However, regardless of anything else, if Gongsun Yi could break through to the Divine Realm, it would also be a good thing for Chen Xiao.
This way, the strength protecting Shanhai Yipin would increase by another notch.
After chatting for a few more sentences, Chen Xiao bid farewell and left.
Although he did not get any particularly clear information from Gongsun Yi, he could infer a lot from what little he heard.
Chen Xiao at least knew that there were many exceptionally powerful martial artists in this world.
From this, he could also deduce that there might be other demon cultivators, ghost cultivators, and so on and so forth in this world…
And this was not good news for Chen Xiao.
Because it meant that the difficulty of him guarding this dragon脉 had increased invisibly.
It was hard to say whether those people would harbor covetous intentions if they knew about this hidden dragon脉.
Chen Xiao had a vague feeling that this trip to the Pantheon would answer many of the doubts in his heart, and he became even more expectant about it.
By the time Chen Xiao returned to his room, it was already very late. Li Ziqing had even fallen asleep.
She was wearing a full set of sexy lingerie, which was clearly prepared for Chen Xiao, but Chen Xiao had missed out on it…
In order not to wake Li Ziqing, Chen Xiao tiptoed and lay down beside her.
Despite his light movements, Li Ziqing still woke up.
Her long eyelashes fluttered a couple of times before she groggily opened her eyes.
"Chen Xiao… you're back…"
Li Ziqing said vaguely, not fully awake.
"Mm, you should continue sleeping."
Chen Xiao said softly.
Li Ziqing hummed, closed her eyes, and shifted into a more comfortable position, curling up beside Chen Xiao.
"Hold me…"
She mumbled as if in a dream.
Chen Xiao reached out and pulled the warm, soft jade into his embrace. Li Ziqing's face immediately lit up with a happy expression.
After a few minutes, Chen Xiao thought Li Ziqing had fallen asleep. At this moment, Li Ziqing fumbled and grabbed his large hand, placing it in front of her lingerie.
Just as Chen Xiao was filled with questions, Li Ziqing lightly parted her red lips and uttered two words that almost made Chen Xiao explode.
"Caress me…"
Like lightning striking fire, the passion was unstoppable!
After tossing and turning for most of the night, Li Ziqing was finally exhausted.
But she also lost all sleepiness. She lay on Chen Xiao's chest and whispered secrets to him.
"Chen Xiao, I'm so happy. I wish we could be like this every day…"
Chen Xiao stroked Li Ziqing's soft, waterfall-like long hair and said, "I wish I could too… but I have to go out tomorrow for some business, and I might not be back for a while."
"Hmph, going out for business again, leaving me to live as a widow!"
Li Ziqing feigned anger and bit Chen Xiao's chest. Chen Xiao immediately bit back!
"No more, no more, I really can't take it anymore, I'm out of strength…"
Li Ziqing immediately begged for mercy, raising her hands in surrender.
This made Chen Xiao think of his old saying again: it was time to put Li Ziqing's cultivation on the agenda.
Although Li Ziqing's body was very healthy, and she had been exercising and practicing yoga for many years, by ordinary people's standards, she could even be considered fit.
However, in Chen Xiao's eyes, she was undoubtedly too frail.
Even when they were intimate, Chen Xiao had to hold back to avoid hurting Li Ziqing.
"Ziqing, since we have time tonight, let me help you with marrow cleansing first."
Chen Xiao tentatively made a suggestion.
Marrow cleansing, also known as Xisui, was the process of expelling impurities from the meridians.
After marrow cleansing, the meridians would be unobstructed, which would be more conducive to the absorption and circulation of spiritual energy.
"Okay…"
Li Ziqing first agreed, then asked a series of worried questions, "How will you wash it? What will you use to wash it? Will it hurt a lot?"
"Don't worry, it's painless throughout the process. You just need to be mentally prepared, and we'll start in the bathroom!"
Because during the marrow cleansing process, impurities and dirt from the meridians would seep out through the skin.
For a delicate young girl like Li Ziqing, it would surely be embarrassing.
If it were done in a bathtub, this trouble could be avoided to some extent.
Chen Xiao filled the bathtub with water and jumped in first.
Only then did Li Ziqing walk over, "Why did you get in too? Are we going to have a mandarin duck bath?"
"If I don't get in, who will help you with marrow cleansing?"
Chen Xiao's forehead was covered in black lines.
Li Ziqing, completely undressed, entered the bathtub and sat opposite Chen Xiao.
The scene was sensual, and Li Ziqing's pretty face was flushed, feeling a bit embarrassed.
Chen Xiao was bewildered. Women were truly strange creatures. Just moments ago, she was submitting to him beneath him, and now she was blushing with shyness…
He didn't know that when a woman no longer felt shy in front of him, it also meant that their passion had burned out.
Chen Xiao put away his wandering thoughts and grasped Li Ziqing's soft, tender hands.
There were many ways to perform marrow cleansing; it could be done through cultivation or by taking elixirs.
The method Chen Xiao chose was undoubtedly the simplest and most direct: using his spiritual energy to cleanse Li Ziqing's marrow.
Because the meridians in the human body were intricate, in addition to the twelve main meridians, there were also hundreds of small collateral branches.
Using this method for marrow cleansing required a massive amount of spiritual energy and sufficient patience. For ordinary cultivators, it was an almost impossible task.
But for Chen Xiao, it was not a big deal, not only because the spiritual energy within him was as vast as the ocean, but also because his love for Li Ziqing was enough to sustain his patience.
This was what Chen Xiao thought before the marrow cleansing began.
However, Chen Xiao did not expect that as soon as the marrow cleansing started, he would encounter a thorny problem.
As soon as the spiritual energy was infused into Li Ziqing's meridians, Li Ziqing suddenly cried out and pushed Chen Xiao away, "Ah, no… it hurts!"
"Chen Xiao, you lied to me! It clearly hurts, yet you told me it was painless!"
Li Ziqing said with a wronged expression.
"That shouldn't be the case. Why would it hurt?"
Li Ziqing's reaction made Chen Xiao extremely confused. According to reason, there should be no pain at all.
Not only should there be no pain, but it should feel very comfortable.
"What kind of pain is it?"
"It feels like being pricked by needles inside my body."
Hearing Li Ziqing's answer, Chen Xiao became even more perplexed.
Seeing Chen Xiao frowning, Li Ziqing said softly, "Why don't you try again? Maybe it only hurts a little the first time, and it'll be fine later…"
Chen Xiao: "…"
Big sister, what do you think marrow cleansing is? What does the number of times have to do with it?
However, Chen Xiao decided to try again to see what was going on.
After sitting down, Chen Xiao took Li Ziqing's small hand again and infused spiritual energy into her meridians.
This time, Li Ziqing did not cry out in pain, and the process went much smoother than the last time.
Chen Xiao was dumbfounded. Could it be that, as Li Ziqing said, it only hurt a little the first time and then it was fine?
Just as Chen Xiao was filled with doubt, a golden light suddenly flashed on Li Ziqing's body.
Chen Xiao was directly thrown out of the bathtub…