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第五卷 天云十二州 第一千一百二十五章 月儿的真面目,绝代双娇

"Little Tangerine, according to your words, after I successfully condense my essence and form a core, the body I create will be different from this one?"

"Yes," Little Tangerine nodded. "Your current body is actually formed by gathering spiritual energy, so it's not affected by the seal. But once you advance to the Essence Condensation stage, the body you create will be real flesh and blood, naturally won't be as beautiful as now. It should look similar to your usual virtual image."

"Oh, that's good." Yue Er let out a sigh of relief. Although she comforted herself, she was really afraid that she would become too beautiful and scare the young master half to death. This wasn't just a joke; the beauty of the Arrogant King was like a fatal move.

"Don't worry, little miss. Once your strength recovers, your beautiful appearance will naturally return," Little Tangerine comforted Yue Er without knowing what she was thinking.

"Ah." Yue Er smiled but didn't explain further. At this moment, Little Tangerine suddenly cried out in alarm, holding her head as her expression turned extremely painful.

"Little Tangerine, what's wrong?" Although the servant girl appeared a bit strange, she had been helping Yue Er all along and their connection made Yue Er feel close to her despite knowing her for only a short time. Seeing Little Tangerine's distressed expression, Yue Er felt worried.

"I'm just about to exhaust my essence energy," Little Tangerine forced a smile on her face. "Essence energy exhaustion?" Yue Er was stunned and showed an expression of confusion.

"The secret technique I used is from the Upper Heavens. My current strength is too weak; using it once will exhaust all my essence energy." Little Tangerine struggled to speak as her body became more transparent, giving the impression that she would disintegrate at any moment.

"What should we do?" Yue Er was worried and asked anxiously. The servant girl hadn't mentioned that obtaining a physical body would cause such significant harm.

"Don't worry, little miss. I said before that my true form is the Yin Yang Treasure Box. As long as it's safe, I will never die. Exhausting essence energy only makes me temporarily fall into a deep sleep," Little Tangerine explained.

"Ah, so that's how it is." Yue Er let out a sigh of relief and reassured her: "Little Tangerine, I understand your intentions correctly."

"Oh? The Yin Yang Treasure Box is yours. Why are you protecting me? Just use it well. Although my current abilities are limited, as a treasure from the Heavenly Mansion, even if true immortals or powerful demons try their best, they won't be able to harm my true form in the slightest. Use it freely."

"Ah!" Yue Er nodded and laughed: "Little Tangerine, after exhausting your essence energy, you will fall into another deep sleep. When can I wake up? I still have many questions that need answers."

"I don't know." Little Tangerine replied.

"You also don't know?"

"Yes, the human realm's essence energy is thin, and I'm not sure how long it will take to replenish. The time required is proportional to your strength; as you improve, my recovery speed will increase," Little Tangerine said with a hint of regret on her face. After millions of years, she had finally seen the young master again but would soon have to leave.

"Ah, so that's how it is." Yue Er smiled and reassured her: "Little Tangerine, I'll strive to train hard and wake you up as soon as possible."

Gripping her fist, Yue Er felt a bit embarrassed. "Mm, with your talent, of course. Little Tangerine, I'm looking forward to the day when we kill our way into the Heavenly Realm together, settling this grudge that's lasted for millions of years..." Little Tangerine struggled to speak before her entire body disintegrated and turned into points of starlight, being absorbed by the Yin Yang Treasure Box and falling back into a deep sleep.

Yue Er's eyes were blurry as she felt confused. Killing their way into the Heavenly Realm? Just thinking about it made her shiver. The Arrogant King still felt like a dream to her. She just wanted to be with the young master forever, without any grand goals.

Looking at the unconscious youth on the ground, Yue Er's face softened as she realized that she wasn't wearing anything. Her cheeks turned red like ripe apples.

But in such a hurry, where could she find clothes? Moreover, Little Tangerine had said this body can only exist for a short time. Saving him was more important than feeling shy.

With that thought, Yue Er's delicate hands waved, and the ghostly ink-like ghost energy surged out to cover her body. She then took a gentle step forward and approached Lin Xuan.

She gently lifted him up and let him lean against her chest. Although they were very close, this was their first true embrace since Yue Er didn't have a physical form.

Yue Er felt a flutter but had no time to savor the feeling as Lin Xuan remained unconscious with an extremely painful expression on his face. The effects of the Return Essence Powder continued to erode his body, even affecting the Twin Core Pill. If not for Lin Xuan's cultivation in the Nine Heavens Dance technique, which made him as strong as a demon, he might have already disintegrated.

"Young Master! Don't worry, I'll save you," the little girl whispered softly. At this moment, she had recovered about 90% of her appearance, making even the most beautiful woman seem insignificant in comparison. Her beauty was enough to bewitch all gods and buddhas in the Three Realms. Any woman before her would have to bow down.

Leaning against such a woman without clothes, it was a pity that Lin Xuan was unconscious; he only got what he deserved while she felt nothing.

"Young Master!"

Yue Er gently kissed his lips with a soft moan, her breaths quickened as she no longer cared about shyness. Following Little Tangerine's instructions, she summoned the immortal spirit energy and blew it into Lin Xuan's mouth.

But this wasn't over yet; Lin Xuan was still unconscious. Yue Er needed to help him dissipate the effects of the Return Essence Powder and repair his damaged essence core and meridians.

Although they maintained a kiss-like posture on the surface, in reality, they were treating his injuries. Yue Er used her inner vision technique and guided her spiritual energy into Lin Xuan's dantian.

The vast sea of qi was even worse than before; after resting for some time, the spiritual energy had slightly recovered but was still wandering aimlessly like a vicious snake, counter-attacking its master.

Lin Xuan's demon core and essence core were in a coma, with the demon pill dimming significantly. Upon closer inspection, there was even a crack appearing on it.

Yue Er carefully examined Lin Xuan's sea of qi with her spiritual energy, causing her delicate eyebrows to furrow slightly. She didn't dare delay any longer and quickly guided the immortal spirit energy into his meridians and essence core.

Although this tiny light point was only as big as a grain of rice, its rank far surpassed that of the current realm's spiritual energy.

The chaotic spiritual energy that had been wandering around suddenly stopped, as if encountering an enemy. It instinctively feared the immortal spirit energy of the Arrogant King.

"Sure enough, it works."

Yue Er was overjoyed. She wasn't worried about Little Tangerine lying to her but was afraid she might have made a mistake in her judgment. If she couldn't save Lin Xuan, she would be at a loss what to do.

Concentrating her mind, Yue Er carefully guided the tiny amount of immortal spirit energy to nourish and repair Lin Xuan's meridians and essence core, gradually collecting the chaotic spiritual energy into his dry sea of qi. Time passed slowly; in just a short while, it had been an entire tea break.

Although only a little time had passed, Yue Er was drenched in sweat from helping Lin Xuan restore his meridians and body with immortal spirit energy to counteract the effects of the Return Essence Powder. It was indeed a mentally exhausting task.

But she succeeded at last. Little Tangerine's method was incredibly ingenious. Yue Er wiped her forehead with a hand, only to be surprised by the sight of her left hand slowly becoming transparent and disappearing—this body could only exist for a short time after all.

Yue Er smiled bitterly as tears of reluctance and embarrassment welled up in her eyes. Just before she lost consciousness, she thought about giving Lin Xuan a quick kiss.

Thinking this, her heart raced as she lowered her head quietly and stealthily. However, fate was not kind; just then, Lin Xuan's eyelids fluttered open weakly.

Yue Er gasped in alarm, caught red-handed with the stolen kiss. Panicked, she raised her remaining hand to cover herself. Since Lin Xuan couldn't move his power at all, he was as helpless as a common person. Yue Er used too much force, and Lin Xuan flew out like a thrown ball, crashing into the mountain wall and half of him sinking in.

Yue Er's face turned red with embarrassment as she realized that her hand had accidentally covered herself.

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