Xiao Tian stared at the woman and thought in his heart. If she placed in his previous world, she would overshadow all the famous celebrities. It was not just appearance, she was a strong cultivator, excludes an immortal charm that can't be possessed by mortal women.
Her name is Fang Luan, she was his guardian, trained by his father to protect him. Don't be fooled by her face, she looked innocent, but she was a strong expert. She has a fierce reputation in the world, and didn't know how many people in her hands.
She looked like a woman in her twenties, but her actual age was over hundreds of years old. In this world, those who practice immortality, can prolong their life, retain their youthful appearance. A strong cultivator can live up to thousands of years, even more.
"Sister Luan, you are beautiful." Xiao Tian said with a soft smile.
"Sweet tongue, huh. When did you start spouting nonsense?" Meng Luan was taken aback by his sudden comment. She couldn't help but pinch his cheek and snort softly.
"It is not nonsense. You are pretty like a fairy." Xiao Tian held her soft hand and said.
"Hmph. Watch out, you might be beaten by your father again." Meng Luan said, but a soft smile unknowingly appeared on her face. Which woman doesn't like sweet compliments?
"I am already an adult now, it is natural to have some awakenings. Father won't restrict my actions like before." Xiao Tian shrugged his shoulders and spoke.
"This..." Meng Luan was at a loss, didn't know what to say. She never considered having a relationship with a man, as she always focused on cultivation. Her background was a little difficult; she went through a lot in her childhood, which forced her to become stronger as soon as possible.
"Hmm, you are right, you are an adult now, so you can now look for a partner." Meng Luan said softly.
"Why bother? There is one in front of me." Xiao Tian said smile as he played with her hair.
"Stop making jokes." Meng Luan lightly touched his forehead and said, Didn't take his words seriously at all. She has gotten used to his flirtatious nature.
Seeing that she was taking his words seriously, Xiao Tian didn't try to push too hard, he would get her heart eventually.
"Sister Luan, is there any secluded place nearby? I need to practice something." He said. He wanted to fuse the Nine Sun Supreme Yang Physique. It might bring some changes in his body, so he didn't try to fuse it at home under the eyes of his father and others. It would be too much of a hassle to explain it.
"Oh, no problem. Right now, we are passing through a range of desolate mountains, there are no human establishments nearby. You can practice here without any disturbance." Meng Luan said.
After a while, Xiao Tian's carriage landed on the ground in the midst of mountains. There were many spiritual beasts roaming in the mountains, but when they sensed the terrifying aura approaching, they quickly fled away, and those who were ignorant were dealt with by the sword guards.
"Young Master, the area is clear, you can come out now." At this time, one of the guards' voices appeared from outside.
Xiao Tian stepped out of the carriage, followed by Meng Luan.
"Young Master." As he stepped out, all guards bowed down and saluted him respectfully.
"Mmm." Xiao Tian nodded slightly in return.
"You guys all spread out, don't let anyone come near here?" Meng Luan said as she ordered the guards. The guards nodded and then spread out in all directions, leaving behind Xiao Tian and Meng Luan alone.
At this time, Xiao Tian was looking around. "Nice place." He commented.
They were standing on plain ground, surrounded by mountains and towering trees. There was a stream of water flowing in front of them. As he looked upward, he saw a waterfall. It was a perfect place for camping. He thought inwardly.
"Xiao Tian, you can practice here with a free mind. I will protect you from the side. If you want more privacy, I can open up a cave for you." Meng Luan said softly.
"No, it's okay." Xiao Tian said as he found a place to sit down under the shade of a big tree.
"System, fuse the Nine Sun Supreme Yang Physique."
In an instant, a dazzling white light enveloped his whole body. The holy light flows like water. Muscles and bones are being thoroughly cleaned.
Bursts of black air floated from his body, those were impurities that were expelled from the body. Meridians reforged, sword bone fused together.
The imperfect sword bone is finally perfect at this moment. At the same time, a shard of breath rose into the sky, going straight into the sky.
In the sky, Meng Luan's eyes revealed shock.
"This sword qi... piercing the rainbow through the sun, actually has a bit of the shadow of the sword emperor..."
"System, conceal the anomaly." Xiao Tian gave an order to the system. This anomaly was caused by the fusion of the sword, Nine Sun Supreme Yang Physique hasn't even fused yet, otherwise the phenomenon would be very big.
At this moment, when the fusion of the Nine Sun Supreme Yang Physique started, he could distinctly feel changes occurring in his Qi Sea!
It was as if something was about to be born!
Calmness in his mind, he introspected on his own body.
He saw a Tao Rhythm-entwined lotus seed resting in the middle of the Dantian.
In a blink, the lotus seed began to grow rapidly, transforming into a blooming lotus flower entwined with Tao Rhythm.
Counting briefly, the lotus had many colorful petals.
At the moment the lotus flower bloomed, the spiritual core in his dantian became connected to the lotus flower. Suspending over the lotus petals, the lotus seemed to be nurturing the golden core in his dantian, growing bigger slowly.
He instantly understood the function of this lotus flower. His golden core in his dantian was expanding under the nurturing of the lotus. The bigger the golden core, the bigger his foundation would be.
That means his dantian could store more spiritual energy than others at the same realm.
Even though he was only in the Sixth stage of the Core Formation Realm, he could unleash the strength akin to the Ninth stage of the Core Formation Realm. It was only starting; his golden core's expansion slowed down, but hadn't stopped yet.
Moreover, the lotus flower continuously emitted a special Tao Rhythm, slowly rotating and constantly drawing Spiritual Energy from nature!
After feeling it for a moment, he was astonished to find that the natural absorption rate of nature's Spiritual Energy almost matched his active cultivation!
"Just drawing nature's spiritual energy almost at the level of my focused cultivation..."
Muttering, he began to actively run the cultivation technique to try whether the automatic draw of the lotus would conflict with active cultivation.
However, the moment he began the Cultivation Technique, the lotus, which had been rotating slowly, suddenly picked up speed!
After running through three Circulations, Xiao Tian, who had stopped cultivating, was secretly amazed by this effect.
"Even without cultivating, with this lotus present, it can almost match the effects of my past cultivation endeavors."
"If I cultivate actively, not only is there no conflict, but the speed is even about three times that of my normal cultivation!"