It turns out, they were the main characters.

Mu Zhian looked down and was shocked to find that the girl was nestled in his arms, but remained completely still.

The wind outside blew through the curtains, but the bed curtains seemed to freeze in their fluttering, as if even the wind itself had been frozen.

A fresh and enchanting fragrance wafted over.

"No need to shout anymore. You are the only one who can move freely in this bedroom. Time is frozen for everything else."

Yao Meng sat on the edge of the bed, smiling as she looked at the young man; her beauty was captivating.

Her tall, graceful figure was partially obscured by the ethereal mist, and her holy, alluring voice carried a hint of amusement: "Are you surprised? Why are you looking at me with such a surprised expression?"

Mu Zhian was clearly stunned.

"Wasn't time here frozen by Lingxuan's Lock of Time? Why are you here?" Mu Zhian asked incredulously.

"She has not yet inherited the handover ceremony of the Reincarnated Empress, so I have frozen her paused time again."

Yao Meng said with a smile, "But it seems we're a step too late... Your innate furnace seems to have consumed a lot of spiritual energy."

I paused the time you paused? Is this even possible?

Mu Zhian was at a loss for words.

"When did you find out I was in the restricted area?" Mu Zhian asked in a low voice.

"I noticed you the moment you stepped into the restricted area, but I was talking to Qian'er at the time, so I didn't disturb you."

Yao Meng said to herself, "After you reach the Enlightenment Realm this time, the matter of the Innate Furnace will likely be exposed... Cultivators outside probably all think that I am troubled by this matter."

"After all, the allure of a natural furnace is hard for any female cultivator to resist."

She paused, then deliberately said, "Even married women would find it hard to resist your natural furnace."

This is clearly a joke about the princess.

Even Mu Zhian, who was usually as calm as a rock, panicked when he heard these words and said, "I'm sorry."

He had assumed that Yao Meng would be angry because of what had happened in Yuzhou, or that she would come to settle scores with him.

However, whether it was because Yaochi cultivated the path of tranquility or something else, Yao Meng's next answer took Mu Zhian by surprise.

"It's okay, I don't actually care if you're intimate with other women."

Seeing Mu Zhian's surprised expression, Yao Meng's lips curled into a flirtatious smile.

"So you don't need to worry about what will happen if people discover your innate furnace during the tribulation. Just focus on getting through this enlightenment tribulation."

"You don't mind my intimacy with other women...?" Mu Zhian still looked at Yao Meng with some disbelief.

In fact, Mu Zhian had always thought that a woman like Yao Meng was an impeccable and perfect lover... But what she said tonight, although it seemed to expose a flaw, seemed to be a perfect advantage for a man.

At least that's how it is for Mu Zhian...

"You wish."

Yao Meng rolled her eyes at Mu Zhian, but a slight smile appeared on her lips: "I know about your past in Tianxuan City, so I don't care about your intimacy with other women, but only if I know about it."

Mu Zhian understood that for Yao Meng, being cheated on actually had two aspects: one was physical, and the other was emotional.

It wouldn't matter if she knew, but if it was done behind her back... that would mean betraying her both mentally and physically.

Then the situation would be completely different.

Yao Meng went to the restricted area to see Ye Qian in order to figure out what her own XP was like.

"I may need to do some preparations before I can achieve enlightenment."

Mu Zhian said, "After reaching the peak of the Returning to the Void Realm, I feel that my aura is a little unstable. I may need some time to stabilize it, otherwise it may leave hidden dangers and make it difficult to achieve Dao integration or even ascend to immortality in the future."

Yao Meng thought for a moment, then quickly smiled and said, "Actually, ascending to immortality isn't difficult."

Mu Zhian couldn't help but glance at this fairy a few more times.

Even when Yao Meng ascended to immortality, it was a difficult and arduous process.

And now they've started talking about Versailles?

"Anyway, you won't be able to reach the Ascension stage anytime soon."

She glanced at Ye Lingxuan, who was nestled in Mu Zhian's arms, and gently stroked the girl's cheek.

Then, she casually sat down next to the boy.

Before Mu Zhian could speak, Yao Meng looked down at him, her long, flowing black hair gently brushing against his arm, tickling him and carrying a faint fragrance.

She leaned down, gently touched the boy's lips with her fingertips, and whispered, "However, you have another way to ascend to immortality."

"What method?" Mu Zhian asked doubtfully.

Yao Meng glanced at the young man with a captivating charm, then gently pressed her soft body down, so that she and Ye Lingxuan could lean against him on either side.

Accompanying this was a captivating and alluring voice echoing throughout the bedchamber.

"I am already at the Ascension Realm, you idiot."

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When you saw the title, did you momentarily think you had skipped hundreds of chapters?

[By the way, I've written almost 8,000 words today (sneak peek)]

Chapter 518: The Value of Skillful Husband Management (6.5K)

It has to be admitted that this woman always manages to inexplicably catch Mu Zhian's urges.

Just like this time, a few simple words were enough to move him...

There's nothing we can do about it.

She had a really high fever.

Actually, it's not just Yao Meng; even Ye Lingxuan seems to know his preferences now, and she always manages to unintentionally stir his heartstrings.

It was as if someone was secretly observing Mu Zhi'an's every move, then writing down his preferences in a guide and distributing it widely to the fish around him.

Mu Zhian was filled with emotion.

What are you thinking about?

Yao Meng covered her chest with one hand, and gently stroked the boy's hair with the fingertips of her other hand, asking with a smile.

Her face had a faint blush, but also a look of contentment after being moisturized.

Mu Zhian snapped out of his daze, glanced at the still wind outside the window, then looked at his shrunken body, and hesitated, "Could you let me return to my original state first?"

A charming smile bloomed on Yao Meng's beautiful face as she smiled sweetly: "Don't you think you look even cuter like this?"

Even as she said this, she still raised her fingertips, and the law of time made Mu Zhian's body pass by quickly, transforming him from an innocent boy into a handsome young man.

Now that Yao Meng has perfect control over the laws of time, she can autonomously reverse or restore time to Mu Zhi'an's original state.

Feeling the abundant energy that came with being restored to normal, Mu Zhian stretched and then said, "I was suddenly thinking about Ling'er."

Yao Meng narrowed her eyes: "You mean the immortal medicine that can influence the Great Dao, the Flower of the Great Dao?"

“I know that your purpose in coming to the Forbidden Zone is for it, but before that, I went to see the Forbidden Zone and even she didn’t know what the Flower of the Great Dao was.”

Mu Zhi'an asked in surprise, "Aren't elixirs supposed to be forbidden items? Why haven't they seen them either?"

Yao Meng didn't answer, but instead asked a different question: "Do you know what the forbidden zone was before?"

“It used to be one of the nine forbidden places in Kyushu… But isn’t it said that the current forbidden zone is built on the forbidden place?” Mu Zhian asked hesitantly.

He found it somewhat unbelievable that he had no idea what the elixir was or where it was hidden after passing through the forbidden zone.

"The Forbidden Zone was indeed originally a forbidden land in the Eastern Continent, but do you know who the first Lord of the Forbidden Zone was?"

Yao Meng said, "The forbidden land of the Eastern Continent was the most powerful in the Nine Provinces, but it was also the most unfortunate forbidden land. Since its birth, it has been eliminated by more than three Dao Integration experts. The first person to suppress the forbidden land is unknown, but the second was the ancestor of the Blue Clan."

"As for the third one... you've actually heard of her name before."

"The Reincarnated Empress?" Mu Zhian's eyes flickered slightly. "So the earliest ruler of the forbidden zone was actually the Reincarnated Empress?"

"The Reincarnated Empress was merely cultivating in the Forbidden Land, awaiting the arrival of her next life. In reality, the one who later perfected the rules of the Forbidden Land is the current Lord of the Forbidden Zone."

Yao Meng said in a low voice, "But speaking of the Flower of the Great Dao, even the Lord of the Forbidden Zone probably doesn't know about it, otherwise he would have taken the elixir to see the Medicine Emperor long ago. I guess the elixir was probably taken away before he entered the Forbidden Zone, or if it wasn't, it must have been hidden in a place that even a Dao-Merging expert couldn't detect."

"Therefore, I think the only people who know about the Flower of the Great Dao are the three who first suppressed the forbidden zones."

Mu Zhian pondered for a moment: "So, right now, the only ones who know where the Great Dao Flower is hidden are probably the Blue Clan's ancestors and the Reincarnated Empress?"

"After all, only three people know the whereabouts of the Flower of the Great Dao, and the identity of the first person to step into the forbidden area is now a mystery; he may have already passed away."

From a timeline perspective, the earliest person to suppress the forbidden land was separated from the present-day Eastern Continent by an immeasurable amount of time.

Ten thousand years? Hundreds of thousands of years?

Mu Zhian was unaware.

However, it is impossible for someone to reach the Dao Integration Realm and survive the test of time; the only thing that can endure is ascension.

However, the Ascension Realm probably didn't exist back then.

Just then, Yao Meng suddenly said, "I think that person might still be alive."

“Forbidden Lands are places where even Dao Integration Realm experts risk death if they step into them, because even Dao Integration Realm experts cannot escape the rules of heaven and earth. Therefore, the only person who can suppress the nine forbidden lands is someone who has ascended to immortality or even above that level.”

Mu Zhian frowned and pondered.

yes……

He overlooked the fact that the forbidden land is called forbidden because its rules are different from those of the outside world, and even powerful beings who have reached the Dao level are affected by the rules in the forbidden land.

Therefore, the only person capable of suppressing the forbidden land can be someone at the Ascension Realm.

This is because ancient creatures reside within the forbidden lands, and these ancient creatures are unaffected by the rules within these forbidden lands.

The ancient creatures in the nine forbidden lands possess immeasurable strength.

Just as Mu Zhian thought of this, his thoughts suddenly stopped. He turned to Yao Meng and asked in a low voice, "You just said that only three people know about the Flower of the Great Dao? But the Princess Consort also mentioned the Flower of the Great Dao to me before..."

Yao Meng explained, "The princess was born connected to the Great Dao, so in a sense she can be said to be omniscient and omnipotent. However, she is still in the Dao-merging stage, so many things she knows are vague."

"So, I need to ask the Reincarnated Empress, or go to the Blue Clan?" Mu Zhi'an muttered to himself.