101: Rejuvenating Needle

"Is there any other way?"

Ouyang Yunmeng frowned, her face filled with conflict.

For a pure maiden like her to strip naked and lie on a bed while a strange man performed acupuncture on her was truly difficult to accept.

"In my eyes, you are just a patient, and I am merely a physician. You should trust the character of a physician."

Yang Lingchen spoke with an air of righteousness, his expression extremely serious.

Just then, Ouyang Yunmeng's brows furrowed slightly as she gritted her teeth, her body trembling as if she were enduring intense pain.

"Not good, your Nine Yin Profound Poison has flared up early. I must perform acupuncture on you immediately, otherwise, you definitely won't survive the night."

Yang Lingchen's expression was incredibly solemn, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead. He could tell that this would be the final massive outbreak of the Nine Yin Profound Poison; if he didn't act now, Ouyang Yunmeng would surely die.

"Get out! Even if I die, I will never let a Little Thief like you take advantage of me."

Ouyang Yunmeng gritted her teeth, her voice trembling yet still firm. She then sat cross-legged on the stone bed and began to circulate her Qi to resist the outbreak of the Nine Yin Profound Poison.

At this moment, Ouyang Yunmeng's brows were tightly locked, her body drenched in sweat. Her originally exquisite face was now surrounded by a dark green toxin, making her look exceptionally ghastly and terrifying.

"Forget it, a good man doesn't fight with a wicked woman. What's the harm in saving you once? I'll just consider it an act of virtue!"

Seeing that Ouyang Yunmeng could die from the poison at any moment, Yang Lingchen no longer hesitated. He quickly took a set of golden needles from the haotian jade space and rushed to her side.

"Little Thief, what... do you want to do?" A look of pain appeared on Ouyang Yunmeng's face, her eyes filled with vigilance.

"Do... what? Of course... I'm saving you."

Yang Lingchen spoke with a wicked smile, though there was a hint of nervousness within it.

"Little Thief, if you dare touch me, I will definitely kill you."

*Thud.*

Just as Ouyang Yunmeng finished speaking, she fell straight onto the stone bed and completely lost consciousness.

Seeing this, Yang Lingchen quickly tapped several major Acupoints on her body, instantly stabilizing the spread of the Nine Yin Profound Poison. He then took out the golden needles and began to perform acupuncture on her.

This was an ancient Heaven-Defying Yang Restoration Acupuncture technique, and Yang Lingchen's movements were incredibly fast. In almost an instant, eighty-one golden needles were accurately inserted into various major Acupoints across Ouyang Yunmeng's body.

After finishing the acupuncture, Yang Lingchen circulated the Vast Heaven Art, slowly transferring his Profound Energy into Ouyang Yunmeng's body.

As the Haotian Profound Qi entered, the Nine Yin Profound Poison inside Ouyang Yunmeng's body seemed to have met its nemesis and began to flee frantically.

However, the Profound Qi condensed by the Vast Heaven Art was a top-tier Cultivation Technique from the Divine Realm; how could a mere Nine Yin Profound Poison resist it?

In less than half an hour, all the Nine Yin Profound Poison inside Ouyang Yunmeng's body was absorbed into Yang Lingchen's own body.

Yang Lingchen's skin turned dark green. He quickly sat cross-legged and began to refine the Nine Yin Profound Poison.

Perhaps in the eyes of others, the Nine Yin Profound Poison was the most toxic substance in the world, but in his eyes, it was a great tonic! As long as he refined it, he was confident he could raise his cultivation by another small level.

As time passed, the aura on Yang Lingchen's body continued to surge. At the same time, his bruised and swollen external injuries healed instantly.

After a long while, Ouyang Yunmeng finally woke up and slowly opened her beautiful eyes. At this time, the Nine Yin Profound Poison in her body had been completely purged.

When Ouyang Yunmeng saw the golden needles covering her body, she knew that the Little Thief Yang Lingchen must have done it.

"This Little Thief is too much. He clearly could have performed acupuncture through my clothes, but he insisted on tricking me into taking them off." Ouyang Yunmeng cursed inwardly, but she didn't dare move yet because the golden needles hadn't been removed.

Just then, out of the corner of her eye, she caught sight of Yang Lingchen, and her heart trembled slightly.

This Little Thief had actually drawn the Nine Yin Profound Poison into his own body for her sake. Seeing this, Ouyang Yunmeng's anger began to turn into touched emotion; no one understood the terror of the Nine Yin Profound Poison better than she did.

And yet, this man had not hesitated to draw it into his own body for her.

"This Little Thief actually looks quite handsome and pleasing to the eye. He doesn't seem as bad as I imagined."

Ouyang Yunmeng silently observed Yang Lingchen, her mind filled with a myriad of thoughts. Although she was the high and mighty Peak Master of Lingxiu Peak, she was actually not that old, only twenty this year.

Another half hour passed, and Yang Lingchen finally completely refined the Nine Yin Profound Poison.

*Boom... Boom... Boom...*

"Second level of the Spirit Sea Realm."

At the moment the Nine Yin Profound Poison was refined, Yang Lingchen broke through to the second level of the Spirit Sea Realm.

After the Breakthrough, Yang Lingchen opened his eyes. Seeing Ouyang Yunmeng pricked all over like a hedgehog, he couldn't help but chuckle.

"What are you laughing at, Little Thief? Why haven't you removed them for me yet?" Ouyang Yunmeng said irritably, her tone carrying a hint of annoyance.

"Hold on a bit longer, it'll be done in a moment." Yang Lingchen smiled, intentionally teasing her.

"I'm feeling a bit uncomfortable," Ouyang Yunmeng snapped, her voice carrying a trace of pleading.

After about another fifteen minutes, Yang Lingchen slowly walked over and gently removed the golden needles one by one.

"Ah... Little Thief, can't you be a bit gentler?" Ouyang Yunmeng let out a soft cry.

The moment Yang Lingchen removed the golden needle from her chest, an alluring moan escaped her lips, and her face instantly turned bright red.

This was the most sensitive part of her body, yet this Little Thief had actually stuck several needles there.

"Holy crap, this is truly going to be the death of me!"

Facing such an alluring sound, Yang Lingchen was also very nervous, his heart pounding. He was afraid that if he couldn't control himself and did something out of line, he would definitely end up dead.

"Little Thief, didn't you say you had to take off my clothes to perform acupuncture? What do you have to say now?" Ouyang Yunmeng stared at Yang Lingchen, her eyes full of questioning.

"Peak Master, I've been wronged! In that moment of crisis, this Disciple risked performing acupuncture through your clothes for the sake of your purity. Fortunately, you are a person of great fortune and managed to turn the danger into safety." Yang Lingchen quickly protested his innocence, his expression looking very aggrieved.

"Hmph, since you helped me neutralize the poison today, the matter of you stealing my black spirit ginseng is considered settled." Ouyang Yunmeng snorted coldly and turned her head away.

"Peak Master, that's not what you said before. You said you would cover for me, and you still owe me a favor." Yang Lingchen said unhappily, his face full of dissatisfaction.

"Did I say that? How come I don't remember?" Ouyang Yunmeng smiled, a hint of craftiness flashing in her eyes.

"Fine, you win. If there's nothing else, I'm leaving."

After Yang Lingchen finished speaking, he headed out of the Secret Chamber. This woman was too fickle; if he couldn't provoke her, couldn't he at least hide from her?

"Stop." Ouyang Yunmeng said.

"Peak Master, what other orders do you have?" Yang Lingchen said irritably, stopping in his tracks.

"As long as you don't do anything that violates the Sect rules or betrays the Sect, I can cover for you." Ouyang Yunmeng bit her pink lips, her gaze firm.

"That's what you said, don't go back on it!" Yang Lingchen smiled, then turned and left the Secret Chamber.

This time, Ouyang Yunmeng didn't stop him again.

Leaving the Secret Chamber, Yang Lingchen walked all the way back to his residence.

By now, the sky had gradually darkened. Tomorrow was the day of the Life-and-Death Battle, and Yang Lingchen planned to get a good night's rest to prepare for tomorrow's fight.