Chapter 1222: Eating Soft Rice

Over the next fortnight, Zhou Yuan traveled with Yaoyao throughout Hunyuan Heaven. They traversed mountains, entered vast seas, and passed through magnificent cities. They embraced the elements, beheld countless marvels, and sampled various fine wines and delicacies wherever they went.

This type of journey reminded Zhou Yuan of the first time he left the Great Zhou Dynasty, taking Yaoyao and Tun Tun to the Saint Remains Domain. It brought back a flood of memories.

However, the "hellish special training" he had anticipated did not materialize, which both made Zhou Yuan sigh in relief and feel a slight pang of regret. Perhaps Yaoyao was just too shy to admit she simply wanted to enjoy a sweet journey through Hunyuan Heaven with him. As he thought this, Zhou Yuan felt a touch of smugness and secret delight.

Sadly, his little bit of smugness was utterly shattered half a month later.

They were deep within a secluded mountain range. Numerous Genesis Beasts, exuding fierce auras, inhabited the mountains. However, at this moment, all of them had wisely retreated, not daring to emit the slightest roar. All of this was due to the exquisite figure present in the mountains.

At this moment, deep within the mountain, Yaoyao gazed at the mirror-like lake before her, a faint smile gracing her lips. She softly said, "This place is good."

Zhou Yuan, standing nearby, looked on in confusion.

But Yaoyao paid him no mind, simply extending a slender, jade-like finger and gently tapping. The lake began to tremble violently. Then, to Zhou Yuan's astonishment, he saw rolling lava surge from its depths. In a mere moment, the formerly mirror-like lake transformed into a pool of molten lava. Intense heat radiated outwards, causing the air to visibly warp.

The molten lava continuously piled up, while numerous unique materials surged from deep underground, merging with the lava. Gradually, a massive lava cauldron took shape. Inside, it resembled an ocean of molten magma.

Yaoyao continuously flicked her slender, jade-like fingers. The void vibrated as extremely ancient Genesis Runes formed out of thin air, one after another, and then imprinted themselves onto the cauldron. Instantly, the ocean of magma within became extremely turbulent.

Upon seeing this, Zhou Yuan felt a sense of unease, because the magma within the cauldron exuded a dangerous aura, even to him, who had now cultivated the Saint Glazed Body.

"What exactly are we doing?" Zhou Yuan asked cautiously.

A playful glint flickered in Yaoyao's bright eyes. She said, "Did you think the special training I mentioned was just an offhand remark? Also, have you not fully recovered your Sacred Dragon Qi?"

Zhou Yuan thought of Wu Yao, nodded, and replied, "The Wu Yao we met previously in the Great Wu capital, I also fought with her in Hunyuan Heaven and reclaimed the portion of King Wu's Sacred Dragon Qi she had previously seized from us."

"However, I haven't recovered her own portion yet."

Yaoyao's expression grew thoughtful. She said, "That Wu Yao is indeed a stunning woman with an extraordinary temperament. Presumably, no man would be able to lay a hand on her."

She said it casually, but Zhou Yuan detected a hint of danger. He immediately straightened his face and said, "Nonsense! I've never seen a woman more beautiful than you. As for not recovering her portion, initially, it was because the Martial God Grand Exalt of the Martial God Domain intervened. Later, even though I had the chance, I indeed chose not to act."

Zhou Yuan scratched his head. At the end of the Ancient Source Heaven, if he had chosen to act, he could have extracted the Sacred Dragon Qi from Wu Yao's body, but he didn't. He felt that if he had drawn out the Sacred Dragon Qi at that moment, Wu Yao would likely have died on the spot. At that time, they had just finished working together to defeat their common enemy, and it would have been inappropriate for him to suddenly strike. Furthermore, he truly didn't harbor the same hatred for Wu Yao as he did for King Wu and Wu Huang.

He definitely intended to reclaim that portion of Sacred Dragon Qi, but he planned to do so later. He could sense that Wu Yao was gradually becoming less reliant on the Sacred Dragon Qi, as she had chosen to forge her own path. Therefore, reclaiming it was only a matter of time. This also counted as doing the Martial God Grand Exalt a favor, and he believed the latter would likely realize it.

Yaoyao's expression remained calm.

Zhou Yuan looked at her and suddenly chuckled, "Are you jealous?"

He had only been teasing, but to his surprise, after a moment of thought, Yaoyao seriously nodded her head slightly and said, "It seems I am, a little."

Zhou Yuan's mouth slightly agape, he felt a mix of disbelief and inner delight. He chuckled to himself.

Yaoyao continued to manipulate the magma cauldron, saying seemingly casually, "If I'm in a bad mood, the cauldron's formation might go wrong, and it wouldn't be good if someone got burned up then."

Zhou Yuan immediately shivered, and with a bitter expression, he asked, "Then what should I do?"

Yaoyao, still arranging the lava cauldron, tilted her head slightly. She said, "Then say something nice to cheer me up."

Zhou Yuan blinked, a warm smile blossoming in his heart. He stepped closer, facing Yaoyao directly, and gazed into her clear, profound eyes. He said, "Your eyes are truly beautiful. They contain mountains and seas, the sun, moon, and stars... But my eyes are even more beautiful, because they hold you within them."

Zhou Yuan's voice was low and husky, full of magnetism. His tone was imbued with deep affection. In that instant, Zhou Yuan felt a pleasant thrill. However, after he finished speaking, he found Yaoyao still gazing at him with an unperturbed expression, as if to say, 'Is that all?'

Zhou Yuan's smugness instantly turned into apprehension. He wailed inwardly, "My dear lady... is truly too difficult to please!"

So, he could only sigh, saying mournfully, "You might as well just beat me up."

A faint smile finally appeared between Yaoyao's eyebrows, as beautiful as distant mountains. She said, "This is better. What was that just now?"

Zhou Yuan resigned himself to his fate, closing his eyes. He said, "Then go ahead and hit me!" He grumbled inwardly, "It seems my authority as a husband will truly be lacking for a while. But it's fine, I'll endure for now and wait for the day I can turn the tables and be the master!"

As Zhou Yuan was thinking these jumbled thoughts, he felt a waft of faint fragrance. Then, he felt a slight coolness on his lips, as if touching warm jade. He abruptly opened his eyes, gazing at the person before him with a mix of shock and wild delight.

But Yaoyao didn't look at him again; she was focused intently on the forming lava cauldron, continuously imbuing it with ancient Genesis Runes.

Zhou Yuan touched his lips, blinking. He asked, "Did you just kiss me?"

However, Yaoyao didn't respond to him at all.

Zhou Yuan was greatly annoyed. Why had he closed his eyes? Yet, inwardly, he was filled with secret delight. Yaoyao was clearly quite pleased with his earlier sweet talk, but still had to act haughty. She was truly... too cute.

Just then, the lava cauldron suddenly erupted with a rumbling sound. Waves of hot, violent fluctuations continuously spread outwards, causing the Genesis Qi between heaven and earth to boil.

Yaoyao let out a soft breath and said, "You have now entered the Genesis Infant stage, but the Genesis Arts you cultivate are generally not high-grade. The only one that can be considered a Saint Genesis Art is the Seven-Colored Heaven-Severing Gourd, formed by the fusion of the Seven Cangxuan Arts."

Zhou Yuan didn't know what to say. In fact, the Genesis Arts he cultivated weren't bad at all. It was just that Yaoyao's standards were too high; even ordinary Saint Genesis Arts probably wouldn't impress her. "Saint Genesis Arts are certainly good things, but I haven't had the opportunity to cultivate any before. The Tianyuan Region does have some, but due to the Ancient Source Heaven incident, I also didn't have time," he said.

Yaoyao smiled faintly upon hearing this. She said, "The Saint Genesis Arts of the Tianyuan Region might be good, but there's no need to insist on them. You carry the greatest treasure yourself, so there's naturally no need to look far and wide."

"What do you mean?" Zhou Yuan was taken aback.

Yaoyao's gaze turned to Zhou Yuan. She said, "The Ancestral Dragon Scripture I gave you is the foremost cultivation method in the world. You have now cultivated it to the Eighth-Grade Heavenly Dragon Qi, but you haven't unearthed the accompanying Genesis Arts contained within it."

"Ancestral Dragon Scripture?" Zhou Yuan's heart jolted. He had indeed developed some Genesis Arts from within the Ancestral Dragon Scripture, and while their power was decent, they had never reached the level of a trump card.

"What you had before aren't truly the accompanying Genesis Arts of the Ancestral Dragon Scripture; they can only be considered minor derivations." Yaoyao tilted her head slightly, a smile playing on her lips. "Even if an ordinary person obtained the Ancestral Dragon Scripture, they wouldn't be able to unearth them, because I need to unlock them."

Zhou Yuan was dumbfounded. He then awkwardly touched his face and exhaled towards the sky. He thought, "It's fine, I like being a kept man!"