A Physical Examination Is a Sacred Thing

Before he could finish speaking, Su Cheng stopped himself in time.

Then came an awkward silence, with neither of them speaking.

Only the Blue Silver Grass Soul Beast was still silently swaying its vines and tender leaves.

It wanted to get close to the Blue Silver Emperor, which it regarded as its mother.

Su Cheng lowered his eyes, his expression solemn.

Secretly, however, he regretted mentioning that last sentence.

If this matter hadn't been brought up, Ah Yin might not have actually refused his proposal under duress; a little hesitation might have been enough to achieve her goal.

After all, for scholars, studying the human body is a very pure and sacred thing.

Just like a doctor treating a patient, there are no filthy or sordid thoughts, and no distinction between men and women.

Moreover, this has been how things have always been for so long, and we've all tacitly understood each other about it.

However, once that statement is made by name, the other party will most likely not agree easily, either out of modesty or for other reasons.

"..."

After a long silence, Su Cheng coughed lightly and said in a seemingly indifferent tone, "Think it over. If there's nothing else, I'll be going now. You were right before; some parts of the cultivation technique were flawed in my thinking, and I will revise them carefully."

He thought about it and realized that there was no need to rush into studying Ah Yin's situation.

The annotations the other party wrote had actually provided him with a lot of ideas.

In addition, the half-volume of the Mysterious Heaven Skill that he obtained from Tang San earlier is enough for him to digest for a while.

"But to be honest, your situation is different from that of ordinary people. Even if I modify the details of the cultivation method, it may not be useful to you."

"If you really want to go further, with your current knowledge, even with my Innate Skill as a reference, it is impossible for you to develop a cultivation method that suits you on your own."

"At best, they can only improve step by step to the level of Titled Douluo or even Peak Douluo, just like ordinary Soul Master. If they want to become Peerless Douluo, they will probably need other opportunities."

After he finished speaking, he prepared to turn and leave.

The atmosphere was starting to get a little strange, and Su Cheng felt it wasn't a good time to stay any longer.

"Let's get started on what you want to do."

"Uh-huh?"

Su Cheng was taken aback and looked up.

Ah Yin lowered her eyes, her expression calm, and the blush on her cheeks had almost faded.

However, her slightly evasive gaze and trembling eyelashes were enough to reveal that her inner self was not as calm as it appeared.

"Why?" Su Cheng asked instinctively.

"I thought that the desire to continue becoming stronger wasn't strong for you."

Logically speaking, he shouldn't have talked about these irrelevant things at this point.

The best option is to simply go with the flow, ask no questions, and immediately begin the next step.

In this way, the deal was naturally reached: he obtained research materials, Ah Yin also had the opportunity to obtain a cultivation technique suitable for herself.

Then they were even, and returned to their previous gentlemanly relationship, each going their own way.

Su Cheng didn't need to think about it any further.

Ah Yin doesn't need to feel embarrassed or awkward because of this.

This is a win-win situation.

But for some reason, he couldn't help but ask that question.

"..."

Ah Yin was silent for a moment before whispering, "Is this your wish? I know you, and I know you have an extraordinary desire to study these things. Compared to pursuing power, understanding the essence of those mysterious and unknown abilities is actually your greatest pursuit."

Upon hearing this, Su Cheng stared intently at her.

Ah Yin did not respond to his gaze, lowering her head and remaining silent.

"... I understand. Sit down first, and just follow the posture you normally use when you circulate your Soul Power for cultivation and breath adjustment."

In fact, there are no fixed posture or movement requirements for Soul Master cultivation, such as "five hearts facing the sky".

Soul Power circulates within the meridians, regardless of the body's orientation.

However, the more familiar and comfortable the posture, the more naturally and harmoniously the mind and spirit are mobilized, which is more conducive to cultivation and improvement.

Ah Yin sat down as instructed.

Her long legs were together and tilted to one side, her long skirt spread out on the ground, her upper body was upright and straight, and her long hair almost reached the ground.

She nodded gently. "That's fine."

Give me your hand.

Ah Yin calmly raised her arm and placed her right hand in Su Cheng's palm. The movement was fluid and expressionless, but her fair neck was already tinged with a faint blush.

Su Cheng coughed lightly, pretending not to see it, and began to channel his diluted Innate Power into the other person's arm little by little.

However, this time the Innate Power contained even more Soul Power.

In this way, this Innate Power is like his eyes, able to feed back all the parts that the energy touches, including the meridians, bones, and even flesh and blood tissues, into his sea of consciousness, forming a detailed image that is extremely clear.

The visual graphics provided by this method are far more detailed than those of precision instruments.

As if sensing something, the faint blush on Ah Yin's neck began to deepen, and then spread uncontrollably to her cheeks.

She started to regret it.

At this moment, Su Cheng's behavior was even more exaggerated than the X-ray vision effect he had used years ago.

Although this time he didn't observe with his naked eye, he didn't actually see the delicate body under those clothes.

However, the long process of the Soul Power flowing from the arm to the whole body made Ah Yin restless.

If it's a normal transfer of Soul Power, then it's fine.

Of course, such behavior is actually very private, and few people would do it except for very close friends and family. After all, the entry of foreign energy into the body would inevitably make people feel strange.

However, the energy that Su Cheng injected into her body at this moment contained powerful Spiritual Power derived from Soul Power.

This feeling is extremely obvious.

Ah Yin's soul foundation is very profound, and at this moment those energies are circulating in her body, how could she not be aware of them?

A gentle yet powerful alien energy was exploring her body little by little, wandering freely within her.

At first, it only flowed through the meridians, and then it began to spread outwards.

It envelops the meridians and bones, flows through important acupoints, and then sweeps across the skin.

Of course, the whole process did not cause her any harm or pain; on the contrary, it gave her a warm feeling from the inside out.

Apart from the instinctive resistance of one's own Soul Power, no abnormal situation occurred.

Clearly, Su Cheng has an extremely precise understanding of the human body and a masterful control over energy.

But Ah Yin's body instantly stiffened.

Then she softened little by little, her whole body became delicate and weak, and then she finally couldn't control herself and began to tremble slightly.

Goosebumps rose up on my arms, shoulders, and neck.

The sensation was as if someone were gently stroking her entire body, inch by inch.

Even the most hidden, meticulously crafted corners, unknown to anyone before, were not overlooked.

They even used a microscope to observe and carefully study the intricacies of it.

She had never had a similar experience before.

Let alone her, even a patient going for treatment would feel uneasy being examined and scrutinized like this by a highly professional doctor.

Moreover, Ah Yin and Su Cheng were not strangers, nor were they patients.

For her, the other person was not the simple "scholar" or "doctor" he described.

His existence is extraordinary.

A strange feeling kept welling up inside me.

But it wouldn't be accurate to call it aversion.

It was as if a soft, delicate brush was gently sweeping across the tip of her heart.

Then, from the deepest part of her body, a series of tingling, numb, and itchy electric currents surged through her, making her hair stand on end and her whole body tremble, leaving her completely helpless...

Soon, that force penetrated even deeper...

As time passed, even her legs and waist began to feel weak and uncontrollable, and she felt a suffocating dizziness in her mind.

If she hadn't been holding herself up, she would have almost collapsed to the ground, her pretty face flushed red as if it were about to bleed.

Ah Yin opened her mouth several times, trying to get Su Cheng to stop for the time being.

But when he saw the other person's eyes closed and their serious expression, he could only swallow his words back.

Her half-open eyes rippled with tears, a silent sigh escaped her lips, and she felt a strange pang of sadness...

Su Cheng did not notice Ah Yin's unusual feelings at this moment.

His mind was completely captivated by the special state within the other person's body.

Although Ah Yin's life form has changed somewhat from that of ordinary humans, his physical structure is no different. The main difference lies in the basic composition of his flesh, blood, and bones.

The meridians are also the Eight Extraordinary Meridians, the twelve regular meridians, the smaller meridians, and the acupoints throughout the body.

The inner wall of that meridian was stained with a strange, faint green-gold light, making it exceptionally tough.

Su Cheng even suspected that, given the current structure of her meridians, they were even more difficult to destroy than the theoretically strongest bones in her body.

Similarly, the energy within her body was indeed no longer ordinary Soul Power.

It is much stronger than Soul Power, and there is a fundamental difference between them.

If it were ordinary Soul Power, it would definitely be easily suppressed by Su Cheng's own Innate Power.

Even though he only used diluted primary Innate Power, it was still far superior to Soul Power.

However, at this moment, the green-gold Soul Power circulating in Ah Yin's meridians can resist the approach of Innate Power to a certain extent.

That's not rejection, but rather self-contained, leaving no room for most other types of energy to integrate.

"No wonder..."

Su Cheng frowned slightly.

Given the nature of this energy, how could it possibly be combined with blood and Soul Power?

Just as Bibi Dong's powerful Soul Power was difficult to fuse with Soul Power and Bloodline Power, in the case of extreme imbalance of different kinds of energy, it was impossible to achieve fusion.

However, Ah Yin's situation is different from Bibi Dong's; her situation is much more exaggerated.

Besides resisting external energy, the Soul Power within her body is not simply of high quality; it has begun to undergo a transformation at a higher level.

In Su Cheng's perception, these Soul Power seemed to have been fused with a small amount of Spiritual Power, which could be considered a kind of alternative low-level version of Innate Power mixed with strange energy.

"How did she do that, just because of an Eighth Soul Ring?"

Su Cheng was puzzled, but couldn't find a clue.

Perhaps he needs to take some time to go to the Blue Silver Grass Forest with Ah Yin again to figure out what exactly happened.

"However, Ah Yin's previous idea was correct. Perhaps I really neglected some important aspects in terms of cultivation techniques. For ordinary people, balancing several types of energy is not so easy, not to mention that most people also have a lot of impurities in their bodies."

"On the other hand, even for genius Soul Master, this process is not easy. Geniuses often have extremely outstanding or proficient strengths, such as Soul Power or Soul Power, which means that it takes a lot of extra effort to achieve 'balance'."

"For Soul Master from distinguished backgrounds, there is another challenge. These people use special medicinal baths to strengthen their bodies from a young age, improving their physical fitness and solidifying their foundation. This is naturally beneficial for cultivating Soul Power and expanding their meridians, but it is an obstacle to cultivating Innate Skill."

Su Cheng sighed inwardly at the troublesome situation.

"If only I could get my hands on the Source Power directly! But what exactly is the essence of the Source Power? If I really have to rely on the transmission of techniques to improve myself, I don't know when that will be... Wait a minute!"

Thinking of the Source Power, he suddenly paused and began to carefully observe the strange Soul Power within Ah Yin's body.

It is a perfect whole, isolated from external forces, a property very similar to the drop of Source Power he had obtained before.

Of course, they are fundamentally very different.

The energy within Ah Yin's body is primarily composed of Soul Power, but it is mixed with extremely rare and unknown energy, making it far less pure than the Source Power.

Even compared to Su Cheng's Innate Power, it is far inferior in level, at most its vitality is far superior to that of ordinary people.

However, it does seem to have some merit.

At least it gave him a direction to try.

Even if it doesn't work, I think I can try using it as transitional energy in the process of cultivating the Innate Skill, and see if I can figure out the underlying principles.

But that can't be accomplished overnight; it requires gradual experimentation.

The fact that he was able to learn all this today has far exceeded his expectations.

Once he had sensed everything, Su Cheng quickly withdrew his Innate Power and reopened his tightly closed eyes.

"The situation is a bit complicated, there's something inside you—"

Before he could finish speaking, he paused, instinctively shutting his mouth.

The Ah Yin before me was unlike any I had ever seen before, displaying an astonishing beauty.

She was certainly extremely beautiful in the past.

Because of her quiet, almost wooden, personality, she rarely shows her emotions, so her beauty is understated and not flamboyant.

But at this moment, she appears exceptionally gentle and charming.

Her once clear and flawless blue eyes were now misty, and the deep red at the corners of her eyes looked like a thick layer of eerie eyeshadow, completely washing away her pure and gentle aura.

Her lips parted slightly, and the heavy breathing she was trying to suppress sounded a little rapid. Her chest rose and fell in a graceful arc.

From the neck to the delicate collarbone faintly visible at the neckline of the palace dress, there were still large patches of blood that had not yet faded.