After a night of passion, Lu Yang once again felt his body filled with power, as if he could drain Cheng Wanyun dry at any moment.
But seeing the pained expression on Cheng Wanyun's face, Lu Yang stopped immediately, quickly dressed, and ran to the open space alone to cultivate.
The Black Dragon Art fused with the Spirit Sparrow Art once more, mending the deficiencies in Lu Yang's martial arts.
The Spirit Sparrow Art was all about agile movements, as if it were a supreme divine ability meticulously separated. After obtaining the Spirit Sparrow Art, Lu Yang found he could cover vast distances in a single step, moving as swiftly as the wind.
"This is practically a tailor-made escape skill for me!"
Lu Yang exclaimed inwardly.
However, his true qi surged like a vast ocean once more, as if the Spirit Sparrow Art had stirred his body, harmonizing all his previous martial arts and the spiritual energy within him, pushing Lu Yang towards a more formidable realm.
"No, I'm about to break through again!"
Lu Yang felt the critical nature of this breakthrough and the increased demands on his body. He immediately took out two spiritual medicines refined from Life Flowers and swallowed them. The medicines dissolved upon entering his mouth, transforming into countless streams of pure spiritual energy to nourish his body.
"Today, I ascend to Human Immortal!"
Lu Yang roared, emitting five-colored divine light that illuminated the entire world.
"Quick, go and see! Lu Yang is about to break through to Human Immortal!"
King Feihu sensed a powerful aura, which even permeated the barrier. He immediately dragged the Old Spirit Sparrow King towards the open space. Lu Tianfeng and others also quickly arrived at the scene, watching Lu Yang's breakthrough.
At this moment, Lu Yang sat cross-legged on the ground. Above his head appeared another Lu Yang – his divine soul. It had initially been the size of a fist but had now grown to be almost as large as Lu Yang. Lu Yang's divine soul continuously absorbed the spiritual energy from his body, nurturing itself. Initially, it was merely a translucent phantom, but as it absorbed more spiritual energy, the divine soul condensed into a solid form. Then, its size began to shrink until it became a small figure half a meter tall.
"Does the Human Immortal realm also involve continuously refining the divine soul? Once the divine soul reaches an incredibly powerful state, perhaps one can advance to Earth Immortal?"
"Legends say that an Earth Immortal's divine soul can break free from the body and is immensely powerful. Even if the body dies, the divine soul can exist independently!"
The Old Spirit Sparrow King gazed at Lu Yang's divine soul, sighing with admiration.
"Old Sparrow, we will only know these things once Lu Yang truly breaks through to Earth Immortal,"
King Feihu said with a slight smile.
"That's true. All of this is from ancient texts. Whether it's real or not remains to be seen,"
the Spirit Sparrow King replied faintly.
At this moment, Lu Yang's divine soul had completed its condensation and re-entered his body. Lu Yang's physical body instantly became immensely powerful, emitting a colossal pressure that overwhelmed everyone, forcing them to the brink of kneeling before him.
Seeing this, Lu Yang quickly retracted the oppressive aura.
"I lost control for a moment, that's why..."
Lu Yang hurriedly apologized to everyone with embarrassment.
"Lu Yang, you've finally broken through to the Human Immortal realm!"
The Old Spirit Sparrow King looked at Lu Yang, his voice filled with excitement.
"I must thank Wanyun. It was her help that allowed me to break through!"
Lu Yang said quickly.
"This is your fortune. We merely provided some assistance!"
"However, all you need to do from now on is to treat Wanyun well!"
The Old Spirit Sparrow King continued.
"Please rest assured, Old Spirit Sparrow King, I will definitely treat Wanyun well!"
Lu Yang stated directly.
After speaking, Lu Yang rushed back to Cheng Wanyun's room. Cheng Wanyun had already woken up and was sitting in front of a mirror, adorning herself.
"Wanyun, are you... alright?"
Lu Yang walked in, unsure what to say, and after a long pause, managed to utter this question.
"You broke through?"
Cheng Wanyun turned around and looked at Lu Yang, asking.
"Yes, I have now broken through to the Human Immortal realm!"
Lu Yang replied immediately.
"Good. It seems my efforts were not in vain. You can now quickly resolve this calamity and avenge our Cheng family and the Zhong family,"
Cheng Wanyun said calmly, as if the intimacy they shared had meant nothing. She said no more and simply walked out.
This sudden shift left Lu Yang very perplexed. If it were Akali who acted this way, Lu Yang wouldn't have cared much, as Akali was merely a promise made by his father. But Cheng Wanyun was different. After what had happened, she was no longer the Spirit Sparrow King, but merely a martial artist. Perhaps her Cheng family's martial arts would be lost from this point onward. In this situation, she should have been with Lu Yang, and Lu Yang, being grateful, would never betray Cheng Wanyun.
However, seeing that Cheng Wanyun showed no such intention and seemed to be deliberately avoiding Lu Yang, it was perplexing.
"Sigh, perhaps Wanyun hasn't fully accepted it yet. What I need to do now is stabilize my cultivation, adapt as quickly as possible, and then seek revenge against the Guo family. I also need to see how powerful that person behind the Guo family truly is!"
Lu Yang clenched his fist and said coldly.
Meanwhile, at the Guo family residence, Guo Xiaotian and Guo Chongtian were kneeling in the main hall. A masked man in black had appeared before them.
"I just sensed that someone in Yanjing has broken through to Human Immortal!"
The black-clad man said directly to Guo Xiaotian and Guo Chongtian.
"What? Someone actually broke through to Human Immortal?"
Upon hearing this, Guo Xiaotian and Guo Chongtian's eyes widened in disbelief.
Human Immortals had not appeared for many years. Apart from this monstrous existence before them who had broken through, China had not seen a Human Immortal for centuries.
"There's no mistake. I can feel that this Human Immortal is very close to my location, yet I cannot find any trace of him. Tell me, who could it be?"
The black-clad man asked Guo Xiaotian and Guo Chongtian.
"Could it be Lu Yang?"
"Last time I met that kid at King Feihu's villa, he had already reached the Divine realm. Could he have cultivated some secret technique that allowed him to break through so quickly?"
Guo Xiaotian said directly to the black-clad man.
"Lu Yang? The Black Dragon King?"
"Could he have absorbed the martial arts of the Feihu King, the Zhong family, and the Spirit Sparrow King, the Cheng family?"
Thinking of this, the black-clad man's eyelids twitched. He had only recently suspected this. However, his own cultivation was demonic, and he couldn't possibly merge the martial arts of the four great families. Thus, he had planned to wait for the full moon night to absorb the pure yin body of the Spirit Sparrow King, but before that night arrived, she had been rescued. This incident infuriated the black-clad man. If he hadn't needed to use Guo Xiaotian for the time being, he would have killed Guo Xiaotian on the spot.