At 3 a.m., Jiang Yuan attempted his sixth attempt to break through to the sixth stage of the True Spirit Realm.

In the previous attempts, without exception, he was unable to push his power to its peak due to the influence of the Dark Curse Mark, and each attempt ended in failure. However, as he continued to increase the stakes for breakthrough, he steadily advanced the level of his power.

Jiang Yuan was making a breakthrough, while Liu Zhaodi was tossing and turning on the bed in sexy lingerie. Of course, she didn't receive any attention, and this treatment made her groan in pain.

"Sigh, grown-up men are so boring. If I had been lying in bed like this five years ago, he would have been so anxious. Now he just ignores this fairy!"

"Did I wear the wrong color today? Or does he not like this style and it doesn't arouse his desire to tear it?"

Liu Zhaodi looked at the long, fair legs with a suspicious gaze.

Just then, a wave of energy spread out from Jiang Yuan. Liu Zhaodi, who was extremely sensitive to breakthrough auras, immediately stood up and became serious. She knew that Jiang Yuan had finally broken through.

Four beams of light descended, two of which were mysterious and unpredictable, representing life and destruction respectively, while the other two were ordinary, representing light and darkness.

At this moment, Jiang Yuan's momentum was getting higher and higher, but at the peak, a black aura coiled up and a black cloud remained on his forehead. This was the power of the Dark Curse Seal.

The Dark Curse Seal has been preventing the release of divine energy within him. Although the Dark Curse Seal is not as advanced as divine energy in its origin, its energy is condensed and its quantity is enormous. The difference between the two aspects completely overwhelms Jiang Yuan's divine energy, which has led to his inability to break through.

"Idiot, you keep saying you'll share the burden, but deep down you still prefer to suffer alone!"

Liu Zhaodi got off the bed and squatted down next to Jiang Yuan. She placed her slender fingers on Jiang Yuan's forehead. The moment her fingertips touched his forehead, some of the black energy in Jiang Yuan's forehead separated and entered Liu Zhaodi's fingers.

"Hmm? That strong!"

Liu Zhaodi was shocked. An Xiaoyu hadn't explained the situation in Dongcheng in detail, but according to the rules of the battle, both sides should only send out Xuan Shen Realm experts at most. However, the dark curse mark on Jiang Yuan's body was showing signs of surpassing the Xuan Shen Realm and reaching the Hua Shen Realm, which was far beyond the expected combat energy.

"call."

Liu Zhaodi let out a heavy sigh, then thought to herself, "Don't say I'm being a pervert, I'm doing this to help you!"

Before she could finish her thought, Liu Zhaodi kissed him wildly. Before Jiang Yuan could react, she took a deep breath, and the breath she inhaled was mostly thick black energy.

Jiang Yuan realized something and opened his eyes to find himself face to face with Liu Zhaodi.

Liu Zhaodi pulled her neck back, adjusted her breathing, and left with a "Again," followed by a long, wet kiss.

This time, Jiang Yuan's bottleneck truly disappeared. Accompanied by intense energy fluctuations, he successfully became a Spirit Awakener at the sixth level of the True Spirit Realm. Moreover, the power of the backflow began to heal the dark curse mark within Jiang Yuan's body.

As he had expected, the feedback after the breakthrough could not eradicate the dark curse mark, and the dark curse mark remaining in his body still suppressed half of his power.

"Are you alright?" Jiang Yuan held up his hand to block Liu Zhaodi after his breakthrough. How could he not know that it was Liu Zhaodi who helped him absorb a portion of the Dark Curse at the crucial moment, which was why he was worried that the Dark Curse would affect Liu Zhaodi.

"Something's wrong!" Liu Zhaodi's aggrieved expression vanished, and she said, "This kiss was so bitter. It's completely different from the kisses I've had with you before. I suspect you secretly ate stinky tofu behind my back."

Jiang Yuan: "..."

One sentence was enough to deflate Jiang Yuan's initial pity. He had to admire Liu Zhaodi's way of reducing her guilt; she could actually use such a joke to cheer him up.

"Husband, I'm so sorry you've suffered!"

After joking, Liu Zhaodi hugged Jiang Yuan tightly. She could tell from the dark curse mark what kind of battle Jiang Yuan had experienced in Dongcheng, and that she hadn't been by his side during that critical moment.

"What are you saying? It's my fault for making you worry about me!" Jiang Yuan's feelings for Liu Zhaodi were genuine; she was the woman he loved to the core, and how could he bear to hurt her?

"Promise me you'll tell me everything you do from now on, okay?" Liu Zhaodi's voice was choked with emotion.

Jiang Yuan patted her shoulder and sighed, "It's a Tianfu mission, I can't reveal it."

“Then we’ll quit Tianfu. They keep making you do such dangerous missions. We’re not going to risk our lives for them!” Liu Zhaodi said angrily.

"It's okay, just think of it as your husband working in Tianfu. Work is work, and life is life. We still need to separate when necessary!" Jiang Yuan explained.

"I don't want to! I just don't want to be separated from you, not even in Tianfu!" Liu Zhaodi said coquettishly.

If outsiders saw the president of the Chaoyuan Chamber of Commerce in this manner, their first reaction would definitely be that they must be seeing things. After all, it would be unbelievable that Liu Zhaodi, the renowned number one alchemist in China and the president of a super-large chamber of commerce, would have such a demure, womanly demeanor.

"Okay, okay, we won't separate!"

Jiang Yuan had no choice but to compromise. He knew that Liu Zhaodi only acted like a child when she was with him.

"Then stop cultivating now, okay? Talk to me, sleep with me, you can only stay with me!" Liu Zhaodi pleaded, blinking her bright, watery eyes.

"Hmm, although it sounds like an escort service, but..."

Jiang Yuan paused here, then picked Liu Zhaodi up in his arms and teased, "I am willing to serve Your Majesty the Queen!"

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