Chapter 75 An Agreement is Reached
Lying beside Li Ye was a real test for Si Yao.
However, she held back, closed her eyes, and simply hugged him.
She slowly opened her eyes only when the coldness on his body gradually subsided and his body temperature returned to normal.
Night had fallen, and the chirping of summer insects could be heard outside.
Si Yao stared at Li Ye's face, which, though less than a tenth of his true appearance, still captivated her.
A few breaths later, Li Ye woke up.
His first glance fell upon Si Yao, who was standing right in front of him. His long eyes flickered, and then he realized that he was actually holding her.
The air seemed to freeze.
Si Yao held her breath and forced a smile. "You're awake?"
Li Ye's eyes flickered, his brows furrowed slightly, but he said, "Yan Ao?"
The next moment, a cloud of black mist appeared in the room, and Yan Ao, who was wearing a black mask, appeared in front of Li Ye's bed.
When he saw the two people embracing on the bed, his face changed drastically. He was so frightened that he quickly turned around and stammered, "Your Majesty, I have been rude! I didn't see anything!"
Yan Ao groaned inwardly. He had only been back from the Demon Realm for less than a second when the Venerable One summoned him.
Does his superior not know that his appearance at this time is extremely inappropriate?
Similarly, Si Yao, who was on the bed, was so startled when she saw that there was suddenly someone in the room that she quickly turned over and sat up, straightening her clothes with her back to Yan Ao.
I'm so embarrassed.
In contrast, Li Ye slowly got up, his expression calm and composed, as if nothing had happened.
Si Yao took a deep breath. Was this guy just pretending to be calm?
"Yan Ao, how did your trip to the Demon Realm go?"
Li Ye spoke to Yan Ao in front of Si Yao.
Seeing this, Si Yao quietly got out of bed and said to Li Ye, "You two can continue your conversation. I'm leaving now."
She was not a demon, and she had no right to listen to or interfere with what Li Ye and Yan Ao were about to say.
"Wait." Unexpectedly, Li Ye stopped Si Yao. "You need to know about this."
Si Yao tilted her head, full of curiosity.
But she had no choice but to comply with Li Ye's wishes and sit down to the side.
Outside the barrier, no one else knew what was happening inside the room.
Yan Ao said, "Your Excellency, as you instructed, I sneaked back into the Demon Realm to find a way to restore my primordial spirit. After searching for several days, I finally found only one method."
Upon hearing this, Si Yao suddenly raised her head.
She subconsciously touched her dantian, where Li Ye's primordial spirit resided.
According to Yan Ao, it seems that Li Ye will be able to retrieve his primordial spirit soon?
"What method?" A hint of anticipation flashed in Li Ye's eyes. Was this the day he had been waiting for finally coming?
"In fact, there are two ways to return the Venerable One's primordial spirit to its rightful place. The first method requires stripping the dantian of the person being housed and directly extracting the primordial spirit."
Upon hearing this, Li Ye's face darkened. "Say the second one."
Yan Ao was slightly taken aback, "Your Excellency, I haven't finished speaking yet..."
“The first option is not advisable.” Li Ye surprisingly rejected it decisively.
Si Yao was startled, but still wanted to hear more. "Why don't you finish?"
Seeing that Li Ye acquiesced, Yan Ao said, "To strip the dantian of the person being stored and extract the primordial spirit is a very direct method, but we can use a secret technique of my demon race to ensure that the owner of the primordial spirit is not harmed in any way. However, the person being stored will definitely die."
Yan Ao added, "However, even if we use my demon race's secret technique to strip away the primordial spirit, the success rate is not high. If the primordial spirit fails to return to its rightful place, both the original owner and the person whose spirit was stored will perish."
That sounds scary...
Si Yao's face turned pale. If Li Ye were to take this risk, Si Yao's life would be in danger.
A moment of silence fell over the room.
After a long pause, Li Ye's cold gaze fell on Yan Ao. "That's why I told you to say the second one."
Yan Ao shrank back, fidgeting with his fingers, stammering for a long time, "The second one, the second one is... Your Majesty and..."
He seemed unable to say it, glanced at Si Yao, and then reluctantly said, "It is because Your Majesty cultivated with her five times. Each time, your primordial spirit can be drawn back into your body. However, this process requires five times to draw your primordial spirit back completely."
Yan Ao's face flushed red at the words.
He even his chest heaved as he looked at Si Yao with hostility.
This woman was fortunate enough to cultivate with the Venerable One once, which was fine, but that strange Primordial Spirit Returning Technique actually required them to cultivate together five times!
His esteemed one, who was as sacred as the most holy thing in the world, was defiled by this female cultivator from the Joyful Union Sect!
Yan Ao grew angrier the more he thought about it.
However, he couldn't lash out in front of Li Ye.
"Five times?" Li Ye's voice rose slightly at the end. He was equally shocked that such a method was needed to return his primordial spirit to its rightful place.
He looked at Si Yao and noticed that her cheeks were also flushed.
Si Yao coughed. "This...this is really the Primordial Spirit Return Technique?"
She found it all rather dubious.
Li Ye then asked Yan Ao for confirmation, "Are you serious about what you said?"
Sensing the irritation in his words, Yan Ao shrugged and quickly took out the ancient scroll he had stolen from the Demon Realm, presenting it to him with both hands. "Your Excellency, please take a look. It is recorded very clearly on this scroll."
Li Ye's gaze still held doubt. He accepted the scroll, and Yan Ao in front of him said again, "Because you initially used the dual cultivation method to store your primordial spirit in her body, you must now use the same method to guide your primordial spirit back."
Li Ye opened the scroll and found that, just as Yan Ao had said, every word and every sentence was true.
His breathing became heavier, he closed his eyes, and rubbed his temples with one hand.
This is a real headache.
"The advantage of this method over the first one is that neither of us will be in any danger after five rounds of dual cultivation," Yan Ao said, giving Si Yao a low snort.
He finally couldn't hold back any longer and vented his resentment, "You really got off easy!"
As soon as she finished speaking, Si Yao raised her chin, put her hands on her hips, and said, "Who doesn't know that it's cheap? You think you can just say you want to cultivate together? I haven't even agreed to it yet."
However, Li Ye handed over the scroll in his hand, looking embarrassed, "Take a look too."
“Uh…” Si Yao choked. Looking at Li Ye’s expression, could it be that he really had the idea of cultivating with her?
But thinking about it, it makes sense. After all, in order to return his primordial spirit to its rightful place, Li Ye would naturally agree without hesitation, even if it meant cultivating with Si Yao.
Yan Aoying withdrew at Li Ye's instruction.
Only the two of them remained in the room.
Si Yao read each word on the scroll, her eyes widening. "This so-called five dual cultivation sessions can't be completed in one go?"
When he heard the word "complete in one go," Li Ye's eyelids twitched.
Si Yao gently closed the scroll, stood up and walked towards Li Ye, raising her eyes to look at him, "But, can you complete it five times in one go?"
Li Ye's eyes turned slightly cold. Was this woman questioning his abilities?
"Have you forgotten that we went more than five times that night?"
He brought up that night just to prove that he... wasn't incapable.
Si Yao's ears turned red, and she was just about to say: "Yes, you're good, you really are good!"
Recalling what happened that night, Li Ye's expression also became unnatural, and he also noticed that Si Yao was uneasy at the moment.
Both of them seemed quite embarrassed.
Si Yao's eyes darted away, then she pointed to the scroll and changed the subject, saying, "This scroll says that dual cultivation is only possible at specific times."
Before she knew it, she had also become interested, as if she had taken the initiative to participate in the event of Li Ye's primordial spirit returning to its rightful place.
“A specific time…” Si Yao repeated, then after a moment of contemplation, said, “Could it be when your aftereffects flare up?”
“You’re not stupid.” Li Ye put away the scroll that Si Yao handed him. “My body has been reshaped, and the physical body is unstable. As a result, my original soul gave rise to two soul bodies, a primary and a secondary one. After fusion, although the primary and secondary souls are now one, there are still occasional situations where the two soul bodies separate.”
Si Yao nodded. "I understand. When your two souls try to separate, that's when the aftereffects kick in."
“As you said.” Li Ye’s gaze was sharp, and confidence appeared on his handsome face. “But what can that do to me? Several times I had an attack, but I got through it in just one night.”
“But your primordial spirit needs to return to its original position as soon as possible.” Si Yao’s tone became serious for no apparent reason. “If it doesn’t return in time, you can’t predict whether the symptoms will be more severe when the aftereffects flare up next time.”
She was right. The more times the aftereffects occurred, the worse Li Ye's body would become.
If his primordial spirit does not return in time, he may eventually explode and die.
Seeing that Li Ye fell silent, Si Yao felt that she had guessed correctly.
He will naturally retrieve his primordial spirit, even if it's through dual cultivation.
Si Yao didn't want someone else's primordial spirit to occupy her dantian, because it ultimately wasn't hers.
"Tell me the truth, deep down you've already chosen the second method of returning your primordial spirit to its rightful place, haven't you?"
Hearing Si Yao say this, Li Ye's eyes slowly darted around.
She thought he would be too proud to admit it, but to her surprise, he looked at Si Yao with a serious and earnest gaze, "But, are you willing?"
Was it done voluntarily by you?
He remembered that Si Yao had just said, "You think dual cultivation is something you can just do? I haven't even agreed to it yet."
Si Yao composed herself and sat upright in front of Li Ye. "Since there is no other choice, I will naturally not refuse. This primordial spirit is ultimately unstable within my body. If the primordial spirit does not return to its rightful place, our lives and deaths will be intertwined, which will be a great threat to me!"
She then smiled, her eyes crinkling, "Besides, cultivating with you would be more harmful than beneficial to me, don't you think?"
Li Ye chuckled, "You've actually managed to kill two birds with one stone."
"Don't think I'm being generous," Si Yao pouted. "I'm helping you, understand?"
Li Ye's lips inexplicably curled up, and his tone became lighter, "Fine, if that's how you want to think, then so be it."
Feeling the other person's gaze fixed on her, Si Yao's breath hitched, then she coughed, covering her mouth to hide the flutter in her heart. "Hmm... so, according to you, we've reached an agreement?"
They agreed to cultivate together, and they would only do so when Li Ye's aftereffects flared up.
It cannot be completed five times at once. As the name suggests, the dual cultivation technique can only be performed when Li Ye has five episodes.
Thinking of this, Si Yao couldn't help but shudder. It seemed that she would have to spend some more time with Li Ye.
"Okay, the agreement is reached." Li Ye's voice came, a smile still playing on his lips.
Si Yao was stunned for a moment, then smiled. She felt that the two of them were making some kind of deal, but she couldn't help but feel happy inside.
Perhaps it was because her long-parched Jade Maiden Sutra was finally about to be nourished that she was in such a good mood.
Li Ye removed the barrier, flicked his sleeves, and the window by the sea was suddenly opened.
A gentle sea breeze blows, and the sound of the waves is melodious.
Si Yao got up, stepped out of the back door of the room, and leaned gently against the railing, looking at the sea view at night.
Li Ye gazed at the bright moon on the sea, unsure whether he was looking at the moon or at Si Yao, when his voice softly rang out, "Also, thank you for taking care of me earlier."
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