A few days passed with little developnts, Old Yen returned several tis with small nuggets of information, mostly on the movents of the nearby major powers that started to wake up to the news of this region's renewed status as an area of interest.
In the anti Wu Long mainly focused on helping his ladies to adjust, and his own comprehension of the Dao Runes, which, since the last enlightennt, achieved a new frontier as he understood the intrinsic connection between them and his comprehension of the Concepts and Laws.
After all it was his comprehension of the Concept of Annihilation that was partially responsible for him gaining the Earth Rune.
It was not necessary for him to comprehend the concepts of elental forces in his past life, as he had no elental attributes whatsoever, rather, that was a genuine waste of ti to him since those were only useful to those who were able to wield those forces.
Now, however, he ca to the realization that all of his comprehensions that led to improved control of the Dao Runes, what he considered as the understanding of the Runes themselves, were the understanding of Concepts of Lightning, Water, Wind, Cold, Blood, Sound and now Earth.
This revelation opened up the veil, and allowed him to see the powers he wielded now far more clearly.
'In this way Dao Runes can be the manifestation of my comprehension…", he thought with so relief, as that was sothing he was quite competent in, and confident in being able to improve.
'... but more than that it is a direct way to wield the power of a concept…', he added, as Concepts and Laws that cultivators comprehended were usually only expressed through so dium, like a Weapon Domain, or the so-called Dao Manifestation that one gained in the Seven Profound Realms, which was the latent ability of the Root of Awareness, allowing one to infuse Concepts and Laws into their techniques.
'However', he paused his jovial thought as he spotted a peculiar detail, ' going off of that logic, by now I should then be able to wield Runes corresponding to the Concepts that I already have proficiency in…'
After all, one of the greatest reasons Wu Long was considered so formidable in combat, even among those with far more experience and higher cultivation than him, was because of his achievents in the comprehension of Concepts.
And none were as key to his ability to inspire fear, than the duo of the Concept of Ti and Concept of Space, the two universally considered almost impossible to obtain, and granting those few who did great powers even in the very limited capacity that was currently available to any cultivator to comprehend them.
It was clear to him that there was more to this dynamic between Concepts and Laws on one end, and the Dao Runes on the other. Furthermore, to the sa degree that he was happy and relieved about the revelation of the nature of his comprehension thus far, he was also frustrated.
'This only ans I am further away from truly understanding the nature of the Dao Runes themselves', he thought grimly.
If all of the comprehensions he had thus far were rely ones pertaining to the Concepts, the Dao Runes themselves, their essence and core of their being was all the more elusive to him.
It was in the middle of such thoughts, ditating on an open terrace, that Song Lingfei found Wu Long.
A carefree smile appeared on his face as he turned to her, along with a genuine look of joy in his eyes at seeing her.
"It seems you are one of the first to fully adapt to being an Essence Awakening Realm practitioner", his tone had a note of praise and surprise.
"...I had a good motivation…", she first hesitated, and then spoke with a shy smile, her cheeks flushing with a gentle rosiness.
"You don't say", the glint in his eyes changed, and she knew that he instantly saw through that motivation of hers, her blush intensifying.
Song Lingfei no longer could sustain eye contact, turning her gaze to the side.
Wu Long stood up, and slowly approached her as she stopped midway, his tone becoming even more gentle and soft, but his words gaining even more playfulness, "I am very interested in that motivation of yours"
"I doubt that I can shed more light on the subject you know better than ", she said, still not daring to look directly into his eyes while he drew close.
His smile grew wider, as a soft chuckle escaped his lips, "I did not say I wished to hear about it, Lingfei. I only said I am interested in it"
She made a simultaneously nervous and excited gulp, finally turning to him as he was now right before her. What she saw in his eyes was nothing short of a raging fla, a fla that made her feel weak in the knees, even more nervous than before, and at the sa ti incredibly happy. This gaze was flattering for any woman, and given by soone she longed for, was akin to declaring her the most precious being in all the universe.
He did not need to tell her that being considerate and patient did not an the absence of desire. The look in his eyes told her everything about that. She stared as if enchanted and read in his gaze how much effort it took for him to hold back all this ti.
"But you said…", her voice sounded a bit hoarse and unfamiliar to her own ear. Her thoughts beca jumbled. She could not understand how she missed this gaze before, or rather, how could he hide it so well despite its intensity. And how could he wait under the weight of it.
anwhile minute changes in his expression made his smile all the more charming in her eyes.
"And I did not lie", he replied to her unvoiced question, "I could wait, while it was necessary to wait. And at the ti it truly was necessary"
His tone was still as calm and collected, but there were a few notes that betrayed a slight impatience.
"However…", he then added as those subtle notes beca more pronounced, "...that doesn't an I can wait when that is no longer the case"
His arms wrapped around her and she felt in his movents sothing more instinctual, and less restrained. Her delicate and lithe body instantly was enveloped in his warmth, as she felt the sturdiness of his body, and at the sa ti the gentleness of his touch despite the power she felt in him.
All of his actions, his gaze, his subtle mannerisms, the sound of his voice, and his scent she caught being held in his arms. All of those woke sothing up deep within her that she was partially already aware of, and yet seed to be discovering for the first ti.
He leaned in and the kiss that followed, left her mind blank, unable to concentrate, as she felt the world spinning, or drifting away, she no longer rembered which it was.
They had kissed before, but never like this. This was sothing else entirely, sothing she had never even imagined.
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