73: Chapter 73 Nine Yang Resurrection Mushroom

"The poison pill I concocted, you're in luck, you're the first to try it!" Ning Yuan said calmly, waving the pill in front of Tao Yao.

"I won't eat it!" Tao Yao's face completely changed. If she really ate it, she would never be able to escape in this lifetime, only to be obediently under his control.

"That's not up to you! Jiaojiao, go hold her down!" Ning Yuan said indifferently. Since she was unwilling herself, then she couldn't blame him for being impolite; he wouldn't indulge her.

"No problem, Master!" Du Jiaojiao said eagerly, taking three steps in two, raising her hand to pin Tao Yao down, making her unable to move.

A satisfied expression appeared on her pretty face. She had long wanted to teach this vixen a lesson, and this time she finally found the opportunity. Her grip was not light at all.

"Ning Yuan, I've already agreed to your demands, you can't do this!" Tao Yao's voice trembled, her eyes revealing urgency, her charming and pretty face full of terror.

Her delicate body struggled continuously, trying to break free from Du Jiaojiao's restraint, but no matter how she struggled, it was useless.

Ning Yuan slowly walked up to her, raised his hand to pinch her delicate, fair chin, lifted it slightly, picked up the pill, and stuffed it into her red, tempting lips:

"If I don't use some means, what if you run away? Isn't that right, Pavilion Master Tao Yao?"

Feeling the pill dissolve as soon as it entered her mouth, Tao Yao's face instantly turned ashen, and she slumped to the ground, plunged into immense despair.

She knew she was finished, completely trapped, unless she ended her own life.

Right!

She could still end it herself, then she wouldn't have to be under his control!

But before she could act, Ning Yuan's next words immediately made her abandon this thought.

"Tao Yao, I won't force you to do anything you're unwilling to do. As long as you stay by my side for a hundred years, afterwards, whether you want to leave or stay, it's entirely up to you. What do you think?"

Ning Yuan understood Tao Yao's nature of preferring death to dishonor, so naturally he couldn't push too hard; he had to leave a little leeway.

As for a hundred years later, it wouldn't be too late to discuss it then. However, Ning Yuan was confident in himself; with such a long time, could he not win her over?

To make her stay by his side, he really went to great lengths!

If it weren't for grinding System rewards, why would he go to such lengths, needing to deceive a woman like her.

"Are you telling the truth?" Tao Yao clearly didn't quite believe his words. There had been precedents before, making it hard not to be suspicious.

"You have no choice!" Ning Yuan said calmly. He didn't say much, letting Tao Yao consider it herself.

Tao Yao's face rapidly changed colors, now pale, now flushed. Ning Yuan's meaning was already clear: as long as she stayed by his side for a hundred years, he wouldn't have any untoward intentions towards her. Taking the poison pill was just to prevent her from escaping.

But what was he scheming for by doing this?

Or was it to temporarily stabilize her, then make a move on her later?

For a moment, Tao Yao's heart was in turmoil, not knowing how to choose!

"Have you made up your mind?" Ning Yuan urged. He didn't have that much time to waste with her.

"Then how can I believe you?" Tao Yao still didn't believe Ning Yuan wanted nothing. There was no such person in the world!

"Believe it or not, I don't care!" Ning Yuan said impatiently. Making a guarantee was impossible; how else could he make a move later.

Tao Yao gritted her silver teeth until they nearly shattered, her face fluctuating between dark and light. Didn't that mean she had no guarantee at all? He could change his mind anytime he wanted.

Sigh!

After a long while, Tao Yao let out a long sigh and finally decided to agree. There was no other choice. Now she could only pray he wasn't lying, otherwise, she could only end herself.

After all, a living coward is better than a dead hero!

Her beautiful eyes completely dimmed. Tao Yao hung her head dejectedly: "I choose to stay."

After saying this, Tao Yao seemed to have lost her Soul, changing from full of vitality to lifeless.

Ning Yuan waved his hand in a gesture and said calmly, "Good, then. Jiaojiao, let her go."

After speaking, he turned and left. Since Tao Yao had agreed, he now wanted to check the System rewards he had just obtained.

"Hmph, you got off easy!"

After releasing Tao Yao, Du Jiaojiao snorted coldly, then strode off the Deck towards the Cabin.

Immediately, only Tao Yao remained on the Deck, silently gazing at the empty Deck, her heart a turmoil of mixed emotions.

She never expected that in such a short time, she would fall from being the master of a pavilion to such a state!

Just as Tao Yao was filled with endless emotions, Ning Yuan had already returned to his room in the Cabin and began checking the System rewards. However, the results couldn't help but disappoint him somewhat.

Leaving aside Spirit Stones, Medicinal Pills, and Talismans, most were items of the fourth grade or above. The harvest was still quite good.

But the Magic Treasures were somewhat outrageous; they were all musical instrument Magic Treasures. He was completely ignorant of music; what use were they to him?

Especially the seventh-grade magic treasure, the phoenix zither, and it was even in a sealed state. It was unimaginable what grade it would reach after being unsealed.

But he didn't know how to play the zither either; what use was it? Unless he gave it to Tao Yao... sigh!

It was rare for the System to reward a seventh-grade magic treasure, yet it turned out to be a mere ornament. This made Ning Yuan sigh repeatedly.

He could only see if there was an opportunity to give it to Tao Yao in the future; otherwise, it could only gather dust with him.

After checking the rewards, the next step was how to obtain the nine yang soul returning ganoderma. This was the true goal of this trip to the Earth Abyss.

The nine yang soul returning ganoderma belonged to the ultimate yang category, possessing the effect of repairing the Divine Soul. At the same time, it also contained ultimate yang power, making it an extremely rare Heaven And Earth Treasure.

It only grows in places of extreme Yin or extreme Yang. The so-called 'extreme Yin gives birth to Yang,' so the Earth Abyss was an excellent breeding ground.

According to the information on the Jade Slip, the nine yang soul returning ganoderma was located on a Mountain Peak, surrounded by desolation, relatively close to the center of the Earth Abyss.

At the speed of the flowing light boat, it would still take some time to arrive. Taking advantage of this period, Ning Yuan sat cross-legged, quietly adjusting his condition to its optimal state.

During the flowing light boat's journey, they occasionally encountered attacks from Yin Souls, but they were all low-grade Yin Souls. Either they couldn't break through the flowing light boat's defense, or their speed couldn't keep up, so the journey was perilous but ultimately safe.

As they drew closer to the Barren Mountain, Ning Yuan could clearly feel a surge of ultimate yang power, creating a subtle resonance with his own Extreme Yang Body.

It seemed Steward Li hadn't lied to him. The Earth Abyss really did have the nine yang soul returning ganoderma. His Spirit Stones weren't wasted after all.

Ning Yuan suddenly opened his eyes, his figure flashed, and he disappeared from the room. In the blink of an eye, he appeared on the Deck, gazing into the distant sky.

He could clearly feel a scorching ultimate yang power emanating from the mountaintop, and there wasn't a trace of Yin Qi around.

Under this ultimate yang power, there wasn't a single Yin Soul within a radius of dozens of miles. It was truly unique within the Earth Abyss.