The key was that Luo Shantian had to completely relax his resistance and allow the immortal essence Lu Xiaotian controlled to enter his dantian. The dantian was nothing like ordinary meridians or other parts of the body. Even for an immortal, it was the weakest point within him. Simply relaxing his resistance did not mean Lu Xiaotian's immortal essence could safely remain there. In fact, even with Luo Shantian doing his utmost to control it, the slightest misstep could easily provoke the immortal essence Lu Xiaotian had sent into his dantian. The whole process was like carrying a basin of lamp oil while playing with fire; one wrong move, and the flames would consume him.
"If I don't do this, how can I ensure you remain under my control?" Lu Xiaotian gave a dry chuckle. In truth, he could have handled Luo Shantian the way he had Lin Fang, planting a restriction in the other man's immortal artifact. But their circumstances were different. Lin Fang was merely a rogue immortal, and ordinary true immortals wouldn't readily intervene on his behalf.
Even if a true immortal did intervene, there would be no guarantee of success. But Luo Shantian belonged to Yin Spring Valley. If he informed the true immortals of his sect, and one of them came looking for Lu Xiaotian, the consequences would be dire.
By now, Luo Shantian regretted it so much his guts had turned green. If he'd known things would come to this, he never would have dared provoke Lu Xiaotian. If he hadn't deliberately left some ice- and metal-attributed immortal crystals among the crystals he gave Lu Xiaotian, perhaps the other man wouldn't have kept following him and causing trouble.
"But if we do this, I..." Luo Shantian's throat worked dryly. They both understood just how