Chapter 198: Yin-Yang Energy Enhancement, Precursor to War!

Inside a Cave Dwelling.

“What kind of Demon cultivator caused such a commotion in the Immortal City!?”

Lu Changsheng was using the Yin-Yang Nirvana Technique to heal Ling Zixiao and extend her life.

Hearing the deafening explosions outside, his heart skipped a beat.

He had no idea what was happening in the Immortal City.

Earlier, he had heard a majestic voice.

It announced that the Immortal City was activating a formation to suppress the Demon cultivator.

But the noise from suppressing a Demon cultivator was quite alarming to him.

“I hope it doesn’t affect this place.”

Lu Changsheng looked at the fair and plump body in front of him, exhaled lightly, and dared not get distracted.

He continued concentrating, using talismans and Qi to soothe the Dragon Yin Yang Qi in Ling Zixiao’s body while using the Yin-Yang Nirvana Technique and Life Transfer Technique to nourish her physique and meridians.

“Mm~”

Amid the deafening explosions, Ling Zixiao’s hazy consciousness became a bit clearer.

But her condition was still very poor.

Her whole body was weak and feeble.

She could only rely on the continuous life force from Lu Changsheng to calm the backlash of the Dragon Yin Physique.

Thus, time passed bit by bit.

It wasn’t long before.

“Ugh~”

Ling Zixiao groaned softly, her body trembling violently.

Although her body was still weak, like a puddle of soft mud.

She was no longer as weak and in a critical state.

“Phew!”

Seeing Ling Zixiao’s condition finally stabilize, Lu Changsheng sighed in relief.

“Ha!”

He let out a deep breath, activated his technique, and performed the final stabilization treatment.

After a long time, having completed the last wave of treatment, Lu Changsheng’s face was full of exhaustion and fatigue.

After all, such intensive treatment not only consumed physical and mental energy but also his vital essence and lifespan.

“Lu Lang~ Ugh~”

Ling Zixiao’s elegant face was flushed, her eyes misty, she gently raised her jade arms and wrapped them around Lu Changsheng’s neck, offering a kiss.

Before this, although she and Lu Changsheng were Daoist companions, it was essentially a transaction of interests.

It was purely utilitarian, without any feelings.

Her intimate actions with Lu Changsheng were simply because she had a good perception of him.

Thinking she didn’t have much life left and had never experienced this aspect, she tried to accept it.

After all, they had to resolve the Dragon Yin Physique issue through Dual Cultivation, so intimacy was inevitable.

But now.

After these days of love and lust, and the near-death experiences, her attitude towards Lu Changsheng had changed.

It was no longer purely utilitarian and interest-based.

Under the backlash of the Dragon Yin Physique, endless Yang Qi burned her, making her consciousness blur and fall into an endless dark abyss.

Lu Changsheng consumed his life essence to pull her out of the abyss, making her feel a strange affection deep in her heart.

This thread of affection made her feel more sincere towards Lu Changsheng.

As long as Lu Changsheng didn’t betray her and could solve the Dragon Yin Physique, even if he was an evil flower thief, she would accept it.

“Tsk tsk tsk—”

Facing Ling Zixiao’s kiss, Lu Changsheng responded gently.

He knew that after experiencing such things, women would be more sentimental.

It was the perfect time to cultivate feelings.

After all, although they were Daoist companions, they lacked an emotional foundation.

So, to make her genuinely the mother of his children, he naturally had to cultivate feelings.

The two entangled, kissing passionately like a newlywed couple.

They kissed for a long time before reluctantly parting.

“Zixiao, how do you feel now?”

Lu Changsheng gently caressed her soft, delicate back and asked warmly.

He could see that Ling Zixiao’s condition had stabilized, but she was very weak.

However, he wasn’t sure about the state of the Dragon Yin Physique.

He didn’t know how his use of the Dragon Guide Technique to extract a wisp of Dragon Yin essence affected Ling Zixiao.

What benefits or drawbacks it brought.

Ling Zixiao didn’t speak after hearing this.

She closed her eyes, quietly feeling the changes in her Dragon Yin Physique.

After a long time.

She opened her beautiful eyes, revealing a hint of joy, and said, “Lu Lang, my Dragon Yin Physique has been temporarily suppressed.”

“Oh?”

Lu Changsheng raised an eyebrow in surprise upon hearing this.

He didn’t expect it to be suppressed so easily.

But then, Ling Zixiao frowned slightly and said, “But I feel that the Dragon Yin Physique is using the always-leaking Dragon Yin Yang Qi to repair the lost essence.”

“Once the Dragon Yin essence you extracted is restored, it will probably start leaking Dragon Yin Yang Qi again.”

Ling Zixiao snuggled into Lu Changsheng’s arms, gently biting her red lips, and said weakly.

The Dragon Yin Physique constantly leaked Dragon Yin Yang Qi as her cultivation increased.

This Dragon Yin Yang Qi flowed through her body, not only causing an imbalance of Yin and Yang but also constantly burning her meridians and dantian.

Now, Lu Changsheng’s extraction of a wisp of Dragon Yin essence slowed this Yang Qi leakage.

But once the Dragon Yin essence was restored, it would start leaking Dragon Yin Yang Qi again, causing her meridians and lifespan to wither.

“The essence of a spiritual body can be restored after extraction?”

Lu Changsheng was a bit surprised to hear this.

To his knowledge, it was hard to recover if a spiritual body’s essence was damaged.

He didn’t expect Ling Zixiao’s Dragon Yin Physique to repair itself after he extracted a wisp of essence.

This was quite astonishing.

“Is this a characteristic of the Dragon Yin Physique, or did I extract too little essence?”

Lu Changsheng was puzzled.

He didn’t think too much and continued to ask, “Zixiao, how long will it take for your Dragon Yin Physique to recover?”

If the Dragon Yin Physique could constantly recover and quickly, it would be troublesome.

Because this extraction made Ling Zixiao very weak.

Even with the Yin-Yang Nirvana Technique and Life Transfer Technique, she couldn’t withstand another extraction in the short term.

She needed to recuperate and restore her vitality before the second extraction.

“I’m not sure, maybe a year, maybe half a year.”

Ling Zixiao shook her head lightly and said softly.

“Half a year, a year.”

Lu Changsheng frowned slightly at this.

According to his estimation, it would take at least three to four months, or even half a year, for Ling Zixiao to recover.

By then, her Dragon Yin Physique would almost be restored.

In this case, it would be very difficult for him to completely extract the Dragon Yin essence.

He didn’t know how many times he would need to extract to fully deplete the Dragon Yin essence.

Although each wisp of Dragon Yin essence was beneficial to him.

The problem was that every extraction of Dragon Yin essence caused a life-threatening backlash for Ling Zixiao.

To stabilize her life force, he had to pay a great price and consume his lifespan.

So he couldn’t always use this method to solve Ling Zixiao’s situation.

After all, he was just a Foundation Establishment cultivator.

He only had a lifespan of over two hundred years.

If he lost too much lifespan, it would affect other aspects.

“Now that my Hundred Refined Body Technique has reached the fifth level, if I can fuse the Nine-Treasure Jade Ruyi into my life bone and obtain the nine Divine Abilities, maybe I can use the Light of Healing to treat Zixiao’s condition.”

Lu Changsheng thought to himself.

Under the backlash of the Dragon Yin Physique, Ling Zixiao’s biggest problem was her withered and fragile meridians and dantian.

If he could nourish and restore Ling Zixiao’s body, meridians, and dantian.

Then, using the Dragon Guide Technique to extract the Dragon Yin essence wouldn’t put her life at risk.

That way, he wouldn’t have to pay such a high price to extend Ling Zixiao’s life.

He could use Natural Treasures and other methods to slowly restore her.

“It’s okay, take your time to recuperate and restore your body.”

“Whatever pills you need, I’ll refine them for you.”

Lu Changsheng held Ling Zixiao in his arms and said.

“Lu Lang, if I take too many spiritual herbs and Natural Treasures to nourish my body and meridians during this time, it might accelerate the recovery of the Dragon Yin Physique.”

Ling Zixiao bit her red lips and told Lu Changsheng about the characteristics of the Dragon Yin Physique.

She had broken through the Foundation Establishment for many years.

But her cultivation had not progressed at all.

She was stuck at the first level of Foundation Establishment.

On one hand, breaking through to Foundation Establishment caused her Dragon Chant Body to backfire, withering her meridians and dantian, making it difficult to cultivate.

On the other hand, she was afraid to cultivate.

If she did, even taking pills and spiritual herbs would cause the Dragon Chant Body to absorb the energy and convert it to Dragon Chant Yang Qi.

The more Dragon Chant Yang Qi in her body, the faster her meridians and lifespan would wither.

That’s why she only bought spiritual herbs and Natural Treasures with cold attributes.

Only cold attribute spiritual herbs and Natural Treasures wouldn’t be absorbed by the Dragon Chant Body.

They could suppress the Dragon Chant Yang Qi.

“Hiss.”

Lu Changsheng took a deep breath, feeling that the Dragon Chant Body was really troublesome.

This meant many spiritual pills and herbs couldn’t be used for Ling Zixiao.

They had to find cold attribute spiritual pills and herbs.

He exhaled softly and comforted her warmly, “Don’t worry, I’ll think of something.”

“Mm~”

Ling Zixiao felt an unprecedented sense of sweetness and security.

She had gone through many things.

But she had never been cared for like a woman.

Now, she finally felt this way.

It felt wonderful.

Due to her mental fatigue, Ling Zixiao leaned into Lu Changsheng’s embrace, her eyelashes slowly drooping, her pale face showing tranquility as she drifted to sleep.

Lu Changsheng listened to her steady breathing, gently holding the warm, soft jade in his arms, his hand softly caressing her smooth skin.

He silently thought, “System.”

Suddenly, the system interface appeared before his eyes.

[Name: Lu Changsheng]

[Identity: Son-in-law of the Lu Family of Qingzhu Mountain]

[Cultivation: Second Level of Foundation Establishment]

[Lifespan: 38/263]

[Talent: Fourth-Tier spiritual root, Gengjin Body (moderate Spirit Body), Blood Talisman Spirit Body (superior Spirit Body)]

[Techniques: Hundred Refined Body Technique, Seven Luminaries Great Freedom Sword Manual, Yin-Yang Harmonization Technique, Nine-Nine Mysterious Talisman Scripture, Immortal Grace Technique]

[Spells: Seven Luminaries Sword Light, Seven Luminaries Sword Shield, Seven Luminaries Sword Escape]

[Items: Mysterious Pearl, Xuan Yuan Pearl, Curse of the Demon, Lingming Treasure Tree, Golden Armored Bean Mother, Substitute Life Charm, Condensing Crystal Pill]

[Magic Weapons: Nine-Treasure Jade Ruyi, Black Dragon Pearl, Hundred Horse Phantom Lock]

[Skills: Pill Refining (Second Level), Talisman Making (Second Level), Puppetry (Second Level), Spirit Butchery (Second Level)]

[Spiritual Pets: Sumeru Tree King, Nine Abyss Mastiff, Six-Winged Golden Silkworm, Cold Jade Black Turtle, Peach Blossom Gu, Hope Gu]

[Descendants: 153/153]

“Lost six years of lifespan, huh.”

Lu Changsheng looked at his lifespan on the system interface.

He felt he must find another way to solve Ling Zixiao’s problem.

Relying solely on Dragon Guide Technique, Yin-Yang Nirvana Technique, and Life Transfer Technique to solve the Dragon Chant Body was almost impossible.

Unless he had infinite lifespan.

Otherwise, with his two hundred plus years of Foundation Establishment lifespan, he couldn’t handle it.

“The main problem is the backlash from the Dragon Chant Body.”

“If during the Dual Cultivation, I could suppress this Dragon Chant origin power with some kind of cold force, it would be much easier.”

Lu Changsheng recalled his experience using the Dragon Guide Technique to dual cultivate with the Dragon Chant Body.

He felt that if he had some treasure or power to suppress the Dragon Chant origin backlash during Dual Cultivation.

Then he could safely dual cultivate with the Dragon Chant Body.

Without having to immediately use Secret Techniques to stabilize Ling Zixiao after absorbing a trace of the origin.

“But to suppress the Dragon Chant Body’s backlash, at least third-level spiritual herbs or treasures are needed, or ask a Core Formation cultivator with cold attribute techniques to help.”

Lu Changsheng knew that ordinary pills and treasures couldn’t suppress the backlash of the Dragon Chant Body.

At least third-level treasures were needed.

Although his system’s draws were all third-level.

But getting ones useful to Ling Zixiao was very difficult.

As for inviting a Core Formation cultivator with cold attribute techniques, Lu Changsheng dismissed the thought.

Even if he paid a high price to get a Core Formation cultivator’s help.

He couldn’t ask them to suppress the Dragon Chant Body’s backlash during Dual Cultivation.

“Forget it, I’ll take it slow. Now that the Dragon Chant Yang Qi is reduced, the Yin-Yang balance is temporarily stable, at least I don’t have to worry about lifespan.”

Lu Changsheng thought.

According to Ling Zixiao’s original condition, with her meridians and dantian constantly withering, she wouldn’t live for a year.

Now that he had absorbed most of the Dragon Chant Yang Qi, there was no immediate threat to her life for a year or two.

So, he had enough time to solve Ling Zixiao’s problem.

At this point, Lu Changsheng recalled the time when he absorbed the Dragon Chant origin, only for it to be devoured by the Yin-Yang energy.

He looked at the Yin-Yang energy surrounding his Dao Foundation in his qi sea dantian.

The Yin-Yang energy seemed to have grown slightly after devouring the Dragon Chant origin.

He felt that his foundation and Dao base seemed to have improved a bit.

But the improvement was small and subtle, not very noticeable.

“Could my Dao base still improve?”

Lu Changsheng looked at the flowing Yin-Yang energy, pondering.

He began to look forward to continuing to absorb the Dragon Chant origin in the future.

He wondered if the Yin-Yang energy could significantly enhance or even transform his Dao base after absorbing enough Dragon Chant origin.

If it could transform, it would be amazing.

“Whew!”

Feeling the fatigue from his body and mind, Lu Changsheng stopped thinking.

Holding the warm, soft jade in his arms, he closed his eyes and slowly fell asleep.

Three days later.

Lu Changsheng and Ling Zixiao left the cave.

The two now walked together more naturally, like a perfect couple.

Walking in Immortal City, Lu Changsheng noticed more patrolling law enforcement cultivators.

“I wonder what happened in Immortal City recently.”

Lu Changsheng thought about the time when he was treating Ling Zixiao and Immortal City was suppressing demonic cultivators.

Ling Zixiao was also curious.

Although she was in a daze at that time.

She vaguely sensed a commotion in Immortal City.

They soon inquired about the recent events.

They learned that a few days ago, several Core Formation demonic cultivators had infiltrated Immortal City.

So the Heavenly Sword Sect activated the Immortal City formation to kill these demonic cultivators.

In that battle, one Core Formation cultivator was captured, two were killed.

If not for one Core Formation cultivator self-destructing, almost all the demonic cultivators would have been killed or captured.

“Six Core Formation cultivators and several False Core cultivators.”

Lu Changsheng and Ling Zixiao were shocked by this news.

They didn’t expect such a big incident.

In the Jiang Kingdom’s cultivation world, a family force with one Core Formation cultivator was considered a major force, a top force.

But now, so many demonic Core Formation and False Core cultivators had infiltrated Nine Heavens Immortal City, clearly with a big plot.

They were also amazed by the Heavenly Sword Sect’s methods.

Within a short time, they suppressed three Core Formation cultivators, no wonder the commotion was so big.

“Sigh, the cultivation world is getting more chaotic. I heard that demonic cultivators and demonic forces appeared in the Azure Cloud Sect and Spirit Control Sect territories too.”

“Yes, didn’t the Heaven Corpse Sect and Five Poison Sect from the Jin Kingdom challenge True Lord Xuanjian of the Heavenly Sword Sect? I wonder who won.”

“If True Lord Xuanjian loses, the Jiang Kingdom’s cultivation world will be in danger.”

Someone nearby sighed.

Lu Changsheng thought about the time when the Xiahou family from Heishui chased Chu Qingyi on his way to Nine Heavens Immortal City.

These events made him realize that something big was about to happen in the Jiang Kingdom’s cultivation world.

His heart sank, and he couldn’t help but worry, “Is a cultivation world war about to break out in the Jiang Kingdom?”

He had read many books.

He had read about the history of the cultivation world.

He knew that the history of the Southern Wilderness was full of wars between countries.

After all, a country’s resources were limited.

The best way to progress was through plunder.

His relative peace in the past twenty years was due to the Jiang Kingdom’s relatively stable cultivation environment.

Now, with several demonic cultivator incidents and the Jin Kingdom’s two Nascent Soul True Lords challenging True Lord Xuanjian of the Heavenly Sword Sect, it seemed like a precursor to a cultivation world war.

Once the war broke out, this peace would be shattered, and as a member of the Jiang Kingdom, he would inevitably be affected.