Dual cultivation makes you stronger, everyone else is a prodigy, and I'm the only one slacking

Shi Shangxu seemed to remember something. He raised his hand, and a dark red bead slowly appeared in his palm.

"We obtained this item by chance while we were trapped in the secret realm for these days."

Shi Shangxu handed the bead to Yu Luoning and said, "This was originally intended for you, but I didn't expect it to come in handy."

Yu Luoning looked down at the bead and asked in confusion, "What is this?"

Feng Qiguang explained from the side, "The Soul-Stabilizing Pearl is said to protect the sea of ​​consciousness and suppress remnant souls. Even the lingering thoughts of a powerful being's soul, once trapped inside, cannot cause any trouble."

Cui Xiu's previously nonchalant expression suddenly froze.

He raised his hand, and the dark red bead fell into his palm.

Cui Xiu probed with her divine sense, and a slight fluctuation finally appeared in her purple eyes, "It is indeed the ancient Soul-Stabilizing Pearl."

Feng Qiguang asked, "Can it be used?"

"Yes." Cui Xiu looked at Yu Luoning. "The Soul-Stabilizing Pearl can suppress Lianfei's remnant soul, preventing her from self-destructing and from attacking your soul when the inheritance is being separated."

Yu Luoning's expression brightened. In that case, Lianfei wouldn't be able to blackmail her anymore.

With this trump card, the initiative was finally back in her hands.

"Don't be too happy yet," Cui Xiu added. "The Soul-Stabilizing Pearl can lock Lian Fei in place, but it can't directly pull her out of your soul. She's hidden within this Path of Ten Thousand Emotions inheritance; the two have been entangled for too long."

The moment the words left his mouth, the expressions of the three men changed drastically.

Feng Qiguang frowned: "Then what should we do? Are we just going to have to hide her in Ningning's sea of ​​consciousness?"

A moment of silence fell.

Yu Luoning's gaze shifted and landed on the Soul-Stabilizing Pearl.

She had previously scanned the list of handsome men and confirmed that the Soul-Stabilizing Pearl could indeed regenerate a higher-level version. However, even a higher-level version couldn't solve the current predicament.

With all three of them present, she couldn't reveal the truth.

These men are all her men, and she cherishes them all. Perhaps her cloning ability is a secret she can't tell anyone.

"Let's force her out first, then I'll talk to her," Yu Luoning said. "Lianfei has been clinging to life for thousands of years, so she must cherish her life. In that case, there's room for negotiation."

The three nodded, and Feng Qiguang and Shi Shangxu left the Ice Palace Hall.

The array lit up again, and Cui Xiu said, "I will first help you refine the Soul-Stabilizing Pearl and make it recognize you as its master. After that, you can guide it into the Soul Platform."

Yu Luoning nodded and sat cross-legged in the center of the Soul-Stabilizing Array.

Cui Xiu stood behind him, her hands rapidly forming hand seals as she channeled the last wisp of spiritual energy into the Soul-Stabilizing Pearl. A vortex-like aura of spiritual energy swirled around the pearl.

The red light swirled a few times before finally entering Yu Luoning's brow and being drawn directly into her sea of ​​consciousness.

Yu Luoning felt a chill run down her spine.

She looked into her inner sea of ​​consciousness and saw a red bead flying around the jade slip containing the Dao of Ten Thousand Emotions.

Lianfei's remnant soul, which had been hiding, seemed to sense some danger.

Suddenly, Yu Luoning's entire sea of ​​consciousness began to churn.

A woman's voice came from the depths of the soul sea, filled with obvious shock and anger: "The Soul-Stabilizing Pearl? You actually found the Soul-Stabilizing Pearl?"

Yu Luoning's consciousness solidified into a human form in her sea of ​​consciousness. She coldly stared ahead and said, "Since the Ancestor has refused to come out, I have no choice but to ask you to come out."

At this moment, Cui Xiu's divine sense had transformed into a giant claw and seized the jade slip containing the inheritance of the Myriad Emotions Path.

As soon as the jade slip was shaken, countless dark red threads tightly bound Yu Luoning's sea of ​​consciousness.

Immediately afterwards, the Soul-Stabilizing Pearl hovering around the jade slip shone brightly, instantly suppressing the dark red threads.

A painful groan rang out, and from the depths of her consciousness, a woman in red finally emerged completely.

At this moment, Lianfei's soul was wrapped in the red threads cast by the Soul-Stabilizing Pearl, and her originally bewitching face was deathly pale.

Lianfei looked up at Yu Luoning with a grim expression. "What incredible luck! You even managed to find something like the Soul-Stabilizing Pearl that's been lost for ten thousand years..."

Yu Luoning's lips twitched upon hearing this.

She smiled. "Now can we finally have a proper talk?"

After a long silence, Lianfei suddenly smiled.

"You little brat, I underestimated you. Speak, what do you want to talk about?"

"It's very simple." Yu Luoning smiled slightly.

"First, modify the core techniques of the inherited jade slip, especially the first chapter on opening the soul. Make it a heretical and evil technique. The seven families from the outer realms want it, don't they? Then let them take the wrong technique back and let them fight like dogs."

Lianfei narrowed her eyes. "This one isn't difficult. What about the second one?"

Secondly, you must stay obediently inside the Soul-Stabilizing Pearl. I will allow you to borrow my soul for nourishment, but once I find a suitable body for you, you must leave.

"Why should I trust you? I even set a trap for you and almost possessed your body, and you're going to be so kind as to help me rebuild my physical body?"

Yu Luoning coughed lightly, "Do you take me for someone like you? I've always been a compassionate person."

Lianfei's eyes seemed to see right through her. She crossed her arms, her tone disdainful, "We're both smart people. No need for these high-sounding words. Tell me honestly, what do you want me to do?"

Yu Luoning remained unfazed when her secret was exposed, and simply chuckled.

"The price for my search for your physical rebirth is simple: you must hand over to me the true, flawless inheritance of the Dao of Ten Thousand Emotions, in its entirety."

Yu Luoning remained unfazed. "Before, I was trying to avoid you setting traps, so of course I stayed as far away as possible. But the situation is different now. You're in my hands, and I have the Soul-Stabilizing Pearl as my trump card. I'm in control now, so why should I pass up a top-tier opportunity?"

In the cold sea of ​​consciousness, there was complete silence.

Lianfei remained silent for a long time, then sighed, "I once roamed the Nine Realms for many years, but today, I'm completely controlled by this little girl. Fine, I'll accept this deal."

As soon as he finished speaking, a burst of golden light shone brightly in his sea of ​​consciousness.

Lianfei waved her fingers, her divine sense transforming into countless fine threads, gradually altering the golden Dao patterns on the inheritance jade slip.

After everything was done, Cui Xiu took action and officially separated the inheritance jade slip, while Lian Fei's remnant soul was also absorbed into the Soul-Stabilizing Pearl that emitted a red glow, accompanied by a stream of light.

In the real ice palace, Yu Luoning slowly opened her eyes, with Cui Xiu by her side the whole time.

Seeing that she was awake, his tense expression relaxed slightly.

A golden jade slip was quietly floating in front of the two of them.

"It's done," Yu Luoning said, raising an eyebrow and letting out a breath.

Cui Xiu nodded, his gaze falling on her, and said, "With the Soul-Stabilizing Pearl, you don't need to worry about being possessed by her. However, as her compassionate master, you must find her a suitable body to possess as soon as possible."

Upon hearing this, Yu Luoning chuckled lightly, "No rush. I'll find the real Myriad Emotions Path technique for her after she passes it on to me. Otherwise, what if she regrets it after reshaping her physical body?"

Before he could finish speaking, the sect's alarm bell rang, and Cui Xiu's face turned cold. "Those seven families have arrived."