7: Is Chapter 7's cultivation method legitimate?

Night fell over Tingtao Pavilion.

Su Yun sat cross-legged on a bed made of top-grade spiritual jade, looking at the moonlight as clear as water outside the window, feeling in high spirits.

This Mysterious Maiden Sect was indeed a good place; the concentration of Spiritual Qi in Tingtao Pavilion alone was more than ten times that of the Soul Severing Abyss.

Cultivating here for one day was equivalent to ten days outside.

"System, open the attribute panel."

[host: Su Yun (Disguised Identity: Lin Chen)]

[Realm: Fifth Level of Foundation Establishment (Hidden)]

[Cultivation Technique: Nine Yang Imperial Phoenix Technique (God Rank), Glimmering Light Passing Shadow (Earth Rank)]

[Physique: Nine Yang Sacred Body]

[Luck Value: 60,000]

"Although my strength has recovered somewhat, I am still not strong enough to face the Nascent Soul Stage. I must take down Lin Rou as soon as possible and raise my cultivation."

Su Yun stroked his chin, calculating how to fleece that Revered Master of his.

Knock, knock, knock.

Just then, an extremely faint knocking sound came from outside the door.

Immediately after, a pink sound-transmission talisman slipped through the door crack and spontaneously ignited.

Lin Rou's mature and sultry voice, tinged with laziness and a hint of testing, echoed in the room.

"Su Yun, are you asleep? I suddenly remembered an ancient book called the Spirit Convergence Harmony Scripture, which contains some obscure parts that are difficult to understand... If you are still awake, come to my Sleeping Quarters to help me study it."

"Remember... do not disturb anyone else."

Xiao Chen listened to this obvious excuse, the corners of his mouth curling up wildly.

Studying a Cultivation Technique in the middle of the night?

And doing it in secret? Is this Cultivation Technique even proper?

To me, this isn't studying a technique; it's clearly a demoness from the Silk Cave being hungry and wanting a taste of Tang Sanzang's flesh!

"Since Revered Master is so 'studious,' as her nephew, how could I refuse?"

Su Yun rolled out of bed and straightened his robes, a hunter's specific gleam of excitement flashing in his eyes.

...

At the summit of Xiuyun Peak, the palaces were deep and secluded.

Inside Lin Rou's Sleeping Quarters, shark-oil lamps cast a hazy, warm light, and the air was filled with a faint, swaying fragrance.

Su Yun entered and closed the palace doors behind him.

Deep within the layers of purple gauze curtains, a graceful figure could be vaguely seen reclining on a soft silk couch.

At this moment, Lin Rou had shed her solemn daytime palace attire and changed into a loose, crimson casual robe.

Her long hair hung loosely, and her laziness carried a sense of defenseless intimacy.

She held an ancient book in her hand, and upon seeing Su Yun's arrival, her eyes shimmered as she spoke softly.

"Why are you standing so far away? Are you afraid I'll eat you?"

Su Yun feigned restraint and bowed outside the gauze curtains.

"Visiting late at night, I fear it might damage Revered Master's reputation."

"There are only the two of us here; what outsiders are there?"

Lin Rou chuckled and beckoned him over.

"Come here. There's a 'Dragon and Tiger Convergence' method in the scripture where I always feel the Qi flow is stagnant; I happen to need you to consult with me."

The excuse was cliché but direct. Su Yun sneered inwardly but maintained a submissive expression as he strode into the curtains.

As he approached the soft couch, the faint fragrance grew even more intense.

"Sit."

Lin Rou pointed to her side, and after Su Yun sat down, she leaned forward slightly, her breath smelling like orchids.

"Give me your hand; let Revered Master guide your Qi Circulation."

Their palms met. Lin Rou's palm was slightly cool, yet it contained an extremely pure suction.

At the moment of contact, the technique within her body shifted secretly, seeking to draw the Essence of Primal Yang from Su Yun's body to nourish herself.

According to her plan, this inexperienced young man would surely get lost in the surging spiritual energy and obediently allow her to take what she wanted.

However, in the next instant, a sudden change occurred.

Su Yun's lips curled slightly, and the breath that had been dormant in his body suddenly erupted! Nine Yang Sacred Body, the most rigid and yang!

It wasn't weak spiritual power like a lamb to the slaughter, but True Essence as violent as a blazing sun.

Following their pressed palms, it surged overbearingly into Lin Rou's Meridians in an unstoppable manner.

"Ugh—!"

Lin Rou's beautiful eyes suddenly widened as she let out a startled cry.

This power was too scorching and vast, instantly shattering her originally feminine spiritual defense and turning the tables!

"Xiao Chen, you... how did you..."

Lin Rou trembled all over, shocked to find that she could not even withdraw her hand.

That overbearing True Qi wasn't just being transferred; it felt more like a forceful 'plundering' and 'possession.'

It caused the Water Spirit Charming Bone within her to resonate more violently than ever before.

The positions of offense and defense reversed in an instant.

Lin Rou felt her spiritual power surging, and a sense of oppression from the depths of her Soul made her almost suffocate.

Yet, in that extreme clash of spiritual power, she felt an inexplicable tremor. How was this a junior at the Qi Refining Stage?

This was clearly a hidden Revered Master!

[Ding! Target Lin Rou's psychological defenses are detected to be wavering. Current favorability has risen to 75! Successfully suppressed the opponent's spiritual power; the host's cultivation has begun to climb!]

Hearing the pleasant System notification in his mind, the light in Su Yun's eyes grew even brighter.

"The path of cultivation is like rowing against the current; if you do not advance, you will fall back."

Su Yun's voice was devoid of emotion as he slightly restrained his strength, not draining her dry directly.

Instead, he controlled the True Qi to circulate within her body.

This fluctuating control filled Lin Rou with even more fear.

She instinctively grabbed Su Yun's lapel, her voice trembling from the spiritual vibration: "Xiao Chen... please have mercy..."

That's right.

To tame a woman like this, one must be even more ruthless and stronger than her, making her completely abandon resistance before absolute power.

...

The candlelight in the Sleeping Quarters flickered.

Their shadows were projected onto the window paper.

Amidst the interlacing light and shadow, it appeared extremely suggestive.

While transferring True Qi, Su Yun split off a strand of Divine Sense.

He did not set up a Soundproofing barrier.

On the contrary, he even secretly used spiritual power to vibrate the air, allowing the sounds inside the room to be heard more clearly outside.

Because the audience had arrived.

Outside Tingtao Pavilion, at the corner of the corridor.

A graceful figure in white was standing frozen in the shadows.