Chapter 32: Is This Being Kept?
The next morning, in the small courtyard of the dical Hall of Mingyu Martial Hall.
“Gulu gulu…”
Inside the dicine furnace, various herbs continuously boiled, and the fragrance of dicine filled the air.
“dicine King Scripture experience 1.”
“dicine King Scripture experience 1.”
Li Yunqing stirred the dicinal decoction while circulating the dicine King Scripture.
Threads of dicinal qi, like the spiritual qi of heaven and earth, surged into her body, gathered in her dantian, then traveled throughout her body, transforming into strands of Internal Force.
Within the dicinal fragrance, the experience of the dicine King Scripture increased extrely quickly.
Her Internal Force also grew rapidly—faster even than when practicing the Mingyu Fist.
Her master had left the dical Hall to her, and with the approval of the hall master, the task of brewing dicinal decoctions naturally fell to her.
It was also an indispensable step in cultivating the dicine King Scripture.
The dicine King Scripture absorbed the spiritual energy of heaven and earth and possessed healing effects, but if it absorbed sufficient dicinal qi, its healing power would beco even stronger.
“dicine King Scripture experience 1.”
“dicine King Scripture (Beginner 617/1000)”
“So fast!”
Looking at the text flashing before her, Li Yunqing could not suppress the smile on her face.
Last night, she had spent half her ti cultivating the Frost Sword Art and the other half cultivating the dicine King Scripture, only pushing its experience to just over five hundred and fifty.
But this morning, after brewing a single batch of dicinal decoction, she had gained fifty to sixty points of experience.
The dicine King Force within her body was already thirty percent more than her Mingyu Force.
And as the Mingyu Force and dicine King Force tempered her body, she could feel her flesh becoming increasingly delicate yet firm—resilient and fair, like ice crystals forged through countless refinents.
“At this rate, I can complete one round of flesh tempering in three days!”
“With nine rounds, in less than a month I can begin tempering my tendons and bones and reach the Middle Tier of the Initial Realm.”
“No… as my accumulated force increases, the tempering speed will only get faster!”
“In that case, within at most three months, I might reach Initial Realm Perfection!”
“If I use pills as well, it will be even faster.”
Thinking of this, Li Yunqing’s movents beca lighter.
The dicine King Scripture allowed both healing and alchemy to count as cultivation.
She could instead devote all her nightti to cultivating the Frost Sword Art, allowing her to comprehend concept even faster.
“Once concept reaches the entry level, one can begin condensing True Qi. When concept reaches minor success and two extraordinary ridians are opened, one becos a Lower Tier Qi Realm martial artist.”
Yesterday, her father and elder brother had explained many aspects of cultivation to her.
She now had a general understanding of Qi Realm cultivation.
The twelve primary ridians were internal cultivation, nourishing blood and qi, condensing force, and tempering the body.
The eight extraordinary ridians, however, were channels connecting to heaven and earth—the foundation for condensing True Qi and linking the inside and outside of the body.
“Little physician, we’ve co to collect the prepared dicinal decoction!”
Two figures stepped into the courtyard, their gazes fixed directly on Li Yunqing, unwilling to look away.
Too beautiful.
If Li Yunqing’s appearance and figure had once been among the finest of mortal won,
then now, she was like a celestial maiden.
Her skin shimred like jade, fair and smooth. Her features were exquisitely delicate, as if painted.
Even her figure had beco increasingly enchanting, emitting a faint fragrance that made people instinctively want to draw closer.
Like a spirit fairy nurtured by mountains and forests.
As a result, coming here to collect dicinal decoctions had beco sothing many people competed for—just to steal a few extra glances at Li Yunqing.
“So Junior Sister Li was this beautiful! No wonder Senior Brother Jiang can’t eat or drink properly!”
“If it were , I wouldn’t want to eat either!”
The two stood still, not daring to act rashly, but their eyes were filled with amazent.
Sensing their gazes, Li Yunqing remained indifferent and raised her hand to point at the dicine furnace.
“You can take it to the dining hall.”
Her Ice-Like Skin and Jade-Like Bones had already made her appearance astonishing.
Combined with her body tempering and abundant nourishnt, her figure and beauty had grown even more captivating.
Sotis, Li Yunqing wondered—perhaps those immortal maidens nourished by the spiritual qi of heaven and earth were no more than this.
“Does this count as… not being able to see my toes when I look down?”
Lowering her head slightly, a trace of helplessness flashed in her eyes.
She hadn’t noticed it before, but recently, whether walking or riding in a carriage, the movent made her feel that the clothes over her chest were insufficient to restrain it.
“Junior Sister Yunqing!”
At that mont, Jiang Yu’s voice sounded from outside the courtyard.
Before she could respond, Jiang Yu had already stepped inside.
He wore a dark blue robe embroidered with golden patterns that shimred under the sunlight, exuding nobility.
Yet at this mont, his handso face was full of apology.
“Junior Sister Yunqing, I did not an to deceive you!”
Jiang Yu walked up to her, his eyes filled with tenderness. “The God-Worship Sect is too frenzied. I didn’t want you to be hard, so I acted that way.”
“At that ti, I didn’t think much. I only wanted you to stay away from trouble and remain safe.”
“Please forgive any offense!”
As he spoke, Jiang Yu took out a bottle of pills from his robes and gently handed it to Li Yunqing.
“Force Transformation Pills?”
Li Yunqing’s nose twitched slightly as she instantly identified the pills inside the jade bottle.
Force Transformation Pills could accelerate the transformation of force and speed up body tempering. A single pill was worth three thousand taels.
This entire bottle was worth thirty thousand taels.
“Senior Brother, I am not blaming you. This is too valuable—I cannot accept it.”
Li Yunqing shook her head slightly.
In the past, when she did not understand the value of pills, she might have accepted it to avoid offending him and repaid the favor later, maintaining a friendly relationship.
But now, she no longer wanted any entanglents.
Moreover, ever since she t Jiang Yu, she realized that almost every ti she saw him, he was apologizing.
She did believe he had not overthought things at the ti—it was simply his nature—but deception was still deception.
“Senior Brother Jiang, please return. Focusing on cultivation is what truly matters.”
After speaking, Li Yunqing no longer paid him any attention. She took out her Flying Sword and began processing dicinal herbs on the table.
Refining dicine was cultivation—she naturally would not slack off.
After finishing with the herbs, she still needed to practice the Mingyu Fist. She had no ti to be entangled with Jiang Yu.
Watching Li Yunqing focus on processing herbs, Jiang Yu looked helpless. After a long silence, he finally turned and left.
Knowing her stubborn temperant, he understood that it would likely take a long ti to win her over this ti.
But he had already prepared for a prolonged effort.
Liking her was liking her—he could not hide his feelings.
And he admitted he was an ordinary man—he preferred Li Yunqing as she was now.
Or rather, among all n in the world, as long as they could breathe, ninety-nine percent would fall for soone like her.
“Tap!”
Not long after Jiang Yu left, sudden footsteps echoed in the courtyard.
The next mont, a man in a black robe with cloud patterns appeared, standing in the courtyard at so unknown ti.
He walked straight to the table and sat opposite Li Yunqing.
His calm eyes examined her before finally settling on the Flying Sword in her hand.
“And you are?” Li Yunqing raised her head and looked at the man before her.
Around thirty years old, his entire body carried a fierce aura tinged with bloodshed. His expression was indifferent, yet his gaze remained fixed on her.
The black robe with cloud patterns was the uniform of the Demon Suppression Division.
But the cloud patterns on this man’s robe were golden, and he even wore golden cloud shoulder adornnts.
This was the attire of one of the four chief commandants under the commander of the Demon Suppression Division.
“The Flying Sword in your hand—I gave it to Ghost Granny.”
The man’s voice was sowhat hoarse, yet a trace of amazent flashed in his eyes.
The young girl before him looked young, but her figure was extrely enchanting.
Full and well-rounded, yet her waist was slender enough to be grasped with one hand, as if it could snap with the slightest force.
Her facial features were flawless, her skin smooth like jade.
Even the famously beautiful and alluring won of the demon race would fall short by three parts.
“Are you here to seek treatnt from my master?”
Li Yunqing remained calm, ignoring his gaze.
She recalled her master’s words—this Flying Sword had been given as dical paynt by soone from the Demon Suppression Division.
In her master’s eyes, he was just a “young fellow.”
But in her eyes, the man before her was clearly one of the four chief commandants—a major figure of the Qi Realm.
“My master is away, and her return date is uncertain.”
“If you trust , I can treat you.”
“Thud!”
As soon as Li Yunqing finished speaking, an arm was suddenly placed heavily on the table before her.
“???”
Li Yunqing blinked. Before she could speak, the man said, “No need to check the pulse?”
“Even checking the pulse doesn’t require slamming your arm onto the table, does it?”
Li Yunqing was speechless inwardly, but still reached out and gently placed her fingers on his wrist.
Looking at her fair fingers and feeling their soft touch, a phrase from books suddenly surfaced in the man’s mind.
“Slender jade fingers!”
He had never believed such fingers could exist in the world.
Yet now they appeared before him—if anything, even more perfect.
Unconsciously, his gaze shifted to Li Yunqing’s face.
Seeing her slightly furrowed brows, he felt an urge to smooth them out with his own hands.
His heart skipped twice as he thought, “The love of beauty is human nature—it’s not my fault.”
Even so, his gaze did not move.
“Thousand-Year Cold Poison!”
Li Yunqing raised her head in surprise and looked at the man.
The man was equally astonished. “You actually recognize it? Can it be cured?”
This poison had been inflicted when he slew an evil god—it was nearly incurable.
Even the Divine Physician Ghost Granny had only used the Ghost Gate Needles to suppress it, rely reducing his suffering.
“It can be cured,” Li Yunqing said softly. “But you cannot afford the consultation fee.”
The Thousand-Year Cold Poison was refined by immortals and deities using magical power to extract the chilling essence of millennia-old ice.
Though it could not compare to the legendary Ten-Thousand-Year Ice Soul, which could freeze everything with a single strand, it was not far off.
She had not expected that soone struck by such poison could still be alive—rather than having all vitality extinguished and turning into shattered ice.
A trace of shock flashed in the man’s eyes. Without hesitation, he spoke:
“You don’t like Jiang Yu, and you don’t want to marry him.”
“Follow . I can guarantee safety for you and your family.”
Li Yunqing: “……”
So direct!
Is this… being kept?
So this kind of thing has existed since ancient tis, passed down for ages!
If it were her previous life, if a rich woman had said sothing like this, she would have imdiately laid flat without hesitation.
But in this life, even if beaten to death, she would never do such a thing.
Wait! This man… was he just secretly watching from the courtyard earlier?
And is this really the tone of soone asking for treatnt?
She dared to say—aside from powerful demons and evil gods, in the entire Great Yu, no one but her, who possessed the dicine King Scripture, could cure this.
Thinking of this, Li Yunqing remained calm and spoke without a ripple in her tone.
“Sir, please leave.”
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