Just as Qing Lin and Xiao Yan entered a state of oneness, with only energy flowing between them and neither conscious of the outside world, the faint soul of a woman appeared.
That soul had distinctive emerald-green eyes. If either Xiao Yan or Qing Lin had been awake, they would have recognized her at once: Ming Mei.
"Xiao Yan, oh, Xiao Yan. For all your cunning, I still outwitted you. Now be a good boy and make Qing Lin's wedding clothes for her!"
Ming Mei had not vanished completely, as Qing Lin had believed. Earlier, when Qing Lin exchanged bloodlines with Little Cold, a descendant of the Nine Serene Deepground Python royal line, Ming Mei had appeared to tell Xiao Yan how to help Qing Lin replace the bloodline within her.
This time, the situation was far more urgent. Ming Mei had remained hidden beside Qing Lin all along. She had awakened again when Qing Lin activated the final seal she had left behind, but had waited until Qing Lin lost consciousness before showing herself.
Ming Mei reached out with her soul and gave a light tap. The aura at Qing Lin's dantian suddenly changed, and its circulation surged. Qing Lin had already held the upper hand as their auras intertwined; now the Grand Splendor Dual Cultivation Scripture circulated even faster within her, while Xiao Yan could only maintain the slowest pace. As Qing Lin's rate of absorbing Dou Qi rose and Xiao Yan's fell, the gap between them grew still more obvious.
"The Grand Splendor Dual Cultivation Scripture really is remarkable, and it doesn't interfere with their original cultivation methods. That was probably what that fellow had in mind when he devised it..."
After Ming Mei's intervention, Xiao Yan had plainly become the one helping Qing Lin increase her