119: Chapter 119 says that someone is all bark and no bite, lacking any staying power!

Luo Qingcheng's Innate Dao Body was truly a top-tier cauldron, a rarity not seen in ten thousand years in the cultivation world.

This Physique was practically born for Dual Cultivation.

Its compatibility with Cao Kun's Chaos Unity Art was extremely high.

Every fusion of spiritual energy triggered an ultimate resonance deep within their Souls.

That sensation of complete blending and the mutual generation of Dao rhythms was truly intoxicating.

Even for someone like Cao Kun, a Grand Elder of the Hehuan Sect who had seen many storms, he found himself tirelessly engrossed and unable to pull away.

...

Inside the side hall, day and night blurred together.

Three days passed in the blink of an eye.

Luo Qingcheng lay paralyzed on the edge of the cloud bed.

Her silver hair, which originally cascaded down like a waterfall,

had long been gathered into a ponytail for the sake of convenience during these three days of cultivation.

Those peach blossom eyes, which used to be filled with aloofness and disdain,

were now slightly unfocused and vacant.

Cao Kun sat by the bedside and stretched comfortably.

His Nascent Soul Middle Stage Realm was not only completely stabilized,

but had even taken a significant step forward.

If he were to rely on solitary meditation and bitter cultivation, it would have taken him at least thirty to fifty years to achieve this.

"This Innate Dao Body is really useful."

Cao Kun smacked his lips, clearly still savoring the experience.

Refreshing. His mind and body felt transparent and clear!

No longer paying attention to Luo Qingcheng, who was still questioning her life,

Cao Kun walked over to a white jade table and sat down.

He summoned the System panel.

He had been so focused on "working hard" these past few days that he hadn't had time to open his rewards.

System products were guaranteed to be high quality.

He wondered what kind of good stuff he would get this time.

"System, open the two silver ones first."

[Ding! Opening Silver Blind Box... Success!]

[Congratulations, Host, you have obtained: top-grade immortal ascension brew x2 bottles!]

[Item Description: A lost ancient miracle medicine of the cultivation world.]

[During cultivation, add a drop to an incense burner to ignite, or have a Jade Beast consume it directly.]

[It can forcefully double the cultivation feedback effect brought by Dual Cultivation! Lasts for twelve hours.]

[Note: This wine is extremely potent; a Jade Beast's inner instincts will be amplified after consumption.]

"Holy crap, this is good stuff!"

Cao Kun's eyes lit up.

The doubling effect of the top-grade immortal ascension brew was practically a cheating Divine Artifact for boosting cultivation.

As for the side effect of amplifying instincts,

in Cao Kun's eyes, that was clearly a massive positive buff.

Suppressing the urge to use it immediately, he casually put the Immortal Ascension Brew into his Storage Ring.

He turned his gaze to the second gift pack.

[Ding! Opening Silver Mysterious Gift Pack... Success!]

[Congratulations, Host, you have obtained a Beast Tamer exclusive item: Limited Edition Jade Beast Ring!]

[Limited Edition Jade Beast Ring: Exclusive to Beast Tamers. Can only be bound to one top-grade Jade Beast.]

[Once worn, it locks onto the Soul and cannot be removed for life. The Host can change its appearance and material at will.]

"Customizable?"

Cao Kun rubbed his chin.

The System was really getting more and more professional.

The ones he gave Yu Linglong and the others before were all the default System models.

While they were also good, they were inevitably a bit monotonous after seeing them so much.

This limited edition's customization feature was practically tailor-made for a Great Master Beast Tamer like him who pursued quality of life.

He'd save it for now and use it directly on this little tsundere, Luo Qingcheng, later.

The silver gift pack rewards were decent, but the main event was still to come.

[Ding! Opening Gold Blind Box...]

[Congratulations, Host, you have obtained a top-grade special item: fallen holy grail!]

The golden light dissipated.

An extremely gorgeous crystal goblet appeared out of thin air in Cao Kun's palm.

The Holy Grail was crystal clear.

But inside the cup, half a cup of thick, blood-red liquid was flowing.

Cao Kun clicked on the item description.

[fallen holy grail: An ancient lost item of ultimate evil. The cup contains the Blood of Corruption.]

[Effect: Once the target drinks the Blood of Corruption, a Holy Grail mark will be branded deep within their Soul.]

[The contaminated person must receive a baptism from the Host every seven days.]

[Backlash: If the baptism is not received on time, the target will suffer the terrifying backlash of ten thousand ants devouring their heart and their Soul splitting apart.]

[Furthermore, as time passes, the pain will increase exponentially until their sanity completely collapses and they become a slave who can only obey their instincts.]

"Hiss..."

Looking at the exquisite crystal cup in his hand, Cao Kun couldn't help but suck in a breath of cold air.

This wasn't some Holy Grail; this was clearly an ultimate weapon tailor-made for those self-righteous Jade Beasts.

As long as he tricked them into taking a sip,

no matter how pure or high-and-mighty they were,

once seven days passed, they would all have to come crawling to beg for baptism.

Cao Kun put away the fallen holy grail with great satisfaction.

Using this on Luo Qingcheng now would be a complete waste.

She had already been dealt with sufficiently.

This thing should be saved for those top-tier prey who were far stronger than him and extremely dangerous.

Just as Cao Kun finished inventorying his gains and was in a great mood,

Luo Qingcheng, who had been paralyzed on the jade bed, finally managed to catch her breath.

Her vision passed through her messy ponytail,

and she saw the crimson goblet that had just vanished from Cao Kun's hand,

as well as a ring he was currently fiddling with.

As an Innate Dao Body, Luo Qingcheng was extremely sensitive to the auras of heaven and earth.

When the ring of unknown material entered her sight,

her entire body uncontrollably shuddered.

Her intuition told her that thing was extremely dangerous!

It was even a hundred times more terrifying than the immortal binding rope that had bound her before!

Once she touched it, she would be doomed, unable to ever recover for all eternity!

"What... what are you going to do... with that thing..."

Luo Qingcheng subconsciously tried to shrink into the corner of the jade bed, wanting to get away from this demon.

But she was simply too weak right now.

Three consecutive days of high-intensity confrontation had drained the last ounce of strength from her Meridians.

She found it difficult even to lift a single finger now, let alone move her body.

She could only watch helplessly as Cao Kun approached her step by step with the item.

"Come, Saintess, I'll give you a medal of honor."

"Don't touch me..."

Luo Qingcheng turned her head away in terror.

Her voice was hoarse and lacked any deterrent power.

Instead, it sounded like she was acting spoiled.

Cao Kun walked to the bedside and didn't waste any words.

With a click, he directly fastened that dark gold limited edition jade ring onto Luo Qingcheng's snow-white, slender neck.

The moment it touched her skin,

the jade ring turned into a streak of light, sinking into her flesh before resurfacing again.

Cao Kun lightly brushed his fingertip across the beast ring.

The jade ring transformed into an exquisite and slender silver collarbone chain.

In the center of the chain, a teardrop-shaped sapphire hung perfectly.

It didn't look humiliating at all; instead, it made her perfect collarbone look even more eye-catching.

"Looks quite good."

Cao Kun clapped his hands in satisfaction.

"Wear it. Treat this as a meeting gift from your master."

With that, Cao Kun turned and strode out of the side hall.

His steps were steady, without any lingering attachment.

He was acting completely heartless.

It had been three days.

In the Marrow Cleansing Pool outside, Yun Xiyue and Meng Yudie had probably finished their soaking.

He wondered to what extent that pool of spiritual milk, which was a masterpiece of nature, could improve those two women's cultivation.

It was time to go out and check the situation.

Watching Cao Kun's receding back,

a strange sense of panic suddenly arose within Luo Qingcheng's heart, amidst her overwhelming humiliation and anger.

He's leaving?

He's just leaving like that?

Luo Qingcheng didn't know what was wrong with her.

Clearly, she should hate this devil to the core.

She should wish for this devil to get as far away as possible!

But...

As Cao Kun left, she felt an emptiness in her heart.

Paralyzed on the jade bed, Luo Qingcheng's head heated up.

A surge of stubbornness arose from somewhere.

Perhaps it was the pride of the Saintess of Taiyi in her bones at work.

She actually trembled as she propped up her limp upper body with her arms.

She grit her teeth and shouted a provocation at Cao Kun's back:

"Devil! Is this all the ability you have?"

Hearing this, Cao Kun paused, almost thinking he had misheard.

So, he turned back.

As he drew closer, that invisible sense of pressure once again enveloped Luo Qingcheng.

"What did you... just say?"

Looking at Cao Kun's expressionless face, much of the impulse in Luo Qingcheng's heart dissipated.

She regretted it the moment she shouted those words.

However, since the words were already out,

the dignity of the Taiyi Dao Sect's Saintess did not allow her to back down now.

A dead duck must keep its beak hard to the end.

"I said!"

Luo Qingcheng raised her slender neck high and shouted recklessly:

"Is this all the ability you have!"

"The cultivation methods of my Taiyi Dao Sect emphasize continuity and a momentum like a vast rainbow!"

"Your Demonic Technique is nothing more than this!"

"What? Are you in such a hurry to run out and find someone else? I think you're just weak and lacking stamina, putting on a brave front!"

Luo Qingcheng