I Have A Dual World Seal

It was the hour of dusk, the wind was sparse and the rain had stopped.

"Tomorrow, sir, you need to come and visit with Little Sister Qingyan again, so it's not convenient to stay here overnight," Shen Ying said softly, "After dinner, you should head back early."

Tsk tsk, look at this kindred spirit, where could you find another like her?

"It's alright, I'll go back at midnight."

Shen Ying felt touched but still shook her head and said, "Lu Lang, don't be mischievous, go back early to rest."

Lu Zheng stroked a piece of smooth surface in his hand, "We are all proficient cultivators now, not to mention two days, we could go ten days without sleep and still manage. I say I'll go back at midnight, then midnight it shall be."

Shen Ying gently bit her lower lip but did not persuade further, just moved her body closer.

…

At mid-5 PM, Shen Ying attended to Lu Zheng as he got up and dressed, both had dinner and returned to the courtyard room to play chess.

"Hmm?" Shen Ying suddenly lifted her head, showing surprise in her eyes.

"What is it?" Lu Zheng asked.

"Unexpectedly, today the incense at Taohua Temple is even more flourishing than half a month ago last year, the other gift I've prepared for you is already completed."

"Another gift?" Lu Zheng blinked, "What might it be?"

The matter of the folded fan was within Lu Zheng's expectations. That day, Shen Ying took the folded fan from him without a word, and Lu Zheng knew she was worried about his attribute of being too generous, and giving the fan to the City God.

Yet, what other gift could there be?

From Shen Ying's words, it seems related to the incense at Taohua Temple?

Lu Zheng frowned, "Didn't I say no need to give me Incense and Candle Qi, enhance your own strength first, at least being able to leave Peach Blossom Plain for a while?"

Seeing Lu Zheng grow stern with her, Shen Ying was not annoyed in the slightest, rather she comforted Lu Zheng, "Lu Lang, rest assured, my strength is improving quickly, any faster and my foundation might become unstable. With the Peach Blossoms and Taohua Temple, I have no worries about the future, so Lu Lang, just be at ease."

As she finished speaking, Shen Ying beckoned with her hand, and Lu Zheng saw the door to the room open with no wind, then a dark yellow light darted in with a whoosh.

The light hovered before Shen Ying, revealing a wooden sword three feet three long.

"This is…"

"This is crafted from one of the oldest branches of an ancient peach tree, infused with Peach Tree Essence and Power of Incense, particularly effective against Evil Ghosts."

Shen Ying explained, "Lu Lang, your Seven-Star Sword is sharp and durable, a weapon for killing and slaying Demons, but when it comes to exorcising and vanquishing ghosts, chasing souls and capturing spirits, this hundred-year Peach Wood Sword far exceeds your Seven-Star Sword."

Lu Zheng's eyes gleamed brightly, grasping the Peach Wood Sword, his True Qi surged within him, and he couldn't help shaking his head and sighing, "You honor me, saying it far exceeds, it's incomparable doesn't even suffice."

Shen Ying covered her mouth and giggled.

Lu Zheng's Seven-Star Sword was forged with modern craftsmanship, just a mortal weapon, able to channel True Qi, but merely that. Its advantage lies in sharpness and durability, effective in breaking defenses and inflicting significant damage on humans or Demons who have not specially cultivated Body Refinement techniques.

Thus, it is evident that his master's cultivation is not particularly high, likely comparable to Duan Changzai of the Anomaly Suppression Bureau, possessing two to three hundred years of Dao Practice, with their life and death ordeal not yet determining them as human or Demon.

While Shen Ying's Peach Wood Sword was crafted from a peach tree branch that had grown for centuries and achieved spirit, absorbing Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi, and refined by Incense and Candle Qi, greatly effective against ghosts, even an ordinary person wielding it could keep lonely wandering spirits at bay.

If Lu Zheng had wielded this sword against the white-robed youth that night, the battle might have ended in half the time.

Shen Ying giggled as she snuggled close, "Lu Lang, are you satisfied?"

"Satisfied!" Lu Zheng nodded repeatedly.

Shen Ying nestled in, her voice wistful, "Lu Lang, let me test your sword technique?"

…

At 7:45 PM, the long sword returned to its sheath.

By this time, Lu Zheng was very familiar with the Peach Wood Sword, using it as if naturally.

"I must return now."

Shen Ying nodded, tidying up Lu Zheng's attire again, "Take care on the road."

Lu Zheng raised an eyebrow, lifting the sword, "Now that I have the Peach Wood Sword, I can challenge even the Ye Lan King should he arrive."

Shen Ying nodded earnestly, "Indeed, indeed, my Lu Lang is the best."

At the next moment, a clear voice drifted into the bedroom, "Really?"

The temperature in the chamber suddenly dropped.

Shen Ying's eyes narrowed as she gestured, the bedroom door swung open with no wind.

Lu Zheng cast a Golden Light Curse on himself, right hand holding the sword, left hand forming a seal.

The two stepped out together, seeing a figure hovering atop the wall of the courtyard.

This figure seemed both real and illusory, clad in black robes, the hem fluttering with the wind.

Hands clasped behind his back, his face veiled by a faint mist, unclear, with only his long hair draping over his shoulders, floating in the breeze.

"Ye Lan King?" Shen Ying asked sternly.

"Peach Blossom Fairy, Ye Lan greets you!" Ye Lan King nodded in acknowledgment.

Shen Ying's expression was calm, "I wonder what brings the Ye Lan King here late at night."

The Ye Lan King chuckled lowly, "I've heard long that the Peach Blossom Fairy graces as a true beauty, cool and celestial, and seeing you today proves it rightly. I came today initially just wanting the Nether Heart back.

Yet upon seeing the Fairy, my heart is delighted, so I'll treat the Nether Heart as a betrothal gift, and invite the Fairy to join the Netherworld, take a seat as Ye Lan's Princess Consort?"

"Supreme Decree, exorcise and vanquish ghosts, swiftly!"

A beam of green light shot towards the Ye Lan King.

The Ye Lan King waved his sleeve, a thin veil of black appeared, the green light hit it and blossomed into an azure fireworks, silently dissipating.

"The priests of White Cloud Temple." Ye Lan King seemed rather disdainful, "You killed my lieutenant general, today is your day to die."

So arrogant...

Lu Zheng griped the Peach Wood Sword tighter, looking at Shen Ying, "I'll go, you support!"

Shen Ying shook her head, "I'll hold him off, you go find the City God."

Lu Zheng shook his head, "According to the City God, whenever Ye Lan King leaves the Netherworld, he can sense it. Now this guy can escape the City God's detection, it's not without paying some price."

Lu Zheng looked up at Ye Lan King, a smile playing at his lips, "Only posing without action, likely waiting for me to leave to focus on you, confident he can defeat you before the City God reacts, has he something up his sleeve?"

Shen Ying was surprised, skeptical yet convinced.

On the wall, Ye Lan King sneered, "Ignorant youngling!"

Lu Zheng brandished the long sword, "So, if you're going to make a move, then do it, stop the chatter."

"Oh yes!" Lu Zheng suddenly remembered, looking at Shen Ying, "Where did you put the Nether Heart? Don't keep it too close to the old peach tree's core!"

Shen Ying was startled, instinctively began to act according to Lu Zheng's words, then simultaneously looked towards Ye Lan King on the wall.

"That little temple priest deserves death!" Ye Lan King cursed, his form dashing downwards.

At the next instant, Shen Ying grunted softly, face turning pale.

Lu Zheng stepped forward, Peach Wood Sword drawing streaks of Cloud Qi, a dense net of swords clashing with Ye Lan King.

Cloud Qi, thin and endless, Lu Zheng retreated three steps, yet still blocked Ye Lan King's assault.

Lu Zheng turned back to ask, "How is it?"

Shen Ying still felt lingering fear, "I've already refined eighty percent of the Nether Heart's power, didn't expect he still hid a trick inside it, fortunately, Lu Lang reminded me, or else if he ambushed under the old peach tree trunk, I fear I might not fend him off alone."