117: Chapter 117 The bottom line is meant to be crossed; Saintess Taiyi is completely defeated!

Looking at the extra 5,000 task points on the System panel.

Plus a Silver Blind Box and a Gold Blind Box.

Cao Kun felt extremely pleased.

This trip to the Secret Realm was a total win.

Not only did he get the nine-cycle soul molding fruit for free, but he also conveniently took the guardian Saintess of the Taiyi Dao Sect.

This return on investment was simply Heaven-Defying.

Cao Kun snapped his fingers in satisfaction.

The golden light on the immortal binding rope around Luo Qingcheng's wrists faded, and it loosened automatically, flying back into the System space.

He thought Luo Qingcheng would at least hesitate for three to five seconds to save Face.

After all, she was the Saintess of Taiyi Dao Sect.

Usually high and mighty, seemingly beyond mortal concerns.

A little hesitation would have maintained her final shred of dignity.

As it turned out.

He had overthought it.

*Splash!*

Luo Qingcheng didn't hesitate for even a second.

As soon as the rope was untied, she dove straight into the milky-white Marrow Cleansing Pool.

Her posture suggested she was terrified Cao Kun would change his mind if she waited a second longer.

"Tsk, tsk."

Cao Kun stood by the pool with his arms crossed, mocking her mercilessly.

"Weren't you acting all tough just now?"

"Didn't you say you'd rather die than submit? That you'd rather turn into a handful of yellow earth than bow to a demonic cultivator?"

Luo Qingcheng was soaked in the milky-white spiritual liquid.

Her stunningly beautiful Face was flushed bright red.

But the numbing, refreshing sensation of the spiritual liquid washing through her Meridians left her with no time to care about her Face.

She simply submerged most of her head under the water.

She closed her eyes and began to play dead.

Seeing this, Cao Kun was in no hurry to rush her.

After all, the meat was already in the pot; she couldn't escape now.

He turned to look at the other two figures in the pool.

Meng Yudie had her eyes half-closed.

The spiritual liquid enveloped her plump and alluring figure.

Under the nourishment of the spiritual milk, her Natural Charm Bone emitted a faint pink spiritual light.

Her aura was constantly testing the threshold of the Nascent Soul Middle Stage, showing signs of loosening.

On the other side, Yun Xiyue sat cross-legged.

She looked quite serene and peaceful.

However, her peripheral vision occasionally drifted toward Luo Qingcheng.

Cao Kun saw it all clearly.

This icy elder sister was secretly gloating.

Seeing the once-arrogant Saintess of Taiyi reduced to such a state.

Her sense of balance was completely restored.

Time passed bit by bit.

Changes gradually began to occur within the Marrow Cleansing Pool.

Luo Qingcheng's Innate Dao Body began to reveal its truly terrifying side.

Standing by the pool, Cao Kun could see the phenomenon with his naked eyes.

The originally calm milky-white pool water slowly formed a vortex centered around Luo Qingcheng.

The level of the spiritual liquid was dropping at an abnormal rate.

The Spiritual Qi flow that had been steadily moving toward Meng Yudie and Yun Xiyue.

Was forcefully intercepted by Luo Qingcheng, taking more than half for herself.

Within the milky-white pool water, a vortex faintly formed with Luo Qingcheng at its center.

Yun Xiyue was the first to sense something was wrong.

She opened her eyes, her gaze landing on Luo Qingcheng not far away.

She saw Luo Qingcheng's entire body enveloped in a layer of faint golden light.

The milky-white liquid transformed into wisps of mist, surging madly into her body.

That absorption speed was simply unreasonable.

Yun Xiyue had lived for hundreds of years and had seen countless Geniuses.

But this level of Spiritual Qi affinity was unheard of.

No wonder Taiyi Dao Sect treated her like a precious treasure.

This Innate Dao Body truly deserved the description of being rare once in ten thousand years.

On the other side, Meng Yudie also felt the loss of Spiritual Qi.

She opened her eyes and gave Luo Qingcheng a dissatisfied glance.

She muttered a sentence.

"Such unsightly manners."

"Like a wild dog that's been starving for eight hundred years, aren't you afraid of bursting yourself?"

Meanwhile, submerged under the water, Luo Qingcheng turned a deaf ear to the outside mockery.

On the surface, she had her eyes closed, looking as if she had accepted her fate.

In reality, this little girl's mind was very active.

While the spiritual liquid washed through her Meridians, she was secretly doing something.

Probing the Seal that Cao Kun had placed inside her.

With every wisp of Spiritual Qi that surged into her body, she would divert a portion.

Then she would quietly guide it to strike the Restriction that locked her cultivation.

Once, twice, hundreds of times...

Under the continuous impact of Spiritual Qi, the Seal finally showed signs of loosening.

Luo Qingcheng was ecstatic inside.

It's working!

The quality of this spiritual milk was too high, far exceeding her estimates.

At this rate, in less than half an hour, she would be able to completely break through the Seal!

When that time came, her Peak Late Nascent Soul Stage cultivation would be restored.

Her Innate Dao Body would operate at full power.

Escaping this immortal palace by surprise would definitely be no problem!

Once I break the Seal and escape.

The first thing I'll do is find someone to beat this Devil Head until he's looking for his teeth on the ground.

I'll get back all the Face I lost today, with interest!

Thinking of the scene after her comeback.

The corners of Luo Qingcheng's mouth unconsciously curled up slightly.

By the pool.

Cao Kun's gaze had never left Luo Qingcheng.

The abnormal flow trajectory of the Spiritual Qi in the pool.

Every tiny tremor of the Seal inside Luo Qingcheng's body.

Even that self-righteous smirk of joy at the corner of her mouth.

He saw it all clearly.

He knew exactly what this little brat was up to; he could see right through her.

Cao Kun let out a cold laugh, not in a hurry to act.

He just watched.

Watching Luo Qingcheng wear down the Seal bit by bit.

Watching her secret smugness.

Watching her plot in her mind how to deal with him.

This feeling of giving ample hope and then crushing it with his own hands.

Was much more interesting than interrupting directly.

Gradually, only a final thin layer remained of the Seal inside Luo Qingcheng's body.

It looked like it was about to be completely broken.

Cao Kun suddenly circulated the Chaos Unity Art, cutting off the Spiritual Qi supply around Luo Qingcheng.

The pure heaven and earth spiritual milk bypassed Luo Qingcheng's body.

It was forcefully split into two streams and distributed equally to Yun Xiyue and Meng Yudie.

A spiritual light flickered around Yun Xiyue's body.

Spiritual Qi several times denser than before surged into her body.

"Mmm!"

She let out a comfortable soft hum.

Immediately sensing something, she glanced at Cao Kun and then at Luo Qingcheng.

Saying nothing, she closed her eyes and continued to Cultivate.

Meng Yudie was much more direct than her.

Feeling the regained pure Spiritual Qi.

Meng Yudie narrowed her eyes and let out a satisfied, delicate sigh.

"Mmm~"

"Master is so good."

At this moment, Luo Qingcheng was completely dumbfounded!

She was currently at the most critical moment of impacting the Seal.

The spiritual power backlash from the sudden interruption of the Spiritual Qi supply caused the blood and Qi in her chest to surge.

What made her even more despairing was.

That the already crumbling Seal, taking advantage of this gap, actually began to repair itself automatically.

In the blink of an eye.

The tiny cracks she had painstakingly spent more than half an hour wearing down healed completely, as good as new.

It was even a bit sturdier than before.

All her efforts had gone to waste at the final step.

Luo Qingcheng stared blankly at the surrounding water, which was clear to the bottom and devoid of Spiritual Qi.

Then she turned to look at Yun Xiyue and Meng Yudie, who were enveloped in thick spiritual light and humming comfortably nearby.

How could she not understand what had happened!

This Devil Head... had discovered it long ago!

He was intentional!

Purposely watching her struggle like a clown, only to cut off her hope at the last moment!

Luo Qingcheng now felt wrong all over.

Yet she could only bottle up her humiliation, not daring to let it out.

For this Heaven-Defying Opportunity, she was out of options.

The craving of her Innate Dao Body for Spiritual Qi, combined with the temptation of an impending Breakthrough.

Completely shattered her final shred of rationality.

Luo Qingcheng could only flush red and look piteously at Cao Kun, pleading in a low voice.

"Mas... Master."

"Please, give me a little more Spiritual Qi, okay..."

Cao Kun looked down at her, the playfulness on his Face vanishing.

Replaced by a cold, business-like expression.

"I have already fulfilled what you said earlier."

"I let you in to soak in the water, but I didn't guarantee you unlimited Spiritual Qi absorption."

"If you still want to absorb Spiritual Qi, just saying a few nice things definitely won't be enough now."

"You have to show some actual action."

Luo Qingcheng stood frozen in place.

Caught in a painful internal struggle.

She naturally knew what Cao Kun meant by 'actual action'.

But she was the dignified Saintess of Taiyi Dao Sect.

Pure as ice and clean as jade, high and mighty.

How could she do such shameless things in front of others?

Especially with Yun Xiyue and Meng Yudie watching nearby!

She subconsciously hugged her arms tight and shrank further into the water.

"I... I can't..."

Seeing her still hesitating, Cao Kun's expression darkened.

"Fine, if you can't, then forget it."

"Then you can just watch the two of them absorb it."

Seeing that Cao Kun was serious, Luo Qingcheng completely panicked.

Facing an Opportunity she might lose forever at any moment.

Luo Qingcheng finally chose to completely abandon her bottom line.

Her Face bright red, she walked up to Cao Kun.

Closing her eyes with an expression of one going to their execution, she shouted.

"Just... do it!"

"I'll just treat it as being stung by a poisonous insect!"

Luo Qingcheng