Cultivation: Starting from a Mortal Bone

After hesitating for a long time, Yan Yu mimicked the scenes she’d seen before, gently placing those jade-like hands on Qin Yu’s neck.

Mm.

His pretty wives always do this every time they listen to storybooks.

This is the correct knowledge!

Hmm, something still seems off.

Why is Qin Yu’s hand always resting on her ear? He usually puts it... when he tells his wives stories, it shouldn’t be on...

She ought to correct Qin Yu’s mistake.

So, under Qin Yu’s stunned gaze, the little bunny took his hand and placed it on her own...

body.

Qin Yu was truly dumbfounded.

This little bunny is way too proactive.

Seems like she’s studied hard usually—just not sure if she can actually put that knowledge to use.

So, they resumed the storybook:

"That Stabilizing Needle, also called the Ruyi Golden Cudgel, weighs thirteen thousand five hundred catties. The Ruyi Golden Cudgel can be big or small, long or short; it pierces the heavens above and anchors the seas below..."

Yan Yu was totally immersed.

Although she was a cultivator, she’d never heard such a fantastical storybook, and even asked curiously, "Does such a miraculous divine weapon really exist in this world?"

"Of course!"

Qin Yu spoke with absolute confidence.

Unbeknownst to them, the little bunny was changed into new clothes, an elegant arc perfectly outlining her shapely curves—a portrait of absolute beauty unfolded before Qin Yu’s eyes.

Yan Yu’s eyes slowly widened.

The next moment.

"Mmm!..."

...

[Yan Yu Romantic Point: 30 (Moved)]

[Emotion Point from Yan Yu: +3]

Yan Yu realized she had been thinking too simply.

She didn’t cry,

but it created a memory engraved in her heart.

Now at least she understood why Sister Yan Zhi always told her she was still young.

Turns out, this is what she meant.

Very soon...

She personally experienced that elusive feeling she’d always been puzzled by.

As expected!

Just as she guessed, it was completely different from what Sister Yan Zhi had described.

She really wanted to send a voice transmission to Sister Yan Zhi right now and contradict her in person, maybe even have her try it herself.

After all, in the Flame Guard, wrong perceptions are not allowed!

If an understanding is incorrect, it leads to faulty judgments.

Just as Her Majesty teaches: anything beyond your own knowledge must be personally tested to derive the correct conclusion!

At precisely that moment, Yan Yu sensed a strand of special energy inside her.

"Hm?!"

For energies that didn’t belong to her, her first instinct was to expel them.

Yet that strand of energy was misty and elusive. Even when she used Power of Dao Rhyme, it couldn’t affect it at all.

Extremely strange.

Almost instinctively, Yan Yu utilized Spiritual Power—but still, nothing happened.

Just as she was about to try another method, she sensed that strand of energy drifting toward her wound.

Why couldn’t she resist it? Because the thick, ink-black Qi wasn’t the Death Qi from Hundred Sword Sect.

If it were just ordinary Death Qi, with Yan Yu’s cultivation, she could suppress it herself.

This was the Holy Power the man in the black robe spoke of; this was Power of Origin.

And it had fused with the Origin Power of the shadow’s essence blood.

So, facing this special Black Qi’s corrosion, Yan Yu was nearly in a state of collapse.

Yet, as that strand of energy flowed over, Yan Yu distinctly sensed the rampant, invasive Black Qi actually contracting.

And it stopped the corrosion entirely!

"How is that possible?!"

The little bunny’s heart was shocked beyond belief.

Though the Black Qi wasn’t expelled, it seemed to shrink and freeze like snow in early spring, trying to resist melting fate.

But obviously, that was futile.

Once spring arrives and the sun rises, melting is just a matter of time.

That’s exactly how Yan Yu felt now.

She started to carefully sense that strand of special energy.

It was just such an insignificant strand—if you weren’t deliberately sensing, you’d never detect its existence.

But somehow.

It actually affected the Black Qi.

Unbelievable!

This was the fusion of Power of Origin and essence blood.

Even the Empress Dowager couldn’t expel it!

Yan Yu really couldn’t understand why this warmth was so unique.

It obviously carried no noticeable power. If anything, it was like a breeze in spring—hardly powerful enough to move a branch.

Yet it had an effect on that massive, overwhelming Black Qi that even she couldn’t resist.

And that’s not all...

As the warmth circulated her whole body, Yan Yu finally understood how Lin Shuishui and the others’ Root Bone improved.

No wonder she always had that feeling of continually leveling up.

Turns out it was this special warmth, constantly improving their physique.

When Yan Yu opened her eyes, she saw Qin Yu looking at her.

Thinking it over, Qin Yu still asked, "Little bunny, are you going to report this matter up?"

This is a major issue, one Qin Yu had always especially worried about.

If not for the Lifebound Space, he might have refused to go to the Imperial Capital.

Because he didn’t want to be treated as some kind of tool for others to use.

Of course, even if Yan Yu found out, in reality, all the conclusions were just guesses, with no proof.

But now, Yan Yu had proof!

Some things really did need to be made clear to Yan Yu.

"Hm?"

Hearing that nickname, Yan Yu was a bit stunned, then quickly reacted and nodded.

Although it was undeniable that she had feelings for Qin Yu, as a Flame Guard, her loyalty to the Empress always came first.

After all, that’s an idea carved into her bones, impossible to change.

"Then do you know what consequences this matter would cause if outsiders found out?"

Qin Yu started to gently coax her.

"I know!"

As a Flame Guard, Yan Yu was naturally very clear about the consequences.

But regarding Qin Yu, besides those Dao Companions of his, actually only three people in the entire Immortal Country knew.

Yan Yu herself, Yan Zhi, and that... Great Yan Empress!

There was no need for Qin Yu to stress it, this matter absolutely couldn’t be known to outsiders, or the other Immortal Countries wouldn’t just stand by and let Great Yan grow stronger.

This proved the Empress’ absolute trust in her Flame Guards.

"You wouldn’t want anything bad to happen to me, right?"

Qin Yu planned to appeal emotionally.

"I don’t."

Yan Yu was still so honest, only she explained, "Her Majesty wouldn’t..."

Before she finished, Qin Yu interrupted, "What about the others?"

"Sister Yan Zhi wouldn’t either."

Goodness!

So besides the Great Yan Empress, another person actually knows!

What is he supposed to do now?!