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--- Chapter 127 ---
The next day.
Yu Long awakened by the sound of creaking wood. He opened his eyes and saw Xia Qingyue entering the room with a tray full of dishes she had cooked.
"Morning." Xia Qingyue smiled at him.
Yu Long sat up and rubbed his forehead, "Morning."
Xia Qingyue placed the tray on the bed and commented, "You have been drinking last night, huh? I know you wouldn't get a hangover, but have a taste of this warm soup first."
Yu Long nodded awkwardly, sipping the bowl Xia Qingyue handed to him.
The light, aromatic smell invaded Yu Long's nostrils as he could feel the soup fasten his blood circulation and stimulate muscle contraction. As he drank the warm soup down, his profound energy flowed more smoothly than before.
"What is this?"
"I don't know you could make a soup like this..." Yu Long's eyes widened in surprise.
Xia Qingyue covered her mouth as her husband's reaction amused her and then giggled, "It's a new recipe."
"These dishes were made by extracting precious ingredients above the Tyrant Profound Realm and infusing them with my profound energy. You know the effect of my Ocean Quake Symbols, so by infusing those symbols into ingredients, I could synthesize them to achieve unheard results."
"I called it the Spirit Nourishment Course, so the soup is just the opening course."
Yu Long was wide awake, "Wow, There is more?"
"The soup, the meat, and finally the egg." Xia Qingyue grabbed a braised pork with chopsticks and shoved it into Yu Long's mouth. "This is the meat, and it will nourish your flesh and internal organs."
Yu Long chewed and was amazed once again. On top of the extraordinary taste, the braised pork increased the potency of his flesh by 5%.
One might think 5% isn't much, but remember, we are talking about Yu Long's flesh refined through [Kaiju Maker] and painstaking cultivation!
If Yu Long kept eating these dishes, he would be confident in reaching the 7th Level of the Great Way of Buddha in a month or two. Yes, that's how unbelievable the effect of Xia Qingyue's cooking was.
"Wait, you said egg earlier. What's the effect of the last dish?" Yu Long gave Xia Qingyue a suspicious look.
Xia Qingyue grinned and placed a small golden whole egg into her mouth, approaching Yu Long coyly. She fed Yu Long and kissed him, triggering a change in Yu Long's vitality and vigor.
Yu Long groaned and felt his blood rush to his nether region.
"You..." He was speechless.
"That egg is called Yang Invigorating Egg. Guess what's the effect?" Xia Qingyue's cheerful laugh filled the room.
Yu Long pounced on Xia Qingyue and pushed her to the bed, "So you just wanted to trick me, huh? What a bad girl you were, Qingyue."
"Hehe, I'm not lying about the dishes' effects. However, you need to relieve yourself afterward." Xia Qingyue felt extreme heat from Yu Long's body. She bit her lips because it wasn't uncomfortable heat but an exciting one instead.
Yu Long bit Xia Qingyue's ears and whispered, "Then, I will punish you right now."
"Mm~!" Xia Qingyue shuddered as they succumbed to the effect of the Spirit Nourishing Course.
After a while, Yu Long could feel the effect weaken and finally disappear after two hours. He looked down and saw Xia Qingyue's euphoric face, shaking his head helplessly.
He gave her little nose a pinch and said, "Don't do something like this again."
"We will see about that~!" Xia Qingyue stuck her tongue out. She didn't make this new recipe for a simple good time as she could feel her breakthrough was close.
It was her way to winning the Blue Wind Ranking Tournament!
Yu Long smacked Xia Qingyue's rear and said, "Let's take a bath. We don't want to make others wait for too long."
"Okay~!" Xia Qingyue squealed happily.
After a quick shower, Yu Long wore new clothes and noticed Xia Qingyue standing in a red and blue dress with a butterfly theme. And even the sleeve of her dress looks like a butterfly's wings.
At the same time, Xia Qingyue stared at Yu Long's black and brown suit and nodded in satisfaction because he also looked good.
Knock! Knock!
"Why take you two so long?" Cang Yue's voice comes from the other side of the door. "Yu Long, are you eating breakfast or Qingyue??"
Yu Long opened the door immediately and faced Cang Yue with a small smile, "Morning, Cang Yue."
"Quite a wild imagination you have in this early day."
Cang Yue scowled at Yu Long and glanced behind, finding Xia Qingyue with her sly smirk. 'I knew it...' She mumbled between her breaths.
She harrumphed, "Anyway, the Heavenly Sword Villa sent a representative and told us to gather at the Sword Discourse Arena."
"Oh, they didn't do this in the last two days." Yu Long coughed, feeling relieved due to the topic aversion.
Cang Yue sighed, "Apparently, this has something to do with Heaven Basin Secret Realm. The secret realm's opening time has become lesser and lesser as time passes."
"The Heavenly Sword Villa's monitoring artifact showed a sign that Heaven Basin opened earlier than expected."
"It's a normal occurrence, and we can't do anything except adjust the schedule, the representative said." She added with a shrug.
Yu Long put on an amused look and commented, "Well, it's not like there would be a Heaven Basin Secret Realm after this."
"What do you mean?" Xia Qingyue stepped out of the bedroom.
"Let's talk while walking to the Sword Discourse Arena." Yu Long smiled and strolled casually.
Cang Yue and Xia Qingyue glanced at each other, hurriedly following their mysterious husband. However, they were shocked when they learned that the Evil God's Water Seed existed in the Heaven Basin Secret Realm.
There is also Emperor Awakening Heart Lotus, which could help someone enter Emperor Profound Realm upon refining it into Emperor Awakening Heart Pellet and consuming it.
Although the Heart Opening Liquid could do the same, the effect wasn't as instantaneous as the Emperor Awakening Heart Pellet.
'Wait, did you say there is such a secret realm in this low-star realm?'
Yu Long suddenly heard Jasmine's bewildered voice in his head.
'Yes.' Yu Long answered casually. 'Also, good morning. How was your two-day nap? Aih, you're no different than a lazy cat if this keeps going, Jasmine.'
'What do you mean by yes? Also, this princess needs her beauty sleep to maintain good skin. Wait, don't change the topic, you scoundrel! There is a possibility the Heaven Basin Secret Realm was 'purposely' created by an ancient powerhouse!'
Yu Long would have taken Jasmine's words seriously if he didn't know about the Heaven Basin Secret Realm's origin. Unfortunately, he read the novel already.
'Don't bother to think about it. The Heaven Basin Secret Realm was created and left behind by the Evil God himself.' Yu Long chuckled, witnessing Jasmine's jaw drop like usual.
"..." Jasmine hovered over her bed in disbelief.
"Y-You knew this and didn't tell me...'
'Ah... Well, you're being too excited after waking up. I couldn't stop you, hehe.'
'Kuugh, you just want to see this princess making a fool of herself!'
Jasmine was depressed. She needs cheesecake to get over it.
Yu Long shook his head gently as he was never bored with Jasmine's expression change. He walked to the Sword Discourse Arena with his companion and sensed something was amiss.
Not with the Heavenly Sword Villa, but the surrounding area.
He activated his profound sense and frowned, 'Is it just my feeling? No, that can't be.'
'My senses couldn't be wrong.'
Yu Long summoned Yume and ordered her to scan the surrounding area with her psychic power. The Kaiju nodded and flapped her wings away.
It was quick, and no one noticed his movement.
Except Xia Qingyue.
"What happened?" Xia Qingyue asked weirdly. If Yu Long summoned his Kaiju, something would happen soon.
Yu Long pointed at the sky and replied, "I sensed something. Yume is going there to confirm it."
"Will it be dangerous?" Xia Qingyue probed again.
"Let's wait for Yume." Yu Long gave her a reassuring smile.
Ling Wuguo jumped to the main stage and announced, "Well, sorry for the sudden call, but the final would get pushed ahead of the schedule."
"I'm sure some of you will find this inconvenient and annoying. Still, I hope you understand we are running against time right now."
"Without further ado... Let's start the final round of the Blue Wind Ranking Tournament! The top thirty-two contestants will fight and determine the ranking today!"
...
Meanwhile, Yume flew to the atmosphere and spread her psychic power over. Her butterfly wings released a faint purple light, glittering the air and cloud.
"Weird. There was a disturbance in space."
"Someone just ripped the fabric space a while ago..."
"I must tell my Master!" Yume was about to return to the Heavenly Sword Villa when an invisible force suddenly swept her like a flood.
BOOOOOOOOM!!
A purple barrier covered Yume, protecting her from the invisible force.
Yume blinked her eyes and stared at the unknown visitor vigilantly, "You are..."