I'll make you the furnace and the cauldron, so you can refine Yin and Yang and prove the Great

Within the silk curtains, spring's beauty was boundless.

Li Hanshan was like a wild beast, showing no mercy or tenderness towards women.

Hua Nongying frowned slightly and bit her lip.

Immediately, her jade-like arm climbed onto Li Hanshan's neck, but the movement was inexplicably a bit awkward.

The method of absorbing and replenishing essence has already begun.

Li Hanshan trembled, and his innate pure yang energy, which had been accumulating for a hundred years, poured out.

"As expected of someone with the innate pure Yang holy body, even in old age, his foundation is far beyond what ordinary mortals can compare to..."

A flicker of fervor flashed in Hua Nongying's beautiful eyes.

This innate pure yang energy is truly a great tonic. Wherever it passes, a warm sensation spreads through the meridians, and the originally mixed spiritual energy becomes pure. Even the bottleneck that has been dormant for a long time shows signs of loosening.

As long as we can completely extract all the pure yang energy from this old man, we can break through the bottleneck, advance to the next level of that secret technique, and even use it to establish our foundation!

"This book of yang is indeed miraculous."

Li Hanshan appeared to be insane, but his mind was perfectly clear.

After the Yang Scroll was activated, a slowly rotating vortex quietly appeared inside the body. All the pure Yang energy needed to exit through this vortex in order to resist Hua Nongying's absorption of his energy.

Li Hanshan could even prevent Hua Nongying from absorbing any of the pure yang energy, but that would surely arouse her suspicion. Therefore, he only controlled the speed at which the pure yang energy was absorbed.

As the vortex spun, countless strands of energy flowed into Li Hanshan's body. This energy was the very energy that the vortex had silently drawn back from Hua Nongying's body.

Li Hanshan did not act rashly, but quietly accumulated his strength.

After an incense stick's time, the energy in his body was already sufficient. Hua Nongying was still immersed in the pleasure of replenishing her energy and was completely unaware of it.

"You can open the pulse now!"

Without further hesitation, Li Hanshan mobilized this energy and followed the route that Luo Li had demonstrated for him in his dream, moving along the meridians around his body.

Yes, he needs to open his meridians!

Despite his experience in the dream, Li Hanshan was too old, and the process of opening his meridians was still extremely dangerous.

Fortunately, the energy he absorbed was exceptionally pure, allowing Li Hanshan to finally open his spiritual pulse after more than ten attempts!

"boom!"

With a muffled rumbling within his body, the door to a new world opened for Li Hanshan.

With the spiritual vein, one is no longer a mortal! One can embark on the path of cultivation!

"what?"

Hua Nongying sensed something was wrong and opened her dazed eyes.

Seeing this, Li Hanshan dared not show the slightest abnormality and continued to work diligently, while secretly paying attention to Hua Nongying's reaction.

"Open the meridians?"

Hua Nongying noticed Li Hanshan's unusual behavior and was stunned for a moment: "The Saintly Body has just broken through, yet it has such a miraculous effect?!"

Then, she chuckled and said, "I never expected that you, an old tree, would actually bloom. If you were twenty years younger, this fairy might spare your life."

Upon hearing this, a fierce glint flashed in Li Hanshan's eyes.

Plans can't keep up with changes. Even with Li Hanshan's advanced age of 100, Hua Nongying saw no hope in him and still wanted to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs, to devour him completely in one fell swoop!

"You forced me to do this!"

Li Hanshan steeled his heart and decided to use his last resort to fight this demoness to the death.

But now is clearly not a good time, so Li Hanshan still pretended to be controlled by the drug and quietly relaxed his control over the pure yang energy, which made Hua Nongying absorb even more pure yang energy!

Hua Nongying assumed it was a change in Li Hanshan after his meridians opened, and her slender, jade-like fingers brushed across Li Hanshan's face: "What a pity, you're too old, and the sect assessment is just around the corner..."

Despite saying it was a pity, she suddenly increased her absorption rate.

"It's done, it's almost done..."

Hua Nongying's face was radiant with excitement; she was about to break through!

"Now!"

Li Hanshan saw an opportunity.

Life or death, success or failure, hinges on this one battle!

The next second, the invisible vortex inside Li Hanshan's body suddenly grew larger, its rotation speed increasing more than tenfold. However, it did not rotate in one direction, but rather rotated rapidly in a back-and-forth motion.

As the vortex shifted, the pure yang energy that Hua Nongying had absorbed into her body, along with her own spiritual power, seemed to erupt violently, rampaging through her body.

This is where Li Hanshan's brilliance lies. If he were to absorb Hua Nongying's energy, she would naturally be unable to out-absorb it, but Hua Nongying could choose to kill him directly.

This is the right way.

"ah!!!"

Hua Nongying's scream almost shattered Li Hanshan's eardrums. Li Hanshan suddenly hugged her tightly, gripping her arms firmly to prevent her from breaking free.

"It's you!!! You old bastard! I'm going to kill you... *splat*!"

Hua Nongying had only spoken half a sentence when a mouthful of blood spilled out, and her eyes turned completely red.

You have to understand, she is at a critical stage of her breakthrough, and she cannot afford to make any mistakes. How could she withstand Li Hanshan doing this!

She made a hand seal, but Li Hanshan grabbed her fingers tightly, giving her no chance to cast a spell. She wanted to shake off Li Hanshan by activating her spiritual energy, but she couldn't because of the chaotic power within her body.

Therefore, Hua Nongying suddenly realized that the only way for her to get rid of Li Hanshan, this centenarian, was to outlast him physically.

Although she was a cultivator, she was only at the Qi Refining stage, and her physique was not much stronger than that of an ordinary person. With her hands restrained and internal injuries, how could she possibly break free!

"Pfft!" After struggling for a while, Hua Nongying spat out another mouthful of blood. Her beautiful face was no longer filled with arrogance, only a disheveled state remained.

Normally, Li Hanshan's move wouldn't be nearly as powerful, but Hua Nongying chose this moment to break through.

Hua Nongying panicked. If Li Hanshan continued, she would either die or be crippled, so she immediately softened her tone and begged Li Hanshan for mercy:

"Stop, stop now! I'll give you anything you want..."

"I'll let you go, and I'll give you a thousand...three thousand spirit stones. That's all I have left!"

"Cultivation techniques, elixirs, magical treasures—I'll give you everything!"

Hua Nongying kept raising the stakes, but Li Hanshan remained unmoved, his face as still as water.

The difference in strength between the two sides was too great. Hua Nongying only needed to catch her breath to kill him with a flick of her finger. As a demoness, her promises were worthless and had no credibility whatsoever.

Seeing that Li Hanshan was determined to kill her, Hua Nongying's tone suddenly turned cold: "If you don't stop, even if it means my meridians are severed and my cultivation is completely destroyed, I will drag you down with me!!"

Li Hanshan coldly replied, "A life for a life, I've come out ahead!"

Hua Nongying paused. Yes, how much is Li Hanshan's worthless life? She is a beautiful fairy of the He Xian Sect, an inner sect prodigy, with a bright future ahead of her. This deal doesn't seem worthwhile at all.

"puff......"

Just as she was about to speak, another turbulent surge ran through her body. The backlash from the breakthrough in her bottleneck had struck, and Hua Nongying spat out a mouthful of blood.

Her heart tightened, and she panicked completely. She hurriedly said, "I have a Heart Demon Oath in my storage ring! If I sign this oath and then go back on my word, I will be devoured by the Heart Demon and my soul will be scattered. I swear this oath that I will be your slave from now on, at your beck and call, and I will never have any disloyal thoughts!"

"A vow to the inner demons?"

Li Hanshan's heart skipped a beat, but his face remained impassive: "How do I know if that oath is true or false?"

Hua Nongying said urgently, "Once the oath is made, its authenticity will be revealed. I went through great lengths to obtain it, originally intending to use it to find a top-grade furnace!"

Li Hanshan pondered for a moment, then slowly asked, "Where is the storage ring?"

"It's on my left index finger." Seeing that Li Hanshan's tone had softened, Hua Nongying hurriedly said, "Let go of me, I'll give it to you."

Li Hanshan sneered: "Do you think I'm a three-year-old? You tell me how to get it, and I'll do it myself."

Hua Nongying said helplessly, "You can't open it... Fine, this ring is already damaged, just destroy it!"

Li Hanshan grabbed her hands together, tied them with his clothes, then took her storage ring and stuffed it into Hua Nongying's mouth, coldly saying, "Bite!"

Hua Nongying had no choice but to bite hard, breaking the storage ring open and spilling its contents onto the ground.

There were spirit stones, pills, jade slips, clothes, weapons, and a piece of black paper.

"That's the oath of the inner demons!"

Hua Nongyingdao.