The Dragon Lord in the Dragon God Temple is extremely cold-blooded and ruthless, showing no mercy even to his own family.

The once most powerful Long family in the Immortal Realm was related to him by blood, but he showed no mercy when he killed them. He even captured the souls of all the cultivators in the Long family and fed them to wild dogs.

They made those cultivators suffer endless torment in life, and even after death, their souls had to watch helplessly as their bodies were devoured by wild dogs.

Inside a magnificent hall.

Long Moyao lowered his head and played with the silver chain in his hand. His moon-white robe made him look as cold and aloof as jade. But everyone in the Immortal Realm knew that no one should mess with him, or they would not even know how they died.

"Master, Lu Fuyue has returned to the Immortal Realm. Aren't you going to see her?" Zero Zero One suddenly appeared and spoke.

"This way, the progress of the strategy will be faster."

Long Moyao's eyes grew increasingly dark. He paused in his movements, remained silent for a long time, and then finally spoke, "Strategy?"

"I had no intention of conquering you."

Upon hearing this, Linglingyi was instantly shocked and circled around Long Moyao, asking, "Master, what did you say? You're not planning to win her over?"

"But will you die if you don't win her over?"

Long Moyao raised his eyes and stared at it calmly for a moment. The surroundings were silent, and the powerful sense of oppression made Linglingyi tremble involuntarily.

Even though it doesn't have a physical form, I still can't help but feel afraid.

"Master... Master, why... do you see me like this?"

Long Moyao raised an eyebrow, a barely perceptible glint of killing intent flashing in his eyes, but Linglingyi didn't notice it. "When I made a contract with you, do you remember what I said?"

In an instant, Lingling remembered, and it guiltily avoided Long Moyao's gaze, "Master, I was wrong, I will never interfere with your decisions again."

Long Moyao stared at it for a moment before looking away. "If it suffers any further consequences, untie it immediately. I cannot keep trash who points fingers around me."

"Yes, yes, Master, I won't do it again."

Long Moyao lowered his eyes, continuing to toy with the silver chain in his hand, and said slowly, "That would be best."

Speaking of which, now that the sole heir of the Phoenix God Palace has returned, he should go and see him.

After all, she and he were engaged.

...

Within the Phoenix Family Spirit Pool, celestial mist swirled, hundreds of flowers bloomed, and rich spiritual energy permeated the air, gradually flowing into the center of the milky white pool water, into the giant egg radiating golden-red spiritual light.

Time flies, and ten years have passed.

Over the past decade, Long Moyao has come here almost every year.

The Phoenix Clan and the Dragon Clan have always enjoyed intermarriage, and their dual cultivation techniques possess extremely powerful abilities. The Divine Soul Pearl is the token of their alliance.

Now, only the dragon and the phoenix remain on the entire Qingyuan Continent, so the marriage between the two clans naturally falls on the two of them.

After Lu Fuyue successfully underwent Nirvana, her cultivation level leaped to the peak of the mid-stage of Mahayana. However, because her cultivation breakthrough was too rapid, she turned back into a phoenix egg and could only continue to sleep in the spirit pool to consolidate her cultivation.

The only way to wake her up as soon as possible is through the dual cultivation technique of the Dragon Clan and the Phoenix Clan.

The Phoenix Clan Chief looked at the eggs in the spirit pool that showed no signs of hatching, sighed silently, and then bowed to Long Moyao, saying, "Then I entrust everything to Your Excellency."

Long Moyao nodded, "I will do my best."

After the Phoenix Clan Chief left, he raised his hand and set up barriers around the Phoenix Clan's spiritual pool, blocking the probing gazes of some people.

After doing all this, Long Moyao looked up at the egg in the very center of the spirit pool, then took off his moon-white outer robe and walked towards it step by step.

In fact, he learned from his father and mother that tens of thousands of years ago, shortly after his birth, that he was destined to have a fiancée born into the Phoenix Clan.

Even more remarkably, Long Moyao saw the image of his fiancée in the Dragon Clan's most precious treasure—the Time Rewind.

When I first saw her, she was lying on the bed with a pale, bloodless face, exuding a faint aura of tranquility.

His memory of her, especially her bright and clear eyes, remains vivid.

So much so that even though he suffers from severe face blindness and can't remember everyone's face, he can still recognize her at a glance when they meet again, across tens of thousands of years.

...

Long Moyao snapped out of his daze and realized that he had already walked up to the phoenix egg. He pursed his lips and carefully raised his hand to touch the eggshell.

But the next second, with a crack, a crack appeared on the surface of the phoenix egg.

He was slightly taken aback when the phoenix egg cracked open, the white mist dissipated, and a naked woman appeared before him.

Long Moyao's ears turned red, and he quickly realized what was happening, abruptly closing his eyes and turning his back.

Lu Fuyue lowered her eyes and withdrew her gaze. She raised her hand and waved, and a white veil covered her body, then stood up and left the spirit pool. "Thank you for your help, Dragon Lord."

Over the years, she may have appeared to be asleep, but in reality, she is fully aware of everything happening outside, including how Long Moyao would come here every year at this time to cultivate with her through soul penetration, hoping to help her recover as soon as possible.

The dual cultivation of the Dragon Clan and the Phoenix Clan is different from ordinary dual cultivation. This technique does not require the union of Yin and Yang. It only requires the fusion of the souls of the other person and then the dual cultivation technique to be activated.

Long Moyao's emotions returned to normal. Upon hearing this, he got up and left the spirit pool, smiling faintly, "You are my fiancée, so it is only right that I save you."

After these words were spoken, the surroundings fell silent.

After a long pause, Lu Fuyue raised her eyes and looked directly at him. "Dragon Lord once said that if I return the Divine Soul Pearl to you, our engagement will be dissolved. I wonder if that still stands?"

This was something they had agreed upon long ago, back in the deep pool beneath the Void Realm of the Trial Tower.

Long Moyao's gaze lingered on her for a long time before he asked, "Are you sure?"

“Yes, I’m sure.” Lu Fuyue nodded.

Her only pursuit in this life was to attain the supreme mastery of the zither, to break free from the constraints of heaven and earth, and to achieve ultimate perfection in ruthlessness.

After a long silence.

"good."

...

During Lu Fuyue's slumber, the last string of the earthen zither was put back in place.

It turns out that the last string had actually been on her all along.

Back then, Lu Fuyue obtained her mother Feng Qing's natal spiritual weapon—the Reincarnation Sword—within the Tianxuan Sect's Trial Tower.

Later, by accident, a gray line connected the Reincarnation Sword to her wrist and heart meridian.

This so-called gray line is the string of a clay zither, one of the gifts her mother left her.

The Earth String is the most powerful and terrifying of the five elemental strings. It possesses the legendary power of the earth, which is one of the abilities possessed only by ancient sages.

Since ancient times, all those who have been able to obtain the power of the earth have been legendary figures who are like creator gods.

Previously, Lu Fuyue had not discovered its existence simply because her cultivation level was insufficient.

Now that Lu Fuyue has cultivated to the Mahayana stage, she naturally discovered its existence.

If she can successfully refine it and restore the Weak Water Harp to its divine grade, her cultivation level will definitely increase significantly, and it will also bring endless benefits to her cultivation.

Ascension is just around the corner.

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