Chapter 158 – Bloodline Recovers
Translator: Mr Voltaire
Editor: Master Shadow
After all of the cultivators from the various families left, Xiao Yun went to the Imperial Palace to help Feng Yu Yao extract her poison. Emperor Feng was incredibly charismatic and had a good character, so Xiao Yun decided to help them as much as possible. Xiao Yun would do his best to take care of his friends, but would never show any weakness to his enemies. That was his principle. Moreover, befriending the Imperial Clan would only serve to benefit him in future.
After all, his goal was to leave Nanjiang and go to the Heavenly Capital Domain to find his father. It would be impossible for him to take care of the Xiao family if anything happened, but if the Imperial Clan was willing to protect them, there would be nothing for him to worry about. With Emperor Feng’s might, even Essence Soul realm cultivators would not be able to threaten them.
After returning to the Imperial Palace, Xiao Yun once again came to the Heavenly Phoenix Ridge’s Essence-Gathering Formation. After gathering uninterrupted for a few days, the Essence Qi within had become quite dense again. However, with the Heaven-Devouring Divine Art, Xiao Yun quickly sucked it all dry.
After rejuvenating himself for a bit, Xiao Yun also took a few medicinal pills to make a full recovery. Even though Qiu Xuan Rong had not been able to directly attack Xiao Yun, his might had caused Xiao Yun to suffer slight internal injuries.
After resting for a day, Xiao Yun came to the Seventh Princess’ courtyard early in the morning. Seeing Xiao Yun come, all of the serving ladies hurriedly brought him to the Princess’ room. Xiao Yun had come here many times, so all of the serving ladies and guards knew who he was.
Hearing that Xiao Yun had come, Feng Yu Yao elegantly walked out to personally receive him. After chatting for a bit, they came to the task at hand.
Within her room, Feng Yu Yao sat cross-legged on her bed. Her long eyelashes softly blinked as she looked ahead of her. There, a youth was also sitting cross-legged, less than a meter away from her.
They gazed at each other, able to feel each other’s hot breath on their faces.
Xiao Yun deeply breathed in, smelling Feng Yu Yao’s fragrance. This caused his mind to tremble, and he couldn’t help but stare at her. Her skin was incredibly white and supple, and seemed to have a glossy quality to it, making Xiao Yun feel as if there was a goddess sitting in front of him.
However, he quickly quelled his desires.
“I’ve become much stronger within the Heaven Origin Hunting Grounds, and I should be able to completely extract Princess’ Essence-Corroding Heavenly Poison,” Xiao Yun said, as if he was trying to cover up the attraction he felt towards this young woman opposite him.
After having her poison extracted a few times, Feng Yu Yao also knew the process clearly.
Xiao Yun’s palms flashed with a jade-green light, and the Martial Spirit released a wave of runes that entered into Feng Yu Yao’s palms. Following this, traces of jade-green light entered into Feng Yu Yao’s body, turning into jade-green vortexes of runes. The vortexes flashed, giving off a mysterious aura as they started to absorb the Essence-Corroding Heavenly Poison within Feng Yu Yao’s system.
This time, Xiao Yun also used the Heaven-Corroding Orchid to devour the Essence-Corroding Heavenly Poison after guiding it into his sea of consciousness. The Heaven-Corroding Orchid’s leaves flashed and a vortex appeared between them, devouring almost all of the Essence-Corroding Heavenly Poison that Xiao Yun’s Martial Spirit extracted. Its speed was simply astounding, and Feng Yu Yao’s eyes lit up upon detecting this.
“How come young sir Xiao’s extracting speed has become so much faster?” Feng Yu Yao felt incredibly astonished and stared at the youth in front of her, feeling indescribable shock. She still remembered the first time this youth had extracted poison for her; he had been incredibly cautious.
However, this time, Xiao Yun extracted the poison unreservedly, and at the beginning, Feng Yu Yao began to worry for him. This poison could devour a person’s source energy, and once one was infected by it, it was incredibly difficult to get rid of!
Even after a while, Xiao Yun’s expression did not change at all, nor did his speed decrease.
“Could it be that he had a fortuitous encounter in the Heaven Origin Hunting Grounds that caused him to become much stronger?” Feng Yu Yao wondered. There was no other explanation – if Xiao Yun had said that he could do such a thing from the beginning, she would not have believed him. This was because the cautiousness he displayed back then was not something that could be pretended. Moreover, she trusted this youth.
“This Heaven-Corroding Orchid is quite extraordinary; it can easily devour all poison.”
As Feng Yu Yao was revelling in her shock, Xiao Yun was completely focused on extracting the poison. He first used his own Martial Spirit to absorb the Essence-Corroding Heavenly Poison, then when it reached his sea of consciousness, his Heaven-Corroding Orchid would give off a resplendent light as it absorbed the poison.
After being absorbed by the vortex, the Essence-Corroding Heavenly Poison was stored in the Heaven-Corroding Orchid’s roots, turning into its nutrition. From his senses, Xiao Yun could tell that after absorbing that poison, the Heaven-Corroding Orchid’s vital essence had slightly grown.
“Looks like this Heaven-Corroding Orchid uses poison as nutrients to become stronger,” Xiao Yun muttered to himself.
Since the Heaven-Corroding Orchid was rooted in the Heaven-Corroding Pearl, that made sense. After all, from what the Heaven-Devouring Sparrow had said, this Heaven-Corroding Pearl was an ancient supreme treasure, and possessed an incredibly lethal poison that could rot the earth and corrode the heavens. How could the Heaven-Corroding Orchid not be extraordinary?
In fact, Xiao Yun even wondered if the Heaven-Corroding Orchid was a spiritual creature created from a trace of the Heaven-Corroding Pearl’s spiritual sense.
Some spiritual creatures gained sentience after developing and would also nurture all sorts of divine skills. After understanding the Heaven-Corroding Orchid’s abilities, Xiao Yun did not hold back in extracting the Essence-Corroding Heavenly Poison anymore.
Whoosh!
The jade-green light rushed around Feng Yu Yao’s body, stabbing like branches into her body. Traces of the aura of life could be felt from the jade-green light, which nourished her body as it extracted the poison.
The process of extracting poison was quite enjoyable and pleasant for Feng Yu Yao; it felt better than taking miracle medicines. The aura of life permeated into her skin and muscles, nourishing the damaged cells and meridians. At this moment, she seemed even more beautiful.
However, as she felt the permeation of this aura of life, she felt quite awkward.
“How come I’m feeling so impulsive?” Feng Yu Yao wondered as she blinked, her ears reddening as she stealthily glanced at the youth opposite her. Her heart rippled, making her feel quite embarrassed. In fact, she felt as if she was doing something underhanded in stealing these glances at him.
However, seeing that Xiao Yun’s eyes were closed, she inwardly let out a breath of relief.
Xiao Yun’s mind was currently controlling the Heaven-Corroding Orchid to absorb the Essence-Corroding Heavenly Poison, and he could not be distracted. As such, he naturally did not notice Feng Yu Yao’s gaze. After all, even though he had fused with the Heaven-Corroding Orchid, he needed to control it himself! Otherwise, if he let it do as it wished and something went wrong, he would have to pay the price for it.
Time flowed on, and soon, two hours had passed. Almost all of the Essence-Corroding Heavenly Poison within Feng Yu Yao’s body had been eliminated, and because Xiao Yun’s Martial Spirit did not have to refine the poison itself, it was able to vigorously extract it.
“I’m sure I’ll be able to completely get rid of this Essence-Corroding Heavenly Poison soon,” Xiao Yun thought to himself. He was quite satisfied with his current state. With the Heaven-Corroding Orchid, why would he have to fear any poison? All poisons could become nutrition for the Heaven-Corroding Orchid. Moreover, as the Heaven-Corroding Orchid grew, he would be able to develop his own lethal poison. Even though this poison was not his true battle strength, it would be able to unleash miraculous effects during battles.
Buzz!
Just as Xiao Yun was thinking to himself, the jade-green light from his Martial Spirit within Feng Yu Yao’s body trembled after being hit by an immense force, causing the light to dissipate and retreat back into his palm. In his surprise, Xiao Yun sent his mind over.
“What a powerful force! It’s from her bloodline,” Xiao Yun realized as he sent his mind into Feng Yu Yao’s body and found the origin of the force. It was a primal power that came from within her bloodline.
“Is her bloodline’s power going to reawaken?” Xiao Yun felt quite surprised. He remembered that Feng Yu Yao had said that she possessed a powerful bloodline, but had been afflicted by a poison that devoured this power and caused it to remain dormant.
Now that the Essence-Corroding Heavenly Poison was gone, her bloodline’s power was beginning to leak out again.
“Is my bloodline’s power finally going to reawaken?” Feeling the familiar power within her body, Feng Yu Yao, who was still feeling slightly embarrassed, felt a wave of joy pass through her heart as she became incredibly excited.
Previously, her bloodline had brought her unparalleled glory, and there were very few who could compare to her within the Moonwind Kingdom. In fact, she had been superior to all of the Princes, and felt as if she was living on a heavenly platform. However, after she had lost this bloodline power, she had fallen to the lowest point of her life, and could only wait for death. Who could understand such a feeling?