Fortunately, the two of them were very close. With Zou Feng’s current strength and his Dragon and Tiger Kan and Li Skill, which had long since reached the level of Extraordinary to Saint, he didn’t necessarily need physical contact to dual cultivate.

Of course, the effect would be best with physical contact, but that wasn’t an option right now. Simply saving her would be enough.

Next, Bian Yixia just needed to circulate the Dragon and Tiger Kan and Li Skill, while Zou Feng would simultaneously circulate his and extend his Magical Power...

This would allow their cultivation of the Skill to fuse through the air!

’How is this not a form of dual cultivation?’

The next moment, Bian Yixia asked no further questions and at once began circulating the Dragon and Tiger Kan and Li Skill.

Tian Yun, however, still didn’t understand what was happening, so she couldn’t help but ask, "Zou Lang, what on earth are you..."

While circulating his Heart Skill, Zou Feng took a deep breath and said, "I’m going to have... Divine Communication with Yixia!"

Tian Yun couldn’t help but gasp.

Though she still didn’t completely understand, she was already in awe.

After Zou Feng and Bian Yixia began circulating the Heart Skill of the Dragon and Tiger Kan and Li Skill, the resulting fluctuations of Magical Power drew toward each other as if pulled by a magnet.

They smoothly passed through the array’s barrier and finally merged into one.

The moment their Magical Powers merged, both of their bodies trembled violently, as if they had received an electric shock.

’It worked!’

’Just as I expected. This Divine Communication stuff isn’t just empty talk.’

’Actually, I shouldn’t be surprised. After all, my Dragon and Tiger Kan and Li Skill has already reached the Transcendent realm. Dual cultivating with someone using only Magical Power and intent isn’t really that unbelievable.’

The fusion of their Magical Power from the dual cultivation also caused their Divine Senses to merge.

In this merged sea of consciousness, it was as if they had ignored the array’s barrier, meeting in a dream and embracing. Thus began a shameless, wanton session of true dual cultivation.

When she saw the two of them, eyes closed, simultaneously reveal expressions of pleasure despite the array’s barrier between them, Tian Yun was astonished beyond measure.

’This works too!?’

After her brief surprise, Tian Yun couldn’t help but look envious...

’Anyone would want to try such a novel experience.’

However, Tian Yun still had her doubts. ’Can this really save Bian Yixia?’

Zou Feng, however, was full of confidence.

He remembered back at the Glazed Immortal Palace, when Gongsun Jinghong had been similarly, severely injured by Gongsun Xiang.

Her injuries had been every bit as severe as Bian Yixia’s were now.

Yet after he had treated her with the Dragon and Tiger Kan and Li Skill, the worsening of her injuries had been halted immediately. After a short rest, she was able to get up and move around.

’So, there’s no reason I can’t save Bian Yixia now.’

What happened next unfolded just as Zou Feng had predicted.

Aided by the Dragon and Tiger Kan and Li Skill, the Sword Qi still ravaging Bian Yixia’s body was dissolved, strand by strand.

With the Sword Qi that clung to her like bone-gnawing maggots gone, it was only a matter of time before she recovered, given the powerful physique of her Spirit Body Realm cultivation.

After another moment, Bian Yixia let out a high-pitched scream as the last strand of Sword Qi was finally forced from her body.

At the same time, she reached the pinnacle of the Dragon and Tiger Kan and Li Skill.

"Feng... I never knew the Dragon and Tiger Kan and Li Skill could be cultivated like this!" Bian Yixia’s eyes flew open in joyous surprise, and she even managed to turn over and sit up by herself.

Seeing that Bian Yixia was out of danger, the weight on Zou Feng’s heart finally lifted.

And thanks to that session of Divine Communication cultivation, Zou Feng’s own injuries had also healed significantly, and the color returned to his face.

At the same time, he couldn’t help but marvel at the power of the Dragon and Tiger Kan and Li Skill.

’If this Skill advances another step, couldn’t I develop a move for Taking People’s Chastity from a Thousand Miles Away?’

’Then, couldn’t I cuck any enemy who provokes me, as long as they have Dao Companions!?’

’When I think about it that way, the Dragon and Tiger Kan and Li Skill is terrifyingly powerful...’

Bian Yixia’s injuries were taken care of, but how to break the array’s barrier and get both women on the ship in time remained a problem.

At this thought, Zou Feng couldn’t help but look over at Tian Yun, who was still stunned.

"Sister Yun, would you like to try this Skill?" He had already noticed her eager expression.

Upon hearing this, Tian Yun immediately nodded her head like she was pounding garlic.

Zou Feng didn’t suggest Divine Communication and dual cultivation with Tian Yun just to indulge in pleasure now that his mind was at ease.

Rather, he wanted to fully heal his injuries as quickly as possible so he could use his full strength to brute-force the array.

After all, he was different from Lu Guanghua’s Outer Body Incarnation, whose strength was finite and diminished with every use.

If he couldn’t break the array’s barrier in one day, he could just spend a few more. All he had to do was cultivate the Dragon and Tiger Kan and Li Skill to rapidly recover his spent energy.

Without further delay, Zou Feng and Tian Yun quickly entered a state of cultivation.

Whether it was due to their long-awaited reunion or because she was particularly aroused by this novel method of dual cultivation, Tian Yun was clearly exhilarated, making this session more effective than ever before.

After just one day, Zou Feng’s injuries were almost fully healed.

During this time, Tian Yun gave him a more detailed account of everything that had happened since he left.

For the most part, it matched what Zou Feng had already heard.

Tian Yun also admitted that her state of mind had been growing unstable, her obsession with building a spirit ship to cross the Fallen Immortal Sea running too deep.

After all, with her fruitless, bitter search for Zou Feng, her only hope had been the Eastern Earth Immortal Realm.

In Tian Yun’s opinion, the disappearance of numerous top experts from the Forbidden City that day was definitely connected to some power within the Eastern Earth Immortal Realm.

Besides, disappearing didn’t mean they were dead. Searching for them in the Eastern Earth Immortal Realm was, at the very least, something to hold on to.

If she hadn’t been clinging to that sliver of hope, Tian Yun feared she would have already Fallen into Demon.

This was evident in her attire, which was beginning to resemble that of a widow...

Fortunately, she was now finally reunited with Zou Feng. After being nourished by the Dragon and Tiger Kan and Li Skill—a relief as welcome as sweet rain after a long drought—Tian Yun’s mind instantly cleared, and she returned to normal.

Once Zou Feng’s injuries had mostly healed, he naturally began trying to brute-force the array.

After a frenzied bombardment on the array, Zou Feng was utterly exhausted, but he still failed to break through.

Of course, this was more or less what he’d expected. An array that could even temporarily stump Lu Guanghua wasn’t going to be broken so easily.

For the next few days, Zou Feng followed a cycle: when he was tired, he would cultivate the Kan and Li Skill with the two women, and as soon as he recovered, he would immediately resume his brute-force assault on the array.

After a full ten days of this, the array finally began to give way.

Seeing the array’s barrier begin to destabilize, Zou Feng unleashed a Giant Dragon Impact, completely shattering it at last.

Stepping into the Underground Palace, he was finally able to truly embrace Tian Yun and Bian Yixia.

Though he had asked before, Zou Feng asked again to be certain, "Are you both willing to come with me to the Eastern Earth Immortal Realm?"

As he spoke, his eyes were fixed on Bian Yixia.

After all, there was no need to confirm with Tian Yun; she looked as if she wanted to leave this very instant.

As for Bian Yixia, Zou Feng had gathered from their recent conversations that she was still quite interested in being the Empress.

Before, Tian Yun had been State Preceptor in name only, spending most of her time in the Underground Palace tinkering with the spirit ship.

Meanwhile, Bian Yixia, as the Empress, had engaged in all sorts of incompetent policies.

When the newly established Hongxing Dynasty was not yet fully stable and the nation’s strength had been greatly weakened by war, she had been bent on a northern expedition, intending to expand her territory and conquer the Northern Border.

This move was naturally unpopular, so it was no wonder that some had rebelled.

Bian Yixia had clearly already thought about these things. "I’ve mostly satisfied my craving for being an Empress these past few years," she said. "Judging by the results, I’m clearly not cut out for it. Pursuing eternal life in the Eastern Earth Immortal Realm sounds much more interesting!"

Zou Feng smiled. "Good. But before we leave, have you decided who to abdicate the throne to?"

After all, they had fought so hard to win this empire. It wouldn’t be right to just abandon it without a second thought.

After a moment of thought, Bian Yixia said, "How about we pass it to Prince Jian?"

"A prince?"

He asked and learned that this Prince Jian was indeed Wang Xingjian, Zou Feng’s closest brother from his days in the Black Flood Dragon Gang.

In truth, Wang Xingjian’s assistance had played a significant role in how quickly Bian Yixia was able to establish the Hongxing Dynasty.

Otherwise, given Bian Yixia’s tendency to just charge headfirst into problems, it was debatable whether the Hongxing Dynasty would have been successfully established at all.