Let me explain, it's not what you think.

After leaving Jiangyu's room, Ziyao had already styled her hair into pigtails and had been waiting for a long time.

"Yaoyao, what's wrong with you...?"

"My dear husband, you're so naughty!"

Zi Yao, with her pigtails, trotted over and lightly punched Lu Chen's shoulder, but Lu Chen grabbed her.

"How am I bad? If you don't give me a straight answer, you'll be sorry tonight!"

Zi Yao's cheeks flushed slightly, but she still pouted:

"You...you always take the initiative to cultivate a relationship with Jiangyu, but with me, I have to find all sorts of ways to stay by your side. You're being biased; that's not fair!"

Lu Chen was also taken aback upon hearing this.

He seems to have actually done that, but at that time, he was under a lot of pressure and really didn't think about increasing the number of people.

However, he is different now, because Jiang Yu was originally one of his "harem members", so he is doing this now only to extract her, and he has no intention of showing favoritism.

"Alright, alright, it was my fault, husband. Tonight, I'll do as you say. If that's not enough, I'll give you another gift!"

Lu Chen hugged Zi Yao and patiently comforted her.

"What gift?" Zi Yao asked curiously.

"Anticipation for October..."

"...♡"

Another week passed, and Lu Chen still hadn't broken through to the Nascent Soul stage, but he could sense that he was close to doing so.

The lion prides outside, unusually, did not challenge him again, but instead waited for Lu Chen to break through to the Nascent Soul stage.

Because at the Golden Core stage, there are hardly any people among them who can be a match for Lu Chen!

Thus, the lion at the Golden Core stage was filled with despair, while the lion at the Nascent Soul stage was overjoyed.

No one wanted Lu Chen to break through more than they did, no one!

They even had an internal fight beforehand to decide who would challenge Lu Chen!

Of course, the white-clad lion, the traitor of the lion clan, was beaten up by them and then thrown out.

On Lu Chen's side.

At this moment, under Lu Chen's offensive and Zi Yao's brainwashing, Jiang Yu slowly accepted her identity.

This acknowledges her position within the pride, and also recognizes the absolute authority and unquestionable rule of the Lion King Lu Chen.

However, she was still fully conscious and continued to reject Lu Chen.

Staying close to him was merely a helpless act of her lurking, although she had now begun to subtly serve Lu Chen meals and tea.

……

One day, Lu Chen sat cross-legged in Jiang Yu's room.

It wasn't his own bedroom, nor was it Ziyao's boudoir; it was Jiangyu's room.

Jiang Yu stood at the door, dressed in a plain white Buddhist robe, her bare feet resting on the amethyst, unsure whether to go in or back.

Looking at Lu Chen's profile as he closed his eyes to meditate, she ultimately didn't dare to disturb him. Instead, she sat down on the prayer mat by the door and opened a Buddhist scripture.

But she couldn't concentrate on reading a single word.

At this moment, her state of mind had been completely shattered by Lu Chen, and she could no longer maintain her composure.

Under Zi Yao's subtle influence, she always felt that she was inferior to Lu Chen, and that it was a class that could never be crossed, and she had no thought of resisting!

Inside the room, the remaining Yuan energy of the Golden Soul Crystal had already merged into Lu Chen's limbs and bones, causing a crack to appear on the thin threshold.

Five-colored spiritual light permeated from his body, flowing and intertwining around him like swimming dragons.

Jiang Yu put down the Buddhist scripture and watched as the spiritual light grew brighter and denser, as if something was about to break out of its shell.

Suddenly, a brilliant five-colored light shone forth.

Five colors—red, gold, cyan, blue, and yellow—exploded simultaneously, like five giant dragons that crashed into the ceiling of the room, were bounced back by the barrier, and then ran wildly through the room.

A glint flashed in Jiang Yu's eyes as she watched the spiritual light surge, compress, and condense within Lu Chen's body, finally exploding with a bang deep within his dantian.

After the light faded, Jiang Yu saw the nascent soul in his dantian, small and cute, a chibi version of Lu Chen.

Furthermore, it is five-colored.

Five kinds of spiritual energy intertwined and entwined, forming five-colored halos around the nascent soul.

Most strangely, in addition to the five-colored spiritual light, the halo was also enveloped by an almost transparent layer of golden Buddhist light, spreading outward from the center of the nascent soul's brow.

Where the Buddha's light passed, the violent five-colored spiritual light became like tamed wild beasts, turning docile and obedient, quietly surrounding the nascent soul and slowly rotating.

This is the gold content of the Buddhist Golden Essence Crystal, which can help people break through to the Nascent Soul stage without injury, with a probability of nearly 90%!

Lu Chen opened his eyes, a flash of golden light passing through the depths of his pupils.

He looked down at his hands, his fingers opening and closing, feeling the powerful energy emanating from the five-colored nascent soul in his dantian.

The leap from Golden Core to Nascent Soul is not a quantitative accumulation, but a qualitative leap.

His spiritual power was several times stronger than before, and his perception, reaction speed, and physical strength all improved significantly.

What surprised him even more was that the faint Buddhist light did not dissipate. When his spiritual power was circulating, the Buddhist light would automatically attach to the surface of his spiritual power, thus giving his attacks an extra layer of Buddhist power.

Jiang Yu finally mustered up her courage, stopped in front of him, hesitated for a long time, and then stretched out her finger and gently touched the position of his dantian.

"This layer of Buddha's light can give you special damage against ghosts and demons, and you are basically free from the risk of being possessed by other souls."

"Um."

Lu Chen grabbed her wrist and pulled her onto his lap.

Jiang Yu didn't struggle, seemingly already used to it.

"You...you should consolidate your cultivation. According to the plan, I will go and call Ziyao."

"Um."

Upon hearing this, Lu Chen hugged her and kissed her on the forehead.

The latter trembled slightly, then got up and left.

Because Lu Chen has just broken through to the Nascent Soul stage, he may be challenged soon after the news is released. Therefore, they must raise Lu Chen's cultivation level as soon as possible and delay the inevitable for as long as possible.

Zi Yao arrived very quickly.

She held a precious gem, the Primal Amethyst, which originated from her own body, and handed it to Lu Chen.

Jiang Yu's pupils contracted slightly, but she made no comment.

As soon as Lu Chen took the amethyst and touched it, a surge of pure spiritual energy, almost requiring no refining, flowed from the crystal and into his meridians without any obstruction.

As for why she didn't take out this good stuff before, it's because Lu Chen's cultivation level was too low. He couldn't absorb something produced by someone at the Integration stage.

Lu Chen looked at her.

She didn't wear pigtails today; her long hair was loose over her shoulders, with two wisps of hair hanging down beside her ears, making her look much softer than usual.

She looked at Lu Chen tenderly.

The two understood each other without saying a word.

The spiritual power of the primordial amethyst circulated repeatedly within Lu Chen's dantian, growing immensely with each rotation.

Early Nascent Soul Stage, Early Peak Stage, Mid-Stage Stage (Four Levels of Nascent Soul)!

The spiritual power stopped at the mid-stage threshold, which was intentional on Lu Chen's part.

His goal is to first break through the barriers, and then gradually solidify his foundation.