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"Master, did I hear you right? You want me to cultivate with you? You're male and I'm female, that's not good. You should cultivate with Black Abyss instead." Little Fei shook her head vigorously while licking her paw.
"Black Abyss can cultivate with Chuxiong, and I can cultivate with you. That way, the four of us can form two teams," Li Hong said.
Black Abyss immediately expressed dissatisfaction. "No way! Why should I team up with Chuxiong? I'd rather team up with you."
Li Hong scratched his head in frustration.
To others, Little Fei appeared to be a cute little cat, but only he knew how perverse this 'little cat' was, even more so than Black Abyss, the true Divine Dragon. Moreover, Little Fei had truly recognized him as her master, making her the most suitable partner for him. Black Abyss was perfectly matched with Chuxiong. This arrangement would create two incredibly strong combinations.
However, it seemed that Li Hong was usually too easygoing, as Little Fei was the first to shake her head vigorously, followed by Black Abyss who also expressed great displeasure. Li Hong was at a loss for words.
Chuxiong scratched his head and said, "Big Brother, it has to be voluntary for the divine beasts. Right now, neither Black Abyss nor Little Fei is willing. What should we do?"
"It has to happen whether they like it or not! It's decided! Little Fei, come here! Black Abyss, shrink down and stick close to Chuxiong! What are you all laughing about at a time like this? If we succeed in cultivating together, when I ascend, Little Fei will ascend with me. The same goes for Chuxiong! It will only benefit you; there’s no downside. Do you really want to live a long and mundane life in the mortal realm and then wait for Tribulation to scatter and kill you before starting over? I command you to come here quickly!" Li Hong shouted firmly.
Little Fei listened, her emerald eyes spinning as she muttered after a while, "Then I'll be tied to you for life without any freedom; that sounds really boring."
"Don't worry. Look at Xuan Xuzi's white tiger; if it doesn't fight, it can do whatever it wants as long as it stays nearby. Aren't you doing the same thing now?" Li Hong said patiently.
In truth, Li Hong understood very well that cultivating together was indeed unfair for divine beasts. Although he didn't know the specific principles yet, one thing was clear: it involved mutual borrowing of strength between human and beast. It was often hard to say who benefited more—whether the human borrowed more from the beast or vice versa. For instance, Li Hong didn't think he could defeat Little Fei in a fight; this meant that in a real battle, he would definitely be borrowing more strength from her. Divine beasts inherently possessed immense combat power; their only shortcoming was lacking the various magical techniques that humans had access to. They mostly relied on their innate cultivation levels. If he could merge his cultivation with Little Fei's, Li Hong would be able to use various energy-consuming Divination Techniques without worrying about depleting his spiritual energy for a long time—this would certainly benefit him. With this advantage, he could even stand a chance against Yandao Demon Lord. This was why Li Hong needed to cultivate with Little Fei; the same principle applied to Black Abyss and Chuxiong.
"Alright then, I agree," Little Fei finally nodded.
Seeing that Little Fei had agreed, Black Abyss immediately calmed down and said, "Okay, let's give it a try. However, I feel like my aura conflicts a bit with Chuxiong's; it might not work out."
This statement held some truth. Chuxiong had previously practiced the Li Fire Scripture, focusing on cultivating the Li Fire Aura; although he had switched to the Threefold Six Crossing Ten Thousand Source Technique now and gained some unknown spiritual energy in his body, he still retained some Fire Spirit energy. On the other hand, Black Abyss was a water-element Divine Dragon; water and fire are incompatible, which indeed posed a challenge. If Black Abyss teamed up with Li Hong instead, there wouldn't be such concerns since Li Hong had balanced attributes that could accommodate all five elements.
Thinking of this, Li Hong suddenly had a realization. Perhaps what Xuan Xuzi emphasized about the uncertainty of success referred to this reason. The Black Abyss was clearly a water-type Divine Dragon, while he, in the eyes of all the other Immortal Sect factions, was naturally practicing the Li Fire Scripture and Li Fire Aura. The conflict between water and fire was likely the reason Xuan Xuzi believed success would be difficult.
Li Hong then asked Chuxiong, "Can you convert the Li Fire Spirit power into that unknown spiritual power of your newly cultivated Threefold Six Crossing Ten Thousand Source Technique?"
Chuxiong nodded, "That's not a problem. However, because I have been practicing the Li Fire Scripture since childhood, even though I have been cultivating the Threefold Six Crossing Ten Thousand Source Technique without switching to the Li Fire Scripture mindset, the Li Fire Aura still automatically flows into my body. So during that period of seclusion, I mostly transmuted the Li Fire Spirit power. Even if I convert it now, it will still automatically generate Li Fire Spirit power after a while. Will this cause any trouble in the future?"
Li Hong understood Chuxiong's situation and pondered, "In any case, you should first convert the Li Fire Spirit power into the spiritual power of the Threefold Six Crossing Ten Thousand Source Technique, trying to avoid any conflict with Black Abyss's attributes. Once the joint cultivation is successful, you can release Black Abyss for your individual conversion later; that way, he won't feel uncomfortable."
"That makes sense!" Chuxiong nodded repeatedly.
As for Li Hong himself, with the balance of the five elements, even though he still had not figured out what kind of physique or divine beast Little Fei was, he was confident there would be no conflict.
After discussing their plans, the two of them and their beasts split into two groups and slowly walked into the cave. Before entering, Li Hong waved his hand and cast a high-level Fire Shield to completely isolate the cave from the outside world.
In the blazing firelight, everything inside the cave came into view.
It was a spacious stone chamber with nothing but a high platform in the center. The platform was quite ordinary—made of blue stone and square-shaped—nothing else was present.
They couldn't see where the joint cultivation technique was located.
Chuxiong began to feel puzzled. Li Hong was initially surprised as well, but soon after, he sensed that there was indeed something in this cave; it was on the high platform.
Li Hong said, "I'll go first."
Holding Little Fei, he jumped onto the high platform. Little Fei rolled its eyes and tried to struggle, but Li Hong shouted, "Don't move; sit still." He pressed Little Fei down opposite him and sat cross-legged in the center of the high platform.
Time slowly passed.
Below Chuxiong, there was a myriad of confusion, but suddenly, a wisp of ethereal light appeared on the high platform, slowly circling around Li Hong and Little Fei. This wisp of light was a dim yellow, resembling a warm sphere of light, seemingly carrying the tremors of a soul. Moments later, the light sphere suddenly merged into Li Hong's Baihui point.
Li Hong shuddered all over, his body began to tremble, and his complexion fluctuated between blue, red, and white. After about ten breaths, Li Hong suddenly opened his eyes and shouted at Little Fei across from him: "Get ready! I will cast three hundred twenty-four spiritual formulas into your body. You must not move!"
Li Hong had already understood that the technique discovered by Kunlun Senior was sealed within this wisp of light. It was somewhat similar to the technique inheritance of the Nine Li Sect, but it carried the personal soul imprint of that senior, and the soul imprint was separately extracted and sealed here, showcasing remarkable skill.
After the soul light entered Li Hong's Baihui point, he instantly comprehended many things—all spiritual formulas—three hundred twenty-four in total. But this was only the first step.
In an instant, Li Hong's ten fingers danced like lotus flowers as he began to cast one spiritual formula after another. Streams of colorful golden light continuously entered Little Fei's body. Little Fei's body shook violently as her Divine Consciousness cried out: "I can't move!"
"That's right! Don't move! Endure it!"
As the spiritual formulas entered Little Fei's body one after another, her form began to change. Gradually, four golden wings extended from her back again, her size increasing, and terrifying sharp spikes glimmering with golden light protruded from her claws. This began to reveal Little Fei's true appearance. However, it was evident that Little Fei was in great distress. Bound by the spiritual formulas, she could not move at all; her green eyes darted around in their sockets, clearly filled with uncontrollable panic.
Little Fei was indeed suffering greatly; she realized that all her power had been sealed and compressed into a small point. Moreover, an increasingly deep pulling force penetrated into her soul, as if her entire soul was being drawn out along with her power.
After completing three hundred twenty-four spiritual formulas with great difficulty, Li Hong was drenched in sweat. Casting so many formulas in such a short time was a significant test for him as well. Fortunately, Li Hong often practiced artifact refining with his master Yue Changzi, making him quite familiar with casting techniques and spatial formations; this allowed him to barely pass.
Next came the second step from that light sphere: extracting Little Fei's soul and merging it with his own.
Li Hong lowered his head to carefully comprehend the technique. After a while, he shouted: "Settle!"
A thread of iridescent spiritual energy shot from Li Hong's fingertip and precisely struck the center of Little Fei's forehead. Immediately, pain flashed across Little Fei's face; suddenly, she struggled violently. Li Hong felt the force trying to break free from across from him growing stronger. Moments later, with a soft pop, this Colorful Light Thread was actually snapped apart.
Little Fei let out a loud cry and flew away, hiding behind Chuxiong, exclaiming: "No! It's too painful! I can't do it anymore! I'm done!"
The joint cultivation failed.
The Colorful Light Thread connected to Li Hong's own soul snapped, causing him to involuntarily spit out a mouthful of heart's blood. This blood shimmered with a golden hue, appearing like molten gold when viewed from the side.
It hurt! Li Hong felt an extreme pain! It was an indescribable agony, as if his soul had been struck with a powerful punch or his heart had been slashed with a knife.
Li Hong jumped down from the high platform, and the dim yellow spiritual light immediately floated out from the top of his head, disappearing above the platform.
Gasping for breath, Li Hong's face turned pale as he quickly swallowed a large handful of Supreme Celestial Stones, disregarding any conversation with Chuxiong and hurriedly sat cross-legged to recover.
After an unknown amount of time, Li Hong opened his eyes and exhaled a heavy breath, saying dejectedly, "I failed."
"I'm sorry, Master, but this Divination Technique intertwines your soul with mine. If you die, I will die too. From now on, our lives are intertwined. Master, I really don't like this; please don't force me," Little Fei said pitifully, peeking out from behind Chuxiong with a small head the size of a palm.
Chuxiong glanced at Black Abyss and swallowed hard, asking dryly, "What about me? Should I still try?"
Black Abyss shook its head vigorously while squatting on Chuxiong's head and spoke human words: "No way! Even Little Fei is suffering terribly at such a high cultivation level; it's just too terrifying! I refuse! Besides, my lifespan is much longer than yours, Chuxiong. Why should I accompany you to death? Absolutely not!"
Li Hong exchanged glances with Chuxiong and couldn't help but smile bitterly. It seemed that this combined cultivation technique was indeed not something that could be easily mastered. It was laughable that he once thought he had stumbled upon a great opportunity.
"Brother, have you forgotten about me?"
Suddenly, a voice echoed in his heart.
Li Hong was taken aback and then filled with joy!
"Brother, we are already two grasshoppers on the same rope; who cares about who! I'm not afraid! Besides, I was just thinking of giving you a big surprise!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Li Hong saw the Crimson Shadow flicker before him, revealing a small Five-Clawed Divine Dragon quietly hovering in front of him.
It was small in size and incredibly beautiful, resembling a miniature dragon. However, Li Hong knew that this was the shrunk form of the Heavenly Torch. Now, the Heavenly Torch had finally absorbed the Fire Separation Pearl completely, its body fully solidified. Though small, it emanated a vast power from the ancient Primordial. Its entire body was covered in dragon scales that seemed to be infused with True Fire from the heavens, releasing endless flames with great might.
Black Abyss exclaimed excitedly, "Li Hong, your predecessor has come out!"
Li Hong looked at the Heavenly Torch, a warm smile appearing on his lips. "Old brother, aren't you regretting this?"
"Why would I be polite with you? Come on!" The Heavenly Torch twisted its body, flipping over with its five claws pointed skyward.
"This posture..." Li Hong scratched his head.
"Hehe, from now on, don't blame me for knowing everything!" The Heavenly Torch made a playful expression, showing no sign of the authority of a Senior Dragon. Black Abyss stared in astonishment, then began jumping around excitedly, looking less like a Divine Dragon and more like a lively little loach.
Li Hong chuckled and jumped onto the high platform with the Heavenly Torch. With a wave of his hand, he cast a high-level Fire Wall symbol. The Fire Wall blazed to life, separating Li Hong and the Heavenly Torch behind it.
"Old brother, it's starting."
"I know, let's go."
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