One of my fairy-like friends

Ning Feixuan thought about it and realized that she shouldn't think of Ming Yan like that. Ming Yan was a friend of her best friend and also a disciple of her master's friend. She shouldn't think of him like that.

"...Hmm, if there are no problems, I'll continue?" Mingyan was taken aback. The spiritual energy enhanced by the power of Taiyin was indeed more comfortable, but was it really that pleasant? Mingyan was quite surprised.

"Hmm..." An Ran exuded a seductive charm, no longer resembling the delicate beauty she had been before; her entire body radiated an alluring aura.

Upon hearing this, Mingyan continued.

The spiritual energy, enhanced by the power of Yin, revealed things that had not been discovered before.

Anran is indeed incomplete and flawed.

When Mingyan explored An Ran's Qi Sea earlier, he sensed the existence of Yinling. An Ran's cultivation level was Yinling Realm, but she could not advance any further and was stuck there forever.

The power of Taiyin acted like a filter, allowing Mingyan to see many things he couldn't see before...

Then Mingyan discovered that the yang energy in An Ran's body was actually fake!

That's right, that's not real yang energy. Ming Yan didn't find it at all when he explored it with pure spiritual energy before. Now, with the blessing of Taiyin power, he can see through it at a glance. The yang energy in An Ran's body is not real yang energy at all!

The human body contains both yin and yang energies, which are innate, but they differ greatly from the yin and yang energies produced by the sun and moon.

In the present world, apart from the Human King Body, no one can obtain and utilize the power of the Taiyin and Taiyang.

However, humans must possess both Yin and Yang energies. Only with Yin and Yang energies can the Yin and Yang mounds be constructed.

Only when Yin and Yang are in balance can the human body maintain health. Yin deficiency or Yang deficiency can cause illness, manifesting in various ways. If one lacks either of these vital energies, one should logically be dead long ago.

But An Ran is still alive and well?

Mingyan carefully sensed it and discovered that the yang energy all over Anran's body was fake, not real yang energy at all. Mingyan withdrew his hand, his expression strange. He didn't know why Anran could live without real yang energy in her body... This was too strange.

An Ran's face was flushed, and fine beads of sweat appeared on her forehead. A rich fragrance wafted around her, and her hair, damp with sweat, clung to her forehead, making her look stunning. She was panting heavily when she noticed Ming Yan's strange expression. It took her a while to recover. "Young Master Ming's expression... is he also helpless?"

Mingyan was pondering how to solve this problem, his head bowed. If he reached Yangling and possessed the power of the sun, perhaps he could do something for Anran. However, he had only been in Yinling for a short time and hadn't found a large amount of Yin energy to absorb; he was still a long way from breaking through...

Chapter 109 Warm Array Patterns

Hearing An Ran's words, he looked up and said, "I've discovered something you're lacking, Miss An, but I don't know how to solve it yet."

“What… am I lacking?” An Ran had seen many doctors before. There was a very famous goddess doctor in Dongzhou who had been invited by the Huang family to examine Huang Qingfei’s condition. She had also come to see An Ran. It was from this goddess doctor that the Huang family learned what An Ran was lacking in her birth. However, she could only detect that An Ran was lacking one thing, but could not determine what it was.

She had suspected that An Ran lacked yang energy, but An Ran's survival proved that this conjecture was wrong. How could someone without yang energy still be alive?

“It’s lacking… Yang energy.” Mingyan explained his discovery in detail, and Anran’s face paled slightly upon hearing this. “I… the Yang energy in my body is fake?”

“That’s right. That’s why Miss An is unable to break through to Yangling and will remain stuck here. Moreover, even at Yinling Realm, she is far more fragile than other Yinling Realm cultivators.” Ming Yan nodded. He himself found it hard to believe his discovery because it defied common sense. It was simply unbelievable that someone whose body was full of fake Yang energy could survive until now.

"Then... does Young Master Ming have a way to solve this?" Yu Zhu asked hurriedly.

“Yang energy…” Huang Feiyan glanced at Ming Yan with a half-smile. Ming Yan probably has no shortage of yang energy.

Mingyan thought for a moment. Although his blood contained extremely strong yang energy, he couldn't keep transfusing blood to Anran, could he? He needed to find a way to cure her completely. Unlike Huang Qingfei, who was poisoned by yin poison, Anran's problem was that the yang energy in her body was fake. He had to inject yang energy into her for a long time, or rather, make her body generate yang energy.

Hmm... perhaps I can use my own yang energy to help An Ran build Yangling?

But if it's not her own yang energy, is there really no problem with the yang mausoleum she created?

Historically, probably no one has ever tried this, right? Everyone has their own yang energy, so who would use someone else's yang energy to build a yang mausoleum for no reason?

Moreover, if it weren't for the power of Yin, Mingyan wouldn't have been able to detect that the Yang energy within An Ran's body was fake...

Even if someone in history had the same physique, it's not guaranteed that you'd happen to encounter a human king with that physique, someone who could use the sun to examine her.

There is no precedent, and it's unknown whether it will succeed.

Mingyan pondered for a moment and said, "Theoretically, there is a solution."

Mingyan shared his thoughts and the risks involved, as there was no precedent for this, and he didn't know what kind of impact the Yangling he created with his yang energy would have on Anran.

Upon hearing this, An Ran lowered her head and remained silent for a moment before raising her head with a determined look in her eyes. "Could things get any worse than this? I'm willing to give it a try, Young Master Ming. I don't care about the consequences."

She could either live her life as an ordinary person, under the protection of the jade bead, in the mortal world, or perhaps not even live to see the end of her life, as no one knows if she might suddenly die young; or she could try to reconnect the broken path for her.

Mingyan nodded. He couldn't directly transfer solar power through spiritual energy like he could with the power of Yin. He hadn't reached Yangling yet and couldn't produce solar power. He could only do it by drawing blood. Mingyan cut his finger, placed it high up, and let Anran drink the blood.

The blood of the Human King Body carries a rich fragrance, containing not only strong yang energy but also yin energy and life force. After An Ran took it, her complexion improved significantly.

Mingyan then conducted another examination and discovered that while his blood had indeed brought some yang energy to Anran, it was far from enough... Anran's yin energy was too excessive, and to achieve balance, it would likely require the power of the sun, but where would Mingyan find such power...?

Ming Yan frowned and said, "Miss An, I'm afraid that to solve your current problem, I need to go to Yangling. With the current concentration of yang energy in my blood, it would probably take all the blood in my body to be drained to help you create Yangling."

"It's alright, I can wait." An Ran felt the warm current flowing through her body, and she felt comfortable all over. Hearing Ming Yan's words, she opened her eyes and nodded gently. "Thank you, Young Master Ming... An Ran is no longer a woman of the An family. If Young Master Ming can truly help An Ran cultivate immortality smoothly, An Ran is willing to follow Young Master Ming."

"Wait a minute..." Upon hearing this, Yue Qingying immediately said, "If you really can cultivate immortality, why not go to Yaochi? After all, Yaochi also recruits female disciples, doesn't it? Just remember Mingyan's kindness in your heart, and you can repay him one day in the future. You don't necessarily have to follow him."

Ning Feixuan looked at Yue Qingying after hearing this, and was a little puzzled. There shouldn't be any problem with following Ming Yan. Couldn't they just go to the Moon Cinema in the Wind Spirit Moon Shadow Holy Land?

However, Yaochi also takes in female disciples. They also care for homeless women, providing them with a suitable environment and job opportunities so that they can become self-reliant. If a woman has talent for cultivation and is pure and innocent, she will be accepted as a disciple. Therefore, there is no objection.

Mingyan naturally didn't need Anran's follower; Anran was too beautiful, and Mingyan was afraid that Ning Feixuan would misunderstand.

"By the way, I can carve an array pattern for you to alleviate the effects of the yin energy in your body." Ming Yan thought of an idea. He couldn't keep using his blood to bring yang energy to An Ran, but if he used his blood to carve an array pattern, it might be able to effectively alleviate the effects of the yin energy in An Ran's body in the long term.

"Please help me, Young Master Ming!" Yu Zhu said immediately upon hearing this. She had been with An Ran since she was a child and knew that her young mistress sometimes suffered so much in the dead of night that she couldn't sleep. Hearing that it could alleviate her young mistress's symptoms, she spoke without hesitation. She also secretly transmitted her voice to Ming Yan, "If Young Master Ming has any knowledge of formations, I beg you... I beg you to carve a slave mark on me so that I can atone for my sins!"

Ming Yan's eyes twitched. The other party had spoken to him privately via telepathy, and he replied telepathically, "Isn't that a bit unnecessary?"

"I beg you, Young Master Ming, to grant my request! Otherwise, I cannot rest easy! I once intended to use you, yet you have helped Miss so much. As Miss's servant, I am unforgivable. Only in this way can I find peace of mind. I hope you will not refuse, otherwise I will have no choice but to die..."

"No, no, it's not that serious... I'll carve it, okay?" Mingyan quickly stopped Yuzhu's words with a telepathic message. Why was she about to commit suicide?

Mingyan did have a somewhat negative impression of Yuzhu before. After all, Yuzhu had tried to harm him, but it was indeed difficult to deal with her. Should he just take her life? How could Mingyan possibly do that?

Leaving behind a "demand" was Mingyan's compromise, but at this point, Yuzhu demanded that Mingyan carve a slave mark on her, threatening to commit suicide if he refused...

How did I end up being threatened? There are people threatening others to forcibly tattoo slave marks on them?

"Young Master, thank you for your trouble." An Ran was unaware of the telepathic communication between Ming Yan and Yu Zhu. She looked at Ming Yan with gratitude in her eyes.

“Um…that…” Mingyan said softly, “To maximize the effect, I need to carve it on your abdomen…the array pattern cannot be obstructed in the slightest, so it needs to be carved on your skin. This might be…a bit intimate. If you can’t accept it, then forget it.”

"..." Ning Feixuan and Huang Feiyan couldn't help but glance at Ming Yan. Ning Feixuan felt that her idea was indeed correct. Although this guy looked serious, something was just not right!

Huang Feiyan's expression was also somewhat subtle. Engraved on a girl's abdomen? This...this...

Yue Qingying had also studied formations, so she didn't express any doubts. She knew that Ming Yan was right.

"Ah...this..." An Ran blushed and hesitated for a moment, but finally nodded and said shyly, "Then, then please, young master...do it."

"Mm." Mingyan nodded, and seeing that Anran didn't mind, he pulled Anran aside.

With her back to everyone else, An Ran untied her dress made of ice-cold gauze, revealing her abdomen and the gold-trimmed bodice beneath. She lifted the bodice slightly, blushing shyly.

Mingyan's fingers didn't make any extra movements. He cut his own finger and used his blood to carve array patterns on An Ran's abdomen. The bright red blood of the human king stood out conspicuously and bewitchingly against the snow-white abdomen, like a butterfly spreading its wings.

After the array pattern was drawn, An Ran quickly felt her previously cold and gloomy Qi Sea become warm. This feeling was just like when Ming Yan's spiritual energy entered her body, making her feel very comfortable.

It really worked. An Ran opened her eyes and found that Ming Yan had already gotten up and turned away, not looking at her for long. It was obvious that he had avoided suspicion after finishing the painting. She pursed her lips and said, "Young Master Ming, how can I repay your kindness?"

Reward? Mingyan hadn't thought about that. He smiled slightly and said, "Just consider it a gift to a friend."

An Ran lowered her head and said softly, "How can I consider you a friend after what you've done..."

"Can't we be friends?" Mingyan scratched his head, not understanding why Anran would say that, and didn't understand what Anran meant.

“Of course we can be friends.” An Ran looked up, her smile bright. “Then you and I are friends… Don’t forget, young master, you have An Ran as a friend, right?”

"How could I forget?" Mingyan shook his head, then noticed that Anran wasn't dressed yet. His gaze was almost drawn to her, so he quickly turned his head away.

An Ran noticed Ming Yan's gaze and realized she wasn't dressed properly. Her face flushed, and she straightened her clothes, then gently touched her lower abdomen, which felt warm and pleasant...

Friends? Or what if we're more than just friends?

Chapter 110 Inheritance

Having temporarily resolved An Ran's problem, the group grew from four to six.

To send An Ran and Yu Zhu out alone, they would need to be seriously injured. This is the only way to leave the Extreme Dao Palace ahead of time, but obviously, that's not an option.

In addition, as Yuzhu requested, Mingyan secretly had a slave mark carved on her forehead.

The slave mark is for life. Unless an extremely powerful figure removes it, or the person who can inscribe the slave mark reaches an extremely powerful level, the slave mark will never disappear and will accompany you for life.

Those marked with slave marks will not resist the will of the person who marked them, that is, their master. If they disobey, they will be severely punished. The punishment is determined by the master. There are ambiguous punishments, as well as truly cruel ones.

One can only say that the person who invented the slave mark was a genius... and made a very humane design. After all, sometimes, even if you mark someone with a slave mark, it doesn't necessarily have to lead to a fight to the death. There are even stories throughout history of strange relationships developing because of slave marks.

However, An Ran and Yu Zhu cannot reveal their identities now, as they are both dead and need to cover their true faces with veils.

If they leave the Jidao Palace later, An Ran and Yu Zhu will temporarily accompany Ning Feixuan to the Yaochi Holy Land. An Ran's problem will be completely resolved when they reach Ming Yanyang Mausoleum.

It was now the twentieth day since entering the Extreme Dao Palace. The area of ​​the small world within the Extreme Dao Palace was shrinking, and the entire world was contracting.

On their journey in search of opportunities, the six of them heard that other cultivators had discovered a place that appeared to be the inheritance of a Great Emperor. Without hesitation, they immediately set off for it.

Recently, Yue Qingying's cultivation has reached the peak of the Qi Sea Realm, and she could break through at any time.

During this time, she has been practicing the resonance of the "Wind Spirit Scripture" and the "Moon Shadow Scripture" with Mingyan. The two have learned a lot of combined attack techniques, and thus have gained a better understanding of the "Moon Shadow Scripture", which has greatly helped her cultivation.

Mingyan himself still needs a lot of Yin energy... In fact, Anran has a strong amount of Yin energy in her body, but Mingyan cannot extract it for use.

Firstly, An Ran's body was too weak to withstand it. Secondly, ordinary Yin energy is not like the Taiyin power in Ming Yan's body, which can be used in conjunction with spiritual energy. It can only be used by him through bloodletting, like he did before, or through some rather intimate acts.

Bloodletting is definitely out of the question. Given An Ran's physical condition, bloodletting would probably kill her...

So it seems that the only way is through intimate behavior.

His senior sister has been teaching him a lot lately, including a certain intimate act. Of course, she didn't teach him by words or actions, but just told him about it. Mingyan asked about the method of transition between Yin and Yang energies, and his senior sister told him that he either had to bleed or... cough cough.

Mingyan would certainly not do such a thing with Anran for the sake of his cultivation. In his view, he liked Ning Feixuan. Although Ning Feixuan had rejected him, he had not given up. If he did those things with Anran, he would completely lose the possibility of pursuing Ning Feixuan.

Moreover, Mingyan was also very resistant to doing that kind of thing without any feelings.

Because my senior sister said that doing that kind of thing with a woman you have no feelings for is a very bad thing to do.

In a high mountain area within the Supreme Dao Palace, a considerable number of cultivators have gathered, all drawn by the rumors they have heard.

Although everyone wants to monopolize the inheritance, once someone feels they can't compete, they will spread the word everywhere with the idea that "I won't let others take it easily." So now many people know that there may be an ultimate inheritance here.

Mingyan also saw many familiar faces, such as Donghe Yan, who came from Nanzhou to mediate the dispute. He was chatting happily with the people around him, and if you didn't know better, you would think he was there to make friends.

An Canhui was also there. He glanced at An Ran, frowned, and then looked away.

Gu Hanshuang was there too... Ming Yan saw Gu Hanshuang; she was standing at a distance, arms crossed, coldly watching them.