Chapter 509: Yunying Fruit

"Friend Lingyan, don't misunderstand me—just remove your outer garments; it will allow me to perform the healing technique." Qin Ming explained.

Yue Lingyan finally realized, then followed Qin Ming's instructions and shed her outer clothing, revealing her icy-smooth jade shoulders and long, snow-white fox tail.

Qin Ming activated the Green Emperor Scripture; faced with such beauty, his heart remained as still as still water. He then curled his five fingers in a Xuzhua motion, and a thread of emerald-green light appeared in his palm—Seasonal Divine Light.

Qin Ming sat behind Yue Lingyan, pressed his palm against her back, and continuously channeled the Seasonal Divine Light into her body.

In an instant.

"Mmm~"

Yue Lingyan let out a soft sigh; she felt an endless, vital energy surging into her, continuously nourishing and healing her injuries, even benefiting her primordial source.

Especially, an arcane aura of time and the essence of plants and trees swirled around her, lingering without dispersing.

Her pale face gradually regained color, flushed with a delicate crimson, stunningly beautiful beyond words.

Seeing this, the Devouring Rat pulled the silver fox away and quickly covered her eyes with his paws. "Don't look where you shouldn't look! Don't look where you shouldn't look!"

The silver fox understood his meaning; her cheeks flushed with embarrassment, yet she still couldn't help stealing glances through the gaps between the rat's fingers.

But seeing that Qin Ming was healing her mother, she instantly understood.

Moreover, she observed that this Senior Qin, though only concerned with exchanges of benefit, acted with integrity and was no wicked villain.

Thus, she felt quite at ease.

As time passed, Qin Ming had already expended over a dozen threads of Seasonal Divine Light.

Yue Lingyan's aura steadily rose until it restored to the peak of the third realm.

BOOM! Suddenly, a powerful oppressive force emanating from her royal bloodline burst forth from her body.

On her forehead, a peculiar nine-petaled spiritual flower bloomed—apparently some extremely potent innate spiritual body.

The moment the nine-petaled flower appeared, Qin Ming was shocked to discover his own magic power being involuntarily sucked away by her, like a whale drinking water.

'This'

'If this continues, I'll be completely drained.'

Qin Ming tried to awaken her, but found she had fallen into some kind of trance.

At this moment,

Yue Lingyan was immersed in the blissful healing, utterly unaware that her spiritual body was feeding on Qin Ming's magic power.

Qin Ming immediately narrowed his gaze and activated his Green Emperor Wood Sovereign Holy Body.

A simple, ancient green rune surfaced on his forehead, transforming into a two-inch sapling, whose branches and leaves scattered a veil of emerald light, instantly severing the connection between them.

Qin Ming's face grew slightly pale as he withdrew his hands.

Yue Lingyan snapped out of her trance instantly.

Only when she regained her senses did she realize she had unconsciously absorbed Qin Ming's magic power; she turned sharply, alarmed, and asked anxiously, "Senior Qin, are you alright?"

"Hmm, I'm fine." Qin Ming replied calmly.

He calmed his turbulent magic power, swallowed a spirit pill, and was now unharmed.

Yue Ruyan's face flushed red as she hurriedly dressed herself.

The Devouring Rat kept glancing at the jade bed, watching the two tenderly close, then turned to the silver fox and said, "Should we wait outside?"

"Ah? That won't do at all." The silver fox replied in a whisper.

At that moment,

Qin Ming's voice came from afar: "It's done. Come over here, both of you."

Upon hearing this, the silver fox's eyes lit up with joy; she dashed forward as a streak of silver light and landed beside Yue Ruyan, exclaiming happily as she gazed at her fully restored mother: "Mother! You're better?!" "Mm." Yue Ruyan smiled faintly and affectionately stroked the silver fox's head.

At the same time, Yue Ruyan was astonished to discover that after absorbing part of Qin Ming's magic power, her already peak third realm cultivation was on the verge of breakthrough.

She now only lacked the final spark.

This made her even more grateful to Qin Ming; she rose and bowed deeply to him: "Thank you for saving my life today. I have no way to repay you—I owe you a tremendous debt. Should you ever need anything, do not hesitate to ask me."

"No need to worry. Just don't forget about the fourth-rank spirit fruit." Qin Ming rose and waved casually.

Yue Lingyan insisted: "Compared to saving my life, what is a mere fourth-rank spirit fruit? Moreover... I accidentally absorbed your magic power, and now I feel my cultivation has become even more seamless and refined—I've gained immense benefit."

Qin Ming sensed the aura radiating from her; it far surpassed any cultivator he had ever encountered—even the Green-Faced Poisonous Dragon had not exuded such power.

At this moment, Yue Lingyan revealed the noble bloodline and unfathomable strength of a royal beast clan leader.

What puzzled him most was that she had awakened a peculiar spiritual body capable of stealing a cultivator's magic power and converting it into her own cultivation—truly ruthless.

Had he not possessed the Green Emperor Wood Sovereign Holy Body, he would have suffered greatly today; had his magic power been drained to the point of realm collapse, he'd have had no time to cry.

Just thinking of it now sent chills down Qin Ming's spine.

"By the way, Friend Lingyan, I'd like to know what exactly this fourth-rank spirit fruit you mentioned is?" Qin Ming changed the subject.

Yue Lingyan knew Qin Ming's true purpose was precisely this, so she didn't conceal it: "To be honest, Senior Qin, it's a fourth-rank Yunying Fruit—and it's about to ripen."

"Surely this fruit is also highly beneficial to human cultivators?"

Hearing this, Qin Ming's heart surged with excitement, though he kept his expression calm and nodded.

'It's one of the key ingredients for refining the Nascent Soul Pill!'

'Who would have thought such a stroke of luck would come my way?'

'This Devouring Rat has truly done me a great service.'

He then asked, "Where exactly is this spirit plant located?"

"Inside a cave on the northwest side of the Beast Roar Mountains, but the surrounding peaks are perpetually shrouded in toxic mists that corrode Golden Core magic power."

"The Yunying Fruit grows beside a heart-earth spiritual spring, which continuously nourishes the plant, giving rise to such a rare celestial treasure."

When Qin Ming heard "heart-earth spiritual spring," he was startled again.

As a third-rank top-tier spirit plant master, he naturally had some knowledge of it.

A heart-earth spiritual spring is a spiritual nexus formed only in the most blessed and potent spiritual veins—rare in the world, a marvel of heaven and earth.

The spring water it spouts possesses countless miraculous effects in nurturing spirit plants.

"No wonder such a fourth-rank spirit plant, especially a Yunying Fruit, could grow here—it's because of the heart-earth spiritual spring."

Qin Ming's mind raced, already planning how to bring this heart-earth spiritual spring into his own small spirit realm.

"Besides the toxic mists, are there other dangers? For example, a great beast guarding it?" he asked next.

Yue Lingyan nodded: "Indeed, there is another danger near the Yunying Fruit—but no great beast guards it; otherwise, it wouldn't be left for us."

"Deep within the cave, a corrosive earth yin aura constantly erupts—so potent that even a peak Golden Core cannot withstand it."

"Fortunately, over these years, I've gathered spirit treasures from all over and finally forged this 'Cloud-Repelling Gauze,' which can help us pass through both the toxic mists and the earth yin aura."

She spoke, then retrieved a piece of green silk-like magic treasure and displayed it to Qin Ming.

Qin Ming's spiritual sense swept over it; with his profound expertise in magic treasure crafting, he needed only one glance to recognize it as an exceptional third-rank top-tier magic treasure.

He could also tell that Yue Lingyan had poured considerable effort and time into forging this item.

Clearly, she had long planned to obtain the fourth-rank Yunying Fruit.

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