Chapter 174: Protector Wisdom Consort, Observing Heaven and Earth Qi

For Wang Ping, this was an extremely unique experience.

As the Void Joy Non-Dual Guardian Consort Talisman radiated brilliant light, the unconscious Daoist Nun You awakened, her perfect body curling in on itself.

At this moment, her Bliss Immortal Physique unexpectedly resonated, enhancing her allure. A flush crept across her flawless face; her long, snow-white legs were completely bare, her slender waist narrow enough to grasp. With graceful curves and skin without a single blemish, she looked like a perfect masterpiece carved from suet jade.

"What are you doing!?"

Her intuition screamed that something was terribly wrong, but she was powerless to stop the Void Joy Non-Dual Guardian Consort Talisman from sinking into her snow-white flesh inch by inch.

Sss!

Wang Ping drew a sharp breath, feeling all the magic power in his body begin to surge madly toward the Void Joy Non-Dual Guardian Consort Talisman.

Under this influx of magic power, the talisman grew visibly larger as it forced its way into Daoist Nun You's body. It rapidly multiplied, extending thread-like tendrils that fused with her meridians, her dantian, and every bone in her limbs. It completely hijacked her body from the neck down, pressing right up against the bottom of her sea of consciousness.

"Ah!"

Daoist Nun You let out a piercing scream. Her sea of consciousness shuddered, and a potent, beguiling power erupted, woven directly into her voice.

Yet Wang Ping remained entirely unmoved, pushing forward with full force.

Even though the stunning woman before him was completely bare, her every movement radiating the most primal temptation, it could not shake his ironclad Dao heart and Divine Intent.

Billowing magic power poured further into the Void Joy Non-Dual Guardian Consort Talisman. Wang Ping held nothing back, even drawing upon his Blood Qi True Gang. This caused the expanding talisman to take on a bloody hue, its scalding heat making Daoist Nun You's wails increasingly agonizing.

"Nngh..."

At that moment, this true transmission disciple of the Immortal Gate uncontrollably arched her back. Her toes curled tight, and she threw her swan-like, snow-white neck back.

Her twin peaks rose and fell with her heaving breaths.

She struggled, fiercely resisting the bizarre, arcane energy surging into her body. Her cries rose and fell, echoing endlessly through the Cave Abode as she panted heavily.

"Wait, wait..."

Enduring the pain, Daoist Nun You trembled. Her starry eyes grew hazy as she whispered, "I... ah, we can still talk this over... ngh, there is still room for negotiation!"

Her black hair scattered wildly, and she gritted her teeth.

"You—you are using Brahma Sect methods!"

Daoist Nun You was no ordinary cultivator. As a true transmission disciple of the Immortal Gate, her cultivation base might not have been astronomically high due to her young age, but her knowledge was incredibly vast.

"It's the protector wisdom consort talisman, isn't it?"

Desperately guarding her sea of consciousness to keep the light of the Void Joy Non-Dual Guardian Consort Talisman out, Daoist Nun You spoke rapidly. "This Brahma method is extremely dangerous!"

"The Great Joy Wisdom King revels in dual cultivation. If you refine me into a protector wisdom consort, you will inevitably sink into the sea of lust right alongside me! From then on, your path on the immortal dao will be completely ruined."

"I don't know where you obtained this Brahma method, but whoever gave it to you clearly wants you to abandon your path as an immortal cultivator and become a Brahma Cultivator instead."

"You must know the drawbacks of becoming a Brahma Cultivator."

"Think about it. You've achieved such a high cultivation base relying entirely on yourself. Are you really willing to throw all that away to become a Brahma Cultivator, where every aspect of your life will be subjugated by arhats and Bodhisattvas?"

Hearing this, Wang Ping remained completely unmoved.

"What a joke. What can a mere sea of lust do to me? No matter how breathtakingly beautiful you are, I will only ever view you with a critical eye. I won't waver in the slightest."

"How can you be so sure?"

Daoist Nun You gritted her teeth. "Every single cultivator who has drowned in the sea of lust said the exact same thing beforehand! What makes you think you won't succumb eventually?"

"Why gamble your entire future for a moment of fleeting pleasure?"

How could he be so sure?

In truth, Wang Ping wasn't completely sure himself. But it didn't matter. The so-called sea of lust was, plainly speaking, nothing more than mortal desires. To the immortal dao, this was indeed a lethal poison.

After all, human desires were countless, making the sea of lust vast and boundless. However, immortal cultivation was about seeking the truth. It treated all these desires as distracting thoughts—false, external impurities that needed to be severed and discarded.

Therefore, the heavier one's desires, the harder it was to practice the immortal dao.

But for the Martial Dao, this was a heaven-sent opportunity!

Cultivators who drowned in the sea of lust could never attain transcendence or seek the truth. To the Martial Dao, however, the seven emotions, the six desires, and the three poisons of the human heart were all fundamental parts of the self.

The sea of lust was vast? Perfect for tempering his Divine Intent!

"If I can't even subdue mere desires, how can I possibly prove my true self?"

At this thought, Wang Ping instantly cast aside all hesitation. He amplified his magic power output, detonating the Void Joy Non-Dual Guardian Consort Talisman that had already expanded to its absolute limit.

Boom!

In an instant, Daoist Nun You's voice pitched higher. Her fiercely guarded sea of consciousness was finally overtaken by the Void Joy Non-Dual Guardian Consort Talisman.

"No, no, no...!"

Daoist Nun You's heart raged with bitter reluctance, but her voice slowly began to calm down.

This was a bizarre experience for both of them. Under the influence of the Void Joy Non-Dual Guardian Consort Talisman, Daoist Nun You's expression slowly relaxed. The pain was wiped away, and her struggles faded into nothingness.

On the other hand, Wang Ping's expression was deathly serious.

Deep within his sea of consciousness, the Mind Monkey emerged. Wielding its Divine Treasure Iron, it slammed the weapon down upon Wang Ping's thoughts, forcefully suppressing all fluctuations of lust.

"Form is emptiness, emptiness is form..."

Just as he had always said—he had no interest in women!

Time trickled by. The magical light of the Void Joy Non-Dual Guardian Consort Talisman pulsed, flickering bright and dark in a continuous rhythm.

An unknown amount of time passed before the flickering finally stopped.

"Ah..."

Daoist Nun You collapsed limply to the floor. The sea of consciousness she had fought to the death to protect no longer held a single secret from Wang Ping.

More importantly, the way she looked at him had changed. With the Void Joy Non-Dual Guardian Consort Talisman now dominating her sea of consciousness, its profound influence caused her attitude toward Wang Ping to pull a complete one-hundred-and-eighty-degree turn. Her previous hatred and bitter reluctance vanished without a trace, leaving behind only sweet, docile obedience.

Wang Ping finally let out a long breath of relief.

The sea of lust wasn't half bad!

He had to admit, the desires that had exploded within him a moment ago had nearly shaken his mind. Ultimately, though, he had beaten those desires into submission.

Of course, beating them back once was nothing to boast about.

Sinking into the sea of lust was a continuous, relentless process. Every future temptation would be far stronger than the last, requiring an even more unyielding will to overcome.

It doesn't matter. I can endure this kind of test!

Wang Ping's Dao heart remained unwavering.

He turned his gaze back to Daoist Nun You, sensing that an indelible connection had formed between him and this true transmission disciple of the Immortal Gate.

This connection was branded deep within both of their seas of consciousness, anchored by the Void Joy Non-Dual Guardian Consort Talisman. However, its specific form was entirely up to him to decide.

"Subduing this wicked woman and preventing her from harming anyone else in the future is truly an act of justice."

"In that case, I'll carve the character zheng for 'righteous'..."

With a thought, Wang Ping's spiritual sense invaded Daoist Nun You's sea of consciousness and left the brand behind.

The next second, Daoist Nun You forced her weak, soft body upward. Still completely naked and with the blush still hot on her cheeks, she knelt before Wang Ping. Crossing her hands in front of her and keeping her long legs tightly pressed together, she respectfully bowed her head. Biting her red lip, she murmured, "Xuexin greets Master."

Wang Ping's eye twitched at her words. Looking at You Xuexin in this state, his gaze couldn't help but trace down the beautiful, crescent-moon-like curves of her figure...

Hmph, trying to drag me down into the sea of lust again?

Mind Monkey, smash it!

His sea of consciousness surged as the Mind Monkey brandished the Divine Treasure Iron, brutally suppressing the rising lust. Reflected outwardly on Wang Ping's face, his expression became like an ancient well without a single ripple, completely unshaken by her beauty.

"Put some clothes on first."

"Understood."

You Xuexin coiled up her black hair and took out a long dress. Right in front of Wang Ping, she slowly slipped it on, inch by inch covering her flawless skin.

Seeing this, Wang Ping hurriedly crushed another wave of wicked thoughts.

Next, he began inspecting his spoils from this encounter. Now that she had become his protector wisdom consort, everything of You Xuexin's belonged to him, and everything of his was still his!

In the next second, Wang Ping felt a massive influx of memories surge into his mind. Spell after spell that You Xuexin had painstakingly cultivated—Sword Art, Spirit Dispatching, Scenery Shifting, Body Immobilization, Qi Restriction, Producing Light... all of this experiential knowledge was transferred directly to him, even including her magic power!

In other words:

Any spell You Xuexin has mastered, I can use as well! This is like equipping a cheat skill set, and mastering them will take half the effort for twice the result!

A look of absolute delight spread across Wang Ping's face.

In addition to that, there were You Xuexin's cultivation memories. The memories of a true transmission disciple of the Immortal Gate! This was the real treasure, touching upon the core Dao secrets of the Immortal Gate system!

Soon, Wang Ping found exactly what he was looking for within the massive sea of memories.

The world suddenly shifted as Wang Ping delved deeper into You Xuexin's memories. Soon, he arrived above a vast, black-and-white lake that stretched to the horizon, reflecting the brilliant light of the sky.

Sun and Moon Lake.

Within the memory, You Xuexin sat respectfully in front of a thatched cottage. Seated before her was a young Daoist priest holding a Whisk.

It's that Qi Refining practitioner, Mingyou...

Wang Ping's eyes lit up.

Clearly, this was a privilege reserved solely for a true transmission disciple—having a Qi Refining practitioner as a master and receiving private tutelage. This alone was something an inner sect disciple could never hope to attain.

Soon after, the young Daoist spoke in a quiet, ethereal tone, "Today, we shall discuss the qi of heaven and earth."

"You are a true transmission disciple under my tutelage. These words leave my mouth and enter your ears alone. Do not let any outsider hear or see them; otherwise, retribution and disaster will surely follow."

With that, the young Daoist waved his hand.

Wang Ping focused his gaze and saw streaks of spiritual light condensing between heaven and earth. They manifested as massive blocks of dense text before finally converging into a single title.

Observing Heaven and Earth Qi.