Hold On, and Only After Nirvana Can You Be Called a Phoenix!

Only after Lin Xiao's figure disappeared did Ye Qingxian stop muttering to herself loudly enough for Lin Xiao to hear. She did not know whether Lin Xiao had understood what she meant.

But as his elder, she had to offer him some guidance.

She had to tell Lin Xiao.

Seeking out pretty flowers and willows might look romantic, with handsome men and beautiful women appearing bright and glamorous, but behind the scenes, it was filthy. This filth did not refer to their character, but purely to their bodies.

Only a doctor knew the sordid details involved.

Unfortunately, doctors kept such things hidden for their patients' sake, so the information was not widely circulated.

"In the future, even if one day he can't hold on anymore, if he remembers what I said today, he should still choose a suitable girl to spend the rest of his life with, rather than go to those smoky brothels."

Ye Qingxian did admire Lin Xiao, after all.

Otherwise, with her usually aloof temperament, why would she meddle in Lin Xiao's affairs?

As for saying that he was Ling Ling's friend—

Hah, he was not Ye Qingxian's friend.

Ye Qingxian put away her tools and closed the door, but her mind was still occupied by Lin Xiao's words.

"Is there really hope of lifting the Curse of the Nine Hearted Begonia?"

"That little girl Ling Ling is too greedy. She even hopes for a fifty percent chance."

"I'd be satisfied with thirty percent..."

Ye Qingxian let out a quiet sigh and fastened the door.

"Aunt Ye may be a little overbearing, but she has a good heart. Today, she gave me inspiration for Evil Fire Body Tempering and improved my body-tempering plan..."

"I also know that what she said when I left was meant kindly. She didn't think I would visit a brothel; she was only telling me about the risks. Wasn't she considering my safety?"

Lin Xiao was not stupid.

He could tell who meant well and who meant harm.

Under Ye Lingling's guidance, Lin Xiao went to stay in the Ye Family's guest room, while Dugu Yan simply slept together with Ye Lingling.

The next day.

Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling went to school.

Lin Xiao practiced the Five Animal Frolics in the courtyard.

After greeting the two of them, he continued his Martial Arts Practice.

Ye Qingxian stayed busy the entire time, searching for various prescriptions and making modifications according to Lin Xiao's specific condition.

"Lin Xiao? Come here for a moment."

Ye Qingxian suddenly called Lin Xiao over. "Take off your shirt. I'll feel your bones first, then test your physical strength so I can determine the proper dosage."

Lin Xiao obediently took off his shirt.

Whenever he faced Ye Qingxian, he felt as though he were back in a hospital in his previous life, facing a doctor. He was timid and obedient, doing whatever the doctor told him to do.

After testing his physical strength, surprise appeared on Ye Qingxian's face.

"How did you train this body? You're clearly only a Soul Master, yet your physical strength is already close to that of a Soul Grandmaster. It's truly strange."

Lin Xiao answered honestly:

"My top-tier Beast Martial Soul made my physique strong to begin with. Then, after my Evil Fire Outbreak happened once, I used the 'Five Animal Frolics' to repair my body, which strengthened it once. After absorbing a Soul Ring close to six hundred years old, it strengthened again."

He was completely honest with Ye Qingxian and concealed nothing, even telling her about the "Five Animal Frolics," because Lin Xiao hoped to exchange genuine sincerity with the Ye Family.

Especially when dealing with an extraordinarily intelligent woman like Ye Qingxian, playing petty tricks would only create a barrier between them.

Besides—

How could Lin Xiao not have discovered the huge secret of the Nine Hearted Begonia Martial Soul?

His cultivation from then on would still rely on this ridiculously powerful cheat-like ability, the Nine Hearted Begonia.

They were comrades fighting on the same side, after all!

Ye Qingxian nodded slightly without asking what the "Five Animal Frolics" was. She could more or less guess that it was the set of exercises Lin Xiao practiced every day, but it belonged to Lin Xiao. She would not covet it, nor was she interested in it.

By the afternoon—

Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling still had not gotten out of school.

Ye Qingxian pointed at a large Bath Barrel. "Take off your clothes and get inside."

Considering Lin Xiao's precocious mind, she had placed a cloth screen beside the Bath Barrel. Ye Qingxian moved a stool over and sat beside it, ready to treat Lin Xiao at any time. She had also prepared Medicinal Cuisine and placed it on the table nearby.

Smelling the medicinal fragrance in the air, Lin Xiao took off his clothes and jumped into the Bath Barrel. At first, he only felt that the water was a little hot, but after gradually adapting, he began to feel comfortable.

But very soon—

Lin Xiao realized that the water was not hot. He was.

His face flushed red. The Evil Fire in his body was about to break out of control, and it erupted all at once. Seeing this, he immediately began silently reciting the Ice Heart Incantation.

The Evil Fire in his body was guided into erupting in a relatively orderly manner.

"Aunt Ye, the Medicinal Cuisine, and the Nine Hearted Begonia!"

Ye Qingxian handed the Medicinal Cuisine to Lin Xiao. He downed it in one gulp, while she summoned the Nine Hearted Begonia Martial Soul and began treating him by layering her Soul Skills.

Inside the Bath Barrel, Lin Xiao immediately began practicing the Five Animal Frolics. The Medicinal Cuisine transformed into pure energy within his body, while the immense Healing energy of the Nine Hearted Begonia was guided to repair and strengthen him.

Inside the Bath Barrel, Lin Xiao looked like a boiled shrimp. His entire skin had turned red, and waves of heat steamed from his body.

"My mouth's dry..."

Ye Qingxian handed him a water jug.

Lin Xiao snatched it over and drained it in one gulp!

This familiar feeling, this familiar recipe!

Just like when the Evil Fire Burning Body had happened last time, his Five Viscera and Six Bowels felt as if they were being roasted over a fire, while the flesh covering his entire body seemed to be boiling in a pot!

This time was even more violent than the last!

This agony truly tormented a person until they could neither live nor die!

Lin Xiao clenched his teeth hard.

Worried that he might accidentally bite his tongue or break his teeth, Ye Qingxian handed Lin Xiao a towel. "Bite this."

Lin Xiao bit down on the towel, his expression filled with agony.

As a doctor, Ye Qingxian was accustomed to seeing pain and illness, but even she could not help turning her head away when she saw Lin Xiao like this. She let out a soft sigh:

"If you want to become stronger, you always have to pay a price, don't you?"

"Although the Nine Hearted Begonia can ensure that you won't be in mortal danger, the excruciating pain of Blazing Fire Burning Body still can't be avoided."

"Furthermore, because the Nine Hearted Begonia is constantly healing you, the time you spend suffering is much longer than during an ordinary Evil Fire Outbreak."

"Destroying your body again and again like a collapsing force, then rebuilding it again and again amid excruciating pain—this so-called Phoenix Nirvana is probably no different."

"It's just that..."

Ye Qingxian did not finish what she wanted to say.

Only the one who endured it and was reborn through Nirvana could be a True Phoenix;

or rather, only then would one be qualified to evolve into a True Phoenix.

Otherwise, how different would he be from a mutated Grass Chicken?

One important reason Ye Qingxian had chosen to help Lin Xiao undergo Evil Fire Body Tempering before Ye Lingling and Dugu Yan got out of school was that she did not want Ye Lingling and Dugu Yan to see Lin Xiao's agonized expression.

She glanced at Lin Xiao, who was suffering as if he would rather die.

Ye Qingxian said irritably:

"It's fortunate that I took responsibility for this."

"Otherwise, if that girl Ling Ling had helped you, setting aside the fact that you would have scared her half to death, you wouldn't even know how much suffering you would have endured while she fumbled around in panic!"

At that moment—

The Evil Fire's rampage through Lin Xiao's body had also weakened considerably.

From its initial overwhelming force—

It gradually began to run out of steam.

No, it was not running out of steam. Rather, the Meridians Lin Xiao had rebuilt and his internal organs, repaired into a stronger state, had become far more resilient!

The Evil Fire at this level could no longer cause trouble!