Cultivation: Starting from a Mortal Bone

”Empress Dowager, Ling’er feels... much better.”

Little Ling’er raised her exquisitely crafted porcelain doll-like face, her lips curling into a relieved smile, her small hand tightly gripping Qin Yu’s palm, as if afraid that this warm touch would vanish in an instant.

”Much better?!”

The Empress Dowager’s eyes lit up, her gaze landing on Qin Yu.

”This...”

Feeling the Empress Dowager’s gaze, Qin Yu felt a tightness in his chest, as if sitting on pins and needles.

He had just convinced a Flame Guard.

Now, holding the princess’s little hand, wouldn’t the Empress Dowager kill him?!

Moreover, if this were to reach the ears of the Great Yan Empress... the consequences could be unimaginable!

He had learned from Yan Yu that the princess was the Empress’s most cherished sister.

If the Empress were to find out, his fate would likely be extremely miserable, suffering through all eighteen tortures a hundred times each.

Qin Yu wanted to withdraw his hand.

However, feeling the little hand tightly gripping his, he was somewhat unwilling, worried that forcibly withdrawing might hurt the princess’s heart.

Clearly, Qin Yu was overthinking.

The Empress Dowager merely glanced at him, then turned her attention to Ling’er, ”Quick, let me see!”

As she spoke, she had already taken hold of the girl’s other hand.

She had to verify it personally!

It was known that the girl before her was a rare innate Dao Spirit Body!

A Dao Spirit Body could sense the Heaven and Earth Dao Rhyme from birth, making such a constitution extremely rare, even within the Immortal Country.

Moreover, this princess was different.

She possessed an Ice and Fire Dual System Dao Spirit Body!

She was born with the understanding of two Dao Rhymes!

Yet, life often fails to be perfect, and the problem lies precisely within this Ice and Fire Dual System.

Ice and fire are incompatible.

From the day Ling’er was born, the two mutually repelling Dao Rhymes in her body were in constant conflict. Had she not been born into the Great Yan Royal Family, she might not have survived...

As a result, over the past decade, the princess has constantly suffered from her constitution, never having a peaceful day.

This was why, even knowing it was inappropriate, she was unwilling to release Qin Yu’s hand.

”Huh? It’s really better?!”

The Empress Dowager merely sensed for a moment and noticed changes in the two Dao Rhymes within Ling’er.

The two of them had miraculously calmed down!

It was known that both the Great Yan Empress and the Empress Dowager had tried countless methods, costing innumerable treasures of heaven and earth, to alleviate the conflict of Dao Rhymes within her.

Yet, the results had been ineffective.

Even the cold bed made of ten-thousand-year-old Cold Jade could only slightly ease the Dao Rhyme conflict within Ling’er, not solving the root problem.

Now, the two previously opposing Dao Rhymes had become unprecedentedly tranquil.

This was unprecedented!

Joy surged within the Empress Dowager, and she even considered taking out a Sound Transmission Stone to inform the Empress.

Tyrant!

See, I truly brought Little Ling’er out to seek healing, not just to play!

Let’s see if she dares to scold me again!

In her mind, the Empress Dowager painted a picture of her return to the court, with the Tyrant’s astonished expression, and with that thought, she couldn’t help but curl her lips slightly, shedding any hint of dignity or gravity.

Even if the Great Yan Empress didn’t urge her, she was eager to fly back to the Imperial Capital.

It had been more than a year, and despite being frightened by the Tyrant’s fierce demeanor, the Empress Dowager truly missed her.

”Qin Yu, how did you manage this?”

The Empress Dowager couldn’t help but ask, her tone revealing curiosity and a hint of inquiry.

”I...”

Qin Yu’s heart skipped a beat, was the Empress Dowager planning to hold him accountable?

One couldn’t blame the Empress Dowager.

This was only their second meeting, and he was already holding the princess’s hand; anyone would be suspicious of his motives, right?

However, Qin Yu felt extremely calm.

He truly only felt pity for the princess, seeing how small and pitiful she was, with no other intentions whatsoever.

Even after being reminded by Yan Yu, he would never dare offend or misbehave toward the princess.

This was a matter of principle.

Just like with Lin Shuishui back then, her age was too young, and he couldn’t bear to hurt her.

”How did you calm the Dao Rhymes within Little Ling’er’s body?”

Seeing Qin Yu’s slightly flustered expression, the Empress Dowager was puzzled. This was a good thing, so why was he anxious?

She was waiting to take Qin Yu to the Empress for his reward!

More importantly, she wanted Little Ling’er to be free from the torment of her constitution.

”The Power of Dao Rhyme?”

Qin Yu looked at the little one holding his hand, a hint of confusion in his eyes.

He already knew that cultivators only had a chance to comprehend a certain Dao Rhyme after reaching the Lotus Platform Realm.

Not every Lotus Platform Cultivator could comprehend it.

Root Bone, intuition.

Both were indispensable!

In the region of the Cyan Mist Hall, there were indeed Dao Bone Cultivators, but only the Hall Master Duanmu Hong seemed to have comprehended the Power of Dao Rhyme.

The Power of Dao Rhyme was the stepping stone to the Foundation Establishment Realm.

Without comprehending a Dao Rhyme, how could one establish a foundation?!

Seeing his confusion, the Empress Dowager then explained Ling’er’s unique constitution: ”Little Ling’er naturally possesses the Dao Rhymes of ice and fire.”

Hearing this, Qin Yu’s heart was abruptly shaken!

Comprehending one Dao Rhyme was exceedingly difficult, and two was unheard of!

That was an insurmountable chasm!

It was known that even Flame Guard Yan Yu had only comprehended the Earth Attribute Dao Rhyme.

And yet, this young girl, Ling’er, already wielded two different Dao Rhymes?!

Moreover, she seemed never to have cultivated; the Empress Dowager had mentioned that due to her constitution, was it possible she naturally had two types of Dao Rhymes?

What a terrifying constitution this was?!

However, the Empress Dowager sighed softly, saying, ”It is precisely this repelling dual Dao Rhyme that has prevented Little Ling’er from cultivating and has caused her continuous suffering...”

Upon hearing this, Qin Yu finally understood a bit.

No wonder the princess appeared so frail; it was because her body contained two opposing, incompatible Dao Rhymes.

The pain she had to endure was likely unimaginable!

Looking at the girl before him, Qin Yu felt an unspeakable mix of emotions, a complex blend of feelings in his heart.

”Neither the Empress nor I know how many methods we tried, all to no avail. How did you achieve this?” The Empress Dowager asked again.

”Perhaps because of my unique constitution?”

Qin Yu was at a loss for words, using this as an ambiguous answer.

”Constitution?”

The Empress Dowager’s eyes gleamed as she kept her gaze fixed on Qin Yu.