Chapter 109: Ming Ning Bathes Without Any Concealment

"Well, alright then." Tu Qing glanced toward Yin Ningyu, seemingly aware of what Jiang Xun was thinking, and said no more: "Then I'll head back first, you find some time to go see Senior Sister."

"Alright." Jiang Xun nodded, then watched as Tu Qing left.

After Tu Qing left, Jiang Xun was in no rush to find Ming Ning, but instead went to the summit of Qingyu Peak, where the seclusion caves were located.

Including Ruo Lan, all disciples at the rank of Elder or above would come here when in seclusion; there were eight caves in total.

Jiang Xun entered one of the caves and took out six Saint Grade items, excluding the Liu Hong Sword and the Soul-Suppressor: three swords, one spear, one fan, and one whip.

There were also the Purgatory Fire Bead and the Nine Heavens Reversal Robe.

He was preparing to nourish the Sacred Artifacts.

Nourishing Sacred Artifacts was very taxing, so Jiang Xun could not nourish all six Sacred Artifact weapons; he could only choose one or two.

Jiang Xun did not use the spear or the whip, so he did not consider them; as for the three swords, Jiang Xun had the Soul-Suppressor in his hand, which had already been nourished by Jun Tianling to nearly its limit, so it did not need nourishing for the time being.

Moreover, if he were to nourish a sword, it would certainly be the Liu Hong Sword.

But since Jun Tianling was currently inside the Liu Hong Sword, it could not be nourished for the time being.

Therefore, Jiang Xun ultimately kept the fan.

This folding fan was named the 【Panlong Golden Feather Fan】; it was entirely black, embroidered with strange golden patterns, and one could tell at a glance that it was quite extraordinary.

Jiang Xun dripped his own essence blood onto the fan to bind the Panlong Golden Feather Fan to himself.

Afterward, he placed the Panlong Golden Feather Fan, the Nine Heavens Reversal Robe, and the Purgatory Fire Bead together, and Jiang Xun took out over a thousand Top-grade Spirit Stones, arranging them around these three items before setting up a Formation.

As the Formation took shape, the three items floated in the air under the influence of the Spirit Energy and began to absorb the thousand Top-grade Spirit Stones surrounding them on their own.

Subsequently, Jiang Xun placed down a pile of miscellaneous Mortal-Grade, Spirit Grade, and Treasure Grade weapons and Protective Gear he had obtained during this time.

All of them were from the Xuwang Mountain Treasury and from the Storage Rings Jiang Xun had obtained during this period, plus those that had been doubled by the System Space.

These items would also all be absorbed and devoured.

"You bastard really do have quite a lot of good things."

Seeing this large pile of items, Jun Tianling could not help but say.

"Is that so? So if you behave yourself, I might still be able to help you recover your strength early and return to your physical body."

Jiang Xun laughed.

"Heh... these thousand Top-grade Spirit Stones are clearly mine."

Jun Tianling sneered.

When Jiang Xun had first obtained her body, there had been a thousand Top-grade Spirit Stones in the Storage Ring.

"Nonsense."

Jiang Xun waved his hand and took out another thousand Top-grade Spirit Stones, placing them around the area.

Seeing this, Jun Tianling was also stunned.

"I have plenty of these lousy stones."

Jiang Xun laughed, then left the cave, closed the stone door at the entrance, and set up a Formation.

He turned his head to look at the cave where Ruo Lan was in seclusion, but there was not a single movement.

Only then did Jiang Xun leave and head toward Ming Ning's place.

When he arrived at Ming Ning's room, Ming Ning was meditating and practicing; she felt someone arrive, opened her eyes to take a look, and upon discovering it was Jiang Xun, she closed her eyes again to continue practicing.

It looked like she was stabilizing the Spirit Energy after her breakthrough.

"Senior Sister is very diligent." Seeing this, Jiang Xun went to the table beside Ming Ning and poured himself some tea.

Ming Ning did not respond to his words.

Jiang Xun had no choice but to wait for Ming Ning to finish her practice first.

Two hours passed before Ming Ning finally finished her practice.

"Haa..."

Ming Ning let out a breath; her body was soaked with sweat.

"Go draw the water, I want to bathe."

Ming Ning then looked at Jiang Xun and said.

"Alright." Jiang Xun nodded and went to Ming Ning's bathroom to draw the water for her; as soon as the water was ready, Ming Ning walked in from outside without any concealment, completely naked, and stepped into the wooden barrel.

"... Shameless." Seeing this, Jun Tianling curled her lips.

"Senior Sister, you should be a bit more careful." Jiang Xun said helplessly upon seeing this.

It was indeed a feast for the eyes, but it truly made one's heart itch with desire.

"Careful about what? It's not like you haven't seen it before." Ming Ning said without a care: "What did you come to find me for?"

"Are you really destined to stop at the Void Refinement Realm from now on?" Since Ming Ning was not avoiding it, Jiang Xun was even less reserved; he rested one hand on the edge of the wooden barrel and sat beside it to ask.

"Mm." Ming Ning nodded: "Unless I disperse my entire cultivation and start practicing from the beginning."

"... That would be too much of a loss; come to think of it, with your ability, Senior Sister, stopping at Void Refinement for a lifetime is also quite a loss."

Hearing this, Jiang Xun said with regret.

It was a situation where she could neither advance nor retreat.

"What does it matter? Void Refinement is also quite good."

Ming Ning shook her head and said.

"Senior Sister, do you still remember when we went to Shuiyun City back then? After that, it was you who defeated the Tianwu Sect disciples, right? Did you also use this Formation to break through instantly?"

Jiang Xun looked at Ming Ning and asked.

"What Shuiyun City? I don't remember."

Ming Ning averted her gaze and looked out the window as she spoke.

Seeing this, Jiang Xun was helpless: "Forget it if you don't want to talk about it; if there is anything I can help you with, just tell me. I will also find a way to let you continue cultivating; at worst, you can just disperse your entire cultivation and start practicing from the beginning."

"Disperse my cultivation?" Ming Ning looked at Jiang Xun, revealing an intriguing smile: "With the way you and Tu Qing stir up trouble, if I disperse my cultivation, who else would care whether you live or die?"

"The two of you got hot-headed and decided to attack the Baihua Sect. If I hadn't been able to break through to Void Refinement, do you know what would have happened to you two? Do you know what would have happened to the Lingerie-Sect?"

"Don't think I don't know about those little thoughts you and Tu Qing have. After Tu Qing became Sect Master, she thought of you in everything. Before, when distributing resources, she publicly stood up to Yu Yan for you, and later she attacked the Baihua Sect. Even if she doesn't say it, isn't she thinking that five hundred years ago she was powerless to persuade Master to let you and Yin Ningyu be together, and now that she has become Sect Master, she wants to give you both a result?"

"Look, you really do remember the matter of Shuiyun City from five hundred years ago, Senior Sister," Jiang Xun said with a smile upon hearing this.

"Hmph." Ming Ning gave a cold snort and didn't say anything more.

"Senior Sister, now that we have Zhong Lingqing, who is at the Void Refining Great Perfection, and Master will be coming out of seclusion soon, Tu Qing and I won't be bored enough to go looking for trouble. You can just practice with peace of mind; I have plenty of ways to help you cultivate back quickly."

Jiang Xun said as he looked at Ming Ning.

"You should first cultivate yourself back to the Nascent Soul Great Perfection and break through to the Spirit Transformation Stage; then I will consider starting over."

Ming Ning said while washing her body, then handed a bath towel to Jiang Xun: "Scrub my back."

"Oh." Jiang Xun nodded and took the bath towel to scrub Ming Ning's back: "Then it's a deal. Once I break through to Spirit Transformation, you will start cultivating again, and you must stop using that broken Formation."

Upon hearing this, Ming Ning lowered her head and said nothing. A thousand years of cultivation results, including two hundred years of suffering—anyone would find it hard to let go.

Those two hundred years were not just about accumulating Spirit Power; every day, Ming Ning had to endure immense pain, with the risk of losing her life at any moment.

Otherwise, if everyone went to learn that Formation, and if everyone didn't release it early like Ming Ning did, and everyone jumped directly from Nascent Soul to the Integration Realm, wouldn't the world be in chaos?