Bu Shenghua's hand froze in mid-air.
Looking at Ye Ba, who seemed completely unharmed, she even suspected she was hallucinating.
After four hours of assisting her cultivation, not only was Ye Ba fine, but he had actually fallen asleep!?
If anyone with any other ordinary physique had done this, they would have already passed out cold.
What... what kind of grade was this Pure Yang Constitution anyway?!
Not only was the cultivation effect shockingly good, but he had incredible stamina.
To confirm that Ye Ba was truly unharmed, she stepped forward and carefully examined him.
Finally, she confirmed that Ye Ba was indeed fine!
"Four hours is not enough; I want to increase it to eight hours!" Bu Shenghua said.
Having witnessed the formidable power of Ye Ba's constitution, she was no longer satisfied with just four hours of cultivation time!
"Senior Sister, do you eat every day?" Ye Ba didn't answer Bu Shenghua immediately, but instead asked an irrelevant question.
"Although my cultivation is profound, I haven't reached the Inedia realm yet, so I still need to eat!" Bu Shenghua answered in confusion.
"Senior Sister, there is a difference between eating your fill every single meal and only eating once. Eight hours is too long; it's easy for others with ulterior motives to discover our secret, and by then you won't get to eat at all anymore," Ye Ba explained.
Bu Shenghua was being far too greedy, and there was no way he would agree—the risk was simply too high!
Bu Shenghua frowned, pondered for a moment, and then said, "What if I buy you?"
"Senior Sister had better not do that either. If you claim me exclusively for yourself, the other Senior Sisters will grow resentful and report me, and then you won't have any meals left either," Ye Ba hurriedly spoke up to stop her.
Chu Yao also knew about his Pure Yang Constitution.
He was afraid that if Chu Yao found out he had been bought, she would fly into a rage and do something irrational.
Then everything would be completely ruined!
Besides, even without Chu Yao, he didn't want to be bought by Bu Shenghua.
He needed female fiends with greater talent to accelerate the speed at which he acquired various experiences.
Bu Shenghua only possessed a High-Grade Spiritual Root, still a far cry from top-tier aptitude.
"That makes some sense!" Bu Shenghua nodded gently.
Putting herself in his shoes, if another fellow disciple bought Ye Ba and kept him all to herself, she would report it too.
If she couldn't have him, she'd rather destroy him than let anyone else enjoy him!
Therefore, she no longer insisted in her heart.
"Well, there's still some time left before dawn tonight, let's continue practicing for a bit," Bu Shenghua thought to herself that she didn't have to wait for another day.
Ye Ba smiled bitterly inside; what more could he say?
He sat back down properly and closed his eyes: "Come ahead, Senior Sister!"
...
An hour later.
Bu Shenghua opened her eyes in surprise.
For some reason, the spiritual power within her body had begun to boil.
Right where her heart was, the phantom image of an illusory spirit sword appeared.
"What is going on? Is my Sword Spirit Physique about to awaken!?"
"Does the Pure Yang Constitution have this kind of effect too!?"
Feeling the changes inside her, Bu Shenghua was shocked once again.
According to the elders of the Law Enforcement Hall, her Sword Spirit Physique had an innate defect, making it extremely difficult to awaken during the Qi Condensation Stage.
She would at least need to break through to the Foundation Establishment Stage and combine that with rare elixirs for even a chance at awakening.
Yet now, her Sword Spirit Physique was actually showing signs of awakening!
After the shock came excitement.
If she awakened her Sword Spirit Physique and her strength increased further, she would undoubtedly secure a better ranking in the sect tournament a month from now.
She might even catch the eye of an inner sect elder and be taken in as a disciple!
Thinking of this, she began to absorb with even greater effort.
Yet for some reason, the Sword Spirit Physique was always just a fraction short, unable to awaken completely.
This drove her to distraction.
"It's obviously right on the verge, why won't it work!" Bu Shenghua muttered angrily, pondering the possible reasons.
She was in a rush and wanted to awaken her Sword Spirit Physique immediately!
Suddenly, her eyes lit up: "Maybe absorbing from a distance causes loss, perhaps I should try a different method!"
Yet she had a congenital germaphobe streak, and moreover, she looked down on these Spirit Slaves.
A look of inner struggle appeared in her eyes.
"My heart is set on the Dao, pursuing longevity; if I can't even overcome the difficulty before me, what kind of Dao am I cultivating!"
"The physical body is merely an external shell, I should not be swayed by these external things."
"Spirit Slaves are merely great medicinal ingredients for cultivation. As long as it benefits my cultivation, even if it's filthy, I must swallow it down."
After hesitating for a full ten minutes, she finally bit her lower lip and made up her mind.
The next second, she parted her tender lips and exhaled a mist of alluring enchantment.
Catching the familiar scent, Ye Ba opened his eyes in puzzlement.
Instantly, he was met with a stimulating scene that gave him a massive headache.
Before he could look closer, a wave of dizziness washed over his mind, plunging his consciousness into darkness.
"Damned female fiend, why do they all know this trick!"
Ye Ba silently lamented his bad luck.
...
"It really works!"
Just moments after starting, Bu Shenghua felt a distinct change.
Not only did she reap greater benefits!
These benefits were also far more refined, providing an even greater boost to her.
The spiritual power within her surged more violently, and the phantom spirit sword at her heart was solidifying, taking the final step toward awakening.
She clenched her teeth, forcefully enduring her inner aversion and disgust.
If not for the sake of awakening her Sword Spirit Physique!
How could she possibly tolerate Ye Ba covering her body in layers upon layers of grime.
If Ye Ba didn't have the Pure Yang Constitution and dared to treat her like this, she would definitely have stabbed him to death with a sword!
Under the continuous onslaught, the phantom spirit sword within her finally solidified completely!
The Sword Spirit Physique began to awaken!
Rumble!
The spiritual power inside her surged, rapidly converging toward the spirit sword at her heart.
Making it grow increasingly solid.
A massive and razor-sharp aura radiated from her body.
Right between her brows, a spirit sword mark slowly emerged.
All around her body, a vast amount of spiritual power rapidly converged toward the center of her brows!
Following her meridians, it finally entered her dantian!
Boom!
In just a moment, the aura around her shifted once more.
Her overall aura increased severalfold.
"I am... at the Qi Condensation 9th Layer now!" Bu Shenghua felt as though she were in a dream!
She had actually gained massive benefits during the awakening of her Sword Spirit Physique, raising her realm!
The next second, she quickly suppressed the turbulent fluctuations of her Sword Spirit Physique.
The awakening of her Sword Spirit Physique would trigger a heaven-and-earth anomaly, creating far too much commotion!
If other fellow disciples discovered she was here with Ye Ba, Ye Ba's secret would never be kept safe again!
Thinking of this, she grabbed the robe beside her, ready to leave the room.
Before leaving, however, she took a bottle of elixirs from her Storage Bag and tossed it onto the bed.
Ye Ba had exerted himself to the utmost this time, so his consumption must have been immense.
She had no use for that bottle of elixirs, so she might as well leave it for Ye Ba to recover himself.
...
Early morning.
Ye Ba finally woke up.
"Hiss! It hurts!"
Clutching his thigh, he let out a cry of pain.
The flesh and blood on his body had actually bruised!
"Sigh, my cultivation is still too low!" Ye Ba sighed after checking his injuries.
Though he possessed the Supreme Yang Immortal Body, his Primordial Yang never ran dry.
Right now, he was like a piggy bank full of gold coins inside.
Extremely wealthy on the inside, but fragile on the outside.
It must have been because Bu Shenghua failed to control her own strength that he got hurt.
"I still need to raise my realm as quickly as possible!" Ye Ba muttered to himself.
Fortunately, these were just superficial flesh wounds; taking some recovery elixirs should fix them right up.
Gathering his thoughts, he looked up at the virtual panel that had appeared before him.