Secluded Cultivation in a Secret Chamber, Elder Yi Extracts the Life Gold

After Han Ruoruo finished laughing, she suddenly came up behind Wu Ming and wrapped her arms around her waist from behind.

Wu Ming froze.

"Sister Ruoruo, what are you doing...?"

Before she could finish speaking, Han Ruoruo slid down with one hand and gave Wu Ming's buttocks a precise pinch, then pinched her waist with the other hand and gently rubbed it.

"Ah! You!"

Wu Ming almost jumped off the stool.

Han Ruoruo leaned on her shoulder, laughing so hard she was shaking, her hot breath brushing against Wu Ming's ear:

"With Ming'er's figure, her temperament, and her generous and straightforward personality, she'd be a piece of cake to handle a young man like Huabin, wouldn't she?"

Wu Ming was completely engulfed in flames.

"Han Ruoruo! If you keep teasing me, I'm going to fight back!"

"Oh? Then resist!"

Han Ruoruo's tone was blatant provocation.

How could Wu Ming withstand such provocation?

She turned around abruptly and pinched Han Ruoruo's waist with her backhand.

Han Ruoruo her slender waist, was ticklish and immediately shrank back with a laugh when pinched, but she didn't hold back her words:

"Alright, Ming'er, watch me tie you up without even using the Shaking Gold Rope, I'll just throw you onto Huabin's bed!"

"You dare!"

Wu Ming chased after her, grabbing Han Ruoruo's sleeve with one hand to stop her from running away, and retaliating accurately with the other hand, giving Han Ruoruo a whack on the waist and a whack on the buttock.

Han Ruoruo laughed so hard she could barely stand, dodging and grabbing the table for support.

"Hahahaha... Ming'er's grip is really strong... No wonder she's Power Attack System..."

"Shut up!"

The two chased each other playfully in the small room for a while, finally collapsing onto the bed, panting.

The aftereffects of the osmanthus wine kicked in, and Wu Ming's cheeks turned bright red, while Han Ruoruo's eyes glistened with laughter.

"Sister Ruoruo," Wu Ming, her voice muffled as she lay on her pillow.

"Um?"

Do you really think I can do it?

Han Ruoruo turned her head to look at her, unusually serious.

"Ming'er, you must have confidence in yourself. I believe in you."

The following morning, on the first floor of the Outer Academy dormitory.

Dai Huabin got up very early.

Zhu Lu was still nestled in the blankets, only a strand of her black hair showing. Dai Huabin quietly changed his clothes and was about to leave when a soft, gentle voice came from behind him.

"Huabin, what are you going to do today?"

Zhu Lu turned over, looking at him with her eyes half-open.

"Go to the Inner Academy for a period of seclusion."

Dai Huabin walked back to the bedside and reached out to brush away the stray hairs from her forehead.

"Please tell Ling Xi and the others for me, and tell Bing'er and Xue'er not to worry."

Zhu Lu hummed in agreement, then asked, "Approximately how long?"

"I'm not sure, but it shouldn't be too long. You all should continue your cultivation; don't wait for me."

"Okay." Zhu Lu nodded obediently.

Dai Huabin bent down and kissed her forehead before getting up and leaving.

When I pushed open the door to the next room, Ice Empress was sitting cross-legged in meditation, and Snow Empress was combing her hair beside her. Di Lingxi was still fast asleep, wrapped in her blanket, her long golden hair spread all over the pillow.

"I'm going into seclusion. Take good care of yourselves."

Ice Empress didn't even lift their eyelids. "Understood."

Snow Empress put down the comb and turned around. "How many days will it take?"

"It depends, maybe ten days to two weeks."

"Okay, go ahead." Snow Empress didn't ask any further questions.

Dai Huabin closed the door, left the dormitory building, and headed straight for the Sea God Pavilion.

In front of the Sea God Pavilion, Mu En lay on the old, worn-out recliner as usual.

The old man was hunched over, his cane resting beside him, his yellowish eyelids drooping, looking no different from any other elderly man in retirement.

Dai Huabin walked closer and stopped.

"Mu En."

Mu En's eyelids twitched, and he slowly opened them a crack.

"Oh, Huabin."

"You've arrived quite early."

"I'd like to go into seclusion in the Meditation Room under the Golden Tree for a while, and I came to say hello to Mu En."

Dai Huabin said directly

Mu En's eyelids closed again, as if he were dozing off, and after a while he finally hummed in response.

"Go ahead. The Meditation Room downstairs is empty right now."

"Thank you, Mu En."

"No need to thank me." Mu En waved his hand, the movement so small it was almost imperceptible. "Remember to treat Xiaotao well in the future, Nine Stars."

"Nature."

Dai Huabin agreed and turned to walk into the Sea God Pavilion.

The Golden Tree Chamber was surrounded by the roots of Golden Ancient Tree, gleaming with a soft golden light.

A futon was laid on the ground.

Dai Huabin sat down cross-legged and closed his eyes.

The breath of life surged in from all directions, warmly enveloping his entire body.

He slowly sank his mind into his body, his consciousness sinking into the depths of his sea of consciousness.

A flash of white light appeared before his eyes, and his spiritual body was already standing in the space of the Eye of Life.

This is a vast spiritual sea, with golden and white light flowing overhead, and an ancient magic array standing in the center.

Beside the magic circle, a phantom figure floated silently.

Electrolux.

Wearing a greyish-white robe, with long silver hair, a refined and profound face, and surrounded by a faint greyish-white glow, this Holy Necromancer from another world slowly opened his eyes.

"Elder Yi." Dai Huabin's spiritual form nodded slightly to him.

A gentle smile appeared on Electrolux's lips, his voice echoing in his mind's eye. "You've arrived. Speak, what are your plans this time?"

"I would be grateful if Elder Yi could help me awaken my bloodline."

Dai Huabin didn't waste any words.

Electrolux nodded, then drew several runes in the air. The runes glowed with a grayish-white light before disappearing.

"No rush," he said calmly.

"I'll first extract the Life Gold from the Golden Tortoise in the Undead Semi-Plane and fuse it into your body. With the blessing of this Life Gold, your life foundation will be several times stronger than it is now. Awakening your bloodline on this basis will be much more effective."

Dai Huabin pondered for a moment and voiced his doubts.

"Elder Yi, if we take the Life Gold, will the Hawksbill die? Will its Soul Ring and Soul Bone still be preserved?"

Electrolux straightened his sleeve and smiled.

"It won't die immediately. Although the Life Gold has been fused with its life essence for a long time, it's not inseparable. After it's removed, the Hawksbill will lose most of its life force, dropping from a cultivation level of 100,000 years to around 30,000 to 40,000 years, but its life will be unharmed. As for the Soul Ring and Soul Bone, you can deal with them whenever you need them; there's no need to rush."

Dai Huabin nodded with a smile.

That's good.

"Let's begin then."

Electrolux's figure slowly rose, and grayish-white light gathered from his palm, extending towards the edge of the spiritual sea, which was the passage to the Undead Semi-Plane.

The process that followed was long and quiet.

Using the methods of the Holy Necromancer, Electrolux remotely stripped away the Life Gold from the unconscious Golden Tortoise within the Undead Semi-Plane, bit by bit.

The process is meticulous to the extreme, ensuring that the foundation is not damaged while maintaining the integrity of the Life Gold.

Three whole days.