Shangguan Wuqing gave a seductive, enchanting smile, her beautiful eyes brimming with eager anticipation as she looked at Lin Mo.
Compared with the valiant, imposing Shangguan Wuqing who usually commanded the Enforcement Hall's Vermilion Bird Squad, she seemed like an entirely different person.
Lin Mo had actually heard a saying about this.
Supposedly, whether a woman was proper had nothing to do with her personality.
Even a lady who normally seemed quiet, gentle, and reserved could display such abandon and initiative when alone with someone she liked.
It could completely overturn everything you thought you knew about her.
So there was an explanation for Shangguan Wuqing's impatience right now.
Seeing Lin Mo dawdle, the impatient Shangguan Wuqing pushed him onto the bed, ready to force herself on him.
Like a turtle trapped in a jar, Lin Mo gave up resisting and let Shangguan Wuqing have her way with him.
Before this, Lin Mo had never imagined that such a day would come for him.
This was something that could only happen in a demonic sect like the First Saint Sect. In an orthodox immortal sect, even with an innate sacred body working in his favor, its fairies probably would not act as impatiently as Shangguan Wuqing.
Whatever the case.
Thanks to his Pure Yang Sacred Body.
For the moment, at least, Lin Mo was enjoying himself.
When Shangguan Wuqing eagerly became one with him, the Yin-Yang Evil Demon Art quietly began circulating within Lin Mo, greedily drawing in her yin energy.
Without Shangguan Wuqing realizing it, the blazing yang energy from Lin Mo was also nourishing her in return.
Although the cultivation art Shangguan Wuqing practiced was not the Yin-Yang Evil Demon Art.
To every female cultivator in the world, the Pure Yang Sacred Body was the equivalent of an all-restoring tonic.
The yang energy of the Pure Yang Sacred Body not only enhanced female cultivators' beauty and strengthened their bodies.
Its abundant energy, hot but not volatile, could even raise their cultivation imperceptibly, like boats rising with the tide.
This was the main reason the Pure Yang Sacred Body held such tremendous allure for female cultivators everywhere.
An unknown amount of time passed, until the sky outside had darkened.
Only when Shangguan Wuqing gradually found herself unable to withstand Lin Mo's onslaught did she take the initiative to end their fiercely fought battle.
Shangguan Wuqing's eyes were hazy, her face flushed.
Thoroughly satisfied yet incredulous, she said, "Old man, your fighting prowess really caught me by surprise."
Whether in physical fitness or condition.
By rights, she should have completely overwhelmed Lin Mo.
Yet in reality, she had been unable to withstand his onslaught!
Shangguan Wuqing found this unbelievable, even as it satisfied her physical needs.
Lin Mo merely chuckled without saying anything.
What a joke.
In this respect, even Liu Ziyan hadn't managed to leave me unable to get up, let alone a mere Shangguan Wuqing.
"I actually broke through...?"
Turning his attention inward, Lin Mo discovered something astonishing.
This battle with Shangguan Wuqing had actually taken him straight from the third level of Qi Refining to the fourth Qi Refining level!
The spiritual power within him was several times more abundant than it had been at the third level of Qi Refining!
Yet his cultivation had shown no noticeable improvement after his last battle with Liu Ziyan.
"Could it be because of the Yin-Yang Evil Demon Art?"
Lin Mo could think of no other possibility.
After all, the Yin-Yang Evil Demon Art was a top-tier dual cultivation art, and Lin Mo now had the added advantage of the Pure Yang Sacred Body.
Thus, after dual cultivating with Shangguan Wuqing and drawing in enough yin energy.
Breaking straight through from the third level of Qi Refining to the fourth Qi Refining level did not seem so surprising.
And that was not all.
Lin Mo also discovered that, nourished by Shangguan Wuqing's yin energy.
His stick-thin body had actually begun to enjoy a second spring.
The wrinkles on his skin had noticeably diminished, and he had gained some flesh, no longer looking as emaciated as a bare skeleton.
Only his face remained largely unchanged.
"Dual cultivating with female cultivators actually has such miraculous effects? Hehe, looks like I'll have to find a way to do more of it. The more, the better."
Having tasted the benefits, Lin Mo began to entertain a bold idea.
But he was in no hurry.
For now, his body was only just beginning to show signs of a second spring.
For any clearly visible changes to occur, he reckoned he would at least need to break through to the Foundation Establishment Realm.
After all, only reaching the Foundation Establishment Realm could extend the lifespan of his mortal flesh.
"Captain Wuqing, this old man was quite cooperative just now, wasn't he? May I leave now?" Coming back to his senses, Lin Mo asked cautiously.
Now he feared that Shangguan Wuqing, having tasted the benefits, would go back on her word and forcibly keep him here.
If that really happened, Lin Mo would want to weep but have no tears.
"Yes, but before that, I have one more condition." After a moment's deliberation, Shangguan Wuqing spoke.
"What condition?" Lin Mo asked.
"When I come looking for you to satisfy my needs in the future, you mustn't refuse."
Had her master not given her an absolute order, Shangguan Wuqing, having tasted the benefits, really would have wanted to lock Lin Mo up here and keep him for herself.
She had discovered that the spiritual power within her was considerably more abundant than before their encounter.
No wonder the orthodox immortal sects of the Heavenly Abyss Continent regarded dual cultivation between men and women as a crooked, heretical path. Apparently, there really was something to it.
In truth, that was not the case.
Unless one practiced a dual cultivation art or possessed some special physique, simply enjoying the most primal pleasure of fish and water did not actually produce any such effect.
Her cultivation had improved noticeably entirely because of Lin Mo's Pure Yang Sacred Body.
"All right."
Still weak, Lin Mo could only agree to Shangguan Wuqing's demand.
Of course, he did currently need to dual cultivate with women to raise his cultivation quickly.
"If you dare play tricks on me, you should know what the consequences will be."
"Also, if anyone asks, you mustn't mention anything about me. Understood?"
"Did this old man get lost? Where am I? No, I must head back." Lin Mo rose and muttered to himself, acting as though he had never even seen Shangguan Wuqing.
"Hahaha."
Seeing how readily Lin Mo caught on, Shangguan Wuqing opened the door for him.
Initially, Shangguan Wuqing had intended to take Lin Mo to her master herself and report back, but then she reconsidered.
Wouldn't that be conclusive proof that she was the one who had abducted him?
So, after thinking it over repeatedly.
She decided to let Lin Mo return on his own.
That would spare her a great deal of unnecessary trouble.
Once outside, Lin Mo dared not linger, afraid that Shangguan Wuqing would change her mind.
He immediately fled this trouble-ridden place as fast as he could.
Lin Mo did not return to the Maidservant Department, instead heading straight back to his little wooden cabin at the Purple Heaven Palace.
By the time he returned, it was already dawn the next day.
The sky was only just beginning to lighten, and the sun had yet to rise.
Returning to the cabin, he lit a candle and looked around at its familiar layout and furnishings. An unprecedented sense of longing and security welled up inside him.
"Nothing beats the comfort of my own little nest," Lin Mo said with feeling.
It might be a little shabby, but it was, after all, the little nest where he had lived for over a hundred years.
If one were to ask what Lin Mo held dearest in this world, it would probably be this little wooden cabin.
"Old lackey, get over to the Purple Heaven Palace and see me."
Lin Mo had just been about to lie down and rest when Liu Ziyan's cold voice, brooking no argument, came from the void and reached his ears.
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