Chapter 217: Mingyu Ninth Layer

In the wooden tub.

Lianxing's pair of beautiful eyes were fixed upon her own left arm, as if she had become entranced.

It is unknown how much time passed before a "splash" of water sounded. Lianxing had already stood up, her gaze passing through the medicinal herbs floating on the water to look at her left leg; the left leg was slender and straight, crystalline and jade-smooth, likewise without the slightest deformity.

Lianxing's heart stirred; she unleashed her movement technique, her figure soaring upward, and she arrived before the vanity mirror without a shred of clothing.

And in the mirror was a peerless beauty capable of toppling cities and kingdoms.

Her appearance was exquisitely beautiful beyond compare, with a petite bridge of the nose, thin cherry-red lips, and a pair of eyes as bright as the stars, her expression still carrying a languor like that of someone just waking from a nap.

Looking down from head to toe: the firm, perky twin peaks, the slender and powerful waist, the delicate arms that showed no bone, the straight and slender legs that closed together without the slightest gap...

This was truly a perfect body; even the most fastidious person could not find a single flaw.

The graceful, delicate body was still radiating water mist, giving one the feeling of admiring flowers through a haze.

The moonlight outside the window shone upon this body, yet it did not evoke the slightest sense of lewdness, but rather a nobility like that of a Sheng Nü.

Lianxing was examining her own body, especially the left hand and left foot, not letting a single detail pass by.

It is unknown how much time passed before she finally revealed a faint, joyful smile.

"I am finally no longer a cripple."

This near-whispered sentence held an unknown amount of bitterness and pain.

"Sigh." Just at this moment, Yu Liancheng gave a soft sigh.

"What is wrong with you?" Lianxing's gaze rippled, as if it had substance, flowing like water waves. And the look she directed at Yu Liancheng seemed to hold infinite gratitude and adoration.

Yu Liancheng sighed and said: "You were already a beauty capable of toppling cities, and now you are even more like a celestial being descended to the mortal world; I sigh because I fear I am no longer worthy of you."

"You..." Lianxing could not help but burst into a giggle, blooming like spring flowers in an instant, beautiful to the extreme.

"Try circulating your True Qi."

"Alright."

Lianxing nodded, and the Mingyu True Qi began to circulate within her body; when it flowed through her left leg and left hand, it was smooth and harmonious, without that trace of obstruction she had felt in the past.

This trace of obstruction meant nothing when fighting ordinary experts, but if she were to encounter a top-tier expert like Yu Liancheng, it would mean certain defeat.

Lianxing's smile grew even wider.

She was extremely satisfied with her current body.

Yu Liancheng suddenly said: "Lianxing, if you were to cross hands with Yao Yue now, would you still fear your sister?"

Lianxing was startled, then immediately revealed a confident and beautiful smile, saying softly: "Let alone my sister, I would not even fear you."

Although this sentence was very light, it seemed to possess a captivating, magical power.

At this moment, Yu Liancheng was actually somewhat dazed; he suddenly discovered that Yao Yue and Lianxing were so similar.

Lianxing and Yao Yue were sisters by blood, so their appearances were naturally similar.

But anyone who had seen both Lianxing and Yao Yue would never fail to distinguish between them.

Yao Yue was too overbearing, too confident, her spirit captivating.

And although Lianxing was also a peerless beauty, standing beside Yao Yue, she would immediately become a foil.

No matter how brilliant the stars, they cannot compare to the bright moon.

But now, Lianxing's presence was no longer inferior to Yao Yue's.

And after finishing this sentence, Lianxing's expression suddenly stirred, and her entire aura became clear and flawless in an instant, like clouds and mist, drifting beyond the heavens, possessing a feeling of transcending nature and being reborn.

At this moment, she seemed to have brushed away a speck of dust from her soul, breaking through layers of restraints to reach the realm of true "Mingyu Flawless."

Lianxing had been trapped at the Mingyu Eighth Layer for many years.

All she lacked was a single opportunity.

The opportunity had finally arrived.

Her entire skin and flesh underwent a marvelous change at this moment; neither red nor white, it actually became transparent.

Under the reflection of the moonlight, Yu Liancheng could even see every meridian and every bone within her muscles, clearly and distinctly; if someone were to see this scene at night, they would likely be scared half to death.

Yu Liancheng knew that this was the manifestation of the Mingyu Kung reaching its great completion.

His gaze was fixed on Lianxing, not blinking for an instant.

He could even see the path of the True Qi circulating through her meridians.

Last night, Yu Liancheng had already obtained the 'Mingyu Kung' from Lianxing's own mouth.

His talent was so high that it need not be elaborated upon. Coupled with his own profound martial arts and having crossed hands with Lianxing and Yao Yue many times, he already had a deep understanding of the Mingyu Kung. With such a high vantage point, in just an hour or two, he had already cultivated the Mingyu Kung to the third layer.

And now, catching a glimpse of the mysteries of the Mingyu Ninth Layer, his future practice of this martial art would yield twice the result with half the effort.

It is unknown how much time passed before Lianxing's skin tone gradually returned to normal; she opened her eyes and rose to her full height.

In this instant, the surrounding light seemed to dim.

It was as if she had become a light-absorbing entity, with all light being drawn into her body. Her skin radiated a jade-like luster, and every movement she made carried a feeling of being unworldly and extraordinary.

"So, this is the Mingyu Ninth Layer?"

Lianxing seemed surprised by her own transformation, and she looked at Yu Liancheng with a fox-like smile: "Don't you want to try how powerful the Mingyu Ninth Layer is?"

She had wanted to beat up Yu Liancheng for a long time; who told this person to sometimes say things that could make a person angry half to death, yet his martial arts were high to the extreme.

Yu Liancheng nodded and scanned Lianxing up and down: "I do indeed want to try, but I suggest you put on some clothes first. Otherwise, if I just keep looking at you, I'll know I've lost before I even have to move."

"Ah!" Lianxing let out a delicate cry, her face turning red, and she hurriedly used her hands to cover herself; where was there any trace of the aura of the world's number one female expert?

As it turned out, from the moment she woke up until now, she had been stark naked.

It was just that she had been too surprised at first, her attention captured by her flawless body, and she had long been immune to cold and heat, which led to this scene.

Before long, Lianxing put on a palace-style long dress, and just as she walked out the door, she saw Yu Liancheng with a playful smile on his face; she felt extremely ashamed and annoyed: "Fine, come and see the power of the Mingyu Nine Layers."

Flipping her palm, she struck a blow toward Yu Liancheng.

This palm strike looked as if it were not as powerful as her previous techniques, but in reality, its might was on a completely different level.

"Well come!" Yu Liancheng's eyes lit up, his palm flipped, and he pushed out a palm in response.

Boom!

In an instant, the airflow exploded outward, as if a wind disaster had passed through.

Both of them remained motionless, but their gazes already held surprise.

Surprise at the high level of the other's strength.

"Watch the move." Lianxing flicked her sleeve, drifting toward Yu Liancheng like a patch of white cloud.

Yu Liancheng rolled his sleeve and struck out with a palm to meet the attack.

In an instant, the two of them began to trade blows once again.

The brilliance of this battle was even a notch above the one Yu Liancheng had fought against Yao Yue back then.

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