The Ice Pure Jade Body could alter her cultivation talent from the root and improve efficiency.
Pills and the Heavenly Heart Snow Lotus, meanwhile, could aid in cultivation; once refined, her cultivation level would undoubtedly make significant progress.
As for the Pure Heart Art and the Beginner to Intermediate Array Compendium, both were exceptional secret manuals.
Especially that array compendium.
In the immortal cultivation world, the most lucrative trades were side occupations like artifact refiners, alchemists, formation masters, and spirit talisman masters.
Moreover, even beginner and intermediate arrays were quite useful in actual combat.
One could say that this thirty-draw wave had blasted value through the roof.
System, set up the refining of the Ice Pure Jade Body first.
It shouldn't hurt as much as yesterday, right?
Host, don't panic! After yesterday's baptism, your body's pain tolerance has leveled up quite a bit. Mommy doesn't have to worry about the host dying from pain anymore!
*...??*
The Ice Pure Jade Body is coming, host, catch it!
*!!!*
The next instant, a piercing cold invaded from her skull, piercing straight through Xia Wantang's entire body.
You must know that her Ice Spirit Root had almost no impurities left, and ordinary cold was just a small case for her.
Yet absorbing the Ice Pure Jade Body felt like a basin of freezing water pouring down, soaking her in a sudden shudder.
System, I hate you!
It doesn't hurt this time indeed, but big sister is about to be frozen into an ice sculpture.
Hehehe, host, isn't this for the sake of a bright future? Could it be that you want to be locked up by those Sons of Destiny later, doing-doing and doing-doing every single day?
Xia Wantang: ...Fine, I don't want that.
Oh well, if you want to be strong, you have to go crazy. She was completely unhinged now and just wanted to cultivate in a hurry to expel all the chill from her body.
Just like that, a new round of cultivation commenced. By the time Xia Wantang opened her eyes again, it was already the Si hour of the next day.
Having cultivated for the entire night, dust had settled on her clothes, and the bun coiled on her head had loosened as well.
Almost forgot, I need to go to Lingyun Peak at the Si hour. If I default on the first day, who knows, my favorability might drop.
She was an absolute mess right now and needed to quickly wash up and groom herself.
Walking up to the bronze mirror, Xia Wantang was surprised to find that not only was her complexion rosy and lustrous, but she also seemed even prettier than before?
Meow meow meow? What's the situation? How come I ground myself for a whole night without getting that burnout corporate vibe, but instead ended up looking radiant and refreshed?
That's because the host absorbed the Ice Pure Jade Body. The Ice Pure Jade Body makes the host's physical body purer, making it an ultimate beauty-enhancing treasure. The host can casually stand anywhere now and be a fairy descending to the mortal realm, carrying her own celestial aura.
Then aren't I getting even closer to imprisonment play? Too dangerous!
Tsk, you always have to look at the bright side of things. At least farming favorability values becomes easier, right?
Also true. If worst comes to worst, once I farm favorability to seventy or eighty, I'll just bolt and stop playing with them.
With that, Xia Wantang cleansed her body with the Cleansing Spell, removed the Nine Heavens Ice Glaze Hairpin, and tied up her long hair with only a light golden ribbon—neat and agile, suitable for sword practice.
Having ground herself to death through the night, her cultivation had advanced to the perfection of the Mystic Martial Realm, so the Nine Heavens Ice Glaze Hairpin used to conceal her cultivation was temporarily useless.
After packing up properly, Xia Wantang took out the Jianjia Sword and flew on it toward Lingyun Peak.
Today, Ye Xing began practicing his sword early as usual, just like every other day.
Compared to the Saintess, the Holy Son's time was much freer. His usual cultivation schedule consisted of waking up early in the morning to practice the sword, and when evening arrived, he would begin seated meditation all the way until the morning of the next day.
Ever since he became Fu Lingyun, he had kept this routine for over ten years. It was very consistent, and he was long used to it.
Yet for some reason, he kept getting a little distracted while practicing his sword today. Although it didn't affect much, it still made him feel somewhat perturbed inside.
That was because a slender figure lingered in his mind, refusing to go away.
Just as he felt annoyed, that streak of gold from his memory drew near from afar and landed right before him:
"Holy Son, good day."
Xia Wantang landed gracefully, a gentle breeze stirring the light golden hem of her robes. Set against flecks of morning light, she looked as though she might transform and ascend to heaven at any moment.
Her glossy black hair was tied up high, giving her a slightly more capable air than usual, yet her face remained soft and pure.
And for some reason, a faint halo seemed to cloak her whole body today, as if she came with her own divine filter. Truly, her face was like white snow caked on jade, her lips like pearls dabbed with vermillion.
Looking at her fluttering hair, Ye Xing momentarily couldn't tell whether the wind was moving, or if it was his heart.
Host has gained 5 favorability with Ye Xing. Current favorability: 30. Converted to 50 faith points.
Xia Wantang: ??? What did I even do for him to raise favorability?
Tsk tsk tsk, this kid's Dao heart is unstable. Over a hundred years old and he's still not as steady as Xiao Rui. Just one look and his favorability goes up. He's simply lusting after the host's body, how base!
Xia Wantang: Is there any chance it's because he's a devil by nature, which is why his Dao heart is unstable?
Emmmm, that sounds somewhat reasonable.
Recovering his wits, Ye Xing wore a surprised expression:
"It seems the Saintess put in hard work last night. I haven't seen you for a single day, and your cultivation has advanced, nearly catching up to mine."
Fu Lingyun was in his early twenties, and his publicly claimed cultivation was at the perfection of the Mystic Martial Realm, already belonging to the ranks of natural prodigies.
Yet to his surprise, Xia Wantang was merely eighteen and had actually reached the perfection of the Mystic Martial Realm as well. How could this not make Ye Xing feel astonished?
It seemed he should raise his own cultivation a little bit too, since it had remained stagnant for so long.
Ye Xing had never dared to openly raise his cultivation before precisely because he worried he would stand out too much and have his flaws exposed.
Yet unexpectedly, the new Saintess recruited by Azure Cloud Palace possessed such formidable talent. Standing alongside her, he actually ended up looking ordinary.
Hearing this, Xia Wantang pressed her lips into a smile:
"Since the Holy Son is so outstanding, as the Saintess, I naturally have to push myself harder."
"Only like this can I be worthy of the title of 'Saintess' and stand on equal footing with the Holy Son."
Hearing these words, Ye Xing's imposing body gave a start:
Could it be... that she worked this hard to chase after my pace just to become a woman worthy of me?
So the Saintess was pushing herself so desperately all for my sake... It's just a pity that my true cultivation is actually far beyond the perfection of the Mystic Martial Realm.
Even though there were only two brief sentences, the preconceived notions from yesterday still caused Ye Xing to imagine a grand drama in his head.
Host has gained 3 favorability with Ye Xing. Current favorability: 33. Converted to 30 faith points.
Hearing the system's electronic broadcast, Xia Wantang couldn't help but complain in her heart:
Why is this fellow getting more and cheaper by the minute? Favorability used to go up by ten points at a time, but today it's just five and three.
Host, be content. For a Son of Destiny's favorability to rise to 33—back in the day I wouldn't even dare dream of it. This is already very powerful.
Xia Wantang: Come to think of it, why does this crown prince of the Devil Cult feel rather pure-hearted? I just tossed out some casual flattery and he believed it all.
Host, don't look at how he's already a hundred years old; for the Devil Race, a hundred years old is actually just reaching adulthood, pretty much the same age as you.
Xia Wantang: Then he must be extremely easy to PUA, CPU, and PPT.
*...???*
"Ahem. For the Saintess to think this way is wonderful."
Ye Xing awkwardly squeezed out those words, then shifted the topic:
"Since we said we'd practice the sword, let's begin quickly."
"I hear the Ice Heart Art practiced by the Saintess can condense spiritual energy and focus the mind, overcoming hardness with softness. Lingyun has long wished to receive some pointers."
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