"Cousin, you're back? Have you eaten yet?" Shannon asked.
But Leon Zane didn't answer. He just pointed at Grace and asked, "You've already attained the Spirit Master realm?"
Grace's cheeks flushed red and she nodded.
"No... no..." Leon Zane looked at Evan Xiao.
Wasn't she supposed to be unable to enter?
Evan Xiao's perceptive gaze landed below his waist. "Are you injured? What happened?"
"I'm not hurt! I'm fine!" Leon Zane turned and walked away, his steps full of anger and a little odd.
"Don't you guys think his walking looks a bit strange?" Grace asked.
"Yeah." The simple and kind Shannon nodded. "General, is he hurt? Where is he injured?"
"Just a minor injury, it's nothing." Evan Xiao said.
"Let me go check on him!" Grace stood up and said.
Evan Xiao stopped her. "Where he's hurt, it's not convenient for a woman."
"Oh!" Grace had no choice but to sit back down.
After dinner, Shannon returned to her room.
Grace was about to leave too, but Evan Xiao said, "I've already sent someone to inform Father-in-law. Tonight we'll be breaking through to the Spirit Master realm, so we're not going back."
Grace glanced at him. "Then... where am I sleeping?"
Evan Xiao smiled and leaned close to her ear. "In my arms."
Grace's face turned bright red.
This morning, their first attempt had failed.
Grace lay on the bed, and the more she thought about it, the more uneasy she felt.
Only by breaking through to the Spirit Master realm and gaining spiritual power could she unlock the upper floors of the Sanctum Tower.
And those upper floors might just hold the key to saving her mother.
How could she give up?
So later, she called Evan Xiao in and had him try again.
She bit her lip and swore she absolutely wouldn't cry out in pain again.
Evan Xiao saw her expression and felt a pang of heartache.
So he kissed her gently.
From her face, to her lips, to her body...
Afterwards, even they weren't sure how, but they managed to succeed.
After a long, passionate collision, a certain dragon experienced his second release in a thousand years.
Grace, on the other hand, felt her Soul Core being catalyzed by a mysterious force, transforming in an instant.
In that instant, all her meridians opened, warmth flooded her bones, and every last trace of sickness, evil, and impurity vanished from her body!
It was a wondrous realm.
A realm more wondrous than anything she'd ever known.
Grace wrapped her arms around Evan Xiao's neck and whispered in his ear, "You must've been sent by the heavens to save me."
Evan Xiao chuckled softly and kissed her neck.
Grace felt a sting on her neck and couldn't help but let out a little sound. "Why are you biting me?"
"Because I want to eat you up."
That was the seal he planted on her.
It sealed away the lingering House Drake aura inside her.
Grace asked, "...Does it taste good?"
Evan Xiao lay beside her, reached out and gently touched her face—now even more breathtaking after her Soul Core formed—and said, "Delicious... unforgettable..."
"When will the third time be?" Grace asked.
"Are you looking forward to it?"
Grace punched him. "Just asking..."
Evan Xiao chuckled, "When you become a Spirit Lord."
"Spirit Lord... that's practically half-immortal. Can I really cultivate to that level?" Grace couldn't help but feel a little sad.
Maybe in this life, she'll only get two chances?
Spirit Lord—it's a legendary existence. They say that if you break through to the Spirit Lord realm, you can live for centuries and never age!
But Grace has lived two lifetimes and has never met anyone at the Spirit Lord realm.
Of course, maybe she has, and just didn't know it.
"Of course you can." Evan Xiao touched the Dragon Scale on her chest. "With this, you'll be fine."
"Really?"
"Mm-hmm."
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