Many children, many blessings: Stealing the offspring of powerful figures to cultivate immortality.

The heavy black iron gate blocked the view between the inside and outside, and also blocked Gu Qinghan's slightly flustered figure.

In the vast laboratory, only the bubbling sound of the liquid churning could be heard.

Jiang Yining buried herself in the dark green liquid, only her mouth and nose were exposed to breathe.

Comfortable.

so comfy.

The Divine Tree of Ten Thousand Spirits is like a starving ghost that hasn't had a full meal in hundreds of years. Its roots dance wildly in its dantian, swirling all the potent medicinal properties—enough to poison an elephant—into its trunk.

As the medicinal power surged in, the newly sprouted golden bud at the top of the sacred tree unfolded at a speed visible to the naked eye, and a third flower bud even vaguely appeared.

That's... a fire-attribute fruit?

Jiang Yining was overjoyed.

This Gu Qinghan isn't some kind of freak doctor; he's practically a living bodhisattva reincarnated as a money-giving child.

Just as she was about to increase her efforts and completely drain the pool of priceless medicinal liquid, a sudden change occurred.

A strange red light suddenly appeared at the bottom of the pool.

That was a ten-thousand-year-old fire spirit mushroom that Gu Qinghan specially added to neutralize the poison.

This thing is normally mild in nature, but the Myriad Spirits Divine Wood consumed it too quickly and just now swallowed too many extremely cold medicinal herbs.

Alternating hot and cold temperatures lead to an imbalance of yin and yang.

boom!

Jiang Yining felt as if a hand grenade with the pin pulled had been shoved into her dantian.

Two completely opposite forces exploded within his body in an instant.

The Divine Tree of All Spirits clearly hadn't expected this meal to be so unpleasant; its originally greedy root system instantly convulsed, losing control of the energy.

"Hmm!"

Jiang Yining suddenly tilted her head back from the water and let out a piercing scream.

Her skin instantly turned bright red, like a boiled shrimp, and then a thick layer of white frost covered it the next second.

Eyebrows and eyelashes instantly froze.

The blood was boiling in the veins, but the bone marrow was as cold as if it were on an ice field in the Arctic.

This torment of experiencing both extremes of heat and cold is a hundred times more painful than the bone-scraping procedure I just went through.

"puff--"

A mouthful of blood spurted out, falling into the dark green medicinal pool and instantly staining a large area red.

Consciousness began to fade.

Jiang Yining gripped the pool wall tightly, her fingernails snapping and bleeding profusely.

Play off.

This time they really messed up.

The divine tree backfired, and this body simply couldn't withstand this level of energy surge. At most, she would explode and die within three breaths, turning into a pile of rotten flesh in this medicinal pool.

Just as my vision was about to be plunged into darkness.

Boom!

The tightly closed black iron gate was kicked open.

Even the sturdy door bolt twisted and flew off.

A white figure rushed in like lightning.

Gu Qinghan stood at the door, his face, which was originally as cold as ice, now looked extremely ugly.

The sensing array he set up just emitted a signal.

He could see right through Jiang Yining's current state at a glance.

The spiritual energy flowed in reverse, the meridians became disordered, and the yin and yang energies formed a terrifying vortex in the dantian.

It's too late to save him.

Even a powerful expert at the Dao Inquiry Realm would not be able to regulate such violent energy without damaging their soul using conventional methods.

unless……

Gu Qinghan's gaze fell on Jiang Yining's face, which was beginning to crack.

Those once bright and lively eyes had now lost their focus, leaving only endless pain and the instinct to survive.

Damn.

Gu Qinghan cursed under his breath.

Reason told him that he should give up at this point.

A useless experimental subject is not worth sacrificing his own essence for.

But when he saw the tear that slid down the corner of her eye and instantly froze into an ice bead, his body reacted before his brain.

Without any hesitation.

There wasn't even time to take off that spotless, moon-white robe.

Pfft!

Water splashed everywhere.

The tower master of Danta, who was a germaphobe and would even throw away cups that others had touched, jumped directly into the pool of dirty water mixed with poison, blood, and sweat.

The scalding liquid instantly soaked through his expensive robes.

Ignoring everything else, Gu Qinghan scooped Jiang Yining out of the water as she was about to sink.

"Open your mouth!"

He shouted sharply.

Jiang Yining could no longer hear the voices; she only felt herself being pulled into an embrace filled with a cool, medicinal scent.

That was the only coolness.

She instinctively pressed herself against him, wrapping her arms tightly around his neck as if clinging to the only piece of driftwood in a tsunami.

Gu Qinghan's body stiffened.

The woman's hot, soft body pressed tightly against him, her soaked clothes offering no barrier whatsoever.

But he couldn't care less about that at the moment.

Because Jiang Yining's skin was cracking inch by inch, and violent energy was about to break through her body.

"I'm sorry."

A resolute glint flashed in Gu Qinghan's eyes.

He suddenly raised his right hand, and a soft yet extremely pure silver light condensed in his palm.

That was his primordial power.

The natal true essence of a Dao-seeking realm expert.

Snapped!

He slammed his palm hard into Jiang Yining's bare back.

"Well……"

Jiang Yining trembled violently and let out a muffled groan that sounded like a mixture of pain and pleasure.

Gu Qinghan's primal power, like cool spring water, forcefully and precisely rushed into her meridians.

But he did not choose to fight back.

Rather, it's about guidance.

He used his spiritual power to envelop the two intertwined streams of hot and cold air, like a shepherd driving a runaway flock of sheep, gradually forcing them back into his dantian.

This is an extremely delicate and dangerous process.

If they are not careful, their meridians will be connected, and Gu Qinghan herself will be backfired by that violent force.

Sweat dripped down Gu Qinghan's high, straight nose.

His face grew paler and paler.

Because he discovered that the strange "black hole" inside Jiang Yining's body was frantically devouring his essence.

That damned sacred tree!

It not only eats medicine, it eats people too!

Gu Qinghan could clearly feel that her spiritual power was being drained away at an alarming rate, being swept away by that emerald green light.

But he did not back down.

Instead, it increased the intensity of transportation.

"Eat? I'll let you eat your fill!"

A ruthless glint flashed in Gu Qinghan's eyes.

He is the master of the Pill Tower; he may not have much else, but he has plenty of medicine and spiritual energy.

He wanted to see just how big this little monster's appetite really was.

Time passed second by second.

The water in the medicinal pool gradually cooled down.

The originally dark green liquid has now turned into crystal clear water.

All the essence has been absorbed.

The devastating storm within Jiang Yining's body finally subsided slowly thanks to Gu Qinghan's relentless infusion of his essence.

The excruciating, tearing pain disappeared.

Instead, there was an unprecedented sense of fullness.

It's like a dried-up riverbed suddenly being filled with surging water.

Jiang Yining's eyelashes trembled, and she slowly opened her eyes.

What came into view was a wet, moon-white expanse.

Shift your gaze upwards.

It was Gu Qinghan's profile, so close yet still breathtakingly handsome, though slightly pale.

At this moment, he had his eyes closed and his brows furrowed, clearly still trying his best to regulate her internal energy.

And their current posture...

Jiang Yining glanced down and gasped instantly.

She clung to Gu Qinghan like an octopus, her legs wrapped around his waist and her arms around his neck.

The two almost came into direct contact in the cramped bathtub.

They could even sense certain changes in each other's bodies.

The worst part was that Gu Qinghan's hand was still pressed tightly against her back.

The continuous warmth flowed from his palm throughout her entire body.

It's warm and cozy, making me want to sleep.

"woke up?"

A hoarse, unnatural voice came from above.

Gu Qinghan opened her eyes.

Those pale gray eyes were now bloodshot, yet they were as deep and unfathomable as a cold pool that could suck you in.

He did not push Jiang Yining away immediately.

Even the hand that was pressed against her back was not removed.

The two of them stood facing each other in the pool of cold water.

The air was so thick it looked like it could be drawn into threads.

Jiang Yining blinked. She originally wanted to say "thank you," but the words that came out were: "Lord Tower Master... your spiritual power tastes better than medicine."

Gu Qinghan's expression froze instantly.

next second.

Like a cat whose tail has been stepped on, he suddenly let go and leaned back.

Whoosh!

Jiang Yining, who was originally clinging to him, slipped directly into the water and choked on a mouthful of bathwater.

"Cough cough cough! Gu Qinghan, you son of a bitch!"

Jiang Yining emerged from the water, wiped her face, and launched into a tirade of profanities.

Does this man have a dog-like face?

They flipped it over in an instant!