Even a traitor can be useful

Inside the Cold Jade Palace, the spring-like atmosphere had not yet completely faded.

The air was filled with a unique, lingering scent of passion—a blend of orchid musk and a certain male hormone, so sweet and thick it almost felt like it could be pulled into threads.

The Ten-Thousand-Year cold jade bed, which usually emitted bone-chilling cold all year round, was now as warm and smooth as heated jade.

Su Ye slowly opened his eyes.

In his eyes, deep as the starry sky, a black-gold vortex faintly rotated before quickly vanishing.

"Phew..."

He let out a long breath of turbid Qi.

This breath shot out like a sharp sword for more than three feet, making a crisp popping sound in the Void Realm before slowly dissipating.

Refreshed and clear-headed.

This was Su Ye's only feeling at this moment.

The internal injuries left by yesterday's Undergoing Tribulation had long since vanished during this night of "diligent cultivation."

In its place was an unprecedented sense of fullness.

There was even an illusion that he was about to overflow.

"So this is the taste of the Taiyin Sacred Body..."

A playful curve hooked at the corner of Su Ye's mouth as he looked down into his arms.

There, a lazy "kitten" was curled up.

Yun Yuzhen, the Peak Master of Purple Bamboo Peak, who was usually high and mighty, cold and stunning, was now snuggling against his chest without any defenses.

On that beautiful Face, capable of making the world lose its color, traces of a lingering blush remained.

Her long eyelashes trembled slightly, as if she were not at peace even in her dreams.

A few strands of jet-black hair were messily stuck to her shoulders, which were as white as mutton-fat jade, adding a touch of disheveled and poignant beauty.

The snow-white palace dress that symbolized the dignity of a Peak Revered Master was nowhere to be found.

In its place was a brocade quilt as thin as a cicada's wing, which could not hide her undulating and graceful curves at all.

Especially that fair wrist exposed outside the quilt, where several purple-blue finger marks were faintly visible.

Those were the "evidence of crime" left by Su Ye when he was too forceful in the heat of passion last night.

"Tsk, I really was a bit heavy-handed."

Su Ye reached out, his fingertips gently sliding across Yun Yuzhen's creamy cheek. A flash of doting appeared in his eyes, but there was no regret.

"However, if I weren't so domineering, how could I suppress the thousand-year Cold Poison in Revered Master's body?"

"Moreover..."

With a thought, Su Ye turned his gaze inward to inspect himself.

Within the Dantian Purple Mansion.

The golden Nascent Soul that had just condensed and was still somewhat tender had actually expanded by a whole circle like a balloon!

Around the Nascent Soul, black and white halos swirled.

The black was the domineering and peerless swallowing power of the Heaven Swallowing Demonic Art.

The white was the Taiyin Origin drawn from Yun Yuzhen's body.

The two completely opposite forces, under the mediation of the Supreme Bone, had actually reached a perfect balance, forming an endless Taiji ring.

Rumble—

The blood and Qi in his body surged like a rushing river, making a low thunderous sound.

His Nascent Soul First Heaven Realm, which he had just broken through, had actually smashed through the barrier again overnight like a hot knife through butter!

Crack.

The sound of something shattering echoed in the depths of his Soul.

Nascent Soul Second Heaven!

In just one night!

If this were to spread, the entire Taichu Holy Land, and even the entire cultivation world, would be shaken.

One must know that at the Nascent Soul Stage, every heaven of improvement is as difficult as climbing to the sky.

Ordinary Cultivators, even those with extraordinary talent, would need at least decades or even a hundred years of hard cultivation to progress from the First Heaven to the Second Heaven.

But Su Ye only took one night.

"The Heaven Swallowing Demonic Art is indeed an Imperial Rank Cultivation Technique, domineering to such an extent."

Su Ye nodded inwardly, feeling the surging power in his body.

Of course, this was also thanks to Revered Master's Taiyin Sacred Body, this top-grade "Cauldron."

Not only did it help him block most of the Heavenly Tribulation's lightning power, but it also provided him with a massive amount of pure Primordial Yin during the subsequent " Healing."

This is the beauty of Dual Cultivation.

Yin and Yang complement each other, and the Dao can be expected.

"Mmm..."

Just then, the beauty in his arms seemed to sense something and let out a very slight moan.

Yun Yuzhen's eyelashes, like butterfly wings, fluttered as if she were about to wake up.

Su Ye's eyes flickered.

If she woke up now and faced this "honest and open" scene, with Revered Master's arrogant and stubborn nature of valuing Face over life, there would probably be a lot of chaos.

Although he wasn't afraid.

But it was better to avoid unnecessary trouble.

Moreover, he had to give Revered Master some buffer time to let her rationalize things to herself.

Thinking of this.

Su Ye gently moved Yun Yuzhen out of his arms and tucked the brocade quilt around her.

Then he rolled out of bed.

He picked up the blue robes scattered on the floor and unhurriedly dressed himself.

A moment later.

The arrogant and domineering demonic Cultivator disappeared.

In his place was the gentle and handsome Eldest Senior Brother of Purple Bamboo Peak.

He walked to the desk by the window.

From his storage ring, he took out an exquisite jade bowl containing the already prepared "Nine Revolutions Spirit Lotus Soup."

This was made from the Ten-Thousand-Year Spirit Milk he had obtained from a previous check-in, combined with Ninth-Grade Lotus Seeds.

It had miraculous effects on restoring Origin Qi and nourishing the Divine Soul.

Most importantly.

It tasted good.

Su Ye gently placed the jade bowl on the bedside and took another deep look at the sleeping Yun Yuzhen.

A meaningful smile curled at the corner of his mouth.

"Revered Master, rest well."

"This Disciple is going to 'protect' you now."

Having said that.

His figure flashed, and he disappeared from the Cold Jade Palace like a wisp of blue smoke.

Only the lingering warmth of passion remained in the room... The sun was high in the sky.

Warm sunlight passed through the window lattices, dappling the cold jade bed.

"Mmm..."

Yun Yuzhen finally opened her eyes slowly.

This sleep was exceptionally deep.

It was as if all the fatigue from the past three hundred years had been made up for in this one sleep.

However.

The next moment.

A strong sense of soreness instantly spread throughout her body.

It felt as if her entire skeleton had been taken apart and reassembled by someone.

Especially her waist and legs, which were so sore and limp that she couldn't exert any strength.

"Hiss..."

Yun Yuzhen gasped, her beautiful eyebrows furrowing tightly.

Even though she was a Great Power of Tribulation Crossing Realm with a powerful Physical Body.

After experiencing that almost crazy "storm" last night, she was a bit overwhelmed.

Memories flooded back like a tide.

The scenes from last night played back in her mind like a revolving lantern.

The Lightning Tribulation... being injured... that Rebellious Disciple wanting to suck her dry... then... those extremely shameful sounds... those heart-pounding positions... and in the end, she actually... actually took the initiative to cling to him and not let go... "Ah!"

Yun Yuzhen suddenly pulled the brocade quilt over her head, covering herself tightly.

Her pretty Face instantly turned bright red, as if it were about to drip blood.

Shameful!

Too shameful!

The dignified Revered Master of a peak, a venerable of the Tribulation Transcendence Realm.

To actually yield and find pleasure under a junior Disciple, and... and be so shameless!

"Rebellious Disciple! Bastard! Outrageous!"

Yun Yuzhen hid under the quilt, gritting her teeth and cursing.

But her voice was soft and weak, carrying an indescribable charm.

It had no lethality at all.

Instead, it sounded like flirting.

After a long time.

The brocade quilt was slowly lifted at one corner.

A pair of watery peach-blossom eyes emerged, warily scanning the surroundings.

The room was empty.

The perpetrator had long since disappeared.

"Humph, you ran fast!"

Yun Yuzhen snorted softly, but a sense of loss inexplicably surged in her heart.

He ate his fill and ran?

Does he really think I'm easy to bully?

Just then.

Her gaze fell on the desk by the bedside.

There was a warm jade bowl, and next to it was a note.

The handwriting was vigorous and powerful, with a sense of freedom:

[Revered Master worked hard last night. This is a spirit soup specially brewed by your Disciple. Drink it while it's hot. Also, remember to circulate your power to check the Cold Poison in your body. — Respectfully, Su Ye]

"Who... who worked hard!"

Looking at the words on the note, Yun Yuzhen's cheeks heated up again.

This Rebellious Disciple, getting the advantage and still acting like a good boy!

However... smelling the faint lotus fragrance wafting from the jade bowl, Yun Yuzhen's throat moved uncontrollably.

She had consumed too much energy last night and was indeed a bit hungry.

She hesitated for a moment.

Stretching out her arm, which was as fair as a lotus root, she picked up the jade bowl and took small sips.

The spirit soup melted in her mouth, turning into a warm current that instantly flowed through her limbs and bones.

Her originally sore body actually eased a lot under the nourishment of this warm current.

"Humph, his skill is indeed getting better and better."

Yun Yuzhen licked her rosy lips, and the "resentment" in her heart mostly dissipated.

Only this Rebellious Disciple could make this kind of flavor.

After finishing the spirit soup.

Yun Yuzhen remembered the second half of Su Ye's note.

"Check the Cold Poison?"

She was slightly stunned.

Because she was too ashamed before, she had forgotten about this.

Although that Rebellious Disciple's behavior was atrocious last night, he repeatedly said he was "healing" her.

Although the healing process was truly... hard to talk about.

But... Yun Yuzhen took a deep breath and sat cross-legged.

Her hands formed seals, and she began to circulate the Grand Yin True Scripture in her body.

Her Divine Sense sank into her Dantian Qi Sea.

The next moment.

Yun Yuzhen's beautiful eyes widened suddenly, her eyes filled with an expression of disbelief.

"This... how is this possible?!"

She saw that the mass of black Cold Poison that had originally been entrenched deep in her Dantian, torturing her for three hundred years like a maggot in the bone.

It had actually... disappeared!

No.

To be precise, seventy or eighty percent of it had dissipated!

Only a tiny bit of residue remained, curled up in a corner, posing no threat at all.

The spiritual power that was originally difficult to circulate due to the suppression of the Cold Poison was now flowing like a great river, completely unobstructed!

She even felt that her Bottleneck, which had been stuck at the Tribulation Crossing Realm, Tenth Heaven for a long time.

Actually showed a sign of loosening!

"Was it really... really cured?"

"Is it really... really cured?"

Yun Yuzhen stared blankly at her hands, feeling the surging power in her body.

She felt like she was in a dream.

This taiyin cold poison was a companion calamity of her Taiyin Sacred Body.

It would break out once every once in a while, causing excruciating pain.

Even the Holy Lord of the Holy Land, Holy Master, or even those reclusive Old Ancestors, were helpless against it.

They could only rely on various extremely Yang and hot Heaven And Earth Treasures to barely suppress it.

But now.

In just one night!

Just by being... 'that' by that Rebellious Disciple for an entire night.

It's actually cured?!

"The Heaven Swallowing Demonic Art... actually has such a miraculous effect?"

Yun Yuzhen murmured to herself.

Although she knew Su Ye practiced a Demonic Technique and that he possessed a Supreme Bone.

But she never expected the effect to be so domineering.

Not only did it take away the Cold Poison in her body, but it also helped her clear her Meridians.

This kind of method is simply Heaven-Defying!

"So... he really was healing me."

Yun Yuzhen's heart trembled violently.

A warm current surged into her heart.

Recalling Su Ye's actions last night, which were rough yet carried a bit of caution.

And his domineering words, "If Revered Master doesn't want to die, then be good and listen."

Thinking about it now.

It actually had a different flavor.

"This silly Disciple..."

Yun Yuzhen bit her lip, her eyes turning slightly red.

To save her, he did not hesitate to expose the secret of the Heaven Swallowing Demonic Art.

He even risked being struck to death by the Lightning Tribulation.

She had previously misunderstood him for... for that kind of thing.

"It seems I have wronged him."

Yun Yuzhen looked down at the suggestive marks on her body.

Her original shame and anger now turned into a hint of inexplicable sweetness.

These marks.

Were no longer a disgrace.

But the proof of that man giving his all to save her!

Although... although the process was indeed a bit hard to bear.

"However..."

Yun Yuzhen thought of something else, her Face turning slightly cold, yet unable to hide the smile in her eyes.

"Even for healing, you didn't need to do it so many times, right?"

"And you didn't need to change into so many... embarrassing positions, right?"

"He clearly took the opportunity to take advantage of me!"

"Humph!"

Yun Yuzhen snorted softly and stood up from the bed.

With her movement, a terrifying pressure belonging to a Great Power of Tribulation Crossing Realm instantly swept through the entire Cold Jade Palace.

But it was quickly restrained by her.

She walked to the huge floor-to-ceiling bronze mirror.

Looking at herself in the mirror—Face like a peach blossom, eyes containing the spring, looking as if she were decades younger.

Yun Yuzhen raised her hand and gently touched her cheek.

A breathtaking smile slowly curled at the corners of her mouth.

"Fine."

"Seeing as you worked so hard and indeed cured my Cold Poison."

"This crime of betraying one's Revered Master, I will... temporarily note it down."

She turned around and looked at the lush Purple Bamboo Forest outside the window.

It was as if she could see that gentle figure standing there, smiling at her.

Yun Yuzhen slightly raised her chin, regaining some of her former pride.

But in her voice, there was a hint of tenderness and dependence that had never been there before.

"This Rebellious Disciple... is still a bit useful."