Infinite Yin-Yang Reversal
Hanyu did not care what others thought of Chi Ling'er and Chang Weiyang.
In his eyes, the two of them were such adorable, perfect suckers!
He had not expected that the moment he disembarked, the two most crucial pills would meet a turning point.
If he let them get away now, he would be letting himself down. Even if he had to kneel, he would make them swallow the pills before leaving.
Chi Ling'er whipped around and glared at the pursuing Hanyu. The fury he had only just managed to suppress surged back up with a whoosh.
"Even a brat like you dares insult me now, is that it?"
With that, he curled his fingers into claws and struck.
At the sight of the blood-red phantom rushing toward him, Hanyu's knees immediately went weak. He hastily shouted, "I can turn you into a real woman."
The blood claw stopped just short of his forehead. Cold sweat had already soaked the clothes on his back.
"Fine! You're making a fool of me."
Chi Ling'er's resentment deepened.
Hanyu cherished his life. How could he dare pull some last-minute twist now? He hurriedly said, "My life is right here. I don't like joking with my life. What harm is there in trying?"
Chi Ling'er lowered his hand skeptically, and only then did Hanyu straighten himself up, trying to appear more composed.
"You weren't lying to me?"
Chi Ling'er stared at him suspiciously and pressed the question.
The old Daoist beside them could not help sneering. "Chi Ling'er, you truly have gone mad. You even dare believe such absurd nonsense?"
The people around them nodded in agreement. People were born as they were; gender was decreed by Heaven. Who had ever heard of human power being able to change it?
Annoying old man, trying to ruin my plans.
Hanyu could not help rolling his eyes at him. "You've declared it nonsense before the pill has even been taken. If I can turn him into a woman, then what?"
The old Daoist pointed at the sky and said, "Fate is decreed by Heaven. If you can truly defy Heaven and change fate, then what Dao would I even cultivate? It would all be dogshit."
"So, Daoist, you mean that if I can turn him into a woman, you'll stop cultivating the Dao altogether?"
Hanyu could not help laughing.
The old Daoist also lost his temper and bellowed, "If you can turn him into a woman, then wouldn't the Dao I have cultivated all be wrong? I might as well stop cultivating it!"
"Fine."
Hanyu nodded.
After thinking for a moment, the old Daoist added, "If it is merely a transformation technique, it does not count."
Hanyu nodded with a smile. "Since I said I would turn him into a woman, then she will be a genuine woman."
Hanyu was just about to reach into his robes when the old Daoist interrupted again. "Little brother, what if you lose?"
"Hahaha!"
Hanyu burst out laughing and pulled out the Yin-Yang Reversal Pill. "If I lose, I'll naturally pay with my life."
The pill lay in his palm, and everyone present immediately turned their eyes toward it.
Chi Ling'er's face was full of both anticipation and fear as he reached out.
"Wait!"
Hanyu suddenly spoke, making Chi Ling'er freeze.
"There is something you need to be mentally prepared for. This pill is called the Yin-Yang Reversal Pill, and it has a side effect."
"While it can turn you into a woman, it will also reverse your True Essence attribute into an attribute that restrains you."
Life's fortunes truly were boundless. What had originally been a positive and negative effect became, for Chi Ling'er, a side effect that was instead the medicine's benefit.
The moment he heard there was a side effect, Chi Ling'er had already imagined all sorts of utterly miserable restrictions. He had never expected that in the end, it would only alter his True Essence attribute.
After shooting Hanyu a rather seductive glare, he reached out and took the pill.
"Don't be afraid. After you take it, perhaps I'll have to call you big sister."
Hanyu smiled and encouraged him from the side.
Chi Ling'er hesitated no longer. Closing his eyes, he swallowed the pill in one gulp.
Everyone present—no, quite a few more people were steadily arriving. At some point, the crowd outside had already become a sea of people.
The townsfolk spread the word among themselves that someone at the Fat Shop could turn men into women.
At this moment, perhaps everyone in Quantai Prefecture was rushing here.
After swallowing the pill, Chi Ling'er inexplicably let out a full belch. At the same time, his palms gradually shrank. Not merely his palms—his entire skeletal frame was changing.
The sudden transformation made cold sweat stream down his body. He clenched his teeth tightly, refusing to cry out.
Chang Weiyang hurried over and held him in his arms. Gradually, Chi Ling'er's figure became more petite, and his clothes seemed baggy and oversized.
Within a few breaths, two soft masses suddenly pressed uncomfortably against Chang Weiyang's chest. In utter shock, he pulled Chi Ling'er away. The next sight left not only him, but likely everyone present, dumbstruck.
Chi Ling'er was now a full head shorter than Chang Weiyang, her figure becoming delicate and graceful. Yet what rendered everyone utterly disbelieving were the two swelling, towering mounds upon her chest.
When it came to the changes, Chi Ling'er was the one who understood them best. He... no, she was absolutely certain that she had become a woman from head to toe—a real woman!
As though in a dream, she stared blankly up at Chang Weiyang.
"Big sister, why not wash your face? I'd like to see how effective it is too."
Hanyu smiled as he made the suggestion.
Chang Weiyang nodded and used his True Essence to form a ball of clear water. Chi Ling'er cupped the water in her hands and began washing away the heavy makeup on her face.
Her painted splendor washed clean!
When Chi Ling'er raised her face, a neat chorus of gasps rose around her.
What sort of face was that? Without powder or paint, she was like a lotus emerging from water; bare-faced, yet radiant as the blazing sun.
"Weiyang, have I become ugly?"
Seeing how silent everyone had become, Chi Ling'er grew uneasy and hurriedly asked in a crisp voice.
No one knew where Hanyu had swiped a mirror from, but he smiled as he handed it over.
"Not ugly at all, sis. You're breathtakingly beautiful."
Only after taking the mirror did Chi Ling'er understand why the surroundings were so quiet. Even she was stunned by her own heavenly beauty.
"Sis!"
Within the crowd, Bai Jingliang tugged at Bai Junya with a complicated expression. Looking at the people chatting and laughing in the center, he whispered, "He really looks like an immortal!"
"I... I..."
Chi Ling'er no longer knew how to describe what she was feeling. She looked at Hanyu with gratitude.
"Good little brother, I truly don't know how to repay you. I truly don't know. This kindness... this kindness..."
Chang Weiyang released her hand and suddenly dropped to his knees. After knocking his head against the ground nine times in succession, he rose to his feet.
He did not know how to speak pretty words. He merely said in a muffled voice, "Chang owes you a life. Should you ever have need of me, command me as you please."
Hanyu had been looking for an excuse to give away the other pill, and Chang Weiyang had just provided him with a perfect opening.
So he followed Chang Weiyang's words and said with a smile, "This is far too great a gesture. How about I return something to you?"
As he spoke, he pulled out the Visage Reversal Pill.
With Chi Ling'er's dazzling transformation before their eyes, how could anyone not covet the pill Hanyu had taken out? Every one of them craned their necks in anticipation.
"This is the Visage Reversal Pill. Taking it will restore one's appearance to youth."
As Hanyu's words fell, another wave of gasps rose from the crowd.
Quite a few cultivators among the onlookers were already itching to act. With a single step, Chi Ling'er appeared beside Hanyu and coldly snorted. "I advise everyone to cherish your lives. The item may be good, but you still need to live long enough to take it."
"It's nothing."
Hanyu shook his head with a laugh. "Even if I gave them this pill, they might not dare take it."
Someone in the crowd could not help calling out, "If you dare give it to me, I dare eat it."
Hanyu smiled and held out the pill. "Then eat it for me to see."
At that moment, a white-haired old Daoist emerged from the crowd. He strode forward and reached out to take the pill.
Chi Ling'er panicked. This had originally been meant for Weiyang. Just as she was about to act, Hanyu grabbed her.
"The side effect of my pill is this: however many years of youth you regain, you lose that many years of cultivation. If your cultivation is insufficient, it deducts from your lifespan instead."
The old man leaped back as if his tail had been stepped on. The treasure in his eyes had suddenly become a ferocious flood beast.
"You probably don't have enough to deduct. If you take it, there's a very high chance you'll die on the spot."
Hanyu looked at the old man fleeing back into the crowd and teased him with a smile.
Then he held up the pill and swept his gaze around, asking loudly, "Does anyone dare take it?"
The surroundings fell silent. No one answered.
Only then did Hanyu hold the pill out before Chang Weiyang and ask with a smile, "Do you dare take it?"
Chang Weiyang's expression shifted uncertainly, and he did not answer for a long time.
"You're afraid?"
Chang Weiyang shook his head and said in a muffled voice, "I calculated it. If I take it, nearly all my cultivation will be gone. Wouldn't that mean I would break my promise to answer your call in the future?"
Hanyu had wanted to tease him, but he suddenly froze and fell silent for a long while.
"Take it. You truly deserve to take this pill."
There was no denying that Hanyu had been moved.
Chang Weiyang was still hesitating when Chi Ling'er could not help chiding, "Are you stupid? You can't, but I can!"
Every gesture she made now was truly brimming with charm.
After pondering for a moment, Chang Weiyang finally broke into a smile.
"Then I'll take it. At worst, I'll cultivate again from the beginning."
What was there to fear? If there was a chance, a pill to restore cultivation would bring you right back in minutes.
Naturally, Hanyu would not say that aloud. After all, it was still only a possibility without any certainty.
The pill entered Chang Weiyang's stomach, and his skin continually tightened. His formerly sallow complexion gradually turned fair.
His gray hair instantly turned black as ink. Within a few breaths, Chang Weiyang had become a Youth with resolute features and a heroic bearing.
The surrounding crowd watched in amazement.
"Now you two look well matched. Much easier on the eyes too."
Hanyu smiled as he teased them.
At that moment, Chi Ling'er and Chang Weiyang clung tightly to one another with tender affection, no longer fearing the condemnation of the secular world.
Pfft!
The old Daoist, who had been staring blankly at the scene, suddenly spat out a mouthful of black blood. His entire body swayed as he collapsed.
Watching Hanyu repeatedly perform acts that defied Heaven, his Dao heart had completely shattered.
Hanyu had been planning to go over and show off before slapping his face, but he had not expected the old Daoist to be unable to get over it and knock himself down instead.
The sect's disciples and Linglan hurriedly gathered around him. Unsure how severe the old Daoist's injuries were, they could only quickly carry him back toward the sect.
At this time, Chi Ling'er glanced at the noisy crowd around them. With a flash, she grabbed Hanyu with one hand and Chang Weiyang with the other, then flew directly into the sky.
After finding a secluded place, the three of them finally landed.
"Good little brother, why not come back to Ruthless Valley with your big sister?"
Chi Ling'er linked her left arm through Hanyu's and her right through Chang Weiyang's, smiling sweetly.
"That won't do. I still need to visit Star Sect."
Hanyu quickly shook his head.
Chi Ling'er frowned. Apparently, she had an extremely poor impression of Star Sect, and she could not help warning him, "You just angered one of their elders so badly that his Dao heart shattered. You aren't still planning to attend Star Sect's Disciple Recruitment Ceremony, are you?"
Hanyu rubbed his nose and smiled awkwardly. He had forgotten about that.
"What you displayed today were methods that seize Heaven and Earth's very creation. Big sister fears that people with ill intent will covet them."
Chi Ling'er was worried.
Hanyu grinned. "No matter. There aren't many people who can take my pills anyway."
If anyone really dared come and snatch them, never mind snatching—if you dared open your mouth, he dared feed you. Was he afraid of becoming famous? He wished that every midnight, there would be an open mouth waiting to be fed.
Chi Ling'er held a book and a Command Token in her hands.
"What are these for?"
Hanyu looked at the things before him in confusion.
Chi Ling'er explained with a smile, "You're alone out there, so you should have some means to protect yourself. Big sister will consider you to have joined Ruthless Valley. This is Ruthless Valley's Ultimate Art—choose whichever techniques you like to learn. If you encounter danger, use the Command Token to command Ruthless Valley disciples outside the valley."
"If you ever face an obstacle you cannot overcome, run back to Ruthless Valley. No matter how great the trouble, Weiyang and I will stand behind you."
It seemed Chi Ling'er had truly turned that immense debt of gratitude into the pure affection of siblings, immediately taking out such precious things.
However, Hanyu could not accept them.
"I have unavoidable difficulties. I cannot cultivate, so I cannot accept these." Hanyu smiled bitterly as he refused.
Chi Ling'er did not press him. After putting away the manual, she forcibly stuffed the Command Token into Hanyu's robes.
"Then you must take this."
"Big sister will teach you one more lesson: when traveling outside, do not judge people through the lens of righteousness and demonicness. Both righteous and demonic people are still people, and a person's heart is hidden behind their belly."
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