197: Chapter 197 Dual Cultivation with Jiang Yingrao

If that were truly the case, she had to inform her Master in advance so the sect could prepare.

Jiang Yingrao leaned against the gold-threaded soft couch, her dark brows tightly furrowed as her mind rapidly calculated the various possibilities of the Grand Elder colluding with the God-Invoking Sect.

While lost in thought, she suddenly felt a gust of warm air on her smooth instep.

The air was hot and humid, blowing a wave of itchiness into the sole of her foot.

A numbing sensation traveled up from her instep, instantly disrupting her train of thought.

"Hmm?"

Jiang Yingrao frowned with some displeasure and looked down toward the source of the heat.

With one look, she was completely stunned.

She saw that this fellow Chen Shanzhi had leaned in close at some point...

"Ah!"

Jiang Yingrao cried out in surprise. As if struck by lightning, her small feet jerked back, instantly hiding deep within the folds of her crimson skirt.

A seductive flush spread from her delicate earlobes all the way down to her fair neck.

Both shamed and annoyed, she grabbed a soft pillow from the couch and threw it at him, spitting out:

"You dead rogue! Have you no shame!"

Chen Shanzhi caught the pillow steadily and tossed it aside, his face showing not a hint of embarrassment.

Even though the warm fragrance and soft jade he had in hand had flown away, he wasn't annoyed.

Jiang Yingrao was, after all, a Martial Artist of the Twelve Mysterious Apertures; if she truly intended to pull her feet back by force, he really couldn't stop her with his current strength.

However, This Heir Chen never fought a battle he wasn't sure of winning.

Chen Shanzhi grinned and suddenly pressed forward, leaning directly against Jiang Yingrao's side.

The soft couch wasn't spacious to begin with, and with this squeeze, their bodies were almost pressed together.

Before Jiang Yingrao could react, one of Chen Shanzhi's large hands had already arrogantly wrapped around her slender, willow-like waist.

His other hand rose with extreme smoothness, two fingers pinching her lustrous chin.

The surrounding temperature seemed to skyrocket instantly, and his nose was filled with the woman's faint fragrance.

Jiang Yingrao's beautiful eyes widened; how could she not know what this scoundrel wanted to do?

"Boom!"

The True Essence within her body instantly surged.

The White Lotus Sect's ultimate Cultivation Technique operated frantically within her, and the Aura of the Twelve Mysterious Apertures erupted without reservation!

The candlelight in the secret room flickered violently from this current of True Essence, casting shifting shadows.

Jiang Yingrao gritted her silver teeth and stared fixedly at Chen Shanzhi's handsome face so close to her own. Her tone was cold as ice, yet it carried a trace of indiscernible panic:

"Chen Shanzhi, I'm warning you."

"If you dare to do what you did last time without my consent,"

"And forcibly input that True Essence carrying the Yang Parasite Aura into my body, I will..."

However, before her threat could be finished, she keenly felt it.

On the large hand Chen Shanzhi had around her waist, a scorching True Essence began to stir.

"You bastard, this trick again!"

Jiang Yingrao's pretty face changed, and she raised her hand almost instinctively.

A jade-like palm carrying True Essence struck hard toward the hand Chen Shanzhi held at her waist, attempting to shake him off.

"Chen Shanzhi, you... mmm!"

She did manage to knock his hand aside, but Jiang Yingrao had overlooked one thing: Chen Shanzhi's other hand was still pinching her chin.

This fellow was purely feinting in one direction to attack another!

Before the True Essence could fully erupt, Chen Shanzhi had already pressed down with a wicked smile.

That somewhat roguish mouth kissed Jiang Yingrao's warm, sweet red lips directly.

Jiang Yingrao's words were instantly blocked back into her throat.

"Mmm... mmm..."

Her beautiful eyes widened suddenly, and her mind went blank for an instant.

Before she could counterattack, a True Essence as pure as a volcanic eruption and carrying a thick Yang Parasite Aura—

Flowed in with a crash through where their lips and teeth met!

The moment the True Essence representing the Yang Parasite within Chen Shanzhi's body touched Jiang Yingrao's mouth,

The Yin Parasite inside her body gave a joyful throb almost instinctively.

The True Essence she had gathered to counterattack was like a mouse seeing a cat; it collapsed instantly.

"You libertine..."

Jiang Yingrao cursed inwardly, but her body went weak unhelpfully.

This True Essence carrying the Yang Parasite Aura followed her throat and Meridians all the way down.

Everywhere it passed, the True Essence within Jiang Yingrao's Meridians was instantly ignited by Chen Shanzhi's True Essence.

Two completely different forces entangled and collided within her Meridians.

Initially, Jiang Yingrao's body was still tensed tight.

Her hands pushed against Chen Shanzhi's chest, wanting to push away this bastard who was taking a mile after being given an inch.

But every time the True Essence completed a cycle in her Meridians, the tremor from the depths of her Soul and the extreme sense of comfort crashed over her logic like waves of a tide.

The Yang Parasite True Essence was extremely Pure Yang and violent, like a scorching summer sun;

While the Yin Parasite True Essence in her body was feminine and continuous, like winter plum blossoms.

When the two forces met, it was like a fated encounter between gold wind and jade dew; they didn't even need to consciously drive it.

The Cultivation Technique spontaneously established a perfect cycle between their Meridians.

Chen Shanzhi felt the enchantress in his arms grow softer and softer. Her delicate hands that were originally pushing against his chest—

Had lost their strength at some point, finally resting weakly on his shoulders.

Her fingers gripped his lapel tightly, and even her breathing became incredibly hurried.

Their True Essence roamed frantically through each other's bodies.

Fine beads of sweat broke out on Jiang Yingrao's forehead, and the damp strands of hair stuck to her face, adding a touch of Soul-stirring allure.

She kept her eyes tightly shut, feeling as if she were floating among the clouds.

One moment cold, the next hot, the Yin Parasite inside her seemed to have received the most delicious nourishment in the world, letting out a satisfied low hum.

This was a dual harmony of Bloodline and Cultivation Technique; she simply could not refuse it.

After an unknown amount of time, the airflow in the room finally calmed down slowly.

Jiang Yingrao suddenly opened her eyes, regaining a sliver of clarity.

Using almost the last of her strength, she pushed Chen Shanzhi away.

"Huff... huff..."

She panted heavily, her chest heaving violently.

Her originally fair face was now so red it looked like it might drip blood. Her fox-like eyes were watery, filled with shame and indignation.

"Chen Shanzhi! You libertine, today I will definitely..."

She wiped her rosy, shiny, and slightly swollen lips while reaching for the Waist Token at her side to take out the long whip inside.

But halfway through her sentence, her hand suddenly froze in mid-air.

Wait, something's not right!

Jiang Yingrao circulated the True Essence in her body. Her beautiful eyes, originally full of anger, instantly froze, replaced by deep shock.

She discovered that the True Essence in her body was not only not in disarray from the absurdity just now, but had instead become incredibly docile and pure.

Even several small Meridian blockages left over from previous Cultivation had been washed clean by that Pure Yang True Essence with an extremely gentle yet irresistible force.

The quality of her True Essence had improved by at least five percent!

One must know that she was currently at the Twelve Mysterious Apertures.

At her Realm, trying to refine one's True Essence even a tiny bit further was harder than ascending to heaven.

Yet just now, from a single intimate blending of True Essence, there was actually such a significant improvement?

Jiang Yingrao stared at Chen Shanzhi with a face full of suspicion and shock. Forgetting her shame and annoyance, she blurted out:

"You... what exactly is your strength now?"

Chen Shanzhi leisurely wiped the lingering sweetness from the corner of his mouth and chuckled:

"Thanks to the Saintess, barely at the Xuan Guan Ten Apertures."

"Ten apertures?"

Jiang Yingrao cried out, completely losing her composure.

She remembered very clearly that just two months ago, this fellow clearly only had the strength of the Xuanguan Five Apertures.

Now he had already reached the Xuan Guan Ten Apertures?

This kind of Breakthrough speed was simply unheard of.

Even if one used a mountain of Medicinal Pills, it wouldn't be this fast.

Furthermore, not only was Chen Shanzhi's Aura steady now, but the True Essence that had entered her body was also as condensed as if it were solid.

What she found even more unbelievable was—

How could the True Essence of a Xuan Guan Ten Apertures Martial Artist actually refine her Twelve Mysterious Apertures True Essence in reverse during Dual Cultivation?

How was this possible?

"The quality of your Xuan Guan Ten Apertures True Essence is actually not weaker than mine?" Jiang Yingrao stared fixedly at Chen Shanzhi, her eyes full of disbelief.

This could only mean one thing: the Cultivation Technique Chen Shanzhi practiced, or rather the degree of abundance of the True Essence in his body,

Had reached an extremely terrifying, even Heaven-Defying level for his Realm.

He could even achieve crushing those at a higher level?

Thinking of this, Jiang Yingrao looked at Chen Shanzhi before her with even more surprise in her eyes.

And in her heart, there was a sliver of happiness that even she herself didn't dare to admit.

The Yang Parasite of the Heart-Devouring Life-Sharing Gu had since ancient times been used by the White Lotus Sect Saintess to choose a Dao Protector.

She had previously thought that giving it to this playboy Chen Shanzhi was equivalent to having no Dao Protector.

Looking at it now, it seemed that wasn't the case...

Hearing Jiang Yingrao's words, Chen Shanzhi also shrugged, noncommittal.

Was she joking? He was a man who practiced the only red-grade Body Refining technique in the entire game; wasn't it normal for the True Essence in his body to be a bit thick?

Jiang Yingrao took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the shock in her heart.

With a red face, she hurriedly tidied her red dress, which had been pulled into a mess by Chen Shanzhi.

She covered up the large patches of exposed snowy-white skin and raised her hand to tuck the scattered dark hair behind her ear.

"It's late, His Heir should head back."

Her voice returned to its usual coldness, but her beautiful eyes didn't quite dare to meet Chen Shanzhi's gaze.

"Also, don't forget the plan we discussed earlier."

Mentioning serious business, Jiang Yingrao's expression became a bit more serious: "Previously, I already secretly set a trap, making it known that I've planted the Heart-Devouring Life-Sharing Gu's Child Gu in you.

The news was 'inadvertently' leaked out."

"Currently, undercurrents are surging among the various factions in the capital. Since the Grand Elder's people have ideas, they will definitely not let this great opportunity pass."

Jiang Yingrao stared at Chen Shanzhi: "During this time, the Grand Elder's informants in the capital will likely seek you out in secret."

Chen Shanzhi stood up and stretched his limbs:

"Don't worry. Since the fish wants to bite the hook, This Heir will naturally prepare the net."

He brushed the dust off his sleeves and gave Jiang Yingrao a grinning look:

"Miss Youyou, This Heir is very satisfied with tonight's reward. Let's continue next time."

"Get out!"

Jiang Yingrao spat out the word through gritted teeth.

Chen Shanzhi laughed loudly and didn't linger, his figure blurring as he pushed open the door and walked out.