Taking the Spirit Pill, Innate Dual Cultivation Sacred Body?

Her voice was firm and resolute, already carrying the faint aura of an empress.

[Ding! Ning Hongye's favorability +10, total 20.]

Xiao Yang heard the system's notification.

He hadn't expected that this move of his would directly earn him 10 favorability points.

Winning over the Female God of Slaughter, and even the future empress—wasn't that just around the corner?

Let alone the future, even now, with him and Ning Hongye together, they could wreak havoc in the prince's mansion without a care...

But just then, Ning Hongye spoke again: "Xiao Yang, your combat strength is far too weak right now. You're only a First Grade Martial Artist. If you want to accomplish your grand ambition, you need to improve your strength as quickly as possible!"

"This is my Ning family's heirloom, the Thunderclap Saber Technique, Spirit Grade Mid Rank. Take it back and study it. If you have any questions, you can come to me anytime!"

With that, she pulled a tome from her bosom and tossed it to Xiao Yang. It still carried a faint warmth and fragrance.

A woman's mouth, a deceiving ghost!

One moment she was talking about sharing the world, and the next she was "looking down" on his low strength?

But Xiao Yang didn't mind. With the system, improving his strength was a matter of moments.

"Then many thanks."

Xiao Yang put away the Thunderclap Saber Technique manual, turned, and took his leave.

Ning Hongye watched his retreating figure, a strange light flickering in her beautiful eyes.

"Who says a woman cannot become emperor?"

"How interesting! I didn't expect him to say something like that!"

"Xiao Yang, are you the one my master spoke of?"

When she was young, a reincarnated Female Immortal Emperor had taken residence within her body.

Though the Female Immortal Emperor was usually asleep, she had once prophesied that Ning Hongye would meet a [Fated Noble].

When the golden wind and jade dew meet, they soar straight up ninety thousand miles!

On the other side, Xiao Yang quickly returned to his own residence.

"System, I want to withdraw the Yin Yang Creation Pill!"

The next moment, light flashed, and a spirit pill the size of a dragon's eye appeared in his hand.

Its fragrance was rich, filling the small room.

On its surface were nine pill veins—a sign of an Emperor Grade Spirit Pill.

[Yin Yang Creation Pill, Emperor Grade High Rank. After consumption, it reverses yin and yang, alters the physique, and is equivalent to a hundred years of bitter cultivation!]

Xiao Yang was extremely excited. Emperor Grade spirit pills were rare throughout the entire Great Xia Dynasty.

Aside from a few kept in the imperial treasury, the last Emperor Grade spirit pill to appear was eighty years ago at the Pill Alliance, where it drew several Eighth Grade Martial Marquises into a bloody struggle.

If he offered this pill to the imperial family, he could at least be enfeoffed as a Third Rank Great Official!

Of course, Xiao Yang wasn't stupid enough to do that.

"Gulp!"

The next moment, he swallowed the Yin Yang Creation Pill directly. A violent medicinal effect instantly surged into his five viscera and six bowels, spreading through his limbs and bones.

So domineering!

Xiao Yang immediately focused his mind, concentrating fully, and began to absorb the medicinal power.

His cultivation level climbed steadily.

Body Tempering Sixth Level, Body Tempering Seventh Level, Body Tempering Eighth Level, Body Tempering Ninth Level!

Meridian Opening First Level, Meridian Opening Second Level... Meridian Opening Ninth Level!

Qi Sea First Level!

"Now, I'm a Third-grade Martial Artist!"

Xiao Yang's heart surged with excitement.

The Mortal Martial Path could be divided into nine realms.

First Grade Body Tempering, Second Grade Meridian Opening, Third Grade Qi Sea, Fourth Grade Spirit Refining, Fifth Grade Vajra, Sixth Grade Mountain Moving, Seventh Grade Dharma Aspect (Grandmaster), Eighth Grade Martial Marquis, Ninth Grade Martial Saint.

And each minor realm was further divided into nine levels.

The original owner had mediocre talent and neglected training, only at Body Tempering Realm Fifth Level.

But now, with a single Emperor Grade spirit pill, Xiao Yang had directly jumped two major realms and over a dozen minor levels...

A Third-grade Martial Artist!

If he were in the army, he'd be a Centurion, capable of standing on his own with extraordinary combat power.

"Phew..."

Xiao Yang exhaled a mouthful of turbid air. His marrow was washed, his tendons refined, and he felt refreshed and energized.

He casually threw a punch, and the air itself cracked from the force.

At the Third Grade Qi Sea Realm, his base strength alone had reached a terrifying ten thousand jin.

Moreover, his entire aura had undergone a massive transformation.

Before, he was merely a handsome youth, but now his spirit was inwardly restrained, like a treasured blade honed for ten years.

Though hidden in its sheath, once it emerged, it would surely tear through the heavens.

[Ding! Host has consumed a spirit pill, physique transformed into "Innate Yin-Yang Sacred Body (Yang)"]

[Attraction to the opposite sex +100, endless romantic luck; the more beautiful the woman, the easier she is drawn to the host. If they unite in cultivation, their power can advance a thousand miles in a day!]

Seeing this notification, Xiao Yang was dumbfounded.

Wait!

He just took one spirit pill, and now he's turned into a male succubus?

At this rate, wouldn't beautiful women see him like monsters spotting Tang Sanzang's flesh?

Might as well not call it the Yin-Yang Sacred Body—rename it the "Innate Dual Cultivation Sacred Body" and be done with it.

Shaking his head at this "side effect," Xiao Yang felt helpless.

"Since my strength has increased, it's time to cultivate a technique!"

He took out the Thunderclap Saber Technique gifted by Ning Hongye and began flipping through it.

Buzz buzz buzz...

Suddenly, the Double Pupils in his left eye automatically triggered the [Enlightenment] divine ability.

[Automatically deducing the technique for the host, patching its flaws.]

[Deduction successful! Spirit Grade High Rank Thunderclap Saber Technique elevated to King Grade High Rank Thunder Prison World Destroying Saber]

A King-level technique!

Xiao Yang was stunned again.

Techniques could be ranked: Yellow Grade, Mysterious Grade, Earth Grade, Heaven Grade, Spirit Treasure, King Grade, Emperor Grade, Saint Grade.

And the [Enlightenment] divine ability, while not as absurd as the system's hundredfold return, was still incredibly domineering.

Because King-level techniques were only held by the imperial family and the most elite clans and sects.

In King Zhenbei's Mansion, even a son like Xiao Yang had no right to access them.

Then, he began cultivating Thunder Prison World Destroying Saber, and countless secrets of the saber art flooded into his mind.

It was divided into Nine Forms, and cultivating to the highest realm could summon the Nine Heavens Thunder Tribulation.

But for now, Xiao Yang's strength was limited, so he could only learn the First Form: "Heavenly Thunder Flash."

This Heavenly Thunder Flash wasn't just a charging-type martial skill—it was also a movement technique!

Crossing a hundred zhang in an instant, one slash carried devastating power.

With the boost of [Enlightenment], Xiao Yang quickly mastered "Heavenly Thunder Flash," cultivating it to perfection.

He left his bedroom, walked to the back courtyard, grabbed an ordinary war saber at random, and wanted to test its power.

"Swish!"

In that instant, Xiao Yang's body left afterimages in midair, and faint lightning flickered on the blade's tip.

"Boom!"

The next second, a man-high rockery a hundred zhang away completely shattered and collapsed.

"What terrifying power!"

Xiao Yang was awestruck.

Just the First Form alone held such might.

He was confident that if he faced Eldest Prince Xiao Junlin again, even if the other didn't suppress his realm, he could still put up a fight.

"System, can I give Thunder Prison World Destroying Saber to Ning Hongye and trigger the return again?" Xiao Yang asked silently.

[Ding! Any treasure gifted to the host by the system cannot trigger the return!]

Hearing the answer, Xiao Yang knew the system had blocked any attempt to exploit bugs. Otherwise, he could farm experience on Ning Hongye and directly grind out an Immortal Emperor-level technique.

Because of the consecutive breakthroughs in realm, plus deducing and cultivating the technique, Xiao Yang had expended a lot of energy and felt his stomach growling.

He sheathed his saber and returned to the mansion, shouting, "Huangli, I'm hungry. Bring me something to eat!"

"Yes, Young Master!"

Soon, the maidservant Huangli entered the room carrying an exquisite food tray.

But she kept her head down, timid and trembling, her delicate body shaking.

"Huangli, what's wrong... lift your head!" Xiao Yang commanded.

Hearing this, Huangli hesitated for a few seconds, then still did as told.

Her delicate, pretty little face was swollen red and covered in handprint marks.

"What happened? Who did this?"

Xiao Yang was instantly furious.

Huangli was his maidservant. These past days, she had treated him extremely well, caring for him with meticulous attention.

And his nature was very protective of his own. Whoever bullied Huangli was crossing him...

"It... it was me! I fell!"

Huangli made up a flimsy excuse.

"If you won't say, then I'll go out and ask! Is it Eldest Brother holding a grudge, deliberately sending someone to make trouble for you?"

Xiao Yang stood up, gripping his War Saber, making as if to head out.

"Young Master, wait!"

Huangli anxiously grabbed his arm and could only speak: "It was the Fourth Prince's Concubine deliberately picking a fight. She said she lost a Golden Hairpin, suspected I stole it, and wanted to search my body!"

"Of course I refused, so she had her servants use force! Luckily, at the critical moment, Guard Zhao Changkong stepped in!"

"I got off lightly, just a few slaps, but Guard Zhao had his arm broken and is recuperating in the back courtyard!"