In the Inner Chamber, Li Lingyue half-reclined on a cushioned couch, her cloudlike hair slightly disheveled and her outer robe hanging loose, revealing the thin silk garment beneath. Her face was as pale as paper, cold sweat beaded on her forehead, and one hand pressed tightly against her chest. Her aura surged violently, with scorching, masculine energy faintly spilling out beyond her control.
Her blood and qi were flowing backward-signs of an impending qi deviation.
Lu Changfeng hurried forward and placed two fingers on her wrist.
Her pulse was surging and chaotic, like boiling water. Her yang energy was excessive, with no yin to restrain it; her liver qi was stagnant, and her heart fire blazed fiercely. Clearly, a sudden fit of anger had struck her heart and triggered the inherent flaw in her cultivation method.
[Noble Physician's Canon activated.] [Target: Li Lingyue. Identity: Princess Taiping Who Guards the Nation, Leader of the Plum Blossom Guards, peak Fifth Realm great grandmaster. Overall value: five and a half stars.] [Condition: true qi surging backward, qi deviation (active episode).] [Reward for success: Eight Desolations Sun-Shooting Bow (with "Four Symbols Sun-Shooting Arrows Art").] [Penalty for failure: none.]
"Why put yourself through this..."
Lu Changfeng sighed. Li Lingyue must have suffered very few episodes before and taken particular care to avoid them. His presence had probably made her relax her guard a little, leading to two episodes in three months...
I'm quite happy to use you to farm rewards from the Medical Canon, but if you keep doing this, your body might not hold out...
He swiftly took out the Huayang Needles. His hands moved with incredible speed and unerring precision, piercing Li Lingyue's Shenmen, Inner Pass, Shanzhong, Jueque, and other vital acupoints in succession. Twisting some needles and lifting others, he