Chapter 33 Bathing Zhong Jiuli's voice was filled with unbearable panting...
"Hmm?" Zhong Jiuli's puzzled voice came from above. She seemed to be talking to herself, "Could it be that I'm having a nightmare? Or was the little tiger switched while I was asleep?"
"Looks like we can't keep it, let's just throw it away!"
After Zhong Jiuli finished speaking, she picked up Bai Ye and stood up, pretending to throw her off the towering altar.
Even knowing that the other party was deliberately trying to scare her, Bai still stretched out her two paws and hugged Zhong Jiuli's neck tightly, refusing to let go. Her fluffy head burrowed into her arms as if she were asleep, since she didn't open her eyes.
“Young Master Bai…” Zhong Jiuli’s breathing was unsteady as she was being strangled, but her voice was full of laughter, “If you keep squeezing like that, I’ll be strangled to death right here.”
Upon hearing this, Bai immediately loosened his grip a bit, but his claws remained wrapped around Zhong Jiuli's neck. He insisted on keeping his eyes closed and pretending to be asleep, as if this would excuse him from what he had just done.
Zhong Jiuli placed his palm on her head and gently rubbed it. Her smooth, glossy fur felt wonderful to the touch.
"Alright, I don't blame you. Open your eyes."
"Really?" Bai Ye's muffled voice came from Zhong Jiuli's arms, with a hint of childish probing, "Then you're not allowed to settle scores later?"
Although she spoke, she hadn't truly woken up yet. If Zhong Jiuli wanted to settle accounts, she could still recall one of the little tigers.
Zhong Jiuli's hand, which was on her head, slowly moved down, her knuckles completely disappearing into the soft hair, finally stopping on the thick, furry neck that was too big to be grasped in one hand. Her five fingers slightly tightened. "Don't make me say it a second time."
"Don't pinch me, don't pinch me, I'm awake." Bai Ye quickly opened his eyes and hurriedly broke free from Zhong Jiuli's embrace.
She hadn't forgotten the time Zhong Jiuli choked her the first time they met, breaking many of her ribs in the process.
After landing, Bai first shook its fluffy fur as usual, then raised its paw and pointed to the golden pool, changing the subject: "That is the Primordial Essence Liquid, left by the tiger clan ancestors for their descendants to awaken their bloodlines... But you can also soak in it with me, it will greatly benefit your cultivation."
Zhong Jiuli naturally knew what that thing was, but she didn't expect the little guy to invite her to take a bath together.
Before Zhong Jiuli could reply, Bai Ye said somewhat awkwardly, "However, you can't wear clothes when soaking in this. You have to take your clothes off before you can soak in it."
The air suddenly froze!
Zhong Jiuli looked down at the little guy who covered his face with his paws after speaking. She leaned closer to Bai Ye, raised her hand and lifted her chin. "Want to bathe with me?"
The cool voice carried a hint of amusement, but to Bai Ye, it immediately sounded an alarm!
She decisively backed down, no longer daring to harbor any ulterior motives, and shook her head vigorously, "No, no! I mean, you can soak first, and then I'll soak after you're done."
After Bai finished speaking, she walked gracefully to the edge of the steps and squatted down with her back to Jin Chi. Her fluffy tail was curled up in front of her, her two paws were neatly placed together, and even her round little ears were slightly drooping. Every hair on her body seemed to say, "Don't worry, Tiger will never peek."
Zhong Jiuli raised an eyebrow. Since the little tiger wanted her to seduce him, she would grant her wish.
With a gentle flick of her finger, the belt binding her slender waist fell onto the white jade altar, instantly freeing her from its restraints and allowing it to slowly slide down her exquisite curves.
She stepped barefoot onto the white jade steps, walking step by step toward the pool of primordial liquid.
The rustling of fabric behind him, the light footsteps on the jade steps, and finally the gentle ripples of the pool water—every subtle sound painted a clear picture in Bai Ye's mind.
She felt a little disgusted with herself; how could the little tiger's head be filled with such unhealthy thoughts all day long?
But since Zhong Jiuli is his wife, it shouldn't be a problem to secretly lust after her body, right? Should he take a look back?
Just as he was lost in thought, a whooshing sound suddenly came from behind. By the time Bai reacted, the tiger had already been wrapped around the waist by a beam of spiritual light and dragged towards the golden pool in the distance.
With a "plop," Bai Ye plunged entirely into the Primordial Liquid.
The viscous liquid instantly enveloped her entire body. She frantically waved her four furry paws, barely managing to peek her soaking wet head out of the water.
"Huff...huff...Zhong Jiuli, what are you doing..." Bai Ye's words came to an abrupt halt amidst his rapid breathing.
She stared blankly at the woman in front of her, even unconsciously holding her breath, as if afraid that her breathing would be too loud and disturb the beauty.
Zhong Jiuli's eyes were slightly red as she leaned lazily against the Yuan Liquid Pool. The white jade pool was no match for her snow-white skin.
Golden flames billowed around her, blurring her features into a dreamlike halo. Her long, dark hair clung damply to her porcelain-white skin, with a few strands framing her delicate collarbone before disappearing into the barely visible curves beneath the primordial liquid.
Bai Ye's gaze involuntarily fell on the slightly sunken collarbone, where a perfectly round drop of golden essence shimmered gently. She was somewhat annoyed and couldn't help but want to raise her paw to grab the drop of essence in her hand, lest it defile the beauty.
Suddenly everything went black. A pale white hand covered her eyes, carrying Zhong Jiuli's unique cool fragrance. Bai blinked blankly, her long eyelashes brushing against the other's palm, eliciting a low, husky laugh from above.
"You little rascal..." Zhong Jiuli's voice was filled with unbearable panting, "This Primordial Essence Liquid is scorching hot. You're quite clever, letting your sister test the water temperature for you?"
Upon hearing this, Bai belatedly realized the intense pain. It was all because of her alluring beauty; she hadn't felt anything at first.
Countless drops of scalding primordial fluid were seeping into her body through every inch of her skin, the temperature so intense it felt as if it would melt her very bones. Each drop of primordial fluid surged and crashed through her body, bringing excruciating pain, and she couldn't help but let out a whimper.
For Bai Ye to experience such pain given her current physique, it's clear how potent the Primordial Elixir is.
She felt her flesh and blood melting. Yes, truly melting.
Bai could clearly feel his bones softening and reshaping under the burning of the primordial liquid. The originally white tiger bones were gradually coated with a light gold layer, just like immortal gold tempered by divine fire.
His muscles were torn apart inch by inch, and the intense pain caused Bai to convulse all over.
Zhong Jiuli raised his hand to hug her, his slender fingers gently stroking her back. "It's alright, just bear with it for a while."
Bai was also held in her arms, his furry cheek pressed against her bare chest, his heart pounding just as loudly in her ear.
"Thump... thump..."
The sudden, rapid, and intense movements were enough to show that Zhong Jiuli's condition was not much better than hers.
But her expression remained unchanged as she gently comforted Bai Ye.
"I'm fine, it doesn't hurt," Bai replied, panting heavily.
After saying that, she closed her eyes again, focusing her mind on her body and observing the changes within herself.
The originally crimson blood gradually merged with tiny golden rays, almost imperceptible without close inspection. But as more and more Primordial Essence flowed in, the gold became increasingly concentrated, eventually converging into a golden torrent within the blood vessels, flowing towards the violently beating heart.
In that instant, Bai also clearly heard a crisp "crack" sound from inside his body, as if some kind of shackle had been broken.
"Roar~"
A deafening tiger roar erupted uncontrollably, and Bai's body burst forth with dazzling golden light. Her pupils resembled two small, burning suns, blazing fiercely, capable of scorching through everything in the world.
That was not the real sun, but the White Tiger clan's innate divine power, the Golden Eye of Illusion.
At this moment, everything in heaven and earth appeared different in Bai Ye's eyes. The pool of primordial liquid transformed into flowing spiritual energy, Dao patterns flowed on the white jade steps, and even the space here was entwined with thousands of chains of laws.
As she gazed at Zhong Jiuli, everything went black again; it was that same hand that blocked her eyes once more.
"You little rascal, don't peek." Zhong Jiuli's voice was a little hoarse.
Bai was surprised to find that she couldn't see through Zhong Jiuli. The hand in front of her was still just a hand, with the lines on the palm clearly visible, but nothing more.
"Surprised?" Zhong Jiuli chuckled, lightly tapping Bai Ye's moist nose with her fingertip. "Your little tiger teeth haven't even fully grown in yet, and you already want to see through your older sister?"
"My sister has cultivated for tens of thousands of years. If you, a little guy who has only been soaking in the primordial liquid for a while, were to see through all my secrets, wouldn't all those years of cultivation have gone to waste?"
Bai Ye trembled his beard and explained in a low voice, "I didn't mean to spy on you. I just got a new supernatural power and it's quite novel."
After saying this, Bai realized that his paws were on Zhong Jiuli's shoulders. The two of them were pressed together, their bodies completely touching. His unruly tail had somehow wrapped tightly around her slender waist, its fluffy tip restlessly hooking around her waist.
This discovery made Bai somewhat annoyed. Would it seem too deliberate for him to transform back into human form at this moment?
As if she knew what Bai was thinking, Zhong Jiuli stopped and pushed her away when Bai was struggling with whether to turn back into human form.
"Now that your bloodline has awakened, you should cultivate properly here." A clear, cold voice came from behind him. Bai turned around, only to catch a glimpse of a departing figure.
The golden liquid rolled down her jade-like back, paused briefly at her waist, and finally slid over her full curves before falling back into the pool.
Bai was shocked to see such a scene. She took a deep breath, quickly closed her eyes, and immersed herself in cultivation.
The newly ignited divine blood greedily devoured the essence in the pool. With each drop of primordial liquid entering her body, her aura became more solidified. This change was not an improvement in cultivation level, but a leap in the level of her life.
Zhong Jiuli paused slightly, turning her head to look at the little tiger cultivating with its eyes closed in the pool. A hint of annoyance flashed in her eyes, and she felt a strong urge to rush into the pool, grab the little rascal who was peeking, and give him a good beating.
This annoyance eventually turned into a soft sigh. She bent down to pick up the robes that had fallen to the ground and put them on one by one.
Zhong Jiuli, her clothes loose, stepped barefoot onto the white jade altar, walking step by step to its edge, and casually sat down. Her plain white skirt spread out on the altar as she gazed down at the swirling clouds beneath her feet.
Like a god sitting high above the clouds, nothing can keep her here.
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Time flies when you're on a spiritual journey; a few days pass in the blink of an eye.
The pool of primordial liquid was almost dry, and Bai, who was immersed in cultivation, finally awoke from his meditation.
When she opened her eyes, divine fire burned in her golden pupils. As she looked up, her gaze pierced through layers of spatial barriers, and at the end of countless fragments of spacetime, a blue planet appeared before her eyes—her homeland, a homeland she could never return to.
Is this the Eye of Truth? Bai pondered to herself. Unfortunately, she couldn't fully grasp it right now, but hope was right in front of her, and the road home was just ahead.
She grinned and smiled silently!
The golden flames burning in his eyes died down, and he returned to his usual gentle and harmless amber color.
However, if someone looks closely, they will notice a touch of pale gold deep in his pupils, like the rising sun, waiting for the right time to grow into a dazzling blazing sun.
"How do you feel?" Zhong Jiuli's voice came from the poolside.
Bai also jumped into the pool and landed beside her, his eyes full of smiles. "Very good, it feels like I've been reborn."
Zhong Jiuli hummed in agreement. "We should get out of here. We've been here for a month already."
"Huh?" Bai also opened his mouth in surprise. "I actually soaked in the pool for a month?"
"Awakening one's bloodline is no easy task. If it weren't for the help of this Primordial Elixir, it would have taken you hundreds or thousands of years."
Bai also glanced at the dried-up pool of Yuan Liquid. The pool, which was originally full of Yuan Liquid, had been completely consumed by her and Xiao Lü.
Bai's gaze shifted upwards, landing on the golden bead. He muttered to himself, "Fortunately, this Primordial Bead is still here. It would be a bit awkward if I had used up all the inheritance."
Zhong Jiuli chuckled and said, "Inheritance is meant to be used by future generations. Keep this scroll, and if you encounter another little tiger in the future, bring her here for baptism."
"Mmm." Bai responded, then said somewhat awkwardly, "Zhong Jiuli, you can turn around, I'm about to transform into a human."
"Oh? What's the reason for this, young hero Bai? You weren't this particular when you were peeking at my sister earlier." Zhong Jiuli's voice was full of teasing; she still remembered the grudge Bai had held against her for peeping earlier.
Bai was a little embarrassed by what he said, "Alright then, I won't lose anything by showing it to you."
In front of Zhong Jiuli, she decisively transformed into human form. After the bloodline baptism, her body grew much larger, and she now looked like a seven or eight-year-old child.
"Slap!" A slap, neither too hard nor too soft, suddenly landed on that smooth bottom.
Bai also jumped up with a "whoop," covering her bottom tightly with both hands, and accused her with a face full of shame and indignation: "Why did you spank me?"
Zhong Jiuli laughed and scolded, "At such a young age, you're not learning good manners, but instead you've learned to act like a hooligan in front of your older sister?"
"It was you who insisted on watching!" Bai jumped up and down, saying angrily, "Fine, I'll watch, but you had to hit me, and then you called me a hooligan. You're really... hard to please."
"When did I say I wanted to see it?" Zhong Jiuli leaned closer, her delicate hand rising slightly, about to land on her little bottom again.
"Hey, hey, don't hit me! I was wrong, I was being a pervert." Bai Ye covered his little bottom, ran away barefoot, and went to a corner. With his back to Zhong Jiuli, he took out his clothes and put them on.
After she was dressed, Zhong Jiuli stepped forward, grabbed her by the back of the neck, and said, "Let's go, you little hooligan, we should leave this place."
Bai was dragged forward, and the height difference between them made it easy for Zhong Jiuli to place his hand on her neck. This was really infuriating.
"Wait, I'm not done yet!" Bai Ye shouted, slapping Zhong Jiuli's hand away.
As she activated the Formless Technique, her body grew taller and taller with a series of cracking sounds from her bones. First, she surpassed Zhong Jiuli's shoulder, then her head, and finally stopped at a position that was half a head taller than Zhong Jiuli.
With her height advantage, Bai Ye's confidence returned instantly. She shook her head triumphantly and, imitating Zhong Jiuli's earlier actions, reached out and placed her hand on the back of Zhong Jiuli's neck. The touch of her smooth, jade-like skin made her fingertips tremble slightly, but she quickly regained her composure.
“Let’s go~” she mimicked the other person’s tone, her fingertips gently stroking the other person’s neck, “Little dwarf, we should leave this place.”
Watching this guy's series of actions, Zhong Jiuli suddenly chuckled, a dangerous glint flashing in her eyes.
Bai felt a chill on the back of her neck. Her animalistic survival instinct made her instantly withdraw her hand and run down towards the bottom of the altar, leaving only the words "I'll be waiting for you down there" drifting in the wind.
Zhong Jiuli watched the figure disappear quickly, and slowly walked down. When she reached the bottom of the altar, the guy was obediently standing there waiting for her.
Bai heard footsteps behind him, quickly grabbed her hand, and without giving Zhong Jiuli a chance to settle scores, directly led her away from the scroll space.
A burst of golden light erupted, and the two returned to the main hall.
Upon appearing, Bai immediately discovered that the restrictions she had previously set up had been broken.
The hall was covered in blood, clearly indicating that a fight had taken place there during that time.
Golden light shone in Bai Ye's eyes, and two beams of divine light pierced through layers of barriers like sharp swords. In an instant, the entire secret realm was revealed before her eyes.
Not far away, on a misty mountain peak, Li Shoumo led the Xuanjia Army of Dali to pick spiritual herbs and medicines everywhere. No wonder the Great Princess had not been seen for so long after entering this secret realm. It turned out that she came here to purchase spiritual herbs from the secret realm in the first place.
Nearby, hundreds of spiritual energy fluctuations emanated from beneath the giant hall.
Bai also looked closely and discovered that the purple-robed youth from the Sima family had returned with his men and was now locked in a fierce battle with Li Chengfeng and his group in the underground cave.
Liu Xianyue was among them; it's unclear how she ended up with Li Chengfeng.
Not far from the group of people, the pool of water that had been visible but untouchable in the valley before finally appeared in reality before their eyes.
However, it was much smaller than the scene seen before. The hundred-foot-high waterfall had now transformed into a silvery stream, flowing slowly down the stone wall. The pool had shrunk to a spirit pool about ten feet square, the water of which was milky white, with specks of golden light floating on the surface.
In the center of the pond, the white lotus petals unfurled, nine jade-like petals swirling with primordial purple energy, and faint traces of starlight power could be seen flowing upon them.
The remaining medicinal herbs grew on the edge of the pool, their radiant light captivating the eye.
No wonder those people were so furious they were about to punch each other; they had actually found a real treasure.
Bai also withdrew his supernatural powers, rubbed his eyes and said, "My eyes are so tired. It feels like the spiritual energy in my dantian has been completely drained in just a short while."
“The more extraordinary the supernatural power, the greater the consumption,” Zhong Jiuli explained.
Bai nodded in understanding, put the painting into Xiao Lü's space, and reached out to hold Zhong Jiuli's wrist, saying, "Let's go find Liu Xianyue; she's down there seizing treasure."
Zhong Jiuli lowered her eyes to look at the wrist that was being held, and let the little tiger pull her through the maze-like corridor.
After passing through dozens of palace gates and corridors, the two finally stopped in front of a tightly closed palace door. Bai Ye's palm flashed with golden light, and with a slash, the restriction on the door shattered.
As the palace doors opened, what appeared before them was no longer the unchanging, ancient architecture, but a bottomless, dark abyss.
The sounds of fighting could be faintly heard coming from the cave entrance, and the two ran forward in unison.
The cave was deep and winding downwards. After running for nearly a hundred miles, the sounds of fighting became clearer, indicating that the people were not far ahead.
Before they even got close, a refreshing lotus fragrance wafted into their noses. The fragrance was very unique, unlike any other scent they had ever smelled before. Bai unconsciously took a deep breath, trying to identify what the fragrance was.
Wisps of primordial purple energy flowed into her mouth and nose, clearing her mind and making her feel completely comfortable.
Indeed, it was a good item. Bai's eyes lit up, and he drew his sword and joined the chaotic battle.
She didn't attack anyone else, but focused solely on the young man in the purple robe.
In no time, the purple-robed youth was struck several times by the heavy sword, each time making him howl in pain.
The anger in the purple-robed youth's eyes almost solidified as he roared furiously, "It's you again! Why do you insist on going against the Sima family?"
Bai was stunned for a moment by the shout. What the hell? Why is this person playing the victim card?
They were the ones who killed and robbed people in the secret realm, so why are they acting like victims now?
"I'll kill you!" the purple-robed youth roared, having somehow acquired another long spear, which he now brandished as he charged at Bai Ye.
He couldn't beat Bai Ye before, and after the bloodline baptism, he was even less able to beat Bai Ye.
Bai also swept his sword horizontally, and with one slash, the purple-robed youth was immediately sent flying backward, crashing heavily into the stone wall, leaving a clear human-shaped outline on the stone wall.
Having landed a successful blow, Bai showed no lingering interest in the fight. With a light touch of his toes, he transformed into a streak of light and rushed toward the Spirit Pool.
Just as she was a few feet away from the edge of the pool, the other cultivators also realized her purpose.
In that instant, it was as if a hornet's nest had been stirred up.
Hundreds of magical beams of light attacked from all directions, and some even took out talismans given to them by sect elders and bombarded her with them.
With so many attacks converging in one place, Bai Ke dared not take it head-on. No matter how strong her physical body was, being hit by so many attacks would still blast her into pieces.
She had to stop and dodge.
With a deafening roar, all the attacks landed beside the spirit pool. The aftershocks of the explosion sent several cultivators flying, but the white lotus closest to the center of the explosion remained unharmed. In fact, its pure white petals were still swaying gently, as if absorbing the spiritual energy dissipating from the cave.
Bai, who had incurred the wrath of the crowd, ran around wildly in the crowd. Since these people were so ruthless, she no longer held back. She slashed continuously with her heavy sword, and with each strike, a person was sent flying backward.
In an instant, screams of agony echoed throughout the underground cave, as people were repeatedly slammed into the stone walls by tremendous force.
Liu Xianyue walked past the corpses of the cultivators lying on the ground and strolled over to Zhong Jiuli's side, exclaiming, "Tsk tsk, this little tiger's skills have improved quite a bit! Where did you all go? I've been looking for you here for a long time but haven't found you."
Zhong Jiuli waved her sleeve to create a barrier in front of the two of them to prevent their conversation from being overheard by others, before quietly explaining what they had been going through these past few days.
Liu Xianyue couldn't help but click her tongue in amazement, "This little guy is just too lucky!"
“It is quite good,” Zhong Jiuli replied with a smile, her voice tinged with pride.
During the brief pause in their conversation, the fight in the arena intensified.
Bai Ye joined forces with the disciples of the Heavenly Sword Sect, directly confronting the hundreds of cultivators present. Sword cultivators were inherently a bunch of madmen, and Li Chengfeng was the most insane of them all.
A group of crazed sword cultivators gathered together and beat the cultivators present until they howled in pain. Seeing that the situation was hopeless, some of the more astute cultivators began to retreat from the cave.
The treasure was valuable, but one had to be alive to claim it. Soon, many people were gone from the underground cavern.
The group of black-robed men from Guzhou looked around, hesitating whether to retreat. Their young master was still inside the rock wall. They exchanged glances, thinking of sending a few men to pry their young master out.
Before they could pry him out, the purple-robed youth had already dug himself out of the rock wall. However, he looked as disheveled as could be, his brocade robe tattered and his jade crown that held his hair up broken once again.
"I want you dead!!!"
As soon as he was freed, the purple-robed youth opened his throat and roared hysterically, charging at Bai Ye once again.
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Author's note: [Fireworks][Fireworks][Fireworks] Let's set off some fireworks to celebrate!
Congratulations to the two ladies on taking this big step in life and becoming completely open with each other! Now all that's left before they get married is the civil affairs bureau!
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