Chapter 1070: Directly Into the Soul

Snow Song Realm, Ice Phoenix Divine Sect.

For several days after Mu Xuanyin departed for the Flame God Realm, Mu Bingyun had been restless and unable to find peace. She was typically serene and detached, rarely experiencing such disquiet.

On this particular day, she spent nearly half an hour attempting to meditate but couldn't fully compose herself. Suddenly, a sharp, needle-like pain pierced her heart for a moment.

Opening her icy eyes, she gave instructions to Mu Xiaolan, then flew from Ice Phoenix Palace directly to the Ice Phoenix Divine Hall.

Locating Mu Huanzhi, Mu Bingyun asked directly, her crescent eyebrows furrowed with concern, "Grand Elder, does the dimensional array leading to the Flame God Realm still have energy?"

"You wish to go to the Flame God Realm? What has happened?" Mu Huanzhi quickly inquired.

Mu Bingyun frowned. "Ever since the Sect Master departed for the Flame God Realm, I've been uneasy these past few days. Last night, I even had a frightening dream. I'm worried something might have happened to her there."

Mu Huanzhi was startled, then chuckled. "Haha, rest assured, nothing in the Flame God Realm can threaten the Sect Master. She has fought that ancient dragon several times; even if she cannot slay it, she would certainly not be harmed by it. Moreover, the dragon's vital point was injured by the Sect Master a thousand years ago, making it even less of a threat."

Mu Bingyun gently shook her head. "This feeling is unprecedented for me, and it has persisted for days. No... I must go to the Flame God Realm myself."

Mu Huanzhi pondered briefly, then nodded. "If that's the case, then very well. However, the dimensional array to the Flame God Realm hasn't been activated for nearly a thousand years, so its power must have long since dissipated. I will immediately order someone to reinforce the array with profound crystals." After a moment, he continued, "Tomorrow, I will accompany you."

Although he firmly believed that with Mu Xuanyin's strength, nothing could possibly go wrong in the Flame God Realm, Mu Bingyun was her full sister. Such a connection, perhaps a spiritual one, could not be entirely ignored.

Inside the Primordial Profound Ark.

After an unknown number of times he had unleashed himself upon Mu Xuanyin... or more accurately, after Mu Xuanyin had clung to him and vented her desires an unknown number of times, the flame of lust in her beautiful eyes, though seemingly unconscious, yet alluring and hazy, finally began to slowly subside.

This supreme Divine Master, who governed the vast Snow Song Realm and stood at the pinnacle of the entire God Realm, now lay like a delicate maiden long ravaged, trembling and gasping for breath in Yun Che's arms, seemingly on the verge of death, until her alluring eyes finally closed and she lazily fell asleep.

A few lingering, not yet fully dried tear marks adorned the corners of her eyes.

Yun Che gently withdrew from Mu Xuanyin's body. As his rationality fully returned, he froze, completely at a loss.

An exceptionally heavy aura permeated the air. The surrounding withered grass was a mess, as if ravaged by a fierce storm. Mu Xuanyin's long hair was completely disheveled. Her exquisite and enchanting body, more beautiful than any mythical fairy, was covered in glistening beads of sweat, and faint red marks were clearly visible on her snow-white skin.

Yun Che stared blankly, his heart alternately pounding wildly and abruptly stopping, a complete mess.

Things had come to this... He had done it to save Mu Xuanyin's life, but at this moment, he simply could not believe he had actually gone through with it.

What kind of person was Mu Xuanyin? A Divine Master, the human realm closest to godhood. One who achieved Divine Master status was a god among mortals, standing at the pinnacle of the entire Primal Chaos, looking down upon all beings in the vast world. A single word from her could decide the fate of any living being in the Snow Song Realm; she could obliterate an empire with a flick of her finger. Even the strongest individuals in the Flame God Realm would never dare to be presumptuous in her presence.

Given her strength and standing, not only would no one dare to defile her, but even those who harbored slight disrespect were virtually nonexistent.

And he, by contrast, was merely from a lower realm planet, utterly scorned by the God Realm. His profound strength had only just entered the Divine Way, making him a mere speck of dust in the vast God Realm.

His greatest achievement since arriving in the God Realm was becoming her personal disciple.

Yet he had... Mu Xuanyin.

This was absolutely the most insane, most terrifying thing he had ever done in his two lives.

"It's completely over this time," Yun Che muttered to himself. "Master will definitely kill me... If this gets out, everyone in the Snow Song Realm will want to skin me alive and devour me."

Yun Che sat stunned for a long while. Just as he was about to stand up, a violent tremor suddenly erupted in his lower abdomen, followed by an incredibly strong burst of cold energy. In an instant, it spread from inside out, covering his entire body, then rapidly gathered towards his profound veins.

Before Yun Che could react, dense icy mist had already risen from his entire body.

What was this...?

Boom—

It was as if countless hurricanes were stirring within his body. After flowing through his meridians, they all surged madly towards his profound veins. The profound energy in his Evil God Profound Veins spun rapidly like a vortex caught in a hurricane, expanding quickly as it rotated.

The expansion was so vast that Yun Che was first surprised, then terrified.

This was...

It was Master's Ice Phoenix Primordial Yin!!

As soon as he realized this, he instantly knelt on the ground. Without another moment to think, he desperately focused his mind, trying with all his might to guide the rampaging icy energy throughout his body... But the level of this energy was so high that Yun Che was utterly unable to control it. Though it was circulating within his body, it was completely beyond his control, instead spontaneously surging towards his profound veins.

Ordinarily, if an energy so profound that one could not comprehend it entered the body, the consequence would undoubtedly be bodily explosion and death. But this cold energy seemed to be perfectly compatible and integrated with Yun Che's body. Although incredibly potent and formidable, it caused Yun Che no discomfort whatsoever.

In the depths of his profound veins, however, a monstrous storm seemed to be brewing.

When the storm surged to a certain critical point, a muffled roar echoed in the center of his profound veins, reverberating into the depths of his consciousness.

In mere dozens of breaths, his profound energy directly broke through!

Divine Origin Realm Level Three!

Breakthroughs in the Divine Way were extremely difficult. Previously, Yun Che had relied on the power of the Netherfrost Heavenly Lake to break through to Divine Origin Realm Level Two in three months, a speed already considered extremely remarkable in the God Realm.

Yet, under the influence of Mu Xuanyin's Ice Phoenix Primordial Yin, he actually broke through in mere dozens of breaths... and this was just the beginning.

After the breakthrough, the storm raging in his profound veins not only did not subside but became even more violent. The profound energy nebula rapidly spun, condensed, and transformed within the storm...

Divine Origin Realm Level Four...Divine Origin Realm Level Five...Divine Origin Realm Level Six...Divine Origin Realm Level Nine...Divine Origin Realm Level Ten!!

Yun Che's entire mind was stunned, as if in a dream. The unimaginably rapid increase in profound energy left him speechless for a long time.

Less than half an hour ago, he was only at Divine Origin Realm Level Two, having just broken through a few days prior. Yet in the blink of an eye... he had reached the peak of the Divine Origin Realm!

He had done nothing, yet directly crossed eight minor realms!

However, this was still not the end; there was no sign of the profound energy's increase slowing down.

Yun Che's soul trembled violently. He recalled that after he had endured and not taken Mu Feixue's Ice Phoenix Primordial Yin, Mu Xuanyin had told him with charming playfulness that if he could take *her* Ice Phoenix Primordial Yin, he could instantly enter the Divine Spirit Realm overnight.

Could it be that Master's words... were actually true?

Under his incredibly complex state of mind, finally, at a certain moment, his sight, hearing, smell, spiritual sense—all his senses vanished in an instant. He couldn't hear any sounds, nor could he feel his own existence.

The only feeling was the profound energy nebula in his profound veins violently contracting, and contracting further...

Then, it burst apart with a roar.

In the depths of his soul, a roar also echoed, as if even his soul had shattered simultaneously.

His consciousness completely dispersed.

He didn't know how much time had passed before his consciousness quickly regained clarity... and it was exceptionally clear.

Due to his Dragon Soul Domain, which had exhausted all his soul power, he had been unconscious for a period. Upon waking, his consciousness was still extremely fatigued, and it had become even heavier after spending several more hours detoxifying Mu Xuanyin.

But at this moment, there was no longer any heaviness or fatigue. Instead, he felt lighter and clearer than ever before, as if he were bathing in a gentle breeze amidst a bamboo forest, so comfortable he could almost float away.

In his ears, the sounds of the world were clearer. Opening his eyes, he could see dozens of miles away with a single glance. His spiritual sense wasn't intentionally released, yet it seemed to stretch into the very gaps of space, perceiving an entirely different world.

A soul transformation!

The Divine Spirit Realm!!

Within his profound veins, the profound energy nebula had reformed after its explosive burst. It was still nebulous in shape, but now contained countless cotton-like, ethereal threads.

This was a completely new profound realm, a powerful force Yun Che had never experienced before.

"This is... the Divine Spirit Realm?" Yun Che murmured in disbelief.

While the Divine Origin Realm was a physical transformation, the Divine Spirit Realm was a soul transformation. Upon reaching the Divine Spirit Realm, the soul would transform from ordinary to divine. This transformation was extremely apparent for other profound practitioners, leading to a massive increase in spiritual sense, mental strength, and perception. Moreover, souls that had entered the Divine Way would be extremely difficult to search.

But just like with the Divine Origin Realm, because Yun Che's soul had long transcended the mortal body, this change wasn't as significant for him. It merely made his mental strength even stronger, rather than a "transcendent" transformation across levels.

After a long period of stunned silence, he was startled to realize that Mu Xuanyin's Primordial Yin energy was still circulating within him, causing his profound energy to rapidly increase.

It's... it's not over yet!?

The profound energy nebula, having just entered the Divine Spirit Realm, continued to grow in his shock. However, breakthroughs in the Divine Spirit Realm were naturally much more difficult than in the Divine Origin Realm. The profound energy's increase slowed by several times, but there was no sign of it stopping. Slowly... it touched another boundary.

Buzz—

Divine Spirit Realm Level Two!

The icy aura still lingered on his body, but his profound energy finally settled down.

Yun Che opened his eyes and slowly stood up. He stared blankly at his hands, feeling the powerful, newfound strength, lost in thought for a long time.

The entire process, perhaps less than an hour, had caused his profound energy to surge by more than tenfold.

Divine Spirit Realm... I'm actually already in the Divine Spirit Realm!!?

This dream-like leap came from Mu Xuanyin's Ice Phoenix Primordial Yin.

The consequence for an Ice Phoenix woman losing her Ice Phoenix Primordial Yin would be a significant decrease in talent, and her future cultivation progress would be far weaker than before.

Although he was compelled to do it to save Mu Xuanyin's life, he had nevertheless gained enormous benefits, while Mu Xuanyin, on the other hand...

"Divine Spirit Realm... In one go, I've taken such a huge step closer to the Divine Tribulation Realm," Yun Che muttered to himself. What was once a distant dream suddenly felt a thousand miles closer.

But what good was that? Once Mu Xuanyin woke up, he certainly wouldn't be able to live... even if she knew he had done it to save her.

What should he do...? What on earth should he do?

Originally, he should have been ecstatic. But now, there was mostly fear and inner turmoil.

"Mmm..."

A soft moan, like a gentle breeze, reached his ears, startling Yun Che greatly. He quickly looked at Mu Xuanyin, finding that her beautiful eyes had indeed slightly opened. Her gaze was hazy with a watery mist, captivatingly beautiful, and an unnatural flush adorned her face.

Yun Che quickly stepped forward and placed his hand over her chest... A soft, burning sensation immediately came from his hand. Although much weaker than at first, it was still an abnormal temperature.

"It seems it's still not completely resolved," Yun Che muttered softly to himself, swallowing hard. "Then, I'll just have to keep working at it..."