The child smiled slightly at him, then turned into a wisp of green smoke and entered his sea of consciousness at an extremely fast speed.
"It really is the bloodline of a sacred beast, hehe, I have finally found a good body to go out."
The spirit of the secret realm sighed at his good fortune. Ever since he was born and developed self-awareness in this Dragon and Phoenix Realm, he had wanted to leave this place more and more as time went by.
But how can the spirit of the secret realm leave the place where it was born?
So he came up with a solution.
That is to let outside beings come in, and he will choose the one with the best aptitude to possess. Once successful, he can take over the other person's identity and roam freely in the world.
A hundred years ago, he sensed the sacrifice of the phoenix blood and managed to find an exit from this faint sensation. He pretended to be found by the human race and waited for the opportunity to open it.
Unfortunately, although the first few people who arrived had high cultivation levels, their Dao hearts were damaged, which affected their excellent aptitude.
After witnessing their actions, the spirit of the secret realm, knowing that many more people would be entering, began to wait patiently.
Although it was a bit unexpected when it was actually opened, the first thing to enter was a sacred beast bloodline, and it was a newly awakened cub. How could he not be happy?
Before he could even make a move, another golden dragon flew in, heading straight for the person from before. To be on the safe side, he dragged the other into the dark space, intending to wait until his consciousness was slumbering in the darkness before making his move. However, he hadn't expected the other to awaken so quickly.
Not only did she wake up so quickly, but she also became aware of her own existence.
Left with no other choice, the spirit of the secret realm could only try to calm him down first, then lead him to find several places where artificial demon seeds were stored, and even led him to the remains of the ancestral dragon, in order to buy time.
To his utter surprise, just as he was about to make his move, the Golden Dragon found the divine beast's bloodline in time.
In the end, he had no choice but to conceal the bloodline of the sacred beast within Yama, patiently waiting for the right moment, all for this very moment.
The moment the spirit of the secret realm invaded his sea of consciousness, Fu Mingxu finally couldn't hold back his words and the Tai'a sword in his hand fell to the ground like scrap metal, making a loud "clang" that seemed to echo clearly in the silent blood-red space.
His face turned an unnatural red, and the pain in his ankle, combined with the pain in his eyes and brows, made his suffering palpable.
The moment the ancestral dragon scales fell, Yama felt as if Mount Tai was pressing down on his back, his surging demonic energy receding, and his demonic body prostrate on the ground.
Han Tao turned around when he heard the voice behind him and saw Fu Mingxu curled up on the ground, his whole body trembling.
"What's wrong with you?" He appeared beside him in an instant, scooped the person up from the ground, and forgot to treat the wound on his own cheek. His calm expression crumbled. "Mingxu, what's wrong with you?"
Enveloped in a familiar and safe aura, Fu Mingxu barely managed to open his eyes.
He couldn't utter a single word; only the pupils of his eyes shifted between pale blue and crimson, a chilling sight.
Dragon Flame and Mirror Spirit emerged from his dantian. Mirror Spirit bounced around on Fu Mingxu's shoulder, looking very anxious.
Han Tao couldn't understand the Mirror Spirit's meaning. He summoned the dragon flame within his body, and then the two dragon flames of different sizes merged together. He and Fu Mingxu in his arms trembled at the same time, instantly realizing the situation of the person in his arms.
"Spirit of the Secret Realm!" Han Tao's eyes surged with rage, wishing he could kill it with his own hands!
However, the Mirror Spirit, making a last-ditch effort, clearly wouldn't give up on possessing a body because of his anger; instead, it accelerated its pace of possession.
Fu Mingxu felt as if his sea of consciousness was about to crack, and his soul was about to be torn apart. In his sea of consciousness, he clearly saw a small figure rushing towards him. His subconscious dodge only provoked the small figure to attack even faster.
Even though he has the bloodline of a sacred beast, he has only recently awakened his powers. How could he possibly be a match for the spirit of the secret realm, which has been plotting for thousands of years?
The fact that he could hold out for so long without the spirit of the secret realm biting off a single bite of his soul in his sea of consciousness was enough to make the other party extremely anxious.
Fu Mingxu had a splitting headache, and with his soul in turmoil, his suppressed period of heightened sensitivity was also surging forth due to the influence of the demon bone chain.
Caught between two attacks, he felt as if he were caught between ice and fire.
Until a cool touch pressed against his forehead, a familiar voice rang in his ear: "Relax, let me enter your mind."
The voice was deep and familiar, and Fu Mingxu instinctively wanted to believe it.
The next moment, his soul was enveloped by a powerful and scorching aura, and he finally couldn't help but tremble and sob.
A note from the author:
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Chapter 54
For a moment, Fu Mingxu felt his entire soul trembling.
The sea of consciousness is an extremely important and private place for cultivators. Apart from possession and soul searching, only the closest people can touch it with their consciousness.
To open one's sea of consciousness to allow another's soul to enter, and to eliminate the sea of consciousness's instinctive rejection of that other person, can only be achieved through the fusion of souls.
In the Cangling Continent, apart from the Medical Cultivation Association cautiously exploring the sea of consciousness of the injured, only Daoist couples can do so.
At first, Fu Mingxu, in a state of mental confusion, followed his instincts and allowed Han Tao's soul to enter. By the time he managed to maintain his senses, it was too late to back out.
The light of their golden and white souls merged, their souls pressed tightly together, indistinguishable from one another.
In the quiet, blood-red space beyond the sea, the two men's foreheads touched, their breaths mingling, and Han Tao held him tightly in his arms.
The spirit of the secret realm trembled upon seeing the golden divine soul and immediately had the thought of fleeing.
But how could Han Tao allow him to come and go as he pleased? With their souls intertwined, the two became one and, without saying a word, simultaneously lunged at the spirit of the secret realm.
The effect of two against one was obvious. In just a few rounds, the spirit of the secret realm was forced to dissipate within the sea of consciousness.
"Without me, you cannot send the Dragon-Phoenix Realm into the void." Feeling its own power constantly dissipating, the spirit of the realm cried out in fear and terror, "If I am gone, you will not be able to leave this realm either."
His voice was so loud that Fu Mingxu felt like a swarm of bees was buzzing in his head, so noisy it gave him a headache.
In the midst of their spiritual communion, his feelings were unsurprisingly conveyed to Han Tao. At the same time, he could even sense the other's tender affection for him.
This love, overflowing from his very soul, was far more intense than the few words of affection he had uttered initially.
Fu Mingxu was so shocked that he fell to the ground.
He was already in a period of heightened emotional sensitivity, making him increasingly perceptive of and yearning for emotions.
At this moment, Han Tao's hidden love enveloped him directly in his soul, causing him to instinctively feel even greater longing.
"Is that so?" Han Tao avoided harming Fu Mingxu's sea of consciousness with every movement. He grabbed Jingling's soul without any mercy, his voice extremely cold, "I don't think so."
Just then, the heat within Fu Mingxu's body was about to surge like a giant wave, and even his sea of consciousness began to turn slightly red.
"Take him out first." The white spirit was surrounded by a captivating aura, an aura that spontaneously arose from their inherited memories when they entered the sensitive period of love, a search for a soulmate.
The golden divine soul was tainted by the aura, and Han Tao felt his own soul ripple, making him unwilling to leave.
However, he also did not want to leave the spirit of the secret realm here, so he had to wait until Fu Mingxu relaxed his mind again and then take the spirit of the realm out.
The crimson space was completely silent, save for Fu Mingxu's barely audible sobs. His sea of consciousness, finally free of threat, returned to its usual tranquility.
His hand gripped the black shirt's lapel, tightening and loosening repeatedly, as he nestled in the other's arms, his shoulders trembling slightly.
Their foreheads were still touching. After Han Tao's soul returned to its place, he could see his trembling eyelashes casting two beautiful fan-shaped shadows on his lower eyelids when he lowered his eyes slightly.
Fine beads of sweat glistened on her delicate nose, and her porcelain-white cheeks glowed with the color of red camellias under the morning sun.
The heat rolled in, making his white skin appear radiant and his red skin vibrant, adding to his already moon-like beauty a captivating and alluring charm.
The emotion in Jin's eyes darkened, and Han Tao circulated his spiritual energy, silently lowering his body temperature.
Sure enough, Fu Mingxu tightened his grip on his clothes, let out a comfortable sigh as his red lips parted, and closed his eyes as if he wanted to shrink back a little more.
Han Tao slowly lowered his head, their foreheads touching, their lips just inches apart, only a little lower and they would be able to touch.
He couldn't help but recall the sweetness he had captured on his previous two encounters, and the honey source he hadn't had time to explore further.
Her red lips were glossy, and there were still teeth marks left by Fu Mingxu as he suppressed his clenched teeth.
The spirit in his hand was sealed by dragon energy, Shen Changting beside him was unconscious, and Yama not far away was unaware of the passage of time within the seal.
Their hair intertwined, inseparable, and a faint, refreshing fragrance, like that of grass and trees, wafted into their nostrils, enticing him to draw closer.
Han Tao's Adam's apple bobbed involuntarily as he stared at the teeth marks on the red lips as if bewitched.
Finally, the slightly cool, thin lips covered the teeth marks, still trying to leave their own flavor.
Some things, once started, can't be stopped.
"Mmm." The heat inside his body seemed to open up a channel, and Fu Mingxu instinctively drew in coolness, his hands constantly tightening, yearning for the coolness to keep coming.
But after waiting for a long time, he always felt that coolness lingering on his lips, unable to relieve even a little bit of the heat in his throat.
Fu Mingxu wanted to open his mouth to drink the cool spring water to quench his thirst, so he opened his lips without thinking.
Han Tao, who was engrossed in his activities, suddenly stopped and froze on the spot.
But Fu Mingxu, still dazed, couldn't resist the cool breeze. He tilted his head back and tried to find a cool spot.
The emotions that Han Tao had been trying so hard to suppress finally snapped at this moment, and his self-control, which he was so proud of, crumbled completely.
Those emotions that he had once buried deep in his heart crumbled completely in front of Fu Mingxu.
Plunder, conquest, and acquisition are the very essence deeply ingrained in the blood of the dragon race.
The coolness burst forth in an instant, but before Fu Mingxu could savor it, the coolness gradually intensified, and a scorching heat enveloped him.
It's like what he thought was a glacier actually concealed a volcano ready to erupt at any moment.
Fu Mingxu felt a sharp pain in his waist from being pinched, and he felt like he couldn't breathe. Even the action of clutching his clothes subconsciously turned into pushing.
After a while, he finally managed to regain some clarity and slowly opened his eyes.
In an instant, their eyes met.
His golden eyes churned with a turbulent mix of emotions, the hidden depths of which were chilling.
Their lips met, and Fu Mingxu, startled, couldn't help but bite the source of the trouble.
"Hiss," Han Tao finally let go of him, pinched his chin, and asked in a hoarse voice, "Awake?"
The moment they parted, an intense atmosphere of ambiguity arose, and the surge of his heightened emotional sensitivity left him no time to dwell on what had just happened.
"Take me away from here." Fu Mingxu's legs were weak, and his eyes were red. "Find a waterfall and put me in the space behind the waterfall."
Now, only a secluded, dark environment can give him a sense of security when he is processing things on his own.
Especially when he nestled in her arms and clearly felt something unusual.
Upon hearing the word "waterfall," Han Tao immediately recalled the scene of Fu Mingxu and Li Chixue separated by a waterfall when he was not around.
Dark thoughts swirled in his golden eyes as he grabbed Fu Mingxu's hand and looked directly into his eyes: "What are you going there for?"
Knowing he couldn't hide it anymore, especially since he needed him to cross the waterfall, Fu Mingxu closed his eyes and opened them again, gritting his teeth as he said, "I can't suppress my arousal anymore, I need to find a safe place to take care of it alone."