"Uh... Senior Sister Yun, why are you back?"

Lin Xiao turned around with a smile, pretending to be embarrassed.

"You figured out my identity long ago? No wonder you wouldn't cooperate with me!" Yun Mengxi said coldly.

"No, I just found out now." Confirming that this young woman was indeed Yun Mengxi, Lin Xiao felt no guilt at all. Instead, he thought he had made the right decision.

Lin Xiao secretly rejoiced, thankful that he had refused Yun Mengxi this time. Otherwise, if Senior Sister found out he had cooperated with Yun Mengxi, she might beat him to death.

"Did you deliberately try to get information from me?" Yun Mengxi was so angry she wished she could slap Lin Xiao to death.

Lin Xiao hurriedly denied it, "No, Senior Sister's identity is actually easy to guess. Someone as beautiful and powerful as Senior Sister, besides my Senior Sister, could only be Senior Sister Yun."

"Oh? Then who do you think is more beautiful and powerful, me or Zhou Wenqing?" Yun Mengxi perked up at the mention of Zhou Wenqing, throwing out a deadly question.

A cold smile hung at the corner of her lips beneath the veil, waiting to see how Lin Xiao would answer.

"Of course, Senior Sister is more beautiful and powerful," Lin Xiao answered without hesitation.

Yun Mengxi narrowed her eyes, staring at Lin Xiao, "Which Senior Sister? Be clear, is it Senior Sister Zhou or Senior Sister Yun?"

"Ahem... Senior Sister Yun, what realm are you in now? Without knowing your realm, I can't answer this question properly." Lin Xiao's mind flashed with inspiration, thinking of a way to defuse the situation.

Seeing Yun Mengxi return, many people around were paying attention, especially after learning her identity, causing quite a stir among the onlookers.

"It's said that three years ago, Yun Mengxi was already at the Great Perfection of the Dao Platform Realm. I wonder if she has broken through to the Heavenly Human Realm now?" someone whispered in the crowd.

Upon hearing the words "Heavenly Human Realm," the crowd's gaze towards Yun Mengxi became one of awe. After entering the Heavenly Human Realm, one could completely shed their mortal body and become a true celestial being!

"What realm is Zhou Wenqing in now?" Yun Mengxi also asked Lin Xiao.

"No comment." Lin Xiao turned his back to Yun Mengxi.

The deadly question Yun Mengxi threw out ended without resolution.

The Enlightenment Stone Stele Forest returned to peace. Yun Mengxi didn't leave, standing with her arms crossed behind Lin Xiao, coldly huffing inside, wanting to see how Lin Xiao would comprehend this stele.

Lin Xiao couldn't drive Yun Mengxi away, firstly because he didn't have the strength, and secondly because the Comprehension Stone Stele was open to everyone and didn't belong to anyone.

"Forget it, let her watch. Even if I can comprehend something from this stele, she wouldn't dare to snatch it." Lin Xiao dismissed his distractions and focused on comprehending the thirty-meter-tall stele in front of him.

There was a claw mark on the stele, as if a dragon's claw had scratched it, leaving a deep mark.

Lin Xiao reached out to touch the stele, but it didn't react. Infusing it with spiritual power was like a stone sinking into the sea.

Yun Mengxi watched closely. Lin Xiao's current methods were just conventional ones, which she had tried before. She wanted to suggest he try using the Flood Dragon power but couldn't bring herself to say it.

After all, Lin Xiao would definitely try using the Flood Dragon power eventually, so why bother?

After several failed attempts, Lin Xiao decided to try using the Flood Dragon power.

He circulated the meridians in his body, and a pressure like that of a Flood Dragon emanated, making him seem like a resurrected giant dragon!

Yun Mengxi, being the closest to Lin Xiao, was the first to feel this Flood Dragon power. Her eyes sparkled, and her beautiful face showed excitement, "Here it comes!"

Seeing Lin Xiao's actions, many people gathered to watch. After all, Lin Xiao had successfully comprehended a stele three days ago, surpassing everyone present.

"Could he really comprehend a second one?" someone worriedly said. Comprehending the true meaning of Sword Intent was already enough to make people envious. If he comprehended another, it would drive people mad with jealousy.

Especially since the stele Lin Xiao was trying to comprehend was unusual, the highest in the Enlightenment Stone Stele Forest, representing the highest value within.

For thousands of years, no one had been able to comprehend it.

"It's said that the stele contains things from the Dragon Clan, which human cultivators simply can't comprehend," someone doubted Lin Xiao, as no one except Yun Mengxi knew Lin Xiao possessed the Flood Dragon power.

Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Lin Xiao struck out with his right hand, slapping the stele.

This slap contained a strand of Flood Dragon power from within him.

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Yun Mengxi's hands clenched slightly, now more nervous than Lin Xiao. She had longed for what was inside the stele, and Lin Xiao's slap carried her hopes.

Under everyone's gaze, Lin Xiao's slap elicited no reaction.

Seeing this, some people's hearts, which had been in their throats, settled back down.

"I told you, how could a human cultivator comprehend something from the Dragon Clan?" Except for Yun Mengxi, everyone else was visibly relieved.

Yun Mengxi looked disappointed. Even the Flood Dragon power didn't work, so there really was no way.

"It seems this can't be comprehended. I should look for another method." Yun Mengxi sighed slightly. The Great Luo Sacred Sect's library had a Dragon Clan technique, but it was only of Heavenly-grade. In her original plan, the Dragon Clan technique within this stele was her first choice.

Lin Xiao, however, looked up at the towering stele without a hint of frustration on his face. On the contrary, this result was within his expectations.

If a single Flood Dragon power could obtain what was inside, the stele wouldn't have stood here for so many years.

"The harder it is... the more precious the contents inside." Lin Xiao thought of another method. He extended his left palm, quietly gathering a cold Ice Phoenix power in his palm, and struck the stele with it.

The Ice Phoenix power entered the stele, but still, there was no reaction.

"Trying them separately doesn't work, let's try combining them." Lin Xiao operated both powers, striking out with both palms simultaneously.

Boom!

A tremor echoed throughout the Enlightenment Stone Stele Forest!

Everyone was startled by the tremor, looking towards its source.

"What's going on? Didn't he fail?" Some people had a bad premonition.

Hearing the stele's tremor, Yun Mengxi's eyes shone with a strange light. She looked at the stele but saw nothing displayed, just the tremor.

"What method did you use just now? Try it again!" Yun Mengxi urged Lin Xiao.

Lin Xiao shook his head, "It still won't work."

"Didn't it tremble? You should know that for thousands of years, you're the only one who made this stele tremble. Try using your previous method." Yun Mengxi, who had planned to give up, saw hope again with the stele's tremor.

Lin Xiao, however, said it wouldn't work, leaving her both angry and puzzled.

"Don't talk, let me think." Lin Xiao lowered his head, deep in thought.

"You..." Yun Mengxi was speechless, suspecting Lin Xiao had found a way but was deliberately not using it because she was there.

"I'm not leaving, let's see how long you can hold out?" Yun Mengxi decided to stick it out with Lin Xiao.

Lin Xiao didn't care what Yun Mengxi thought. The reason he said it wouldn't work was that the previous method only made the stele react. To truly comprehend what was inside, he needed another approach.

"The Flood Dragon power and Ice Phoenix power were operated separately. If I can merge these two powers, it might succeed." Lin Xiao realized he had found the answer.

He circulated the Flood Dragon power and Ice Phoenix power within his body, merging them in his dantian.

This was his first time merging these two powers, having used them separately before.

What would happen specifically, Lin Xiao couldn't be sure.

Lin Xiao even prepared himself for injury, as both powers were extremely domineering. If the fusion failed, he would suffer backlash.

Unexpectedly, the fusion of these two powers went very smoothly, as if it was meant to be.

Lin Xiao felt that the two powers were naturally able to merge, like yin and yang, separate as two forces, but combined, they became the power of yin and yang, one plus one becoming two!

"Is this the power of Dragon and Phoenix?"

When the power of Dragon and Phoenix first successfully merged within Lin Xiao, he felt his body change, as if a barrier had been broken, allowing his body to completely transform.

The process wasn't painful, even quite pleasant, making Lin Xiao wish for more.

Yun Mengxi didn't know what was happening with Lin Xiao. She only saw him silent for a moment before striking the stele with a simple palm.

A simple, unadorned palm.

Yet, this simple palm made the entire stele tremble violently, and then an ancient and immense dragon might awakened, as if a True Dragon that had slept for countless millennia had awakened.

Roar!

The stele emitted a dragon's roar, then shattered, countless rays of light bursting forth, as dazzling as a sun, blinding to behold.

"What is this?" Yun Mengxi's expression was excited, knowing what this meant.

"A True Dragon!"

Someone shouted loudly, and countless people looked up to see a giant dragon's shadow soaring into the sky!