Xuanhuan: The Empress and I Swapped Bodies - Chapter 108

After his realm dropped to the Body Forging stage, Ye Wushuang took the time to properly consolidate his cultivation.

Now, he was starting over from the Body Forging stage.

However, his Body Forging stage was different from others’.

For others, the peak of the Body Forging stage was possessing a mighty strength of five hundred thousand jin.

But the current Ye Wushuang had a physical strength of one million jin.

This immense power came partly from the foundation laid for him by the Divine Dragon Empress, and partly from his own awakened bloodline.

Finally, it was further enhanced by Ye Wushuang’s use of magical power to temper his body.

Thus, even at just the Body Forging stage, he had already reached a strength of one million jin.

Starting his cultivation journey with such physical power meant his foundation would be at least twice as solid as that of the top-tier geniuses.

However, Ye Wushuang’s ambitions didn’t stop there.

In his eyes, one million jin was merely a beginning.

“Since I’ve been given this chance to start over, how can I be satisfied with just a million jin?”

“I must push myself wildly, until my strength can be improved no further!!”

Ye Wushuang felt there was still room for improvement in his body, so he wasn’t in a hurry to break through to the next realm. Instead, he began body forging.

His method was simple: the same body forging technique from the Eight-Nine Heavenly Art he practiced before.

Previously, he had used the Sky-Overturning Seal to assist his training. Now, without it, he had to use the Vermilion Bird Seal he crafted himself.

Compared to the Sky-Overturning Seal, the Vermilion Bird Seal was indeed much lighter, but it was still more than sufficient for Ye Wushuang’s use.

Right from the start, Ye Wushuang adjusted the seal to weigh five million jin, channeling this immense force onto himself.

Instantly, Ye Wushuang felt an enormous pressure bearing down on him.

His entire body was under intense suppression; the crushing weight felt like it was going to burst him open.

At this moment, Ye Wushuang could barely move, his legs trembling even just standing still.

He looked as if he could collapse at any moment.

Fortunately, Ye Wushuang had experienced this kind of body forging many times before and had ample experience dealing with it.

So, although the pressure was still unbearable, he persevered.

While he struggled to move, the power of his bloodline within him became incredibly active, rapidly repairing and strengthening his body.

Although his realm had dropped, the power of his bloodline hadn’t diminished.

On the contrary, because Ye Wushuang had regained control of his body, it had become even more vibrant.

Empowered by his bloodline, Ye Wushuang trained with even greater diligence and determination.

After fifteen minutes, Ye Wushuang, carrying the seal which he had adjusted to five million jin, began to move.

Every movement felt like an immense struggle.

Yet, he persisted.

However, because the force was so tremendous, Ye Wushuang couldn’t dissipate it.

This meant that with every step he took, the impact was colossal.

When his feet landed, thunderous echoes reverberated around.

Luckily, his palace was spacious enough that the commotion didn’t disturb anyone nearby.

Well, except for his neighbor, Chief Minister Liu Ning, whose senses were particularly sharp. He noticed the disturbances from Ye Wushuang’s training.

“Hmm? When did Palace No. 1 get occupied? Wasn’t it always reserved?”

“Who’s living there now? And there’s a cultivation aura coming from inside!!”

Chief Minister Liu Ning could clearly sense someone cultivating next door.

However, their realm didn’t seem high. Although they were cultivating, the energy fluctuations weren’t strong.

So, if Liu Ning hadn’t paid close attention, he might have missed them entirely.

“Low realm, yet occupying Palace No. 1… It can’t be that kid Shensheng, can it?”

“Probably not. He’s a Prince and has his own palace. Must be someone else.”

“Ah, forget guessing. I’ll go take a look!!”

Currently, Liu Ning had actually hit a bottleneck in his cultivation.

He wanted to cultivate the Myriad Laws Return to Origin and the Undying Heavenly Art, but his progress was slow. Recently, he hadn’t made any headway at all.

So, he wasn’t in the mood for cultivation and felt like going out for a distraction.

Hearing the noise next door, he naturally couldn’t sit still anymore.

However, upon arriving near Ye Wushuang’s residence, he immediately sensed something was off.

The energy fluctuations felt very familiar, as if he had sensed them somewhere before.

At first, Liu Ning couldn’t quite place where he had felt it before. But when he saw Ye Wushuang forging his body, he instantly recognized the source of that familiarity!

Carrying a gigantic mountain and moving rapidly—this was clearly the same body forging method used by the Divine Dragon Empress herself previously.

Moreover, Liu Ning faintly detected fluctuations of the Eight-Nine Heavenly Art within.

When he got a clear look at Ye Wushuang’s face, he was even more astonished.

“Isn’t that the Dragon Blood youth? Wasn’t he placed in some other secret location by Her Majesty? What is he doing here??”

Liu Ning remembered Ye Wushuang vividly.

Firstly, because when Ye Wushuang awakened his bloodline, it attracted a heavenly tribulation, making him the center of attention—an unprecedented event.

Secondly, because members of other Dragon Blood families had come to the Divine Dragon Empire, trying to seize the Dragon Blood youth and obtain his inherited Dao techniques.

Over this, Liu Ning had even taken action himself, repelling those Dragon Blood family members and gaining ten major worlds in the process.

Naturally, such an important figure warranted Liu Ning’s special attention.

He just never expected Ye Wushuang to be here.

But what surprised Liu Ning even more was Ye Wushuang’s current realm.

Gasp! Am I sensing this correctly? His realm seems to be the Body Forging stage? Didn’t he reach the Respectable Realm/Master Realm a long time ago? How, after all this time, has his realm regressed instead of advanced?!

Liu Ning couldn’t understand it.

But he could tell that there was nothing wrong with Ye Wushuang’s body—no injuries, no signs of Qi deviation.

On the contrary, for the Body Forging stage, he was incredibly powerful, even excessively so.

Lifting a mountain weighing five million jin directly was clearly far beyond the capability of an ordinary Body Forging cultivator.

Even the most top-tier Body Forging cultivators couldn’t come close to this level!

Could it be that this kid, to achieve a higher profound realm, actually abolished his original cultivation and started over from scratch?!

Thinking this, Liu Ning suddenly became immensely interested.