Chapter 230: Xuan Yin Dao Body

230. Chapter 230 Xuan Yin Dao Body

"Dao Companion Xiao, are you truly confident you can withstand the pressure of Xingyue Palace and not fear the threat of the Nascent Soul True Lord?"

Upon hearing Xiao Changqing change his attitude and, after hearing about the Core Formation treasure, agree to her request, Su Wushuang was actually not surprised.

No Core Formation cultivator can face the Core Formation treasure without being moved.

Whether at the early stage of Core Formation or at Core Formation Perfection.

"Of course!" Xiao Changqing said resolutely, his attitude firm, "I may not be able to defeat that Nascent Soul Old Ancestor of Xingyue Palace, but I am not afraid of him! If he dares to bully the weak and strike at Baihua Valley, then I can cause countless casualties in Xingyue Palace, leaving its disciples in perpetual panic!"

Su Wushuang nodded.

She had personally witnessed Xiao Changqing's strength; even before Core Formation he was already dominant in the Core Formation realm, and now after Core Formation, it is indeed possible for him to break the upper limit of the Core Formation realm and contend with the Nascent Soul True Lord.

That is also why she went away and returned, seeking Xiao Changqing's help.

Furthermore, she was not worried that Xiao Changqing would deceive her.

Anyone who wants to take destiny from her must first help Baihua Valley resolve its crisis and have sworn a contract oath.

She had been duped once before, having seen a lovesick person like Zhu Qingyun, whose "deep affection" made her heart extremely vicious, full of male prostitutes and female thieves.

Would she still be easily duped?

Su Wushuang's unease lessened considerably.

But seeing Xiao Changqing being solemn, yet his eyes unable to hide a burning desire, she couldn't help but say coldly: "Dao Companion Xiao, didn't you just say I overestimate you? The Nascent Soul True Lord's magical power is profound, far surpassing Core Formation, and he also possesses Primordial Spirit power to communicate with heaven and earth; his divine abilities are terrifyingly unpredictable?"

Xiao Changqing cleared his throat lightly twice, his face unflushed and breath unlabored, and said: "I have always been rather modest. The Nascent Soul True Lord is indeed immensely powerful for a Core Formation cultivator. However, Dao Companion Su, you also know that I broke several years of Da Yu Cultivation World's history, being the first to trigger a Thunder Tribulation at Core Formation, so naturally I differ from ordinary Core Formation cultivators. The Nascent Soul True Lord is not that terrifying to me."

Su Wushuang smiled: "Why are you no longer modest now? The change is swift."

This woman's tongue is quite poisonous, quite vengeful, huh?

What a reversal of the heavens! If it weren't for your so-called treasure that can increase the Core Formation success rate by twenty percent, would I go and confront the Nascent Soul True Lord?

"Since Valley Master Su has come to me for help, she must believe I have this ability. Now I am willing to accept this matter, and Valley Master Su should also reveal what this treasure that can increase the Core Formation probability actually is, and where it is," Xiao Changqing shifted the topic, his gaze burning as he stared at her.

Su Wushuang, hearing this, no longer dwelled on Xiao Changqing's sudden change of demeanor, but her gaze suddenly flickered, looking elsewhere, and her icy cheeks again flushed slightly.

Xiao Changqing frowned.

What expression is that? Wanting to refuse yet welcoming, all fidgety—this woman must be feeding him false hopes, deceiving him, right?

Baihua Valley doesn't even have such a supreme treasure. After all, Baihua Valley is not a top sect, its historical inheritance is not that long, only a few hundred years.

"Valley Master Su, I am not asking you to hand over the treasure now; you can wait until I have resolved Baihua Valley's predicament, making Xingyue Palace and Zhu Qingyun no longer dare to trouble you and Baihua Valley… then you can give me the treasure then."

"But before that, I must know some basic information about the treasure!"

Xiao Changqing said with a stern face.

"That is natural…"

Su Wushuang affirmed this, but her gaze still did not look at Xiao Changqing, maintaining a cold haughty demeanor, her voice as always icy without any emotion, "I can help Dao Companion Xiao increase the future Core Formation probability."

Xiao Changqing was momentarily stunned, then smiled and said, "Valley Master Su, are you in a bad mood today, coming to seek my happiness?"

"I can help you increase the Core Formation probability…" Su Wushuang said without any hint of jest, silently turning around, looking back at Xiao Changqing, and in a cold tone said, "My body, my… Yuan Yin!"

Body, Yuan Yin? Upon hearing those two words, Xiao Changqing's gaze instinctively roamed over Su Wushuang.

The skill of crafting ritual robes in Baihua Valley is unrivaled in the Da Yu Cultivation World; it may not offer the highest defense, but it is certainly the most beautiful.

Especially for female cultivators in the Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment realms, Baihua Valley's ritual robes are 'luxury goods', highly sought after.

As the valley master of Baihua Valley, Su Wushuang is like the sect's flagship; naturally her attire is impeccable. This blue ritual robe matches her Ice Mountain Fairy temperament, beautiful and captivating, while leaving no desire to desecrate.

Xiao Changqing also withdrew his gaze, vaguely guessing her meaning.

Her so-called body and Yuan Yin can help increase the Core Formation probability; it is not 'driving', nor a joke.

Numerous thoughts floated in his mind; Xiao Changqing suppressed his inner tremor and slowly asked, "Valley Master Su, what is your spiritual root constitution…"

"People all think I have an ice-type earth spiritual root… but that is not the case."

Taking a deep breath, for nearly a hundred years Su Wushuang, aside from when her master became the valley master of Baihua Valley, this was the first time she voluntarily disclosed her greatest secret to an outsider: "My spiritual root quality is actually just a lower‑grade ice‑type spiritual root, very inferior. Under normal circumstances, not to mention Core Formation, even Foundation Establishment is fraught with difficulties; even with sufficient resources, the probability is still low."

The reason I was mistaken for an earth‑spiritual‑root prodigy, with my cultivation progressing smoothly all the way to Core Formation without encountering major obstacles, is because I possess the Xuan Yin Dao Body!

The Xuan Yin Dao Body, because it contains Xuan Yin Qi within, is innately highly compatible with the spiritual energies of heaven and earth, and can also, using special techniques, absorb the essence of the moon, thereby accelerating cultivation speed and reducing bottlenecks.

Thus, even though my spiritual root is only lower grade, my cultivation speed can surpass most earth‑spiritual‑root geniuses, second only to the heavenly‑spiritual‑root.

As my cultivation advanced, the Xuan Yin Qi within me grew stronger, and since I have never broken my body, when I reach Core Formation, the Xuan Yin Qi and Yuan Yin fuse, having already evolved into Congenital Jade Liquid… If a cultivator, upon reaching the later stage of Core Formation, uses a dual‑cultivation method to extract the Congenital Jade Liquid from my body, it would greatly aid Core Formation." Su Wushuang slowly revealed her greatest secret hidden for years.

Her tone was indifferent, without any emotion, as if speaking of a trivial matter, as if she were not speaking of herself but of unrelated people.

Very composed.

Yet her pale cheeks faintly flushed, revealing that her heart was not as carefree as her outward demeanor.

And as the listener, Xiao Changqing's heart now fluctuated even more.

Xuan Yin Dao Body?

I didn't expect this Valley Master Su to actually be the legendary Xuan Yin Dao Body!

Xiao Changqing, of course, had heard of this exceedingly rare Dao Body, but had never imagined encountering it.

The Xuan Yin Dao Body is extremely rare, even rarer than the heavenly‑spiritual‑root, and even rarer than the dark‑spiritual‑root girl encountered on the way to Panlong Immortal City! Although practitioners of the heavenly‑spiritual‑root are few, they exist in the Seven Star Sword Sect and Xingyue Palace, perhaps even more than one.

Some top Core Formation sects with millennia‑long lineages occasionally encounter disciples of the heavenly‑spiritual‑root.

As for various exotic spiritual roots, there have been many records in the several‑thousand‑year history of the Da Yu Cultivation World.

Perhaps not every era sees exotic‑spiritual‑root geniuses emerge, but every hundred to several hundred years, an exotic‑spiritual‑root cultivator's fame will soar.

But the Xuan Yin Dao Body, according to the ancient texts Xiao Changqing consulted, has appeared only two or three times in the several‑thousand‑year history of the Da Yu Cultivation World.

The ancient texts Xiao Changqing read did not describe the Xuan Yin Dao Body in great detail; they only noted that a female cultivator possessing it, if discovered and cultivated, would exhibit extremely high talent, becoming stronger over time, enough to rival the heavenly‑spiritual‑root. Moreover, if a male cultivator finds a Dao Partner with a Xuan Yin Dao Body and double‑cultivates, there would be unexpected benefits.

As for the specific benefits…

Xiao Changqing actually does not know.

Because the ancient book he consulted also did not record them.

He guessed that the cultivator who wrote this ancient text also did not know its exact benefits.

Today, from Su Wushuang's mouth, Xiao Zhangqing finally understood what the subtle wonders of the Xuan Yin Dao Body are, and why it is of great benefit to the other party in dual cultivation.

It turns out that Xuan Yin Qi strengthens as cultivation advances, eventually merging with a woman's Yuan Yin to form Congenital Jade Liquid? Is this truly… or false?

Seeming to anticipate Xiao Zhangqing's doubt, Su Wushuang rose, brought a fragrant breeze to his side, and gently clasped his hands: "Dao Companion Xiao, you may first feel it."

Having said so, Su Wushuang activated her technique, drawing a strand of Xiao Zhangqing's magical energy into her body.

The surrounding temperature suddenly dropped, as if in midwinter, yet Xiao Zhangqing felt from Su Wushuang's body a warm, life‑filled force that made him involuntarily blush and desire to claim it as his own.

It was filled with extreme attraction and temptation.

It felt, in a faint way, similar to the Fourth-Grade Spiritual Wood Essence in Xiao Zhangqing's hand… "How is it?"

A moment later, Su Wushuang withdrew her hands, severing the "link."

Xiao Zhangqing felt a pang of loss and said reluctantly, "I sensed it; Valley Master Su's words are true."

Although he cannot be 100 % certain that Su Wushuang's words are entirely true, he can affirm that the Congenital Jade Liquid within her is indeed a priceless, unparalleled "treasure"! The Fourth-Grade Spiritual Wood Essence can help the Giant Wood Sect's sacred tree break through the fourth grade, right? The Congenital Jade Liquid in Su Wushuang's body can boost a cultivator's chance of attaining the Nascent Soul, and that is most likely true.

If so, everything makes sense.

Why would Zhu Qingyun, the heavenly pride of Xingyue Palace, willingly spend decades as a lapdog, become a joke in the Da Yu Cultivation World, and even abandon the fiancée who later became a True Lord of Nascent Soul?

It turns out this fellow's grand scheme stems from having known early on that Su Wushuang possesses a Xuan Yin Dao Body!

Unfortunately, Su Wushuang is an Ice Mountain Fairy, hard to truly move, and even after decades or centuries of pursuit, she never fell for him.

Thus the man began to take reckless risks, doing unsavory deeds to force Su Wushuang to comply.

Because Zhu Qingyun's cultivation has reached the late Core Formation stage, he is now likely at Core Formation Perfection, preparing to assault the Nascent Soul realm.

"The Congenital Jade Liquid is within my body; even if others can sense it, if my heart is unwilling, they cannot take it. Even a True Lord of Nascent Soul, were he to control me, could not seize it…" Su Wushuang suddenly spoke again.

These words seemed to explain to Xiao Zhangqing why Zhu Qingyun's strength far surpasses hers, yet he cannot force her, resorting only to dirty means or pressuring Baihua Valley.

At the same time it was a "warning" to Xiao Zhangqing not to harbor any "improper" thoughts.

The two can cooperate.

If Xiao Zhangqing helps her and Baihua Valley fend off Xingyue Palace, she will naturally "offer" the Congenital Jade Liquid with both hands.

But if Xiao Zhangqing intends to renege and profit after learning she harbors Congenital Jade Liquid, and follows Zhu Qingyun's crooked scheme, it will only end in failure. (End of chapter)