“This is Lu Xueqing, my good friend.
I assume you know her.”
Shen Muyao said, deliberately ignoring the awkward expression on Mu Fan’s face as she made the introduction.
“Yaoyao, what did you call him here for?”
Lu Xueqing’s gaze fell on Mu Fan, a flicker of aversion in her eyes.
“Hehe, to help me suppress the Phoenix True Flame, of course.
Didn’t I tell you?
He really has a way; he wasn’t lying.”
Shen Muyao giggled, grabbing Lu Xueqing’s arm and shaking it back and forth.
“Yaoyao, you can’t be so quick to trust him.
I’ve already found a solution for your Phoenix True Flame, and it’s definitely more reliable than whatever he’s offering!”
“I had my master find a Fifth Grade Alchemy Grandmaster for you.
He’ll definitely be able to resolve this hidden danger!”
Lu Xueqing sighed helplessly as she looked at Shen Muyao.
“Huh?”
Shen Muyao was put in a difficult position.
She was the one who had asked Mu Fan to come, but she couldn’t bring herself to reject Lu Xueqing’s kind gesture.
“It’s fine.
Let the Alchemy Master try first.
Perhaps he really does have a solution.”
At this, Mu Fan said with a small smile, completely unfazed by Lu Xueqing’s hostility.
After everything he had been through, Mu Fan’s mindset was no longer what it once was.
He couldn’t care less about Lu Xueqing’s attitude; after all, she was just a stranger to him.
“Elder Xuan, we’ll be troubling you!”
At this, Lu Xueqing immediately turned and bowed respectfully to the figure behind the gauze curtain.
“Little one, you’d best be certain.
Once I act today, my debt to your master will be repaid.”
A white-haired, white-bearded elder slowly emerged from behind the gauze curtain.
A rich medicinal fragrance wafted from him, and combined with his profound, deep-set eyes, he looked rather trustworthy.
“Yes.
I thank you, Elder Xuan.”
Lu Xueqing nodded, her expression firm and without a hint of hesitation.
“I heard this young lady describe your condition just now.
It is indeed tricky.
However, I happened to have just finished refining a Yin Soul Pill a few days ago.
It should have a miraculous effect in suppressing the extreme yang fire within you.”
With that said, Elder Xuan produced a jade vial from his robes and tipped out the pill within.
The moment the pill appeared, a palpable chill filled the entire room.
“Hm?”
Shen Muyao felt the Phoenix True Flame within her actually recede slightly, and a look of hope appeared on her face.
“Thank you, Senior.”
Shen Muyao accepted the pill, sat down cross-legged, and, tilting her head back, swallowed it.
The instant the pill entered her stomach, it transformed into a frigid current that surged toward her Dantian.
Within her Dantian, the dormant Phoenix True Flame was instantly roused, and a searing wave of heat erupted from it.
‘It’s really working!’
As soon as the two forces met, the frigid current actually managed to suppress the Phoenix True Flame. Get faster updates on g.com.
Shen Muyao’s expression lit up with joy.
She immediately began to circulate her Spiritual Qi, adding her own power to suppress the extreme yang energy in her body.
BOOM!
However, before Shen Muyao could celebrate, the Phoenix True Flame in her Dantian erupted with unprecedented might.
The rolling heatwave surged like a tidal wave, and the frigid energy from the pill faltered for a moment before being utterly consumed by the extreme yang energy.
Shen Muyao’s face instantly turned deathly pale.
Wisps of vapor radiated from her body as her delicate frame trembled uncontrollably.
“Yaoyao!”
Lu Xueqing’s face fell.
She whipped her head around to look at Elder Xuan.
Elder Xuan’s expression turned grave.
He rushed forward, hovering his hand over the crown of Shen Muyao’s head as vast True Essence poured from his body.
But inside Shen Muyao, the Phoenix True Flame only grew more violent, battering her body with one wave after another.
HMPH!
Two muffled grunts sounded in quick succession as both Shen Muyao and Elder Xuan spat out a mouthful of blood.
“This…
How is this possible?!”
Elder Xuan’s expression twisted in shock.
‘The legendary Phoenix True Flame is this terrifying!’ he lamented inwardly.
‘I thought the Yin Soul Pill would be enough…
It seems I was far too arrogant!’
“Elder Xuan!
What’s happening?”
Lu Xueqing tried to rush forward to help Shen Muyao but couldn’t get close.
She turned to Elder Xuan, her voice frantic.
“This…
I never expected the Phoenix True Flame to be so intractable!”
Elder Xuan’s expression grew even more grim.
“The only option now is to forcibly absorb the extreme yang energy from this young lady’s body, but…”
“But what?!”
Lu Xueqing was consumed with regret, and a seed of resentment toward Elder Xuan began to sprout in her heart.
“Once that extreme yang energy enters someone’s body, regardless of who it is, the only outcome is for their body to explode, resulting in death!”
Elder Xuan was also filled with remorse.
‘I shouldn’t have let the young lady take the pill so recklessly.’
“What are you doing?!”
The words had barely left his mouth when Lu Xueqing lunged toward Shen Muyao.
Elder Xuan immediately moved to block her.
“I can’t just stand by and watch something happen to Yaoyao!”
A determined glint flashed in Lu Xueqing’s eyes.
She would save her friend, even if it cost her own life!
“No!
Your cultivation is too low!
You can’t help her!”
Watching from the side, Mu Fan let out a soft sigh.
He stepped forward and placed his hand on Shen Muyao’s lower abdomen.
“What do you think you’re doing?!
Get away from Yaoyao!”
When Lu Xueqing saw this, her eyes turned crimson.
Spiritual Qi surged in her hands as she prepared to strike Mu Fan.
“Wait!”
But Elder Xuan intervened, stopping Lu Xueqing.
“He’s absorbing the extreme yang energy from her body!”
“Don’t be rash!
If you separate them now, you’ll only end up hurting them both!”
Lu Xueqing’s expression froze as she saw a reddish glow begin to emanate from Mu Fan’s body.
A look of stunned disbelief flickered in her eyes.
‘This guy…
Is he really not afraid to die?’
Lu Xueqing murmured to herself.
The utterly contemptible image she had of Mu Fan was beginning to waver.
Mu Fan paid no mind to the two behind him.
He focused all his effort on absorbing the extreme yang energy from Shen Muyao’s body.
Within his own Dantian, the Luohou Essence Blood activated at full power, sending frigid currents through his limbs to combat the roiling heat.
Mu Fan’s face was deathly pale, and blood began to trickle from the corners of his mouth as his body trembled uncontrollably.
His body had become a battlefield for two tyrannical energies, which clashed and wore each other down relentlessly.
Of course, in the process, the Luohou Essence Blood was also being continuously refined.
One could say that Mu Fan was in a state of painful bliss.
Meanwhile, the deathly pallor on Shen Muyao’s face was slowly replaced by a healthy blush, and her trembling body gradually grew still.
“Hiss!
There’s something strange about this fellow!”
Elder Xuan muttered, his once-dim eyes now shining with a keen light as he stared at Mu Fan.
“Anyone else would have exploded and died by now!”
Lu Xueqing, standing to the side, naturally noticed the change in them both.
The look she gave Mu Fan grew even more complicated.
‘Could I have really misunderstood him?’
Lu Xueqing whispered.
For the first time in her life, she started to doubt her own judgment.
But before Lu Xueqing could fully relax, another surge of immense power erupted from within Shen Muyao.
The entire room felt as if it was about to ignite, instantly engulfed by a rolling heatwave!
PTAH!
As if struck by lightning, Mu Fan’s body shuddered, and he violently spat out a mouthful of blood.