Cultivation: I Can Traverse Otherworlds

Flee!

Flee faster!

Dong Yuelan fled frantically, losing track of how far she’d flown, but her expression showed no sign of relief.

”Heh heh...”

A sinister laugh echoed from all directions.

”My beauty, you can’t escape. Why not stop and experience the Extreme Realm with me?”

As the voice faded, the Heaven and Earth Primordial Energy grew agitated.

An omnipresent, bizarre power, like strands of a spider’s web, began to entangle Dong Yuelan, growing thicker and more numerous.

Until finally,

she had no choice but to halt, turning to grit her teeth at what was behind her.

”The Yin Yang Qi Embryo Secret Technique!”

”Correct.”

The air shimmered, and a handsome man with a full head of white hair, dressed in black, walked out silently.

”This is one of the three ultimate legacies of the Joyful Sect. It uses the Yin Yang Qi of Heaven and Earth to trap and kill opponents. As long as you remain within my perception, your Essence, Qi, and Spirit will be suppressed.”

”My beauty, surrender now!”

The man approached unhurriedly with his hands behind his back, his aura radiating outward, causing Dong Yuelan’s heart to sink.

Late-Stage Dao Foundation!

The legacies of the Six Demonic Sects all originated from ancient times. Their Cultivation Techniques are profound and powerful, far surpassing those of the Hundred Flowers Sect.

At the same Realm and Cultivation level, unless one was a disciple of the Profound Clarity Sect or the Celestial Yu Sect, they would generally be no match for a Demonic Cultivator.

An existence like Zhu Ju was an exceedingly rare exception.

What’s more,

her opponent’s Cultivation was even deeper than hers!

’Joyful Sect fiends aren’t skilled in Combat, and I’ve already shaken off the others. There’s only one left...’

’I’ll risk it all!’

Gritting her teeth, Dong Yuelan clutched her Silver Spear and charged her opponent.

TWANG!

The longspear tore through the air with the strange sound of a vibrating bowstring, and a silvery-white glint of cold light shot out like lightning.

The Silver Spear in her hand was a Magical Treasure, forged from Profound Crystal Steel fused with the Metal of the Five Elements. It contained one hundred and eight Dao-Breaking Evil Runes, allowing it to transform into a myriad of weapons or be used for close-quarters combat.

Dong Yuelan herself was a Martial Arts expert. When she brandished her spear, it was as if an army of thousands had surrounded her opponent. In an instant, the cries of battle shook the heavens, carrying the momentum to sweep across the world.

Hm?

The Yin Yang Elder raised an eyebrow at the sight, a look of surprise in his eyes, as if he hadn’t expected her to be able to unleash such power.

”Not bad!”

”Your Essence is abundant. All the better to aid my Cultivation.”

With a soft chuckle, he flicked his finger, and a black and a white longsword abruptly materialized before him.

The Yin Yang Dual Swords!

The Yin Yang Elder, controlling his Flying Swords, simply stood there quietly, his entire being seeming to merge with the world around him. If one were to close their eyes, not even a Dao Foundation Cultivator could sense his presence.

It was none other than the state of Unity of Heaven and Man, a state that Righteous Cultivators pursue their entire lives.

In this state, the True Essence within the Yin Yang Elder’s body would circulate automatically, never to be depleted.

At the same time,

black and white qi emerged. The black qi sank while the white qi rose, and the Yin Yang Qi converged into the shape of a taiji symbol.

The Yin Yang Dual Swords trembled lightly, and one vortex after another materialized from thin air, moving to envelop the incoming spear.

”CLINK...”

The spear pierced into a vortex.

Dong Yuelan felt like a trapped beast in a cage as a terrifying, twisting force assaulted her from all sides.

Her forward momentum faltered, and her spear was knocked aside.

’Not good!’

Her beautiful eyes narrowed as she inwardly cried out in alarm.

”BOOM!”

The qi in her body erupted, and the Fierce Soul hidden within her Sharp Gold Fang Armor leaped out as she thrust her spear forward once more.

This thrust,

already possessed the might of the Late-Stage Dao Foundation.

But she did not see the Yin Yang Elder’s expression.

Disdain!

A cold sneer!

”BANG!”

The pair of black and white Flying Swords appeared before the spear tip. With a slight shift, a terrifyingly Giant Power surged forth. Dong Yuelan’s hands trembled, the skin and flesh of her palms were scraped raw, and the longspear flew from her grasp.

’It’s over!’

Dong Yuelan’s face was deathly pale. In the next moment, she felt a strange wisp of qi enter her body through her nostrils.

Her consciousness immediately descended into chaos.

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Zhu Ju slowly descended from mid-air.

While using the ’Four Symbols Star Ban’, he could evade the perception of Late-Stage Dao Foundation Cultivators, and even those at the Perfection Realm.

The Yin Yang Elder,

naturally, had not noticed his presence.

The moment Dong Yuelan had made her move, Zhu Ju, who was dozens of miles away, had sensed it and quickly closed the distance.

However, he hadn’t expected the Combat to end so quickly.

From the moment he sensed the aura to the end of the Combat, only a few breaths had passed. There hadn’t even been time to join forces with Dong Yuelan.

Late-Stage Dao Foundation!

A Realm approaching Dao Foundation Perfection.

Zhu Ju wasn’t surprised by this. More than seventy years ago, the Yin Yang Elder had already been a Mid-Stage Dao Foundation Cultivator.

Demon Sect Techniques are easy to advance in quickly. After so many years, it was only natural for him to have become a Late-Stage Dao Foundation Cultivator.

”Heh heh...”

The unconscious Dong Yuelan was slumped against a rock, a strange flush on her face. Her breathing was heavy, her chest and abdomen rising and falling rapidly.

The Yin Yang Elder rubbed his hands together with a grotesque smile, his handsome features twisted into a sinister and bizarre expression.

”My beauty, here I come!”

”A Mid-Stage Dao Foundation Female Cultivator who still possesses a Pure Yin Body... Such a thing could truly only happen in the Righteous Sects.”

”Using you as my Furnace Tripod, my Cultivation will surely advance another step, solidifying my Dao Foundation Realm...”

He muttered to himself as he stepped toward Dong Yuelan.

Behind him,

Zhu Ju’s figure appeared without a sound.

He frowned slightly, his eyes filled with hesitation.

He hadn’t intended to do anything to the Yin Yang Elder when he came. His goal was just to find the person, then wait for his Outer Body Incarnation to arrive before making a move.

Zhu Ju wasn’t afraid of a Late-Stage Dao Foundation Cultivator.

But with his current strength, while he could potentially defeat or repel a Late-Stage Dao Foundation Cultivator, killing one wouldn’t be so easy.

With his Outer Body Incarnation, however, it was a different story; he was completely confident he could keep the man from escaping.

But...

in the current situation, it seemed he had no choice but to act.

Sigh!

With a soft sigh, Zhu Ju’s eyes focused, and all distracting thoughts vanished from his mind.

He didn’t rush to save her. Instead, he approached stealthily, closing the distance step by step.

Twenty zhang!

Ten zhang!

Eight zhang!

...

Once he was close enough, his eyes narrowed, and his body suddenly blurred into an afterimage.

Human Immortal Martial Arts—Ten Steps One Kill!

”SWISH!”

He crossed the five-zhang distance in an instant, appearing behind the Yin Yang Elder as if by Instant Teleportation, and jabbed out with his fingers formed into a sword.

At such a distance and speed, not even a Dao Foundation Perfection Cultivator could possibly dodge.

Just as his fingertips were about to touch his opponent, Zhu Ju’s expression suddenly changed, and he retreated explosively.

”BOOM!”

Countless fine strands of Sword Qi, as thin as gossamer, erupted from the Yin Yang Elder’s body, instantly turning the one-zhang area into a Desolate Land.

If Zhu Ju had retreated even a fraction of a second later, that Sword Qi, powerful enough to shred Magical Treasures, would have already struck him.

”Oh?”

Several zhang away,

the Yin Yang Elder’s figure quietly reappeared. He raised an eyebrow and spoke.

”You actually dodged?”

”You knew I was nearby.” Zhu Ju frowned.

”That’s impossible!”

The concealing power of the Four Symbols Star Ban is incredibly potent. Combined with the Human Immortal Martial Arts Secret Technique, not even a Golden Core Grandmaster would necessarily be able to detect his presence.

The Yin Yang Elder,

should have had no chance!

”Heh heh... Hee hee...”

The Yin Yang Elder laughed strangely, his voice alternating between a sinister male tone and a coquettish female giggle. It was utterly bizarre.

”Your Method for concealing your aura is indeed impressive, but it’s not quite enough to ambush us.”

’Us?’

A flicker of realization appeared in Zhu Ju’s eyes.

”So you’re a case of Dual Lives in One Body!”

”Hm?”

The Yin Yang Elder looked surprised.

”You’ve heard of Dual Lives in One Body?”

He shifted his body, and the black robes on his back quietly turned white. His long hair parted to the sides, revealing a feminine face with delicate features on the back of his head, which looked over with a faint, smiling pout.

”That’s right!”

”Not only are we Dual Lives in One Body, we even share a single head. Isn’t it wonderful?”

Zhu Ju’s eyes narrowed.

’No wonder he was able to discover me and even lay a trap in advance. The Yin Yang Elder can see behind himself.’

’Having eyes in the back of your head is actually a real thing.’

”I’ve long heard that the Yin Yang Lineage of the Joyful Sect is extremely strict in accepting disciples, making it the rarest of the three great legacies. So that’s the reason!”

Conjoined twins, whether among Mortals or in Cultivation Clans, are the rarest of the rare.

A ’monster’ with two faces on one head would likely be abandoned at birth.

It’s a miracle they survive at all, let alone embark on the path of Cultivation. Those who do are pitifully few.

”You seem to know a lot about the Joyful Sect.”

The Yin Yang Elder’s voice was strange.

”I’ve never seen you before, so why do you feel somewhat familiar? Have you, perhaps, changed your appearance?”

The sense of familiarity without recognition meant it was highly likely the man had altered his face.

”Heh...” Zhu Ju shook his head, and with a slight shrug of his shoulders, the Wind and Thunder Blade Wings slowly unfurled behind him.

”Enough talk. Allow me to experience the methods of the Joyful Sect’s ’Yin Yang Lineage’ for myself.”

”Hee hee...” The Yin Yang Elder’s female face giggled coquettishly.

”The methods of the Joyful Sect aren’t meant to be displayed here, but if you’re willing, that’s fine too.”

”I can have a little exchange with you.”

”And there’s that Female Cultivator from the Hundred Flowers Sect on the ground. Fellow Daoist, you must know her. Why don’t we all... together?”

She swayed her body, and a pair of slender, pinkish arms slowly grew from her back. She covered her mouth, giggling endlessly.

”...” Zhu Ju sighed softly.

”Disgusting!”

SWISH!

”CRACKLE!”

As arcs of electricity leaped through the air, more than three hundred Curved Sabers swarmed forward, slashing down toward the Yin Yang Elder.

The Curved Sabers spun, and lightning erupted.

An area of about an acre was instantly enveloped by the Wind and Thunder Blade Wings.

”BOOM!”

Dust and smoke filled the air.

An afterimage appeared about a li away.

Yin Yang Step!

Zhu Ju’s eye twitched, his face growing grave.

”Dual Souls in One Body!”

Of the Joyful Sect’s three great legacies—Forget Love, Yin Yang, and Joyful—the Joyful lineage has the lowest requirements for aptitude.

The Yin Yang Sect doesn’t have high aptitude requirements, but its demands on one’s physical constitution are special, which is why this lineage has always had few successors.

As for the Forget Love lineage...

it is the most peculiar. No one can ever say for sure who is suitable for it.

The Yin Yang Lineage’s requirements for aptitude and Talent are also divided into different levels.

The lowest level is for those born with both male and female characteristics, who can begin Entry Level Cultivation.

Zhu Ju had killed such a person when he escaped from Wind Moon Valley.

A level higher is the ’Dual Lives in One Body’ condition.

Two people sharing one body, commonly known as conjoined twins. Such people are relatively suited for cultivating the Yin Yang Technique.

The most exceptional, however, are those with Dual Souls in One Body.

These souls are not ordinary souls, but opposing Yin and Yang Primordial Spirits, which only an extremely small fraction of those with Dual Lives in One Body possess.

The Yin Yang Elder was clearly one of them.

Because their Primordial Spirits are special, they can cultivate certain unique Secret Techniques, and their strength far surpasses their peers.

Yin Yang Step is one such Cultivation Technique.

It uses the profound power of repulsion and attraction between the two Yin-Yang souls to achieve a Yin-Yang circulation effect.

If they can form a Golden Core, Yin Yang Step can even tap into the mysteries of space, allowing for Instant Teleportation through the void.

”Hmm...”

The Yin Yang Elder’s expression was grave.

”How do you know about Dual Souls in One Body?”

Such a secret, even within the Joyful Sect, is something only Core True Disciples are qualified to know.

’How does he know?’

”Now I’m truly curious. Who exactly are you?”

He whispered, and a circle formed from Yin Yang Qi quietly appeared before him.

One circle after another appeared.

Some expanded to a zhang wide, while others collapsed into a single point, fully displaying the mysteries of Yin Yang Transformation.

Upon closer inspection,

one could see the two Flying Swords weaving and darting through them.

”Take this sword!”

With a low shout, the vortexes suddenly expanded, instantly covering an area several li wide and enveloping Zhu Ju within.

”VMMM...”

”CRACKLE!”

The Wind and Thunder Blade Wings trembled in unison. More than three hundred Curved Sabers surged upward against the tide, rushing out in all directions.

Zhu Ju’s formidable Divine Soul Power allowed him to precisely control the more than three hundred Curved Sabers, guiding them along a mysterious path.

”BOOM!”

The sound of the collision echoed in all directions.

Zhu Ju’s body shuddered, and his brows knitted tightly.

His Wind and Thunder Blade Wings were far inferior to his opponent’s Yin Yang Dual Swords. If he hadn’t spent the past several days honing his skill in Controlling Objects through the Broken Sword Intent, his defenses would have likely collapsed from a single clash.

But even so, he was at a complete disadvantage.

The Yin Yang Elder used the White Sword to suppress the Wind and Thunder Blade Wings, while the Black Sword flashed, streaking toward Zhu Ju to kill him.

”SWISH!”

Zhu Ju raised his hand.

A Long Banner appeared before him.

The Garrison Wind and Thunder Banner!