401: I will do it myself.

That Liu Xuan is lecherous is known to all.

'Could it be that he wants to take advantage of my precarious situation to get a feel of me?'

Shen Yunshu looked at Liu Xuan, feeling that this possibility was very high; judging from past experiences, he was absolutely capable of doing such a thing.

She had investigated; wasn't it after Yue Li suffered heavy injuries that she got together with Liu Xuan?

But then again, Liu Xuan didn't just take advantage; he truly cured Yue Li's injuries, otherwise, Yue Li wouldn't have followed him so devotedly and even borne him children.

Furthermore, although she was poisoned, her cultivation base was still solidly at the Late Golden Core Stage.

If Liu Xuan purely wanted to take advantage, he would have to worry about her retaliating at a critical moment, leading to mutual destruction—the risk was extremely high.

Liu Xuan was indeed lecherous, but not to the extent of risking his life to satisfy his desires; Shen Yunshu was very clear on this point.

'If it's not purely out of lecherousness, could he really be trying to save me?'

Compared to most Cultivators in the Cultivation World, Liu Xuan was indeed quite humane.

Shen Yunshu did not interfere with Yue Li's choice, and she had previously helped the Liu Family quite a bit; this was the reason.

"You only have an Early Foundation Establishment Stage cultivation base; are you sure you can withstand a deadly poison that even I cannot survive?" Shen Yunshu asked, looking into Liu Xuan's eyes.

"Whether I can withstand it or not is not important. You are my Revered Master, and as a Disciple, I cannot just watch you die, can I?"

Liu Xuan's gaze was sincere, and the deep affection on his face did not seem faked; for the sake of the bond between Revered Master and Disciple, he was willing to sacrifice his life.

What a pity! Who was Shen Yunshu? She was a high-ranking member of the Heavenly Sword Sect who wielded the power of the Sword Pavilion; what had she not seen?

Liu Xuan's bit of acting might fool the pure-natured Yue Li, but it was a bit childish to try and fool her.

Shen Yunshu did not believe that Liu Xuan was truly willing to risk his life for her, assuming that either he had absolute certainty or he had some other scheme.

Disbelief aside, Shen Yunshu had no choice; she could clearly feel that her Divine Soul was 'growing' threads every moment that were beyond her control—dragging it out would only lead to certain death.

Whether Liu Xuan was lying to her or not was not important; the Resentful Silk Poison inside her was real.

"You win!"

"I hope you are not lying to me."

Shen Yunshu stood up from the meditation cushion and walked towards Liu Xuan, looking down at him as he sat in the soft chair, her beautiful eyes filled with complex emotions.

'If you dare to lie to me, I will drag you down with me to the grave!' she thought to herself.

It was no wonder she was suspicious; the events of these past few days were simply too strange. None of it was a coincidence; it looked more like a conspiracy specifically targeted at her.

"Rest assured, Revered Master!"

"I, Liu Xuan, have lived a bright and open life; I never lie to women, especially beauties like you!"

As Liu Xuan spoke, he wanted to stand up from the chair to take Shen Yunshu to properly detoxify, but she pressed him back down into the chair.

"Revered Master, this is..."

Liu Xuan looked puzzled.

Shen Yunshu loosened her hair bun, letting her black hair cascade down, instantly transforming from a noble Fairy into a woman of immense charm.

There was no sense of humiliation in her eyes from being taken advantage of; instead, she looked like a queen about to taste the fruits of victory.

She sat on Liu Xuan's lap, one jade hand grabbing his collar as she leaned in close, "You just need to cooperate properly; as for the detoxification, I will do it myself!"

"You will do it yourself?"

"Alright then! As long as you like it, Revered Master, I am fine with whatever."

Liu Xuan was very lazy; he didn't want to be too active in such mentally and physically draining matters like detoxification. What he needed was to carefully experience the details to achieve twice the result with half the effort.

Her clothes were half-undone, her snow-white skin exposed to the air. The exquisite and beautiful lines had not a single flaw, and both of their breathing became slightly rapid.

A layer of pink flushed across Shen Yunshu's proud and pretty face. While she spoke with bravado, in reality, she was panicking inside.

Sect internal strife, Cultivators battling, Merchant Alliance business—she was well-versed and experienced in all these, but regarding the path of Dual Cultivation, she had only heard of it and had never actually practiced it.

When it came to the final step, she suddenly paused, biting her lip, at a loss for what to do.

"Revered Master?"

"Do you need this Disciple to help you?"

Shen Yunshu came back to her senses, glared at Liu Xuan, then steeled her heart and gritted her teeth.

'Death is death! I cannot let this brat look down on me.'

Shen Yunshu frowned slightly, feeling dissatisfied that the experience hadn't met her expectations.

"Eh~"

A moment later.

When her Dharma power came into contact with Liu Xuan's Dharma power, the secret technique began to circulate, Yin and Yang merged, and their Divine Souls intertwined...

Shen Yunshu was surprised to find her Cultivation Technique running automatically, and her cultivation base was increasing at an exaggerated speed.

'Liu Xuan can really help me increase my cultivation speed!!'

Shen Yunshu's mouth opened slightly in shock, her face filled with disbelief.

Back in Great Sun City, when she saw Liu Xuan's two Concubines simultaneously Breakthrough to the Foundation Establishment stage, she had been tempted by the fact that Liu Xuan's special spirit body could assist female Cultivators in their cultivation.

She had always thought that Liu Xuan's spirit body could at most only be effective for Qi Refining Cultivators, or effective for breaking through the Bottleneck from Qi Refining to Foundation Establishment, and would definitely not have any effect on Golden Core Cultivators.

But the reality far exceeded her expectations; Liu Xuan could actually assist a Late Golden Core Great True Person like her in cultivation, and the improvement effect was exceptionally good!

In that case, couldn't Liu Xuan also help her weaken the Nascent Soul Formation Bottleneck?!!

Thinking of this, she trembled with excitement, almost losing control of the Dharma power surging in her Dantian.

Nascent Soul Formation! That was her lifelong pursuit; at this moment, Liu Xuan was the best spiritual object for Nascent Soul Formation to her, a priceless treasure!

"Wait!!"

After the excitement, Shen Yunshu suddenly realized that the Dharma power in Liu Xuan's body was wrong; he was not at the Early Foundation Establishment Stage at all, but an Early Golden Core Stage Immortal Master.

She had previously not believed that an Early Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivator like Liu Xuan could be a pawn of the Peach Blossom Demon Lord, but now it seemed that Liu Xuan might not have been lying to her after all.

"Ah!!"

Suddenly! She felt a sharp pain in her Divine Soul; strands of Resentful Silk Poison, like worms, were being pulled out from her Divine Soul and, through their spiritual connection, migrated into Liu Xuan's Divine Soul.

Liu Xuan was really detoxifying her!

Shen Yunshu endured the sharp pain and anxiously checked the state of Liu Xuan's Divine Soul.

If Liu Xuan were truly poisoned to death by the Resentful Silk Poison while trying to save her, she didn't know what kind of mindset she would have.

She didn't know until she looked, and what she saw gave her a shock.

Those Resentful Silk Poisons that had been devouring her Divine Soul and driving her to despair began to struggle frantically the moment they entered Liu Xuan's Divine Soul, only to be swallowed and absorbed by his Divine Soul instead, disappearing within a few breaths.

'Ten Thousand Poisons Spirit Body, is it actually real?'

Wasn't Liu Xuan supposed to have a 'Stud Horse Spiritual Body' or a 'Procreation Spiritual Body'? Why did he have a Ten Thousand Poisons Spirit Body too? Just how many special spirit bodies did he have?

Shen Yunshu thought she understood Liu Xuan well enough, but she suddenly felt that she actually knew nothing about him.

'Forget it!'

'He can help me Cultivate, help me with Nascent Soul Formation, and help me detoxify and save my life; no matter how many secrets he is still hiding, it is all a good thing for me!'

With a change in mindset, Shen Yunshu's misgivings about Liu Xuan completely vanished, her guard slowly let down, and she began to detoxify wholeheartedly.

"Hiss~"

"Revered Master, our focus is detoxification; please slow down, don't hurt yourself!"

Liu Xuan reached out to support her body and kindly reminded her.