It Turns Out, They Are the Protagonists
Chapter 506: A Nascent Soul Realm’s Innate Celestial Furnace

According to the Princess, if she willed it, she could allow the first person she was intimate with to communicate with the Great Dao.

As for the duration of the communication…that depended on the Spiritual Energy flowing within their body.

The Spiritual Energy referred to here wasn’t Mu Zhian’s own, but the Spiritual Energy the Princess gave him.

The more of the Princess’s Spiritual Energy within Mu Zhian’s cauldron, the longer he could communicate with the Great Dao…and the higher the probability of comprehending the Great Dao during Soul Transformation.

“I’m fine, don’t worry…you can go attend to your duties.”

After speaking to the Great Peng Emperor outside in a gentle and calm voice, the Princess silently added in her heart: I’m about to get busy myself.

The Great Peng Emperor clearly didn’t overthink it. Still reveling in tonight’s banquet, he chuckled heartily, “In that case, I’ll return to the palace. Take care, my beloved consort.”

The Princess gazed at Mu Zhian with affectionate eyes and said softly, “Mmm~ I will.”

Sensing the Great Peng Emperor’s aura gradually fading away, Mu Zhian finally sighed with relief inwardly.

The Princess nestled in his arms, a playful smile in her gentle eyes.

Then, she asked in a soft, melodious voice, “Exciting, wasn’t it?”

“Next time, could you give me a heads-up?” Mu Zhian complained helplessly.

Mu Zhian had been completely absorbed in the awe of the Great Dao and hadn’t expected the Great Peng Emperor to come looking for the Princess right after the banquet ended… If he had been even slightly prepared, he wouldn’t be in this situation.

At worst, he could have retreated into the Heavenly Court with his spiritual sense, making him undetectable to the Great Peng Emperor.

But just now…he was completely unprepared. They were separated from the Great Peng Emperor by only a single door, and he was holding the Princess in his arms.

The Princess clearly knew about the Great Peng Emperor’s arrival in advance, but she didn’t mind and didn’t warn Mu Zhian.

“He wouldn’t casually scan my room with his spiritual sense, don’t worry.”

“The Great Peng Emperor still has that much basic courtesy.”

The Princess caressed Mu Zhian’s face, a gentle smile playing on her lips, “And since you were worried about being discovered by him, you shouldn’t have been so intimate with me earlier, right?”

She tilted her head slightly, looked at Mu Zhian, and said softly, “Being with me… you might have to live like this, constantly on edge, every day.”

After all, in the eyes of the Cloud Province cultivators, the Princess was the Great Peng Emperor’s wife. Therefore, her affair with Mu Zhian couldn’t be made public.

Mu Zhian clearly understood this and murmured to himself, “If our affair is exposed, will it cause internal strife in Cloud Province?”

In a sense, his relationship with Yao Meng was similar.

Although their wedding that day in the Holy King City wasn’t real, in the eyes of the Nine Provinces cultivators, they were indeed married… Only the higher-ups in the Nine Provinces knew that their wedding was a ruse, a scheme for the Jade Empress’s Transcendence.

The Princess and the Great Peng Emperor, this superficial couple, had to maintain their relationship to avoid causing unrest in Cloud Province.

Mu Zhian quickly dismissed these trivial matters, wrapped his arm around the Princess’s soft and slender waist, and whispered, “I am indeed worried about our relationship being discovered… but that’s because I’m worried about Your Highness’s reputation being damaged.”

“As for me, I wouldn’t be willing to leave Your Highness.”

The Princess narrowed her beautiful eyes slightly, seemingly enjoying his words.

Although she knew Mu Zhian was just sweet-talking, it still made her heart flutter…

After all, although she was being intimate with Mu Zhian behind the Great Peng Emperor’s back… wasn’t Mu Zhian also doing the same to the Jade Empress?

Or rather, Mu Zhian was actually taking a greater risk.

With the Jade Empress’s domineering personality, the Princess didn’t believe she would remain indifferent after learning about his intimacy with her.

Yet even so, Mu Zhian was still captivated by her charm, willing to take this risk~

Thinking of this, the Princess looked at the young man’s delicate and handsome face, sensing the affection in his eyes, a soft spot in her heart touched, her body seemingly melting in his embrace.

The Princess gently placed her slender hand on Mu Zhian’s shoulder, raised her moist, passionate eyes, and whispered, “Although I can’t be with you openly right now… I will compensate you.”

“What do you take me for? Just being with you is enough, compensation isn’t important!”

Mu Zhian gazed at the mature woman, as alluring as a peach, and whispered, “But I’m still a bit curious, what does Sister plan to do?”

The Princess couldn’t help but give Mu Zhian a seductive look.

After all this talk, he still wanted ‘compensation’?

But that made sense. After all, she was the one who brought up ‘compensation’, so it was natural for Mu Zhian to overthink it.

“Before I send you back to Yu State, you can experience communicating with the Great Dao a few more times.”

The Princess wrapped her arms around Mu Zhian’s neck, her beautiful eyes gazing tenderly, “This way, after you reach the peak of Nascent Soul Realm, if you want to comprehend the Great Dao’s laws, your success rate will be higher.”

I understand, so I can increase my favorability with the Great Dao now. When I reach the peak of Nascent Soul Realm and try to comprehend the Dao Rhyme, the Great Dao might not ‘reject’ me…

“Do I need to enter and exit the Great Dao to communicate with it for a longer time?” Mu Zhian suddenly asked.

The Princess was stunned for a moment, then, realizing what he meant, she couldn’t help but roll her eyes at him.

Then, a shy blush appeared on her face, and she said softly, “It’s not absolutely necessary to enter and exit the Great Dao. If you’re always with me, and like just now… you can naturally sense the Great Dao’s presence.”

“If the Great Peng Emperor finds out, he’ll probably want to kill me, right?” Mu Zhian chuckled self-deprecatingly.

“Not necessarily,” the Princess pouted, disagreeing with Mu Zhian.

“You should know there are two rulers in Cloud Province, right?”

Mu Zhian knew this. Although the Great Peng Emperor was the ruler of Cloud Province, the true power was held by both the Princess and him.

“Have you ever thought about why the Great Peng Emperor waited until the banquet ended to come see me, instead of asking me beforehand if I wanted to attend?” The Princess turned slightly, looking towards the main hall of the imperial palace outside the window.

Before Mu Zhian could answer, the Princess continued, “Because he’s afraid of me.”

“These years, the Great Peng Emperor has been obsessed with seeking the secrets of Transcendence and Ascension. The faith and belief of the Cloud Province cultivators lean more towards me. The Great Peng Emperor is afraid that one day, I will completely replace him and become the sole ruler of Cloud Province.”

“The faith of all beings can greatly enhance a cultivator’s combat power. The Great Peng Emperor isn’t willing to let me obtain this power.”

“He just wants me to stay by his side obediently, playing the role of his ‘beloved consort’, helping him comprehend the Great Dao’s laws.”

“Your Highness, you don’t care about the position of Cloud Province ruler, do you?” Mu Zhian frowned slightly. “He’s too wary of you.”

On one hand, wary of the Princess, on the other hand, desiring her… It was precisely because of this that the Princess didn’t have a good impression of male cultivators.

Because most of the cultivators the Princess had met in the past were after her body, which was connected to the Great Dao.

“But you’re different… From the moment I met you, I understood that you don’t care about the Great Dao within my body,” the Princess looked up, gazing tenderly into Mu Zhian’s eyes.

“You simply like me for who I am.”

“But I had impure motives towards you at that time…” The Princess’s eyes dimmed slightly as she spoke.

“I’m sorry…”

If one had to say when the Princess started caring about Mu Zhian, it was when she learned about his Innate Celestial Furnace.

However, at that time, she could still suppress her feelings and resist the temptation of the Heavenly Court Spiritual Energy.

But since Mu Zhian’s confession earlier, the Princess realized that perhaps there was no need for her to suppress her feelings and impulses from the start.

She had figured it out.

Her close friend, the Empress of Yu State, could be intimate with the Jade Empress’s Dao Companion…

Naturally, she should be able to as well.

Mu Zhian gently placed his hand on the Princess’s delicate and beautiful face and said softly, “Actually, I also had impure motives towards you from the start. If I have to say, I’m the one who should apologize.”

The Princess was stunned. She didn’t expect Mu Zhian to have his own motives for approaching her.

Then, Mu Zhian whispered, “I’ve had feelings for you from the very beginning… Your Highness might not believe in love at first sight, but I can swear to the Great Dao, I truly liked you from the start.”

Rumble…

The Great Dao responded faintly, the rumbling sound as if wanting to shatter the heavens, even making the Great Peng Emperor, who had just left the Princess’s palace, look up slightly and frown.

“It seems someone in the palace is making an oath, causing the Great Dao to resonate,” the attendant beside him guessed.

The Great Peng Emperor hummed softly in agreement, then said, “Report to me immediately if there’s any news from the Princess these next two days.”

The main reason the Great Peng Emperor didn’t invite the Princess to the banquet earlier was to weaken her influence in the court and win over the ministers’ hearts.

This matter would definitely reach the Princess’s ears, and perhaps his beloved consort would be displeased.

However, similar things had happened before. She would probably just swallow her anger like she always did.

The attendant lowered his head slightly and said respectfully, “Yes.”

“Do you often make oaths? The Great Dao seemed somewhat displeased with you just now.”

Hearing the rumbling sound from the Great Dao, a gentle smile bloomed on the Princess’s beautiful face as she leaned her forehead against Mu Zhian’s chest.

“Even if I often make oaths, I rarely make this kind of oath, but you’re an exception,” Mu Zhian shook his head.

Hearing this, the Princess wasn’t happy at all, but frowned slightly and said in a low voice, “That sounds like you think I’m troublesome, so you just made an oath to appease me.”

Mu Zhian gently shook his head, “I just think Your Highness is a woman who lacks a sense of security, so if this can reassure you, I’m willing to make this oath.”

The Princess was stunned, staring at Mu Zhian, not expecting someone to be so considerate of her, to such an extent…

Her gaze gradually softened, her body melting in Mu Zhian’s embrace, letting him hold her, enjoying this forbidden pleasure.

After an unknown amount of time, the Princess felt the Heavenly Court Spiritual Energy flowing within her cauldron, her heart racing.

She had been deeply interested in Heavenly Court Spiritual Energy since Mu Zhian gave her the Minor Rejuvenation Pill earlier.

But at that time, she still had to consider her status and maintain a reserved demeanor.

And now… there was no need.

“Mu Lang… can I call you that?”

The Princess looked up and asked shyly.

Just a simple address, but it made Mu Zhian’s heart race inexplicably. He looked at the beauty in his arms and nodded gently.

“Mu Lang… do you want to connect with the Great Dao again?” The Princess raised her moist, beautiful eyes, gazing softly at Mu Zhian.

However, this time, Mu Zhian didn’t answer, but gently stroked her hair and asked softly, “Do you want me to connect with the Great Dao?”

As if knowing what Mu Zhian was thinking, the Princess hummed softly in agreement, her voice shy and sweet.

She paused slightly, a captivating smile in her eyes, and whispered, “I want Mu Lang, behind my husband’s back, to fully experience the Great Dao’s laws.”

Night in Cloud Province was daytime in the Eastern Continent.

Deep within the Jade Pool Holy Land was a divine spring, emitting a brilliant rosy light, its aura extraordinary.

A fairy in a green dress sat beside the divine spring, her jade-white feet immersed in the cool water, swinging her tender white feet.

Yao Meng toyed with a strand of hair, holding a palm-sized bronze mirror, silently watching the scene of her husband embracing the Princess of Cloud Province, and couldn’t help but pout slightly.

Thinking about it now, it was quite amusing. Not long ago, when the Princess met her, she was still arguing with her, even disdainful of her marriage with Mu Zhian…

But now?

Behind her back, secretly being intimate with the young man she previously looked down upon.

Yao Meng looked at the young man in the bronze mirror, secretly being intimate with the Princess behind the Great Peng Emperor’s back, then her gaze quickly fell on the Princess’s shy expression.

A playful smile quickly appeared on Yao Meng’s face, and she silently took out a Shadow Stone.

Then, she put both the Shadow Stone and the bronze mirror into her sleeve.

She wondered what kind of expression that proud Princess would have if she took out today’s ‘evidence’ when arguing with her in the future.

Thinking of this, a playful smile appeared in Yao Meng’s eyes.

“Holy Maiden!”

Just then, a female disciple’s clear and pleasant voice came from outside the divine spring.

After a while, the Jade Pool disciple came to Yao Meng’s side and said respectfully, “The Forbidden Zone imperial daughter has sent someone to deliver the Reincarnation Water to the Jade Pool Holy Land. She asked this disciple to ask you if you need any other medicinal herbs.”

“There’s no need for other herbs, just reply and thank her for me.”

Yao Meng took the jade bottle containing Reincarnation Water from the disciple, then took out the Netherworld Lotus she had obtained from the Northern Frontier’s Underworld not long ago.

After dismissing the disciple, a beautiful woman with a full figure and a golden hair ornament came to Yao Meng’s side and said, “What is Holy Maiden thinking about?”

Yao Meng looked up in the direction of Yu State and said faintly, “I’m just thinking, at Nascent Soul Realm, his Innate Celestial Furnace is already close to Dao Integration Realm, and even the Spirit Dragon’s shielding technique can barely contain it… If he reaches Soul Transformation, the shielding technique the Spirit Dragon cast on his Innate Celestial Furnace will probably be completely undone, right?”

“By then… how many people do you think will discover the secret of the Innate Celestial Furnace?”

The Jade Pool Holy Mother was clearly stunned: “Holy Maiden means… if Mu Zhian breaks through the shackles of Nascent Soul and successfully reaches Soul Transformation, the secret of his Innate Celestial Furnace might not be hidden anymore?”

Yao Meng quietly gazed at the Jade Pool Holy Mother and smiled brightly: “Not might, but definitely.”

The reason Mu Zhian could wander before so many great powers without his Innate Celestial Furnace being discovered was largely due to the Words Manifest Reality technique the Spirit Dragon cast on his Innate Celestial Furnace earlier.

But the Spirit Dragon was at Dao Integration Realm. Once Mu Zhian reached Soul Transformation, his Innate Celestial Furnace would be infinitely close to a Transcendence Realm cauldron… The Spirit Dragon’s Words Manifest Reality naturally couldn’t shield it anymore.

The cultivators of the Nine Provinces might not be able to detect it, but those great powers, even the ancient beings in the forbidden lands… they would probably sense it immediately.

Yao Meng put the Reincarnation Water and the Netherworld Lotus into her storage ring. Despite the seriousness and trouble of this matter, a charming smile appeared on her face, and she said softly:

“If I guessed correctly, true chaos will soon descend.”

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