Aphrodisiac Poison

"......" "......" "......" "Could you please stop making those noises?" "......" Tianyan was silent for a moment, her voice trembling slightly. "I-I'm... not doing it on purpose..." The Meishen flower and the Heavenly Desire aphrodisiac poison made her body exceptionally sensitive right now. Xu Yuan took a deep breath to steady his own restless, guilty conscience, and said softly, "If you keep groaning and break my concentration, don't blame me for whatever happens." Tianyan's beautiful golden eyes were misted over with moisture. Biting her lip, she didn't say a word, only giving a silent nod. After a few breaths of silence, Xu Yuan centered his mind. Although Ran Qingmo had entered his meridians countless times in that secret chamber beneath Hanging Sky Cliff, this was the first time he had ever entered someone else's. Xu Yuan had learned how to heal others using Source Qi—after all, the method was recorded in the Blood Yuan Heart Calamity Art—but until now, it had remained purely theoretical. Normally, it was virtually impossible for Source Qi to force its way into another person's meridians unless there was a colossal disparity in cultivation. If the body's owner willingly lowered their guard, however, that was another matter entirely. For an outsider to enter another's body with Source Qi, there were only two points of entry: the dantian in the lower abdomen, or the Huiyuan acupoint in the center of the back. Xu Yuan placed his hand gently against Tianyan's back, controlling his Source Qi as he slowly guided it into her body. Her meridians were tight and narrow, yet their inner walls were warm and smooth. As his Source Qi pushed deeper bit by bit, Xu Yuan soon realized that Tianyan hadn't lied to him. The Source Qi inside her was rampaging frantically through her meridians, and some of the inner walls were already showing faint signs of tearing. Qi deviation. Xu Yuan was all too familiar with this concept. No wonder Tianyan had actively asked him for help. Seeing this, he immediately controlled his Source Qi to envelop and gather those completely disordered currents, guiding them to settle according to the methods recorded in the Blood Yuan Heart Calamity Art. Sensing Xu Yuan's Source Qi entering her body, Tianyan cooperated earnestly, striving to guide those out-of-control currents forward along his lead. Gathering meridian by meridian, calming acupoint by acupoint. Yet as he continued to circulate his energy, Xu Yuan's brow gradually furrowed. He discovered that the Meishen flower and the Heavenly Desire aphrodisiac poison had already permeated every corner of Tianyan's body. Worse still, even the Source Qi inside her had taken on a faint trace of the Meishen flower's medicinal potency. As Xu Yuan continuously guided Tianyan's Source Qi, this medicinal potency began transferring into his own mind through her qi. A tingling numbness crept in, accompanied by a wave of daze. Xu Yuan's pupils constricted slightly. The potency of the Meishen flower was shockingly fierce. Merely entering Tianyan's meridians to heal her with Source Qi was enough for him to be affected by it. Fortunately, Source Qi was something that could be severed and discarded. Right now, the liquefied Source Qi in his body surged like ocean tides, so he could simply cut off and abandon the strands he was manipulating. Still, it gave Xu Yuan a firsthand taste of how terrifying the Meishen flower truly was. No wonder this stuff could drug even a Saint. As the thought crossed his mind, Xu Yuan frowned. A question occurred to him. Wasn't the Meishen flower supposed to target the intent-soul? Why was the poison of the Meishen flower inside Tianyan's body? While continuing to circulate and guide the qi, Xu Yuan asked softly, "Tianyan, why is the Meishen flower's poison inside your physical body?" Tianyan bit her lip in silence. Seeing this, Xu Yuan immediately halted his movements. "If you won't talk, then settle your Source Qi yourself." Tianyan took a deep breath, her voice quivering slightly. "I already explained earlier... w-we are both in soul-body forms right now." Realization dawned on Xu Yuan. Seizing the opportunity, he asked, "Then why are you able to use the Heaven-Deducing Art?" Suppressing the stray thoughts in her mind, Tianyan explained softly, "The Divine Soul chapter of the Heaven-Deducing Art c-can help me resist a portion of the illusion's power, and it's the same for the Meishen flower." "......" Xu Yuan maintained a quiet vigilance in his heart. After a brief pause, he resumed combing through her disordered Source Qi. Time ticked away, minute by minute. About an hour later. Seeing that the rampaging Source Qi in Tianyan's body had almost completely subsided, leaving only milky-white currents flowing docily through her meridians, Xu Yuan slowly withdrew his Source Qi from her body. Naturally, before leaving, Xu Yuan left behind a little souvenir inside her. Pulling his hand away from Tianyan's upright, jade-smooth back, Xu Yuan let out a long breath. "All done." Tianyan slowly opened her eyes. The misty haze in her gaze had already dissipated, though a faint flush still lingered on her cheeks. After circulating her cultivation art slightly, she glanced sideways at him behind her and asked with a frown, "What is the meaning of the Source Qi you left inside me?" Xu Yuan shrugged. "Just an insurance policy." He didn't know any restriction-type spells, so he could only resort to the most basic, crude method. By burying a portion of Source Qi inside her body, he could detonate it directly if Tianyan made any unusual moves. However, compared to permanent restrictions, this crude method had a major flaw. It required Tianyan's active cooperation; without her compliance, his Source Qi couldn't force its way in. "......" Hearing Xu Yuan's words, Tianyan remained silent, her beautiful eyes staring at him darkly. She felt somewhat annoyed, yet found it faintly ridiculous. She knew Xu Changtian was wary of her strength, but she hadn't expected this bastard to go to such lengths just to restrain her. First, he had pierced her left arm with that crimson spiral bone drill to restrict her from forming seals for the Heaven Character True Words. Then, he had refused to let her meditate in peace to neutralize the Meishen flower and the aphrodisiac poison of the Dao domain, forcing her to constantly divide her attention to suppress them. And now, he was shameless enough to plant a cluster of Source Qi directly inside her body. A cluster of Source Qi left behind like this would slowly disperse over time, even if she didn't actively refine it away. In other words, this bastard most likely intended to make her willingly open her meridians at regular intervals so he could plant fresh clusters of Source Qi inside her. Tianyan's beautiful eyes flickered for a moment before she finally sighed in resignation. After circulating her qi for a few breaths, Tianyan used a single hand to invoke two Heaven Character True Words: "Solidify Soul." "Calm Mind." The moment the words fell, the flush on Tianyan's face instantly vanished, her skin returning to its translucent, snow-white state. Seeing this, Xu Yuan's brow furrowed slightly. Tianyan immediately shot him an irritated glare. "This can only suppress it temporarily." Xu Yuan smiled and nodded, seemingly convinced. "I see." Tianyan let out a soft huff, turned around, and walked toward the outside of the palace. Xu Yuan said nothing as he watched her slender silhouette. Then, abruptly bursting forward at full speed, he flashed to Tianyan's side and pinched her arm. "Ngh—!" The young woman gasped in surprise, and waves of crimson immediately rushed back onto her snow-white cheeks. The Meishen flower and the aphrodisiac poison from the Dao Domain of Heavenly Desire were affecting her body every second. Glaring back at him, she panted softly, "Xu Changtian, what are you doing?" An aptly timed look of awkwardness appeared on Xu Yuan's face as he said, "Just verifying what you said." "Heh." Tianyan clenched her fists, taking a deep breath to force herself not to pick a fight with him. Seeing this, Xu Yuan shrugged and promptly said, "I recall the Meishen flower's effects last about a month. Let's talk first about how we're going to get out of here." He was reminding her that their period of mutual trust would only last for one month. Tianyan continued walking forward, saying as she went, "It's troublesome. We need to reach the deepest part of this illusion first. The way out should be there..." Xu Yuan listened to Tianyan's explanation, following close behind her. In no time at all, the two arrived at the entrance of the Hall of Dharma Transmission. Looking outward, white cranes soared amidst curling immortal mist. Hidden among the forested mountains under the sunlight, jade pavilions and jasper mansions radiated a mystical halo, while thousands of sect disciples bustled between them—a magnificent spectacle of an immortal sect!