I didn't know whether my guidance had gone smoothly or whether the Yang God Pills she had taken had kept the energy in her meridians from running dry. Either way, the derivative meridians developed with remarkable ease. Under my guidance, her meridians quickly found a suitable place to release their power, which was essentially the same as expanding her own strength.
Thus, Xianli's Spirit Vein formula now surpassed the Heaven-Shaking Beast's. This was actually quite normal. The blue had to exist before the indigo could surpass it; once there was a foundation, extending beyond it became much easier.
The Spirit Embodiment Realm was a natural culmination of alchemy, as well as the process of infusing a living pill with a spiritual embryo. Once the spirit had completely transferred into the inner pill, that inner pill possessed a soul. That was also what the words "Spirit Embodiment Realm" literally meant.
After successfully reaching the Spirit Embodiment Realm, Xianli opened her eyes, only to see my slightly awkward yet rather teasing smile filling her vision.
At that moment, Xianli was wrapped around me like an old tree's tangled roots. Her slender legs locked around my waist, and both arms were looped around my neck. Her eyes met mine, and our noses were practically touching. This proactive pose made her, who had previously kept me at arm's length, blush all the way to the roots of her neck. Yet the relationship between us was already glaringly obvious.
She had taken the initiative to embrace me, and her movements were utterly enchanting. Her skirt had fallen to one side; if I lowered my head, I would surely catch a glimpse of spring revealed beneath it. However, I had long since learned to remain unmoved in the presence of beauty, and besides, this was not