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

The distance between them instantly closed. Their breaths mingled.

Gu Qinghan was completely stunned. He stared at the face so close to his own. There was not a trace of despair in those dark purple eyes; instead, they radiated an indescribable heat.

"Ning'er, don't move around, the poison will attack your heart..."

"It's so noisy," Jiang Yining said.

She tilted her head back and pressed her lips to his.

This wasn't a kiss filled with much affection.

Jiang Yining forcibly guided the energy within his body to flow towards her.

Gu Qinghan shuddered. He instinctively wanted to back away.

"Your body can't take it..." He placed his hands on her shoulders. Reason was still trying to make a final struggle.

Instead of retreating, Jiang Yining advanced. Her hands slid down his chest, landing on the belt around his waist.

"Didn't the Tower Master say that pure Yang energy can suppress evil poisons?"

She whispered in his ear, her breath brushing against his neck. "The blood in my heart is too strong. My meridians are damaged; I can't withstand such potent medicine."

She deliberately pressed her body close to him, leaving no gap whatsoever.

"The method of dual cultivation is the gentlest. Since the Tower Master wants to save me, can't you even spare this little bit of your vital essence?"

Gu Qinghan's breath caught in her throat for a moment.

Dual cultivation. Using pure Yang energy to nourish the meridians is indeed the gentlest way to suppress Yin toxins.

That feeling of wanting more after the initial taste was still deeply ingrained in his bones. He feared that if he were to become involved, he would lose control again and harm her already weakened body.

"I'm afraid I won't be able to control myself and will hurt you." He turned his head away, resting his forehead on her shoulder, breathing heavily.

He was desperately suppressing the primal yang fire within him that she had stirred up.

Jiang Yining rolled her eyes inwardly.

This man is usually aloof and decisive, so why is he being so indecisive at a time like this?

Jiang Yining didn't waste any more words.

She flipped over and forcefully pinned Gu Qinghan beneath her.

Caught completely off guard, Gu Qinghan's back slammed heavily against the soft bed. He stared wide-eyed at the person above him.

Jiang Yining straddled his waist, looking down at him. The large medicinal robe slipped off her shoulders, revealing large expanses of her fair skin without any concealment.

"If you can't control it, then don't try to control it." Jiang Yining leaned down, tearing away the last obstacle on his body.

Gu Qinghan let out a suppressed groan. He gripped the bedsheets beneath him tightly with both hands, his knuckles protruding from the force.

The pure Yang immortal spiritual power of the Dao Seeking Realm surged into Jiang Yining's body instantly upon merging.

Within his dantian, the purple-gold light of the Myriad Spirits Divine Tree shone brightly.

All the branches trembled with excitement. Countless roots plunged deep into the veins, greedily welcoming this extremely pure energy. The small flower bud at the top began to slowly rotate.

The pale golden halo completely absorbed all the pure yang energy that Gu Qinghan had sent over.

Jiang Yining let out a very soft sigh of satisfaction.

Her complexion quickly regained its rosy hue, completely erasing the sickly pallor she had just displayed.

Gu Qinghan completely misunderstood her reaction.

"I will force all the poison out," he said, his voice hoarse.

He took the initiative, flipping over and pinning Jiang Yining beneath him.

He released all restraint. The Haotian Pure Yang Skill was activated to its maximum.

Golden patterns appeared on his skin, faintly visible.

The temperature in the entire top-floor laboratory suddenly rose. The cold, icy jade bed emitted a white chill, which was quickly evaporated into water vapor by the scorching heat around the two people.

Jiang Yining closed her eyes and accepted everything.

Gu Qinghan's eyes were once again stained red with an obsessive protectiveness. His aloof immortal demeanor was torn apart, leaving only a man driven mad, desperate to keep his partner.

Sweat dripped from his forehead, landing on Jiang Yining's collarbone. He lowered his head, his burning lips kissing away the droplets, leaving faint red marks on her neck.

After five or six hours, Jiang Yining was exhausted.

She reached out and placed her hand on Gu Qinghan's broad chest.

"That's enough," she said.

Gu Qinghan was completely out of control. Her rationality had long since crumbled amidst her repeated loss of control.

He gripped her wrist and pressed it forcefully above her head.

"The poison hasn't been cleared yet," he said stubbornly.

Jiang Yining frowned. This is troublesome.

She directly used her recently recovered Spirit Awakening Realm cultivation. A faint purple lightning flashed at her fingertips. She touched the acupoint on the back of Gu Qinghan's neck, releasing a small amount of electricity with a numbing effect.

Gu Qinghan shuddered. His movements paused for a moment.

Taking advantage of this brief moment of respite, Jiang Yining rolled over and broke free from his grasp. She quickly pulled the blanket over herself and retreated to the other side of the bed.

Gu Qinghan lost his support and collapsed onto the couch. His chest heaved violently. The crimson in his eyes slowly faded, and his reason returned somewhat. He turned his head and looked at Jiang Yining, who was hiding under the covers.

Jiang Yining's complexion now had an extremely healthy, rosy glow. Her eyes were bright, and her breathing was steady and long. The eerie, chilling pulse of the Shadow Poison had vanished without a trace.

"The poison... has it been suppressed?" Gu Qinghan asked, panting heavily.

Jiang Yining nodded. She leaned lazily against the bed railing and stretched comfortably.

"Pure Yang energy really works."

She made it up casually, without batting an eye. "Lord Tower Master, there's no need to cut open your heart and draw blood."

Gu Qinghan let out a long sigh of relief.

He sat up. Looking at the medicine bottles scattered all over the floor, and then at Jiang Yining's exposed, pale shoulders covered in ambiguous red marks, he froze completely.

A sudden flush of red appeared on her neck and behind her ears, and the red color quickly spread to her cheeks.

He had only one thought in his mind: to use the pure yang energy to save her life. He didn't care about any sense of propriety or shame.

Looking back now, I realize that my unrestrained and almost barbaric behavior was completely contrary to the path of cultivating a pure and desireless mind that I had practiced for thousands of years.

He, a powerful cultivator at the Dao Inquiry Realm and the master of the Pill Tower, actually did such a thing with a woman in broad daylight.

He was completely addicted to it and couldn't extricate himself.

He hurriedly grabbed a clean outer robe and draped it over himself. In his haste, he accidentally kicked over a jade tripod on the ground.

"I...I'll go make medicine."

Gu Qinghan suddenly stood up, his back to Jiang Yining, not daring to look back at her even once.

"Pure Yang energy only treats the symptoms, not the root cause. I just sensed that the suction force was extremely strong, and the residual poison is more stubborn than I imagined. I must revise the Nine Yang Melting Snow Pill formula, increasing the proportion of top-grade Yang-attribute spiritual herbs."

He spoke to himself as he hurried toward the alchemy furnace in the distance.

Jiang Yining watched his retreating figure, a cold mockery flashing in her eyes.

This only addresses the symptoms, not the root cause.

Indeed, once the little flower buds have grown a bit in a few days, they will still need energy.

We'll have to keep squeezing him dry then. But this feast is enough for the little guy to digest for several days.

She glanced down at her flat stomach.

Gu Qinghan's innocence and obsession were even more effective than she had anticipated.

Gu Qinghan sat in front of the alchemy furnace, a ball of dark green Netherworld Ice Flame rising from his palm.

His mind was in complete chaos, his heart was pounding so hard he couldn't calm down or control his temper.

Jiang Yining's lingering poison is a major threat that could explode at any time.

He had to eliminate them as soon as possible. He bit his finger and swiftly wrote several top-level orders for pursuit and collection on a communication jade slip. He would mobilize all the undercover agents of the Pill Tower to search for the most exquisite fire-type rare treasures in major auction houses. No matter how many star stones it cost, and no matter what underhanded methods were used, they had to be brought back to Pill City.

After writing the message, he strode to the wall and opened the private medicine vault that had been heavily sealed and locked. He took out all the ninth-grade spiritual herbs that had been treasured for thousands of years.

He wanted to give her the best. He would never let her suffer that insidious, agonizing pain again.

Jiang Yining lay on the couch. She watched Gu Qinghan bustling about, spending countless priceless treasures on her non-existent terminal illnesses without even blinking an eye. She closed her eyes with a sense of peace.

Within his dantian, the Myriad Spirits Divine Tree swayed in the wind, its purple-gold radiance subdued.

The little flower bud was quietly developing, steadily absorbing the energy it had just received.

Everything was under Jiang Yining's control.

The Protoss envoy hadn't left yet. Zhao Wu was still outside keeping watch.

Her primary task now is to quickly raise the cultivation level of this body to a level where she can roam freely in the Canglan Realm, and incidentally find her lost child.

Until then, she had to continue using Gu Qinghan as her safe haven. She had to keep him calm.

As for Gu Qinghan's deep and unreserved affection.

Jiang Yining pulled the blanket over herself.

In this world of cultivation, strength is the only passport.