Chapter 109 My Master Has Such a Delicate Side

A sharp light flashed in Lin Xiao's eyes.

He only just remembered that he seemed to have an Alchemy Great Master in Soul form following him.

Because Master Yao Ling had no Physical Body to investigate with, he had almost forgotten her existence during this time.

With a slight thought from Lin Xiao,

A puff of white smoke slowly drifted out from the simple Interspatial Ring in his hand.

The white smoke circled and intertwined in mid-air, quickly condensing into a humanoid silhouette.

Immediately after, a woman with a graceful figure and hair as white as a waterfall appeared before his eyes.

The woman wore a classical long dress; her form was illusory, yet it could not hide her peerless elegance.

Master Yao Ling folded her hands and lowered her head slightly, her voice filled with awe:

“Yao Ling greets the Revered Master.”

Due to Master Yao Ling's previous actions, and the fact that he could only look but not touch, Lin Xiao didn't have much of a favorable impression of her.

“I want you to refine a Medicinal Pill for me, one that can heal the side effects brought by the Northern Underworld Ice Soul Body.”

Master Yao Ling snapped her head up, her expression one of shock.

“The Northern Underworld Ice Soul Body, one of the Ten Absolute Physiques?”

“Correct.” Lin Xiao nodded slightly.

Master Yao Ling’s elegant brows furrowed slightly as she turned to look at the unconscious Pei Qinghan on the cloud bed, who was covered in frost, secretly shocked in her heart:

“I didn't expect Fairy Pei to actually possess the Northern Underworld Ice Soul Body.”

After conducting a simple investigation of Pei Qinghan, a look of difficulty appeared on Master Yao Ling's face.

“I am sorry, Revered Master. The Ten Absolute Physiques are cursed by the Heavenly Dao. Even at my peak, I would be unable to cure it...”

“What did you say!” A fierce light suddenly erupted in Lin Xiao's eyes.

He raised his right hand, and a brilliant golden thread condensed from Pure Yang Spiritual Qi instantly wrapped around Master Yao Ling's jade-like neck.

Lin Xiao turned his wrist, and his five fingers suddenly tightened.

The golden thread tightened sharply. Master Yao Ling instantly showed a look of pain, and her figure became even more illusory as she could only speak intermittently:

“Revered Master... although the side effects of the Ten Absolute Physiques cannot be eliminated...”

“But... but there is a way to allow this power to be completely controlled...”

Hearing this, the killing intent in Lin Xiao's eyes receded slightly.

He loosened his fingers slightly, and the golden thread instantly dissipated.

Master Yao Ling knelt on the ground as if granted a grand amnesty, her eyes full of terror.

She hadn't expected that Lin Xiao, who usually looked gentle and elegant, would have such a violent and terrifying side.

“What method? Speak.”

Lin Xiao looked down at her from above, his tone brookng no argument.

Master Yao Ling hurriedly prostrated herself and spoke:

“Revered Master, Fairy Pei's current state is caused by the excessive use of the Northern Underworld Ice Soul Body's Origin power.”

“To break this deadlock, the only way is to cleanse her marrow and refine her essence, forcibly widening her Meridians and Qi Sea.”

“As long as her own cultivation is accelerated to let her foundation catch up with the power released by the Northern Underworld Ice Soul Body, she can gradually return to the original point of balance.”

Speaking to this point, Master Yao Ling showed a difficult expression again.

“It's just that... the higher a Cultivator's cultivation, the greater the price to be paid for cleansing the marrow and refining the essence.”

“Fairy Pei is already at the Void Refining Realm. Ordinary Medicinal Pills and Spiritual Plants are just a drop in the bucket for her.”

“Only the legendary bodhi fruit, which can ignore cultivation Realms and contains the creation of the Great Dao, can reshape her bones and cleanse her marrow.”

“But the bodhi fruit is a rare treasure of heaven and earth. This tree flowers once every thirty thousand years and bears fruit once every hundred thousand years.”

“Even in the Upper Realm, it is a rare and precious object.”

Lin Xiao narrowed his eyes slightly, lost in thought.

Even the Dragon Palace treasury didn't have such a rare treasure. In the entire Lower Realm, perhaps only those deeply-rooted Immortal Clans in the Central Province might possess it.

Just as Lin Xiao was calculating, Pei Qinghan's long fingers curled slightly, showing signs of waking up.

Seeing this, Lin Xiao quickly retracted Master Yao Ling into the Interspatial Ring.

A second later, Pei Qinghan's eyelashes fluttered, and her beautiful eyes opened slightly.

As her vision gradually focused, a handsome face full of worry came clearly into view.

Seeing her wake up, Lin Xiao immediately grabbed that soft, boneless jade hand.

“Revered Master, why are you so foolish? You even dared to overdraw the power of the Ten Absolute Physiques.”

Pei Qinghan smiled gently, her beautiful eyes full of tenderness.

“When my disciple is captured, how can I, as his Master, stand by and watch?”

Lin Xiao felt a wave of emotion in his heart and secretly vowed to find the bodhi fruit for his Revered Master.

“I'm sorry, Revered Master. This is all my fault for not considering things thoroughly. If only...”

“That's enough.” Before Lin Xiao could finish, a jade-like finger blocked his lips.

Pei Qinghan’s eyes rippled with emotion, and her voice was gentle.

“Although you know you were wrong, as your Revered Master, I still have to punish you properly.”

“I punish you to... accompany your Revered Master well...”

Pei Qinghan's voice grew smaller and smaller, and her usually cold and ethereal face was suddenly flushed with two patches of crimson.

“Ah?” Lin Xiao was stunned.

He widened his eyes, looking at the delicate and charming woman before him, his brain momentarily stalling.

He hadn't expected that his cold Revered Master, who usually called him a Rebellious Disciple at every turn, would actually have such a delicate side.

Seeing Lin Xiao's expression as if he had seen a ghost, Pei Qinghan wished she could find a crack in the ground to crawl into, complaining to herself:

“Has my brain been frozen and broken... how could I say such embarrassing words...”

The atmosphere froze for a moment, and Pei Qinghan quickly composed herself, trying to restore her usual seriousness.

“Ahem.” She cleared her throat, her eyes darting around, “Just now, it seems your Revered Master was possessed by something unclean...”

“You... don't take it seriously...”

Looking at his Revered Master's cute appearance of trying to cover things up, the corners of Lin Xiao's mouth curled up, and he leaned forward slightly.

“Oh? What kind of monster or ghost dares to possess my Revered Master? This disciple will investigate thoroughly for you!”

As soon as he finished speaking, Lin Xiao immediately pressed forward.

Pei Qinghan gave a cry of surprise, and before she could react, she was picked up by Lin Xiao around the waist.

“Rebellious Disciple, what are you doing? Put me down quickly...” Pei Qinghan struggled symbolically twice, but her hands involuntarily wrapped around Lin Xiao's neck.

Lin Xiao smiled softly.

“Revered Master, no matter how many times you ask me, this disciple's answer will always be only one.”

“And that is, yes!”

With a flash of white light, the two of them arrived at the Education and Training Space once again.

Under the personal guidance of his Revered Master, Lin Xiao once again headed straight for the Great Dao of cultivation...

...

At the same time.

In a dim basement somewhere in the Eastern Region.

Several dim candles flickered unsteadily.

Around a huge black stone round table sat several figures draped in large black robes.

The oversized hoods hid their faces; only the outlines of their chins and the faint glint of greedy gazes could be seen.

“Is Qin Chongshan, the Old Ancestor of the Qin Family, truly nearing his end because of a failed tribulation?”

A raspy, piercing voice echoed slowly.

A black-robed person sitting opposite him let out a cold laugh.

“Absolutely certain.”

“I have had an informant planted inside the Qin Family for years. That old thing Qin Chongshan is now merely hanging onto his last breath with a few Spirit Medicines; he could die at any moment.”

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone's breathing became a bit heavier.

“A starved camel is still bigger than a horse. Rumor has it that the Qin Family's ancestors were once glorious; perhaps they have some treasures passed down from ancient times hidden away!”

Hearing this, the greed in everyone's eyes intensified. Even if the Qin Family didn't have any ancient treasures, just the Spiritual Vein they occupied was a huge piece of fat meat.