Time Travel: I'm a Flower Thief

Before long, Lu Fang strode in carrying a sandalwood box. He opened the lid, and a dragon pearl lay quietly inside, with the faint sound of flowing water echoing within.

Ning Hua arrived shortly after, holding a jade bottle between her fingers. She poured out a small cup of phoenix blood, its golden-red color resembling molten fire, which remained undissolved after falling into the bowl.

Without further ado, Lu Tiansui placed the Dragon Essence and Phoenix Blood in a porcelain bowl, wrapped them with his true energy, and condensed them into a pill.

He then gestured to Lu Fang: "Fetch some clean water and feed it to him."

Lu Fang stepped forward, helped Xie Xiaoyi up, pried open his teeth, and fed him the pill with water.

Lu Tian hummed in agreement and said in a deep voice, "He needs a breath of true energy to help him refine the medicinal power."

Lu Fang frowned, tilted his head, and asked, "Master, you said you wanted to guide a wisp of true energy into his mouth, how do we do that?"

Lu Tian chuckled: "Just keep your mouth an inch away from his mouth, so that the Qi can flow smoothly into his body..."

Before he could finish speaking, Ning Hua leaned over, his eyes lighting up: "I'll do this! Xie Mo looks handsome, I won't be at a disadvantage!"

Lu Tiansui quickly reached out to stop her, his brows furrowed in worry:

"Uncle-Master! Although there is a significant age difference between you and him, there is a difference between men and women. What kind of behavior is this?"

Ning Hua flicked his sleeves, straightening his chest with a righteous air:

"Hey, saving a life is better than building a seven-story pagoda! If I don't go to hell, who will?"

Lu Fang grinned, his shoulders shaking, and finally couldn't help but interject, "Grandmaster Uncle, what you're saying is Buddhist maxim, but we're Taoists!"

Ning Hua glanced at him sideways, pretending to be serious:

"What do you know, kid! The great paths of the world may differ, but they all lead to the same destination. Whether it's Buddhist or Taoist maxims, the principles are essentially the same!"

Lu Fang's lips twitched slightly as he looked at his master without comment.

Ning Hua strode forward with an air of righteous indignation: "What are you dawdling about? We're not going to kiss anyway, and even if we did, I wouldn't want to."

As he spoke, he bent down and transferred his true energy, his movements swift and decisive, without the slightest hesitation.

Her cultivation was extremely high; her true energy entered Xie Xiaoyi's body in the blink of an eye, and the dragon essence and phoenix blood within Xie Xiaoyi's abdomen instantly melted away.

They transformed into two warm, clear streams, slowly flowing through the meridians and throughout the body.

Seeing that Ning Hua was taking far too long to transfer Qi, Lu Tian frowned and shouted, "Uncle-Master! That's enough! Any more and his meridians will burst!"

The next second, Xie Xiaoyi on the bed suddenly groaned, his eyelashes trembling.

Before anyone could react, he suddenly raised his hand, gripping Ning Hua's waist tightly with one hand and pressing down on the back of her head with the other.

A warm touch suddenly came crashing down on me, and the breath exchange turned into a real kiss.

Ning Hua froze, instantly forgetting about luck.

Her cheeks flushed instantly, turning red from her ears to her neck, and the jade bottle in her hand clattered to the ground.

She snapped out of her daze and slapped Xie Xiaoyi across the face.

"You brat! You...you're asking for it!"

Lu Tiansui's lips twitched, and he thought to himself:

"My uncle-master is incredibly fortunate. He consumed phoenix blood from a young age, resulting in ridiculously high cultivation levels. He has lived for eighty or ninety years adhering to the Daoist precepts of purity and detachment."

I've really taken such a big fall today, and I've suffered such a loss that I can't even speak of!

This absurd thing, if word got out, it would probably blow the roof off the entire sect!

Lu Fang leaned against the door frame, one hand on his hip, the other slowly stroking his chin:

"Grandmaster Uncle, how does it taste? My third brother looks a bit raw, but it's not too bad for you, is it?"

Ning Hua blushed and was about to scold him, her finger already raised, when she heard a strange noise behind her.

Turning his head, he saw Xie Xiaoyi suddenly unleash a powerful burst of true energy, his robes fluttering and rustling even without wind.

The power of the Dragon Essence and Phoenix Blood completely merged within his body, surging wildly along his meridians.

The originally chaotic Ancestral Dragon True Qi was forcibly straightened out into distinct strands by this spiritual energy.

Lu Tian's pupils flickered slightly, and he blurted out, "This...this is a sign of a breakthrough!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Xie Xiaoyi's aura suddenly surged, his momentum rising all the way up, and a series of crackling sounds came from his meridians!

Ning Hua's curse was stuck in his throat. He stared blankly at the aura of true energy surrounding Xie Xiaoyi.

"This brat... he actually used the power of the dragon and phoenix to jump two ranks in one go?"

Lu Fang, who was leaning against the door frame, suddenly focused his nonchalant gaze.

He had already reached the Starry Sky Profound Realm, so it was no problem for him to use his inner vision to see through the flow of Qi in other people's meridians and capture the slightest stagnation or flaw.

At this moment, he stared intently at the surging true energy around Xie Xiaoyi, his pupils dilated, and almost subconsciously blurted out:

"Peak of the Ninth Rank! Vajra Saintly Realm!"

......

When Xie Xiaoyi opened his eyes, he saw a wooden beam carved with cloud patterns and a soft brocade quilt beneath him. He was lying on an antique bed.

Before he could fully recover, a flippant laugh came from beside him.

Xie Xiaoyi turned her head and met Lu Fang's lazy gaze.

"Huh, Brother Lu?" He propped himself up and sat up, his head still a little fuzzy. "Where...where am I?"

Lu Fang leaned against the bedside, slowly swirling the teacup in his hand: "Third brother, you're finally awake. You've been unconscious for three days. This is the True Martial Dao Sect."

Xie Xiaoyi's heart skipped a beat, and fragmented memories suddenly surged up.

He recalled his own madness when he went astray.

He remembered how he had grabbed Mei Hua Yao Yao, cornered her on a deserted mountain path, and was now abusing her...

A graceful figure appeared, along with a large phoenix?

She was a young and beautiful Taoist nun, but her fighting skills were ridiculously powerful; she subdued him in just a few moves.

After that, I completely lost track of what happened and couldn't remember anything at all.

Xie Xiaoyi composed himself, looked at Lu Fang, and frowned slightly:

"Brother Lu, how did I get here? I remember being subdued by a Taoist nun, and I have no recollection of what happened after that."

Lu Fang patted him on the shoulder and told Xie Xiaoyi everything that happened afterward.

Of course, he didn't mention a word about Xie Xiaoyi being the reincarnation of Mei Xingyao.

Lu Tian had instructed him that this matter was of utmost importance and might concern the fate of the Great Sheng Dynasty. The time was not yet ripe, and the secrets of heaven should not be revealed.

After hearing the whole story, Xie Xiaoyi was stunned for a moment, and then his heart trembled.

He subconsciously channeled his inner strength, feeling an incomparably powerful force surging through his meridians, and his whole body exuded an aura of indestructibility.

Looking at his expression, Lu Fang chuckled and said, "You are now at the peak of the ninth rank, with the Vajra Saintly Body."

A glint of wild joy flashed in Xie Xiaoyi's eyes. Without further hesitation, he channeled all his inner energy, raised his arms sharply, and slammed them together.

"boom--"

A deafening crash, like metal striking stone, rang out, causing the bed to shake slightly...

He was overjoyed, never expecting that he would step over the threshold that others could never reach in their entire lives, thanks to a stroke of luck.

Xie Xiaoyi couldn't help but boast:

"Before, I had to dodge and weave when I challenged Yan Li to a sword duel, but now I also possess the 'Vajra Holy Guard' physique."

"From now on, there's no need to hide for a while and then try to hold out forever! Next time we meet, I'll just take his sword head-on!"