Looking around the Immortal Hall, there were a total of four treasures—
A Meditation Mat, a Lamp Holder, a Flying Sword, and a screen.
Obtaining these treasures would be no easy feat. Even Venerable Jiayin, a Spirit Immortal Incarnation, was trapped within the lamp’s flame. For the moment, Fang Cheng suppressed his greed and made no move.
He looked toward Beiming Cang Xue. Since she had been able to find the treasures within the Immortal Hall, she surely knew how to claim them.
Beiming Cang Xue slowly opened her eyes. A look of delight appeared on her face as she gazed at the treasures that had materialized in the hall. She said to Fang Cheng, “Senior, you may choose from among these treasures first.”
Fang Cheng pointed to the Flying Sword on the floor and said, “This sword would be of use to me.”
Beiming Cang Xue nodded lightly. “This Flying Sword is named Boundless,” she said. “It was personally forged by the master of this place. Senior, you can refine it directly.”
With a light flick of her slender hand, the Bronze Cloud Pattern Flying Sword trembled slightly, rose into the air, and slowly drifted before Fang Cheng.
Fang Cheng’s expression was one of surprise. ‘She must have gained something else on that square platform,’ he thought. ‘Otherwise, there’s no way she could have done that.’
He activated his Magical Power and easily refined the Tier Six Flying Sword. Then, with a faint, unreadable smile, he asked, “Did you receive the inheritance of this Immortal Mansion’s master?”
Beiming Cang Xue’s face flushed slightly as she lowered her gaze. “I only received a part of it,” she said. “The Meditation Mat beneath me is the Bosu Meditation Mat, which the master of the Immortal Mansion used for meditation and comprehending the profound. It contains a Spirit Immortal inheritance and a remnant of the master’s will. I wish to choose this treasure. What are your thoughts, Senior?”
The gray feathers behind her bloomed with overlapping layers of light, enveloping her. They seemed to possess a spirit of their own, wary that Fang Cheng might suddenly attack, kill her, and seize the treasure.
Fang Cheng said flatly, “Very well. However, I must inspect the Spirit Immortal inheritance within it myself.”
Beiming Cang Xue looked reluctant, seeming rather unwilling. But then, as if having thought something through, she said frankly, “As you wish, Senior.”
With that, she rose slowly and gracefully glided to one side.
Fang Cheng walked onto the square platform and calmly sat cross-legged. He immediately felt a current of Spiritual Mechanism rise from the Bosu Meditation Mat and flow into his spiritual soul.
Countless profound diagrams and texts then appeared, flowing freely into his consciousness.
Upon closer inspection, he was stunned to find it was a Spirit Immortal inheritance—the *Supreme Profound Origin Yin Yang Immeasurable Treasure Scripture*.
Moreover, it was a Dual Cultivation Technique.
Fang Cheng was well-versed in this art. After a quick perusal, he discovered that the inheritance seemed to be incomplete…
He assumed Beiming Cang Xue had tampered with it. His expression turned hostile as he looked at the girl in the blue dress, a murderous glint in his eyes.
Though the gray feathers were profound, it was uncertain whether they could block a full-powered strike from his Tier Six Flying Sword.
‘We’ve come this far, so why would you still dare to offend me?’
Then, he heard Beiming Cang Xue’s soft voice from the side. “Senior, this inheritance must be received by a man and a woman together. Only then, through conjugal Dual Cultivation, can they reach the technique’s highest realm… Just now, I only received the part meant for a woman to cultivate, while you, Senior, must have received the part meant for a man.”
Fang Cheng took a closer look and found it was just as Beiming Cang Xue had said. The inheritance he had received was the first half of the Treasure Scripture, which focused on cultivating the Mystic Sun Dao. It was missing the parts on the Xuanyin Dao and the harmonization of yin and yang.
Realizing he had wrongly accused her, he smiled. “Why don’t we exchange what we have and complete the scripture for ourselves?”
To his surprise, Beiming Cang Xue slowly shook her head and gave a captivating smile. “If I were to hand over the second half of the Treasure Scripture right now, Senior might not be inclined to let me live.”
Her beautiful eyes met Fang Cheng’s. Her voice was soft and pleasant, tinged with a hint of shyness. “If you do not mind, Senior, I am willing to offer myself to you. I will perform conjugal Dual Cultivation with your true self and comprehend the profound truths of the Treasure Scripture with you. When we dual cultivate, the scripture will naturally become complete. After that, it won’t be too late for you to practice it with anyone else.”
“This Bosu Meditation Mat contains a wisp of the Supreme Profound Origin Yin Yang Dao True Intent, which has an astonishingly miraculous effect on comprehending the Treasure Scripture. I am willing to share this treasure with you, Senior.”
For her, completing the Treasure Scripture and obtaining the Bosu Meditation Mat would mean securing a complete path of immortal destiny, allowing her to ascend to the Upper Realm.
If she could find a suitable partner for Dual Cultivation, she would be ninety percent certain of shattering the void and ascending in the future.
Such an immortal destiny was exceedingly rare. It was also the most precious thing left to her by her father, who was a Spirit Immortal Incarnation.
Seeing Fang Cheng fall silent in contemplation, as if weighing his options, Beiming Cang Xue added, “If you insist on killing me for a Soul-Searching and Scripture-Seizing, Senior, then I can only detonate my spiritual soul before you break through my Protective Treasure. You will be left with neither the woman nor the scripture.”
Fang Cheng let out a dry laugh. “How could I bring myself to destroy a beauty such as you? But this Spiritual Mechanism Incarnation of mine is cold and indifferent by nature, far less charming and understanding than my true self. You’ll see when you meet my main body.”
Beiming Cang Xue breathed a secret sigh of relief. She considered herself a favored daughter of the heavens—her looks, figure, temperament, talent, intellect, and background were all of the highest caliber. And a virgin, besides. She had taken the initiative to offer herself for Dual Cultivation, assuming few men could refuse such a proposal.
But the being before her was a Profound Gold Spiritual Mechanism with the core of a Void Demon Embryo. He was unfeeling and indifferent by nature, viewing her as little more than an inanimate object. Persuading him had truly been a matter of fate.
Now that they had reached an agreement, they had truly become allies. A certain ambiguity now colored their interactions. A soft light danced in Beiming Cang Xue’s beautiful eyes as her mind filled with conjectures and expectations about the appearance and demeanor of Fang Cheng’s true self.
Fang Cheng stood, collected the Bosu Meditation Mat, and turned his gaze to the White Jade Lamp Holder. His brow furrowed, feeling at a loss for what to do.
He wasn’t sure if refining the lamp would trigger some other change and release Venerable Jiayin from its flame.
He voiced his concerns to Beiming Cang Xue. She frowned and said, “You are right not to act rashly. Besides, there is another secret to this lamp—it is the central hub for all the restrictive formations in the Immortal Mansion. Without Spirit Immortal-level Magical Power, it will be incredibly difficult to take it.”