413: Junior sister, I'm doing this for your own good!

Lin Qingxue struggled for a moment, but eventually, she slowly raised her head.

Under the moonlight, her beautiful and peerless face carried a stubborn paleness, and in her clear eyes, like a cold pool,

Yao Delong's figure was clearly reflected, along with an undisguised sense of grievance, loss, and a hint of... fear of being forgotten.

"I know that what happened today made you very sad."

Yao Delong looked directly into her eyes, without the slightest evasion.

"It was my fault for not considering your feelings.

Ling'er's matter is a Sect marriage alliance, a trend that cannot be resisted, and I cannot refuse it.

But in my heart, you will always be that Junior Sister who silently accompanied me behind Luoxia Peak,

and never disdained me even when I was at my lowest point."

He paused, his tone becoming more sincere:

"This affection, I, Yao Delong, have never forgotten, and I will never let you down.

No matter how the future changes, no matter who stands beside me, you, Lin Qingxue,

are the most special and indispensable one in my heart.

This feeling has long been etched into my bones."

Lin Qingxue's eyes reddened slightly, her long eyelashes trembled, as she desperately held back her tears.

Yao Delong's words were like a warm current, slowly melting the ice in her heart.

Those memories sealed away at the Servant Peak, those bitter yet incredibly precious moments that only the two of them knew,

now clearly surged into her mind.

"You... you're always like this..."

Lin Qingxue's voice was choked with emotion, finally losing its coldness, "Sweet-talking... deceiving people..."

"It's not deception, it's sincerity."

Yao Delong held her hand tightly, and with his other hand, he gently wiped away the tears that were about to fall from the corner of her eye.

"I, Yao Delong, swear to the heavens, if I have even a hint of insincerity towards Lin Qingxue, then may I..."

"Don't say it!"

Lin Qingxue suddenly raised her hand and covered his mouth, her fingertips cold and trembling slightly.

She was soft-hearted after all. "I... I'll believe you then."

Seeing Lin Qingxue finally let down her guard, revealing that long-lost expression of shyness and reliance,

the heavy stone in Yao Delong's heart finally dropped, and a wave of tenderness surged within him. He gently pulled Lin Qingxue into his embrace.

Lin Qingxue's body stiffened, she struggled symbolically for a moment, then obediently leaned against his firm chest,

feeling his familiar and reassuring aura and strong heartbeat.

The clear moonlight spilled onto the two of them, as if draping them in a hazy veil.

"Clear Snow,"

Yao Delong whispered in her ear, his warm breath brushing her sensitive earlobe,

"You are now at the Mid Nascent Soul Stage, your Foundation is stable, but breaking through to the next Realm still requires thorough preparation.

Let me... help you examine your Foundation, alright?"

Lin Qingxue's pretty face instantly flushed, two red clouds spreading all the way to her earlobes.

She naturally understood what this 'examining the Foundation' meant.

She had seen how Luo Miaomiao and Liu Rumei looked when they came out of the secret chamber.

She buried her face deep in Yao Delong's embrace in shame, her voice as faint as a mosquito's hum: "You... you're bad... always thinking about these things..."

"How can this be bad?" Yao Delong said earnestly and righteously,

"The Dao of Dual Cultivation is inherently about the harmony of Yin and Yang, mutual benefit, and it is a righteous principle of heaven and earth!

It can stabilize the Foundation, enhance Cultivation, and deepen our affection, killing several birds with one stone, why not do it?

Moreover, Junior Sister, you have an icy jade body and Cultivate an Ice-type Cultivation Technique,

which is a perfect match for my Pure Yang Origin; the intermingling of Yin and Yang will yield even better results!"

His specious reasoning, however, contained some truth, and coupled with his serious 'I'm doing this for your own good' expression,

it made Lin Qingxue both annoyed and amused, her shyness deepening.

"Specious reasoning..." She mumbled softly, but no longer resisted.

Yao Delong secretly rejoiced, knowing that his Junior Sister had tacitly agreed.

He said no more, picked up the light-as-snow Lin Qingxue by the waist, and with a flash of his figure, entered the quiet room.

Inside the quiet room, the Formation light glowed, isolating it from the outside.

Unlike Luo Miaomiao's shy passivity, and unlike Liu Rumei's charming and active compliance,

Lin Qingxue's Dual Cultivation carried a unique charm, a blend of aloofness and shyness.

She was like a lotus blooming in ice and snow, exquisitely elegant, with a chill that kept people at a distance,

but under Yao Delong's gentle and patient guidance, her frozen Dao Heart gradually unfurled, radiating a clear and vibrant glow.

Her reactions were restrained, controlled; every slight tremor of her breath,

every subtle fluctuation, carried a moving sense of focus and purity.

Yao Delong was also exceptionally gentle, not unleashing vast power,

but rather like a warm sun nourishing the earth, meticulously guiding the Fusion of their respective dao rhyme.

His vast Pure Yang Yuan Power, like a warm current,

slowly flowed into Lin Qingxue's icy Spiritual Vein, nourishing her Profound Ice Origin.

And Lin Qingxue's pure Ice Soul Yuan Power, like a clear spring flowing,

smoothed out Yao Delong's Pure Yang Yuan Power, which was slightly agitated from continuous battles and the activation of secret techniques, bringing an inexpressible sense of clarity and ease.

Yin and Yang flowed, ice and fire merged.

Their Yuan Power circulated within each other's bodies, forming a perfect cycle.

Lin Qingxue's Mid Nascent Soul Stage Bottleneck, under the cleansing of this pure Yuan Power and the nourishment of the harmonized Yin and Yang dao rhyme,

began to loosen, her aura steadily rising, firmly advancing towards the threshold of the Late Nascent Soul Stage.

As for Yao Delong, he clearly felt

a surge of Yin Yuan Power, far purer and more compatible than the previous two times, merging into his body, perfectly combining with his powerful Pure Yang Origin.

This power not only nourished his Nascent Soul and Physical Body,

but also brought a coolness and tranquility to his Divine Soul, as if even his Sea of Consciousness became clearer and more transparent.

[Ding! Yin and Yang harmony complete!

Target Cultivation Technique compatibility: extremely high! Fused a large amount of top-grade Prime Yin power!

yin yang points +65 points! Current yin-yang value: 1050 points!]

After an unknown amount of time, the spiritual light in the quiet room gradually subsided.

Lin Qingxue nestled in Yao Delong's arms, her pretty face flushed, as if dyed with the most beautiful rouge,

her cool brows and eyes now held a hint of lazy satisfaction, breathtakingly beautiful.

The Yuan Power in her body surged and filled her, her Mid Nascent Soul Stage cultivation was completely stabilized,

and she even faintly touched the threshold of the Late Stage, having gained immensely.

Yao Delong gently stroked her soft black hair, his heart at peace.

The 'backyard fire' was now completely extinguished.

"Junior Sister, this is for you."

With a thought, a pure white jade hairpin, shaped like a budding ice lotus, appeared in Yao Delong's hand.

The jade hairpin was neither metal nor jade, warm to the touch, exuding a faint Ice Soul spiritual light,

the ice lotus carved on its head was lifelike, as if it would bloom at any moment, emanating an elegant and sacred aura.

"This is...?" Lin Qingxue's beautiful eyes lit up, attracted by the hairpin's exquisite craftsmanship and spiritual charm.

"This is the 'Ice Soul Snow Lotus Hairpin', which I specially chose for you."

Yao Delong gently inserted the jade hairpin into Lin Qingxue's cloud-like hair bun,

the ice lotus swayed gently in her dark hair, making her appear even more refined and ethereal, like a Fairy from the Moon Palace.

"This hairpin is not only a top-grade earth artifact protective Magic Treasure that can resist Divine Soul attacks,

but the Ice Soul Snow Lotus essence it contains can also help you comprehend ice-type Laws and nourish your Divine Soul. Most importantly..."