"Do you feel a cool, shadowy presence entering your body now? That chill is my acquired Yin essence.
It will begin coursing through your limbs and bones.
In a moment, you'll feel warmth in your marrow, as if something is being drawn out. Don't resist. That is your male Yang energy."
"When these two energies converge and intertwine, Yin will generate Yang, and Yang will grow. In the process, your spiritual power will benefit, becoming more condensed and refined."
"You should know, only a top-grade Spirit Transformation Pill can produce this effect. I'm letting you benefit today."
"Don't resist. All you need to do is enjoy yourself to the fullest and lose yourself in it."
"Don't you feel incredibly lucky? This is the ultimate pleasure for both body and mind. Most people never get such an opportunity."
"..."
"Oh? The Yang energy in your body is astonishingly abundant! You're quite unusual. I never would have guessed. Have you eaten some kind of spirit fruit... Hahaha, no matter. It seems I'm the lucky one today."
"..."
Beside the clear pool, Zhou Cui Feng moved with the utmost gentleness, like a seductive serpent.
Even though Su Hao knew full well how dangerous this was, he nearly lost himself in it more than once.
It was an experience he had never had in either of his two lives.
As expected of a Joy Peak disciple skilled in dual cultivation!
She alone possessed the power to make a man's soul melt and bones soften.
Su Hao hardly dared imagine how wonderful it would feel with someone as extraordinary as Liu Mei.
He appeared immersed in it, but in truth, he gradually steadied his mind.
Zhou Cui Feng, meanwhile, suddenly discovered how unusual Su Hao's constitution was!
"The abundance of your Yang energy is already comparable to that of a second-grade talent from Joy Peak..."
"If I drain you dry, I'll definitely break through to Qi Refining Level 6!"
"I've struck it rich, I've struck it rich! No wonder several senior sisters said Heavenly Medicine Mountain was a treasure trove. Every man there has been raised by Lin Zhi Shan until he's fair and plump."
Zhou Cui Feng could not help saying this.
Her voice was not quiet in the slightest. She was not afraid of Su Hao hearing her.
By this point, an ordinary man would have completely become a slave to desire.
She had already seized total control. Even if Su Hao woke up, he would be powerless to turn things around!
The two forces, one Yin and one Yang, grew increasingly powerful.
Like a snowball rolling downhill, they surged more violently within Su Hao's body, gathering in ever greater amounts.
Whether through Essence Absorption or dual cultivation, one share of Yin energy had to match one share of Yang energy, and the two had to blend together.
To absorb a certain amount of the other party's Yang energy, Zhou Cui Feng had to mobilize an equal amount of Yin energy.
But the amount of Yang energy in Su Hao's body was simply astonishing.
Zhou Cui Feng's acquired primordial Yin was already nearly exhausted, yet she still had not completely drawn out all of Su Hao's Yang energy.
"Looks like I can only absorb it in several rounds.
Kid, I'll let you enjoy this a few more times. Consider it your sister's compensation for turning you into a romantic ghost."
Zhou Cui Feng grew increasingly frenzied and ferocious.
After the time it took for an incense stick to burn, the secret technique was nearing its end.
She drew a deep breath and prepared to withdraw her power.
Su Hao's Yang energy was too astonishing. After withdrawing her power, she would still need to sit in meditation and rest for a while. Laughing, she said, "In all my years at the Golden Light Sect, today has been the happiest."
"Senior Sister Zhou and I really do think alike. In all my days since joining the sect, today has been the most exhilarating!"
Su Hao, who should have lost his reason and sunk into desire, opened his eyes at some unknown point. His gaze was clear.
Zhou Cui Feng could absorb Yang to replenish Yin, while he could reverse the process and absorb Yin to replenish Yang. It would come down to who had the greater ability!
"Su Hao, you..." Zhou Cui Feng's entire body stiffened as she stared at him in disbelief.
She was shocked that Su Hao had retained his reason, but even more terrified to discover that she could no longer control the Yin essence within his body.
"Thank you, Senior Sister, for helping me cultivate!"
Su Hao actively mobilized the Yang energy throughout his body. The power hidden in his limbs and bones converged in an instant, directly wrapping around the Yin-Yang energy inside him.
The force unraveled thread by thread, becoming nourishment for his body. Part of it transformed into spiritual power, while the rest nourished his five viscera and marrow.
"Su Hao, you actually have the strength of Qi Refining Level 6! Don't... Please, let me go!"
Zhou Cui Feng was horrified to discover the spiritual fluctuations Su Hao had fully revealed.
Under normal circumstances, absorbing from a cultivator one minor realm above oneself was not a major problem.
But Su Hao's Yang energy was far too abundant. With Yang flourishing and Yin declining, Zhou Cui Feng was at a disadvantage in both strength and Yin essence. The backlash inflicted a tremendous price upon her.
At the same time, Su Hao had already mastered the Yin-Yang Harmonization Heaven and Earth Scroll, and Essence Absorption was part of that cultivation method.
His mastery of secret techniques was inferior to Zhou Cui Feng's, but he knew the flaws in this technique.
At this crucial moment, Su Hao directly turned the tables.
"Please, Su Hao, let me go.
If you spare me, I'm willing to acknowledge you as my master and serve you for the rest of my life."
Zhou Cui Feng begged miserably for mercy.
Her face gradually paled, and sweat poured from her entire body.
If she lost all her Yin essence, she would die from Yin depletion! Her death would be little better than that of the dried corpse!
Su Hao did not answer. He focused entirely on refining the Yin essence.
Zhou Cui Feng's voice gradually weakened. The last trace of Yin essence in her body flowed uncontrollably toward Su Hao.
Her delicate body visibly withered. Her hair slowly turned gray, and she collapsed to the side, looking utterly wretched. In the blink of an eye, her once-beautiful appearance had become that of a woman in her sixties or seventies.
"Qi Refining Level 7!"
Su Hao rose from the ground, radiant with energy. He glanced at Zhou Cui Feng's dried corpse. "Thank you, Senior Sister, for making this possible!"
He had obtained the secret technique of Joy Peak for nothing. This technique was one of Joy Peak's core inheritances. The Scripture Repository had not recorded it, and ordinary people had no way to come into contact with it.
He had originally thought that Essence Absorption, this evil technique that harmed others to benefit oneself, would have side effects.
But in reality, the essence was extremely pure, with no side effects. Directly draining the Yin essence of a Qi Refining Level 5 cultivator was more effective than a top-grade spirit pill.
"No wonder Zhou Cui Feng, Liu Mei, and the others are so obsessed with absorbing Yang energy."
Spiritual power gathered in Su Hao's hand. It gradually transformed into a ball of flame, which dropped directly onto the two dried corpses.
In an instant, the dried corpses and their clothing blazed fiercely.
Su Hao had not forgotten Zhou Cui Feng's storage bag.
The things inside, however, were somewhat disappointing.
There were large quantities of palace dresses, skirts, undergarments, rouge, and cosmetics.
Besides those, there were a few low-value pills, such as pills that nourished Yin and preserved beauty, or pills that aided pleasure.
The most valuable item was a crimson-silk-ribbon-type magical artifact.
Its total value at the Heavenly Treasure Pavilion might have been only a hundred or so spirit stones. It was useless to him, and selling it would risk exposing his crimes.
"The Crimson Silk Ribbon should be a magical artifact commonly used by female cultivators of Joy Peak. If I flaunt it around, it might expose what happened and easily bring retaliation.
Keeping it would be a major hidden danger."
Su Hao thought for a moment and took only one bottle of mysterious pills among them. The bottle had no name label, and he could not determine its effects.
He threw the remaining items, along with the storage bag, into the flames.
The night was deep and still.
"Comprehend the 'Pill Dao Scripture.'"
Su Hao carefully studied this book on pill refinement.
During his time at the Heavenly Treasure Pavilion, he had already understood the standing of alchemy. It was an indispensable auxiliary skill.
The reason Lin Zhi Shan could occupy an entire mountain and name it Heavenly Medicine Mountain was fundamentally his mastery of alchemy. Even the outer-sect stewards and elders had to treat him courteously.
Through this skill, he could receive a considerable share of pill profits from the Heavenly Treasure Pavilion every month.
Su Hao was now mainly trying to investigate the unknown pill's information.
"Moonlight Spirit Pill? And it seems to be top-grade!"
Su Hao traced the pill's origins. It was a cultivation pill even more precious than the Tiger Heart Pill, worth at least ten times as much!
Pills were divided into four grades: mortal, spirit, profound, and Dao. Each grade also had four qualities: top-grade, high-grade, mid-grade, and low-grade. Pills such as the Pure Origin Pill and Tiger Heart Pill were merely at the Mortal Pill level.
A top-grade pill's effects were at least fifty percent stronger than those of a high-grade pill.
A delicate voice suddenly came from outside the courtyard. "Junior Brother Su!"
Liu Mei!
Su Hao's expression changed slightly. Why had she come? Could it be that what happened had already been exposed?
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