousness was muddled at this moment, and he failed to notice these details.

"Caidie, from this day forward, you are mine."

Kunshan gazed affectionately at Caidie and reached out his palm.

Just as his palm was about to touch Caidie, a figure suddenly flashed into existence beside him.

Kunshan's movements stalled, and he turned his head to look.

When he saw the figure clearly, a look of astonishment immediately appeared on his face.

"Master, why have you come?"

The Muyun City Lord looked at Kunshan, a strange smile on his face.

"My good disciple, Master was worried about you, so I came specifically to check on you."

If it were any other day, Kunshan might have been able to detect the strangeness revealed in his Master's expression.

But at this moment, he did not notice it in the slightest.

Upon hearing his Master's reply, a wave of emotion stirred in his heart, "Master treats this disciple with such sincerity; in the future, I will surely serve you well."

The expression on the Muyun City Lord's face became even stranger, "There is no need to wait for the future; you have an opportunity to serve your Master right now."

Kunshan was stunned, "What?"

"Give your physical shell to your Master!"