While Ling Yun was drifting in his cultivation, Feng Ling'er and Su Fei had already woken up from their slumber, and they were utterly shocked to see each other's changes.
"What happened to us, Aunt Ling'er?" Su Fei asked in confusion as she held some of Feng Ling'er''s black hair. "And what is this place? Why is it so dark?"
Feng Ling'er shook her head at her. "I don't know what happened to us or where we are now, but I think this is one of Yun'er's abilities. Moreover, I was completely unable to control myself before, and we dual cultivated with him for so long, your cultivation has even broken through to the Peak Foundation Realm."
"Yes." Su Fei nodded to her. "However, not only has my cultivation improved a lot, but I also feel that my body is filled with vitality, which makes me not feel the least bit tired."
"En, I also feel the same way as you." Feng Ling'er stretched out her hand, and her phoenix flames appeared in her hand, but she was shocked to see her flames turning blackish red.
Seeing that, Su Fei also used her phoenix flames; it was the same as Feng Ling'er's. "Why did our flames become like this?"
"I don't know." Feng Ling'er replied with her eyes fixed on her phoenix flames, and she soon let out a soft sigh. "We can only wait for Yun'er to wake up; he will give us the answer to our changes."
"How long do you think we've been in this place, Aunt Ling'er?"
"I can't give you a definite answer, but I don't think we've been in this place for long." Feng Ling'er then turned to Ling Yun. "Yun'er has been completely immersed in his cultivation, and his cultivation continue to increase so quickly. If he continues like this, he will soon break through to the Middle Core Realm."
"En." Su Fei repeatedly nodded as she also looked at Ling Yun. "Shall we help him? That way his cultivation will break through more quickly, and we can get out of this place soon."
"No need." Feng Ling'er sighed softly before explaining to her niece. "Currently, the amount of Yin Qi within his body is too high, so we should allow him to absorb more Yang Qi to maintain the balance between the two."
"All right then." Su Fei then sat cross-legged and closed her eyes. "In that case, I will also cultivate first, for I feel that my cultivation can improve faster in this place."
"Me too." After that, Feng Ling'er also closed her eyes and started cultivating, especially after she sensed that her cultivation had already approached the boundary of the Saint Realm, and she couldn't wait to break through as soon as possible.
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However, since the three of them were too immersed in their cultivation, they did not realize that time had passed quickly, and a week had passed outside.
During the week, since they couldn't do anything against the dark dome, those women focused on their training, and their progress was quite significant.
As usual, Ling Xiya trained with Philia, and Feng Qingge always accompanied them.
Ling Yu'er focused on honing Yun Mingyue's skills by hunting beasts and sparring with her.
Even though Yun Mingyue's skills had improved, she still couldn't beat Ling Yu'er, which caused her to feel quite frustrated. Luckily, she was in high spirits, so she never gave up.
On the other hand, Lei Lin also trained Ling Yin by taking her to another place, but the place was still within the Central Forest area.
Although the four young women of the Feng Clan were quite experienced, Feng Bing'er, Feng Yujie, and Xiao Xiao decided to train them even harder. However, they trained Feng Yao harder than her three sisters, for she was the weakest among them.
Ling Xiaofei focused on guiding and training Song Mei and Ying Zi. Shi Xiaoyin also continued to help Liu Qiyue understand her puppet techniques.
As for Catherine, she's also progressing quite well, for Helena, Kate, and Zoe trained her hard.
Zhang Bing and Yuan Meng were no different from them, for Long Qiu and Wen Qing had always brought them to hunt beasts several levels above their cultivation. Even though they initially felt overwhelmed, the spirit of Ling Yun's women made them not want to give up, and they tried their best to follow the wishes of their two Masters.
Meanwhile, Zhang Xingcai decided to return to the Zhang Clan first, especially since she was their Matriarch, and she had to prepare her clan members to face the war that could break out at any time.
Huo Ye had also left the Central Forest a few days ago, for she was bored waiting and watching them train, so she decided to leave.
Ling Yun's other women like Yi Mingxia, Yi Mingzhu, and Tang Zhiyi. They were also no less passionate than the women who trained in the Central Forest, and they trained very hard under Tang Wu, Xiao Feng, and Zhou Yu's guidance.
Ling Ling, Ye Jing, and Shui Lan continued to be guided by Lian Bing and Bing Xue.
Besides, Ye Jing also trained together with Zhi Hun, especially since she was the spirit of her Sea God Trident.
Meanwhile, Duan Wu and Zhao Yao continued to train in the Demon Realm, and Lucian and Layla assisted them in their training.
Ling Xi kept looking for ways to break through the dark dome, but all her efforts were in vain.
Mariel had tried to stop her many times, but Ling Xi never listened to her, for she was perturbed about Ling Yun.
On the other hand, Xuanyuan Xiang'er didn't care about Ling Xi and the others, and she kept communicating with Xuanyuan Chang'er to report their situation. As for Alea, she hardly ever did anything because she didn't get any orders from Ling Yun.
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Meanwhile, Raguel and Glacia had already arrived at the Central Forest. Yet, they didn't dare to go to the heart of the forest, especially since they weren't strong enough to face those beasts in that area.
Moreover, they were aware of the presence of so many cultivators stronger than them, so they decided to wait in the outer part of the forest.
Glacia suddenly asked him. "Are we going to continue to wait here? We've been here for a week; Michael will suspect us if we don't return to our realm soon."
"If you are afraid of Michael, you can go back first, and I will stay here to wait for that bastard," Raguel replied coldly.
Glacia sighed softly after hearing that. "All right then, I will return to our realm first, but you had better be careful and not be rash, especially since those people are powerful."
Raguel didn't reply to Glacia, and she immediately left him alone. However, she didn't bring Arael back, or he would tell Michael about them.
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[You have broken through to the Middle Core Realm.]
After that notification appeared in his mind, Ling Yun immediately stopped cultivating and heaved a sigh of relief. He then opened his eyes and smiled at the two women who kept staring at him.
"Congratulations, Husband." Feng Ling'er and Su Fei said together.
"Sorry, I've made you guys wait too long." Ling Yun said as he pulled the two women to their feet. "I don't know how long we've been here, and they must be worried about us, so we better get out now."
"Yes."
After the two women nodded in agreement, Ling Yun immediately canceled the dark dome, and they reappeared in the Central Forest.
However, as soon as Ling Xi saw them, she immediately bumped into Ling Yun, causing him to fall backward, and she repeatedly pounded his chest with her tiny hands. "Meanie! Did you know that I was worried about you this past week? I was terrified because the connection between us was lost, so I couldn't find out what happened to you three, and I was petrified of losing you!"
Su Fei was dumbfounded at that, especially since this was the first time she saw Ling Xi act so childishly.
Ling Yun sighed softly, hugged Ling Xi, and briefly kissed her small lips. "I'm sorry; I unknowingly activated the Chaos Dragon Dome, so our connection was lost. However, this time, I gained some interesting advantages from my encounter with the Chaos Dragon."
"Hmm?" Ling Xi raised her eyebrows upon hearing that. "Your cultivation has already broken through to the Middle Core Realm, huh?"
"Yes, my cultivation just broke through, so we're only coming out now." Ling Yun replied as he stood up and carried Ling Xi in his arms, and he then pointed to Feng Ling'er and Su Fei. "They also benefitted greatly, especially since they accompanied me inside."
Ling Xi then turned to the two women and stared at them in surprise. "How could their appearances change like this? Moreover, Su Fei's cultivation has improved greatly, and Ling'er is close to breaking through to the Saint Realm."
The two women shook their heads at her, for they still didn't get an answer for their change, so both of them looked at Ling Yun with looks full of questions.
Ling Yun chuckled at their reactions, and he then told them about his conversation with the Chaos Dragon before, especially about the partner mark, shocking them.
"Is that true, Ling Yun?" Ling Xi asked as she looked at the two women in disbelief. Moreover, she couldn't see the partner mark on their foreheads.
- To Be Continued -
