Dragon's Origin

Chapter 325: Beginning Advancement (Part 2)

To tell the truth, even the Emperor and Steward Zhou were anxious to enter the core of the Thousand Absolutes Land to see, but after Wang Sheng said this, they had to appreciate it and nod in agreement.

"Is this enhanced sense of smell also intended for use inside?" Steward Zhou, who hadn't spoken for a while, suddenly asked.

"That's right!" Wang Sheng didn't hide anything and directly replied, "My cultivation doesn't have much direction, but I can strengthen several senses. This one will also be somewhat useful inside."

Steward Zhou, Chief Manager Li, and Eunuch Shen had long suspected that Wang Sheng's daily smelling of cosmetics had some ulterior motive. Now that Wang Sheng said it so openly, it could be considered as dispelling their doubts.

They had previously heard that Wang Sheng had strengthened his sense of taste, and felt that it was not useful for improving his strength at all. Now that Wang Sheng had strengthened his sense of smell, they realized that perhaps it was precisely because Wang Sheng had strengthened these senses that he could walk on flat ground in the Thousand Absolutes Land. The direction of cultivation may not necessarily be the more powerful the better, but the more suitable the better.

While speaking, they suddenly heard the tinkling of jade pendants, and all three raised their heads to look behind them. Before they even saw anyone, Wang Sheng had already smelled two unique fragrances, and several others that were slightly dull, which should be the Empress and Mei'er with several maids.

Sure enough, the Empress and Mei'er appeared together. The moment they appeared in front of the three, the Emperor, Wang Sheng, and Steward Zhou were all staring straight at them, unable to take their eyes off the two beauties who looked like twin flowers.

Seeing this situation, the two beauties were simply overjoyed. The Emperor and Wang Sheng were both men, and it was natural to be attracted by beauty. It was a pity that even Steward Zhou, a eunuch, was so attracted, which made the two beauties feel even more proud than just attracting Wang Sheng and the Emperor.

It wasn't until Steward Zhou was the first to react, quickly removed the banquet, and invited the two beauties to sit next to the Emperor and Wang Sheng, that the Emperor and Wang Sheng came back to their senses.

The Empress, following Wang Sheng's advice, had re-dressed and made up with Mei'er's help, looking completely new. While she was still dressing up, Mei'er couldn't help but admire her many times, her eyes full of envy.

Unlike Mei'er's youthfulness and exuberance, the Empress was truly a ripe fruit, exuding a mature charm from her whole body. She had a natural charm, and even if she did nothing, her every frown and smile could make people unable to stop. What's more, with the guidance of Wang Sheng, the grandmaster of the beauty industry, her beauty, charm, and allure were directly doubled. On the way here, I don't know how many maids were fascinated and stared blankly.

Her vanity was greatly satisfied, and the Empress seemed very happy. Only the Emperor and Wang Sheng suffered, as the black hole-like attraction made them feel as if they were being roasted, even though the Emperor was used to seeing the Empress, he was also shocked by the completely new Empress, and then completely fell under her pomegranate skirt(拜倒在石榴裙下: captivated by her beauty).

Wang Sheng barely maintained his sanity by relying on the Lin character formula of the Nine Character True Words(九字真言临字诀: one of the esoteric mantras in Taoism), then without caring about anything else, he called out to Mei'er, hurriedly greeted the Emperor and Empress, and fled in panic.

It wasn't that Wang Sheng didn't want to hold Mei'er's little hand and leave together, but Mei'er was also carefully dressed up now, and her youthful vitality was also a captivating little stunner. Wang Sheng was afraid that if he held Mei'er's little hand, he wouldn't be able to control himself.

Seeing the Emperor and Wang Sheng like this, the two demonesses, one big and one small, laughed so hard that they trembled. After laughing, they bid farewell to each other and went to take care of their own men.

Looking at the increasingly enchanting Mei'er, Wang Sheng suspected that his business of making cosmetics was a self-inflicted wound(作茧自缚: to spin a cocoon around oneself; to create one's own trap).

The only thing worth celebrating was that this meeting with the Empress completely achieved Wang Sheng's predetermined goal. While explaining the way of cosmetics and beauty to the Empress and Mei'er together with the Emperor and Empress, the giant cauldron in Wang Sheng's Yuan Soul(元魂: primordial spirit) space also completely absorbed enough golden threads, completing 100% of the golden pattern of the second cauldron ear.

This time was relatively lucky, and no golden patterns appeared on his arm like when he was with Mei'er. Wang Sheng still doesn't know what the golden patterns that suddenly appeared and disappeared on his body mean. However, after carefully checking his body, it seems that there is no problem, and he believes it should be a good thing.

At this point, the extra part of the giant cauldron has also been completely completed, and it has finally reached the point where Wang Sheng can completely break through. However, Wang Sheng does not intend to advance in the Marquis's mansion, but intends to do so in the safe place of the Old Lord Temple(老君观: Taoist temple).

After instructing Mei'er and settling the affairs in the mansion, Wang Sheng returned to the Old Lord Temple with Qing Ling Old Taoist(清灵老道: name of a person). Qing Chen was still refining pills and verifying the medicinal effects of the medicinal materials inside the Thousand Absolutes Land with Master Li Ziyun and two royal-appointed alchemists, and only Qing Ling Old Taoist could be spared.

Since the Dai family dared to take action outside Worry-free City, they would also dare to take action in the capital. Bringing Qing Ling Old Taoist was also an insurance. Fortunately, they did not encounter anything unusual on the way to the Old Lord Temple, and they arrived at the Old Lord Temple very smoothly.

Hearing that Elder Wang Sheng had returned to the Old Lord Temple, the Grand Master immediately dropped everything and went straight to the Scripture Depository(藏经楼: scripture depository). Wang Sheng was with Ling Xu Old Taoist(凌虚老道: name of a person) at the Scripture Depository, asking Ling Xu Old Taoist to check his body.

The giant cauldron in the Yuan Soul space could have advanced long ago, but under Wang Sheng's control, he forcibly added external patterns and golden patterns on the cauldron ears. This was something Wang Sheng had never encountered in his previous cultivation. Wang Sheng had to ask a master like Ling Xu Old Taoist about whether there was any problem with such an advancement.

The Grand Master also heard Wang Sheng's question. Wang Sheng didn't say it so clearly, but just gave an example and asked what would happen if he didn't advance in time even though he had enough advancement conditions, causing the Yuan Soul to change further.

To be honest, neither Ling Xu Old Taoist nor the Grand Master had heard of such a cultivation method. Not advancing when the advancement conditions are met, consolidating for a period of time before advancing, this is the correct routine, which is more stable than advancing as soon as the conditions are met. But no one has heard that the Yuan Soul can continue to change after the advancement conditions are met.

Wang Sheng's Yuan Soul is different from ordinary people, Ling Xu Old Taoist and the Grand Master are clear about this, but no one can say what the situation is. But one thing can be confirmed, after Ling Xu Old Taoist and the Grand Master took turns checking, Wang Sheng's physical condition was very good, and there were no hidden injuries or anything, which is good news!

"I haven't heard of any disadvantages of consolidating for a longer period of time before advancing. The better the foundation, the more solid the foundation, the more benefits after advancing." Finally, Ling Xu Old Taoist spoke, "You didn't have enough acupoints before, it should be a congenital deficiency of the Yuan Soul. Advance, you have consolidated for a period of time anyway, see if the acupoints also increase after advancing."

Under the protection of Ling Xu Old Taoist, the Grand Master, and Qing Ling Old Taoist, Wang Sheng completely released the restrictions on the Yuan Soul and began to attract the surrounding spiritual energy to perform spiritual energy quenching(灵气淬体: using spiritual energy to temper the body).