Chapter 1514: Dual Cultivation

"How could this be?!" When Diwu Mingxuan saw that the statue's features had transformed into those of Jiang Qing'e, the blow he had taken to his heart had left him dumbfounded.

His thoughts froze at that instant.

Diwu Mingxuan regained his calm a moment later and grinned, murmuring to himself, "I understand! This must just be an illusion! It must be part of the Transcendent Art's test!" However, his smile slowly froze as Jiang Qing'e's indifferent gaze continued to focus on him. Finally, he realized that this was no hallucination and his expression turned bitter.

"How did you do it? I could clearly sense the Transcendent Art resonating with me, and it would have recognized me if I had a little more time. I was obviously the chosen one! My piety and respect for it was incomparable to yours!"

Jiang Qing'e calmly replied, "Unfortunately, inheriting a Transcendent Art is not about how pious one is. Transcendent Arts are unmatched in this world and thus, their wielders have to be the same. Only then can they be accepted."

Diwu Mingxuan's expression fell. Controlling a Transcendent Art required one to possess pride and an invincible heart... However, this required one to have immense self-confidence and ability as well. Just how many experts were able to maintain their pride and self-belief before a Transcendent Art?

Even he, who was given the title of Duke of Light by others, had chosen to remain respectful in order to attempt to obtain the Transcendent Art.

Jiang Qing'e ignored him at this point in time. The Twelve Winged Seraphim Statue was beginning to bloom with radiant light, and she had begun to sense the transmission of a mysterious and esoteric knowledge entering her mind.

This was the Light Transcendent Art.

However, the moment the Transcendent Art was about to imprint itself onto her heart, the statue's radiance dulled. She was then shocked to find out that the transmission had been halted.

A moment later, Jiang Qing'e's figure appeared on the statue's left shoulder. When she looked at the face of the statue, half of it had already started to distort and change. Her gaze turned sharp. It looked as though someone else had obtained the recognition of the Transcendent Art as well, and that person was competing with her for dominance! Just who was it?

Diwu Mingxuan? He had already been eliminated!

Furthermore, why did the changing features seem a little familiar?

Just as Jiang Qing'e was mulling over what had happened, a surprised voice rang out. "Huh? Are things over already?"

Jiang Qing'e and Diwu Mingxuan raised their heads and saw a youthful figure enter the temple. His appearance caused light to flow into the temple, and the light energy within the temple had turned active, as though excited by his presence.

"Li Luo?" Jiang Qing'e and Diwu Mingxuan were taken aback. The former was full of joy, whilst the latter felt his heart sink.

The fact that Li Luo had appeared here also meant that he had broken through Song Jing's interception.

Then where was Song Jing? Diwu Mingxuan's gaze flickered with uncertainty. He originally had a trace of hope, that with Song Jing here, the two could join hands and eliminate Jiang Qing'e forcefully. Perhaps he would then have a renewed chance to obtain the Transcendent Art.

However, who would have expected that it wasn't Song Jing who would arrive first, but Li Luo?

Did this mean that Li Luo had defeated Song Jing?

How could this be?

Diwu Mingxuan's eyes were filled with deep disbelief. Was this couple truly illogical existences? Things never made sense around them. As his heart was filled with complex emotions, the Twelve Winged Seraphim Statue shot out a pillar of light, enveloping Li Luo and sucking him towards it.

When Li Luo saw that Jiang Qing'e was standing on the statue's shoulder, he didn't resist, allowing the suction force to bring him onto the right shoulder. "What is going on? Is there something wrong with the statue?" he asked, feeling a little baffled himself.

Jiang Qing'e was confused momentarily before she understood what had happened. The other person that had gained the acceptance of the Light Transcendent Art was none other than Li Luo.

However, weren't his resonances incompatible with this? She then inspected him carefully before exclaiming in surprise, "How is the light resonant power within your body so pure!?"

Based on her senses, the traces of light resonant power left behind in his body were incredibly pure, an entire level above her own. In fact, they even contained their own unique Glamor.

Li Luo shrugged and casually replied, "It's nothing much; I just had a taste of owning an upper ninth-grade light resonance."

"Oh?" A hint of astonishment briefly appeared on Jiang Qing'e's beautiful and fair face before she regained her calm. The only thing that crossed her mind was that this was due to the Absolute Resonance Seed! She knew that this was one of Li Luo's tightest guarded secrets; he must have transformed his resonances into a light resonance. Only then could he have reached such a grade.

"Did you use the upper ninth-grade light resonance to mobilize the light energy across this star to defeat Song Jing?"

Jiang Qing'e quickly grasped the crux of the situation and figured out how Li Luo was able to make his way here.

Li Luo smiled radiantly. "Aren't I impressive?"

Jiang Qing'e slightly nodded and the corners of her lips lifted to reveal a gentle smile. "That

is

impressive."

This wasn't just a polite compliment—she truly did feel that Li Luo's tricks and trump cards were worthy of admiration. After all, when she was a third-grade Transcendent and had to face off against the likes of Zhou Jun and other eighth-grade Dukes, she had always restrained herself because she understood the gigantic gap between them.

While she might have been able to threaten them if she used a trump card, she would have had to pay a price.

Li Luo's accomplishment was even more outstanding when compared to hers. The duo had grown up together and experienced far too many things as a pair, especially after Li Taixuan and Tantai Lan had left. Li Luo was going through the lowest point of his life at that time due to his blank palaces, and his future seemed immeasurably bleak. In order to protect him and reduce the amount of danger they would face, Jiang Qing'e had to display her brilliance and absorb the attention of the thieving eyes that coveted House Luolan.

It was precisely because of these experiences that Li Luo was used to acting in the shadows, concealing his abilities. Thus, Jiang Qing'e had often worried that this experience had negatively affected him. After all, face was important to men, and constantly being overshadowed by her would inevitably put him under pressure. However, Li Luo had revealed his own brilliance today, achieving an accomplishment that surpassed hers. She felt incredibly happy and relieved at the same time.

"What exactly is going on?" Li Luo then glanced at the Twelve Winged Seraphim Statue's face as he had noticed that the features were slowly changing.

"The leftover upper ninth-grade resonant power in your body has caught the attention of the Light Transcendent Art," Jiang Qing'e answered with a smile. After realizing that the one competing with her for the Transcendent Art was none other than Li Luo, she caused her energy within the Twelve Winged Seraphim Statue to dissipate, allowing the features of the statue to fully transform into Li Luo's only. Although there was remnant resonant power left in his body, it would dissipate after a period of time. At that point, there was a chance that the Light Transcendent Art would no longer recognize him and Li Luo would lose this opportunity.

Thus, only half the features of the face remained, so it looked a little strange.

"Light Transcendent Art? Forget it, I'll just give it to you. I'm not compatible with a single-element focused Transcendent Art." Li Luo shook his head, planning to reject the Twelve Winged Seraphim Statue's absorption force.

"There's no need to be hasty. You can transform your resonances, which means that you're still able to wield it. Moreover, it is extremely difficult to cultivate a Transcendent Art, and if we both practice it together, we can learn from each other and it would be beneficial to our progress," Jiang Qing'e responded.

"We can learn together?" Li Luo was surprised by this. Jiang Qing'e nodded. It was just that this sort of cultivation required them to be of one body and one mind, fully trusting and opening themselves to each other. They had to reach a state of harmony with each other without any reservation.

She didn't say anything more and formed a handseal with both hands. The Twelve Winged Seraphim Statue under her feet began to quickly melt away, turning into a stream of divine light that resembled flames, wrapping around the duo's bodies.

The divine flames then melded into them and a majestic and mysterious transmission entered Li Luo's mind, possessing Transcendent Glamor and instantly causing him to be immersed within it.

At the same time, he now knew the technique's name: Twelve Winged Seraphim's Sword Dance!