Chapter 302: The Favorite

Nothing to do during the day, only cultivation.

That night, Luo Zijun arrived at the back garden early to wait, but he waited and waited, yet the Moon Palace Fairy did not appear.

"Could she really not be coming?"

Luo Zijun felt secretly anxious, yet he was helpless.

Because he did not even know where she lived.

If she really did not come, then his previous cultivation and breakthrough attempts would all be for nothing.

"Sigh..."

He regretted his loose tongue from last night.

At such a critical moment, how could he casually offend her? She held the fate of whether he could successfully break through. Or rather, whether he could get rid of the White Snake mission completely and whether he could obtain freedom all relied on her.

"Smack!"

The more he thought, the more he regretted it, so he slapped himself directly.

Who would have thought that just as the sound of the slap faded, a cold voice suddenly rang out from behind him: "Well hit."

Upon hearing this, Luo Zijun was both shocked and delighted, as if he had suddenly seen hope amidst despair, and he hurriedly turned around and said: "Fairy!"

Then he hurriedly apologized again: "It was my fault for having a loose tongue last night. I swear I will never dare to speak ill of you behind your back again. I beg for your forgiveness."

"Hmph."

The Moon Palace Fairy let out a hmph, said nothing, and stood where she was without moving.

Luo Zijun said anxiously: "Fairy, let's go down quickly. The third watch has already passed; I am afraid there won't be enough time."

The Moon Palace Fairy asked deliberately: "What time won't be enough?"

Luo Zijun said: "For the breakthrough. If I persist for a few more days, I will be able to break through. If it is interrupted tonight, then all previous efforts will be wasted."

The Moon Palace Fairy turned her body away, looked elsewhere, and coldly snorted: "What does that have to do with me?"

Luo Zijun hurriedly said: "Of course it has to do with you. I am your beast of burden. When the time comes and I successfully break through to the Fen Shen Realm, you will also have face, and you will have a more powerful beast of burden in the future, won't you?"

At a time like this, who still cared about dignity and pride? Coaxing her was the most important thing. After he successfully broke through, then... hmph!

The Moon Palace Fairy glanced at him sideways and said: "Will you be grateful to me in your heart?"

Luo Zijun immediately said solemnly: "Of course I will. I have always kept your great kindness in my heart and will never dare to forget it."

This sentence was indeed the truth.

If not for her, there would be no him today.

Not to mention that the two of them had already shared an intimate relationship, and she had sacrificed so much for him; how could he ever forget such kindness?

The Moon Palace Fairy looked at him for a while longer before walking toward the entrance.

Luo Zijun secretly breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly followed. He wanted to continue flattering her, but he was afraid of making a mistake by talking too much and offending her instead, so he had to keep his mouth shut.

"Are you angry in your heart?"

Who would have thought that at this moment, the Moon Palace Fairy would suddenly ask in a cold voice.

Luo Zijun said: "No, why would I be angry? Not at all."

"Then why aren't you talking?"

The Moon Palace Fairy said coldly.

Luo Zijun was speechless and could only say: "I was afraid of saying the wrong thing and making you angry again."

The Moon Palace Fairy snorted coldly: "Do you mean to say that I am a very petty person who likes to get angry?"

"No, no."

Sweat began to bead on Luo Zijun's forehead.

She was clearly a proud, cold, and quiet fairy; how did she suddenly turn into a little woman who liked to "quibble and make unreasonable demands"?

Sure enough, the relationship between a man and a woman cannot be too close. Once a certain barrier is broken, the woman's true nature begins to be exposed.

"Hmph!"

The Moon Palace Fairy turned her face away; it seemed she was angry.

"Whoosh!"

Fortunately, a pillar of light appeared, and the two were sucked into the Diyuan.

Upon arriving at the Diyuan, Luo Zijun finally breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly continued to lower his head to admit his mistakes, using all sorts of coaxing and flattery, which finally made her calm down a little.

They passed through the tunnel and arrived at the cave.

The Moon Palace Fairy then said coldly: "Tonight is quite important. You must persist until your entire soul splits apart. The process will be quite painful, but as long as your soul core is unharmed, your Soul Power is sufficient, and you remain conscious, it will repair itself. Starting from tonight, this process will be repeated for three consecutive nights."

Luo Zijun listened carefully and memorized everything one by one.

The Moon Palace Fairy gave some more instructions on things to pay attention to, then said coldly: "Alright, begin."

Luo Zijun immediately went over and lay down.

Before the breakthrough, he naturally needed to first transport the energy of the Fire Lotus Seed from her body. The whole process was not dangerous, but it had to be handled with care. Moreover, he had to have strong self-control and physical constitution to persist until that energy was completely transported over, before he could transport the energy he had accumulated into her body to fill the void within her.

Because he had done it many times before, he was naturally familiar with the process.

However, for Luo Zijun, every single time the process could be described as "something that can only be felt, not described" or "ineffably wonderful."

An hour later, the energy was finally finished being transported.

Luo Zijun rested for a moment, and after the energy in his body calmed down slightly, he began to mobilize his Soul Power, wrapping it around this force to continue the breakthrough.

The Moon Palace Fairy closed her eyes and sat to the side, leaning softly against the wall. Her full chest rose and fell gently, and her breathing gradually returned to a steady rhythm, as if she were refining the energy that had just been transported back into her body.

"Boom!"

During the first round of the breakthrough, Luo Zijun could already clearly feel the loosening of that barrier.

After several attempts at the breakthrough, his meridians began to split.

The pain struck suddenly!

He remembered the Fairy's words and, without pausing, continued to endure the pain to force the breakthrough.

"Crack!"

The gaps in his meridians widened, and cracks also began to appear in some of his acupoints.

The pain intensified.

But at that barrier, a trace of a crack finally appeared.

Luo Zijun's confidence surged; he immediately endured the pain and continued to drive his Soul Power, wrapping it around that restless energy to charge forward.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

After hundreds of impacts, a second crack finally appeared on that barrier.

By this time, Luo Zijun was covered in cracks from head to toe, and the fluorescent light on his body flickered incessantly.

The heart-wrenching pain made his consciousness nearly collapse.

But he still gritted his teeth and persisted, continuing to drive the Soul Power within his body, charging again and again. "Whoosh!"

Finally, his entire soul began to tear apart, the cracks all over his body began to expand, and then, his entire soul shattered into fragments.

The pain nearly caused him to faint.

However, those soul fragments, after a brief separation, slowly gathered together again and then began to heal.

The pain began to subside.

In his Soul Sea, streams of icy cold air began to flow through his limbs and bones, and the cracks all over his body began to close at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Soon, the pain vanished, and a strange, warm current flowed through his body.

Luo Zijun slowly opened his eyes and discovered that the cracks all over his body had completely healed; his entire soul felt as if it had been reborn, becoming more condensed and stronger, while each meridian seemed to have become broader and tougher, and his Dantian Sea and various acupoints had also become more profound.

At the same time, his perception had become more acute.

He never expected that a single fission would have such an effect!

Clearly, as long as he could successfully endure it, the next breakthrough attempt would be backed by more abundant Soul Power and tougher meridians and acupoints, thereby allowing him to more stably support his continued efforts to break through until he succeeded.

"Fairy, I seem to have become stronger."

Luo Zijun's gaze turned toward the cave entrance.

The Moon Palace Fairy, her white dress fluttering, was standing outside the cave guarding him; hearing this, she did not turn around, but merely gazed into the distant gloom and said indifferently, "Oh."

Luo Zijun knew that by this time, it was nearly dawn outside, so he didn't waste any more words and hurriedly said, "Fairy, I should return that energy to you now."

The Moon Palace Fairy seemed to hum softly, still gazing into the distance as she said, "I am tired."

Luo Zijun said, "It's fine, Fairy can just lie down."

The Moon Palace Fairy turned her head, looked at him, and said coldly, "Why should I listen to you?"

Luo Zijun could only say, "Then Fairy can lie on your stomach, sit, or kneel; it is all up to your wishes."

"Say that again!"

The Moon Palace Fairy glared at him.

Luo Zijun immediately shut his mouth and stopped speaking.

"Hmph!"

After a moment, the Moon Palace Fairy finally let out a cold snort, entered the cave, and with a wave of her sleeve, sealed the cave entrance with a light screen.

"You, kneel for me!"

The Moon Palace Fairy said coldly.

Luo Zijun said without hesitation, "Very well."

Thus, Luo Zijun knelt on the ground and began to circulate the energy of the Fire Lotus Seed within his body, gathering his strength in preparation.

After tonight's breakthrough attempt, the energy of the Fire Lotus Seed had been consumed a bit more.

Actually, he felt that with his current soul strength, he should be able to carry this energy up, but since the Fairy hadn't given the word, he didn't dare to take the risk.

If something went wrong, it would be too late for regrets.

"Fairy, I am going to start now."

"Hmph, you... be gentle..."

"Oh."

Luo Zijun suppressed the restless Fire Lotus Seed energy in his Soul Sea and began to prepare for the transfer.

Only when both of them were fully immersed and entered a state of selflessness could they smoothly enter the transfer state; otherwise, given the overbearing nature of that energy, it would be very difficult to transfer it out.

"Puff!"

Half an hour later, a flash of fluorescent light appeared, and the transfer finally began.

Now, in their soul states, if not for the fluorescent light radiating from their bodies, they would look no different from real humans on the ground.

Since there wasn't much time, Luo Zijun made it quick.

Half an hour later, he had transferred all the Fire Lotus Seed energy from his body into hers.

By this time, the ground was already growing light.

Luo Zijun stood up and urged, "Fairy, we should go up now."

However, he received no response.

After another long while, the Moon Palace Fairy finally rose softly, glared at him, and walked coldly toward the outside of the cave.

Luo Zijun hurriedly followed behind.

There were two nights left, and the breakthrough was getting closer; he felt both excited and apprehensive.

He only hoped the process would go smoothly and that no errors would occur midway.

Therefore, at this time, it was absolutely forbidden to make her angry.

"Fairy, if you are tired, I can carry you on my back."

He stepped forward and said ingratiatingly.

The Moon Palace fairy ignored him; after walking out of the tunnel, she said coldly, "Tomorrow night is critical; you must come down after dark."

Luo Zijun hurriedly said, "Alright."

He then asked, "Is there anything else you need to instruct, Fairy?"

The Moon Palace fairy seemed to ponder for a moment, then said indifferently, "The process of your soul shattering tomorrow night will be even more painful and will take longer. You may not be able to endure it, so it is best to bring an item down."

Luo Zijun's expression turned stern, and he hurriedly asked, "What item do I need to bring?"

The Moon Palace fairy did not answer immediately; she walked coldly in front until she crossed the stone bridge and reached the exit, then she looked at him and said, "It is best to bring the intimate garment of a woman you like the most and also fantasize about the most; it is best if it is one she wore during the day and still retains her scent."

Luo Zijun: "..."

The Moon Palace fairy continued coldly, "Only in this way, when you are about to lose support, can you remain clear-headed because of her and persist."

Luo Zijun thought about it carefully, and it did indeed make some sense.

But...

"Whoosh!"

A pillar of light appeared, enveloping both of their bodies.

Not knowing if it was an illusion, at that instant, Luo Zijun suddenly saw her extremely beautiful eyes slightly narrowed.

The two quickly returned to the surface.

Just as Luo Zijun wanted to ask a few more questions, a white shadow flashed, and she had already flown into the sky, disappearing into the full moon that was about to hide behind the clouds.

"The one I like the most, and also the one I fantasize about the most..."

(End of this chapter)