26: Supreme Bone! Immortal Artifact: Heavenly Poison Pearl!

Gradually, the initial pain and stiffness began to recede.

Leng Qingshuang was astonished to find that, in addition to the physical sensations brought about by dispelling the insidious poison, a special emotion was quietly growing and spreading within her heart.

It was something she had never experienced in her three thousand years of pure and desireless, high and mighty life.

It was like a scorching undercurrent surging beneath a frozen river, or like a perpetually snow-capped mountain peak suddenly bathed in blazing sunlight.

A tingling numbness, a weakness, a tremor of emptiness being filled.

She felt panic, she felt shame, she wanted to resist, she wanted to escape.

But her body betrayed her will.

"No... don't..."

She shook her head futilely, her voice as faint as a mosquito's buzz.

Her ice-blue eyes were misty with water vapor, losing the majesty of her former status as a Saint Lord.

Finally, she was completely lost within it.

That layer of cold pretense was melting, revealing the true, soft side beneath.

This also caused unusual ripples in his heart, making him unconsciously more gentle.

Inside the gauze curtain, light and shadow flickered.

The halo of the night-luminescent pearl cast upon the curtain blurred the boundaries, leaving only a graceful rhythm.

Outside Tingtao Pavilion, the sea of clouds surged silently, and the night wind passing through the eaves let out a long sigh, as if witnessing the quiet blooming of some forbidden flower.

It was also as if it were covering up the enchanting atmosphere leaking from within the curtain.

This time, it was not purely about healing and expelling poison; something seemed to have quietly transformed in the ultimate fusion of ice and fire.

When the last trace of chaotic spiritual energy fluctuation within Tingtao Pavilion slowly subsided, the two people within the gauze curtain fell into a brief silence.

Leng Qingshuang curled up in the brocade quilt, her back to Lu Yu, revealing only her fair, jade-like neck and disheveled dark hair.

At this moment, her heart still felt ashamed.

She could clearly feel that the Nine Nether Profound Darkness Fiend Poison that had troubled her for years had been largely cleared during this healing session.

The remnants were also firmly confined in several remote acupoints, making it absolutely impossible for them to stir up trouble again in a short period.

The sense of physical lightness and smooth flow of spiritual energy was real.

But at the same time, another unfamiliar feeling, one that made her flustered, entwined her heart like a vine.

That previous loss of reason... it was like opening Pandora's Box.

It showed her that beneath her icy exterior, she wasn't truly cold.

This made her mortified, especially... since the object was him.

Deep in her heart, that originally indifferent, cold, and ruthless heart now seemed to have opened a part of its chambers because of the handsome man before her.

Deep down, she seemed to have already reserved a place for him, and it was in a position that absolutely could not be missing!

Lu Yu lay on the other side, also calming his breathing and the surging spiritual energy within his body.

This Cultivation session was extremely effective; not only did it help Leng Qingshuang clear a large amount of residual poison, but he himself also benefited greatly.

It made his Nascent Soul more solid and stable, and his Physical Body and Meridians seemed to have been widened and tempered again, further improving his strength.

At this moment, the System's voice suddenly rang out.

[Detected that the Daughter of Destiny, Son of Destiny Lu Yu's future Dao Companion Leng Qingshuang, has developed feelings for the protagonist, making the protagonist an indispensable person in her heart, completely occupying the position of a Dao Companion deep within her heart!]

[Successfully intercepted Son of Destiny Lu Yu's Opportunity and Dao Companion, causing Lu Yu an indelible loss!]

[Reward protagonist: Special Supreme Bone! Immortal Artifact heavenly poison pearl! Special Divine Ability: Auto Max Level!]

[Successfully plundered Son of Destiny Lu Yu's destiny...]

[Warning! Warning! Detected unknown System attack, initiating active defense!]

[Lu Yu's destiny plunder failed, beginning to gather Heaven and Earth Luck!]

[Congratulations to the protagonist for obtaining: Luck +1000, Luck Gold Coins +3000!]

Lu Yu was stunned by all this.

However, he was suddenly overjoyed!

He hadn't expected that these two healing sessions weren't completely useless for Leng Qingshuang; he had also entered her heart!

Leng Qingshuang had truly acknowledged his identity.

And he had received a System reward!

The next moment, he only felt a sensation of bone hyperplasia beneath him; a bone was undergoing an extraordinary change!

Then, Leng Qingshuang, lying in Lu Yu's arms, was slightly startled.

This made her beautiful eyes widen instantly.

Was some mysterious Physique about to appear?

Emitting a strange golden light?

Hmph!

Lu Yu himself was bewildered.

Supreme Bone?

So this is the Supreme Bone!

Lu Yu didn't know whether to laugh or cry; he had originally thought he would be getting the Desolate Heavenly Emperor script, but he ended up with the Emperor Liu Bei script instead!

However, with the Supreme Bone, his strength had undoubtedly increased by countless times!

But the cold face of Leng Qingshuang in his arms instantly flushed crimson!

What was happening?

This sudden increase in strength... what would she do now?

As soon as she thought of this, Leng Qingshuang's slightly flushed pretty face looked as if it could drip blood.

"How do you feel?"

He coughed, testing the waters, his voice still slightly hoarse after the act.

Leng Qingshuang's body stiffened; she didn't say a word, either from the current awkward shyness or for other reasons.

"The poison should be almost cleared, right?"

Lu Yu continued, trying to steer the conversation back to "business."

"It should take... two or three more times, and it will probably be completely eradicated."

"...Mm."

After a long while, a very soft, almost inaudible response came from beneath the brocade quilt.

Then came another awkward silence.

Only their still unsettled heartbeats drummed in the silence.

Lu Yu knew he couldn't stay any longer.

He got up, moving as lightly as possible, and began to put on his clothes.

The rustling sounds were exceptionally clear in the quiet.

The moment he put on his clothes, Lu Yu remembered the item that the System had just rewarded him.

He had only noticed the newly formed Supreme Bone within his body earlier, almost forgetting the System's other rewards!