Read Rising from the Ashes (Andrew and Lauren) Novel by Only For You Updated 2025 -26 - Rising from the Ashes (Andrew and Lauren) Chapter 3280

At that moment, Bridget’s expression turned completely solemn.

She closed her eyes and activated the Rainveil Sect’s sacred technique, fully igniting the power of the Elixir of Immortality within Andrew’s body.

A violent tremor ran through him.

Andrew’s eyes snapped open.

This time, there was no piercing pain.

But what replaced it was hardly better.

His entire body felt as if it were burning from the inside out—swelling, expanding, as though he might burst apart at any second.

Alarm flashed across his face.

“Ma’am—what… what is happening?”

Bridget spoke quickly, her voice steady but urgent.

“Andrew, don’t panic. Circulate your Divine Art of Heaven and Earth’s Five Elements immediately!”

She frowned slightly.

“You’ve barely scratched the surface of that technique. When Luther passed it to you, did he explain nothing at all?”

Andrew, still disoriented, answered uncertainly,

“He never cultivated the Divine Art of Heaven and Earth’s Five Elements himself. He said I’m the only one in the world practicing it right now. So whatever its true effects are… I have to discover them on my own. But…”

He suddenly stopped speaking.

Bridget understood why.

Her gaze sharpened.

“Andrew,” she said seriously, “the Divine Art of Heaven and Earth’s Five Elements was originally cultivated by absorbing the pure essences of the five elements from heaven and earth. In ancient times, spiritual energy was abundant. Progress was swift.”

She shook her head lightly.

“But this is no longer the ancient era. Spiritual energy is sparse. The number of true cultivation practitioners in our nation has dwindled drastically. The five elements in nature today are impure, chaotic, diluted.”

“If you rely solely on absorbing them directly, who knows how many years it will take before you achieve real breakthroughs?”

She paused, then spoke plainly.

“That is why dual cultivation is the fastest and most effective path for you.”

Andrew’s breath hitched slightly.

Bridget continued calmly.

“The essence of heaven and earth exists in the sun and moon, in mountains and rivers, in lakes and seas, in all living things.”

“But among all spirits, the foremost is humankind.”

“The human body is its own miniature universe. It naturally contains masculine and feminine energies, as well as the Five Elements. When properly harmonized, these forces refine into unity.”

Her eyes remained steady.

“Of course, this depends on one’s constitution.”

“Many people possess dormant spiritual roots. Their inner yin and yang are chaotic, their Five Elements disordered.”

“But some are born with pure elemental bodies.”

She spoke with quiet authority.

“For example—Luna has a pure Wood-attribute constitution.”

“Lauren possesses a pure Fire-attribute constitution.”

“That woman named Rowan… she is a pure Water-attribute, much like myself.”

“And your foreign girlfriend…” Bridget’s lips curved faintly. “She is exceptional. A pure Metal-attribute constitution.”

Andrew blinked in shock.

Bridget continued evenly:

“You need only draw upon their elemental essences through intimate interaction—through dual cultivation. Only then will your Divine Art of Heaven and Earth’s Five Elements advance at the speed it was meant to.”

Andrew remembered Luther mentioning something similar in passing. But he had never taken it seriously.

When feelings aligned, he was intimate.

When they did not, he never forced anything.

Bridget’s tone turned firm.

“Andrew, you must listen to me.”

“If you truly wish to grow stronger—if you want to unleash the full potential of this technique—you must persist in dual cultivation.”

“I understand your concerns,” she added quietly. “But they are unnecessary. This will not only benefit you. It will greatly benefit the women as well. Their own constitutions will be refined and strengthened.”

She exhaled slowly.

“I won’t say more. Just listen to me. Alright?”

Andrew could hear the unwavering conviction in her voice.

And beyond that—

she was his future mother-in-law.

Refusing her now would be neither wise nor appropriate.

He steadied his breath, forcing the raging energy within him to circulate along the pathways of his technique.

“Of course,” he replied.

“I’ll follow your guidance.”