Chapter 1: Soul Cultivation for One Hundred Thousand Years, A Heaven-Shocking Transformation!

"Lu Tianyu, I give you two choices: one, engage in Soul Dual Cultivation with me for one hundred thousand years; two..."

In the Bahuang Star Domain, deep within the central Forbidden Abyss.

A beautiful woman with a cold temperament stood suspended in the air.

The woman's brows and eyes were like a painting, her skin like congealed fat.

Beneath a pale pink sheer gauze dress, her graceful and curvaceous body was faintly visible.

Her soul-stirring gaze stared fixedly at the youth in green, her vermilion lips parted slightly, as if she intended to swallow him whole.

"Two!"

Lu Tianyu felt his entire body bristle under her gaze and chose 'two' without the slightest hesitation.

The woman claimed to be the Qian Gu Nu Di from the Xianjie.

Because she had refined the ancient forbidden artifact, the Bahuang Heaven-Swallowing Cauldron, her cultivation was devoured, her realm plummeted, and she was besieged by multiple cultivators, eventually falling into this forbidden land after being poisoned by soul poison and shattering the void.

The Qian Gu Nu Di's cultivation was unfathomable, yet Lu Tianyu had lost all his cultivation; let alone one hundred thousand years of Soul Dual Cultivation, he could not even endure one year!

Furthermore, Lu Tianyu was already betrothed and could not break his word.

A sly smile suddenly appeared on the Qian Gu Nu Di's jade-white face, looking as if her conspiracy had succeeded.

Lu Tianyu's heart skipped a beat, and an extremely ominous thought suddenly emerged: "Oh no!"

Sure enough.

The woman flipped her jade hand, and a pitch-black, nine-legged small cauldron appeared in her palm: "Two! Engage in Soul Dual Cultivation with me for one hundred thousand years!"

"If you are still alive after one hundred thousand years, you shall be the master of this Bahuang Heaven-Swallowing Cauldron!"

Lu Tianyu cried out in alarm: "You are making things difficult for me; I do not agree!"

"I don't need any Heaven-Swallowing Cauldron, let me out!"

He immediately realized he had been tricked.

Soul Dual Cultivation was the deepest form of dual cultivation between Dao Companions, going a step further than physical dual cultivation; engaging in Soul Dual Cultivation with someone he did not like was even less pleasant than direct physical dual cultivation.

The reason the Qian Gu Nu Di gave him two choices was to force him to choose the second one and play a cat-and-mouse game with him.

He was currently a mere mortal; let alone one hundred thousand years, he could not even survive a hundred years.

*Giggle, giggle, giggle~*

The Qian Gu Nu Di laughed until she trembled, the waves on her chest rising and falling: "If you don't agree, I will force you to dual cultivate. Do you even have a choice?"

"My soul dual cultivating with you in this Heaven-Swallowing Cauldron will not only detoxify my soul poison but also provide immense benefits to your soul. Why not do it?"

"With my cultivation controlling the Heaven-Swallowing Cauldron, one day outside is one thousand years in here."

"One hundred thousand years is merely one hundred days. I, a woman, am not afraid; what are you afraid of?"

"Give up resisting, hee hee!"

Lu Tianyu's mouth hung wide open: "..."

The next second, he fainted dead away.

He was originally the number one genius of the Bahuang Star Domain, the Saint Son of the Donghuang clan, with boundless glory.

During a hunting competition in the You An Mi Lin outside the forbidden land, he encountered an inexplicable attack and was struck into the Abyss.

Yet now, he was being forced into dual cultivation by a woman; how could he endure it?

In his daze, the Qian Gu Nu Di's leisurely voice drifted into his mind:

"The Bahuang Heaven-Swallowing Cauldron is the number one forbidden artifact of the ancient era, capable of devouring all things and converting them into the energy one requires."

"From the various attribute energies drifting between heaven and earth and all living things, to devouring the heavens and the earth, and even devouring planets and the starry universe!"

"I am now fusing it into your dantian to help you reshape your dantian and physical foundation. I hope you can reach the peak of the martial path in the future and lend me a hand!"

Lu Tianyu woke up with a start: "What? This Heaven-Swallowing Cauldron can devour the heavens and earth, and devour the starry universe?"

His head was buzzing: "Why don't you keep it for yourself? Why give it to me?"

Cultivators all love treasures; it would be a lie to say he didn't want such a heaven-defying treasure, and he couldn't help but feel a bit expectant.

The Qian Gu Nu Di snorted coldly: "This cauldron is best used on cultivators who break and then stand."

"Your dantian is shattered, and you happened to meet me when I need to detoxify. You should be secretly happy."

"However, the reshaping process will be very painful; please endure it!"

She formed seals with her hands.

*Swish! * A pitch-black small cauldron was sent into Lu Tianyu's dantian.

Winding divine patterns on the cauldron flowed and swirled like water waves, and strands of black thread flew out to wrap around Lu Tianyu's entire body.

The next second.

Lu Tianyu's originally ruined dantian exploded, followed by his meridians and bones shattering one after another.

Lu Tianyu was jolted awake by the excruciating pain, feeling as if he were undergoing death by a thousand cuts, every inch of his body being sliced by small knives.

He couldn't help but let out a cry of pain: "Ah!"

The Qian Gu Nu Di remained expressionless.

She waved her hand, throwing a piece of golden bone and a drop of golden blood into the Heaven-Swallowing Cauldron: "Divine Bone Fusion! Golden Blood enters the body!"

Then, pill after pill flew into the cauldron without regard for the cost, and the torrential medicinal power flooded Lu Tianyu like a deluge.

The Qian Gu Nu Di shouted: "Devour and fuse!"

"Dantian reshaping!"

"Bones, meridians, and blood, reorganize!"

The reshaping process was even more painful, but Lu Tianyu relied on his strong will to keep himself from fainting.

Time passed second by second.

The Qian Gu Nu Di was slightly startled: "I didn't expect your willpower to be so strong; the dantian reshaping is going so smoothly!"

"Within a year, do not rush to practice Qi Refining; first, train your physical body to its limit, then communicate with the Heaven-Swallowing Cauldron to advance. This will be of immense benefit to you."

"I shall pass on to you the 'Five Dragon Divine Fist'; once you cultivate it to perfection, you can reopen your dantian!"

"Next is the joyful moment; we shall engage in one hundred thousand years of Soul Dual Cultivation!"

"Giggle! Here I come!"

As soon as these words were spoken, Lu Tianyu fainted again immediately...

In the Holy City of the Donghuang Clan, within the Lu family ancestral hall, the atmosphere was oppressive and heavy.

An elder with white hair and beard stepped forward: "Clan Head, Madam, please restrain your grief!"

"One hundred days have passed, and the Young Master's soul lamp has extinguished. Please take a short rest and go to the meeting hall to arrange the funeral matters."

After speaking, he stood to one side, waiting for the couple in brocade robes in front to turn around.

The elder was the Great Elder of the Lu family of the Donghuang Clan.

The couple in brocade robes were Lu Tianyu's parents, Lu Jiuyuan and Luo Yunshang.

According to the beliefs of this world, after one hundred days, the soul would reincarnate and be reborn. Lu Jiuyuan and his wife were unwilling to accept that their son had died just like that, and after waiting bitterly for one hundred days, they still did not want to give up.

"Sigh—"

Lu Jiuyuan slowly turned around, his expression miserable: "It is Tianyu's fate."

"Once I finish handling all the matters, I will resign from this position of Clan Head and go wandering."

As he spoke, he walked outward, and Luo Yunshang, with red-rimmed eyes, followed behind him, looking utterly dejected.

With their son dead, the hearts of the couple were already dead.

Without any surprises, their own path of cultivation in this life would also stop here.

Suddenly.

A clansman rushed in anxiously: "Clan Head, Madam, the Young Master's soul lamp has lit up!"

"What!"

"That is absolutely impossible!"

"I saw with my own eyes that the Young Master's soul lamp had extinguished. I went to check it personally every day; I could not have been mistaken!"

The Great Elder loudly rebuked the clansman who brought the news.

"Great Elder, it is absolutely true. Please, everyone, move to go and see."

Such a thing might sound absurd, but how could he possibly lie?

The elders of the Ming Hun Dian had heard the news and gone to confirm it before letting him come to report.

Lu Jiuyuan and Luo Yunshang were also greatly shocked upon hearing this: "Let's go, let's go see!"

Ming Hun Dian.

The Great Elder looked at the flickering, weak soul lamp: "This..."

He had never seen, nor had he ever heard of, such a bizarre situation.

That an extinguished soul lamp could actually relight—if this were told to others, I fear no one would believe it!

Yet it had happened!

Tears welled up in Luo Yunshang's eyes, and her body trembled slightly: "Heaven bless my son, Heaven bless my son!"

Lu Jiuyuan's expression was solemn: "Great Elder, have everyone search immediately!"

"Yun Shang, let us go to the Forbidden Abyss to take a look!"

Just as the clansmen of the Donghuang Clan were frantically searching for Lu Tianyu.

At the edge of the Forbidden Abyss in the Bahuang Star Domain, in the You An Mi Lin.

Lu Tianyu looked at the pitch-black abyss that seemed to be covered by a black pot, his expression incomparably complex:

"You saved my life and helped me reshape my dantian, yet you forced me into dual cultivation for one hundred thousand years. Should I love you or hate you?"

Afterward, he sighed softly: "Forget it, let's just forget it."

"It has already been one hundred days; Mom, Dad, and the clan must be worried. I must return as quickly as possible."

Although he had spent one hundred thousand years in the Forbidden Abyss, in the outside world, only one hundred days had passed.

He was just about to turn and leave.

Suddenly, a pleasant, ethereal woman's voice entered his mind: "Husband, if we are fated, we will eventually meet again!"

"You have my invisible Phoenix Ring in your palm; the cultivation resources inside are enough for you to advance to the Nascent Soul Stage!"

"If we can meet next time, you and I shall dual cultivate for another one hundred thousand years!"

"Both body and soul dual cultivation, oh!"

Looking at the fiery red miniature Fenghuang Yinjie on his palm, Lu Tianyu swayed and nearly fell over.

It would have been fine if this matter hadn't been mentioned, but the moment it was, his entire mind was occupied by that pale pink, enchanting figure, unable to be shaken off.

One hundred thousand years of soul dual cultivation—it was agonizing!

"Never again!"

Lu Tianyu turned and ran.

Whoosh!

A gust of black Qi blew from behind, and Lu Tianyu immediately shivered: "This Nirvana Wind is blowing on me, why am I fine?"

"Right, it's because the Heaven-Swallowing Cauldron transformed my body!"

The Nirvana Wind that often blows from the Forbidden Abyss contains the power of time's extinction, which can disintegrate a person's body; one must take defensive measures.

After looking inward, Lu Tianyu was immediately shocked!

A small, pitch-black cauldron sat motionless in his dantian.

He felt a close connection with the small cauldron; as long as he moved his thoughts, he could activate it.

Every bone and drop of blood in his entire body had turned a bright gold, and his body was filled with a prehistoric, ferocious, and terrifying power.

Lu Tianyu threw a punch, and a shocking hole was blasted through the middle of a towering iron tree.

And my divine soul?

Hum!

A terrifying divine soul power, no less than that of the Emperor Realm, erupted from Lu Tianyu like a volcanic explosion.

Wherever it passed, it whipped up a horrifying gale, sending leaves and dust swirling and flying in a frenzy!

Among the withered branches and fallen leaves on the ground, the bodies of three Hei Lin She that were preparing to ambush Lu Tianyu instantly stiffened, and then all signs of life vanished.

A fourth-rank demonic beast, the Chi Tong Ju Ying, which was diving down, had its eyeballs suddenly bulge out, and its body went limp as it plummeted headfirst.

Wherever his Divine Sense reached, all living demonic beasts trembled and prostrated themselves on the ground.

Hiss!

Lu Tianyu gasped, knowing that he had truly taken a massive advantage from that madwoman.

Lu Tianyu shook his head bitterly: "Dual cultivation of the divine soul has actually brought such huge benefits; I will never be able to repay this Causality in this lifetime."

"Forget it, forget it; we shall speak again if we are fated to meet."

He was just preparing to activate the Heaven-Swallowing Cauldron to test its devouring power.

A furious male voice came from above the dense forest: "You killed my spirit pet, pay with your life!"