Breathing in the Innate Wood Qi, Yingyue felt that her snake-like body was about to show signs of transformation, Transforming a Snake into a Flood Dragon seed just within reach.
But then, an unexpected incident occurred.
"Hmm?"
Ye Qingzhou noticed his skin starting to exhibit signs of woodification, with cells on his surface beginning to grow cell walls characteristic of plants.
"What’s going on?"
"My lord, don’t worry. You may just transform into a Tree Spirit, it’s not a big deal."
"???
Ye Qingzhou was speechless; he was about to transform from a human into a tree, having green leaves on his head every day. How could this be called ’not a big deal’?
"If possible, I’d like to remain human."
"What’s so good about being human? If your body woodifies, relying on the Grand Emperor Undying Body, you might grow into a Jian Wood that reaches heaven and earth in the future. By then, your Wood Armor Physique would be indestructible, your Grand Emperor Body would survive all calamities, and you’d live as long as the heavens and earth. Wouldn’t that be wonderful?"
Yingyue showed complete indifference; in her view, the human physique was too fragile, with poor talent, and nothing worth longing for.
"I still want to remain human."
Ye Qingzhou intensified his tone, his attitude extrely firm.
Seeing this, Yingyue had no choice but to reveal the resolution: "Solitary Yin does not grow, solitary Yang does not last. The woodification in your body is caused by an imbalance of Yin and Yang of Innate Wood Qi. You only need to convert a portion of Innate Wood Qi into Innate Wood Qi using the Reverse Refining Technique to achieve balance."
Hearing this, Ye Qingzhou did so imdiately. When he practiced the Refining True Gold in Fire technique back then, he had tried converting Divine Gold into Yang Attribute Innate Geng tal Qi and Yin Attribute Innate Xin tal Qi.
Now it was just applying an old tactic, so Ye Qingzhou skillfully and quickly converted half of the Innate Wood Qi in his body into Innate Wood Qi using the Reverse Refining Technique.
Balance was achieved, and the woodification indeed vanished. The Wood Armor and Wood Qi rged dynamically, maintaining a stable energy form, ready for Ye Qingzhou to extract and use at any ti.
And so, when Ye Qingzhou broke out of seclusion and left Lingyun Grotto Heaven, seven days had already passed.
As soon as his phone, long out of power, was plugged in to charge, Ye Qingzhou received a call from Xu Yuebing: "Where have you been gone again? Disappeared for seven days!"
Though Xu Yuebing’s tone was very angry, Ye Qingzhou could still tell she was concerned about him.
For so reason, he suddenly felt a warmth in his heart and smiled, saying, "I went to a place with no signal. What, did you miss so much after not seeing for seven days?"
"Who... who misses you! I don’t miss you at all!"
Xu Yuebing pouted angrily and scolded Ye Qingzhou again, rebuking him for not notifying before leaving and frequently disappearing, which was simply unacceptable.
Yet in the end, she couldn’t help but show concern: "Sister Lan said you were in secluded cultivation aiming for Professional Level, did you succeed?"
"I guess you could say I did."
Ye Qingzhou sighed deeply.
"What do you an by ’I guess’? How do you feel now?"
"Pretty awful."
Ye Qingzhou sighed again. After all, the fact that Primordial Qi was toxic was genuinely not a cause for joy.
Then, he reminded Xu Yuebing, "From today, you must focus on the Heart Sword Secret Technique, and in the Six Military Techniques, at least one must reach the level of Mastery, otherwise, absolutely don’t ascend to Professional Level."
"Huh?"
Xu Yuebing was utterly confused and couldn’t understand Ye Qingzhou’s words.
Ye Qingzhou emphasized earnestly, "Just do as I say, I won’t harm you."
"Alright then, I’ll listen to you."
Although she didn’t know the reason, she chose to trust Ye Qingzhou.
And the reason Ye Qingzhou wanted her to do so was that only through the transformation of the mind and life could one detect the ’remaining poison’ in Primordial Qi, only then could one talk about its removal.
Otherwise, the higher the cultivation, the deeper one would fall, Ye Qingzhou even realized why Zhang Xinwu could achieve Mastery while Qi Shengtian could not.
Qi Shengtian was among the earliest Martial Artists, benefiting from the era’s dividends, but paid a heavy price, making it impossible to turn back now.
Currently, Xu Yuebing also obtained the Heart Sword Secret Technique. The transformation of the Spiritual Realm was not a problem, but the ans to elevate the essence of life was lacking.
"Looks like I need to teach her the Dragon Breath Technique."
Ye Qingzhou had already begun to foster Xu Yuebing as a future force, while the few in Zhouzhou Tutoring Class, apart from Yun Shanshan, whose wallet had already been drained, the rest had decent aptitude, so Ye Qingzhou classified them as individuals worth recruiting.
Who knows, they might prove useful in the future?
With this in mind, Ye Qingzhou told Xu Yuebing, "Co to my place tonight."
"Huh? Isn’t that inappropriate?"
"What’s inappropriate? I have sothing I want to give you."
"But... but I’m not ready, isn’t this progressing too quickly?"
"Not quick at all. Aren’t you already 17? You’ll be 18 next year; if you wait any longer, it will be too late."
Ye Qingzhou urged, in his view, on the path of the Martial Dao, every second was precious, and given the current situation, Xu Yuebing’s shyness was unreasonable.
......
In the evening, at Jiangshan Imperial View.
Xu Yuebing nervously pressed the doorbell of Ye Qingzhou’s ho. She had taken extra care in her appearance today, wearing a black pleated skirt that revealed her fair slender legs below the knees.
Her upper body was clad in a loose, pure white shirt, giving off a strong youthful vibe.
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