After this, everyone left, leaving only Feicui Long and Isabella. Feicui Long did not know why, but his heart ached to see her so hurt, so he simply takes out several medicines he had in his collar and begins treating her carefully, as if she were a beautiful piece of art.
Isabella wants to say something, but no words come out, so she remains silent, and thus the rest of the day passes, the two of them keeping each other company in silence. That night, they sleep together, embracing. Feicui Long, in particular, is much more proactive than usual, holding her as if he wants to protect her with his body.
…
The next day, Feicui Long helps her get dressed and brings her food to bed. Isabella wants to go out, but Feicui Long forces her to stay in bed and rest for a few days.
Meanwhile, Feicui Long is preparing the medicinal bath for Mariane in a wooden tub. First, he extracts the blood of the blood pure bulls into a large cauldron. Then, the medicinal herbs and other materials with healing properties were poured in large quantities into the cauldron.
When it is boiling, Feicui Long carefully removes it from the fire. Although some external cultivators would immerse themselves directly in it, the bath he designed in his first life for Mariane, who was the only one who needed it, was made precisely to avoid that extreme pain. Since he, with his body, could refine it directly using spatial energy, dragon energy, and time energy, it did not need to be boiling.
That is why, when the medicinal bath reaches an acceptable temperature range, Feicui Long pours the contents into a wooden tub. Mariane, who is beside him, wrapped in a towel, enters the bath, obviously removing the towel.
Feicui Long, seeing this, nods and says, "You need to cultivate for six to seven hours until the blood turns black or brown. Then, you must go into the river and cleanse the impurities from your skin. When you finish, you need to practice the Sovereign Celestial Mind technique."
Mariane nods, then Feicui Long leaves for another area, as he also needs to prepare his own bath.
His bath is similar. He bases it on Mariane's but changes a few details, especially to align it with the first technique he practices in this life. He is not truly going to become a master of mystical energies, especially now that he has recovered part of his bloodline, but it still has its use for him to continue being one. So, he also wants to reinforce that aspect a bit. If he could, he would also like to add the celestial attribute to it to start practicing his master's technique more quickly, but for now, he has to settle for this.
After preparing the bath, Feicui Long submerges. As soon as he enters, he feels almost as if millions of tiny needles are trying to pierce his skin, but he does not allow it. Then, he begins to recite his body cultivation technique: "May my body be forged in space, using time as fire and the most absolute power of dragons as a hammer. Each part shall be like an unmovable piece of space, of inviolable time, a weapon in the shape of a dragon endowed with absolute power to destroy those who oppose my master's will."
His body begins to glow with emerald, amethyst, and topaz tones, with inscriptions appearing on his skin that almost immediately start absorbing all the medicinal power and the energy of the blood, as if a thirsty man were tasting a drop of water for the first time in a long while.
With every drop of energy they devour, the inscriptions become more real and more tangible. Feicui Long does not stop reciting his technique for a single moment during these seven hours. When he finally comes out, the sunset shines, and with it, his well-sculpted body. He now has several inscriptions on him, almost as if they were tattoos. Curiously, he does not know that he is being watched from afar by a woman with voluptuous features, who nervously observes him.
Unaware of the spy, he enters the river to bathe, cleansing the scent of medicine and blood. After finishing and getting dressed, he takes the tub filled with the remaining contents and goes to see Mariane. The two of them go together to the training grounds with the tubs, where there is a carefully dug pit that he has prepared. In this hole, they pour the waste and cover it with soil.
The reason for this is to allow the surrounding trees to absorb the little remaining energy and the other leftover nutrients, as he wants the trees in the training area to grow stronger.
…
After this, Feicui Long returns. When he does, they all look at him more than usual. Although he does not understand why, it is not until he looks at himself in the mirror that he notices. His skin is now much whiter and smoother, his muscles, already defined from intense daily training, now appear even more sculpted but without looking exaggerated. Even so, one can feel the explosive power they hold within them. But perhaps the most mysterious thing is the three gems that have begun to emerge on his forehead, almost imitating a crown. However, the strangest thing for him is the crimson red dot beneath his emerald.
Unaware of where it had emerged from, he simply used his energy to hide everything. He had not yet reformed his body into a dragon, but thanks to everything he had integrated into himself, he could partially use shape-shifting, at least for this minimal change.
…
Two weeks have passed. Isabella is much better, thanks to the large number of medicines that Feicui Long invested to help her recover, but also due to his continuous care, in which he treated her almost as if she were a queen, or rather, a sovereign, since she is now Feicui Long's fiancée.
This makes the already enamored Isabella realize how dangerous a proactive and attentive Feicui Long could be, as he knew perfectly well how to treat a lady. Still, the way he cared for her, down to the smallest detail, made her forget many things during these fourteen days.
At this moment, they are together after completing their training. Isabella is resting and catching her breath, while Feicui Long is as if nothing happened. Despite still being at grade 5, the reason is that he is now engaging in dual cultivation; he needs his body to catch up with his internal cultivation. Now, both types of cultivation are balanced.
It is then that Feicui Long says to Isabella, "Isabella, I have noticed something strange. Why is your cultivation not advancing, or rather, why is it advancing so slowly? With our training, I have seen that your talent is not bad, at least in combat, yet your cultivation has not increased a single grade since we met."
Isabella, a little caught off guard, explains somewhat dejectedly, "I… the truth is, I do know. Supposedly, it's because of a curse that fell upon our family and worsened after an attack when I had just been born. It happened at our family's temple on Skylion Mountain, the largest mountain and the first of the Skylion Mountain Range. Some attackers, armed with cursed weapons, ambushed us. Although we managed to repel and kill them, the curse worsened."
Feicui Long, sensing something, asks her, "Isabella, you are my wife, but do you have any problem with me using the third eye to evaluate you?"
Isabella looks at him, and although she doesn't understand why, she simply says, "Of course, darling, you can do it if you want."
Name: Isabella Skylion - Sex: Female - Age: 24 years
Racial Clan: Magic Clan – Subdivision: Mortal Clan – Species: Human
Variant: None.
Mutation: None.
Bloodline: Sky Lion Bloodline
Type: Civilized
Special Soul: Sky Lion Soul.
Special Constitutions: None.
Abnormal Status: Cursed – 4 different curses – Curse of Advancement, Curse of the Infernal Mind, Curse of Energy, Curse of the Blood Descendants.
Cultivation Realm: Elemental Realm – Grade 5 – Advanced Stage – Close to a breakthrough.
Cultivation Paths: Sword Path, Beast Mastery.
Skills: Taming, Burning Heart, Crystal Soul, Sacred Steel Mind, Indomitable Spirit, Bloodline Skills
Cultivation Techniques: "Sky Lion's Beast Domination Technique."
Battle Techniques and Spells: "Sky Lion's Slash, Sky Lion's Fangs, Sky Lion's Tempest, Sky Lion's Tornado, Sky Lion's Roar, Sky Lion's Claw, Sky Lion's Pride, Sky Lion's Eyes, Sky Lion's Wind Cannon, Sky Lion's Wind Piercer, Sky Lion's Wings, Sky Lion's Wind Cloak, Sky Lion's Gale, Sky Lion's Steps, Sky Lion's Leap, Sky Lion's Wind Armor, Sky Lion's Cross, Sky Lion's Impulse, Sky Lion's Charge."
Feicui Long guesses correctly, again, that annoying Superior God of Curses and his subordinates. Is he just handing out curses left and right or what? Leaving that aside, Feicui Long tells Isabella, "Isabella, no offense, but who came up with those unoriginal names? Even I, whose techniques have simple names, find them repetitive and boring."
Isabella, a bit embarrassed, says, "It was the founder. He grew up on the streets with little education before obtaining his bloodline, and well, to avoid thinking too much about technique names, he gave them simple and easy-to-remember ones…"
Looking away in embarrassment, Isabella changes the subject and asks Feicui Long, "So? Did you see what you wanted?"
Feicui Long nods and says, "The one who cursed you is the same one who cursed me, but don't worry, I can get rid of all the other curses."
Isabella's eyes and mouth widen in surprise, but she quickly becomes very happy. "Are you serious!? We've searched for ways, but the only solution is to go to the temple of the Superior Goddess of Blessings to dispel the curse, and we haven't been able to leave the barony…"
Feicui Long responds, "Yes. Why do you think I specifically hunted pureblood bulls when any blood-attribute beast would do? Their blood, combined with a lunar herb, a solar herb, and a planetary herb, along with a bit of my soul power, can undo several curses, not all, unfortunately, or in their strongest form, but it's enough for mine and yours."
Isabella jumps into Feicui Long's arms, kissing him and saying, "Thank you, thank you, darling!"
She then adds, "Can you help the rest of my family, please?"
Feicui Long looks at her and thinks about it before saying, "Well, why not? We're family, and besides, they can be very good allies. Even though the lunar and solar herbs are expensive, I still have enough."
Gathering a bit of courage, her face flushed pink from excitement and embarrassment, Isabella asks, "Darling… could you make me a cultivation technique like you did for Mariane…?"
Feicui Long looks at her and was about to ask something, but stops and asks something else instead, "Sure. Do you want it based on your current technique?"
Isabella shakes her head. "As long as my original technique is integrated, I'd be more than happy."
Feicui Long then takes the initiative, closing Isabella's lips with his own before saying, "Then so it shall be for my beautiful wife."