It turns out, they were the main characters.

As expected, the previous guess was correct. Lingxuan herself could be considered a small reincarnation pool... Mu Zhian sighed inwardly, gazing at Ye Lingxuan's delicate face with its three-dimensional features.

Ye Lingxuan finally reacted and subconsciously brushed the handkerchief off her face. She wanted to say something in her voice, but under Mu Zhian's affectionate gaze, she ultimately held back.

She slowly closed her eyes, her long, curled eyelashes trembling slightly, her small hands half-hanging behind Mu Zhian.

After a while, she hooked her arms around the back of his neck, pressed her buttocks against the table, and let Mu Zhian taste the lip rouge she had just applied.

The snow outside gradually fell heavier, and the cold wind blew against the glass windows, making a faint whistling sound.

After an unknown amount of time, Mu Zhian finally released the girl. Looking at Ye Lingxuan's adorable, flushed face, he raised his hand to wipe away the remaining rouge from her lips and smiled, "I've cleaned it up for you."

Ye Lingxuan raised her eyelids and glared at Mu Zhian, but because her peach blossom eyes were still moist from their recent intimacy, they were not only harmless but also made her look even more adorable.

Mu Zhian took his leave at the opportune moment, saying, "It's getting late, I'll come find you again tomorrow."

"Ah."

Although Ye Lingxuan was somewhat reluctant, her inner shame made her hold back her words of pleas for him to stay, and she watched Mu Zhian push open the door and walk into the snowy night with its heavy snowfall.

After closing the door, she took a deep breath and slowly exhaled.

The shy look in her eyes gradually calmed down.

Only at this moment did she seem to transform back into the perfect goddess in the eyes of outsiders—polite, sensible, yet maintaining a certain distance from others.

Ye Lingxuan turned around and walked to the table, looking at the Purple Lightning Sacred Rock in her hand. Then, she silently took out another Purple Lightning Sacred Rock, which was the size of a human head, from her storage ring and handed it to the Reincarnated Empress, who had been silently sitting in the corner without making a sound.

"Keep this with you for now," Ye Lingxuan said.

The reincarnated empress tilted her head slightly and asked, "Why...?"

"If Brother Mu finds out, it will cause unnecessary trouble. Also, please make two bracelets out of this for me in the next few days." Ye Lingxuan handed over the other Purple Lightning Sacred Rock that Mu Zhian had just given her to the Reincarnated Empress.

"This one is too small, it might be a bit of a stretch... but it would be fine if it were made into a ring," said the Reincarnated Empress.

Ye Lingxuan pondered for a moment, then nodded gently and said, "Then let's have a ring."

"If you want the bracelet, you can use another, larger Purple Lightning Sacred Rock," the Reincarnated Empress reminded her.

“Then the meaning is different.” Ye Lingxuan lightly touched her lips with her finger, as if she was feeling the lingering warmth of her lips from just now.

"Why are they different...?" The Reincarnated Empress tilted her head slightly and asked.

She was silent for a moment, then smiled gently: "Different is different."

"How could the gift Brother Mu gave me be the same as my own? You wouldn't understand."

……

After returning to Tianhe Garden, Mu Zhian did not go directly back to his room, but went straight to Bai Ruoxi's boudoir.

He quietly pushed open the door and saw the beautiful woman in a palace dress with her eyes slightly closed, seemingly still meditating. He couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

He turned and closed the door, quietly went to the bedside, sat cross-legged next to Bai Ruoxi, and was about to enter a meditative state.

Just then, a melodious and gentle voice suddenly came from beside him: "Was Mu Lang trapped in the Sword Palace today? Why are you so late?"

Bai Ruoxi quietly opened her eyes at some point, her beautiful eyes filled with tenderness.

For some reason, however, that gentle gaze made Mu Zhian feel a strange sense of danger.

After a brief hesitation, Mu Zhian chose to be honest and said, "I went to see Sister Lingxuan today and talked to her about the matter of reincarnation spiritual energy."

"Reincarnation spiritual energy?" Bai Ruoxi, who had originally planned to watch Mu Zhi'an's 'performance,' couldn't help but look a little doubtful when she heard this.

He actually confessed...?

We had already prepared to use a love lock...

"Yes, I sought out Sister Lingxuan for the matter of reincarnated spiritual energy."

Mu Zhian glanced discreetly at the love lock peeking out from Bai Ruoxi's sleeve, then gazed tenderly at the girl and said, "Sister Lingxuan obtained a legacy in the forbidden area in the past, and that legacy ultimately requires some of my help... That's why I went to see her tonight."

Normally, Bai Ruoxi should be meditating and cultivating right now, but she hasn't done so tonight. It's obvious that Wei Mengrou must have leaked the news about her young master.

Since there's no way to fool them, we have to give a proper explanation.

But that maid really wished something would happen to her young master... It's obvious she should have kept it a secret for him.

As expected, I was too lenient with Sister Mengrou before. After she lost the bet last time, I should have taught her a lesson more... Mu Zhian couldn't help but feel a little regretful.

However, judging from this, Ruoxi doesn't seem to be planning to make things quiet tonight... Mu Zhian noticed that the cold chains were silently emerging from Bai Ruoxi's sleeves, as if they wanted to quietly bind him.

"Ruoxi, look at that!" Mu Zhian's eyes flickered slightly as he suddenly pointed behind Bai Ruoxi.

If it were an outsider, this stunning beauty would never have fallen for it, but because it was Mu Zhian, this childish tactic actually worked.

Bai Ruoxi subconsciously turned her head away, and at that moment, Mu Zhian seized the opportunity, grabbed the love lock, and approached Bai Ruoxi's snow-white wrist.

"Is there something behind me?" Bai Ruoxi turned her head to look over, and at that moment, Mu Zhian quickly used the love lock to handcuff her hands together.

Bai Ruoxi: "..."

Miss Bai only reacted at this moment, slightly raising her eyelids and glaring at him with embarrassment and annoyance: "Let go right now!"

"You secretly took out this love lock because you wanted to play a game with me, didn't you? Or did I misunderstand?" Mu Zhian put one arm around Bai Ruoxi's shoulder and whispered softly in her ear.

"It ran out on its own, it has nothing to do with me..." Bai Ruoxi's eyes flickered slightly, revealing a hint of panic.

The love lock was clearly hers, and with her strength, it would be easy for her to counter Mu Zhi'an. However, being held in Mu Zhi'an's arms at this moment made her heart flutter like a deer, and for a moment she didn't know what to do.

Mu Zhian pressed his advantage, placing both hands on her shoulders and giving her a gentle push.

Bai Ruoxi leaned back and saw the beams on the ceiling, as well as Mu Zhian's handsome face, which was bathed in a warm glow under the candlelight.

He pulled the covers up and then crawled into bed.

Just as Bai Ruoxi was about to speak, she seemed to sense something, her body stiffened slightly, she lowered her eyes to look at the boy in her arms, her eyes shining with shyness, she reached out to push him away, but because of the love lock, this action was extremely difficult.

Bai Ruoxi could only bite her lip lightly, seemingly trying her best to suppress some sound.

After a moment, Mu Zhian poked his head out from under the covers, looked at Bai Ruoxi's blushing face, stroked the beauty's pretty face, and said softly, "Do you like it?"

Bai Ruoxi subconsciously turned her face away from him, and whispered, "You're so annoying..."

However, the love lock responded to Bai Ruoxi's words at this moment, indicating that its owner was lying.

Bai Ruoxi's face turned even redder. She never expected that the 'path' she had chosen in the Refining Spirit Realm would turn out to be a double agent, standing on Mu Zhi'an's side.

"What if I wake her up..." Left with no other choice, Bai Ruoxi had to resort to 'threats'.

Mu Zhian naturally understood that the "she" Bai Ruoxi was referring to was the other spiritual consciousness that was still dormant in her body at this moment, the Palace Master of the Sword Palace.

But he was completely unfazed, a slight smile playing on his lips as he said calmly, "Even if the Palace Master comes, he will be suppressed just the same!"

Anyway, they're not all Bai Ruoxi; she's even younger than Ruoxi.

After all, a scabbard is definitely bigger than a sword blade, otherwise how would it hide something?

Mu Zhian said no more, pulled the blanket up, buried himself in her arms, and did his part for the Ascension Conference.

In this cold winter, only Ruoxi's heart can warm his heart.

……

The next morning.

The ground outside was covered with a layer of snow, and the weather was getting colder.

Mu Zhian got up feeling refreshed, dressed, and left the room contentedly, looking at Bai Ruoxi who seemed a little tired.

Although she didn't meditate last night, the effect was several times stronger for Bai Ruoxi than if she had meditated.

Mu Zhian sat in the courtyard, sipping tea while gently clenching his fist, then shook his head and sighed.

Indeed, conquering the peak with one's own hands is still too difficult.

I must say, she truly lives up to her reputation as Ruoxi.

With a touch of emotion, Mu Zhian sat in front of the courtyard, silently drinking tea. Then he took out two Emperor-level medicinal herbs and tried to understand their growth process.

The entire Nine Provinces flocked to the Liangyi Sect because of the three Emperor-level medicinal herbs at the Ascension Conference. However, Mu Zhian already possessed two Emperor-level medicinal herbs.

Mu Zhian had repeatedly confirmed these two medicinal herbs before. First, the ability to prolong life is a common characteristic of Emperor-level medicinal herbs, and this herb with purple petals seems to have other effects as well.

Mu Zhian wasn't quite sure about the specifics, but he felt that it was somewhat similar to his own cultivation technique, the Eight Desolate Dream Diagram. Perhaps after refining it, it would also enhance his dream-related cultivation techniques.

The other plant has golden flowers, within which a five-clawed golden dragon seems to be contained, sometimes roaring, sometimes wandering among the flowers, with an astonishing aura.

"If I could decipher the secrets of these two Emperor-level medicinal herbs, perhaps my strength could be further improved," Mu Zhian muttered to himself.

It's a pity that he still can't see through the secrets of these two medicinal herbs. He can only look at them but can't use them, which is really frustrating.

At that moment, a bold idea suddenly popped into Mu Zhian's mind.

Why not just refine it directly...?

If a single Emperor-level medicinal herb is directly refined, the lifespan extension it can provide is beyond human imagination.

However, the refining process will take nearly a hundred years.

However, so far, most of the cheat codes that Mu Zhian has obtained have been eventually absorbed by the innate furnace, and after being strengthened, they have been fed back to the other girls around him.

Whether it's the Heavenly Dao Qi given by the Spirit Dragon, the Enlightenment Seed bestowed by the Azure Emperor, or the spiritual energy of the Reincarnation Pool, it's all the same.

If even Emperor-level medicinal herbs could be further enhanced in the innate furnace, or even directly refined...

Mu Zhian pondered for a moment, then finally put down his teacup.

"Let's take a gamble!"

Two Emperor-level medicinal herbs—we'll find out whether they can be quickly refined and absorbed by the innate furnace by refining just one of them.

He got up and went to his room door, then said, "Sister Mengrou, I'm going into seclusion for a while."

Wei Mengrou appeared silently. Although she didn't know what her young master was up to, she still nodded slightly: "I will tell the others not to come near this place."

Mu Zhian smiled at her and said, "If it succeeds, it will be of help to you in the future."

Wei Mengrou's eyes held a hint of doubt.

Mu Zhian did not offer an explanation, but instead went into the room, sat cross-legged on the soft couch, and took out the golden flower.

The spiritual energy emanating from this Emperor-grade medicinal herb was like that of an ancient golden dragon, exuding a rich medicinal fragrance that was refreshing and invigorating.

If anyone saw this scene, they would definitely exclaim that it was wasteful. A medicinal herb of the Emperor level should be thoroughly understood before it is refined to maximize its effect. But Mu Zhian did not understand it and directly planned to refine it.

Mu Zhian hesitated slightly, then tried to communicate with Yao Meng in his mind: "Fairy, do you think it would be too wasteful for me to directly refine this Emperor-level medicinal herb?"