Time Travel: I'm a Flower Thief

Xie Xiaoyi was overjoyed upon hearing this: "Auntie means that I won't suffer any backlash from consuming Turtle Spirit and Qilin Marrow in the future?"

"Why would it backfire?" Xie Lingyun asked, puzzled.

Why?

Xie Xiaoyi didn't know how to answer.

Before his transmigration, he had read "The Storm Riders," in which Emperor Shitian possessed phoenix blood, granting him immortality but with limited power.

The Dragon Essence is extremely yang and strong, while the Phoenix Blood is yin and gentle. Yin and yang clash and their attributes are mutually destructive. After he swallowed the Dragon Essence, there was a violent internal conflict, and he immediately vomited it out.

He then wanted to practice the Five Thunder Transformation Technique to neutralize the Phoenix Blood and then consume the Dragon Essence, but Duan Lang intercepted his plan...

Therefore, Xie Xiaoyi was always uneasy about having dragon essence and phoenix blood in his body, and after obtaining the Qilin marrow, he dared not take it directly.

However, the idea of ​​being attacked by a backlash was just a guess based on the comic book setting, and Xie Lingyun couldn't answer it now when he asked.

After all, time travel is already fantastical, so let's talk about the even more fantastical comics set before the time travel...

With two fantasy elements combined, he was afraid that his beautiful aunt would think he was "crazy".

Seeing Xie Lingyun's questioning gaze, Xie Xiaoyi could only make up an excuse:

"That's my analysis. After all, each auspicious beast has its own attributes, and incompatibility between attributes is inevitable!"

Xie Lingyun couldn't help but chuckle, glancing at him sideways: "You're quite the analyst. Let me ask you, do you eat beef?"

"Eat!"

Do you eat fish?

"I'll eat it too."

Xie Lingyun smiled faintly: "Oxen are terrestrial creatures, while fish are aquatic creatures. One is warm and the other is cold, so their properties are inherently different. People will be fine eating them."

Moreover, all things in the universe are inherently divided into Yin and Yang, and the human body is also a combination of Yin and Yang. If you consume a Yang-type spiritual substance, it will replenish your Yang energy; if you consume a Yin-type spiritual substance, it will replenish your Yin energy.

As long as the body can handle it, they will only compensate for each other's deficiencies; how could there be any easy conflict? Your concerns are completely unnecessary.

I rely on!

As expected, fairy tales are all lies.

Xie Xiaoyi tucked the tortoise spirit and the unicorn marrow into his robes, then smiled nonchalantly:

"A word from you, Aunt, is worth more than ten years of study. Since you've said so, Aunt, then I won't stand on ceremony!"

As he spoke, he flipped his palm, and the dragon core, shimmering with azure light, landed in his hand.

The pill felt slightly cool, yet it exuded a powerful and vigorous energy. He opened his mouth and tossed the dragon pill into his throat.

He then secretly channeled the delicate true energy of the Starry Sky Mystery Realm, slowly entangling the wisp of pill power to help it digest quickly.

After the medicine was fully absorbed, he used his Xuan Realm cultivation to look inward.

A moment later—

Xie Xiaoyi was slightly taken aback, scratching his head: "I don't feel anything special? It's neither bloated nor hot, and my internal energy hasn't increased?"

Xie Lingyun glanced at him and smiled faintly:

"If there's no benefit to it, just consider it as having eaten a meal and filling your stomach; don't take it to heart."

Xie Xiaoyi chuckled upon hearing this: "Auntie is quite insightful. In that case, I won't dwell on it anymore."

......

That night, all was quiet.

As soon as Xie Xiaoyi fell into a deep sleep, he suddenly drifted into a dream.

In my dream, there was a pitch-black deep sea with heavy water pressure. A huge Xuanjia Jiao (a type of dragon) suddenly appeared out of nowhere. With a sweep of its giant tail, the seawater surged back, and its ferocious head rushed straight at me!

Xie Xiaoyi was terrified and swam frantically, but the stench of blood relentlessly pursued him.

"Bang--!"

The dragon claw slammed into his back, and his bones crackled and popped as if they were about to break inch by inch.

"Ugh—!"

The pain was excruciating; it felt as if every bone in my body was being forcibly torn apart and then forcibly put back together, and every inch of my muscles was being ripped apart and rebuilt.

He tried to escape quickly, but was held down in the deep sea, with waves of excruciating pain washing over him.

His bones were cracking and popping, and the pain was so intense that Xie Xiaoyi almost suffocated.

This dream felt so real!

He struggled desperately in his dream, and cold sweat instantly soaked through his clothes and bedding.

Before I knew it, I had fallen into a deep sleep.

The next morning, when Xie Xiaoyi opened his eyes, he felt sticky and heavy all over, and when he raised his hand, he realized that something was wrong.

Looking down, I saw that my undergarment was already soaked with cold sweat, clinging tightly to my body, and even the quilt I was covered with was damp, exuding a heavy, humid smell.

He quickly sat up, quickly took off his soaking wet undergarment, threw it aside, and reached for the clean outer garment draped next to the bronze mirror.

Just as Xie Xiaoyi reached the bronze mirror, he suddenly stopped.

The person in the mirror has changed.

In the past, he could only be described as having a tall and upright figure, with chest muscles, abdominal muscles, and a well-proportioned and smooth physique, looking clean and neat.

But look again now—

With wider deltoids, thicker back, and more defined and fuller lines in the biceps and triceps of the upper arms.

The muscles in his chest and abdomen were also a little bigger than before, with a clear outline and full of restrained explosive power.

What's even more amazing is that these muscles aren't bulky or clumsy; every inch looks like it's been meticulously sculpted.

"Holy crap, my physique is almost as good as Chris Evans' Captain America, right?"

Xie Xiaoyi turned to face the bronze mirror again and his eyes lit up.

Even his hips and legs have become muscular, toned, and firm, giving him a powerful and fit physique.

He clenched his fist and felt an unprecedented power surge from his limbs and bones, light, domineering, and abundant.

"Could this be the additional attribute of the Flood Dragon Pill? This Flood Dragon Pill... it's too powerful!"

Xie Xiaoyi was overjoyed and could no longer contain himself. He pushed open the door and walked out of the house. He quickly went to Xie Lingyun's door and gently knocked.

"Auntie, open the door! Come see me today!"

Inside the room, Xie Lingyun was meditating cross-legged and regulating his breathing. Hearing the knock on the door, he slowly withdrew the energy from his dantian, got up, and opened the door.

As soon as the door opened, her gaze fell on Xie Xiaoyi, her eyes suddenly paused, and a very slight hint of surprise flashed across her eyes.

In just one night, the man before me had completely changed in physique and demeanor; his shoulders and back were as straight as a spear, and his pectoral muscles...

Even she, usually so aloof and composed, was slightly taken aback at this sight, and couldn't help but chuckle—

She subconsciously raised her finger and gently poked his firm pectoral muscles.

It feels firm and solid, completely different from what it looked like yesterday.

She paused, as if only now realizing what she had done, her face flushed, and she quickly withdrew her hand, clenching her fist to her lips and coughing lightly.

"You...you've gotten stronger?"

Xie Xiaoyi was overjoyed when he saw her expression:

"Yes, Auntie, after I took the Dragon Pill, my true energy didn't increase at all, but my muscles did get a little bigger."

Xie Lingyun hummed in response, but couldn't help glancing furtively at the well-defined pectoral muscles before immediately looking away.

He feigned calmness and said, "Alright, this is an unexpected bonus. Although it doesn't directly benefit my cultivation, a stronger body is always a good thing."

Xie Xiaoyi's eyes lit up, and he suddenly leaned forward: "Auntie, there's another area where I've become stronger."

Xie Lingyun raised an eyebrow slightly, a hint of doubt in his eyes: "Where?"

Xie Xiaoyi smiled and whispered something in her ear.

Xie Lingyun was stunned for only a moment before her cheeks flushed red. She pushed him back half a step and slammed the door shut.

"You're never serious!"