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

The fog of the Boundless Sea moved slowly along the ship's side.

Jiang Yining sat cross-legged in the cabin, a thin layer of sweat on her forehead.

The unfamiliar immortal power was too domineering; every time it rushed through a meridian, it felt like a dull knife scraping hard into the bones.

She could only dismantle the remaining spiritual energy and then mobilize the wood energy of the divine tree to gradually suppress these external forces.

Xie Wuwang leaned against the bow of the boat, his long legs casually spread out.

The jade-colored wine pot swayed between his fingers, the wine inside hitting the sides of the pot with a grating sound.

"At your snail's pace, by the time you recover, seaweed will be growing on the bottom of the ship."

His eyelids were drooping, and his voice was languid.

Jiang Yining didn't even open her eyes: "If you're not satisfied, you can row the boat faster yourself."

"I'm paddling."

"Then shut up."

Xie Wuwang scoffed.

He had just brought the wine jug to his lips when his slender fingers suddenly released it.

The jade pot shattered on the deck, and the clear wine flowed everywhere along the cracks in the wood.

He bent over, his once relaxed shoulders and back now taut into a stiff straight line.

Dark purple lines emerged from under the skin of his left arm, quickly climbing up his neck like living things, and covering half of his face.

Black poisonous mist gushed out from every pore of his body.

The moment the ship's planks came into contact with the toxic gas, they emitted a sickeningly corrosive sound and billowed white smoke.

"The Fallen Immortal Body of Annihilation has backfired again."

Xie Wuwang gripped the boat plank tightly with one hand, the veins on the back of his hand bulging.

His breathing became extremely heavy, and his once clear black and white pupils had turned into a terrifying dark purple.

"Get lost."

He gritted his teeth, his voice sounding like it was being squeezed from deep in his throat, "Don't touch me."

Jiang Yining opened her eyes, her gaze sweeping over the rapidly thinning hull of the ship.

If the poisonous fog continues to burn like this, this dilapidated ship won't last even half an incense stick's time.

Once the ship's planks have completely rotted through, both of them will have to go into the Boundless Sea to feed the fish.

"If you die, the ship will be lost too."

She stood up and wiped the sweat from her forehead.

"Then let's sink together."

Xie Wuwang didn't even raise his head; the destructive aura around him was already on the verge of spiraling out of control.

"I just promised to keep you alive, not to jump into the sea with you."

Jiang Yining took a few steps to stand in front of him.

Without the slightest hesitation, she placed her right hand directly on his left shoulder, which was covered with poisonous markings.

The essence of the Myriad Spirits Divine Tree surged forth from her palm like a burst dam.

The purplish-gold light forcefully penetrated his meridians.

The Poison of Annihilation immediately retaliated.

The domineering laws of destruction, like countless invisible needles, pierced her heart along her arm.

Jiang Yining's face turned pale instantly, and her breath hitched, but the hand on his shoulder did not move away even an inch.

Xie Wuwang raised his head.

His dark purple eyes were fixed on her, filled with a brutal killing intent and barely suppressed pain.

"I told you to get lost."

He warned.

"Take the poison back first."

"It can't be stopped."

"Then I'll do as I say."

Jiang Yining increased the pressure in her hands, pressing the purest wood energy directly into his heart.

She wanted to force those dark purple lines to retract back onto her left arm.

Xie Wuwang's body trembled.

The destructive aura that had been forcibly suppressed had nowhere to go, and it burst out directly from his chest cavity.

He straightened up, opened his mouth, and bit down mercilessly on the wrist pulse that was so close to his.

The sharp teeth pierced right through the flesh.

Fresh blood immediately gushed out, dripping down the corner of his lips.

Jiang Yining's shoulders trembled uncontrollably.

It hurt so much that even her fingertips were numb.

But instead of shrinking back, she used her free left hand to reach behind his head and firmly support the back of his neck.

"Don't back down."

Her voice was trembling.

Xie Wuwang froze.

He could taste the warm, rusty flavor in his mouth, and he could also feel the slightly cool hand pressed against the back of his neck.

"Are you crazy?"

He mumbled out three words, but his jaw tightened unconsciously.

"If you loosen your grip now, the poison will rush back into your heart."

Despite the excruciating pain from her wrist being bitten, Jiang Yining forced the purple-gold wood energy directly into his teeth, directing it into his body through his blood and wound.

Keep biting.

She was panting, her fingers unconsciously gripping the hair at the back of his neck. "Follow my breath."

Xie Wuwang remained silent.

He clenched his teeth again, but tried his best to control the instinct to tear, keeping only his fangs deep in the wound.

The black poisonous mist was forcibly forced back from the chest and abdomen to the left arm by the continuous flow of wood energy.

The poison gas seeped out little by little along the wound on his wrist and between his interlocked teeth.

The terrifying sound of corrosion beneath the ship's planks finally began to subside.

Tick.

The blood that oozed from Jiang Yining's wrist flowed down Xie Wuwang's chin and landed precisely in the array patterns on the bottom of the ship.

The once lifeless ferry array suddenly lit up with a circle of dark purple light.

Xie Wuwang immediately noticed something was wrong.

He opened his eyes wide, wanting to back away.

Jiang Yining pressed down on the back of his neck, firmly holding the back of his head.

"It's not over yet."

She wouldn't let him back out.

"The ship recognizes your blood."

Xie Wuwang's voice muffled on her wrist.

"Then let it recognize it."

Jiang Yining unreservedly pressed the divine wood energy into the array patterns on the bottom of the ship.

The dark purple light quickly circled the ship's side before flowing back into Xie Wuwang's arm.

The Poison of Annihilation was finally completely suppressed deep within his left shoulder.

Xie Wuwang completely loosened his jaw.

After the laws of destruction receded, an immense sense of exhaustion drained all his strength.

His tall body fell backward, his back slamming heavily onto the deck, but his head landed right on Jiang Yining's lap.

The cabin was extremely quiet.

All that remained were the heavy, intermittent breathing of the two of them.

The waves of the Black Sea lapped against the hull, one after another, like someone beating a muffled drum in the distance.

Jiang Yining looked down at her wrist.

Two rows of deep teeth marks were clearly visible, the skin and flesh were torn open, and blood was still seeping out.

Xie Wuwang opened his eyes.

My gaze fell directly on that glaring wound.

He raised his hand, his rough fingertips lightly touching the edge of the teeth marks.

It was warm, still carrying the lingering scent of poison he had left behind.

Why didn't you dodge?

His voice was terribly hoarse.

"If I dodge when you are poisoned, the bottom of the boat will be rotted through first."

Jiang Yining pushed his hand away expressionlessly. "Besides, you bit my wrist, not my throat. I still have time to push you back down."

"You're going to test my poison on yourself?"

"I was saving the ship, and I saved you while I was at it."

Xie Wuwang chuckled softly.

The smile was faint, quickly suppressed by the weariness deep within.

"Does saving someone require such meticulous calculations?"

He lay on her lap without moving, even shifting to a more comfortable position.

"It's easier to keep clear accounts when dealing with strangers."

"Then what do I owe you?"

Jiang Yining took out the Qingling Spring from her storage bag, poured it on her wrist, and directly washed away the remaining bloodstains and poison.

"The ship plank repair, the wrist injury, and the poison I just suppressed for you."

"You're quite good at keeping accounts."

"You don't have to pay it back."

Xie Wuwang sat up, supporting himself on the deck with one hand.

He stared at her for a while, then raised his hand and touched the array patterns on the bottom of the boat.

The dark purple light still clung to Jiang Yining's breath, flickering with each breath.

"The ferry recognized your blood."

He withdrew his hand.

"Who did this ship originally belong to?"

"Recognize me."

"Then take it back."

"If you touch the rudder now, the ship will throw you right into the sea."

Jiang Yining looked towards the bow of the ship: "So what are you trying to say?"

Xie Wuwang picked up the jade pot that had fallen to the side, shook it a couple of times, and found that it was empty.

He frowned and threw the wine jug aside.

"From today onwards, this ship will be under your command for the time being."

"For how long?"

"Wait until you completely suppress the poison in my body, or row the boat ashore."

What if you change your mind halfway through?

"I, Xie Wuwang, always keep my word."

Jiang Yining's gaze swept over the dark purple lines on his left arm that hadn't completely faded: "You just said you were going to chop me up and feed me to the fish."

"That's what he said when the poison took effect."

"Words spoken during the poisoning also count."

Xie Wuwang leaned against the side of the boat, his expression returning to that smug, lazy demeanor: "If you want to remember, then remember everything. Anyway, I already owe you enough, one more won't make a difference."

Jiang Yining ignored him.

She stood up, walked to the bow of the boat, and grabbed the rough wooden oar.

The moment the oars entered the water, the entire lone boat trembled slightly.

The thick, impenetrable gray fog in front of them miraculously receded by a foot to both sides.

Just as she was about to turn around and ask Xie Wuwang which way to go, three clear knocking sounds suddenly came from the bottom of the boat.

Thump. Thump. Thump.

Xie Wuwang's expression changed.

He leaned forward and grabbed her left wrist as she was about to get up.

"Don't answer."

He lowered his voice.

Jiang Yining looked down at the black water at her feet: "Is there something in the water?"

"In the boundless sea, anything that can call out your name holds your life in its hands."

There were three more thuds from the bottom of the boat.

This time, a voice came from the thick fog.

His voice was clear and cool, and his tone was steady.

It sounds exactly like Jiang Yining's voice.

"Xie Wuwang, open the door and let me onto the ship."