This soft moan reached Lin Huanhuan’s ears, causing her heart to flutter. Her will, which was controlling those strands of spiritual energy, wavered for a moment. Instead of continuing along the meridians, the spiritual energy jolted to the left and right.
As a result, Ye Jinxi only felt the strange sensation within her body intensify. Her beautiful face turned beet red, and she could not help but whisper, “Huanhuan, don’t move around so much. Follow the path; the left and right sides aren’t the way!”
Internal meridians were extremely fragile. Unlike the exterior of the body, which could be defended with spiritual energy, the internal meridians could be severed by even a small knife. This vulnerability would only improve once one reached the Foundation Establishment stage.
Lin Huanhuan naturally understood this point, so she had been carefully controlling her spiritual energy, fearing she might accidentally hurt Ye Jinxi and leave her with an injury that would be difficult to recover from.
Therefore, even when she was distracted by Ye Jinxi’s seductive voice just now, she had not said anything. She never expected that Ye Jinxi would turn around and blame her, making Lin Huanhuan so angry she almost taught her a lesson right then and there.
Lin Huanhuan suppressed her wavering mind and straightened the trajectory of the spiritual energy. Only then did she snap back, “You brat, if you keep talking nonsense, don’t blame me for being rude! You are clearly the one interfering with me. Can’t you see I’m working hard here?!”
“Hmph.”
Ye Jinxi also realized that she had been a bit too harsh. However, she was not feeling comfortable herself, so she remained silent, intending to apologize after the process was over.
Lin Huanhuan continued to control her spiritual energy to help guide Ye Jinxi while simultaneously enduring the interference from her inner demon.
Currently, most of her energy was occupied by the precise control of the spiritual energy, and her mind was unstable. The inner demon naturally would not let this rare opportunity pass:
‘Jie jie jie, this female lead is actually so arrogant, she even dares to talk back! Just control your spiritual energy to reach her Dantian and destroy it at will. Ruin her cultivation, then tie her up and throw her onto the bed to play with her as you please. Wouldn’t that be wonderful?’
Lin Huanhuan could not help but curse inwardly, ‘You damn inner demon, you really know how to pick the moment I’m weak! Why don’t you show your face when I’m in top condition? You really understand the concept of bullying the weak while fearing the strong.’
Despite her thoughts, Lin Huanhuan did not panic much.
By now, having had multiple experiences controlling her inner demon, it was extremely difficult for her to be counter-controlled. This current level of interference was not even enough to fill the gaps between her teeth.
It merely required her to divert more energy to resist the temptation, which slightly slowed down the speed of the guidance.
Ye Jinxi, whose body was being permeated by the spiritual energy, immediately noticed the change. She was originally a bit confused as to why Lin Huanhuan had suddenly slowed down, but on second thought, she instantly understood the key reason:
‘It seems I really misunderstood Huanhuan. How could she be the type of person to hold a grudge? I only said something casually just now, and she actually slowed down.’
‘One must know that once a rhythm is established for this kind of precise spiritual energy control, it cannot be easily changed. Even if Huanhuan’s talent is good, she must still find it very taxing. To do this just because of a single sentence I said, I really don’t know what to say…’
‘As I thought, she actually likes me too. Perhaps she didn’t at first, but she fell for me during our time together. It is only because of that restriction that she dares not speak the truth, fearing it would trigger terrible consequences.’
‘I will definitely find out the truth and make everything better.’
Ye Jinxi was so excited she almost subconsiously blurted out, “Huanhuan, you don’t have to intentionally control it. Return to the previous speed; I can take it.” But before the words could leave her mouth, she swallowed them back down.
Setting her own situation aside, Lin Huanhuan was likely already immersed in the current speed. If she spoke up now, it would cause interference no matter what. It would not matter much for herself, but if Lin Huanhuan were injured because of it, that would be truly bad.
‘Huanhuan has worked so hard. I must reward her well afterward.’
Ye Jinxi thought happily as she quickly gathered her emotions and sank her consciousness back into her body to feel the changes.
A short while later, those few strands of spiritual energy flowed past Ye Jinxi’s Dantian, provocatively sweeping against the spiritual energy there that dared not move, before finally leaving.
The spiritual energy in the Dantian was instantly infuriated. It was as if several robbers had broken into a house, not only trampling on everything and leaving their marks, but also slapping the owner several times. Furthermore, even though the owner had the ability to fight back, they were ordered not to.
Under such circumstances, how could there be no reaction? Ye Jinxi had to focus even more on soothing her own spiritual energy to prevent a riot.
After some more time had passed, the strands of spiritual energy traveled to the center of her being. Only then were they completely exhausted and dissipated, leaving behind some traces and slightly altered meridians.
Lin Huanhuan opened her eyes, withdrew her palms to adjust her breathing, and shouted, “Now is the time! Quickly follow the path I just took, mobilize all the spiritual energy in your body, and absorb the medicinal power!”
Her voice carried an unmistakable exhaustion. Clearly, what she had just done had taken a significant toll on her.
Ye Jinxi felt a pang of heartache and nodded gratefully. Then, without any further hesitation, she changed her hand seals. The spiritual energy in her body instantly became like a beast released from a cage, sweeping along the previous path and determined to erase all those traces!
At the same time, the spiritual liquid she was soaking in boiled once more. The powerful medicinal essence flowed into her body through her fine pores and was drawn by her spiritual energy toward specific areas.
In just ten short breaths, all the medicinal power had gathered at several major acupoints around her body.
In the next moment, in an area that could not be observed from the outside, the major acupoints around her body shone with brilliant light. All the power was absorbed by those acupoints, which then spat out icy blue spiritual energy.
Those major acupoints seemed to be connected by a mysterious force, forming a strange pattern before flashing and disappearing. An icy blue spring mark appeared on her forehead and also vanished in an instant, as if it had never been there.
The Hidden Spring Spirit Vein was officially opened at this moment.
Ye Jinxi was overjoyed. ‘It worked!’
She could not help but sense the changes in her spiritual energy. She found that although the quantity of icy blue spiritual energy had decreased — from over fifty strands to over thirty strands — its quality had improved significantly. Moreover, the volume in her Dantian remained unchanged; as long as she recovered, her spiritual energy could return to over fifty strands.
As for other changes, she had not discovered any yet. Ye Jinxi estimated she would have to test it out herself to know for sure.
“This is great, Huanhuan — “
Ye Jinxi quickly turned around, wanting to share her joy with Lin Huanhuan, only to see that Lin Huanhuan’s face was pale. She managed a weak smile and had just finished saying “Congratulations” before she fell straight to the side.
Ye Jinxi was startled. Ignoring the fact that they were both undressed, she hurried to catch her. Seeing that Lin Huanhuan’s forehead was covered in cold sweat but her breathing was stable, she sensed her condition and confirmed that she had simply fainted from exhaustion.
She looked at Lin Huanhuan with a mixture of heartache and gratitude. Only then did she let out a sigh of relief and picked Lin Huanhuan up in her arms. Her wet feet stepped onto the floor as she intended to move Lin Huanhuan to the bed so she could rest properly.
But at that moment, the door was pushed open.
“Miss, I have learned everything! The Sword Peak Spirit Vein has also been opened — “
Dong Yuner excitedly pushed the door open, but her words died in her throat as she took in the scene inside the room.
The two of them stared at each other, and neither spoke a word.
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