"Yue, how are you holding up?"
Yi Tianxing had initially planned to pursue the fleeing Three-Eyed Clan cultivators. But the sudden disturbance from the valley made him stop in his tracks and rush back immediately. He landed swiftly beside Yue and Lianxing. Seeing the unnatural flush on both their faces, his brows furrowed slightly.
"It's the Dragon-Lure Incense," someone explained. "According to Tong Twelve, this is an extremely potent aphrodisiac that works exclusively on female cultivators. No idea how he managed it, but the incense targeted only Yue and Lianxing. None of the others—female cultivators included—were affected. There must be some kind of targeted control method involved. The incense must've been refined to act only on specific individuals."
Indeed, despite the many cultivators present—both male and female—only Yue and Lianxing were affected. The incense's range and effects had clearly been artificially restricted. And now that the drug had been fully absorbed into their systems and spread through every inch of their blood and flesh—its effects were impossible to suppress.
"Despicable. So this is the Dragon-Lure Incense..." Yi Tianxing's expression darkened. His hatred for Tong Twelve grew more intense.
With a thought, he summoned the Innate Yin-Yang Divine Diagram within his Yin-Yang Space. The divine diagram spun like two massive grinding wheels, crushing Tong Twelve's soul trapped between them. Agonized howls echoed as shards of soul were shredded, exposing fragments of memory.
This was one of the powers of the Yin-Yang Divine Diagram: extracting soul memory through compression and refinement. Though such soul refinement usually resulted in major losses of soul essence, Yi Tianxing made an exception here—Tong Twelve's memories were too valuable to ignore.
Among the soul fragments were memories of Atlantis, cultivation techniques, methods to open life apertures, and more—truly priceless secrets.
Soon, he found the relevant information about the Dragon-Lure Incense.
"Such viciousness..."
There was no antidote for the Dragon-Lure Incense. Even dragons needed physical union to expel its effects. What's more, this aphrodisiac carried a unique trait—after copulation, both parties would receive immense benefits, including the absorption of a trace of true dragon essence. This essence would integrate into the body, strengthening it significantly and even triggering rapid growth in physical power.
An enormous benefit for those focusing on body cultivation.
"Hmph. Lucky you, you scoundrel. Are you just going to leave us here to make fools of ourselves?" Yue's voice had a chilly snort, but her tone was laced with a seductive undertone, clearly influenced by the incense. Her face was flushed, her gaze hazy.
Even Yi Tianxing, known for his unwavering composure, couldn't help but feel a ripple in his heart. The scene before him was far too powerful.
"Alright. We'll leave now," he nodded calmly after glancing at Lianxing.
"Hmph, consider it a bargain for you," Yue scoffed coldly.
Her body went limp as she leaned toward him. Yi Tianxing reflexively reached out to support her. Lianxing collapsed similarly and was caught with his other hand. With a flash of light, he appeared atop the Nine-Dragon War Chariot.
Without hesitation, he kicked the reclining Green Emperor off the chariot. "Green Emperor, go coordinate with Sikong Zhaixing. If anyone wishes to join Sunset City, bring them along. This king will return first."
ROAR!!
At his words, the three dragon sons pulling the chariot let out a deafening roar and charged forward—heading straight for Sunset City.
In the blink of an eye, they vanished.
The Green Emperor tumbled to the ground, rolled a few times, then sprang up like a human, pointing one claw at the sky as he raged, "Yi, you ungrateful bastard! You've abandoned righteousness for lust! How dare you kick me off just because you're about to get lucky?! This is a disgrace—a monumental disgrace!!"
"I will sing! I will use my songs to denounce your betrayal!"
…
The scene left onlookers completely dumbfounded.
Imagine seeing a bright green dog standing upright like a man, one claw on his hip and another jabbing at the sky, screaming profanities—it was enough to make one question reality itself.
Not that Yi Tianxing cared.
The Nine-Dragon War Chariot blazed through space, crossing vast stretches of void. Spatial gates opened one after another, allowing the chariot to warp across tremendous distances.
Before long, they arrived over Sunset City.
WHOOSH!!
The city's barriers offered no resistance. The chariot descended directly into the city.
"It's the king's chariot! He's back!"
"Wonderful! We were about to rally the troops to go find him. Looks like his mission was a success."
On the walls, Jia Xu and others breathed a sigh of relief. Without Yi Tianxing in the city, they always felt unease. His role as the pillar of the Great Yi Dynasty was irreplaceable. In a place as unpredictable as the Divine-Demonic Battlefield, danger could strike at any time.
"Pass down the order: until this king emerges, no one is to approach the City Lord's mansion. Entry and exit are forbidden. The Green Emperor will soon arrive with a group of human cultivators—receive them well."
Yi Tianxing's voice echoed in the ears of Jia Xu and the others.
WHOOSH!
Moments later, the City Lord's mansion glowed with protective light as it sealed shut.
"Relay the command: no army is to enter or exit the City Lord's mansion."
Yang Ye and the other corps commanders immediately issued the order.
Inside the City Lord's mansion, Yi Tianxing did not leave the war chariot. After all, the Nine-Dragon War Chariot wasn't just a vehicle—it was also a mobile palace. Its interior contained vast space, complete with everything from meditation chambers to dining halls to bedrooms.
At that moment, in the largest cloud-bed chamber, feminine gasps and moans echoed endlessly.
That day, crimson waves surged. That day, he tasted ultimate softness and tenderness.
On the bed, two blooming crimson plum blossoms stood out vividly.
Yi Tianxing's soul was entirely immersed.
Within his divine sea, in the Sea of Transformation, the Ancestral Dragon manifested vividly—life-like and divine. As the dual cultivation concluded, the merging of pure yin and yuan yang energies gave birth to Yin-Yang Creation Force, which the Ancestral Dragon immediately devoured.
As the force was absorbed, mysterious runes lit up across its body. From the Chaotic Dragon Transformation Pool, torrents of chaotic energy surged into the Ancestral Dragon.
Interestingly, the yin and yang powers didn't fuse completely but split into two distinct streams—utterly different in nature.
"As expected, dual cultivation with a woman brings unparalleled benefits to the Heavenly Emperor Dragon Sovereign Sutra—a truly heaven-defying method," Yi Tianxing thought to himself.
WHOOSH!!
In just a few breaths' time, the Ancestral Dragon opened its mouth once more.
But instead of inhaling spiritual energy, it spat out a beam of chaotic divine light, within which floated two dull gray pearls…