Chapter 124 The Ice Bed Group Breakthrough, The Correct Use of the Humanoid Pendant
"Sleep... together?"
Su Qingyue's voice jumped an octave instantly, and her exquisitely beautiful face flushed to a deep red at a rate visible to the naked eye, resembling a ripe honey peach.
Although Mu Qingxue tried to remain calm, a hint of panic flashed in her ice-blue eyes, and she subconsciously took half a step back, crossing her arms in a defensive posture: "Jiang Chen, what are you thinking about all day? This is an inn, not your harem!"
Only Iliya (currently in human form) blinked her large eyes, looking curiously at the piece of Profound Ice Jade emitting white mist, her tail flicking back and forth behind her: "Master, this stone looks so cold, can we really sleep on it? But if Master is cold, Iliya can wrap Master up with her tails!"
As she spoke, she dutifully displayed her nine fluffy tails, looking proud as if to say, "I am a professional bed-warming tool."
"Look, this is what you call dedication!"
Jiang Chen pointed at Iliya, feeling that she was hopeless, and then looked at the other two women: "Can you two keep your minds a little purer? Am I that kind of person?"
"Yes." Su Qingyue and Mu Qingxue replied in unison, firm and decisive.
Jiang Chen: "..."
"Ahem, let me explain."
Jiang Chen patted the Profound Ice Jade beneath him with a serious expression: "Although this 'Ten-Thousand-Year Profound Ice Jade' is a supreme treasure, its cold energy is too heavy. I just tested it; with my current Grandmaster Realm Sixth Layer Physical Body, if I don't circulate my Qi to resist, I'll be frozen into an icicle within half an hour. But if I do circulate my Qi to resist, I can't enter deep sleep."
"So, this falls into a vicious cycle: if you want to become stronger, you have to sleep on this, but if you sleep on this, you'll be frozen awake."
Jiang Chen spread his hands: "This requires 'thermodynamic neutralization.' Su Qingyue, your Phoenix Bloodline is the fire of supreme Yang; Teacher Mu, although your Profound Yin Physique is also cold, it is of the same source but a different frequency as the cold energy of this Profound Ice Jade, which can act as a guiding force to 'fight poison with poison'; plus, Iliya's beast-clan Qi and blood can act as a buffer..."
"How is this sleeping? This is clearly a precision human Spiritual Qi gathering array!"
The more Jiang Chen spoke, the more he felt he was right, and finally summarized: "This isn't called sleeping together; this is called 'Body Integration Cultivation.' This is to deal with tomorrow's great battle! For world peace!"
The three women were left stunned by his convoluted logic.
Su Qingyue bit her lip, feeling the Phoenix fire in her body—which had been restless due to being near the Profound Ice Jade but was now suppressed extremely comfortably—and she was actually wavering inside.
"Then... then how should we sleep?" Su Qingyue's voice was as thin as a mosquito's.
"Very simple."
Jiang Chen, like a big bad wolf enticing a little rabbit, patted the bed: "According to the Five Elements positions. I sleep in the middle as the core of the array. Qingyue, you are on the left (Li position, belongs to fire), responsible for providing heat; Teacher Mu, you are on the right (Kan position, belongs to water), responsible for guiding the cold; Iliya... you change back to your fox form and lie on my stomach, responsible for core temperature maintenance."
"Come on, don't dawdle. This Profound Ice Jade evaporates very quickly; every second is money!"
Ultimately, under Jiang Chen's persistent pestering (and the pressure of needing to improve their strength), the three women half-heartedly boarded the "pirate ship."
On the huge Profound Ice Jade slab, a thick layer of animal skin blanket was spread out, but the bone-chilling cold was still clearly palpable.
"Hiss... so cold."
As soon as Su Qingyue lay down, she couldn't help but shiver. But the next second, a warm, large hand reached out and pulled her into an embrace.
"Get closer, don't let the cold air in." Jiang Chen muttered.
Immediately after, Mu Qingxue on the other side was also "forcibly" pulled over.
This time, Jiang Chen didn't stand on ceremony; he directly had Mu Qingxue turn her back to him, hugged her waist from behind, and pressed his whole body against her.
"Teacher, your back is a bit stiff; relax, otherwise the heat conduction efficiency will be low."
"You... keep your hands to yourself!" Mu Qingxue gritted her teeth, but the moment her body touched Jiang Chen's scorching chest, the sense of security wrapped in warmth made her soften instantly.
Finally, a snow-white little fox descended from the sky, landing in the gap between Jiang Chen's chest and the two women, her nine large tails acting like a natural down quilt, covering the three of them tightly.
"A perfect structure."
Jiang Chen closed his eyes in satisfaction.
【Ding! Detected "Four Symbols Harmony" sleeping environment.】
【Environment Rating: SSS Grade (Blessed Land).】
【Profound Ice Jade cold energy conversion rate: 100%.】
【Phoenix True Fire purification rate: 100%.】
【Profound Yin Qi Fusion rate: 100%.】
【Full team cultivation efficiency increased: 50 times!】
As the System prompt finished, a visible vortex of Spiritual Qi formed in the room.
The extreme cold Spiritual Qi contained within the Profound Ice Jade, guided by the Nightmare Power within Jiang Chen's body, was no longer violent, but turned into a trickling stream, flowing through the Meridians of the three women, and finally gathering in Jiang Chen's Dantian.
This was not just Jiang Chen absorbing energy, but a two-way (four-way) feedback.
Su Qingyue only felt that the Phoenix fire in her body, which had been difficult to control, became increasingly pure under the scouring of the cold energy, with Impurities being removed bit by bit.
Between her brows, the flame mark became brighter and brighter, and there was even a faint sound of a Phoenix cry.
【Su Qingyue: Realm Breakthrough! Bone Forging Realm Peak -> Organ Refining Realm First Layer!】
On the other side, Mu Qingxue benefited even more.
The Cold Poison that had plagued her for many years, in the face of this higher-level Profound Ice Spiritual Qi, was like meeting its ancestor, and it surrendered and assimilated one after another. Her Profound Yin Physique was undergoing a qualitative change, evolving towards the legendary "Taiyin Divine Body."
【Mu Qingxue: Realm loosening! Half-step Grandmaster -> Grandmaster Realm First Layer (Pseudo)!】
As for Iliya, this little fox slept the soundest; in her dreams, she felt she had returned to her mother's embrace, and her broken demon Meridians were repairing at an astonishing speed.
And Jiang Chen, as the eye of the array, was currently in an extremely mysterious state.
He was dreaming.
In the dream, he sat on an ice-sealed throne, holding a ball of Eternal Fire in his left hand and a piece of Ten-Thousand-Year Profound Ice in his right.
"Is this... the balance of power?"
Jiang Chen's consciousness extended infinitely in the dream.
In reality, his aura began to climb step by step.
Grandmaster Realm Sixth Layer... Sixth Layer Peak... Seventh Layer!
Boom!
An invisible wave of Qi erupted with the large bed as the center, causing the windows to hum.
The night passed without a word, only the room filled with spring (crossed out) spiritual light.
Early the next morning.
When the first ray of sunlight spilled into the room, Jiang Chen opened his eyes on time.
The feeling of being full of energy and filled with explosive power made him want to look up and roar.
"Is this... Grandmaster Seventh Layer?"
Jiang Chen clenched his fist, and the air was squeezed and exploded between his fingers.
He looked down at his side.
Su Qingyue and Mu Qingxue were still fast asleep, their skin having become crystal clear, emitting a lustrous glow, clearly reborn.
And... because they slept too deeply last night, their postures were completely entangled now, using their hands and feet, treating him as the only body pillow.
"Although it's a bit crowded, but... it's really nice."
Jiang Chen carefully pulled out his arm and tucked the corner of the quilt (tails) for them.
"Wake up, you lazy pigs."
Jiang Chen patted Iliya's butt (fox form), "Time to get up and work. Today, we are going to give that so-called research institute a big gift."
His eyes instantly became as sharp as a knife.
Since his strength had skyrocketed, there was no need to be timid anymore.
Whatever schemes, whatever high-tech defenses.
In the face of absolute power (and Waking Up Anger), they were all trash!
"Let's go! Target: Red Rock Canyon!"