Chapter 77: How Did They End Up Tangled Together in the Blink of an Eye?!

The tips of their noses brushed against each other, breaths intertwining, their posture so suggestive it was almost indecent.

Silent Words: !!!

He blinked once—what just happened?

How did the Young Master end up tangled with the Seventh Young Master?!

"Young Master!"

Suddenly, a surge of force swept toward Silent Words, sending him stumbling backward, straight out the door. With a loud "bang," the door slammed shut behind him.

Silent Words: ...

Ji Yin felt her head spinning, inhaling nothing but Xuanyuan Ji's breath.

"Master, could you get off me first? This position is exhausting—my legs are about to cramp."

Xuanyuan Ji straightened, settling beside her.

His heart had never been so chaotic, an intense desire for her rising within him.

It was no longer just a wish to kiss her; he wanted much, much more...

He quickly suppressed this impulse, raising a cup of tea to mask his barely perceptible loss of composure.

It was Ji Yin's first time being so intimately close to a man; their bodies pressed tightly together, stirring a sensation she had never known.

"Let's begin meditation," Xuanyuan Ji instructed lightly.

Ji Yin hated meditation more than anything.

"Today, I'll teach you the mental technique of Returning to the Origin and Maintaining Unity."

"I'm hungry! Can I go back and find something to eat first, and then come back to meditate?" Ji Yin pleaded pitifully.

Xuanyuan Ji didn't respond. Instead, he grasped her hand directly. A warm current flowed from his palm into her body, coursing through her meridians. Xuanyuan Ji was guiding her cultivation.

She had no patience and probably wouldn't remember a single incantation.

So he chose the simplest, most direct method. It was also the easiest for her.

Suddenly, Xuanyuan Ji's expression shifted.

"The Seven-Star Meridian!"

Ji Yin quickly pulled her hand away, keeping her distance from Xuanyuan Ji.

He gazed at Ji Yin, speaking slowly: "You actually possess an ancient spiritual meridian—the Seven-Star Meridian." She must have known; perhaps her awakening at the Hundred Flavors Pavilion was all an act.

"Really?" Ji Yin smiled back, immediately slipping into her role. "Does that mean I'm amazing? Is this meridian exceptionally powerful? Will it make me stronger?"

Xuanyuan Ji had discovered the Seven-Star Meridian within her! From now on, she must keep her distance from him, best not to have any physical contact at all!

She feared that if Xuanyuan Ji learned of the little demon's existence, or the powerful demon soul within her, the secrets would be exposed.

She didn't want to live as she did on the Flowing Slaughter Star—always killing or being hunted.

Xuanyuan Ji watched her performance in silence.

Her reaction proved she didn't trust him at all. A faint disappointment stirred in his heart. Why was this little thing so guarded?

Still, not even the Ji family knew about it. With that thought, the disappointment faded.

"The Seven-Star Meridian can fortify your meridians to become indestructible. But it requires soul energy to nourish it. Have you noticed your soul energy sometimes suddenly disappears?" Xuanyuan Ji played along with her perfectly.

"That's right, exactly."

"The Seven-Star Meridian absorbs it. Each time you break through a rank, it demands even more soul energy. Because you must feed the Seven-Star Meridian, your breakthrough speed may be ten times slower than normal. However, within the same rank, no one can match your strength. In fact, with your current second rank, if you challenge a fourth-rank spiritual cultivator, you won't lose too badly."