"What's going on? My body feels so hot. Saint Lord, what exactly did I absorb?"
Yao Xi supported Little Yinyin, her face shifting from red to green, black, and purple like a revolving lantern. Countless versions of herself seemed to be whispering in her mind, tempting her.
Kill Weiwei. Kill Yan Ruyu. Kill the Golden Heavenly Maiden—
The demonic energy flowed back, the black smoke contracted, and Qin Sheng revealed his true form. He looked at Yao Xi, somewhat speechless.
"Calm your mind and focus. Stay rational."
Qin Sheng waved his hand, drawing strands of demonic energy out of Yao Xi's body and restoring tranquility to the lake of her heart.
"Sister Yao, are you all right?" Xiao Nannan asked crisply. She did not understand why this had suddenly happened.
"I'm fine—" Yao Xi's chest rose and fell as she looked at Qin Sheng, her face filled with shock.
"Saint Lord, what exactly are you cultivating?"
"A secret technique called the Great Genesis True Immortal Force. The Sea of Bitterness in this world is boundless, the mortal world stretches endlessly, and only the heart is eternal."
Qin Sheng explained with an unchanged expression.
"It tempers the body with negative forces such as resentment, rage, hatred, and desire. When yin reaches its extreme, yang is born; life is sought from death. Seek immortality within the Sea of Bitterness, and become an immortal in the mortal world."
Don't say this Saint Lord doesn't take care of you. I've already told you about the ultimate path of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths—the Red Dust Immortal.
Go learn it.
"So that's how it is." Yao Xi suddenly understood and believed him. Recalling that sensation from earlier, she now felt unusually clear and lucid.
"This secret technique truly is dangerous, but it does sound