Chapter 425: Chapter 420: On Tenterhooks, Five Viscera Turtle Breathing
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Princess Lan Yue lit a candle. She hadn’t dared to light one after nightfall, partly to create the illusion that she had gone to bed early, and partly to avoid anyone coming to find her and keep from interacting with the other maids.
The less contact she had with people, the lower the chance of her situation being discovered.
Her face and figure were currently very different, as the Thousand-Faced Treasure Artifact had the power to completely change one’s appearance.
"Pharmacist Yang, you’re finally back!"
"I’ve been on edge every single day you’ve been gone!"
Upon seeing Yang Chan, who had already taken off the Thousand Faces, Princess Lan Yue couldn’t help but run over and throw her arms around his waist.
Her body was trembling slightly, as if she were terrified.
"Alright, I’m back. You can carry on as before."
"All the trouble has been taken care of. The Cyan Yuan Sect will be fine for the foreseeable future. When the time is right, we’ll go to the Merak Sacred Land together."
Yang Chan patted Princess Lan Yue’s shoulder, comforting her while also making a promise.
’At least, her performance during this incident has been very satisfactory. The value she’s shown has always been decent, and no one can replace her. She’s worth taking with me.’
"Mhm!"
Princess Lan Yue hadn’t expected Yang Chan to agree so easily. She had prepared a whole host of ploys that she hadn’t even had a chance to use yet!
But she quickly came to her senses and nodded in agreement.
The good news had come so suddenly that she was still processing it.
"Let go."
Yang Chan could feel her fullness, which was even more ample than it usually appeared.
Hearing this, Princess Lan Yue reluctantly let go, her expression showing extreme unwillingness.
"This is your Thousand-Faced Treasure Artifact. Just keep doing what you were doing before."
Yang Chan took out the Thousand Faces and returned it to Princess Lan Yue.
’This kind of Treasure Weapon is quite effective, but it’s only needed when one has to hide their identity. It’s not very useful in daily life.’
’Just like here in the Cyan Yuan Sect, I naturally have no need for this kind of Disguise Treasure.’
’The Taiyin Saintess had one too, and she took it with her when she left.’
’I didn’t keep it because I was worried she might have left some kind of tracking method on it. Besides, it wasn’t worth a life-and-death struggle with the Taiyin Saintess over something like this.’
"Okay!"
Hearing this, Princess Lan Yue took the Thousand-Faced Treasure Artifact and put it on in front of Yang Chan. Instantly, her entire figure transformed, reverting to Xiaoxiang’s appearance. Her previously ample figure became less so, and her exquisite features were toned down a few notches. While still pretty, she was far less stunning than before.
"Pharmacist Yang, it’s so late tonight. Could I... could I stay here for one more night?"
After changing her appearance, Princess Lan Yue didn’t hurry to leave. Instead, she made a request.
Her eyes were filled with an expectation that was hard to refuse.
"Fine. The bed in the study is empty. You can rest there tonight. I need to go to the secret chamber to cultivate anyway."
Yang Chan glanced at her upon hearing her words, then slowly nodded.
He naturally knew what she was aiming for, but he didn’t play along.
’Not everyone is like the Taiyin Saintess, capable of helping my cultivation. I’m willing to take Princess Lan Yue with me because she’s somewhat exceptional, and her performance these past few days has been acceptable. She has potential, but whether to let her get any closer is something I need to consider.’
’It was the same with Han Bingyu before. She offered herself to me in all sorts of ways, but I rejected her every time. Only after she passed my tests did she become one of my people.’
’To me, pleasure is fleeting. It’s not worth paying too high a price for, especially when that pleasure comes with other conditions attached. That requires even more consideration.’
’If I were to eat this piece of meat that’s been served up to me, it would certainly have a major impact on me.’
’Just like how "eating" the Taiyin Saintess left behind a hidden danger that I can’t eliminate for now. That’s why I can only act with even more caution. Once I get to the Merak Sacred Land, things should be much safer.’
’However, that’s all predicated on Liu Xuan and the others establishing a firm foothold in the Merak Sacred Land first.’
’Otherwise, going to the Merak Sacred Land would just be walking into a whirlpool. My situation would be even worse than it is here in the Cyan Yuan Sect.’
"Huh? Oh!"
"Pharmacist Yang, do you need a bath?"
Princess Lan Yue froze for a moment before she processed his words, but she quickly found a new topic.
In her mind, Yang Chan must be dusty and tired from his journey.
’Pharmacist Yang used to take a medicinal bath every day. This is a perfect chance for me to help. Then, if I ’accidentally’ fall into the tub, I’ll have no choice but to get closer to help scrub his back, and then...’
"No need. It’s getting late, you should get to bed early."
Yang Chan shook his head and then opened the door to the secret chamber.
He didn’t enter right away. Only after watching Princess Lan Yue walk reluctantly to the bed in the study did he begin to investigate.
A place someone else had entered was no longer completely safe.
’I have to check it over before going in. Although Princess Lan Yue is acting very docile right now, as if she’d let me do anything to her without a hint of resistance, I know you can know a person’s face but not their heart. Many people are excellent actors, and I’m one of them.’
’So, I’d better investigate first to avoid being capsized in a gutter and to eliminate any other hidden dangers.’
He began inspecting the secret chamber. He had dug it out himself, so he naturally knew the best places to set traps.
While inspecting, Yang Chan also began to set up traps. He had previously dismantled them because he had let Princess Lan Yue stay in the secret chamber to hide her identity.
Now that he was back, he was naturally setting them up again to prevent anyone from sneaking in.
He had done more than just take down the traps before; he had also hidden some things, like the Concealing Breath Magic Array. It was constructed with Exotic Stones, and arranging them in a specific pattern could suppress one’s aura.
During his days away, he had also tested the improvements he’d gained after Tempering his heart.
When he previously broke through to the Inner Refining Five Viscera Realm, he had used Baili Star to get a clear measure of how much his strength had increased. And with the Taiyin Saintess’s help, he completed the Tempering of his heart even faster, boosting his strength once more.
Although this improvement wasn’t as dramatic as the initial breakthrough to the Inner Refining Five Viscera Realm, his strength had still increased significantly. For instance, he could now even control the beating of his own heart.
He couldn’t stop it for long periods, but he could put it into a state of suspended animation, like a turtle’s breath.
Experts at the Inner Refining of the Five Viscera could feign death so convincingly it was indistinguishable from the real thing. That was why after beheading Baili Star, Yang Chan had also destroyed his heart, just in case. There was a chance the body could still move. Then, he completely obliterated the corpse, leaving nothing behind—truly grinding the bones to dust. Only then could Yang Chan feel at ease.
After setting everything up in the secret chamber, Yang Chan didn’t rush to sleep. What he’d told Princess Lan Yue about going to the chamber to cultivate wasn’t just an excuse. To be more precise, he needed to use up the Potential Points that had refreshed for the day.
This was the key to advancing his Martial Arts Cultivation. He discovered that the Nine Nether Qi in his body was slowly being consumed, which in turn was accelerating the Tempering of his Five Viscera. This meant he would complete the Tempering of his Five Viscera even sooner than planned.
For example, completing the Tempering of his heart ahead of schedule had saved him at least two months.
’However, it’s about time I showed Sect Leader Gu that I can refine the Five Internal Organs Nourishing Pill. That way, I can get more Spirit Medicine from the Cyan Yuan Sect that aids Inner Refining, and I can increase my Daily Potential Point Collection again.’
Now that Yang Chan’s Cultivation had broken through to the Inner Refining Five Viscera Realm, he naturally needed to take elixirs of the Inner Refining Five Level to advance faster. Furthermore, elixirs that assisted with the Inner Refining of the Five Viscera could also be consumed during his regular cultivation sessions.
He hadn’t consumed the lower-quality Five Revolutions Nourishing Organ Pills he had refined earlier. His plan was to refine a batch, give the one of the worst quality to Gu An, and in doing so, reveal his Alchemy Ability while still holding something back.
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