Chapter 744: God Mansion Realm Mid-Stage

This was a peculiar space.

The sky was deep and dark, devoid of scorching sun or stars.

On the vast, primal-looking earth, ancient trees stood like colossal pillars. Numerous fruits grew on these trees, each crystal clear and emitting a dazzling glow.

Their light illuminated for a hundred miles, and here, these strange luminous trees replaced the sun and moon, filling the space with a unique vitality.

On a mountain peak.

Zhou Yuan sat cross-legged on a rock, his eyes closed, clearly in deep cultivation. The Genesis Qi from the world continuously surged towards him, entering his body with each breath.

This cultivation session lasted for a full day.

At one point, the world's Genesis Qi around Zhou Yuan suddenly boiled intensely. Behind him, a radiance emerged, gradually forming a Divine Dwelling halo.

Soon after this halo formed, countless points of light converged outside it. After dozens of breaths of gestation, a second Divine Dwelling halo materialized!

Two Divine Dwelling halos!

This signified Zhou Yuan's advancement into the middle stage of the Divine Dwelling realm!

As the second halo took shape, Zhou Yuan slowly opened his tightly closed eyes. He glanced at the halos behind him, his expression quite calm, showing little surprise, as if he had long anticipated it.

It had been a month since he followed Master Cang Yuan to this space. During this month, Zhou Yuan immersed himself in cultivation whenever he had the chance.

Only through this could he temporarily suppress the grief caused by Yaoyao's slumber.

His progress in cultivation over this month had been surprisingly rapid.

Previously, Zhou Yuan had only perfected and connected two layers of his Divine Dwellings. Yet, in this short month, he had perfected another two, fully connecting all four Divine Dwellings, which allowed him to enter the middle stage of the Divine Dwelling realm.

This cultivation speed surprised even Zhou Yuan himself. However, he soon realized that most of this rapid progress was due to the residual power left in his body by Ancestor Cang Xuan.

Although the vast majority of that power had gradually dissipated over time, a subtle residue was still absorbed by his physical body.

While such residual power might be negligible to an existence like Ancestor Cang Xuan, for someone in the Divine Dwelling realm like Zhou Yuan, it was remarkably abundant and potent.

That was why Zhou Yuan could achieve such rapid progress in just one month, directly advancing into the middle stage of the Divine Dwelling realm in one go.

However, this speed would likely return to normal as that residual power gradually dissipated.

The two Divine Dwelling halos behind him dissipated after a while.

His cultivation ended, but Zhou Yuan remained seated cross-legged on the rock, quietly gazing at the colossal sun trees scattered across the world.

Something scurried to his side. Zhou Yuan glanced over and saw it was Tun Tun.

Tun Tun was nestled against his thigh. Usually lively and active, it now looked dispirited, its beast eyes filled with gloom.

Clearly, Yaoyao's slumber was a great blow to Tun Tun, who possessed human-like intelligence.

Zhou Yuan reached out and gently stroked Tun Tun's soft fur, comforting it, "Don't worry, Yaoyao will be fine."

Tun Tun extended its warm tongue and licked Zhou Yuan's palm. It could also sense the despondency in Zhou Yuan's heart.

Man and beast sat silently on the mountaintop, but unlike before, a slender, beautiful figure was missing. The feeling was like a corner torn from a perfect painting.

Zhou Yuan sat for a long time. Only when the fruits, which had been emitting brilliant sunlight, gradually dimmed and transformed into cool starlight, did he stand up, holding Tun Tun, and descended into the valley below.

A stream meandered through the valley.

A few houses stood by the stream, appearing serene.

By the bonfire in front of the houses, Cang Yuan sat. Seeing Zhou Yuan, he waved him over.

Zhou Yuan bowed to Cang Yuan, "Master Cang Yuan."

"Have you broken through to the middle stage of the Divine Dwelling realm?" Cang Yuan looked at him and smiled.

"The Divine Dwellings you've opened within you are quite interesting... I imagine they're top-tier even among the Nine Divine Dwellings." Cang Yuan immediately saw that Zhou Yuan's Divine Dwellings were extraordinary.

"You're cultivating... the Ancestral Dragon Scripture?" Cang Yuan mused for a moment, then asked.

Zhou Yuan nodded somewhat sheepishly. Back then, Cang Yuan had left him a seventh-grade Genesis Qi technique, but he had ultimately chosen to cultivate the Ancestral Dragon Scripture.

Cang Yuan frowned slightly. "That girl... she's truly reckless."

"Didn't she tell you how difficult the Ancestral Dragon Scripture is to cultivate?"

Zhou Yuan smiled and nodded. "It was my own choice."

In fact, even to this day, he had never regretted it. Instead, he was quite glad for his choice back then. The technique Cang Yuan had left him was a seventh-grade Genesis Qi technique called the "Heavenly Origin Codex."

Now, his Ancestral Dragon Scripture only required him to gather the necessary materials to complete its second evolution, elevating it to the seventh-grade World-Suppressing Heavenly Flood Dragon Qi. This would undoubtedly be more powerful than the Heavenly Origin Codex.

In the future, the Ancestral Dragon Scripture's potential was also far beyond what the Heavenly Origin Codex could compare to.

Cang Yuan nodded slightly, deciding not to dwell on the matter. He could tell that Zhou Yuan had a tenacious character and wasn't someone who would give up easily.

"Master Cang Yuan..."

Zhou Yuan glanced at one of the houses, then paused in silence before asking, "Is there any progress on Yaoyao's situation?"

This was his most pressing concern.

Cang Yuan let out a long breath and nodded. "This past month, I've scoured through numerous ancient texts and managed to find a method that should be able to repair her physical body."

Hearing this, Zhou Yuan was immediately overjoyed, and Tun Tun in his arms let out an excited growl.

"However, this method is not simple, and it might require your help," Cang Yuan mused.

Zhou Yuan declared resolutely, "No matter what you need me to do, as long as it can awaken Yaoyao, I will do it!"

Cang Yuan gave him a meaningful look. "Between you and Yaoyao..."

"I only asked you to look after her back then."

Zhou Yuan's expression became a little awkward. Clearly, Cang Yuan had also noticed that his relationship with Yaoyao was not merely one of ordinary friendship; there was clearly romantic affection between them.

Cang Yuan slowly said, "This kind of thing was truly beyond my expectations... I originally thought she was incapable of developing feelings."

"So it seems... you're quite capable, aren't you, lad?" he said with a half-smile.

Zhou Yuan offered a forced smile, not daring to say anything. After all, strictly speaking, Cang Yuan was Yaoyao's elder. He had originally entrusted Yaoyao to Zhou Yuan's care, but who would have thought that their relationship would evolve into its current state? Zhou Yuan indeed felt a bit guilty.

"Master Cang Yuan, let's talk about the method..." Zhou Yuan, feeling sheepish, steered the conversation back.

Cang Yuan chuckled, not pressing the matter further. Then, his expression turned slightly serious as he looked at Zhou Yuan and slowly said, "You must know about Hunyuan Heaven, right?"