Xuanhuan: The Empress and I Swapped Bodies - Chapter 111
“Are you two together??”
Zongzheng Liuning’s words gave Ye Wushuang a real shock. He never expected Zongzheng Liuning to say something so startling.
After all, although Ye Wushuang and the Divine Dragon Empress had swapped bodies, they had actually spoken to each other fewer than ten times.
The two of them could only be considered the most familiar strangers.
They were extremely familiar with each other—so familiar that they knew every tiny detail of each other’s bodies intimately.
But when it came to any real intimate relationship between them, they weren’t that close at all.
So, Zongzheng Liuning’s words caught Ye Wushuang completely off guard.
“How… how could that be? She’s the Empress!”
“Nothing is impossible! I’ve never seen her speak up for anyone before—you’re the first!”
“If you tell me there’s nothing special between you, I honestly won’t believe it!”
“Out with it! What exactly is your special relationship?!”
“Well… senior and junior martial siblings?”
If they had to define their relationship, that was about as far as it went.
As for any other kind of relationship, it was out of the question—let alone spoken aloud.
Zongzheng Liuning gave Ye Wushuang a deep look, then said:
“Fine! That’s a matter for you young people. Since you don’t want to talk about it, I won’t press further.”
“However, now that you’ve taken me as your master, we must begin your training in earnest!”
“Come, come, my good disciple. I’ve prepared plenty of tonics for you. They’ll definitely help your physical condition improve by leaps and bounds, allowing you to build an unparalleled foundation while in the Body Forging realm!”
Zongzheng Liuning had taken a particular liking to Ye Wushuang.
Especially when he noticed that Ye Wushuang intended to build an unparalleled foundation—that made him even more delighted.
Zongzheng Liuning had once envisioned creating a genius with such a foundation himself.
But by the time he considered it, it was already too late to reinforce his own base.
He had long since passed the Body Forging realm, and going back to build a foundation then was clearly impossible.
Even when he took the Divine Dragon Empress as his disciple, she had already advanced beyond the Body Forging stage.
This left him without any opportunity to nurture a genius with an unparalleled foundation.
Average talents didn’t interest him.
Those who were exceptionally talented had usually already completed their Body Forging training.
Only someone like Ye Wushuang, who was starting cultivation from scratch, held a glimmer of hope.
For anyone else, trying to start over at his age would be incredibly difficult.
A person’s talent is limited; the younger they are, the stronger their innate gifts.
At Ye Wushuang’s age, attempting to cultivate from the Body Forging realm again would be almost as difficult as climbing to the sky.
Fortunately, Zongzheng Liuning knew that Ye Wushuang’s body contained supreme dragon blood.
His talent was certainly not something an ordinary genius could match.
So, Zongzheng Liuning believed that even if Ye Wushuang started cultivating now, it wasn’t too late.
With his vigorous training, it might even be possible to produce a peerless genius who could rival the current Divine Dragon Empress.
“Perhaps in terms of comprehension, you might not match up to Her Majesty—after all, she has already created so many powerful Dao techniques.”
“But I believe you can catch up in terms of combat prowess!”
“So, you must be diligent and work hard during your training!”
While preparing Ye Wushuang’s medicinal bath, Zongzheng Liuning chattered away.
Ye Wushuang tuned out this chatter completely.
It was similar to the kind of nagging he’d heard back when he was cultivating the Eight-Nine Heaven Art—back when Zongzheng Liuning thought he was the Divine Dragon Empress.
The content was a bit different then, but overall, it was the same familiar style, the same familiar tone.
With Zongzheng Liuning’s support, Ye Wushuang’s physical condition indeed improved rapidly.
Since Zongzheng Liuning had already envisioned creating a genius with an unparalleled foundation, the herbs he provided were very effective for Ye Wushuang.
In just a few days, Ye Wushuang’s strength exceeded five million jin, reaching an immense six million jin.
Such tremendous power in someone still in the Body Forging realm was absolutely astounding.
This made Zongzheng Liuning especially excited.
“I knew it! I knew you were extraordinary! Six million jin of strength—that’s already ten times what I had in the Body Forging realm! Your future will surely surpass mine!”
“And I can tell you still have room to improve!”
Having six million jin of strength in the Body Forging realm defied all conventional understanding.
It made Zongzheng Liuning look at Ye Wushuang as if he were an unparalleled treasure.
The more he looked, the more he liked him.
Therefore, when it came to training Ye Wushuang, he held nothing back, applying for vast resources on his behalf.
With these resources piled on, Ye Wushuang’s strength grew even greater.
His original six million jin of power directly reached eight million jin.
However, after reaching eight million jin, Ye Wushuang’s rate of improvement noticeably slowed.
In fact, after three to five days, he might only gain another hundred jin of strength.
This pace was too slow—so slow that it made one wonder if Ye Wushuang’s strength had hit a limit, reaching saturation.
This led Ye Wushuang to fall into deep thought.
“Is this the limit of the Body Forging realm? Why do I feel like I can still improve further in this stage?”
“Could it be that my bloodline power is restricting me?”
Ye Wushuang breaking through the limits in the Body Forging realm was not only due to his starting cultivation over but also related to his bloodline power.
It was precisely because his bloodline was special that he could break through boundaries and reach eight million jin of strength while still in the Body Forging realm.
But eight million jin seemed to be the limit of what his bloodline could provide.
After reaching eight million jin, he felt his bloodline power could no offer any further assistance.
In fact, at this point, it seemed to be restricting his progress.
“I should still be able to advance in the Body Forging realm, but my bloodline power hasn’t awakened fully enough. So, to continue breaking through, I’ll need another method.”
“It seems I need to request several portions of Divine Phoenix True Blood to cultivate the Undying Heaven Art!”
“The Undying Heaven Art and the Eight-Nine Heaven Art complement each other. Practicing both together would have an excellent effect!”
With the assistance of the Undying Heaven Art, he was sure he could reach ten million jin of strength in the Body Forging realm.
Only then would his foundation be truly solid.
However, as soon as Ye Wushuang proposed this idea, he immediately faced opposition from Zongzheng Liuning.
In Zongzheng Liuning’s view, now was not the time for Ye Wushuang to practice another Dao technique.