Lin Qingyi and the Changes Wrought by Yin and Yang!

It was night.

In the bathhouse.

Steam billowed.

Jiang Ning closed his eyes and quietly sensed the balance within his body.

Inside his Inner Heaven and Earth, essence, qi, and spirit circulated together. As spirit diminished, essence and qi rose.

The three steadily moved toward balance.

Only after watching the process unfold steadily for a long while did he open his eyes.

Then he looked outside.

Though he had used no technique, he could tell by instinct alone that a woman stood in the snow-covered courtyard.

He rose at once.

Splash—

Hot water slid along the contours of his muscles and struck the water's surface with a heavy splash.

He dried himself off briefly, then put on loose clothes.

Creak—

He opened the door. A woman in a long green dress stood in the snow ahead.

The night was dark and moonless, yet moonlight shimmered around her.

Its hazy glow lent her an ethereal air, as though she stood apart from the mortal world.

Jiang Ning smiled faintly at Lin Qingyi.

He had sensed her arrival long ago.

Stepping into the First-Rank Hunyuan Realm had brought more than a great leap in strength. It had granted him wonders in many other respects.

He had become a small world unto himself, a domain unto himself.

An invisible field spread outward, and scarcely any movement nearby could escape his perception.

That remained true no matter how suddenly someone appeared or vanished.

"What brings you here tonight?" Jiang Ning asked with a smile.

He had no intention of asking where Lin Qingyi had gone earlier.

They were both adults. Everyone had their own choices to make.

"Am I not welcome?" Lin Qingyi asked, a smile playing on her lips.

"Of course you are!" Jiang Ning nodded.

A short while later.

Inside the warm