89 Long Ying: I Want to Cool Down Too~
While Zi Xunyi had verbally expressed her refusal, and Yan Zhen wouldn’t force her under these circumstances, the other two women observing the scene had different interpretations.
They knew Zi Xunyi was reborn, possessing the memories of a Mystic Saint. How could she be so careless in refining Yang Essence and end up with a high fever?
Clearly, she was faking it, deliberately making Yan Zhen take care of her.
Long Ying: Sister Xunyi is so sly~
Huangfu Wenqing: As expected of a former imperial consort, such masterful tea brewing skills! (This refers to Zi Xunyi subtly manipulating the situation to her advantage.)
So, as Yan Zhen watched Zi Xunyi blushingly get dressed and dispel the Gold and Silver Fire barrier, he heard another soft moan, this time from Huangfu Wenqing.
Hmm?
Yan Zhen looked at his fiancée, puzzled, and saw her collapse weakly, as if about to faint.
—Did Wenqing also succumb to the Yang Essence?
Yan Zhen quickly went over and helped her up.
“What’s wrong, Wenqing?”
Huangfu Wenqing, her face flushed, said breathlessly, “Yan Zhen, I-I also feel so hot… Help me…”
—Wait, doesn’t your Wind Mystic Power have a natural cooling effect?
Yan Zhen was about to question her but then considered that, as a Mystic Master, she might not be able to handle the Yang Essence.
The Two Polar Secret Realms required a Tier 4 academy card to enter, and those with Tier 4 cards were mostly Mystic Generals. In other words, the recommended cultivation level for the secret realms was Mystic General. It was a bit much for ordinary Mystic Masters.
After all, not everyone possessed Extreme Flames like Yan Zhen.
“Just hold on. I’ll help you.”
Yan Zhen glanced at Zi Xunyi, who was watching them intently, then looked away when he met her gaze.
He released the Gold and Silver Fire again, creating a protective barrier around the stone platform, then helped Huangfu Wenqing sit up. “I need to remove your clothes, is that okay?”
Huangfu Wenqing nodded obediently.
She wasn’t faking it. Having given up on circulating her Mystic Power to cool down, she was now also suffering from the effects of the Yang Essence, just like Zi Xunyi.
Yan Zhen repeated the process, removing Huangfu Wenqing’s upper garments and using the Great Crimson Skyfire to absorb the excess heat from her body.
“How do you feel now?”
“Much better, thank you~”
“You’re welcome. It was nothing.” Yan Zhen smiled faintly. “Put your clothes back on and rest for a bit before continuing your cultivation.”
Huangfu Wenqing bit her lip, her eyes shimmering. “Could you… help me get dressed? I-I don’t have much strength right now.”
Looking at his fiancée’s alluring body, Yan Zhen swallowed hard, the desire he had suppressed earlier resurfacing.
Although she was only a B-cup, she had a certain… charm, different from larger sizes. He remembered how easily she would moan when he teased her, just as sensitive as Yun Xiu.
However, Yan Zhen suppressed his desire. This wasn’t the time for such things.
He pushed aside his lustful thoughts and diligently helped her dress.
“There.”
Huangfu Wenqing blushed and whispered, “You’re so kind~”
She leaned in and gave him a quick peck on the lips.
Yan Zhen scratched his cheek, dispelled the Gold and Silver Fire barrier, and noticed that Zi Xunyi was still watching them.
Huangfu Wenqing, unafraid, took Yan Zhen’s arm and, under Zi Xunyi’s gaze, kissed him again.
Before Zi Xunyi could react, a childish wail echoed.
“Ow!” Long Ying collapsed dramatically onto the stone platform and said in a flat tone, “Zhenzhen, I-I also feel like I’m burning up! It’s so uncomfortable! Waaah~~~”
Yan Zhen: “…”
Huangfu Wenqing: “…”
Zi Xunyi: “…”
Although it was obvious that the little Dragon Girl was faking it, Yan Zhen still went over and touched her forehead.
It was a bit warm, but within the normal range. After all, she was a dragon, her physical body naturally strong and resistant to the Yang Essence’s effects.
The Yang Essence wasn’t that powerful anyway, only capable of tempering the body to the “Intermediate Achievement in Body Tempering, Blood Qi as Smoke” level, roughly equivalent to Mystic King.
Long Ying’s current physical strength was already at that level. The Yang Essence could only slightly enhance her foundation.
Yan Zhen didn’t expose her and said, “It’s not that bad. Just rest for a bit.”
Long Ying blinked her large, watery eyes. “But it’s so uncomfortable. I also want to cool down~”
“A calm mind brings a cool body.”
“Hmm…”
Long Ying pouted, dissatisfied.
Yan Zhen patted her head reassuringly. “Alright, if you’re feeling better, then continue cultivating. If not, then take a nap. If you’re hungry, eat the flavored fasting pills I bought for you.”
He returned to his own platform and resumed his cultivation.
Long Ying was unhappy. Sister Xunyi and the bad woman could be pampered, but not her? Was she too small, unable to arouse his interest? Zhenzhen, the big pervert, hmph!
—It’s time to show him her true form!
She remembered how stunned Yan Zhen had been when he first saw her true form in her previous life~
Long Ying grinned smugly, sat up, then, noticing that Zi Xunyi and Huangfu Wenqing were watching her, she blushed and lay back down, pretending to be genuinely unwell.
The two women were puzzled. Did this little Dragon Girl also have… feelings for Yan Zhen? But she was just a child…
With this question in mind, they resumed their cultivation, waking up every three hours to dispel the accumulated heat and then continuing to absorb Yang Essence. Long Ying, however, lay on the platform, sleeping soundly, her breathing following a mystical rhythm, the Dragon God Clan’s “Dragon Slumber Breathing Technique.”
Although the Yang Essence couldn’t significantly enhance her physical body, it provided some restorative energy—every little bit helped.
After what felt like another day, Yan Zhen finished cultivating, the hot steam around him dissipating.
He clenched his fists, feeling a noticeable improvement. He just needed one more drop of divine blood and another round of Yang Essence refinement to advance to the “Complete Minor Achievement, Fiery Aura like a Red Lotus” realm, becoming a true berserker.
—It’s time to trick Long Ying into signing a master-servant contract, making her his mount and obtaining her divine blood.
As he thought this, the system interface popped up, indicating the imminent arrival of a key plot point.
“The volcano is about to erupt.”
Yan Zhen murmured. Soon, the ground began to tremble, then shake violently.
The three women woke up, sensing the tremors, but they weren’t afraid.
Although dangerous, the eruption of the Yang Polar Volcano was also an opportunity.
The erupting lava contained not only dense Yang Essence but also abundant Yang attribute ores, including the fire crystals Yan Zhen needed. The former could enhance their body tempering, while the latter was a valuable resource.
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