**Section 78: White Emperor Reappears**
“The Secret Wood of the Bridal Chamber”!
This was the content recorded in the jade slip left by the Passionate King.
“My successor, I bestow upon you the secret to heating up your love. Consider it my small blessing.” At the beginning of the jade slip were words left by the Passionate King specifically for his successor.
Following this were one hundred and eight forms of secret bridal chamber arts!
Each secret art was extremely detailed, accompanied by vivid illustrations, extensive annotations, and the practical experience and hard-won lessons of the Passionate King over many years.
The Passionate King truly lived up to his name as a King-level expert, with his flamboyant and romantic nature. His mastery was so profound it reached the heavens, achieving the pinnacle of perfection.
Under his descriptions, these secret arts were depicted as dreamlike and ethereal, written with eloquent prose that dispelled any sense of decadence, instead exuding a bright, elegant, and noble aura. Most readers, upon seeing them, would feel a sense of longing.
What’s more, he had personally named each form. These names were all exquisite poetry, showcasing his profound literary background.
For instance, the first form was named “The garden path was never swept for guests, but now the humble gate opens for you.” Another example was the twenty-fourth form…
Jin Bihan, after a brief glance, was so overcome with shyness that she no longer wished to read further. Blushing crimson, she shoved the jade slip directly into Chu Yun’s hands.
Chu Yun, being a Jun-level expert, saw Jin Bihan’s reaction. Coupled with the tales of the Passionate King, he had a rough idea of what it contained.
He did not inspect it. The jade slip was a Demon Soldier, but his Spirit energy was truly at its limit.
After collecting the final spoils, Chu Yun, carrying the unconscious Dong Yin, left the cave with Jin Bihan.
“Peeking, not peeking, peeking, not peeking,” Xiao Xiaoxian squatted on the ground, plucking a petal from a wild flower with each utterance.
Around him lay a pile of discarded flower fragments.
“Damn it, this is unbelievable. Nine times I’ve done this, and all of them resulted in ‘not peeking’. Is this some kind of divine revelation?” he muttered, then paused.
Unknowingly, only three petals remained.
“Not peeking, peeking, not peeking!” he chanted silently in his heart, his eye twitching. He cursed, “Damn it! This isn’t heaven’s revelation, it must be heaven testing me. Why, oh heaven, are you deliberately testing my resolve and courage?”
“En!” He nodded, then began again, “Peeking, peeking, peeking!”
“Haha.” He tossed the bare stem aside and excitedly took out the Eight Trigram Sky Searching Mirror from his embrace.
His face was flushed red, his eyes gleamed, and his whole body trembled with excitement as he was about to activate his detection Cultivation Method. Suddenly, Chu Yun’s voice came from behind him, “Xiao Xiaoxian, what are you doing?”
Xiao Xiaoxian’s body jolted as if struck by lightning.
His face turned deathly pale. He stood up abruptly, paused for a moment, then his mind raced. “Reporting to Sect Master, your loyal Xiao Xiaoxian is guarding this place, keeping watch for you.”
“Is that so? Then why are you taking out your mirror?” Chu Yun chuckled coldly.
“While keeping watch, I was just admiring myself in the mirror,” Xiao Xiaoxian grinned slyly, then suddenly raised the Eight Trigram Sky Searching Mirror to his eyes, exclaiming, “Oh no! Xiao Xiaoxian, you’ve gotten even handsomer! You’re almost as good-looking as the Sect Master.”
Chu Yun shook his head helplessly, not knowing whether to laugh or cry at this jester.
“Let’s go, we’ll leave here first, then contact the Wine King and the others to head to the third level together.”
Escorting the unconscious Dong Yin, Chu Yun only crushed the letter given to him by the Wine King a thousand miles away from the valley.
Originally, they had agreed to gather and enter the third level together, then regroup before heading to Chu Bawang’s inheritance site.
However, along the way, the Passionate King had appeared unexpectedly, delaying Chu Yun for some time.
But the unexpected seemed to have occurred on their side as well. “Why aren’t they here yet?” After waiting for a full three hours, Chu Yun still hadn’t seen the Wine King appear.
“Could it be that they went to the third level ahead of time and started the inheritance?” Xiao Xiaoxian speculated.
“No. We clearly agreed, and the Wine King is a man of his word, he wouldn’t break his promise. I think they also encountered some unexpected circumstances,” Chu Yun replied, shaking his head.
“What kind of unexpected circumstances? The Wine King is a King-level expert…” Xiao Xiaoxian clicked his tongue.
“In Xingzhou, it’s not just the Wine King and the Ten Thousand Poisons Queen; there are five other King-level experts. Another possibility is that if they entered the Wall of Reason, the Wine King wouldn’t be able to sense his token being crushed,” Jin Bihan supported Chu Yun’s view.
“What do you want with me?” At this moment, Dong Yin slowly woke up from his stupor.
He was surprised and overjoyed to find he was still alive. At the same time, he misunderstood Chu Yun and the others’ intentions.
“Hmph! It seems you’re not entirely stupid, Chu Yun. By taking my Gem Secret Passage, you also realized my connection to Nine Nether City? You guessed correctly, I was accepted into Nine Nether City long ago and became an Elder there.
You’re not killing me because you want to ease the tense relationship with Nine Nether City. You’re quite sensible; you’re slowly starting to feel the power of a top-tier force.”
Dong Yin snorted coldly, a look of arrogance on his face. He got up from the ground, leisurely dusting himself off. Finally, he looked up at Chu Yun: “What are you still thinking about? Return my Demonic creatures. I might consider asking for leniency for you in front of the Nine Nether City Lord.”
It wasn’t that he blamed Chu Yun for misjudging his intentions; he couldn’t have imagined that Chu Yun would even possess a Spirit Snake.
Seeing Dong Yin’s disdainful gaze, Chu Yun sighed. Why had this Dong Yin become so dull-witted after suffering a blow?
He was too lazy to bother with the shouts of this defeated opponent and instead looked at Xiao Xiaoxian.
Seeing Chu Yun look at him, Xiao Xiaoxian immediately understood. He strode forward a few steps to Dong Yin, raised his foot, and kicked him hard.
Dong Yin, caught off guard, was kicked to the ground. As a searing pain shot up from his abdomen, his face was still frozen in an expression of shock.
“Bastard! I’ll teach you to be a scumbag!” Xiao Xiaoxian didn’t let up, shouting and kicking repeatedly. Dong Yin screamed in pain, his body contorting into a shrimp-like shape, writhing in agony, and finally begging for mercy.
“Hmph! To dare to act like a scumbag in front of me, a mere mortal undertaking, is unforgivable!” Xiao Xiaoxian declared victoriously, stepping on Dong Yin’s face with a refreshed and arrogant air, leveraging Chu Yun’s authority.
When had Dong Yin ever been so humiliated by a junior?
Enraged, he immediately fainted again.
After waiting a while longer, the Wine King still hadn’t arrived. Chu Yun didn’t want to waste any more time, so he took out the spoils of this battle and formally handed the Purple Hammer Turtle’s demonic beast egg to Xiao Xiaoxian.
“Thank you, Sect Master, for the egg!” Xiao Xiaoxian cried out joyfully, eagerly accepting the demonic beast egg. He squinted, stroking the egg, utterly enamored.
Chu Yun then took out the Ten Thousand Beasts King’s inheritance jade slip and gave it to Jin Bihan, instructing, “This records the cultivation experiences of the Ten Thousand Beasts King and will be very helpful to you. As for the Passionate King’s experiential jade slip…”
“I’ll study it first,” he added.
Jin Bihan nodded and accepted the jade slip.
Chu Yun then retrieved the sealed Five-Pronged Serpent from the Demon Suppression Pagoda and handed it to Princess Dunhuang.
With the Moon Rabbit, he no longer lacked time-elemental demonic beasts. Now, he needed to focus his efforts on nurturing the Six Desires Scorpion.
Especially now that his relationship with Jin Bihan had progressed, crossing that final barrier, she was, in Chu Yun’s heart, as important as his adoptive father. Handing the Five-Pronged Serpent to this future King-level expert was like presenting a sharp sword to a hero or a beautiful gift to a fair lady.
However, after some thought, he decisively changed the master-servant contracts for the Swift Grass Shoes and the Golden Jade Immortal Butterfly to ally contracts. He then abandoned the contract for the Hurricane Bow.
The Hurricane Bow was nearing destruction and required extensive refinement to be restored, consuming many materials. Even after being repaired, its quality would not improve; it would remain only Upper grade.
The Immortal Consorts had previously advised Chu Yun to be rational and abandon the demonic bow. The cost of repairing it would outweigh the benefits, and it would be better to choose another demonic bow.
However, Chu Yun did not accept this advice and still intended to repair it.
The Hurricane Bow had accompanied him for a long time. To him, it was not just a Demon Soldier but also a comrade.
This left the Immortal Consorts helpless, yet secretly touched.
This action freed up a considerable amount of his Spirit energy. Then, with a sense of trepidation, he unsealed the Marrow Cleansing Cauldron.
“Young man, did you awaken me from my slumber?” The Marrow Cleansing Cauldron vibrated, then flashed with light, transforming into an ancient scholar in a white robe, possessing an ethereal and dignified demeanor.
He was tall and slender, his back as straight as bamboo. His white robe was loose, especially the sleeves, which almost dragged on the ground. What drew the most attention, however, were not these features. It was his snow-white hair draped over his shoulders and his beard that reached his waist.
This abundant beard was like silver threads, resembling a small waterfall cascading down.
Under the scorching sun, it reflected a snow-like radiance, emanating an aura of calm and detached elegance that left a profound impression.
No wonder the White Emperor was once called “Mister Handsome Beard” when he first appeared on the Teng List.
That’s right, this was the White Emperor’s appearance.
Every Demon Soldier, upon their first promotion to Spirit Monster, would take on the image of their master at that time.
Just like Chu Yun’s Drunken Snow Saber. The White Emperor had refined the Nine Cauldrons and nurtured their cultivation all the way to Tribulation Demon. Naturally, the human forms the Nine Cauldrons took would be his likeness.
He looked at Chu Yun, sizing him up, and his eyes shone with admiration. “Not bad, young man, you are very good. At such a young age, you have achieved so much. You possess two King-level bloodlines within you that have yet to awaken. Once they do, you will usher in a period of rapid growth, and your cultivation will advance by leaps and bounds.”
He had, with a single glance, perceived that Chu Yun bore King-level bloodlines. He truly was the White Emperor’s weapon, a Kingly artifact among the Nine Cauldrons!
Seeing Chu Yun open his mouth in astonishment, the old man smiled and explained, “You don’t need to be surprised. When Master refined me, he added Innate Wood Essence, Innate Gold Essence, Innate Water Essence, and Innate Original Essence. Therefore, I have unparalleled sensitivity to flesh, blood, meridians, and the elements of metal, wood, and water.”
*Crack.*
Xiao Xiaoxian’s jaw, which was already agape in shock, dislocated.
The Marrow Cleansing Cauldron, indeed, was a Demon Soldier personally crafted by the White Emperor. What an extraordinary undertaking,
to forge an Innate Grand Cauldron using four different Innate True Essences!
