Ji Jiying choked again, her brows furrowing deeply, and pushed Gong Mingyue away once more, "Are you done?"
Although she was not bad-looking, she was still self-aware enough not to think that she would be interested in this man who was worshipped as a god by the Cangyue Kingdom.
Gong Mingyue's eyes were gentle and tender, his gaze filled with a mixture of doting and helplessness as he looked at her. "You ungrateful girl, alright, I won't tease you anymore."
After saying that, to avoid unnecessary trouble, Gong Mingyue waved his hand to set up a barrier, and a compass appeared out of thin air in his hand. He placed the compass directly in front of Ji Jiuying and said, "Put a few drops of blood in the middle of the compass, and then go to the couch to meditate."
Ji Jiuying did as she was told. Gong Mingyue then sat down opposite her, but suddenly seemed a little uncomfortable and simply closed his eyes to avoid looking at him.
Gong Mingyue noticed a hint of nervousness in her eyes, and his smile deepened.
They chanted incantations, channeling their spiritual energy, and the compass spun rapidly, floating between the two of them.
He used his spiritual power to prick his finger, and the compass seemed to emerge from the ground like a demon that had been starving for millions of years, excitedly sucking Gong Mingyue's blood.
Seemingly sensing something, Ji Jiuying opened her eyes and looked at Gong Mingyue with a complicated expression. Upon closer inspection, she noticed that his incomparably beautiful face was pale due to the depletion of spiritual energy and blood loss, clearly indicating that breaking the seal was not as simple as he had said.
Ji Jiuying suddenly felt a pang of sadness. To him, she was a complete stranger. Was it worth doing this for her? It would be a lie to say she wasn't moved; her feelings were incredibly complicated.
Ji Jiuying stared at Gong Mingyue without moving. "What if I'm still useless after the seal is broken? Wouldn't that be a waste of your efforts?"
Gong Mingyue's gaze was as deep as a pool, fixed intently on Ji Jiuying, a captivating smile playing on his lips, "This prince would gladly accept it."
Ji Jiuying rolled her eyes again, and her initial感动 (feeling touched) vanished instantly. If this were an animated film, three black lines would probably appear on her forehead right now, and she would stop wasting words with him.
As the compass absorbed more and more blood, it formed a blood mist that surrounded Ji Jiuying.
"Concentrate, don't resist."
Gong Mingyue activated the compass, using the blood mist as a guide, and quickly rushed into the depths of Ji Jiuying's sea of consciousness, chanting incantations that Ji Jiuying could not understand.
As time passed, Gong Mingyue's face grew paler and paler, while Ji Jiuying's forehead gradually became covered in beads of sweat, which then dripped down.
Her head was throbbing with pain; she had expected the pain, but it still made her so bad that her whole body was cramping and she couldn't muster any strength.
She felt as if she had fallen into a vast ocean, sinking deeper and deeper. At one point, she seemed to wake up from an endless nightmare. She wanted to scream, but at that moment, her skin felt like it was being scalded by boiling water.
Ji Jiuying's mind became hazy, and she fell into a semi-conscious state. A red light shot out from her sea of consciousness, and the seal that imprisoned her spiritual root disappeared immediately.
Despite Gong Mingyue setting up a barrier, the red light still pierced through the barrier and soared into the heavens.
A woman coughed up blood, opened her eyes, and muttered worriedly, "The seal has finally been broken."
Similarly, the tracking array in a certain hall trembled violently, startling a group of old men. One of them excitedly said, "The purest bloodline of our clan has appeared! Third brother, fifth brother, elders, immediately activate the tracking array and be sure to find this wicked girl and bring her back to the clan."
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Gong Mingyue was somewhat surprised, and a hint of inquiry appeared in his eyes.
Five spiritual roots? And he's even an innate spiritual body! You might not even find one like that in the entire Cangming Continent, let alone in a higher plane. It seems he's struck gold.
He put away the compass, gently held her in his arms, and held her slender, soft, and limp little hand to protect her.
A surge of rich spiritual energy instantly filled her entire body. The spiritual energy flowed through her meridians, tempering her body. Ji Jiuying felt as comfortable as if she were in the womb.
Looking at her sleeping peacefully, Gong Mingyue felt a pang of guilt, but he still didn't want to miss the best time for marrow cleansing.
Gong Mingyue used his spiritual power to awaken Ji Jiuying. She opened her eyes with difficulty, her gaze as clear as water.
The moment she opened her eyes, she saw Gong Mingyue staring straight at her with his phoenix eyes narrowed, and she was lying in his arms. Ji Jiuying's heart skipped a beat, and she quickly got up to hide her panic.
Gong Mingyue reached out and ruffled Ji Jiuying's hair, looking at her with amusement, "Was it comfortable lying in my arms just now?"
"Hey~ Gong Mingyue, let's talk this out, don't get physical!" Ji Jiuying glared at him. Couldn't this man be serious for once?
People say that the Grand Preceptor is unfathomable, decisive in killing, bloodthirsty and ruthless, and averse to women.
Ji Jiuying looked at Gong Mingyue in front of her and seriously doubted the truth of the rumors outside.
Sensing the changes in her body, Ji Jiuying tried to circulate her spiritual power, but a sudden sharp pain shot through her dantian, making it impossible for her to gather spiritual energy.
"What's going on? Am I really a good-for-nothing?" Ji Jiuying was somewhat annoyed.
"Silly girl, if you're a piece of trash, then everyone on the Cangming Continent is trash." Gong Mingyue's teasing voice rang out as he looked at her puzzled expression.
After hearing what he said, Ji Jiuying became even more confused.
Gong Mingyue stopped teasing her, took out a Marrow Cleansing Pill out of thin air, and said lazily and casually, "Ninth Girl, eat this, and I will explain it to you in detail later."
Ji Jiuying took the pill and gasped. A Marrow Cleansing Pill? As the name suggests, it means to crush and tear the entire body apart and then heal it again. The pain experienced in this process is beyond what ordinary people can endure.
But Ji Jiuying didn't hesitate for a moment, and without saying another word, she swallowed the Marrow Cleansing Pill.
The moment the Marrow Cleansing Pill entered her mouth, it turned into a pool of liquid that slid down her throat. Ji Jiuying formed hand seals and began to circulate the energy within her body, guiding the medicinal liquid to slowly travel through the four meridians and eight extraordinary vessels. Gong Mingyue stood by her side, protecting her.
Ji Jiuying frowned, and slowly, excruciating pain spread through her body, as if ten thousand ants were biting her. And that wasn't all; then, it felt like bees were stinging her from every angle.
As time went on, the internal organs suffered excruciating pain, and blood oozed from the skin from the inside out, yet the wounds healed at a speed visible to the naked eye.
A heavy, detaching sensation washed over me, as if my organs were twisted. The pain of this marrow cleansing was no less than if all my bones and muscles had been broken.
The long night became an unbearable torment; she tossed and turned, struggling, but never cried out in pain.
After the excruciating pain finally subsided and the body was expelled of heavy toxins and impurities, I felt completely exhausted, as if I had been pulled out of the water.
Feeling the person in his arms gradually relax, Gong Mingyue also breathed a sigh of relief, and his tense nerves relaxed.
Ji Jiuying opened her eyes with difficulty. Her skin was as fresh as a newborn, clean and flawless inside and out. Her bright and clear eyes, sparkling like stars, made her look exceptionally beautiful.
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