A wasted cultivation cultivator, whose senior sister comes to his door asking for pills at the start

"The Three-Flower Restoration Pill? An eighth-grade healing elixir?"

Empress Yunxiao paused for a moment upon hearing the name.

She clearly hadn't expected Ye Yun to be so generous as to give Zhixing an eighth-grade pill.

Empress Yunxiao pondered for a moment, then said calmly.

"I do have one of these pills; I'll send it to you later."

She didn't want to owe Ye Yun too much.

The debts of gratitude are the hardest to repay.

In her mind, all she needed to do was return one pill.

At this moment, Zhixing, who was standing next to her, couldn't help but add a comment.

"Lord City Lord, to be precise, it is a flawless Three-Flower Restoration Pill."

"What? Flawless quality?"

Empress Yunxiao's expression changed slightly.

Generally speaking, there's a significant difference in quality between a good product and a flawless product.

Similarly, in terms of their rarity, they also vary greatly.

Now, Empress Yunxiao stared at Ye Yun with some suspicion and asked.

"What exactly are you up to, kid?"

This strange look left Ye Yun feeling somewhat helpless, so he shrugged and said...

"Um... I didn't hit anything."

"Yeah?"

Empress Yunxiao raised an eyebrow and asked.

"Then why did you give Zhixing such a precious elixir?"

She had inquired about Ye Yun's personality before; he wasn't exactly a generous and kind person.

This questioning made Zhixing, who was standing next to her, feel a little guilty. She wondered if the city lord had figured something out.

Ye Yun, on the other hand, remained calm and composed even when faced with direct questioning from Empress Yunxiao.

"What kind of talk is that?"

Ye Yun shrugged and explained in a serious tone.

"Senior Orihime, you were injured while protecting me."

"Furthermore, at that time, the senior's injuries were very serious, and I felt sorry for him, so I reluctantly gave him the medicine."

"I think there shouldn't be any problem, right?"

There wasn't a single lie in what he said.

However, they all concealed a few minor details.

Empress Yunxiao did not notice that he was lying, so she did not press him further.

This can be seen as an expression of approval for what Ye Yun said.

"Okay, you have a point."

Empress Yunxiao took a deep breath and looked at him.

"In that case, I am not a petty person."

"I will send you something of equal value later as compensation for the pill."

Judging from this, they weren't giving Ye Yun a chance to refuse at all.

Seeing this, Ye Yun stopped being polite.

Since the other party is determined to repay the favor, it's best not to resist.

Therefore, Ye Yun nodded casually.

"Alright, since you're so generous, senior, I'll accept it without further ado."

Sure enough, Empress Yunxiao's expression returned to normal once he agreed.

Then, she smiled with satisfaction.

That would be best.

After saying that, she stared at Ye Yun and asked seriously.

"Alright, let's put these unimportant things aside for now."

"Tell me, what did you find out when you went to observe the formation's core?"

Don't be fooled by the fact that she only sent a subordinate to protect Ye Yun as he ventured deep into enemy territory.

In reality, they were pulling a capable lieutenant from the front lines to help Ye Yun infiltrate successfully.

Therefore, she needs to deploy additional subordinates to fill the gap left by Zhixing's departure and ensure that the situation does not collapse.

If Ye Yun gained nothing under these circumstances, she would be tempted to kill.

Fortunately, Ye Yun immediately responded with a smile after hearing this.

"Of course, the gains were enormous!"

Upon hearing this, Empress Yunxiao immediately smiled and asked.

"Really? Tell me about it."

At this moment, she also looked like she couldn't wait.

After all, they had been thoroughly tormented by the mysterious formation of the Wutong Mountains.

Then Ye Yun calmly recounted the story again.

"I have no idea about the origin or name of this formation, but I do have a recommendation for how to break it..."

He recounted in detail the method for breaking the formation that Nangong Jiutian had taught him.

After listening, Empress Yunxiao's expression was similar to that of Zhixing before, and she asked a similar question.

How did this kid learn so much knowledge from high-level cultivators and even master it?

Ye Yun's answer remained the same: it all depended on what the book said, and a little bit of luck.

After explaining the method to break the formation, Ye Yun asked with concern.

"Senior, I have told you how to break the formation."

"Whether or not this can be achieved, and how it should be done, depends entirely on your instructions."

These words caused Empress Yunxiao to fall into deep thought.

Then, she looked at Ye Yun with a frown and asked.

"Young Master Ye, this method consumes a lot of energy. Can it really break the formation?"

The main reason for the hesitation is that implementing this method would require a large amount of manpower and resources.

If it all comes to nothing in the end, that would be too painful.

Ye Yun understood her concerns.

He thought for a moment, then said with a smile.

"No one in this world has absolute confidence that they will succeed."

"I can only say that this method has a very high probability of success."

There's really nothing wrong with what I'm saying.

Is there anything in the world that can be completely certain?

"This... allow me to think about it."

Empress Yunxiao took a deep breath, seemingly considering her choice.

Just then, Ye Yun vaguely guessed her concerns and immediately smiled.

"Senior need not worry, the cost will certainly not be borne solely by your Cloud City."

"If you decide to do it, I will help you persuade the other forces, including our Ancient Holy Land."

"How about we all share the costs then?"

Sure enough, those words hit the nail on the head.

After listening, Empress Yunxiao's tightly furrowed brows gradually relaxed.

"If that's the case... then it's possible."

As if she had made up her mind, she looked at Ye Yun and said.

"I will complete the preparations as soon as possible and gather all the necessary conditions quickly."

Ye Yun nodded and chuckled.

"No problem, we can inform the junior after that."

The reason he is still needed is that the construction of the formation still requires unique technology.

And this technology... Empress Yunxiao doesn't know it, and probably no one else does either.

Only in his own mind did he remember that person who had once held a key to his life; he would need her help then.

Not long after, Ye Yun reached an agreement with Empress Yunxiao regarding breaking the formation.

After that, it was just a series of minor details.

"By the way, I think it's really strange that Qing Shi is there."

Ye Yun pondered for a moment and then reminded Empress Yunxiao.

"If possible, senior, you should send someone to that area to conduct a thorough investigation."

Before this, Ye Yun had already told Empress Yunxiao who Qing Shi was.

Therefore, the current Empress Yunxiao dares not underestimate her opponent.

At their peak, she was far from being a match for Qing Shi.

Therefore, Empress Yunxiao replied without hesitation.

"Young Master Ye, rest assured, I will immediately arrange for an informant to investigate."

After all, they had been locked in a standoff for so many years, and she still had some intelligence agents within the Ascension Sect.

With her assurance, Ye Yun felt a little more at ease.

"Okay, then I'm relieved."

By this time, the matters that needed to be reported and discussed would have been completed.

Empress Yunxiao glanced at Zhixing, thought for a moment, and then gave her instructions.

"Zhixing, you've just returned and are injured. Go and rest for a day before going back to the front lines."

Although she was short-staffed, she still paid close attention to the health of her subordinates.

However, Zhixing shook her head.

"No need! Thanks to Young Master Ye's medicine, I've recovered very well!"

"I don't need much rest. I can go back to battle right now. I hope the city lord will grant my request!"

Before this, she had always hated the evil cultivators of the Ascension Sect.

This time, she witnessed firsthand how many people the Ascension Cult's evil cultivators captured, and she almost fell into their hands herself.

Deep down, Zhixing was eager to vent her frustrations.

Going directly to the front lines to participate in the battle is undoubtedly the best way to vent one's frustration.

"Well... okay."

Perhaps it was because they could see the fluctuations in Zhixing's emotions and her persistence.

After considering it for a while, Empress Yunxiao nodded in agreement.

"Thank you for your trouble. Please continue to your previous position."

"Yes, Lord City Lord!"

Zhixing bowed respectfully and then prepared to leave.

However, before leaving, she still nodded to Ye Yun.

"Young Master Ye, may we meet again someday."

Seeing this, Ye Yun smiled and responded.

"Well, see you again sometime."

After saying that, he also addressed Empress Yunxiao.

"If there's nothing else, I'll head back now."

After going through so much, he wanted to take a break.

But before he could make a move, Empress Yunxiao stopped him.

"Ye Yun, can you stay here for a moment?"

This sudden delay startled Ye Yun.

"Um... is there anything else, senior?"

Empress Yunxiao nodded slightly and spoke.

"Yes, I have something else to ask you."

"Oh well."

Although Ye Yun didn't know why, he could only agree.

Seeing this, Zhixing didn't ask any further questions. She simply bowed and left.

After leaving the cultivation room, she pondered this thoughtfully.

"It seems that the city lord has a rather special feeling towards Young Master Ye."

The reason I feel this way is mainly due to the comparison.

In the past, the city lord rarely spent time alone with male cultivators.

However, the other party showed no aversion to Ye Gongzi during their contact, and even took the initiative to ask him to stay.

"How strange, how very strange..."

If it weren't for the fact that it seemed so far-fetched, she would have suspected that there was some special relationship between the two of them.

Meanwhile, inside the meditation room.

When Ye Yun was alone with Empress Yunxiao, the atmosphere was... a little subtle.

Empress Yunxiao stared at Ye Yun with eyes that seemed to want to devour him.

Seeing this, even the composed Ye Yun couldn't help but ask a question.

"Hey senior? Why are you looking at me like that?"

"Kid, don't move yet."

Empress Yunxiao spoke up to offer a reminder.

Although he was completely baffled, Ye Yun didn't dare to refuse and nodded.

"Okay, I won't move."

Then, Empress Yunxiao came forward and made a cut on his arm.

Fresh blood flowed out rapidly and was absorbed into the palm of Empress Yunxiao.

"Senior, what's wrong...?"

He didn't understand why the other party suddenly wanted his blood.

Empress Yunxiao ignored him, instead examining the small clump of blood and nodding in satisfaction.

"As expected, it seems my intuition was correct."

Ye Yun looked puzzled and couldn't help but ask.

"Senior, what exactly do you want to do?"

At this moment, Empress Yunxiao looked at him and said with her eyes slightly narrowed.

"Do you remember the method you gave me to neutralize the poison?"

"Uh, of course I remember."

Ye Yun nodded and asked in confusion.

"Speaking of which, have you collected them all, senior?"

Empress Yunxiao stood up, stared at him, and slowly spoke.

"I guess so. The main materials are all ready, and now we're just missing one core material."

Ye Yun paused for a moment and asked.

"One is missing? What else is missing?"

Having said that, Empress Yunxiao pondered for a moment before speaking.

"Only lacking... the blood of ultimate yang."

Ye Yun vaguely guessed it now.

He looked at Empress Yunxiao strangely and couldn't help but say something.

"Senior, do you mean I possess the blood of ultimate yang?"

Empress Yunxiao replied without hesitation.

"That's right, let's just say that."

"Oh... how come I didn't even know about this?"

Ye Yun raised an eyebrow, but as soon as he finished speaking, he vaguely remembered something.

He recalled what Nangong Jiutian had said when he possessed his body.

The reason the other party chose him was because he possessed the Creation Furnace.

It possesses the ultimate Yang energy within its body, which can greatly aid the opponent's resurrection progress.

"Oh right...it seems I really am."

Hearing Ye Yun's self-absorbed words, Empress Yunxiao, who was about to explain, changed her mind and agreed.

She looked at Ye Yun and slowly explained.

"That's right. If you weren't born with the purest Yang blood, this blood wouldn't contain such a rich concentration of Yang energy."

"Although this pure Yang blood cannot help you increase your cultivation speed, it has many other uses."

"For example, it can suppress evil spirits, balance yin and yang, etc..."

This simply means that Ye Yun's blood itself is a treasure.

However, it doesn't really benefit him in becoming stronger...

"Alright, then I'll take note."

Ye Yun nodded, but his expression changed immediately.

"Wait... Senior, are you looking for me because you intend to draw my blood?"

He only realized it belatedly and immediately became vigilant, fearing that Empress Yunxiao would use him as a blood donation.

Fortunately, Empress Yunxiao shook her head slightly and explained.

"What I need is the yang energy in your blood, not the blood itself."

"I see……"

Ye Yun had just breathed a sigh of relief, but immediately became vigilant again.

"Wait... what's the difference?"

He looked at Empress Yunxiao with suspicion and couldn't help but complain.

"If the senior needs the yang energy in my blood, doesn't that still require extracting it and absorbing it?"

No matter how I look at it, I absolutely have to have my blood drawn.

You can't just bleed the other person out, wait for them to absorb all their yang energy, and then inject it back in, can you?

"In the past, this was indeed the only way: blood transfusion for conversion."

Empress Yunxiao was quite frank and spoke her mind directly.

But then, she changed the subject and took a deep breath.

"However, I do have another way to absorb it now."

Upon hearing this, Ye Yun raised an eyebrow and asked in confusion.

"What method? It won't hurt, will it?"

"Of course not."

Empress Yunxiao glanced at him and said indifferently.

"All you need to do is... cultivate with me once more."

"Oh... dual cultivation, huh? I didn't know that was something else."

Ye Yun instinctively breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that bloodletting was not necessary.

But when he came to his senses, he suddenly froze.

"Wait, what did you say, senior? Dual cultivation once? Did I hear that right?"

So shocking was it that Ye Yun wondered if he had misheard.

Either Empress Yunxiao has gone mad.

After all, last time he almost swallowed me whole, and this time he actually took the initiative to propose dual cultivation?

Upon hearing this, Empress Yunxiao snorted coldly and said indifferently.

"You heard me right, it's dual cultivation."

"Oh...isn't this a bit inappropriate?"

Ye Yun scratched his head, looking somewhat shy.

Seeing this, Empress Yunxiao glared at him.

"Do you think I want to cultivate with you?"

"If my condition weren't deteriorating so much and I didn't need to recover as quickly as possible, why would I have considered such a method?"

"Of course, if Young Master Ye is willing to donate blood, I would be very grateful."

Actually, it's right now.

If it were before, when she was still a virgin, even if it was forced, she would have chosen to have her blood drawn.

But now that I'm no longer a virgin, there's no need to care about these things anymore.

Upon hearing her words, Ye Yun chose the former without hesitation.

"No, no, no, let's do dual cultivation instead."

In Ye Yun's view, any normal adult male...

Oh no, anyone would probably know which one to choose.

Ye Yun was no exception. Who would refuse something that could both earn Creation Points and bring happiness?

"Hmph, I knew you'd do this."

Empress Yunxiao glanced at him and said indifferently.

"Aren't you overjoyed?"

"Cough cough, how could that be?"

Ye Yun quickly shook his head, as if afraid that the other party would be angry.

Upon hearing this, Empress Yunxiao said quietly.

"What? You're not happy about cultivating with me?"

"No, senior, you're just..."

Ye Yun's lips twitched, and he complained in frustration.

So, whether you're happy or unhappy, it's all wrong, right?

However, it's understandable; given the other person's status and personality, they would probably be very conflicted about this.

"Alright, I'll give you one more discount."

Empress Yunxiao looked at him and gave a soft snort.

To be fair, this was truly a free benefit for Ye Yun.

Putting aside whether dual cultivation is pleasurable or not, who could resist getting 5,000 points of creation value for free?

"Alright, thank you very much, senior!"

Ye Yun grinned, but as soon as he finished speaking, he was glared at by Empress Yunxiao.

Upon seeing this, Ye Yun immediately composed himself and coughed lightly.

"Okay, okay, you're welcome, you're welcome..."

He realized that the Cloud Empress at this moment was like a hedgehog.

No matter how you touch her, you'll get pricked.

"Alright, come with me."

Empress Yunxiao stood up and said to him in a calm tone.

Upon hearing this, Ye Yun asked with some confusion.

"Where are you taking me, senior?"

Empress Yunxiao glanced at him and said irritably.

"What do you think? Of course, we should go to the inner palace."

"Could it be that you intend for me to engage in dual cultivation with you here?"

As an inexperienced empress, Empress Yunxiao still paid some attention to her environment.

If I were to do that kind of thing during this cultivation session, I'm afraid I would find it difficult to calm my mind during future cultivation sessions here.

Ye Yun understood this perfectly and nodded with a smile.

"Understood, senior. Let's go to the palace!"