“Ah~”
Suddenly emboldened and direct, his actions made the girl let out a soft moan.
That face, which moments ago still brimmed with pride, was instantly dyed crimson.
Not giving Gu Qiushui any chance to tease, after making his move, Chen Yuyang immediately closed his eyes and focused his mind, wholly concentrating on controlling his spiritual sense.
Beyond the initial surprise and awkwardness, a hint of reproach flickered in Gu Qiushui’s eyes.
Junior Brother, aren’t you being too forward?
Shouldn’t you be more cautious and reserved, letting us bicker a bit until I eventually press you beneath me?
Gu Qiushui bit her lip.
Yet, seeing the youth’s earnest expression, she found herself unable to put her own plan into action.
Fine then, this time, I’ll let you off.
She thought to herself, secretly admiring the seriousness on the youth’s face.
When he became serious, he seemed even more handsome than usual.
Gu Qiushui especially liked to watch him when he was focused on something.
Especially when he was focused for her sake.
As she felt the youth’s spiritual power begin to enter, refining the pure yang within her body, Gu Qiushui hurriedly closed her eyes as well, suppressing her own spiritual energy to avoid inadvertently harming her junior brother.
Meanwhile, outside the door.
A delicate figure had not truly gone far.
Instead, from earlier on, Yun Lian had been secretly pressing her ear to the door, eavesdropping from outside.
Though she couldn’t catch every word, she still managed to pick up a few key phrases.
…
Phrases like “refine,” “from the front,” and “entering the body” made Yun Lian’s cheeks flush, and she couldn’t help but mutter softly, “Lewd.”
Hmph, and that boy had sworn to her that he was as pure as driven snow.
What part of this is innocent?
Clearly, they’re engaging in joyous dual cultivation right now.
These so-called righteous cultivators are all just hypocrites.
That boy acts all innocent in front of me, but as soon as his senior sister arrives, he jumps into bed without a second thought.
Thinking of this, Yun Lian felt unbalanced inside.
She really didn’t understand where she fell short.
Or maybe she was just too impatient?
Never mind, there’s no use dwelling on it now.
Boy, refuse her all you want now, but this young lady isn’t giving up on your pure yang origin.
It might not work now, but sooner or later, I’ll have my way with you.
By then, I’ll make sure you give me every last drop.
With that thought, Yun Lian finally left Chen Yuyang’s small courtyard.
Inside the room, at this moment, Chen Yuyang was guiding his spiritual sense into Gu Qiushui’s heart, feeling the refined pure yang energy formed with each beat of her slightly quickened heart.
Such pure power.
As expected of a heart I myself have tempered.
If Gu Qiushui were a fire-attribute cultivator and switched to a certain technique, she might even be able to use this power to great effect.
But now, using it merely to balance the yin energy produced by the Harmonious Dual Cultivation Technique, it was hardly put to its best use.
Still, if used properly, it could greatly alleviate the harmful effects of yin backlash during the practice of the Harmonious Dual Cultivation Technique, reducing the dependence on rare pure yang treasures.
Casually considering this, Chen Yuyang circulated his spiritual energy and began refining the portion of stagnated pure yang that Gu Qiushui herself could not utilize.
Guided by the Primordial Beginning Technique, everything progressed extremely smoothly.
But, this method was still a way of absorbing power from another’s body; though smooth, it was not easy.
It was only thanks to Chen Yuyang’s exceptional control that not a single error occurred.
During this process, whether it was Gu Qiushui suppressing her natural repulsion toward Chen Yuyang’s spiritual power, or Chen Yuyang’s own precise control, both were quite taxing.
Especially since Chen Yuyang was currently only at the first stage of the Golden Core Realm, his spiritual sense newly awakened.
Even with ample control experience, he couldn’t change the fact that his strength was still somewhat weak.
After half an hour, when Chen Yuyang finally withdrew his spiritual sense, he had exhausted a fair amount of his spiritual power.
The prolonged use of his spiritual sense also left him particularly fatigued.
As for Gu Qiushui, her entire body was coated with fine beads of sweat, her delicate figure tinged pink, her jade-like skin seeming almost translucent at this moment.
“Mmm~”
With a soft moan, Gu Qiushui’s body trembled lightly.
She hadn’t expected that merely suppressing her own spiritual energy would be so exhausting… It felt as if he had drained her completely.
Gu Qiushui thought this as she sprawled backward, collapsing bonelessly onto the pillow.
Chen Yuyang slowly opened his eyes, a flash of orange light briefly appearing and vanishing in his dark pupils.
The refinement was complete.
This bit of pure yang was of little significance to Chen Yuyang himself; even if he absorbed it all, it wouldn’t noticeably enhance him.
“Senior Sister, how do you feel now?”
Chen Yuyang asked.
“Tired,” Gu Qiushui replied bluntly. “I have no strength left at all.”
Chen Yuyang nodded slightly, understanding that Gu Qiushui had exhausted herself suppressing her spiritual power.
After all, for him to refine it, he had to inject his own spiritual energy, which would normally be repelled.
He could force it, but that would double his own effort.
Gu Qiushui, in effect, had taken on part of his burden.
“Junior Brother~ I only ended up so empty because of you, you know~”
“Say, shouldn’t you use something else to fill up your senior sister?”
Gu Qiushui pursed her lips, her tone languid, her eyes half-closed, a blatant charm radiating from her pretty face.
Even the densest of people would catch the teasing and suggestive undertones in her words.
Unfortunately, the one she faced was a block of iron—refined iron at that.
Without a word, Chen Yuyang took out a supreme-grade spirit stone, his expression calm: “Senior Sister, if you absorb the energy in this, you should recover quickly.”
Gu Qiushui took the spirit stone, staring speechlessly at it for a long moment.
Though secretly annoyed, she still stowed it away in her storage ring.
“By the way, how many spirit stones do you still have on you?”
“For supreme-grade ones, three…” Chen Yuyang thought for a moment and held up three fingers.
“Didn’t you have thousands before? Where did they all go!”
Gu Qiushui’s eyes widened immediately, as if it were her own spirit stones that had vanished.
“I gave them to Master.”
“Master…” Gu Qiushui paused, then recalled how their master’s finances had improved recently.
So, those were Junior Brother’s spirit stones.
But why did he give so many to Master…
Suddenly, Gu Qiushui remembered that day, when the secret realm opened atop Ziyang Peak, and Master replied to Sword Gate Mountain’s Vice Sect Leader Nie Qi.
“He is my man.”
She had thought Master said that just to make Nie Qi give up.
Could it really be true?
Otherwise, how to explain Junior Brother handing over so many spirit stones…
“Senior Sister, what are you thinking about?”
Noticing Gu Qiushui lost in thought, Chen Yuyang asked, puzzled.
“It’s nothing… Junior Brother, I’m tired.”
Gu Qiushui shook her head, eyes lowering.
Chen Yuyang immediately pointed toward the door.
“Should I walk you back?”
Gu Qiushui rolled her eyes inwardly.
Is this boy really that clueless, or is he doing it on purpose?
“Junior Brother has already exhausted himself for my sake, how could I trouble you to escort me further?”
The girl flashed a graceful smile.
Chen Yuyang nodded, but had a sense of foreboding.
“I’ll just sleep here for a bit.” As expected.
The corners of Chen Yuyang’s mouth twitched, but he still tried to resist.
“But, Senior Sister, I’m feeling a bit worn out too.”
“Simple, just sleep with me.”
Without hesitation, Gu Qiushui reached out and pulled the youth forcibly into her arms.
“This… Senior Sister, isn’t this improper?”
“What’s improper? You used to sleep with me every night two years ago.”
Chen Yuyang’s expression stiffened, as if recalling some unpleasant memory.
“You used to cling to me, even burrowed into my bed. What, after only two years, you’re already shunning your Senior Sister?”
Chen Yuyang pursed his lips and remained silent.
Two or three years ago, he had still shared a courtyard with Gu Qiushui, cared for by her, though they slept in separate rooms.
Him crawling into her bed had other, unmentionable reasons.
“Senior Sister, I’m not a child anymore.”
Chen Yuyang said solemnly.
“Oh? How come I don’t see that? Perfect, let Senior Sister check if you’re fully grown~ If you have any problems, better to find out and treat them early~”
With a seductive smile, Gu Qiushui’s fingers began to restlessly crawl up the youth’s chest, tracing circles across his heart.
“Senior Sister, you promised you wouldn’t…,” Chen Yuyang tensed, trying to resist.
However, the gap in strength between Golden Core and Nascent Soul was not a small one.
Unless Chen Yuyang didn’t care about hurting Gu Qiushui, he stood no chance.
“Hmph, and you have the nerve to bring that up.”
“Didn’t you promise not to tell Master?”
“Since you didn’t keep your promise, neither will I. Frankly, I ought to be angry with you~”
The more she spoke, the more aggrieved Gu Qiushui sounded.
“I didn’t say anything!”
“Still denying it? If you didn’t, why did Master scold me so harshly after you came back?”
Chen Yuyang was full of question marks.
Master scolded Senior Sister?
But he really hadn’t said anything!
“Hmph, looks like your mouth isn’t honest anymore~”
Gu Qiushui continued, pouting her lips and hugging the youth even tighter.
“Senior Sister’s punishing you now—be my pillow!”
“Or else, I won’t talk to you ever again.”
Chen Yuyang: “….”
“Fine, but Senior Sister, you’re not allowed to mess with me, just sleep.”
Chen Yuyang relented, but emphasized solemnly.
“Yeah, yeah~ What could I possibly do with a pillow? Don’t you agree?”
Gu Qiushui perked up, hurriedly agreeing, and nuzzled her head into the youth’s chest.
Achoo!
In the sect’s main hall.
Bu Lingxuan, who was cultivating, suddenly sneezed out of nowhere, her brows knitting in confusion.
“What’s going on, is someone talking about me behind my back?”
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