Dual Cultivation God Returns

Chapter 742: Ever-moving cogs of fate



In a dimly lit, rather gloomy looking, and yet lavishly decorated large room, a handsome man sat on a massive golden throne with closed eyes, reclining to the side as fingers of his hand, elbow resting on the armrest, touched the side of his forehead.

Apart from his good looks that had a delicate feel to them, there was one more striking feature in his appearance, as there were eight large tails with lustrous black fur coming out from behind him and resting on the various parts of the throne.

The whole image seemed to embody tranquility, as his leisurely pose seemed to communicate that he was either in deep reflection or resting.

However, at one moment, the man's eyebrow twitched, and his eyes flew open, revealing a black color even darker than his straight long black hair framing his rather pale face and freely falling down to his shoulders, back and chest.

These eyes instantly made his appearance jarring, and unnatural. It did not change his handsomeness, but there was an added sense of eeriness to it. His face also now gave off a cunning, sinister impression.

"A new Celestial Fox...?", he spoke in a quiet tone of voice that still echoed a little in the pin- drop silence of the room, and then thought inwardly, 'No, I can't be certain... it was only for a moment, so brief it almost feels like a trick that my own mind played on me'

His features slowly betrayed annoyance, as he thought of the one who slipped through his fingers.

"Tsk", he clicked his tongue and rose from the throne, abandoning his relaxed pose to now pace the room slightly.

His every move, every change in mood seemed to ripple outward into the surroundings. 'That damned Fen Baihu... if I could only obtain her Pure Yin Qi and bloodline, I am certain I can become the first Nine Tailed Fox in the Seven Boundless Worlds, a Legendary Beast", his black eyes revealed an intense desire, as he stopped pacing for a moment, and then continued. 'She can't hide forever, just now, I think I sensed something... no, I definitely did... either way it wouldn't hurt to check it out', his thoughts went to moments before when he was in search of any traces of the Celestial Fox.

'And if she prefers to wither away and die somewhere in hiding...', he then clenched his fists in frustration, but his mind quickly cooled down, 'but then again, there's another big prey to catch... if I can't get Fen Baihu, that supposed new World Spirit could be a suitable, no, perhaps even more so...'

"There's too many unusual things happening lately", he then spoke up as he stopped on the spot again, his eyes narrowing with suspicion, "I can't ignore it much longer, no matter what anyone says"

There were too many events shaking the society of Seven Boundless Worlds in their entirety, and throwing even the Major Powers into a frenzy.

Chief among them was, of course, the manifestation of a new World Spirit, which shook everyone without exception, but it wasn't the only happening that left an impression.

A new Generational Wave rising in the Boundless Mortal World, changes in the power structure even among powers that existed for the longest time in the history of the Current Era, signs and omens of a coming turbulence, and other significant developments all seemingly happening in a short span of time.

"Qingshen", the man called out, and a figure appeared not far behind him, taking a knee in a subservient pose.

"Here, My Lord"

Wu Long sighed after concealing the Celestial Core's aura with the Chaos Refining Body Tempering Art, just a moment after it leaked out.

'A little managed to slip away...', he almost cursed out loud as the previous condition caused him not one but two major oversights. Though the first one has thankfully been resolved, this one that he barely managed to make up for was a far more significant one.

'I can't be certain that Beast God Sovereign and a few others didn't notice it...', he thought while calculating possibilities.

It was just a small possibility, but he could not count it out.

"Haa~, well, it's not like he can come down in person, but dealing with almost any Spiritual Beasts would have to come with an asterisk of added risk now", he shook his head, since it was useless to worry about something he no longer had any control over.

What he had to do did not change, he just had to keep in mind the added risks in case this mishap did have unsavory consequences.

His mind then sank into his Dantian again, studying the Celestial Core.

He could now feel the power of the Celestial Fox bloodline more vividly, as it pulsated through his veins, and resonated with the core.

It didn't mean he understood how to use it though, as he had a lot of training to do from now on, along with asking for advice from Fen Baihu on how she uses her power.

'Though, it's unlikely her advice will be of much help in this case...', he then made a slightly wry smile, since to her it was an innate instinct, which came to her as natural as it was for humans to breathe.

He stood up from the spot, using the Water Rune to remove sweat and dust, and then the moisture and wearing his upper robes.

"You're done?", Fen Baihu reappeared again.

"My bad, if he did notice, I'll make sure to deal with the consequences", Wu Long replied as he could see the worry in her eyes.

"It's fine, it's not like you could think straight in that state...", she brushed it off. Rather she was surprised he was so calm throughout that ordeal. She remembered how terrified she was the first time she gained a tail and her mind became hazy like that.

"You waited to ask me something?", Wu Long nodded, and then reminded her that she seemed to have a question for him in their last interaction.

"Ah, yes, did you give me some different kind of Yang Qi this time?", her eyes livened up as

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"Haha, what, your injury didn't heal as much as you thought it would this time?", he chuckled, instantly seeing the core of the issue.

"Mm", she nodded, "So the Yang Qi you gave me this time really was different? Is that because you can only produce the one you gave me before in limited quantities?"

"No, the quality and quantity was roughly the same", he shook his head with a smile, "It's your requirements that went up"

"M-my requirements?"

"Yeah, I honestly was surprised by how effective the first time was as well, but that recovery raised the bar for what would be effective for your current state. Basically, it is the same as with cultivation, the higher your realm, the harder it is to advance further and more demanding on the resources it becomes. As your condition improves, it requires more powerful resources to heal further", he spoke as he already anticipated this situation to an extent.

He then added "Don't worry though, just as you produce more powerful Yin Qi when your condition improves, I will also naturally produce more and more potent Yang Qi the further along I am with my cultivation. Not to mention that I will be working on improving my Yang Qi separately as well. That's why I said it's a win-win for us to cultivate, as we both would help each other up. It's just that you've experienced a sudden bump up in the start that slightly skewed your expectations, it will just become a more smooth way, but will still lead to your condition becoming better"

As she listened to him talk, she realized the logic, and that she may have become too hasty after the initial effect was better than she expected. Rather, it was something he quite literally told her at the very beginning, that they would mutually elevate each other.

She nodded with a more relaxed look, as her worries were mostly solved, and accompanied him outside, "You don't plan to stay and cultivate further?"

"Hahaha, if sitting in place was everything a cultivator had to do, there wouldn't be so many running around, would there? While I have a lot to learn and train, there are things to do outside...", he chuckled with an amused expression, shaking his head, and headed toward the Oak Fortress with her by his side, while inwardly finishing, 'After all, I can't sit still while the cogs of fate scrupulously toil away in their usual pace. Life waits for no one, and moves along whether you see it or not. To not take initiative and passively wait, while a whole universe is in motion beyond what I can see with my eyes, would be a gross negligence on my part...'

At the fortress, he was received by Butler Bang with reports on everything in the time he was in his seclusion, which lasted five days.

Zhao Xieren's meeting with Yu Zhen of the Three Pillars Sect was the first significant one that met his gaze, so his eyes ran through that report first.